2025 Summer Reading Challenge: Discussion

[Nancy]

Yeah, that's my thought too. I used Rick Riordan for the author with 10+ books but I could move it to a lower point prompt.

[Starry]

For 4B - a book with a wedding - is it important that the wedding actually happen? The book I'm reading is completely about a wedding, preparing for it and everything that takes place during it but it ends up not completing.

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

Yes, Jackie mentioned above that the wedding should actually happen in the book for it to count. If it involves someone being left at the alter, or the wedding getting interrupted, I think that would be fine.

[Starry]

Emily wrote: "Yes, Jackie mentioned above that the wedding should actually happen in the book for it to count. If it involves someone being left at the alter, or the wedding getting interrupted, I think that wou..."

Yes, leaving at the altar happens, perfect. Thanks!

[Vicki]

I am reading a book that is 685 pages long. However, it is a large print edition. I looked up the regular hardcover edition and found it listed as 435 pages. Is it okay for me to use it as the 500+ pages book or not?

[Jackie, Solstitial Mod]

Vicki if you're reading the large print edition, then you are free to use the page count of the large print edition. Just make sure to link to that edition when you submit your entry!

For anyone who needs a refresher on how to link to a specific edition, when you click on "add book/author" and search for your book, below the Add button will be an option to click "other editions" and then you can select whichever version you want. For books like Lord of the Rings that have had a million editions this is a bit cumbersome but for most books it's pretty easy to find what you're looking for.

[Elizabeth]

Can I use Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris for the military prompt? Bill Compton served as a Confederate soldier in the civil war prior to becoming a Vampire, so would that count as retired from the military?

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

Yes!

[NancyJ]

Hey everyone.

The first suggestions round is still going on. We need more suggestions.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[MacKenzie]

Joanna G wrote: "Yeah, I think that can be part of the issue with defining it - is it how the individual sees themselves, which means 16 wouldn't be a child, or how others see them, where a 16 year old might well b..."

Not to jump into this conversation at the 11th hour - I feel like a good distinction would be child versus minor. A child possibly being an age group below teenager. A minor being someone under the age of 18.

I try my hardest to be a strict constructionist of prompts as I enjoy a good challenge or creative interpretation!

[Trish, Annular Mod]

I'm still debating challenging. I'm wondering if that might include books that make little or no sense while you're reading them, or switch about too much to follow easily, and you have no idea what happened at the end of them!

I finished one of those a couple of days ago (Acceptance), and I seem to be on another one now (The West Passage).

[NancyJ]

My plan was to read all the prompts in the challenge, but none of my pre-1900 books are remotely appealing to me right now. I haven’t finished my 500+ page book yet either.

[Deborah]

NancyJ wrote: "My plan was to read all the prompts in the challenge, but none of my pre-1900 books are remotely appealing to me right now. I haven’t finished my 500+ page book yet either."

You could just submit for the raffle whenever you get to 5,000 points, then you could still read books for the other prompts later.

[NancyJ]

Deborah wrote: "NancyJ wrote: "My plan was to read all the prompts in the challenge, but none of my pre-1900 books are remotely appealing to me right now. I haven’t finished my 500+ page book yet either."

You cou..."

That makes sense, I know that’s the logical thing to do. With the craziness in my house I could forget later. I might also just give myself permission to skip the one I don’t like.

(I wish I could be this diligent in other parts of my life. )

[Vicki]

A library hold came in for me, Stuart Woods' Finders Keepers, by Brett Battles. My library shelves this as MYS/Woods, S.

Would it or wouldn't it be OK to use this for 2B. Author's initials in "unSWeetened iced tea?"

[Jackie, Solstitial Mod]

Vicki wrote: "A library hold came in for me, Stuart Woods' Finders Keepers, by Brett Battles. My library shelves this as MYS/Woods, S.

Would it or wouldn't it be OK to use this ..."

I'm going with No. Stuart Woods died in 2022 and according to Wikipedia he did not write that book. I'd be open to a posthumous book but all parties seem pretty clear that Brett Battles wrote that book using Stuart Woods' character(s).

[Jackie, Solstitial Mod]

Reminder!

The summer reading challenge will end Aug 31st, and you will then have through Sept 2nd to submit your raffle entry. The raffle drawing will be on Sept 3rd.

Thank you!

[Deborah]

Jackie wrote: "Reminder!

The summer reading challenge will end Aug 31st, and you will then have through Sept 2nd to submit your raffle entry. The raffle drawing will be on Sept 3rd.

Thank you!"

Thanks for letting us know.

[Shelley]

I finished The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi. My copy was 487 pages and the longest edition is 496 pages. I completed the raffle with other books but so frustrating to be that close to 500!

[Deborah]

Shelley wrote: "I finished The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi. My copy was 487 pages and the longest edition is 496 pages. I completed the raffle with other books but so frustrating to be that close..."

The long one I wanted to read was 499, so I put it off until later and used other prompts to finish.