Vian's 2020 Corner

[Vian]

This year I'm going for the big 100!

[Vian]

2020 Total

100/100

January
1. Hail to the Chin: Further Confessions of a B Movie Actor - Bruce Campbell

February
2. If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor - Bruce Campbell

March
3. Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World - Michael Pollan
4. Ayoade on Top - Richard Ayoade
5. The Importance of Being Earnest and Four Other Plays - Oscar Wilde
6. War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence - Ronan Farrow

April
7. The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky -Mackenzi Lee
8. The Tell-Tale Heart - Edgar Allan Poe
9. A Warning - Anonymous
10. The Tales of Beedle the Bard - J.K. Rowling
11. Black Butler, Vol. 5 - Yana Toboso
12. Black Butler, Vol. 6 - Yana Toboso
13. Black Butler, Vol. 7 - Yana Toboso
14. Black Butler, Vol. 8 - Yana Toboso
15. Black Butler, Vol. 9 - Yana Toboso
16. Black Butler, Vol. 10 - Yana Toboso
17. Black Butler, Vol. 11 - Yana Toboso
18. Black Butler, Vol. 12 - Yana Toboso
19. Black Butler, Vol. 13 - Yana Toboso
20. Black Butler, Vol. 14 - Yana Toboso
21. Black Butler, Vol. 15 - Yana Toboso
22. Black Butler, Vol. 16 - Yana Toboso
23. Black Butler, Vol. 17 - Yana Toboso
24. Black Butler, Vol. 18 - Yana Toboso
25. Black Butler, Vol. 19 - Yana Toboso
26. Black Butler, Vol. 20 - Yana Toboso
27. Black Butler, Vol. 21 - Yana Toboso
28. Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump - Michael Isikoff, David Corn
29. Black Butler, Vol. 22 - Yana Toboso
30. Black Butler, Vol. 23 - Yana Toboso
31. Black Butler, Vol. 24 - Yana Toboso
32. Black Butler, Vol. 25 - Yana Toboso
33. Black Butler, Vol. 26 - Yana Toboso
34. Black Butler, Vol. 27 - Yana Toboso
35. Black Butler, Vol. 28 - Yana Toboso
36. The Last Wish - Andrzej Sapkowski
37. Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power - Rachel Maddow
38. The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
39. Noragami: Stray God, Vol. 12 - Adachitoka
40. Come Tumbling Down - Seanan McGuire
41. Noragami: Stray God, Vol. 13 - Adachitoka
42. Noragami: Stray God, Vol. 14 - Adachitoka

June
43. Artemis Fowl - by Eoin Colfer
44. The Arctic Incident - by Eoin Colfer

July
45. The Art of the Con: The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World - by Anthony M. Amore
46. The Outsider - by Stephen King
47. Xeni - by Rebekah Weatherspoon
48. Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny - by Rebekah Weatherspoon
49. The Sun Down Motel - by Simone St. James
50. The Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece - by Edward Dolnick

August
51. Adventures in the Screen Trade - by William Goldman
52. The Haunting of Hill House - by Shirley Jackson
53. Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man - by Mary L. Trump
54. The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy - by Mackenzi Lee
55. Black Butler, Vol. 29 - by Yana Toboso
56. Noragami: Stray God, Vol. 15 - by Adachitoka
57. Noragami: Stray God, Vol. 16 - by Adachitoka
58. The Book of Salt - by Monique Truong
59. Sparrow Hill Road - by Seanan McGuire
60. Dear Laura - by Gemma Amor

October
61. Coraline - by Neil Gaiman
62. In the Woods - by Tana French
63. My Best Friend's Exorcism - by Grady Hendrix
64. Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts - by Kate Racculia
65. Dark People - by Geoffrey Thorne
66. Pumpkinheads - by Rainbow Rowell
67. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - by Washington Irving
68. Dracula - by Bram Stoker
69. Truly Devious - by Maureen Johnson
70. Interview with the Vampire - by Anne Rice
71. The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One - by Amanda Lovelace
72. Noragami: Stray God, Vol. 17 - by Adachitoka
73. The Vampire Lestat - by Anne Rice.
74. Mooncakes - by Suzanne Walker
75. Anya's Ghost - Anya's Ghost
76. One of Us Is Lying - by Karen M. McManus
77. Roots - by Tara O'Connor
78. Body at the Bakery by Stella Berry


