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It is now time to vote for our ANNIVERSARY LIST: Throwing it back to 2016!

For more information about this special Anniversary List, see this thread.

Voting will open in the morning of Sunday, July 21 and results will be posted in the morning of Friday, July 26 (CDT time).

How it works:
- When the voting opens, follow the link to the mini-poll that will be added at the end of this post
- You have a total of 8 votes this poll to spread across your favorite and least favorite prompts (you can also use less than 8 votes)
- You can find examples of acceptable voting practices on the Introduction thread.

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As this is an ANNIVERSARY LIST poll, only ONE prompt will make the final list. Use your votes wisely!

Poll Prompts:
5. A book with a title beginning with the 1st letter of your name
6. The highest rated on your TBR
9. A book that was mentioned in another book
11. A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge
14. A book with one of the five W’s -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How)
15. A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago)
22. The first book in a new to you series
27. A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion)
28. A biography, autobiography, or memoir
35. An award winning book
38. A book about an anti hero
41. A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction)
43. A book about a thing that goes bump in the night
45. A book related to a hobby or passion you have
50. A book originally written in a language other than English

VOTE HERE:

I know we technically have a 2016 prompt on the main list already, but that one is a bit more open (you have 52 choices!) whereas this one will be one single prompt everyone reads. I'm excited to see what makes it!

I left the numbers from the original list here... if that's too confusing, let me know and I'll change it back to 1-15.

How was this list chosen? The other thread doesn’t explain it!

I think the mods picked 15 of the prompts from 2016 for us to vote on. I had a look at the original list and some were very specific to that year so not really appropriate for now.

This is a bonus challenge for our 10 year anniversary so I’m pleased that we get to vote rather than the mods picking the option from each year.

I think it’ll be tricky to figure out which ones I want the most. I’m probably gonna go 4 up and 4 down.

However I normally do a rejects challenge so I’ll end up with lots of rejects from this…so might do less up votes.

Each mod (me, Jackie, and Robin) picked 5 prompts we wanted to include! I think we are all of the same mind that the hyper-specific ones would likely not be the best prompts for this list.

This is such a fun idea! 6 upvotes, 2 downvotes for me.

Upvote:

15. A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago)
22. The first book in a new to you series
41. A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction)
43. A book about a thing that goes bump in the night
45. A book related to a hobby or passion you have
50. A book originally written in a language other than English

Downvote:

6. The highest rated on your TBR
11. A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge

I have voted with 4 up and 4 down but I'm not sure I will be doing this extra challenge when the time comes.

Love this! What a fun way to celebrate the anniversary!

Emily wrote: "Each mod (me, Jackie, and Robin) picked 5 prompts we wanted to include! I think we are all of the same mind that the hyper-specific ones would likely not be the best prompts for this list."

Awesome! Thanks for doing this.

I could do most of these prompts as my TBR is still full of books that were added for the ATY 2016 challenge.
I had 2 down votes. They were the ones I struggled with at the time, and I voted up for those I loved completing.

LOL I sorted my entire TBR to see which book is the highest rated, and it's a picture book: Scurry! The Truth About Spiders. Hahaha! Okay, I can read that!


Interestingly (or not), of my top ten highest rated books on my TBR, seven are about racism. I guess books about racism tend to be rated more highly than other books?

After just looking at the 2016 list a few days ago, I thought I knew what I liked but then went a completely different direction! 2 up and 6 down. I don't know if I will be able to complete this challenge, in addition to the ATY52, but am thinking I could do it with youth/mid-grade books depending on the prompts that are selected.

I can tell you it was hard to narrow down to just 5!

The highest rated might be something hard to get because it's super popular. Could be a problem if you are reading in order.

Siobhan wrote: "This is such a fun idea! 6 upvotes, 2 downvotes for me.

Upvote:

15. A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago)
22. The first book in a new to you series
41. A book about a major world event..."

I hope that's what I did. I know I upvoted two and hope I used all of my downvotes and not only 5.

I love this idea!!! I plan to add at least one from each list to my 2024 reading, and read the official choices in 2025

🔅 top choices.
I only have one downvote atm

Poll Prompts:
5. A book with a title beginning with the 1st letter of your name - maybe
6. The highest rated on your TBR - no
9. A book that was mentioned in another book - maybe
11. A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge - prob no
14. A book with one of the five W’s -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How)🔅
15. A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago)🔅
22. The first book in a new to you series - maybe
27. A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion) - maybe
28. A biography, autobiography, or memoir 🔅
35. An award winning book🔅
38. A book about an anti hero- maybe
41. A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction) - maybe
43. A book about a thing that goes bump in the night ?
45. A book related to a hobby or passion you have ?
50. A book originally written in a language other than English. 🔅

Robin P wrote: "The highest rated might be something hard to get because it's super popular. Could be a problem if you are reading in order."

That is my only definite downvote so far.

In my tbr The highest rated books are those very few ratings. If a book has less than 10 ratings and they’re all 5’s, I’m going to assume that many are from friends and relatives, or even pets.

I enter a lot of giveaways, so I have many books with few ratings.

This is a fun twist! Happy Anniversary ATY.

I voted five down and three up. I can work with any of these. I'm just not crazy about reading a biography, autobiography, or memoir. If this had been reworded to include one as part of a historical fiction, I would have been all in. I also wasn't crazy about the highest TBR book. Since my TBR pile is so great, I would have to spent more time than I would like, to find this book.

John wrote: "I voted five down and three up. I can work with any of these. I'm just not crazy about reading a biography, autobiography, or memoir. If this had been reworded to include one as part of a historica..."

You can sort your TBR by rating.

John wrote: "I voted five down and three up. I can work with any of these. I'm just not crazy about reading a biography, autobiography, or memoir. If this had been reworded to include one as part of a historica..."



just sort by rating, and then of course skip down past all the perfect 5.0 ratings for books that are not yet published, and you'll find your book.

Robin P wrote: "The highest rated might be something hard to get because it's super popular. Could be a problem if you are reading in order."

My highest-rated is #14 in a series hahaha. I could do a KIS and skip to the first one that is not part of a series though.

My 카지노싸이트 TBR is very different from my real life TBR. I keep meaning to make my real life TBR a 카지노싸이트 shelf for ease of sorting for these types of challenges, but I keep never getting around to it. I downvoted that one because, yeah, I don't feel like checking the ratings for the sixty-whatever books on my real life TBR to find the highest one, haha.

Ciara wrote: "My 카지노싸이트 TBR is very different from my real life TBR. I keep meaning to make my real life TBR a 카지노싸이트 shelf for ease of sorting for these types of challenges, but I keep never getting aroun..."

This is similar for me. My 카지노싸이트 TBR is mainly books I have seen other people like/suggest, and I add them so I don’t forget them. I also use it to keep track of series I have started.

I like most of these. It's interesting to see how simply worded they all are.

The only one I don't want is the highest rated on your TBR. I like to have multiple options for a prompt so I can change my mind or switch things around. This is literally saying I have to read a specific book unless I start removing books from my TBR.

So funny. I looked at the list and the one that was my immediate favorite was highest rated on the TBR! I feel like why wouldn't I want to start from the "top" of my TBR. So coming in here I was surprised to see so many opposed comments, but having read them, I understand people's reasoning.

And if it doesn't get in I guess I can always pre-select that as my option for the main challenges read a book for any prompt from the 2016 list.

(Just double checked to make sure I wasn't getting in over my head, and right now for me that would be The Way of Kings, which I think I could handle.

Joanna wrote: "So funny. I looked at the list and the one that was my immediate favorite was highest rated on the TBR! I feel like why wouldn't I want to start from the "top" of my TBR. So coming in here I was su..."

The Way of Kings is one of my favorite books. I’m currently rereading it right now. In anticipation of book 5 in the series being released in December.

Jillian wrote: "Joanna wrote: "So funny. I looked at the list and the one that was my immediate favorite was highest rated on the TBR! I feel like why wouldn't I want to start from the "top" of my TBR. So coming i..."
Oh, good to hear! I liked but didn't love The Final Empire so I've been slow at getting back to Sanderson, but this could be the nudge I need.

My highest rated, currently, of the books that have already been published, is Fourth Wing lol. I plan on getting to that this year so we would see what lands at the top after that.

The Way of Kings is the highest rated on my TBR too. If it really is over 1,000 pages long then a prompt that leaves me with no other options might be the only way I ever get around to reading it!

Marie wrote: "The Way of Kings is the highest rated on my TBR too. If it really is over 1,000 pages long then a prompt that leaves me with no other options might be the only way I ever get around ..."

