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

I need help and didn't see this one in the list of topics...on the home page there's a place to track your challenge for the year. It says to:
"How to: Create a dedicated shelf in your profile, copy-paste its name (not the url) in the "challenge box" and add your books to this shelf!"

I did that - it's called: 2021-book-a-week-challenge. I've put that in and saved it multiple times but it's not updating with the books that I've read from that shelf (1 read, 3 on it total). What am I doing wrong?? Thanks! :)

Suzanne wrote: ""Bee sting" figures prominently in the book The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn, part of the Bridgerton series."

OOOHHHH good to know about the Viscount Who Loved Me - I just finished the first one and got this one. I'll wait until next week to start it!

I just saw this and I’d love to join for August!! I’ll edit my post later today - just getting in car for road trip (I’m driving).

August 2019:
Summer Nights
One of the most famous songs from the musical Grease, Summer Nights was a hugely popular song in summer 1978.
☀️ Read a book published in a year that includes any two of the numbers 1, 9, 7, 8 (eg 1955, 2017, 1802, etc)
☀️ Read a book where an event that’s important to the plot takes place at night
☀️ Read a book with a main character who shares a first or last name with a character or actor from the movie Grease

2. Summer is too short for bad books
So pick a book you’re pretty sure you’ll enjoy.
☀️ Read a book in a series you enjoy
☀️ Read a book by a favourite author
☀️ Read a book published in 2019 that you have been looking forward to

3. International Beer Day
Held on the first Friday in August, this day encourages people to enjoy a beer with friends and sample new beers from other countries.
☀️ Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in INTERNATIONAL BEER DAY
☀️ Read a book where the characters drink beer or visit a bar.
☀️ Read a book that is the first book you have read by an author from that country (example: I’ve never read a book by a Sudanese author so I could count a book by Tayeb Salih for this prompt.)

4. Back to school
Summer always goes by so quickly. Before you know it the days are getting shorter, it’s edging towards autumn and for students it’s the start of a new school year.
☀️ Read a book by an author who is new to you
☀️ Read a book from this list of books often read in high school
☀️ Read a short book, defined as 200 pages or less

Edited May 28

Why is it that last week I listened to 4 books that were ALL connected!! 3 had women whose mothers were no longer around (died, abandoned, never there) and two were connected through Jane Austen. Figures! Now I'm trying to figure out what to read...I like the idea of Fiction and Non-Fiction, but I'm traveling next week and know I'd be lost in a non-fiction book unless it was a memoir or something.....I'd love to do romance or historical fiction or something. Any suggestions? And one needs to be audio, but the other can be an actual book since I'll finally have time to read!!!

Edited to add: Figured it out!! Went through all the audiobooks I already have downloaded and matched up a few pairs, but one I'm going to do:
Nonfiction: Killing the SS: The Hunt for the Worst War Criminals in History

Fiction: The Tattooist of Auschwitz

The 2019 List

✔ 1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy
Golden Hill

✔✔✔✔✔ 2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why)
Who Do You Love
What Was Mine
When Katie Met Cassidy
Where It Hurts
Why Not Me?

✔ ✔ 3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya

✔ 4. A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin , pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel, etc)
The Hunter

✔ 5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare
Shylock Is My Name

✔ 6. A book with a dual timeline
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk

✔ 7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1
Killing the SS: The Hunt for the Worst War Criminals in History - WW2 NonFiction

✔ 8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2
The Tattooist of Auschwitz - WW2 Historical Fiction

✔ 9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres ( romance /erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy or horror)
Forever, Interrupted

✔ 10. A book featuring an historical figure
The Other Einstein

✔ 11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject)
The Zodiac Legacy: Convergence

✔ 12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend

✔ 13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list
Fight or Flight

✔ 14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term
Beneath a Scarlet Sky

✔ 15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country
Judas

✔ ✔ ✔ 16. A book told from multiple perspectives
Leaving Time
The Good Luck Charm
Shades of Earth

✔ 17. A speculative fiction (i.e. fantasy, scifi, horror, dystopia)
The City of Ember

