Play Book Tag discussion

Please vote for the tag you would most like to read for January at the following link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RCN6RTD

You may click on the answer choices in the survey to see a listing of books that fit each tag.

Remember, you may cast up to a total of 10 participation points for your choice. Everyone gets one vote for free so please vote even if you don't have any participation points!

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Happy voting! Please cast your votes by 12 pm EST on 12/22.

In addition, we are now compiling our top ten books of the year . . .AND of the decade!

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Shaking my head and laughing....Harry Potter is on all 3 lists.....

voted

Hard choice this time as I like all three!

Voted.

I thought one would be a strong favorite for me, but had the least tbr on that one. I have tons of books on my tbr, but oddly not many on the first few pages of any of these. I have 2 on the first of my least favorite, so I voted for it.

Joanne wrote: "Shaking my head and laughing....Harry Potter is on all 3 lists....."

If French wins I'm definitely going to use Harry Potter since I have nothing on my tbr that fits the tag :-). I like both the other tags. What a busy PBT day.

Rachel N. wrote: "Joanne wrote: "Shaking my head and laughing....Harry Potter is on all 3 lists....."

If French wins I'm definitely going to use Harry Potter since I have nothing on my tbr that fits the tag :-). I..."

If French wins, Theresa is getting a stink bomb for Christmas;((I have a feeling that one was the PBT member and it was her!)

It is a busy, busy day-and of course it is the day my daughter and i set aside to do cookies!! On our last batch, so I can soak up all the goodness here!!

Joanne wrote: ".If French wins, Theresa is getting a stink bomb for Christmas;((I have a feeling that one was the PBT member and it was her"

Don't you dare! Point of info, if I had suggested, my tag would have been 'francophilia' which actually IS one of my organizing tags! And all you need to do is pick a book set in Paris...what is so terrible about that?
*raspberry emoji*

Of course I would adore it being French .. my Proust reading would fit right in! No decisions needed.

[I know what you are trying to do Joanne....get everyone talking about wanting 'french' so it ends up 'humor' or 'thriller'. Just stop it right now!]

I know what you are trying to do Joanne....get everyone talking about wanting 'french' so it ends up 'humor' or 'thriller'. Just stop it right now!

LoL! Actually. I did think that AFTER I posted my stink bomb message and meant to come back here and tell everyone to "talk up" French. Unfortunately, Natalie and I were making cookies all morning and I have now just returned....

TALK ABOUT FRENCH-EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL, okay y'all are cracking me up. In French.

Wait, what was I drumming my fingers for? Oh, yes, the challenges. Now I gave get to wait all over again. What a month!

Bonjour tout le monde. ... Votée...

😁

KateNZ wrote: "Bonjour tout le monde. ... Votée...

😁"

Très bien, mon amie!

Rachel N. wrote: "Joanne wrote: "Shaking my head and laughing....Harry Potter is on all 3 lists....."

If French wins I'm definitely going to use Harry Potter since I have nothing on my tbr that fits the tag :-). I..."

I think only some of the potter books have something to do with France. A group of French students visit the school, in book four maybe.

NancyJ wrote: "Rachel N. wrote: "Joanne wrote: "Shaking my head and laughing....Harry Potter is on all 3 lists....."

If French wins I'm definitely going to use Harry Potter since I have nothing on my tbr that f..."

There is more than 1 on the lists......just sayin

NancyJ wrote: "I think only some of the potter books have something to do with France. A group of French students visit the school, in book four maybe.

I wonder how many people tagged it "French" because they read it in French (or any other book, for that matter!).

Voted. All three good choices for January.

Its like every month since June(?) the gods of PBT been taunting Meli with one perfect tag :)

Vote'

I did in fact vote for French and I threw extra points at it.

Tip for French...

Try the link with the word France instead of French. The modern books and English language books about France will be higher on the list and easier to find. The lists likely have the same books.

The first french page is a little intimidating.

Alors, if Joanne starts being nice to me about French, I might just share some of my recommendations...nothing intimidating about them. In fact, great fun.

I am sure Amy must have a Marie Antoinette or Madame de Pompadour novel lurking in her TBR.

