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message 1: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (last edited Dec 02, 2012 02:19PM) (new)

Diane  | 13052 comments Read a book starting with each letter of the alphabet. For the letter "X", you can use a book with an "x" anywhere in the title. Books can be from any genre and can be set anywhere. You can ignore first words such as "The", "A", and "An".

Time Limit: None. Optional: Try to complete in one year.

Example:

A = Apples Are from Kazakhstan: The Land that Disappeared
B = Blue Bloods
C = A Christmas Carol (ignore the "a")
D = Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
E = Edisto
F = The Fellowship of the Ring (ignore the "the")
G = The Great Gatsby
H = Heart of Darkness
I = An Inconvenient Wife (ignore the "an")


message 7: by dely (last edited Jan 30, 2013 02:48PM) (new)

dely | 368 comments 2013 titles:


A: Autostop per l'Himalaya: Viaggio Dallo Xinjiang al Tibet
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C: Cloud Atlas
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M: Mezzanotte e cinque a Bhopal
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message 9: by dely (last edited Feb 17, 2013 08:56AM) (new)

dely | 368 comments 2013 titles:


A: Autostop per l'Himalaya: Viaggio Dallo Xinjiang al Tibet
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C: Cloud Atlas
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G: Giochi sacri
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M: Mezzanotte e cinque a Bhopal
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S: Das Schloß
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message 11: by Traci (last edited Mar 18, 2013 07:17AM) (new)


message 15: by LindaJ^ (last edited May 10, 2013 01:24PM) (new)

LindaJ^ (lindajs) A-Z Books for 2013

"X" and "V" were my challenge, as did not have either on my list of unread books, however found that I do have a "v" title in the Library of America volume of Philip K. Dicks works! And, thanks to the Goodreads listopia list of books starting with X, I was able to identify a book that I do want to read.

A. Absolute Midnight
B. Barrayar
C. Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane
D. Deathless
E. Enchantments
F. Fieldwork
G. Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent
H. Harbor
I.InterWorld
J. Justice at Dachau: The Trials of an American Prosecutor
K. The King of the Golden River
L. Leviathan
M. Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
N. News from Heaven: The Bakerton Stories
O. Old Man's War
P. Paranoia
Q. Q Road
R. Redemption in Indigo
S. Saturn's Children
T. Twenty Chickens For A Saddle
U. Unaccustomed Earth
V. VALIS
W. Woken Furies
X. Xanadu
Y. You Have to Be Careful in the Land of the Free
Z. Zazen

UPDATE 10 May 2013 -- I've checked off "B" and "L".
Barrayar did double duty, as it was the April read for the Sci Fi Aficioando group.


message 19: by Shirley (last edited Aug 11, 2013 03:39PM) (new)

Shirley (shirleythekindlereader) A - Z Titles
Dec 2012 - Dec 2013
completed 22/26


A
Angels at the Table: A Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy Christmas Story
by Debbie Macomber
B
Buried Prey
by John Sandford
C
Caleb's Crossing
by Geraldine Brooks
D
A Discovery of Witches
by Deborah Harkness
E
Empress Orchid
by Anchee Min
F
Fall of Giants
by Ken Follett
G
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
H
Hounded
by Kevin Hearne
I
The Irresistible Henry House
by Lisa Grunwald
J
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë
K
Killing Floor
by Lee Child
L
Life Itself
by Roger Ebert
M
My Extraordinary Ordinary Life
by Sissy Spacek
N
Never Again Good-bye
by Terri Blackstock
O
On the Island
by Tracey Garvis-Greaves
P
The Power Trip
by Jackie Collins
Q tbr
The Queen of New Beginnings
by Erica James
R
Roast Mortem
by Cleo Coyle
S
The Secret Keeper
by Kate Morton
T
Thérèse Raquin
by Émile Zola

U tbr
The Unraveling of Violeta Bell
by C.R. Corwin

V
Virgin River
by Robyn Carr
W
When it Happens to You
by Molly Ringwald

X
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
by Deborah Moggach

Y tbr
Year of Wonders
By Geraldine Brooks AA
Z Zoobiquity: What Animals Can Teach Us About Health and the Science of Healing by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, Kathryn Bowers


Angels at the Table A Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy Christmas Story by Debbie Macomber Buried Prey (Lucas Davenport, #21) by John Sandford Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy, #1) by Deborah Harkness Empress Orchid (Empress Orchid, #1) by Anchee Min Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy #1) by Ken Follett The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #1) by Kevin Hearne The Irresistible Henry House by Lisa Grunwald Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1) by Lee Child Life Itself by Roger Ebert My Extraordinary Ordinary Life by Sissy Spacek Never Again Good-bye (Second Chances, #1) by Terri Blackstock On the Island (On the Island #1) by Tracey Garvis-Graves The Power Trip by Jackie Collins Roast Mortem (Coffeehouse Mystery, #9) by Cleo Coyle The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola Virgin River (Virgin River, #1) by Robyn Carr When it Happens to You by Molly Ringwald The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel by Deborah Moggach


message 21: by dely (new)

dely | 368 comments updated #10


message 23: by Danielle (new)

Danielle (daniellecobbaertbe) | 68 comments I finished my challenge. It took my two years; as it covers the titles from Jan.2012 till now.


message 24: by Laurel (new)

Laurel (goodreadscomboddy_l) | 101 comments Jan/14 to Dec./14
A
B
C
D
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
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Q
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T
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V
W
X
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message 26: by Aleksandra (last edited Nov 29, 2014 01:42AM) (new)

Aleksandra (aleksandrakonwa) | 53 comments Jan 2014-Dec 2014
A - Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
B - Bitter Harvest Ann Rule
C - Christmas at the Cupcake Café Jenny Colgan
D - Dangerous Curves Ahead Sugar Jamison
E - Eleanor & Park Rainbow Rowell
F - The Fine Colour of Rust Paddy O'Reilly
G - The Go-Away BirdWarren FitzGerald
H - The Hand That First Held Mine Maggie O'Farrell
I - I Heart Paris Lindsey Kelk
J - The Jerusalem Puzzle Laurence O'Bryan
K - The Kitchen House Kathleen Grissom
L - Light Falling on Bamboo Lawrence Scott
M - The Meeting Point Lucy Caldwell
N - No Country for Old Men Cormac McCarthy
O - One True Thing Anna Quindlen
P - The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde
Q
R - Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA Brenda maddox
S - S.E.C.R.E.T. L Marie Adeline
T - Tea at the Grand Tazi Alexandra Singer
U - Until The Real Thing Comes Along Elizabeth Berg
V
W - When in Rome Nicky Pellegrino
X - Sixkill Robert Parker
Y - A Year in ProvencePeter Mayle
Z


message 29: by Apoorv (last edited Aug 10, 2014 10:06AM) (new)

Apoorv  Moghe (goodreadscomapoorv) | 21 comments Definitely an interesting and chic challenge. Makes reading more fun and intriguing ! :)

Challenge : A - Z Titles !
Duration : January, 2014 - December, 2014
Task : Complete the alphabets


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Alphabets

A
Animal Farm | George Orwell | 2/28/2014
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian | Sherman Alexie | 3/24/2014
Ariel | Sylvia Plath | 4/22/2014
After Dark | Haruki Murakami | 5/3/2014
The Age of Miracles | Karen Thompson Walker | 5/25/2014
As The Crow Flies | Craig Johnson | 6/8/2014
B
Between Planets | Robert A. Heinlein | 1/31/2014
The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller | 1/11/2014
Boy Meets Boy | David Levithan | 4/11/2014
Blood Lure | Nevada Barr | 6/15/2014
The Brazilian's Blackmail Bargain | Abby Green | 7/18/2014
C
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | Mark Haddon | 2/13/2014
A Christmas Carol | Charles Dickens | 2/25/2014
Carrie | Stephan King | 4/19/2014
The Cat Inside | William Burroughs | 4/30/2014
D
Double Indemnity | James M. Cain | 2/28/2014
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares | Rachel Cohn | 7/5/2014
E
Enchanted | Nora Roberts | 7/31/2014
F
The Fault in Our Stars | John Green | 3/12/2014
The Five People You Meet in Heaven | Mitch Albom | 4/8/2014
G
Getting a Grip: On My Body, My Mind, My Self | Monica Seles | 1/5/2014
The Great Gatsby | F. Scott Fitzgerald | 6/17/2014
The Giver | Lois Lowry | 7/28/2014
H
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet | Jamie Ford | 3/27/2014
I
I Can See You | Karen Rose | 6/22/2014
J
K
Killer in High Heels | Gemma Halliday | 5/21/2014
L
Loves Music, Loves to Dance | Mary Higgins Clark | 3/19/2014
M
Murder on the Orient Express | Agatha Christie | 3/22/2014
Moloka'i | Alan Brennert | 5/31/2014
N
Norwegian Wood | Haruki Murakami | 2/8/2014
Netsuke | Rikki Ducornet | 3/2/2014
The Notebook | Nicolas Sparks | 6/7/2014
O
The Old Man and the Sea | Earnest Hemingway | 6/23/2014
One of Ours | Willa Cather | 6/29/2014
One for the Money | Janet Evanovich | 7/26/2014
P
Q
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking | Susan Cain | 4/11/2014
R
The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism | Naoki Higashida | 4/4/2014
S
The Sense of an Ending | Julian Barnes | 2/3/2014
A Separate Peace | John Knowles | 3/31/2014
The Stranger | Albert Camus | 4/15/2014
Spying in High Heels | Gemma Halliday | 5/17/2014
Speak | Laurie Halse Anderson | 6/13/2014
Sprout | Dale Peck | 7/7/2014
T
Two Boys Kissing | David Levithan | 1/21/2014
Things Fall Apart | Chinua Achebe | 4/29/2014
Taming the Star Runner | S.E. Hinton | 7/15/2014
Tuesdays with Morrie | Mitch Albom | 7/11/2014
U
V
The Vast Fields of Ordinary | Nick Burd | 7/21/2014
W
When You Ride Alone You Ride With Bin Laden: What the Government Should Be Telling Us to Help Fight the War on Terrorism | Bill Maher | 4/1/2014
Why Do Men Have Nipples?: Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini | Mark Leyner | 3/5/2014
The Westing Game | Ellen Raskin | 6/30/2014
X
Y
Yonnondio: From the Thirties | Tillie Olsen | 7/27/2014
Z

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Summary
Total Alphabets Covered : 21 / 26
Total Books Read : 52


Getting a Grip On My Body, My Mind, My Self by Monica Seles The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan Between Planets by Robert A. Heinlein The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Double Indemnity by James M. Cain Animal Farm by George Orwell Netsuke by Rikki Ducornet Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini by Mark Leyner The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Loves Music, Loves to Dance by Mary Higgins Clark Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) by Agatha Christie The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford A Separate Peace by John Knowles When You Ride Alone You Ride With Bin Laden What the Government Should Be Telling Us to Help Fight the War on Terrorism by Bill Maher The Reason I Jump The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan Quiet The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain The Stranger by Albert Camus Carrie by Stephen King Ariel by Sylvia Plath Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) by Chinua Achebe The Cat Inside by William S. Burroughs After Dark by Haruki Murakami Spying in High Heels (A High Heels Mystery, #1) by Gemma Halliday Killer in High Heels (A High Heels Mystery #2) by Gemma Halliday The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker Moloka'i by Alan Brennert The Notebook (The Notebook, #1) by Nicholas Sparks As The Crow Flies (Walt Longmire, #8) by Craig Johnson Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Blood Lure (Anna Pigeon, #9) by Nevada Barr The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald I Can See You (Romantic Suspense, #10) by Karen Rose The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway One of Ours by Willa Cather The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn Sprout by Dale Peck Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom Taming the Star Runner by S.E. Hinton The Brazilian's Blackmail Bargain by Abby Green The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) by Janet Evanovich Yonnondio From the Thirties by Tillie Olsen The Giver (The Giver #1) by Lois Lowry Enchanted (Donovans, #4) by Nora Roberts


message 30: by Danielle (last edited Feb 27, 2014 02:56AM) (new)

Danielle (daniellecobbaertbe) | 68 comments I have drawn up a list for books to read but I'm stuck with the V and X. Any suggestions. I read almost everything expect chick lit.


message 31: by Anny (new)

Anny | 97 comments On top of my mind, I'd say Xanth series by Anthony Piers and V for Vendetta. Though I'm not sure the Xanth one will do, since the actual title of the book is not that.


message 32: by Danielle (new)

Danielle (daniellecobbaertbe) | 68 comments Thanks Anny, I keep V for Vendetta in mind. For X I'm thinking of The Quincunx.


message 33: by [deleted user] (last edited Jul 11, 2014 10:05AM) (new)

This is for 2014.

A: Anything Goes
B:
C: Cocaine Blues
D: Death Comes as the End
E:
F: Flora
G: The Goldfinch
H: The House Girl
I: The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln
J:
K:
L:
M: The Mind's Eye
N:
O:
P:
Q:
R:
S: The Spellman Files
T: Thunder Dog
U:
V: The Violets of March
W: Where'd You Go, Bernadette?
X:
Y:
Z:


message 34: by Teresa Jo (last edited Nov 28, 2014 06:23PM) (new)

Teresa Jo (teresajo) A. Angel Falls by Kristin Hannah
B. Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
C. Catswold Portal by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
D. Divergent by Veronica Roth
E. Every Storm by Lori Wick
F. From Cradle to Grave by Patricia MacDonald
G. Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
H. Holly by Jude Deveraux
I. In the Name of Honor by Richard North Patterson
J. Julie and Romeo Get Lucky by Jeanne Ray
K. Klone and I by Danielle Steel
L. Learn Me Good by John Pearson
M. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
N. Nemesis by Isaac Asimov
O. Oh Myyy! by George Takei
P. Pearl Moon by Katherine Stone

Q.

R. Rain of Gold by Victor Villasenor
S. Seizure by Robin Cook
T. Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams
U. Untamed by Elizabeth Lowell
V. Venetian's Mistress by Ann Elizabeth Cree
W. Warrior's Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals

X.

Y. Yours, Mine & Ours by Jennifer Greene

Z.


message 35: by Rhonda (new)

Rhonda Lee Wunder | 143 comments This is 2015 A to Z

A -
B -
C - The Cat, The Wife and the Weapon - Luann Sweeney
D - Dog on It - Spencer Quinn
E -
F - Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
G - The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer - Kristin Davis
H.
I - Inspector Zhang's Mysteries - Stephen Leather
J -
K -
L -
M - Murder She Barked - Krista Davis
N -
O - The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman
P -
Q -
R -
S -
T - The Teabury Strangler - Laura Childs
U - Under the Lilacs - Louisa Mae Alcott
V -
W - Won't Quit - Dick Johnston
X -
Y -
Z -


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