Sigruns reading plan

[Sigrun]

WEEKS & TOPICS
1. more than 500 pages - Americanah, The Famished Road DONE*2
2. a romance - Wuthering Heights, Flickvännen DONE*2
3. a book that became a movie Heart of Darkness, Woman in the Dunes DONE*2
4. published this year The Fishermen, All Inclusive DONE*2
5. number in the title - Den andra kvinnan, The Fifth Child DONE*2
6. written by someone under 30 - The Stanger, Coconut DONE*2
7. nonhuman characters - Ninja Timmy, Jag har hört kamelerna sjunga DONE*2
8. a funny book - Det är svårt att vara Elvis i Uppsala, Att Vara Abbas Al-Abd DONE*2
9. by a female author Ghana Must Go, Tracking the scent of my mother DONE*2
10. a mystery or thriller - 7 days, Under the Frangipani DONE*2
11. one-word title - Spill, Maps DONE*2
12. short stories African Love Stories: Ananthology, News From Home DONE*2
13. set in a different country - Crossing the Mangrove, The Quiet Violence of Dreams DONE*2
14. nonfiction book - Looking for Transwonderland, Den Umbärliga DONE*2
15. a popular author's first book- I Do Not Come To You By Chance, We Need New Names DONE*2
16. a book from your favorite author that you haven't read yet - Lagoon, Everything Good Will Come DONE*2
17. a friends recommendation - Wide Sargasso Sea, Freedom DONE*2
18. a Pulitzer-prize winning book, or a book by a Noble Prize winning author - How To Kill a Mockingbord, De yttre boulevarderna DONE*2
19. based on a true story - Buddha in the Attic, Alfred & Emily DONE*2
20. at the bottom of your to read list Things Fall Apart, Paradise DONE*2
21. a book your mom loves A Reply To A Letter From Helga, Magyk DONE*2
22. a book that scares you The Daylight Gate, Gräset är mörkare på andra sidan DONE*2
23. more than 100 years old - The Count of Monte Christo, The Overcoat DONE*2
24. based entirely on its cover - The Crying of Lot 49, The memoirs of a porcupine DONE*2
25. a book you were supposed to read in school but didn't God Dies By The Nile, The Joys of Motherhood DONE*2
26. a memoir - The Lover, Shadows on the Grass DONE*2
27. a book you can finish in a day Långt från min far, The African DONE*2
28. antonyms in the title - Wild, From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest, Heaven and Hell DONE*2
29. a book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit - Goulds Book of Fish, In the Heart of the Coutry DONE*2
30. came out in 1975 The Year of the Hare, I Tidernas Gryning DONE*2
31. bad reviews Härskarteknik, Stilla dagar i Tanger Done*2
32. a trilogy (the first) Divergent, Legend DONE*2
33. a trilogy (the second) Insurgent, Prodigy DONE*2
34. a trilogy (the third) Allegiant, Champion DONE*2
35. from your childhood - Vem ska trösta knyttet?, Historien om Någon DONE*2
36. a love triangle - Euphoria, The Joys of Motherhood DONE*2
37. set in the future - Who Fears Death, Zahrah the Windseeker DONE*2
38. set in high school - Akata Witch, Natthimmel DONE*2
39. color in the title Half of a Yellow Sun, Den Vita Staden DONE*2
40. made you cry - Tiny Sunbirds Far Away, So Long A Letter DONE*2
41. a book with magic - Under the Tounge, Kanindansen DONE*2
42. a graphic novel - Aya, Aya of Yop City DONE*2
43. a book by an author you've never read before - Väldigt sällan fin, The Orchard of Lost Souls DONE*2
44. a book you own but have never read Gravediggers Daughter, Go set a Watchman DONE*2
45. takes place in your hometown (Uppsala, Sweden) - Jag vill inte tjäna, Det finns ingenting att vara rädd för DONE*2
46. originally written in another language - The Housekeeper and the Professor,Minaret DONE*2
47. set during Christmas Den Fallande Detektiven, Blood Safari DONE*2
48.written by an author with your same initials - Utrensning, When the Doves Disappeared DONE*2
49. a play - Waiting for Godot, Arne Anka - En kväll på Zekes DONE*2
50. a banned book July's People, Graceland (I'm taking myself liberties with this one. I don't know if Graceland has, technically, been banned. However, the author of Graceland, Chris Abani, has spent a long time in prison due to his writing and he had to flee his native country because of it, so I've decided that Graceland does fit in this category) DONE*2
51. a book based on OR turned into a tv show - Orange is the New Black, House of Cards DONE*2
52. a book you started but never finished - Coco Chanel, a biography, Dårfinkar och Dönickar DONE*2

[Anja]

I read Utrensning about a year ago for a Swedish course I was attending. Parts of it were really interesting, I did learn quite a bit about Estonia's history since WWII - it's not really the type of book I prefer to read but it was okay (even if some parts are quite brutal)

[Sigrun]

Anja, I picked Utrensning because Sofi Oksanen was the only author in my library with the same initials as me. Not a book I think I'd read if it wasn't for this challenge, but I must say I find the Estonian history very interesting, just as you do :) Estonia is so close to Sweden, it's a shame not to know anything about it!

[Cait]

Welcome to the group and good luck with the challenge. :-)

I love that you picked the Moomin book for your book from your childhood. I used to love watching the cartoons and was thrilled to see all the Moomin stuff when I visited Finland.

[Sigrun]

Thanks! Yes, the Moomins have come up in discussions a lot lately, so I've decided I need to revisit them and see what I feel about them as an adult :)