Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

✔ 1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy Schindlerův seznam by Thomas Keneally (Schindler's List)
✔ 2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why) Kdo se bojí Virginie Woolfové? by Edward Albee (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)
✔ 3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y - Úžasný Mauric a jeho vzdělaní hlodavci by Terry Pratchett ( The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents)
✔ 4. A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin, pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel etc) - Syn by Jo Nesbo (The Son)

✔ 5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare - Macbeth by Jo Nesbø
✔ 6. A book with a dual timeline - Dívka, již jsi tu zanechal (The Girl You Left Behind) by Jojo Moyes
✔ 7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1 - Lékárník z Osvětimi: Nevyřčený příběh Victora Capesia (The Pharmacist of Auschwitz: The Untold Story) by Patricia Posner
✔ 8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2 - Osvětimská knihovnice (The Librarian of Auschwitz) by Antonio G. Iturbe

✔ 9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy or horror) - Přízrak (Phantom) by Jo Nesbø
✔ 10. A book featuring an historical figure - Přede mnou poklekni by Bohumil Říha
✔ 11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject) - Pět malých prasátek (Five Little Pigs) by Agatha Christie
✔ 12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer - Zloději knih (The Book Thieves: The Nazi Looting of Europe's Libraries and the Race to Return a Literary Inheritance) by Anders Rydell

✔ 13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list - Poslední paní Parrishová (The Last Mrs. Parrish) by Liv Constantine
✔ 14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term - Nyxia by Scott Reintgen
✔ 15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country - Střelec ze slonoviny (El elefante de marfil) by Nerea Riesco
✔ 16. A book told from multiple perspectives - Dívka ve vlaku (The Girl on the Train) by Paula Hawkins
✔ 17. A speculative fiction (i.e. fantasy, scifi, horror, dystopia) - Příběh služebnice (The Handmaid's Tale) by Margaret Atwood

✔ 18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements - Oxygen by Carol Cassella
✔ 19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR - Smrtící spiknutí (Conspiracy in Death) by J.D. Robb
✔ 20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country - Poselství ze srdce světa (The Heart Of The World) by Alan Ereira
✔ 21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes - Žítkovské bohyně by Kateřina Tučková

✔ 22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover - Padesát odstínů šedi (Fifty Shades of Grey) by E.L. James
✔ 23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old - Kalypso by Ed McBain
✔ 24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New - Pohřbení (Buried) by Graham Masterton
✔ 25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed - Hra na lháře (The Lying Game) by Ruth Ware

✔ 26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue - Mráz (The Frozen Dead) by Bernard Minier
✔ 27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list - Válka s Mloky (War with the Newts) by Karel Čapek
✔ 28. A book related to something cold (i.e. theme, title, author, cover, etc.) - Sníh (Ice) by Ed McBain
✔ 29. A book published before 1950 - Vražda na faře (The Murder at the Vicarage) by Agatha Christie
✔ 30. A book featuring an elderly character - Návrat krále (The Return of the King) by J.R.R. Tolkien

✔ 31. A children’s classic you’ve never read - Matilda by Roald Dahl
✔ 32. A book with more than 500 pages - Policie (Police) by Jo Nesbø
33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet - Modřiny by Michal Kliment
34. A book with a person's name in the title - Kniha špekouna Ollieho (Fat Ollie's Book) by Ed McBain

35. A psychological thriller - Do vody (Into the Water) by Paula Hawkins
36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list - Desátého prosince (Tenth of December) by George Saunders
37. A book set in a school or university - Profesor (The Professor) by Charlotte Brontë
38. A book not written in traditional novel format (poetry, essay, epistolary, graphic novel, etc) - Dopisy z ostrova Skye (Letters from Skye) by Jessica Brockmole

39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life - Moje Antonie (My Ántonia) by Willa Catherová
40. A book you stumbled upon
41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards - Tatér z Osvětimi (The Tattooist of Auschwitz) by Heather Morris
42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character - Ve službách zla (Career of Evil) by Robert Galbraith
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
46. A book with a (mostly) black cover
47. A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.)

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)
51. A book published in 2019
52. A book with a weird or intriguing title