Marie's PJ Harvey 2021 Reading Challenge

[Marie]

Rid Of Me (1993)

“Rid Of Me”- Finally give in and read that one book that keeps popping up in your feed
“Missed” – Read a book you didn’t get to read in the year it released
“Legs” – Read a book with a body part on the cover
“Rub 'Til It Bleeds” – Read a book that contains a lot of blood
“Hook” – Read a book that features fish or fishing
“Highway '61 Revisited” – Read a book that takes place on the open road
“50Ft Queenie” – Read a gender bending book
“Yuri-G” – Read a book where the main character has a unique or uncommon name
“Man-Size” – Pick up some feminist fiction and read the fuck out of it
“Dry” – If you read a book that left you unsatisfied, take credit for it here
“Me-Jane” – Read some fantasy or a fairy tale retelling
“Snake” – Read a book with an animal on the cover
“Ecstasy” – Read a book that you immediately fall in love with

To Bring You My Love (1995)

“To Bring You My Love” – Read a sprawling, epic novel that covers a lot of time or distance
“Meet Ze Monsta” – Read some good old fashioned horror
“Working For The Man” – Read a book where the protagonist is a pencil pusher / works a hum-drum job
“C'Mon Billy” – Read a book with a person’s name in the title
“Teclo” – Read a book that features a made-up language or strange slang
“Long Snake Moan” – Read a book with witchcraft, voodoo, or weird ass weirdness going on
“Down By The Water” – Read a book that takes place on, in, or near water
“I Think I'm A Mother” – Read a book about parenthood of any kind, in any form
“Send His Love To Me” – Read a book that has letters, emails, or texts in it
“The Dancer” – Read a book that features music or dancing

Dance Hall at Louse Point (1996)

“Girl” – Read some YA
“Rope Bridge Crossing” – Read a book with some action and adventure
“City Of No Sun” – Read something that’s really dark
“That Was My Veil” – Read a book to escape the world and take credit for it here
“Urn With Dead Flowers In A Drained Pool” – Read a post apocalyptic book
“Civil War Correspondent” – Read historical fiction or a book that is based on an historical event
“Taut” – Read a collection of flash fiction
“Un Cercle Autour Du Soleil” – Read a book that was translated
“Heela” – Read a book in which one of the characters is “saved”
“Is That All There Is?” – Read a book that left you feeling like WTF
“Dance Hall At Louse Point” – instrumental freebie, read anything and take credit for it here
“Lost Fun Zone” – Read a book that others might consider a guilty pleasure

[Marie]

Is this Desire (1998)

"Angelene” – Read a book with a kickass female protagonist
“The Sky Lit Up” – Read a book with end of the world / alien invasion type shit
“The Wind” – Read a book that heavily features one of the four elements (earth, air, water, fire)
“My Beautiful Leah” – Read a book about a main character who is sad or suffers from mental illness
“A Perfect Day Elise” – Get some fresh air and go read outside
“Catherine” – Finally read that book you’ve jealously watched others read and love
“Electric Light” – Read a digital book
“The Garden” – Read a book that mostly takes place outdoors
“Joy” – Read a book with a one word title or that has an emotion in the title
“The River” – Read a book about transformation
“No Girl So Sweet” – Read a book that makes you swoon
“Is This Desire?” – Read a book that doesn’t fit neatly into one genre

Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea (2000)

“Big Exit” – if you DNF a book, take credit here
“Good Fortune”- Read a book you picked up at a book sale or bought for crazy cheap
“A Place Called Home” – Read a book that takes place in your hometown/state
“One Line” – Read a book of poetry
“Beautiful Feeling” – Read a book that gives you all the feels
“The Whores Hustle And The Hustlers Whore” – Read a book that features sex and/or drugs
“This Mess We're In” – Read a book that’s a hot hot mess
“You Said Something” - Read a book that takes place in a big city
“Kamikaze” – Read a book that features flying or outer space
“This Is Love” – Read a book by a favorite author
“Horses In My Dreams” – Read a book that prominently features an animal (bonus points if the author isn’t a dickhead and animal doesn’t die)
“We Float” – Read whatever the fuck you want and take credit for it here

Uh Huh Her (2004)

