44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

Feeling a little... sideways? This week, you are looking for a cover that has text that isn't exactly straight.

Obviously "not horizontal" examples:


Subtly "not horizontal" examples:


ATY Listopia: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

What are you reading for this prompt? Any books you'd recommend?

[Amy (Other Amy)]

I had such a wealth of titles for this prompt. Have a collage.

[Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~]

I have quite a few options for this but I will likely read one of the Stephen King Halloween editions I have:


other options:

[Janice]

The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley or The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michaele Ricardson or Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams or Betty by Tiffany McDaniel or The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler or The Paris Wife by Paula McLain or The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray or Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal or Writers & Lovers by Lily King

[Tracy]

Amy (Other Amy) wrote: "I had such a wealth of titles for this prompt. Have a collage.

[bookc..."

@Amy (Other Amy) — so happy that you really seem to be enjoying this prompt! LOVE your collage :)

[Marie]

Weirdly I struggled to find books on my TBR, but had no problem finding books to recommend. Skinwalker by Faith Hunter has been on my TBR for the longest time, so that's what I'll read:



I'd recommend:

[Amy (Other Amy)]

Tracy wrote: "@Amy (Other Amy) — so happy that you really seem to be enjoying this prompt! LOVE your collage :)"

Somehow just now seeing this! I am enjoying this prompt immensely! It brought a lot of really great books to the top of my stack, plus now I can't stop seeing them everywhere LOL

[NancyJ]

[Barbara]

The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

[Misty]

I have three possibilities for this prompt:


The Man Who Went Up in Smoke by Maj Stowall and Per Wahloo

The Man on the Balcony by Maj Stowall and Per Wahloo

The Big Tiny: A Built-It-Myself Memoir by Dee Williams

[Dana]

Such a fun prompt!

To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World by Rachel Ignotofsky
Rubinul din fum by Philip Pullman
Cufărul lui Skye by Cathy Cassidy
Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals by Rachel Hollis
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski
De veghe în lanul de secară by J.D. Salinger
Muzica Inimii by Jane Lovering
Nerve: adevăr sau provocare by Jeanne Ryan
Triunghiul etern by Agatha Christie
Midnight Without a Moon by Linda Williams Jackson
Fulgi de iubire. Trei poveşti romantice de Crăciun by John Green
The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski
All the Impossible Things by Lindsay Lackey
Unde pădurea întâlnește stelele by Glendy Vanderah
Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds
Belladonna by Adalyn Grace
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor

[Tilda]

Dancing on Ropes: Translators and the Balance of History

[Tracy]

Tilda wrote: "Dancing on Ropes: Translators and the Balance of History"

@Tilda - this looks really interesting. It would have been a good choice for the prompt that didn't make it "a book where language and/or the spoken word is important". Maybe I'll use it for "Suggested prompt that didn't make it"!

[NancyJ]

I read Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor.

[Jody]

This was an easy fill for me, as I was already reading it!

[Joy D]

For this prompt, I read:
A Country Road, A Tree by Jo Baker - 3.5* - My Review

[Andrea]

I read The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd for this prompt.

[Marie (UK)]

I have just read I think this is subtly off Horizontal
particularly the word Secret

[Sherri]

I read

[Dubhease]

I read

[Pamela, Arciform Mod]

So many choices! This might the prompt I double on. I did

[Joy D]

For this prompt, I read:
Journey Without Maps by Graham Greene - 3* - My Review

[Pam]

I'm not sure where I will place this book but this prompt is an option. I will be reading it over the next 2 months.

[Jacqie]

I read West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge. I liked it a lot and it would be a good pairing with reading The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles.

[Jill]

What are you reading for this prompt?
I read Murder on the Caronia by Conrad Allen

[Kathy]

I read The Outcast Dead . It's the 6th book of the Ruth Galloway mysteries.

I'd recommend:

[LeahS]

Moving this book for a better fit to prompt:



A look at the end of communism in Bulgaria - corruption and greed, and particularly the failure to properly warn the general population about the fallout from Chernobyl.

I found this a difficult book to come to grips with. I had to google to find out about various events (so I did learn a bit about Bulgaria), and I actually re-read the book to understand it better (it is really a novella). There is a shift in narration, and also we are not sure what has actually happened and what one narrator is imagining as having happened. I liked some of the writing, but I think that someone from Bulgaria would get a lot more from this book than I did - unlike say which dealt with some of the same ideas, but was much more approachable.

[Severina]

I read This Is How We Do It: A Pep Talk by Kevin Hart. Very disappointing.

[Stacey]

I read Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal, a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in Pakistan. A fun, easy read.

[Rebecca]

For this I read Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield.

[Anne]

I am reading 'The Colours of all the Cattle' by Alexander McCall Smith. I can recommend Connie's Courage by Annie Groves and The Newcomer by Fern Britton.

[LeahS]

A scifi/dystopian novella set in the aftermath of a nuclear war, amongst a group of privileged survivors. Written in 1967 but makes some very prescient comments about inequality, democracy and refugees.
It would also fit Author from continental Europe - Danish author and book in translation .

[MissLemon]

So far this year I've read these that fit this prompt :

I will edit this post when/if there are more.
I will probably use Remarkably Bright Creaturesfor the prompt ( which Id give 6 stars if I could!)

[Pam]

So far, this is the hardest prompt for me! I can only find 5 books that I own: Time Out of Joint by PK Dick, Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, On the Road by Jack Kerouac, Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann, and Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco. I’m trying to focus on books I own for the rest of the year. Probably save this one until the end of the challenge.

[Samantha]

I read Wrong Place Wrong Time.

[Book Concierge]

I read ...


The Owl & Moon Cafe – Jo-Ann Mapson – 3***
Four generations of women work hard to support themselves with their small café, while giving to the community in their northern California town. As happens in real life, things get messy. Major illness, loss of a job, bullying and strained budgets are stressing all the Moon women. Not to mention a couple of men added to the mix. Secrets will come out. Fights will be had. Tears will be shed. At the end, I’m certain the Moon women will find a way to deal with whatever life throws at them.
LINK to my full review

[Denise]

I read The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger

[Tracy]

I read:
- which was wonderful — the structure of the book followed a timeline as if you were traveling from one side of a tree, through the tree rings, to the other side of the tree!

Other options I had:


(subtly off kilter)

[Dixie]