2026 Reading Challenge discussion

THIS OR THAT
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026

This challenge involves choosing favorite answers from pairs of opposites. Read one relevant book for each of your answers. How you interpret the question, and how you relate the book to your answer, is up to you. You may choose only one answer per question, even if both are suitable.

To join, post a message telling the challenge leader how many books you plan to read. If you are new to our group and/or our group challenges, take a moment to check out the Yearly, Quarterly, Monthly Challenges - Start Here thread for more information on how our challenges are run. So what's it gonna be... this or that?

1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city?
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour?

How to Participate:

1. Post here telling the challenge leader how many books you plan to read.
You may choose your books at the beginning, or add them as you go. You may join any time during the year, and may change your goal whenever needed.

2. When you finish books for the challenge, edit your original post or member’s corner thread to add them.
Instructions are in the how-to link below.

3. To have your progress updated, post a new comment here to let the challenge leader know.
Every time you post an update, be sure to include your original (sign-up) message number, the number of books you have completed, and your goal. We use your original message number to identify you, since multiple members may have the same profile name.
Example:
Update to message 32: 2/25 books read!

For more information about how our challenges work, visit this how-to thread or ask your challenge leader.

P.S. Please do not delete posts! It changes the message numbers, complicating the update process for both leaders and participants. If you wish to leave the challenge, simply post a comment here to let us know. You may edit your original post to say {deleted}. Thank you!

Participants:

Alyssa #29 - 0/12
Amanda #28 - 0/15
Amy #13 - 3/40
Angel **Book Junkie** #6 - 0/35
angelinabvby #54 - 0/5
Anna #80 - 0/10
Ariail #37 - 0/40
BarbaraBrubru_gingertiger #21 - 0/20
Beth #25 - 0/0
Brianna #50 - 0/40
Brianna Raquel #34 - 33/40
Bubbles #32 - 0/30
Bucherhornchen #38 - 0/26
Caraina #26 - 0/25
Carolyn #9 - 6/40
Carri Carey #18 - 4/30
Carrie #42 - 1/40
Chrissie #16 - 0/10
D.L. #17 - 0/10
Darinda #7 - 0/40
Debra #23 - 2/25
Denise #24 - 0/20
Dhruti #48 - 0/40
Emily #11 - 2/10
Hilary #45 - 4/20
Jasmin #60 - 0/25
Jenn #98 - 0/40
Jill #12 - 0/40
Kristina #14 - 14/40
Kylie #36 - 0/15
Lara #10 - 0/10
Laureen #33 - 6/25
Laurie #39 - 0/20
Lazy Days #40 - 3/40
Mary #22 - 0/40
MaryAnn (EmilyD1037) #55 - 0/5
ReGina #47 - 0/30
Sarah #30 - 12/40
Shari #20 - 0/40
Susan #5 - 4/10
Tanu #41 - 0/40
TerryJane #19 - 0/20
Ursula #15 - 6/40
Vanessa #52 - 0/40

STATS
Participants: 44
Books Read: 100
Books Pledged: 1,183
Challenges Completed: 0

Updated through Message #103 on February 1, 2026

Reserved by backup moderator

THIS OR THAT
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026

Progess: 4/10

7. Summer or winter? Summer - The Last Summer of You and Me - 1/23/26

31. Boys or girls? Boys - Wolf Brother - Finished 1/22/26

32. Fiction or non-fiction? Fiction - Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay - 1/4/26

35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car? Singing in the shower - Heaven - Finished 1/17/26

THIS OR THAT
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026
Completion 3/35

1. Playlists or podcasts? "The podcast where your favorite book drama gets lovingly..." p. 1 | Woman Down | Colleen Hoover | 01.15

2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?

6. Cats or dogs? She Went All the Way | Meg Cabot | 01.16


7. Summer or winter? Summer Island | Kristin Hannah | 01.14

8. Salt or pepper?

9. Cash or credit cards? "and handed over her credit card,..." p. 90 | Flawless | Sara Shepard | 01.02
10. Cookies or chips? "You yanks say cookies, not biscuits." p. 16 | The Briar Club | Kate Quinn | 01.05
11. Soda or juice? "Juice diets" p. 19 | Pretty Girls | Karin Slaughter | 01.15

12. Country or city?

13. Text or call?

14. Coffee or tea? "Are you sure you don't want some tea?" p. 32 | Only the Good Spy Young | Ally Carter | 01.08
15. Black or white? | Black Cover | A Dowry of Blood | S.T. Gibson | 01.17


16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?

