November - Voices Unbound

[Blagica , Challenges]

VOICES UNBOUND
Duration: November 1 - November 30, 2024

Stories have the power to amplify voices we don’t always get to hear. Whether it's an unexpected narrator, a character finding strength in adversity, or the layered experiences of generations, this challenge invites you to explore the many voices that make literature so rich. Are you ready to listen and engage with these diverse, powerful perspectives?

To join, post a message telling the challenge leader how many books you plan to read. If you are new to our group and/or our group challenges, you can learn more about how they work in this thread.

V - Varied Narrators: Read books with an unconventional narrator. This could be a first-person account from an unusual perspective, like a child, an animal, or an inanimate object.
O - Own Voices: Read books by a diverse or marginalized author whose main character shares that same trait with the author.
I - Intergenerational Voices: Read books that span multiple generations or perspectives.
C - Contemporary Voices: Read recent bestsellers or critically acclaimed books published in the last five years.
E - Empowered Voices: Read books that feature characters who overcome significant challenges or find their voice in the face of adversity.
S - Sympathetic Voices: Read books that are geared towards human emotion and relationships.

Thank you, SarahKat, for coming up with this challenge. Thank you Lisa for agreeing to lead it!

[Lisa]

Hello everyone!
Welcome to this year's penultimate monthly challenge! 🗣️
Can you even believe we're nearing the end of 2024? Where did the year go?! 🤯

As always, I'm curious and excited to see who will be joining me through this month's reading journey, and hope to see many of the regular members, and (at least) as many first-timers, so hop to and sign-up! 😊

---------------------------------------------------------------------✍️ How to participate:

❖ To sign up, comment below letting me know how many books you plan to read for the challenge.

❖ To have your progress updated on the participant roster, post a new comment in which you include both your original (sign-up) message number, plus your progress status using the format below:
Update to msg #xx: (current progress)/(challenge goal)

❖ Should you decide to drop out of the challenge, please don’t delete your original sign-up post. Just update and let me know. You may also edit your original post to say {redacted} if you wish. Thank you kindly!

❖ If you have any questions or need more information, feel free to ask me or check out this FAQ thread.

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[Lisa]

Participants:

Amy → 6/6
Beth → 6/6
Brianna Raquel → 6/6
Caraina → 3/3
Carri Carey → 6/6
Ciara → 6/6
JennH → 4/3
Karin → 3/3
Lina → 2/2
Lisa → 2/2
Lisa Marie → 0/3
Nancy → 2/2
Sarah → 6/6
SarahKat → 6/6
Sheila → 0/5
TerryJane → 18/10

Good luck, and happy reading to all of you! 😊
Updated up to msg #47

[Lisa]

I'll join for 2 this month- Maybe that will actually keep me motivated to read amidst the craziness that November always is at work.

[Karin]

Hi, I'll start with a small goal of 2 for the month so far, but will see how it goes :)
3/3

V - Varied Narrators: Read books with an unconventional narrator. This could be a first-person account from an unusual perspective, like a child, an animal, or an inanimate object.
🌺 The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket
🌺 O - Own Voices: Read books by a diverse or marginalized author whose main character shares that same trait with the author.
I - Intergenerational Voices: Read books that span multiple generations or perspectives.
C - Contemporary Voices: Read recent bestsellers or critically acclaimed books published in the last five years.
🌺 E - Empowered Voices: Read books that feature characters who overcome significant challenges or find their voice in the face of adversity. Airborn
S - Sympathetic Voices: Read books that are geared towards human emotion and relationships.

[Sheila]

Sheila from NC signing on for all five prompts. Looks like a great one. Thanks.

[Lisa]

Welcome to the challenge, Karin and Sheila! 😊

[JennH, Cheerleader]

I'd like to read 3 books for this challenge.

4/3

VOICES UNBOUND
Duration: November 1 - November 30, 2024

V - Varied Narrators: Read books with an unconventional narrator. This could be a first-person account from an unusual perspective, like a child, an animal, or an inanimate object.
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown 11/3/24
O - Own Voices: Read books by a diverse or marginalized author whose main character shares that same trait with the author.
Green by Alex Gino 11/9/24
I - Intergenerational Voices: Read books that span multiple generations or perspectives.
C - Contemporary Voices: Read recent bestsellers or critically acclaimed books published in the last five years.
The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black 11/25/24
E - Empowered Voices: Read books that feature characters who overcome significant challenges or find their voice in the face of adversity.
S - Sympathetic Voices: Read books that are geared towards human emotion and relationships.
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama 11/19/24

[Carri Carey, TBR Twins]

Please sign me up for 6! Thanks!

