Sarah’s Comments (group member since Nov 12, 2018)

Sarah’s comments from the Around the Year in 52 Books group.

1. Medium
2. 2-3
3. AST
4. yes
5. no

a book with who, what, when, where, why, or how in the title (or subtitle)

A book with a nonhuman character(s)

I'll second the "Are You Well Read in World Literature"

ATY PROGRESS

1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
✔️Strange Planet by Nathan W. Pyle

2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
✔️Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019
✔️Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Read Everything I Never Told You in 2019

4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live
✔️The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

5. The first book in a series that you have not started
✔️Paper Girls, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan

6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover
✔️The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
Car

7. A book set in the southern hemisphere
✔️The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion
Australia

8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The"
✔️The Flatshare

9. A book that can be read in a day
✔️Paper Girls, Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan

10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
✔️Under Currents by Nora Roberts
436 pages

11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
✔️ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
2003

12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people
✔️Paper Girls, Vol. 4 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang

13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge
✔️Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
2019: A book with a person’s name in the title

14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers
✔️Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

15. A book set in a global city
✔️The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
New York

16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area
✔️Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

17. A book with a neurodiverse character
✔️Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

18. A book by an author you've only read once before
✔️The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Previously read The Underground Railroad

19. A fantasy book
✔️The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]
✔️The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
20th book I read in 2020

21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1719
✔️Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Book about dark matter and multiverses (Physics)

22. A book with the major theme of survival
✔️The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author
✔️The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

24. A book with an emotion in the title
✔️Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

25. A book related to the arts
✔️The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
Literature

26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards
✔️Recursion by Blake Crouch
Winner for “Science Fiction”

27. A history or historical fiction
✔️The Daily Show: An Oral History as Told by Jon Stewart, the Correspondents, Staff and Guests by Chris Smith & Jon Stewart
An oral history

28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author
✔️The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
Canadian

29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book
✔️Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden
Only 4,053 ratings on Goodreads

30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year
✔️The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin
2017

31. A book inspired by a leading news story
✔️ Long Bright River by Liz Moore
Opioid crisis

32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan
✔️ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

33. A book about a non-traditional family
✔️ Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance

34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name
✔️Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Humor

35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover
✔️Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness


36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim
✔️Wilder Girls by Rory Power

37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1
✔️The Wise Man's Fear

38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2
✔️ Paper Girls, Vol. 5 by Brian K. Vaughan

39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce
✔️Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

40. A book with a place name in the title
✔️Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

41. A mystery
✔️The Whisper Man by Alex North

42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’
✔️The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin
Winner of 2017 Hugo Award

43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse
✔️The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
War

44. A book related to witches
✔️Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018
✔️The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Read Circe in 2019

46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"
✔️The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
AIDS crisis in the 1980s

47. A classic book you've always meant to read
✔️Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

48. A book published in 2020
✔️ The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win
✔️The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott
A book recommended by a celebrity or public figure: Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine bookclub pick for September 2019

50. A book with a silhouette on the cover
✔️A Nearly Normal Family by M.T. Edvardsson


51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title
✔️One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

52. A book related to time
✔️Paper Girls, Vol. 3 by Brian K. Vaughan
Involves time travel

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Planning Weeks 40-52

40. A book with a place name in the title
A Gentleman in Moscow
East of Eden
Manhattan Beach
Brooklyn
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Treasure Island
Washington Black
American War
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
Utopia
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Uganda Be Kidding Me
Another Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives
The High Mountains of Portugal
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
Road Trip Rwanda: A Journey Into the New Heart of Africa
California

41. A mystery

42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’

43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse

44. A book related to witches
The Night Circus
The Immortalists

45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018

46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"

47. A classic book you've always meant to read

48. A book published in 2020

49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win

50. A book with a silhouette on the cover
The Night Circus
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Delicious Foods
The Master and Margarita
Where the Crawdads Sing
The Alienist

51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title
All the King's Men
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
A Brief History of Seven Killings
Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs
The Cuckoo's Calling
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
The Fellowship of the Ring
Gods Behaving Badly
Homegoing
The Interestings
The Magician King
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
The Return of the King
The Shining
The Shipping News
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Something in the Water
Swing Time
Washington Black
Where the Crawdads Sing
Wuthering Heights
The Year of Magical Thinking

52. A book related to time
The Night Circus
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Love in the Time of Cholera
The Year of Magical Thinking

Planning Weeks 27-39

27. A history or historical fiction
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
Washington Black
The Night Tiger
The Alienist

28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author
Oryx and Crake
The Heart Goes Last
Washington Black
Nine Perfect Strangers
Slammerkin

29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book

30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year
Home Fire
Behold the Dreamers
Washington Black
Homegoing
American War
Manhattan Beach
Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own
Doctor Sleep
Severance
The Power
Delicious Foods

31. A book inspired by a leading news story

32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan

33. A book about a non-traditional family

34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name

35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover
Homegoing
Home Fire
Behold the Dreamers
House of Leaves
Manhattan Beach
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
White Teeth
The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write

36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim

37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1
&
38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2

39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce