Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

Monthly Challenge: 1st to 31st September
Only books read during the challenge period are allowed.

Guidelines:
- Read ONE book for each category (10 books in total).
- You don't have to read all ten categories, just read whatever you are able.
- Any genres are acceptable.
- Any book length is acceptable.

For the competitive (optional)
- At the end of each month, document your finished books in the reporting thread
- 1pt for each book completed, 2pts for any book that is on the 2020 Goodreads winners and nominees list
- Each month's totals will be collated and the member with the most points at the end of the year will have bragging rights.

September Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in September (any year)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with S

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 9 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)

4. Autumn (September, October, November: Read a book with all of the letters A U T U M N in the title and/or author's name

5. World Maritime Day: Read a book that has anything to do with the sea and/or ships (in the story or cover)
6. World Heart Day: Read a book with a heart on the cover or in the title

7. International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title

8. Superhuman Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Disability

9. Colouring Day: Read a book with 5 or more colours on the cover (excluding black and white)

10. Read a book day: Read a book of your own choice

September Categories


√1. Month: Read a book released in September (any year) The Last House on Needless Street

√2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with S
The Santa Suit

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 9 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count) Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

√4. Autumn (September, October, November: Read a book with all of the letters A U T U M N in the title and/or author's name
The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner

√5. World Maritime Day: Read a book that has anything to do with the sea and/or ships (in the story or cover)
Miss Benson's Beetle


6. World Heart Day: Read a book with a heart on the cover or in the title
The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros


√7. International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title
One Two Three

8. Superhuman Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Disability
(One Two Three - no tag)

√9. Colouring Day: Read a book with 5 or more colours on the cover (excluding black and white)
Under the Whispering Door


√10. Read a book day: Read a book of your own choice
Over the Falls

Total points: 7

September Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in September (any year) Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope (2 pts)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with S String Too Short to Be Saved: Recollections of Summers on a New England Farm (1 pt)

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 9 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count) The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups (1 pt)

4. Autumn (September, October, November: Read a book with all of the letters A U T U M N in the title and/or author's name The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World (2 pt)

5. World Maritime Day: Read a book that has anything to do with the sea and/or ships (in the story or cover)The House in the Cerulean Sea (1 pt)

6. World Heart Day: Read a book with a heart on the cover or in the title Everything Inside (1 pt)

7. International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title
The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley (1 pt)

8. Superhuman Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Disability The Heart Principle (1 pt)

9. Colouring Day: Read a book with 5 or more colours on the cover (excluding black and white) The Didomenico Fragment(1 pt)

10. Read a book day: Read a book of your own choice People We Meet on Vacation (1 pt)

September Categories
Total Points: 4

1. Month: Read a book released in September (any year)

✔ 2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with S Sisters of the Resistance read 9/1 (1 pt)

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 9 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count) Prognosis: A Memoir of My Brain

4. Autumn (September, October, November: Read a book with all of the letters A U T U M N in the title and/or author's name

✔ 5. World Maritime Day: Read a book that has anything to do with the sea and/or ships (in the story or cover) ships read 9/3 (1 pt)

6. World Heart Day: Read a book with a heart on the cover or in the title

7. International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old

8. Superhuman Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Disability

✔ 9. Colouring Day: Read a book with 5 or more colours on the cover (excluding black and white)(blue, gold, pink, green, beige) read 9/20 (1 pt)

✔ 10. Read a book day: Read a book of your own choice Morningside Heights read 9/8

.1. Month: Read a book released in September (any year).
The Hawthorne Legacy

.2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with S..
Sisters of the Resistance

.3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 9 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count).
The Dollmaker

.4. Autumn (September, October, November: Read a book with all of the letters A U T U M N in the title and/or author's name.
It Happened One Autumn

.5. World Maritime Day: Read a book that has anything to do with the sea and/or ships (in the story or cover).
A Thousand Ships

.6. World Heart Day: Read a book with a heart on the cover or in the title.
Heartstopper: Volume Three

.7. International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title.
1Q84

8. Superhuman Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Disability
Archer's Voice

9. Colouring Day: Read a book with 5 or more colours on the cover (excluding black and white)
Given, Vol. 3

10. Read a book day: Read a book of your own choice
Bloom

✔ 1. Month: Read a book released in September (any year): Read 9/27 Harlem Shuffle, Colson Whitehead +1

✔ 2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with S: Read 9/6 The Social Instinct: How Cooperation Shaped the World, Nichola Raihani +1

✔ 3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 9 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count): Rwad 9/30 Valentine, Elizabeth Wetmore, +2GR

✔ 4. Autumn (September, October, November: Read a book with all of the letters A U T U M N in the title and/or author's name: Read 9/18 The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba, Chanel Cleeton +1

5. World Maritime Day: Read a book that has anything to do with the sea and/or ships (in the story or cover):

6. World Heart Day: Read a book with a heart on the cover or in the title

7. International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title

8. Superhuman Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Disability

9. Colouring Day: Read a book with 5 or more colours on the cover (excluding black and white)

✔ 10. Read a book day: Read a book of your own choice: Read 9/4 The Personal Librarian, Marie Benedict. +1

1. Month: Read a book released in September (any year)
The Last Graduate

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with S
Beyond Reach by Karin Slaughter

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 9 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)
Faithless

4. Autumn (September, October, November: Read a book with all of the letters A U T U M N in the title and/or author's name
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

5. World Maritime Day: Read a book that has anything to do with the sea and/or ships (in the story or cover)
The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria: The Sinking of the World's Most Glamorous Ship or Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania or The Exiles or A Long Petal of the Sea

6. World Heart Day: Read a book with a heart on the cover or in the title
Heart-Shaped Box or Heartless or Take a Hint, Dani Brown

7. International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title
The Fall of Five

8. Superhuman Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Disability
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

9. Colouring Day: Read a book with 5 or more colours on the cover (excluding black and white)


10. Read a book day: Read a book of your own choice
Project Hail Mary or The Death of Vivek Oji or The Summer We Buried

1. Month: Read a book released in September (any year) - The Goldfinch

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with S

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 9 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count) - Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

4. Autumn (September, October, November: Read a book with all of the letters A U T U M N in the title and/or author's name - The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

5. World Maritime Day: Read a book that has anything to do with the sea and/or ships (in the story or cover)

6. World Heart Day: Read a book with a heart on the cover or in the title

7. International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title

8. Superhuman Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Disability - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

9. Colouring Day: Read a book with 5 or more colours on the cover (excluding black and white) -

10. Read a book day: Read a book of your own choice

September Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in September (any year) The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (published Sept 2020)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with S

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 9 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)

4. Autumn (September, October, November: Read a book with all of the letters A U T U M N in the title and/or author's name The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan

5. World Maritime Day: Read a book that has anything to do with the sea and/or ships (in the story or cover)

6. World Heart Day: Read a book with a heart on the cover or in the title

7. International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title

8. Superhuman Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Disability Love Anthony by Lisa Genova (autism)

9. Colouring Day: Read a book with 5 or more colours on the cover (excluding black and white)

10. Read a book day: Read a book of your own choice The Ghosts of Belfast (Deluxe Edition) by Stuart Neville

September Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in September (any year) You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories

✔2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with S The Song of Achilles 9/7 1pt

✔3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 9 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count) Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other 9/7 2pts

4. Autumn (September, October, November: Read a book with all of the letters A U T U M N in the title and/or author's name Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall by Helena Merriman

✔5. World Maritime Day: Read a book that has anything to do with the sea and/or ships (in the story or cover) 9/28 1pt

✔6. World Heart Day: Read a book with a heart on the cover or in the title Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter's Story 9/14 1pt

✔7. International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title Station Eleven 9/3 1pt

8. Superhuman Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Disability I Live a Life Like Yours: A Memoir

✔9. Colouring Day: Read a book with 5 or more colours on the cover (excluding black and white) Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art 9/20 2pts

✔10. Read a book day: Read a book of your own choice The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator 9/3 1pt

KRISSY'S SPOT

✔1. Month: Read a book released in September (any year): (+1)
●Bad Daddy by Jayda Marx, 9/07 ★★


✔2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with S: (+1)
●Top Secret by Sarina Bowen, 9/27 ★★★★★


✔3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 9 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count): (+1)
●Pretty Boy by K.M. Neuhold, 9/7 ★★★★


✔4. Autumn (September, October, November: Read a book with all of the letters A U T U M N in the title and/or author's name: (+1)
●The Succubus by Megan Derr, 9/19 ★★★★


✔5. World Maritime Day: Read a book that has anything to do with the sea and/or ships (in the story or cover): (+2)
●Overstated: A Coast-To-Coast Roast of the 50 States by Colin Quinn, 9/20 ★★


✔6. World Heart Day: Read a book with a heart on the cover or in the title: (+2)
●Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert, 9/30 ★★★★


7. International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title

✔8. Superhuman Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Disability: (+1)
●Forget Me Not by Brooke Blaine, 9/13 ★★★


✔9. Colouring Day: Read a book with 5 or more colours on the cover (excluding black and white): (+1)
●Stop Cock by J.L. Merrow, 9/23 ★★★★


✔10. Read a book day: Read a book of your own choice: (+2)
●The Guest List by Lucy Foley, 9/25 ★★★★

1. Month: Read a book released in September (any year)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with S -The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires Finished 9/10 1 point

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 9 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)

4. Autumn (September, October, November: Read a book with all of the letters A U T U M N in the title and/or author's name

5. World Maritime Day: Read a book that has anything to do with the sea and/or ships (in the story or cover)
6. World Heart Day: Read a book with a heart on the cover or in the title

7. International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title-Eight Perfect Murders - Finished 1 point

8. Superhuman Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Disability

9. Colouring Day: Read a book with 5 or more colours on the cover (excluding black and white)- Dear Edward- Finished 9/29 1 point

