Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

Monthly Challenge: 1st to 31st October
Only books read during the challenge period are allowed.

Guidelines:
- Read ONE book for each category (10 books in total).
- You don't have to read all ten categories, just read whatever you are able.
- Any genres are acceptable.
- Any book length is acceptable.

For the competitive (optional)
- At the end of each month, document your finished books in the reporting thread
- 1pt for each book completed, 2pts for any book that is on the current Goodreads winners and nominees list
- Each month's totals will be collated and the member with the most points at the end of the year will have bragging rights ...... and we may be able to award a (small) prize!

October Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in October (any year)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with O

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)

4. Halloween: Read a book with an orange cover (50%)

5. World Sight Day: Read a book with a blind / visually impaired MC

6. Columbus Day: Read a book set in the USA

7. National (US) Coming Out Day: Read a book with an LGBTQIA+ MC

8. Mad Hatter Day: Read a book with a hat on the cover

9. World Mental Health Day: Rook a book with mental health / mental illness listed as a genre its GR main page

10. National (US) Book Month: Read a book of your own choice

October Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in October (any year) - The Body: A Guide for Occupants - 1 pt

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with O - Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination - 1 pt

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count) - Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself - 1pt

4. Halloween: Read a book with an orange cover (50%) - The Haunting of Hill House - 1pt

5. World Sight Day: Read a book with a blind / visually impaired MC

6. Columbus Day: Read a book set in the USA - Lincoln's Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the Presidency - 2pts

7. National (US) Coming Out Day: Read a book with an LGBTQIA+ MC - Me - 1pt

8. Mad Hatter Day: Read a book with a hat on the cover

9. World Mental Health Day: Rook a book with mental health / mental illness listed as a genre its GR main page

10. National (US) Book Month: Read a book of your own choice - In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown - 2pts

I am in again this month.

Points: 7

1. Month: Read a book released in October (any year)
The Shape of Night

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with O

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)
The Wife This was a 5 star read for me!!! check it out!

4. Halloween: Read a book with an orange cover (50%)


5. World Sight Day: Read a book with a blind / visually impaired MC

6. Columbus Day: Read a book set in the USA
I Know A Secret Boston, MA

7. National (US) Coming Out Day: Read a book with an LGBTQIA+ MC
Elevation GRCA

8. Mad Hatter Day: Read a book with a hat on the cover

9. World Mental Health Day: Rook a book with mental health / mental illness listed as a genre its GR main page

10. National (US) Book Month: Read a book of your own
This Tender Land

in again

1. Month: Read a book released in October (any year)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with O

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)

4. Halloween: Read a book with an orange cover (50%)

5. World Sight Day: Read a book with a blind / visually impaired MC

6. Columbus Day: Read a book set in the USA

7. National (US) Coming Out Day: Read a book with an LGBTQIA+ MC

8. Mad Hatter Day: Read a book with a hat on the cover

9. World Mental Health Day: Rook a book with mental health / mental illness listed as a genre its GR main page

10. National (US) Book Month: Read a book of your own

1. Month: Read a book released in October (any year)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with O

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)

4. Halloween: Read a book with an orange cover (50%)

5. World Sight Day: Read a book with a blind / visually impaired MC

6. Columbus Day: Read a book set in the USA

7. National (US) Coming Out Day: Read a book with an LGBTQIA+ MC

8. Mad Hatter Day: Read a book with a hat on the cover

9. World Mental Health Day: Rook a book with mental health / mental illness listed as a genre its GR main page

10. National (US) Book Month: Read a book of your own choice

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Hoping to join!

Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club
Monthly Challenge
Monthly Challenge: 1st to 31st October

Progress: 6 out of 10

Guidelines:
- Read ONE book for each category (10 books in total).
- You don't have to read all ten categories, just read whatever you are able.
- Any genres are acceptable.
- Any book length is acceptable.

For the competitive (optional)
- At the end of each month, document your finished books in the reporting thread
- 1pt for each book completed, 2pts for any book that is on the current Goodreads winners and nominees list
- Each month's totals will be collated and the member with the most points at the end of the year will have bragging rights ...... and we may be able to award a (small) prize!

October Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in October (any year)
My Lost Family by Danny Ben-Moshe - ***** - 10/4/2019 - 1 Page

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with O:

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)
Olga and the Smelly Thing from Nowhere by Elise Gravel - **** - 10/16/2019 - 176 Pages

4. Halloween: Read a book with an orange cover (50%)
Have a Nice Day by Billy Crystal - ***** - 10/13/2019 - 1 Pages

5. World Sight Day: Read a book with a blind / visually impaired MC

6. Columbus Day: Read a book set in the USA:
Under the Table by Stephanie Evanovich - **** - 10/9/2019 - 336 Pages

7. National (US) Coming Out Day: Read a book with an LGBTQIA+ MC:
The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell - ***** - 10/19/2019 - 288 Pages

8. Mad Hatter Day: Read a book with a hat on the cover

9. World Mental Health Day: Rook a book with mental health / mental illness listed as a genre its GR main page

10. National (US) Book Month: Read a book of your own choice
The Gaslight Dogs by Karin Lowachee - *** - 10/15/2019 - 368 Pages

October Challenge- Done

1. Month: Read a book released in October (any year)- Majesty- Robert Lacey*

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with O- Orange is the New Black- Piper Kerman*

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 7 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)- Strider- Beverly Cleary*

4. Halloween: Read a book with an orange cover (50%)- Vinegar Hill- A. Manette Ansay*

5. World Sight Day: Read a book with a blind / visually impaired MC- - Little Town on the Prairie- Laura Ingalls Wilder*

6. Columbus Day: Read a book set in the USA- Time Bomb- Jonathan Kellerman*

7. National (US) Coming Out Day: Read a book with an LGBTQIA+ MC- Ash- Malinda Lo*

8. Mad Hatter Day: Read a book with a hat on the cover- A Moorland Hanging- Michael Jecks*

9. World Mental Health Day: Rook a book with mental health / mental illness listed as a genre its GR main page- Learned Optimism- Martin E P Seligman, PhD.*

10. National (US) Book Month: Read a book of your own- Shotgun Lovesongs- Nickolas Butler*