Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE COMPLETED

52/52 Books Read

January
1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y: The Spoiled Heart 6/1/24 *****
2. A book connected to something you read in 2023: The War I Finally Won 1/4/24 ****1/4
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final listz; The Sentence 11/12/24 ***** A reread but fit the chaos of the election. The hope at the end was devastating.
4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong: A Short Walk Through a Wide World *** 4/19/24
5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world: Les Misérables 3/30/24 *****

February
6. A book with wings on the cover: Let Us Descend 2/28/24 ****
7. A book with a pronoun in the title: Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me 12/8/24 ****
8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand: Swallow the Air 8/29/24 3.5 *
9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads: The Radical King 1/29/24 ****-1/4

March
10. A history or historical fiction book: Whale Fall 10/ /24 ****
11. A book with an X connection: The President and the Frog (Author is generation X): 11/19/24 *****
12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year: Life After Life 12/29/24 4.5 stars
13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list: Demon Copperhead 5/10/24 *****

April
14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color: James ***** 6/12/24
15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX): Colored Television DanZy Senna **** 9/16/24
16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs": Familiaris 4.5* 10/28/24
17. A book involving intelligence: The Frozen River 3/10/24 ****

May
18. A book with a botanical cover: The Cemetery of Untold Stories 4/30/24 ****
19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn *** 6/25.24
20. A book with a single word title: Clear
21. A book with a title containing 6+ words: Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
22. A book by an author from an African country: The House of Rust *** 6/27/24

June
23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett: The Great Divide 3/29/24 ***
24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple): China Room 1/23/24 ****
25. A book involving a crime other than a murder: First Lie Wins **** 3.5 stars 7/8/24
26. A book by an author known by their initials: Amari and the Night Brothers 12/31/24 ****

July
27. A book related to land: You Are Here 6/29/24 4.5 *
28. A book related to sea: The House of Doors 5/24/24 *****
29. A book related to air: Four Treasures of the Sky 7/28/24 *****
30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea: This Strange Eventful History 8/13/24 **** (At least half this book took place in Algeria and some in Greece and Lebanon)
31. A book related to “Going for the Gold”: Headshot 8/16/24 *. I hated this book.

August
32. A book with a number in the title: Ten Women 2/15/24 ***
33. A book involving travel: The Library of Legends 1/21/24 ***=1/2
34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs: Lady Tan’s Circle of Women ***** 1/31/24
35. A science or science fiction book:Riot Baby 12/15/24 ***

September
36. A book featuring a character in education The Faculty Lounge 9/30/24 ****
37. A book that is part of a series: Time of the Child 12/11/24 ****
38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1: Puppy Brain: How Our Dogs Learn, Think, and Love **** 5/29/24
39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2: Tender Paws: How Science-Based Parenting Can Transform Our Relationship with Dogs ***** 6/30/24

October
40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse 12/30/24 **** Obviously I'm cutting it close for the challenge but it fits.
41. A book with a chilling atmosphere: Prophet Song 1/6/24 *****
42. A book with a sound-related word in the title: The Forest of Wool and Steel 9/30/24 **** You have to read the book to understand that this is a sound.
43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author: Small Mercies (won in 2013) 9/14/24 *****
44. A book with a touch of magic: The Girl Who Drank the Moon

November
45. A book that is not a novel: Crude: A Memoir ***
46. A book related to night: After Dark **** 12/31/24
47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE: The Measure 4/10/24 4.5 *
48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt: A Fire Endless 8/31/24 (A book related to book read in 2023)

December
49. A book with a senior citizen character: Iza's Ballad 2/16/24 *****
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024: The God of the Woods
51. A book published in 2024: Martyr! ***** 10/9/24
52. A cozy mystery: It's Elementary 9/27/24 ***

I didn't read enough books to complete this challenge so I abandoned it. I may try and do it next year on my own.

Mini Rejects Challenge
1. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists (PP, Poll 6)
2. A book from the Canada Reads Book list (Poll 1)
3. A book on a banned books list (Poll 3)
4. An Audie award winner (Poll 7, Poll 17)
5. A book on a summer reading list (Poll 9)
6. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list (Poll 10)
7. A book nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award (Poll 13)
8. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize (Poll 13): Prophet Song by Paul Lynch *****
9. A middle grade book that was nominated for or won an award (Poll 15)
10. A book by a female or non-binary author which won an award that's also open to male authors (Poll 16)
11. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club (Poll 17)
12. A book adapted by Masterpiece Theater (poll 14)

1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y:
a. Rules of Civility
b. The Secret Book of Flora Lea.
c. The Remains of the Day.

2. A book connected to something you read in 2023
a. To The End of the Land by David Grossman (From Read Dangerously)
b. The Reindeer People: Living with Animals and Spirits in Siberia (The Stolen)
c. The Winners (Last of Beartown trilogy)
d. A Fire Endless by Rebecca Ross

3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list:

4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
Greenwood
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world:
Jacqueline in Paris
The Sun Sets in Singapore
The Great Reclamation

6. A book with wings on the cover:
The Vaster Wilds
In the Time of the Butterflies

7. A book with a pronoun in the title:
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
If I Had Your Face
Bury Your Dead

8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand:
Monkey Beach
The Piano Man's Daughter
Moon of the Crusted Snow

9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads:
The East Indian
Strange as This Weather Has Been
Father Melancholy's Daughter

10. A history or historical fiction book:
In Memoriam
Ideas: I have so many unread historical fiction books. I'll check my unread BOMC books or just pick one from my shelves. I could also pick a classic historical fiction book to help meet my Classic Bingo challenge. World War November just concluded and I could pick a book from the list I accumulated.

11. A book with an X connection:
Middlesex
The Bookbinder
On Beauty

12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year:
To the End of the Land
Cloud Cuckoo Land
(many, will take the first one I read)

13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list:
Historical Fiction Set in Africa
Historical Fiction Set in Asia
New historical Fiction
Critical Thinking

2024 Countries for 192 Books Around the World

January
1. Algeria
2. Hungary: Iza's Ballad
3. Indonesia

February
1. Belarus:
2. Malta:
3. Chile: Ten Women


March
1. Japan
2. Samoa:
3. Switzerland:

April
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May
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June
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July
1.Ecuador: Crude: A Memoir
2. China: Four Treasures of the Sky
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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Beat the Backlist Reading Challenge All books need to be published by 2023. My challenge books overlap and this is a good one to clear my tower of books.

Decided not to do this challenge.

Ten books to go. Averaging 5 books per month, I'll likely complete this challenge.

3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list
7. A book with a pronoun in the title
11. A book with an X connection
12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs" Plan to read Familiaris (currently reading)
26. A book by an author known by their initials
35. A science or science fiction book
37. A book that is part of a series
40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover
46. A book related to night

I'm not surprised that the majority of the last prompts are cover/title challenges. Those are always my least favorite prompts to do. Series, related to night, science (Nonfiction November), suggestion that didn't make the list, and on my TBR for over a year will definitely be read. I'm past the 50% mark in dogs/cats read so that will be covered. Everything else is dependent on what I read and what fits the title/cover prompts.