02 - A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title

[Meg]

Think I'll read this one
The Mandibles: A Family, 2029–2047 by Lionel Shriver

[Chrissie]

Nadine wrote: "I keep trying to quit the Stephanie Plum series (because they are just not very engaging any more, but they can still be fun at times), and something keeps dragging me back in ;-) This time it’s th..."

My thinking exactly. I wasn't going to read anymore of this series but okay, what's one more...

[Yoo]

I suspect this prompt will be one of the last ones I complete as I'm struggling to find one to fit. I'm trying to complete the challenge with library ebooks, already owned books or kindle deals so will be hoping that something turns up to fit during the year.

I think I'll probably end up buying as it would probably help my running!

[Emanuel]

I want to read Vinte e Zinco.

[Barb]

I second the recommendation for 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill!

[Shari]

I loved Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights by Salman Rushdie.

[SueAnn]

VanesGirl wrote: "Would this book count ?

Dollface: A Novel of the Roaring Twenties"

Absolutely!

[Nadine in NY]

I can't believe I didn't think of this book sooner (probably because I'm focused on a book I will read, not a book I have read already):

Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest

This was the first book I read by Cherie Priest. It's weird and well-written and different and sort of horror but not too scary.

And apparently there is also Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Agatha Christie

[Jennifer W]

Katie wrote: "I haven't read it, but for YA fans: Twenty Boy Summer."

I just checked that one out from the library. If I get to it, I'll report back if it's any good!

[Heather]

Nadine wrote: "And apparently there is also Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Agatha Christie"

Bless your post! I was starting to dread this prompt because nothing sounded very appealing to me. I had two books as contenders, but I wasn't excited about them. A Poirot story is a much better option for me.

[Ana]

If anyone is interested in adult manga (seinen) there's 20世紀少年 完全版 1 (20th Century Boys) by Urasawa.

[Karol]

I have 22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkinson on my Kindle would that work?? I keep thinking it has to be a straight 20

[Terrie]

I'm being a little more lenient in my interpretation (as is my wont) and reading The Twentieth Wife by Indu Sundaresan - it would also more exactly work for:
WOC
book with a map
has a GR 4+ rating
3 word title

[Kristin]

Ana wrote: "If anyone is interested in adult manga (seinen) there's 20世紀少年 完全版 1 (20th Century Boys) by Urasawa."

I sometimes recommend this one as a starter for adults who have never read manga!

[Brooke]

Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler was good. I just finished it.

[Lynette]

For once, a prompt is sticking me in the eye to get exact with it. Hah! On the other hand, I'm really holding myself this year to clearing my stacks and stacks of unread-owned books and not bringing home more than 3 additional books to meet PopSugar prompts. This prompt is one of only 5 prompts I can't fill from those stacks. I already bought books for two prompts, and will pick up a 2020 publish later - so - I turned to free audiobooks on LibriVox for this one.

I can't decide between Twenty Years After, by Alexandre Dumas (and sequel to The Three Musketeers), or Twenty Years at Hull House, Jane Addams' memoir - so I guess I'll just do both this year! :D

[Kim]

I'm going with for this.

[Melissa]

I am currently reading Hardcore Twenty-Four by Janet Evanovich for this challenge.

[Cr]

怪人二十面相 (The Fiend with Twenty Faces) by Edogawa Ranpo works for this. Though the English Translation has a really ugly cover.

[Capital Reader]

Twenty Letters to a Friend

[Megan]

Chernobyl 01:23:40. Short read/audiobook

[Lilith]

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder. I've been meaning to read this since I first heard Professor Snyder interviewed (I think) by Bill Maher. The author is a history professor at Yale, and this book gives a lot to think about. It's chilling, and you will likely find yourself nodding over and over. Good advice in his book, too. Highly recommend!

[Rachel]

These lists are the best. I have been meaning to read 20th Century Ghosts for ages and never made the connection between it and the challenge. Hooray!

[Katy]

I read My Twenty-Five Years in Provence: Reflections on Then and Now, but it wasn't as good as a Year in Provence and it had a lot of the same stories. So, basically I don't recommend. I thought it might be funny, as I remember laughing when reading a Year in Provence and who couldn't use a laugh right now? But, it wasn't.

[Rachel]

For this challenge I read Two and Twenty Dark Tales: Dark Retellings of Mother Goose Rhymes.

[Sherri]

I finished All Those Mornings...at the Post: The 20th Century in Sports from Famed Washington Post Columnist Shirley Povich by Shirley Povich. The great news is I finished the advanced prompts.

[Yoo]

Just found a series of books by Daniel Hurst which all have '20 minutes' in the title. They are all on Kindle Unlimited or reasonably priced which is part of my secondary challenge! Not read any yet but they seem to get good reviews so I'll definitely use one for this prompt.


20 Minutes Earlier
20 Minutes Later
20 Minutes in the Park
20 Minutes To Go Viral

[Ashley]

I readTwenty-Eight and a Half Wishes.

[Leona]

Yoo wrote: "Just found a series of books by Daniel Hurst which all have '20 minutes' in the title. They are all on Kindle Unlimited or reasonably priced which is part of my secondary challeng..."

