Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Done √ √ 52/52 Finished

options from the books I own or are available to me.

1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y (1.-5.1.)
√ √ Die Spionin

2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable (6.- 12.1)
√ √ The Girls

3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019 (13.- 19.1)
√ √ Die Patin

4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live (20.- 26.1)
√ √ The Eyes Of The Dragon

5. The first book in a series that you have not started (27.1- 2.2)
√ √ The Handmaid's Tale

6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover (3.-9.2)
√ √ Lost in the City

7. A book set in the southern hemisphere (10.-16.2)
√ √ Abby Lynn: Verbannt ans Ende der Welt, Verschollen in der Wildnis & Verraten und Verfolgt

8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The" (17.- 23.2)
√ √ The Testaments

9. A book that can be read in a day (24.2-1.3)
√ √ Der Fürst des Parnass

10. A book that is between 400-600 pages (- 8.3)
√ √ The Waste Lands

11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number (-15.3 )
√ √ A Treacherous Paradise (first published 2011)

12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people (-22.3 )
√ √ Sofies Welt Author, Translator, Narrator

13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge (- 29.3)
√ √ A Fortune-Teller Told Me: Earthbound Travels in the Far East (ATY 2018 5. A book about or inspired by real events)

14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers (-5.4 )
√ √ Agatha Christie And Then There Were None

15. A book set in a global city (- 12.4)
√ √ The Accidental Apprentice Delhi

16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area (-19.4 )
√ √ Wizard and Glass

17. A book with a neurodiverse character (-26.4 )
√ √ Convenience Store Woman

18. A book by an author you've only read once before (- 3.5)
√ √ Nais Micoulin

19. A fantasy book (-10.5 )
√ √ Betrayed

20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.] (-17.5 )
√ √ The Red-Haired Woman: A Novel

21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1719 (-24.5 )
√ √ Das Ungeheuer Hungary
√ √ Brief Answers to the Big Questions Astrophysics

22. A book with the major theme of survival (-31.5 )
√ √ This Is Where It Ends

23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author (-7.6 )
√ √ If I Was Your Girl Author and main character are Transwomen


24. A book with an emotion in the title (-14.6 )
√ √ Only Love

25. A book related to the arts (-21.6 )
√ √ The Glass Bead Game
√ √ Am Anfang war die Nacht Musik

26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards (-28.6 )
√ √ The Last Romantics

27. A history or historical fiction (-6.7 )
√ √ The Shadow of the Wind

28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author (-12.7 )
√ √ Water for Elephants

29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book (- 19.7)
√ √ What Buddhists Believe

30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year (-26.7 )
√ √ The Jane Austen Book Club 2003

31. A book inspired by a leading news story (-2.8 )
√ √ The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea North Korea Dictatorship

32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan (-9.8 )
√ √ The Lake

33. A book about a non-traditional family (-16.8 )
√ √ Gegensätze ziehen sich aus

34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name (-23.8 )
√ √ Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales (Horror)

35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover (-30.8 )
√ √ We Should All Be Feminists

36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim (-6.9 )
√ √ Ali and Nino

37. + 38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1 #2 (-20.9 )
#1 long title √ √ In meinen Träumen läutet es Sturm
#2 short title √ √ N.P

39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce (-27.9 )
√ √ The Storyteller, Or, the Hakawati Rabih Alameddine

40. A book with a place name in the title (-4.10 )
√ √ 84, Charing Cross Road

41. A mystery (-11.10 )
√ √ Glory in Death

42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’ (-18.10 )
√ √ Americanah

43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse (-25.10 )
√ √ Mother Courage and Her Children - war

44. A book related to witches (-1.11 )
√ √ Practical Magic

45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018 (-8.11 )
√ √ Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen

46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire" (-15.11 )
√ √ The Red Years: Forbidden Poems from Inside North Korea North Korea

47. A classic book you've always meant to read (-22.11)
√ √ Narziß und Goldmund

48. A book published in 2020 (-29.11 )
√ √ Der Klima-Appell des Dalai Lama an die Welt: Schützt unsere Umwelt

49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win (- A book originally written in a language that is NOT one of the 10 most spoken worldwide) (-6.12)
√ √ Chronicler of the Winds

