Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

Monthly Challenge: 1st to 30th November
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.

November: Remember, Remember the 5th November
(Gunpowder Plot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowd... )

1. Read a book that was originally published on the 5th day of any month

2. Read a book with a title that either has rhyming words or repeated words

3. Read a book with fire or fireworks on the cover

4. Read a book set in the 17th century

5. Read a book with an assassination plot

6. Read a book where there is conflict is between two religious groups

7. Read a book set in London

8. Read a book where one of the significant characters is royalty

9. Read a book where the author or main character is called Guy, Robert, or James

10. Read a book with a bird on the cover (in honour of Fawkes from Harry Potter, who's named after Guy Fawkes)

November: Remember, Remember the 5th November
(Gunpowder Plot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowd... )

Total Points 4
✔ 1. Read a book that was originally published on the 5th day of any month Scarlet February 5, 2013 -first published read 11/11 (1 pt)

2. Read a book with a title that either has rhyming words or repeated words Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

3. Read a book with fire or fireworks on the cover

4. Read a book set in the 17th century

5. Read a book with an assassination plot

6. Read a book where there is conflict is between two religious groups

✔ 7. Read a book set in London Murder at Half Moon Gate read 11/13 (1 pt)

8. Read a book where one of the significant characters is royalty

✔ 9. Read a book where the author or main character is called Guy, Robert, or James Glass Houses One of the MC 's names is Jean Guy read 11/01 (1 pt)

✔ 10. Read a book with a bird on the cover (in honour of Fawkes from Harry Potter, who's named after Guy Fawkes) Our Missing Hearts read 11/03 (1 pt)

Thanks for the history lesson, Lynn!

1. Read a book that was originally published on the 5th day of any month


2. Read a book with a title that either has rhyming words or repeated words


3. Read a book with fire or fireworks on the cover


4. Read a book set in the 17th century


5. Read a book with an assassination plot


6. Read a book where there is conflict is between two religious groups

7. Read a book set in London

8. Read a book where one of the significant characters is royalty


9. Read a book where the author or main character is called Guy, Robert, or James

10. Read a book with a bird on the cover (in honour of Fawkes from Harry Potter, who's named after Guy Fawkes)

November: Remember, Remember the 5th November

1. Read a book that was originally published on the 5th day of any month

2. Read a book with a title that either has rhyming words or repeated words A Good Day for Chardonnay (1 pt)

3. Read a book with fire or fireworks on the cover A Slow Fire Burning (1 pt)

4. Read a book set in the 17th century

5. Read a book with an assassination plot

6. Read a book where there is conflict is between two religious groups

7. Read a book set in London The Cuckoo's Calling (1 pt)

8. Read a book where one of the significant characters is royalty

9. Read a book where the author or main character is called Guy, Robert, or James

10. Read a book with a bird on the cover (in honour of Fawkes from Harry Potter, who's named after Guy Fawkes) How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals (1 pt)

1. Read a book that was originally published on the 5th day of any month

2. Read a book with a title that either has rhyming words or repeated words

3. Read a book with fire or fireworks on the cover

4. Read a book set in the 17th century: Hour of the Witch

5. Read a book with an assassination plot

6. Read a book where there is conflict is between two religious groups

7. Read a book set in London: Mortal Engines

8. Read a book where one of the significant characters is royalty: The Third Kingdom

9. Read a book where the author or main character is called Guy, Robert, or James: Angels & Demons

10. Read a book with a bird on the cover (in honour of Fawkes from Harry Potter, who's named after Guy Fawkes):

Monthly Challenge:

November: Remember, Remember the 5th November

1. Read a book that was originally published on the 5th day of any month

2. Read a book with a title that either has rhyming words or repeated words

3. Read a book with fire or fireworks on the cover

4. Read a book set in the 17th century

5. Read a book with an assassination plot

6. Read a book where there is conflict is between two religious groups

7. Read a book set in London

8. Read a book where one of the significant characters is royalty

9. Read a book where the author or main character is called Guy, Robert or James: Boule de Suif by Guy de Maupassant

10. Read a book with a bird on the cover

November:

1. Read a book that was originally published on the 5th day of any month
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

2. Read a book with a title that either has rhyming words or repeated words

3. Read a book with fire or fireworks on the cover

4. Read a book set in the 17th century

5. Read a book with an assassination plot

6. Read a book where there is conflict is between two religious groups

7. Read a book set in London

8. Read a book where one of the significant characters is royalty

9. Read a book where the author or main character is called Guy, Robert, or James

10. Read a book with a bird on the cover (in honour of Fawkes from Harry Potter, who's named after Guy Fawkes)

November: Remember, Remember the 5th November

✔1. Read a book that was originally published on the 5th day of any month Lessons in Chemistry pub Apr 5, 2022 - 11/1 1pt

✔2. Read a book with a title that either has rhyming words or repeated words Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow 11/6 1pt

✔3. Read a book with fire or fireworks on the cover 11/10 1pt

4. Read a book set in the 17th century

5. Read a book with an assassination plot

✔6. Read a book where there is conflict is between two religious groups Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story 11/17 1pt

✔7. Read a book set in London Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution 11/17 1pt

