Amanda’s Comments (group member since Jul 13, 2020)

Amanda’s comments from the Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge group.

I'm late to game, I'm trying to figure out if anthologies that an author has co-written should be included? Would you only count the solo publications? Another question if an author has multiple pen names they write under would you include those publications? My head hurts from this prompt.

Date you finished: 12/23/2020
Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 904
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book published the month of your birthday- Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
Educated by Tara Westover- A book that won an award in 2019
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: The Overstory by Richard Powers-A book with an upside-down image on the cover
Least favorite prompt: 37. A Western
Prompt you hope to see again: A book with a Pink cover, Bird, or Book. I thought all three made me go outside my normal reads. I love a good cover and that is what normally draws me to a book.
Last prompt you finished: A book written by an author in their 20s- The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: This was my first time participating and I loved it. Setting up my reading list ahead of time helped with all the anxiety picking the right books
Finally, are you in for 2021? Absolutely!

2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
1. A book that's published in 2020- Midnight Sun (Twilight #5) by Stephenie Meyer
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author- The Deep by Rivers Solomon
3. A book with a great first line- Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
4. A book about a book club- The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics- All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
6. A bildungsroman- My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed- Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover- The Overstory by Richard Powers
9. A book with a map- The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club- Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
11. An anthology- The Bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice by Donna Kauffman
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it- The Enforcer (Fire’s Edge, #3) by Abigail Owen
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name-Last Christmas in Paris: A Novel of World War I by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb
15. A book about or involving social media- Beartown by Frederick Backman
16. A book that has a book on the cover- The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms
17. A medical thriller- The Silent Patient by Alex Michealides
18. A book with a made-up language- Children of Blood and Bone by Tome Adeyemi
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"- World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention- Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
21. A book published the month of your birthday- Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM- Lab Girl by Hope Jehren
23. A book that won an award in 2019- Educated by Tara Westover
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about- American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
26. A book with a pun in the title- Sorry I Missed You by Suzy Krause
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character- Last Girl Standing by Marjory Kaptanoglu
29. A book with a bird on the cover- The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader- Becoming by Michelle Obama
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title- What Was the Gold Rush by Joan Holub
32. A book by a WOC Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads- The Rouge King (Inferno Rising, #1) by Abigail Owen
34. A book you meant to read in 2019- The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani
35. A book with a three-word title- One Second After by William R. Forstchen
36. A book with a pink cover- Severance by Ling Ma
37. A Western- Little House In the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
38. A book by or about a journalist- The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week- Night by Elie Wiesel
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge- Looking for Alaska by John Green

2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s- The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title- Takedown Twenty (Stephanie Plum, #20) by Janet Evanovich
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)- Wilder Girl by Rory Power
4. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics- Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
5. A book set in the 1920s- A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title- A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler)
8. A book published in the 20th century- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books- Notorious Nineteen (Stephanie Plum, #19) by Janet Evanovich
10. A book with a main character in their 20s- Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid