Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

May Reporting Thread


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May Categories 7 points

1. Month: Read a book released in May (any year) In the Woods by Tana French (published May, 2007) (1 point)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M Revolutionary by Alex Myers (1 point)

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 3 letters or 3 words in the title (subtitle can count) The Night Fire byMichael Connelly (1 point)

4. April Showers bring May Flowers: Read a book with a flower(s) on the cover

5. International Museum Day: Read a book in one of the cities in this 40 Best Museums List Apeirogon by Colum McCann (Jerusalem) (1 point)

6. Train Day: Read a book with a train on the cover or a significant train journey occurs in the story The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi (train from Jaipur to the Himalayans) (1 point)

7. Wine Day: Read a book with wine (glass or bottle) on the cover

8. Towel Day: Read a book where the author's name or a character's name is Douglas, Noel, Adams, Arthur, or Dent.

9. Scavenger Hunt Day: Read a book with ONE of the following words in the text of the story - May, Spring, Fifth, Emerald, Lily, Taurus, Gemini, Museum, Three, Flower, Story, Train, Wine, Towel, Hunt The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai ("flower" occurs repeatedly in the story) (1 point)

10. Share A Story Month: Read anything you like A Trail Through Time by Jodi Taylor (1 point)

1. Month: Read a book released in May (any year) - Where the Wild Things Are - 1
2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title starting with M - My Mom Is Magical - 1
3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 3 words in the title - Pig the Slob - 1
4. April Showers bring May Flowers: Read a book with flowers on the cover - Brave Triceratops - 1
6. Train Day: Read a book with a train on the cover - The Institute - 1
9. Scavenger Hunt Day: Read a book with Emerald in the text of the story - Maze of Bones - 1
10. Share a Story Month: Read anything you like - The Very Hungry Caterpillar - 1
May Total: 7 points
Yearly Total: 28 points

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 3 letters or 3 words in the title (subtitle can count) - Baptism of Fire - 1 pt

7. Wine Day: Read a book with wine (glass or bottle) on the cover - - 1 pt

9. Scavenger Hunt Day: Read a book with ONE of the following words in the text of the story - May, Spring, Fifth, Emerald, Lily, Taurus, Gemini, Museum, Three, Flower, Story, Train, Wine, Towel, Hunt - Blood of Elves (Spring) - 1 pt

10. Share A Story Month: Read anything you like - The Time of Contempt - 1 pt

Total Points: 4 pts

May Categories
Total Points: 8

1. Month: May 14, 2013 Americanah (1 pt)
2. Letter of the Month: author starting with M She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore (1 pt)
3. Month in Numbers: Words In an Instant (2 pts) Best Fiction Nominee
6. Train Day: (1 pt)
9. Scavenger Hunt Day: "wine" "We picked our way through the broken glass, swiping a half-empty bottle of wine along the way." page 28 The Love Story of Missy Carmichael (1 pt)
10. Share A Story Month: Cemetery Boys (2 pts) Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction Nominee

May Categories

✔1. Month: Read a book released in May (any year) The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany 5/29 1pt

✔2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M Murder on Wall Street 5/23 1pt

✔3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 3 letters or 3 words in the title (subtitle can count) One Fatal Flaw 5/5 1pt

✔4. April Showers bring May Flowers: Read a book with a flower(s) on the cover 5/1 1pt

✔5. International Museum Day: Read a book in one of the cities in this 40 Best Museums List Death with a Double Edge 5/10 1pt

✔9. Scavenger Hunt Day: Read a book with ONE of the following words in the text of the story - May, Spring, Fifth, Emerald, Lily, Taurus, Gemini, Museum, Three, Flower, Story, Train, Wine, Towel, Hunt When Harry Met Minnie: A True Story of Love and Friendship 5/15 1pt

✔10. Share A Story Month: Read anything you like The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World 5/2 2pts

8 pts

May Total Points - 6


2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M - Beneath the Sugar Sky Seanan McGuire- Finished 5/22 1 point

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 3 letters or 3 words in the title (subtitle can count) - Romancing the Duke- Finished 5/2 1 point

4. April Showers bring May Flowers: Read a book with a flower(s) on the cover - The Center of Everything- Finished 5/19 1 point

9. Scavenger Hunt Day: Read a book with ONE of the following words in the text of the story - May, Spring, Fifth, Emerald, Lily, Taurus, Gemini, Museum, Three, Flower, Story, Train, Wine, Towel, Hunt - Memorial - Finished 5/12 2 points

10. Share A Story Month: Read anything you like - The Girl in the Mirror - Finished 5/12 1 point

Total Points: 18

1. Month: Read a book released in May (any year):
●Clap When You Land (+2)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M:
●Moon (+1)

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 3 letters or 3 words in the title (subtitle can count):
●One by One (+2)

4. April Showers bring May Flowers: Read a book with a flower(s) on the cover:
●Yes No Maybe So (+2)

5. International Museum Day: Read a book in one of the cities in this 40 Best Museums List:
●Ali Cross (+2)

6. Train Day: Read a book with a train on the cover or a significant train journey occurs in the story:
●Confessions on the 7:45 (+2)

7. Wine Day: Read a book with wine (glass or bottle) on the cover:
●Writers & Lovers (+2)

8. Towel Day: Read a book where the author's name or a character's name is Douglas, Noel, Adams, Arthur, or Dent.
●Lucky Break (+1)

9. Scavenger Hunt Day: Read a book with ONE of the following words in the text of the story - May, Spring, Fifth, Emerald, Lily, Taurus, Gemini, Museum, Three, Flower, Story, Train, Wine, Towel, Hunt:
●The Extraordinaries (+2)

10. Share A Story Month: Read anything you like:
●Punching the Air (+2)

May 2021
Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club Group


May Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in May (any year)- N/A

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M- The Most Decadent Diet Ever- Devin Alexander*
3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 3 letters or 3 words in the title (subtitle can count Big Little Lies- Liane Moriarty*

4. April Showers bring May Flowers: Read a book with a flower(s) on the cover- Howard’s End- EM Forster*

5. International Museum Day: Read a book in one of the cities in this 40 Best Museums List- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – JK Rowling*

6. Train Day: Read a book with a train on the cover or a significant train journey occurs in the story- N/A

7. Wine Day: Read a book with wine (glass or bottle) on the cover- N/A

8. Towel Day: Read a book where the author's name or a character's name is Douglas, Noel, Adams, Arthur, or Dent.

9. Scavenger Hunt Day: Read a book with ONE of the following words in the text of the story - May, Spring, Fifth, Emerald, Lily, Taurus, Gemini, Museum, Three, Flower, Story, Train, Wine, Towel, Hunt - Wuthering Heights- Emily Bronte*
p. 249 “Poor Linton ran a frightened eye over the faces of the three.”


10. Share A Story Month: Read anything you like—The Biggest Loser Cookbook- Devin Alexander*

May total: 4 points

1. Month: Read a book released in May (any year) A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (1 pt)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M Migrations (2 pt)

10. Share A Story Month: Read anything you like Velvet Was the Night (1 pt)

Progress- 8/10
Points- 11

1. Month: Read a book released in May (any year)
The Watcher Girl- 1 point

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M
Mexican Gothic- 2 points

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 3 letters or 3 words in the title (subtitle can count)
The Lost Orphan- 1 point

4. April Showers bring May Flowers: Read a book with a flower(s) on the cover
- 1 point

5. International Museum Day: Read a book in one of the cities in this 40 Best Museums List
A Promised Land- 2 points (Set in Washington DC)

8. Towel Day: Read a book where the author's name or a character's name is Douglas, Noel, Adams, Arthur, or Dent.
The House in the Cerulean Sea- 2 points

9. Scavenger Hunt Day: Read a book with ONE of the following words in the text of the story - May, Spring, Fifth, Emerald, Lily, Taurus, Gemini, Museum, Three, Flower, Story, Train, Wine, Towel, Hunt
Invisible Victims: Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women- 1 point

10. Share A Story Month: Read anything you like
The Woman in Cabin 10- 1 point

1. The River of Souls (A Matthew Corbett Mystery) by Robert McCammon May 7.

In an Instant by Suzanne Redfearn May 15..

The End of Temperance Dare by Wendy Webb May16.

1. Month: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (2 pts)

2. Letter of the Month: Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore (2 pts)

4. April Showers Bring May Flowers: Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust (2 pts)

Total: 6 pts

Kathleen wrote: "1. The River of Souls (A Matthew Corbett Mystery) by Robert McCammon May 7.

In an Instant by Suzanne Redfearn May 15..

The End of Temperance Dare by Wendy Webb May16."

What prompts did you read these books for?

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Total Points for May: 16
1. Month: Hollywood Park, Mikel Jollett +2GR

2. Letter of the Month: Malibu Rising, Taylor Jenkins Reid +1

3. Month in Numbers: Code Name Hélène, Ariel Lawhon +2GR

4. April Showers bring May Flowers: , Lacy Crawford +2GR

5. International Museum Day: Luster, Raven Leilani, location: NYC +2GR

6. Train Day: Confessions on the 7:45, Lisa Unger +2GR

8. Towel Day: The House in the Cerulean Sea, TJ Klune +2GR

9. Scavenger Hunt Day: Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir, Natasha Trethewey, Word Used: Train +2GR

10. Share A Story Month: The Orphan Collector, Ellen Marie Wiseman. +1

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