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message 1: by Nawar (last edited Dec 29, 2021 02:35PM) (new)

Nawar (nawaralq) | 199 comments Rid Of Me (1993)

“Rid Of Me”- Finally give in and read that one book that keeps popping up in your feed Arsenic and Adobo
“Missed” – Read a book you didn’t get to read in the year it released The Souls of Yellow Folk: Essays
“Legs” – Read a book with a body part on the cover Her Perfect Family
“Rub 'Til It Bleeds” – Read a book that contains a lot of blood
“Hook” – Read a book that features fish or fishing
“Highway '61 Revisited” – Read a book that takes place on the open road Survive the Night
“50Ft Queenie” – Read a gender bending book
“Yuri-G” – Read a book where the main character has a unique or uncommon name One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter
“Man-Size” – Pick up some feminist fiction and read the fuck out of it
“Dry” – If you read a book that left you unsatisfied, take credit for it here The Last Thing He Told Me
“Me-Jane” – Read some fantasy or a fairy tale retelling
“Snake” – Read a book with an animal on the cover
“Ecstasy” – Read a book that you immediately fall in love with The Body in Question

To Bring You My Love (1995)

“To Bring You My Love” – Read a sprawling, epic novel that covers a lot of time or distance The Last Time I Lied
“Meet Ze Monsta” – Read some good old fashioned horror
“Working For The Man” – Read a book where the protagonist is a pencil pusher / works a hum-drum job
“C'Mon Billy” – Read a book with a person’s name in the title
“Teclo” – Read a book that features a made-up language or strange slang
“Long Snake Moan” – Read a book with witchcraft, voodoo, or weird ass weirdness going on Euphoria
“Down By The Water” – Read a book that takes place on, in, or near water Euphoria
“I Think I'm A Mother” – Read a book about parenthood of any kind, in any form The Last Thing He Told Me
“Send His Love To Me” – Read a book that has letters, emails, or texts in it Life After Death
“The Dancer” – Read a book that features music or dancing

Dance Hall at Louse Point (1996)

“Girl” – Read some YA Beautiful World, Where Are You
“Rope Bridge Crossing” – Read a book with some action and adventure Euphoria
“City Of No Sun” – Read something that’s really dark Apples Never Fall
“That Was My Veil” – Read a book to escape the world and take credit for it here The Last Time I Lied
“Urn With Dead Flowers In A Drained Pool” – Read a post apocalyptic book
“Civil War Correspondent” – Read historical fiction or a book that is based on an historical event All Our Yesterdays
“Taut” – Read a collection of flash fiction
“Un Cercle Autour Du Soleil” – Read a book that was translated
“Heela” – Read a book in which one of the characters is “saved”
“Is That All There Is?” – Read a book that left you feeling like WTF
“Dance Hall At Louse Point” – instrumental freebie, read anything and take credit for it here
“Lost Fun Zone” – Read a book that others might consider a guilty pleasure Her Perfect Family

Is this Desire (1998)

"Angelene” – Read a book with a kickass female protagonist Mostly Dead Things
“The Sky Lit Up” – Read a book with end of the world / alien invasion type shit
“The Wind” – Read a book that heavily features one of the four elements (earth, air, water, fire) The Body in Question
“My Beautiful Leah” – Read a book about a main character who is sad or suffers from mental illness Apples Never Fall
“A Perfect Day Elise” – Get some fresh air and go read outside One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter
“Catherine” – Finally read that book you’ve jealously watched others read and love
“Electric Light” – Read a digital book In Five Years
“The Garden” – Read a book that mostly takes place outdoors
“Joy” – Read a book with a one word title or that has an emotion in the titleThe Pleasing Hour
“The River” – Read a book about transformation
“No Girl So Sweet” – Read a book that makes you swoon
“Is This Desire?” – Read a book that doesn’t fit neatly into one genre

Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea (2000)

“Big Exit” – if you DNF a book, take credit here
“Good Fortune”- Read a book you picked up at a book sale or bought for crazy cheap
“A Place Called Home” – Read a book that takes place in your hometown/state
“One Line” – Read a book of poetry Your Silence Will Not Protect You: Essays and Poems
“Beautiful Feeling” – Read a book that gives you all the feels
“The Whores Hustle And The Hustlers Whore” – Read a book that features sex and/or drugs
“This Mess We're In” – Read a book that’s a hot hot mess The Best of Friends
“You Said Something” - Read a book that takes place in a big city
“Kamikaze” – Read a book that features flying or outer space
“This Is Love” – Read a book by a favorite author
“Horses In My Dreams” – Read a book that prominently features an animal (bonus points if the author isn’t a dickhead and animal doesn’t die)
“We Float” – Read whatever the fuck you want and take credit for it here The Souls of Yellow Folk: Essays

