Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

I am still working on some prompts and am trying to use books that I own but, due to my moving early in January, a lot of my books are boxed up so I may have to update the challenge once I am in my new home.
Options are the key!

√ 1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

√ 2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why)
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King

√ 3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

4. A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin, pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel etc)
The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

√ 5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare
Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion

6. A book with a dual timeline
The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton

7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1
Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry

√ 8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2
Circe by Madeline Miller

9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy or horror)
NOS4R2 by Joe Hill

10. A book featuring an historical figure
I, Claudius by Robert Graves

√ 11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject)
King Rat by James Clavell

√ 12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer
The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler

√ 13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer

√ 14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

√ 15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country
Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman

16. A book told from multiple perspectives
Ghostwritten by David Mitchell

17. A speculative fiction (i.e. fantasy, scifi, horror, dystopia)
√ The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin

18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR
Horns by Joe Hill

√ 20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie

√ 21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes
A book from the ATY Group Members Recommendations list of lesser known books
The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones

22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover
number9dream by David Mitchell

23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë - It is an old book

√ 24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New
Dogsbody by Diana Wynne Jones - This was given to me for Christmas so is new

25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universeby Benjamin Alire Sáenz - Borrowed this from a mate

√ 26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys - Cover is blue

27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

28. A book related to something cold (i.e. theme, title, author, cover, etc.)
The Dead of Winter by Chris Priestley

29. A book published before 1950
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

30. A book featuring an elderly character
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro

31. A children’s classic you’ve never read
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

32. A book with more than 500 pages
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham

33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet
√ Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

34. A book with a person's name in the title
√ Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth

35. A psychological thriller
In the Woods by Tana French

36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

37. A book set in a school or university
√ To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
The World According to Garp by John Irving

38. A book not written in traditional novel format (poetry, essay, epistolary, graphic novel, etc)
√ How to Talk to Girls at Parties by Neil Gaiman - a gorgeously illustrated graphic novel

39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
√ Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

40. A book you stumbled upon
John Dies at the End by David Wong
Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake

41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards
The Outsider by Stephen King
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai

42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character
The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

43. A book related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) [fiction or nonfiction]
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells

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.)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

45. A multi-generational saga
√ The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

46. A book with a (mostly) black cover
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

47. A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.)
The Vegetarian by Han Kang

48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells

49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country
The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami
Coin Locker Babies by Ryū Murakami

50. A book that includes a journey (physical, health, or spiritual)
Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín

51. A book published in 2019
The Tyrant's Tomb by Rick Riordan

52. A book with a weird or intriguing title
If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino
√ So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson

Finished Call Me By Your Name and now I really cannot wait for my trip to Italy in April!

I am also obviously not going be reading in order this year... so much for New Year resolutions :s

I'm not reading in order either, though I had intended too.

Good luck with your challenge.

I am not reading in order at this point. I am picking titles based on mood and schedule. Good luck!

Chrystal wrote: "I'm not reading in order either, though I had intended too.

Good luck with your challenge."

Thanks Chrytal. Good luck with yours as well (I tried to search for it but am having no joy so feel free to leave a link here)

Stephanie wrote: "I am not reading in order at this point. I am picking titles based on mood and schedule. Good luck!"

Thanks Stephanie. I feel I will never be a read in order kind of gal purely because I have enough structure at work :p

I tried to search for your challenge but failed miserably. Good luck!

Finished The Graveyard Book and it was amazing and had that distinct Gaiman charm. I'm sorry it ended though.

Moving on with the rather daunting Anna Karenina now.

Bridget wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "I am not reading in order at this point. I am picking titles based on mood and schedule. Good luck!"

Thanks Stephanie. I feel I will never be a read in order kind of gal purely b..."

Thanks :)

Finished Anna Karenina, So You've Been Publicly Shamed, The Stepford Wives and To All The Boys I've Loved Before.

Moving on to Wide Sargasso Sea. I'm on a roll!

Finished Wide Sargasso Sea and Warm Bodies. I was pleasantly surprised by Warm Bodies.

Starting The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon this evening :)

Bridget wrote: "Finished Wide Sargasso Sea and Warm Bodies. I was pleasantly surprised by Warm Bodies.

Starting The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon this evening :)"

I read The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon a few weeks ago and was also pleasantly surprised! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did :)

Finally got round to updating all my reads for the past couple of months. Sadly I am still a couple behind so hopefully I will catch up soon.

I must say the books I have read have been pretty outstanding but the top one has to be Circe by Madeline Miller! What a gem :)