Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

This will be my second attempt on this challenge, and I'm looking forward to getting started. I will probably read out of order, just to keep things interesting. Choices are subject to change at any time.

Completed: 34 /52

√1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y Broken Promise 10/27/2020
√2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable The Little Friend 05/19/2020
√3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019 Us Against You 08/04/2020
√4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live Oryx and Crake 12/04/2020
√5. The first book in a series that you have not started The Passage 10/04/2020

√6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover We Are Called to Rise 05/27/2020
√7. A book set in the southern hemisphere Cry, the Beloved Country 08/14/2020
√8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The" The Orenda 02/29/2020
√9. A book that can be read in a day The Sense of an Ending 01/16/2020

10. A book that is between 400-600 pages Small Island
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number The God of Small Things (1997)
√12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people Sleeping Beauties 12/31/2020
13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge Behind Her Eyes
√14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers Runaway 06/05/2020

√15. A book set in a global city Big Little Lies 05/12/2020
√16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend 04/28/2020
17. A book with a neurodiverse character Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
√18. A book by an author you've only read once before Punishment 12/24/2020

19. A fantasy book The Bear and the Nightingale
20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.] Native Son (#20 on Modern Library's list of the 100 best novels)
√21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720 Night 09/21/2020
22. A book with the major theme of survival Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

√23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author The Paying Guests 10/16/2020
√24. A book with an emotion in the title Desperation 04/11/2020
25. A book related to the arts An Equal Music
√26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards The Whisper Man 03/21/2020
√27. A history or historical fiction Snow Flower and the Secret Fan 01/11/2020

√28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author The Island Walkers 07/24/2020
√29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book The Substitute 10/11/2020
√30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year Gilead 09/07/2020
31. A book inspired by a leading news story I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan A Pale View of Hills
33. A book about a non-traditional family The Cabin at the End of the World
√34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (narrative non-fiction) 08/17/2020
35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim The Wednesday Sisters
√37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1 The Lost Man 03/25/2020
√38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2 The Woman in Cabin 10 11/09/2020
√39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce Americanah 07/05/2020

√40. A book with a place name in the title Brooklyn 04/23/2020
√41. A mystery The Stranger 08/03/2020
42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’ The Known World (Pulitzer)
43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
√44. A book related to witches Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 05/30/2020

√45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018 The Institute 11/08/2020
46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire" The Great Believers
47. A classic book you've always meant to read Pride and Prejudice or Great Expectations
√48. A book published in 2020 You Are Not Alone 09/16/2020

√49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (about revenge) 02/02/2020
√50. A book with a silhouette on the cover The Couple Next Door 06/13/2020
√51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title The Master Butchers Singing Club 11/29/2020
52. A book related to time Behind the Scenes at the Museum

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