Around the Year in 52 Books discussion
Books mentioned in this topic
The Castle of Otranto (other topics)A Long Way from Douala (other topics)
Annie John (other topics)
The Wolf and the Watchman (other topics)
Flying Finish (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Horace Walpole (other topics)Max Lobe (other topics)
Jamaica Kincaid (other topics)
Niklas Natt och Dag (other topics)
Dick Francis (other topics)
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This challenge runs from September 1, 2023 through November 30, 2023.
Find a book that...
☑️ Has an orange cover - The Wolf and the Watchman: 1793 by Niklas Natt och Dag (26 Oct 2023)
☑️ Fits the phrase "a falling out" - Trapeze by Simon Mawer (trapeze - falling) (1 Oct 2023)
☑️ Has a tree on the cover - The Red Balcony: A Novel by Jonathan Wilson (27 Sept 2023)
☑️ Is in a fantasy genre - The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole (13 Nov 2023)
☑️ Is set in autumn - The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn by Colin Dexter (set in November) (9 Sept 2023)
☑️ Feels cozy - Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid (29 Oct 2023)
☑️ Makes you think of Thanksgiving (or giving thanks) - A Long Way from Douala by Max Lobe
☑️ Is one last summer read - Black Wolf by Kathleen Kent (8 Oct 2023)
- Is witchy
☑️ Features family relationships - The Girl in the Blue Beret by Bobbie Ann Mason (opening section is all about a widower and his relationship with his children) (3 Sept 2023)
☑️ Is a book you'd read in English 101 (sample list)* - The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens (24 Sept 2023)
☑️ Features a found family - Empire of the Sun by J.G. Ballard (2 Oct 2023)
☑️ Has a rural setting - The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene (15 Oct 2023)
☑️ Features an athlete - Flying Finish by Dick Francis (18 Oct 2023)
☑️ Was published in October - A Death in the Family by Michael Stanley (13 Oct 2023)
* https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...