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Jul 07, 2024 07:16PM
Those prompts are awesome. I can't wait to vote! I might have all upvotes. Actually there is one I might downvote. Good job everyone!
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Emily wrote: "I just got an ARC of Blake Crouch’s new book that’s coming out in October and I am THRILLED. He’s a must-read for me."That's awesome! I haven't read his latest book and I keep meaning to.
I'd def downvote AI but if it does get in I'd just use Siri or Alexa as I don't like the other options.
Ashley wrote: "I'd def downvote AI but if it does get in I'd just use Siri or Alexa as I don't like the other options."Does that work? I've got Android and when I just tested to ask for a good book - I tried different ways to say it - I was just recommended a genre, not a book. I believe Siri is for iPhone right? And Alexa?
Ecosia also has the AI option. You can actually chat with it. tell it what genre or books you like. The recommendations are pretty generic, though. Like, very obvious choices.
AI only has information up to 2021, so you would not get recommendations for newer books.
By using Ecosia as a search engine you actually do something good for the environment.https://www.ecosia.org/
Sibylle wrote: "By using Ecosia as a search engine you actually do something good for the environment.https://www.ecosia.org/"
Interesting, never heard of that browser before. Thank you for the information! 🌿
I split my votes: four supporting and four declining.I voted for the books published in the quarter century since it gives me another opportunity for a 2025 book, although I will do due dilegence and take a look at other possibilities.
I was drawn to books with common nouns in the title or author. I was surprised at how many I had on my shelf.
Since I have read a number of Regency and Victorian period mystery books, the books set before 1900 was a no-brainer for me.
Although initially I steered away from the 25th prompt position choice, after reviewing the selections, I thought I could work with these.
I tried using an AI model to deterimine if this was workable. I found that it gave me only one book which I had already read. For an AI model to work, it would need to assimilate my past reads and then select one or two then. I have better luck looking at the Kindle recommendations, which is based more on what I have read. Anyway, I voted against this one.
I wasn't particularly against a book with a negation in the title, however, I wasn't attracted to it either. I can live with it if selected but decided to vote no.
I have read and enjoyed The Great Gatsby and one fantasy retelling. Since this was all The Great Gatsby I wanted to read, I voted this down.
Finally, I voted against the one that included castle features. I generally read few Middle Ages books which I would probably find this setting.
I went 4 up and 4 down. I really wouldn't mind if any got in, except I really don't want to read something set before 1900, not that I couldn't fill it if I had to.
Not a lot on this list felt inspiring to me. I ended up with four upvotes and no downvotes (I didn't dislike anything enough to actually vote against it). Keeping an eye out for some of the good ideas people brought up early in this year's Wild Discussion...
ChatGPT recommended Cats of the Louvre to me. It looks amazing! I want to read it even if that prompt doesn't get in.
I like Blake Crouch too. The Science and Technology gone wrong prompt is the most exciting new idea. My bookclub likes historical fiction and world books so the Pre-1900 and east-west prompts will work.
AI can’t beat the recommendations from this group.
Upvotes
5. A book that fits prompt no. 25 of a previous year's ATY challenge
6. A book with an East-West connection
11. A book where science or technology has gone wrong
12. A book set before 1900
Maybe yes
14. A book related to "The Great Gatsby"
15. A book involving the pursuit of happiness
No - AI and dungeons.
I’ll read the comments to decide on the rest. If there are good books for dungeons I might change my mind.
Sibylle wrote: "By using Ecosia as a search engine you actually do something good for the environment.https://www.ecosia.org/"
Never heard of this search engine / ai chat. Glad to know about it now though!
https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/i-wil...This is an article that was recommended to me by someone who is in the computer program field. It is related to the AI prompt.
Oh man-this one was tough-I really wanted 11 votes. got it down to 8. 5 up -10 or few letters, east west connection, common noun in name, ten in author's name, where science or technology went wrong.
3 down. Suggested by AI. Dungeons. Great Gatsby. Keep reading if you want my opinions on each one.
Possible Prompts:
1. A book title or author’s first or last name starting with J-neutral. I love Jodi Picoult-bunch i haven't read yet but can always do a different prompt
2. A book suggested to you by an AI model (ChatGPT and Co.) based on any prompt you give to it-not loving this-i try to fit the books i read into prompts or at least start like this-like the one this year that is off the list-i haven't done that yet-either neutral or down.
3. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters-neutral or positive-got so much on my tbr that i physically own-with less than 10 letters-probably a positive.
4. A book published in a quarter-century year (e.g. 1925, 1950, 1975, 2000, 2025)-probably neutral. I try to read all the read with Jenna books so at least nine of my reads will be 2025-might be a negative.
5. A book that fits prompt no. 25 of a previous year's ATY challenge-i kinda like this one-kinda don't-depends on how many book challenges i do.
6. A book with an East-West connection-I really like this one. I don't think i've ever done this prompt-definitley positve.
7. A book with a primarily red, green or blue cover-hmm slightly burnt out b/c one of the challenges i am doing has a cover with a secondary color-probably negative.
8. A book by an author with a common noun in their name- i really like this one-really positive...enjoyed seeing this one in all the conversations
9. A book with a negation in the title- i like this one too. Can't think of too many that fit this.
10. A book where the word “ten” is in the author’s name or title-I suggested this one so of course i am voting for it.
11. A book where science or technology has gone wrong- I kinda really like this one-i like dystopian
12. A book set before 1900-this is a neutral. Looking like a lot of positives so I will see if this makes the cut. I like civil war stuff-trying to learn more about the ancient time periods.
13. A book with dungeons, donjons, or in high dudgeon-this is really not my cup of tea. If it gets in, probably a kids book. Gonna down vote this defintley.
14. A book related to "The Great Gatsby"-defintley down-had to read this with my daughter-too many projects about it this year-didn't enjoy it either time i read it.
15. A book involving the pursuit of happiness-I like this one-either neutral or positive...gotta check my votes.
First impressions: 1. A book title or author’s first or last name starting with J - I'd prefer if it was either title or author name and not both options together. If it gets in, I might try to go all-out and find a book that fits both, but I don't think I like it enough to vote for it
2. A book suggested to you by an AI model (ChatGPT and Co.)
based on any prompt you give to it - I'm not the biggest fan of ChatGPT but I'd have to play around a bit and see what kinds of recommendations it offers to decide about this
3. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters - A solid maybe.
4. A book published in a quarter-century year (e.g. 1925, 1950, 1975, 2000, 2025) - I know that I'd end up using this for another 2025 release, and as much as I'd love the opportunity to fit another one in, I don't think I'd want to vote for it since we already have a prompt for 2025 releases specifically.
5. A book that fits prompt no. 25 of a previous year's ATY challenge - Definitely not a downvote, but not sure I'd upvote it either. Once I saw the list someone had posted of the prompts it referred to, I saw some good contenders
6. A book with an East-West connection - I'm having a hard time thinking of books on my TBR that would fit, but I might consider it if I find enough options
7. A book with a primarily red, green or blue cover - Pretty easily doable, so I'd consider upvoting
8. A book by an author with a common noun in their name -I'd have to look at my options a bit more carefully. I know a massive list was offered but I haven't had a chance to read through it thoroughly
9. A book with a negation in the title - I really like this one! Pretty sure we had something similar nominated in the past and I voted for it then, so I'd very likely vote for it again
10. A book where the word “ten” is in the author’s name or title - Not really a fan of prompts where you have to find a word hidden in names/other words. If it gets in, I'd probably just go for a title that has Ten in it but I feel like there aren't a ton of options
11. A book where science or technology has gone wrong - Love this! Definite upvote!
12. A book set before 1900 - This would fit my goal to read more historical fiction, but I'm not quite convinced I feel strongly enough about it to vote for it either
13. A book with dungeons, donjons, or in high dudgeon - Not to be rude, but I don't understand this prompt at all, even after reading the explanation. Definite downvote for me.
14. A book related to "The Great Gatsby" - It seems the options for this are very limited, so likely a downvote for me unless I can find more options
15. A book involving the pursuit of happiness - Love this! Definite upvote
6 upvotes and 2 downvotes. I am loving our creativity this year.
My views changed a bit on this one as time went on and I reserached. For example, author with noun in the name went from a downvote to an upvote when I actually went thorugh my TBR. I ended up with 4 up and 4 down. Those I upvoted were because I have books on my TBR I want to read. I went with:
*1. A book title or author’s first or last name starting with J
*3. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters
*4. A book published in a quarter-century year (e.g. 1925, 1950, 1975, 2000, 2025)
*8. A book by an author with a common noun in their name
Dungeon donjon and dudgeon are pronounced basically the same.It’s word play.
