Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

The 2016 List

1. A book you meant to read in 2015, but didn't
Odd Hours
2. A book set in a different continent
Blood Men
3. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 (winner or nominated)
The Girl on the Train
4. A book by an author you discovered in 2015
Little Black Lies
5. A book with a title beginning with the 1st letter of your name
Storm Front
6. The highest rated on your TBR
The Green Mile
7. A book about books
The Eyre Affair
8. A classic book with less than 200 pages
The Metamorphosis
9. A book that was mentioned in another book
Dracula
10. A book by an author you feel you should have read by now
The Diary of a Young Girl
11. A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
12. A childhood classic
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
13. Reader’s Choice
14. A book with one of the five W’s -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How)
So, Anyway...
German title : Wo war ich nochmal?
15. A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago)
Journey to the Center of the Earth
16. A book from the top 100 mystery novels
Murder on the Orient Express
17. A book with a beautiful cover
Die Buchspringer
18. A book on a summer/beach reading list
19. A non-fiction book
Das große Los
20. A book with a first name in the title
Georgia Bottoms
21. A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page
22. The first book in a new to you series
Heartsick
23. The next book in a series you are reading
The Keepsake
24. A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.)
Odd Interlude #1
Odd Interlude #2
Odd Interlude #3
Odd Thomas 4.1-4.3
25. A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you
Der Kranich
26. A book everyone is talking about
27. A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion)
Der Spiegel des Ursprungs: Roman mit philosophischem Hintergrund
28. A biography, autobiography, or memoir
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
29. A book by an author who writes under more than one name
Revival
30. A fairytale from a culture other than your own
Indianische Märchen
31. A work of young adult fiction
Divergent
32. A historical fiction book
The Godfather
33. The 16th book on your TBR
Déjà Dead
34. A book about mental illness
Drüberleben: Depressionen sind doch kein Grund, traurig zu sein
35. An award winning book
Gone Girl
36. An identity book - a book about a different culture, religion or sexual orientation
Memoirs of a Geisha
37. A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read
Never Let Me Go
38. A book about an anti hero
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
39. A previous suggestion that did not make it into the list
The Martian
(A book sets on another planet)
40. A novella from your favorite genre
Freaks
41. A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction)
42. A top 100 fantasy novel
American Gods
43. A book about a thing that goes bump in the night
Cujo
44. A book you're embarrassed to read in public
The First Collier
45. A book related to a hobby or passion you have
The Eye of Minds
46. A crime story
Ice Cold
47. A book with a type of food/drink in the title
48. A dystopia
The Stand
49. A book with a great opening line
Ich koch dich tot: (K)ein liebes-Roman
50. A book originally written in a language other than English
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
51. A short story from a well-known author
Böser kleiner Junge
(Bad Little Kid from The Bazaar of Bad Dreams)
52. A book published in 2016

I'm planning on reading Narnia too next year. I've done a bit of research and most of the die hard fans seem to say to read them in publication order (so Lion first), as it's written very much like an introduction to the world. If you read them in chronological order apparently there's stuff that don't make sense as you need to have read Lion.