This or That - 2026

[Susan, Games & Events]

THIS OR THAT
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026

This challenge involves choosing favorite answers from pairs of opposites. Read one relevant book for each of your answers. How you interpret the question, and how you relate the book to your answer, is up to you. You may choose only one answer per question, even if both are suitable.

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, take a moment to check out the Yearly, Quarterly, Monthly Challenges - Start Here thread for more information on how our challenges are run. So what's it gonna be... this or that?

1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city?
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour?

[Susan, Games & Events]

How to Participate:

1. Post here telling the challenge leader how many books you plan to read.
You may choose your books at the beginning, or add them as you go. You may join any time during the year, and may change your goal whenever needed.

2. When you finish books for the challenge, edit your original post or member’s corner thread to add them.
Instructions are in the how-to link below.

3. To have your progress updated, post a new comment here to let the challenge leader know.
Every time you post an update, be sure to include your original (sign-up) message number, the number of books you have completed, and your goal. We use your original message number to identify you, since multiple members may have the same profile name.
Example:
Update to message 32: 2/25 books read!

For more information about how our challenges work, visit this how-to thread or ask your challenge leader.

P.S. Please do not delete posts! It changes the message numbers, complicating the update process for both leaders and participants. If you wish to leave the challenge, simply post a comment here to let us know. You may edit your original post to say {deleted}. Thank you!

[Susan, Games & Events]

Participants:


Susan #5 - 0/10
Angel **Book Junkie** #6 - 0/35
Darinda #7 - 0/40
GailW #8 - 0/12
Carolyn #9 - 0/40
Lara #10 - 0/10

STATS
Participants: 6
Books Read: 0
Books Pledged: 147
Challenges Completed: 0

Updated through Message #10 on Dec 2, 2025.

[TerryJane, Challenges]

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[Susan, Games & Events]

THIS OR THAT
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026

I'm in for 10

[Angel **Book Junkie**]

THIS OR THAT
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026
Completion 0/35

1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city?
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour?

[Darinda]

I'm in for 40 books.
Completed 0/40

1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city?
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour?

[GailW]

Please add me in for 12

12. Country or city? Country: Home of the Brave
32. Fiction or non-fiction? Non-fiction: Articulate: A Deaf Memoir of Voice

[Carolyn]

THIS OR THAT
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026
Completion 0/40

1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city?
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour?

[Lara]

THIS OR THAT
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026

Please put me in for 10 to start
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1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city?
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour?
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COMPLETE
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[Emily]

I'll sign up for 10 to start.

0/10

1. Playlists or podcasts? - Playlists
2. Shoes or slippers? - Shoes
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach? - Beach
5. Fruits or vegetables? - Fruits
6. Cats or dogs? - Dogs
7. Summer or winter? - Summer
8. Salt or pepper? - Pepper
9. Cash or credit cards? - Credit card
10. Cookies or chips? - Cookies
11. Soda or juice? - Juice
12. Country or city? - Country
13. Text or call? - Text
14. Coffee or tea? - Tea
15. Black or white? - Black
16. Driver or passenger? - Passenger
17. Laptop or tablet? - Laptop
18. Comedy or Horror? - Horror
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out? - Dine in
21. Movies or TV shows? - TV
22. iOS or Android? - iOS
23. Waffles or pancakes? - Waffles
24. Early bird or night owl? - Early bird
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars? - Cars
27. Lunch or dinner? - Dinner
28. Weekends or weekdays? - Weekends
29. Pizza or pasta? - Pasta
30. Friends or family? - Family
31. Boys or girls? - Girls
32. Fiction or non-fiction? - Fiction
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy? - Organized
37. Costume party or pool party? - Pool party
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean? - Ocean
40. Ghost tour or historical tour? - Ghost tour

[Jill]

I’m in for 40.

[Amy]

I will try all 40!
0/40

1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city?
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour?

[Kristina]

THIS OR THAT
January 01 - December 31, 2026
Progress: 0/40

Sign me up for all 40!

Member Corner Tracking Post

[Ursula]

I'm in for 40!

0/40

1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city?
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour?

[Chrissie]

This challenge involves choosing favorite answers from pairs of opposites. Read one relevant book for each of your answers. How you interpret the question, and how you relate the book to your answer, is up to you. You may choose only one answer per question, even if both are suitable.

Progress: 0/10

1. Playlists or podcasts? (playlists)
2. Shoes or slippers? (shoes)
3. Pork or beef? (actually chicken, so whatever)
4. Swimming pool or beach? (beach)
5. Fruits or vegetables? (fruits)
6. Cats or dogs? (honestly neither, but I love cheetahs so big cats it is)
7. Summer or winter? (definitely winter)
8. Salt or pepper? (both, so whatever)
9. Cash or credit cards? (both)
10. Cookies or chips? (always cookies)
11. Soda or juice? (juice)
12. Country or city? (both)
13. Text or call? (text)
14. Coffee or tea? (always tea if not hot chocolate)
15. Black or white? (black)
16. Driver or passenger? (driver)
17. Laptop or tablet? (laptop)
18. Comedy or Horror? (horror)
19. Beer or wine? (neither, so whatever)
20. Dine in or dine out? (dine out)
21. Movies or TV shows? (both)
22. iOS or Android? (android)
23. Waffles or pancakes? (both)
24. Early bird or night owl? (kinda both)
25. Football or baseball? (more into handball, so whatever)
26. Trucks or cars? (cars)
27. Lunch or dinner? (both)
28. Weekends or weekdays? (anything is fine)
29. Pizza or pasta? (pizza)
30. Friends or family? (both)
31. Boys or girls? (boys)
32. Fiction or non-fiction? (fiction)
33. Skiing or snowboarding? (neither)
34. Red wine or white wine? (neither)
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car? (more in the car)
36. Organized or messy? (messy)
37. Costume party or pool party? (costume)
38. Music festival or art festival? (music)
39. Mountains or ocean? (ocean)
40. Ghost tour or historical tour? (maybe both)

[D.L.]

This sounds fun! Please put me down for 10 books.

COMPLETED: 0/10

(view spoiler)[1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city?
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour? (hide spoiler)]