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deezabee (iseethelight) wrote,
@ 2019-01-02 19:21:00

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!bingo

It's time for the bingo book challenge, karin posted this so I'm just putting it here so I can tag it. If you have any recommendations for books that could fit these prompts, lemme know. IMMA DO IT ALL. My spreadsheet.

2019
book bingo
fiction challenge
 

pick one:
46 books by woc

a banned book

a book with a non-western setting

reread something

a book you already own (but never read)

a book with a queer main character

pick one:

sf/f to look forward to in 2019

a classic novel

a book with a disabled main character

speculative fiction

a book with a poc main character

a goodreads recommend-
ation

#ownvoices

a book by
a diverse author

a graphic novel

pick one:
best queer ya of 2018

~~01. Pick one: 46 books by WOC~~ - This will be my undoing
02. A banned book
03. A book with a non-Western setting
~~04. Reread something~~ - Good Omens
~~05. A book you already own (but never read)~~ - FINISHED Sea Witch
~~06. A book with a queer main character~~ - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets
~~07. Pick one: SF/F to look forward to in 2019~~ - Tiamat's Wrath
08. A classic novel
~~09. A book with a disabled (mental health counts!) main character~~ - The Calculating Stars
~~10. Speculative fiction~~ - FINISHED The Haunting of Hill House
~~11. A book with a POC main character~~ - On the Come Up
~~12. A GoodReads recommendation~~ - FINISHED Vox
~~13. #ownvoices~~ - FINISHED Dumplin'
~~14. A book by a diverse author~~ - FINISHED Trail of Lightning
~~15. A graphic novel~~ - FINISHED Fence
~~16. Pick one: best queer YA of 2018~~ - Let's Talk about Love

2019
book bingo
non-fiction challenge
 

pick one:
50 non-fiction books

a memoir or autobiography of someone you admire

a book by a diverse author

topic: class and/or race

a book you heard about online

topic: feminism and/or women’s issues

topic: health*

a book you’ve been meaning to read

a book published in the last five years

a book of discovery

topic: history and/or politics

pick one:

25 best non-fiction books of 2018

topic: lgbt+ and/or gender issues

pick one: pw's best non-fiction of 2018

something from your ‘to read’ shelf on goodreads

topic: true crime

*a few suggestions for the topic health: mental health, disability, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, body positivity, fatphobia, eating disorders, and so forth.

01. Pick one: 50 non-fiction books
02. A memoir or autobiography of someone you admire
03. A book by a diverse author
04. Topic: class and/or race
05. Book you heard about online
~~06. Topic: feminism and/or women’s issues~~ - FINISHED - Men Explain Things To me
07. Topic: health*
08. A book you’ve been meaning to read
~~09. A book published in the last five years~~ - FINISHED - Everything's Trash but It's Okay
10. A book of discovery
11. Topic: history and/or politics
12. Pick one: 25 best non-fiction books of 2018
13. Topic: LGBT+ and/or gender issues
14. Pick one: Publisher Weekly's best non-fiction of 2018
15. Something from your ‘to read’ shelf on goodreads
16. Topic: true crime

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	dickens 2019-01-03 12:40 am UTC (link)
	Ida by Alison Evans YA Queer Fantasy (Reply to this) (Thread)

	iseethelight 2019-01-03 01:01 am UTC (link)
	added for to-read (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dickens 2019-01-03 01:04 am UTC (link)
	:D! If you enjoy it she has another book coming out soon too. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	dickens 2019-01-03 01:04 am UTC (link)
	Also the author is a non binary author too if you want to use it for that square. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	iseethelight 2019-01-03 01:02 am UTC (link)
	:DDD (Reply to this) (Parent)

	damneron 2019-01-03 01:04 am UTC (link)
	I'm tired. Do I have to friend her to get the code for this? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	iseethelight 2019-01-03 01:08 am UTC (link)
	Nope it's public! It's here (Reply to this) (Parent)

	iseethelight 2019-01-03 01:09 am UTC (link)
	NO WAIT (Reply to this) (Parent)

	iseethelight 2019-01-03 01:09 am UTC (link)
	here (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	damneron 2019-01-03 01:18 am UTC (link)
	Thank you! (Reply to this) (Parent)

doingthemost
2019-01-03 02:18 am UTC (link)

oh yay, i texted you about these so I'm so glad they're up and there's two! some suggestions:

in the country for "a book with a non-western setting" or "a book with a poc main character" or "a book by a diverse author" or "#ownvoices" lol

trail of lightning for "#ownvoices" or "a [fiction] book by a diverse author"

if you haven't ready any spider-woman, i recommend dennis hopeless's run for the "graphic novel" square. she's one of my all-time favorite characters.

if you like sara bareilles, I loved her memoir and highly recommend it as an audiobook as she sings her music a capella.

i read hidden figures for my non-fiction by a diverse author square last year and really liked it.

it might make your head explode but i read jeff flake's conscience of a conservative last year and that could work for "topic: history and/or politics" but honestly my all time fav political/history series is the series on LBJ by robert caro. i'm midway through the 3rd one and they're all exceptionally long and fascinating.

and lastly (omg this got so long) i rec devil in the white city for the true crime square, assuming your goodreads status for this book is correct and you haven't read it yet!

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	iseethelight 2019-01-03 03:55 am UTC (link)
	I SAW THE TEXT and I was like Dee check with Karin and then respond and promptly forgot so I AM SORRY MEA CULPA (Reply to this) (Parent)

	iseethelight 2019-01-03 03:56 am UTC (link)
	Okay I added all of these but OMG thank you for the true crime square because I love true crime but have no idea where to start (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

doingthemost
2019-01-03 04:05 am UTC (link)

np, lmk what you think! and haha i figured something like that happened :) i'm excited they're ready so soon!

also since apparently i was too overwhelmed by how many squares 'in the country' could have filled, i didn't even explain. i really really loved that book and it revealed a lot about my own ethnic background (philippines) that i had previously been ignorant about. so if you read it, i'd love to hear what you think!!

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sabreist
2019-01-03 03:01 am UTC (link)

Ooooh, I wanna do thisss.

As for recs:
Girls of Paper and Fire is actually pretty good. Kinda standard YA-fantasy fare, but the main romance is between two girls (so main character is queer), and the setting is Malaysia-based (non-Western setting) (and the main character is POC). Can also count as #ownvoices and/or diverse author, too! TW: sexual assault (but it's well-handled), so be warned on that.

I literally JUST finished Dragon Age: Knight Errant for a graphic novel rec. I suspect the main character in this one will be a companion in the next game so??? Or any of the Avatar or Legend of Korra graphic novels are a pretty damn good read, too.

The Heart's Invisible Furies is one of my favorite reads from 2018, for a queer main character. Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman is great for POC leads/#ownstories/diverse author. And I would be remiss if I didn't recommend my top read from last year The Travelling Cat Chronicles for a diverse author read! (idk if poc lead counts for this since technically the lead character is... a cat... but it takes place in Japan so non-Western setting at least?)

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	iseethelight 2019-01-03 03:57 am UTC (link)
	I did not know there was a new Dragon Age one out!!! omg will read it immediately added all of these to my list thank you (Reply to this) (Parent)

	hallow 2019-01-03 03:22 am UTC (link)
	Yay I'm also doing these! Some suggestions: Shrill by Lindy West is about fatphobia and is being made into a movie w/ Aidy Bryant. Similarly, Landwhale by Jes Baker & You Have the Right To Remain Fat which could all go under Topic: Health (Reply to this) (Thread)

	iseethelight 2019-01-03 03:58 am UTC (link)
	I've read Shrill which is FANTASTIC, but I've never heard of the other two so I added them! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hallow 2019-01-03 05:03 am UTC (link)
	yesss I am so excited for the movie! I think it's the one I might re-read. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	catheters 2019-01-03 07:13 am UTC (link)
	The main character in Sadie has a stutter: suggestion for a book on a main character with a disability. (Reply to this)

archangels
2019-01-04 01:07 am UTC (link)

sooooooooo excited for this

06. A book with a queer main character
'jack of hearts (and other parts)' by lev a. c. rosen, 'i was born for this' by alice osemon or 'daughter of the burning city' by amanda foody (bi protag & demisexual love interest), or 'demon road' by derek landry.

09. A book with a disabled (mental health counts!) main character
i thiiiink i can see you really connecting with 'are we all lemmings and snowflakes?' by holly bourne if you wanted to go with mental health. otherwise, 'not if i see you first' by erik lindstrom (blind protag), 'a quiet kind of thunder' by sara barnard (deaf love interest), 'holding up the universe' by jennifer niven (Prosopagnosia)

10. Speculative fiction
i was gonna rec you scythe but i saw you read it so READ THUNDERHEAD!!!

11. A book with a POC main character
'nyxia' by scott reintgen. this book struck me because it's suuuuper rare to find a ya book where there's a male protag who is african american, and his race isn't the focus of the book. OR 'all about mia' by lisa williamson. OR 'running girl' by simon mason.

13. #ownvoices
'the state of grace' by rachael lucas (autism), 'sofia khan is not obliged' by ayisha malik (muslim)

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