2015 Reading Challenge [Closed] discussion

The 2016 Reading Challenge will continue the concept of this year's challenge, with 52 weekly topics. Users then choose a book fitting each topic in order to complete the challenge.

Rules:
- One suggestion per poll per user
- If you suggested a topic for the 7th mini-poll, please wait 2 days before suggesting a topic for this poll.
- Suggestions for each poll will be open for one week (or until 20 suggestions are received) and then opened up for voting.

Now that we are over halfway done (!) with the list, it's becoming more important to consider past selections. Please take a look at the current list before suggesting/voting.

We already have topics surrounding:
- Time
- Book series
- Titles
- Personal "To-read" lists
- Challenges/recommendations/lists/awards
- Authors

I am not prohibiting these suggestions since that is the purpose of expressing opinions through voting. But now's the time to really be creative, as it becomes more and more challenging to come up with unique ideas.

A book featuring a fictional trickster.

Examples might include: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...

How about a nonfiction book? Readers choice on the subject as long as its nonfiction

Climate fiction

A book by an author who is from a country different than your own.

A book that was released exactly 100 years before the year you were born.

(eg. if you were born in 1992, then you should read a book that came out in 1892)

A Greek or Roman classic

Victoria wrote: "A book that was released exactly 100 years before the year you were born.

(eg. if you were born in 1992, then you should read a book that came out in 1892)"

I really like this one!

A book that makes you pee your pants

Marina wrote: "A book that makes you pee your pants"

This is great! I nearly spit my drink out when I read it.

A book that takes place in more than one country

A book with an elderly person as a main character (let's say > 60 years old).

Some of the books I like are really long, and although I'm a slower reader, my favourite book this year was the 500+ page book.

In keeping with challenging ourselves, but also to keep it accessible to everyone who may not want to tackle a doorstop I'm suggesting:

A book longer than the longest book you read last year

A book originally written in a language you'd love to learn

12 down, 8 more to go :)

I'm loving that we have some new types of suggestions instead of the ones we've had for the last 8 mini-polls!

A book from the top 100 mystery novels

Here's the link:
https://www.librarything.com/bookawar...

How about a bestseller or most popular book published in the year your parents were born?

These are great suggestions! I like every one of them.

A book that is set in a location you would like to visit

Michelle wrote: "A Greek or Roman classic"

I love this idea, since the "Odyssey" is one of my favorites.

I don't know if this has already been suggested -

A childhood classic, i.e. Anne of Green Gables, Black Beauty, The Secret Garden, etc

A book with a blue spine

Kelly > Do you mind if it's a blue spine or cover? Some people use e-books so that may dissuade them from including it. Then people can choose either one.

A book with 'diary' in the title (fiction or non-fiction)

2 more :)

If we don't get those last two, then we can go ahead and open it up to the group at 1:00pm EST

A book in which the main character is a child (but not a children's book).

Joann > We're a few hours away from 1:00 but I'll hold the suggestion until then.

The highest-rated book on your to-read list.

P.S. Maybe there should be a poll on some of the "redundant" categories that were voted in (ie. a book on your to-read list) since there are a couple with more stringent qualifications already (ie. the 16th book on your to-read list). I'm ok with trying to read books with similar qualifications, but if we have too many topics already, maybe it would be ok to eliminate the more general ones?

Jasmine
If you would prefer, I can make a note in the poll that if that topic (The highest-rated book on your to-read list) gets voted through, then it would replace "a book from your to-read list"

That would leave us with "the 16th book" and "the highest rated book" on your TBR list.

Yeah, I would be ok with that. No point in my suggestion being redundant, either.

Is it Thursday yet? I'm eager to know the results!

I agree Manda!

Manda wrote: "Is it Thursday yet? I'm eager to know the results!"

Same! I get so impatient once the actual poll is up. I get too excited to find out the results!

Me too - I have a spreadsheet to maintain! ;)

Jody wrote: "Me too - I have a spreadsheet to maintain! ;)"

Exactly! XD

Francesca wrote: "Jody wrote: "Me too - I have a spreadsheet to maintain! ;)"

Exactly! XD"

I'm glad I'm not the only one :D

I broke down and started my list. Peer pressure! :p

We're all terrible influences!

I see no issues with this ;)

I also started my list! Well, kind of, I just write down books that would fit in the categories, I'm going to make my choices later...

I'm going to start on my list too now.

Francesca wrote: "We're all terrible wonderful influences!"

Fixed that for you. :P

I've also started on my 2016 list. Another fresh list of books I want to read - can't resist the temptation :)

Laura wrote: "I broke down and started my list. Peer pressure! :p"

Yes!!!

Glad we were such a good influence on you Laura!

I've gotten my list started as well. I wasn't sure if i was going to participate at first but once I started my list I got excited. Some I have decided on and some I have several possibilities an will decide once out list is complete.

I also gave in and created a thread for you to post your plan or discuss certain themes. So hopefully that helps :)

I'm being good and haven't started my list, although I am itching to. LOL! It doesn't help that I'm almost done with the 2015 one, but these last few are dragging.

Ella ... join us. Start planning.

Maybe after this poll is over.