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Originally Posted by CRussel
I mentioned this in the nomination thread, but I thought I'd bring it over here where we could possibly chat about it. I'm really, really liking how the move to topics has worked out. Virtually every month there are multiple books I end up buying or getting from the library based on the nominations. Or simply the poking around I (and others) do to find interesting books to fit the topic.
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Thanks for the post! The switch to topics has brought diversification to my reading selections because it forces me to search using different and unique criteria. It helps to find books that I would not have discovered before. Although, I mostly still select books to read that are within my favorite genres.
My TBR is growing from the nominations, but I had that problem before with the clubs! I wondered if people are reading the books they discover or just adding to the pile. Here are my personal stats for the year-to-date.
I have read 2 books that I nominated:
The Fifteen Lives of Harry August and
The Summer Book.
I have read 1 book that someone else nominated:
Salt: A World History.
I have read 1 book inspired by the monthly book:
On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
I have read 3 books that I discovered while searching for a nomination:
The Little Red Chairs by Edna O'Brien,
A Green and Ancient Light by Frederic S. Durbin and
Turtles All The Way Down by John Green.