November
79. 黒執事 XXX Kuroshitsuji XXX - by Yana Toboso
80. Murder Most Pumpkin - by Stella Berry
81. Killer at the Castle - by Stella Berry
82. Murder at the Mansion - by Stella Berry
83. Close to the Bone - by Kendra Elliot
84. The Most Dangerous Game - by Richard Connell
85. The Vanishing Stair - by Maureen Johnson
86. Kill Creek - by Scott Thomas
87. The Goldfinch - by Donna Tartt
88. The Hand on the Wall - by Maureen Johnson
89. The Vegetarian - Han Kang
90. The Queen of the Damned - Anne Rice
91. The End of October - Lawrence Wright
92. A Star Is Bored - Byron Lane
93. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
94. Radio Silence - Alice Oseman
95. Solitaire - Alice Oseman

December
96. Juice Like Wounds - Seanan McGuire
97. If I Had Your Face - Frances Cha
98. Bootycandy - Robert O'Hara
99. Big Summer - Jennifer Weiner
100. Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris
101. Fangirl - Rainbow Rowell
102. One to Watch - Kate Stayman-London
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[Vian]

Popsugar Reading Challenge 2020

18/40

✅1. A book that's published in 2020 - Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man by Mary L. Trump
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
3. A book with a great first line
4. A book about a book club
✅5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics - The Vegetarian by Han Kang

6. A bildungsroman
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
✅9. A book with a map - Pumpkinheads

10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
11. An anthology
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
✅15. A book about or involving social media - Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner
16. A book that has a book on the cover
✅17. A medical thriller - The End of October by Lawrence Wright

18. A book with a made-up language

✅19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" - (Canada) The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
✅21. A book published the month of your birthday - Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire

22. A book about or by a woman in STEM

✅23. A book that won an award in 2019 - The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One by Amanda Lovelace

24. A book on a subject you know nothing about

✅25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics - A Warning - by Anonymous
✅26. A book with a pun in the title - Hail to the Chin: Further Confessions of a B Movie Actor by Bruce Campbell

27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
29. A book with a bird on the cover
✅30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader - Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump - by Michael Isikoff

31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title

✅32. A book by a WOC - Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon
✅33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads - My Best Friend's Exorcism

34. A book you meant to read in 2019
35. A book with a three-word title
36. A book with a pink cover
37. A Western
✅38. A book by or about a journalist - Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power by Rachel Maddow
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

Advanced

✅41. A book written by an author in their 20s - Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

42. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
43. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
44. A book set in the 1920s
45. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
46. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
✅47. A book with more than 20 letters in its title - The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
✅48. A book published in the 20th century - Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
✅49. A book from a series with more than 20 books - Black Butler, Vol. 28 by Yana Toboso, Tomo Kimura

✅50. A book with a main character in their 20s - One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London


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ONTD Challenge

January: Read a Book That is Being Adapted Into a Movie or TV Show in 2020

February: My Cousin Just Moved to Nigeria to Discover New Talent

Jay-Z’s cousin may be in Nigeria discovering new musical talent, but you don’t have to move to discover the country’s vibrant literary talents. This month, let’s read a book by a Nigerian author or set in Nigeria.

March: Everyone was Dad

Read a book about a dad, with a memorable or prominent dad character or where fatherhood is a major theme

April: Read a Book With a Scandalous Past

Read a book that caused scandal or major controversy when it was first released. We're talking widespread bans, major social outrage, governmental or religious condemnation, the author being prosecuted, arrested or exiled for its writing, etc.

The scandal can also be related to the author or the publication of the book itself, for example, the book being a hoax or the author being a scammer or other kind of criminal (e.g. James Frey's "A Million Little Pieces").

May: Real Housewives Yelling at Cat

Read a book about a cat or where a cat is an important or memorable character.

June: Ok Boomer

Read a book that was published between 1946-64 or written by a boomer author.

July: Surprised Pikachu Face

Read a book with a plot twist.

August: Sparks Joy

Re-read a book that sparks joy for you or read a feel-good book.

September: Old Man Yelling at Cloud

Read a book about or with a prominent character who is a curmudgeon: a crotchety, grumpy, cantankerous character (regardless of age or sex).

October: Time for the Urn

Read a book with death as a theme or where a death (or more) is an important part of the narrative.

November: Hindsight is 2020

Read a book with flashbacks.

December: Read a Book That Won an Award in 2020


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