Uh Huh Her (2004)

“The Life And Death Of Mr. Badmouth” – Read a book by an author who is no longer living Life After Death
“Shame” – Read a book you would not want someone to catch you reading
“Who The Fuck?” – Read a book by a new-to-you author The Body in Question
“The Pocket Knife” – Read a coming-of-age story Beautiful World, Where Are You
“The Letter” – Read a book about writing One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter
“The Slow Drug” – Read a book that takes you a while to warm up to
“No Child Of Mine” – Read a book that features a child protagonist The Last Time I Lied
“Cat On The Wall” – Read a book with an animal on the cover
“You Come Through” – Read a book a buddy recommends for you
“It's You” – Read a book told in second person or a book that breaks the fourth wall Her Perfect Family
“The End” – Read the last book of a series or published by an author The Best of Friends
“The Desperate Kingdom Of Love” – Read a book you desperately wanted to love but didn’t
“The Darker Days Of Me And Him” – Read a book about a break up Beautiful World, Where Are You

White Chalk (2007)

“The Devil” – Read a book about angels, devils, demons, or religion
“Dear Darkness” – Read a book that takes place primarily at night Survive the Night
“Grow Grow Grow” – Read a book has repetitive words in the title
“When Under Ether” – Read some science fiction
“White Chalk” – Read a book with a white cover We Should All Be Feminists
“Broken Harp” – Read a book that disappointed you
“Silence” – Read a book when no one else is around The Pleasing Hour
“To Talk To You” – Listen to an audio book
“The Piano” – Read a ghost story or a story about murder Final Girls
“Before Departure” – Read a book while you’re on a trip / travelling
“The Mountain” – Read a book that’s been sitting in your TBR pile for a long time Your Silence Will Not Protect You: Essays and Poems

A Woman A Man Walked By (2009)

“Black Hearted Love” – Read a Halloween themed book
“Sixteen, Fifteen, Fourteen” – Read a book with a number(s) in the title In Five Years
“Leaving California” – Read a book set in a state you used to live in, or written by an author who lives there
“The Chair” – Read a book in your most comfy reading spot We Should All Be Feminists
“April” – Read a book with a month in the title
“A Woman A Man Walked By / The Crow Knows Where All The Little Children Go”- Read a book with a ridiculously long title The Souls of Yellow Folk: Essays
“The Soldier” – Read a book about war, or in which a war is taking place / in the background All Our Yesterdays
“Pig Will Not” – Read a book set on a farm or featuring farm animals Mostly Dead Things
“Passionless, Pointless” – read a book that literally went nowhere / made no sense
“Cracks In The Canvas” – Read a banged up, used book Life After Death

Let England Shake (2011)

“Let England Shake” – Read a book set in a different country The Pleasing Hour
“The Last Living Rose” – Read a book with flowers on the cover
“The Glorious Land” – Read a book where setting and place is very much its own character
“The Words That Maketh Murder” – Read some murder mystery noirFinal Girls
“All And Everyone” – Read a book that features a large cast of main characters All Our Yesterdays
“On Battleship Hill” – Read a book in which nature takes over / cli fi
“England” – Read a book written by an author from another country We Should All Be Feminists
“In The Dark Places” – Read a book that’s dark and twisted
“Bitter Branches” – Read a book that takes place mostly outdoors / in the woods Survive the Night
“Hanging In The Wire” – Do a buddy read and then chat with your buddy about it online The Last Thing He Told Me
“Written On The Forehead” – Read a book that makes you frequently furrow your brow Arsenic and Adobo
“The Colour Of The Earth” – Read a book with earth tones on the cover

The Hope Six Demolition Project (2016)

“The Community Of Hope” – Read a book that could be considered a sell out
“The Ministry Of Defence” – Read a dystopian novel
“A Line In The Sand’ – Give a genre you didn’t like a second chance
“Chain Of Keys” – Read a book you’ve been hesitant to pick up In Five Years
“River Anacostia” – Read a book that features religion
“Near The Memorials To Vietnam And Lincoln” – read a book that’s an homage to something/someoneArsenic and Adobo
“The Orange Monkey” – Read a book that’s a bit bizarre Mostly Dead Things
“Medicinals” – Read a book that deals with drug use or addiction The Best of Friends
“The Ministry Of Social Affairs” – Read a book that addresses social injustice in some way We Should All Be Feminists
“The Wheel” – Read a book with an inanimate object in the title Apples Never Fall
“Dollar, Dollar” – Go ahead and buy yourself a book, then read it as soon as you bring it home Final Girls


message 2: by Nawar (new)

Nawar (nawaralq) | 199 comments I'm going to do NO MORE THAN 3 song titles per book so I don't cheat so much. lol.


message 3: by Lori, Super Mod (new)

Lori (tnbbc) | 10621 comments Mod
LOL. I told mysel only two this time. I held myself to three last year and still failed miserably.

