Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge discussion

I've seen The Rosie Project (Graeme Simsion) mentioned for the "book becoming a movie in 2019" prompt. Is there any other prompt it could fit?

If anyone has read Transcription by Kate Atkinson do you have any ideas for what prompts it could align with? I was thinking amateur detective, but I'm not sold on that.

where would Coraline fit in ?

Fatima wrote: "where would Coraline fit in ?"

I'd definitely say "a book about a family" and depending on your personal opinion "a reread of a favourite book" or "a book that makes you nostalgic"

Has anyone read One Day in Decemberby Josie Silver? I don't really want to put it with multiple POVs (there were only two) or with a book I'd like to see made into a movie (I think it would be too difficult to show the passage of time and the change in relationships)... So unusual chapter headings? The sections aren't numbered like chapters. They're headed by dates and then by characters. Any other suggestions?

I read The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty about a week ago and I can't figure out if I can use it for any of the reading challenge prompts. Please help!

Navile wrote: "I read The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty about a week ago and I can't figure out if I can use it for any of the reading challenge prompts. Please help!"

This one is about a family. The family "secret" that runs through the entire novel ties them together.

Charlotte wrote: "Alongside this challenge, I'm also planning on doing the Stephen King's Dark Tower challenge, and was wondering if you lot could possibly help me put the books into some of the prompts for Pop Suga..."

A book you think should be turned into a movie.
A book about someone with a superpower.
A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature.

I had started reading Vonnegut’s Breakfast of Champions before I decided to do this challenge (but still in January!) wanted to see where it could possibly fit in. I am thinking maybe the prompt where it inspired a common phrase or idiom... although General Mills I’m sure is the one who actually started the phrase... thoughts?

Jessica wrote: "I had started reading Vonnegut’s Breakfast of Champions before I decided to do this challenge (but still in January!) wanted to see where it could possibly fit in. I am thinking maybe the prompt wh..."

Yeah I'm guessing "Breakfast of Champions" was already a common breakfast cereal slogan, but ... Is that book maybe where "Kilgore Trout was here" came from? I was never clear if that was a common phrase before the book or if the book inspired it. I know this phrase has fallen in popularity, because I just ran a Google image search and can't even find it, but at one time (in the 70s and 80s in the US, or at least in the NYC area) it was very common graffiti.

Jessica wrote: "I had started reading Vonnegut’s Breakfast of Champions before I decided to do this challenge (but still in January!) wanted to see where it could possibly fit in. I am thinking maybe the prompt wh..."

Does it take place in a single day? I remember a lot of introspection and flashbacks, but does the actual story take place in a single day?

If you want to think outside the box a bit, it could be considered a superpower to be able to make your ficitional characters real.

And, if you want to think more outside the box, the Supernatural episode "The Monster at the End of this Book" discusses this book, though not by name and nobody is actually reading it.

I just finished You but I'm unsure if it's okay to use for the wedding prompt (got it at 40 for now) - there's a wedding reception happening in the background while (view spoiler)[someone burries something in the woods. (hide spoiler)] they could hear various songs playing from the venue. would you say that counts?

Just started So Close to Being the S***, Y'all Don't Even Know by Retta... would this fit anywhere?

As a side note - do autobiographies count as "own voices" books?

Thanks in advance!

Stephanie wrote: "Just started So Close to Being the S***, Y'all Don't Even Know by Retta... would this fit anywhere?


It's bending the prompts a bit, but here are some ways it could fit:
"A book about a hobby:" she talks about a few different things that are hobby-like (purse-shopping, obsession with Hamilton, and working out, from what I remember).
"A book with an item of clothing on the cover:" her dress figures pretty prominently on the cover.

And if you really want to bend the prompts, it could be "a book that has inspired a common phrase" since she goes into detail about "Treat Yo Self" becoming a huge thing.

Where would Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End fit? My Dad gave it to me as a gift and I want to read it in 2019!

For the 32 book written by an author from Asia,Africa or South America! does this book for in: COPPER SUN by Sharon m. Draper!

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty?

Big Little Lies definitely works for multiple POVs, and I guess also for the family prompt (technically it's about more than just one family but that shouldn't matter, right?)

Nicki wrote: "Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty?"

also for a past Popsugar category: I read this book for the Popsugar challenge when a category was "antonyms in the title" (I guess that was 2015?)

I'm currently reading Crazy Rich Asians. Can y'all think of a prompt this might fulfill?
Thanks!

Aly wrote: "I'm currently reading Crazy Rich Asians. Can y'all think of a prompt this might fulfill?
Thanks!"

If you look up the author's goodreads profile it says he's from Singapore as well, so it could fit the "Author from Asia, Africa, or South America" prompt. :)

Aly wrote: "I'm currently reading Crazy Rich Asians. Can y'all think of a prompt this might fulfill?
Thanks!"

The author is Kevin Kwan, so it would work for "author whose first and last name start with the same letter." Depending on the cover, it might have an item of clothing or an accessory on it. I think this might have been his debut novel too.

Aly wrote: "I'm currently reading Crazy Rich Asians. Can y'all think of a prompt this might fulfill?
Thanks!"

