Harry's 2021 ATY Challenge

[Harry]

As of 10/20/21: 25/52. Completed #52

THE 2021 LIST
1. A book related to “In the Beginning...” In the Beginning: Creation Stories from Around the World by Virginia Hamilton
2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music
4. A book with a monochromatic cover
5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should ReadThe Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
6. A love story
7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list: Black Narcissus by Rumer Godden
8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited; The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year: The Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason
10. A book with a female villain or criminal
11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020
14. A book set in a made-up place Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
15. A book that features siblings as the main characters
16. A book with a building in the title
17. A book with a Muslim character or author The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1: This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2
20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u"
22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads
23. A cross genre novel
24. A book about racism or race relations
25. A book set on an island
26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author
27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
28. A book connected to ice: Ice Hunt by James Rollins
29. A book that you consider comfort reading: The Damascened Blade: Third in series by Barbara Cleverly
30. A long book: The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people: To the Last Man: A Novel of the First World War by Jeff Shaara
33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry: Something Rich and Strange: Selected Stories by Ron Rash
34. A book with a travel theme
35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer: The Last Kashmiri Rose by Barbara Cleverly
36. A book with six or more words in the title
37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list
38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator
39. A book involving an immigrant: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover: Conjure Women by Afia Atakora
41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author
42. A mystery or thriller: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
43. A book with elements of magic
44. A book whose title contains a negative
45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards
47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir: Revolutionary Founders: Rebels, Radicals, and Reformers in the Making of the Nation by Alfred F. Young
48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”: I Heard God Laugh: A Practical Guide to Life's Essential Daily Habit by Matthew Kelly
49. A book with an ensemble cast: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
50. A book published in 2021: On the House: A Washington Memoir by John Boehner
51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name: The Good Shepherd by C.S. Forester
52. A book related to "the end": The Theory of Death by Faye Kellerman

[Harry]

Finished I Heard God Laugh: A Practical Guide to Life's Essential Daily Habit by Matthew Kelly for #48, Black Narcissus byRumer Godden for #7, The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway & The Last Kashmiri Rose by Barbara Cleverly for # 35

[Harry]

Finished Something Rich and Strange: Selected Stories by Ron Rash for #33, The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai for #8 and In the Beginning: Creation Stories from Around the World by Virginia Hamilton for #1

[Harry]

Finished Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse for ATY 14, a book set in a made-up place and The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin for ATY 5, a book on the list of 100 Black authors you should read.

[Harry]

Finished On the House: A Washington Memoir by John Boehner, Revolutionary Founders: Rebels, Radicals, and Reformers in the Making of the Nation by Alfred F. Young, Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty, This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger, The Damascened Blade by Barbara CleverlyThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett