Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge discussion

Howdy, friends!

There doesn't seem to be a discussion for this questions yet, so I'm just gonna start one.

I am currently reading Crazy Rich Asians and I'm having a hard time matching it to a prompt. Do y'all have any ideas?

Thanks!

Any ideas for Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang?

Hi: I signed up for the Barnes & Noble Book Club. They have us reading: The Only Woman in the Room. I do not see it fitting anywhere in this challenge. Perhaps I am missing something, The author is not AOC and is a lawyer. So, I do not see that it fits. Thank you.

Does first, we make the beast beautiful: A New Story About Anxiety fit for the neurodiverse task?

Aly wrote: "Howdy, friends!

There doesn't seem to be a discussion for this questions yet, so I'm just gonna start one.

I am currently reading Crazy Rich Asians and I'm having a hard time matc..."

Is this self-published?

Deb wrote: "Aly wrote: "Howdy, friends!

There doesn't seem to be a discussion for this questions yet, so I'm just gonna start one.

I am currently reading Crazy Rich Asians and I'm having a ha..."

Not that I'm aware of. I ended up using it for the Author from South American, Africa or Asia prompt. Would also work for multiple POVs

Any ideas for places for Like Water for Chocolate?

Candace wrote: "Does first, we make the beast beautiful: A New Story About Anxiety fit for the neurodiverse task?"

Sarah Wilson is someone with severe anxiety. I consider that neurodivergent. I don't know if she considers herself to be such, but I think you could count it.

Aly wrote: "Howdy, friends!

There doesn't seem to be a discussion for this questions yet, so I'm just gonna start one.

I am currently reading Crazy Rich Asians and I'm having a hard time matc..."

It looks to me like it would fit #4 - a humor book. But maybe that is just my sense of humor.

Not all books fit the prompts, unfortunately.

Karen wrote: "Any ideas for Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang?

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I guess in some ways it could be considered alternate history. It is your list, do what you want to do.

Deb wrote: "Hi: I signed up for the Barnes & Noble Book Club. They have us reading: The Only Woman in the Room. I do not see it fitting anywhere in this challenge. Perhaps I am missing somethin..."

I don't really see a way to fit in this book, unless you say her secret is a mystery and it fits the cozy mystery prompt.. It is your reading list, do what fits you.

Megan wrote: "Any ideas for places for Like Water for Chocolate?"

I think it fits #7 An #ownvoices book set in Mexico or Central America.

Patty wrote: "Megan wrote: "Any ideas for places for Like Water for Chocolate?"

I think it fits #7 An #ownvoices book set in Mexico or Central America."

It is also a historical romance by an AOC and a translated book by a woman.

Amy wrote: "Patty wrote: "Megan wrote: "Any ideas for places for Like Water for Chocolate?"

I think it fits #7 An #ownvoices book set in Mexico or Central America."

It is also a historical romanc..."

Awesome, thank you both! 😊

Can you please help me place Lose Well?

Aly wrote: "Can you please help me place Lose Well?"

Task #4 A humor book

I read Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement. Wondering if I can count it as epistolary as its composed of interviews of Angela Davis via email correspondence and some of her speeches.

I'm reading The Line That Held Us and I can't figure out where to put it.

Any ideas? Thank you!

Aly wrote: "I'm reading The Line That Held Us and I can't figure out where to put it.

Any ideas? Thank you!"

I don't see it fitting any of the categories.

Karin wrote: "Aly wrote: "I'm reading The Line That Held Us and I can't figure out where to put it.

Any ideas? Thank you!"

I don't see it fitting any of the categories."

Same :( Thanks anyway

Would Harriet the Spy work for any of the challenges? I've got it scribbled on my checklist, but I didn't note which challenge I meant it for, and I'm starting to wonder.

Christi wrote: "Would Harriet the Spy work for any of the challenges? I've got it scribbled on my checklist, but I didn't note which challenge I meant it for, and I'm starting to wonder."

Maybe a children's classic you've never read? I can't remember which challenge that is though. There are 2 similar, but one is a diversity award winner ( not YA)

Edit: that would be for ATY if you're in that group.

Oh wait! I know!! Amateur Detective in Pop Sugar :-)

It was for the Read Harder, maybe for the epistolary challenge, but I'm not sure it fits. The only other possibilities I see are a book of humor or a book about someone neurodiverse. Unless there's an animal POV or Louise Fitzhugh was trans/non binary.

