Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

This is my first attempt Around the Year, and I'm really excited about the different challenges and the books I've selected!

1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title

This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales - Finished 1/12/18

2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Finished 1/9/18

3. A book from the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards (link)

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Finished 2/27/18

4. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 Earth (in title, cover, content, setting, author...)

The Secret Wisdom of the Earth by Christopher Scotton Finished 2/6/18

5. A book about or inspired by real events

UPDATE: changed to The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah Finished 8/14/18

6. A book originally written in a language other than English

The Snowman by Jo Nesbo Finished 3/11/18

7. A gothic novel

UPDATE: changed to The Mystery of Edwin Drood Finished 1/12/18

8. An "own voices" book*

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon Finished 5/6/18

9. A book with a body part in the title (heart, bones, teeth, skin, blood, etc)

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

10. An author's debut book (their first book to be published)

UPDATE: changed to Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Finished 6/01/18

11. A literary fiction

UPDATE: changed to The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah finished 10/12/18

12. A book set in Africa or South America

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

13. A book with a plot centered around a secret (forbidden love, spies, secret societies, etc)

Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris Finished 02/12/18

14. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #2 Fire

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

15. A book with an unique format/writing structure

UPDATE: changed to Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight Finished 10/4/18

16. A narrative nonfiction

The Magnolia Story by Chip & Joanna Gaines Finished 3/2/18

17. A book you expect to make you laugh

UPDATE: changed to Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris Finished 10/12/18

18. A book with a location in the title

The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson

19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award or by a Grand master author (books & authors)

Before the Fall by Noah Hawley

20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends

One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus

21. A book written in first person perspective

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

22. A book you have high expectations or hope for

UPDATE: changed to American Gods by Neil Gaiman Finished 01/25/18

23. A medical or legal thriller

Sycamore Row by John Grisham

24. A book with a map

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin Finished 1/3/18

25. A book with an antagonist/villain point of view

Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Linsday

26. A book with a text only cover

How Good People Make Tough Choices by Rushworth M. Kidder Finished 4/2/18

27. A book about surviving a hardship (war, famine, major disasters, serious illness, etc)

UPDATE - changed to: She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb - Finished 1/28/18

28. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #3 Water

UPDATE: changed to Into the Water by Paula Hawkins currently reading

29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title (lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, dagger, wrench)

Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

30. A short book

The Crucible by Arthur Miller

31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to

UPDATE: changed to The Dry by Jane Harper Finished 10/09/18

32. An alternate history book

11/22/63 by Stephen King

33. A book connected (title, cover, content) to a word "born" in the same year as you

The Infinity Pool by Jessica Norrie

34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls, that didn't win but was polarizing or a close-call

Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality by Donald Miller Finished 1/29/18

35. A book featuring a murder

UPDATE: changed to Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith Finished 10/03/18

36. A book published in the last 3 years (2016, 2017, 2018) by an author you haven't read before

Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan

37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee (link1, link2)

UPDATE: changed to Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Finished 3/14/18

38. A science book or a science fiction book

UPDATE: changed to Feed by Mira Grant Finished 10/08/18

39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title

Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling Finished 3/16/18

40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list (link)

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwater

Jaws by Peter Benchley

43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence

The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger

44. A ghost story

UPDATE: changed to I Remember You: A Ghost Story currently reading

45. A book that intimidates/ scares you

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo - currently reading

46. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #4 Air

Up in the Air by Walter Kirn

47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own

UPDATE: changed to The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Finished 09/20/18

48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth)

Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin Finished 2/7/18

49. A book from one of the Goodreads Best Books of the Month lists (link)

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green Finished 10/04/18

50. A book with a warm atmosphere (centered on family, friendship, love or summer)

UPDATE: changed to The Inn at Rose Harbor Finished 5/7/18

51. An award-winning short story or short story collection

Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King

52. A book published in 2018

Still Me by JoJo Moyes Finished 3/24/18

Great list!!! Enjoy :-)

Tracy wrote: "Great list!!! Enjoy :-)"

Thank you, Tracy! I can't wait - now 2018 just needs to get here so I can dig in. :)

Good list! Big Little Lies is very popular here :)
I've a sad news for you... Into the Water doesn't have a Y in the title :p

Welcome to the group and good luck!

Zaz wrote: "Good list! Big Little Lies is very popular here :)
I've a sad news for you... Into the Water doesn't have a Y in the title :p"

Oh, no! I made a change to that one just this morning from my first pick. Now I'll have to change it again.. Hmm... what should I choose? Thank you for pointing that out, though!

Great list! I see several I've read and enjoyed plus some I plan on reading. Have fun! Welcome to the group!

Great list—we have some in common. 😀 Have you seen the Magicians tv series yet? I haven’t started it yet, but I plan to next year hopefully.

Lots of great reading here! You've picked some good ones! Happy reading!

Thanks, everyone! So happy to be here! Happy reading! 🤗