18. Comedy or Horror? | Genre | The Butcher | Jennifer Hillier | 01.07
19. Beer or wine? "..., there is also plenty of wine, ..." p. 12 | My Husband Next Door | K.L. Slater | 01.06

20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?

31. Boys or girls? Girl Power | Final Girls | Riley Sager | 01.08

32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?

34. Red wine or white wine? Not My Husband | Cathryn Grant | 01.11


35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?

39. Mountains or ocean? Mountains | Hiking in Mountains of Colorado | The Girls in the Cabin | Caleb Stephens | 01.01
40. Ghost tour or historical tour? Historical Fiction | The Women | Kristin Hannah | 01.01

I'm in for 40 books.
Completed 0/40

1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city?
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour?

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THIS OR THAT
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026
Completion 4/40

1. Playlists The Voice Inside, John Farnham, 352 pages
2. slippers The White Slipper, Brittany Fichter, 156 pages
3. beef Butter, Asako Yuzuki, 464 Pages
4. Swimming pool The Swimmer of Auschwitz, Renaud Leblond, 242 pages
5. Fruits News and Nectarines, Carly Winter, 200 pages
6. Cats We'll Prescribe You a Cat 26 Jan
7. Summer Secrets Hidden in the Glass, Cate Beauman, 543 pages
8. Salt A Pinch of Salt, Bethany Lopez, 226 pages
9. Cash The Cash Machine: A Tale of Passion, Persistence, and Financial Independence, Dave Maso, chana Mason, 559 pages
10. Cookies The Gingerbread Bakery, Laurie Gilmore,
11 juice Juice, Tim Winton, 528 Pages
12. city The Inheritance, Simon Tolkien, 400 pages
13. Call I have this book just need to get it
14. Coffee Lattes and Spirits, Alyn Troy, 210 pages
15. Black The Live of Velnin: The Black Citadel, Brian Heming, 110 pages
16. Driver Santa Comes Snow side, Kathy Coatney, 262 Pages
17. Laptop Summer Unplugged, Amy Sparling, 120 pages
18. Comedy Make Me Lose, Ember Leigh, 299 pages
19. Wine Aged for Murder, Fiona Grace, 250 pages
20. Dine in Death by Candlelight, Emma Davies, 381 pages
21. Movies Hard Lines, Elise Novle, 455 pages
22. Android Cell, Stephen King, 512 pages
23. Pancakes The Strawberry Patch Pancake House, Laurie Gilmore,
24. night owl Katabisis, R.F. Kuong, 541 pages
25 baseball Southpaw Sully, Steven Carman, Audio Book
26. Trucks Trouble in Mudbug, Jana DeLeon, 263 pages
27. dinner Kill Joy,Holly Jackson 26 Jan
28. weekdays
29. pasta Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert 09 Jan
30. Family Iron Flame, Rebecca Yarros 5 Jan
31. girls A Second Wedding Night 06 Jan
32. Fiction
33. Skiing or
34. Red wine
35. singing in the car
36. messy The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath 17 Jan
37. Costume party
38. Music festival
39. ocean
40. Ghost tour Haunted Walked In: A Ghostly Haunted Tour Guide Cozy Mystery, Rose Betancourt, 215 pages

THIS OR THAT
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026

Please put me in for 10 to start
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1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city?
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour?
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I'll sign up for 10 to start.

2/10

1. Playlists or podcasts? - Playlists
2. Shoes or slippers? - Shoes
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach? - Beach - Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman
5. Fruits or vegetables? - Fruits
6. Cats or dogs? - Dogs
7. Summer or winter? - Summer
8. Salt or pepper? - Pepper
9. Cash or credit cards? - Credit card
10. Cookies or chips? - Cookies
11. Soda or juice? - Juice
12. Country or city? - Country
13. Text or call? - Text
14. Coffee or tea? - Tea
15. Black or white? - Black
16. Driver or passenger? - Passenger
17. Laptop or tablet? - Laptop
18. Comedy or Horror? - Horror
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out? - Dine in
21. Movies or TV shows? - TV
22. iOS or Android? - iOS
23. Waffles or pancakes? - Waffles
24. Early bird or night owl? - Early bird
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars? - Cars
27. Lunch or dinner? - Dinner
28. Weekends or weekdays? - Weekends
29. Pizza or pasta? - Pasta
30. Friends or family? - Family
31. Boys or girls? - Girls
32. Fiction or non-fiction? - Fiction - When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy? - Organized
37. Costume party or pool party? - Pool party
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean? - Ocean
40. Ghost tour or historical tour? - Ghost tour

I’m in for 40.

I will try all 40!
3/40

1. Playlists or Podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or Beach: A Secret in the Keys
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city?
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or Wine: The Twisted Women's Book Club
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or Ocean: Wild Dark Shore
40. Ghost tour or historical tour?

THIS OR THAT
January 01 - December 31, 2026
Progress: 14/40

Sign me up for all 40!

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I'm in for 40!

6/40

1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs? Dogs: Hekate: Goddess of Witches
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city? City The Assassin's Blade
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white? Black: Between the World and Me
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror? Comedy: Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction? Nonfiction: Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party? Costume party: Such Sharp Teeth
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour?

This challenge involves choosing favorite answers from pairs of opposites. Read one relevant book for each of your answers. How you interpret the question, and how you relate the book to your answer, is up to you. You may choose only one answer per question, even if both are suitable.

Progress: 11/10

1. Playlists or podcasts? (playlists)
2. Shoes or slippers? (shoes)
3. Pork or beef? (actually chicken, so whatever)
4. Swimming pool or beach? (beach)
5. Fruits or vegetables? Fruits Fruits Basket Pearls 04 ✓ 01/26
6. Cats or dogs? (honestly neither, but I love cheetahs so big cats it is)
7. Summer or winter? Winter ✓ 01/28
8. Salt or pepper? (both, so whatever)
9. Cash or credit cards? (both)
10. Cookies or chips? (always cookies)
11. Soda or juice? (juice)
12. Country or city? City City Lights Birthday: Gefühlvoller Boys-Love-Einzelband aus dem Omegaverse, in dem Beta und Omega ihr Schicksal selbst in die Hand nehmen ✓ 01/13
13. Text or call? Text Sag's mit den Händen, Band 1 ✓ 01/05
14. Coffee or tea? (always tea if not hot chocolate)
15. Black or white? (black)
16. Driver or passenger? (driver)
17. Laptop or tablet? (laptop)
18. Comedy or Horror? Horror From the Red Fog 3 ✓ 01/03
19. Beer or wine? (neither, so whatever)
20. Dine in or dine out? (dine out)
21. Movies or TV shows? (both)
22. iOS or Android? (android)
23. Waffles or pancakes? (both)
24. Early bird or night owl? Night ✓ 01/19
25. Football or baseball? (more into handball, so whatever)
26. Trucks or cars? (cars)
27. Lunch or dinner? (both)
28. Weekends or weekdays? (anything is fine)
29. Pizza or pasta? (pizza)
30. Friends or family? Family Maman ✓ 01/21
31. Boys or girls? Boys ✓ 01/21
32. Fiction or non-fiction? (fiction)
33. Skiing or snowboarding? (neither)
34. Red wine or white wine? Red Red Hood ✓ 01/08
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car? (more in the car)
36. Organized or messy? Messy Wenn sie wüsste ✓ 01/25
37. Costume party or pool party? (costume)
38. Music festival or art festival? (music)
39. Mountains or ocean? (ocean)
40. Ghost tour or historical tour? Historical Kenshin 04 ✓ 01/06

This sounds fun! Please put me down for 10 books.

COMPLETED: 0/10

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I will sign up for 30 please!
Progress: 6/30

1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
✅ 12. Country or city? The London Eye Mystery - Read 2/4/26
✅ 13. Text or call? A Monster Calls - Read 1/13/26
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
✅ 30. Friends or family? The Descendants - Read 1/4/26
✅ 31. Boys or girls (lady)? The Case of the Left-Handed Lady - Read 1/25/26
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
✅ 37. Costume party or pool party? The Girlfriend - Read 1/9/26
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour?

I'd like to join for 20. Thank you!

I'm joining for 40.

THIS OR THAT
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026

Progress: 3 / 40

1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
🍄 7. Summer or winter? Big Summer
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
🍄 12. Country or city? Her Small-Town Cowboy - Country
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
🍄 30. Friends or family? The Major's Family Mission
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour?

Hi,
I am in for 20 books :)
Thanks !

1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city?
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour?

THIS OR THAT
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026

THIS OR THAT
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026

Progress: 0 / 40

1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city?
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour

I’m in for 25😊

I'll start with 20 but may increase the goal
1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city?
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
🐈24. Early bird or night owl?
The Tiger's Wife Téa Obreht 9 Jan Tigers are night owls too

25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
🐈39. Mountains or ocean?
Barbara O'Neal 12 Jan
40. Ghost tour or historical tour?

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Me! More later.

I'm in for 25

THIS OR THAT
Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026

*This challenge involves choosing favorite answers from pairs of opposites. Read one relevant book for each of your answers. How you interpret the question, and how you relate the book to your answer, is up to you. You may choose only one answer per question, even if both are suitable.

Completed: 0/25

1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city?
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour?

Welcome to This or That! Thank you for joining!!

THIS OR THAT
Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026

*This challenge involves choosing favorite answers from pairs of opposites. Read one relevant book for each of your answers. How you interpret the question, and how you relate the book to your answer, is up to you. You may choose only one answer per question, even if both are suitable.

Completed: 0/15 (for now)

1. Playlists or podcasts? Playlists
2. Shoes or slippers? Shoes
3. Pork or beef? Beef
4. Swimming pool or beach? Beach
5. Fruits or vegetables? Fruits
6. Cats or dogs? Dogs
7. Summer or winter? Winter
8. Salt or pepper? Salt
9. Cash or credit cards? Credit Cards
10. Cookies or chips? Chips
11. Soda or juice? Soda
12. Country or city? Both? I'll pick country
13. Text or call? call
14. Coffee or tea? coffee
16. Driver or passenger? Passenger
17. Laptop or tablet? Laptop
18. Comedy or Horror? Horror
19. Beer or wine? Wine
20. Dine in or dine out? Out
21. Movies or TV shows? TV shows
22. iOS or Android? iOS
23. Waffles or pancakes? Waffles
24. Early bird or night owl? Night owl
25. Football or baseball? Football
26. Trucks or cars? Jeeps (is that a truck?)
27. Lunch or dinner? Dinner
28. Weekends or weekdays? Weekends
29. Pizza or pasta? Pasta
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction? Fiction
33. Skiing or snowboarding? Snowboarding
34. Red wine or white wine? White wine
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy? Organized
37. Costume party or pool party? Pool party
38. Music festival or art festival? Music
39. Mountains or ocean? Mountains
40. Ghost tour or historical tour? I love both

I'm in for 12
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1. Playlists or podcasts? Playlists:High Fidelity
2. Shoes or slippers? Shoes: Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?Fruits: The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
6. Cats or dogs? Dogs:Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?Cash: Confessions of a Shopaholic
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city?
13. Text or call? Text:Attachments
14. Coffee or tea? Coffee: Before the Coffee Gets Cold
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?Comedy :Bossy Pants
19. Beer or wine?Wine: A History of the World in 6 Glasses
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes? Waffle:Will It Waffle?: 53 Irresistible, Unexpected Recipes to Make in a Waffle Iron
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner? Dinner:Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family? Family: The Glass Castle
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour?

