Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge discussion

As an animal lover I think this one won't be a problem for me. The animal kingdom is pretty darn large after all.

I have several on my tbr with animals in title: Turtles All the Way Down, Lord of the Flies, even more

Six of Crows
The Raven Boys
The Raven King

Island of the Blue Dolphins
The Black Stallion
The Red Pony
Gorillas in the Mist
A Dog's Purpose

Fifteen Dogs, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase or The Wolf Wilder for me, I think!

A Dog Named Christmas by Greg Kincaid
The Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson
The Tower, The Zoo, and The Tortoise by Julia Stuart
A Lonely Dog on Christmas by Patrick Yearly
Assassins at Ospreys by R.T. Raichev
One to the Wolves: On the Trail of a Killer by Lois Duncan
The Bees by Laline Paull
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Sons of Blackbird Mountain by Joanne Bischof
Ice Wolves by Amie Kaufman
The Bat by Jo Nesbo
The Silver Pigs by Lindsey Davis
The Rooster Bar by John Grisham
A Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond Between Two Friends and a Lion by Anthony Bourke
Rescue Road: One Man, Thirty Thousand Dogs, and a Million Miles on the Last Hope Highway by Peter Zheutlin
Snake Skin by C.J. Lyons
Raven's Peak by Lincoln Cole
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kessey
Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat by Patricia Williams
Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn
The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Sun-mi Hwang
Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun by Sarah Ladipo Manyika
In the Spirit of Crazy Horse: The Story of Leonard Peltier and the FBI's War on the American Indian Movement by Peter Matthiessen
Seven Birds by Amy Sargent Swank
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

There is a Kindle deal today on a book called Rabbit Cake

Lily and the Octopus -- and yes, I know the title is not referring to a literal octopus. Still counting it. XD

If I don't read Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal before year end, I'll probably read it for this prompt.

I read The Bees and Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun this year, and liked both of them enough to recommend.

Six of Crows is in my TBR and I already own the audiobook, so that's probably what I'll go with.

The Shark Net
The Bat
Cat Among the Pigeons
The Girl in the Spider's Web

Dog Dish of Doom
Grasshopper Jungle
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
We Are the Ants
Library Lion
A Boy Called Bat

The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

Do Minotaurs count? I’d really like to fit the sequel in to this challenge lol
The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break
The Minotaur Takes His Own Sweet Time

The Wasp Factory
The Young Lions
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
The Search for the Giant Squid: The Biology and Mythology of the World's Most Elusive Sea Creature
Kraken
The True History of the Elephant Man: The Definitive Account of the Tragic and Extraordinary Life of Joseph Carey Merrick
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Of Mice and Men
The Clan of the Cave Bear
The Bear and the Nightingale
H is for Hawk
Trilobite: Eyewitness to Evolution
The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time
The Monkey Wrench Gang
Kiss of the Spider Woman
A Maggot
The Goldfinch
Time for a Tiger
The White Tiger
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Crocodile on the Sandbank
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The Cuckoo's Calling
The Midwich Cuckoos
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Thorn Birds

Dani wrote: "
Do Minotaurs count?
really like to fit the sequel in to this challenge lol
The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break
The Minotaur Takes His Own Sweet Time



LOL! I like this idea, because I've been meaning to read "The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break"!! (And, while I love animals, I'm finding myself a bit stumped for this category, to my surprise.)

This list includes some books with fictional animals in the title. Some of the books are part of a series.

The White Tiger
A Dance with Dragons
A Feast for Crows
Murder of Crows
To Kill a Mockingbird
Mockingjay
Dragonflight
Water for Elephants
The Raven Boys
The Raven King
The Silkworm
Crocodile on the Sandbank
Red Dragon
The Silence of the Lambs
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees
Little Bee
The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story
Raven Black
Tiger Eyes
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Wolf by the Ears
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Julie of the Wolves
Dragon Teeth
Birds of Prey
Six of Crows
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Crow Hollow
DragonSpell
Wolf Hall
The Nightingale
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The Power of the Dog
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
The Bear and the Nightingale
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Rabbit, Run

Not sure if it's been mentioned butWhen God Was a Rabbit is a pretty good book.

I am going to read When Crickets Cry for this prompt.

Dani wrote: "The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

Do Minotaurs count? I’d really like to fit the se..."

I'm using a dragon for this prompt. I figure even a mythological animal is still an animal in spirit.

