A-Z Title Challenge - 2016

[Lu]

Update to message 14. I'm now halfway done with this challenge (finally!). Just finished The Keep by Jennifer Egan, a strange but great read.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Great! Wreade & Ana Luisa, looks like you are doing well with the challenge.

[Sara, Old School Classics]

Half is great, Ana Luisa. Congrats.

[Duane]

Update for message 16. I have finished 23/26. My latest read was:

Night by Elie Wiesel.

www.goodreads.com/review/show/1636578983

[Wreade1872]

Duane wrote: "Update for message 16. I have finished 23/26. My latest read was:

Night by Elie Wiesel.

www.goodreads.com/review/show/1636578983"

Nice going, just the tough ones left.. and J. I read Jurgen by James Branhc Cabell for J was very happy with it.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Wreade1872 wrote: "...Nice going, just the tou..."

Some year, I will try to do the tough letters first!

[Duane]

Wreade1872 wrote: "Duane wrote: "Update for message 16. I have finished 23/26. My latest read was:

Night by Elie Wiesel.

www.goodreads.com/review/show/1636578983"

Nice going, just the tou..."

Thanks, I'm about half-way through Just Kids by Patti Smith for my J.

[Sydney]

A. Animal Farm
B. Beowulf
C.
D.
E. Emma
F.
G. The Great Gatsby
H.
I.
J.
K. King Lear
L.
M. Mrs. Dalloway
N.
O.
P .
Q.
R. Robinson Crusoe
S.
T.
U.
V.
W. Wuthering Heights
X .
Y..
Z.

[Loretta]

Sydney wrote: "A. Animal Farm
B. Beowulf
C.
D.
E. Emma
F.
G. The Great Gatsby
H.
I.
J.
K. King Lear
L.
M. Mrs. Dalloway
N.
O.
P .
Q.
R. [..."

Looks good Sydney

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Perhaps this one was a bit of a cheat, but only one letter left now: Z

Y: Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss

[Loretta]

Kathy wrote: "Perhaps this one was a bit of a cheat, but only one letter left now: Z

Y: Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss"

It's a "Y" Kathy! :)

[Duane]

Kathy wrote: "Perhaps this one was a bit of a cheat, but only one letter left now: Z

Y: Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss"

Kathy, if you haven't read it, Zadig by Voltaire is a good one, and it's not too long.

[Brina]

Isn't there a book Zelda about F Scott Fitzgerald's wife?

And yes Yertle the Turtle counts. Dr Seuss is a classic category in itself :)

[Sydney]

Brina wrote: "Isn't there a book Zelda about F Scott Fitzgerald's wife?

And yes Yertle the Turtle counts. Dr Seuss is a classic category in itself :)"

Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald is a novelization of Zelda's life. I read it last year and really liked it. But I'm not sure how much of it is historically correct though. But it is a Z. :)

[Brina]

Zorro by Isabel Allende :) I can't believe that was not the first book that came to mind. Sydney adding Zelda to my always growing TBR list.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Brina wrote: "Zorro by Isabel Allende :) I can't believe that was not the first book that came to mind. Sydney adding Zelda to my always growing TBR list."

Actually that was the first book for Z that came to my mind & I haven't read it. So it might be the one.

Although Zadig at 168 pages looks promising & I have had Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald has been on my radar. I'll let you all know which I read & if it is any good.

[Pink]

Brina wrote: "Isn't there a book Zelda about F Scott Fitzgerald's wife?"...

Thanks for mentioning this, I have a copy on my shelf, so it might be my choice for Z as well.

[Kathleen]

Duane wrote: "Kathy wrote: "Perhaps this one was a bit of a cheat, but only one letter left now: Z

Kathy, if you haven't read it, Zadig by Voltaire is a good one, and it's not too long."

That just may be the one for me too! While I'd love reading about Zelda, and know I'd like anything by Isabel Allende, Zadig sounds very tempting. Thanks Duane!

[Duane]

You're welcome Kathleen. Of course you can read Zelda too...

[Wreade1872]

Update Message 90: 19/26
So i didn't like Lucian's True History for L as it should really be just True History by Lucian, so replaced that with Lost Horizon.

Added A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court for C ignoring the A, then i realized i have A Bid for Fortune for A.
If i'm going to ignore A at the start of a title i might as well be consistent about it, so i replaced that with Adventures of Signor Gaudentio di Lucca.
I'm probably over thinking this ;) .

And finally i realized that the original title for A Connecticut Yankee was A Yankee in King Arthur's Court so i'm using it for a Y instead of a C.
It's not cheating its... redistricting :P .

So all that and i've only gained by one :) .

[Pink]

Haha, this sounds like exactly what I do!

[Pink]

Updated message 2, I now have 5 books to go - K, Q, U, X and Z.

I'm currently reading Ulysses, so that's U covered. I might read the book about Zelda Fitzgerald for Z, but I'm open to suggestions for K, Q and X.

[Shawn]

Update message 74 - added H, P, and Z.

I feel like I've gotten away from the Classics recently, but hope to get back on track very soon. Either way, I'm happy to have found something for the letter Z.

[Brina]

Welcome back to reading classics, Shawn. What book did you choose for Z?

[Wreade1872]

Brina wrote: "Welcome back to reading classics, Shawn. What book did you choose for Z?"
Its on his original message... looks like Zero K by Don DeLillo .

