Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

May Reporting Thread

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- Keep your reporting to one thread, once you've completed all of your books for the month
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[task description] - [book title] - [how many points]

May Categories

1) Month: Read a book released in May (any year) – Jane Doe January- Emily Winslow*

2) Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M- Anne of Green Gables – LM Montgomery*

3) Month in Numbers: Read a book with 3 letters or 3 words in the title (subtitle can count)- The Abbot’s Gibbet- Michael Jecks*

4) Share A Story Month: Read anything you like- Batman Volume 3: Death of the Family- Scott Snyder*

5) Star Wars Day: Read a book set in space or read a book with stars on the cover- The Martian- Andy Weir*

6) National Teacher Day: Read a book set in school or college- Five Short Stories- Alphonse Daudet* 7) Europe Day: Read a book set in a European country- The Abducted Bride- Dorothy Mack*

8) Mental Health Awareness Week: Read a book with a Mental Health / Mental Illness listed as a genre listed on the book’s GR main page- The Yellow Wallpaper- Charlotte Perkins Gilman*

9) Eat What You Want Day: Read a book with food on the cover= Sweet Tooth- Kate Hopkins*

10) National Strawberry Month: Read a book with a red cover-Double Fudge Brownie Murder- Joanne Fluke*

Total points for May: 6

2. Letter M
The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda

3. Number 3
All Good Deeds

4. My choice
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America grca

6. Teacher Day
Watching You

7. Europe Day
The Women

Monthly Total: 15pts
1) Month: Read a book released in May (any year) All the Light We Cannot See 5/22/19 ✔️ GRCA 2pts

2) Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton 5/28/19 ✔️ GRCA 2pts

3) Month in Numbers: Read a book with 3 letters or 3 words in the title (subtitle can count) The Tuscan Child 5/31/19 ✔️GRCA 2pts

4) Share A Story Month: Read anything you like The Night Tiger 5/20/19 ✔️ 1pt

5) Star Wars Day: Read a book set in space or read a book with stars on the cover Where the Forest Meets the Stars 5/16/19 ✔️GRCA 2pts

6) National Teacher Day: Read a book set in school or college The Deal 5/14/19✔️ 1pts

7) Europe Day: Read a book set in a European country The Nightingale 5/24/19 ✔️ GRCA 2pts

8) Mental Health Awareness Week: Read a book with a Mental Health / Mental Illness listed as a genre listed on the book’s GR main page

9) Eat What You Want Day: Read a book with food on the cover A Sticky Inheritance 5/7/19 ✔️ 1pts

10) National Strawberry Month: Read a book with a red cover Fear: Trump in the White House 5/30/19 ✔️GRCA 2pts

Monthly total: 11
1) Month: Read a book released in May (any year)

2) Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M
Mentors: How to Help and be Helped - May 7

3) Month in Numbers: Read a book with 3 letters or 3 words in the title (subtitle can count)
Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow - May 5

4) Share A Story Month: Read anything you like Extinction Machine - May 7

5) Star Wars Day: Read a book set in space or read a book with stars on the cover
- May 15

6) National Teacher Day: Read a book set in school or college

7) Europe Day: Read a book set in a European country
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - May 5 (2pts)

8) Mental Health Awareness Week: Read a book with a Mental Health / Mental Illness listed as a genre listed on the book’s GR main page
Educated - May 20 (2pts)

9) Eat What You Want Day: Read a book with food on the cover
- May 27

10) National Strawberry Month: Read a book with a red cover
- May 2 (2pts)

1) Month: Read a book released in May (any year)
One of Us Is Lying 1PT

2) Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M
My Lovely Wife 1PT

3) Month in Numbers: Read a book with 3 letters or 3 words in the title (subtitle can count)
Kingdom of Ash 2PT

4) Share A Story Month: Read anything you like
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World 2PT

6) National Teacher Day: Read a book set in school or college
The Poppy War 2PT

7) Europe Day: Read a book set in a European country
The Alice Network 1PT

9) Eat What You Want Day: Read a book with food on the cover
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness 1PT

10) National Strawberry Month: Read a book with a red cover
Senlin Ascends 2PT

Total Points: 13 points

Almost forgot to report! I didn't finish many anyway.

May Categories

✓1) Month: Read a book released in May (any year) The Hidden Oracle (release date May 3, 2016)

✓3) Month in Numbers: Read a book with 3 letters or 3 words in the title (subtitle can count) The Night Window

✓4) Share A Story Month: Read anything you like Burial Rites

Total: 3 points

Kristie, How did you enjoy Burial Rites?

Vicki Willis wrote: "Kristie, How did you enjoy Burial Rites?"

I liked it a lot, Vicki. I thought it was excellently done, especially for a debut. It's a bit of a slow burn, but I didn't think it lagged and it kept me interested.