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47: A past suggestion that didn't win

- Which rejected suggestion did you choose and which book are you reading for this category? The suggestion was a book based on a fairy tale and I picked:

by Eowyn Ivey
- Did you first pick the prompt and then a book to fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt to fit? This is the book I was reading for book club and was 1/2 way done at year end. I really wanted to add it to the challenge, since I was enjoying it so much, so I fit the category to it.
- Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have like to see in the challenge. I think I could work with most of them, but I am glad the palindrome one wasn't included. I think that would have been too hard to find.


Did you first pick the prompt and then a book to fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt to fit? I was finishing up a book I started late in 2016 and wanted to fit it in my 2017 plan since I'll finish it this year.
Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have like to see in the challenge. A book with a map on the cover or inside, book about social justice and more. I'm doing a mini-reject challenge with those prompts I voted for.

Agatha Award Winner - Well Read, Then Dead by Terrie Farley Moran
Did you first pick the prompt and then a book to fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt to fit?
I picked the prompt, knowing I enjoy mysteries and figured I would find one there I wanted to read. Then I saw this book, which I bought last year but hadn't gotten to it yet. So, I figured now is the time :)
Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have like to see in the challenge.
I can't think of any right now, but if I come up with one, I'll come back here and edit this post. I did especially like seeing the prompt here (#23) for the BBC - Big Read, which I'd like to see every year, since I plan to continue working my way through that list.

Did you first pick the prompt and then a book to fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt to fit? -- I picked the prompt first, because it sounded unique. Then as I was looking through my TBR pile, I noticed this book, which I have been meaning to read, so it all worked out well!
Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have like to see in the challenge. -- Some of the ones that looked interesting were:
A book with a male or female noun or pronoun in the title
A book with a number in the title
A book that you chose because of its cover
A book with liquid on the cover
A book that has been or is being read by a book club
A book mentioned or read by a character in a movie or tv show
Reread a favorite book that you read as a child or teen
A book that takes place where you're from
A book from a genre you don't normally read
A book that has to do with music
A book with an LGBT theme
A book by an author from a Middle-East country
A book translated to English
A book first published in your year or decade of birth

- Did you first pick the prompt and then a book to fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt to fit? I'm a State Theatre subscriber so see 7 plays a year. This year A Dolls House is on the line up of plays I'm going to see so I decided I need to read it before I see the play. I therefore knew I wanted to read the book and looked for a prompt to fit!
- Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have like to see in the challenge
A new to you series
The final (or most recently published) book in a series, or a standalone novel
A book with a colour in the title
A book with your first name in the title, or that is the same as the author's first name
A book with your favorite color on the cover
A book with a map on the cover or inside
A book that you saw a stranger reading
A book by or about a person who has a disability
A self-published book (Indie author)

A book by an author from a country other than your own
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
- Did you first pick the prompt and then a book to fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt to fit?
I wanted to start this series and didn't have the first book in my plan yet so I picked the first prompt I saw that fitted the book
- Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have like to see in the challenge.
A book set in a city or country you've visited
A new to you series
Read a high fantasy book
The final (or most recently published) book in a series, or a standalone novel

I chose to do An audiobook and I listened to Endless Night by Agatha Christie
Did you first pick the prompt and then a book to fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt to fit?
I was listening to this book this week as a side read when I decided to try and see if I could fit it in with this challenge!
Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have like to see in the challenge.
A book with a map on the cover or inside
A book mentioned or read by a character in a movie or tv show
A microhistory
An Agatha Christie's book
Read and watch a book-to-movie adaptation

A book not set on Earth (i.e. in space or another planet/universe/etc.)
I read Golden Son by Pierce Brown
Did you first pick the prompt and then a book to fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt to fit?
I wanted to include this book so looked for a prompt to fit it. There were a couple others in the main list that it would have fit but I decided to save those for later in the year.
Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have like to see in the challenge.
There are a lot of good ones but these are some that stood out to me:
A book with a royal rank in the title/subtitle
A book with a title that you find funny
A book that you saw a stranger reading
A book set in a city or country you've visited
A book from a genre/subgenre you have never heard of or read before
A book by an author you feel you should have read by now
A fiction book based on true events