50. A book with a silhouette on the cover (-13.12 )
√ √ Don't Worry, Be Grumpy: Inspiring Stories for Making the Most of Each Moment

51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title (-20.12 )
√ √ Tales for Transforming Adversity: A Buddhist Lama's Advice for Life's Ups and Downs

52. A book related to time (-27.12 )
√ √ Winterengel

2020 Popsugar Reading Challenge

Done √ √ 50/50

1. A book that's published in 2020
√ √ Der Klima-Appell des Dalai Lama an die Welt: Schützt unsere Umwelt


2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
√ √ If I Was Your Girl Author is a transwoman

3. A book with a great first line
√ √ Only Love "I have a terrible confession to make."

4. A book about a book club
√ √ The Jane Austen Book Club

5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
√ √ Der Fürst des Parnass Barcelona

6. A bildungsroman
√ √ Sophie's World
√ √ The Glass Bead Game

7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
√ √ Blind

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

9. A book with a map
√ √ Christmas at Rosie Hopkins’ Sweetshop

10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
Reese Witherspoon √ √ The Girls

11. An anthology
√ √ Lost in the City

12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
√ √ The Handmaid's Tale

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

14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
√ √The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea Bandi = Firefly

15. A book about or involving social media
√ √ The Circle

16. A book that has a book on the cover
√ √ The Girl Who Reads on the Métro

17. A medical thriller
√ √ Flimmer

18. A book with a made-up language
√ √ Bücherstadt

19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
√ √Couchsurfing in China: Durch die Wohnzimmer der neuen Supermacht China

20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
√ √ Die Rosen von Montevideo

21. A book published the month of your birthday
√ √ Die Töchter der Tuchvilla published Nov. 2015

22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
√ √ Komisch, alles chemisch!

23. A book that won an award in 2019
√ √ The Testaments

24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
√ √ The Spy - Mata Hari

25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
√ √ Nothing

26. A book with a pun in the title
√ √ Gegensätze ziehen sich aus

27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
√ √ The Red-Haired Woman

28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
√ √ The Waste Lands

29. A book with a bird on the cover
√ √ Die Patin

30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
√ √ The Eyes Of The Dragon (King of Delain)

31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
√ √ Die Katze mit den goldenen Augen

32. A book by a WOC
√√ Convenience Store Woman

33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
√√ And Then There Were None *4,26

34. A book you meant to read in 2019
√ √ The Storyteller, Or, the Hakawati

35. A book with a three-word title
√ √ Water for Elephants

36. A book with a pink cover
√ √ Träume, die auf Reisen führen: Gedichte für Kinder

37. A Western
√ √Wizard and Glass

38. A book by or about a journalist
√ √ Fliegen ohne Flügel : eine Reise zu Asiens Mysterien

39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week 27.9.-03.10.)
√ √ Mother Courage and Her Children

40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
√ √ Emma 2018 A book made into a movie you've already seen

Advanced

1. A book written by an author in their 20s
√ √ This Is Where It Ends

2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
√ √ 28 Days: A Novel of Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto

3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
√ √ Mesmerized


4. A book set in the 1920s
√ √ Manon, Ballerina

5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
√ √ The Lake

6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
√ √ Erinnerung an einen schmutzigen Engel

7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
√ √ The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury

8. A book published in the 20th century
√ √ Chocolat

9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
√ √ Naked in Death

10. A book with a main character in their 20s
√ √ Speak the Ocean

Pre Planning 2021

ATY


PRE-POLL
A book published in 2021
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

POLL 1
A book celebrating The Grand Egyptian Museum
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...


A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...


A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...



A book about racism or race relations
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...


POLL 2
A book whose title contains a negative
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

POLL 3
A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...


A book with a monochromatic cover
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

POLL 4
3 books related to "Past, Present, Future"

Past
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

Present
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

Future
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

Multiple timelines
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

Crime
BLM

POLL 5

A book set on an island
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...


A book whose cover shows more than 2 people
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...


A book whose title and author both contain the letter u
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

POLL 6
A book with a travel theme
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

POLL 7
A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

A book related to "the end"
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
last book of the series

A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

POLL 8
A book with elements of magic
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

A book involving an immigrant
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

POLL 9

A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.listchallenges.com/are-yo...


A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or
memoir
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

POLL 10
A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...