10. Read a book day: Read a book of your own choice- Dragon Tears - Finished 9/18 1 point

September Categories 6/10

✔1. Month: Read a book released in September (any year)The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett

✔2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with S Bad Blood

✔3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 9 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count) Of Women and Salt

4. Autumn (September, October, November: Read a book with all of the letters A U T U M N in the title and/or author's name

✔5. World Maritime Day: Read a book that has anything to do with the sea and/or ships (in the story or cover) A Long Petal of the Sea

✔6. World Heart Day: Read a book with a heart on the cover or in the title My Heart Is a Chainsaw

7. International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title

8. Superhuman Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Disability

✔9. Colouring Day: Read a book with 5 or more colours on the cover (excluding black and white) The Shimmering State

✔10. Read a book day: Read a book of your own choice Cul-de-sac

Monthly Challenge: 1st to 31st September
Only books read during the challenge period are allowed.

Guidelines:
- Read ONE book for each category (10 books in total).
- You don't have to read all ten categories, just read whatever you are able.
- Any genres are acceptable.
- Any book length is acceptable.

For the competitive (optional)
- At the end of each month, document your finished books in the reporting thread
- 1pt for each book completed, 2pts for any book that is on the 2020 Goodreads winners and nominees list
- Each month's totals will be collated and the member with the most points at the end of the year will have bragging rights.

September Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in September (any year) Pages: 176

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with S
Pages: 245

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 9 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)
Pages: 384

4. Autumn (September, October, November: Read a book with all of the letters A U T U M N in the title and/or author's name
Pages: 198


5. World Maritime Day: Read a book that has anything to do with the sea and/or ships (in the story or cover) Pages: 348

6. World Heart Day: Read a book with a heart on the cover or in the title

7. International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title
(Jamison Valley #1) Pages: 352

8. Superhuman Day: Read a book with a GR main page tag of Disability

9. Colouring Day: Read a book with 5 or more colours on the cover (excluding black and white)

10. Read a book day: Read a book of your own choice
Pages: 304

Anusha wrote: "1. Month: Read a book released in September (any year) - The Goldfinch

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with S

3. Month in Numbers: Read a boo..."


Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine doesn't have a disability tag. Would it work? I have wanted to read this for a while.

Gunit Kaur wrote: "Anusha wrote: "1. Month: Read a book released in September (any year) - The Goldfinch

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with S

3. Month in Numb..."

Now that you mention it, I am not sure anymore. I searched for disability books list on GR and found Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine.
I see that one of the others listed Love Anthony, which is tagged 'Autistic Spectrum Disorder'. On similar grounds, 'Mental Health' should qualify. But technically, 'Disability' is not in the first ten tags. :/

Lynn, a quick question. Would Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine qualify for "8. Superhuman Day"?

Quote (UK government website): A mental health condition is considered a disability if it has a long-term effect on your normal day-to-day activity. This is defined under the Equality Act 2010. Your condition is 'long term' if it lasts, or is likely to last, 12 months.

As I've read Eleanor I can say that it fits the above criteria, so in this case I will allow despite not having the main page tag.

Thanks, Lynn :)

Thanks Lynn :)

Lynn wrote: "Monthly Challenge: 1st to 31st September
Only books read during the challenge period are allowed.

Guidelines:
- Read ONE book for each category (10 books in total).
- You don't have to read all t..."

Hi Lynn -
I just read Love Anthony by Lisa Genova. Anthony is a boy with autism. Here in the US, autism is defined as a "neurological developmental disability" by the US Dept of Labor, the CDC, and the Social Security Administration. So while the book itself may not have the GR main tag of "Disability" (although it was on one of the sub-lists), it should be like Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine.

That's fine

thanks, Lynn!

Hey Anusha,
Did you finish reading Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine? What did you think about it?

Hey Gunit,
I’m almost half way through and enjoying Eleanor, her various interactions and thoughts. I’m finding it interesting to imagine someone who talks like her in day-to-day life.
How did you like it?

Anusha wrote: "Hey Gunit,
I’m almost half way through and enjoying Eleanor, her various interactions and thoughts. I’m finding it interesting to imagine someone who talks like her in day-to-day life.
How did you..."

I loved it... I think you are right that it's interesting to imagine someone who thinks like her.. Although as we read further, we will know what makes her think like that and it will make it easy to understand.
Anyway, I am gonna wait for you to finish before I say more! :)

Hi Lynn,
Would The Heart Principle work for #8?
The main character is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder later in life and is learning what that means for her. I'm not sure where to look for the GR tags?
Thanks for your input!

Heather wrote: "Hi Lynn,
Would The Heart Principle work for #8?
The main character is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder later in life and is learning what that means for her. I'm not sure whe..."

It has a tag of mental health, so I'll say yes

Lynn wrote: "Heather wrote: "Hi Lynn,
Would The Heart Principle work for #8?
The main character is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder later in life and is learning what that means for her. ..."

Thanks, Lynn!