“The Life And Death Of Mr. Badmouth” – Read a book by an author who is no longer living
“Shame” – Read a book you would not want someone to catch you reading
“Who The Fuck?” – Read a book by a new-to-you author
“The Pocket Knife” – Read a coming-of-age story
“The Letter” – Read a book about writing
“The Slow Drug” – Read a book that takes you a while to warm up to
“No Child Of Mine” – Read a book that features a child protagonist
“Cat On The Wall” – Read a book with an animal on the cover
“You Come Through” – Read a book a buddy recommends for you
“It's You” – Read a book told in second person or a book that breaks the fourth wall
“The End” – Read the last book of a series or published by an author
“The Desperate Kingdom Of Love” – Read a book you desperately wanted to love but didn’t
“The Darker Days Of Me And Him” – Read a book about a break up

[Marie]

White Chalk (2007)

“The Devil” – Read a book about angels, devils, demons, or religion
“Dear Darkness” – Read a book that takes place primarily at night
“Grow Grow Grow” – Read a book has repetitive words in the title
“When Under Ether” – Read some science fiction
“White Chalk” – Read a book with a white cover
“Broken Harp” – Read a book that disappointed you
“Silence” – Read a book when no one else is around
“To Talk To You” – Listen to an audio book
“The Piano” – Read a ghost story or a story about murder
“Before Departure” – Read a book while you’re on a trip / travelling
“The Mountain” – Read a book that’s been sitting in your TBR pile for a long time

A Woman A Man Walked By (2009)

“Black Hearted Love” – Read a Halloween themed book
“Sixteen, Fifteen, Fourteen” – Read a book with a number(s) in the title
“Leaving California” – Read a book set in a state you used to live in, or written by an author who lives there
“The Chair” – Read a book in your most comfy reading spot
“April” – Read a book with a month in the title
“A Woman A Man Walked By / The Crow Knows Where All The Little Children Go”- Read a book with a ridiculously long title
“The Soldier” – Read a book about war, or in which a war is taking place / in the background
“Pig Will Not” – Read a book set on a farm or featuring farm animals
“Passionless, Pointless” – read a book that literally went nowhere / made no sense
“Cracks In The Canvas” – Read a banged up, used book

Let England Shake (2011)

“Let England Shake” – Read a book set in a different country
“The Last Living Rose” – Read a book with flowers on the cover
“The Glorious Land” – Read a book where setting and place is very much its own character
“The Words That Maketh Murder” – Read some murder mystery / noir
“All And Everyone” – Read a book that features a large cast of main characters
“On Battleship Hill” – Read a book in which nature takes over / cli fi
“England” – Read a book written by an author from another country
“In The Dark Places” – Read a book that’s dark and twisted
“Bitter Branches” – Read a book that takes place mostly outdoors / in the woods
“Hanging In The Wire” – Do a buddy read and then chat with your buddy about it online
“Written On The Forehead” – Read a book that makes you frequently furrow your brow
“The Colour Of The Earth” – Read a book with earth tones on the cover


The Hope Six Demolition Project (2016)

“The Community Of Hope” – Read a book that could be considered a sell out
“The Ministry Of Defence” – Read a dystopian novel
“A Line In The Sand’ – Give a genre you didn’t like a second chance
“Chain Of Keys” – Read a book you’ve been hesitant to pick up
“River Anacostia” – Read a book that features religion
“Near The Memorials To Vietnam And Lincoln” – read a book that’s an homage to something/someone
“The Orange Monkey” – Read a book that’s a bit bizarre
“Medicinals” – Read a book that deals with drug use or addiction
“The Ministry Of Social Affairs” – Read a book that addresses social injustice in some way
“The Wheel” – Read a book with an inanimate object in the title
“Dollar, Dollar” – Go ahead and buy yourself a book, then read it as soon as you bring it home

[Lori, Super Mod]

Thanks for joining and good luck!!!

