Around the Year in 52 Books discussion
Around the Year in 52 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
An American Marriage (other topics)Where They Found Her (other topics)
The Lying Woods (other topics)
The Kremlin Conspiracy (other topics)
Hamlet (other topics)
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1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy
An American Marriage
2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why)
Where They Found Her
3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y
The Lying Woods
4. A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin, pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel etc)
The Kremlin Conspiracy
5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare
Hamlet
6. A book with a dual timeline
Winter Garden
7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1
One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey
8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2
The Simple Wild
9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy or horror)
In Cold Blood
10. A book featuring an historical figure
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject)
Lily and the Octopus
12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer
A Ladder to the Sky
13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list
The Death of Mrs. Westaway
14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country
Circe
16. A book told from multiple perspectives
Little Fires Everywhere
17. A speculative fiction (i.e. fantasy, scifi, horror, dystopia)
Dark Matter
18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements
Salt to the Sea
19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR
A Spark of Light
20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes
Night
22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover
Two Can Keep a Secret
23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New
Nine Perfect Strangers
25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed
Something in the Water
26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue
Night Road
27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list
Americanah
28. A book related to something cold (i.e. theme, title, author, cover, etc.)
An Unwanted Guest
29. A book published before 1950
Rebecca
30. A book featuring an elderly character
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
31. A children’s classic you’ve never read
The Phantom Tollbooth
32. A book with more than 500 pages
I Know This Much Is True
33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet
Remember Mia
34. A book with a person's name in the title
The Last Mrs. Parrish
35. A psychological thriller
The Breakdown
36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list
The Rules of Magic
37. A book set in a school or university
Columbine
38. A book not written in traditional novel format (poetry, essay, epistolary, graphic novel, etc)
Selected Crônicas
39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life
The Dry
40. A book you stumbled upon
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards
The Book of Essie
42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
43. A book related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) [fiction or nonfiction]
Lab Girl
44. A book related in some way to a tv show/series or movie you enjoyed (same topic, same era, book appeared in the show/movie, etc.)
Only Ever Yours
45. A multi-generational saga
Angela's Ashes
46. A book with a (mostly) black cover
#FashionVictim
47. A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.)
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year
Atlas Shrugged
49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country
If You Leave Me
50. A book that includes a journey (physical, health, or spiritual)
A Walk in the Woods
51. A book published in 2019
An Anonymous Girl
52. A book with a weird or intriguing title
The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific