19 - a book told from multiple POVs

[Leigh]

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell is a fun YA novel that fits this category.

[Samantha]

I Love You More by Jennifer Murphy

[Maureen]

Raquel wrote: "Maureen wrote: "I'm new to this challenge, so hopefully I am doing this correctly, but I really enjoyed reading The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner. If I am understanding things..."

Thanks for clarifying that! Reading 50 books in one year is quite a commitment for the people who read one for each challenge. I guess I should consider if any of the books that I read to my daughter can count. She's 10, so at a fun age, literature-wise. We just started on A Secret Garden, which I have never read.

[Thomas]

I heard the night circus fits this catergory anyone know if thats true?

[Kristel]

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

[Justin]

Tanvi wrote: "Most fantasy books these days would count, I guess. I might choose from Rebel Spring, An Ember in the Ashes, Carry On, [book:A Darker Shade of Magic|..."

Hm these sound like they're only written from one POV. Can anyone confirm?

[Ian]

Carry On is written from multiple POV's

[Tabitha]

Oathbringer is going to be my read for this task. It's book 3 in The Stormlight Archives. I recommend The Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson since it fits this challenge and they're really enjoyable.

[Erin]

i just finished Broken Things by lauren oliver, and it is told from the perspective of two narrators, both in the present and the past.

The Widow by fiona barton is another with changing pov that i really, really enjoyed.

[Rachel]

I'd definitely recommend An American Marriage, but also wonder if And the Mountains Echoed might count?

[Ashlee]

I think all of Jodi Picoult's books are multi POV. She's a favorite of mine.

[Lauconn]

Anita wrote: "Do you all think An Instance of the Fingerpost would work? This has been on my TBR list forever and this would be a good excuse to finally get to it."

Yes, definitely. If I recall (I read this one a long time ago), you get the same story from 4 different witnesses.

[LJ]

Elijah's Mermaid by Essie Fox (also works for a book with a two-word title and a book with unconventionally numbered chapters)

[Samantha]

I just finished Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty. It's not my favorite of her books, but it definitely works for this prompt.

[Hayley]

I am researching and preparing my "list" for the #2019Challenge and this prompt I discovered Eeny Meeny. It is the first book in the Helen Grace Series by this author, and the second book in the series is Pop Goes the Weasel, which fits into the prompt "A book with 'pop' 'sugar' or 'challenge' in the title." I have seen reviews likening this book to Jo Nesbo's works, and I really loved "The Snowman" (2017 prompt book made into a movie this year) so I am looking forward to this one!

[AnneElisabeth]

I am going to read His bloody project. Anyone know if IT is any god?

[Juliebean]

Maureen wrote: " If I am understanding things correctly, one book can be used for multiple prompts? ..."

This is your challenge. You set your own rules. The idea is just to branch out and find something new to read that maybe you wouldn't have read otherwise. One year I was working full time and in grad school and 40 books was way beyond my bandwidth so I had books meet 2 or 3 challenges. It was kind of a fun game. This last year, I had plenty of time and did one each.

[Christina]

Hayley wrote: "I am researching and preparing my "list" for the #2019Challenge and this prompt I discovered Eeny Meeny. It is the first book in the Helen Grace Series by this author, and the secon..."

Ooooh, this series sounds really good, I may have to check it out as well! I love a good detective series! :)

[Abigail]

Would The Great Alone fall under this category? The description implied that it would, and my favorite blogger (but not a celebrity) Sarah Bessey recommended it!

[Wallace]

I think I'll do a book of essays or short stories for this challenge; it technically fits the requirements.

[El]

I'll be reading A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas for this prompt.

[Rachelnyc]

Abigail wrote: "Would The Great Alone fall under this category? The description implied that it would, and my favorite blogger (but not a celebrity) Sarah Bessey recommended it!"

I don't recall multiple perspectives here but it is a fantastic book! Other prompts it fits are A book you think should be a movie (IMO), A book with plants on cover (trees count, right?), A book about a family and if it applies, A book you meant to read in 2018.

[Soph ♡]

I'm reading The Winter People right now and that is told from various perspectives.

[Sarah]

Rachel wrote: "The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin"

This one's been on my to-read list for a year! Perfect!

