Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon discussion

Challenge: Chinese Medicine Elements

Since we are doing a Reverse Readathon to make a bow to readers in the Eastern Hemisphere, it might be a good idea to make a cultural bow to some readers who live in the Eastern Hemisphere. Yes, Western Hemisphere folk are also familiar with a similar elemental list. So this should work well for many of us.

The Elements.
Wood
Fire
Earth
Metal
Water
Spirit

The Read.
This is your reading challenge. Use these elements to develop your own reading list, perhaps reading about science, science fiction, technology, natural resources, myths, or fantasy about these elements. Or maybe you want to read books with titles that include an element or more in a title.

This elemental list is just a jumping off point. Enjoy.

Here we can ask questions, discuss possible books, list books, and more.

I have some books in progress/TBR that might fit this challenge:
Fire: - deals with developing of oil industry in the end of XIX century
Earth: - also fits party challenge

Water:

Looks good Lamilla. Enjoy :)

I added a channel in our discord for this challenge as well, and included the optional 6th element- Spirit. When you look at your face in an ancient Chinese mirror depicting the 5 elements around its rim, you yourself make up that 6th element. :)

I picked Afterlife, by Julia Alvarez, as my book for Wood, since it has a tree on the cover.

Good addition Jaime!

After I complete the All Things Party Challenge, I will read some of the Chinese Medicine Elements.

🎒 Wood -- If Trees Could Talk: Life Lessons from the Wisdom of the Woods by Holly Worton Trees give us wood. July 24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fire -- The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History by William K. Klingaman This is the summer that Mary Shelley and party were kept inside and when she wrote Frankenstein.
Earth -- to be decided later, maybe
Metal -- to be decided later, maybe
🎒 Water -- The Pearl by John Steinbeck Out of the sea water come oysters and their pearls. July 17⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spirit -- The Little Book of Yoga Breathing: Pranayama Made Easy. . . by Scott Shaw Yoga was developed to help those sitting in meditation would be more comfortable for hours at a time.

I choose books for other goal reasons for TBR but looked at what I had with this list, cute idea

The Elements.
Wood The Withering - Trees, grass, and flowers "wither"
Fire Devil's Island - Devil in title
Earth The Waste Lands
Metal The Alchemist and an Amaretto - metal can be used in alchemy
Water Dead Sea - set on/in ocean
Spirit A Plain-Dealing Villain MP Supernatural /paranormal elements

My progress on the challenge:

Challenge: Chinese Medicine Elements
DONE Fire: Битва гигантов. Ротшильды, Рокфеллеры и Нобели by Brita Åsbrink
DONE Earth: Цветник в тени. Неприхотливые растения для вашего сада
DONE Water: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty
DONE Metal: Gallant by Victoria Schwab
Wood: ...

I'm so glad Erin and Lamilla that you too are enjoying this challenge! I think others are enjoying at other Dewey sites.

I have so far completed two with two more planned.

for Wood: If Trees Could Talk: Life Lessons from the Wisdom of the Woods by Holly Worton. What made thos not too wierd for me is that I have twice read The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World. Trees provide source materials for our wood products. 5⭐

for Water. The Pearl by John Steinbeck. Pearls come from oysters of seas and kther bodies of water. Somewhat edenic. Somewhat a parable. 4⭐