Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

Monthly Challenge: 1st to 31st July
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 2021 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.


July World Emoji Day

Connect each of the following emojis to your chosen books. For example:
1. :heart: - A book with a heart on the cover or in the title or a romance book etc

1. ❤️:heart:
2. 😂 :laughing:
3. 🥳 :partying_face:
4. 😱 :scream:
5. 🤔 :thinking:
6. 😭 :sob:
7. ⭐ :star:
8. 🐶 :dog:
9. 🕰️:clock:
10. 🎵 :musical_note:

This looks so fun! Great idea, Lynn!

July World Emoji Day:
√ 1. ❤️:heart: The Bodyguard (MPG: romance)
2. 😂 :laughing: Mischief in Mudbug (MPG: humor)
3. 🥳 :partying_face:
√ 4. 😱 :scream: Fatal Witness (MPG: thriller)
√ 5. 🤔 :thinking: Upgrade (book that makes you think)
6. 😭 :sob: Hamnet (loss of child)
7. ⭐ :star: Close to Famous (star on cover)
8. 🐶 :dog: Bury the Lead (dogs on cover / MC owns a dog rescue)
√ 9. 🕰️:clock: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (MPG: historical)
10. 🎵 :musical_note:

Total: 4

July World Emoji Day (Total = 7 pts)

1. ❤️:heart: I Capture the Castle (girl falls in love with sister's fiance) (1 pt)
2. 😂 :laughing: Priestdaddy (humor genre) (1 pt)
3. 🥳 :partying_face:
4. 😱 :scream: The Paris Apartment (psychological thriller) (1 pt)
5. 🤔 :thinking: Redhead by the Side of the Road (a controlled, predictable life can blind us to other possibilities....something to think about!) (1 pt)
6. 😭 :sob:
7. ⭐ :star: Hook, Line, and Sinker (movie stars abound in this romance) (1 pt)
8. 🐶 :dog:
9. 🕰️:clock: The Crow Trap (the clock is ticking as Inspector Vera tries to figure out who the murderer is!) (1 pt)
10. 🎵 :musical_note: Snapper (lots of bird-song, as this is a book written by an ornithologist) (1 pt)

July World Emoji Day

1. ❤️:heart:
2. 😂 :laughing:
3. 🥳 :partying_face:
4. 😱 :scream:
5. 🤔 :thinking: (I have been thinking about reading this book)
6. 😭 :sob: (Seems like it might be a sad book)
7. ⭐ :star: (Stars on cover)
8. 🐶 :dog:
9. 🕰️:clock:
10. 🎵 :musical_note: (related to music)

This looks great! Wonderful idea...

1. ❤️:heart:
Reminders of Him - Romance MPG

2. 😂 :laughing:
Lessons in Chemistry - Humor MPG

3. 🥳 :partying_face:
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town - The plot has a party

4. 😱 :scream:
Before I Go to Sleep - Psychological thriller MPG

5. 🤔 :thinking:
The Perfect Weapon: How the Cyber Arms Race Set the World Afire- thought provoking

6. 😭 :sob:
A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy- A memoir about Sue's journey through grief.

7. ⭐ :star:
The Woman with the Blue Star or When the Stars Go Dark - Star in title

8. 🐶 :dog:
The Friend or The Art of Racing in the Rain or My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry or Stay- Dog on cover and in the book


9. 🕰️:clock:
The Lost Girls of Paris - Clock on cover


10. 🎵 :musical_note:
A Song Unheard - The cover has a picture of a violin, the protagonists are violinist

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1. ❤️:heart:
- Romance novel - DONE

2. 😂 :laughing:
- Smiling emoji on cover - DONE

3. 🥳 :partying_face:
- Book about success in running - DONE

4. 😱 :scream:
- Book about WWI - DONE

5. 🤔 :thinking:
- Book about mindset- DONE

6. 😭 :sob:
- Book about the difficulty after WWII in Austria - DONE

7. ⭐ :star:
- Written by a movie/TV star - DONE

8. 🐶 :dog:
- Dog in title - DONE

9. 🕰️:clock:
- Book about milliseconds on Wall Street - DONE

10. 🎵 :musical_note:
- Book on message transmission via the first transatlantic cable - DONE

Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club
July (2022) Monthly Challenge
Monthly Challenge: 1st to 31st July

Progress: 10 out of 10

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 2021 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.

July World Emoji Day

Connect each of the following emojis to your chosen books. For example:
1. :heart: - A book with a heart on the cover or in the title or a romance book etc

1. ❤️:heart: Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin - **** - 7/13/2022 - 368 Pages
2. 😂 :laughing: The Viscount Who Loved Me: The 2nd Epilogue by Julia Quinn - ***** - 7/8/2022 - 34 Pages - Book made me giggle
3. 🥳 :partying_face: The Guncle by Steven Rowley - ***** - 7/6/2022 - 326 Pages - Threw a Party in the book
4. 😱 :scream: In the Woods by Tana French - ***** - 7/18/2022 - 429 Pages - Scream in the woods
5. 🤔 :thinking: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman - ***** - 7/1/2022 - 382 Pages - Makes You Think
6. 😭 :sob: The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel - **** - 7/11/2022 - 302 Pages - Books is sad
7. ⭐ :star: Yearbook by Seth Rogen - ***** - 7/8/2022 - 260 Pages - Written by a famous movie star
8. 🐶 :dog: Pawcasso by Remy Lai - ***** - 7/20/2022 - 240 Pages
9. 🕰️ :clock: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear - ***** - 7/14/2022 - 319 Pages - Stick to a schedule!
10. 🎵 :musical_note: The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne - ***** - 7/30/2022 - 557 Pages - Pooh likes to sing

