Becky’s Comments (group member since Nov 28, 2018)

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

Same plan as last year, doing ATY, Popsugar, and Book Riot. Not double-dipping per challenge, but across challenges is fine.

Total completed 9/52

1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y - Hope Never Dies
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable - Remedial Rocket Science
3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019 -
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live - The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead
5. The first book in a series that you have not started - Throne of Glass

6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover - Catching Christmas
7. A book set in the southern hemisphere - The Bone People
8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The" - The Binding or The Pinks: The First Women Detectives, Operatives, and Spies with the Pinkerton National Detective Agency
9. A book that can be read in a day - The Deal of a Lifetime

10. A book that is between 400-600 pages -
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number - The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people - Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch or The Wife Between Us
13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge (Link) -
14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers (link) - The Bell Jar

15. A book set in a global city - Asymmetry or 1Q84
16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area - Where the Crawdads Sing or Ordinary Grace
17. A book with a neurodiverse character - The Heart Principle
18. A book by an author you've only read once before - Today Will Be Different

19. A fantasy book -
20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.] - The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible
21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720 - The Sparrow
22. A book with the major theme of survival - Hatchet or Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster or Into the Wild

23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author - Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family
24. A book with an emotion in the title - Time Enough for Love or Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right
25. A book related to the arts - The Art Forger
26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards - The Wicked King
27. A history or historical fiction - First: Sandra Day O'Connor

28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author - Traitor to the Throne
29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book - Wildwood Dancing or The Host
30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year - Eternal Life or Spinning Silver
31. A book inspired by a leading news story - Whisper Network

32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan - The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
33. A book about a non-traditional family - The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name - The Preacher’s Wife: The Precarious Power of Evangelical Women Celebrities
35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover - Recursion

36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim - This Book Is Gray
37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1 - Sphere
38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2 - Leviathan Wakes or Nightside the Long Sun
39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce - Markswoman by Rati Mehrotra

40. A book with a place name in the title - A Gentleman in Moscow
41. A mystery - The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line
42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’ (link) - The Power
43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse - Old Man's War
44. A book related to witches - A Discovery of Witches

45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018 - Starsight
46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire" - The Autobiography of Malcolm X
47. A classic book you've always meant to read - Emma or Pride and Prejudice
48. A book published in 2020 - The Rhythm of War???

49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win (A book related to a NASA mission name) - An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
50. A book with a silhouette on the cover - The Calculating Stars
51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title - Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence or Catching Homelessness: A Nurse's Story of Falling Through the Safety Net
52. A book related to time -

What are you reading for this category?
I think I'm gonna go with The Autobiography of Jean-Luc Picard: The Story of One of Starfleet's Most Inspirational Captains

What is its connection to astronomy?
It's about exploring the galaxy!

As I'm also doing the Popsugar Reading Challenge, and the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge, I'll try not to double dip per challenge, but will definitely try and find books to meet prompts for all three challenges.

Total Completed 52/52 (completed 10/31/19)

1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy - It Ends with Us (completed 01/24/19) or Rebel of the Sands (completed 01/08/19)
2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why) - Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law (completed 08/19/19)
3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y - Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544 by Kathryn Lasky (completed 01/20/19)
4. A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin, pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel etc) - A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership (completed 06/23/19)

5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare - Station Eleven (completed 01/28/19)
6. A book with a dual timeline - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (completed 04/04/19)
7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1 - The Sound of Gravel: A Memoir (completed 02/23/19)
8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2 - The Polygamist's Daughter (completed 01/08/19)

9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy or horror) - The Two Towers (completed 09/22/19)
10. A book featuring an historical figure - I Was Anastasia (completed 07/05/19)
11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject) - His Majesty's Dragon (completed 02/15/19)
12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (completed 03/26/19)

13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list - An American Marriage (completed 05/22/19)
14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term - How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming (completed
15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country - Circe (completed 07/29/19)
16. A book told from multiple perspectives - One of Us Is Lying (completed 05/04/19)
17. A speculative fiction (i.e. fantasy, scifi, horror, dystopia) - The Name of the Wind (completed 10/22/19)

18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements - Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (completed 08/23/19)
19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR - Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived by Rob Bell (completed 10/15/19)
20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (completed 09/02/19)
21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes - A book published in a special-to-you year - Cinder (completed 09/11/19)

22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover - 23/7: Pelican Bay Prison and the Rise of Long-Term Solitary Confinement (completed 02/20/19)
23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old - Northanger Abbey (completed 10/31/19)
24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New - On the Come Up (completed 03/27/19)
25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed - Dune (completed 08/17/19)

26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue - Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart (completed 07/15/19)
27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list - To Kill a Mockingbird (completed 03/06/19)
28. A book related to something cold (i.e. theme, title, author, cover, etc.) - The Winter of the Witch (completed 02/03/19)
29. A book published before 1950 - The Hobbit (completed 08/25/19)
30. A book featuring an elderly character - The Fellowship of the Ring (completed 09/08/19)

31. A children’s classic you’ve never read - Where the Wild Things Are (completed 01/15/19)
32. A book with more than 500 pages - The Queens of Innis Lear (completed 05/15/19)
33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet - The Cinderella Princess (completed 10/24/19)
34. A book with a person's name in the title - A Man Called Ove (completed 02/04/19)

35. A psychological thriller - Before I Go to Sleep (completed 03/15/19)
36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list - Seafire (completed 07/11/19)
37. A book set in a school or university - Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town (completed 02/07/19)
38. A book not written in traditional novel format (poetry, essay, epistolary, graphic novel, etc) - The Princess Saves Herself in this One (completed 01/02/19)

39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life - The Great Alone (completed 09/27/19)
40. A book you stumbled upon - The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater: Essays on Crafting (completed 03/27/19)
41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards - The Kiss Quotient (completed 4/30/19) or Educated (completed 06/07/19)
42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character - The Return of the King (completed 10/03/19)
43. A book related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) [fiction or nonfiction] - Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military, (completed 01/05/19)

44. A book related in some way to a tv show/series or movie you enjoyed (same topic, same era, book appeared in the show/movie, etc.) - The Princess Bride (completed 08/30/19)
45. A multi-generational saga - Before We Were Yours (completed 09/06/19)
46. A book with a (mostly) black cover - Sometimes I Lie (completed 06/21/19)
47. A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.) - The Sugar Queen (completed 01/09/19)

48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year - Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth (completed 06/26/19)
49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country - Crazy Rich Asians (completed 06/18/19)
50. A book that includes a journey (physical, health, or spiritual) - Eat, Pray, Love (completed 03/01/19)
51. A book published in 2019 - Two Can Keep a Secret (completed 04/16/19)
52. A book with a weird or intriguing title - The Very Worst Missionary: A Memoir or Whatever (completed 01/09/19)