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Emily wrote: "Krissy wrote: "Emily wrote: "I'm sort of disappointed by all the authors who have my initials!"

What are your initials? Maybe I can find something better"

E.A. (I'm into literary fiction but if ..."

Those are some sucky initials. Lol. I'm not sure how thoroughly you searched that website but a few of the authors looked like they had some decent books.
Emily Arsenault
Elizabeth Adler
Elizabeth Joy Arnold
Ellen Airgood

Emily wrote: "I'm sort of disappointed by all the authors who have my initials!"

Hi Emily,
One of the reasons I joined this group is that I would probably end up reading some books I normally would not of read and get out of my comfort zone. You may be surprised and find you enjoy one of these disappointing authors.
Laurie

Krissy wrote: "Emily wrote: "Krissy wrote: "Emily wrote: "I'm sort of disappointed by all the authors who have my initials!"

What are your initials? Maybe I can find something better"

E.A. (I'm into literary f..."

Hi Krissy,

I too am saddened by the authors I am finding. Most are romance novels that I am not into. Have any suggestions? My initials are S.M.

Krissy wrote: "Emily wrote: "Krissy wrote: "Emily wrote: "I'm sort of disappointed by all the authors who have my initials!"

What are your initials? Maybe I can find something better"

E.A. (I'm into literary f..."

Thanks for the suggestions!

Laurie wrote: "Emily wrote: "I'm sort of disappointed by all the authors who have my initials!"

Hi Emily,
One of the reasons I joined this group is that I would probably end up reading some books I normally woul..."

I definitely wanted to get out of what I normally read when I started this challenge.

Sally wrote: "Krissy wrote: "Emily wrote: "Krissy wrote: "Emily wrote: "I'm sort of disappointed by all the authors who have my initials!"

What are your initials? Maybe I can find something better"

E.A. (I'm ..."

Sarah J. Maas
Sharyn McCrumb
Seanan McGuire
Shannon McKenna
Sophie McKenzie

Now I am going to personally recommend something from one of my favorite authors. At first you might balk but hear me out. Yes it's historical romance. But I promise you it's a great read! I've gotten several people who don't ever read historical romance to give it a chance and they loved it! It's a great read and full of humor. So if you want to look outside the box and try something new then I would suggest starting with this book.
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake

Krissy wrote: "Sally wrote: "Krissy wrote: "Emily wrote: "Krissy wrote: "Emily wrote: "I'm sort of disappointed by all the authors who have my initials!"

What are your initials? Maybe I can find something bette..."

I am willing to give it try. Thanks for everything!

Emily wrote: "I'm sort of disappointed by all the authors who have my initials!"

I am facing the same trouble too! The scanty few who do have my initials (T.A) don't have the kind of books I would like to read!

Emily wrote: "I'm sort of disappointed by all the authors who have my initials!"

Emily how about Elizabeth von Arnim

just how much would it count as cheating if I didn't read a book I was supposed to read in school but never really did and take one from university instead? There are enough books I was supposed to have read by the time I took my exams and I find that at least a part of my curiosity about those subjects is re-awakening... so...

@Lucas - sorry my app doesn't allow me to reply directly to your comment.

Nevertheless, it's okay to bend the rules a bit because you might not find all the books or your memories might be fuzzy too. As long as you keep up with the challenge to allow yourself to explore more genres and authors, then that's okay. For example, I chose a book that my dad loves instead of my mom because she doesn't read English. Also, since I couldn't find a book that was based in my hometown, I chose one that was based in my country. There are no rules as long as you enjoy the journey. :)

David wrote: 6) A book written by someone under 30

Written by the author before they turned 30 years old, or the author is currently younger than 30 years old at the time of reading?

I wondered the same thing...so I went with an author CURRENTLY under 30, which left out a whole slew of books written by authors who WERE 30 when written.

Kristen wrote: "The only prompt I will have trouble with is the hometown one as I am from a teensy map dot in the bottom corner of Alabama, so I'm just changing that one to home state. I feel like the prompts are ..."

