Dragons & Jetpacks discussion

Here's a thread for all discussions pertaining to the 2017 Reading Challenge

Here's a reminder of the categories:
[ ] A book recommended by a librarian
[ ] A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long
[ ] A book of letters
[ ] An audiobook
[ ] A book by a person of color
[ ] A book with one of the four seasons in the title
[ ] A book that is a story within a story
[ ] A book with multiple authors
[ ] An espionage thriller
[ ] A book with a cat on the cover
[ ] A book by an author who uses a pseudonym
[ ] A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
[ ] A book by or about a person who has a disability
[ ] A book involving travel
[ ] A book with a subtitle
[ ] A book that's published in 2017
[ ] A book involving a mythical creature
[ ] A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
[ ] A book about food
[ ] A book with career advice
[ ] A book from a nonhuman perspective
[ ] A steampunk novel
[ ] A book with a red spine
[ ] A book set in the wilderness
[ ] A book you loved as a child
[ ] A book by an author from a country you've never visited
[ ] A book with a title that's a character's name
[ ] A novel set during wartime
[ ] A book with an unreliable narrator
[ ] A book with pictures
[ ] A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you
[ ] A book about an interesting woman
[ ] A book set in two different time periods
[ ] A book with a month or day of the week in the title
[ ] A book set in a hotel
[ ] A book written by someone you admire
[ ] A book that's becoming a movie in 2017
[ ] A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
[ ] The first book in a series you haven't read before
[ ] A book you bought on a trip

Advanced
[ ] A book recommended by an author you love
[ ] A bestseller from 2016
[ ] A book with a family member term in the title
[ ] A book that takes place over a character's life span
[ ] A book about an immigrant or refugee
[ ] A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of
[ ] A book with an eccentric character
[ ] A book that's more than 800 pages
[ ] A book you got from a used book sale
[ ] A book that's been mentioned in another book
[ ] A book about a difficult topic
[ ] A book based on mythology

Question for the group: would a book about drinks satisfy the "book about food" one?

Yes. Food & drink could very well be lumped in together, I think.

Yes I'm happy with that. I'll edit the main post when I get a chance

Does "multiple authors" mean co-authors or like an anthology?

Audrey wrote: "Does "multiple authors" mean co-authors or like an anthology?"

Arguably either, I'd say.

I'm currently reading Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions.
The narrator is a square. As in the shape. But he refers to them as humans. But he's definitely a square.
Would that count as "A book from a nonhuman perspective"?

And for "A novel set during wartime", it can be during any war right? I already have a book on my agenda for this year that took place during a war back during the Middle Ages....

I'd say any war is fine. And if the square sees itself as nonhuman, I think that's fine.

well, dammit. I have three books left to get, which I could easily do in the time allotted.

But the various library systems I have access to only have 1 of those. There is an Inter-Library Loan system, but it's not known for being speedy.

Crap.

Wayland wrote: "well, dammit. I have three books left to get, which I could easily do in the time allotted.

But the various library systems I have access to only have 1 of those. There is an Inter-Library Loan s..."

I don't think there's a minimum page requirement on these. Are there any picture books that would work?

Not that I can think of for "an author you love recommended to you" or "a genre you've never heard of" which is... difficult... when you're well read, as I expect everyone here is.

I have the beginnings of a plan...

Wayland wrote: "Not that I can think of for "an author you love recommended to you" or "a genre you've never heard of" which is... difficult... when you're well read, as I expect everyone here is.

I have the begi..."

For author recommendation, I looked at authors' pages here on GR. There's a generic question they often get asked: What are your favorite books? I found one there I'd just happened to have read recently.

The new genre one was tricky. I googled obscure genres and found these (haven't read any yet):
Meanwhile (ergodic)
A House-Boat on the Styx (Bangsian)
The Ghost Bride (same)

I'm going with "Slipstream" which seems horribly badly defined, but hey, at this point, I"ll take it. I can't get the one I wanted, but some others seem to fit the bill. I may break down and buy the book that was recommended, since it was an author I idolize who recommended it to me in person and very enthusiasctically

Wayland wrote: "I'm going with "Slipstream" which seems horribly badly defined, but hey, at this point, I"ll take it. I can't get the one I wanted, but some others seem to fit the bill. I may break down and buy th..."

That's cool -- personal interaction with authors is the best.

26/52. 50%. Not too shabby. :)