A-Z Title Challenge - 2015

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Way to go Anetq, good luck with the authors.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Thanks for the suggestions Janice, I have not pick a book for Q or Y.

[Tintinnabula]

So, I'm doing this challenge on my own, I started early in September and I'm planning to finish by Sept. 2016.
I read both in English and Italian, so I'd like to complete the English alphabet, which has 5 more letters than the standard Italian one.
Can somebody suggest me some titles for letters J K W X Y? Thank you!

[Anetq]

Tintinnabula wrote: "So, I'm doing this challenge on my own, I started early in September and I'm planning to finish by Sept. 2016.
I read both in English and Italian, so I'd like to complete the English alphabet, whi..."
A few suggestions - not very classic, at least not old ones:

J Just Kids about Patti Smith & Robert Mapplethorpe as young artists
or JPod
K The first Rankin crime novel Knots and Crosses or if you never want to order fish on a monday again Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Tintinnabula wrote: "So, I'm doing this challenge on my own, I started early in September and I'm planning to finish by Sept. 2016.
I read both in English and Italian, so I'd like to complete the English alphabet, whi..."

J. Jamaica Inn
K. Kim
W. Where Angels Fear to Tread
X. Xingu

I've used these before.

[Pink]

Hard to suggest a particular book, not knowing your tastes. There's quite a few ideas for tricky letters if you scroll back through this thread.

I'd personally recommend

J - Jane Eyre
K - The Kite Runner
W - Wuthering Heights
X - Xingu
Y - The Yellow Wallpaper

These listopia lists might help too. There's different ones for other letters of the alphabet.

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

Good luck :)

[Tintinnabula]

Thank's to all of you! I think I'll need classics, or bestsellers, since I usually borrow books in English from public libraries.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Tintinnabula wrote: "Thank's to all of you! I think I'll need classics, or bestsellers, since I usually borrow books in English from public libraries."

Jane Eyre, Where Angels Fear to Tread, Wuthering Heights, Xingu, and The Yellow Wallpaper, are all available free via an e-reader.

[Pink]

That's the wonderful thing about classics, most of them are in the public domain, so free to read online, or via an e-reader. It certainly helps me out!

[Miikka]

Done! Two of the last reads were The Quiet American and The Violent Bear it Away, two great books. Soon I have to read more Graham Greene and Flannery O'Connor! So many books, so little time :/. Especially O'Connor, her book both thematically and stylistically reminded me of Faulkner... I just simply loved it!

I am now done with all the challenges (A-Z author & title, 12+2 classics) I started in the beginning of the year and I doubted I could finish them all. Probably won't be doing A-Z title challenge next year, as finding books that I think I would enjoy for rare characters is very hard if not impossible. Fortunately Qiu Xiaolong and Raymond Queneau have published multiple works, so the A-Z author challenge should be in the agenda next year.

[Pink]

Congratulations on finishing this challenge and your others :)

[Julie]

Congratulations on your finish Miikka - I still need my 'V' book so might check out The Violent Bear It Away

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Congratulations Miikka on finishing your challenge. I used The Quiet American last year, I too was hooked on Graham Greene's writing. I'm thinking about reading Our Man in Havana, we'll see.

[Marleny]

Updated 11/24/15. Almost done with my challenge. I might not fulfill Q and V because there are so many books on my TBR that I'd like to get to but none begin with Q nor V, the last two letters. However, I'm satisfied.

A. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
B. Bridget Jones's Diary
C. Counting by 7s
D. Duncton Wood
E. 84, Charing Cross Road
F. Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
G. [book:The Grey King
H. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
I. I Capture the Castle
J. Jane Eyre
K. The Kitchen House
L. Life Among the Savages
M. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
N. A Night to Remember
O. Oliver Twist
P. The Princess Bride
Q.
R. The Rosie Project
S. The Silence of the Lambs
T. Tamarack County
U. The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
V.
W. Winnie the Pooh
X. Xingu
Y. The Yellow Wallpaper
Z. A Zoo in My Luggage

[Laurie]

I finished this challenge!! I wondered at one point if I ever would when I seemed to be stuck on 22 of 26. Now I have completed all the challenges for this group that I attempted. It feels nice to get them done.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Wow, Laurie -- that has got to feel great. Congratulations.

[Pink]

Well done Laurie!

[Laurie]

Thanks, Kathy and Pink.

[Nathan]

Yesterday, I finished Night, my last (and one of the best) book for this challenge. I read a lot of wonderful books for this, but my favorite was The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Nathan wrote: "Yesterday, I finished Night, my last (and one of the best) book for this challenge. I read a lot of wonderful books for this, but my favorite was The Poisonwood Bible by [au..."