Good luck!!!


message 4: by Nawar (new)

Nawar (nawaralq) | 199 comments Book 1:
Euphoria
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Rope Bridge Crossing
Long Snake Moan
Down By The Water


message 5: by Nawar (new)

Nawar (nawaralq) | 199 comments Book 2:
Your Silence Will Not Protect You: Essays and Poems
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One Line
The Ministry of Social Affairs
The Mountain


message 6: by Nawar (new)

Nawar (nawaralq) | 199 comments Book 3:
Life After Death
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Cracks in the Canvas
The Life and Death of Mr Badmouth
Send His Love To Me


message 7: by Nawar (new)

Nawar (nawaralq) | 199 comments Book 4:
The Pleasing Hour
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Silence
Let England Shake
Joy


message 8: by Nawar (last edited Jul 17, 2021 08:48PM) (new)

Nawar (nawaralq) | 199 comments Book5 : One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter

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The letter
A Perfect Day Elise
Yuri-G


message 9: by Nawar (last edited Jul 22, 2021 05:15AM) (new)

Nawar (nawaralq) | 199 comments Book 6: We Should All Be Feminists

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England
The Chair
White Chalk


message 10: by Nawar (last edited Jul 23, 2021 03:43PM) (new)

Nawar (nawaralq) | 199 comments Book 7: All Our Yesterdays

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The Soldier
Civil War Correspondent
All And Everyone


message 11: by Nawar (new)

Nawar (nawaralq) | 199 comments Book 8 : Mostly Dead Things

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Pig Will Not
Angelene
The Orange Monkey


message 12: by Nawar (new)

Nawar (nawaralq) | 199 comments Book 9 : Survive the Night

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Highway 61 Revisited
Bitter Branches
Dear Darkness


message 13: by Nawar (last edited Dec 03, 2021 10:11AM) (new)

Nawar (nawaralq) | 199 comments Book 10: The Body in Question

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Who the Fuck
Ecstasy
The Wind


message 14: by Nawar (new)

Nawar (nawaralq) | 199 comments Book 11: Final Girls

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Dollar, Dollar
The Words That Maketh Murder
The Piano


message 15: by Nawar (new)

Nawar (nawaralq) | 199 comments Book 12 : In Five Years

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Sixteen, Fifteen, Fourteen
Electric Light
Chain of Keys


message 16: by Nawar (new)

Nawar (nawaralq) | 199 comments Book 13: Her Perfect Family

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Legs
Lost Fun Zone
It's You


message 17: by Nawar (new)

Nawar (nawaralq) | 199 comments Book 14: The Best of Friends

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The End
Medicinals
This Mess We're In


message 18: by Nawar (new)

Nawar (nawaralq) | 199 comments Book 15: The Souls of Yellow Folk: Essays

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Missed
A Woman A Man Walked By / The Crow Knows Where All The Little Children Go
We Float


message 19: by Nawar (new)

Nawar (nawaralq) | 199 comments Book 16: The Last Time I Lied

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To Bring You My Love
That Was My Veil
No Child of Mine


message 20: by Nawar (new)

Nawar (nawaralq) | 199 comments Book 17: The Last Thing He Told Me

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Dry
I Think I'm A Mother
Hanging In the Wire


message 21: by Nawar (new)

Nawar (nawaralq) | 199 comments Book 18: Arsenic and Adobo
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Rid of Me
Near The Memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln
Written on the Forehead


message 22: by Nawar (new)

Nawar (nawaralq) | 199 comments Feeling stuck with the remainder of my reading challenge!


message 23: by Nawar (new)

Nawar (nawaralq) | 199 comments Book 19: Apples Never Fall
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City of No Sun
My Beautiful Leah
The Wheel


message 24: by Nawar (new)

Nawar (nawaralq) | 199 comments Book 20: Beautiful World, Where Are You
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The Darker Days of Me and Him
Girl
The Pocket Knife


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