✔ 18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements The Silver Boat

✔ 19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR Amanda's Wedding

✔ 20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country The Round House

21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes
*A book about a disaster:
Before the Fall

22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover
Size 12 Is Not Fat
Catch-22

23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old

24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New

25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed
Something Borrowed
26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue

27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list

28. A book related to something cold (i.e. theme, title, author, cover, etc.)

29. A book published before 1950

30. A book featuring an elderly character

31. A children’s classic you’ve never read

32. A book with more than 500 pages

33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet

34. A book with a person's name in the title

35. A psychological thriller

36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list

37. A book set in a school or university

38. A book not written in traditional novel format (poetry, essay, epistolary, graphic novel, etc)

39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life

40. A book you stumbled upon

41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards

42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character

43. A book related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) [fiction or nonfiction]

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.)

45. A multi-generational saga

46. A book with a (mostly) black cover

47. A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.)

48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year

49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country

50. A book that includes a journey (physical, health, or spiritual)

51. A book published in 2019

52. A book with a weird or intriguing title

Does anybody know if The Snow Queen by Michael Cunningham fits this category? I’m in a car and can’t figure how to find it. Thought I saw this one in a list but now don’t see it. Thanks for the help!!

Samantha wrote: "I am listening to Every Fifteen Minutes. Seems to fit the bill with a psychiatrist as main character treating a troubled young man."
That would fit the parameters - really a great book!

I'm thinking about reading The Ex for this one. So mad - I read After Anna and this would have been perfect for this prompt - REALLY a great read!

Carol wrote: "It's only 149 pages, should be read quite quickly

H G Wells – "

I listened to the audio of this earlier this year and LOVED it!!! ENJOY!!

Laura wrote: "Lover Reborn" I've been reading this book for MONTHS now!! Have you read the rest of the series? For some reason this one is slow moving for me. Hopefully I can finish this in time, then maybe read Lover at Last for this prompt.

Evelyn wrote: "- What are you reading for this category?

I choose this book because the movie is coming out in August."

Great book and series!!

Question: I'm doing the audiobook of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, but can also download the physical book. Is it important to follow the map while you read the book?

Some people mentioned reading You for this - my book club tried reading this last year and I'm the only one who finished it. I did the audiobook, but everyone else tried reading it - they were freaked/grossed out by the character who was speaking. I think it helped I did the audiobook. I think I'll read the sequel to it, Hidden Bodies.

Thanks Jody & Tammy!

I need some help with picking a book. The ones I wanted to do I either did for a different week or I can’t get the audiobook. Would these books work for literary fiction?? I can’t remember which books I picked for which prompts - I lost my original paper list and hadn’t updated my lists on here fully. I think some of these were for other prompts (women who wrote using a man’s name comes to mind):

The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Age of Innocence, The Time Traveler's WifeRebecca, Mansfield Park, Jane Eyre, The Invisible Man

Elise wrote: "Erasure by Percival Everett would work for ebonics."

Thanks Elise - that sounds interesting!

Jill wrote: "Jill wrote: "1973 is my birthyear and there are some interesting words - I'm cracking up with some of them!

Any suggestions for books with any of these words in their title or subject would be gre..."

Jills of 73 UNITE!!!!! :) . Those are interesting ideas. I didn't think to go the sports route.....

Emm wrote: "If you liked Ready Player One, you could try Armada by the same author. The audio is narrated by Wil Wheaton."

Thanks Emm - That sounds like a great book!

1973 is my birthyear and there are some interesting words - I'm cracking up with some of them!

Any suggestions for books with any of these words in their title or subject would be greatly appreciated - and the more the better because it'll most likely need to be an audiobook.

affluenza
biosecurity
deconstruct/deconstructing
deep throat
deniability
duct tape
earth tone
ebonics
fight-or-flight
food processor
lockdown
moonroof
pro-choice
repolarization
soccer mom
revolving door
trauma center
triathlon
watergate
vanpool
videogame (already read Ready Player One twice or I'd do it here)
stressed
space cadet
s/he
string theory
sea monkey
puppy mill
punch-out
postfix