Barbara's 2018 Plan (with lots of options)

[Barbara]

I have a goal of 78 books this year, so I may read multiples in some categories. As I finish a book, I will add the cover image. All others are options. Feel free to add your recommendations in the comments.

1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title


2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list


3. A book from the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards (link)


4. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 Earth (in title, cover, content, setting, author...)


5. A book about or inspired by real events



6. A book originally written in a language other than English


7. A gothic novel


8. An "own voices" book*


9. A book with a body part in the title (heart, bones, teeth, skin, blood, etc)



10. An author's debut book (their first book to be published)


11. A literary fiction


12. A book set in Africa or South America


13. A book with a plot centered around a secret (forbidden love, spies, secret societies, etc)


14. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #2 Fire

Incendiary

15. A book with an unique format/writing structure


16. A narrative nonfiction


17. A book you expect to make you laugh


18. A book with a location in the title


19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award or by a Grand master author (books & authors)


20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends


21. A book written in first person perspective


22. A book you have high expectations or hope for


23. A medical or legal thriller


24. A book with a map


25. A book with an antagonist/villain point of view


26. A book with a text only cover


27. A book about surviving a hardship (war, famine, major disasters, serious illness, etc)


28. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #3 Water


29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title (lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, dagger, wrench)


30. A short book


31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to


32. An alternate history book


33. A book connected (title, cover, content) to a word "born" in the same year as you (link)
(anxiety disorder)

34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls, that didn't win but was polarizing or a close-call (link)
T.B.D.

35. A book featuring a murder


36. A book published in the last 3 years (2016, 2017, 2018) by an author you haven't read before


37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee (link1, link2)


38. A science book or a science fiction book


39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title


40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list (link)
Diary of a Young Girl
The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat
The Omnivore’s Dilemma
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials


42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwater


43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence


44. A ghost story


45. A book that intimidates/ scares you


46. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #4 Air
Her Last Breath
The Name of the Wind

47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own


48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth)


49. A book from one of the Goodreads Best Books of the Month lists (link)

The Ninth Hour
Swimming Lessons
The Orphan’s Tale
The Bear and the Nightingale


50. A book with a warm atmosphere (centered on family, friendship, love or summer)

Happier at Home

51. An award-winning short story or short story collection


52. A book published in 2018