17 - A book set on a college or university campus

[Ian]

I like seeing A Secret History. I'll probably borrow that idea.

[Frogli]

Madhura wrote: "His Dark Materials Trilogy is set in a fictional version of Oxford University"

Oh I hope this also applies to The Secret Commonwealth & that it's out next year!

[Jenn]

I read The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss for this prompt. It's book 2 of the Kingkiller Chronicle. I read book 1, The Name of the Wind, for the 2018 challenge prompt #24) A book with a weather element in the title. They are both long books but worth the read I think if you like the epic fantasy genre. (My reading year is Nov 1 - Oct 31)

[Juniper]

Sarah wrote: "Is A Separate Peace college? Or just a boarding school? It’s been so long since I read it..."

this one features high school-aged boys at boarding school.

[Chrissy]

If anyone is interested in graphic novels, Giant Days, Vol. 1 and it’s sequels are quite good.

[Juniper]

a few i can think of that work for this prompt:

• Straight Man, by richard russo
• Wonder Boys, by michael chabon
• Admission, or The Devil and Webster, by jean hanff korelitz
• Dear Committee Members, by julie schumacher

[Johanne]

Chrissy wrote: "If anyone is interested in graphic novels, Giant Days, Vol. 1 and it’s sequels are quite good."

Thank you!

[Tytti]

Nadine wrote: "This is a tough one!!

I think these count (but do I want to read them???):

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway..."

I'm not quite sure how The Sun Also Rises can be said to be set on a campus...

[Shari]

Make Your Home Among Strangers https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

[KateNZ]

Quite a lot of ‘Normal People’, by Sally Rooney, is set in and around Trinity College, Dublin - great book.

[Idit]

Making History by Stephen Fry is a great read and situated in 2 universities

[Jill]

Lindi wrote: "I was at a total loss until I discovered My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan on my TBR. Sounds like such a fun read. If you're like me and were kind of dreading all the ..."

Just today a friend posted a recommendation of this book. So now it is going to be the book I read for this prompt as well.

[Ellie]

Chrissy wrote: "If anyone is interested in graphic novels, Giant Days, Vol. 1 and it’s sequels are quite good."

I didn't realise this was about university, I have a few of the comics from a Humble Bundle and I know Non Pratt has done a novel version this year (which I will probably read for this because I think she writes young people realistically).

[Emma]

Chemistry
Moo
American Panda
Emergency Contact
Dark Waters
Wildalone

[Johanna]

I just finished reading The Heir and the Spare. It takes place at Oxford, so would totally fit this prompt. A must-read for fans of the royal family!

[StefanieFrei]

Rachael wrote: "Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Looking for Alaska by John Green"

As I remember it, Looking for Alaska is school, boarding school, prior to university/college

[LJ]

I've just started reading Camino Island for the 2018 heist prompt and some of it is set at Princeton University. I'm only a couple of chapters in so not sure how much of the story takes place at the university, but as it's an integral part of the plot I'm assuming it will feature quite a bit!

[Jess]

Ooh I just remembered another book that I read ages ago but really enjoyed Starter for Ten. It's especially good if you've ever watched University Challenge.

[Sandra]

Johanne wrote: "Chrissy wrote: "If anyone is interested in graphic novels, Giant Days, Vol. 1 and it’s sequels are quite good."

Thank you!"

Ahhhh, thank you!! I'm reading the first one for a different prompt, so will probably use one of the sequels for this prompt :D

[Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads)]

LJ wrote: "I've just started reading Camino Island for the 2018 heist prompt and some of it is set at Princeton University. I'm only a couple of chapters in so not sure how much of the story t..."

Most of the book is actually set in Florida, so I wouldn't personally count it, but it depends on whether you're okay with it being a presence in the story rather than the main setting.

[T.]

If anyone's still looking for a university setting, I just found this:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/s...

[Kate]

Does anyone know if We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves counts? I've just bought it and main character seems to be in university but I don't know if it's technically set on campus

[Sarah]

The Secret History is the book I am for sure going to read!