Loved both [book:Night|1617] and The Poisonwood Bible. Congrats on the finishing the challenge Nathan.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

So I have J, V, & X left on this title challenge. So I'm looking at all of you who have finished for ideas.

My Progress

[Nathan]

Kathy wrote: "Loved both Night and The Poisonwood Bible. Congrats on the finishing the challenge Nathan. "

Thanks!

Kathy wrote: "So I have J, V, & X left on this title challenge. So I'm looking at all of you who have finished for ideas.

My Progress"

I really liked my V book - The Virgin Suicides

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Nice choice, Nathan, Thank you. It sounds good.

[Kent]

That's a wrap folks! Finally got around to reading the last book.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Kent wrote: "That's a wrap folks! Finally got around to reading the last book."

Congrats!!!!

[Sarah]

Congrats Kent :)

[Teanka]

Congratulations Kent! I should finish the penultimate one today and will have only an 'N' book left.

[Kent]

Thanks everyone

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marleny :Jane Eyre is one of my favorite book, u can find in youtube movie too base on this novel

[Janet]

Completed the challenge today.


A-Z Title Challenge

Jan 1- Dec 31, 2015

26/26 Completed

A. Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging2/26/15
B. Beloved2/3/15
C. A Confederacy Of Dunces7/1/15
D. Darkness at Noon 3/17/15
E. East of Eden 8/9/15
F. Fables, Vol. 2: Animal Farm1/23/15
G. The God of Small Things9/9/15
H. Hamlet 6/10/15
I. Ironweed 3/21/15
J. The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne 3/10/15
K. Katherine 2/23/15
L. Love in the Time of Cholera 1/11/15
M. Madame Bovary 2/12/15
N. Notes from Underground 3/1/15
O. One Lonely Night1/26/15
P. Point Blank8/17/15
Q. The Alexandria Quartet 11/28/15
R. The Sun Also Rises 1/22/15
S. A Separate Peace 1/15/15
T. Tender Is the Night 1/4/15
U. Under the Net 9/15/15
V. Vampire Breath 11/18/15
W. Wise Blood 3/14/15
X. Xingu1/22/15
Y. Yarrow 9/25/15
Z. Zuleika Dobson 10/4/15

[Teanka]

Congratulations, Janet!
BTW, are the A-Z challenges going to be repeated next year?

[Janet]

Thank you Teanka. If the A-Z challenges are repeated I do not plan to participate in 2016.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Teanka wrote: "Congratulations, Janet!
BTW, are the A-Z challenges going to be repeated next year?"

Yes, the A-Z challenges will be on again for 2016 for all those who would like to join in. The should be up around mid-December.

[Pink]

Well done Kent and Janet! I definitely won't be completing this one in 2015, I have 6 tricky books left!

I'll post 2016 A-Z challenges in a couple of weeks time :)

[Teanka]

That's nice to know, thanks :) I think I'll only finish the A-Z titles this year, and next year I'd like to do the A-Z authors:).

[Pink]

I'm the other way around, finished the authors a while ago, titles just didn't happen for me this year. Although I don't actively look for suitable books unless I've got a few left, then I might seek out those X,Y,Z choices!

[Teanka]

Well, although I've found authors whose last names begin with Q and X, I don't think I have time to read them this year. A pity because I'm pretty close, but I can read them for next year instead :). With titles, the only letter I really struggled with was X.. and now N, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to read Neuromancer for that, it's also on my incomplete 2015 challenge list :).

[Pink]

Sounds like you've done well with both challenges. I hope you enjoy Neuromancer I've always wondered about that one, but it remains on my TBR longlist.

[Teanka]

Pink wrote: "Sounds like you've done well with both challenges. I hope you enjoy Neuromancer I've always wondered about that one, but it remains on my TBR longlist."

Based on what I thought about his latest book, The Peripheral, I don't think I'm going to enjoy it much. But it's on all 'best sci fi novels' lists I've seen, and so a must-read for me.

[Pink]

Yes exactly, it seems to always pop up on lists of books you should read, so it feels like one I should read, even if it doesn't necessarily appeal.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Reading my X now. Xala. Then I've only got J left to finish off this challenge for the year.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Only J left now! And started reading Joe Steele for that. I think I can finish this one! My A-Z Title List 2015

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

I've finished, 72 books with a couple of weeks left, a good year for me.

A-Z 2015

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Bob wrote: "I've finished, 72 books with a couple of weeks left, a good year for me..."

Good reading, Bob! Excellent year.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Finished! My List

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Congratulations!! Inspired Z choice, one book, two Z categories. Was that the result of superior planning, or luck?

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Amazing luck!

[Teanka]

I finished the last letter on 30th of December. The last book was Neuromancer and I enjoyed it, it was better than I had thought even though I wouldn't put it on my favourites list. I rated it 4 stars and am ready for the 2016 challenges :)

my 2015 list