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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

2021 Pick Your Poison Reading Challenge

 


The 2021 Pick Your Poison Reading Challenge is being hosted by Take a Walk Down Gregory Road.  It looks like it will be a lot of fun and there are a lot of ways to participate. 










For folks who want a printable version to make notes, click here for a PDF version. 

 For fans of spreadsheets, click here for a spreadsheet you can use to track your books.

CATEGORIESBOOK (READ OR PLANNED)
Who's in charge?
A book about an empireCity of a Thousand Dolls by Miriam Forster
A book about a social movement
A book about being a first time parent
A book about a cat
Make 'em Laugh
A funny comic or graphic novel
A book about a comedian
A book with a pun in the title
A book with someone laughing on the cover
Where You Sleep At Night
A book about a hotel
A book with the word "house" in the title
A book with a cabin on the cover
A book about a haunted house
Ways To Die
A book with "poison" in the title
A book with a knife on the cover
A true crime murder story
A book about dealing with suicide
Occupations
A book about a farmer
A book about a librarian or bookseller
A book written by a college professor
A book about a scientist
Generations
A book about millenials
A book about hippies
A book about baby boomers
A book about flappers
Plaids
A book with a kilt on the cover
A book written by someone from Scotland
A book with a plaid cover
A book with a flannel shirt on the cover
Those Bodies
A book by a celebrity known for body positivity
A book with a picture of an ocean on the cover  Fade Into the Bright by Jessica Koosed Etting, Alyssa Embree Schwartz
A book with a dead body on the cover
A children's book about body parts
Bringing the World into Your Home
A book about hygge, feng shui, or home harmony
A book about taking in a stranger
A book about a culture other than your ownThe Pearl that Broke It's Shell by Nadia Hashimi
A book about how radio, television, or the internet has changed us
The Tools of Writing
A paperback bookThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
A book with a typewriter on the cover
A book with "words" in the title
A book with "deadline" in the title
That Creepy Feeling
A horror story or thriller
A book with an insect on the coverThe Enlightenment of Bees by Rachel Linden
A book about something that scares you
A book with a monster on the cover
Favorites
A book by your favorite author
A book in your favorite genre
A book with your favorite color on the cover
A book from a celebrity favorite list
Crossing Boundaries
A book about an interracial romance
A book about the immigrant experience
A book about reconciliationIt's the ENd of the World as I Know It by Matthew Landis
A book about cross dressing
Things We Don't Talk About
A book with the word "naked" in the title
A book by a politician
A book about oppression
A book about terminal illnessDancing on Broken Glass by Ka Hancock
Reflections
A book with a mirror on the cover
A memoir
A fiction book about reminiscing
A self help book
Swashbuckling
A book with a sword on the cover
A book about pirates
A rollicking adventure story
A book with a map on the cover
Shapes and Colors
A book with a primarily black cover
A book with a shape-shifting character
A book with a shape on the cover that reminds you of a Roschach test
A book by an author whose name is a color
Picture This
A book with the word "picture" in the title
A book with a photograph on the cover
A book by a journalist or news photographer
An illustrated book
Shh…
A book about secret societies/clubs
A children's book about bedtime
A book with the word "secret" in the title
A book with a peaceful cover
Challenges
A book over 500 pagesAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
A book about overcoming obstaclesMore than Just a Pretty Face by Syed M. Masood
A book you've set aside in the past because it was hard to get into
A book with the word "hard" in the title
Drinking Game
A cozy mystery with a beverage in the title
A book with a picture of an alcoholic beverage on the cover
A book title that could be a drinking game
A nonfiction book about alcohol
It's All Relative
A book set in your grandparents' eraThe Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington
A book with the word "father" in the title
A book you'd share with your child
A book about an estranged family
Weather
A book with the word "snow" in the title
A nonfiction book about a weather related disaster
A book with a picture of clear blue sky on the cover
A book that comforts you on a rainy day
TBR Burners
A book that had been on your TBR list more than a yearPines by Blake Crouch
A book someone gave to you that you haven't read yetThe Paris Wife by Paula McLain
Anything you want
A book you're excited to read
Borrowing
A book with a character from a different book
A fairytale or myth retelling in a modern setting
A book written by an author with a pseudonymAgain Again by E. Lockhart
A book borrowed from the libraryThe Never Game by Jeffery Deaver
Putting 2020 Behind Us
A book with a crowded cover
A book about self care or recovery
A book set after a major world event (war, weather disaster, etc.)The Last 8 by Laura Pohl
A book with the word "better" in the title
Wildcards
A book by an author under 30
A 2021 releaseYou Have a Match by Emma Lord
A comic book
A book by two or more authors
A collection of essays


I think I am going to try for the Fortnightly - which is one book from each category.  

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