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message 1: by Ousha (last edited Nov 11, 2020 03:21PM) (new)

Ousha Lz (oushalz) | 10 comments Many books in my TBR,

THE 2021 LIST (Choosen books)

1. A book related to “In the Beginning...”
Sapiens A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Labyrinths Selected Stories and Other Writings by Jorge Luis Borges

3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

4. A book with a monochromatic cover
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read

6. A love story

7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list

8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited

9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year

10. A book with a female villain or criminal

11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum

12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation

13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020

14. A book set in a made-up place

15. A book that features siblings as the main characters

16. A book with a building in the title

17. A book with a Muslim character or author

18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1

19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2

20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3

21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u"

22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads

23. A cross genre novel

24. A book about racism or race relations

25. A book set on an island

26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author

27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards

28. A book connected to ice

29. A book that you consider comfort reading

30. A long book


31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years

32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people

33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry

34. A book with a travel theme

35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer

36. A book with six or more words in the title

37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list

38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator

39. A book involving an immigrant

40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover

41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author

42. A mystery or thriller

43. A book with elements of magic

44. A book whose title contains a negative

45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet

46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards

47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir

48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”

49. A book with an ensemble cast

50. A book published in 2021

51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name

52. A book related to "the end"

I'll put all books in my TBR that meets the conditions in the next messages.


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Ousha Lz (oushalz) | 10 comments 1. A book related to “In the Beginning...”

The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1) by Helen Hoang Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) by Tomi Adeyemi One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey Dune (Dune, #1) by Frank Herbert The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs A New History of a Lost World by Stephen Brusatte Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1) by Dan Brown Sapiens A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) by Maya Angelou The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) by Patrick Rothfuss The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón


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Ousha Lz (oushalz) | 10 comments 2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving The Unseen World by Liz Moore The World According to Garp by John Irving Labyrinths Selected Stories and Other Writings by Jorge Luis Borges The Fireman by Joe Hill The Magus by John Fowles It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells


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Ousha Lz (oushalz) | 10 comments 3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music

Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco Charlotte's Web by E.B. White Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien


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Ousha Lz (oushalz) | 10 comments 4. A book with a monochromatic cover


Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr The Martian by Andy Weir Artemis by Andy Weir Dark Matter by Blake Crouch My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell Carrie by Stephen King The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov


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Ousha Lz (oushalz) | 10 comments 5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie An American Marriage by Tayari Jones The Color Purple by Alice Walker Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin


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Ousha Lz (oushalz) | 10 comments 7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list

Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh

8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited

The Stranger by Albert Camus The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Independent People by Halldór Laxness A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah Dark Matter by Blake Crouch The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino


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Ousha Lz (oushalz) | 10 comments 9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year

The Summer Book by Tove Jansson Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare Educated by Tara Westover The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson The Secret History by Donna Tartt

10. A book with a female villain or criminal

Artemis by Andy Weir Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood Misery by Stephen King Fingersmith by Sarah Waters One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey Stardust by Neil Gaiman Carrie by Stephen King Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Dangerous Liaisons by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Fingersmith by Sarah Waters


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