[Gareth]

Instance of the Fingerpost

Though as I've read that a bunch, I'm probably going with World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

[Megan]

I’m reading Innocent Traitor right now and it’s told from multiple POVs (Lady Jane Gray, her mother, Queen Katherine).

[Ann]

Hotel Angeline: A Novel in 36 Voices would work for this, and also for the 2017 prompt for a book set in a hotel.

[Julie]

I read would highly recommend any of these for this prompt:

The Time Traveler's Wife
Maplecroft (this is essentially an epistolary novel, but I would personally still consider it multiple POVs)
The Mermaid's Daughter
Fingersmith (part 1 and part 2 are separate POVs)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
The Night Circus
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things

I'm not sure what I'm going to read yet. Possibly This Is Where It Ends, but I may hold off on this prompt and see how many of the other books I've slotted for other prompts are multiple POV, and then I can move stuff around.

[Marcileia]

A Visit from the Goon Squad, I think this book is perfect to this prompt

[Stephanie]

Reading As Bright as Heaven and it works

[Samantha]

Abigail wrote: "Would The Great Alone fall under this category? The description implied that it would, and my favorite blogger (but not a celebrity) Sarah Bessey recommended it!"

It's told from two people's perspectives, but you don't get the second perspective until about halfway into the book.

[Elsa]

For those of you looking for YA/teen:
An Ember in the Ashes
The Winner's Curse
Lies We Tell Ourselves
Renegades (also a book with superpowers)
The Revenge Playbook
The Scorpio Races
Gone, Gone, Gone

And There There isn't YA but it's told from 12 different points of view and is SO GOOD. It's also his debut work.

[Kate]

If you haven’t read There There by Tommy Orange, you need to! It definitely fits this prompt!

[Jae]

I recommend In Twenty Years by Allison Winn Scotch for this category! You may also read this to satisfy the "A book with no chapters, unusual chapter headings, or unconventionally numbered chapters" in the advanced category because its chapters are titled based on who's narrating the story!

[Deb]

J.K. Rowling's Casual Vacancy would fit this prompt too. If you want a fun, shorter read, The Free Brontosaurus is fantastic; what seem to be all separate short stories that tell a much broader tale.

And I echo the recommendations of The Night Circus and Eleanor & Park..

[Sarah]

1Q84 would work I think and what an amazing book

[Soph ♡]

For this I'm going with The Smell of Other People's Houses.

[Thomas]

Im going with A Week in December. Constantly switches between perspectives of diffrwnt characters

[Ashleigh]

And the Mountains Echoed would work well for this prompt. Each chapter is told from a different character's POV. I just finished reading it and loved it. :)

[Rebecca]

For a fun beach read, anything by Elin Hilderbrand. This would also work for the unconventional chapters prompt

[Thomas]

Deb Crane wrote: "J.K. Rowling's Casual Vacancy would fit this prompt too. If you want a fun, shorter read, The Free Brontosaurus is fantastic; what seem to be all separate short stories that tell a much broader tal..."

I did consider The Night Circus but I'm using it as character with a superpower

[Janet]

Think I'll finally tackle It for this one.

[The Biased Bibliophile]

Does anyone know if The Stand would work for this? I think it's written in 3rd person POV, so I don't know if that would count.

[Crumb]

Christina wrote: "Hayley wrote: "I am researching and preparing my "list" for the #2019Challenge and this prompt I discovered Eeny Meeny. It is the first book in the Helen Grace Series by this author..."

I have to say that this is an absolutely AMAZING series. I've read every single book and Arlidge is a master of the mystery genre.

[Alyssa]

Does The Alice Network work in this category?

[Darci]

I'm going to read Before the Fall. It looks like it'll fit this prompt.

[Hayley]

Is there any problem with using Dune for this prompt? I already started it and think it fits.

[Claire]

I just got A Spark of Light from my library and I am already halfway through it. Thats what I will use for this prompt. I realized a lot of Jodi Picoult's books are from multiple POVs.

[Samantha]

Does The Clockmaker's Daughter work for this prompt?

[Brandon]

Hayley wrote: "Is there any problem with using Dune for this prompt? I already started it and think it fits."

Dune absolutely fits. It's one of my favorite books, and I hope you enjoy it, too!