Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Around the Year 2020 Challenge

Completed: 20/52

1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Sing, Unburied, Sing

2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
2001: A Space Odyssey

3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live
It

5. The first book in a series that you have not started
The Fifth Season

6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover
Washington Black

7. A book set in the southern hemisphere
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The"
The Rig

9. A book that can be read in a day
The Old Man and the Sea

10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
Scythe

11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
A Stolen Life

12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people
You Are Not Alone

13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books
challenge
Daisy Jones & The Six

14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers
An American Marriage

15. A book set in a global city
Crazy Rich Asians

16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area
The Ocean at the End of the Lane

17. A book with a neurodiverse character
The Kiss Quotient

18. A book by an author you've only read once before
Big Little Lies

19. A fantasy book
The Hobbit

20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]
Friday Black

21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1719
Cosmos

22. A book with the major theme of survival
The Gunslinger: The Dark Tower 1

23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author
Here Comes the Sun

24. A book with an emotion in the title
Rage

25. A book related to the arts
A Little Life

26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards
My Sister, the Serial Killer

27. A history or historical fiction
Fingersmith

28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author
The Dry

29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book
The Sting of the Wild

30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

31. A book inspired by a leading news story
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

33. A book about a non-traditional family
The Immortalists

34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name
H is for Hawk

35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover
The Oracle Year

36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim
Outliers: The Story of Success

37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1
Dark Places

38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2
The Light We Lost

39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce
Final Girls

40. A book with a place name in the title
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town

41. A mystery
Before I Go to Sleep

42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’ (link)
Between the World and Me

43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

44. A book related to witches
Hex

45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018
Recursion

46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"
The Catcher in the Rye

47. A classic book you've always meant to read
Beloved

48. A book published in 2020
The Other People

49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win
The Joy Luck Club

50. A book with a silhouette on the cover
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title
Sleeping Giants

52. A book related to time
The Time Keeper

Popsugar 2020 Challenge

Completed: 11/50

1. A book that's published in 2020
The Guest List

2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
I'm Afraid of Men

3. A book with a great first line
A Visit from the Goon Squad

4. A book about a book club
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
The Library Book

6. A bildungsroman
Call Me By Your Name

7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
The Art of Racing in the Rain

8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
Verity

9. A book with a map
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

10. A book recommended by your favourite blog, vlog, podcast or online book club
Zone One

11. An anthology
Slasher Girls & Monster Boys

12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
Sawkill Girls

13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
Euphoria

14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
A Cup of Water Under My Bed: A Memoir

15. A book about or involving social media
The Circle

16. A book that has a book on the cover
The Thirteenth Tale

17. A medical thriller
The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus

18. A book with a made-up language
Watership Down

19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The Biography of a Cause

20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
A Confederacy of Dunces

21. A book published the month of your birthday
Fragments of the Lost

22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

23. A book that won an award in 2019
Children of Blood and Bone

24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
Silent Spring

25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
The Blood of Emmett Till

26. A book with a pun in the title
The Eyre Affair

27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
The Last Mrs. Parrish

28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
Saga, Vol. 4

29. A book with a bird on the cover
The Death of Mrs. Westaway

30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
Lincoln in the Bardo

31. A book with "gold", "silver", or "bronze" in the title
The Devil in Silver

32. A book by a WOC
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide

33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
Dear Leader: My Escape from North Korea

34. A book you meant to read in 2019
Dracula

35. A book with a three-word title
Hearts in Darkness

36. A book with a pink cover
The Black Flamingo

37. A Western
Upright Women Wanted

38. A book by or about a journalist
The Broken Girls

39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week (Sept 20-26, 2020)
Lord of the Flies

40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading challenge
The Poet X

41. A book written by an author in their 20s
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

42. A book with "20" or "Twenty" in the title
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

43. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
All the Light We Cannot See

44. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
Out

45. A book set in the 1920s
Lair of Dreams

46. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
The Shining

47. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
The Devil in the White City

48. A book published in the 20th century
Fahrenheit 451

49. A book from a series with more than 20 books
The Light Fantastic

50. A book with a main character in their 20s
Such a Fun Age