Where Does This Book Fit? the 2022 edition

[Kathryn]

I’m currently reading the fireman by Joe hill. It is about a plague where people spontaneously combust. I was thinking social-horror but not sure.

[Alicia]

Kathryn, could it fit for man-made disaster? Maybe something people/government could have stopped it but didn’t?

[Katrina]

I just saw Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler on a women's history month list and it look very interesting. Where can I put this on my list?

[Sarah]

I'm about to read (for the first time since I was a child) C.S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. I want to fit it into this challenge, but I'm not sure where. A book about a secret, perhaps? Or a book featuring a parallel reality? What do we think?

[Nadine in NY]

Katrina wrote: "I just saw Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler on a women's history month list and it look very interesting. Where can I put this on my list?"


It is "in development" as a show, but there's not a release date that I know, so it may not be released this year.

It is own voices SFF.

It is part one of a duology.

And, see how you feel after you read it, I can see it fitting in "man-made disaster" (there's economic collapse, a drug problem, climate change ... for me, it fits, but others may disagree)

[Katrina]

Nadine in NY wrote: "Katrina wrote: "I just saw Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler on a women's history month list and it look very interesting. Where can I put this on my list?"


It..."

That helps, I was thinking duology but didn't want to use that in case I didn't like it and didn't want to go on to the second book. But the man-made disaster will most likely fit.

[Heather L]

Sarah wrote: "I'm about to read (for the first time since I was a child) C.S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. I want to fit it into this challenge, but I'm not sure where. A book about..."

I think parallel reality works for this one. It also won a Retro Hugo award in 1951 for best novel and a Hugo in 2006 for best dramatic presentation.

[Sarah]

Heather L wrote: "Sarah wrote: "I'm about to read (for the first time since I was a child) C.S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. I want to fit it into this challenge, but I'm not sure where..."

Thanks! I think I want to put another book in the Hugo category, but if it fits in parallel reality I might sneak it in there (even though it will displace another book I was thinking of putting there, lol).

[Deepika]

Hi, I am new here. Can you please suggest if this fits in the challenge? This is an indie author and really like reading these kinds of books as they are very diverse. Thanks!

[Nadine in NY]

Deepika wrote: "Hi, I am new here. Can you please suggest if this fits in the challenge? This is an indie author and really like reading these kinds of books as they are very diverse. Thanks!

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Welcome! It's hard to say without having read that book. Maybe it is a parallel reality? maybe there is a found family? did you hear about it on booktok? It's short so maybe you could read it in one sitting? Does it feature a party? Is it set in Mumbai? you could use it as one of the "sister cities" books and read another book set in one of Mumbai's sister cities (there are a bunch, and several are popular settings for books! They include: Los Angeles, St Petersburg (Russia), Stuttgart, Yokohama, Honolulu, New York City, Zagreb, Barcelona, Busan, Port of Odessa, Jakarta, Nadi, Antananarivo and Shanghai.)

[Courtney]

Looking for some thoughts about these:
Meaty

Ghosts

Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life

Columbine

Any comments are appreciated!!

[Ruba]

Can someone help me fit in The Zookeeper's Wife in any of the prompts???

[Heather L]

Ruba wrote: "Can someone help me fit in The Zookeeper's Wife in any of the prompts???"

I haven’t read the book, but the movie was phenomenal and based on that I think it would fit social horror (elements of suspense show human oppression) or man-made disaster (war and devastation waged by man).

You could also use it for sister city, as it is paired with a dozen cities around the world, including Chicago; Berlin, Germany; Seoul, South Korea; Taipei, Taiwan; Rio de Janeiro; Tel Aviv, Israel and Kyiv, Ukraine.

[Mary]

Does We are all the Same in the Dark by Julia Heaberlin fit into protagonist using mobility aid? If not where else could this fit

[Kaia]

I heard that 1Q84 has a recipe in it. Can anyone confirm that? If not, does it fit somewhere else?

[lady moon]

Can anyone tell me if Extasia by Claire Legrand would fit the social horror prompt?

[Laura]

I've recently read House of Salt and Sorrows for a book club. I read another book for prompt #11 for Booktok, #16, about witches, #20 last letter of a previous read, Any idea if it fits another prompt?

[Alicia]

Laura, you could probably do featuring a party, since that is where they go dancing.

[Laura]

Thank you Alicia.

[Jessica]

Laura, I saw that it was posted as a book set in Victorian times and that was the prompt I am planning on using g it for.

[Laura]

Jessica, thank you. I've not read for prompt #34 yet. I had something set aside, but this may work well!

[Jessica]

Awesome!

[poshpenny]

Ruba wrote: "Can someone help me fit in The Zookeeper's Wife in any of the prompts???"

I've read it, and I'd use it for about a secret, man-made disaster (the war), or maybe someone leading a double life. I personally never categorize nonfiction as horror, even if it's horrific.

[Diana]

Juliet wrote: "Anyone have a place for A History of Wild Places?"

Maybe you could use it for "book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read".

If you like Lani Taylor, she wrote a blurb for it, so you could use it for "quote from favorite author".

I think an argument could made for using it for "book about a secret" or even "book with a misleading title".

There's also the go-to "favorite past prompt".

[Waqas]

My book club is going to read The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin in April. Any idea if it fits any prompt? Thanks!

[Nadine in NY]

Waqas wrote: "My book club is going to read The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin in April. Any idea if it fits any prompt? Thanks!"



