Dustyloup’s Comments (group member since Dec 20, 2020)

Dustyloup’s comments from the PopSugar Reading Challenge 2021 group.

some other ideas for books with low review numbers: nonfiction books that are more "how to" than narrative. like Amy Herzog's sweater book, very popular amongst knitters but few reviews.
Also children's books because for some reason people don't think they "count".
and literary magazines too

this is a hard one for me as I read a variety of formats and genres. I'm thinking about using a literary magazine for this one because that was the last challenge I completed last year for book riot's Read Harder challenge. if someone is looking for a format they don't usually read, I'd definitely suggest trying graphic memoirs if you don't already read them. so many good ones out there!

this is the vast majority of my reads, but I'm reading my shelves this year so there will be fewer library books. I'll probably just pop something in that spot during the year that doesn't fit into other categories or challenges.

Re-reads would totally count of they fit the prompt! I'm actually trying to read fewer books this year and to read/clear my physical shelves. So I'm not sure if I'm going to succeed this challenge, but Goodreads discussions, storygraph, booktube, etc are all good sources for ideas.

Hi, American in France for over 10 years

What is your favorite genre of books?
Graphic novels, especially non-fiction and memoir

Who is one of your favorite authors?
Anne Pandolfo, French graphic novelist (for example: La lionne : Un portrait de Karen Blixen)

What is one of your all time favorite series?
I actually very rarely read series except for Manga. One of my favorites: Le Maître des livres, tome #1, unfortunately not published in English

How many books did you read last year, and did you do a challenge?
2020 isn't over yet, but I've read 278 books this year (including graphic novels and children's books). In previous years I logged about 75-100 books. I just finished Book Riot's Read Harder 2020 challenge. That was the first book challenge I participated in.

Why did you join this group and choose this challenge?
I didn't particularly love the prompts for the Book Riot Challenge this year, and a booktuber I follow, Soggy Expat Book Nerd, does the Pop Sugar challenge every year so I thought I would give it a try. I joined this group because the Goodreads group for Read Harder was useful for getting "unstuck" on challenges.

Did you come over from the 2020 group?
No, but I like the concept.