The 52 Book Club: 2025 / 2026 Challenge discussion
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17 -- Told In Verse
Depending on my mood it’s going to be a YA Ellen Hopkins (she has a couple newer ones I haven’t read) or the difficult Eugene Onegin or Divine Comedy
Denise wrote: "Depending on my mood it’s going to be a YA Ellen Hopkins (she has a couple newer ones I haven’t read) or the difficult Eugene Onegin or Divine Comedy"I love Ellen Hopkins, I will be looking to see what she's put out since I last read her.
I have so many on my list this year to choose from...Hm...
I'll put Joy McCullough's Blood Water Paint here.
Just devoured Crank by Ellen Hopkins so next for this prompt continues the story in Glass
I’ve just reserved The Divine Comedy by Dante from the library. It may arrive before 1 January but I’ll wait to start reading it to New Year’s Day. I am a fan of the classics so this was an easy choice for me.
home is not a country by Safia Elhillo.
I read 'home is not a country' yesterday afternoon, cover to cover. Agree, Thomas- Loved it. I will be reading more of Safia Elhillo in 2025.
I have these two on my TBR list - will either of them work??*Doggerel: Poems by Reginald Dwayne Betts
*Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz: The Rebellion of Sylvia Plath & Anne Sexton by Gail Crowther
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
HAPPY READING!!!
I've chosen Audacity by Melanie Crowder to start on January 1. It's a novel in verse about Clara Lemlich and the fight for labor rights in Manhattan's Lower East Side following the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
Louder Than Hunger by John Schu is excellent
The Iliad by Homer translated in verse by Alexander Pope
I will be reading: Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz: The Rebellion of Sylvia Plath & Anne Sexton by Gail Crowther
HAPPY READING!!
Does poetry count? I am reading Remember Love, a mix of poetry and verse.
House Arrest by K.A. Holt is what I decided on. I read Starfish by zlisa Fipps last year and loved it
Why Fathers Cry at Night by Kwame Alexander
I read Odder, by Katherine Applegate for this prompt. It's a YA/kids book, but I enjoyed it and I wouldn't have picked it up if not for this prompt.
Do you guys think a book of the Bible would count? I listen to the Bible every year and just finished Job..,. though I could wait until I finish Psalms or Proverbs. It would be nice to count the Bible for something this year as I didn't count it last year.
Debbie wrote: "Do you guys think a book of the Bible would count? I listen to the Bible every year and just finished Job..,. though I could wait until I finish Psalms or Proverbs. It would be nice to count the Bi..."I think using the bible and specifically Job for this prompt is a great idea.
I read Starfish by Lisa Fipps. 3.5 stars
The Ghosts of Rose Hill by RM Romero. I read this a few years ago and it was wonderful. It definitely fits this prompt.
I’m reading The Iliad, translated by Emily Wilson.
Since I had already read all of Shakespeare (English Major in college), I chose Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. It is so funny and yet tragic too! Loved it!
Finding Baba Yaga by Jane Yolen is written in verse. The poetry is full of imagery and rich language.
I read Me (Moth) by Amber McBride. I really liked it, 4*
And Then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps 1/22/25 https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo...
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I choose to reread a children's story from my childhood, a classic.
I chose The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
I read Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson. The audio was read by the author and listening made this book better in my opinion.I was dreading told in verse but I am so glad I read this book.
Read A Slip of a Girl by Patricia Reilly Giff
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Books told in verse are novel-length stories written using poetry instead of prose (the usual sentence and paragraph form.) Books told in verse can be any genre as long as it is a narrative told through poetry. Authors often choose this format to create a very strong emotional connection with the reader.
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