✅ V - Varied Narrators: The Bees - Read 11/2/24
✅ O - Own Voices: The Hate U Give - Read 11/5/24
✅ I - Intergenerational Voices: Weyward - Read 11/16/24
✅ C - Contemporary Voices: Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing - Read 11/16/24
✅ E - Empowered Voices: Pageboy - Read 11/14/24
✅ S - Sympathetic Voices: We'll Prescribe You a Cat - Read 11/21/24

[Sarah]

Sign me up for 6 books

6/6-COMPLETED

✅V - Varied Narrators: Read books with an unconventional narrator. This could be a first-person account from an unusual Perspective, like a child, an animal, or an inanimate object.
•Toad Rage (26/11/24)

✅O - Own Voice: Read books by a diverse or marginalized author whose main character shares the same trait with the author.
•Get a Life, Chloe Brown (18/11/24)

✅I - Intergenerational Voices: Read books that span multiple generations or perspectives.
•Wise Children (8/11/24)

✅C - Contemporary Voices: Read recent bestsellers or critically acclaimed books published in the last five years.
•Out of Many, One: Portraits of America's Immigrants (9/11/24)

✅E - Empowered Voices: Read books that feature characters who overcome significant challenges or find their voice in the face of adversity.
•After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back up Again (26/11/24)

✅S - Sympathetic Voices: Read books that are geared towards human emotion and relationships.
•The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts (10/11/24)

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

I will try for all 6 please.

6/6

✅V - Varied Narrators: Read books with an unconventional narrator. This could be a first-person account from an unusual perspective, like a child, an animal, or an inanimate object.
Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage (child)

✅ O- Own Voices: Read books by a diverse or marginalized author whose main character shares that same trait with the author.
The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas

✅I - Intergenerational Voices: Read books that span multiple generations or perspectives.
The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult

✅C - Contemporary Voices: Read recent bestsellers or critically acclaimed books published in the last five years.
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

✅ E - Empowered Voices: Read books that feature characters who overcome significant challenges or find their voice in the face of adversity.
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey

✅S - Sympathetic Voices: Read books that are geared towards human emotion and relationships.
We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida

[Lisa]

Welcome everyone! 😊 Everyone's added to the participant's list. Wishing you all a fantastic November!

[Lisa Marie]

I will be participating in this challenge for the first time and I am looking forward to it!! I'm in for 3 books!!

V - Varied Narrators: Read books with an unconventional narrator. This could be a first-person account from an unusual perspective, like a child, an animal, or an inanimate object.
O - Own Voices: Read books by a diverse or marginalized author whose main character shares that same trait with the author.
I - Intergenerational Voices: Read books that span multiple generations or perspectives.
C - Contemporary Voices: Read recent bestsellers or critically acclaimed books published in the last five years.
E - Empowered Voices: Read books that feature characters who overcome significant challenges or find their voice in the face of adversity.
S - Sympathetic Voices: Read books that are geared towards human emotion and relationships.

[Caraina]

VOICES UNBOUND - COMPLETED
Duration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024

Completed: 3/3

V - Varied Narrators: Read books with an unconventional narrator. This could be a first-person account from an unusual perspective, like a child, an animal, or an inanimate object.
O - Own Voices: Read books by a diverse or marginalized author whose main character shares that same trait with the author. Colored Television - Danzy Senna 11/29/24
I - Intergenerational Voices: Read books that span multiple generations or perspectives.
C - Contemporary Voices: Read recent bestsellers or critically acclaimed books published in the last five years.
E - Empowered Voices: Read books that feature characters who overcome significant challenges or find their voice in the face of adversity. Out of the Flames - Stacy Lynn Miller 11/22/24
S - Sympathetic Voices: Read books that are geared towards human emotion and relationships. Heaven Adjacent - Catherine Ryan Hyde 11/5/24

[✨ Brianna Raquel ✨]

VOICES UNBOUND
Duration: November 1 - November 30, 2024

6/6

V - Varied Narrators: Read books with an unconventional narrator. This could be a first-person account from an unusual perspective, like a child, an animal, or an inanimate object.🪴
Maybe He Just Likes You

O - Own Voices: Read books by a diverse or marginalized author whose main character shares that same trait with the author.🪴
Warrior Girl Unearthed

I - Intergenerational Voices: Read books that span multiple generations or perspectives. 🪴
Bloodmarked

C - Contemporary Voices: Read recent bestsellers or critically acclaimed books published in the last five years. 🪴
The Inheritance Games

E - Empowered Voices: Read books that feature characters who overcome significant challenges or find their voice in the face of adversity.🪴
The Prince

S - Sympathetic Voices: Read books that are geared towards human emotion and relationships.🪴
Girlfriend on Mars

[Nancy]

REDACTED
I can only manage 2 books for this challenge

Please sign me up for 2/6!

