Around the Year in 52 Books discussion
Books mentioned in this topic
The Winners (other topics)Red at the Bone (other topics)
Quartet in Autumn (other topics)
Undermajordomo Minor (other topics)
Clear Light of Day (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Fredrik Backman (other topics)Jacqueline Woodson (other topics)
Barbara Pym (other topics)
Patrick deWitt (other topics)
Anita Desai (other topics)
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Challenge completed: 11/11/22
The Prompts:
Find a book that...
✅Has a red cover
Sea of Poppies - 9/29/22 - 4* - My Review
✅ Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you"
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab - 9/22/22 - 4* - My Review
✅Has a leaf on the cover
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill - 9/24/22 - 4* - My Review
✅ Is magical realism
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami - 9/15/22 - 4* - My Review
✅ Is set in autumn
Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym - 10/14/22 - 5* - My Review
✅ Is historical fiction
Sanditon by Jane Austen - 9/5/22 - 3* - My Review
✅Makes you think of pumpkin spice
Undermajordomo Minor by Patrick deWitt - 10/13/22 - 3* - My Review
(This was my Halloween read, and Halloween makes me think of pumpkin, and the pumpkin-spiced coffees they serve at this time of year)
✅ Is one last summer read
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin - 9/1/22 - 3* - My Review
✅Has a tree on the cover
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner - 9/13/22 - 4* - My Review
✅ Features family drama
Fight Night by Miriam Toews - 9/3/22 - 3* - My Review
✅ Is a banned book
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson - 11/9/22 - 3* - My Review
✅ Reminds you of homecoming
(Contains a literal annual homecoming of reunited family members)
Clear Light of Day by Anita Desai - 10/2/22 - 4* - My Review
✅ Is set in a small town
The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald - 9/16/22 - 3* - My Review
✅ Features sports
The Winners by Fredrik Backman - 11/10/22 - 4* - My Review
✅ Was published in September
Birdsong: A Novel of Love and War by Sebastian Faulks - 9/6/22 - 5* - My Review