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The Ballad of Beta 2 by Samuel R. DelanyRead a classic written by a POC
Read an adventure story by a BIPOC author
Read a book by a disabled author (he has dyslexia)
Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat
(A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25)
These are a couple of my double dippers.The Wheel of Time Series 1-15 Books Collection Set Pack (Book 1-14) By Robert Jordan
(Book whose movie or TV adaptation you've seen but haven't read the book.)
The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays
(Book by a disabled author; previous year's challenge)
Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 1 - The Birth of Humankind A nonfiction YA comic and a History about a period you don't know much about.
Where Hope Comes From: Poems of Resilience, Healing and Light
A poetry collection and a book by a POC that's about joy.
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first CenturyShould work for:
5. Read an anthology featuring diverse voices.
23. Read a book by a disabled author.
Elatsoe
Should work for:
6. Read a nonfiction YA comic.
11. Read a book with an asexual and/or aromantic main character.
13. Read an adventure story by a BIPOC author.
Karli wrote: "Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first CenturyShould work for:
5. Read an anthology featuring diverse voices.
23. Read a book by a disabled author.
[bo..." Elatsoe is a YA fiction novel, not a comic! :)
The Song of Achilles works for 3. Read any book from the Women’s Prize shortlist/longlist/winner list
21. Read a queer retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, folklore, or myth
I don't double dip, but for people interested in a 3-fer I just finished Gender Queer and it would satisfy prompts 6 (YA comic), 11 (there is an asexual MC), and 17 (a memoir from a nonbinary person.)
Bingo Love is a book by a disabled POC about joy and not trauma, and features a romantic storyline with an LGBT couple who are protagonists over 40!That’s prompt numbers 4, 7, and 23!
Finally selected my first double dip. Knight Crusader by Ronald Welch won the Carnegie Medal in 1954, and it is written about the Crusades, a time period I have not studied. So 20 and 22 are taken care of. Yes I am aware it is a children’s novel, I have grandkids and will most likely pass this on to one of the grands. I looked at several award winners for 1954, and let’s just say this one was new to me and double dipped!
Who else is double dipping, and what are you reading?
Found my first double dip! I was born in the 50’s and really had a hard time finding a book for challenge 20, Award winning book from the year I was born. My choice the winner of the Carnegie Medal, Knight Crusader by Ronald Welch, which also works for 22 a historical period I know little about. Yes, it is a children’s book, so I’ll share that book with one of my grands! A win all the way around.
Any volume of Ada Palmer's Terra Ignota series would double-dip as both an author with a disablity (she's public about being an advocate for folks with invisible disabilities) and a queer retelling of a classic (Odysseus, multiple genderqueer/LGBTQ/etc characters and the idea of gender and sexuality is deeply baked into the series).
I’m reading Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese for a triple dip!#4 book by POC any genre about joy
#13 Adventure story BIPOC author
#16 recommended by a friend.
It’s about a Canadian First Nation boy who plays hockey, beautifully written!
Renee wrote: "I’m reading Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese for a triple dip!#4 book by POC any genre about joy
#13 Adventure story BIPOC author
#16 recommended by a friend.
It’s about a Canadian First Nation ..."
Oh nice! I saw the movie first by chance and started reading the book too.
Didn't think it was about joy though.
Ron, a review a read that helped me choose, talked about joy in playing hockey, by the time I finished I was confused. My rationale was the end was about the joy of playing hockey and the bonds that team sports can produce. There’s a movie?
I read Capote: A Biography. I used it for#1 Read a biography of an author you admire
#14 a book whose movie or TV adaptation you've seen (but haven't read the book)
Renee wrote: "Ron, a review a read that helped me choose, talked about joy in playing hockey, by the time I finished I was confused. My rationale was the end was about the joy of playing hockey and the bonds tha..."Yeah, it's on Netflix. I was randomly searching for a movie to watch and it showed up. Hope it's still on there.
Now that the 2022 Women's Prize longlist has been announced, The Sentence double dips for #2: "Read a book set in a bookstore" and #3: "Read any book from the Women’s Prize shortlist/longlist/winner list." It could also triple dip for #24 "Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat!" as it meets the very early challenge: "A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)."
I used The Trees by Percival Everett for # 10 A political thriller by a marginalized author ( BIPOC, or LGBTQIA+) & # 19 Read a horror novel by a BIPOC.
I’m thinking Black Boy Joy, Kwame Mbalia (editor), can Double Dip for #4 “Read a book in any genre by a POC that’s about joy and not trauma” & #5 “Read an anthology featuring diverse voices”
I read How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual by Rebecca Burgess, and it would count for #6 Read a nonfiction YA comic and #11 Read a book with an asexual and/or aromantic character.
The Best American Travel Writing 2021 works for #5 Read an anthology featuring diverse voices & # 18 Read a "Best _________ Writing of the year."
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Capote: A Biography (other topics)
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This is not for everyone, it is a challenge to find books that multiple tasks; it’s a higher level thinking skill, and definitely outside the box. It is not cheating.
Share your double dip books here and which challenges they go with. For the record my best double dip took care of 6 challenges.
Looking forward to seeing your ideas!
Happy Reading!