Around the Year in 52 Books discussion
Around the Year in 52 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
Animal Farm (other topics)The Great Believers (other topics)
The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story (other topics)
The Son (other topics)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Sherman Alexie (other topics)Octavia E. Butler (other topics)
Jesmyn Ward (other topics)
1. ✓ A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy: The Book Thief and We Are Okay (audiobook)
2. ✓ A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why): Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and When Dimple Met Rishi (audiobook)
3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y:
4. A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin, pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel etc):
5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare:
6. ✓ A book with a dual timeline: Orphan Train and Unsheltered (audiobook)
7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1: Righteous (audiobook)
8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2: Wrecked (audiobook)
9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy or horror):
10. A book featuring an historical figure: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI or
11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject): A Dog's Purpose (audiobook)
12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer: How to Read Literature Like a Professor
13. ✓ A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list: The Immortalists and The Great Believers (audiobook)
14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term:
15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country:
16. ✓ A book told from multiple perspectives: One of Us Is Lying or All the Bright Places (audiobook)
17. A speculative fiction (i.e. fantasy, scifi, horror, dystopia):
18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements:
19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR:
20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country: Dragon Teeth (audiobook)
21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes: "A Book from the List of Lesser Known Books"
22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover:
23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old: "A Book with 'Old' in the Title"
24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New: "A Book with 'New' in the Title" Brave New World (audiobook) or
25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed: "A Book with 'Borrow' in the Title"
26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue: "A Book with 'Blue' in the Title"
27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list: The Great Gatsby(audiobook)
28. A book related to something cold (i.e. theme, title, author, cover, etc.): Beartown (audiobook)
29. A book published before 1950: Mansfield Park (audiobook)
30. A book featuring an elderly character:
31. A children’s classic you’ve never read:
32. A book with more than 500 pages:
33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet:
34. A book with a person's name in the title: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
35. A psychological thriller: The Angel of Darkness
36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list: An American Marriage
37. ✓ A book set in a school or university: Hate List or The Incendiaries (audiobook)
38. A book not written in traditional novel format (poetry, essay, epistolary, graphic novel, etc): Play:
39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life: Force of Nature (audiobook)
40. A book you stumbled upon: The Golden State (audiobook)
41. ✓ A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards: I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer and Children of Blood and Bone (audiobook)
42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character:
43. A book related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) [fiction or nonfiction]: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (audiobook)
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.):
45. A multi-generational saga:
46. ✓ A book with a (mostly) black cover: Looking for Alaska and Child of God (audiobook)
47. A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.): Crazy Rich Asians or
48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year:
49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country:
50. A book that includes a journey (physical, health, or spiritual):
51. A book published in 2019: Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls
52. A book with a weird or intriguing title: