Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

✔ 1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Kokoro
✔ 2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
Death in Venice
✔ 3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019
A Perfect Spy
✔ 4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live
The Woman of a Thousand Names
✔ 5. The first book in a series that you have not started
Case Histories

✔ 6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover
A Cry of Angels
✔ 7. A book set in the southern hemisphere
The Breaking Wave
✔ 8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The"
The Shiralee
✔ 9. A book that can be read in a day
We Have Always Lived in the Castle

✔ 10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
The Crystal Cave
✔ 11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
✔ 12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After by Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil

✔ 13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge (Link)
A Pulitzer Prize Winner Beloved
✔ 14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers (link)
My Cousin Rachel
✔ 15. A book set in a global city
Tales of Ming Courtesans
✔ 16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area
Benediction
✔ 17. A book with a neurodiverse character
The Tall Woman

✔ 18. A book by an author you've only read once before
Abigail
✔ 19. A fantasy book
The Fish That Climbed a Tree
✔ 20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]
When All Is Said
✔ 21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720
The Prague Cemetery
✔ 22. A book with the major theme of survival
Ellen Foster

✔ 23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author
The Prettiest Star
✔ 24. A book with an emotion in the title
The Valley of Fear
✔ 25. A book related to the arts
The Life of Charles Dickens : Volume I
✔ 26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards
The Testaments
✔ 27. A history or historical fiction
Elkhorn Tavern

✔ 28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author
Pied Piper
✔ 29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book
All the Little Live Things
✔ 30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year
The Nickel Boys
✔ 31. A book inspired by a leading news story
Autumn

✔ 32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan
The Power of One
✔ 33. A book about a non-traditional family
Eve Green
✔ 34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name
The King's General(Romance)
✔ 35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover
Blackwood
✔ 36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim
Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
✔ 37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1
The Mirror & the Light
✔ 38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2
A Dark Night's Work
✔ 39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce
The Illusion of Separateness

✔ 40. A book with a place name in the title
The Hollow Hills
✔ 41. A mystery
An Excellent Mystery
✔ 42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’ (link)
Ship of Fools
✔ 43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse
A Death in the Family
✔ 44. A book related to witches
The Heretic's Daughter

✔ 45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018
A Long Long Way
✔ 46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Katalin Street - Budapest
✔ 47. A classic book you've always meant to read
The Woodlanders
✔ 48. A book published in 2020 Long Bright River


✔ 49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win (link) Poll #10 Western True Grit
✔ 50. A book with a silhouette on the cover
Castle Dor
✔ 51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title
Romancing Miss Brontë
✔ 52. A book related to time
Remembering

Personal Rejects Challenge:

✔ 1. A Book Published the Year You Were Born The Daughter of Time
✔ 2. Book by an Irish Author The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
✔ 3. A Dystopian Novel Brave New World
✔ 4. A Book About a Child Being Raised by Someone Other than his Parents The Grass Harp, Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories
✔ 5. Book with a Main Character's Name in the Title White Fang
✔ 6. A Book with a Road Trip as Part of the Plot The Water Dancer
✔ 7. A Book with a Weather Element in the Title The Breaking Wave
✔ 8. A Book From a Child's Perspective Cold Sassy Tree
✔ 9. A Collection of Essays Calypso
✔ 10. A Book Involving a Betrayal The Little Drummer Girl
✔ 11. A Book With a Weather Element in the Title Storming Heaven
✔ 12. A Book that makes you nostalgic Miss Jane

Main Challenge:



Rejects Challenge:

I love a lot of your list, Sara. Really enjoyed ‘Marjorie’ and Time and Again. Happy reading!

Thanks, Stacy. I am really looking forward to these books and most of them are ones I own...so, will clear some space here at home.

Picked up Romancing Miss Brontë on a whim at the library. Nice change of pace.

Read The Shiralee -- what an amazingly sweet and captivating story!

For #6 - A mode of transportation on the cover, I read which sports an early model automobile.

What a fantastic find! Recommended by a GR friend and an instant favorite for me.

Main Challenge finished and only one book left on my Rejects Challenge. Good year!

Both Challenges finished. On to 2021.

Congrats, Sara!! 🥳

Thanks so much, Hilde.