Miriam's TBR/ already-owned books only challenge 2021

[Miriam]

THE 2021 LIST
PLAN:

1. A book related to “In the Beginning...” Oryx and Crake (first book in trilogy)

2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y Der Überläufer by Siegfried Lenz

3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music Teufelskälte (snow)

4. A book with a monochromatic cover

5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read Queenie or Bluebird, Bluebird or Homegoing or, or, or

6. A love story Eleanor & Park

7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list The Nickel Boys (Related to the 21st element by mentioning another element: Nickel)

8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited Lost in Fuseta (Portugal) or Der fremde Tibeter (Tibet)

9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year Invincible Summer

10. A book with a female villain or criminal Der letzte Pilger (just from the blurb I assume there is a female criminal/villain)

11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum The Winter Vault (from the blurb: set partly in Egypt)

12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation Deutsches Haus (reading in German, because I want to make myself read this finally)

13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020 Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

14. A book set in a made-up place Ready Player One (this one is really difficult for me, might do a re-read of any of the Harry Potter books, as well)

15. A book that features siblings as the main characters Never Far From Nowhere

16. A book with a building in the titleEvery Light in the House Burning

17. A book with a Muslim character or author White Teeth

18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1 PAST Die Frau aus Oslo

19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2 PRESENT Stadtnomaden: Wie wir in New York eine Wohnung suchten und ein neues Leben fanden because it is fairly recent and describes the life of the authors in the present

20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3 The Year of the Flood (because of climate change, this might become true)

21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u" The Cruellest Month by Louise Penny

22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads Troubled Blood (October 2020)

23. A cross genre novel Olympia historical mystery/crime novel

24. A book about racism or race relations exit RACISM. rassismuskritisch denken lernen or Was weiße Menschen nicht über Rassismus hören wollen

25. A book set on an island Schafe im Schnee (Färöer Islands)

26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author Ein dänischer Winter

27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards Queenie

28. A book connected to ice Eisrot

29. A book that you consider comfort reading Bretonischer StolzA Fatal Grace

30. A long book Unterleuten (639 pages) or The Luminaries (834 pages)

31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years The Heart Goes Last

32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people

33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry Dearly: New Poems Schweinegezadder: Schöne Geschichten

34. A book with a travel theme Land in Sicht

35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer Die goldene Stadt set in Peru

36. A book with six or more words in the title The Good, the Bad and the Little Bit Stupid

37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list Schneemann or My Sister, the Serial Killeror Things Fall Apartor Menschen im Hotelor, or, or

38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator (hardship + meaning / minoriy +liberty)Barracoon: The Story of the Last Slave

39. A book involving an immigrant Behold the Dreamers

40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover Sag den Wölfen, ich bin zu Hause

41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC authorWas für ein Wunder by James Noël

42. A mystery or thriller Dead Cold

43. A book with elements of magic Verhext or Lies Sleeping

44. A book whose title contains a negative Nichts ist für die Ewigkeit or Hope Never Dies or Gott ist nicht schüchtern

45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet Das Alphabethaus

46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards Dearly: New Poems

47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir The Year of Living Danishly: My Twelve Months Unearthing the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country or Jeder ist beziehungsfähig: Der goldene Weg zwischen Freiheit und Nähe or Shakespeare on Toast: Getting a Taste for the Bard

48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”Shakespeare on Toast: Getting a Taste for the Bard (But extremely unsure about this one

49. A book with an ensemble cast (completely unsure about this one) maybe Ken Follet? Or a classic?

50. A book published in 2021 (well, we'll see)

51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name The Keeper of Lost Things

52. A book related to "the end" MaddAddam (last book in trilogy)

[Miriam]

Idea for #27: Lies Sleeping (Ben Aaronovitch) because it says in the blurb they want to bring the faceless man to justice

[Miriam]

Idea for 49: The Lies of Locke Lamora; Philip Pulman The Book of Dust; The Luminaries

[Miriam]

45: also next in Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache series since Quebec is a word from the list.