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1. A book related to the proverb "blood is thicker than water"
This could be a story about close family ties, a bloody murder, vampires, royal bloodlines, mafia/mob, etc. Or could be a bloody cover or blood in the title.
2. A book within the first 22 listed on your TBR list
You can sort by author A-Z, author Z-A, Title A-Z, Title Z-A, number of pages, date published, average rating, number of ratings
3. A book with a V on the cover
It could be in the title or author name, have a v or chevron pattern, person wearing a v-neck top, roman numerals etc.
4. A book with a main character that fits at least one of “mad, bad and dangerous to know”
"I’m proposing this since there are only three character-oriented prompts, and I’ve always been interested in this Lord Byron descriptor that’s taken on a life of its own. This prompt definitely covers fiction and nonfiction and can be made broader or narrower via interpretation. I selected “a main character” rather than “the” main character since someone “mad, bad and dangerous to know” can often be an antagonist or character given a good amount of pages without being the protagonist or focal point.
Most thrillers or true crime novels probably have at least one focal character covering “mad” “bad” and/or “dangerous to know”, as would spy novels/non-fiction or war-set fiction and non-fiction. History and many biographies would often work too depending on the subject matter. I could definitely see people who like romances using the “dangerous to know” portion for the charming rogue that bewitches the protagonist. “Mad” can also be interpreted as an anachronistic (and historically insulting but there appear to be some efforts to reclaim the term in contemporary writing) term of mental illness and can choose a book with a main character who is living with a mental illness, especially as it looks like that was a potential prompt about a book dealing with mental health that people liked that hasn’t made it in yet.
And I am sure there are so many ways to interpret this and KIS or BIO this prompt! For some listopia ideas that cover the initial ideas I had:"
"Spy novels / books where a main character is a spy (spies are often seen as dangerous to know, have to hide their identities): https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
Con men, gamblers, and hustlers (depending on book/character/point of view, can fulfill one or all of the adjectives): https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
True crime/thrillers: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
Romances featuring rogues/rakes: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
A list of books where you root for the “bad” guy: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6...
Villain protagonist: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
This listopia has some comprehensive links to other lists if you are looking at using “mad” to read a book dealing with mental illness and includes one listopia geared entirely towards “memoirs of madness”: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3..."
5. A book from a fun sub-genre, e.g. steampunk, up-lit, cyberpunk, glitz, climate-fiction, micro-history, slip-stream, hopepunk, grimdark, nanopunk, etc.
*Note: The genres will be removed if this prompt makes it to the final list, so the prompt will read: A book from a fun sub-genre
To make it more challenging, select a subgenre that is new-to-you, and not related to other prompts.
Other examples include: biopunk, AI, first contact, solar punk, Lovecraftian, fairy tale retellings, space colony, bio-thriller, dystopian, supernatural detective, military romance, second-chance romance, medical thriller, literary fantasy, utopian.
8. A book related to “soul”
Soul in the Title:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Our Souls At Night by Kent Haruf
Soulless (Parasol Protecorate, #1) by GailCariger (Steampunk)
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy) by Deborah Harkness
The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois
Inés of My Soul by Isabel Allende
Good for the soul:
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
The Gift of Imperfection by Brene Brown
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
About our soul:
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
The Gift of Imperfection by Brene Brown
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Hardcover) by Miguel Ruiz
Anatomy of the Soul: Mind, God, and the Afterlife by Stephen Goldberg
Soul Music:
https://bookauthority.org/books/best-...
Higher Ground: Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, and the Rise and Fall of American Soul by Craig Werner
Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life by Jonathan Gould
The Influential Legends of Soul Music: The Lives of Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, and Stevie Wonder by Charles River Editors
Soul Train - The Music, Dance, and Style of a Generation by Ahmir Questlove Thompson
About soul food:
https://www.delish.com/kitchen-tools/...
https://blacksouthernbelle.com/soul-f...
Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time by Adrian Miller
The Taste of Country Cooking by Edna Lewis
The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael W. Twitty
9. A book with a character in a Catch-22 situation
Catch-22: a dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions
13. A book from the ATY-curated List of Great Books
Unfortunately, having been hospitalized since yesterday, I (Irene) don't have the Listopia ready yet :( But I will have it done some time tomorrow for sure!! I got about 50 lovely submissions and can't wait to put the list together. So far, there's a definite focus on classics, literary fiction, and lesser-known/hidden gems (although this could change if more people end up filling out the survey later on) and the quality of the recommendations is amazing! :D
UPDATE: Link to listopia: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
I like a book connected to soul, so many ways to interpret it. I've read a fair few books lately where part of the story has been around helping souls go where they need to go.I hope Irene is OK and I look forward to seeing what everyone has put on her list.
I have 3 up and 5 down votes. This is not my favorite group of choices so I’m hoping we don’t end up with very many top prompts.
* I hope Irene is OK too. In case she doesn't get back as soon as expected, it won't hurt to wait to vote if necessary. *I like the soul idea a lot. That's a definite upvote for me.
*I also like blood is thicker than water, and the fun sub-genre. I look forward to seeing what people come up with.
*Alcohol/drug abuse might be a great option too. It comes up in fiction a lot, and for non-fiction, there are new books about the opiod epidemic.
*I notice that the goodreads choice nominee doesn't designate a year. I like it. I think the people who returned to heavy reading during covid might want to go back a few year to catch up. And some don't like to read/buy new books.
*The Mad, Bad, Dangerous idea has promise as long as voters read the notes and don't dismiss it as too negative. It might be a good option for the person who suggested a biography of someone you dislike. I dislike Lord Byron (based on how he treated women, such as Mary Shelley's sister), but I imagine his biography could be interesting.
The second suggestion is hard for me since I have many lists, not just one tbr. But maybe I could use a list I started for books I'd like to read in 2022.
I'll need to find examples of the others before I decide. Especially catch 22.
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As of now I have 5 up and 3 down, with my up votes going to the two cover prompts (no person on cover and V on cover), the title prompt (2 words 2 syllables, though I'd like some examples), the author name prompt (3 names), and the GR choice award.
I am trying to be postiveso my only downvote is 22nd TBR cos my current TBR is shorter than that. my seven upvotes: Mad bad dangerous
V on cover
Adapted by BBC
Person on cover
debut author of 10 or more books
author has 3 names
drugs or alchol
At the moment I'm liking:- mad, bad and dangerous (I have some thrillers I really want to read next year)
- adapted by the BBC (with this wording I'm interpreting it as any kind of adaptation and not just TV - that gives a lot of options)
- The first 22 on TBR (I have many books that have been hanging around for several years so this would be a good push to read one of them)
- Goodreads Choice (always lots of books I want to read on there)
- author with 3 names (I have a few but not too many on my TBR - that gives me the amount of books I usually like to choose from)
I'm also considering the 'soul' prompt but I will have to do a bit more thinking on that one.
I like Irene's list suggestion but would ideally like to see the list before voting. If that isn't possible there would be no harm in resubmitting it. Hopefully she is doing ok!
I don't have many thoughts on downvotes, nothing would be particularly bad for me from this group of suggestions.
Well I missed out on nominating but the prompt I was going to suggest (Goodreads choice nominee from ANY year) got nominated anyway😁I also really love the Blood is thicker than water prompt and the Soul prompt. I also think the Mad, Bad & Dangerous prompt is basically just the morally grey character prompt reworded so I'll definitely be voting for that.
I don't hate any of the prompts, but I'll probably downvote the TBR prompt, just because I keep my TBR list sorted and the first 22 books tend to be things that haven't been published yet.
Initial reaction is 5 up, 1 down. I don't like prompts like within the first 22 on your list because it doesn't work for pre-planners. The books within the first 22 now will change by the time I get to that prompt, and that bothers me. I like blood is thicker than water, mad, bad and dangerous, fun sub-genre, 3 names, GR Choice.
I also like soul but would need to do some digging. Christopher Moore's Grim Reaper books are perfect for this, too bad there's not a third in the series. I would probably lean toward something with a ghost, or get an idea from the Listopia.
