Bookclub
- Join our active discord book community!
We have a discord server with ten book clubs. https://discord.gg/KgFF9j3GTh
The themes of the book clubs are Fiction, Non-fiction, Graphic Novels, FOMO (for classics and other well known books), Cozy Reads, Mystery Book Club, Short Reads, Long Reads, Romance, WTF book club (for weirder reads) and Re-reads of classic series.
On September 1st we’ll be reading the following books in the following book clubs:
- Fiction Book Club: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Non-Fiction Book Club: Hiroshima by John Hersey
- FOMO Book Club: Animal Farm by George Orwell and And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
- Thick Reads Book Club: Swan Song by Robert McCammon
- Short Reads: The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K Le Guin
- Graphic Novels Book Club: Mall Goth by Kate Leth and A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll
- Cozy Reads: Murder at Morrington Hall by Clara McKenna
- Mystery Book Club: A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie
- Romance: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
- WTF: Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach
You can read some, all, or none of the books. No pressure! Everything is read at your own pace. We just ask you use spoiler tags for spoilers.
We’re also doing a server wide reading goal where we pool together our numbers and try to reach a yearly goal of 10,000 books!
And if you don’t want to join discord to discuss these books please feel free to post your thoughts in the comments on this post.
- What We're Reading in August!
We have a discord server with ten book clubs. https://discord.gg/KgFF9j3GTh
The themes of the book clubs are Fiction, Non-fiction, Graphic Novels, FOMO (for classics and other well known books), Cozy Reads, Mystery Book Club, Short Reads, Long Reads, Romance, WTF book club (for weirder reads) and Re-reads of classic series.
On August 1st we'll be reading the following books in the following book clubs:
- Fiction Book Club: In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune
- Non-Fiction Book Club: Strong Female Character by Fern Brady
- FOMO Book Club: Animal Farm by George Orwell and And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
- Thick Reads Book Club: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolve
- Short Reads: Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiriy
- Graphic Novels Book Club: Horimiya by Hero and Heartstopper by Alice Oseman
- Cozy Reads: Before The Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
- Mystery Book Club: Who Censored Roger Rabbit by Gary Wolf
- Romance: True Love and Other Impossible Odds by Christina Li
You can read some, all, or none of the books. No pressure! Everything is read at your own pace. We just ask you use spoiler tags for spoilers.
We're also doing a server wide reading goal where we pool together our numbers and try to reach a yearly goal of 10,000 books!
And if you don’t want to join discord to discuss these books please feel free to post your thoughts in the comments on this post.
- Have you ever visit a city or place because you read about it in a book?
Have you ever planned a trip based on a book?
- What's a non-fiction book that's so unbelievable it seems like fiction?
What was it about? Who would you recommend it to?
- What is the most number of books you've read in a year?
What is the highest number of books you've read in a year? What is your average? What do you do to fit in more books?
- What We're Reading in July
We have a discord server with ten book clubs. https://discord.gg/KgFF9j3GTh
The themes of the book clubs are Fiction, Non-fiction, Graphic Novels, FOMO (for classics and other well known books), Cozy Reads, Mystery, Short Reads, Long Reads, Romance, and 80’s Ladies as well as ReReads for popular book series.
On July 1st we'll be reading the following books in the following book clubs:
- Fiction Book Club: The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
- Non-Fiction Book Club: The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World by Jeff Goodell
- FOMO Book Club: The Neverending Story by Michael Ende and The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Thick Reads Book Club: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolve
- Short Reads: The Factory by Hiroko Oyamada
- Graphic Novels Book Club: Descender Vol 1 by Jeff Lemire and Kaiju No 8 Vol 1 by Naoya Matsumoto
- Cozy Reads: Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum
- Mystery Book Club: In the Woods by Tana French
- Romance: Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn
- Sad Girls: Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
- 80's Ladies The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
You can read some, all, or none of the books. No pressure! Everything is read at your own pace. We just ask you use spoiler tags for spoilers. There is plenty of space to talk about other topics and get to know your fellow readers!
We're also doing a server wide reading goal where we pool together our numbers and try to reach a yearly goal of 10,000 books!
We have a writing channel open to everyone where author Emmeline Duncan does "Shut Up and Write!" sessions every Thursday at 10am PST/1pm EST. If you're looking for help finding the motivation to write, check it out!
We also have Trivia night every Thursday at 6pm PST/9pm EST!
