2025 Upvoting Thread

[Stina]

Thank you to everybody who suggested genres for this year's reading! It's going to be tough to choose, but here's how to vote:

Pick up to 11 of these and list them in a response to this post before I close the thread late Sunday night (US Mountain) the 12th of January. You may edit your response anytime before that. If you list more than 11, I will count your first 11.

If you like, you may suggest a month (or months) that you think particularly suitable for a genre.

Any member of the group may vote.

Depending on how the votes are distributed, there may be another round of voting, or I may do a random selection. Whatever the case, I will try to announce at least the February genre on Monday the 13th. I want everybody to have time to pick a book for February.

Thank you all for everything you do to make this a fun and interesting game to play every year!

Alchemy
"Guide" in the Title
Beautifully Illustrated
Mental Health
Subversive
Team Luigi
Bucket List
Asian Authors
Author You Enjoyed Reading in 2024
Artificial Intelligence
Octopus/Squid/Sushi
Foodie
Crafting Mystery
Mountain Climbing
Mountains
Climate Change
Climate Change Fiction
Apocalypse
Predictive Science Fiction
Fashion
Fiction About a Historical Figure
Cover Pick
Nature Writing
Magic
Playing Games
Author You've Been Afraid to Read
Stretch Yourself
Money
Here's to Your Health
Longest on Your TBR
Legally Speaking
Y Oh Y
Musically Inclined
Gothic
Dragons
Fantasy
Gothic Classic
Horror
Medieval Times
Classic Mystery
Book You Dread
Trains
Science Fiction
Eco-Thriller
Shipwrecks
Outer Space
Dogs
Puzzle(s)
Pop Culture

[Cheryl]

Lots of great ideas so I am going with gut reaction for the top 11

"Guide" in the Title
Asian Author (perhaps in May which is Asian American History Month?)
Foodie
Mountains
Nature Writing
Playing Games (maybe a month when there's a big sports event -- March Madness, Superbowl, World Cup, World Series, Individual Chess Championship, or a tennis cup)
Author You Are Afraid to Read
Stretch Yourself
Trains
Dogs
Puzzles

[Cobwebs-Iced-Across-SpaceTime]

-Artificial Intelligence
-Climate Change Fiction
-Outer Space Science Fiction
-Foodie Mysteries
-Mountain Climbing/Mountains
-Book You Dread
-Author You've Been Afraid to Read
-Apocalypse
-Gothic
-Eco-Thrillers
-Classic Mysteries
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[C]

Beautifully Illustrated
Team Luigi
Octopus/Squid/Sushi
Dragons
Outer Space
Puzzle(s)
Shipwrecks
Asian Author
Longest on Your TBR
Science Fiction
Dogs

[Amy]

My votes:

Puzzle
Crafting mystery
Longest on TBR
Dogs
Foodie
Pop Culture

[Stina]

Here are my votes:
Alchemy
Team Luigi
Author You Enjoyed Reading in 2024
Artificial Intelligence
Foodie
Cover Pick
Magic
Gothic
Fantasy
Classic Mystery
Puzzle(s)

I'll close this out at about 11 PM US Mountain Time.