A-Z Title Challenge - 2016

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Just passed the 50% mark on this challenge:

A-Z Title Challenge
Jan 1- Dec 31, 2016
13/26 Completed

A: American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird
B: Black Beauty: Original and Unabridged by Anna Sewell
C: Crystal Kingdom by Amanda Hocking
E: Empire in Black and Gold by Adrian Tchaikovsky
F: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
H: Heidi by Johanna Spyri
I: Ice Kissed by Amanda Hocking
K: King Lear by William Shakespeare
L: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
M: Middlemarch by George Eliot
N: Night Study by Maria V. Snyder
S: The Storm Book by Charlotte Zolotow
X: Xanadu 2 by Jane Yolen

[Michelle]

Wow, Kathy! You're getting through them quickly! I only have 6 or so, with a few repeats. Great job!

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

I bow to the master, even if I wasn’t hung up on the letter “S”, three complete and three more in my read soon stack, I still wouldn’t be close to 13 books. Hail Kathy master of the A-Z.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

LOL
Thanks-- And I already have X done -- of course Q, U, V, & Z are still left (those are tougher letters for me to find usually)

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Kathy wrote: "LOL
Thanks-- And I already have X done -- of course Q, U, V, & Z are still left (those are tougher letters for me to find usually)"

Q was my second book this year. I picked the book because of the authors last name. I got lucky the story was pretty good. First time I've gotten a Q since we started A-Z.

Original list on message #11

[Anetq]

Since Grazia Deledda's Honest Souls was "Ærlige Sjæle" in Danish, I'll have to try for a scandinavian alfabet this year... (Added 3 extra vowels - so it's five steps forward, three steps back for message 33 ;)

[Dave]

Finished Love in the Ruins for L on this challenge. 10/26 to date. Message 48 updated.

[Powder River Rose]

Message 18 updated.

The Arabian Nights
Middlemarch
Little Women

3/26

[Andrea AKA Catsos Person]

Wow Rose!

Middlemarch and Arabian Nights! You have completed two very lengthy books!

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Wow indeed. Nice reading.

[Sara, Old School Classics]

Applause from me as well, Rose.

[siriusedward]

Finished...



*FThe Fellowship of the Ring
**HHeidi and The Hobbit
*NNorthanger Abbey
*PPersuasion
*RThe Return of the King
*TThe Two Towers

[Bat-Cat]

You guys are WAYYYYY beyond amazing. Hats off to you!!!

[Sara, Old School Classics]

Wow. I agree with Bat-Cat.

[Duane]

Update message 16.
I've completed my 10th book in the A to Z title challenger.
A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Duane wrote: "Update message 16.
I've completed my 10th book in the A to Z title challenger.
A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde."

Was it good?

[Duane]

Kathy wrote: "Duane wrote: "Update message 16.
I've completed my 10th book in the A to Z title challenger.
A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde."

Was it good?"

3.5 stars. www.goodreads.com/review/show/1494196850

[Shawn]

A-Z Title Challenge
Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2016
12/26 Completed

A:
B: Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish by John Hargrove 01/08/16
C: Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums by Travis Barker 03/29/16
D:
E:
F: Fortunate Son: My Life, My Music by John Fogerty 01/03/16
G: Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America by Jill Leovy 01/30/16
H: Holy Cow by David Duchovny 05/12/16
I:
J: Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo 01/20/16
K:
L:
M: The Miracle of St. Anthony: A Season with Coach Bob Hurley and Basketball's Most Improbable Dynasty by Adrian Wojnarowski 01/10/16
N:
O:
P:The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester 05/02/16
Q:
R:
S: The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio Mishima 02/09/16
T:
U:
V: Vendetta: Bobby Kennedy Versus Jimmy Hoffa by James Neff
W: The Wright Brothers by David McCullough 04/07/16
X:
Y:
Z: Zero K by Don DeLillo 05/24/16

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome to the challenge Shawn -- looks like you have a great start already.

[MKay]

A-Z Title Challenge
Jan 1-Dec 31, 2016
A-Agnes Gray
B-The Bell Jar
C-Candide
D-Death of Ivan Ilych
E-
F-A Farewell To Arms
G-
H-
I-
J-
K-
L-The Little Prince
M-The Martian Chronicles
N-
O-Of Mice and Men
P-Pecan Man
Q-
R-Ragtime
S-Swiss Family Robinson
T- Troublemaker
U-
V-
W-War Rom
X-
Y-The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories
Z-

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome to the challenge MKay! Nice beginning.

[Dave]

Kings In Grass Castles Finished K on this challenge, my 11th book for this challenge.

[Graham]

My A-Z Challenge list (March. 2016)
17/26

A: And so it goes: Kurt Vonnegut: A Life
B: Billy Budd
C:
D: Dubliners
E:
F: Fahrenheit 451
G: Gravity's Rainbow
H: Hamlet
I: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers (Red Dwarf #1)
J:
K: Kafka on the Shore
L: Lolita
M: The Martian Chronicles
N: Notes from Underground
O: Oliver Twist
P: The Plague
Q:
R: The Red Pony
S: The Scarlet Letter
T: Twice-Told Tales
U:
V:
W: Watership Down
X:
Y:
Z:

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Nice start Graham.

[Dave]

12 read, 14 to go. Message 48 update.

[Sara, Old School Classics]

Congrats, Dave. Virtually half-way there and it is still February!

[Kathleen]

Message 17 updated. Just finished Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto. A lovely read!

Three (and a half, really) stars. My review.

[Mika]

A-Z Title Challenge
Jan 1- Dec 31, 2016
6/26 Completed

A
B Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
C
D A Diamond Guitar
E
F The Five People You Meet in Heaven
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P The Plague
Q
R
S The Stranger
T
U
V
W Woyzeck/Leonce und Lena
X
Y
Z

[Kelly B]

Joining in:-). There's no way I'll finish, but I'll try to do as many as I can.


A A Death in White Bear Lake: The True Chronicle of an All-American Town
B The Book of Negroes
C
D Doll Bones
E
F Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
G
H The Heart Goes Last
I In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
J
K
L Lying in Wait and Other True Cases
M The Magus
N
O The Orchardist
P The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-45
Q Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
R The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge
S Sweet Tooth
T
U
V Valley of the Dolls
W Welcome to Night Vale
X
Y
Z

[Lu]

You're doing great, Kelly! :)

[Dave]

At the fifty yard line with Plainsong , message 48 updated.

[Sara, Old School Classics]

Looks to me like you will finish, Kelly. You are doing great.

[Dave]

Dear Committee Members. Julie Schumacher finish for D in this challenge. Authors name (S) alreadt filled on author challenge. Message 48 updated.

[Wreade1872]

A The Adventures of Signor Gaudentio di Lucca
B The Begum's Fortune
C City of Glass
D The Decameron
E The Enchanted Castle
F
G The Goldmakers Village
H
I Impressions of Africa
J Journey Into Space: Operation Luna
K Keep the Aspidistra Flying
L Lost Horizon
M Mademoiselle de Maupin
N The Nyctalope on Mars
O One Blood by Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins
P Petsetilla's Posy
Q
R Raggedy Ann Stories by Johnny Gruelle
S South Pacific
T Titus Groan
U Under Milk Wood
V Vampire City
W We
X
Y A Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Z

[Pink]

Wreade1872 wrote: "A
B
C
D
E The Enchanted Castle
F
G The Goldmakers Village
H
I Impressions of Africa
J Journey Into Space: Operation Luna
K
L [book: Luci..."

Looking good so far :)

[Duane]

Update for message 16.
Halfway through the A to Z title challenge.

#13. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/1071086338

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Duane wrote: "Update for message 16.
Halfway through the A to Z title challenge.

#13. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton..."

Wow, you are moving through this challenge at a nice pace, Duane.

[Sara, Old School Classics]

updated: message #4

[Dave]

N filled, 15th letter in this challenge. Message 48 updated.

[Duane]

Updated message 16.
Just completed my 15 book in the A to Z challenge.

Anna Christie by Eugene O'Neill.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/1160145818

[Connie]

Edited post #15

13 letters finished

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

20 Titles completed in this challenge.

I was reorganizing my children's books and found Quidditch Through the Ages by J.K. Rowling. Perfect for Q

[Sara, Old School Classics]

Good find, Kathy. Q's are not abundant.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

:)

[Aprilleigh]

Love it! I've been meaning to take a look at that book - now I have another reason to move it higher on the list.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Aprilleigh wrote: "Love it! I've been meaning to take a look at that book - now I have another reason to move it higher on the list."

If you are a Harry Potter fan, then it is a fun book. Probably wouldn't make much sense if you haven't read at least the first in the series.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Another Children's book for U: A Plague of Unicorns by Jane Yolen.

21/26 finished.

[Sara, Old School Classics]

Flying right through this!

[Aprilleigh]

Kathy wrote: "If you are a Harry Potter fan, then it is a fun book. Probably wouldn't make much sense if you haven't read at least the first in the series."

Luckily, I've ready every single one that had been released already by the year the first movie was released (I wanted to at least read the first book before I saw the movie - as usual, the books are better, but it hasn't stopped me from buying all the movies too). :)

[MKay]

updated post 76