I have to look at books adapted by the BBC before making a decision there, as I mentioned in the Wild Discussion I could read the next Call the Midwife book. Picnic at Hanging Rock has been on my tbr forever so I would also finally get to that.
Thomas wrote: "I am trying to be postiveso my only downvote is 22nd TBR cos my current TBR is shorter than that. ..."the prompt is "within the first 22" so if your TBR is shorter, that's okay, you could just choose one of those books.
Other people have been adding to the BBC listopia so looks a lot more classicy, and I can't vouch for accuracy now: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...I feel like book at bedtime still counts as adapted: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006...
I feel that prompt would be a good push to read Noughts & Crosses which I never get round to picking up. I also would like to read My Name is Leon which is in the process of being adapted.
Thomas wrote: "I am trying to be postiveso my only downvote is 22nd TBR cos my current TBR is shorter than that. my seven upvotes: Mad bad dangerous
V on cover
Adapted by BBC
Person on cover
debut author of ..."
If the 22nd book on TBR gets through maybe just read the last book on your list?
This could be my first vote without downvotes.
I don't have any prompts stick out to me as downvotes this time so I will probably be going for 8 upvotes. I haven't decided which 8. I will have to do some research on possibilities. @ Irene feel better soon!!
The TBR prompt is stated like this:A book within the first 22 listed on your TBR list
So you have a choice of 22 books if you sort your list by number.
Plus you can sort different ways.
You can sort by author A-Z, author Z-A, Title A-Z, Title Z-A, number of pages, date published, average rating, number of ratings
You can end up with 22 books as choices or if you re-sort each of these ways, you end up with a lot of books to choose from, all from your own TBR.
Kathy wrote: "The TBR prompt is stated like this:A book within the first 22 listed on your TBR list
So you have a choice of 22 books if you sort your list by number.
Plus you can sort different ways.
You can ..."
Thank you for clarifying...that does make a lot more options than I was thinking.
I never like prompts based on my TBR List because it changes pretty much daily. Also, it just seems so utterly random. To me it's kind of like a prompt that simply says, "Read a book that you want to read."I'm very much looking forward to the great books list.
At first glance, I love "blood is thicker than water" and might also vote for "mad, bad and dangerous to know" although I read a lot of thrillers, so there's always a dangerous character in those. I'm also going to vote for the Goodreads Choice Awards. Technically I'd prefer if it was limited to this year's only like usual, but I'll just limit myself if it gets in. I'm not really a fan of of prompts based on sorting my TBR. The first 22 books on my TBR are all classics that are more long-term goals, and nothing I'm interested in reading imminently. I know there's an option to sort the TBR however I want, but that feels a bit too much like cheating to me -- I'd just keep resorting until I saw something I wanted to read on the first page.
Hi! Thank you all for the well-wishes! <3 And for suggesting/seconding this prompt! Not much to do other than recover without moving my torso so it was nice to pass the time by typing up this list! And the Listopia is finally done :DListopia here!
And here it is, written out since the Listopia makes it a little cumbersome to view comments (sorry if it's a little messy, I decided to add book covers last minute!):
T H E _ L I S T
1.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Recommended by Kathy and another member who says, "An all-time favorite that I just read for the first time this year. And there are so many re-tellings and movie versions, it just adds to the fun."
2.
Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones
Recommended by Nadine Jones
3.
The Fortunes of Richard Mahony by Henry Handel Richardson
Recommended by Sue S., who says, "This is a classic of Australian historical fiction, set in gold rush times - a rollicking story."
4.
Deacon King Kong by James McBride
Recommended by Lizzy
5.
Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
6.
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Recommended by Jackie, who says: "I have many favorites, but Agatha Christie is my favorite author, and this is probably my favorite of her books."
7.
Middlemarch by George Eliot
8.
Maids of Misfortune by M. Louisa Locke
Recommended for being a favorite historical mystery.
9.
Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane
10.
The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop: A Memoir, a History by Lewis Buzbee
Recommended by Shannon, who says: "A wonderful memoir of a bookseller, books and bookshops and history. This is one of the very few books I have read twice."
