A-Z Author Challenge - 2014

[MK]

No, that counts as pretty close, Kathy! WTG !!!

[Tytti]

There is also Carlos Ruiz Zafón, though it's the "wrong" lastname with the Z

(Great, I can go edit a bunch of names that were written incorrectly. Why don't I have the same interest to do something useful?)

[[deleted user]]

As I'm nearly finished (5 to go), I thought I'd start again (overlapping slightly), this time using only first names instead of surnames. I'll add it to my previous list post as a spoiler so I'm not taking up too much space. Hope that's ok - I just don't want to stop playing! :)

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Caroline wrote: "As I'm nearly finished (5 to go), I thought I'd start again (overlapping slightly), this time using only first names instead of surnames. I'll add it to my previous list post as a spoiler so I'm no..."

Sounds fun! And we do have another half of the year left, so yes... keep playing. :)

[MK]

Caroline wrote: "As I'm nearly finished (5 to go), I thought I'd start again (overlapping slightly), this time using only first names instead of surnames. I'll add it to my previous list post as a spoiler so I'm no..."

Goodreads lets us have as many posts as we want ;-), so don't worry about space!!

Good luck on your second go-around. And, wtg you ^5

[Rachel]

Love this twist to the A - Z Challenge.

A. Jane Austen - Sanditon and The Watsons: Austen's Unfinished Novels (audio) (May 2014)
B.
C. Joelle Charbonneau - Independent Study (Mar 2014)
D. James Dashner - The Maze Runner (June 2014)
E. Dave Eggers - The Wild Things (audio) (Feb 2014)
F. Anne Frank - The Diary of a Young Girl (Apr 2014)
G. Bernard Goldberg - 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America: (audio) (Mar 2014)
H. S.E. Hinton - The Outsiders (Apr 2014)
I.
J. E.L. James - Fifty Shades of Grey (Apr 2014)
K. Kami Garcia - Dangerous Creatures (Jun 2014)
L. The Harvard Lampoon - The Hunger Pains: A Parody (Mar 2014)
M. Maureen McCormick - Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice (audio) (Jun 2014)
N.
O.
P.
Q.
R.
S. Bob Schieffer - Face the Nation: My Favorite Stories from the First 50 Years of the Award-Winning News Broadcast (audio) (Jan 2014)
T.
U.
V. Veronica Roth - Divergent (Jan 2014)
W.
X.
Y.
Z. Markus Zusak - The Book Thief (Jan 2014)

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Finished! (Well, finished my surname only list, still working on first name list). As expected X was the last letter to fill in - Xue Xinran - Miss Chopsticks. Thanks to Duane for the suggestion :)

[MK]

Caroline wrote: "Finished! (Well, finished my surname only list, still working on first name list). As expected X was the last letter to fill in - Xue Xinran - Miss Chopsticks. Thanks to Duane for the..."

WoooHOOOOOO!! wtg, Caroline! That's quite impressive. ^5

[MK]

Duane wrote: "Caroline wrote: "Finished! (Well, finished my surname only list, still working on first name list). As expected X was the last letter to fill in - Xue Xinran - Miss Chopsticks. Thanks..."

They both sound good! I may pick one of them up later in the year to fill in my 'x' too. I suspect that will be one of the last I fill in ;-)

[Julie]

Doing so well on the title challenge that I decided to give this one a try as well (happy for goodreads feature to easily see what I've read in 2014...

(view spoiler)[
A: Anna Grue - De Andre
B: Bill Bryson - A Walk in the Woods
C: Cathy Hopkins - Truth Dare-series
D: Helen Dyrbye - The Xenophobe's Guide to Danes
E: Eva Maria Fredensborg - Min mund er lukket
F: Helen Fielding - Mad About the Boy
G: Graham Greene - The Quiet American
H: Lotte Hammer - Den sindssyge polak
I: John Irving - A Son of the Circus
J: Jan Guillou - Mellem rødt og sort
K: A.J. Kazinski - Den sidste gode mand
L: Leif Davidsen - Min broders vogter
M: Gabriel García Marquez - One Hundred Years of Solitude
N: Nick Hornby - About a Boy
O: Oscar Wilde - The Picture of Dorian Gray
P: Persson Leif G.W. - Den Sande Historie om Pinocchios næse
Q: Thomas Qvortrup - Delvecchios Dom (danish)
R: Robert Goddard - Found Wanting
S: Sophie Kinsella - I've Got Your Number
T: Johan Theorin - Echoes from the Dead
U: Leon Uris - Exodus
V: Vladimir Nabokov - Lolita
W: Wodehouse P.G. - The World of Mr. Mulliner
X: Xinran - Sky Burial
Y: Yahya Hassan - Yahya Hassan
Z: Carlos Ruiz Zafón - The Shadows of the Wind
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[MK]

Yes, that feature does help remember! You're doing really well on the author one as well! Nice assortment :)

[Tytti]

Julie wrote: "Doing so well on the title challenge that I decided to give this one a try as well..."

