Around the Year in 52 Books discussion
Around the Year in 52 Books
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finished on 31.12.2016 :)
THE 2016 LIST
52/52 Completed
1. A book you meant to read in 2015, but didn't: Seconds, by Bryan Lee O'Malley ★★★★ 22/52
2. A book set in a different continent: The Reece Malcolm List, by Amy Spalding ★½ 27/52
3. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 (winner or nominated): A Darker Shade of Magic, by V.E. Schwab ★★★★★ 15/52
4. A book by an author you discovered in 2015: Boom!, by Mark Haddon ★★ 5/52
5. A book with a title beginning with the 1st letter of your name - Nimona, by Noelle Stevenson ★★★★★ 45/52
6. The highest rated on your TBR - Ein Sommer und vier Tage, by Adriana Popescu ★★ 37/52
7. A book about books: Die Buchspringer, by Mechthild Gläser ★★★★ 3/52
8. A classic book with less than 200 pages: The Big Friendly Giant, by Roald Dahl ★½ 35/52
9. A book that was mentioned in another book: Ronja Räubertochter, by Astrid Lindgren ★★★★½ 39/52
10. A book by an author you feel you should have read by now: John Logan: Plays One, by John Logan ★★★★ 34/52
11. A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge: Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen ★★½ 29/52
12. A childhood classic: Das fliegende Klassenzimmer, by Erich Kästner ★★★★½ 14/52
13. Reader’s Choice: Top Ten Clues You're Clueless, by Liz Czukas ★★★½ 9/52
14. A book with one of the five W’s -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How): This Is What Happy Looks Like, by Jennifer E. Smith ★★ 6/52
15. A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago): Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung, by William Shakespeare ★ 26/52
16. A book from the top 100 mystery novels: And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie ★★½ 44/52
17. A book with a
beautifulwoman and a man on the cover: The Hating Game, by Sally Thorne ★★★★★ 46/5218. A book on a summer/beach reading list: The Unexpected Everything, by Morgan Matson ★★★★★ 30/52
19. A non-fiction book: Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology, by Leah Remini ★★★★ 10/52
20. A book with a first name in the title: The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo ★★★ 18/52
21. A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page: Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass and Sorcery, by Kurtis J. Wiebe ★★★ 31/52
22. The first book in a new to you series: Illuminae ★★ 40/52
23. The next book in a series you are reading: Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat!, Volume 2: Don't Stop Me-Ow, by Kate Leth ★★ 51/52
24. A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.): Happy Again, by Jennifer E. Smith ★ 8/52
25. A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you: Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between, by Lauren Graham ★★★ 49/52
26. A book everyone is talking about: Allegiant, by Veronica Roth ★★★★ 12/52<
27. A book with a
beautifulspecial title (in your own opinion): Fisherman's Friend in meiner Koje, by Kerstin Gier ★★★ 41/5228. A biography, autobiography, or memoir: Orange Is the New Black, by Piper Kerman ★★★ 4/52
29. A book by an author who writes under more than one name: Zeugenkussprogramm, by Eva Völler ★★ 16/52
30. A fairytale from a culture other than your own: Odd and the Frost Giants, by Neil Gaiman ★★★ 48/52
31. A work of young adult fiction: Meant to Be, by Lauren Morrill ★★★★½ 2/52
32. A historical fiction book: To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee ★★★★ 33/52
33. The 16th book on your TBR: Being Sloane Jacobs, by Lauren Morrill ★★ 32/52
34. A book about mental illness: The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky ★ 28/52
35. An award winning book: The Giver, by Lois Lowry ★★★★½ 24/52
36. An identity book - a book about a different culture, religion or sexual orientation: The Life and Loves of a He Devil: A Memoir, by Graham Norton ★★ 42/52
37. A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read: Bridget Jones's Diary, by Helen Fielding ★★★ 23/52
38. A book about an anti hero: Six of Crows, by Leigh Bardugo ★★★★★ 47/52
39. A previous suggestion that did not make it into the list (A Book With a Number in the Title): Vierzig Rosen, by Thomas Hürlimann ★★½ 1/52
40. A novella from (one of) your favorite(s) genre(s): (Christmas, chick-lit/romance)
Christmas at Harrington's, by Melody Carlson ★ 50/52
41. A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction): Maus : A Survivor's Tale. I. My Father Bleeds History. II. And Here My Troubles Began, by Art Spiegelman ★★★★★ 21/52
42. A top 100 fantasy novel: A Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin ★★★★(½) 52/52
43. A book about a thing that goes bump in the night: The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman/P. Craig Russell ★★½ 43/52
44. A book you're embarrassed to read in public: Tulpen und Traumprinzen, by Sonja Kaiblinger ★★½ 17/52
45. A book related to a hobby or passion you have: Hamilton: The Revolution, by Lin-Manuel Miranda ★★★★★ 25/52
46. A crime story: Watchmen, by Alan Moore ★★★★ 19/52
47. A book with a type of food/drink in the title: Fortunately, the Milk..., by Neil Gaiman ★★★ 13/52
48. A dystopia: Genesis, by Bernard Beckett ★★★★½ 20/52
49. A book with a great opening line: Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell ★★★½ 36/52
50. A book originally written in a language other than English: Milarepa, by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt ★ 7/52
51. A short story from a well-known author: Kindred Spirits, by Rainbow Rowell ★★★★ 11/52
52. A book published in 2016: The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, by Amy Schumer ★★★★★ 38/52