Joan’s Comments (group member since Aug 19, 2016)

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

So I'm reading Rules of Civility by Amor Towles and realized that one of the main characters is named Tinker. If you want to be take this prompt very literally lol.

I read Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love for this category!

I don't seek out LGBTQIA themed books and really enjoyed this prompt!

Hi all,

I just started an Instagram inspired by this group, chronicling the books I read every week! I didn't realize there was a hashtag for it, so will start incorporating it (and will start following it)!

Feel free to follow, and if you DM me I can follow you back :)
@joanie.reads.to.52
https://www.instagram.com/joanie.read...

Doing pretty well with January, although I have to say I cheated as 3 of the books I started in 2019... but I consider a book I finished in 2020 to be the "first" books of the new year!

I like to read out of order, and so I don't feel too restricted sometimes I like to pick books for whatever reason and then fit them into a category later on. Easier categories (like #10: a book between 400-600 pages) can always have books retroactively fitted in later!

#28: A book by an Australian, Canadian, or New Zealand author:


#16: A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area:


#51: A book with an -ing word in the title:


#8: Two-word title where the first word is "the":


#18: A book by an author you've only read once before:


#23: A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author:

I also created a new Bookstagram chronicling my ATY progress:
https://www.instagram.com/joanie.read...

I like to read out of order and sometimes will pick up books randomly and squeeze them into a prompt. Sometimes I have to rearrange books to fit all the prompts! Haven't planned out everything but this list serves as a rough draft. If an icon of a book is present, it means that I completed the book for the prompt!

1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y


2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
SAY AGAIN, YES

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
EMMA

5. The first book in a series that you have not started


6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover
FARTHING

7. A book set in the southern hemisphere
BORN A CRIME

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


9. A book that can be read in a day
WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS

10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
EMPIRE OF GOLD

11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG

12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people

13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge


14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers


15. A book set in a global city

16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area


17. A book with a neurodiverse character


18. A book by an author you've only read once before


19. A fantasy book


20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]
FIELD GUIDE TO AWKWARD SILENCES

21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720


22. A book with the major theme of survival

23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author


24. A book with an emotion in the title


25. A book related to the arts


26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards


27. A history or historical fiction


28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author


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
DUTCH HOUSE

31. A book inspired by a leading news story
SUCH A FUN AGE

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


33. A book about a non-traditional family
WHEN WE WERE VIKINGS

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

35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover


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

37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE

38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2
THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW

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


40. A book with a place name in the title
MIRACLE CREEK

41. A mystery
THE FIRM

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

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


44. A book related to witches


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
BEACH READ

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

50. A book with a silhouette on the cover


51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title


52. A book related to time

Hi everyone, my name is Joan and I live in Boston. I'm a physician (currently in hematology/oncology fellowship) but love to read whenever I get the chance. I mostly like speculative fiction, but try to read diversely since I love being surprised by a book in a different genre. That's why I actually started this challenge a few years back, since it helped me find books outside my comfort zone.

I've actually been doing this challenge for a few years now, but this year I'm trying to share my challenge with others! Here's my Instagram chronicling my book picks per week, feel free to follow if it at all strikes your fancy!

https://www.instagram.com/joanie.read...

Otherwise excited to count down 2020 with everyone, and if you have a book instagram you'd like me to follow just DM me!

Also started a bookstagram this year, inspired by this group!

https://www.instagram.com/joanie.read...

Feel free to follow me if you're interested in my book picks each week, and will also follow back if you let me know you found me here :) Looking forward to more beautiful pics of books!

1. Crooked, by Austin GrossmanCrooked
2. Isn't Nixon the ultimate anti-hero?
3. Found it myself
4. Generally prefer the antiheroes to the "heroes," although better yet if it's hard to tell who the heroes/antiheroes are. Game of Thrones, Vicious come to mind.