Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

May Reporting Thread


- Please keep this thread for reporting. Any questions or comments should be directed to the challenge details thread
- Keep your reporting to one thread, once you've completed all of your books for the month
- Only list completed tasks and books
- To make it easier for collating points, please make a note if the books are from the Goodreads winners and nominees list

- Example of how to post
[task description] - [book title] - [how many points]

6. Read a book that has a significant political storyline (can be set in this world or a fantasy world) - For the Wolf - 2 pts

9. Read a book that has a four word title - Death at the Bar - 1 pt

10. Read a book that was published in May (any year) - Uprooted - 1 pt

Total Points : 4 pts

5. Read a book with the authors initials of GL or LG - Not So Pure and Simple - 1

7. Read a book that a significant part of the story set in the 1970s - The Kite Runner - 1

9. Read a book that has a four word title - Not a Happy Family - 2

Total=4

May the Fourth
Total Points: 5

2. Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag of Science Fiction Sea of Tranquility 1 pt
4. Read a book where the main character is a pilot Better Luck Next Time Nina is a pilot who will go on to train pilots during WWII 1 pt
6. Read a book that has a significant political storyline Let's Not Do That Again MC is a congresswoman running for senate 1 pt
9. Read a book that has a four word title Time Is a Mother 1 pt
10. Read a book that was published in May Trust May 3, 2022 1 pt

May the Fourth
Total Points: 10

1. Read a book that has either 'Star' 'War(s)' or 'Day' in the title - Dava Shastri's Last Day - 1pt

3. Read a book with a star(s) and/or planet(s) on the cover - The Personal Librarian - 2pts (GR Nominee)

4. Read a book where the main character is a pilot (can be set in this world or a fantasy world) - Hostage - 1pt

5. Read a book with the authors initials of GL or LG - The Neighbor - 1pt

6. Read a book that has a significant political storyline (can be set in this world or a fantasy world) - 56 Days - 1pt

7. Read a book that a significant part of the story set in the 1970s - Moloka'i - 1pt

9. Read a book that has a four word title - Under the Whispering Door - 2pts (GR Nominee)

10. Read a book that was published in May (any year) - A Great Deliverance - 1pt

Progress- 9/10
Points- 12

2. Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag of Science Fiction
Klara and the Sun- 2 points

3. Read a book with a star(s) and/or planet(s) on the cover
Daughter of the Moon Goddess- 1 point

4. Read a book where the main character is a pilot (can be set in this world or a fantasy world)
Great Circle- 2 points

5. Read a book with the authors initials of GL or LG
Before She Disappeared- 1 point

6. Read a book that has a significant political storyline (can be set in this world or a fantasy world)
The Stationery Shop- 1 point

7. Read a book that a significant part of the story set in the 1970s
The Kite Runner- 1 point

8. Read a book that is part of a four book series
Thin Air- 1 point

9. Read a book that has a four word title
The Last Green Valley- 1 point

10. Read a book that was published in May (any year)
Local Woman Missing- 2 points

done:
3. Read a book with a star(s) and/or planet(s) on the cover- A Little Book of Self Care: Breathwork- Nathalia Westmacott- Brown*


6. Read a book that has a significant political storyline (can be set in this world or a fantasy world)- The Jungle – Upton Sinclair*

7. Read a book that a significant part of the story set in the 1970s- Freedom in Exile- The 14th Dalai Lama*

10. Read a book that was published in May (any year)- Breathwork- Andrew Smart*

Total: 5

2. Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag of Science Fiction: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1)

3. Read a book with a star(s) and/or planet(s) on the cover: (1)

5. Read a book with the authors initials of GL or LG: The Magicians (1)

9. Read a book that has a four word title: Lord of the Flies (1)

10. Read a book that was published in May (any year): A Court of Mist and Fury (1)

May the Fourth

✔6. Read a book that has a significant political storyline (can be set in this world or a fantasy world) The Making of the Atomic Bomb 5/2 1pt

✔8. Read a book that is part of a four book series A Court of Thorns and Roses 5/31 1pt

✔9. Read a book that has a four word title The Grapes of Wrath 5/21 1pt

✔10. Read a book that was published in May (any year) Murder on Madison Square 5/23 1pt

Total: 4pts

2. Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag of Science Fiction : Constance 2pts

4. Read a book where the main character is a pilot : Amelia Lost-The life and disappearance of Amelia Earhart 1pt

5. Read a book with the authors initials of GL or LG : Matrix by Lauren Groff 1pt

6. Read a book that has a significant political storyline : Term Limits 1pt

7. Read a book that a significant part of the story set in the 1970s : Daisy Jones & the Six 1pt

8. Read a book that is part of a four book series : Call for the dead 1pt

9. Read a book that has a four word title : Where the Crawdads Sing
1pt

10. Read a book that was published in May (any year) : The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois 2pts

Total : 10pts

Gunit Kaur wrote: "Progress- 9/10
Points- 12

2. Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag of Science Fiction
Klara and the Sun- 2 points

3. Read a book with a star(s) and/or planet(s) on the cover
..."

I had to make a change.. Great Circle was a part of 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards...

May Monthly Challenge

1. Read a book that has either 'Star' 'War(s)' or 'Day' in the title A Bad Day for Sunshine (1 pt) ✅

Monthly Challenge: 1st to 31st May

Total 5 points

2. Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag of Science Fiction- The Perfect Wife Finished 5/19 - 1 point

3. Read a book with a star(s) and/or planet(s) on the cover - The Haunting of Ashburn House - Finished 5/22 1 point

8. Read a book that is part of a four book series- Dirty Game - finished 5/13 1 point

10. Read a book that was published in May (any year) - The Last Thing He Told Me - Finished 5/7 2 points

May Challenge
Total Points: 8

2. Read a book with a Goodreads main page tag of Science Fiction: Read 5/30 Rabbits, Terry Miles +2GR

3. Read a book with a star(s) and/or planet(s) on the cover: Read 5/30 , Lynda Cohen Loigman +1

4. Read a book where the main character is a pilot (can be set in this world or a fantasy world): Read 5/29 Great Circle, +🎧, Maggie Shipstead, +2GR

7. Read a book that a significant part of the story set in the 1970s: Read 5/30 The Final Revival of Opal & Nev +🎧, Dawnie Walton, +2GR

10. Read a book that was published in May (any year): 5/9 Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance, Alison Espach , +1

Total Points: 3



3. Read a book with a star(s) and/or planet(s) on the cover:
●Snow Time for Love by Timothy Warren (+1)

9. Read a book that has a four word title:
●Seven Minutes in Heaven by Eloisa James (+1)

10. Read a book that was published in May (any year):
●Unguarded by Jay Hogan (+1)

4. Read a book where main character is a pilot – Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover (1 pt)

6. Read a book with a significant political storyline – Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore (1 pt)

8. Read a book that is part of a four book series – A Court of Roses and Thorns by Sarah J. Maas (1 pt)

10. Read a book that was published in May – Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manasala (2 pts)

Total points: 5 pts

Recorded to here

Sci-Fi: Cloud Cuckoo Land
Author LG: Home Fires
Political Storyline: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

Forgot to include my points: 4

Reported