[2027] Poll 18 Suggestions > Likes and Comments

It's time for Round 18 of suggestions, which might be our last round!

Just a reminder that you can find a full list of prompts already on the 2027 list here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

How it works:
- The topics for the 2027 reading challenge list will be determined by a series of mini-polls, the number of which depends on the number of prompts winning in each mini-polls
- Suggestions for each poll will be opened until 15 suggestions are received and “seconded”.
- The voting thread will open the day after suggestions go live. You can find the schedule here.
- The poll will be posted after the voting thread is opened for 24 hours, and will remain open for three full days.
- Each user has 8 votes to spread between their favorite (top) and least favorite (bottom) prompts
- The prompts with the more favorable votes (comparing top votes to bottom votes, and looking at the overall number of votes it received) will be added to the final list (between 2 and 5 depending on how the votes are spread)

Rules for suggestions round:
- Each member can only suggest OR second one prompt
- Suggestions close after 15 total seconded prompts

When suggesting and seconding, feel free to provide examples and descriptions that may help other members understand the prompt better. These descriptions and examples will be copied over to the voting thread for further discussion.

As always, please express any and all feedback (respectfully, of course), either here or in The Wild Discussion: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/....

Moving on to voting:
1. A book including a rivalry or feud
2. A book that has a medical aspect to it
3. A book that involves the afterlife
4.. A book about something far away in time.
5. A book by an author from South America, Central America, or the Caribbean.
6, A book that challenges your idea of reality
7, A book relating to bacteria, viruses or fungi.
8, A book featuring a hobby you find interesting but never taken up.
9. A book with a main character who seems unlike you.
10. A book that is selected randomly
11. A book set on an island
12. A second book for your favorite prompt
13. A book by or about a GOAT (Greatest Of All Time).
14.A book with character who is an activist or champion for a cause.
15.. A book featuring a character who is out of their element


Awaiting seconding:
A book with a character who is immortal.

A book including a rivalry or feud

- A rivalry is a lasting competitive relationship or state of antagonism where two or more people, groups, teams, or businesses continuously try to outperform each other for the same goal, title, or reward.
- A feud is a long-lasting, bitter argument or conflict between two people, families, or groups.

Common Types of Rivalries
• Sports Rivalries: Iconic ongoing matchups between teams or athletes (such as college football's Red River Rivalry or historic pro club clashes).
• Business Rivalries: Companies competing for market share, clients, or industry dominance (such as banks or tech firms vying for corporate business).
• Personal Rivalries: Everyday or social competition, such as sibling rivalry or coworkers competing for promotions

Famous Feuds:
https://stacker.com/stories/celebriti...

I second the rivalry prompt

Suggestion:
Read a book that has a medical aspect to it

Medical memoirs
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...

Medical microhistories
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...

Medical thrillers
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...

Historical medical fiction
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

Wearing scrubs on the cover
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...

Medical fiction
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...

Medicine book lists
https://www.goodreads.com/list/tag/me...

MJ wrote: "Suggestion:
Read a book that has a medical aspect to it ..."

I second this.

A book that challenges your idea of reality.

It might be about an alternative or warped reality, or make you think about life in a different way.

Alternate reality: https://www.goodreads.com/genres/alte...

Reality warping: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

Unstable reality:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

Makes you rethink reality:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...

Change the way you view life:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

Unreality:
https://www.goodreads.com/genres/unre...

Andrea wrote: "I second the rivalry prompt"

Thank You...Now I can go back to my football game! Which BTW is a big rivalry...Seahawks vs. 49er's

Read a book featuring a character who finds themselves completely out of their element. A new country, unfamiliar culture, unexpected job, different social class, strange world, or even another time period can leave them figuring things out as they go.


The Accidental Tourist

https://bookriot.com/books-unfamiliar...

https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/...

https://reactormag.com/five-books-abo...

https://fable.co/blog/best-books-abou...

A books that involves the afterlife.

Examples:
Concepts/Locations: Heaven, hell, limbo, purgatory, reincarnation, hauntings, seances, the universal consciousness, Day of the Dead (deceased family veneration)…

POV of beings experiencing the afterlife, or those experiencing these beings:
ghosts, the undead, spirits, corpses…

A Few Listopias:
Afterlife: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Heaven and Hell: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5...
Best Reincarnation Books: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
Books About Life Beyond Death, Signs & Spiritual Continuity: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
Exploring the Paranormal: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...

Examples of the types of books I’d have in mind for me (some already read):
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak
Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore
Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by Dave Eagleman
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck

A book with a main character who seems unlike you.

This could be someone from another country, a different gender, a different sexual orientation, different personality or any thing else that stands out that you feel would fit. A great opportunity to explore the diversity of the human experience.

I'll second afterlife if we can change "books" to "book."

A book about something far away in time.

This might be
A book set in the past or in the future
A history or historical fiction book
A book published long ago
A book that features a character focused on their past or their future
A time travel or time slip book

Sandra wrote: "I'll second afterlife if we can change "books" to "book.""