[Marie]

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
“Yuri-G” – Read a book where the main character has a unique or uncommon name;
“Long Snake Moan” – Read a book with witchcraft, voodoo, or weird ass weirdness going on;
“Girl” – Read some YA;
"Angelene” – Read a book with a kickass female protagonist;
“Electric Light” – Read a digital book

[Marie]

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner:
“Rid Of Me”- Finally give in and read that one book that keeps popping up in your feed;
“Dry” – If you read a book that left you unsatisfied, take credit for it here;
“Send His Love To Me” – Read a book that has letters, emails, or texts in it;
“To Talk To You” – Listen to an audio book;
“The Last Living Rose” – Read a book with flowers on the cover

[Marie]

House of Bathory by Linda Lafferty
“Rub 'Til It Bleeds” – Read a book that contains a lot of blood;
“To Bring You My Love” – Read a sprawling, epic novel that covers a lot of time or distance;
“City Of No Sun” – Read something that’s really dark;
“My Beautiful Leah” – Read a book about a main character who is sad or suffers from mental illness;

[Marie]

The Trembling Hillsby Phyllis A. Whitney:
“That Was My Veil” – Read a book to escape the world and take credit for it here;
“Civil War Correspondent” – Read historical fiction or a book that is based on an historical event;
“Dance Hall At Louse Point” – instrumental freebie, read anything and take credit for it here;

[Marie]

Darkwater by Dorothy Eden:
“Lost Fun Zone” – Read a book that others might consider a guilty pleasure;
“Joy” – Read a book with a one word title or that has an emotion in the title;
“The Life And Death Of Mr. Badmouth” – Read a book by an author who is no longer living;
“England” – Read a book written by an author from another country;

[Marie]

Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon:
“Let England Shake” – Read a book set in a different country;
“The Glorious Land” – Read a book where setting and place is very much its own character;
“The Words That Maketh Murder” – Read some murder mystery / noir

[Marie]

Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress:
“I Think I'm A Mother” – Read a book about parenthood of any kind, in any form;
“Big Exit” – if you DNF a book, take credit here;
“When Under Ether” – Read some science fiction;
“A Line In The Sand’ – Give a genre you didn’t like a second chance;

[Marie]

A Splendid Ruin by Megan Chance:
“You Said Something” - Read a book that takes place in a big city;
“We Float” – Read whatever the fuck you want and take credit for it here;
“Shame” – Read a book you would not want someone to catch you reading;

[Marie]

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters:
“Snake” – Read a book with an animal on the cover;
“Rope Bridge Crossing” – Read a book with some action and adventure;
“The Chair” – Read a book in your most comfy reading spot;
“The Colour Of The Earth” – Read a book with earth tones on the cover

[Marie]

Haunted by Tamara Thorne:
“Meet Ze Monsta” – Read some good old fashioned horror;
“Down By The Water” – Read a book that takes place on, in, or near water;
“The Whores Hustle And The Hustlers Whore” – Read a book that features sex and/or drugs;
“The Letter” – Read a book about writing;
“The Piano” – Read a ghost story or a story about murder

[Marie]

Brimstone by Tamara Thorne:
“Missed” – Read a book you didn’t get to read in the year it released;
“Legs” – Read a book with a body part on the cover;
“Ecstasy” – Read a book that you immediately fall in love with;
“Lost Fun Zone” – Read a book that others might consider a guilty pleasure;
“The Wind” – Read a book that heavily features one of the four elements (earth, air, water, fire);
"The Pocket Knife” – Read a coming-of-age story;
“The Devil” – Read a book about angels, devils, demons, or religion;
“In The Dark Places” – Read a book that’s dark and twisted;

[Marie]

We Hear the Dead by Dianne K. Salerni:
“A Place Called Home” – Read a book that takes place in your hometown/state;
“No Child Of Mine” – Read a book that features a child protagonist;
“River Anacostia” – Read a book that features religion;
“Near The Memorials To Vietnam And Lincoln” – read a book that’s an homage to something/someone;
“The Ministry Of Social Affairs” – Read a book that addresses social injustice in some way;

[Marie]

The Girl Who Fought Napoleon: A Novel of the Russian Empire by Linda Lafferty:
“50Ft Queenie” – Read a gender bending book;
“C'Mon Billy” – Read a book with a person’s name in the title;
“Horses In My Dreams” – Read a book that prominently features an animal (bonus points if the author isn’t a dickhead and animal doesn’t die);
“A Woman A Man Walked By / The Crow Knows Where All The Little Children Go”- Read a book with a ridiculously long title;
“The Soldier” – Read a book about war, or in which a war is taking place / in the background;