I combined a couple of author profiles that had the names in the wrong order. In case someone is wondering...

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Skimming through the posts, looks like Caroline has finished with the Surname author challenge. Good work.


I've still got 5 letters left: F I O R X

[MK]

Kathy wrote: "Skimming through the posts, looks like Caroline has finished with the Surname author challenge. Good work.


I've still got 5 letters left: F I O R X"


Yep, Caroline knocked it out of the park! Done already :).

You're on a roll too, doing good there, Kathy :)

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Only three letters left:
I R X

[MK]

nice!

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

So close, I and R left. So going to finish this year easily.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

I still left, but got in my R

I'll take recommendations for I authors.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Don't see this getting finished this year, will have to carry it over to next year. Still need:

e, i, k, n, q, u, x, y, z

[Julie]

Kathy wrote: "I still left, but got in my R

I'll take recommendations for I authors."

well, John Irving has always been one of my favourite authors :-)

I'm down to Q, U and X - pretty much know what I will read for those, just need to fit them in between other reads in the remaining months of 2014

[Kaycie]

Kathy wrote: "I still left, but got in my R

I'll take recommendations for I authors."

John Irving
Kazuo Ishiguro
Isabelle Allende
Ian McEwan
Italo Calvino
Ian Fleming

Depending on if you are shooting for first or last name, or if you care.

[Tytti]

Kathy wrote: "I'll take recommendations for I authors."

Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta
Labeled YA in English speaking countries, I guess, but adult fiction in Finland. Probably too slow for the YA crowd, anyway.

[Christine]

I'm jumping into this challenge late, but better late than never! I am going to count the books I've read since January 2014.

A. Margaret Atwood Alias Grace
B. Emily Bronte Wuthering Heights
C. Truman Capote Breakfast at Tiffany's
D. Arthur Conan Doyle The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
E. Michael Ende The Neverending Story
F. Ken Follett Edge of Eternity
G. Diana Gabaldon Outlander
H. Hugh Howey Wool Omnibus
I. Kazuo Ishiguro Never Let Me Go
J. John Jakes North and South
K. Barbara Kingsolver The Poisonwood Bible
L. Gaston Leroux The Phantom of the Opera
M. Cormac McCarthy The Road
N. Azar Nafisi Reading Lolita in Tehran
O. George Orwell 1984
P. Sylvia Plath The Bell Jar
Q. Kate Quinn The Serpent and the Pearl
R. Erich Maria Remarque All Quiet on the Western Front
S. Robert Louis Stevenson The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
T. Leo Tolstoy Anna Karenina
U.
V. Kurt Vonnegut Slaughterhouse-Five
W. H.G. Wells The Invisible Man
X.
Y.
Z. Markus Zusak The Book Thief

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Tytti wrote: "Kathy wrote: "I'll take recommendations for I authors."

Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta
Labeled YA in English speaking countries, I guess, but adult fiction in Fi..."

Thanks Tytti, Looks good. I am considering this for sure. Just looking at book availability.

And Kaycie I'll check out Kazuo Ishiguro too. I do have a couple of John Irving books that I am considering.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Done! With even time to spare.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Kathy wrote: "Done! With even time to spare."

Even with time to spare, I don't have a prayer. I'm on my 70th book this year and have used only 19 letters.

[Julie]

Well done Kathy!

[Aprilleigh]

I had to bow out for reasons explained in the edit of my first post here. I wish everyone the best of luck, and I'll do my best to help everyone find books for the elusive last few letters.

[Connie]

Finished with Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates. Now need U and V for the title challenge. Good thing the holidays are coming up. I did use some first names (which is allowed in the rules) but I think if this challenge is in again for 2015 I would do it with just the last names.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

My challenge has been dashed on the rocks of defeat. With just 20 days left in the year I will have to concede my loss. Q, U, X, & Y are the letters that defeated me. Of the four I am most surprised by not finding a Y.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Q, U, & X are always tricky. Does seem that a Y should show up somewhere. Good thing we have new challenges for the coming new year.

[Julie]

I'm sooo close, currently reading my U, have my X lying ready - but still have Q to go, and don't think I'll manage that...

[Tytti]

One of my favourite childhood books was written by Eduard Uspensky, Uncle Fedya, His Dog, and His Cat! Then there is Lyudmila Ulitskaya and Sigrid Undset, too.

For Q something by Ellery Queen might be a quick read or maybe Confessions of an English Opium Eater.

[Christine]

Bob wrote: "Of the four I am most surprised by not finding a Y."

I'm still missing U, X, & Y. I'm surprised at not having a Y, too.

[Tytti]

The only Y I have is Marguerite Yourcenar.

[Julie]

Yay, made it!

Ended up just choosing a random Q-author on the shelves at my local library, not much to choose from, and probably wont be reading much more by this author, the book was really not my thing... Oh well, the book I had originally chosen for my Q-author can be read in 2015 instead :-)