50.1 - TraceyL's Task: Advent Calendar

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50.1 - TraceyL's Task: Advent Calendar

Advent calendars are a popular way to count down the days until Christmas, from December 1st to 24th. For this task, I've created an advent calendar image where each day represents a different book genre.

This is a 3 book challenge. The total page count for all books must be at least 750 pages. No books with the genres children or kids on the main book page may be used.

Go to RollADie.net - https://rolladie.net/ - and roll a 24 sided die 3 times. Record your rolls. Using the calendar below, read one book for each roll with the main page genre that matches the number you rolled. The genre may be standalone or embedded.

Required: List your rolls when you post.

You may only roll one set of 3 dice, with one exception. If you roll the same number more than once, you can choose to keep that roll (which would mean you read multiple books from the same genre) or disregard that roll and try again.

[TraceyL]

List of Numbers and Genres:

1: Biography
2: Romance
3: Historical
4: Crime
5: Horror
6: Sports
7: Humor
8: Music
9: Mystery
10: Art
11: Travel
12: Sociology
13: Classics
14: Contemporary
15: Food & Drink
16: Thriller
17: Paranormal
18: Science Ficiton
19: Fantasy
20: Cultural
21: Literary Fiction
22: Politics
23: Young Adult
24: Holiday

[TraceyL]

Approved Genres

Travel
Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland
The Adventurer's Son

Art
Girl in Hyacinth Blue
Big Lies in a Small Town

Sociology
The Strange Order of Things: Life, Feeling, and the Making of Cultures
Political Emotions: Why Love Matters for Justice
How to Be an Antiracist

Contemporary
"Contemporary Romance"

Humor
The Guncle
Marrying Mr. Wrong
Notes from a Small Island
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And other Questions about Dead Bodies

Romance
One Foot in the Grove
Love Her to Death
Killer Chardonnay
Clobbered by Camembert

Mystery
The Girl in the Mask
The Maid

Politics
Between the World and Me
Animal Farm
Ida: A Sword Among Lions
The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family

Music
Crying in H Mart
Daisy Jones & The Six

Food & Drink
Hot in Here
The Opposite of You

Historical
The Confidence Men

Young Adult
I Have a Hunch

Literary Fiction
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

[SRC Moderator, Moderator]

This thread is now open!

[Kathy KS]

Please approve MPG for these two:

Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland (for travel)
Girl in Hyacinth Blue (for art)

Thanks!

[TraceyL]

Kathy wrote: "Please approve MPG for these two:

Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland (for travel)
Girl in Hyacinth Blue (for art)

Thanks!"

Both are approved for genre.

[Tien]

Can I please lock in Sociology for The Strange Order of Things: Life, Feeling, and the Making of Cultures? Ta!

[TraceyL]

Tien wrote: "Can I please lock in Sociology for The Strange Order of Things: Life, Feeling, and the Making of Cultures? Ta!"

Approved for Sociology.

[KmarieD, Moderator]

I have a question about Contemporary. Does the genre have to be the separate genre as in the 4th entry on this list or would the 8th entry Contemporary Romance as a subgenre work if it was the only genre listed? I plan to use this book, but in case I need to switch something later.

The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox
Romance
650 users
Holiday > Christmas
592 users
Holiday
221 users
Contemporary
169 users
Fiction
153 users
Womens Fiction > Chick Lit
100 users
Adult
90 users
Romance > Contemporary Romance
62 users
Audiobook
51 users
Adult Fiction
40 users

[Fly]

my rolls
(putting them here because I will forget!)

24: Holiday
21: Literary Fiction
23: Young Adult

[Deborah]

Could you lock in The Guncle for HUMOR please?

[Trish]

Morning.

Could you confirm Romance for at least one of One Foot in the Grove, Love Her to Death, Killer Chardonnay or Clobbered by Camembert. All of them have it, but very small numbers and towards the bottom of the list, so I'm not sure how many will show up.

It's not a genre I go out of my way to read, so I'm having to find it on other books! Sorry to make you work!

Thanks.

[Inge (Inge1990)]

my rolls because I will forget (and if somebody has a tip for music please let me know!)

5 - horror
23 - young adult
8 - music

[TraceyL]

KmarieD wrote: "I have a question about Contemporary. Does the genre have to be the separate genre as in the 4th entry on this list or would the 8th entry Contemporary Romance as a subgenre work if it was the only..."

Hi KmarieD. "Contemporary Romance" is a reasonable variation of Contemporary. Approved!

[TraceyL]

Deborah wrote: "Could you lock in The Guncle for HUMOR please?"

Approved for Humor.

[TraceyL]

Trish wrote: "Morning.

Could you confirm Romance for at least one of One Foot in the Grove, Love Her to Death, Killer Chardonnay or [book:Clobbered by Camembert|11..."

All approved for Romance.

[Marie (UK)]

NOte to self rolled 4, 9 and 22

can you please approve
Crime
Mystery The Girl in the Mask as Mystery
Politics Between the World and Me and Animal Farm as politics

[Trish]

TraceyL wrote: "Trish wrote: "Morning.

Could you confirm Romance for at least one of One Foot in the Grove, Love Her to Death, Killer Chardonnay or [book:Clobbered b...

All approved for Romance"

Thanks, Tracey

[Emily]

Can I get these genres locked in, please?

