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The 2024 List✅1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y Plans
Deity
⬜2. A book connected to something you read in 2023 Plans
✅3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list Plans
(A book with a leap)
Quiet Houses
(Several in text leaps are made.)
⬜4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong Plans
⬜5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world Plans
✅6. A book with wings on the cover Plans
Speaking to Skull Kings and Other Stories
⬜7. A book with a pronoun in the title Plans
⬜8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand Plans
✅9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads Plans
Unnatural Creatures
(67 ratings after mine)
⬜10. A history or historical fiction book Plans
⬜11. A book with an X connection Plans
✅12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year Plans
Thirteen Storeys
⬜13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list Plans
⬜14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color Plans
✅15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX) Plans
Terminal Boredom: Stories by Izumi Suzuki
✅16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs" Plans
A Night in the Lonesome October
(A cat riding a dog quite literally falls out of the sky out of a rainstorm. It was a very satisfying surprise prompt fill!)
⬜17. A book involving intelligence Plans
⬜18. A book with a botanical cover Plans
✅19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream Plans
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
(Minter Wonderland)
🔻20. A book with a single word title Plans
Demon
⬜21. A book with a title containing 6+ words Plans
⬜22. A book by an author from an African country Plans
✅23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett Plans
Hydra
(beaches, ballads)
🔻24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple) Plans
Bluff: Poems
(All three)
✅25. A book involving a crime other than a murder Plans
Changeling (domestic abuse, kidnapping)
✅26. A book by an author known by their initials Plans
A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll, who now prefers E.M. Carroll
✅27. A book related to land Plans
Bright Dead Things
(The bright dead things of the title are the immature carrots the author dug up out of her father's garden when she was a child.)
✅28. A book related to sea Plans
The Route of Ice and Salt
(Setting, cover, everything.)
✅29. A book related to air Plans
Cloudspotting for Beginners
(Subject)
⬜30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea Plans
⬜31. A book related to “Going for the Gold” Plans
✅32. A book with a number in the title Plans
Six Stories
⬜33. A book involving travel Plans
✅34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs Plans
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
⬜35. A science or science fiction book Plans
⬜36. A book featuring a character in education Plans
✅37. A book that is part of a series Plans
A Theory of Haunting
⬜38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1 Plans
⬜39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2
✅40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover Plans
Strange Beasts of China
✅41. A book with a chilling atmosphere Plans
Beast
(Everything about this book is chilling, but also there is a polar vortex involved.)
✅42. A book with a sound-related word in the title Plans
The Bone Key: The Necromantic Mysteries of Kyle Murchison Booth
⬜43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author Plans
⬜44. A book with a touch of magic Plans
⬜45. A book that is not a novel Plans
⬜46. A book related to night Plans
⬜47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE Plans
⬜48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt Plans
⬜49. A book with a senior citizen character Plans
⬜50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024 Plans
⬜51. A book published in 2024 Plans
⬜52. A cozy mystery Plans
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1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or YListopia
Murakami:
Sputnik Sweetheart
The Strange Library
Series:
Death Note, Vol. 8: Target
Mort
Sword of Destiny
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
Summer Morning, Summer Night
Authority
Along the Saltwise Sea
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2. A book connected to something you read in 2023The books I actually managed to read in 2023:
Possible series:
Wayward Children
Sworn Soldier
Singing Hills
Authors:
Cassandra Khaw
Nghi Vo
Jeff VanderMeer
Seanan McGuire
T. Kingfisher
Banana Yoshimoto
Other connections:
Painted books collection (assuming I get one read)
Something written in argument with the Dark is Rising
Same cover element (rainbow, pillow, etc.)