Rachel wrote: "First impressions: 1. A book title or author’s first or last name starting with J - I'd prefer if it was either title or author name and not both options together. If it gets in, I might try to g..."
You and I love the same 2 prompts!
I have no favorite authors with common nouns in their names.
#13 is fun to say out loud. I have no books for it tho.
1. A book title or author’s first or last name starting with J - I don't like this one, but if it gets in, it will be very easy to read. 2. A book suggested to you by an AI model (ChatGPT and Co.) based on any prompt you give to it - an upvote. Storygraph has AI-based recommendations, so seeing what it will come up with is interesting.
3. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters—I'm not very excited about this one. There are too many options, and it feels like reading a book.
4. A book published in a quarter-century year (e.g. 1925, 1950, 1975, 2000, 2025) - we already have one for 2025, and I don't see myself reading from other years.
5. A book that fits prompt no. 25 of a previous year's ATY challenge— I downvoted this one because I don't feel particularly excited about any of the prompts.
6. A book with an East-West connection - another downvote. This one is too political, encouraging Eurocentrism and artificial divisions, so it's not for me.
7. A book with a primarily red, green or blue cover. - I like this one, but I don't know if it is enough to upvote it.
8. A book by an author with a common noun in their name - an upvote. It's a more interesting take on authors than just a letter in the name.
9. A book with a negation in the title. I'm not a big fan, but it's okay if it gets in.
10. A book where the word “ten” is in the author’s name or title - like this one, too.
11. A book where science or technology has gone wrong - an upvote; it doesn't have to be sci-fi; there is a lot of historical fiction about scientists doing experiments that ended up badly. Also, there is a lot of non-fiction for this one.
12. A book set before 1900 - a little too generic, but not a downvote.
13. A book with dungeons, donjons, or in high dudgeon - an upvote. I have a couple of books that I want to read that would fit perfectly.
14. A book related to "The Great Gatsby" - I loved "The Great Gatsby," so this is another upvote. This one is just broad enough for my taste.
15. A book involving the pursuit of happiness - this one is too broad for me.
I’m slightly less enthused about these prompts compared to last week, but you wouldn’t know it as I’ve still gone for 6 upvotes and only 2 downvotes! So still plenty to like.Upvote:
1. A book title or author’s first or last name starting with J - My last name starts with J, so maybe I feel some loyalty here? XD But I do have a few authors on my tbr who I think fit this, and it should be a fun challenge.
3. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters - I really liked all the discussion about this in the wild discussion thread! It’s fun and inventive, and I think hits a nice balance of needing a bit of digging while not making me angry about the difficulty level.
5. A book that fits prompt no. 25 of a previous year's ATY challenge - Will require a bit of looking up, but I think this is a really fun suggestion with some flexibility to it!
7. A book with a primarily red, green or blue cover - I suggested it, so! I’ve got a few books with a red cover on my tbr, and I think this could be a nice simple flexible one.
8. A book by an author with a common noun in their name - Again, I did like the wild discussion for this. A very fun and flexible one, I like how inventive it is.
12. A book set before 1900 - I tend to read a lot of historical romance, so this is an easy fun one for me.
Downvote:
2. A book suggested to you by an AI model (ChatGPT and Co.) based on any prompt you give to it
9. A book with a negation in the title
Wow - that was fun - I only had two downvotes. One was ten in the title or author's name. I searched my tbr and only came up with 13 out of 553. But if it got in I'd probably read The Ten Thousand Doors of January. I also downvoted East vs West but if it got in I'm sure I could find something.The prompt with the noun in the author's name is probably my favorite. Letters under 10 in the title is fun. I always love the negation in the title prompt. I had to vote with the author with the letter J - since my name is Joan - lol. I voted also for the quarter year - reminds me of the quarter quell in Hunger Games - Ha Ha. I also voted for the book before 1900.
I wanted to vote for the books with red, green or blue on the cover but didn't have enough votes left. I also wanted to vote for the science gone wrong prompt. I love science fiction as a prompt but I didn't have enough room for that one. I also just finished Jurassic Park which would have been superb for that prompt.
