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November 2024: Steampunk > Total number of titles read for "Steampunk" in November

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message 1: by LibraryCin (new)

LibraryCin | 11504 comments To my surprise (probably because I'm not a fan!), we read way more than I expected for Steampunk in November.

The number of unique titles was 235. That falls somewhere in the middle for our tags this year.

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message 2: by Booknblues (new)

Booknblues | 11676 comments I am surprised. This was the first tag which I have missed in a number of years.


message 3: by KateNZ (new)

KateNZ | 4061 comments I think the graphic novel series will have boosted the numbers beyond what we’d normally expect for a fairly arcane tag! Several of the Books With Friends teams tried some.


message 4: by Theresa (last edited Dec 11, 2024 08:22AM) (new)

Theresa | 15072 comments And don't forget Lemony Snicket. More than one team had members reading that series.


message 5: by LibraryCin (new)

LibraryCin | 11504 comments KateNZ wrote: "I think the graphic novel series will have boosted the numbers beyond what we’d normally expect for a fairly arcane tag! Several of the Books With Friends teams tried some."

Yes, you are right about that (and Theresa about Lemony Snicket). That's probably what did it!


message 6: by Olivermagnus (last edited Dec 11, 2024 05:55PM) (new)

 Olivermagnus (lynda11282) | 4522 comments I didn't expect to like this tag as much as I did. I still have several more I plan to read in the future. I heavily read graphic novels and enjoyed the various series. My grandson recommended the Fullmetal Alchemist novels. I had never heard of them.


message 7: by LibraryCin (new)

LibraryCin | 11504 comments Maybe I would have done better to find a graphic novel to read. Maybe I would have enjoyed it more?


message 8: by KateNZ (new)

KateNZ | 4061 comments Maybe Cindy � as long as it was one of the funnier ones. Maybe not the uber-violent ones, lol.

I didn’t read any graphic novels. I keep telling myself I should try them more often but rarely get to it. Ah well. There will be other opportunities


message 9: by NancyJ (new)

NancyJ (nancyjjj) | 10774 comments KateNZ wrote: "Maybe Cindy � as long as it was one of the funnier ones. Maybe not the uber-violent ones, lol.

I didn’t read any graphic novels. I keep telling myself I should try them more often but rarely get ..."


At the moment I can’t even think of any funny graphic novels. Cue quavering old lady voice : “In my day, comics were funny. Whatever happened to Archie and Veronica?� Most now seem to focus on action and fantasy, and are quite dark.

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I really did enjoy the Heartstopper: Volume One books. They are adorable but not too juvenile.

I also liked Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic.


message 10: by LibraryCin (new)

LibraryCin | 11504 comments NancyJ wrote: "At the moment I can’t even think of any funny graphic novels. Cue quavering old lady voice : “In my day, comics were funny. Whatever happened to Archie and Veronica?� ..."

LOL! Ok, that made me laugh.

I like graphic novels and don't usually have an issue with dark or violent.

"Fun Home" is good!


message 11: by Robin P (last edited Dec 12, 2024 08:17PM) (new)

Robin P | 5435 comments Back when we had Fantasy Romance, I wasn't happy about it, but I read 3 books and loved them all. She Who Became the Sun, A Taste of Gold and Iron and Tress of the Emerald Sea. So I hoped Steampunk might be the same.

I read 3 for Steampunk, 2 were ok (A Master of Djinn and The Watchmaker of Filigree Streetand 1 horrible (Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening). So I didn't become a fan of that genre (even though I like fantasy, sci-fi and historical fiction, which are elements of Steampunk.)


message 12: by Jason (new)

Jason Oliver | 2901 comments We had 40 unique members post for Steampunk.


message 13: by LibraryCin (last edited Dec 13, 2024 01:05PM) (new)

LibraryCin | 11504 comments Jason wrote: "We had 40 unique members post for Steampunk."

Thanks, Jason!

That's over 5 books/person (on average). And I only read 1! There must have been others who also only read 1, which takes that average higher for the others.

ETA: I guess this is where the graphic novels come into play. Fast to read and lots in a series for one person to read.


message 14: by Booknblues (new)

Booknblues | 11676 comments So, I totally missed the boat on steampunk, but received this list from Shepherd and thought I would share.




message 15: by NancyJ (new)

NancyJ (nancyjjj) | 10774 comments Booknblues wrote: "So, I totally missed the boat on steampunk, but received this list from Shepherd and thought I would share.

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I like the concept of Solar- Punk.


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