Around the Year in 52 Books discussion
Books mentioned in this topic
For the Win (other topics)Warcross (other topics)
Illuminae (other topics)
Alias Grace (other topics)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Cory Doctorow (other topics)Marie Lu (other topics)
Amie Kaufman (other topics)
Margaret Atwood (other topics)
Philip K. Dick (other topics)
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I am sharing books between this challenge and the Pop Sugar challenge.
✔1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy
Feed by M.T. Anderson
2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
✔3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y
Romeo and/or Juliet: A Chooseable-Path Adventure by Ryan North
✔4. A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin, pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel etc)
Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
✔5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare
Othello by William Shakespeare
✔6. A book with a dual timeline
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
✔7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1
topic: Gaming For the Win by Cory Doctorow
8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2
topic: Gaming Warcross by Marie Lu
9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (science fiction)
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman
✔10. A book featuring an historical figure
Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
✔11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
✔12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer
Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer
✔13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
✔14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term
Artemis by Andy Weir
✔15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country
The Song of Achilles by Margaret Miller
✔16. A book told from multiple perspectives
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
✔17. A speculative fiction (i.e. fantasy, scifi, horror, dystopia)
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
✔18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements
Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
✔19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country
My Place by Sally Morgan
✔21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes
(Book recommended by or mentioned in a podcast) Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
✔22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
✔23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old
Moby-Dick, or, the Whale by Herman Melville
✔24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New
New Boy by Tracy Chevalier
✔25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 by J.K. Rowling
26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made by Jason Schreier
✔27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
✔28. A book related to something cold (i.e. theme, title, author, cover, etc.)
Early Riser by Jasper Fforde
✔29. A book published before 1950
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
✔30. A book featuring an elderly character
A Man Called Ove by A Man Called Ove
✔31. A children’s classic you’ve never read
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
32. A book with more than 500 pages
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet
Feed by Mira Grant
✔34. A book with a person's name in the title
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
✔35. A psychological thriller
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
✔36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
✔37. A book set in a school or university
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
✔38. A book not written in traditional novel format (poetry, essay, epistolary, graphic novel, etc)
Watchmen by Alan Moore
✔39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
40. A book you stumbled upon
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
✔41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
✔42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character
Pet Sematary by Stephen King
✔43. A book related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) [fiction or nonfiction]
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
✔44. A book related in some way to a tv show/series or movie you enjoyed (same topic, same era, book appeared in the show/movie, etc.)
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
✔45. A multi-generational saga
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
✔46. A book with a (mostly) black cover
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
✔47. A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.)
In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan
✔48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year
Just Kids by Patti Smith
49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
✔50. A book that includes a journey (physical, health, or spiritual)
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
✔51. A book published in 2019
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
✔52. A book with a weird or intriguing title
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton