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2022 ONTD Reading Challenge discussion

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2019 ♦️ARCHIVES♦️ January > JAN '19: Read a Book that is Being Adapted into a Movie or TV Show in 2019

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Lea | 327 comments Mod
Use this post to discuss your January picks! The ONTD post with suggestions is here:


message 2: by Jamie (last edited Dec 27, 2018 09:29AM) (new)


message 3: by Jamie (new)

Jamie Zaccaria My recommendations to others:

Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah


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Kat | 54 comments I'm reading The Sun Is Also a Star!


message 5: by Lea (new)

Lea | 327 comments Mod
I don't believe Circe is coming out in 2019. it's only just been optioned. as far as I was able to google it's not in production yet


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Juliana (julzreads) | 94 comments I've picked three books and have discovered that none of them are actually being made in 2019 (or ever) sooo I'm still stuck. Haha.


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Max Perry (maxlper) Hi, I'm new here! I think I'm going to read Pet Sematary. I didn't like the other Stephen King I've read but I want to keep reading to try to understand what people like about him so much


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Eve (eveofrevolution) | 123 comments Max, which King did you read? He has some great ones (Pet Sematary is one of them) but definitely some duds as well!


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Max Perry (maxlper) I read Misery, which came highly recommended from some friends, but I just couldn't get into it.


message 10: by Eve (new)

Eve (eveofrevolution) | 123 comments Aw that’s sad, Misery is another of my favorites! Well hopefully you enjoy Pet Sematary, it’s one that King actually shelved for a bit because he thought it went too far! It’s pretty sad as well as horrific.


message 11: by Keri (last edited Dec 27, 2018 11:54PM) (new)

Keri (keri91) | 39 comments I'm thinking of reading The Sun is Also a Star. I wanted to try The Woman in the Window, but a lot of people said it's just like Girl on the Train and Gone Girl, both of which I didn't enjoy. Either that or Pet Sematary! I've also never read Catch-22 but feel like I should lol.


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Cathryn (esmenoir) | 33 comments I've decided to revisit Little Women for this month. Haven't read it since I was about 12, so I think it'll be fun and nostalgic. Snagged a free copy from Project Gutenberg, which I recommend checking out whenever you're going to read any classics -- they have loads of legal copies of books no longer in copyright.


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Nicole (lapetite) | 58 comments I had a hard time choosing but I think I'm going with The Sun Is Also a Star for this challenge.


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Katie (littlelistmaker) I think I'm going to read Little Women, but I'm not entirely sure I'll like it. I suppose I could probably get away with We Have Always Lived in the Castle since it never ended up coming out in 2018 afaik? and I didn't go through with reading it.


message 15: by Jamie (new)

Jamie Zaccaria Little Women is my all-time favorite book, I'm so happy so many are reading it!


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June | 10 comments i think i'll read The Nightingale!


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M. (koushiba) | 2 comments I'm going to read Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1) by Eoin Colfer :> so excited to finally see the movie!


message 18: by Rozalina (new)

Rozalina (rozalinaa) | 25 comments There are so many books from this challenge that were already on my reading list that i know I’m about to try and read them all before January is up (which is ridiculous and takes some of the enjoyment away but i know myself when I get back into my reading phases lol).

I own “Where’d You Go, Bernadette,� “The Nightingale,� “The Underground Railroad,� “The Rosie Project,� “The Knife of Never Letting Go,� and “Nos4a2.� I also have “The Woman in the Window� on audiobook, and I think I am going to buy “Circe.�

It’s going to be a busy month!


message 19: by Rozalina (new)

Rozalina (rozalinaa) | 25 comments Oh and I have “The Turn of the Screw� on ebook because I like old gothic novels. Oh boy!


message 20: by Sophie (new)

Sophie Probably Where'd You Go, Bernadette since I own it. But I might read some others too :D


message 21: by Keri (new)

Keri (keri91) | 39 comments Rozalina wrote: "There are so many books from this challenge that were already on my reading list that i know I’m about to try and read them all before January is up (which is ridiculous and takes some of the enjoy..."

Is "The Underground Railroad" coming out in 2019? I also own it and can read it with you!


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Kim | 65 comments Are there any other lists of books being adapted this year? Only I've already read most of the ones on our list or I'm just not interested in the plots.


message 23: by Lea (new)

Lea | 327 comments Mod
I just saw on ONTD that Agatha Christie's The ABC Murders is being adapted by Amazon! Comes out in February. Yes bitch, I know what I'm reading!

Kim, if you check out the Ontd post for this month, there are 3 lists linked in the sources. Other people left lists in the comments too


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Kim | 65 comments Lea wrote: "I just saw on ONTD that Agatha Christie's The ABC Murders is being adapted by Amazon! Comes out in February. Yes bitch, I know what I'm reading!

Kim, if you check out the Ontd post for this month,..."


Thanks. Does the abc murders count since it already is airing in 2018 on the bbc


message 25: by Lea (new)

Lea | 327 comments Mod
Oh shit, is it? Then I guess it doesn't.


message 26: by Lea (new)

Lea | 327 comments Mod
And I looked it up to see if the BBC was going to come up with any more Christie adaptations in 2019 and they just announced Death Comes at the End for 2019. Apparently it's a historical fiction + mystery set in ancient Egypt! So, that sounds pretty neat as well.


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Juliana (julzreads) | 94 comments I think I'm going to read Artemis Fowl. I can get it out of the way as quickly as possible that way.
Looks like this year is starting out just like last year. Haha.


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Rozalina (rozalinaa) | 25 comments Keri wrote: "Is "The Underground Railroad" coming out in 2019? I also own it and can read it with you!"

Yes girl! From wiki:
"It was announced in March 2017 that Amazon is making a limited drama series based on The Underground Railroad, written and directed by Barry Jenkins, who co-wrote and directed the Oscar-winning film Moonlight.[14]"

So let me know when you're going to start reading and I'll start too :)


message 29: by Keri (new)

Keri (keri91) | 39 comments Rozalina wrote: "Keri wrote: "Is "The Underground Railroad" coming out in 2019? I also own it and can read it with you!"

Yes girl! From wiki:
"It was announced in March 2017 that Amazon is making a limited drama s..."


I can start whenever you're ready!! Probably tomorrow or this weekend maybe? :)


message 30: by Rocio (new)

Rocio (inmybookcase) My main goal for this month’s challenge is to read Good Omens. I will also try to finish Little Women and All The Bright Places.


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Undine | 84 comments I actually picked up Death Comes as the End! It's one of the few Agatha Christie novels not to have an adaptation yet, so it seems like it's a lot less in demand. I had to try 3 library systems before I found it, so best of luck to anyone else looking for it!

I'm also gonna read The Underground Railroad because I've been meaning to.


message 32: by Eve (new)

Eve (eveofrevolution) | 123 comments Last year, there were a ton of books I wanted to read for this challenge, and this year I struggled to find something that caught my interest!

I'm going with Artemis Fowl and The Sun is Also a Star. I'm going to try to read at least one woman for each month!


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Kim | 65 comments Does anyone else find he I’m finished button missing on the home page under currently reading? Or just me?


message 34: by Eve (new)

Eve (eveofrevolution) | 123 comments Kim wrote: "Does anyone else find he I’m finished button missing on the home page under currently reading? Or just me?"

Yeah it looks like all the update progress options are gone? Like on the two I'm "currently reading," I don't see my progress or "update progress" underneath them. smh ŷ.


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RC (rochestar) | 43 comments I have had Can You Keep a Secret? on my want to read shelf for a while now and many of you have written previously about it being very good. now that I'm free from the phd I hope I can keep up with the challenge!


message 36: by Kim (new)

Kim | 65 comments Eve wrote: "Kim wrote: "Does anyone else find he I’m finished button missing on the home page under currently reading? Or just me?"

Yeah it looks like all the update progress options are gone? Like on the two..."


Ugh this is annoying


message 37: by Lea (new)

Lea | 327 comments Mod
It's normal on the ios app


message 38: by June (new)

June | 10 comments I started the Nightingale but bailed after a chapter because I just want to read something engaging and less... whatever the Nightingale is. I’ll probably pick up The Sun Is Also A Star. I read the first 43 pages as a sample on my library app and really enjoyed it, so when it’s finally available I’ll read the rest. I’ll pick up the Nightingale eventually, but it was giving me WWII fatigue right off the top and I’m just not in the mood for it now.


message 39: by Kim (new)

Kim | 65 comments Lea wrote: "It's normal on the ios app"

It's gone from all browsers. I can't stand the app, it's clunky when I just want to quickly write a review I need to use the site. Even on a mobile device. Blahhhhh


message 40: by Sarah (new)

Sarah Kim wrote: "Does anyone else find he I’m finished button missing on the home page under currently reading? Or just me?"
I looked it up earlier on the forum here, and they said they were disabling it for site maintenance but it would be up by this afternoon - but that doesn't seem to be the case so they must be behind. You can still update progress from the app though. I did just finish a book - but I just went to the page for the book and changed it "read".

There are a few books listed here that I've already read and had no idea they were being made into movies (Circe, The Sun is Also a Star,


message 41: by Emily (new)

Emily (francienolans) | 20 comments I'm going to reread the Goldfinch for this challenge, since I did enjoy it the first time around and nothing else sounds interesting.


message 42: by Arawelo (new)

Arawelo | 4 comments I've never actually read (or seen) little women so I think I'm gonna pick that up for this month.


message 43: by kirsten (new)

kirsten (messyshelves) | 24 comments I'm going to start with Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch. It's been years since I read it and I'm actually getting pretty excited for the series.

If I have time I'll also try to read Artemis Fowl. I think I may have read it in middle school, but I can't remember lol.


message 44: by Juliana (new)

Juliana (julzreads) | 94 comments I just finished Artemis Fowl. I liked it for the most part. I would have liked it more as a kid though.


message 45: by Tiffany (new)

Tiffany (tmoustakas) | 6 comments Just started All The Bright Places! It seems promising so far.


message 46: by Sofia (new)

Sofia | 1 comments Think ill try goldfinch, anyone else? I abandoned it last time so i hope it will go better this time


message 47: by [deleted user] (new)

I've been looking at adaptation lists and I think i'm most interested in The visible filth by Nathan Ballingrud - a novella which has been adapted into a horror which is coming out pretty soon


message 48: by Alyssa (new)

Alyssa (girlcomeundone) | 155 comments I'm going to go with All the Bright Places because i have a copy on my bookshelf already


message 49: by Wendy (new)

Wendy (wendalee) | 68 comments Mod
I've Had "Can You Keep a Secret" by Sophie Kinsella on my tbr pile/shelf for like, 5 years, so finally gonna read it this month!


message 50: by Rozalina (new)

Rozalina (rozalinaa) | 25 comments Keri wrote: "Rozalina wrote: "Keri wrote: "Is "The Underground Railroad" coming out in 2019? I also own it and can read it with you!"

Yes girl! From wiki:
"It was announced in March 2017 that Amazon is making ..."


Going to force my dog into a cuddle on the couch and curl up with it tonight :D


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