Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

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The 2020 List
Duration: April 3, 2020 - December 31st, 2020

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1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y:

✔ 2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable: Little Fires Everywhere, by Celeste Ng ★★★ 04/29/2020

3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019:

4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live:

✔ 5. The first book in a series that you have not started: My Sister's Grave, by Robert Dugoni ★★★★ 03/06/2020

✔ 6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover: The Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins ★★★ 06/26/2020

7. A book set in the southern hemisphere:

8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The":

9. A book that can be read in a day:

10. A book that is between 400-600 pages:

✔ 11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number: The Good Daughter, by Karin Slaughter ★★★ 05/31/2020

12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people:

13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge (Link):

14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers (link):

15. A book set in a global city:

16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area:

17. A book with a neurodiverse character:

18. A book by an author you've only read once before:

19. A fantasy book:

20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]:

21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720:

22. A book with the major theme of survival:

23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author:

24. A book with an emotion in the title:

25. A book related to the arts:

26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards:

27. A history or historical fiction:

28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author:

29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book:

30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year:

31. A book inspired by a leading news story:

32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan:

33. A book about a non-traditional family:

34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name:

35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover:

36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim:

37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1 -

38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2 -

39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce:

40. A book with a place name in the title:

41. A mystery:

42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’ (link):

43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse:

44. A book related to witches:

45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018:

46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire":

47. A classic book you've always meant to read:

✔ 48. A book published in 2020: Still Here, by Amy Stuart ★★★★ 06/10/2020

49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win (link):

50. A book with a silhouette on the cover:

51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title:

52. A book related to time:

Welcome, it's never too late to read!

Robin wrote: "Welcome, it's never too late to read!"

Thanks so much, Robin! I hope yours is going well. I likely won't complete it all being so behind but I love participating!