Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

MAŁGOSIA's list

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


Mock. Ludzkie zoo
by Marek Krajewski

2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable ✔

Dominicana
by Angie Cruz

WPF 2020 SHORTLIST

3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019 ✔

The Garden Jungle: or Gardening to Save the Planet
by Dave Goulson

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

Girl
by Edna O'Brien

WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020 LONGLIST

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

Kasacja
by Remigiusz Mróz

6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover ✔
Booker / WPF

The Architect's Apprentice
by Elif Shafak

7. A book set in the southern hemisphere ✔

Larger Than Life
by Jodi Picoult

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


The Help
by Kathryn Stockett

9. A book that can be read in a day ✔

The Summer Book
by Tove Jansson

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

The Most Fun We Ever Had
by Claire Lombardo

WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020 LONGLIST

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

2011

A Dance with Dragons 2: After the Feast
by George R.R. Martin

12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people ✔

Finn Family Moomintroll
by Tove Jansson, illustrated: translated: Elizabeth Portch

13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge ✔
A non-fiction book

Wilding
by Isabella Tree

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

The Dutch House
by Ann Patchett

WPF 2020 LONGLIST

15. A book set in a global city ✔
Booker / WPF

Neverwhere
by Neil Gaiman

16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area ✔
Booker / WPF

The Great Alone
by Kristin Hannah

17. A book with a neurodiverse character ✔

Keeping Faith
by Jodi Picolut

18. A book by an author you've only read once before ✔
Booker / WPF

Animal Farm
by George Orwell

19. A fantasy book ✔

A Feast for Crows
by George R. R. Martin

20. The 20th book ✔
20th on my TBR


Zdążyć przed Panem Bogiem
by Hanna Krall

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

Cycle of the Werewolf
by Stephen King

22. A book with the major theme of survival ✔

A Dance with Dragons: Dreams and Dust
by George R.R. Martin

23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author ✔

Red at the Bone
by Jacqueline Woodson

WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020 LONGLIST

24. A book with an emotion in the title ✔

All the Missing Girls
by Megan Miranda

25. A book related to the arts ✔

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky

26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards ✔

Ask Again, Yes
by Mary Beth Keane

27. A history or historical fiction ✔

The Nickel Boys
by Colson Whitehead

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

The Rosie Project
by Graeme Simsion

29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book ✔


Na marginesie zycia
by Stanisław Grzesiuk

30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year ✔

The North Water
by Ian McGuire

31. A book inspired by a leading news story ✔

Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
by Vincent Bugliosi

32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan ✔

How We Disappeared
by Jing-Jing Lee

33. A book about a non-traditional family ✔

And Tango Makes Three
by Justin Richardson

34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name - Coming of age story ✔


Shuggie Bain
by Douglas Stewart

BOOKER 2020 SHORTLIST

35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover ✔

Weather
by Jenny Offill

WPF 2020 SHORTLIST

36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim ✔

Homeland
by Fernando Aramburu

37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1 ✔
New Zealand (antipodes)

The Whale Rider
by Witi Ihimaera

38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2 - cancelled due to book club need! ✔


The Lonely Londoners
by Sam Selvon

39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce ✔
Booker / WPF

The Silent Patient
by Alex Michaelides


40. A book with a place name in the title ✔
Booker / WPF

The New Wilderness
by Diane Cook

BOOKER 2020 SHORTLIST

41. A mystery ✔

Ciemno, prawie noc
by Joanna Bator

42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’ ✔


Love and Other Thought Experiments
by Sophie Ward

BOOKER 2020 LONGLIST

43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse
DEATH, FAMINE ✔

How Much of These Hills Is Gold
by C Pam Zhang

BOOKER 2020 LONGLIST

44. A book related to witches ✔

Equal Rites
by Terry Pratchett

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


The Mirror & the Light
by Hilary Mantel

BOOKER 2020 LONGLIST
WPF 2020 SHORTLIST

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

11/22/63
by Stephen King

47. A classic book you've always meant to read ✔
A book linked to the classic I've always meant to read :)
(a personal little amendment here <3)

Hamnet
by Maggie O'Farrell

WPF 2020 WINNER!!!

48. A book published in 2020 ✔

Apeirogon
by Colum McCann

BOOKER 2020 LONGLIST

49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win ✔

A book whose title is a line from or title of a song

Real Life
by Brandon Taylor

BOOKER 2020 SHORTLIST

50. A book with a silhouette on the cover ✔


Redhead by the Side of the Road
by Anne Tyler

BOOKER 2020 LONGLIST

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

Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens

52. A book related to time ✔


Such a Fun Age
by Kiley Reid

BOOKER 2020 LONGLIST