Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

This thread will be a running list of all prompts who have not made it in to the final list in their selected poll.

Note that it may contain prompts that eventually made it to the list, if they were suggested more than once.

BOTTOM

CLOSE CALL

POLARIZING

UNDESIGNATED

PRE-POLL


UNDESIGNATED
A book with a main character who is an outsider
A biography or memoir
A book with a main character that has a pet
A book involving a fork in the road or a life changing decision

POLL 1


BOTTOM
A traditional or contemporary western
A book set primarily underground

UNDESIGNATED
A book based on or related to a "legend"
A book you would consider a classic
A book with a title that includes a family relationship word
A book with an urban setting
A book about people trapped together
A book about something that gets your heart racing
A book about science
A book set in or near the Caribbean
A book title that includes a piece of clothing

POLL 2


BOTTOM
A book set during the time of the American Revolution. (1775 - 1783)
A book with a character dealing with birth or rebirth
A book related to the Declaration of Independence

UNDESIGNATED
A book with the word friend in the description
A book with a desert setting
A book that has to do with a favorite animal
A book with a “green” topic or character
A book with the word "and" or "or" in the title
A book connected to the Middle East in some way
A book that deals with REM's It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I feel fine)
A book set at a school, college, or university
A book by an author who shares one of your initials

POLL 3


BOTTOM
A book with a fraction in the title
A book with an embossed cover or raised lettering
A book from a publishing company, the logotype of which depicting a tangible thing

UNDESIGNATED
A book that is related to one of the group’s moderators
A book written in or set in the eighteenth century
A book on one of Goodreads New Releases by Genre page
A mystery without a murder or death
A book with a symbol of death on the cover
A book with an alliteration in author name or title
A book with a challenge or competition, such as a marathon, contest, or campaign
A book with a character who has an unusual, uncommon, or "extinct" occupation
A book connected to iron
A book featured as a Book of the Month Club pick

POLL 4 - MULTIWEEK


CLOSE CALL
2 Weeks: Two books where the first word of the second title is the same as the last word of the first title

UNDESIGNATED
2 Weeks: Two books where the last name of one author is the first name of the other
2 Weeks: One book related to hot and one book related to cold
2 Weeks: A book written by a male author that includes a love story, and a book written by a female author that DOES NOT include a love story
3 Weeks: One book related to a sharp musical note, one book related to a flat musical note, and one book related to a natural musical note
3 Weeks: One book related to planes, one book related to trains, and one book related to automobiles
2 Weeks: Two books, where the second book's title provides a response to or continuation of the first book's title
3 Weeks: One book related to the lion, one book related to the witch, and one book related to the wardrobe
2 Weeks: Two books where the second book's title contains a sequential number from the first book's title
2 Weeks: A book related to water, and a book related to earth
3 weeks: A book related to rock, a book related to paper, and a book related to scissors
2 Weeks: A book connected to RIGHT, and a book connected to WRONG
3 Weeks: A book set in the N+W hemisphere, a book set in the S+E hemisphere, and a book set in the S+W hemisphere

POLL 5


BOTTOM
A poetic book
A book that may pair or connect to a certain architectural style

CLOSE CALL
A book with a title that contains the name of a professional sports team

POLARIZING
A book about obsession or desire
A modern retelling of an old story, myth, or fairytale
A book related to a current movie or television show

UNDESIGNATED
A book set in the opposite hemisphere from where you reside
A book with a writing implement on the cover
A book where someone's head or face is on the cover, but you can't see their eyes
A book with the name of a month in the title or in the author's name
A book with a lock or a key on the cover
A book with an author or character with a gender neutral name
A book with a title that contains a gemstone or jewel or by an author whose name contains a gemstone or a jewel
A book related to penguins

POLL 6


BOTTOM
A book with a horse as a character

CLOSE CALL
A book where the main character has an occupation that didn't exist before 1900
A book where all or part of the action takes place in a library, a courthouse, or another public building

UNDESIGNATED
A book where one of the characters is a ghost, a spirit, an angel, or an imaginary being
A book nominated for an award that values peace, cultural understanding, and related social issues
A book by the author who shows up most on your TBR but is so far unread by you
A book related to a national park
A book related to a lion, a witch, or a wardrobe
A book with an adult main character who is NOT in paid employment
A book which features royalty as main characters
A book related to “soul”
A book from the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die list
A book that's title and author's first or last name start with the same letter
A book relating to television

POLL 7


BOTTOM
A book written in the present tense
A book that features a horse in the title or on the cover

UNDESIGNATED
A book where being on a boat is important to the story
A book set primarily somewhere creepy or scary
A book whose title follows the "______ of ______" pattern
A sapphic story
A book that could fit the quote: “May you live in interesting times.”
A book related to a planet other than earth
A book set in a country bordering the Indian Ocean
A book set in one of the world’s great cities
A book related to the song “Singin’ in the Rain”
A book with a six word title
A book with an economically disadvantaged protagonist

POLL 8


BOTTOM
A medical memoir
A book that starts and ends in different settings
A book with a character who does a necessary, but menial job in your country
A book with a sitcom character's name in the title

CLOSE CALL
A book with a character who appears in more than one book

UNDESIGNATED
A book with both black and red on the cover
A book that is the last in a series
A hot book
A book with a setting that provokes the question, "Why did you go there?"
A book connected to one of The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
A book shortlisted for a Dublin Literary Award
A multi-genre or genre-blended book
A book with a musician character or author

POLL 9


BOTTOM
A book inspired by or related to the Charlie’s Angels franchise

CLOSE CALL
A book that includes a science related topic

UNDESIGNATED
A book with an immortal character
A book set in a desert environment
A book that has to do with a favorite animal
A book related to one of the five basic tastes (sweet, salty, bitter, sour, umami/savory)
A book by a 2026 debut author
A book with an orphaned or adopted character
A book about wildlife or nature conservation
A book tagged by Goodreads readers as Literary Fiction
A book with a character who has a trait related to one of Dorothy’s companions in the Wizard of Oz