Sign me up for 40 books

12/40

✅1. Playlists or podcasts? Playlists: New Kids on the Block: 40th Anniversary Celebration (7/1/26)
2. Shoes or slippers? Shoes: If the Shoe Fits
3. Pork or beef? Beef Beef Cake
4. Swimming pool or beach? Swimming Pool: The Diving Pool: Three Novellas
5. Fruits or vegetables? Fruits: Forbidden Fruit
6. Cats or dogs? Cats: Mog the Forgetful Cat
7. Summer or winter? Summer: Summertime
8. Salt or pepper? Salt: The Years of Rice and Salt
9. Cash or credit cards? Cash: Breathe In, Cash Out: A Novel
10. Cookies or chips? Cookies: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
11. Soda or juice? Juice: Just Juice
12. Country or city? City: London Underground at War
13. Text or call? Text: Text for You
14. Coffee or tea? Tea: The Tiger Who Came to Tea
15. Black or white? White: The White Stag
16. Driver or passenger? Passenger: The Passenger
17. Laptop or tablet? Laptop: Have Laptop, Will Travel: Memoirs of a Digital Nomad—12 Cities, 12 Months
18. Comedy or Horror? Horror Hell House
19. Beer or wine? Wine: Killer Chardonnay
20. Dine in or dine out? Dine Out: Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant: A Memoir
21. Movies or TV shows? Movies: Lady and the Tramp
✅22. iOS or Android? Android: The Haunted Computer and the Android Pope (21/1/26)
✅23. Waffles or pancakes? Pancakes: The Crêpes of Wrath (10/1/26)
24. Early bird or night owl? Early Bird: Early Bird Special
25. Football or baseball? Baseball: Baseball Saved Us
✅26. Trucks or cars? Cars: Cannonball! World's Greatest Outlaw Road Race (21/1/26)
✅27. Lunch or dinner? Dinner: Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show (26/1/26)
✅28. Weekends or weekdays? Weekend: Parents Weekend (27/1/26)
✅29. Pizza or pasta? Pizza: Pizza Girl (31/1/26)
30. Friends or family? Family: Family Life
31. Boys or girls? Girls: Nice Girls
✅32. Fiction or non-fiction? Non-fiction: Around Lewisham & Deptford in Old Photographs (22/1/26)
✅33. Skiing or snowboarding? Skiing: Ski Weekend (30/1/26)
✅34. Red wine or white wine? Red Wine: The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine (23/1/26)
✅35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car? Car Drive Me Crazy (19/1/26)
36. Organized or messy? Messy: The Messy Lives of Book People
37. Costume party or pool party? Costume Party: Curious George Goes to a Costume Party
✅38. Music festival or art festival? Music: Our Story: New Kids On the Block - Signed/Autographed by All 5 (5/1/26)
39. Mountains or ocean? Mountains: My Side of the Mountain
40. Ghost tour or historical tour? Ghosts: Ghosts and Grisly Things

Decided that I'm not going to do challenge

This or That
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026
Completion 0/30

1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city?
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour?

Please sign me up for 25. Thank you!

THIS OR THAT
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026

33/40

1. Playlists or podcasts? Podcasts - Sweet Heat🪻
2. Shoes or slippers? Shoes - Nothing Interesting Ever Happens to Ethan Fairmont🪻
3. Pork or beef? Pork - Murder With a Sip of Eggnog: An Ivy Clark Mystery🪻
4. Swimming pool or beach? Beach - Reel Love🪻
5. Fruits or vegetables? Fruits - Brain Damage🪻
6. Cats or dogs? Cats - Where You're Planted🪻
7. Summer or winter? Summer - The Thrashers🪻
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards? Cash - Joy Moody Is Out of Time🪻
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice? Soda - Better Catch Up, Krishna Kumar🪻
12. Country or city? City - Parents Weekend🪻
13. Text or call? Call - The Wrong Way Home🪻
14. Coffee or tea? Tea - Waiting for the Long Night Moon: Stories🪻
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger? Passenger - The Wicked Bargain🪻
17. Laptop or tablet? Laptop - Blue Light Hours🪻
18. Comedy or Horror? Comedy - Zhara🪻
19. Beer or wine? Wine - Most Eligible🪻
20. Dine in or dine out? Dine out - Twice in a Lifetime🪻
21. Movies or TV shows? Movies - With Love, Miss Americanah🪻
22. iOS or Android? Android - Too Many Interesting Things Are Happening to Ethan Fairmont🪻
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl? Night owl - Everything Interesting Keeps Happening to Ethan Fairmont🪻
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars? Car - Her One Regret🪻
27. Lunch or dinner? Dinner - The Build-a-Boyfriend Project🪻
28. Weekends or weekdays?Weekdays - Don't Let Him In🪻
29. Pizza or pasta? Pizza - All the Lies They Told🪻
30. Friends or family? Family - Everyone Is Lying to You🪻
31. Boys or girls? Girls - All the Mothers🪻
32. Fiction or non-fiction? Fiction - Secret Identity🪻
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine? Red wine - Speak: A Post Divorce Romance🪻
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy? Organized - Everybody is a Liar🪻
37. Costume party or pool party? My Ex-Husband's Ex-Husband🪻
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean? Ocean - The Five-Star Weekend🪻
40. Ghost tour or historical tour? Historical tour - (S)Kin🪻