I dont even have a hometown as I've lived in dozens of places. So this one will probably be hardest for me to figure out...do I do from where I had summers, or where I lived my early years of my marriage and most my kids were born, or where I live now (and LOVE)? I just don know.

I think this challenge leaves a lot of room for interpretation and there aren't really wrong answers here. I chose to take it as a book that was written when an author was at the time under thirty, but who could be any age now.

I also would consider your hometown anywhere you feel at home. Make your choice if that is now, or in the past? That's up to you.

I'm having trouble with read a book set in your hometown because other than the books I wrote when I was 10, I can guarantee there are none set in my "hometown." I live in the country surrounded by cornfields. I decided to just read a book as close to me as I can find which ended up being Ready Player One. I'll probably a read a few more books set in Ohio to make up for the fact that I can't really "fulfill" this challenge.

Lydia wrote: "I'm having trouble with read a book set in your hometown because other than the books I wrote when I was 10, I can guarantee there are none set in my "hometown." I live in the country surrounded by..."

I think the "my home town" prompt is one of the most challenging for people. Unless an author is from your specific area usually (in my experience) books are set in bigger cities. I'm from a town in Montana that is one of the bigger ones but it's still a town in Montana. Luckily I'm right near Glacier National Park so I know I can find something in that area.

For some of you you might find out what major forests, landmarks or lakes are near by and search by those instead of the actual town name.

As for people who've moved around a lot I feel like Brandy got it right when she said to make it where ever you feel most at home.

No one is going to hold it against you if your book isn't right in your home town so just stick with whatever you feel fulfills the spirit of the challenge. It's not meant to stress you out!

Lucas wrote: "just how much would it count as cheating if I didn't read a book I was supposed to read in school but never really did and take one from university instead? There are enough books I was supposed to..."

I think University still counts as school!

I'm having trouble with the trilogy prompt. I picked the Anna and the French Kiss (1. because a friend of mine liked them 2. they're YA and quick reads), but I'm about 50 pages into the first one and not liking it very much. I've read The Hunger Games books, and I don't want to read anything dystopian, so does anyone have a recommendation?

What kinds of books do you want?:)

I'm having trouble with the prompt: A famous author's first novel. I just can't seem to find an author that I like or if I do find an author, I can't find their first book (like Roald Dahl or John Steinbeck). I'm considering reading "Carrie" by Stephen King. If anyone has any more suggestions that would be great.

Kristen wrote: "The only prompt I will have trouble with is the hometown one as I am from a teensy map dot in the bottom corner of Alabama, so I'm just changing that one to home state. I feel like the prompts are ..."

I also live in a smaller town that I know does not have any books set in it. So I just "cheated" and
used the biggest city close to my town that I know would have a book set in it. For me, this would be Chicago.

I think some people are thinking WAY too hard about some of these prompts.

For the TV one, I think it can be anything (a TV miniseries, a TV show with multiple seasons) so long as it premiered on TV (or Netflix).

For the 30 year old one, I took that to mean that the author was under 30 years old when the book was published. I'm either going to read The Outsiders for this one or Red Rising.

Emily wrote: "I think some people are thinking WAY too hard about some of these prompts.

For the TV one, I think it can be anything (a TV miniseries, a TV show with multiple seasons) so long as it premiered on..."

I agree with you on both of these points. I think as long as it was on TV it's fair game! And I took it as the author was under 30 when the book was published as well.

This isn't too serious of a challenge, it's mostly just to get your reading juices flowing and get you pushed from your comfort zones!

Emily wrote: "I'm having trouble with the prompt: A famous author's first novel. I just can't seem to find an author that I like or if I do find an author, I can't find their first book (like Roald Dahl or John ..."

How about Maya Angelou's "I know why the caged bird sings"? Not really a novel but she writes so beautifully.

#32 Trilogy

The Only Life That Mattered: The Short and Merry Lives of Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and Calico Jack Rackam is written with sections labeled Book 1, Book 2, Book 3.

