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18/26. Since last update:F: Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson
I: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Update to post #527. 25/26 complete.... just v left
Finished! Post 14A-Z CHALLENGE
Read a book for each letter of the alphabet. You can use ANY of the first letters of the main words in a title of a book (don't use words like "a", "the", "or", and "of").
Duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
26/26
A - Austenland by Shannon Hale 1/3/18
B - Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Jane Austen by Carol J. Adams,
Douglas Buchanan, Kelly Gesch 1/13/18
C - The Cabinet of Wonders by Marie Rutkoski 1/25/18
D - Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede 1/7/18
E - The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald 6/19/18
F - From Science to God: A Physicist's Journey into the Mystery of Consciousness
by Peter Russell 1/28/18
G - The Green Bicycle by Haifaa al Mansour 5/21/18
H - Hattie Ever After by Kirby Larson 2/18/18
I - It's All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World’s Family Tree by A.J. Jacobs 1/21/18
J - Julie's Wolf Pack by Jean Craighead George 1/26/18
K - The Kitchen Counter Cooking School: How a Few Simple Lessons Transformed Nine Culinary Novices into Fearless Home Cooks by Kathleen Flinn 6/5/18
L - Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly 1/31/18
M - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan 1/4/18
N - Norwood by Charles Portis 6/8/18
O - Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman 6/16/18
P - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 1/11/18
Q - The Quilter's Legacy by Jennifer Chiaverini 6/25/18
R - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 3/14/18
S - The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson 2/4/18
T - Thanks to My Mother by Schoschana Rabinovici 1/17/18
U - Upstairs & Downstairs: The Illustrated Guide to the Real Life of Masters and Their Servants from the Victorian Era to the Second World War by Sarah Warwick 2/15/18
V - Valentine's Rose by E.E. Burke 2/25/18
W - We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 1/3/18
X - X-Men by Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith 6/26/18
Y - Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks 6/28/18
Z - Zillow Talk: The New Rules of Real Estate by Spencer Rascoff and Stan Humphries 3/22/18
Updated message 5423/26
S- A Steep Price (Tracy Crosswhite #6 ) 6-29-18
Updated Message #216: Just Y and Z left to go!!! :)
I might be hard to do starting half way through, but will give a try of get 15.
Updating! You are just crushing it all of you! I hope you are enjoying summer ^^Congrats Kat!
Updated 765!13/16, half way done
Q - The Quotable Negan: Warped Witticisms and Obscene Observations from The Walking Dead's Most Iconic Villain by Robert Kirkman
Completed 13/20A - City of Ashes
B - The Poisonwood Bible
C - City of Bones
E - Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
F - City of Fallen Angels
G - Grit
I - The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business
L - Love in the Time of Cholera
P - The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less
R - Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future
S - Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
T - The Thorn Birds
W - When Breath Becomes Air
Update to post 651Now at 51/52
Nonfiction (25/26)
U - Until I Say Goodbye: A Book about Living by Susan Spencer-Wendel
One more to go! Just waiting for a library hold. 😊📑
Count me in for 26
Completed 12/26
A - Alias, Vol. 1
B - Big Little Lies
C - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
D
E
F - The Sun and Her Flowers
G - The Good Samaritan
H - The Handmaid's Tale
I
J - The Bell Jar
K
L
M
N
O
P - Pines
Q
R - Thirteen Reasons Why
S - Scarlet, Book 1
T - The Last Town
U
V
W - Wayward
X
Y
Z
Completed 12/26
A - Alias, Vol. 1
B - Big Little Lies
C - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
D
E
F - The Sun and Her Flowers
G - The Good Samaritan
H - The Handmaid's Tale
I
J - The Bell Jar
K
L
M
N
O
P - Pines
Q
R - Thirteen Reasons Why
S - Scarlet, Book 1
T - The Last Town
U
V
W - Wayward
X
Y
Z
Karen wrote: "Update to post 651Now at 51/52
Nonfiction (25/26)
U - Until I Say Goodbye: A Book about Living by Susan Spencer-Wendel
One more to go! Just waiting for a library hold. 😊📑"
Wow! You have read a ton! :O
Update #59A: Still Alice by Lisa Genova Completed 25/1/18 Rating 4 stars
B: Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers by Alexander McCall Smith Completed 31/1/18 Rating 4 stars
C: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Completed 6/3/18 Rating 5 stars
D: The Dog Who Came in From the Cold by Alexander McCall Smith Completed 11/5/18 Rating 4 stars
E: The Broken Ear by Hergé
Completed 13/5/18 Rating 3 stars
F: Five Get into Trouble by Enid Blyton Completed 7/1/18 Rating 4 stars
G: Land of Black Gold by Hergé
Completed 20/5/18 Rating 3 stars
H: The House Of The Spirits by Isabel Allende Completed 15/3/18 Rating 3 stars
I: Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer Completed 2/1/18 Rating 2 stars
J:
K: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Completed 22/1/18 Rating 4 stars
L: The Marvellous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Completed 27/6/18 Rating 3 stars
M: Milk Glass Moon by Adriana Trigiani Completed 23/2/18 Rating 4 stars
N: Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Completed 3/7/18 Rating 4 stars
O: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Completed 26/3/18 Rating 5 stars
P: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley Completed 3/5/18 Rating 4 stars
Q: The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Dicker Completed 18/2/18 Rating 3 stars
R: The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket
Completed 24/6/18 Rating 4 stars
S: Along Came A Spider by James Patterson Completed 25/4/18 Rating 4 stars
T: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Completed 6/6/18 Rating 4 stars
U:
V:
W: Wonder by R. J. Palacio Completed 9/1/18 Rating 4 stars
X:
Y:
Z:
20/20
Challenge completed
Amanda wrote: "Update #59A: Still Alice by Lisa Genova Completed 25/1/18 Rating 4 stars
B: Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers by Alexander McCall Smith Completed 31/1/18 Rating ..."
Congrats!!
Hi Winter, just updated my list. Thanks!Amy
I'm in for all 26! [I'll go by Nicole W.](I read a lot of Manga/Comic Series this year, so I used the titles of Volumes for some of these.)
A- My Hero Academia, Vol. 3 [All Might]
B- Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 14: Includes vols. 40, 41 42
C- Naruto, Vol. 05: The Challengers
D- Dread Nation
E- The End
F- Fatale, Vol. 1: Death Chases Me
G- Gangsta., Vol. 1
H- Naruto, Vol. 04: Hero’s Bridge
I- If I Stay
J- Godchild, Volume 06 [Judas Kiss]
K- Killing the Dead
L- Naruto, Vol. 8: Life-And-Death Battles
M- My Hero Academia, Vol. 1
N- Night Shift
O- Outcast, Vol. 1: A Darkness Surrounds Him
P- Voltron Legendary Defender Vol. 2: Pilgrimage
Q- Quiet Loud [Did this one last minute. Needed a quick read. ^^;]
R- Rock-Salt-Stone
S- Naruto: Sasuke's Story: Sunrise
T- Naruto, Vol. 18: Tsunade's Choice
U- Outcast, Vol. 4: Under Devil's Wing
V- Voltron: Legendary Defender, Volume 1
W- Welcome to Night Vale
X- X
Y- The You I've Never Known
Z- Batman, Vol. 5: Zero Year - Dark City
Goal: 26/26
Joining this! Ariana :)A-
B-
C-Chemistry
D-Dust Tracks on a RoadDrown
E-
F-Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
G-Giovanni's Room
H-Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
I-
J-Jonah's Gourd Vine
K-
L-
M-
N-
O- Outliers: The Story of Success
P-Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World
Q-
R-
S-Shake Loose My Skin: New and Selected Poems
T-This Is How You Lose Her
U-
V-
W-White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide
X-
Y-
Z-
Goal: 11/26
2018 A—Z📚 26/26
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C
D
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E
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F
4★'shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
G
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H
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I
*Audiobook* Narrated by Laura Aikman, Rachel Bavidge, and Sophie Aldred, Daniel Weyman, and Imogen Church.
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Audiobook edition narrated by Catherine Steadman
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Kerry wants to add R RAVEN V. C. Andrews
Completed 14/20A - City of Ashes
B - The Poisonwood Bible
C - City of Bones
E - Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
F - City of Fallen Angels
G - Grit
I - The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business
L - Love in the Time of Cholera
P - The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less
Q - The Red Queen
R - Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future
S - Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
T - The Thorn Birds
W - When Breath Becomes Air
20/26P - A People's History of the Vampire Uprising by Raymond A. Villareal (Finished: 8 July 2018)
ॐ A-Z - Goal all 26 letters(Initial letter of any word in title)
16/26
A:
B: Rocket Science for Babies
C:
D: Doctor Sleep
E:
F: First Frost
G:
H: Coming Home
I: Into the Water
J:
K: Finders Keepers
L: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
M: The Miniaturist
N: Night Film
O:
P: The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto
Q:
R: The Rules of Magic
S: Starseeker
T: Up a Tree in the Park at Night with a Hedgehog
U: After the Unicorn
V:
W: Arriving in Snowy Weather
X:
Y: I See You
Z:
Just joined in but I'm in for the whole alphabet! Finished my first and second books (2/26)
P Pulse by Felix Francis 4★'s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
X The Six by Anni Taylor 5★'s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (this is the only one I used from earlier this year as it's a difficult letter!
Updating message 83, now 24/26 (backfilled a few that I missed)✓I - Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (finished 7/3), my review is here
✓V - A History of the Popes: Volume I: Origins to the Middle Ages by Wyatt North (finished 6/21), my review is here
✓Y - 1924: The Year That Made Hitler by Peter Ross Range (finished 1/5), my review is here
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