Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

The 2018 List
Completed 18/52
1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
5. A book about or inspired by real events Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
6. A book originally written in a language other than English The White Book
7. A gothic novel Hollow City
9. A book with a body part in the title (heart, bones, teeth, skin, blood, etc) A Bone to Pick
10. An author's debut book (their first book to be published) Crow Lake
12. A book set in Africa or South America Tears of the Giraffe
14. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #2 Fire Little Fires Everywhere
16. A narrative nonfiction The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
18. A book with a location in the title A Newfoundlander in Canada: Always Going Somewhere, Always Coming Home
19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award or by a Grand master author (books & authors) Gone Girl
24. A book with a map American War
30. A short book The Vegetarian
31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to Three Wishes
35. A book featuring a murder The Beach
36. A book published in the last 3 years (2016, 2017, 2018) by an author you haven't read before The Woman in the Window
38. A science book or a science fiction book Variable Star
40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list The Lightning Thief

To be completed 34/52
2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list
3. A book from the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards
4. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 Earth (in title, cover, content, setting, author...)
8. An "own voices" book*
9. A book with a body part in the title (heart, bones, teeth, skin, blood, etc)
11. A literary fiction
13. A book with a plot centered around a secret (forbidden love, spies, secret societies, etc)
15. A book with an unique format/writing structure
17. A book you expect to make you laugh
20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends
21. A book written in first person perspective
22. A book you have high expectations or hope for
23. A medical or legal thriller
25. A book with an antagonist/villain point of view
26. A book with a text only cover
27. A book about surviving a hardship (war, famine, major disasters, serious illness, etc)
28. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #3 Water
29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title (lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, dagger, wrench)
32. An alternate history book
33. A book connected (title, cover, content) to a word "born" in the same year as you
34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls, that didn't win but was polarizing or a close-call
37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee
39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title
41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials
42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwater
43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence
44. A ghost story
45. A book that intimidates/ scares you
46. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #4 Air
47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own
48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth)
49. A book from one of the Goodreads Best Books of the Month lists (https://www.goodreads.com/best_books_...)
50. A book with a warm atmosphere (centered on family, friendship, love or summer)
51. An award-winning short story or short story collection
52. A book published in 2018

JANUARY

7. A gothic novel Hollow City
12. A book set in Africa or South America:Tears of the Giraffe
38. A science book or a science fiction book Variable Star

FEBRUARY

40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list The Lightning Thief

MARCH


1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
18. A book with a location in the title A Newfoundlander in Canada: Always Going Somewhere, Always Coming Home

APRIL

10. An author's debut book (their first book to be published) Crow Lake
14. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #2 Fire (forbidden love, spies, secret societies, etc) Little Fires Everywhere
24. A book with a map American War

MAY

5. A book about or inspired by real events Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
6. A book originally written in a language other than English The White Book
9. A book with a body part in the title (heart, bones, teeth, skin, blood, etc) A Bone to Pick

JUNE

30. A short book: The Vegetarian

JULY

16. A narrative nonfiction The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award or by a Grand master author (books & authors) Gone Girl
31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to Three Wishes
35. A book featuring a murder The Beach
36. A book published in the last 3 years (2016, 2017, 2018) by an author you haven't read before The Woman in the Window