46 - A book with no chapters / unusual chapter headings / unconventionally numbered chapters

[Jae]

I recommend In Twenty Years by Allison Winn Scotch for this category! You may also read this to satisfy the "a book told from multiple POVs" in the regular category because each chapter is being narrated by different characters from the story!

[Laura]

I think that just about anything by Terry Pratchett would work here

[Rebecca]

You can always read S. which is supposed to be read in two different ways: linearly for Story A, then read the "notes in the margins" for Story B. It's a bit of a different reading experience for sure.

[Jenn]

Pretty sure Two Boys Kissing doesn't have chapters and I would highly recommend it.

[Nadine in NY]

I just started Someone Like Me and I want to thank whomever recommended it for this category!! Each chapter starts with an icon/symbol that represents the character whose POV it is (at least, I'm assuming that's what's going on w/ the icons) - this would also work for multiple POVs of course, but that will be an easier one for me to fill. This is a long book at >500 pages, so I'll be plugging away at it for a while, but I love Carey so I'm sure I'll love it.

[Angela]

Tommy's War : A First World War Diary has no chapters, just entry dates.

I've never read Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl, so I'm not sure if that would count, too?

I honestly feel like most non-fiction diaries might work for this one.

[Carol]

I just finished reading The Circle and recommend it for this prompt.

[Lisa]

I just finished Run, Don't Walk: The Curious and Chaotic Life of a Physical Therapist Inside Walter Reed Army Medical Center which was excellent. I had originally picked it to meet the prompt from a previous year- “pick a book where the protagonist has the same occupation as you” but quickly realized the book was nonfiction and therefore didn’t have a protagonist. It did however not have chapter numbers but instead sections defined by ward numbers, place names, people or phrases specific to what was happening in that time.

It was a thoroughly enjoyable book about being a physical therapist ina high pressure setting and I was glad for this challenge because I doubt I would have found it otherwise.

[Julie]

I'm reading Horrorstör and realized it would count for this prompt as well. While it does use chapters and the chapters are numbered, it's laid out like an Ikea catalog, and each chapter heading/section features a catalog item with picture, description, item number, etc. I would think that would count as an unusual chapter heading.

[Gina]

I was trying to decide between two books today and checked to see if either had unusual chapters and actually both did.

Sometimes I Lie - Chapters labeled Now, Before, Then with a date.
Behind Closed Doors - Chapters labeled Past & Present

[Darci]

From the above discussions, it sounds like the Discworld novels will work for this prompt. I've been wanting to try the series, so I'm reading The Color of Magic.

[Erin]

I’ve just read book that’s all letters- or rather diary entries framed as letters to the characters mother (who is dead).

I feel like this fits with this category!

The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani

Set at the time of the division of India following the end of British rule.

[El]

No Exit by Taylor Adams

[Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads)]

Lisa wrote: "I just finished Run, Don't Walk: The Curious and Chaotic Life of a Physical Therapist Inside Walter Reed Army Medical Center which was excellent. I had originally picked it to meet ..."

I'm glad it worked out anyway, but I think a protagonist can be either real or fictional. I would have counted it at least. :-)

[Sandra]

Lisa wrote: "I just finished Run, Don't Walk: The Curious and Chaotic Life of a Physical Therapist Inside Walter Reed Army Medical Center which was excellent. I had originally picked it to meet ..."
I just picked it up and agree it would work—I was just about to suggest it myself before I saw your post. :-)

[Eryn]

The Infinite In Between by Carolyn Macklemore is my choice. It is done by months and then broken up by the four years of high school.

[Michelle]

I just finished reading Not My Father's Son and it has dates and THEN as chapter headings. It was also a great read.

[Dedra ~ A Book Wanderer]

It looks like The Thirteenth Tale will work for this prompt. The chapters have no numbers.

[Angelina]

I think books of letters or diary entries would count? I’m going to have a look in my library for something in this style, otherwise how about a poetry collection? I’m also sure last year I read a train book that would count as its letters complaining about train journeys. Does anyone know which one I mean, I’m in the uk?

It’s , can anyone see inside as I just can’t recall if it had chapters or not?

[Rachelle]

My Best Friend's Exorcism

[Dedra ~ A Book Wanderer]

Angel wrote: "I think books of letters or diary entries would count? I’m going to have a look in my library for something in this style, otherwise how about a poetry collection? I’m also sure last year I read a ..."

It looks like it will work! The headings are dates.

Also, 84, Charing Cross Road is a short book written in letters.

[Jenny]

Stacey wrote: "Tracy wrote: "I mentioned this in the Multiple POV thread but Into the Water fits here. No numbered chapters, each header is a different date and character. And there are lots of th..."

Thank you so much for this, its saved!

[Jenny]

Jess wrote: "I'm currently reading The Good Girl and I think it would work for this prompt. The chapters are named after the characters (3 POVs) and whether the chapter occurs before or after a ..."

This is a really good book.

[Jenny]

RIght now I'm reading Oryx and Crake and I realized it would definitely fit this prompt! The book is section off into sections with titles (instead of Part 1, Part 2, etc), and then its divided into shorter section with a single title. No chapter numbers whatsoever! YAY! And so far, I like the book. So another suggestion for you all!

[Angelina]

Oh thank you I’d like to read Charing Cross, think the Anthony Hopkins film I love is based upon it, I’m doing the challenge from books I can get for free in my village library so will have a hunt for it.

[Angelina]

Jenny wrote: "Jess wrote: "I'm currently reading The Good Girl and I think it would work for this prompt. The chapters are named after the characters (3 POVs) and whether the chapter occurs befor..."
I think the girl on the train maybe the same, not a book I enjoyed at all.

[Juli]

I am currently reading The Last Days of Ptolemy Gray for my library bookclub and am hoping I can use it for the challenge as well. There are occasional breaks in the narrative but no chapter #s or headings. Do y'all think this would work for this category? Basically, there are several paragraphs with normal spacing and then there will be a double space before the narrative continues.

[Angelina]

I read this last year and I know there’s newspapers etc think it’s done by dates rather than chapters so this would work if you’ve not read it. Did You See Melody?

[Caitlin]

I started reading Small Fry by Lisa Brennan-Jobs because it has plants on the cover, but I found it fits perfectly for this category because there are absolutely no chapters. The book does have sections throughout, but even those aren't very clear in how they are broken up.

[Kate]

The Unfortunates is a fun one. The chapters are all separately bound and come in a box. You mix them up randomly and read them in that order. To be honest, I don't remember anything about the story itself. It's really the gimmick that makes it an interesting book.

[Kara]

Vivian wrote: "I am currently reading and there is no chapter in this book"

Oh, good to know. I have so many other possibilities for the author from Asia, Africa, or South America prompt, that I'm glad to know this also works here. I will read this book no matter what, though. I'm on a long waiting list at the library.

[Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads)]

Juli wrote: "I am currently reading The Last Days of Ptolemy Gray for my library bookclub and am hoping I can use it for the challenge as well. There are occasional breaks in the narrative but no chapter #s or ..."

Sounds to me like it should count!

[Tania]

Would His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae work for this category? It's really more like a collection of documents, and by just glancing at the table of contents, I find it interesting that the glossary is in the middle of the book, and the maps are two sections in.

[Sherri]

Just finished Gilead by Marilynne Robinson. It is 1 long letter.

[Jayde]

I read Mort. Pratchett's books are always a lot of fun and he rarely uses chapter breaks.

[Kara]

If you’ve never read a Mark Z Danielewski novel, now is the time. His books are formatted in all kinds of weird ways, conventional chapters be damned. I’ll be reading Only Revolutions for this prompt.

[Ruth]

I'm reading it for the "A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent" prompt. But, The Name of the Rose would work for this one as well. It's divided up into sections "First Day", "Second Day", etc. Then within each section, "chapters" are listed by a schedule of liturgical hours: Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, etc.

[Kayla]

I'm doing this one for unusual chapter headings :D

Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...

[Ramona]

I'm currently listening to Sadie by Courtney Summers and I think I'm going to count it for this prompt. I don't know how it looks in writing, but on audio, it alternates between a character's point of view and a podcast that's airing about that character. It's one of the most unique audio books I've encountered.

[David]

Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us about Ourselves has depths for the chapter headings.

[Beth]

The Silver Linings Playbook
Silver Linings Playbook has unusual chapter headings that are not numbered such as...
Orange Fire Enters My Skull
The Concrete Doughnut
Filled with Molten Lava

[Barbara]

Just started The Clockmaker’s Daughter, and I think it works for this prompt. Some chapters are “Chapter One” and others are Roman numerals. So, “unconventionally numbered.”

[Courtney]

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg, I loved the movie, its one of my favorites, so I'm hoping that i like the book just as much.

[Jennifer]

Brynn wrote: "Would House of Leaves count for this category? It kind of has chapters but is structured so unusually I thought it might count. It's my first time doing this challenge though so I'm no..."

I very much think this would work; it's certainly unconventional.

[Rachel]

A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo: the chapter headings are dictionary definitions.

[Nancy]

Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver would work for this one. The chapter headings for each chapter are the last sentence from the chapter before, which is really cool, because each chapter takes place in a different time period. So clever!

[Kimberly]

I'm going to use one the books from the Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin. None of the chapters are numbered and they jump around like crazy. I'll probably use the last one, The Stone Sky, for this one. All three will fit into different categories for me.

[Erica]

I just finished We by Yevgeny Zamyatin and it has unusual chapter headings.

Examples:

Flowers • Dissolution of a Crystal • If Only

The Great Operation • I Have Forgiven Everything • A Train Wreck

[Jamie]

I read Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks for this. The book is broken down to two parts- letters to books, and lists of book suggestions. No chapters, unless you count each letter as a chapter, but the headings for each are definitely not traditional.

[Sherri]

I just finished "Tuesdays with Morrie." I loved this book. The chapters are not traditional at all.