There isn't table of contents identifying the page locations. Could this book be considered for this category?

Renata (bknkck) wrote: "#32 Trilogy

The Only Life That Mattered: The Short and Merry Lives of Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and Calico Jack Rackam is written with sections labeled Book 1, Book 2, Book 3.

There i..."

Personally, I wouldn't--that looks like one book with three sections. I'd absolutely count a collection of 3 books that were originally published separately but you have as a collection (for example, Support Your Local Wizard by Diane Duane, which compiles the first 3 books of the Young Wizards series), but it seems to me what you're talking about is really just one book and not a trilogy. Totally your call though! You can count it if it seems like a trilogy to you; I haven't read it.

for antonyms AND trilogy -The Ask and the Answer -Book 2 of the Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness. a great trilogy.

Athol-mary wrote: "for antonyms AND trilogy -The Ask and the Answer -Book 2 of the Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness. a great trilogy."

Thank you so much for this suggestion! I was struggling to find a book that I wanted to read for antonyms. All while The Ask and the Answer was sat on my shelves!

I'm having trouble with 'a book you started but never finished.' I've kept a book journal for years so I know with certainty every book I have actually finished...but it's extremely rare that I give up on one, and I am having trouble remembering them. Unfortunately the only one I can remember is Einstein: His Life And Universe, which is massively long and since I already have quite a lot of other massively long books on my list I was hoping to think of something shorter. Any suggestions on how to trigger my memory here?

Good evening!

I'm having trouble with the prompt "a book your mom (or dad) loves". Both my parents are dead.

Jim

Jim wrote: "Good evening!

I'm having trouble with the prompt "a book your mom (or dad) loves". Both my parents are dead.

Jim"

Can you get a recommendation from a different relative or friend? I'm going to use my sister since my mom has passed away also.

If you can remember a movie that one of them liked that was also a book. My mom doesn't read so I am doing that.

Good evening!

My initials are J.T.; when it comes to authors with my initials, is almost an embarrassment of riches. Guess I'll do eeny meeny miney moe among authors I haven't read.

Jim

I'm having much trouble identifying a book set in my hometown of Racine , WI. Anyone know of one?

This is a great site for finding all sorts of books and their settings/locations.

Cheryl wrote: "

This is a great site for finding all sorts of books and their settings/locations."

Thanks Cheryl. I did manage to find a children's book about the Racine Belles, the girls professional baseball team that played formRacine from 1943 to 1954 when the league folded.

I think this list's aim is to help us expand our reading lives. I would say anyway that you interpret a prompt "counts." The point is to read more, not to make it harder on you or to restrict you.

At least, that's how I've decided to do it!

I have read several comments about people living in small towns and not having a book set in their town. I grew up in a town of just over 400 people and it just so happens that just a few years ago, someone wrote a book about the history of our town. I bought it, but have not read it, so this is my motivation to read it. You may not have thought about looking into this type of book, but if you check around your local library, genealogy group, or historical society, you may find something similar has been written about your town.

I read a history of my home town. It was really interesting.

Turn the initials around. That gives you AE- Anne Enright. fantastic author.

I'm a little confused by the "book based entirely on it's cover" prompt. Is it a book you selected based on it's cover or a book who's story is based off the cover?

I think they must mean a book you have chosen based just on its cover. I've never heard of a book's story being written after it's cover was designed (though if you know of one I'd be curious), as many if not most covers are based on the book's story.

Personally I feel that there are lots that may seem "unnecessary" like set in a different country, book by an author you never read, female author, one word title, non fiction, are all "easy" ones for me but for someone who will not be able to read more than the 52 books, it gives us some wiggle room to read books that may not fit into other more specific categories. I don't see a problem with that. I'm a pretty fast reader but a book a week is a challenge for me and I'd hate to not read a book I really wanted to because I'd already filled all the specific categories it fit, or because it doesn't fit any. These broad ones make the others less intimidating.