And if you don’t want to join discord to discuss these books please feel free to post your thoughts in the comments on this post.
> https://discord.gg/KgFF9j3GTh
- What we're reading in June
We have a discord server with ten book clubs. https://discord.gg/KgFF9j3GTh
The themes of the book clubs are Fiction, Non-fiction, Graphic Novels, FOMO (for classics and other well known books), Cozy Reads, Mystery, Short Reads, Long Reads, Romance, and 80’s Ladies as well as ReReads for popular book series.
On June 1st we’ll be reading the following books in the following book clubs:
- Fiction Book Club: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
- Non-Fiction Book Club: Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
- FOMO Book Club: The Neverending Story by Michael Ende and The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Thick Reads Book Club: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
- Short Reads: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
- Graphic Novels Book Club: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Vol 1 by Hayao Miyazak and Solo Leveling Vol 1 by Chugong
- Cozy Reads: Death Unfiltered by Emmeline Duncan
- Mystery Book Club: The Body in the Garden by Katharine Schellman
- Romance: On the Same Page by Haley Cass
- Sad Girls: Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin
- 80's Ladies: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
You can read some, all, or none of the books. No pressure! Everything is read at your own pace. We just ask you use spoiler tags for spoilers. There is plenty of space to talk about other topics and get to know your fellow readers!
We’re also doing a server wide reading goal where we pool together our numbers and try to reach a yearly goal! We’re already over 4,000 books and our goal for 2024 is to read 10,000 books!
We have a writing channel open to everyone where author Emmeline Duncan does “Shut Up and Write!” sessions every Thursday at 10am PST/1pm EST. If you’re looking for help finding the motivation to write, check it out!
We also have Trivia night every Thursday at 6pm PST/9pm EST!
And if you don’t want to join discord to discuss these books please feel free to post your thoughts in the comments on this post.
- Community Questions: What matters most to you in a book?
This one comes from Skyguy:
What matters the most in a book for you guys? A well built plot? Interesting world building? Interesting characters? What is the most important aspect of writing for you to like a book?
- What we're reading in April
We have a discord server with ten book clubs. https://discord.gg/KgFF9j3GTh
The themes of the book clubs are Fiction, Non-fiction, Graphic Novels, FOMO (for classics and other well known books), Cozy Reads, Mystery, Short Reads, Long Reads, Romance, and 80’s Ladies as well as ReReads for popular book series.
On April 1st we’ll be reading the following books in the following book clubs:
- Fiction Book Club: His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
- Non-Fiction Book Club: Victim F: From Crime Victims to Suspects to Survivors by Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn
- FOMO: Eragon by Christopher Paolini and Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
- Thick Reads: SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard
- Short Reads: Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata
- Graphic Novels Book Club: V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and Uzumaki by Junji Ito
- Cozy Reads: The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
- Mystery Book Club: The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
- Romance: Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee
- 80's Ladies: Native Tongue by Suzette Haden Elgin
You can read some, all, or none of the books. No pressure! Everything is read at your own pace. We just ask you use spoiler tags for spoilers. There is plenty of space to talk about other topics and get to know your fellow readers!
We’re also doing a server wide reading goal where we pool together our numbers and try to reach a yearly goal! We’re already over 1,000 books and our goal for 2024 is to read 10,000 books!
We have a writing channel open to everyone where author Emmeline Duncan does “Shut Up and Write!” sessions every Thursday at 10am PST/1pm EST with additional sessions on Sunday afternoons. If you’re looking for help finding the motivation to write, check it out!
We also have Trivia night every Thursday at 6pm PST/9pm EST!
And if you don’t want to join discord to discuss these books please feel free to post your thoughts in the comments on this post.
- What we're reading in March!
We have a discord server with ten book clubs. https://discord.gg/KgFF9j3GTh
The themes of the book clubs are Fiction, Non-fiction, Graphic Novels, FOMO (for classics and other well known books), Cozy Reads, Mystery, Short Reads, Long Reads, Romance, and 80’s Ladies as well as ReReads for popular book series.
On March 1st we'll be reading the following books in the following book clubs:
- Fiction Book Club: I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
- Non-Fiction Book Club: The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
- FOMO: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
- Thick Reads: SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard
- Short Reads: Vampires Never Get Old by Various Authors
- Graphic Novels Book Club: I Am a Cat Barista Vol 1 by Hiro Maijima and Invisible Kingdom Vol 1 by G Willow Wilson
- Cozy Reads: We'll Always Have Parrots by Donna Andrews
- Mystery Book Club: Why Didn’t They Ask Evans by Agatha Christie
- Romance: Indigo by Beverly Jenkins
- 80's Ladies: The Giver by Lois Lowry
You can read some, all, or none of the books. No pressure! Everything is read at your own pace. We just ask you use spoiler tags for spoilers. There is plenty of space to talk about other topics and get to know your fellow readers!
We're also doing a server wide reading goal where we pool together our numbers and try to reach a yearly goal! We're already over 1,000 books and our goal for 2024 is to read 10,000 books!
We have a writing channel open to everyone where author Emmeline Duncan does "Shut Up and Write!" sessions every Thursday at 10am PST/1pm EST with additional sessions on Sunday afternoons. If you're looking for help finding the motivation to write, check it out!
We also have Trivia night every Thursday at 6pm PST/9pm EST!
And if you don’t want to join discord to discuss these books please feel free to post your thoughts in the comments on this post.
- What we're reading in February!
We have a discord server with ten book clubs. https://discord.gg/KgFF9j3GTh
The themes of the book clubs are Fiction, Non-fiction, Graphic Novels, FOMO (for classics and other well known books), Cozy Reads, Mystery, Short Reads, Long Reads, Romance, and 80’s Ladies as well as ReReads for popular book series.
On February 1st we'll be reading the following books in the following book clubs:
- Fiction Book Club: Penance by Eliza Clark
- Non-Fiction Book Club: A Cat's Tale: A Journey Through Feline History by Paul Koudounaris
- FOMO: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
- Long Reads: Persephone Station by Stina Leicht
- Short Reads: Out There Screaming (edited) by Jordan Peele
- Graphic Novels Book Club: Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans by Don Brown and Footnotes in Gaza by Joe Sacco
- Cozy Reads: Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
- Mystery Book Club: The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
- Romance: My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine
- 80's Ladies: Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo by Ntozake Shanget
You can read some, all, or none of the books. No pressure! Everything is read at your own pace. We just ask you use spoiler tags for spoilers. There is plenty of space to talk about other topics and get to know your fellow readers!
We're also doing a server wide reading goal where we pool together our numbers and try to reach a yearly goal! We're already over 1,000 books and our goal for 2024 is to read 10,000 books!
We have a writing channel open to everyone where author Emmeline Duncan does "Shut Up and Write!" sessions every Thursday at 10am PST/1pm EST with additional sessions on Sunday afternoons. If you're looking for help finding the motivation to write, check it out!
We also have Trivia night every Thursday at 6pm PST/9pm EST!
And if you don’t want to join discord to discuss these books please feel free to post your thoughts in the comments on this post.
- What we're reading in January!
We have a discord server with ten book clubs. https://discord.gg/KgFF9j3GTh
The themes of the book clubs are Fiction, Non-fiction, Graphic Novels, FOMO (for classics and other well known books), Cozy Reads, Mystery, Short Reads, Long Reads, Romance, and 80’s Ladies as well as ReReads for popular book series.
On January 1st we'll be reading the following books in the following book clubs:
- Fiction Book Club: An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten
- Non-Fiction Book Club: Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage by Rachel E Gross
- Graphic Novels: The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage by Sydney Padua and Vinland Saga Omnibus Vol 1 by Makoto Yukimura
- FOMO Book Club: To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf and Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
- Cozy Book Club: Stardust by Neil Gaiman
- Mystery Book Club: An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by PD James
- Short Reads: Paper Houses by Dominique Fortier
- Long Reads: Persephone Station by Stina Leicht
- Romance: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
- 80's Ladies: Rememberings by Sinéad O'Connor
- Re-read Book Club: The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13) by Lemony Snicket
You can read some, all, or none of the books. No pressure! Everything is read at your own pace. We just ask you use spoiler tags for spoilers. There is plenty of space to talk about other topics and get to know your fellow readers!
We're also doing a server wide reading goal where we pool together our numbers and try to reach a yearly goal! We're already over 8,000 books and our goal for 2023 is to read 10,000 books!
We have a writing channel open to everyone where author Emmeline Duncan does "Shut Up and Write!" sessions every Thursday at 10am PST/1pm EST with additional sessions on Sunday afternoons. If you're looking for help finding the motivation to write, check it out!
