Adam’s meandering 2022 list

[Adam]

It’s been awhile since I last did one of these challenges, and even longer since I managed to stick with it to completion. Thought I might try again this year. In order to avoid drowning under my inevitable flood other projects, I’m going to be doing this less as a plan and more themed improvisation. I’ll see if what I feel like reading matches a topic and work towards filling out my bingo card at my own plodding pace.


MY 2022 LIST
1. A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y Anna Karenina
2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021 Gwendy's Magic Feather
3. A book with 22 or more letters in the title If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe
4. A book with a character who loves books Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 4 Volume 6
5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name Slay

6. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover Firestarter
7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1Dracula
9. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2 'Salem's Lot
10. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3 KIZUMONOGATARI: Wound Tale

11. A book from historical fiction genre The Ides of April
12. A book related to glass Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
13. A book about a woman in STEM
14. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads Back to the Future, Part 2
15. A book without a person on the cover The Wild Heart of Stevie Nicks

16. A book related to Earth Day The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
17. A book from NPR's Book Concierge The Space Between Worlds
18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author Kafka on the Shore
19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history Song of Susannah
20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951 The Hidden Palace

21. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea and of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists, and Fools, Including the Author, Who Went in Search of Them
22. A book with a Jewish character or author The Golem and the Jinni
23. A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship This Is How You Lose the Time War
24. A book related to inclement weather The Wind Through the Keyhole
25. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages The Stand

26. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1 This Book Is Full of Spiders
27. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2 So I'm a Spider, So What?, Vol. 13
28. A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards Network Effect
29. A book set on or near a body of water Bag of Bones
30. A book related to mythology Ariadne

31. A book published at least 10 years ago Back to the Future, Part 3
32. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
33. The next book in a series Wolves of the Calla
34. A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
35. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1Belladonna

36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2 Jaws
37. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name Invaders of the Rokujouma!? Volume 39
38. A book by a Latin American author
39. A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time The Giver
40. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards The Dark Tower

41. A book with a theme of food or drink An Edible History of Humanity
42. A book with a language or nationality in the title English History Made Brief, Irreverent and Pleasurable
43. A book set in a small town or rural area Desperation
44. A book with gothic elements Dracul
45. A book related to a game God of War: The Official Novelization

46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters Oddkins: A Fable for All Ages
47. A book with handwriting on the cover Sebastian
48. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022 Project Hail Mary
49. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons" Beowulf
50. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years Insomnia

51. A book published in 2022 Fairy Tale
52. A book with a time-related word in the title Back to the Future

[Adam]

End of January progress update:
5 books completed

Got started on a couple more and have a few ideas that have expanded my list. I’m making steady progress so far, but it all depends what will happen once uni starts back and my work schedule gets reshuffled. Still, not too bad so far.

[Adam]

End of February progress update:
6 books completed

Yeah, this month is kinda a lost cause. Dedicated a good chunk of time to The Stand and I’ve made fantastic progress but being forcibly given time off threw out my schedule so I’ve had less time to listen to it. Hoping to speed back up once I start working again.

[Adam]

End of March progress update:
14 books completed

I’ve somehow managed to get on top of things and get ahead a bit. Doubt it will last, but I’m at least getting somewhere with the list. Now that I’m finally set to start working again, I should be able keep on it.

[Adam]

End of April update:
17 + 1 books completed

Reread one of my books, so it’s thrown off the count. Lost my job, so no more guaranteed reading time, but I am going to be moving across state so that’ll be a several hour drive each way, so it’s at least something. Now that’s uni’s over for the term maybe I’ll find time to read some more.

[Adam]

End of May update:

21 + 1 books completed

Slowly filling out the entire list. This month has been a little slow, but I got through a few this past week or so. Just going to have to find time to work on list wherever I’m able.

[Adam]

End of June update:
27 + 1 books complete

Thus ends my frenetic moving period. Got through a lot of books in frequent 6hr drives, so now I’m struggling to get through even one. Hopefully I can find a way to keep going in another way.

[Adam]

End of July update:
29 + 1 books complete

Still on track and I’m slowly finding ways to keep going. Might actually make it this year if things don’t go fubar.

[Adam]

End of August update:

34 + 1 books complete

Back on track. Still haven't managed to clear one block yet, but I'm getting close in several places. Here's hoping things go to plan.

[Adam]

End of September update:

37 + 1 books complete.

Up and down. I'd finally caught up again and it slips away. Mostly ontrack, so I should be fine, but it would be nice if I could make a bit more progress. Not to mention one of my books came up as region-locked when I tried to get it, so I'll need to rethink things on that part.

[Adam]

End of October update:

39 + 1 books.

Nearly at the end and I’m falling behind again. Guess I’m just running out of steam in some places. I’ll need to find more books that fit the list.