Robin’s Comments (group member since Jan 05, 2017)

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

I won't be attempting all 40. My goal is try and only read what is already on my shelves, which is A LOT!

Will probably manage around 35 of them.... hopefully!

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1. A book that published in 2021
2. An Afrofuturist book
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign
5. A dark academia book
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction
9. A book with a family tree : Kindred - Octavia Butler
10. A bestseller from the 1990s
11. A book about forgetting
12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)
13. A locked-room mystery
14. A book set in a restaurant
15. A book with a black-and-white cover
16. A book by an indigenous author: Here Come the Dogs - Omar Musa
17. A book that has the same title as a song
18. A book about a subject you are passionate about
19. A book that discusses body positivity
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list
21. A genre hybrid
22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors: The Girl with All the Gifts - M.R. Carey
23. A book with something broken on the cover
24. A book by a Muslim American / Muslim British author
25. A book that was published anonymously
26. A book with an oxymoron in the title
27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts
28. A magical realism book
29. A book set in multiple countries
30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021: All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doer
31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality
32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z”
33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child)
34. A book about a social justice issue
35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels)
36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads
37. A book you think your best friend would like: Artic Summer - Damon Galgut
38. A book about art or an artist
39. A book everyone seems to have read but you
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

I actually created a section for the reading challenge in my own Discord. I'm just starting out streaming so there's not a lot of people in it. And most of them are more gamers than readers!

I'm hoping to get a few people interested in the idea as the year progresses. But yes, a Discord channel would be great. Can you imagine just being able to jump into voice chat for a discussion on the books you're reading for a particular prompt?!

2019 Popsugar Reading Challenge - 0/40

1. A book becoming a movie in 2019
2. A book that makes you nostalgic
3. A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction)
4. A book you think should be turned into a movie
5. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads
6. A book with a plant in the title or on the cover
7. A reread of a favorite book
8. A book about a hobby
9. A book you meant to read in 2018
10. A book with POP, SUGAR, or CHALLENGE in the title
11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover
12. A book inspired by myth/legend/folklore
13. A book published posthumously
14. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie
15. A retelling of a classic
16. A book with a question in the title
17. A book set on college or university campus
18. A book about someone with a superpower
19. A book told from multiple POVs
20. A book set in space
21. A book by two female authors
22. A book with SALTY, SWEET, BITTER, or SPICY in the title
23. A book set in Scandinavia
24. A book that takes place in a single day
25. A debut novel
26. A book that's published in 2019
27. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature
28. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire
29. A book with LOVE in the title
30. A book featuring an amateur detective
31. A book about a family
32. A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America
33. A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in title
34. A book that includes a wedding
35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter
36. A ghost story
37. A book with a two-word title
38. A novel based on a true story
39. A book revolving around a puzzle or game
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading challenge

Popsugar Reading Challenge 2018

1. A book made into a movie you've already seen - Emma Jane Austen
2. True Crime - The Executioner's Song
3. The next book in a series you started - Home Nnedi Okorafor
4. A book involving a heist -
5. Nordic noir -
6. A novel based on a real person -
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Junot Díaz
8. A book with a time of day in the title -
9. A book about a villain or antihero -
10. A book about death or grief - Lincoln in the Bardo George Saunders
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym -
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist -
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical -
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
15. A book about feminism - The Edible Woman Margaret Atwood
16. A book about mental health - Mrs. Dalloway Virginia Woolf
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift -
18. A book by two authors -
19. A book about or involving a sport -
20. A book by a local author - Quarantine Greg Egan
21. A book with your favorite color in the title -
22. A book with alliteration in the title -
23. A book about time travel -
24. A book with a weather element in the title -
25. A book set at sea -
26. A book with an animal in the title - The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery
27. A book set on a different planet -Solaris Stanisław Lem
28. A book with song lyrics in the title - The New York Trilogy
29. A book about or set on Halloween -
30. A book with characters who are twins -
31. A book mentioned in another book -
32. A book from a celebrity book club -
33. A childhood classic you've never read -
34. A book that's published in 2018 - The Night Masquerade Nnedi Okorafor
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner -
36. A book set in the decade you were born - Possession: A Romance A.S Byatt
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to -
38. A book with an ugly cover -
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library -
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges - Interpreter of Maladies Jhumpa Lahiri

Melissa wrote: "Faceless Killers"

I second Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell!