I didn't vote previous #25 prompts. I wouldn't mind if it got in but I seemed to struggle with those prompts in the past but I could definitely find a book. The dungeons one would be easy for me to fill most likely but it wasn't an upvote for me. I love the creativity though. The AI prompt I didn't pick because I know myself. I would cheat until it gave me an answer I wanted so it would be a freebie for me. Just being honest!!! I probably would describe a book I wanted to read.
So many good ideas! Love it!
Siobhan wrote: "I’m slightly less enthused about these prompts compared to last week, but you wouldn’t know it as I’ve still gone for 6 upvotes and only 2 downvotes! So still plenty to like.Upvote:
1. A book ti..."
I can't believe how similar our voting was! I agree with the fact that I liked last week's prompts much better than these. I upvoted six and downvoted two. Instead of upvoting the 25-prompt which I downvoted I upvoted negation, which you downvoted.
Nike wrote: "Siobhan wrote: "I’m slightly less enthused about these prompts compared to last week, but you wouldn’t know it as I’ve still gone for 6 upvotes and only 2 downvotes! So still plenty to like.Upvot..."
So basically we just swapped one! I love it when stuff like that happens. :D Obviously we both have great taste!
Siobhan wrote: "Nike wrote: "Siobhan wrote: "I’m slightly less enthused about these prompts compared to last week, but you wouldn’t know it as I’ve still gone for 6 upvotes and only 2 downvotes! So still plenty to..."Exactly! 😄
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It's easy to do= just go to your TBR list and search ten. It's kinda amazing!
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Hahaha thank you! That's the vibes I needed this week.
My Thoughts: 1. A book title or author’s first or last name starting with J
NEUTRAL — Fine idea, just wasn't inspired, especially since we have something similar this year (Name with JQX or Z)
2. A book suggested to you by an AI model (ChatGPT and Co.) based on any prompt you give to it
DOWN - At first I thought this would be fun, but was reminded of some of the downfalls of AI, and since this isn't an important use of it, and I have other ways of getting recommendations, I decided to pass.
3. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters
UP - With our two short title prompts this year (1 word, and 2 words starting the The) I found that I have a lot of Want to Reads that would fit here.
4. A book published in a quarter-century year (e.g. 1925, 1950, 1975, 2000, 2025)
NEUTRAL - At first I had this as an upvote. I had to let it go though because there were other prompts I also liked that gave me more choices. For this one I had just 1 backlist book I was interested in, and right now I'm not aware of many upcoming books in 2025. Maybe try again later in the year when we have a better idea of what might be coming in 2025?
5. A book that fits prompt no. 25 of a previous year's ATY challenge
NEUTRAL - I love the idea of this, but wasn't very enthused about the prompts that happened to be #25 each year.
6. A book with an East-West connection
NEUTRAL - wasn't coming up with any great thoughts about what I'd read. I'm sure I could find a great choice though if it becomes a prompt.
7. A book with a primarily red, green or blue cover
NEUTRAL - I love cover prompts. And I have a great book that is all red with gold brown text and embellishments. BUT I'm planning on reading it this year. If I had more votes I'd vote for this one. Try again?
8. A book by an author with a common noun in their name
UP - this is just fun!
9. A book with a negation in the title
UP - had a surprising number of options in my TBR.
10. A book where the word “ten” is in the author’s name or title
UP - ditto for the above 2 reasons
11. A book where science or technology has gone wrong
NEUTRAL - maybe because I've recently read a few books like this I have burnout? Try again later?
12. A book set before 1900
NEUTRAL - I used to read almost exclusively historical fiction. Not as much lately though. I think I used to really want to learn about how the world came to be the way it is. Now I'm more interested in how we can move in a good direction in the future. Wouldn't have a problem with this though if it gets voted in.
13. A book with dungeons, donjons, or in high dudgeon
DOWN- While I appreciate the word play, I just didn't connect to this at all. No real interest in reading a book set in a castle or about someone who is angry.
14. A book related to "The Great Gatsby"
DOWN - I'm one of those people who couldn't stand The Great Gatsby. I think I don't enjoy reading about entitled people. And also having read about the author, not a fan of him as a person either. I'm happy someone suggested some offshoot ideas (re: daisies or eggs or NY in general) should this get in.
