20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]

[Anne]

I am reading 'Sons and Daughters' by Mary Jane Staples. It is the 20 th book in the Adams family series.

[SadieReadsAgain]

What are you reading for this category? Daughters of the Lake by Wendy Webb
How is this the 20th book? 20th book on my Kindle TBR shelf on GR, after sorting by date added.

I was so taken by the premise of this book - a body washes up on the lake shore, and Kate instinctively knows who the woman is...but only from her dreams. Who is this woman, who died 100 years ago but who has resurfaced as if her light has only just gone out? And why is she holding a newborn baby? And what is her link to Kate? I had high hopes for this book. Unfortunately, it doesn't really live up to its premise. Don't get me wrong, I didn't hate it. It's readable, quite compelling and I really wanted to find out who this woman was what happened to her. The story unravels as Kate continues to dream, and searches through her family history. It's quite a fun read, but...it's fluff. I guessed the ending quite early on, though it was satisfying to watch it play out. However, the writing style just did nothing for me and the levels of schmaltz had me rolling my eyes quite a few times. The chintzy romance and total lack of depth (especially given the subject matters of infidelity and murder) just isn't my thing. And don't get me started on how contrived the relationship between Kate and her gay cousin was - lots of scenes of him putting her in the bath, curling up in bed with her. It seemed such a forced way to make it sound realistic, but the result was the pole opposite. So, a fun read but way too fluffy for me.

[Joanne]

Since I had always planned on using #20 in a series for this task, I had to quickly read the previous 3 books to catch up to the proper number. So I had an In Death marathon in May.

I read Survivor In Death by J.D. Robb which is book 20 in the In Death series.

[Wendy]

I'm reading Walden by Henry David Thoreau. It is book #20 on the list "100 Books Every Man Should Read" published by the Art of Manliness blog. Feels pretty apt for Quarantine Life [TM].

[Alesha]

1. What are you reading for this category?
The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks

2. How is this the 20th book?
It was the 20th book on my TBR shelf sorted by date added (oldest to newest)

3 stars. Decent romance with predictable, mediocre writing.

[Steven]

I read Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs. It was the 20th book on my physical unread shelf, from left to right. I did not particularly enjoy it. I can appreciate it's importance in literature, along with other beats throwing open topics and content that were not previously acceptable. However, it was a slog to get through.

[Jackie, Solstitial Mod]

What I ended up doing was sorting my goodreads tbr shelf by the cover and finding the 20th book from the top. It happened to be available from my library, but if it wasn't I was going to try other sorting methods until I got one that was.

My 20th book ended up being: The Search for the Giant Squid: The Biology and Mythology of the World's Most Elusive Sea Creature. I didn't love it, but I'm glad I got it off my tbr.

[Jana]

The 20th book on my TBR was Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul. I read one story a night until I finished the book. A nice way to send myself off to sleep.

[Kellie Lyn]

Regular: Winter's Bone Daniel Woodrell
20th book from the end of my TBR

ABC: The Joy Luck Club Amy Tan
20th "T" author on the list

[Emily]

I read The Two Towers and it's the 20th book on the I Saw the Movie & Read the Book listopia as of 7/8/20 at 5:18 pm CST.

Listopia link: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...

[Kathy]

I read Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon. It was the 20th book on my TBR by date added when we voted the prompt into the challenge on 7/14/19. I've just finished it on 7/15/20!

[Sherri]

I read The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John M. Barry.
This is the 20th History or Historical Fiction book I read in 2020.

[Andrea]

I started subscribing to Powell's Indiespensable program in February of 2016 and just completed the 20th book that I received, A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne.
Wow! What an absolutely abominable protagonist!

[Traci]

1. What are you reading for this category?
I read Salt Houses.

2. How is this the 20th book?
This year I'm reading 52 books set in 52 countries that aren't the US or the UK. I treaded through tons of lists to find a 20th book that wasn't set in a country I was reading for another prompt and was available at the library. Finally, I found Modern Mrs. Darcy's list of "25 family sagas that will sweep you away", and voila, it worked!

[Stacey]

Way back when (actually 2013), I added Mavis Gallant's Paris Stories to my TBR list. Gallant was a Canadian journalist, fiction writer and frequent contributor to The New Yorker. This year and 517 books later, her story collection popped up as my 20th book on that list. The stories had an old-fashioned feel to them, but apart from about 3 or 4, I was bored and eager for it to end. How disappointing.

[Robin P, Orbicular Mod]

Kathy wrote: "I read Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon. It was the 20th book on my TBR by date added when we voted the prompt into the challenge on 7/14/19. I've just finished it on 7/..."

I have read a couple of books by Braddon, including that one, in the GR Readers Review group. She is surprisingly modern and keeps the reader guessing.

[Tracy]

For simplicity's sake, I went with the 20th book I read this year: Sprig Muslin by Georgette Heyer.

[Milena]

I am reading The Grapes of Wrath, it's the 20th book on my TBR. I somehow never had to read this in school.

[MN]

I read W.G. Sebald, After Nature for this topic. It was the 20th book on my GR 'Want to read' shelf. A prose poem, I was so bewitched by it, I read each section twice and as soon as I'd read it from cover to cover, started from the beginning again.

[Veronica]

I chose Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close for this prompt. It was the 20th book on the top shelf of my bokshelp when counting from the top right. It was actually the 21st book on my TBR as well, oddly enough.

[Pamela, Arciform Mod]

1. What are you reading for this category? Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith
2. How is this the 20th book?
I had a hard time with this prompt as I had zero interest in the 20th books on my TBR list, my Amazon digital content, my audible list and the 20th book on my physical shelf was a dictionary. I thought about turning this into a random card week but then I saw someone mention bestsellers and went to Amazon and #20 on their overall bestseller list was.... this book! YAY!

[star_fire13]

1. What are you reading for this category?
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly

2. How is this the 20th book?
It was the 20th book I unpacked for my physical TBR shelf haha

[Pam]

I’m reading The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H. G. Parry. It’s #20 on my Books About Book GR shelf. This prompt has been one of the hardest for me and I almost decided to use a wildcard. When I realized it worked for a PS prompt, published in the month of your birthday, I found a way to make it work for ATY. That PS prompt was another difficult one to fill.

[Angela]

What are you reading for this category?
The Listerdale Mystery, by Agatha Christie


How is this the 20th book? ‘
It’s Agatha Christie’s 20th published book.

[Ruth]

So as it's late November you can see that I had some problems with prompt 20. I started reading What If Latin America Ruled The World?: How The South Will Take The North Into The 22nd Century which was the 20th book on my TBR list but it was slow going I kept reading a bit and then leaving it and then 3 weeks ago I found myself living with my sister-in-law a long way from home while my brother is in hospital so I've just read The Hogfather, the 20th book in Terry Pratchett disc World Series. I read a book by him at least once a year as my son loves his work but I think I started reading him at too old an age to fully appreciate his style and humour. Quite seasonal as the Hogfather is the Disc World equivalent of Father Christmas.

[Virginia]

1. What are you reading for this category?
I read How to Be a Girl in the World.


2. How is this the 20th book?
I was going to use this book for "underrated", but then I realized it was the 20th book I won this year. (I was entering a lot of giveaways! This one caught my attention because a middle school librarian I follow had recommended it.)

[Brittany]

1. What are you reading for this category?
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur

2. How is this the 20th book?
It was the 20th book read from Emma Watson’s book club Our Shared Shelf