Welcome to This or That! List has been updated, please let me know if you see any errors!

I'm in for 15 please.

Progress: 0 / 15

1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city?
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour?

Count me in for all 40!!

I'm in for 26 books.
Completed 4/26

1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city?
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black cover
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction Rubinrot (time travel)
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. messy HEN NA E - Seltsame Bilder (messy story telling, not linear)
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour Gespensterzentrale: Das Rätsel der Zeitreise (ghost takes MC on a tour)

Please sign me up for 20.

1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city?
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour?

I'm in for 40 books.
Completed 4/40

1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
✅12. Country or city? Country: Foe - Set on a farm - finished 5 Jan.
✅13. Text or call? Call: Part of Your World - Ali and Daniel talked for hours on phone multiple times - finished 6 Jan.
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
✅22. iOS or Android? iOS: Follow You Home - iPhone found in Laura's drawer even though she doesnt like Apple products - finished 30 Jan
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
✅30. Friends or family? Family: The Japanese Lover Alma Belasco and Nathaniel Belasco - finished 1 Jan
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour?

I'll go for 40 please :)

Progress: /40

1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach? - Beyond the Sea (stranded on a deserted tropical island) ✅
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city? -
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine? - How to Say I Do MMC1 runs a vineyard ✅
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction? -
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour?

Please sign me up for 40!

THIS OR THAT
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026
Progress: 1 / 40

1. Playlists or podcasts?
✔️2. Shoes or slippers? shoes on cover- The Bell Jar 1/9/26
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city?
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour

Bücherhörnchen wrote: "I'm in for 26 books.
Completed 0/40

1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Sa..."

Question regarding your goal. 26 or 40?

"I'm in for 26 books.
Completed 0/40"

Welcome to This or That!

List updated to here.

I'm going to attempt this challenge in 2026 - aim is for 20

Update to message 40: 1/25 books read (I am from New Zealand clock has already ticked over, 5pm here).

I'm in for 30!

THIS OR THAT - 0/40
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026

1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city?
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour?

Hilary wrote: "I'm going to attempt this challenge in 2026 - aim is for 20"

Got it. Are you also changing your goal from 40 books to 20?

Aiming for 40

THIS OR THAT
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026
Completion 0/40

1. Playlists or podcasts?
2. Shoes or slippers?
3. Pork or beef?
4. Swimming pool or beach?
5. Fruits or vegetables?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. Summer or winter?
8. Salt or pepper?
9. Cash or credit cards?
10. Cookies or chips?
11. Soda or juice?
12. Country or city?
13. Text or call?
14. Coffee or tea?
15. Black or white?
16. Driver or passenger?
17. Laptop or tablet?
18. Comedy or Horror?
19. Beer or wine?
20. Dine in or dine out?
21. Movies or TV shows?
22. iOS or Android?
23. Waffles or pancakes?
24. Early bird or night owl?
25. Football or baseball?
26. Trucks or cars?
27. Lunch or dinner?
28. Weekends or weekdays?
29. Pizza or pasta?
30. Friends or family?
31. Boys or girls?
32. Fiction or non-fiction?
33. Skiing or snowboarding?
34. Red wine or white wine?
35. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
36. Organized or messy?
37. Costume party or pool party?
38. Music festival or art festival?
39. Mountains or ocean?
40. Ghost tour or historical tour?