We also have Trivia night every Thursday at 6pm PST/9pm EST!
And if you don’t want to join discord to discuss these books please feel free to post your thoughts in the comments on this post.
- What We're Reading in December
We have a discord server with ten book clubs. https://discord.gg/KgFF9j3GTh
The themes of the book clubs are Fiction, Non-fiction, Graphic Novels, FOMO (for classics and other well known books), Cozy Reads, Mystery, Short Reads, Long Reads, Romance, and 80’s Ladies as well as ReReads for popular book series.
On December 1st we’ll be reading the following books in the following book clubs:
- Fiction Book Club: The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
- Non-Fiction Book Club: The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan
- Graphic Novels: Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser and The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V
- FOMO Book Club: To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf and Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
- Cozy Book Club: Tide and Punishment by Bree Baker Mystery Book Club: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
- Short Reads: The Vegetarian by Han Kang
- Long Reads: The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
- Romance: The Fiancée Farce by Alexandria Bellefleur
- 80's Ladies: Taking a winter break
- Re-read Book Club: The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events #12) by Lemony Snicket and The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials #3) by Philip Pullman
You can read some, all, or none of the books. No pressure! Everything is read at your own pace. We just ask you use spoiler tags for spoilers. There is plenty of space to talk about other topics and get to know your fellow readers!
We're also doing a server wide reading goal where we pool together our numbers and try to reach a yearly goal! We're already over 8,000 books and our goal for 2023 is to read 10,000 books!
We have a writing channel open to everyone where author Emmeline Duncan does "Shut Up and Write!" sessions every Thursday at 10am PST/1pm EST with additional sessions on Sunday afternoons. If you're looking for help finding the motivation to write, check it out!
We also have Trivia night every Thursday at 6pm PST/9pm EST!
And if you don’t want to join discord to discuss these books please feel free to post your thoughts in the comments on this post.
- What are your favorite wintery Christmas reads?
Do you have favorite books you like to read when the weather is cold?
- What We're Reading in November
We have a discord server with ten book clubs. https://discord.gg/KgFF9j3GTh
The themes of the book clubs are Fiction, Non-fiction, Graphic Novels, FOMO (for classics and other well known books), Cozy Reads, Mystery, Short Reads, Long Reads, Romance, and 80’s Ladies as well as ReReads for popular book series.
On November 1st we’ll be reading the following books in the following book clubs:
- Fiction Book Club: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
- Non-Fiction Book Club: Consider the Lobster and Other Essays by David Foster Wallace
- Graphic Novels: The Way of the Househusband Vol 1 by Kousuke Oono and The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz
- FOMO Book Club: Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice and Moby Dick by Herman Melville
- Cozy Book Club: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
- Mystery Book Club: Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
- Short Reads: The Time Machine by HG Wells
- Long Reads: The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
- Romance: Juniper Bean Resorts to Murder by Gracie Ruth Mitchell
- 80's Ladies: Kindred by Octavia E Butler
- Re-read Book Club: The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events #11) by Lemony Snicket and The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials #2) by Philip Pullman
You can read some, all, or none of the books. No pressure! Everything is read at your own pace. We just ask you use spoiler tags for spoilers. There is plenty of space to talk about other topics and get to know your fellow readers!
We're also doing a server wide reading goal where we pool together our numbers and try to reach a yearly goal! We're already over 6,000 books and our goal for 2023 is to read 10,000 books!
We have a writing channel open to everyone where author Emmeline Duncan does "Shut Up and Write!" sessions every Thursday at 10am PST/1pm EST with additional sessions on Sunday afternoons. If you're looking for help finding the motivation to write, check it out!
We also have Trivia night every Thursday at 6pm PST/9pm EST!
And if you don’t want to join discord to discuss these books please feel free to post your thoughts in the comments on this post.
- What are your favorite spooky Halloween reads?
What kinds of things do you like to read in October?
- What we're reading in October
We have a discord server with ten book clubs. https://discord.gg/KgFF9j3GTh
The themes of the book clubs are Fiction, Non-fiction, Graphic Novels, FOMO (for classics and other well known books), Cozy Reads, Mystery, Short Reads, Long Reads, Romance, and 80’s Ladies as well as ReReads for popular book series.
On October 1st we’ll be reading the following books in the following book clubs:
- Fiction Book Club: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
- Non-Fiction Book Club: Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
- Graphic Novels: Gyo by Junji Ito and Monster Vol 1 by Naoki Urasawa
- FOMO Book Club: Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice and Moby Dick by Herman Melville
- Cozy Book Club: The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum by Kirsten Weiss
- Mystery Book Club: The Sun Down Motel by Simone St James
- Short Reads: What Moves the Dead by T Kingfisher
- Long Reads: House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski
- Romance: Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
- 80's Ladies: Echoes by Maeve Binchy
- Re-read Book Club: The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events #10) by Lemony Snicket and The Golden Compass/Northern Lights (His Dark Materials #1) by Philip Pullman
You can read some, all, or none of the books. No pressure! Everything is read at your own pace. We just ask you use spoiler tags for spoilers. There is plenty of space to talk about other topics and get to know your fellow readers!
We're also doing a server wide reading goal where we pool together our numbers and try to reach a yearly goal! We're already over 6,000 books and our goal for 2023 is to read 10,000 books!
We have a writing channel open to everyone where author Emmeline Duncan does "Shut Up and Write!" sessions every Thursday at 10am PST/1pm EST with additional sessions on Sunday afternoons. If you're looking for help finding the motivation to write, check it out!
We also have Trivia night every Thursday at 6pm PST/9pm EST!
And if you don’t want to join discord to discuss these books please feel free to post your thoughts in the comments on this post.
- Finished this year's LL Reading Challenge
This is the reading challenge organised on the Discord in the community sidebar here. Here's the link to the Storygraph challenge: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/12c988c6-8fd4-4343-81d6-d6c43f8a722e
- What we'll be reading in September
We have a discord server with ten book clubs. https://discord.gg/KgFF9j3GTh
The themes of the book clubs are Fiction, Non-fiction, Graphic Novels, FOMO (for classics and other well known books), Cozy Reads, Mystery, Short Reads, Long Reads, Romance, and 80’s Ladies as well as ReReads for popular book series.
On September 1st we'll be reading the following books in the following book clubs:
- Fiction Book Club: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
- Non-Fiction Book Club: Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham
- Graphic Novels: Nimona by ND Stevenson and The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott by Zoe Thorogood
- FOMO Book Club: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin and The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger
- Cozy Book Club: Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn
- Mystery Book Club: A Curious Beginning by Deana Raybourn
- Short Reads: Octavia's Brood by Various Authors
- Long Reads: House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski
- Romance: Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert
- 80's Ladies: Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
- Re-read Book Club: A Dance with Dragons by George RR Martin and The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events #8) by Lemony Snicket
You can read some, all, or none of the books. No pressure! Everything is read at your own pace. We just ask you use spoiler tags for spoilers.
And if you don’t want to join discord to discuss these books please feel free to post your thoughts in the comments on this post.
- What We'll be Reading in August
We have a discord server with ten book clubs. https://discord.gg/KgFF9j3GTh
The themes of the book clubs are Fiction, Non-fiction, Graphic Novels, FOMO (for classics and other well known books), Cozy Reads, Classic Crime Novels, Short Reads, Long Reads, Romance, and 80’s Ladies as well as ReReads for popular book series.
On August 1st we'll be reading the following books in the following book clubs:
- Fiction Book Club: The Princess Bride by William Goldman
- Non-Fiction Book Club: Know My Name by Chanel Miller
- Graphic Novels: Fangs by Sarah Anderson and Ouran High School Host Club Vol 1 by Bisco Hatori
- FOMO Book Club: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin and The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger
- Cozy Book Club: Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien
- Classic Crime Novels: Death of a Gossip by MC Beaton
- Short Reads: The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
- Long Reads: The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
- Romance: That Time I Got Drunk and Saved A Demon by Kimberly Lemming
- 80's Ladies: Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill
- Re-read Book Club: A Dance with Dragons by George RR Martin and The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events #7) by Lemony Snicket
You can read some, all, or none of the books. No pressure! Everything is read at your own pace. We just ask you use spoiler tags for spoilers.
And if you don’t want to join discord to discuss these books please feel free to post your thoughts in the comments on this post.
- Lighthouse Library Reading Challengeapp.thestorygraph.com Lighthouse Library Reading Challenge 2023
Rules:1. You must read a unique book for each prompt2. Books must be longer than 50 pages3. Al...
This year for the first time the crew over on the Discord are doing a reading challenge. If you've done a reading challenge before you'll know the gist - a bunch of prompts for which you choose books that fulfil the criteria and try and read them over the course of the year.