Travel: The Adventurer's Son
Mystery: The Maid
Music: Crying in H Mart

[Dee]

logging my rolls so i don't forget

3 - historical
18 - science fiction
7 -humor

[Dee]

can i please get Marrying Mr. Wrong for humor - right now it has 7 but its close to the bottom of the list

[TraceyL]

Marie (UK) wrote: "NOte to self rolled 4, 9 and 22

can you please approve
Crime
Mystery The Girl in the Mask as Mystery
Politics Between the World and Me and [book:Animal Farm|17044..."

All genres approved.

[TraceyL]

Emily wrote: "Can I get these genres locked in, please?

Travel: The Adventurer's Son
Mystery: The Maid
Music: Crying in H Mart"

All genres approved.

[TraceyL]

Dee wrote: "can i please get Marrying Mr. Wrong for humor - right now it has 7 but its close to the bottom of the list"

Approved for Humor.

[Nick]

Can you confirm Political Emotions: Why Love Matters for Justice for "Sociology" please?

[TraceyL]

Nick wrote: "Can you confirm Political Emotions: Why Love Matters for Justice for "Sociology" please?"

Approved for Sociology.

[KmarieD, Moderator]

TraceyL wrote: "KmarieD wrote: "I have a question about Contemporary. Does the genre have to be the separate genre as in the 4th entry on this list or would the 8th entry Contemporary Romance as a subgenre work if..."

Thank you.

[KmarieD, Moderator]

Inge (Inge1990) wrote: "my rolls because I will forget (and if somebody has a tip for music please let me know!)

5 - horror
23 - young adult
8 - music"

I have not read this one, but it has been recommended to me and has Music as a MPG

[TraceyL]

Inge (Inge1990) wrote: "my rolls because I will forget (and if somebody has a tip for music please let me know!)

5 - horror
23 - young adult
8 - music"

An easy option for Music would be reading a memoir/biography of a musician you like. Or there are lots of romance books featuring musicians which would probably have Music as a MPG.

[Stacey]

Can you please confirm Hot in Here for Food & Drink. It's near the bottom and I'm not sure it won't fall off. Thanks!

[TraceyL]

Stacey wrote: "Can you please confirm Hot in Here for Food & Drink. It's near the bottom and I'm not sure it won't fall off. Thanks!"

Approved for Food & Drink.

[Jessica]

Hi! Can I get genre politics noted for Ida: A Sword Among Lions by Paula J. Giddings?

Thanks!

[TraceyL]

Jessica wrote: "Hi! Can I get genre politics noted for Ida: A Sword Among Lions by Paula J. Giddings?

Thanks!"

Approved for Politics.

[Joanne]

Could you please verify Notes from a Small Island as having Humor on the MP

thanks

[TraceyL]

Joanne wrote: "Could you please verify Notes from a Small Island as having Humor on the MP

thanks"

Approved for Humor.

[Deedee]

One of mine is
24 Holiday.

Are embedded genres OK for this? Specifically,
Holiday > Christmas
Holiday > Halloween
Thanks!

[TraceyL]

Yes, embedded genres work.

[Deedee]

TraceyL wrote: "Yes, embedded genres work."
Thanks :)

[Aprilleigh]

I doubt I'll get this far, but just in case I rolled 5, 16, 5 (horror x2, thriller).

I'm opting to keep the duplicate since my shelves are filled with books that fit.

[Joanne]

Could I please get The Confidence Men noted as having "historical" on the MP?

[Sue]

Can I please get How to Be an Antiracist approved for Sociology?

Thanks

[TraceyL]

Joanne wrote: "Could I please get The Confidence Men noted as having "historical" on the MP?"

Approved for Historical.

[TraceyL]

Sue wrote: "Can I please get How to Be an Antiracist approved for Sociology?

Thanks"

Approved for Sociology.

[Lucy-Bookworm, Moderator]

My rolls are
9: Mystery
23: Young Adult
1: Biography

I'm not too disappointed with these (though I'm not sure I will finish the task!)

Please can I lock in I Have A Hunch for Young Adult?

[TraceyL]

Lucy-Bookworm wrote: "My rolls are
9: Mystery
23: Young Adult
1: Biography

I'm not too disappointed with these (though I'm not sure I will finish the task!)

Please can I lock in I Have A Hunch for Yo..."

Approved for Young Adult.

[Helen]

Helen B
I rolled
14: contemporary
21: literary fiction, &
22: politics.

Will the MPG Literature work for literary fiction? I wanted to read For Whom the Bell Tolls but it has an MPG of literature not literary fiction.
Thank you! Helen

[TraceyL]

Helen wrote: "Helen B
I rolled
14: contemporary
21: literary fiction, &
22: politics.

Will the MPG Literature work for literary fiction? I wanted to read For Whom the Bell Tolls but it has an MP..."

Sorry, but Literature is different than Literary Fiction. Literature covers pretty much all novels. Literary Fiction tends to be character driven, experimental in it's writing style, and is making some sort of point about society or humanity as a whole.

Not approved.

[Fly]

KmarieD wrote: "Inge (Inge1990) wrote: "my rolls because I will forget (and if somebody has a tip for music please let me know!)

5 - horror
23 - young adult
8 - music"

I have not read this one, but it has been r..."

yasss! Daisy Jones & The Six is excellent on audio (if you like to listen to your books :) )

[Kathy KS]

Kathy KS

Please verify "literary fiction" for The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, by Gabrielle Zevin.

[TraceyL]

Kathy wrote: "Kathy KS

Please verify "literary fiction" for The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, by Gabrielle Zevin."

Approved for Literary Fiction.