Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge discussion

This thread is to mark your completion of the September challenge for the prompt: read a banned book during banned book week. You can join the group read of Fahrenheit 451, or read a book of your choice.



Title:
Author:
Would you recommend this book?
Did you read your book during Banned Book Week? (September 27 - October 3, 2020)

Title: The Grapes of Wrath
Author: John Steinbeck
Would you recommend this book? Yes, it was very good. Although bleak doesn't even begin to describe it.
Did you read your book during Banned Book Week? (September 27 - October 3, 2020) I finished it August 13th, once I knew I could be done by September.

Title: The Grapes of Wrath
Author: John Steinbeck
Would you recommend this book? Yes, but brace yourself because it's incredibly depressing.
Did you read your book during Banned Book Week? (September 27 - October 3, 2020) No, I knew I wouldn't be able to read this book in a week, and I didn't want to wait to finish the challenge.

Heather, I love that we said almost the same thing.

Title: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Author: Mark Twain
Would you recommend this book? Yes
Did you read your book during Banned Book Week? No, I surely didn't.

Title: Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return

Author: Marjane Satrapi

Would you recommend this book?

Yes, this graphic novel was interesting. I thought volume one worked better as a story but seeing as these are about someone's life it doesn't really matter.

Did you read your book during Banned Book Week? (September 27 - October 3, 2020)

No, I read the first volume during covid lockdown and had to wait
for the library to reopen to get the second part.

Title: The Golden Compass
Author: Philip Pullman

Would you recommend this book? Yes! I liked it a lot. Lyra is one of my favorite characters so far this year.

Did you read your book during Banned Book Week? (September 27 - October 3, 2020) No, but I'll re-read a bit during Banned Book Week so it counts. Alternately, I still have books 2-3 in the series to read and may end up reading one of them then.

Milena wrote: "Heather, I love that we said almost the same thing."

I thought about that too because you'd already posted my thoughts exactly. It must be a common reaction, right?

Title: The Bell Jar
Author:Sylvia Plath

Would you recommend this book? Yes, it was very interesting, sad, hopeful, and beautifully written

Did you read your book during Banned Book Week? No, I'm a rebel. I thought I would be finished with the challenge by September, and I would have been if I hadn't gotten sidetracked by the PS Summer Challenge.

Title: Speak

Author: Laurie Halse Anderson

Would you recommend this book? Yes

Did you read your book during Banned Book Week? (September 27 - October 3, 2020) - No. Missed it by ONE Day. It was due back at the library and there were too many holds on it. Maybe other readers are using it for the PS Challenge??

Title: Brave New World
Author: Aldous Huxley
Would you recommend this book? Yes. I read this all today. I got stuck at the garage for four hours. And I'm glad it was good, otherwise, it would have been an even longer four hours.
Did you read your book during Banned Book Week? (September 27 - October 3, 2020) No. I thought it was this week up until a couple of days ago and already had this book ready to go.

Finished this challenge this week.

Title: Animal Farm

Author: George Orwell

Would you recommend this book? Yes, though I saw frightening correlations to the current admin. 😳

Did you read your book during Banned Book Week? No, but I’m hoping to get to another next week.

I'm reading . Haven't read it in many years. It's not my favorite Mark Twain but it is still worth reading. Kids and the way they think hasn't changed much since it was written 144 years ago.

Title: Fahrenheit 451
Author: Ray Bradbury

Would you recommend this book? Yes

Did you read your book during Banned Book Week? (September 27 - October 3, 2020). I intended to - but the prompt listed that as 20/26 September, so that's when I read it!

Title: Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America
Author: Barbara Ehrenreich

Would you recommend this book? Yes! I've read a number of banned/challenged books this year, but I chose to reread this amazingness during the actually Banned Book Week.
When I win the lottery. I am buying a copy of this book for every person in the Americas to read. It should be mandatory.

Did you read your book during Banned Book Week? (September 27 - October 3, 2020) I most certainly did. I also read it in August, as my hold came in then, too.

Title: Animal Farm
Author: George Orwell
Did you read this during Banned Books Week: Yes
Would you recommend this book: Absolutely

Title: Blubber
Author: Judy Blume
Would you recommend this book? YES! I did the audiobook version, which was delightful! It included an Epilogue that was a discussion between Judy Blume and an educator. I loved every single moment of this reading experience.
Did you read your book during Banned Book Week? (September 27 - October 3, 2020) Yep! I started listening to the book on Sunday and finished it this afternoon.

As planned, I got another banned book in—barely. I finished late Saturday night.


Title: Fahrenheit 451
Author: Ray Bradbury
Would you recommend this book? Yes! Still quite relevant.
Did you read your book during Banned Book Week? (September 27 - October 3, 2020) Yes. However, though it was a reread for me, I had difficulty getting into it this time, no idea why. Maybe due to reading another dystopian (Animal Farm) last weekend?

Title: Speak
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Would you recommend this book? Yes, it was very good.
Did you read your book during Banned Book Week? (September 27 - October 3, 2020) yes, on the 28th

Title: In Cold Blood
Author: Truman Capote

Would you recommend this book Honestly no, I realize it's basically the start of the true crime genre, but as soon as I'd start reading it, I had to struggle to keep my eyes open.
Did you read your book during Banned Book Week? (September 27 - October 3, 2020) No. I did start it during banned book week, but it took me awhile to finish it.