V - Varied Narrators: Reaper Man - READ
O - Own Voices: Suttree - READ

[TerryJane, Challenges]

🗣️ VOICES UNBOUND - Monthly Challenge
Duration: November 1 - November 30, 2024
Progress: 18/10

V - Varied Narrators: Read books with an unconventional narrator. This could be a first-person account from an unusual perspective, like a child, an animal, or an inanimate object.
🗣️ Paw and Order
🗣️ Dandelion Wine

O - Own Voices: Read books by a diverse or marginalized author whose main character shares that same trait with the author.

I - Intergenerational Voices: Read books that span multiple generations or perspectives.
🗣️ Memento Mori
🗣️ Tell Me What I Am

C - Contemporary Voices: Read recent bestsellers or critically acclaimed books published in the last five years.
🗣️ Melania
🗣️ Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
🗣️ Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food
🗣️ The Comfort of Crows A Backyard Year

E - Empowered Voices: Read books that feature characters who overcome significant challenges or find their voice in the face of adversity.
🗣️ Ask Me No Questions
🗣️ In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
🗣️ My Real Name Is Hanna
🗣️ The Baker's Secret
🗣️ Impossible Music

S - Sympathetic Voices: Read books that are geared towards human emotion and relationships.
🗣️ The Lurking Fear and Other Stories
🗣️ Mary Barton
🗣️ A Little Life
🗣️ The Warm Hands of Ghosts
🗣️ The Museum of Ordinary People

[Lina]

Joining up for 2 books for now, thanks! :)

📣 Voices Unbound - Monthly Challenge 📣
Duration: November 1 - November 30, 2024

📣 Progress 4/2 📣 - COMPLETED!

Stories have the power to amplify voices we don’t always get to hear. Whether it's an unexpected narrator, a character finding strength in adversity, or the layered experiences of generations, this challenge invites you to explore the many voices that make literature so rich. Are you ready to listen and engage with these diverse, powerful perspectives?

Tracking the books I read for this challenge in my corner

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[Carri Carey, TBR Twins]

Update to message #9 - 1/6 books read!

[Amy]

I will try for 6!
6/6-- Challenge Completed

V - Varied Narrators: Read books with an unconventional narrator. This could be a first-person account from an unusual perspective, like a child, an animal, or an inanimate object:
1. The Boy

O - Own Voices: Read books by a diverse or marginalized author whose main character shares that same trait with the author.
I - Intergenerational Voices: Read books that span multiple generations or perspectives.

C - Contemporary Voices: Read recent bestsellers or critically acclaimed books published in the last five years:
1. The Last Thing He Told Me

E - Empowered Voices: Read books that feature characters who overcome significant challenges or find their voice in the face of adversity.

S - Sympathetic Voices: Read books that are geared towards human emotion and relationships:
1. The Cowboy Says Yes
2. Pollyanna
3. The Scent Keeper
4. Uncharted Waters

[Ciara]

I am in! I'll try to read one for each prompt.

[Lisa]

TerryJane wrote: "Lisa, yeah, I know there are 16 shown below, but I'm joining for 10. If I make it to 16, I'll be joyfully surprised. We shall see.

🗣️ VOICES UNBOUND - Monthly Challenge
Duration: November 1 - Nove..."

TerryJane, so 16 you say? Sure thing! 😉

[Lisa]

Welcome all to this month's challenge! Everyone has been added to the participant's list. Wishing you all a fantastic month 📚😊.

[Carri Carey, TBR Twins]

Update to message #9 - 2/6 books read!

[Nancy]

Update to message #16 - 1/6 book read!

[Amy]

Updated message 20-- 1/6

[Nancy]

Update to message #16 - 2/6 books read!

[Karin]

Update to message #5
new goal of 3
3/3

[Amy]

Updated message 20-- 2/6

[Carri Carey, TBR Twins]

Update to message #9 - 3/6 books read!

