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Shelf Bender (2024)
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Genre: Sequential Art
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The Next Picks (prompts)
Each of the books you read for your Picked Shelves (per Genre) are to be used as starting point for each of below prompts (ie. 1 book cannot be used for more than 1 prompt).
1. Readers also enjoyed: Using one of your books, read from the "Readers also enjoyed" section.
2. Similar authors: Using one of your books, read from a similar author. On the author's page, click on the 'similar authors' link for a list of authors.
3. Object on cover: Using one of your books, read another book which cover has a similar specific object*. Object must be obvious so if it's something you're not sure of, that you have to ask someone for their opinion, it does not qualify.
*object
noun
a thing that you can see and touch and that is not alive
4. Best of: Using one of your books, read from a "Best of" list for the year/decade/century that book is published (this will depend on date of publication and availability of list)
5. Wacky Shelf: Using one of your book titles, read from a shelf with a word* in title
www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/ [INSERT WORD IN TITLE HERE]
*word cannot be articles, preposition, or connective
Each of the books you read for your Picked Shelves (per Genre) are to be used as starting point for each of below prompts (ie. 1 book cannot be used for more than 1 prompt).
1. Readers also enjoyed: Using one of your books, read from the "Readers also enjoyed" section.
2. Similar authors: Using one of your books, read from a similar author. On the author's page, click on the 'similar authors' link for a list of authors.
3. Object on cover: Using one of your books, read another book which cover has a similar specific object*. Object must be obvious so if it's something you're not sure of, that you have to ask someone for their opinion, it does not qualify.
*object
noun
a thing that you can see and touch and that is not alive
4. Best of: Using one of your books, read from a "Best of" list for the year/decade/century that book is published (this will depend on date of publication and availability of list)
5. Wacky Shelf: Using one of your book titles, read from a shelf with a word* in title
www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/ [INSERT WORD IN TITLE HERE]
*word cannot be articles, preposition, or connective
Amy
Bea
Charity
Christina's Book
Dee
Elvenn
Jammin Jenny
Joanna
Joyce
Kristina Simon
Lagullande
Lauren
LaurLa
Lyn (Readinghearts)
Marina
Meg
Nat
Rebekah
Susan
Tawallah
Tien
Bea
Charity
Christina's Book
Dee
Elvenn
Jammin Jenny
Joanna
Joyce
Kristina Simon
Lagullande
Lauren
LaurLa
Lyn (Readinghearts)
Marina
Meg
Nat
Rebekah
Susan
Tawallah
Tien

1 Graphic novels comics p1 - This One Summer
2 Graphic non fiction p1 - I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf
3 Cartoon p3 - Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 1 - The Birth of Humankind
4 Graphic novels p5 - Heartstopper: Volume Five
5 Sequential art p1 - Anya's Ghost
The Next Picks (prompts)
1. Readers also enjoyed: This One Summer✔️
On a Sunbeam
2. Similar authors: Heartstopper: Volume Five✔️
The Pairing✔️
3. Object on cover: book -


4. Best of: Anya's Ghost✔️
2011 p2 - Swamplandia!✔️
5. Wacky Shelf: Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 1 - The Birth of Humankind✔️
Sapiens p1 - Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow✔️
Genre: Sequential Art
My Picks
1. Graphic Novels (p.2): Adulthood Is a Myth Read 7/22/24
2. Graphic Literature (p.1): Monstress, Vol. 2: The Blood Read 7/22/24
3. Manga (p.2): The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 1 Read 7/29/24
My Next Picks
1. Readers Also Enjoyed: (Adulthood Is a Myth)
Book Love Read 8/8/24
2. Similar Authors: (The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 1)
Tatsuya Endo: Spy x Family, Vol. 1 Read 1/30/24
3. Object on Cover:
cat:
->
Read 8/8/24
4. Best of:
5. Wacky Shelf:
My Picks
1. Graphic Novels (p.2): Adulthood Is a Myth Read 7/22/24
2. Graphic Literature (p.1): Monstress, Vol. 2: The Blood Read 7/22/24
3. Manga (p.2): The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 1 Read 7/29/24
My Next Picks
1. Readers Also Enjoyed: (Adulthood Is a Myth)
Book Love Read 8/8/24
2. Similar Authors: (The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 1)
Tatsuya Endo: Spy x Family, Vol. 1 Read 1/30/24
3. Object on Cover:
cat:


4. Best of:
5. Wacky Shelf:

1. Comics: Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening
2. Graphic Literary: Watchmen
3. Graphic Novels: Nimona
Next Picks:
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2.
3.