11.
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Recommended by a member who says: "It is a book that I think every woman (and man) should read."
12.
Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
Recommended by a member who says, "So emotional engaging and major book hangover once finished reading."
13.
Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
Recommended by Rose: "Because it is an excellent portrayal of living with depression, as well as a beautiful representation of what being a mixed race, Iranian-American kid can feel like. The descriptions of Iran are especially beautiful, and I love that Darius is allowed to be Persian without automatically being Muslim."
14.
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
Recommended by Lisa
15.
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Recommended by Lori
16.
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
17.
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Recommended by Kendra
18.
The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman
Recommended by Angie, because "It is a captivating read with engaging description. This is the book that made me fall in love with Hoffman."
19.
On The Black Hill by Bruce Chatwin
Recommended by Joyce, for being "Evocative of place, time and people."
20.
The Way the Crow Flies by Ann-Marie MacDonald
Recommended by Sophie, who says: "The writing is stellar, the story compelling, and it’s not well known enough"
21.
The Last Paper Crane by Kerry Drewery
22.
The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed by John Vaillant
23.
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Recommended because "It's a great example of a triumph of hope and shows families can be formed in many ways."
24.
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard
Recommended by Jillian, who says: "Favorite non-fiction book."
25.
The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
Recommended by Irene, because: "It's the perfect representation of realistic YA fiction and is probably my all-time favorite book."
26.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Recommended by Roxana
27.
Human Acts by Han Kang
Recommended by Beth
28.
I Still Dream by James Smythe
Recommended by Ellie, who says: "Emotional, thought-provoking and very realistic look at artificial intelligence and how it has the ability to affect our lives. Told over several decades, this is my favourite book that no one has heard of!"
29.
When I Hit You: Or, A Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife by Meena Kandasamy
Recommended by Harini
30.
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Recommended by Shannon R.
31.
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
32.
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Recommended by Karina, who says: "This book was one of my first encounters with magical realism and helped form my love for the genre."
33.
Eight Million Ways to Die by Lawrence Block
Recommended by Sunny Weather (Pam)
34.
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Recommended by Sarah S., because: "It's short but so very relatable!"
35.
Hellspark by Janet Kagan
Recommended by Hannah, who says, "Uplifting First Contact science fiction book with a fascinating focus on cultural differences and language."
36.
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo
Recommended by Alicia
37.
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
38.
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Recommended by a member who says: "This book changed the way I read. It made me appreciate beautiful writing and symbolism, rather than just the story."
39.
Old Man's War by John Scalzi
Recommended by Anastasia, who says: "It is a fun take on aging."
40.
Christy by Catherine Marshall
Recommended by Kim, who says: "A lifelong favorite that I read about every 10 years."
41.
Stoner by John Williams
Recommended by Hilde, who says "I just love this book. A silent, beautiful read."
42.
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
43.
The Unseen World by Liz Moore
Recommended by Dalex
44.
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee
Recommended by Edie, who says: "Non-fiction, but reads like fiction. This is a book I think as many people as possible should read, because it addresses so many current issues. Why zero sum thinking misses so much."
45.
The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra
Recommended by Chrissy, who says: "My favorite this year, so far, and worth rereading! Interconnected short stories over generations and great sense of place."
46.
The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld
Recommended by Perri, who says: "Mystical, Soaring, Heartbreaking."
47.
Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay
Recommended by Severina, who says: "It features strong but flawed women, well-written and three-dimensional secondary characters, and a tense and concise plot."
48.
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
Recommended by Avery, who says: "This book changed the way I read. It made me appreciate beautiful writing and symbolism, rather than just the story. "
49.
The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons
Recommended by Bec, who says: "powerful historical fiction."
50.
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
Recommended by Pamela, who says: "I love it and people seem to have missed it. Way better than her other book which most people love, Plus I love cemeteries."
51.
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
Recommended by Nina, who says: "It is one of the most beautiful novels ever written."
52.
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
Recommended by Judy, who says: "It's beautiful and heartbreaking."
53.
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Recommended by Katie, who says: "I am not a western reader typically, but this book is incredible. I saw recommendations for it everywhere and, despite reading it for the first time in December 2020, am already looking forward to a reread."
54.
It by Stephen King
Recommended by Conny, who says: "This is my all-time favorite book. I love it for the scares and the horror but most of all for its emotional depth and wistful nostalgia for the end of childhood and innocence. And the laughs!"
Absolutely no hard feelings if you guys don't like this as a prompt; I knew when I pitched the idea that it might just be a fun project/survey for the group :)
Thanks for putting this together, Irene.
Ellie wrote: "Other people have been adding to the BBC listopia so looks a lot more classicy, and I can't vouch for accuracy now: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...I feel like ..."
Ellie, thanks for doing the work to make the BBC list. My Name is Leon sounds really good to me. Book at Bedtime sounds really cool too. Otherwise this might push me to read another Kate Atkinson book, or finally read Birdsong (I loved Charlotte Gray when I read it 22 years ago).
Also, thanks for providing more ideas for the sub-genre list. I think the hopepunk, solarpunk and bio came from you, didn't they?
Kathy wrote: "The TBR prompt is stated like this:A book within the first 22 listed on your TBR list
So you have a choice of 22 books if you sort your list by number.
Plus you can sort different ways.
You can ..."
Kathy, I would use it as an opportunity to revisit the oldest books on my tbr. I could sort my goodreads to-read list by date added, eliminate the oldest ones I no longer want to read, and pick one of the 22 that I still find interesting. I used to do this type of challenge every year, and I'm long overdue for another pruning.
I have a few boxes of books from our last move that I haven't looked at, so I might find something there as well.
Thank you Irene, for all your hard work and hope you feel better soon.
NancyJ wrote: "Kathy wrote: "The TBR prompt is stated like this:A book within the first 22 listed on your TBR list
So you have a choice of 22 books if you sort your list by number.
Plus you can sort different w..."
Nancy, I read 3 books this year that were from the first 21 added. I have 2 more I want to fit in this year yet. One book I DNFd - like you said, not interested anymore.
Thank you for the list, Irene! Wishing you a speedy recovery.There are several books I'm interested in on there, especially When I Hit You: Or, A Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife and The Essex Serpent so I'll be adding it to my upvotes. :)
Irene wrote: "Hi! Thank you all for the well-wishes! <3 And for suggesting/seconding this prompt! Not much to do other than recover without moving my torso so it was nice to pass the time by typing up this list!..."Thanks Irene, Hope you can recover quickly.
I just voted but before I read this so my book - the Power of One - is already on the list. Can I vote again? I was tossing up between that and the Bronze Horseman so would like to change given the Power of One is already there!
Thanks everyone!! ^___^Bec, definitely!! Go ahead and fill out the survey again. (Survey link: https://forms.gle/Do7NajCCnwfxbtQb6)
I'm selfishly happy you want to resubmit because I bought the entire Bronze Horseman series in paperback back in 2014 and still haven't read them. I'm so glad to hear that they're good books! (I snuck a peak at your shelves/the compare books feature and we have almost the exact same ratings for the 100 books we've read in common!)
Nadine wrote: "Thomas wrote: "I am trying to be postiveso my only downvote is 22nd TBR cos my current TBR is shorter than that. ..."the prompt is "within the first 22" so if your TBR is shorter, that's okay, ..."
I ntoiced when I came to vote so gave eight ups
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I see that being a KIS option.
Emily, would you be able to add Irene’s listopia to the second post?
After a lot of dithering I did finally go 6 up and 2 down, but would be happy with most of them getting through.
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Thank you for putting this together Irene and especially thank you for typing it out like this. It's so interesting being able to see why people chose what they did, without all the extra clicking in the listopia.
I'm a little confused about the Catch-22 prompt. Specifically, I'm just wondering how to go about finding books that involve this aside from Catch-22 itself. I like the idea in theory, but it seems very difficult to research.
