Sarah's Stack of Books 2021

[Sarah]

2021 total: 4/101

Personal Challenge Thread

Year-Long Challenges

Popsugar
Around the Year
Cleaning Out the TBR Closet - 0/30
Let's Turn Pages
Clear the Shelves - 3/25

Multi-Year Challenges

The Twelve Towers Challenge: 11/78 books (five years)
Reading University Challenge: 3/7 books (no time limit)
Moldy Books Challenge: 4/100 books (no time limit)

Monthly Challenges

January Marathon Challenge

Readathons and Games

Winter Seasonal Reading Challenge

Archive:

Year in Books 2017
Year in Books 2018
Year in Books 2019
Year in Books 2020
2019 Member's Corner
2020 Member's Corner

[Sarah]

Around the Year

Total: 4/52

√ 1. A book related to “In the Beginning...”--The Fifth Season
√ 2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y--The Obelisk Gate
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 Read--The Stone Sky
6. A love story
7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list
8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited

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

18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1
19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2
20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3
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
29. A book that you consider comfort reading
30. A long book

31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years
32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people
33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry
34. A book with a travel theme
35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer

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

40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover
41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author
42. A mystery or thriller
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--The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir
48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”

49. A book with an ensemble cast
50. A book published in 2021
51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name
52. A book related to "the end"

[Sarah]

Popsugar

0/50

REGULAR
1. A book that published in 2021
2. An Afrofuturist book
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign
5. A dark academia book--Ninth House
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title--The Alchemy of Stone
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction--The Power
9. A book with a family tree
10. A bestseller from the 1990s--Dolores Claiborne
11. A book about forgetting
12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)
13. A locked-room mystery
14. A book set in a restaurant
15. A book with a black-and-white cover--The Book of Illusions
16. A book by an indigenous author
17. A book that has the same title as a song
18. A book about a subject you are passionate about
19. A book that discusses body positivity
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list
21. A genre hybrid
22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors
23. A book with something broken on the cover
24. A book by a Muslim American author
25. A book that was published anonymously
26. A book with an oxymoron in the title
27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts
28. A magical realism book
29. A book set in multiple countries
30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021
31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality
32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z”
33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child)
34. A book about a social justice issue
35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels)
36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads
37. A book you think your best friend would like
38. A book about art or an artist
39. A book everyone seems to have read but you
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

ADVANCED
41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list--Les Misérables
42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list--The Terracotta Bride
43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover--Horrid
44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover--The Cipher
45. The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time--The Wanderers
46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t
47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing
48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random--Daughter of Smoke & Bone
49. A DNF book from your TBR list
50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)

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Cleaning Out the TBR Closet

Total: 0/30

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Let's Turn Pages

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Clear the Shelves

Total: 3/25

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January Marathon Challenge

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