[2024] Poll 4 Results - MULTIWEEK

[Harini]

Jackie wrote: "I like to connect the books I use for a multiweek prompt so it'll be fun coming up with a connection - maybe three mysteries set on land, sea, and air? Maybe three nonfiction? Don't know but excite..."

I was thinking on similar lines and may be making this a nature non-fiction prompt. For land I could read about forests, trees or land animals. For sea I could do sea creatures and for air either birds or climate change.

In general, I like these prompts. I might end up doing series for similar covers. Though I wish Roses are Red had also made it in somehow.

[Robin H-R]

If you're a fan of Jules Verne fan, here's a suggestion. The Captain Nemo trilogy. In Search of the Castaways (land), 20000 Leagues under the Sea (sea) and Mysterious Island (air)

[Trish, Annular Mod]

I was on holiday, so I missed the poll on this one. Land, sea and air could be interesting. For the covers, I suspect I'll do two books in a series anyway, as there are a few cozy series I read that have somewhat boilerplate covers, with just two or three elements changed depending on the theme or season of that particular book.

[Shannon SA]

Harini wrote: "Jackie wrote: "I like to connect the books I use for a multiweek prompt so it'll be fun coming up with a connection - maybe three mysteries set on land, sea, and air? Maybe three nonfiction? Don't ..."

I'm also thinking nature non-fiction for land, sea, air.

I've looked through my tbr and am not finding similar covers - I seldom read series, and then it's usually just the first one - I may go with 2 classics -

[Dixie]

Robin wrote: "If you're a fan of Jules Verne fan, here's a suggestion. The Captain Nemo trilogy. In Search of the Castaways (land), 20000 Leagues under the Sea (sea) and Mysterious Island (air)"

What a fun suggestion! If I do this, I will have to read an abridged version of 20,000 Leagues. I read the unabridged a few years ago and oh heavens, the many, endless lists of fish the narrator saw! Wisely omitted from the Disney film version.

[Tracy]

@Shannon SA - maybe the Listopia for similar covers will help also?

[Shannon SA]

Tracy wrote: "@Shannon SA - maybe the Listopia for similar covers will help also?"

Thank you Tracy, yes - I only checked my tbr of books I already own.

[NancyJ]

Harini wrote: "Jackie wrote: "I like to connect the books I use for a multiweek prompt so it'll be fun coming up with a connection - maybe three mysteries set on land, sea, and air? Maybe three nonfiction? Don't ..."

That sounds really good to me too. I concentrated on nature and environment a couple years ago, and I had a great set of books that worked for earth day, water setting, flora/fauna, and women in stem. A few touched on climate change too. Let’s share ideas later.

[Tracy]

@ShannonSA - yes I’m trying to be more conscious about reading books I own too, but sometimes I just need to go to the library (or Libby)!

[Robin P, Orbicular Mod]

Heather L wrote: "Robin P wrote: "Heather L wrote: "Emily wrote: "For the fiction/nonfiction, it could be made into a single week prompt by just saying, "A nonfiction book related to a fiction book you read in 2024"..."

Heather, I apologize! I’m very sorry my comment came off that way, I sometimes think I am being helpful or humorous and it comes out annoying.

[Barbara]

I found 2 Weeks: Two books with similar covers to be so annoying. However, I did my best to overcome my disappointment with the options that were upvoted, went through my "to be read" list, and found two interesting ideas for this Prompt:

[Bana AZ]

Barbara wrote: "I found 2 Weeks: Two books with similar covers to be so annoying. However, I did my best to overcome my disappointment with the options that were upvoted, went through my "to be read" list, and fou..."

The listopia for this prompt is more helpful if you look at the comments. Please add your finds to the comments too!

[Velvet]

Barbara wrote: "I found 2 Weeks: Two books with similar covers to be so annoying. However, I did my best to overcome my disappointment with the options that were upvoted, went through my "to be read" list, and fou..."

LOL! What a great way to fulfill the prompt!

[Barbara]

Ana AZ wrote: "Barbara wrote: "I found 2 Weeks: Two books with similar covers to be so annoying. However, I did my best to overcome my disappointment with the options that were upvoted, went through my "to be rea..."

Hi Ana! Where would I find this list?

[Barbara]

Velvet wrote: "Barbara wrote: "I found 2 Weeks: Two books with similar covers annoying. However, I did my best to overcome my disappointment with the options that were upvoted, went through my "to be rea..."

I try to be open-minded, but some prompts are just meh, but in fairness, most of them give me the chance to read genres I am not familiar with, and I usually end up finding them interesting :D
The goal for me is never to stop complaining :D

[Bec]

Barbara wrote: "Ana AZ wrote: "Barbara wrote: "I found 2 Weeks: Two books with similar covers to be so annoying. However, I did my best to overcome my disappointment with the options that were upvoted, went throug..."

The listopia is listed in the first pots Barbara - but it's here https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

[Barbara]

Bec wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Ana AZ wrote: "Barbara wrote: "I found 2 Weeks: Two books with similar covers to be so annoying. However, I did my best to overcome my disappointment with the options that were upvo..."

Brilliant!! Thank you Bec (:

[Harini]

NancyJ wrote: "Harini wrote: "Jackie wrote: "I like to connect the books I use for a multiweek prompt so it'll be fun coming up with a connection - maybe three mysteries set on land, sea, and air? Maybe three non..."

I would love that and see all the books that you have read. I was a reader who struggled with non-fiction but off late nature writing is changing the way I look at non-fiction.

[Tracy]

Question re: Books Related to Land, Sea, or Air — "Sea" specifically:

Is "Sea" meant only to be seas or oceans? Some books on the Listopia appear to relate to rivers or maybe lakes (which I would like), but can easily just do seas or oceans if that's the intent.

Also, general note for listopias - there are also several books on the Books Related to Sea that don't have covers or titles that make the obvious connection and there are no Notes on their votes. Please include the connections, at least where it is not obvious without reading the book :)

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

I've taken "sea" to equal "body of water" since the saying that this comes from refers to something arriving via water (or air, or land), so I think all bodies of water would work for that reason.

[Tracy]

Thanks Emily for confirming that the way I was hoping it was intended is not out of line.

[Karin]

Emily wrote: "I've taken "sea" to equal "body of water" since the saying that this comes from refers to something arriving via water (or air, or land), so I think all bodies of water would work for that reason."

Even though that's not the current meaning, it did mean that, and--I checked an etymology site--here is the start of its history
...Middle English se, seo, from Old English sæ,"sheet of water, sea, lake, pool,"...

And even in modern English--which Shakespeare used, so it's rather old--sea used to be used for lake if it was large (sea of Gallilee springs to mind and it's a freshwater lake.)