✔8. Read a book where one of the significant characters is royalty Peril in Paris 11/26 1pt

9. Read a book where the author or main character is called Guy, Robert, or James

✔10. Read a book with a bird on the cover (in honour of Fawkes from Harry Potter, who's named after Guy Fawkes) 11/2 1pt

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10/10 points
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1. Read a book that was originally published on the 5th day of any month

Darkness Was My Candle - DONE


2. Read a book with a title that either has rhyming words or repeated words

Once a Girl, Always a Boy: A Family Memoir of a Transgender Journey - DONE


3. Read a book with fire or fireworks on the cover

Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire - DONE


4. Read a book set in the 17th century

Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women - DONE


5. Read a book with an assassination plot

The Book Thief - DONE


6. Read a book where there is conflict is between two religious groups

Those We Throw Away Are Diamonds: A Refugee's Search for Home - DONE


7. Read a book set in London

Journey to the West: A Long March from Eastern Dream to Western Reality - DONE


8. Read a book where one of the significant characters is royalty

When They Tell You To Be Good: A Memoir - DONE


9. Read a book where the author or main character is called Guy, Robert, or James

Pastoral Song: A Farmer’s Journey - DONE


10. Read a book with a bird on the cover (in honour of Fawkes from Harry Potter, who's named after Guy Fawkes)

Summer Bird Blue - DONE

November: Remember, Remember the 5th November
(Gunpowder Plot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowd... )

1. Read a book that was originally published on the 5th day of any month

2. Read a book with a title that either has rhyming words or repeated words

3. Read a book with fire or fireworks on the cover

4. Read a book set in the 17th century

5. Read a book with an assassination plot - Death Note, Vol. 4: Love - finished 11/24 1 point

6. Read a book where there is conflict is between two religious groups - Sisters in Arms- finished 11/27 1 point

7. Read a book set in London

8. Read a book where one of the significant characters is royalty- Desperate Measures - Finished 11/5 1 point

9. Read a book where the author or main character is called Guy, Robert, or James

10. Read a book with a bird on the cover (in honour of Fawkes from Harry Potter, who's named after Guy Fawkes) Once Upon a Quinceañera - Finished 11/10 1 point

1. Read a book that was originally published on the 5th day of any month

2. Read a book with a title that either has rhyming words or repeated words

3. Read a book with fire or fireworks on the cover

4. Read a book set in the 17th century

5. Read a book with an assassination plot
The Inheritance Games

6. Read a book where there is conflict is between two religious groups

7. Read a book set in London

8. Read a book where one of the significant characters is royalty

9. Read a book where the author or main character is called Guy, Robert, or James

10. Read a book with a bird on the cover (in honour of Fawkes from Harry Potter, who's named after Guy Fawkes)

Hey Lynn,

For task 5, would a failed assassination plot work?

Gunit Kaur wrote: "Hey Lynn,

For task 5, would a failed assassination plot work?"

As long as the plot is part of the story, whether it's successful or failed, then it works

Lynn wrote: "Gunit Kaur wrote: "Hey Lynn,

For task 5, would a failed assassination plot work?"

As long as the plot is part of the story, whether it's successful or failed, then it works"

Awesome...
Thanks Lynn

This sounds fun.

8. Read a book where one of the significant characters is royalty: , Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, +1

9. Read a book where the author or main character is called Guy, Robert, or James: , James Patterson, +1

10. Read a book with a bird on the cover (in honour of Fawkes from Harry Potter, who's named after Guy Fawkes): , +1

I know you said “read one book for each category,” but can one book meet more than one of the categories? I just finished Mists of Avalon, which seems to check off 5, 6, 8, and (arguably) 7.

:-)

Kevin wrote: "I know you said “read one book for each category,” but can one book meet more than one of the categories? I just finished Mists of Avalon, which seems to check off 5, 6, 8, and (arguably) 7.

:-)"

LOL, you answered your own question. One book per category.

Looks like you get to choose which task you'd like to use it for, Kevin!

1. Read a book that was originally published on the 5th day of any month
The Deep by Rivers Solomon, published Nov 5, 2019, 3/5*, 11/14/22

2. Read a book with a title that either has rhyming words or repeated words
The Bling Ring: How a Gang of Fame-Obsessed Teens Ripped Off Hollywood and Shocked the World by Nancy Jo Sales, 3/5*, 11/24/22

3. Read a book with fire or fireworks on the cover - by Ray Bradbury, 4/5*, 11/3/22

4. Read a book set in the 17th century - Barkskins by Annie Proulx, 4/5*, 11/5/22

5. Read a book with an assassination plot - The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory, 4/5*, 11/19/22

6. Read a book where there is conflict between two religious groups - American Gods by Neil Gaiman, 3/5*, 11/16/22

7. Read a book set in London
1984 by George Orwell, 3/5*, 11/23/22

8. Read a book where one of the significant characters is royalty -
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire by Jack Weatherford, 3/5*, 11/11/22

9. Read a book where the author or main character is called Guy, Robert, or James - Angels & Demons by Dan Brown, 4/5*, 11/09/22

10. Read a book with a bird on the cover (in honour of Fawkes from Harry Potter, who's named after Guy Fawkes) - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, 4/5*, 11/18/22