Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge discussion

I also disagree. A shadow can be created by any light source. There are many shadows at night!

I read Margaret Atwood's Stone Mattress collection for this one.

Would "Thinking, fast & slow" count towards this prompt?

I’ve just started We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker and wonder if it would work for this prompt. Your thoughts?

I read “Genuine Fraud” by E. Lockhart for this prompt. It was interesting.

Heather wrote: "I’ve just started We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker and wonder if it would work for this prompt. Your thoughts?"

I used this book for the same prompt.

I read Dead Wake by Erik Larson. I don't like nonfiction but I really enjoyed it.

Sudha wrote: "Would "Thinking, fast & slow" count towards this prompt?"

Not IMO. Those are just two opposites. Not an oxymoron.

Barbara wrote: "Sudha wrote: "Would "Thinking, fast & slow" count towards this prompt?"

Not IMO. Those are just two opposites. Not an oxymoron."

Agreeing with Barbara.

Living with the Dead

I read The Garden Jungle: or Gardening to Save the Planet very entertaining and informative.

Would "The Not Outcast" by Tijan count for this?

I read Beautiful Lies by Lisa Unger for this prompt.....Does it fit??
It was a great read and I thoroughly enjoyed it!!

I used We Begin At The End by Chris Whitaker. 5 stars Very good. Mystery/thriller.

Bitter Sweets

The Inheritance of Loss

I read Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart

Jessica wrote: "I read Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart"

omg finally a suggestion that sparks my interest!!!! thank you so much!!

I enjoyed Genuine Fraud, too. I liked it much more than We Were Liars.

I'm reading Genuine Fraud right now and so far find it intriguing..

Caitie wrote: "The Silence of the Lambs - Lambs are notoriously noisy..."
Not when they are dead.

Ellie wrote: "Why doesn't Unsettled Ground work in your opinion? The definition of ground is the solid surface of the earth, so can you have an unsettled solid? I think once a solid becomes unsettled it's no lon..."

In my mind unsettled ground is soil that has been disturbed. It doesn't liquefy or gasify solids. In my mind, in this case "settled" is "organised", "orderly", "at peace". Earthquakes happen.

would Dead run work for this prompt?

What do people think about the Killer Angels for this one?

Karla wrote: "What do people think about the Killer Angels for this one?"
I vote yes

Would We Begin at the End count?

Britany wrote: "Would We Begin at the End count?"

This is the book that I used for this prompt.

SOLD! Thanks Jenn. :)

Finished We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker

My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I think I’m going to use Luck of the Titanic for this one

Would you consider The Woman Who Rides Like a Man to be an oxymoron? I'm on the fence.

Well, your challenge, your rules.
I would not, because an oxymoron is just 2 words, when put together, each makes the other impossible. Yet somehow it works.

I read: Genuine Fraud for this challenge and liked it.

Others I've read (not for this challenge):

The Truth-Teller's Lie Freaking 10 stars out of 5
Sweetbitter OK
Sweetbitter Love: Poems of Sappho Good
Silent Scream OK

Just got done with A History of What Comes Next and really enjoyed it. I thought it would be more science fiction, but it was definitely fantasy with some historical fiction mixed in. I've read Slyvain Neuvel's previous sci-fi series, The Themis Files, and enjoyed it but I have a feeling that I'm going to like this new series more. It definitely ends in a way that demands more books, and it's subtitled "A Take Them to the Stars Novel" so I expect there will be more soon.

I read Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking for my library book club... do you think it counts for this prompt? I think it might.

Ashleigh wrote: "Would you consider The Woman Who Rides Like a Man to be an oxymoron? I'm on the fence."

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dicti...
An oxymoron is a self-contradicting word or group of words (as in Shakespeare’s line from Romeo and Juliet, "Why, then, O brawling love! O loving hate!")

I say go for it.

Is Honest Illusions an oxymoron?

Janette wrote: "Is Honest Illusions an oxymoron?"


I would say yes, since an illusion is a false image, and how can something false be honest? It’s one of three Nora Roberts books I am considering for this one. The other two are Divine Evil and Public Secrets.

Heather L wrote: "Janette wrote: "Is Honest Illusions an oxymoron?"


I would say yes, since an illusion is a false image, and how can something false be honest? It’s one of three Nora Roberts books I am considering..."

Thank you I had Public Secrets as well.

Hi! my name is Shelisa. I am new to the book club. Nice to meet ya!
Saw your question and I am just guessing
do you think True Lie is an oxymoron.
Have a good day! ☺

I've gone with Beautiful Death......which is a bit of a stretch but it will have to do until I can find a better replacement........

I read An Unwanted Guest. Originally, I thought it was called "An uninvited guest" which would have been more of an oxymoron, Unwanted still works for me.

I think I'll read Angels & Demons by Dan Brown.

Dana wrote: "I think I'll read Angels & Demons by Dan Brown."

That’s actually a title with antonyms in the title, not an oxymoron. 😉

Heather L wrote: "Dana wrote: "I think I'll read Angels & Demons by Dan Brown."

That’s actually a title with antonyms in the title, not an oxymoron. 😉"

Well, it's on the list given by the Moderator Nadine, so I guess it counts ;)

Dana — Something to keep in mind: while the moderators create the listopias for the group, they do not populate the lists, group members do. As such, while the list is a good starting point, always do your own research on any book that catches your eye. Also remember that, as many people may not understand some of the terms used in the prompts, mistakes may be made or books accidentally added to the wrong list.

If the word “and” or “or” is in between contrasting words in the title, it’s an antonym (e.g.: night or day, good and evil, war and peace).

An oxymoron will not have either “and” or “or” between words in the title. As Lilith said farther up this page, message 184, an oxymoron is basically two words that when put together, makes the other impossible. (e.g.: bitter sweet, military intelligence, divine evil, genuine fraud, honest illusions.)

If you don’t have anything for “your favorite prompt from a previous challenge” yet, you could use Angels & Demons for “a book with antonyms in the title” from the 2015 challenge.

Heather L wrote: "Dana — Something to keep in mind: while the moderators create the listopias for the group, they do not populate the lists, group members do. As such, while the list is a good starting point, always..."

Heather, thank you for taking your time and explain this :).
And what you said in the end, that's a great idea.
Thank you!

Then I will go with The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future by Veronica Roth.

Hi everyone! I wondered whether people would consider The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman to be an oxymoron? Someone can't really die twice, can they? It's not a direct opposite but the two can't really go together?

I did have Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth on my list (saw it on the recommend list, I guess heroines by definition aren't bad?) but I don't think I'll get to it in time!

I used The Strange Case of the Moderate Extremists

Hi Miriam! Actually, someone can die more than once. You can “flatline” (be clinically dead) and be resuscitated (brought back to life). Or a death may be staged — for example, if you entered Witness Protection, or you committed a crime and wanted to “disappear.” (Okay, I may read and watch too many crime dramas — but many of those stories are ripped from the headlines.) Then again, “death” could be a metaphor for something else (e.g.: the little death).

I already read Big Little Lies but then I read Accidentally on Purpose and I realized it works too and by using it instead, I can use BLL for a different harder prompt.