The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

5.4 - Apocalypse Not

The first edition of Nostradamus’ The Prophecies was published in 1555, with 53 prophecies predicting events over three centuries. Two more editions would also be published in the 1550s, with additional prophecies spanning another 300 years. Several of the prophecies have been interpreted as predicting disasters, with some even going as far to declare doomsday - one of which notably failed to occur in 1999, leading to a newspaper headline reading "Nostradamus wrong (please ignore if the world ended yesterday)"!

Read a book with the MPG Post Apocalyptic or Apocalyptic.

Reserved.

Reserved.

Just for fun: that newspaper article still exists and can be found here: https://www.theguardian.com/theguardi...

Would dystopian be an acceptable MPG?

Wanda wrote: "Would dystopian be an acceptable MPG?"

Not this time, sorry! It's possible to have a dystopian setting without it being the end of the world, so not quite what we're looking for here.

I need suggestions. The book I was going to read has dystopian on the mpg and not post apocolypic.

Jayme wrote: "I need suggestions. The book I was going to read has dystopian on the mpg and not post apocolypic."

Here's a few from my shelves. A lot are zombie-related, but there's a few others in case shambling, brain-hungry abominations aren't your thing!

The Day of the Triffids
I Am Legend
The Children of Men
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
Parable of the Sower
Bird Box
The Passage
Feed
Eden (MPG Apocalyptic under "see more")
Seveneves
Oryx & Crake
The Stand (if you're feeling brave enough to take on this brick!)

When You Had Power is a short book with both MPGs
Station Eleven if you haven't already read it

You can search for genres/shelves this way. The first ones listed are most likely to have enough votes to have the tag on the main page.

https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Jayme wrote: "I need suggestions. The book I was going to read has dystopian on the mpg and not post apocolypic."

Year One I like this author although I havent read this book it is probably what I am going for,
I also loved Seveneves

Thank you for the suggestions.

can i please get Upheaval: A Post-Apocalyptic Disaster Thriller approved for post-apocalyptic

Dee wrote: "can i please get Upheaval: A Post-Apocalyptic Disaster Thriller approved for post-apocalyptic"

Unfortunately the task requires the MPG to be visible on the main page - I don't see any MPG tags on there at all..?

its on the first extension which has been allowed previously (which allows the first 10 to show) - just not expanding to the show all - when they changed the book format

ok now I can't find it and it was there earlier...i swear i'm not going nuts...WTH goodreads

I've chosen The Girl with All the Gifts, it said it was Post Apocalyptic. Hope that is correct x

Yep, I see a Post Apocalyptic genre tag on there. Good to go.

Would you lock in Mortal Engines for MPG: Post Apocalyptic?

Deborah wrote: "Would you lock in Mortal Engines for MPG: Post Apocalyptic?"

Genre noted.

Could I please get a genre lock for The Obelisk Gate? "Post apocalyptic" is under "more".

Aimee wrote: "Could I please get a genre lock for The Obelisk Gate? "Post apocalyptic" is under "more"."

Yep, genre approved.

Jayne wrote: "Aimee wrote: "Could I please get a genre lock for The Obelisk Gate? "Post apocalyptic" is under "more"."

Yep, genre approved."

Thank you!

can you please confirm genre for Children of Time?

Meg wrote: "can you please confirm genre for Children of Time?"

Genre noted.