Around the Year in 52 Books discussion
Books mentioned in this topic
A Dyeing Shame (other topics)An Ishmael of Syria (other topics)
The Coldest War: A Memoir of Korea (other topics)
Authors mentioned in this topic
Elizabeth Spann Craig (other topics)Asaad Almohammad (other topics)
James Brady (other topics)




1. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2016:
2. A book with at least 2 perspectives (multiple points of view): Queen of the Damned
3. A book you meant to read in 2016:
4. A title that doesn't contain the letter "E":
5. A historical fiction:
6. A book being released as a movie in 2017: The Zookeeper's Wife OR Silence: A Novel
7. A book with an animal on the cover or in the title:
8. A book written by a person of color:
9. A book in the middle of your To Be Read list:
10. A dual-timeline novel :
11. A category from another challenge (A novel set during wartime from PopSugar 2017): A Separate Peace by John Knowles
12. A book based on a myth: The Song of Achilles
13. A book recommended by one of your favorite authors:
*14. A book with a strong female character: A Dyeing Shame by Elizabeth Spann Craig
15. A book written or set in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland):
16. A mystery:
17. A book with illustrations:
18. A really long book (600+ pages):
19. A New York Times best-seller:
20. A book that you've owned for a while but haven't gotten around to reading:
21. A book that is a continuation of a book you've already read:
22. A book by an author you haven't read before:
23. A book from the BBC "The Big Read" list:
24. A book written by at least two authors:
25. A book about a famous historical figure: The Girls
26. An adventure book:
27. A book by one of your favorite authors:
28. A non-fiction:
*29. A book published outside the 4 major publishing houses: An Ishmael of Syria by Asaad Almohammad
30. A book from Goodreads Top 100 YA Books (link):
31. A book from a sub-genre of your favorite genre:
32. A book with a long title (5+ words, excluding subtitle):
33. A magical realism novel:
34. A book set in or by an author from the Southern Hemisphere
35. A book where one of the main characters is royalty
36. A Hugo Award winner or nominee (link): The Graveyard Book
37. A book you choose randomly:
38. A novel inspired by a work of classic literature: Hag Seed OR The Serpent of Venice OR The Song of Achilles
39. An epistolary fiction: Confession of the Lioness
40. A book published in 2017:
41. A book with an unreliable narrator:
42. A best book of the 21st century (so far):
*43. A book with a chilling atmosphere (scary, unsettling, cold): The Coldest War: A Memoir of Korea by James Brady
44. A recommendation from "What Should I Read Next" (link): (Orphan Master's Son comes up if The Goldfinch is entered)
45. A book with a one word title:
46. A time travel novel: Kindred
47. A past suggestion that didn't win (link):
48. A banned book:
49. A book from someone else's bookshelf:
50. A Penguin Modern Classic:
51. A collection (e.g. essays, short stories, poetry, plays):
52. A book set in a fictional location: