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Kerry's 2020 Plan to use Owned books
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🗽⚡🌹🎾 July 🇺🇸🎆🍉🍔28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author
29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book
30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year
31. A book inspired by a leading news story
🏖👙👒👡August🐞🐜🌭🏟🗺🏊
32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games 🏅in Japan 🇯🇵
33. A book about a non-traditional family
34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name
35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover
📒📚📝 🚃 September 📄📋📓🚸
36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim
37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1
38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2
39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce
🎑🎃👻 October 💀🍺🍻
40. A book with a place name in the title
41. A mystery
42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’
43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse
44. A book related to witches - Rise of the Witch OK Bought Oct 22, 2012
🍁🍂🍃 November 🍲🍖🍜
45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018
46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"
47. A classic book you've always meant to read
48. A book published in 2020
🎄🎅🎁 December 🐫🐪🐏
49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win
50. A book with a silhouette on the cover
51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title
52. A book related to time
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Month 1 Possibilities: 1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y - Do or Di Own on Kindle
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain Own on Kindle
3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019 - War and Peace
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live - 8 Places You Do Not Want To Wake Up At - Kindle owned
5. The first book in a series that you have not started - The Hunger Games or Divergent - Both owned hardbacks Changed to Chronicles of Narnia
I am forcing myself to use books I already own unless I can't find any to fit the prompt.
Kerri I start with that intention each year and might make it a month before I fail. I know I have books on my kindle and shelves that will fit all the prompts, but the newer titles are just too darn distracting. I hope you have better willpower than me!! 😂
Kerry, I like that idea and I wish you more success than I have ever had!
Thank you all for the encouragement. I want to also read in order since I own the books. I hope I can stick with it.
I started a bit early on December 11 because I am reading War and Peace and won't be done until sometime in January. I am using it for prompt 3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019. Because of it's length, I may use it for 2 prompts.
Reading my owned titles is one of my goals for this upcoming year too. I think your smart to start War & Peace! Best of luck to you!
I'm also trying to work through my owned books. Took me a while to make my list to match them up, but better than spending more money...right? That's what i'm telling myself!
I am also determined to do the books I already have and to include all formats, including audio books. I have gone through all of the prompts and matched a book and this year I am determined not to be distracted or buy new books. Hmmm we will see....
I read The Alice Network which was on my Kindle. I want to give it 4 stars and undecided for which prompt. This could work for several prompts:
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable. I want to use this one as I want to read in order.
or
6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover
Or
10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
or
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
or
27. A history or historical fiction
or
43 - A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse (death, war/conquest, famine, plague/pestilence) - War as it's set in WWI
Reading more from my owned books is also one of my goals this year and one of the reasons that I signed up for ATY 2020. It is definitely something I struggle with - I like to say that I have two very distinct hobbies: buying books and reading books...Best of luck with your challenge this year!
I finished my 2nd book Do or Di and this will be used for the 1st prompt as there is no A T or Y in the title. This was stars as it was a predictable romance. I don't like romances but for some reason when I first purchased my kindle in 2012, I felt the need to get every free kindle book there was. I am totally regretting that now as I have 1840 books on it. So now down to 1839.
I read 2001: A Space Odyssey for prompt 2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable as it's Clarke. I know this is a classic but I had a difficult time getting into it and only 2 stars for me. The main reason i read it was for the Pop Sugar Challenge for book with a robot, AI or cyborg so it definitely fit that prompt. If you're a Science fiction person, you may enjoy it.
I did it; I finished War and Peace on Jan 23. I enjoyed the story. My favorite characters were Princess Marya and Prince Nicholai. I really want to give it 4.5 stars. I'm using this for prompt 3. A book that you are prompted to read because of somethingyou read in 2019. I had read Les Mis and Count of Monte Cristo last year and wanted to read another big classic so that's why I chose this prompt.
Oh I own this on Kindle but mostly read the book that I borrowed from the library.
I read The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror and Interview with the Robot for POP Sugar challenge.
Prompt 4 finished. Book I owned - YESI finished prompt 4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live with
This was a very short book but interesting. 3 stars because there were some grammatical errors. I learned of new places I would like to visit some day. This was a book I owned on my Kindle. I will keep it because of the references.
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Own? NO I read this for Pop Sugar for prompt 'Book that won an award in 2019' I don't own any books that won an award in 2019 so this was my pick. I did not like it and gave it 2 stars. I tried to like the character Circe but I just couldn't. This made me realize that I am not a mythology fan. This can be used for the following prompts:
1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge (2017: based on a myth)
19. A fantasy book
32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan
34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name
44. A book related to witches
For now I am using Circe for prompt 34 because that's a harder one for me to fill at this point. M for Mythology
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Books mentioned in this topic
Circe (other topics)The Alice Network (other topics)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (other topics)
The Alice Network (other topics)
The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror (other topics)
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2020 List Plans:
🎉❄⛄January 🎿🏂🏈
✔️1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
√ √ 📚 Do or Di by Eileen Cook OK
📖 Middlesex by Jeffery Eugenides OK
📖 Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn OHB
✔️2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
√ √ 2001: A Space Odyssey Jan 17
📖The Once and Future King by TH White OK
Anything by Stephen King
✔️ 3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something
you read in 2019
📚 War and Peace by Tolstoy √ √ OK/Audiobook Jan 23
✔️ 4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live
√ √📚 8 Places You Do Not Want To Wake Up At OK
CR 5. The first book in a series that you have not started
√ √ The Chronicles of Narnia 📖 OK and PB
💗💚💜💙💛❤Feb 💞💖💕💓💋💌
✔️6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover 📚 √ √
7. A book set in the southern hemisphere
📖A Year in the Wild: A Riotous Novel OK OPB
CR 📖 8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The"
CR 9. A book that can be read in a day
📖 Charles Rivers Editor/Captivating History/Hourly History book OK
⚡☁March🐇🐰
10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people
13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge (Link)
14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers (link)
🌷💐April☔💦
15. A book set in a global city
16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area
17. A book with a neurodiverse character
18. A book by an author you've only read once before
🌸🌺🌻May🌹🌼🌱
19. A fantasy book
20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]
21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1719
22. A book with the major theme of survival
🎓💍🌈June🍓🍑🍒
23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author
24. A book with an emotion in the title
25. A book related to the arts
26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards
27. A history or historical fiction