[Tracy]

Kate wrote: "Does anyone know if We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves counts? I've just bought it and main character seems to be in university but I don't know if it's technically set on campus"

I wish I could remember the answer to this because it was a 5 star read for me and I so want you to read it. Find somewhere to put it!!!

[Dessie]

Christine wrote: "Ooh, I'm going to do Equal Rites, and I know there are multiple other Discworld books with large portions set at Unseen University!"

Thanks for the idea! I think I might do Unseen Academicals.

[Vanessa]

The Rules of Attraction takes place on a fictional east coast college campus and is told from the point of view of multiple narrators (good for prompt 19). I was thinking I'm about due for a re-read, though my first choice on the list is to read The Devil and Webster as it's a new read.

[Liz]

The Human Stain by Phillip Roth takes place at a college.

[Liz]

The Secret History by Donna Tarty takes place at a small college in Vermont. If you loved Goldfinch, you’ll enjoy it.

[Erin]

The Art of Fielding would work for this. It’s soooo good!!!

[Lyndsay]

I will most likely read The Dreamers for this one.

[April]

'The Boys in the Boat' would work for this and was one of the better books I read this year!

[Darlene]

This one will work:

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

[Darlene]

Rachael wrote: "Looking for Alaska by John Green"

This one is high school, not college/university.

[Darlene]

If anyone is looking for a mystery, The Liar's Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard works for this prompt.

Any other mysteries that would work?

[Julie]

The First Time She Drowned takes place mainly on a college campus.

[Lisa]

I decided on "Normal People" by Sally Rooney

[Tabitha]

I'm going with Binti for this task.

[Libby]

KateNZ wrote: "Quite a lot of ‘Normal People’, by Sally Rooney, is set in and around Trinity College, Dublin - great book."

I loved Normal People! Definitely seconding that recommendation.

The Idiot by Elif Batuman is another one of my favourite college-based books, set in the first year at Harvard.

[Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads)]

Darlene wrote: "If anyone is looking for a mystery, The Liar's Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard works for this prompt.

Any other mysteries that would work?"

Gaudy Night was mentioned earlier in the thread, and is always a great choice for a mystery. (It might work even better if you read Strong Poison first, but I *think* it also works as a stand alone.)

[Miranda]

I highly recommend The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker. I read an ARC of The Dreamers a few months ago and it was my favorite book I read in 2018. I believe it's being published in January.

[Louise]

I just finished Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak, much of which is set at Oxford University. I thought it was beautifully written and very thought-provoking.

[L Y N N]

Louise wrote: "I just finished Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak, much of which is set at Oxford University. I thought it was beautifully written and very thought-provoking."

I added this for consideration. Thanks for the recommendation!

[Christina]

Abroad by Liz Jacobs is a coming-of-age LGBTQ romance about college students in London. I've already read it so I'll be picking something else, but if you're looking for something a little different. It's actually a duology and both books are from multiple POVs as well, so, you're welcome.

[Lauren]

Frat Girl is a funny YA option!

[Sarah]

I go to the University of Wisconsin, so I wanted a book about or set at my school. I picked Rads: The 1970 Bombing of the Army Math Research Center at the University of Wisconsin and Its Aftermath by Tom Bates. There's also the Pulitzer-prize winning They Marched Into Sunlight: War And Peace, Vietnam And America, October 1967 which I've already read but is very good. It moved back and forth between the UW-Madison campus protests and amidst the fighting in Vietnam.

[Lesley]

Paying for the Party https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1... is a non fiction book about college life at Indiana University. It’s a research project.

[Dee_Lyn]

My Oxford Year is a great one for this heading. Chick lit with a plot twist I wasn’t expecting.

[Di]

choice of two, they are both little books so I might just do both

Dead Poets Society
Normal People

[Sean]

I think the His Dark Materials trilogy would could since Oxford is one of the primary settings but what about The Book of Dust? I haven't read that yet and not sure if it qualifies.

[Jessica]

Has anyone read An Anonymous Girl? Does it fit this prompt? I've tried not to read too many reviews because I want to avoid spoilers. I have seen, though, the implication on the ones that I have read say that the research study in this book is conducted at a university. I'm hoping to use this book for both this prompt and the ATY prompt for published in 2019.

Thanks!!!!