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message 1: by Zaz (new)
Jul 06, 2016 02:13AM

Zaz | 2969 comments As you probably know, the challenge list comes with a list of links to provide ideas for each category.

If you're already looking at the 2017 categories and find some interesting links, you can share them here (don't forget to write for which category) and we'll add them to the almighty suggestion topic at the end of the year.

Thanks in advance for the help ;)


message 2: by Katie (new)
Jul 06, 2016 12:17PM

Katie | 2360 comments This link has both:
1. books based on a myth
2. books inspired by classic literature
http://www.epicreads.com/blog/an-epic...


message 4: by °~Amy~° (last edited Jul 06, 2016 04:14PM) (new)
Jul 06, 2016 01:44PM

°~Amy~° (amybooksit) A book with an animal on the cover or in the title:

Goodreads: Wolves/dogs and other animals on front covers

Goodreads: Species and Animals in Titles


message 5: by °~Amy~° (last edited Jul 06, 2016 04:14PM) (new)
Jul 06, 2016 02:43PM

°~Amy~° (amybooksit) A book about a famous historical figure (fiction or non-fiction)

LibraryThing: Historical Figures in Fiction

Historical Reads: Famous People in Fiction

Goodreads: Popular Historical Figures Books

And a long list that includes many books based around historical figures (not all of them do so some sorting through will be required)
Goodreads: Popular Alternate History Books


message 8: by Kathy (new)
Jul 07, 2016 02:30PM

Kathy E | 3319 comments A book with a strong female character:

http://bookriot.com/2016/07/07/10-fan...


message 9: by Jennifer (new)
Jul 07, 2016 07:26PM

Jennifer Barstad (maidenoflight) A category from another challenge

http://www.listchallenges.com/lists/b...


message 11: by °~Amy~° (new)
Jul 12, 2016 07:14AM

°~Amy~° (amybooksit) - A best book of the 21st century (so far)
List Challenges: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century


message 13: by °~Amy~° (last edited Jul 12, 2016 07:32AM) (new)
Jul 12, 2016 07:31AM

°~Amy~° (amybooksit) - A book from the BBC The Big Read list

BBC Big Read Top 100

Wikipedia; BBC Big List Top 200

**Beware the Goodreads versions of these lists as they are NOT consistent with the actual list that the BBC created.


message 15: by °~Amy~° (new)
Jul 21, 2016 07:06AM

°~Amy~° (amybooksit) - A book with a long title (5+ words, excluding any subtitles)

Goodreads Listopia, Books with Really Long Titles


message 16: by Zaz (last edited Jul 21, 2016 07:15AM) (new)
Jul 21, 2016 07:14AM

Zaz | 2969 comments Thanks Amy for all the links :)
Thanks to the others too, it'll be very helpful when we'll do the suggestions!


message 17: by °~Amy~° (new)
Jul 21, 2016 07:18AM

°~Amy~° (amybooksit) - A book with at least 2 perspectives (more than one main character and point of view)
Goodreads, Listpoia, Books With Multiple Perspectives
Goodreads Listopia, Multiple POV Fantasy Books
Goodreads Popular Mulitple POV Books


message 19: by Francesca (new)
Aug 10, 2016 07:02AM

Francesca | 780 comments A book being released as a movie in 2017

http://www.teen.com/2016/05/27/movies...

http://booksandchardonnay.com/books-b...

If anyone else manages to find more lists for this one please post them. These were the only ones I could find that were specific to the ones being released in 2017.


message 20: by Francesca (new)
Aug 10, 2016 07:04AM

Francesca | 780 comments - A dual timeline novel

https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...


message 22: by Elizabeth (new)
Aug 13, 2016 01:07AM

Elizabeth | -19 comments A book written by a person of color (i.e. someone who isn’t white)
Listopia > African American Authors Book Lists
https://www.goodreads.com/list/tag/af...


message 29: by Jennifer (new)
Aug 13, 2016 10:59AM

Jennifer Barstad (maidenoflight) Amy you sure are a busy lady, lol


message 30: by °~Amy~° (new)
Aug 13, 2016 11:04AM

°~Amy~° (amybooksit) Jennifer wrote: "Amy you sure are a busy lady, lol"

I wish! Lol


message 31: by Zaz (last edited Aug 20, 2016 04:12AM) (new)
Aug 20, 2016 04:11AM

Zaz | 2969 comments A book written or set in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland)
-> Sweden/Swedish author
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
->Nordic fiction
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...


message 35: by Elín Birna (last edited Aug 21, 2016 02:27PM) (new)
Aug 21, 2016 09:11AM

Elín Birna (elinbirna) | 113 comments A book written or set in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland):

Some tips on the winners of the Nordic council literature award: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_...

Some books set in Scandinavia: http://www.picador.com/blog/february-...

And for those of you who are advanced, you can dip your toes into the Icelandic sagas: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
You can find the sagas online for free here: http://sagadb.org/

Some author tips for you crime-lovers (this is only part of it, and I am mostly familiar with the Swedish and Icelandic authors, and unfortunately no Finnish...):
Icelandic: Arnaldur Indriðason, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Ragnar Jónasson
Swedish: Lars Kepler, Anders Roslund & Börge Hellström, Maj Sjövall & Per Wahlöö, Anna Jansson, Liza Marklund, Camilla Läckberg, Henning Mankell, Arne Dahl
Norwegian: Jo Nesbø, Anne Holt, Karin Fossum
Danish: Jussi Adler-Olsen

More info on Nordic crime noir and some authors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandin...
... and a goodreads crime noir list: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Edit: Forgot to add the most famous Swedish crime writer, Stieg Larsson!


message 36: by Charity (last edited Aug 25, 2016 08:28AM) (new)
Aug 25, 2016 08:27AM

Charity (faeryrebel78) | 552 comments There are tons of sub genres out there I had never heard of! Here are some of the links that I've found helpful:

Fantasy : http://bestfantasybooks.com/fantasy-g...

Romance: http://www.romancewiki.com/Romance_Su...
https://kayedacus.com/2008/05/18/writ...

Science Fiction: http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/to...

Horror: http://besthorrornovels.com/"

Mystery: http://bestmysterybooks.com/cozy-myst...

All genres: http://www.writersdigest.com/qp7-migr...


message 37: by °~Amy~° (new)
Aug 25, 2016 12:25PM

°~Amy~° (amybooksit) Charity the Writer's digest link is already listed above under subgenre of your favorite genre. There are several other links there for the other genres that you mentioned as well if you need more.


message 38: by Kathy (new)
Aug 29, 2016 07:12AM

Kathy E | 3319 comments Epistolary novels from Book Riot

http://bookriot.com/2016/08/24/100-ep...


message 39: by Zaz (last edited Sep 02, 2016 06:06AM) (new)
Sep 01, 2016 06:23AM

Zaz | 2969 comments Hugo winners:
https://www.goodreads.com/award/show/...

Hugo novella winners:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...

Hugo nominees and winners (in red) by year:
http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-his...


message 40: by Elizabeth (new)
Sep 01, 2016 03:20PM

Elizabeth | -19 comments here's another link for Hugo Award for Best Novel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Aw...


message 41: by Elizabeth (new)
Sep 01, 2016 03:30PM

Elizabeth | -19 comments Best Books Written By Two Authors
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...


message 42: by Amy (new)
Sep 28, 2016 08:56AM

Amy Poe | 12 comments Books to Movies in 2017
http://www.earlyword.com/category/boo...

This isn't a list per se, but a group of articles on the subject and I'm not sure that this will be helpful very early in 2017 as they don't project much more than a month out sometimes, but it covers a lot of off the wall books that won't be on other major lists.


message 43: by Zaz (new)
Oct 03, 2016 07:33AM

Zaz | 2969 comments Big batch of old adventure books:
http://hilobrow.com/adventure/
I disagree with some scifi picks but for others, they are adventure for me.


message 44: by Kirsten (new)
Oct 03, 2016 07:40AM

Kirsten (kmcripn) Great list, but I wonder why you don't want science fiction on the list.


message 45: by Zaz (new)
Oct 03, 2016 11:31AM

Zaz | 2969 comments Kirsten I just said that some scifi choices in this list aren't adventure books...


message 46: by Sophie (new)
Oct 03, 2016 11:40AM

Sophie (sawphie) | 2826 comments I agree with you Zaz, some pick aren't really adventures for me (Brave New World or V for Vendetta).


message 47: by Jody (new)
Oct 03, 2016 12:50PM

Jody (jodybell) | 3477 comments I only read a few from the list, and am kind of scratching my head at them being classed as adventure (Frankenstein, The Moonstone). I guess adventure can be pretty broad, but ...


message 48: by J (new)
Oct 03, 2016 01:22PM

J Austill | 1118 comments Here's a ranked Goodreads list of long books (though some seem to be under 600 pgs):

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...

I agree that a lot of the books, that I've read, from Zaz's adventure book linked list are not what I would consider Adventures. but it does also have both of the books that I am considering for that topic: A Princess of Mars and King Solomon's Mines.


message 49: by Jill (new)
Oct 03, 2016 01:40PM

Jill (dogbotsmum) | 1356 comments https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Another list from Goodreads


message 50: by Rachel (new)
Oct 03, 2016 01:42PM

Rachel A. (abyssallibrarian) | 3268 comments Jill wrote: "https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Another list from Goodreads"

Any list of books over 600 pages that includes Of Mice and Men (on page 3 on this list) loses all credibility to me. No offence Jill, I know you didn't make it.


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