It's also about a family so would work for that prompt as well. I used it for a book I meant to read in 2018.

Any thoughts on what to put Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang should fit?

Karen wrote: "Any thoughts on what to put Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang should fit?"

Just going by the description, it looks like it would fit in debut novel, a person with superpowers, and possibly a story told from different POVs.

This feels like cheating because it was such a fun, easy read! But I just finished The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up: A Magical Story by Marie Kondo and I would love to squeeze it in somewhere.

It definitely fits in "A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America" - but I have another book in mind for that one. Would "A book about someone with a superpower" be bending the rules too much? (Tidying IS a superpower to me!) Or could tidying be a "hobby"? Hmm...

I need to find a spot for Voyager as I am hooked! Can I get away with A novel based on a true story as it is historical fiction?

Stephanie wrote: "I need to find a spot for Voyager as I am hooked! Can I get away with A novel based on a true story as it is historical fiction?"

"Based on a true story" wouldn't work for me, but that's just my personal feeling. You could definitely do "multiple characters POV's".
I guess "about someone with a superpower" would also kind of work, because not everybody is able to use the standing stones for time travelling. And if I remember correctly, there is a wedding as well! Maybe one of the other prompts works for you :)

Thanks for your suggestions Miriam. I think I’ll go with multiple POVs. 😊

Any suggestions for Circle of Shadows?

Hi, I had earmarked a couple books for categories where I chose something else but I still have the books. I'm wondering if they fit in another before I move them off. I already filled a Book that takes place in 24 Hours with Last Night at the Lobster & A Debut Novel with The Curious Case of Arthur Pepper

They are:

Tell the Wolves I'm Home
Goodbye, Vitamin
Lilac Girls


Thank you :)

Stephanie wrote: "I need to find a spot for Voyager as I am hooked! Can I get away with A novel based on a true story as it is historical fiction?"

I wouldn't say based on a true story no, but there was a wedding,

Sarah wrote: "Hi, I had earmarked a couple books for categories where I chose something else but I still have the books. I'm wondering if they fit in another before I move them off. I already filled a Book that ..."

wasn't Lilac Girls based on a true story? The blurb says so anyway ...

Nadine wrote: "wasn't Lilac Girls based on a true story? The blurb says so anyway ..."

Yes, Lilac Girls was based on a true story. I looked it up after reading it because I'm a nerd like that! Also (obviously) it fits two word title and I think it would make a good movie.

Nicole wrote: "Where would Beneath a Scarlet Sky fit under?"

based on a True story

Where can I fit Convenience Store Woman?

Hey :) What promt would Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid's Tale fit in?

Kincso901 wrote: "Hey :) What promt would Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid's Tale fit in?"

5. A book with at least 1mil ratings

Vanessa wrote: "Convenience Store Woman can count as Author from Asia, Africa, or Central America because the author is from Japan. Also book with unconventional numbered chapters."

Thanks Vanessa. I just finished reading the book and didn't even notice that it had no chapters

What prompt would Secret Passages in a Hillside town by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen fit in?
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

Its based in Finland - so thought of the Scandinavian prompt but Finland is not part of Scandinavia?

Bhavna wrote: "What prompt would Secret Passages in a Hillside town by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen fit in?
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

Its based in Finland - so ..."
If you are okay with a loose interpretation of Scandinavia. They speak Finnish as one of their main languages and some experts think that it should be considered part.

Emily wrote: "Bhavna wrote: "What prompt would Secret Passages in a Hillside town by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen fit in?
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

Its based i..."

Thanks

Samantha wrote: "Aly wrote: "I'm currently reading Crazy Rich Asians. Can y'all think of a prompt this might fulfill?
Thanks!"

It's also about a family so would work for that prompt as well. I use..."
I haven't read it yet either but it would also work for multiple prompts:
19. multiple chaaracher POVs
25. A debut novel
31. Book about a family
32. Book written by an author from Asia
34. book that includes a wedding
35. Book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter

Hi! any idea what The Winner's Curse could fit?

Christina wrote: "Hi! any idea what The Winner's Curse could fit?"

That's a good book, but it doesn't fit very well in this challenge!

- should be turned into a movie
- meant to read last year?
- clothing on the cover (well, her dress is quite prominent anyway)
- past category (there's ALWAYS a past category that works! in 2015 there was "includes a love triangle," and that would fit perfectly)
- revolving around a puzzle or game (this is weak, admittedly, but (a) there is much political intrigue and strategy, so that's sort of a game, and (b) there is a tile-based strategy game that they play a lot in the book)

Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be ??

I recently finished Looking for Alaska and I'm wondering which prompt to put it under? Please help!

@Samantha. Perhaps a book you meant to read in 2018? (#9) Or you could find a prompt from a past Popsugar challenge that it fits. (#40) It’s been so long since I read it, is it told from multiple POVs?

Hi Goodreaders! Do you have any suggestion on where I could fit https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3... other than a book I meant to read in 2018? Thank you!

I wanted to read In the Country We Love: My Family Divided . I looked up what an "Own Voices" book is, and all the definitions I could find say the book is a novel, and this is autobiographical. I personally think it could fit into this category. Does anyone know the parameters for "Own Voices" and whether it is by definition fiction?