The link here is to the Storygraph version of the challenge, although you can of course track it however you prefer. There are some template graphics and things in a thread on the Discord which might help if you like making summary graphics when you complete a challenge like this.
It's more than half way through the year now but the challenge counts anything you've read this year (as long as it fits the other criteria) so you can do the thing where you sign up and instantly mark a tonne of prompts as completed, which I always find kinda satisfying.
Anyway, I just thought I'd post about it over here as well as I'm always looking for reading challenges and things to add a fun sense of completion to reading.
- What's a book you wish you'd known about sooner?
Is there a book you've read you wish you could go back and give to your younger self and say, "read this!" or a book you read and you're mad you've gone through however long being oblivious to how good it is?
- What are your top five books of this year so far?
Out of all the books you've read in 2023, which are your favorites so far?
- Just read H.G. Wells' The Time Machine
First of H.G. Wells work that I've read and I really enjoyed it. Reminded me a lot of Jules Verne though a bit lighter on the technical aspects and heavier on the social commentary.
The foresight to predict things like climate change was impressive but it was the implications with regards to capitalism and the system of haves and have-nots that's really sticking with me.
Planning to read War of the Worlds next, then maybe The Invisible Man.
- What is your most reread book?
What is your most reread book? What about it keeps you coming back?
- What is your favorite book cover?
Is there a book cover that sticks out in your mind as being particularly excellent?
- Who is your favorite terrible author?
By this, I mean either an author you love despite their shortcomings (ie "guilty pleasure"), or an author who you know is a terrible person which causes you to not be able to look away in fascination (ie "hate-read"), or an author who you know is terrible but despite this you're like, damn, their writing is still excellent (ie "your fav is problematic.") What makes them terrible, and what makes you like them anyway?
- Are there any authors you have a love-hate relationship with?
Are there any authors you have a love-hate relationship with? Where you love some of their books and they're among your favorites, but you hate others and they're some of your least favorites?
- What we'll be reading in July
We have a discord server with ten book clubs. https://discord.gg/KgFF9j3GTh
The themes of the book clubs are Fiction, Non-fiction, Graphic Novels, FOMO (for classics and other well known books), Cozy Reads, Classic Crime Novels, Short Reads, Long Reads, Romance, and 80's Ladies as well as ReReads for popular book series.
As of July 1st we're reading the following books in the following book clubs:
- Fiction: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
- Non-Fiction: Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates
- Graphic Novels: M is for Monster by Talia Dutton and Strange Planet by Nathan W Pyle
- FOMO: The Road by Cormac McCarthy and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Cozy: The Plot is Murder by VM Burns
- Classic Crime Novels: The Godwulf Manuscript by Robert B Parker
- Short Reads: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K LeGuin
- Long Reads: The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
- Romance: The Bookworm’s Guide to Flirting by Emma Hart
- 80's Ladies: A Cry in the Night by Mary Higgins Clark
- Re-read: A Feast for Crows by George RR Martin and The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events #7) by Lemony Snicket
You can read some, all, or none of the books. No pressure! Everything is read at your own pace. We just ask you use spoiler tags for spoilers.
And if you don't want to join discord to discuss these books please feel free to post your thoughts in the comments on this post.
- What's a book you've read that exceeded your expectations?
I wasn't expecting to like The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid but I found it to be a rare case where the hype was deserved. I went into Stoner by John Williams completely blind and it's one of my all time favorite books.
Do you have a book that surprised you by being so much better than you expected?
- What is your favorite movie/tv show based on a book?
Is there a movie you think really nails the book, or maybe even improves on it? Is there anything you were shocked to learn was based on a book?
My roommate recently read Jaws and he said he can't believe it was made into a movie, and I attempted to read the first book in the Dexter series and felt the same way.
- If authors "covered" books the way musicians covered songs which book would you love to read?
Dune by George RR Martin, maybe?
- What are your reading goals for this year?
Are you trying to hit a certain number goal in 2023? Or do you have a certain type of book you're trying to read more of?
I always have a goal of reading at least 52 - one a week, but I'm really aiming for 100 with the HOPE that I might read more than I've ever read before.
I've been aiming to tackle more classics from my TBR this year. I've gotten much better at DNFing when I'm not enjoying something which has allowed me to find more books I really enjoy. My favorite classics so far this year have been The Handmaid’s Tale, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