Theresa wrote: "Alors, if Joanne starts being nice to me about French, I might just share some of my recommendations...nothing intimidating about them. In fact, great fun.

I am sure Amy must have a Marie Antoinet..."

Hey! I used the Frenchie word for Voted! (that's me being nice)

Well, at least one of us has posted something in French somewhere who might not, in fact, vote for French (of course, this post might give you a clue, but c'est la vie!)

Um…. How was harry potter French? Are you thinking goblet of fire? Beauxbatons? It’s a stretch for me. I’m happy with all three choices because I have a ton of Paris and Marie Antoinette, as Joanne figured out. I voted for thriller. Simply because I have just so many on my TBR, and the faux slasher is getting serious! But I’m happy with anything.

I think I will leave it up to fate this time and hope I have some planned reads that fit!

On HP fitting - it's a super stretch actually. The first -- Nicholas Flamel was a French Alchemist and behind the Philosopher's Stone. Then there are the Beauxbatons as Amy mentioned in Goblet of Fire. C'est tout! I would not consider those as counting for a second.

However, all those WWII occupied France books cluttering everyone's TBR Towers, Piles, Lists and LIbraries, including mine, would certainly fit.

I can even suggest a dystopian novel, many mysteries, historical fiction, historical non-fiction, contemporary fiction, cozy mystery, espionage, many classics in translation, the list goes on. It's much broader than thriller for sure.

I'm into all three of these!!!

I cannot think of Harry Potter as French just because there was some French character in it, although it's not as far fetched as the person who tagged To Kill a Mockingbird werewolf back on Shelfari. Close, though.

Karin wrote: "I cannot think of Harry Potter as French just because there was some French character in it, although it's not as far fetched as the person who tagged To Kill a Mockingbird werewolf back on Shelfar..."

ROFL!

My guess is someone owns the French edition of Harry Potter and tagged it French for that reason.

I still think (mentioned earlier on) that people use the tag "French", not for anything in the books, necessarily, but simply if they read the books in French.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is on the Humor list. Does that sound right to those who have read it? It was on my Trim list, so I hope to read it soon.

NancyJ wrote: "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is on the Humor list. Does that sound right to those who have read it? It was on my Trim list, so I hope to read it soon."

Yes, I would say there is some humor in some the events that take place-I remember smiling quite a bit

LibraryCin wrote: "I still think (mentioned earlier on) that people use the tag "French", not for anything in the books, necessarily, but simply if they read the books in French."

Oh, sure, I understand that :)! But I probably had forgotten that by the time I got down to the other posts as I was no doubt skimming which is par for the course at this time of the year.

Done (and I surprised myself with my choice - one stood out as having several I wanted to read on the first page of tags, and it wasn't the one I expected!)

Joanne wrote: "NancyJ wrote: "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is on the Humor list. Does that sound right to those who have read it? It was on my Trim list, so I hope to read it ..."

Thanks Joanne. I was hoping that was the case. The books on this tag make a lot more sense than the ones on the 'fun" tag list.

I voted. I thought I'd like to start the year with a little humor but I had more in my TBR under Thriller so those are my one (thriller) and two (humor) choices. I hadn't thought about settings in France or I would have been more inclined to do French.

Any way will work for me. Looking forward to hearing the results.

Give-away Alert:

The Phantom of the Opera is the original French book that inspired the movies and plays.

Thanks for pointing out the Phantom giveaway for the "french" tag fans.

NancyJ wrote: "Give-away Alert:

The Phantom of the Opera is the original French book that inspired the movies and plays."

I have a copy of this! It would be a re-read, but maybe if I have time I will fit it in. The silent film is one of my favorites.

Voted earlier in the week, but we all know what ISN'T on ANY of the lists! Outlander! :-)

I bet the second Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, is ragged French though! Lol

Nicole R wrote: "I bet the second Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, is ragged French though! Lol"

Yes. I wouldn't be surprised to see some thriller tags too.

I just downloaded Dragonfly in Amber to my audible, because I finished Season One of the Starz Series! Figured I should listen to it....