Introduction to the Genre Challenge

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Magical Realism? I'm stuck. Any suggestions welcome :)

[Nils]

You could try my books Caroline ;-)

[Liz, Moderator]

Caroline wrote: "Magical Realism? I'm stuck. Any suggestions welcome :)"

The new thread is posted. I'll stick a few suggestions there....

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Liz wrote: "Caroline wrote: "Magical Realism? I'm stuck. Any suggestions welcome :)"

The new thread is posted. I'll stick a few suggestions there...."

Thanks Liz. I'll check it out.

[Em]

Oooh I love this genre... so what to read...

[Sue]

Liz wrote: "November is just around the corner, so I've just gone back to the random generator to select the next genre:

Magical Realism.

I will have to set up the new thread once I'm back at my computer th..."
Oh no!!!!! At least all my nightmares are coming at the beginning!

[Liz, Moderator]

Sue wrote: "Oh no!!!!! At least all my nightmares are coming at the beginning!.."

One (wo)man's meat is another (wo)man's poison! ;)

[Ian, Moderator]

(Wo)e is me.

[Helen]

Wag! Are we having A Christmas read? If so, I've two books ready :)

[Liz, Moderator]

Helen wrote: "Wag! Are we having A Christmas read? If so, I've two books ready :)"

You must have read my mind Helen, I was just thinking about that very subject....

As it's December coming up, do you want to read a Christmas/Winter themed book for the genre challenge?

[Ocylou]

I'd love a Christmas themed challenge :D

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Liz wrote: "As it's December coming up, do you want to read a Christmas/Winter themed book for the genre challenge?"

Yes please :)

[Aneta]

That would make perfect sense to me :-)

[Helen]

Ian will be thrilled, I know.

[Liz, Moderator]

Helen wrote: "Ian will be thrilled, I know."

Yes, I'm waiting for the 'Bah! Humbug!' ;)

[Andrew]

That will be a perfect excuse to read which I picked up in a charity shop to finish one of my A-Z's.

[Ian, Moderator]

Liz wrote: "Helen wrote: "Ian will be thrilled, I know."

Yes, I'm waiting for the 'Bah! Humbug!' ;)"

(Wo)e, (wo)e, (wo)e and then thrice more (wo)e.

[Ian, Moderator]

Hey I bought a cranberry Yankee candle yesterday.....there may be hope for me yet lol.

[Helen]

Rofl, funny.

[Ian, Moderator]

No honestly I did. Laugh ye not sarcastically H.

[Helen]

Have you tested it? Someone bought me a large candle in a jar like the Yankee candle ones. Mulled wine scented. Not tried it yet.

[Ian, Moderator]

Not yet. Saving it for Xmas Eve. See.......there is hope for me.

[Helen]

Merry Christmas!

[Liz, Moderator]

Oh no! The end of the month is once again in sight. Time to switch on the random generator....

What will the next genre be?

[Liz, Moderator]

Well, how do you feel about Westerns?

Not one of my favourites this one, but I have stumbled on some great books in previous rounds of the challenge, so I'm hopeful.

I will go ahead and set up the new thread.....

[Liz, Moderator]

We're coming up to the end of the month. So it's time to operate the randomn generator to pick the genre for February...

[Liz, Moderator]

Well, we'll be staying in the US for February: 20thC American Classics.... I'll go ahead and post the thread.

[Kate, Moderator]

So what's next? hint hint!!!! ;)

[Liz, Moderator]

Kate (Trojanhorse) wrote: "So what's next? hint hint!!!! ;)"

Oops! The end of February has rushed upon me (even with the extra day). Just let me run the random genre picker.....

[Liz, Moderator]

OK, for March, the random-genre-picker has chosen: horror/gothic/ghost stories

So something spooky is on the cards. I'd better set up the thread....

[Liz, Moderator]

Coming up to the end of the month and according to the random generator, the genre for April is: Crime/Detective. (Or 'defective' as my autocorrect has been trying to type!)
I will go ahead and post the thread....

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My favourite genre!

[Leni]

I only just jumped in now in March, but I think I'd like to complete the whole challenge. So can I add books read in the various categories since the start of the challenge? Like, I've read a lot of Classic novels in the past few months, but I'm not sure if I happened to read any in the month you dedicated to it (I'll have to check). So can I backdate? (Not going back further than the month the rest of you did each genre.) And then I'll have to catch up on the genres I haven't read at all lately. Like western. And poetry. And a few others. lol

[Ian, Moderator]

Yep no probs Leni. Just post on the relevant thread.

[Leni]

Alright then! I've discovered that I still need to catch up on Poetry, Magical Realism, Western, 20th C. American Classics, and maybe Erotica. Uh, no problem for sure. lol

[Liz, Moderator]

What happened to April? It's the end of the month and I've just done the random genre generator thing again....

It's Film tie-ins for May. So any book that has been adapted for the screen....
Loads to choose from! I will go ahead and set up the thread :)

[Liz, Moderator]

Once again, the end of the month is fast approaching and I will have to give the random genre generator a whirl.....

[Leni]

Liz wrote: "Once again, the end of the month is fast approaching and I will have to give the random genre generator a whirl....."

Here now, no need to be hasty! We have a week left. A week and a day, even! Though there's nothing wrong with preparing for next month, I suppose.

[Sue]

It takes the library so long to get books in, early would be good Given up on this month's and bought something on kindle for it.

[Kate, Moderator]

I have holiday booked for the beginning of June so would love to know what the theme is early so I can pack the right books!

[Liz, Moderator]

Kate (Trojanhorse) wrote: "I have holiday booked for the beginning of June so would love to know what the theme is early so I can pack the right books!"

So have I, hence my forethought...
It's Spy/Espionage for June. I will go ahead and post the thread :)

[Liz, Moderator]

Leni wrote: "Here now, no need to be hasty! We have a week left. A week and a day, even! Though there's nothing wrong with preparing for next month, I suppose. .."

Lol! You can still read this month's genre - I have only justed started myself :(

[Bill]

Liz wrote: "Kate (Trojanhorse) wrote: "I have holiday booked for the beginning of June so would love to know what the theme is early so I can pack the right books!"

So have I, hence my forethought...
It's Spy..."

Love that random generator.. :)

[Liz, Moderator]

Time to spin the randomn generator (or whatever actually goes on inside a computer microchip......)

Well, it's war/revolution for July. Shame it wasn't comedy, we could have used a little levity.

I shall go ahead and set up the thread.....

[Ian, Moderator]

Seems apt to me. Currently re-reading my fave Vietnam novel The 13th Valley by John M. Del Vecchio.

[Liz, Moderator]

Ian wrote: "Seems apt to me. Currently re-reading my fave Vietnam novel The 13th Valley by John M. Del Vecchio."

Considering the surrealism of the current situation, I'm thinking a reread of Catch-22 might be appropriate....

[Leni]

Oh! Catch-22! I had planned on reading that this year. I had clean forgotten about that. July is the month then!

[Liz, Moderator]

Time to find out what the genre for August will be. I'll run the random generator and see what comes up...

[Liz, Moderator]

OK. It's 'Award-winning' books for August! I will go ahead and post the new thread :)

[Liz, Moderator]

Coming up to the end of the month. I'd better see what the random generator has for us next time....