Barbara's ATY (mostly Booker, 1001 and ToB books)

[Irene]

Barbara wrote: "2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why)





I am also reading this for the second prompt, I only read the first 100 pages or so but so far I am loving it.

[Rachelnyc]

I'm reading the ToB shortlist as well. I'm about halfway finished and no 5 star reads yet but hopefully that will change. I've enjoyed most of them and the ones I was most looking forward to are still to come.

You have some other great books in your plan as well. The Great Believers (I was very bummed this wasn't on the shortlist) and The Night Circus were two of my favorites in 2018.

[Irene]

Barbara wrote: "I really liked it, I hope you did too!"
I really really loved it, I am sad it is finished.

[Rachelnyc]

Barbara wrote: "Rachelnyc wrote: "I'm reading the ToB shortlist as well. I'm about halfway finished and no 5 star reads yet but hopefully that will change. I've enjoyed most of them and the ones I was most looking..."

My current favorite from the ToB is The House of Broken Angels. I just felt so real and the final chapter hit me hard in the feels. I still have a few of the front runners remaining so we'll see if that changes.

[Rachelnyc]

Barbara wrote: "Rachelnyc wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Rachelnyc wrote: "I'm reading the ToB shortlist as well. I'm about halfway finished and no 5 star reads yet but hopefully that will change. I've enjoyed most of th..."

I used it for the elderly character prompt. There are characters names Big Angel and Little Angel so you could also use it for the person's name in title prompt.

[Rachelnyc]

The Night Circus seems to be a love it or hate it kind of book. I loved it! I think it helps going in knowing that there is not really much of a plot but the atmosphere and imagery is so wonderful that it more than makes up for it.

[Edie]

Barbara wrote: "5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare



Only one of the books on my shelves seems to fit this prompt so I am going for The Night Circus. It's not ..."
I loved this book. And I would say it's not my normal book either. Probably in the top 10 of books I have read in recent years.

[Irene]

I also just bought The House of Broken Angels, looking forward to starting it.

[Milena]

I have The House of Broken Angels waiting on my Kindle. You all are making me very excited for it.

[hannah]

I really loved The Night Circus! Seconding what others said about the atmosphere and imagery — it really does a lovely job of painting a picture of the world.

[Rachelnyc]

Glad you enjoyed The House of Broken Angels and I hope everyone else reading it does as well.

I opened a Litsy account but never did anything with it but a few people have mentioned it lately so I think I will go back and try to figure it out. I am rachel_nyc if you want to add me.

[Irene]

Barbara wrote: "It is so good, I hope you'll like it as much as I did. Are you also reading the ToB shortlist?"

No, because I couldn't possible read all of them on time, but I have a few of them on my TBR mountain and I will try to get to them before ToB starts, but we'll see...

[Rachelnyc]

Barbara wrote: "6. A book with a dual timeline



I managed to read the first five weeks in order! Now on to February.
Maggie O'Neill is my choice for a book with ..."

This looks so good! I loved The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox and would like to read more of her work. Looking forward to hearing what you think of this.

[Hilde]

Hi Barbara, nice to see you here (guessing you are BarbaraBB from Litsy?) Interesting plan you have, enjoy your challenge :)

[Mindy]

Well done Barbara! That connection didn’t occur to me but obviously it’s what us ToBers need to do. :-)

[Marina]

Barbara wrote: "7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1



The next two weeks I am choosing two books regarding the same theme: the Tournament of Books. I want to..."

That's a great idea for that prompt. I've been considering how to choose two books linked in some way, but haven't come up with a good idea so this might be a possibility.
Milkman is on my tbr along with most of the other ToB books. I hope you enjoy it and maybe to see a review!

[Rachelnyc]

Very clever to use ToB for #7 and 8 especially since you are reading in order.

I didn't want to veer from my plan of pairing a fiction and non-fiction but I did change the topic to be about prison life so I am using The Mars Room for #7.

I am both nervous and excited to read Milkman since the reviews are so mixed. I should be ready to start it in a week or so.

[Marina]

Barbara wrote: "Hi Marina, I am writing my reviews on Litsy, are you there as well?"

Yep, I'm Marina_h 😊 I'll keep an eye out for your review!

[Rachelnyc]

Barbara wrote: "Rachelnyc wrote: "Very clever to use ToB for #7 and 8 especially since you are reading in order.

I didn't want to veer from my plan of pairing a fiction and non-fiction but I did change the topic ..."

I'm leaning towards American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment but am open to suggestions if you have any!

[Irene]

Barbara wrote: "The next two weeks I am choosing two books regarding the same theme: the Tournament of Books. ..."

That's a great idea, I might steal that. :-)

[Irene]

Barbara wrote: "It is a book full of stories and full of love in my opinion. You'll read it fast since it is hard to stop once you started. I hope you'll get to it soon! "

I really really loved The House of Broken Angels, but I started confusing all the characters when I had put it down a bit too long, so I reread a part of it.

[Rachelnyc]

Barbara wrote: "13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list



I was so happy to find this one on the list, as I've boon looking for a reason t..."

I'm so curious to hear what you think of The Great Believers! It was one of my favorites from last year and has really stuck with me, especially Yale who I thought was just an incredible character.

[Tammy]

I see that you've built your list from Man Booker, 1001 and ToB (I'm blanking on what that is). Do you feel that the quality of the books you are reading is better than the commercial mass market books? I'm also reading a lot of books from the 1001 list so I'd love to hear your take on how you are enjoying the challenge.

[Irene]

I also loved Bonita Avenue and I almost picked up this one, hope you will like it.

[Rachelnyc]

I've been hit or miss with Taylor Jenkins Reid so I am usually skeptical going in. I liked Daisy more than you did possibly because I had low expectations.

I thought Bernadette was a lot of fun and look forward to the film. Adding All the Rivers to my TBR now!