� picked Feb 17 �
1. MY PICK Graphic Novels (p. 1) ~ Heartstopper: Volume Four by Alice Oseman
� NEXT PICK (Readers also enjoyed) The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag
2. MY PICK Sequential Art (p. 1) ~ Saga, Volume 4 by Brian K. Vaughan
� NEXT PICK (Wacky Shelf Saga) The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (p. 1)
3. MY PICK Graphic Novels Comics (p. 3) ~ Fables, Vol. 3: Storybook Love by Bill Willingham
� NEXT PICK (Similar authors) Y: The Last Man - The Deluxe Edition Book Five by Brian K. Vaughan

Your Picks
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The Next Picks (prompts)
1. Readers also enjoyed:
2. Similar authors:
3. Object on cover:
4. "Best of"
5. Wacky Shelf: /shelf/show/
Genre: Sequential-Art
COMPLETED FOR FIVE PICKS:
My Picks
� �1-Comics(p. 22): Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant - fin 5/5
� �2-Graphic Non-Fiction (p. 1): March: Book Two(March #2) - fin 1/1
� �3-Graphic Novels(p. 3): Wires and Nerve(Wires and Nerve #1) - fin 1/10
� �4-Graphic Novels Comics (p. 1): The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes (Sandman #1) - fin 5/8
� �5-Webcomic(p. 2): Hyperbole and a Half - fin 6/19
The Next Picks (prompts)
� 1. Readers also enjoyed Hyperbole and a Half
Strange Planet (Strange Planet #1) - fin 3/3
� 2. Similar authors: The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes (Sandman #1)
Terry Pratchett, The Color of Magic(Discworld #1) - fin 5/28
� 3. Object on cover: eye
- fin 1/15
� 4. Best of Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant
2014, p. 1:The Young Elites(The Young Elites #1) - fin 8/1
� 5. Wacky Shelf: March: Book Two(March #2)
shelf: march, p. 1:
The Inheritance Games(The Inheritance Games #1) - fin 9/2
COMPLETED 9/2
COMPLETED FOR FIVE PICKS:
My Picks
� �1-Comics(p. 22): Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant - fin 5/5
� �2-Graphic Non-Fiction (p. 1): March: Book Two(March #2) - fin 1/1
� �3-Graphic Novels(p. 3): Wires and Nerve(Wires and Nerve #1) - fin 1/10
� �4-Graphic Novels Comics (p. 1): The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes (Sandman #1) - fin 5/8
� �5-Webcomic(p. 2): Hyperbole and a Half - fin 6/19
The Next Picks (prompts)
� 1. Readers also enjoyed Hyperbole and a Half
Strange Planet (Strange Planet #1) - fin 3/3
� 2. Similar authors: The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes (Sandman #1)
Terry Pratchett, The Color of Magic(Discworld #1) - fin 5/28
� 3. Object on cover: eye


� 4. Best of Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant
2014, p. 1:The Young Elites(The Young Elites #1) - fin 8/1
� 5. Wacky Shelf: March: Book Two(March #2)
shelf: march, p. 1:
The Inheritance Games(The Inheritance Games #1) - fin 9/2
COMPLETED 9/2
10/10 books as at 02/23
Your Picks
1. webcomic (p5) - The Tea Dragon Society by Kay O'Neill -Read 01/08
2. comics (p18) - The Tea Dragon Festival (Tea Dragon #2) by Kay O'Neill -Read 01/08
3. graphic novels comics (p5) - The Tea Dragon Tapestry (Tea Dragon #3) by Kay O'Neill -Read 01/08
4. graphic-novels (p20) - The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel -Read 02/08
5. manga (p10) - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1 -Read 01/21
The Next Picks (prompts)
1. Readers also enjoyed: The Tea Dragon Tapestry (Tea Dragon #3) by Kay O'Neill >> Pilu of the Woods by Mai K. Nguyen -Read 01/08
2. Similar authors: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1 by Koyoharu Gotouge
similar author: Tetsuya Endo - Spy×Family 4 (SpyxFamily, #4) -Read 01/21
3. Object on cover: teapot
<<-->>
Tea Set and Match (Tea Princess Chronicles #2) by Casey Blair -Read 01/15
4. "Best of (September 2019)" The Tea Dragon Festival (Tea Dragon #2) by Kay O'Neill >> The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave -Read 01/18
5. Wacky Shelf: The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel
exile
p5 - The Complete Persepolis (Persepolis #1-4) by Marjane Satrapi -Read 02/23
Your Picks
1. webcomic (p5) - The Tea Dragon Society by Kay O'Neill -Read 01/08
2. comics (p18) - The Tea Dragon Festival (Tea Dragon #2) by Kay O'Neill -Read 01/08
3. graphic novels comics (p5) - The Tea Dragon Tapestry (Tea Dragon #3) by Kay O'Neill -Read 01/08
4. graphic-novels (p20) - The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel -Read 02/08
5. manga (p10) - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1 -Read 01/21
The Next Picks (prompts)
1. Readers also enjoyed: The Tea Dragon Tapestry (Tea Dragon #3) by Kay O'Neill >> Pilu of the Woods by Mai K. Nguyen -Read 01/08
2. Similar authors: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1 by Koyoharu Gotouge
similar author: Tetsuya Endo - Spy×Family 4 (SpyxFamily, #4) -Read 01/21
3. Object on cover: teapot


