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Jun 22, 2012 07:23AM
Good suggestions jaxnsmom and Emily.
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Signs of the zodiac and along with that the four thingys they belong to um as in earth, fire, water and air
Snoozie Suzie wrote: "Signs of the zodiac and along with that the four thingys they belong to um as in earth, fire, water and air"That would make a great year long challenge.
My brain is fuzzy this morning, so maybe this has already been said, or even done, but I suggest:Read a book that another member picks for you (from your tbr shelf).
Didn't we do that one last year? I think it was the first challenge I did at YLTO and it was so much fun. We should definitely do that one again !
Kat wrote: "Didn't we do that one last year? I think it was the first challenge I did at YLTO and it was so much fun. We should definitely do that one again !"Yes, we did it last year. I was thinking we could do a twist on it down the road. I need my thinking cap. Where did I put it?
Fine then. I'll replace it with a fascinator then, and come up with something fascinating.
Janice wrote: "Fine then. I'll replace it with a fascinator then, and come up with something fascinating."LOL!
I like it Janice, very good :-D
With it being election year, how about something to do with presidents? Bio or memoir of a president (I want to read White House Diary), a book with a fictional president as a main character, or a fiction or nonfiction book about the presidential election process (One of my favorite books is Taft 2012).Siblings as main characters, and nonfiction about the relationship of siblings.
Retelling of fairy tales for adults/YA.
Legendary heroes, like King Arthur and Joan of Arc, Robin Hood.
Wartime experiences from the soldiers' point of view.
Wartime experience from civilians' point of view (family, civilians in a war zone, resistance fighters)
Fiction or nonfiction about specific wars (American Revolution, Civil War, Vietnam, Iraq, unfortunately there are way too many to choose from.
Dogs with jobs - soldier dogs, police dogs, search and rescue, therapy, assistance dogs, herding...
Wow! Did you stay up late coming up with that list, jaxnsmom? All good suggestions.
I kept jotting them down during the June Toppler, but misplaced the list (ok, really scraps of paper) til recently :) I think there are more somewhere else...
Judy wrote: "Love the dog themes, jaxnsmom. We could even expand it to pets in general."If we have to...my dogs aren't crazy about sharing :) And I have read some good books about other animals - currently reading
, that poor man.
I think that we should have a challenge or TBR toppler dedicated to books that we own. From some of the discussions, a few people have mentioned that they never get to these books although they want to read them.
Good suggestion, Emily. Stay tuned.
Oooh, yes. Books on my iPod already, or on the kindle... I'm looking forward to that toppler!
Agreed. And it should have a rule that regardless of what Y'ALL do, *I* am not allowed to buy any more books until it's done.
I enjoyed the one where we paired up to pick books for our partner to read from their the list. could we revisit?
Alison wrote: "I enjoyed the one where we paired up to pick books for our partner to read from their the list. could we revisit?"Yes, we will revisit but perhaps with a twist. :)
May I ask a question about the monthly challenge? What's the thing about putting them on a shelf?
I like the read a book about or based in a country idea. What about books with the month/season/time of year in their titles - not that I have one in mind, or anything >:-)
I like the read a book about or based in a country idea. What about books with the month/season/time of year in their titles - not that I have one in mind, or anything >:-)
Don't know if this suggestion has been made previously ( at least that I could see ) but what about an animal themed read. Features an animal, transforms into animal, etc. could even include point qualifications if the cover features an animal print :). Just a thought...
That's a neat idea, tweakable for either challenges or themes... tx Kendra Jo!
Great suggestions. They can be applied in many different ways.
For the toppler, we could adapt a challenge I love from another group-- it's called "give me five" and the way it works is one person posts five books, the next person picks one for the first person to read, and then posts his or her own five, and so on. We could do it with a twist- post five books, or seven, that you already own. The next person picks three for you to read for your toppler for the month, and posts his or her own five or seven, and so on. You don't get to post another list until you've finished your three. You finish earlier than a month, you get to post again that month. In fact, you could post as often as you get your three finished, and of course, that earns you the privilege of picking someone else's three from their list more often...
