2022 A-Z Character Challenge

[Carolien]

The goal of this challenge is to use the the first or last name of a major character of a book you have read about between January 01, 2022 - December 31, 2022 and list it below. The first letter in the name or surname must correspond to a certain letter in the alphabet.

You may use books you read for other challenges. Any format is acceptable - paper, audio and ebooks.

Total books to be read is 25. You may not use the same book twice.

One letter can be excluded at your discretion. It can be any one of them.

Please remember that only books with 120 pages or more counts.

You can keep track of your challenge in this thread

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My Spot

[Wayne]

Wayne J's 2022 Character Challenge (25/25)

A : Albie Sachs - Soft Vengeance of a Freedom Fighter
B : Bulcsu Siclos - The Last Disco In Outer Mongolia -
,b>C: Alexander Conklin - The Bourne Identity
D : Dagfinn Torhus (Cockroaches
E : Emile Gallet - The Late Monsieur Gallet
F : Tina Fey - Yes Please
G : Greta Andersen - Endless Night
H : Hastings - Poirot Investigates -
I : Isabel Bradley - The Razor's Edge
J: Jolyon Forsyte - In Chancery
K: Mary Kingsley - Travels in West Africa
L : Laban Twissell - The End of Eternity
M: Mitch McDeere - The Firm
N: Niketas - Baudolino
O: Obi Okonkwo - No Longer at Ease
P: Phephelaphi Butterfly Burning
Q: Jacinto Quintana - The Villagers
R: Otto Rechtnagel - The Bat
S: Souf - Susters van Eva
T Touma - Children of the New World
U : Dolores Umbridge - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
V : Victoria David - Death in High Heels
W: Winnie-the-pooh - Winnie-the-Pooh -
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Y: Yoshi Toronaga - Shogun: A Novel of Japan
Z : Ziggy - Setting Free the Bears

[Monique]

Completed: 3/25
A: Addie LaRue - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
B: Bennie Griesel - Ikarus
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[Marlese]

My spot: 25/25

A: Anita Blake - Guilty Pleasures
B: Magnus Bouvier - Bloody Bones
C: Catalina Baylor - Emerald Blaze
D: Dominic - The Killing dance
E: Emma Mancini - Our game
F: Fury - Night play
G: Emma Griffin - The girl in cabin 13
H: Herman Isaacstein - The secret of Chimneys
I: Iona Sheehan - The dark witch
J: Jia Morgan - Out of darkness
K: Kail - Electric heart
L: Laurel Snow - You can run
M: Pete Marino - Black notice
N: Noali - Infinity’s embrace
O: Mr Oliver - Circus of the damned
P: Pat - Espresso Tales
Q: Sadie Quill - Loving the Highlander
R: Rykal Sarakunin - Forged in Shadow
S: Sera Acquinas - Dark planet falling
T: Tarak Akkadian - Into the light
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V: Viridiana - Untamed shore
W: Walkyr d’Rojah - Heart of the cat
X: Xalikian - Dark planet warriors
Y: Yvette - Burnt offerings
Z: Zarek - Dance with the devil

[Carolien]

25/25

A - Albie Sachs - The Soft Vengeance of a Freedom Fighter
B - Tommy Banks - Little Men
C - CD Sloan - The Religious Body
D - Angel Deverell - Angel
E - Elizabeth - The Thursday Murder Club
F - Phryne Fisher - Murder on the Ballarat Train
G - Valentine Gauntlet - Death of an Airman
H - Hugh Beringar - Dead Man's Ransom
I - Iman - Bird Summons
J - Jessie - Susters van Eva
K - Jay Kampur - The Henna Artist
L - Lawrence Whitburn - Dear Hugo
M - Mark Treasure - Unholy Writ
N - Nestares - City of Silver: A Mystery
O - Otto Unger - The Lost Wife
P - Polina Praskova - The Gambler
Q - Ralf Quimsly - Wired Love: A Romance of Dots and Dashes
R - Copper Randall - Death in the Andamans
S - Sidi - The Ardent Swarm
T - Arabella Tallant - Arabella
U - Inspector Ulyett - Dictator's Way
V - Catherine Vernon - Lady Susan
W - Dr Jon Watson - A Study in Scarlet
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Y - Yuan Chen - Reading the Ceiling
Z - Zahira - The Harafish

[Diane]

Diane's Spot:

Challenge Completed:

A – Anna Frith - Year of wonders by Geraldine Brooks
B – Beth Rankin - Missing & Endangered [Joanna Brady #19] by J.A. Jance
C - Crawfie - The Governess by Wendy Holden
D – Dana - Kindred by Octavia Butler
E - Erin - The Castaways by Lucy Clarke
F - Father Ralph - The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
G - Grylls, Bear - Mud, Sweat and Tears by Bear Grylls
H – Hannah Hall - The Last Thing He Told me by Laura Dave
I - Israel Hands - Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
J – John Green in memoir The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
K - Keegan, Julia - The Guest List by Lucy Foley
L – Lydia Lee - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
M - Margaret Hale - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
N - Nina Hill - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
O - Other Mother - Coraline Graphic Novel by P. Craig Russell and Neil Gaiman
P – Mrs. Pollifax in The Unexpected Mrs Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
Q - Quinn Porter - The One-In-A-Million Boy by Monica Wood
R - Reggie - Reggie & Me by James Hendry
S – Sloan McPherson - - Black Coral: Underwater Investigation Unit #2 by Andrew Mayne
T - Ted Swanson - The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson
U -Uskglass [The raven King]
V - Vandoulakis, Anna and Andreas - One August Night by Victoria Hislop
W - Williams, Douglas - State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny
X - Discrentionary leave out
Y – Yossarian – Catch 22 by Jospeh Heller
Z – Michelle Zauner in Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

[Wayne]

That is me done with this year's edition of the character challenge. I did quite a few last year, but think I will only do this one in 2022.

[Carolien]

Well done, Wayne!

[Wayne]

Thanks Carolien

[Carolien]

I'm done!

[Wayne]

Well done Carolien

[Marlese]

I’m done!

[Wayne]

Marlese wrote: "I’m done!"

Well done Marlese. I have not read a single one of the books on your list.

[Carolien]

Congratulations, Marlese!

[Marlese]

Carolien wrote: "Congratulations, Marlese!"

Thanks Carolien

[Robbie]

A - Axel Rivers - Ending Forever by Nicholas Conley
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Carolien wrote: "


The goal of this challenge is to use the the first or last name of a major character of a book you have read about between January 01, 2022 - December 31, 2022 and list it below. The first lette..."

[Robbie]

Diane wrote: "Diane's Spot:

A – Anna Frith - Year of wonders by Geraldine Brooks
B – Beth Rankin - Missing & Endangered [Joanna Brady #19] by J.A. Jance
C - Crawfie - The Governess by Wendy Holden
D – Dana - K..."
Hi Diane, I am keen to read Catch 22. Did you enjoy it?

[Diane]

Robbie wrote: "Diane wrote: "Diane's Spot:

A – Anna Frith - Year of wonders by Geraldine Brooks
B – Beth Rankin - Missing & Endangered [Joanna Brady #19] by J.A. Jance
C - Crawfie - The Governess by Wendy Holde..."

Hi Robbie, hmmm, this is a tough one for me to answer. I enjoyed parts of it - some moments were very touching and poignant and very funny. Other parts are silly and misogynistic. Let me know what you think if you decide to read it.

[Robbie]

Diane wrote: "Robbie wrote: "Diane wrote: "Diane's Spot:

A – Anna Frith - Year of wonders by Geraldine Brooks
B – Beth Rankin - Missing & Endangered [Joanna Brady #19] by J.A. Jance
C - Crawfie - The Governess..."

Hi Diana, I have it on my list to read this winter so I will certainly let you know my thoughts. Thanks for your response.

[Robbie]

Robbie wrote:
A - Axel Rivers - Ending Forever by Nicholas Conley
B - Bryony and Bethany from Following the Green Rabbit by Chris Hall
C - Cassidy from Act of Convenience by Alex Craigie
D - Dante Alighieri from Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
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G - Grub from Hype by Yvette M. Calleiro
H - Miss Haversham from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
I - Irina from Realms of the Mist by Jude Itakali
J - Jean-Francois from Undead by Mark Brendan
K - Kathleen from Seeking Angels by G. J. Griffith
L - Lucius from Two Faces of Janus by Linnea Tanner
M - Bill Mason from The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
N - Nora Seed from The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
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P - Pelagia from Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres
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R - Ryder from Golden Healer by M.J. Mallon
S - Asher Solomon from The Insurgent by Teri Polen
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V - Vera Brittain from Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain
W - Mrs Wyatt from The Oblong Box by Edgar Allan Poe
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Z - Zach from Knuckleheads by Daniel Antion