Yes, book is what is intended.

I second far away in time.

A book by an author from South America, Central America, or the Caribbean.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...

Donna wrote: "I second far away in time."

Thanks, Donna : )

I’ll second author from south america

A book relating to bacteria, viruses or fungi.

This could be a straightforward non-fiction science book; a book about biotechnology, disease or vaccines; historical fiction where a character suffers from an infectious disease (e.g. Black Death, cholera, tuberculosis, Covid); a murder mystery where the victim is poisoned by mushrooms; a book where a character is a baker or brewer (yeast is a fungus); or even simply a book with mushrooms on the cover.

A book featuring a hobby you find interesting but never taken up.

Lets say you always wanted to learn to play the piano, go on a long hike, learn to make your own clothes, knitting, gaming, play darts.

Anything really you just never got around to start or had the opportunity to learn, but have been curious about.

I'll second a book that challenges your idea of reality.

Robin P wrote: "Sandra wrote: "I'll second afterlife if we can change "books" to "book.""

Yes, book is what is intended."

I figured, but I knew someone would say something.

I'll second the bacteria, viruses or fungi prompt.

Kendra wrote: "I'll second the bacteria, viruses or fungi prompt."

Thanks Kendra!

A book that is selected randomly

It could be selected:

- the name of a book pulled from a hat
-using a random number generator to match numbered books on GR
- using Good Read's random feature
- selected by a family member/friend
- closing your eyes and grabbing a book off a bookshelf

I'll suggest:

A second book for your favorite prompt

I'll second a book about a hobby you are interested in, but never takened up.

Thanks Robin P!

Samantha wrote: "A book with a main character who seems unlike you.

This could be someone from another country, a different gender, a different sexual orientation, different personality or any thing else that stan..."

I'll second an MC who seems unlike you

Kathy wrote: "I'll second a book about a hobby you are interested in, but never takened up." Thank you :-)

A book set on an island.

Dubhease wrote: "A book that is selected randomly

It could be selected:

- the name of a book pulled from a hat
-using a random number generator to match numbered books on GR
- using Good Read's random feature
- s..."

I will second this! Thanks for making sure it was suggested Dubhease!

second book set on an island

We have 11 prompts already!

Oh no, somebody please second “A second book for your favorite prompt”! I just realized it hasn’t been seconded yet!

Deborah wrote: "I'll suggest:

A second book for your favorite prompt"


Second

Heather L wrote: "Deborah wrote: "I'll suggest:

A second book for your favorite prompt"


Second"

Yay!!!! Thank you Heather!

Charlsa wrote: "Read a book featuring a character who finds themselves completely out of their element. A new country, unfamiliar culture, unexpected job, different social class, strange world, or even another tim..."

If it makes a difference, I would call this a "fish out of water" character, which has its own listopia
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

A book with character who is an activist or champion for a cause.

They might be called an organizer, crusader, change agent, reformer, civic leader, rebel leader, campaigner, union organizer, committee member, environmentalist, Suffragette. This could relate to community action, civil rights, a charitable cause, clean air, worker safety, industry change, environmental safety, trees, education, etc.

A resistance leader, or political activist working against an invader or dictator.
A doctor trying to convince people that handwashing saves lives, or that cholera is spread by water, not miasma in the
A group protesting for civil rights, or the right to vote.
Neighbors working together for public safety.
Anyone who works to make the world better in one way.

• Read a book by or about a GOAT (Greatest Of All Time).
2027 is the Lunar Year of the Goat and goats are awesome! There aren’t a lot of books about goats, (and most goats have trouble typing with their little cloven hooves,) but there a lot of GOATs out there. Is it totally subjective? Heck yeah!

I second GOAT

Thank you Sandra for finding my typo, and Robin for realizing that of course I meant ‘book’ and not ‘books’. I appreciate you fixing it. That’s what you get for making a suggestion while in Costco!

Heather L wrote: "Deborah wrote: "I'll suggest:

A second book for your favorite prompt"


Second"

Thank You!!

NancyJ wrote: "A book with character who is an activist or champion for a cause.

They might be called an organizer, crusader, change agent, reformer, civic leader, rebel leader, campaigner, union organizer, com..."

I second

Velvet wrote: "Oh no, somebody please second “A second book for your favorite prompt”! I just realized it hasn’t been seconded yet!"

Sorry, I got here a little late.

I second person out of their element

Jill wrote: "NancyJ wrote: "A book with character who is an activist or champion for a cause.

They might be called an organizer, crusader, change agent, reformer, civic leader, rebel leader, campaigner, union..."

Thanks Jill!

KP wrote: "I second person out of their element"

Thanks, KP!

Rosemary wrote: "A book with a character who is immortal.

You could take this literally or figuratively: someone who will never be forgotten."

I love this and would second it if I could.

It's okay, I think it's too late, so I deleted it. But thanks for your support.

That's 15! It seemed like we were slowing down, so I answered an email and suddenly we are done.