I could adapt that for a challenge. I've been thinking of something similar for an upcoming challenge. It could still be used for a Toppler.
Oooh I just had an idea for February (short month). Read a book of short stories.
That's a good idea, Suzie. Thanks for the suggestion.
Is there any merit in a year long challenge where each author's surname begins with a different letter of the alphabet?
Helen wrote: "Is there any merit in a year long challenge where each author's surname begins with a different letter of the alphabet?"I like that idea, Helen. We could do author or title.
Oooh - great idea, Helen. I will add it to my suggestion file.
I'm new here so I'm not sure what themes you have used and exactly how these challenges work (it's a bit confusing lol). But I would like to makes some suggestions anyway.Around the World-Reading books that take place somewhere other than your native country
Psychology-books with psychological themes and meanings examples include:
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, and
.Books that changed things- any book that had a huge impact on society when it was first published. examples:
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, and
(technically that one is a short play, idk if you allow plays in this group).Post-Apocalyptica World-this one is self-explanatory that there are so many books with this theme.
April wrote: "Great suggestions! I have been wanting to read Middlesex for quite awhile now."I just finished reading it and loved it! Definitely not your average book. I've heard rumors that HBO might be making it into a TV show.
I purchased Middlesex a couple of years ago. I will get to it eventually, but the right themed challenge or group reads would make that happen sooner.Thanks for your suggestions, Jada. Suggestions can be used in several ways around here - challenges, group reads, and topplers.
Many of us have resisted reading current books that are over-hyped. How about a book that's gotten hardly any attention, but looks really good, a hidden gem?I just couldn't resist that title. Haven't you ever picked up a book because the title sounded so fun or bizarre you just had to read it?
Judge a book by it's cover. Some covers are so appealing that you have to have them, whether it's beautiful, evokes a certain mood, funny, has a dog on it...
jaxnsmom wrote: "Many of us have resisted reading current books that are over-hyped. How about a book that's gotten hardly any attention, but looks really good, a hidden gem?I just couldn't resist that title. Hav..."
I use to judge books by the covers when I was in middle school and the beginning of high school. Now I judge based on quality alone.
Our very first challenge on this group was to judge a book by its cover. :)
For the December challenge, I suggest including the option to finish those books started in 2012. I have a few lingering out there, and it seems like a good fit for a 24 hour challenge.
Lara wrote: "For the December challenge, I suggest including the option to finish those books started in 2012. I have a few lingering out there, and it seems like a good fit for a 24 hour challenge."We're doing something different for Nov/Dec challenge. Maybe you would like to design it? Refer to this message: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
Janice wrote: "We're doing something different for Nov/Dec challenge. Maybe you would like to design it? Refer to this message: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1..."Thanks Janice, I will!
What about reading twins? Books with the same title, or authors with the same name.Like Dry Ice and Dry Ice
Shanna_redwind wrote: "What about reading twins? Books with the same title, or authors with the same name.Like Dry Ice and Dry Ice"
That's a great idea, Shanna! I really like it.
Shanna_redwind wrote: "What about reading twins? Books with the same title, or authors with the same name.Like Dry Ice and Dry Ice"
Interesting and creative!
Shanna_redwind wrote: "What about reading twins? Books with the same title, or authors with the same name.
Like Dry Ice and Dry Ice"
Oh nice one! We had a challenge not so long back (was it the night challenge?) where there were several instances of the same title being used by different authors.
Like Dry Ice and Dry Ice"
Oh nice one! We had a challenge not so long back (was it the night challenge?) where there were several instances of the same title being used by different authors.
I hear the wheels and cogs turning... LOL!
Read a book with with less than 500 GR ratings. Inspired by these lists:
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/31...
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/18...
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/18...
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/18...
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