July World Emoji Day
Total Points: 6

✔ 1. ❤️:heart: PMG - Romance The Homewreckers read 7/8 (1 pt)
2. 😂 :laughing:
✔ 3. 🥳 :partying face: sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll Sister Stardust read 7/3 (1 pt)
✔ 4. 😱 :scream: MPG - mystery/thriller The Paris Apartment read 7/7 (1 pt)
✔ 5. 🤔 :thinking: - racism in America in the 1950s The Street read 7/14 (1 pt)
6. 😭 :sob: 85 year old lady finds friendship later in life The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett read 7/29 (1 pt)
7. ⭐ :star:
✔ 8. 🐶 :dog: To Dance with the White Dog read 7/12 (1 pt)
9. 🕰️:clock:
10. 🎵 :musical note:

I've been loving your monthly categories, Lynn. 😊

1. ❤️:heart: Where the Crawdads Sing (Romance MPG)
2. 😂 :laughing: Big Time (Humor MPG)
3. 🥳 :partying_face:
4. 😱 :scream: Three Act Tragedy (Thriller MPG)
5. 🤔 :thinking:
6. 😭 :sob:
7. ⭐ :star: Where the Forest Meets the Stars (star in the title)
8. 🐶 :dog:
9. 🕰️:clock: The Starless Sea (time travel)
10. 🎵 :musical_note: The Phantom of the Opera

Jayme wrote: "I've been loving your monthly categories, Lynn. 😊"
Thank you 😊

1. ❤️:heart: A Court of Wings and Ruin (Romance)
2. 😂 :laughing: The Last Hero (Comedy)
3. 🥳 :partying_face:
4. 😱 :scream: The Final Girl Support Group (Horror)
5. 🤔 :thinking: And Then There Were None (Mystery)
6. 😭 :sob: The Song of Achilles (I've heard from many people that this is a very sad book)
7. ⭐ :star: Truth of the Divine (Science Fiction)
8. 🐶 :dog:
9. 🕰️:clock:
10. 🎵 :musical_note:

July World Emoji Day

✔1. ❤️:heart: A Court of Mist and Fury 7/11 1pt
✔2. 😂 :laughing: Happy-Go-Lucky 7/8 1pt
3. 🥳 :partying_face:
✔4. 😱 :scream: Haunted Franklin Castle 7/17 1pt
✔5. 🤔 :thinking: A Dangerous Collaboration 7/6 1pt
✔6. 😭 :sob: The Book Thief 7/1 1pt
✔7. ⭐ :star: Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery 7/25 1pt
✔8. 🐶 :dog: 7/2 1pt
9. 🕰️:clock:
✔10. 🎵 :musical_note: I'm Possible: A Story of Survival, a Tuba, and the Small Miracle of a Big Dream 7/27 1pt

Lynn, this month looks so fun. Great Idea 😊

July World Emoji Day

Monthly Total= +9

1. ❤️:heart: 7/29 The Beekeeper of Aleppo, Christy Lefteri, (Heartbreaking and also Heartwarming tale of 2 Syrian Refugees) +1
2. 😂 :laughing: Read 7/31 Broken, Jenny Lawson (Winner GR: Humor) +2
3. 🥳 :partying_face:
4. 😱 :scream: Read 7/7 The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, (Horror), +1
5. 🤔 :thinking: Read 7/12 Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls, Kathleen Hale, (Non Fiction, Crime), +1
6. 😭 :sob: Read 7/10 The Stationery Shop, Marjan Kamali, (Historical Fiction, Romance, Iran), +1
7. ⭐ :star:
8. 🐶 :dog: Read 7/18 Lessons in Chemistry, (Dog 🐾 MC in the book), +1
9. 🕰️:clock: Read 7/2 Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi, (Epic Historical Fiction), +1
10. 🎵 :musical_note: Read 7/25 Sister Stardust, Jane Green +1

July World Emoji Day

1. ❤️:heart:The Rogue Not Taken Finished 7/29 1 point
2. 😂 :laughing:Beach Read - Finished 7/14 2 points
3. 🥳 :partying_face:Malibu Rising - Finished 7/13 2 points
4. 😱 :scream:Lovely Bad Things- Finished 7/19 1 point
5. 🤔 :thinking:Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 1 - Finished 7/29 1 point
6. 😭 :sob:
7. ⭐ :star:The House Across the Lake- Finished 7/25 1 point
8. 🐶 :dog:
9. 🕰️:clock:
10. 🎵 :musical_note:Happy & You Know It- Finished 7/3 1 point

Lynn, I was just wondering about the clock 🕰 Emoji. Would that stand for a long time period. I just read the book Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi. It spans from 1796 until the present. So would that count?

Thanks ☺️

Yeah, I'll let you have that

Lynn wrote: "Yeah, I'll let you have that"
Thanks, Lynn 🥰

KRISSY'S SPOT

1. ❤️:heart:
2. 😂 :laughing:
3. 🥳 :partying_face:
4. 😱 :scream:
5. 🤔 :thinking:
6. 😭 :sob:
7. ⭐ :star:
8. 🐶 :dog:
9. 🕰️:clock:
10. 🎵 :musical_note:

July World Emoji Day
Total Points:

1. ❤️:heart:
2. 😂 :laughing:
3. 🥳 :partying_face:
4. 😱 :scream:
5. 🤔 :thinking:
6. 😭 :sob:
7. ⭐ :star: Stars on the cover(the stars are at the very top. Above the head of the person looking up )

8. 🐶 :dog:
9. 🕰️:clock:
10. 🎵 :musical_note:

1. ❤️: The Beast's Tale
6. sob: In Order to Live: A North Korean's Girl To Freedom
9. ⏰️: The Stranger on the Lifeboat