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

[Deborah]

I don't think I saw it mentioned, but I just finished My Sister, the Serial Killer which would work for this prompt. There are no numbered chapters. Each is headed by the word or a couple words which kind of tells you the theme/subject of the chapter, and the chapter headings repeat sometimes throughout the book.

[Stéphanie]

For this prompt, I read Always the Bridesmaid by Lindsey Kelk. It was funny and dramatic at the same time. The chapters are all diary entries and start with the date and two questions about how she is feeling and what she is grateful for as she embarks on being her best friend's bridesmaid. Well, it does not go to plan obviously.

[Lisa]

Fahrenheit 451 could be used for this prompt.

[Courtney]

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins could be used for this prompt, at least I think so. The chapters are titled by different characters and then split by dates and times of the day, like morning, afternoon, evening.

[Amy]

Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever? uses building numbers for chapters and can also double for the "book with a question in the title" prompt (if you're into that).

[Navile]

Looking For Alaska by John Green

[Ann]

I just started reading Hisae Iwaoka's Saturn Apartments, Vol. 1 for the Book Riot challenge, and am wondering if it will count for this prompt. The chapters are numbered based on the floor of the apartment building and titled...well, I'm not yet sure what the titles are based on. As examples: "Floor 1. Earth;" "Floor 2. Work;" "Floor 7. Beneath the Mask." It starts on page 1 at the back of the book and ends at the front of the book on page 188.

[Lauconn]

Do Not Say We Have Nothing, about the Cultural Revolution in China has 2 sections, numbered "Part 1" and "Part 0," and the chapter numbers go in ascending order and then descending order, so it seems like that would work. And it's a lovely, moving read.

[Jennibritt]

I think any of the Heather Wells Mysteries by Meg Cabot could be used for this prompt. Each chapter heading are song lyrics that the main character sang during her teenage pop princess run. I read the whole series and used the books for different prompts. They were really good. Can also be used for amateur detective and on a college campus.

[Sarah]

I'm thinking "If on a Winter's Night, A Traveller" might work for this?

[Abbie]

I used Fever Dream for this prompt. It has no chapters--not even paragraph breaks. I loved it and ended up reading the whole thing in one sitting; the structure really helps build up the tension.

[Milena]

Abbie wrote: "I used Fever Dream for this prompt. It has no chapters--not even paragraph breaks. I loved it and ended up reading the whole thing in one sitting; the structure really helps build u..."

Interesting. I listened to the audiobook, and because it's so short I didn't even catch on that there were no chapters.

[Jamie]

Would books told from more than one POV count, if the chapters aren't numbered, just named after the character whose POV is represented in each chapter?

[Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads)]

I just finished Ginny Moon which fits perfectly here (as well as a few other categories, like debut novel). Every chapter heading is the exact time and day the scene starts, as the POV character has autism and always wants to know exactly what time it is.

I found this book very stressful as it deals with a foster child who has abuse and trauma in her past but it was also a very well written story that's worth reading if you can handle it.

[Paige]

Kissing Stars Over the Rising Sun has no chapters!

[Lynette]

Jamie wrote: "Would books told from more than one POV count, if the chapters aren't numbered, just named after the character whose POV is represented in each chapter?"

Sure! That's unconventional. :) Don't you want that one for your POV prompt, though?

[Jamie]

Lynette wrote: "Jamie wrote: "Would books told from more than one POV count, if the chapters aren't numbered, just named after the character whose POV is represented in each chapter?"

Sure! That's unconventional...."

Good point, but I have already covered the POV prompt.

[Laurel]

Maybe one of these books that are written in emails would work? https://bookstr.com/article/7-books-w...

[Lisette]

I first added this book to the prompt "Asian, African or South American author, but decided to use it for this prompt.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Beijing Coma, Ma Jian

This books has no chapters at all. It is one long story without chapters.

[Rachel]

I recently read The Sea by John Banville and think this would fit the prompt. There are no chapters as such, just breaks and divided into two parts. It's also quite a short read at just 264 pages.

[Candace]

Blockade billy by Stephen king.

[Samantha]

I just read Looking for Alaska and was wondering if it fit here. It's broken down into 2 main parts, Before & After, and each part has say, x days before in the before section and then x many days after in the after section. Opinions?

[Chelsea]

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society!

[☕️Hélène⚜️]

So, I’ll check 2 prompts 21 and 46 after I finish Guernsey literary & potaoupeel pie society! Never taught of that! Thanks Chelsea

[Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads)]

Samantha wrote: "I just read Looking for Alaska and was wondering if it fit here. It's broken down into 2 main parts, Before & After, and each part has say, x days before in the before section and then..."

I would say it counts. (I used it for debut novel, but might move it to this prompt later.)

[Milena]

It's probably already been mentioned, but I am reading Mrs. Dalloway and it has no chapters.

[Sarah]

Mrs Dalloway and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Pie Society are both already on my to-read list! Thanks for the suggestions.

[Alix]

Going to get One Day in December done!

[Bookspective]

I read Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe for this prompt and I looooved the chapter heading in banners and floral line drawing

[Sarah]

Salt to the Sea by Ruth Sepetys fits this prompt, multiple POVs, and a novel based on a true story. The book bounced between four different narrators and the "chapters" were just the name of the current narrator. Some were just a paragraph. It tells the story of a WWII shipwreck that killed more civilians than the Titanic but it wasn't made public.

[Soph ♡]

I just finished Love Letters to the Dead. The whole book is written in the form of letters and therefore no chapter headings.

[Jessica]

The Secret Life of Cows

I happened to read this as my first book of 2019 and it fit the prompt perfectly!

[Sydna]

I'm thinking Meet Me at the Museum fits this one. The "chapters" are letters back and forth. Plus, it's a Modern Mrs. Darcy pick for February.

[Marie-Eve]

I'll Give you the Sun has chapters alternating between the twins POV, plus it has dates instead of numbers, and it goes back and forth between 2 time period, if you guys think this counts.

Plus, great read.

[SadieReadsAgain]

I read New Boy for this, as the story is told over the school day and each chapter is a different part of the day (recess, lunch etc).

Disclaimer - I have never read Othello or seen it performed. All I know of Shakespeare's play which inspired this retelling is what I read of the Schmoop summary I glanced at before I read this book. This was a dark exploration of the cruelty of children, the injustice of racism and the senselessness of bullying. Told over the space of one fraught school day where new boy, Ghanaian "O" becomes the only black kid on the playground, this is a dramatic and face paced read. Although I didn't go to school in the 70's, I was transported back to my own school days and thought that Chevalier really captured a lot of the sensations of that age. I thought the characters were really well established, and I thought the storyline was such a clever interpretation of the classic play. The only thing I struggled with was the age of the kids. I know at age 11 there was a lot of one-day relationships and heated games of kiss-chase, but I think if the characters had even been a bit older it would have seemed more believable. But that's such a tiny quibble really, in such a clever story.

[Simone]

Nadine wrote: "Another option would be the Cormoran Strike series (The Cuckoo's Calling), because every chapter starts with an epigraph. "
I had no idea that this one would fit that prompt. I just picked it up from the library last week because someone in my friends reading group recommended it. I will add it to that prompt on my reading list. Thanks!

[Simone]

I just started the book I Am Watching You on Audibles. The book is also free with Kindle Unlimited. I believe it fits this prompt. The chapters are strange lol. The author keeps changing the chapter number but basically rotates the chapter titles "Friend," "Witness," "Father," "Private Investigator." The only time she doesn't use either of these 4 is towards the end when she uses the missing girl's name and then male's name (not sure yet who he is). Very interesting read so far and I love the lady who reads the book on Audibles and her British accent.

[Neha]

Will The Color Purple fit in this prompt?
as it doesn't have any heading to the new pages/chapters, it starts with 'Dear God' mostly...

[Lyssa]

I just finished Dracula, and it would fit here. It is written in epistolary form-- journal entries, letters, ship's log, etc.

[Sarah]

I finished No Exit a couple weeks ago. Each "chapter", is indicated by a time of the night. An excellent thriller if you're needing ideas. I also counted it as a book that takes place in a single day from the regular prompts.

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I'm currently reading Black iris by Elliot wake. The chapters go back and fourth from past to present year.

But if you're not into dark romances with suspense then stay away.

[Lynne]

My Sister, the Serial Killer fits this prompt. One word chapter headings.

[Alex]

I'm reading the psychology of time travel and each chapter has a name and date. I guess it would also work for the multiple POV prompt as well.

[Patricia]

Debbie wrote: "Building Stories is a super-odd book/collection with a whole bunch of little booklets that you can read in any order to create a story about people who live in an apartment building..."


Up the Down Staircase has been in my bookcase for years. I guess it is about time to read it.

[Sarah]

I’ve realised that the book I started today - “Magpie Murders” by Anthony Horowitz - fits this category. It’s a 200 page whodunnit book within a book, also about the editor working on the manuscript of that book. The page numbering (and fonts) of each are separate.

[Janet]

Patricia wrote: "Debbie wrote: "Building Stories is a super-odd book/collection with a whole bunch of little booklets that you can read in any order to create a story about people who live in an apa..."

I read this when I was in high school and remembering loving it! Very unlike anything else I'd read up until that point.

[Megan]

I've just started Bright Air Black by David Vann. It has no chapter/division titles and is about Medea, so it would fit the mythology prompt also.

[Patricia]

Janet wrote: "Patricia wrote: "Debbie wrote: "Building Stories is a super-odd book/collection with a whole bunch of little booklets that you can read in any order to create a story about people w..."

Thanks for the recommendation. Now, I am really looking forward to reading it.

[Dawn]

Toni Morrison's "Beloved," "A Mercy," and "The Bluest Eye" would all work for this prompt. Actually, much of her work would.

[Jayde]

Finished Mort