Tea Set and Match (Tea Princess Chronicles #2) by Casey Blair -Read 01/15
4. "Best of (September 2019)" The Tea Dragon Festival (Tea Dragon #2) by Kay O'Neill >> The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave -Read 01/18
5. Wacky Shelf: The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel
exile
p5 - The Complete Persepolis (Persepolis #1-4) by Marjane Satrapi -Read 02/23

1. Graphic Novels Comics p. 22
2. Graphic Novels p. 5
3. Comics p. 12
4. Sequential Art p. 8
5. Comic Strips p. 4
Next Picks
1. Readers also enjoyed using Cat's Cafe
2. Similar authors to Roz Chast who wrote Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?
3. Object on cover:


4. "Best of the 2020's" for Cryptid Club published in 2021
p. 14
5. Wacky Shelf using Book Lovers
Shelf: Love p. 1

My Picks
1. Comics (p. 1): The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1
2. Graphic Literature (p. 1): Watchmen
3. Graphic Novels (p. 3): Embroideries
Next Picks
1. Wacky shelf (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1)
extraordinary (p. 8): Letters to Milena
2. Best of 1980's (Watchmen):
The Joy Luck Club
3. Similar authors (Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi):
Guy Delisle - Factory Summers

Read: 6/6 Completed Feb. 2025
My picks:
�1. Graphic Novels (p. 5)/Comics (p.10)/Graphic Novels Comics (p.6) - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands - 2/16/25
�2. Comics (p. 9) - My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness - 8/31/24
�3. Graphic Novels Comics (p. 1): Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery - 12/22/24
Next picks:
�1. From 2022 Best of - This Time Tomorrow - 11/23/24
�2. Wacky Shelf - "lesbian" (p. 2) - In the Dream House - 11/20/24
�3. Readers Also Enjoyed = Saga, Volume 1 - 12/22/24

# Reading: 3 + 3 (Listing 5+5 Just in Case)
My Picks:
1. Webcomic: p1 - Always Raining Here, Volume 1 by Hazel + Bell
NEXT PICK (Object on Cover: Umbrella): Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
2. Graphic Non Fiction: p1 - Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall
3. Graphic Literature: p1 - Watchmen by Alan Moore
*4.
5.
NEXT PICK (Wacky Shelf): Diary by Chuck Palahniuk
All My Genres:
CULTURAL
FANTASY
HISTORICAL
HORROR
HUMOR
LITERATURE
MYSTERY
NONFICTION
ROMANCE
SCIENCE FICTION
SEQUENTIAL ART
THRILLER

Shelves
1. COMICS- The Walking Dead, Vol. 11: Fear the Hunters
2. GRAPHIC NOVELS COMICS- The Books of Magic, Volume 1: Bindings
3. SEQUENTIAL ART - How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
Pick 3 tasks
1. Readers also enjoyed: Using one of your books, read from the "Readers also enjoyed" section.
2. Similar authors: Using one of your books, read from a similar author. On the author's page, click on the 'similar authors' link for a list of authors.
3. Object on cover: Using one of your books, read another book which cover has a similar specific object*. Object must be obvious so if it's something you're not sure of, that you have to ask someone for their opinion, it does not qualify.
*object
noun
a thing that you can see and touch and that is not alive
4. Best of: Using one of your books, read from a "Best of" list for the year/decade/century that book is published (this will depend on date of publication and availability of list)
5. Wacky Shelf: Using one of your book titles, read from a shelf with a word* in title
www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/ [INSERT WORD IN TITLE HERE]
*word cannot be articles, preposition, or connective

January - December 2024
My Shelf Bender Sequential Art Genre (msg 18)
Shelf Picks