Or maybe I just wanted to read it and it's written on the checklist for no reason.

Does anyone know where “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” may fit?

I am considering reading Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" next & think that it is befitting for task #2... What do you guys think?

I spontaneously started reading Pandemic and I'm trying to wedge into a prompt. Do y'all have any ideas?

Chris wrote: "I read Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement. Wondering if I can count it as epistolary as its composed of interviews of Angela Davi..."

I’m currently reading this too and I was wondering if it would count as this but I’m not sure either!

Where might Serpent and the Rainbow fit?

Christi wrote: "Would Harriet the Spy work for any of the challenges? I've got it scribbled on my checklist, but I didn't note which challenge I meant it for, and I'm starting to wonder."

I saw it on book riot's article about epistolary novels since it's written in diary entries. That very likely is the category that you meant it for.

Would the Tattooist of Auschwitz fit in the challenge?

One of my book clubs is reading Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
Can you think of any prompts it might fit? I'm at a loss.
Thanks!

Aly wrote: "One of my book clubs is reading Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
Can you think of any prompts it might fit? I'm at a loss.
Thanks!"

It could be #5 - according to Wikipedia the author was a journalist: "Berendt... worked on the staff of the Harvard Lampoon. He graduated in 1961 and moved to New York City to pursue a journalism career.[1] He was an associate editor of Esquire from 1961 to 1969, editor of New York magazine from 1977 to 1979 and a columnist for Esquire from 1982 to 1994.[1]"

I'm currently listening to The Winter Sister by Megan Collins. I'm sure I put a hold on it because I saw it on a list here, but I can't for the life of me figure it out. And since I don't love it, I certainly don't want to waste it! Ha!

Does anyone know where Little Women fits?

Does anyone know if The Light in the Ruins fits anywhere?

How about:
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe?

Nicole wrote: "Does anyone know where Little Women fits?"

Nicole, neither Little Women, nor The Light in the Ruins fit any of this year's challenges.

Inger wrote: "I'm currently listening to The Winter Sister by Megan Collins. I'm sure I put a hold on it because I saw it on a list here, but I can't for the life of me figure i..."

Inger, your labors are not in vain. It pulls from the Greek myth of Persephone, so it can be used for task #15, a book of mythology of folklore. :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persephone

Priya wrote: "Would the Tattooist of Auschwitz fit in the challenge?"

Priya, as far as I can tell, The Tattooist of Auschwitz doesn't fit.

The author, Heather Morris, is from New Zealand, but she's a white woman writing about WWII Jews, not an indigenous person writing something connected to Oceania, so this is not an #OwnVoices book.

Does One of Us Is Lying fit?

Harir, nope. :)

Not unless you read a translation in a language other than English, and the translator was female.

Howdy! Can you find a place that Pachinko would fit? Thanks!

Aly wrote: "Howdy! Can you find a place that Pachinko would fit? Thanks!"

If the mention of 'love' in the blurb qualifies it for romance novel by an AOC? I've not read it and doubt it does...

Zoe wrote: "Aly wrote: "Howdy! Can you find a place that Pachinko would fit? Thanks!"

If the mention of 'love' in the blurb qualifies it for romance novel by an AOC? I've not read it and doubt..."

I'm not that far in yet, but it is definitely not a romance. It's very somber.

Does The Iron King fit?

A Man Called Ove was recommended to me by a friend. It was written by a Journalist. However, I was going to read 500 Days: Decisions and Deceptions in the Shadow of 9/11 for task #5 as Eichenwald is one of my favorite authors. So my questions are: Can A Man Called Ove fit in anywhere else OR EIchenwald has Epilepsy and I am struggling with whether or not that would be considered Neurodiverse. Thanks bunches,

Deb - i think an author with Epilepsy fits the neurodiverse category.

Does Educated work for anything?

Erin wrote: "Does Educated work for anything?"

#3: ALA Alex Award (2019), Goodreads Choice Award for Memoir & Autobiography (2018), Reading Women Award for Nonfiction (2018)

That's all I could find...

Sat wrote: "Deb - i think an author with Epilepsy fits the neurodiverse category." . Thank you