15. A book involving the pursuit of happiness
UP - My suggestion, and I like the idea of reading about someone trying to improve their situation.
For East-West connection, The Watchmaker of Filigree Street is an excellent option, as is the sequel The Lost Future of Pepperharrow.
Siobhan wrote: "7. A book with a primarily red, green or blue cover - I suggested it, so! I’ve got a few books with a red cover on my tbr, and I think this could be a nice simple flexible one..."Any reason for red, green or blue? I'm trying to work out what the combination represents.
Bec wrote: "Siobhan wrote: "7. A book with a primarily red, green or blue cover - I suggested it, so! I’ve got a few books with a red cover on my tbr, and I think this could be a nice simple flexible one..."..."
I'm guessing this is the inspiration:
(Red Green Blue) The computer's native color space and system for capturing and displaying color images. All TV, computer and electronic display screens create color by generating and combining red, green and blue (RGB) lights. (copied and pasted from google search)
@Sandra - thanks for the hint on the Natasha Pulley books for East / West. I just read my first book of hers (The Kingdoms) and really enjoyed it!
Given we did purple, green or orange this year, I would have preferred red, blue , yellow to the red, blue, green.
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I'll always vote for green! (I didn't vote for this prompt, too many choices).
@Jillian That was it, yeah! I thought it was a nice theme.
Pamela wrote: "Kendra wrote: "Given we did purple, green or orange this year, I would have preferred red, blue , yellow to the red, blue, green."I'll always vote for green! (I didn't vote for this prompt, too m..."
I would vote for purple and purple and purple 💜😄
Nike wrote: "Pamela wrote: "Kendra wrote: "Given we did purple, green or orange this year, I would have preferred red, blue , yellow to the red, blue, green."I'll always vote for green! (I didn't vote for thi..."
Haha — I'm on Team Purple too! I once painted my front door purple, and I had a large purple sectional sofa. Was sad to see it go...
Dubhease wrote: "6 upvotes and 2 downvotes. I am loving our creativity this year."Just the opposite for me .... 6 DOWN, 2 up
Team Purple as well, although I have yet to fill that prompt this year. My book has to be the right purple to count ;)
Pamela wrote: "Rachel wrote: "10. A book where the word “ten” is in the author’s name or title - Not really a fan of prompts where you have to find a word hidden in names/other words. If it gets in, I'd probably ..."I know it is, but I prefer to be able to choose the books by making the connection myself if I can, and for some reason my brain has trouble processing these kinds of prompts. I tend to skip over options where the word is contained within another word since my brain won't process it as a match.
I down voted two prompts: Gatsby (I hated the book) and AI (not fond of the amount of AI in my life already).
Tracy wrote: "Nike wrote: "Pamela wrote: "Kendra wrote: "Given we did purple, green or orange this year, I would have preferred red, blue , yellow to the red, blue, green."I'll always vote for green! (I didn't..."
Wow! I'd love that! My apartment is full of purple items, purple cloth draped everywhere and so on. 💜💜💜
Erica wrote: "Team Purple as well, although I have yet to fill that prompt this year. My book has to be the right purple to count ;)"Ah, yes unfortunately there aren't enough books with purple covers. We might need a purple revolution. 💜
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(Margo's cover looks pink on my computer, it's definitely purple in real life.)
Rachel wrote: "Pamela wrote: "Rachel wrote: "10. A book where the word “ten” is in the author’s name or title - Not really a fan of prompts where you have to find a word hidden in names/other words. If it gets in..."The Ten word is much easier for me than the common noun. It took me only a few seconds to find all the books with Ten in my TBR because of the listopia. When you “add books” to a listopia, you can just type ten in the search box, it shows all the titles and authors that have it within the word. I got a lot of hits because I have a lot of books on my shelves.
When I looked at the long list of common noun authors, none of them jumped out at me right away.
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You can also go to your TBR page and search ten, you don't need to go to the listopia. That's what opened my name to it being such a good prompt.
NancyJ wrote: When I looked at the long list of common noun authors, none of them jumped out at me right away."I took a little peek at your to-read shelf... three of the last six books you added would qualify: Natasha Pulley, Nathan Hill, Pierce Brown - I think you would probably be fine.
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