Around the Year in 52 Books discussion
Around the Year in 52 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
Golden Poppies (other topics)Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West (other topics)
The Choice: Embrace the Possible (other topics)
When We Believed in Mermaids (other topics)
The Great Gatsby (other topics)
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* 2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable Little Fires Everywhere
* 3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019 A Man Called Ove
* 4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live 23 Minutes In Hell: One Man's Story About What He Saw, Heard, and Felt in That Place of Torment
* 5. The first book in a series that you have not started Vienna Prelude
* 6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover Lusitania: Triumph, Tragedy, and the End of the Edwardian Age
* 7. A book set in the southern hemisphere The Mosquito Coast
* 8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The" The Alchemist
* 9. A book that can be read in a day The Great Gatsby
* 10. A book that is between 400-600 pages University Sheepdog in Westwood, L.A.
* 11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number The Time Traveler's Wife
12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people Five Feet Apart
* 13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge (Link) Beyond the Point
14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers (link) The Color Purple
15. A book set in a global city A Train in Winter: An Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship and Survival in World War Two
* 16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area Where the Heart Is
* 17. A book with a neurodiverse character Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
18. A book by an author you've only read once before The Girl Who Played with Fire
19. A fantasy book The Starless Sea
20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.] Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720 The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars
* 22. A book with the major theme of survival When We Believed in Mermaids
* 23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author Sweet Tea Tuesdays
24. A book with an emotion in the title The Hate U Give
25. A book related to the arts The Coincidence of Coconut Cake
26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards Wanderers
27. A history or historical fiction The Power of One
28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author The Testaments
29. An Under-rated book, hidden gem
30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year The Dutch House
* 31. A book inspired by a leading news story Before We Were Yours
32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan Memoirs of a Geisha
33. A book about a non-traditional family Educated
* 34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name Still Alice
35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover The Power of Rest: Why Sleep Alone Is Not Enough. A 30-Day Plan to Reset Your Body The Poisonwood Bible
36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy
* 37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1 Coercion
* 38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce The Personality Brokers: The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing
40. A book with a place name in the title A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
41. A mystery All the Missing Girls
42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’ (link) The Memory Police
* 43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse The Snow Gypsy
44. A book related to witches The Crucible
45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018 Home for Erring and Outcast Girls
* 46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire" The Catcher in the Rye
47. A classic book you've always meant to read Hard Times
48. A book published in 2020 Behind Every Lie
49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win (link) Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder
50. A book with a silhouette on the cover Down Jasper Lane
51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls
52. A book related to time The Clockmaker's Daughter
Leftovers from last year
1. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
2. The Tattooist of Auschwitz
3. The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
4. The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery
Additionl Reads
* 1. Celtic Tales: Fairy Tales and Stories of Enchantment from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, and Wales
* 2.It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered
3. Eternity in Their Hearts: Startling Evidence of Belief in the One True God in Hundreds of Cultures Throughout the World
4. Acid For The Children
5. The True Story of Hansel and Gretel
6. The Choice: Embrace the Possible
7. The Role Of Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 years As CEO Of Disney
8. Golden Poppies