Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Welcome to the suggestions thread for the 7th poll for the 2021 ATY Reading Challenge prompt list!

Just a reminder that you can find a full list of prompts already on the 2021 list in the third post on this thread.

A little reminder of how things are done around here:

How it works:
- The topics for the 2020 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:
- 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.

Moving on to voting
1. A book related to "the end"
2. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie...)
3. A book set in a communist state. Current, Past, or Fictional
4. A book nominated for a lesser-known literary prize
5. In honour of Wikipedia's 20th birthday, read a book related to a featured article on Wikipedia, or one selected by clicking "random article"
6. A book of poetry or short stories by a single author
7. A book that is related to a book you loved as a child
8. A book you once started but never finished
9. A book where any part of the title rhymes with any part of your name
10. A book with a large-scale disaster or tragedy
11. A book whose title refers to a person or persons, fictional or real, without naming them explicitly
12. A book related to the name of a professional sports team
13. A book with an unusual or counterintuitive structure
14. Discover a new author using Gnooks.com
15. A book related to the bingo call for 21 "key to the door"


Available to be seconded
A book that makes you uncomfortable

Am I playing animal crossing while I do this? yes yes I am

A book where any part of the title rhymes with any part of your name.

I would like to suggest

a book related to "the end"

Could be a book literally ends with "the end" but could also include: the last book an author wrote
The last book in a series
Title include last, final, end, etc
The end of an era, the end of life
Dystopian- the end of the world as we know it

If it makes it in, might be fun to have it as the last prompt!

A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet (Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliett, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_ph...

Examples:
- Characters or authors named Charlie, Mike, or Victor
- Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet)
- Set in India, Canada (Quebec), or Peru (Lima)
- Set during November holidays like Election Day or Thanksgiving
- Features a father-child relationship (papa)
- Related to golf, baseball (yankee), or dancing (foxtrot, tango)
- Character in the military (uniform)
- Related to sorority/fraternity (alpha, delta)
- Related to a TV show broadcast on Bravo TV

I wasn’t going to renominates this yet but I’m here so....

A book nominated for a lesser-known literary prize.

(It was first nominated non poll 3. Sorry I can’t cut and paste the background info from there but I’m on the app which isn’t as user-friendly.)

I second a book related to the end

Avery wrote: "A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet (Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliett, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra..."

I second this one

I'll second NATO Phonectic Alphabet

A book set in a communist state. Current, Past, or Fictional.

Second the communist state.

Juliet wrote: "I'll second NATO Phonectic Alphabet"

Linda beat you to it so you are free to second or suggest something else

Finally suggesting this prompt!! ^ ^

A book whose title refers to a person or persons, fictional or real, without naming them explicitly.
(This person does not have to be the protagonist!)

Some examples:
The Alchemist
Harry Potter and the SORCERER’s Stone
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Magicians
The Aviator’s Wife

(Sorry, doing this on my phone since I’m not at home so I can’t format or use links!!)

Copying for Serendipity

book nominated for a lesser known literary prize.
I’m meaning this to be a counter to this year's “a book nominated for one of the 10 most coveted literary prizes in the world" prompt. So no Booker, Women’s Prize, Hugo, Nobel, Pulitzer or National Book Award etc. But other than that there are heaps of options from the mainstream to the niche.

Some examples (I've got more if anyone wants them)
1. A book prize from a country other than your own eg New Zealand - http://www.nzbookawards.nz/new-zealan...
Canada - https://scotiabankgillerprize.ca/
or Australia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_F.... Many countries have more than one.
2. Aspen Words Literary Prize - http://www.aspenwords.org/programs/li... - for an influential work that illuminates a vital contemporary issue.
3. The McIlvanney Prize - https://bloodyscotland.com/take-part/... - for best Scottish crime writing.
4. Lord Ruthven Award - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Ru... - for vampire literature.
5. The Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Award -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolling... - for comic literature.
6. Reading the West awards -https://readingthewest.com/winners/ - for books set in or with authors from the US’s western states . Lots of different categories.
7. The Orwell Prize - https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-... - for political writing has fiction and non-fiction categories

There are awards for authors of varying ethnicities (Britain’s Jhalka prize - https://www.jhalakprize.com/ - or the International Latino Book Awards -https://www.latinobookawards.org/), books published by an independent press (Firecracker Awards - https://www.clmp.org/programs-opportu...) , good storytelling in contemporary fiction (Glass Bell Award - https://www.goldsborobooks.com/articl...), bad writing (Bad Sex in Fiction Award - https://literaryreview.co.uk/bad-sex-...) odd titles (the Diagram Prize - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booksel...) and all sorts of genres (the Agatha Awards - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_... - for cosy mysteries and the RITAs -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RITA_Award - for romance writing).

I would like to propose a book with a large-scale disaster or tragedy. It could be a plane crash, terrorist attack, pandemic, hurricane or other natural disaster, etc. Fiction where the tragedy or disaster plays a large part in the story or non-fiction would both work.

A book that is related to a book you loved as a child

It could be the setting - I liked Madeline so I would read a book set in Paris

It could be the theme - I liked Betsy-Tacy about girls who are friends so I would read My Brilliant Friend

It could be the genre - I liked fairy tales so I would read Uprooted

It could be the author - I liked The Hobbit, or There and Back Again so I would read The Fellowship of the Ring

Or some other interpretation, these are just suggestions.

Kathy Jo wrote: "Copying for Serendipity

book nominated for a lesser known literary prize.
I’m meaning this to be a counter to this year's “a book nominated for one of the 10 most coveted literary prizes in the w..."

thanks for hunting that down!

I second the lesser known literary prize.

a book of poetry or short stories by a single author

Could I suggest "A book you once started but never finished"

Includes any of those books in school you never actually read and the things that have been lingering on your shelves for years...
Not calling myself out, nope.

posting for conny

In honour of Wikipedia's 20th birthday, read a book related to a featured article on Wikipedia, or one selected by clicking "random article".

annie wrote: "posting for conny

In honour of Wikipedia's 20th birthday, read a book related to a featured article on Wikipedia, or one selected by clicking "random article"."

Second

I will second the book of poetry or short stories by a single author.

What would be a fictional communist state? Having trouble thinking what might fit besides maybe Animal Farm

Rachel wrote: "What would be a fictional communist state? Having trouble thinking what might fit besides maybe Animal Farm"

1984, Brave New World, and Atlas Shrugged are some of my favorite books and anti-communism

I'll second a book that is related to a book you loved as a child.

Glad someone grabbed the wikipedia one for Conny! I almost forgot because I got absorbed in my show. 😬

In that case I will second: A book you once started but never finished

A book where any part of the title rhymes with any part of your name.

Woah-oh, we're HALFWAY theeerrree...

Whoops! Meant to say I second a book where any part of the title rhymes with any part of your name.

Khara wrote: "Glad someone grabbed the wikipedia one for Conny! I almost forgot because I got absorbed in my show. 😬"

hope you don't mind! i was just lucky to be online at the right time

Rachel - Red Star by Aleksandr Bogdanov, a communist society on Mars.

I'll second the disaster task

Sara wrote: "I will second the book of poetry or short stories by a single author."

I would think even the Hunger Games or Divergent might be considered communist states in the Ya genre maybe im wrong

Chelsey wrote: "Sara wrote: "I will second the book of poetry or short stories by a single author."

I would think even the Hunger Games or Divergent might be considered communist states in the Ya genre maybe im w..."

I don't really think of them as communist, but I guess a case could be made for them. Thanks everyone for the suggestions!

A book related to the name of a professional sports team.

This isn't a sports related prompt, just using team names for an association. Some examples from US Major League Baseball: MN Twins (twins), Kansas City Royals (royalty), Chicago Cubs (bear), Seattle Mariners (sailor, ocean adventure), etc.

A book with an unusual or counterintuitive structure.

I’ll 2nd the title that refers to the character in the book, not by name.....

annie wrote: "Khara wrote: "Glad someone grabbed the wikipedia one for Conny! I almost forgot because I got absorbed in my show. 😬"

hope you don't mind! i was just lucky to be online at the right time"

Absolutely don't mind at all, just wanted to try to help cover since Conny asked! : )

A book related to the name of a professional sports team

Seconded!

Richard wrote: "A book with an unusual or counterintuitive structure."

I'll second this.

2 spots left!

A book that makes you uncomfortable

Examples: a book from the horror genre / a book that sits outside of your usual 'comfort zone' in terms of reading taste / a book that deals with difficult subject matter such as race or poverty

Quick question - for the book you started but never finished, what would the option for someone who doesn’t DNF books? I’ve only ever DNF’ed books that are problematic, like racist/sexist/homophobic/offensive in some way. (Except for 1 or 2 where I lost access to the book)

Irene wrote: "Quick question - for the book you started but never finished, what would the option for someone who doesn’t DNF books? "

maybe a book you borrowed from the library/a friend but never got around to reading, a book you lost before you finished reading it, a book that expired (from a subscription service or the library) before you could finish it or maybe a book you only skimmed read or flipped through & didn't read completely before (like if it was for school/work & you ended up sparksnote-ing it or something like a nonfic guide or cookbook you only read certain chapters of)??

Irene wrote: "Quick question - for the book you started but never finished, what would the option for someone who doesn’t DNF books? I’ve only ever DNF’ed books that are problematic, like racist/sexist/homophobi..."

A book you pick up, read 5 pages, set down, and then return to in a week.

Jackie wrote: "Irene wrote: "Quick question - for the book you started but never finished, what would the option for someone who doesn’t DNF books? I’ve only ever DNF’ed books that are problematic, like racist/se..."

This is what I was thinking I'd have to do!!

Ok gang, I am very sleepy so I'm going to go to bed. I expect you all to be on your ~best behavior~ until I or one of the other mods gets back. As of this post, there is room for 2 more spots on the list. I'll check on you in the morning. PLAY NICE, good night, 😴💤💤

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