�Book Love🚦sequential art page 4🚦10.12 ★★�
�Chef's Kiss🚦graphic novels page 9🚦04.21 ★★�
�The Tea Dragon Society🚦graphic novels page 1🚦03.24 ★★�
Next Picks



�3. Object on cover
🚥book used: Chef's Kiss🚦object: arrow
🚥Assistant to the Villain🚦06.02 ★★★★
�4. Best of
🚥book used: The Tea Dragon Society🚦list: #894 Best Books of 2017
🚥The Plan🚦09.10 ★★★★
�5. Wacky Shelf
🚥book used: Book Love🚦word: love page 8
🚥Funny Story🚦07.11 ★★★★

1. The Best We Could Do (graphic non-fiction, pg1)
- NEXT Book (Wacky Shelf - We)>Wool (pg1)
2. Gender Queer (graphic literature, pg2)
- NEXT Book (Readers Also Enjoyed)> Fine: A Comic About Gender
3. Spinning (graphic novels, pg3)
- NEXT Book (cover item - ice skates) - Double Pucked
4. The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: Apocalypse Suite (Comics Books, pg1)
- NEXT Book (Similar author) - Lore Olympus: Volume One (Rachel Smythe as of January 29, 2024)
5. Scientific Progress Goes "Boink" (Sunday Comics pg1)
- NEXT Book (Best of...1991) - H is for Homicide (pg2)

6/6
My Picks:
✔︎ 1. Graphic Novels: Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 by David Petersen (p.7)
Read: March 9, 2024
Rating: 4 Stars
✔︎ 2. Comics: Preacher, Volume 1: Gone to Texas by Garth Ennis (p.1)
Read: March 7, 2024
Rating: 2 Stars
✔︎ 3. Graphic Novels Comics: Adulthood Is a Myth by Sarah Andersen (p.1)
Read: April 12, 2024
Rating: 4 Stars
Next Picks
✔︎ 1. Object on the cover (David Peterson) - Maple leaf: Flame in the Dark by Faith Hunter


Read: August 5, 2024
Rating: 3 Stars
✔︎ 2. Best of 2016 (Sarah Andersen) - Curse on the Land by Faith Hunter (p.9)
Read: May 12, 2024
Rating: 4 Stars
✔︎ 3. Wacky Shelf (Garth Ennis) - Texas: The Texan's Wager by Jodi Thomas (p.4)
Read: July 3, 2024
Rating: 4 Stars
My Genres (borrowed from Christina's Book)
Cultural
Fantasy
Historical
Horror
Humor
Literature
Mystery
Non-Fiction
Romance
Science Fiction
Sequential Art
Thriller

1, Comics

2. Graphic Novels

3. Sequential Art

Next Picks (pick 3)
1. Readers also enjoyed:
2. Similar authors: => from #3 above, Robert Kirkman
The Walking Dead, Vol. 27: The Whisperer War
3. Object on cover: => from #1 above, church on cover

4. Best of: 2017 /list/show/1...
Wonder Woman: Warbringer
5. Wacky Shelf

1. Sequential Art - Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic - Read 2/17/24
2. Cartoon - Dog Days - Read 9/4/24
3. Comics - Heartstopper: Volume One
4. Graphic Literature - Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood - Read 4/29/2024
5. Graphic Nonfiction - Stitches: A Memoir - Read 9/29/24
The Next Picks (prompts)
1. Readers also enjoyed: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Read 2/13/24
2. Similar authors: The Twits
3. Object on cover: Blood Promise
4. "Best of" Graphic Novels - Ms. Marvel, Volume 1: Best of the Best
5. Wacky Shelf: /shelf/show/ - Dead in the Family - Read 7/16/24

My picks
1. graphic novels p14
Saga, Volume 11 read Feb 1
2. comics p1
The Sandman, Vol. 4: Season of Mists read June 30
3. sequential art p24
White Sand, Volume 2 read July 19
next picks
1. readers also enjoyed - using Saga, Volume 11
Mislaid in Parts Half-Known read August 27
2. similar authors - using Neil Gaiman
Life Among the Savages by Shirley Jackson read July 31
3. Wacky shelves - non white authors
A Fire Born of Exile read August 10
Completed August 27
Books mentioned in this topic
Saga, Volume 1 (other topics)Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery (other topics)
In the Dream House (other topics)
Funny Story (other topics)
The Plan (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Neil Gaiman (other topics)Shirley Jackson (other topics)
Jodi Thomas (other topics)
Faith Hunter (other topics)
Sarah Andersen (other topics)
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