[2023] Poll 4 Suggestions - MULTIWEEK

[KP]

Emily wrote: "NancyJ, changing the wording that way implies that the option for a mix of city and country is not a possibility (since it is one in the city and one in the country).

I was going to reword it, but..."

I agree with any changes you and she make

[Laurel]

3 week prompt: Books related to Eros, Filios, Agape.

Often translated to sexual love, brotherly love, and religious love. In The Ship Who Searched, they were defined as love involving the body, love involving the mind, and love involving the soul.

[NancyJ]

Thomas wrote: "We could read just fauna? Man I wish I’d realised that earlier"

Thanks Thomas. We had to read both flora and fauna, but they didn't have to be split. Some books covered both. That's my intention here too, since some books have characters moving from city to remote locations

[Bec]

NancyJ wrote: I was thinking it was life Flora and fauna last year. We could read flora, fauna or a mix of both. ..."

So that one was 2 books related to flora and fauna - so I think to be similar it would be 2 books set in the city and the country

[Tracy]

@Laurel - do you have examples/listopias?

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

I think the biggest question is... is this a setting prompt or a theme prompt? If it's a setting prompt,

Two books set in either the city or the country

If it's a theme prompt,

Two books related to city or country life

[ladymurmur]

I'll second " book written in first person POV, second person POV, and third person POV"

[Anastasia]

Read 3 different books written by the same author in 3 different genres. Eg. Nora Roberts writes romance, crime and distopia. So there pseudonyms would count.

[NancyJ]

Bec wrote: "NancyJ wrote: I was thinking it was life Flora and fauna last year. We could read flora, fauna or a mix of both. ..."

So that one was 2 books related to flora and fauna - so I think to be similar ..."

What if the short version said: 2 books set in the city and country.

[dalex]

#1 A book set in the same location and/or time period as your last read

#2 A book by an author who shares a commonality with the author from #1 (gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, residence, religion, etc.)

#3 A book that shares a theme with Book #2 (power, war, family, friendships, identity, hope, etc.)

#4 A book with a character who shares a commonality with a character from #3 (gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, residence, religion, etc.)

[Pamela, Arciform Mod]

NancyJ wrote: "I'm suggesting this for PAM

"Read two books from two different genres, that are connected in some way."

Examples:
*A romance novel with a woman in STEM (The Love Hypothesis), and a non-fiction bo..."

THANK YOU!!!!! (and thank you to the seconder)

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

NancyJ wrote: "Bec wrote: "NancyJ wrote: I was thinking it was life Flora and fauna last year. We could read flora, fauna or a mix of both. ..."

So that one was 2 books related to flora and fauna - so I think to..."

2 books set in the city and country - so would you want the formal list prompts to be separated out, or would you rather it be listed like flora and fauna this year that's basically "book one" and "book two" of the main prompt?

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

dalex wrote: "#1 A book set in the same location and/or time period as your last read

#2 A book by an author who shares a commonality with the author from #1 (gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnic..."

Love this idea. Do you have a preference on how that could be worded on the poll?

[Carmen]

I second the Eros filos and agape prompt

[Pamela, Arciform Mod]

I'll second Three different books written by the same author in 3 different genres

[Anastasia]

Authors who write in several genres: Stephen King, Anne Rice, Philip Roth, Jacqueline Woodson, Emma Donoghue, Margaret Atwood

[Pam]

I’ll second Dalex’s suggestion.

[Nina]

Two books featuring twins

[Michelle]

Geesh. Now I am thinking I am misunderstanding this year’s flora and fauna prompts. It is one of my last ones because I don’t totally get it. I often find some of these multi week prompts confusing.

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

Flora and fauna is a "related to" prompt, which is much more broad than a setting prompt like the city/country one seems to be.

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

1 spot remaining

[Dubhease]

"Lost" and "Found"


Up to reader to interpret if they are in the title or if its a theme.

[Tracy]

I workshopped Lost and Found and it seems that it was more popular if it was Lost and / or Found as there aren’t a lot of books with just Found.

[Kristina Simon]

I’d second the wording 2 Weeks: Two books related to lost and found

[Jackie, Solstitial Mod]

Emily wrote: "Mod Request: Please do not delete comments as it gets really hard for me to follow the conversation! If you'd like to retract your comment, just edit it to let me know!"

Sorry I should have used the strike out!

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

AND THAT'S A WRAP ON MULTIWEEK SUGGESTIONS!

Voting thread coming soon. I appreciate y'all wrapping this up before my bedtime haha

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

Tracy wrote: "I workshopped Lost and Found and it seems that it was more popular if it was Lost and / or Found as there aren’t a lot of books with just Found."

Tracy, I definitely recommend submitting it as a single-week prompt if it doesn't make it in this week.

[Dubhease]

Tracy wrote: "I workshopped Lost and Found and it seems that it was more popular if it was Lost and / or Found as there aren’t a lot of books with just Found."

Sorry to steal your idea, but I thought it was a great prompt. I sometimes participate in the Wild list and other times I find there are 70 new messages and I skim it. So, I never spoke up that I was on board with your idea.

I think found could relate to discoveries, inventions, adventures, or explorations. There are books with "found in the title. Or foundlings - how many literary abandoned orphans are there in books?

[NancyJ]

Emily wrote: "I think the biggest question is... is this a setting prompt or a theme prompt? If it's a setting prompt,

Two books set in either the city or the country

If it's a theme prompt,

Two books relat..."

Thanks Emily. It's really a setting prompt:

Two books: One set in the city, one set in the country
Past, present, real or fantasy.
Read one book set in a city, metropolis or densely populated area
Read one book set in the country, a sparsely populate place, or a remote area such as a mountain, island, colony or planet.

[Tracy]

Emily wrote: "Tracy wrote: "I workshopped Lost and Found and it seems that it was more popular if it was Lost and / or Found as there aren’t a lot of books with just Found."

Tracy, I definitely recommend submit..."

Thanks, I will.

[Tracy]

Dubhease wrote: "Tracy wrote: "I workshopped Lost and Found and it seems that it was more popular if it was Lost and / or Found as there aren’t a lot of books with just Found."

Sorry to steal your idea, but I thou..."

Absolutely no problem. Just want to be able to use the idea either way.

I like your expanded ideas for 'found'. In the Listopia I looked at 'foundlings' WAS included. I suppose you could use 'founder' as in someone who starts a company or organizes a new town, too.