Group Read Selection Cycle Four *Closed March 1, 2022*

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Group Read Selection Cycle Four

We're going to have a selection pool of group read themes that you suggest and we cycle through every six months.

This is the fourth cycle.

*You can add your suggestion to the list, and/or if you really like a suggested theme, feel free to second it.
*We're not going to vote on these unless I get plenty of feedback that several readers don't want/like this process and want to go back to the old way of doing things.
*I can use the themes in order until we run out, and we'll start over again with a new pool.

Some general guidelines:
1. We will take six group themes and one alternate for each cycle. The alternate is kind of a wild card/extra just in case. It will go at the top of the list for the next cycle.
2. The themes need to be distinctive from each other. As much as possible, avoid extremely general themes. I'm going to suggest we don't pick a theme that is limited to one specific authors' books.
3. One suggestion per member per cycle (a cycle is seven months)
4. If your suggestion is not straightforward, I will ask for clarification and narrowing down. If you aren't able to do so, I will have to table the suggestion until it's clear enough for others to understand/be able to generate book choices to vote for.
5. For some reason, if we don't have seven, I will give members about a month to make a sixth and seventh suggestion and then I will close the cycle and we will just go through what we have.
6. If we get more than seven suggestions (and each one has been posted by a separate member) before the cycle closes, I'll add it to the new/next cycle.
7. The last two months before the end of the cycle, I will open up a new suggestion list to accumulate new themes.
8. We will still vote on the books as usual.

Cycle Three Suggestions:

1. March 2022 Off Planet Earth Setting
2. April 2022 Off-Planet Earth Setting Pt. II
3. May 2022 Military Sci-Fi Action/Adventure
4. June 2022 Heroic Robots/AI
5. July 2022 Ecology-centered Action/Adventure
6. August 2022 Cryptid/Creature Feature
7. (alternate) September 2022 Alternative History/Time Slips


Reminder: This cycle will close February 28th, so members do have at least a month to get some suggestions in.

**See Group Theme Selections General Questions and Comments

The Fourth Cycle is closed.

[Lance]

A/A novels written by group members.

[Phillip]

I’d like a military sci-fi theme.

[L.G.]

I'd like heroic robots/AI.

[Tresdivas]

Phillip wrote: "I’d like a military sci-fi theme." that sounds promising

[Jamie]

I would like to suggest Cryptid/Creature Feature

[Agnieszka]

AA thrillers centered around ecology/ecologic topics

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

TR, I deleted your self-promo. Refer to group rules. Thanks.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Lance wrote: "A/A novels written by group members."

As this is entirely a different process, that's not going to be one of our monthly group read themes. I will discuss with the moderators if we are able to get Group Member Author reads going again. I'll keep you posted.

[T.R.]

So sorry about that!! No worries!!

[Richard]

I guess cycle 3 is on the big theme of "science in fiction", so if cycle 4 is to be a different topic - how about "alternative history/time slip" novels. The classic thriller is Fatherland by Robert Harris, where Nazi Germany won the war. But it can be contemporary... or in the future slipping back to the present.

[Agnieszka]

Richard wrote: "I guess cycle 3 is on the big theme of "science in fiction", so if cycle 4 is to be a different topic - how about "alternative history/time slip" novels. The classic thriller is Fatherland by Rober..."

The first time I stumbled over this kind of topic was while reading one of the books by Robert Ludlum though really noticed when I stumbled over & . I think this premise interesting and if I can get my hands on the winner book for this theme I'd really be willing to see if it's something I like.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Richard wrote: "I guess cycle 3 is on the big theme of "science in fiction", so if cycle 4 is to be a different topic - how about "alternative history/time slip" novels. The classic thriller is Fatherland by Rober..."

Great suggestion!

[Richard]

Agnieszka wrote: "Richard wrote: "I guess cycle 3 is on the big theme of "science in fiction", so if cycle 4 is to be a different topic - how about "alternative history/time slip" novels. The classic thriller is Fat..."

Really great, reading Alison's novels about the modern Roman Empire are in my pile...