43 -- About Finding Identity

[AngieA]

Megan wrote: "The Lazy Genius Way: Embrace What Matters, Ditch What Doesn't, and Get Stuff Done by Kendra Adachi 5 stars!!! I needed this at just the right time!" I read this a couple years ago, and it came to me at just the right time, also! I had just retired and needed a way to determine what my new path would be going forward. I found it just what I needed.

[Beth]

I read Liane Moriarty's The Last Anniversary.

[Apollonya]

Eric wrote: "Bit left of centre, but I feel like the Murderbot series is a pretty good match for this one."

I think you and I are thinking along the same lines. I'm reading The Hierarchies for this prompt.

[Christine]

I’m half way through Before We We’re Yours and just realized what a perfect fit it is for this prompt. It’s a very literal interpretation and that’s exactly how my mind works. Anyone else think this works?

[Guylou]

My choice: THE EMPEROR AND THE ENDLESS PALACE by Justinian Huang

[Zoë]

I really didn't enjoy Marked by P.C. & Kristin Cast, but it certainly had themes about finding identity in it.

[Maddie]

I'm reading Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver! This also works for prompts 21-22 but I really don't want to read the Charles Dickens book that inspired Demon Copperhead lol

[Denise]

I also read Demon Copperhead

[d]

Inverse Cowgirl by Alicia Roth Weigel

[AngieA]

This may be a bit of a stretch, but I used Spilled Milk by KL Randis for prompt #43 "about finding identity" because there is a key moment when the protagonist realizes her family is not the same as other families over a glass of spilled milk and launches her journey of help and healing.

[GailW]

I read All You Have to Do Is Call by Kerri Maher

[Rebecca]

For this prompt I read Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano.

[Phil]

I read Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver for this prompt (Read April 1; 4*)

[Liz]

I read Have Space Suit will Travel by Robert Heinlein for this prompt.

[Ticha]

This month I'm also reading graphic novels so I went YA and read the first 4 volumes of Heartstopper.

[Carol]

I read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. Originally I planned on a different choice, but after reading it decided that it fit well for this prompt. Rating: 4.5 stars

[Shonna]

I read Weyward by Emilia Hart. All three female characters work their way towards recognizing their own strengths. https://cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2024...

[Kristi]

Just finished Charming Young Man by Eliot Schrefer. Cute book chosen for me for the finding identity prompt. 4⭐️

[Michelle]

Color Purple

[Lucilla]

I was originally going to use 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami for this prompt, but I was continuing The Overthrow series by Kenneth Oppel (I used Bloom for #51) and the second book, Hatch: A Novel, deals a lot with themes of identity.

[Michele]

The Humans by Matt Haig. So very good.

[Cindy]

I read The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi. Beautiful.

[Kerri]

MaryAnn wrote: "I read Chasing Fireflies by Charles Martin for this prompt. It was excellent!"

Agreed!

[Kerri]

I read Fable by Adrienne Young. I don't think this was on the list but this certainly hit home for me.

I had intended to use this for a personal phobia but Fable's connection and relationship with the sea is beautiful and magical and did not speak to my fear. This is a fast-paced, page-turning, coming-of-age story that kept me reading late into the night. 5 Stars.

This book would also fit the following prompts:
3: More than 40 Chapters
8: Features an Ocean
14: A Grieving Character
20: A Revenge Story
31: A Personal Phobia.
It would also be a great one for found family IF that was a prompt option. ;0

[Anna]

I trad Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell.

[Ron]

I wonder if Under the Bridge could work for this.

I mean even though it's a true crime book (view spoiler)[It deals with teenage kids who are all trying to find their way in life. And at the end it comes back to what happened to them. (hide spoiler)]

[Kim]

I read Piranesi by Susanne Clark but I also have Weyward by Emilia Hart on my TBR as well.

[Pati]

I read 2 books in this prompt. First I read The keeper of stories by Sally Page. It was nice 3/5
Then I read GREAT EXPECTATIONS by Charles Dickens FANTASTIC NOVEL Loved it so much 5/5

[Vi]

The sea elephants by Shastri akella (do not recommend)

[Alexandra]

“Spitfire and the Object of Desire” by Paul Bauman.

[Reem]

The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story

[Anna]

Reem wrote: "The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story"

I just finished that and used it for a heavy read in the summer challenge. Great book and good for identity too!

[Brown Bag Bargain Books]

We're reading Just as I Am by Cicely Tyson for the "finding identity" challenge.

[Mibe]

I'm going to read The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

[Kim]

I read The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. I gave it four stars.

[Tamara]

I read "That Kind of Guy" by Talie Hibbert.

[Becki]

Bad Mormon

[Grace]

I read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Enjoyable. I taught it in a banned books class in the spring.

[Ashley]

Radical Love: Learning to Accept Yourself and Others, Zachary Levi is what i read.

[Angela Y]

Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum

[Jolien]

Listened to the audiobook of Moana for this prompt. As with the movie, I enjoyed the story, although the book was very short so some content and depth missed in my opinion.

[Anna]

I read Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton

[Brother Stephen]

I opted for Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

[Carolyn]

I read Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder by Kerryn Mayne.

[Devika]

I read Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan.

[Holly]

Face to Face with Jesus

[Reem]

Adonis

[Lindsey]

I read The Ranch by Danielle Steel, 2.5 Stars

[Melissa]

I read Wild Ride by Sadie King

[Heather]

Circe by Madeline Miller