Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

http://bookriot.com/2016/12/15/book-r...

1. Read a book about sports.
2. Read a debut novel.
3. Read a book about books.
4. Read a book set in Central or South America, written by a Central or South American author.
5. Read a book by an immigrant or with a central immigration narrative.
6. Read an all-ages comic.
7. Read a book published between 1900 and 1950.
8. Read a travel memoir.
9. Read a book you’ve read before.
10. Read a book that is set within 100 miles of your location.
11. Read a book that is set more than 5000 miles from your location.
12. Read a fantasy novel.
13. Read a nonfiction book about technology.
14. Read a book about war.
15. Read a YA or middle grade novel by an author who identifies as LGBTQ+.
16. Read a book that has been banned or frequently challenged in your country.
17. Read a classic by an author of color.
18. Read a superhero comic with a female lead.
19. Read a book in which a character of color goes on a spiritual journey (From Daniel José Older, author of Salsa Nocturna, the Bone Street Rumba urban fantasy series, and YA novel Shadowshaper)
20. Read an LGBTQ+ romance novel (From Sarah MacLean, author of ten bestselling historical romance novels)
21. Read a book published by a micropress. (From Roxane Gay, bestselling author of Ayiti, An Untamed State, Bad Feminist, Marvel’s World of Wakanda, and the forthcoming Hunger and Difficult Women)
22. Read a collection of stories by a woman. (From Celeste Ng, author Everything I Never Told You and the forthcoming Little Fires Everywhere)
23. Read a collection of poetry in translation on a theme other than love. (From Ausma Zehanat Khan, author of the Esa Khattak/Rachel Getty mystery series, including The Unquiet Dead, The Language of Secrets, and the forthcoming Among the Ruins)
24. Read a book wherein all point-of-view characters are people of color. (From Jacqueline Koyanagi, author of sci-fi novel Ascension)

The "from author" are categories proposed by the authors. They are interesting but they seem closed (I prefer wide prompts, it'll be hard to find books that fit for some of these).

The list is very oriented toward diversity, which is a good thing (I don't have all the 2017 challenges in mind, but I think it's a global goal).

I like:
- a debut
- LGBTQ+ author
- Classic by POC
- micropress

I dislike:
- book about sport
- spiritual journey
- book about war

Well I may end up filling some of these in but I won't be completing it. I know they like to add diverse topics but some of these I really just don't care to read.

I like some of these, but really don't like others. Some of them just feel ridiculously specific - although I guess it's why it's the read harder challenge. :/

Like in 2016, I won't do this challenge because the prompts are far too specific.

It's a good challenge. I actually like how specific it is, but honestly, I likely won't finish *our* 2017 challenge, never mind a secondary one!

I like the challenge as a whole but I question why there are two LGBTQ books and three regarding persons of color and two with female character/authors. Not that I mind any one of those topics, but it seems redundant to have two or three topics specific to the same "theme".

I don't know if I will do this one as it overlaps a little (lot) with our challenge and Popsugar. I have several small challenges that I have added to those two for next year already so I think I will probably skip bookriot 2017.

I'm excited for this one, but there are a few topics that I don't really care for (sports, for example). Definitely going to need some help finding books to fulfill some of the prompts.

Anyone know of any books from a micropress? I had never heard of them before, but from looking into it, they don't seem like they'd be available in public libraries.

Amy wrote: "I like the challenge as a whole but I question why there are two LGBTQ books and three regarding persons of color and two with female character/authors. Not that I mind any one of those topics, but..."

My thoughst exactly!
Overall I think it's a great challenge, because it really is a challenge. Some topics would be hard to fulfill, but I actually like the fact that they are so specific.
That said, I don't think it will be a challenge I'll complete. That's if I decide to add it to my 2017 challenges.

Actually I think it's just the one topic that stood out as too specific (for me) - Read a collection of poetry in translation on a theme other than love.

I really like the challenge in general. I always find the BookRiot list the hardest one to fulfill, but I also find this year's list particularly frustrating. If I understand it correctly, some of the topics were chosen by specific authors. They picked some really challenging ideas, but I'm not sure if they put too much thought into how easy it was to fulfill them. The mircopress one especially.

I'm going the Read Harder as well as this one. I'm not a sports fan really, and the sports I do like and enjoy watching, some people look at me really strangely (I freaking LOVE watching a basho).

I struggled with the sports one until I realized it didn't have to be mainstream. I going to read a book about a young woman who is blind and completed the iditarod. ;)

Some of are very specific but I'm looking forward to completing them and can always find some worthy suggestions from others in the challenge.

The 2018 list should be online tomorrow if they follow their usual schedule :)