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message 1: by Kate, Moderator (last edited Oct 02, 2022 02:30PM) (new)

Kate | 1636 comments Mod
Now we've reached the end of the challenge did you complete the full set?
If you kept a record how about adding it below. It might be a useful reference for the future! You could also add the star rating if you gave it one.
Here's mine:

June 2020 Award Winners The Swimming Pool Season
July 2020 Poetry Some More of Me Poetry
August 2020 Western Wyatt Earp
Sept 2020 Modern British Classic 1984
Oct 2020 Horror/Gothic/Ghost Vampirates: Tide of Terror
Nov 2020 Young Adult/Childrens Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Dec 2020 Xmas/Winter It's a Vet's Life and The Charm Bracelet
Jan 2021 Classics pre 20th C Moonfleet
Feb 2021 Romance/Erotica Pemberley: Or Pride and Prejudice Continued
March 2021 Sci-Fi/Dystopian Early Riser
April 2021 20th C American Classic The Night of the Iguana
May 2021 Psychiatry/Mental health The Minotaur Hunt
June 2021 Comedy Shakespeare's Guide to Parenting and Thief of Time
July 2021 Travel/Exploration Down Under
Aug 2021 Cult Fiction Slaughterhouse-Five
Sep 2021 Graphic Novel Deathnote
Oct 2021 Fantasy/Folklore Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Nov 2021 Biography/ Memoir Hidden Lives: A Family Memoir
Dec 2021 Christmas/Winter Murder on Christmas Eve: Classic Mysteries for the Festive Season
Jan 2022 Magical Realism The Midnight Library
Feb 2022 LGBTQ+ Castaway 2000: The Full, Inside Story of the Major BBC TV Series
March 2022 Spy/Espionage Devil May Care
April 2022 Short Stories A Rare Benedictine: The Advent of Brother Cadfael
May 2022 Crime/Detective The Word Is Murder
June 2022 Non-Fiction The Little Book of Hugs
July 2022 War/Revolution Sharpe's Regiment
Aug 2022 Literary Adaptations The Girl on the Train
Sept 2022 Historical Fiction Blood & Sugar


message 2: by Helen (new)

Helen (cooksbooks78) | 87 comments June 2020 Award Winners Life after Life by Kate Atkinson
July 2020 Poetry Emily Dickinson Poems by Emily Dickinson
August 2020 Western The Gunslinger Born (Stephen King's The Dark Tower Beginnings, #1) by Peter David
Sept 2020 Modern British Classic Ulysses by James Joyce
Oct 2020 Horror/Gothic/Ghost Danse Macabre by Stephen King
Nov 2020 Young Adult/Childrens The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
Dec 2020 Xmas/Winter The Folio Christmas Book by Hans Christian Andersen My True Love Gave to Me Twelve Winter Romances by Stephanie Perkins Christmas at Thompson Hall and Other Christmas Stories by Anthony Trollope The Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffmann
Jan 2021 Classics pre 20th C Silas Marner by George Eliot Treasure Island An Audible Original Drama by Robert Louis Stevenson
Feb 2021 Romance/Erotica Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
March 2021 Sci-Fi/Dystopian Heroes and Villains by Angela Carter The Walking Dead Compendium One by Robert Kirkman
April 2021 20th C American Classic Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
May 2021 Psychiatry/Mental health Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
June 2021 Comedy The Woman Who Died a Lot (Thursday Next, #7) by Jasper Fforde
July 2021 Travel/Exploration The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) by Douglas Adams
Aug 2021 Cult Fiction Lanark A Life in Four Books by Alasdair Gray
Sep 2021 Graphic Novel Livestock by Hannah Berry Adamtine by Hannah Berry Britten and Brulightly by Hannah Berry V for Vendetta by Alan Moore The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 2 Dallas by Gerard Way Death Note. Complete edition by Tsugumi Ohba
Oct 2021 Fantasy/Folklore Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Nov 2021 Biography/ Memoir The Wild Heart of Stevie Nicks by Rob Sheffield Time Out of Mind The Lives of Bob Dylan by Ian Bell
Dec 2021 Christmas/Winter A Merry Christmas and Other Christmas Stories by Louisa May Alcott The Night Before Christmas by Nikolai Gogol
Jan 2022 Magical Realism Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Feb 2022 LGBTQ+ Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) by Leigh Bardugo Believe Me A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens by Eddie Izzard
March 2022 Spy/Espionage Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan
April 2022 Short Stories The Complete Stories by Truman Capote Fragile Things Short Fictions & Wonders by Neil Gaiman
May 2022 Crime/Detective The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) by Richard Osman
June 2022 Non-Fiction The Story Of Anne Frank by Anne Frank House
July 2022 War/Revolution The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
Aug 2022 Literary Adaptations Stranger Things Zombie Boys by Greg Pak Stranger Things Erica the Great by Danny Lore Stranger Things The Bully by Greg Pak
Sept 2022 Historical Fiction The Muse by Jessie Burton The Dollmaker by Nina Allan Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally


message 3: by Kate, Moderator (new)