The Executioner's Song
The Black Dahlia

I think I may read Lincoln in the Bardo for this one. I think it fits the bill....

Would All Involved work for this prompt? I've been wanting to read that one for a while.

Or The Black Dahlia ? I mean it was based on a true crime right?

poshpenny wrote: "Robin Bo wrote: "Not sure if this has been mentioned (I'll admit, I only skimmed through the posts) but my copy of The Night Manager has a cat (of sorts) on it.

[bookcover:The Night Manager|219425..."

This is exactly why I've only seen the first episode and am waiting to read the book. I know it is different with regards to setting and some of the characters have been altered....

I'm sure I'll enjoy both!

Emily wrote: "I recommend Time and Time Again by Ben Elton!"

Ohhhh, I've had that on my shelf for AGES! Been meaning to read it!

I guess it is kind of a cheat but I'm going with Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology. Both the vandermeers worked on the project....

Could also be used for the subtitle genre!

For this one I thought I would struggle to find something but actually there is a lot of novels out there with subtitles.
The one I think I'm going to read is Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Denise wrote:
I'm reading that too! But for a different category. I would say it fits because..."

Perfect! Been meaning to read it for a while!

Not sure if this has been mentioned (I'll admit, I only skimmed through the posts) but my copy of The Night Manager has a cat (of sorts) on it.



For this though I'll read Portable Curiosities.

What about The Vegetarian?

That's what I was hoping to read for this category....

Kindred would work for this too.
Woman on the Edge of Time as well.

I just found this about Agatha Christie..... So anyone of hers maybe?

"She is best known for her detective novels and short story collections. But at the same time, she couldn’t even balance her own checkbook due to her learning disability, believed to be dysgraphia. She had a hard time spelling correctly, as a self proclaimed “extraordinarily bad speller” and was not good about remembering numbers, but her learning disability did not hold her back."

Thank you Pioup & Nadine for your responses. I may just leave that one as one of my last reads and see how I'm going by that point....

For the entire challenge I am trying to use books I own that I haven't read yet. As my shelves number well over 100 owned unread books this has not proved to be an issue until now.

I read somewhere that Bel Canto is being made into a movie but no date. I like the idea of American Gods even though it is a TV series rather than a movie as that is a book I have been meaning to read for ages!

How do we feel about the TV series vs movie in this case?

2017 Popsugar Ultimate Reading Challenge (Subject to Change)

Completed 23/40
Last updated 20th Dec

1. A book recommended by a librarian - The Mothers Brit Bennett
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - 1984 George Orwell
3. A book of letters - 84, Charing Cross Road Helen Hanff
4. An audiobook - Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
5. A book by a person of color - The Stone Sky N.K. Jemisin
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title -
7. A book that is a story within a story - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
8. A book with multiple authors -
9. An espionage thriller -
10. A book with a cat on the cover - The Night Manager John le Carre
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym - Swastika Night by Murray Constantine / Katharine Burdekin
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read -
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability -
14. A book involving travel - The Obelisk Gate N.K Jemisin
15. A book with a subtitle - The Alchemist Paulo Coelho
16. A book that's published in 2017 - The Refugees Viet Thanh Nguyen
17. A book involving a mythical creature - Who Fears Death Nnedi Okorafor
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
19. A book about food -
20. A book with career advice -
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective -
22. A steampunk novel -
23. A book with a red spine - Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte
24. A book set in the wilderness - Herland Charlotte Perkins Gilman
25. A book you loved as a child - The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited - Of Love and Shadows
27. A book with a title that's a character's name - The Sudden Appearance of Hope Claire North
28. A novel set during wartime - The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree Shokofeh Azar
29. A book with an unreliable narrator -
30. A book with pictures -
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you - Zulu Caryl Ferey
32. A book about an interesting woman - An Unnecessary Woman Rabih Alameddine
33. A book set in two different time periods - The Fifth Season N.K Jemisin
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title -
35. A book set in a hotel - The Night Sister Jennifer McMahon
36. A book written by someone you admire -
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 -
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas -
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - Mary Poppins P.L Travers
40. A book you bought on a trip -