[Hayley]

done
A-A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
B Bewitching Familiar by Caroline Burns
C-Christabel by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D- Dracula by Bram Stoker
E- Ethel Katz Finds Her Guru by Barbi Schulick
F-Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
G- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
H- Holy Bible
I- In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
J- Just Needs Killin’ by Jinx Schwartz
K- Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
L-Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
M- The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe
N- No Longer a Slumdog by K.P. Yohannan
O- The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
P- Paradise Lost and Paradise Regain’d by John Milton
Q- Queen Mab by Kate Danley
R- Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey
S- The Shack by Wm. Paul Young
T- Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
U- The Ugly Daughter by Julia Legian
V- Vital Force by Trevor Scott
W-The Wasteland by T.S. Eliot
X Xingu by Edith Wharton
Y- You Had Me at Merlot by Marley Gibson
Z- Zoned for Murder by Evelyn David

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Hayley wrote: "done
A-A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
B Bewitching Familiar by Caroline Burns
C-Christabel by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D- Dracula by Bram Stoker
E- Ethel Katz Finds Her Guru by Barbi Sch..."

Way to go, Congrats.

[Hayley]

Kathy wrote: "Hayley wrote: "done
A-A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
B Bewitching Familiar by Caroline Burns
C-Christabel by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D- Dracula by Bram Stoker
E- Ethel Katz Finds Her Gu..."
Thanks.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Finished my A-Z Title Challenge by completing Zorro today.
Jan 1- June 12, 2016
26/26 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
D: Dragonfly Falling by Adrian Tchaikovsky
E: Empire in Black and Gold by Adrian Tchaikovsky
F: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
G: The Bhagavad Gita by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
H: Heidi by Johanna Spyri
I: Ice Kissed by Amanda Hocking
J: Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling
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
O: One of Ours by Willa Cather
P: The Phoenix Dance by Dia Calhoun
Q: Quidditch Through the Ages by J.K. Rowling
R: Red Branch by Morgan Llywelyn
S: The Storm Book by Charlotte Zolotow
T: The Tale Of The Shining Princess by Sally Fisher
U: A Plague of Unicorns by Jane Yolen
V: Miller's Valley by Anna Quindlen
W: The Wind off the Small Isles by Mary Stewart
X: Xanadu 2 by Jane Yolen
Y: Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss
Z: Zorro by Isabel Allende

[Bat-Cat]

Kathy wrote: "Finished my A-Z Title Challenge by completing Zorro today.
Jan 1- June 12, 2016
26/26 Completed

A: American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer ..."

Wow, Kathy, absolutely amazing!!! If I am correct that is 26 books - fantastic!!!!! Congratulations!!!!

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Congratulations!! Super Job!

[Loretta]

Kathy wrote: "Finished my A-Z Title Challenge by completing Zorro today.
Jan 1- June 12, 2016
26/26 Completed

A: American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer ..."

Way to go Kathy! :)

[Duane]

Well done Kathy! That's a great list of books.

[Kathleen]

That is fantastic. I am so impressed. AND, 20 of the 26 are women authors!! An inspirational list and a great job, Kathy!

[siriusedward]

Congratulations Kathy..

[MKay]

Wow! Congratulations!

[Lu]

That's great, Kathy. Congratulations!

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Kathleen wrote: "That is fantastic. I am so impressed. AND, 20 of the 26 are women authors!! An inspirational list and a great job, Kathy!"

Oh, I didn't even realize that. Cool.

Thanks all for the the congrats too.

[Aprilleigh]

Pink wrote: "I'm currently reading Ulysses, so that's U covered. I might read the book about Zelda Fitzgerald for Z, but I'm open to suggestions..."

The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton was pretty good and it was an easy read.

[Pink]

Thanks for the recommendation Aprilleigh :)

Congrats on finishing Kathy!

[Duane]

Update message 16.
24/26
Just finished:
Just Kids by Patti Smith.

www.goodreads.com/review/show/1565032329

Need Q and X to finish.

[Kathleen]

Duane, I looked back at your challenge list, and it's like a work of art. I just want to take it and copy it into my TBR shelf. What great selections, and to all fit so nicely into our 26 letter alphabet! Inspiring.

[Duane]

Well thanks Kathleen. I try to keep my selections to classics as much as I can to stay true to what this group is about.

[Duane]

Update message 16. 25/26
Just finished my Q book. One more to go.

A Question of Upbringing by Anthony Powell.

www.goodreads.com/review/show/1445793974

[Duane]

Update message 16. 26/26 completed.

Xala by Ousmane Sembène.

www.goodreads.com/review/show/1628193272

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Duane wrote: "Update message 16. 26/26 completed.

Xala by Ousmane Sembène.

www.goodreads.com/review/show/1628193272"

Congratulations!!

[Wreade1872]

Duane wrote: "Update message 16. 26/26 completed.

Xala by Ousmane Sembène.

www.goodreads.com/review/show/1628193272"

Congrats! :)

[Wreade1872]

Update message 89: 21/26

Added City of Glass an arctic adventure story for C

and i'm going to use the musical South Pacific for S since i've seen it recently.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Duane wrote: "Update message 16. 26/26 completed..."

Congrats & well done.

[Julie]

Just three letters to go for this one (message 6): Q, U, V

Suggestions welcome :-)