Didn't know it was translated: Empire of the Ants.

It's a good one.

A few on my to-read list:
Dog Medicine by Julie Barton
Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund
Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson
Mice by Gordon Reece
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller
Real Tigers by Mick Herron
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott

And some past reads I really enjoyed:
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Pigtopia by Kitty Fitzgerald
A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France by Georgeanne Brennan
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
Slow Horses by Mick Herron
Dead Lions by Mick Herron
Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley (would also work for the Grief or LGBTQ prompts)

Apologies if these have already been mentioned.
Animal Farm - George Orwell
Of Mice and men -John Steinbeck

I've just found out a this book: The Wizard's Dog. Sounds like awfully cute and funny :D Can't wait!

"Turtles all the way down" John Green

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To Kill a Mockingbird, The Tiger’s Curse, A Dog’s Purpose, Da Vinci’s Tiger... I️ feel like there should be more

Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers

I was gifted H is for Hawk a few years ago and haven't had the chance to read it yet, so I think I'll be going with that for this prompt!

I'm planning to read The Last Unicorn for this challenge, so another vote here for mythological animals being included.

I thought about using The Goose Girl, but I'll bue using that for the alliterative prompt instead.

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe would also count. (As well as the later book, The Horse and His Boy--you could actually knock out a lot of prompts using the Narnia series since The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is set at sea.)

I've got this which is pretty perfect... Electrified Sheep: Glass-Eating Scientists, Nuking the Moon, and More Bizarre Experiments

If you are interested in psychology/nonfiction, The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us looks good (and what I will be using for this prompt!).

Raquel wrote:

I thought about using The Goose Girl, but I'll b..."

The Goose Girl is fabulous *and* it is the first book of a great series. If you like Fantasy YA/Teen books and/or fairy tale adaptations, this is a good pick.

One book that I haven't seen mentioned yet is The Serpent Garden by Judith Merkle Riley. It is a fun (and funny) historical fiction book with a strong female protagonist, fantastical elements, and a dash of romance.

Ooh - that reminds me! The Essex Serpent is really good if you like more literary fiction. A great main character, beautiful writing, and an interesting take on Victorian times.

Bats of the Republic: An Illuminated Novel

Karen wrote:

The Goose Girl is fabulous *and* it is the first book of a great series. If you like Fantasy YA/Tee..."

I love both of those categories, AND usually enjoy Shannon Hale's writing so I'm not sure how it's taken me this long to read it!

Choosing from my shelves The Essex Serpent

The Spider in the Corner of the Room by Nikki Owen is another option, or The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook by Bruce D. Perry (haven't read it myself yet, I imagine it is going to be quite upsetting)

So many choices! A few on my TBR that I haven't seen mentioned are:
The Bird Tribunal by Agnes Ravatn
And the Birds Rained Down by Jocelyne Saucier
And No Birds Sang by Farley Mowat
Lamp Black, Wolf Grey by Paula Brackston
Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
The Bird and the Sword by Amy Harmon
Den of Wolves by Juliet Marillier
Dogs at the Perimeter by Madeleine Thien
and lastly, the one I am likely going to read first
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE by Phil Knight

If you're into comics/graphic novels I've been enjoying the Rat Queens series! I'll probably read whatever volume I'm on next by 2018. Link to the first one: Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery

Recommendations based on what I've read:

The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
Pretty Deadly, Vol. 1: The Shrike by Kelly Sue DeConnick

Recently read and lovedRabbit Cake

I'm planning to read The Dog Stars , but if I don't like it I might reread Cuckoo's Calling.

Would The Foxhole Court count since the animal is not separate?

Can we count Beartown by Fredrik Backman, what with the compound noun and all?

Da Vinci’s Tiger, To Kill a Mockingbird (my fave), Of Mice and Men, Turtles all the Way Down, Six of Crows, A Dog’s Purpose... I feel like I might’ve forgotten some

Ooh, The Raven Boys, An Enchantment of Ravens

I have Goldfinch on my TBR list already, so think I'll plug this one in there.

My options:

Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam
The Obscene Bird of Night
Boy, Snow, Bird
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
In the Time of the Butterflies
The Sparrow
When Rabbit Howls
Thousand Cranes
From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers
Field Notes on Democracy: Listening to Grasshoppers

The Wasp Factory

Beartown was my favorite book of 2017! Highly recommend it for this prompt