[Carri Carey, TBR Twins]

Update to message #9 - 5/6 books read!

[Amy]

Updated message 20-- 3/6

[Lisa]

We're halfway through the month! How's everyone's reading coming along? I hope you're all having fun and that you are enjoying your books.

Also, congratulations to Karin on surpassing her goal for this month's challenge!

I hope you've all had a fantastic weekend. and have a great week.
Happy reading!

[Amy]

Updated message 20-- 4/6

[Nancy]

UPDATE message 16

Suttree by Cormac McCarthy

My Review

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Update to Message 11:

6/6

✅V - Varied Narrators: Read books with an unconventional narrator. This could be a first-person account from an unusual perspective, like a child, an animal, or an inanimate object.
Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage (child)

✅ O- Own Voices: Read books by a diverse or marginalized author whose main character shares that same trait with the author.
The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas

✅I - Intergenerational Voices: Read books that span multiple generations or perspectives.
The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult

✅C - Contemporary Voices: Read recent bestsellers or critically acclaimed books published in the last five years.
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

✅ E - Empowered Voices: Read books that feature characters who overcome significant challenges or find their voice in the face of adversity.
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey

✅S - Sympathetic Voices: Read books that are geared towards human emotion and relationships.
We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida

[Carri Carey, TBR Twins]

Update to message #9 - 6/6 books read!
Challenge complete!

[Beth]

I didn't sign up for this, but looking over what I've read in November so far, it appears I've unknowingly completed the challenge. 👍🏻

6/6

V - Varied Narrators - Here by Richard McGuire - narrative perspective is a plot of land over centuries and the changes it does through, including different houses built on it
O - Own Voices - Where Wolves Don't Die by Anton Treuer - author and MCs are all Ojibwa
I - Intergenerational Voices - James by Percival Everett - multiple generations and perspectives (enslaved James, youthful Huck)
C - Contemporary Voices - The Inmate by Freida McFadden - bestseller published in 2022
E - Empowered Voices - I Am Still Alive by Kate Alice Marshall - MC survives weeks in the Canadian wilderness alone and injured
S - Sympathetic Voices - I Was Here by Gayle Forman - Cody investigates the suicide of her best friend Meg

[✨ Brianna Raquel ✨]

updated msg 15, 6/6

[JennH, Cheerleader]

Update to message #8

4/3

Challenge completed.

[Sarah]

Message 10 Updated

6/6

CHALLENGE COMPLETED

[Ciara]

Update to post #21: challenge complete! I read a book for each prompt! More than one for several of them, realistically, but this month has been intense & I gave up on tracking everything. Details under the spoiler!

(view spoiler)[V - Varied Narrators: Read books with an unconventional narrator. This could be a first-person account from an unusual perspective, like a child, an animal, or an inanimate object.
Remember You Will Die - Eden Robins

O - Own Voices: Read books by a diverse or marginalized author whose main character shares that same trait with the author.
Model Home - Rivers Solomon

I - Intergenerational Voices: Read books that span multiple generations or perspectives.
Playground - Richard Powers

C - Contemporary Voices: Read recent bestsellers or critically acclaimed books published in the last five years.
The Fox Wife - Yangsze Choo

E - Empowered Voices: Read books that feature characters who overcome significant challenges or find their voice in the face of adversity.
Dearest - Jacquie Walters

S - Sympathetic Voices: Read books that are geared towards human emotion and relationships.
Clean - Alia Trabucco Zéran (hide spoiler)]

[Amy]

Updated message 20-- 6/6-- Challenge Complete!

[Lina]

Updated message #18:
📣 Progress 4/2 📣 - COMPLETED!

[Caraina]

Update to msg #14: 3/3 completed

[TerryJane, Challenges]

Belated update to Message #17 : 18/10

[Lisa]

Wow - as far as I can tell, you all had an amazing month ! Congratulations to everyone. I hope you all had fun in November 😊

[Sheila]

Sheila from NC- just realized I never posted any updates on this challenge and now I will post that I have completed it
Woth6/5. Thanks for a great challenge.

1V- animal narrator, War Horse
2.. O-own voices- Tears of a Tiger , Tears of a Tiger by Sharon M. Draper
3.. I- intergenerational- The Joy Luck Club, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7763

4.. C- The Briar Club, The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
5.. C- contemporary, The Underground Library, The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan
6.E- empowered voices, always outnumbered, Always outgunned, Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned by Walter Mosley