Popsugar Reading Challenge Notebook 2022

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#pop24 is here!!! 🥰🥰🥰

@Megabooks @squirrelbrain @jenniferw88 @Cinfhen @alisiakae @BarbaraBB @KarenUK @Laughterhp @Cortg @IndoorDame @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @MissHel @AshleyHoss820 @Ruthiella @OriginalCyn620 @BookBelle84 @jlhammar @graciouswarriorprincess

Who is doing the challenge next year? Let me know if you want me to add you or take you off the taglist.

Now to study the prompts...

@Branwen Recommend me a book for prompt #15 😉

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I enjoy that the challenges encourage me to pick up something I might not normally read. However, with increased work duties, I am reading fewer books and can't say I'm overly excited by these prompts. Quite a few are specific. Keep me tagged, as I love seeing what you all read. I may use this as a supplement if I'm choosing between a few, but won't aim to focus on it. I'll read more off my TBR and if things fit a prompt, awesome. 5mo

Branwen This is super exciting! 💕📚 5mo

BarbaraBB I am not sure yet, I don‘t like a lot of the prompt.. will think about it a bit more! 5mo

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Laughterhp I‘ll have to look at the prompts. I didn‘t participate in 2023. 5mo

IndoorDame There are some super cool prompts on the new list! But I‘m aiming to have a year that‘s challenge free/light so you can take me off the list. 5mo

jenniferw88 I'm also unsure, but keep me on the list, please - I might do the same as @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick 5mo

squirrelbrain I‘m also not going to do this in 2024 so you can take me off the tag list please. 5mo

Graciouswarriorprincess I‘m doing it. 5mo

jlhammar Tempting, but I'm going to sit this one out. You can remove me from the taglist. Thanks! 5mo

Ruthiella You can keep me. I‘ll give it a go! 😃 Thanks! 5mo

OriginalCyn620 Woohoo! I‘m doing it so please keep tagging me! 😊 5mo

RaeLovesToRead @IndoorDame @squirrelbrain @jlhammar Have taken you off the tag list! Will use #pop24 if you decide to join in or want to check out choices! 💕 5mo

RaeLovesToRead @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @jenniferw88 Will keep you both on the tag list! 😊 Let me know if you change your mind! 💕 5mo

RaeLovesToRead @Branwen Let me know if you want to join us!!!! And have a think what you would recommend me 😁💕 5mo

RaeLovesToRead @BarbaraBB @Laughterhp Let me know what you decide about the tag list. I know there are a few repeats, but I'm excited about the prompts... a mix of easy and hard!!! 5mo

RaeLovesToRead @Graciouswarriorprincess @Ruthiella @OriginalCyn620 Woohoo!!!! Welcome on board!!! 👋🏻😁 Hope you're all as excited as I am! 🥳 5mo

Cortg I‘m going to pass this year. I love the challenges but l‘m hoping to focus on books that keep being pushed aside. 5mo

RaeLovesToRead @Cortg Oki doki! 😊 Happy reading!! 5mo

BarbaraBB I‘ve decided to give it a go! Thanks Rae for tagging me! 5mo

RaeLovesToRead @BarbaraBB Great to have you on board! I'll be sure to share some ideas soon 😁 5mo

Branwen @RaeLovesToRead AHA! I love this prompt! 🥰 Okay, I will think of a good one for you! 5mo

RaeLovesToRead @Branwen Woohoo!!!! I can't wait!!! 😁 5mo

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Graciouswarriorprincess

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Another #readingchallenge completed. The 2023 PopSugar reading challenge.

I have completed five reading goals so far this year.

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Laughterhp

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It looks like so far I‘ve completed 24/40 #pop22 prompts. I‘m not sure if I‘m going for the Advanced or not, we‘ll see.

I‘m struggling to find books that I think I‘ll like for some prompts, like becoming tv/movie in 2022 and about a musical group or band.

KarenUK, Megabooks, Cinfhen, Cortg, jenniferw88, squirrelbrain, BarbaraBB, RaeLovesToRead

BarbaraBB You‘re totally on scheme! 2y

Cinfhen Even if you don‘t love the music from The Foo Fighters / this audio was AMAZING

The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

Cinfhen For becoming a movie 🍿 I did audio of this Stephen King novel / kind of dated but not a terrible choice

Firestarter

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Laughterhp @Cinfhen I‘ve never actually read a Stephen King because I am always going to assume his books are way too scary for me! 2y

Cinfhen It wasn‘t scary or violent / it‘s about a couple who have super powers due to participating in a government experiment They have a child who possess her own unique power 2y

Cinfhen I know it sounds kitschy 😜it was very 1980‘s (edited) 2y

Laughterhp @Cinfhen Oh that‘s good to know! I‘ll check it out! Sounds a bit like Stranger Things to me though I‘ve only seen a total of 3 episodes of that show. 2y

jenniferw88 I'm using this for music!

Somebody to Love: The Life, Death and Legacy of Freddie Mercury

squirrelbrain You‘re doing well! 😁 2y

KarenUK You‘re doing great! 2y

Cortg If you want a quick read, try this graphic novel

Heartstopper

Cortg Daisy Jones and the Six or the Storyteller were both great reads for music. 2y

Laughterhp @Cortg My library doesn‘t have Heartstopper. I‘ve tried looking for it before ☹️. And I bailed on Daisy Jones, which put me in the situation thinking I won‘t find a music book I‘ll like! 😊 2y

Cortg Pick a favorite musician or two, I‘m sure you‘ll find a good memoir! 2y

Cinfhen I also wanted to say that I really enjoyed the memoir read by the author for #genderIdentity - it was a bit gossipy but Caitlyn really shared her transformative journey in a deep and insightful manner - I was pleasantly surprised

Secrets of My Life

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Cinfhen

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I have one book left for #Pop22 - #HugoAwardWinner - suggestions??!?!?

KarenUK, Megabooks, Cortg, jenniferw88, Laughterhp, alisiakae, squirrelbrain, BarbaraBB, RaeLovesToRead

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Just going off the covers (and without knowing a single thing about the story) - The Childrens Secret looks interesting 2y

julesG Hugo winner 2017

All the Birds in the Sky

julesG Also 2017

A Closed and Common Orbit

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julesG 2018

Six Wakes

julesG 2019

The Calculating Stars: A Lady Astronaut Novel

julesG 2020

The Ten Thousand Doors of January

julesG 2021

Light From Uncommon Stars

julesG Also 2021

Piranesi

julesG 2022

Project Hail Mary

julesG 2022

She Who Became the Sun

julesG And 2022

A Master of Djinn

julesG Can recommend all of them, also as audiobooks. The best audiobook was The Calculating Stars, because it's read by the author. 2y

julesG Full list of winners since 1953: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Novel 2y

TheAromaofBooks Out of the ones @julesG posted, I really enjoyed Project Hail Mary, mostly because of the snarky humor 😂 2y

julesG @TheAromaofBooks I fear Cindy has read this already. 2y

Megabooks I‘m stuck on Hugo too, but I‘ll take a look at the list. Thanks @julesG ! 2y

Cinfhen Woohoo!!! Thanks for all the suggestions @julesG 😘😘😘I‘ve read a few but there are some that you suggested that I will definitely look for!!!! Amazing list 🙌🏻 2y

Cinfhen And you‘re right @julesG @TheAromaofBooks I have read and enjoyed Project Hail Mary. 2y

Cinfhen I choose Children‘s Secret @thegirlwiththelibrarybag for the prompt #TakesPlaceAtAParty - it was ok, not great but a decent listen. I got the audio through Hoopla.

The Children's Secret

jenniferw88 I loved this one, I'm using book 2 for that prompt!

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet

Cinfhen I tried it once @jenniferw88 but I wasn‘t getting into it. I know it‘s universally loved! 2y

BarbaraBB These are good

Fahrenheit 451

BarbaraBB And

Parable of the Sower (Warner Books)

BarbaraBB And I am going to read this one for the prompt

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Cinfhen I‘ve read all 3 @BarbaraBB but I appreciate your suggestions 😘 2y

BarbaraBB I could have known 🤓😘 2y

squirrelbrain I‘ve got this one on my potential list, mentioned by @julesG

The Ten Thousand Doors of January

Cinfhen I‘ve actually read Ten Thousand Doors @squirrelbrain and I liked it!! I think I‘m gonna try this one @BarbaraBB suggested by @julesG

Master of Djinn

BarbaraBB Cool! 2y

julesG Enjoy! 2y

Cortg I‘m not a big sci-fi reader and the book I‘m planning on you‘ve already read but I did read and love American Gods and The Graveyard Book. Both Neil Gaiman but I kinda ❤️ him. *The Graveyard Book is a middle grades book but it was high on our family roadtrip listens. 2y

KarenUK I‘m going with this one I think…

This Is How You Lose the Time War

Cinfhen Thanks for the recs @KarenUK @Cortg I‘ve never read NG so this might be a good time to try his books!! 2y

Centique @Cinfhen there are two novellas before Master of Djinn which are shorter if you want to use one of them for the prompt. I kinda liked the book better having read them first. But I‘m thinking you might like NG better.

A Dead Djinn in Cairo: A Tor.Com Original

Centique I guess the novellas didn‘t win a Hugo award though. One of them was nominated if that counts. 😉 2y

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