7 upvotes for me. I really hope the list of ATY members recommendations gets in.... and more books are added. Thanks Irene! The list, as it stands, has many books I have loved, a number of books on my TBR list and some books that sound fascinating. It seems time for some cover and author prompts. Also voted up the book from first 22 books on my TBR list. Sometimes I lose site of them with 650+ books on my list. My downvote was for a debut novel by an author that has written 10 or more books.
Irene wrote: "Hi! Thank you all for the well-wishes! <3 And for suggesting/seconding this prompt! Not much to do other than recover without moving my torso so it was nice to pass the time by typing up this list!..."Thanks Irene! I hope you're feeling better.
Kathy wrote: "NancyJ wrote: "Kathy wrote: "The TBR prompt is stated like this:A book within the first 22 listed on your TBR list
So you have a choice of 22 books if you sort your list by number.
Plus you can s..."
The oldest books on my tbr include: Gentleman in Moscow, Alice Network, Tea Rose, Glory over everything, Ross Poldark, Discovery of Witches, and The Power of Myth.
I'm also having issues coming up with ideas for Catch-22. Does anyone have suggestions that wouldn't spoil too much of the plot?
Thank you Irene for the wonderful list. I found a couple of books I had no idea about. I ended up with 8 upvotes. I don't really have any prompts that I don't like much. And a lot of prompts I really like.
Thanks everyone!! :D And I updated my post and the Listopia with some more awesome book recs from a few more members!At first glance, my favorite prompts are blood is thicker than water, and the fun sub-genre (I've always wanted to suggest a space opera prompt!). There are more that I like as well, but I would probably have to do a BIO version to make them a little more challenging: For "mad, bad, and dangerous" I would want to do all 3 rather than one of the three since "bad" alone would probably be too easy for fiction books. Same goes for the first 22 on my TBR - I'd have to decide on a specific sorting method ahead of time and stick to it so I don't tempt myself to keep moving things around!
I suggested the Catch-22 prompt. I think it's an interesting idea but must admit that I'm finding it impossible to find lists of book that would fit via google.This article has some good info and examples - https://examples.yourdictionary.com/s...
Maybe reading that will bring to mind the types of books that would fit?
Here's an article from TV Tropes on Catch-22 Dilemmas. Click on Literature for examples from books. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...
Thanks for your hard work, Irene. I hope your prompt gets in! I just voted for it.There are a couple of other lists that newer members might not know about that ATY members have generated over the years that could also be used for a KIS version of this prompt if people feel there are not enough choices on Irene’s list
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1... ( 277 books)
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1.... (171 books)
I voted. I went with my "gut" choices. My upvotes were:A book related to the proverb "blood is thicker than water"
A book within the first 22 listed on your TBR list
A book from a fun sub-genre
A book that has been nominated for the Goodreads Choice Awards
A book from the ATY-curated List of Great Books
Around the Year in 52 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
Lonesome Dove (other topics)It (other topics)
The Bronze Horseman (other topics)
Her Fearful Symmetry (other topics)
The Astonishing Color of After (other topics)
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Voting will open in the morning of Monday, September 6 and results will be posted in the morning of Friday, September 10.
How it works:
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Possible Prompts:
1. A book related to the proverb "blood is thicker than water"
2. A book within the first 22 listed on your TBR list
3. A book with a V on the cover
4. A book with a main character that fits at least one of “mad, bad and dangerous to know”
5. A book from a fun sub-genre, e.g. steampunk, up-lit, cyberpunk, glitz, climate-fiction, micro-history, slip-stream, hopepunk, grimdark, nanopunk, etc.
6. A book that was adapted by the BBC
7. A book that has been nominated for the Goodreads Choice Awards
8. A book related to “soul”
9. A book with a character in a Catch-22 situation
10. A book with a 2 word title, with each word having 2 syllables
11. A book without a person on the cover
12. A book by an author with 3 names
13. A book from the ATY-curated List of Great Books
14. A debut novel by an author who has written at least 10 books
15. A book that describes drug or alcohol abuse
Feel free to discuss the prompts below, but please remember to be respectful to the other group members.
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