Sherri’s Comments (group member since Nov 10, 2019)

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

I read Days at the Morisaki Bookshop for Me, a name I call myself.

I read And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle. Set during the Civil War.

Book 1. Matterhorn. Fiction about the Vietnam War.

Book 2. Because Our Fathers Lied: A Memoir of Truth and Family, from Vietnam to Today. Nonfiction/Memoir about the Vietnam War.

I read My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me

I read The Stationery Shop

I read The Plot. # 7 A book about books.

I may of missed this but is there a printable list of the 2025 prompts for the reading challenge?

The Prompts:
Find a book that...
- Fits one of the last 4 prompts on the 2024 list - A book published in 2024. The Christmas Tree Farm
- Fits one of the first 4 prompts on the 2025 list
- Has a mostly white cover
- Is on a Best of 2024 list
- Is set in the snow - The Christmas Fix
- Is by an author you've read before - The Wedding Witch
- Features a winter holiday - A Winter Wish
- Is nonfiction
- Is written by an author whose first or last initial can be found in WINTER
- Has a mostly blue cover
- Is a speculative fiction novel
- Features family drama - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
- Has fire on the cover
- Is written by a BIPOC author
- Is a love story

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The Prompts:
Find a book that...
- Fits one of the last 4 prompts on the 2024 list - The Christmas Tree Farm
- Fits one of the first 4 prompts on the 2025 list - Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
- Has a mostly white cover
- Is on a Best of 2024 list - The Women
- Is set in the snow - The Christmas Fix
- Is by an author you've read before - The Wedding Witch
- Features a winter holiday - A Winter Wish
- Is nonfiction - My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me
- Is written by an author whose first or last initial can be found in WINTER
- Has a mostly blue cover - Matterhorn
- Is a speculative fiction novel
- Features family drama - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
- Has fire on the cover - Iron Flame
- Is written by a BIPOC author - James
- Is a love story - More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

I do seasonal reading & heritage month reading.

THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2025 ATY READING CHALLENGE
The Anniversary List

1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y - The Bones Beneath My Skin
2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list - Crow Mary. A book set before 1900.
3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song - Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld - Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction
5. A book with a weird or intriguing title Waiting for Tom Hanks

6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover - The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year
7. A book by an author that uses 3 names - Junie
8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings - The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement
9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year - All Fours

10. A book about witches, goddesses or nuns - Cloistered: My Years as a Nun
11. A book set in a fictional location - The Grey Wolf
12. A book by an Irish author - The Hunter
13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family - Orbital
14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman - Iron Flame

15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception - James
16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list - The Plot. A book about books.
17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925 - And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
18. A book set primarily in nature - The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape - The Book of Lost Names
20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title - My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me
21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals - The 'Peyton Place' Murder: The True Crime Story Behind The Novel That Shocked The Nation
22. A translated novel from Asia - More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting - From Here to the Great Unknown
24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal - The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science
25. A book with waves on the cover - The Wedding People
26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name - In Plain Sight
27. A book set in the winter - When the World Fell Silent

28. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 1 - The Light Pirate
29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 2 - The Dark Horse
30. A monster book - Circe
31. A book with a coastal setting - Sandwich

32. A mystery or true crime book - Unfixable: A Buck Lawson Mystery
33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time - Five-Carat Soul
34. A book title that could be a country song - When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie
35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists - Thank You for Listening

36. A book with a common household object on the cover - What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
37. A book featuring adult friendships - The Teller of Small Fortunes
38. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 1 - Matterhorn. Fiction about the Vietnam War.
39. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 2 - Because Our Fathers Lied: A Memoir of Truth and Family, from Vietnam to Today. Nonfiction about the Vietnam War.
40. A book you'd consider a comfort read - The Kamogawa Food Detectives

41. A book that involves digging up the past - The Stationery Shop
42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate - Before the Swallows Come Back
43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters - My Friends
44. A haunting book - The Only Good Indians

45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years - Three Days in June
46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names - The Summer We Ran
47. A book relating to fire - Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World
48. A book with a character dealing with death - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone

49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines - The Ministry of Time
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025 - Margo's Got Money Troubles
51. A book published in 2025 - On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer
52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover - Just for the Summer

THE ANNIVERSARY LIST
2016: A book originally written in a language other than English - What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
2017: A book whose title doesn't contain the letter "E" - Light from Uncommon Stars
2018: An author's debut book - Finding Grace
2019: A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements - Silver Elite
2020: A book with an emotion in the title - The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
2021: A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet - Floating Hotel
2022: A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name - The Pumpkin Spice Café
2023: A book whose author has published more than 7 books - A Sunlit Weapon
2024: A book that has been on your TBR for over a year - When He Was Wicked
2025: The Briar Club

- 5 Star books that I read for the ATY Challenge - The Frozen River
- Any twists on the challenge? (ie in order, all nonfiction, all picture books, etc) - I read in order
- My most creative twist on a prompt - No creativity here
- The prompt I "cheated" on - No cheating
- My favorite prompt - #2 A book connected to something you read in 2023. #37 A book that is part of a series
- My least favorite prompt - # 11 A book with an X-connection
- A book I might not have read if not for the ATY Challenge (but I’m so glad I did!) The Frozen River
- A book I might not have read if not for the ATY Challenge (and I wish I hadn’t!) - Other Birds

I had finished posting through #45 last time I posted.
# 46 A book related to night - Midnight at the Blackbird Café.
#47 A book with a two-word title beginning with The - The Celebrants.
# 48 A second book that fits your favorite prompt - Can't Spell Treason Without Tea.
# 49 A book with a senior citizen character - The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared.
#50 A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024 - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
# 51 A book published in 2024 - Table for Two
# 52 A cozy mystery - Knit One, Kill Two

I'm thinking about not reading in order in 2025 but reading the prompts as they have been chosen. Has everyone done this before? What did you think?

I read Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine. I ended up eating it 4 stars. Most of the book I was thinking 3 stars but it picked up toward the end.

I read Table for Two.I enjoyed it.

I read The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared. It was funny.

That’s a good report card.

I finished The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared. I used it for literature a book with more than 5 words in the title. That finished the category. I didn't add pencils so that needs to be done. I couldn't move the column from plans to complete because there wasn't space. I put my audio hours on the tracking tab. Good night everyone. I had a lot of fun this past week. We did awesome.

We’re doing great & we’re having fun.

Good Morning Team Bear, My goal for today is to finish The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared. I have 6 hours left so we'll see if I can do it. I have church this morning & the gym in the early afternoon. It will work for a humorous book.