Thanks. I need a few quick reads.

[Lauren]

This prompt has turned out to be more dreaded than I expected, but after looking through the list posted at the beginning here again, I noticed Surpassing Certainty: What My Twenties Taught Me and now I'm excited! I'm trying to read even more books by Black authors than usual right now, and she's trans, so that fits with PRIDE reading as well. Score!

[Yoo]

Yoo wrote: "Just found a series of books by Daniel Hurst which all have '20 minutes' in the title. They are all on Kindle Unlimited or reasonably priced which is part of my secondary challeng..."

Just thought I would update on my previous post. I actually missed off the first book in the series20 Minutes On The Tube: Who Are You Travelling With? I have just finished it and would recommend if you are struggling with this prompt. This is the penultimate book for me in this challenge and I had left it as the prompt was a tricky one, but this book is would make it into the top half of this years challenge books if I was ranking them.

It explores 20 people's story within a 20 minute period on the London Underground. You get to hear their back story, why they were there and what was happening to them. Many of the stories over lap and you get to see incidents from different perspectives. People watching in a book!

It is a quick read and if you read it on kindle, you get the prequel 20 Minutes Earlierfree to download, at the end. I'll definitely read it after I've finished the challenge and the next book 20 Minutes Later as I am still thinking about some of the characters.

[Teri]

Yoo wrote: "Just found a series of books by Daniel Hurst which all have '20 minutes' in the title. They are all on Kindle Unlimited or reasonably priced which is part of my secondary challenge! Not read any yet but they seem to get good reviews so I'll definitely use one for this prompt."

Thanks for the great idea. I was able to get the first one on Kindle for $1.22. Awesome!

EDIT: I'm about halfway through and loving it. Bought the next two books as well.

[Arunimaa]

Ashley wrote: "I readTwenty-Eight and a Half Wishes."

Even I planned on reading this one. How was it?

[Victoria]

I read The Twenty-Ninth Day by Alex Messenger

The Twenty-Ninth Day

[Evil Secret]

I read Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

[Britany]

Finished Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
by Jules Verne

My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Alicia]

Ugh, I'm getting close to the end of the challenge, and I'm really dreading this prompt. I'm not excited about any of the options and there really isn't a way to interpret this into something I would like. Guess, I'll just need to bite the bullet with the shortest book I can find.

[Yoo]

Alicia wrote: "Ugh, I'm getting close to the end of the challenge, and I'm really dreading this prompt. I'm not excited about any of the options and there really isn't a way to interpret this into something I wou..."

I felt like this about the prompt but 20 Minutes On The Tube: Who Are You Travelling With? is short and much better than I was expecting. Also cheap if reading on kindle.

[Diana]

I haven't read it, but there's this: This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work

There's also The New Odyssey by Patrick Kingsley. They've change the title with new editions, but the original title was: The New Odyssey: The Story of the Twenty-First Century Refugee Crisis

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[Chrissy]

This is my final prompt and I hadn’t found anything I was excited to read but then I found A Map Is Only One Story: Twenty Writers on Immigration, Family, and the Meaning of Home on the “new books” list at the library. Any week now (waiting on the hold list), and my Popsugar challenge will be complete!

[Alicia]

28 Summers

[Heather]

I am reading Surpassing Certainty: What My Twenties Taught Me by Janet Mock

[Melissa]

Diana wrote: "I haven't read it, but there's this: This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work

There's also The New Odyssey by Patrick Kingsley. They've ..."

Thanks for the idea, Diana! I read two history books and two memoirs about refugees and the Middle East already this year, so this book seems like the natural next step. I checked, and my library has the version that had the 20 in the title.

[Drakeryn]

If you're looking for a short read, The Twenty Days of Turin is ~140 pages (not counting the appendices, which are just a random unrelated short story + essay by the same author). It's a horror/weird fiction novella set in Italy, dealing with mysterious occurrences that were apparently precipitated by pre-internet social media.

[Tamara]

I read "Twenty Wishes" by Debbie Macomber.

[Kristy]

Twenty-One Truths About Love was better than I expected it to be, and had quite the twist ending.

editing to add a clickable link: Twenty-one Truths About Love

[Robin H-R]

If you're still looking to complete this prompt try:

20 Minutes On The Tube: Who Are You Travelling With?

Couldn't put it down and finished in one day. First in a series. Fantastic!

[Robin H-R]

Yoo wrote: "Just found a series of books by Daniel Hurst which all have '20 minutes' in the title. They are all on Kindle Unlimited or reasonably priced which is part of my secondary challeng..."

I read the first book in the series 20 Minutes On The Tube: Who Are You Travelling With?, and it was one of the best books I read through the entire challenge . It was the book I read to finish the challenge. (saved the best 'til last, as they say)

[Sherry]

Yoo wrote: "Just found a series of books by Daniel Hurst which all have '20 minutes' in the title. They are all on Kindle Unlimited or reasonably priced which is part of my secondary challeng..."

Thank you for mentioning this! I wasn't feeling Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea right now, so I looked for 20 Minutes after seeing this post...that was a quick read and very interesting. I downloaded the 20 Minutes Before book and will read it shortly.
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