Around the Year in 52 Books discussion
Books mentioned in this topic
Doctor How and the Deadly Anemones (other topics)The Secret of NIMH (other topics)
Doctor How and the Illegal Aliens (other topics)
Dogsbody (other topics)
All Our Wrong Todays (other topics)
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The 2017 List
1.
A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2016The Last One2.
A book with at least 2 perspectives (multiple points of view)The Girl with All the Gifts3.
A book you meant to read in 2016 -The Book Thief4.
A title that doesn't contain the letter "E"What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours5. A historical fiction -
6. A book being released as a movie in 2017
7.
A book with an animal on the cover or in the titleAll the Birds in the Sky8. A book written by a person of color -
9.
A book in the middle of your To Be Read listSleeping Giants10. A dual-timeline novel
11. A category from another challenge
12.
A book based on a mythDogsbody13. A book recommended by one of your favorite authors
14. A book with a strong female character
15. A book written or set in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland)
16. A mystery
17. A book with illustrations
18. A really long book (600+ pages)
19. A New York Times best-seller
20.
A book that you've owned for a while but haven't gotten around to readingA Virtuous Woman21. A book that is a continuation of a book you've already read
22.
A book by an author you haven't read beforeDoctor How and the Illegal Aliens23. A book from the BBC "The Big Read" list (link)
24. A book written by at least two authors
25. A book about a famous historical figure
26.
An adventure bookDoctor How and the Deadly Anemones27. A book by one of your favorite authors
28.
A non-fictionUnlocking the Past: How Archaeologists Are Rewriting Human History with Ancient DNA29.
A book published outside the 4 major publishing houses (Simon & Schuster; HarperCollins; Penguin Random House; Hachette Livre) - check all the editionsDiminished Capacity30. A book from Goodreads Top 100 YA Books (link)
31. A book from a sub-genre of your favorite genre
32.
A book with a long title (5+ words, excluding subtitle)The Ocean at the End of the Lane33. A magical realism novel
34. A book set in or by an author from the Southern Hemisphere
35. A book where one of the main characters is royalty
36. A Hugo Award winner or nominee (link)
37.
A book you choose randomlyThe Secret of NIMH38. A novel inspired by a work of classic literature
39.
An epistolary fictionThe Screwtape Letters40. A book published in 2017
41. A book with an unreliable narrator
42. A best book of the 21st century (so far)
43. A book with a chilling atmosphere (scary, unsettling, cold)
44. A recommendation from "What Should I Read Next" (link)
45. A book with a one-word title
46.
A time travel novelAll Our Wrong Todays47. A past suggestion that didn't win (link)
48. A banned book
49. A book from someone else's bookshelf
50. A Penguin Modern Classic - any edition
51.
A collection (e.g. essays, short stories, poetry, plays)I Feel Bad about My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman52. A book set in a fictional location