Kate | 1636 comments Mod
That's a great selection Helen. There are some hefty classics amongst them too.


message 4: by Liz, Moderator (new)

Liz | 4169 comments Mod
How did you find 'Ulysses', Helen? We have a copy at home - my husband bought it with good intentions many years ago and neither of us have dared crack the spine ;)


message 5: by Helen (new)

Helen (cooksbooks78) | 87 comments I listened to the audiobook whilst simultaneously reading my paper copy. I found that was a winning combination- the audiobook helped bring it to life while the paper book helped keep my mind from drifting off and not paying attention! I would recommend this for any classics that you are struggling with.


message 6: by Elaine (new)

Elaine (hottoddie) | 48 comments Liz wrote: "How did you find 'Ulysses', Helen? We have a copy at home - my husband bought it with good intentions many years ago aInd neither of us have dared crack the spine ;)"I
I just came here to ask the the same question. I'm so scared of this one :)



message 7: by Liz, Moderator (new)

Liz | 4169 comments Mod
Here's my list for the previous genre challenge:

1. JUNE 2020 - Award-winning (Booker, Orange, Pulitzer), Saturday****
2. JULY 2020 - Poetry The World's Wife***
3. AUG 2020 - Western A Hanging at Cinder Bottom***
4. SEPT 2020 - Modern British classics (20thC/kitchen sink) Earthly Powers**
5. OCT 2020 - Horror/gothic/ghost-story Dark Echo**
6. NOV 2020 - Young Adult/New adult Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince****
7. DEC 2020 - Christmas/Winter City of Thieves***
8. JAN 2021 - Classic novels (pre 20thC) Moby-Dick***, Carmilla****
9. FEB 2021 - Romance/Erotica The Lover****, Katherine***
10. MARCH 2021 - Sci-Fi/dystopian Neuromancer***, The Chrysalids****
11. APRIL 2021 - 20thC American Classics O Pioneers!****, Their Eyes Were Watching God****
12. MAY 2021 - Psychiatry/mental Illness Sane New World: Taming The Mind***, Elizabeth Is Missing****, Shutter Island***
13. JUNE 2021 - Comedy/humour The Pursuit of Love****, Good Behaviour****
14. JULY 2021 - Travel/exploration A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush****
15. AUG 2021 - Cult/Chemical fiction Bright Lights, Big City****, The Master and Margarita**
16. SEPT 2021 - Graphic novels The Complete Maus****
17. OCT 2021 - Fantasy/folklore Dune****
18. NOV 2021 - Biography/memoir Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?****
19. DEC 2021 - Christmas/Winter The Siege****
20. JAN 2022 - Magical-realism The City & the City****
21. FEB 2022 - LGBTQ The Night Watch****
22. MARCH 2022 - Espionage/spy Journey Into Fear****, A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal****
23. APRIL 2022 - Short stories I, Robot***
24. MAY 2022 - Crime/detective (includes true crime) Night Film***
25. JUNE 2022 - Non-fiction/self-help The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World****, The Italians****
26. JULY 2022 - War/revolution A Golden Age***
27. AUG 2022 - Literary adaptations (film / TV tie-ins) The Sopranos****
28. SEPT 2022 - Historical Carter Beats the Devil****, The Siege of Krishnapur****

Saturday by Ian McEwan The World's Wife by Carol Ann Duffy A Hanging at Cinder Bottom by Glenn Taylor Earthly Powers by Anthony Burgess Dark Echo by F.G. Cottam Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) by J.K. Rowling City of Thieves by David Benioff Moby-Dick by Herman Melville Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu The Lover (The Lover, #1) by Marguerite Duras Katherine by Anya Seton Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1) by William Gibson The Chrysalids by John Wyndham O Pioneers! by Willa Cather Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Sane New World Taming The Mind by Ruby Wax Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford Good Behaviour by Molly Keane A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush by Eric Newby Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman Dune (Dune, #1) by Frank Herbert Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson The Siege (The Siege, #1) by Helen Dunmore The City & the City by China Miéville The Night Watch by Sarah Waters Journey Into Fear by Eric Ambler A Spy Among Friends Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal by Ben Macintyre I, Robot by Isaac Asimov Night Film Extended Sampler by Marisha Pessl The Botany of Desire A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan The Italians by John Hooper A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam The Sopranos by Alan Warner Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold The Siege of Krishnapur by J.G. Farrell


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