Around the Year in 52 Books discussion
Books mentioned in this topic
The Tale of Despereaux (other topics)Sex Object: A Memoir (other topics)
Maroo of the Winter Caves (other topics)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (other topics)
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch (other topics)
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The 2017 List
✅1. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2016 (link) The Underground Railroad(2/21/17)
✅2. A book with at least 2 perspectives (multiple points of view) The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (4/12/17)
✅3. A book you meant to read in 2016 The Book Thief (2/25/17)
✅4. A title that doesn't contain the letter "E" Carry On, Mr. Bowditch (3/17)
✅5. A historical fiction Sophia's War: A Tale of the Revolution(3/1/17)
6. A book being released as a movie in 2017 The Gunslinger
✅7. A book with an animal on the cover or in the titleThe Sign of the Beaver (completed 2/12/17)
✅8. A book written by a person of color I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (3/21/17)
✅9. A book in the middle of your To Be Read list We Should All Be Feminists
✅10. A dual-timeline novel Voyager (3/15/17)
11. A category from another challenge
12. A book based on a myth
13. A book recommended by one of your favorite authors
✅14. A book with a strong female character Maroo of the Winter Caves(11/7/17)
15. A book written or set in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland)
16. A mystery
✅17. A book with illustrations The Tale of Despereaux (11/24/17)
18. A really long book (600+ pages) The World According to Garp
19. A New York Times best-seller
20. A book that you've owned for a while but haven't gotten around to reading Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
✅21. A book that is a continuation of a book you've already read Cress (2/19/17)
22. A book by an author you haven't read before The War of the Worlds
23. 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 book
27. A book by one of your favorite authors
✅28. A non-fiction Sex Object: A Memoir (10/3/17)
29. A book published outside the 4 major publishing houses (Simon & Schuster; HarperCollins; Penguin Random House; Hachette Livre) - check all the editions
30. 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) All the Light We Cannot See (12/28/17)
33. A magical realism novel One Hundred Years of Solitude
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 randomly
38. A novel inspired by a work of classic literature
39. An epistolary fiction
40. 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)The Butterfly Garden (2/24/17)
44. A recommendation from "What Should I Read Next" (link)
45. A book with a one-word title
46. A time travel novel
47. 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) Bloodchild and Other Stories
52. A book set in a fictional location