#ownvoicesSFF for sure.

It's also a pretty good fit for social horror, I think (although I remain a bit fuzzy on what, exactly, "social horror" is, but this one deals with racism in a Lovecraftian way, so that must fit!)

Maybe Found Family, maybe a BookTok rec, maybe you read another book by her last year, maybe you'll think the title is misleading, maybe you know nothing about it, you could use it for "sister cities" since it's set in NYC and NYC has plenty of sister cities, and maybe some of the characters are leading a double life (depends on how you look at that).

[Waqas]

Thanks Nadine! I hope I can squeeze it for the Found Family prompt. :)

[Donna]

I’m currently reading The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers and would like to fit it in somewhere. I think I could stretch it to fit “misleading title” . Any other ideas?

[Luna]

hope this book hasn't been mentioned here already (I tried to scroll back but on mobile Goodreads infuriatingly does not have smooth scrolling). any thoughts on where SUCH A FUN AGE by Kiley Reid might fit (besides booktok bc I already read THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END for that prompt). thanks!

[Nadine in NY]

Luna wrote: "hope this book hasn't been mentioned here already (I tried to scroll back but on mobile Goodreads infuriatingly does not have smooth scrolling). any thoughts on where SUCH A FUN AGE by Kiley Reid m..."


Misleading title (since the plot is not about fun things) and features a party.

[Vicki]

These are the books that I have already read in 2022 that I can't find a spot for... Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much!!

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot

These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901

[LeahS]

Have you used the book set in Victorian times prompt? That would work for your second book.

[Jen W.]

Vicki wrote: "These are the books that I have already read in 2022 that I can't find a spot for... Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much!!

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot
..."

I haven't read it, but just from the blurb, would that first one work (Lenni & Margot) work for found family?

[Vicki]

LeahS wrote: "Have you used the book set in Victorian times prompt? That would work for your second book."

No I haven't! That works - thank you so much!

[Vicki]

Jen wrote: "Vicki wrote: "These are the books that I have already read in 2022 that I can't find a spot for... Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much!!

[book:The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Mar..."

Nope, I don't think so.... Thanks for trying though, Jen!

[Nathan]

Intensity by Dean Koontz
The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks

Thanks in advance! :)

[LeahS]

Vicki wrote: "These are the books that I have already read in 2022 that I can't find a spot for... Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much!!

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot
..."

Do Lenni and Margot have a party - for the 'book featuring a party' prompt?

[Lilith]

Nathan wrote: "Intensity by Dean Koontz
The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks

Thanks in advance! :)"

I loved Intensity! I don't want to give away spoilers, but you could use it for found family. You will see how that shifts over the course of the book.

[Vicki]

LeahS wrote: "Vicki wrote: "These are the books that I have already read in 2022 that I can't find a spot for... Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much!!

[book:The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Mar..."

LeahS wrote: "Vicki wrote: "These are the books that I have already read in 2022 that I can't find a spot for... Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much!!

[book:The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Mar..."

The totally did have a party, LeahS! Great catch - thanks!

[Harry]

I not sure where Listen, Liberal: Or, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People by Thomas Frank fits. It's more about politics, which is always a hard topic to slot.

[Yazmin]

Does anyone know if All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven or Beartown (and the sequel, Us Against You) by Fredrik Backman fit in this year's challenge? Thanks in advance!

[K.L.]

Yazmin wrote: "Does anyone know if All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven or Beartown (and the sequel, Us Against You) by Fredrik Backman fit in this year's challenge? Thanks in advance!"

All the Bright Places could fit a few prompts for this year's challenge. I've seen a couple of articles that mentioned it being recommended on BookTok, and I know that it also has two POVs. It could also work for the "book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read," depending on what you read before it.

[K.L.]

Harry wrote: "I not sure where Listen, Liberal: Or, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People by Thomas Frank fits. It's more about politics, which is always a hard topic to slot."

This might be a bit of a stretch, but could the "a book featuring a party" prompt work for this one? It would be a political party, rather than a social gathering, but it could work.

[K.L.]

Luna wrote: "hope this book hasn't been mentioned here already (I tried to scroll back but on mobile Goodreads infuriatingly does not have smooth scrolling). any thoughts on where SUCH A FUN AGE by Kiley Reid m..."

I haven't read it myself, but the Goodreads summary makes me think that the "found family" prompt might be an option.

[Jamie]

Donna wrote: "I’m currently reading The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers and would like to fit it in somewhere. I think I could stretch it to fit “misleadin..."

I put it under quote from your favorite author on the cover page, but you could put it under featuring a party. there are several in the book

[Harry]

K.L. wrote: "Harry wrote: "I not sure where Listen, Liberal: Or, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People by Thomas Frank fits. It's more about politics, which is always a ha..."

I hadn't thought about political parties. Thanks for the tip!

[Nicole]

I am hoping that The Reading List fits in somewhere!

[Heather L]

Nicole wrote: "I am hoping that The Reading List fits in somewhere!"

The only thing I can think of is a past prompt of “a book with a book on the cover.”

[JessicaMHR]

I just started reading Lord of the Flies and can't figure out where it will fit. I remember seeing it on a listopia but, can't figure out/remember which prompt it was for.

The ones I have left that it might fit under are:
-A book about a found family
-A social-horror (might be a stretch)

But any suggestions could be helpful 'cause I can always move some books around.

Thanks!

[Heather L]

Jessica — It definitely fits social horror.