The hardback version is 1007 pages ( I only know this because I’m using for the summer challenge for a book with a 7 in it’s page count). It is also the shortest of the full books in the series published (there are two half step books). He writes them as three books in one plus novellas.

Joanna wrote: "Jillian wrote: "Joanna wrote: "So funny. I looked at the list and the one that was my immediate favorite was highest rated on the TBR! I feel like why wouldn't I want to start from the "top" of my ..."

I would say it is better than the Mistborn series.

Kat wrote: "I like most of these. It's interesting to see how simply worded they all are.

The only one I don't want is the highest rated on your TBR. I like to have multiple options for a prompt so I can cha..."

I don't want highest rated on my TBR either for the very same reason, but also because I might not like the highest rating on my TBR and want to DNF it.

I just checked and my highest rated book is Know my name by Chanel Miller.

I didn’t vote for this prompt but would be pleased if it won (now that I’ve checked what I’d read).

I tend to read older books...and sometimes less well-known ones. My highest rated on my WANT TO READ shelf (books I own) is (after removing the Scotland Guidebook) Zeus's Cookbook: Most Ungodly Appetizers. I have the Kindle edition.

The highest rated on my WISHLIST (my TBR for books I do not own) is Redeeming Justice: From Defendant to Defender, My Fight for Equity on Both Sides of a Broken System.

Know My Name is one of the best memoirs I've ever read! I want this prompt to win just so you have an excuse to read it lol

Thanks for a reminder about “Know My Name” — I need to read this memoir also. I love memoirs, and the fact that you say it is one of the best makes me feel like I’ve really missed out.

Although the assault took place at Stanford, Chanel Miller actually went to college at UC Santa Barbara, which I can see from my mailbox! (Sounds like an odd viewing point, but I live at the bottom of a hill. My mailbox is at the top though, which allows me a view across our valley - to UCSB. We joke that our mailbox has an ocean view too).

If I eliminate the random books that only have a handful of reviews, the top of my TBR is “The Only Plane in the Sky: The Oral History of 9/11”. I’ve heard it recommended that this be read on audio, as voice messages left by victims are played in the audio book. Probably makes it ever more gut wrenching to read, but also more impactful. The bonus is that you can continue with the book as you cry because you don’t have to see while you read. I’ve also heard that this is another excellent book (which I guess is how it made it to the top of my TBR…)

Tracy wrote: "Although the assault took place at Stanford, Chanel Miller actually went to college at UC Santa Barbara..."



I did not know that! (I obviously have not yet read her memoir!) What was she doing all the way up at Stanford? that's pretty far from Santa Barbara. Did her sister go to Stanford?

It doesn't feel right to recommend a book that made me cry for a week but I thought The Only Plane in the Sky was incredible. I read it last year and still think about it. Reading it was heartbreaking so I can't imagine what the audio must be like.

My top 3 books all have less than 10 reviews each, so if I discount them (math nerd=sample size! I also don't think I can easily get my hands on any of them), my next highest rated book is How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America. I would be excited to read that. Interesting that several of us have come up with nonfiction titles!

I also think, though I'm not the challenge police (and wouldn't want to be!), that if you can't get the top book, or you give it an honest try and can't get through it, then you can go down your list to the next entry.

Jennifer W wrote: "My top 3 books all have less than 10 reviews each, so if I discount them (math nerd=sample size! I also don't think I can easily get my hands on any of them), my next highest rated book is How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America. ..."


That's my top rated book, too! once I filter out the pre-pub books with perfect 5 stars.

Tracy wrote: "Thanks for a reminder about “Know My Name” — I need to read this memoir also. I love memoirs, and the fact that you say it is one of the best makes me feel like I’ve really missed out.

Although t..."

I listened to The Only Plane in September and I totally recommend reading it that way.

Emily wrote: "My highest rated, currently, of the books that have already been published, is Fourth Wing lol. I plan on getting to that this year so we would see what lands at the top after that."

I doubt my highest rated, which just came out but is not great literature and kinda niche, won't be #1 last year. Last time this was proposed, I remember all my top ones were deep and heavy

Jackie wrote: "Tracy wrote: "Thanks for a reminder about “Know My Name” — I need to read this memoir also. I love memoirs, and the fact that you say it is one of the best makes me feel like I’ve really missed out..."

Thanks for the recommendation Jackie! I'm not a big audio reader, but I have found a few that have worked for me, so I'm becoming more open to it.