Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Shannon's AtYi52 2019
Random Reader
Read: 24/52

1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy
2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why) ✔: 4 April
What's Eating Gilbert Grape by Peter Hedges
3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y ✔ 14 May
A Question of Upbringing by Anthony Powell
4. A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin, pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel etc)

5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare
6. A book with a dual timeline
7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1
8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2

9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy or horror)
10. A book featuring an historical figure
11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject)
12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer ✔ 12 January
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts
13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list ✔ 30 March
News of the World by Paulette Jiles
14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term
15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country
16. A book told from multiple perspectives
17. A speculative fiction (i.e. fantasy, scifi, horror, dystopia) ✔ 26 March
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements
19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR
20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country
21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes

22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover ✔ 7 April
The 39 Steps by John Buchan
23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old ✔ 23 April
Lost For Words by Stephanie Butland (old books)
24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New
25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed ✔ 24 April
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue ✔ 2 May
Peace Like a River by Leif Enger (cover)
27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list ✔ 16 April
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
28. A book related to something cold (i.e. theme, title, author, cover, etc.)
29. A book published before 1950 ✔ 11 March
The Hobbit or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
30. A book featuring an elderly character
31. A children’s classic you’ve never read
32. A book with more than 500 pages ✔ 5 February
Strumpet City by James Plunkett (560 pages)
33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet ✔ 16 March
Mister God, This Is Anna by Fynn
34. A book with a person's name in the title ✔ 10 February
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
35. A psychological thriller
36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list ✔ 25 March
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
37. A book set in a school or university
38. A book not written in traditional novel format (poetry, essay, epistolary, graphic novel, etc) ✔ 8 April
Ostrich by Matt Greene (written in stream of consciousness)

39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life ✔ 31 January
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
40. A book you stumbled upon ✔ 27 March
The Rejected Writers' Book Club by Suzanne Kelman
41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards ✔ 1 April
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni
42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character
43. A book related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) [fiction or nonfiction]

44. A book related in some way to a tv show/series or movie you enjoyed (same topic, same era, book appeared in the show/movie, etc.)
45. A multi-generational saga ✔ 26 March
I Am Hutterite: The Fascinating True Story of a Young Woman's Journey to Reclaim Her Heritage by Mary-Ann Kirkby
46. A book with a (mostly) black cover
47. A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.) ✔ 3 June
The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers
48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year
49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country
50. A book that includes a journey (physical, health, or spiritual) ✔ 21 April
Orphan Train] by Christina Baker Kline
51. A book published in 2019 ✔ 20 May
When All Is Said by Anne Griffin
52. A book with a weird or intriguing title ✔ 7 March
Coffin, Scarcely Used: Volume 1 by Colin Watson

12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer

The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts by Joshua Hammer

39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

32. A book with more than 500 pages

Strumpet City by James Plunkett

Book has 560 pages

34. A book with a person's name in the title

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

52. A book with a weird or intriguing title

Coffin, Scarcely Used: Volume 1 by Colin Watson

29. A book published before 1950

The Hobbit or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

Published in 1937

Updated 23 May : 23 / 52

Updated 4 June: 24/52