An audiobook
Two Dollar Bill by Stuart Woods
- Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
I was alreaady listening to Two Dollar Bill and found a prompt that fit.
- Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have like to see in the challenge.
A high fantasy book
A book based on a fairy tale
A seasonal book
A book with a red cover or book jacket

I read Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris. I picked the prompt "A title with an adjective".
Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
I read this for something light, and then had to go hunting for where it would fit in the challenge. It wouldn't fit under any of the challenge prompts, so into the rejects I went!
Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have like to see in the challenge.
The prompts that I voted for that didn't make it were:
A book about gender and/or sexual orientation
A book by Agatha Christie
A book by an author from a Middle-Eastern country
A book set in a city or country you've visited
A book set in a country with a population less than 1 million
A book that has to do with music
A book that makes you think of water
A book with a simplistic cover
A book with the black death/plague theme
A children's book published after 2010
A fantasy or sci-fi short read (short story or novella)
A genre fiction (romance, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, mystery) written over 50 years ago
A history of women
A less well-known book by a famous author
A popular children's book you've never read
A second book by an author you loved
A title that contains a palindrome
A true crime

A book with a family member word in the title � The Sisters Brothers
- Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
I read the book and then picked the prompt that fit.
- Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have like to see in the challenge.
A book with a colour/number in the title
A title with an adjective
A book set in a city or country you've visited
A book you feel will take you out of your comfort zone

I read After You by Jojo Moyes. The rejection category I used was A Book by a Popular Author
- Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
The latter, I wanted to fit After You in somewhere.
- Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have like to see in the challenge.
A book by Agatha Christie
A book with the black death/plague theme
A children's book published after 2010
A fantasy or sci-fi short read (short story or novella)
A popular children's book you've never read
A second book by an author you loved
A true crime
A book with your favorite color on the cover

- Which rejected suggestion did you choose and which book are you reading for this category? I used it for a book set in a country I have visited.
- Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit? As I am reading this series, I picked the category to fit the book, which I really want to read.
- Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have like to see in the challenge.
A children's book published after 2010
A less well-known book by a famous author
A book set in a country with a population less than 1 million

Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit? I really wanted to read this book so I picked the category to fit the book
Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have like to see in the challenge. I liked a lot of the prompts that were put forward. In fact there were very few which didn't make it that I was pleased about

The suggestion I picked was 'A book with a colour in the title', and I'm reading Redshirts by John Scalzi
Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
Originally I picked the prompt and was going to read Half of a Yellow Sun for it, but then I picked that up for a different challenge and didn't want to mess my weeks up, so I switched it out for this one, which was recommended to me in November.
Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have like to see in the challenge
Hmm, challenges... TBH I'm pretty happy with what's there given that this is my first STY and I didn't have any imput

A History of Women. I'm reading The Mitford Girls: The Biography of an Extraordinary Family, by Mary S. Lovell.
The Mitford Girls: The Biography of an Extraordinary Family
Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you
looked for a prompt that fit?
I've wanted to read this book for ages, so I looked for a prompt that fit.
Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have like to see in the challenge.
A book set in a city or country you've visited
A book by Agatha Christie
A book by an author from a Middle-Eastern country
A book with a map on the cover or inside
And so on...

Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?Definitely the latter. I'm doing other challenges besides this one, and two of them wanted an espionage thriller book. I read it and really wanted to fit it somewhere in this challenge.
Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have like to see in the challengeI would love to see an alternate reality prompt. There's tons of great books that would fulfill that category.

I chose "a story within a story" and I read The Princess Bride by William Goldman.
Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
I picked the prompt, in fact it was one that I suggested in the polls, but it didn't win.
Tell us which other prompt you would have like to see in the challenge.
A book dealing with music.

A book with less than 1000 ratings on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ. I read The Prayers of Jane Austen which only has 50 ratings.
Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
the latter
Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge.
I would like to see a prompt about reading a poetry book.


- Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit? There was a book I really wanted to add to my challenge and I looked for a prompt that fit. :)
- Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have like to see in the challenge. A true crime

A book with liquid on the cover. I'm reading Love Fortunes and Other Disasters by Kimberly Karalius
Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
I picked the book first and then looked for a prompt that fit.
Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have like to see in the challenge.
Books dealing with specific topics that one might not usually think of, like "a book on how to knit", "a book about sailing" or "a book about horses".

I picked a book with your favorite color on the cover. Red is my favorite color.

White Teeth, by Zadie Smith.
Though my edition from the library has a white cover which is a little upsetting.
- Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
I picked the prompt first. It was an easy one to fit and the search was kinda fun.
- Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have like to see in the challenge.
A book with a colour in the title
A book that you saw a stranger reading
A book mentioned or read by a character in a movie or tv show
The book on your TBR with the most pages
A book that takes place where you're from (define the exact area yourself)

A book from a nonhuman perspective - The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
I read the book and tried to find a prompt that fitted after
Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have like to see in the challenge
Some of the topics I liked:
A book set in a country with a population less than 1 million
A book about a refugee or Immigrant
A book with the black death theme / A book with a plague theme
A book by an author from a Middle-East country
A book by an Eastern European (non-Russian) author

I chose "A book with less than 1 000 ratings on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ" and I'm reading Le souffle du jasmin
- Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
I wanted to read this book and this prompt was one of my favorite, so it was an easy match.
- Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge.
A book by or about a person who has a disability
A book about gender and/or sexual orientation
A book set in a city or country you've visited
A book published in a year/ time period you haven't read from yet
A book that has to do with music
A microhistory

A fiction book based on true events - Behold the Dreamers by Imbole Mbue (based around the financial crash of 2008)
- Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
I was already reading this book and it fit a few other categories I had already filled, so I went and found one that worked.
- Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge.
A book set each of the continents
A book by a debut author
An audiobook
A graphic novel or comic collection

I chose a book title with an adjective. The book is Dark Secrets by Kira Blake
- Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
I found a book on my TBR that I wanted to read and found a prompt to fit it
- Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge.
A book you chose because of its cover
A book with a title you find funny

"A Mystery nominated in the the Agatha Awards" - Wicked Autumn by G.M. Malliet
Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
I picked the prompt first. I am a huge Mystery fan and found that I hadn't read as many as usual last year. Wanted to make up for it this year.
Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge.
* A book that you chose because of its cover
* The second book by an author you loved
* A book by an author you feel you should have read by now
* A best seller from another country

The prompt I choose was "pick a book suggested by a librarian"

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- Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
I looked at the list of rejected prompt and picked the prompt. I figured this would be a easy one to fill and I love libraries so why not. Plus I wanted to squeeze in more nonfiction. :)
- Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge.
A Memoir challenge would be nice.

A book with an appealing name

- Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
I like wordplay, puns and quotes from other sources and chose this category because sometimes the title of a book seems like an afterthought - this one was perfect and I liked the nod to Shakespeare. Personally I am no good at lying so it was kind of a personal mantra too.
- Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge.
I like the idea of reading a book based on a true crime. I also like the idea of revisiting a book you read 10 plus years ago and either hated or loved to see if you still feel the same way about it. Some YA favourites of mine no longer hold up to scrutiny - some books I hated or misunderstood in my youth now really resonate with me.

- Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit? This book was in a buddy read with another group that I wanted to participate in so I picked the book first and then made it fit into a prompt.
- Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge. I think it would be interesting to do 4 prompts where you pick books written in different time periods. For instance if we picked the 20th century we could divide the books up 1900-25, 1926-1950, 1951-1975, 1976-2000. Or expand it further to 2 centuries 1800-1850, 1851-1900, 1901-1950, 1951-2000.

A book with an LGBT theme: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
- Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
I first looked at the prompts and picked a few that I liked. then I chose a book and I picked a prompt that fit the book.
- Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge.
I don't know. I like that the prompts challenge me to read books I normally wouldn't.

I chose a crime story and read Little Deaths
- Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
I was on the holds list at my library and it came through. I was looking to see where it fit and chose this prompt.
- Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge.
A book about music, a true crime book,

A book with a royal rank in the title; Queen Sugar by Natalie Baszile
- Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
I chose the book first and then the prompt that fit... I know, I know... :)
- Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge.
There were so many good suggestions!

I chose "a book with a # in the title" -

Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
I looked through the prompts to find one that would fit a book I had on my short-list to read.
Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge.
I'd picked this book 2 years ago as a possibility for the challenge category, A book by an author with your same initials.


- Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?it wasn't my first pick but since I'm already reading it I went looking to see if I could find a prompt that would let me use it.
- Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge. There were so many good ones to pick from .

I picked a book you can read in a day. I read it in ~1 hour!
Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King
- Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
I read it and then looked for the prompt. It fit in many of the categories. The main reason I read the book, though, was because it was short (novella).
- Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge. There are lots! The two I planned on going with: book recommended by a friend or book based on a true story.

Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?Since the beginning I had decided for the suggestion of a child as a main character. It was until I was reading the book that I realized it would fit for this category.
Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge. A cowboy/western!

Topic: A book written or set in the United Kingdom, including all of Ireland.
Book: Joy in the Morning by P.G. Wodehouse
Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
I wanted to read this book. There are a few Wodehouse books which keep getting recommended to me as the favorite of some comic or author and I have a desire for more Wodehouse.
Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge.
I'm sure that, if we play this game long enough, we'll get a chance to try all of the topics.

- Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit? I picked the book first and chose the prompt.
- Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge. A western would be fun.


- Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit? I picked the prompt first because I knew my book club would eventually choose a book that would not fit in any of the categories I had left on the challenge.
- Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge. A book mentioned or read by a character in a movie or tv show


i chose the book first, then i found the category


- Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
It's a prompt I wanted and had several possibilities for it.
- Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge
At least one of the suggestions with a children book, A book about social justice and A fantasy novella.

A book set in wartime: Girl at war by Sara Novic
Did you pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
I picked the book first because I wanted to read it...
Tell us which other prompt(s) you have liked to see in the challenge?
Maybe a book from a place you are planning to visit this year (foreign country or local city)

A fantasy book - Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh
Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
I picked the prompt first because I had many books that I planned to read that would fit it.
Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge.
I liked:
- A book chosen by your grandmother (or a person over 60)
- A book with less than 1000 ratings on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ
- A book that takes place where you're from

Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit? I didn't select the prompt during the mini-poll. Later on, I realized I really wanted to read this book and it fit well with this prompt.
Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge.
These include:
- A book with a map on the cover or inside
- A political thriller
- An adult book told from an animal's point of view
- A children's book published after 2010

A book set in a city or country you've visited- Well Hung by Lauren Blakely
Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
I picked the book first, so I looked for the prompt that would fit.
Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge.
-A book mentioned or read by a character in a movie or tv show
-A nonfiction book about a subject with which you are unfamiliar
-A nonfiction true crime
-A history of women (memoir, history of fashion, women's rights, etc)
-An Agatha Christie's book
-A book originally written in another language than English or you mother tongue

I read I Know a Secret
- Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit? Book i wanted to read
- Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge. So many of them are good, probably would be easier to name the ones I am glad didn't make it.

I chose "a book about social justice" and I read The Hate U Give
Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
A little of both, actually. I was always very interested in this prompt and was disappointed it didn't make the list, but there were many others I was considering as well. I also decided I really wanted to fit this book in somewhere, and this prompt seemed like a natural fit.
Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge
There were many:
A book with a pronoun in the title (I, we, our, etc)
A book with a male or female noun or pronoun in the title
A book with a celestial body, element, or natural spectacle in the title
A book written in first person perspective
A book with a child as main character
A book with an eccentric character
A book about siblings
A speculative-fiction novel
A high fantasy book

A Room of One's Own for book i need to read
Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
since i read more than 52 books in a year, i wanted to find a prompt to fit a book i had read, and this prompt worked perfectly
Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge.
book you saw a stranger reading was a really cool idea, but it's hard to see what they're reading without looking kind of creepy
Books mentioned in this topic
Stuart Little (other topics)The Price of Salt (other topics)
Bitsy's Bait & BBQ (other topics)
Artemis (other topics)
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
E.B. White (other topics)Pamela Morsi (other topics)
Andy Weir (other topics)
Simon Winchester (other topics)
John Green (other topics)
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For those of you reading in order: Nov 20 - Nov 26
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Progress Post:
- Which rejected suggestion did you choose and which book are you reading for this category?
- Did you first pick the prompt and then a book that fit in, or was there a book you really wanted to add to your challenge and you looked for a prompt that fit?
- Tell us which other prompt(s) you would have liked to see in the challenge.