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Did you like The Bean Trees? I recently bought it at Goodwill. I thought I might like it since I’ve lived in both KY and AZ. I have a collection of Barbara Kingsolver books and I’ve never read anything by her... yet! I’m just assuming that I will like her writing. That’s the shortest one so I may start with it!
Pam and Alaina — I love almost anything by Barbara Kingsolver. I think Bean Trees is a good place to start. Hope you enjoy!
Oooooh, for Kingsolver, I LOVED Poisonwood Bible, so amazing. I have all of her other books , but haven't read them yet, just noticed today she has a new release coming out :-)Alaina, I loved Hiroshima for non-fiction, also Miss Peregrines was a fun read. Uprooted was one of my favorites last year. Nice plan so far, good luck to you!
Pam and Lizzy- I ended up giving The Bean Trees three stars. I liked it but it wasn't my favorite. I still recommend checking it out as it was an enjoyable read. Now The Poisonwood Bible I absolutely adored and highly recommend it to anybody. In fact I want to do a reread sometime soon. I read it for school several years ago and would have to say it's my favorite book that I've ever been assigned.Tracy- I thought Hiroshima was so interesting and want to read more on WWII after reading it. I liked Miss Peregrine's but I'm still debating whether I want to continue the series or not. Sadly I wasn't a huge fan of Uprooted. The writing was beautiful and I really enjoyed it at first, but as I kept reading I just wasn't into it. Her new book Spinning Silver does sound interesting though, and I'm wondering if I should pick it up at some point.
1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the titleHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets-J.K. Rowling
Completed: January 8, 2018
This one was thankfully easy to match up right away: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
51. An award-winning short story or short story collectionAnimal Farm-George Orwell
Completed: January 16, 2018
This 144-page book won the Hugo Award for Best Novella in 1946
20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friendsMiss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children-Ransom Riggs
Completed: February 13, 2018
So far I have two people on my friends list who have rated this book 5 stars
4. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 EarthThe Bean Trees-Barbara Kingsolver
Completed: May 18, 2018
This one is little bit of a stretch, but I figure that there are plants on the cover and plants come from the earth, so that works right? I'm gonna go with yes
40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime listThe Bad Beginning-Lemony Snicket
Completed: May 19, 2018
Found this book on the list
5. A book about or inspired by real eventsHiroshima-John Hersey
Completed: June 5, 2018
This book is about the aftermath of the bombing of Hiroshima
30. A short bookThe Color of Magic-Terry Pratchett
Completed: June 13, 2018
The book had 277 pages but it was a very small book and a pretty quick read
17. A book you expect to make you laughCravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat-Chrissy Teigen
Completed: June 18, 2018
I knew that the little passages Chrissy Teigen wrote for each recipe would make me laugh
36. A book published in the last 3 years (2016, 2017, 2018) by an author you haven't read beforeBehind Closed Doors-B.A. Paris
Completed: July 1, 2018
First published on February 11, 2016
33. A book connected (title, cover, content) to a word "born" in the same year as youThe Mother Tongue: English and How it Got that Way-Bill Bryson
Completed: July 30, 2018
I was born in 1995, and apparently so was the word "Anglosphere." This book directly relates to this word as it mentions how the English language has spread throughout many countries of the world
21. A book written in first person perspectiveWhere'd You Go, Bernadette-Maria Semple
Completed: August 7, 2018
This book had multiple perspectives all written in first person
41. A book by an author with the same first and last initialsUprooted-Naomi Novik
Completed: August 8, 2018
Naomi Novik
50. A book with a warm atmosphereBeauty Queens-Libba Bray
Completed: August 13, 2018
A majority of this book took place on an island
22. A book you have high expectations or hope forDark Matter-Blake Crouch
Completed: August 17, 2018
Everyone on my friends list who has read this book has rated it 4 or 5 stars, so I was very excited to read this. I rated it 5 stars myself
43. A book with a title that is a whole sentenceWalk Two Moons-Sharon Creech
Completed: August 23, 2018
"Walk two moons" could be a command with the subject "moons" and the verb "walk"
I just read this last week! I gave it 5 stars too. So twisty and and different. Alaina wrote: "22. A book you have high expectations or hope for
Dark Matter-Blake Crouch
Completed: August 17, 2018
Everyone on my friends lis..."
Alaina wrote: "43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence
Walk Two Moons-Sharon Creech
Completed: August 23, 2018
"Walk two moons" could be a..."
Alaina wrote: "22. A book you have high expectations or hope for
Dark Matter-Blake Crouch
Completed: August 17, 2018
Everyone on my friends lis..."
52. A book published in 2018All Your Perfects-Colleen Hoover
Completed: August 26, 2018
This book was published on July 17, 2018
32. An alternate history book Never Let Me Go-Kazuo Ishiguro
Completed: August 28, 2018
I found this book the Best Alternate History list
8. An "own voices" bookHistory Is All You Left Me-Adam Silvera
Completed: September 5, 2018
I found this book on an Own Voices list
27. A book about surviving a hardship (war, famine, major disasters, serious illness, etc)The Boy in the Striped Pajamas-John Boyne
Completed: Septermber 9, 2018
I think this one fits as it deals with the Holocaust
13. A book with a plot centered around a secretThe Husband's Secret-Liane Moriarty
Completed: September 10, 2018
Nearly the entire book is centered around secrets. (It's even in the title)
46. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #4 AirTen Tiny Breaths-K.A. Tucker
Completed: September 17, 2018
The word "breaths" relates to air
42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwaterThe Woman in Cabin 10-Ruth Ware
Completed: September 22, 2018
This book mainly takes place on a cruise ship
3. A book from the 2017 Goodreads Choice AwardsLittle Fires Everywhere-Celeste Ng
Completed: Septermber 23, 2018
This book was the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards winner for best fiction
39. A book with a form of punctuation in the titleMy Sister's Keeper-Jodi Picoult
Completed: September 24, 2018
There is an apostrophe in the word "sister's"
47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your ownThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian-Sherman Alexie
Completed: September 26, 2018
The main character and the author of this book are Native American
2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read listSlaughterhouse-Five-Kurt Vonnegut
Completed: October 2, 2018
This book was the third book I added to my To Be Read list back in 2011, and I'm very glad I finally read it
15. A book with an unique format/writing structureNot Drunk Enough Vol. 1-Tess Stone
Completed: October 6, 2018
Graphic novel
10. An author's debut bookSum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives-David Eagleman
Completed: October 11, 2018
David Eagleman's first book
14. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #2 FireFirestarter-Stephen King
Completed: October 14, 2018
"Fire" in the title
9. A book with a body part in the titleHeart-Shaped Box-Joe Hill
Completed: October 19, 2018
"Heart" in the title
19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award or by a Grand master authorThe Lost Girls-Heather Young
Completed: October 21, 2018
2017 Edgar Award nominee for Best First Novel by an American Author
29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title (lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, dagger, wrench)The Knife of Never Letting Go-Patrick Ness
Completed: October 30, 2018
Dagger on the cover
35. A book featuring a murderThe Kind Worth Killing-Peter Swanson
Completed: November 11, 2018
Lots of murders
7. A gothic novelFlowers in the Attic-V.C. Andrews
Completed: Novemeber 14, 2018
On the list Best Gothic Books Of All Time
37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nomineeThe Road Home - Rose Tremain
Completed: November 26, 2018
Winner of the 2008 Women's Prize for Fiction
26. A book with a text only coverThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales - Oliver Sacks
Completed: November 29, 2018
Text only cover
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X 1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
X 2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list - Slaughterhouse-Five
X 3. A book from the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards - Little Fires Everywhere
X 4. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 Earth - The Bean Trees
X 5. A book about or inspired by real events - Hiroshima
6. A book originally written in a language other than English - A Man Called Ove
X 7. A gothic novel - Flowers in the Attic
X 8. An "own voices" book - History Is All You Left Me
X 9. A book with a body part in the title - Heart-Shaped Box
X 10. An author's debut book - Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives
11. A literary fiction - Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West
12. A book set in Africa or South America - Americanah
X 13. A book with a plot centered around a secret - The Husband's Secret
X 14. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #2 Fire - Firestarter
X 15. A book with an unique format/writing structure - Not Drunk Enough Vol. 1
16. A narrative nonfiction - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
X 17. A book you expect to make you laugh - Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat
18. A book with a location in the title - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
X 19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award or by a Grand master author - The Lost Girls
X 20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends - Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
X 21. A book written in first person perspective - Where'd You Go, Bernadette
X 22. A book you have high expectations or hope for - Dark Matter
23. A medical or legal thriller - The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
24. A book with a map - Lord of the Flies
25. A book with an antagonist/villain point of view - Vicious
X 26. A book with a text only cover - The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
X 27. A book about surviving a hardship (war, famine, major disasters, serious illness, etc) - The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
28. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #3 Water - Water for Elephants
X 29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title (lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, dagger, wrench - The Knife of Never Letting Go
X 30. A short book - The Color of Magic
31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to - The Snowman
X 32. An alternate history book - Never Let Me Go
X 33. A book connected (title, cover, content) to a word "born" in the same year as you - The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls, that didn't win but was polarizing or a close-call - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
X 35. A book featuring a murder - The Kind Worth Killing
X 36. A book published in the last 3 years (2016, 2017, 2018) by an author you haven't read before - Behind Closed Doors
X 37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee - The Road Home
38. A science book or a science fiction book - The War of the Worlds
X 39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title - My Sister's Keeper
X 40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list - The Bad Beginning
X 41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials - Uprooted
X 42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwater - The Woman in Cabin 10
X 43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence - Walk Two Moons
44. A ghost story - Coraline
45. A book that intimidates/scares you - A Clash of Kings
X 46. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #4 Air - Ten Tiny Breaths
X 47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic
origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth) - The Scarlet Letter
49. A book from one of the Goodreads Best Books of the Month lists - We Were Liars
X 50. A book with a warm atmosphere - Beauty Queens
X 51. An award-winning short story or short story collection - Animal Farm
X52. A book published in 2018 - All Your Perfects