Echoed title
Mislaid in Parts Half-Known
What Feasts at Night
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3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list: A book with a leap
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4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis ArmstrongListopia
Lyrics:(view spoiler)
Trees of green
Red roses
Skies of blue
Clouds of white
The bright, blessed days
The dark sacred nights
The colors of the rainbow
The faces of people going by
Friends shaking hands
Babies
What a wonderful world
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5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the worldListopia
Goodreads' Place Tags
Barcelona, Spain
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cape Town, South Africa
Cartagena, Colombia
Chefchaouen, Morocco (I can't find a place tag for this city; here's the Morocco tag instead: Morocco)
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Edinburgh, Scotland
Hoi An, Vietnam (There's only one book, so here's the Vietnam setting as well: Vietnam)
Istanbul, Turkey
Kyoto, Japan
London, England
New York City, New York
Palermo, Italy
Paris, France
Queenstown, New Zealand (Only three books, so here's the New Zealand tag: New Zealand
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rome, Italy
San Francisco, California
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Sedona, Arizona
Seoul, South Korea
Singapore
Sydney, Australia
Taipei, Taiwan
Tbilisi, Georgia (Also, here is the tag for Georgia (the country) since that's what a lot of books in Tbilisi seem to be tagged with: Georgia)
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7. A book with a pronoun in the titleListopia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English...
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Lis...
I/me/myself/mine/my, we/us/ourself/ourselves/ours/our, you/yourself/yourselves/yours/your, thou/thee/theyself/thine/thy, ye/yeerselves/yeers/yeer, y'all, youse, he/him/himself/his, she/her/herself/hers, they/them/themselves/their/theirs, one/oneself/one's, it/itself/its, who/whom/whose, anybody, nobody, noone, everyone, etc.
There are many more in dependent formations, but that's enough.
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8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New ZealandListopia
Goodreads' Maori shelf
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9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on GoodreadsKIS: fewer than 2024 ratings when I find it
BIO: fewer than 2024 ratings when I review it
Listopia
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10. A history or historical fiction bookKIS: A book with "history" in the title, or a fauxumentary
Listopia
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11. A book with an X connectionListopia
X Title/Cover:
X Author:
X marks the spot:
X-Files:
(X-Files episodes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...)
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13. A book that is on a Five Books ListListopia
https://fivebooks.com/
Possibilities:
https://fivebooks.com/best-books/noir...
https://fivebooks.com/best-books/murd...
https://fivebooks.com/best-books/spec...
https://fivebooks.com/category/fictio...
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14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of ColorListopia
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15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)Listopia
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16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs"Listopia
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19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice creamListopia
Making a LiST!
Decided the whole list is ridiculous, because there are way more than 98 flavors, but most of them are regular flavors or close to it. Here are a few I think I can work with prompts on:
(view spoiler)
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20. A book with a single word titleBIO: No subtitles, etc. Common words preferred; no names, places, or neologisms.
Listopia
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21. A book with a title containing 6+ wordsBIO: Exactly 6 words, 7 words, or the longest title I read in 2024 automatically goes in this spot.
Listopia
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23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy BuffettListopia
Boats
Beaches
Bars
Ballads
Jimmy Buffett
Buffett's literary connections:
Music connections of interest:
Jim Croce
The Eagles
Frank Sinatra
Bono
Alan Jackson
George Strait
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24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple)BIO: A cover with all three
Listopia
Predominant/All 3
Three
Two
**
One
*
*The American cover for this one is flat out purple.
**This one's a bit of a trick: the purple is just the word 'grape'. I couldn't in good conscience say the barn is orange, even though I really wanted to.
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25. A book involving a crime other than a murderBIO: No murder allowed in the book!
Listopia
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26. A book by an author known by their initialsListopia
(There are actually A LOT of authors on my TBR; this is a surprise great prompt.)
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30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean SeaListopia
Albania
Algeria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Cyprus
Egypt
France
Israel
Italy
Gibraltar
Greece
Lebanon
Libya
Malta
Monaco
Montenegro
Morocco
Palestine
Slovenia
Spain
Syria
Tunisia
Turkey
**Note to self: I really want to read this.
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33. A book involving travelListopia
Portal Fantasy:
Selection: Mislaid in Parts Half-Known
Both the series and the title relate to travel, so I pretty much can't not put the Wayward Children book here. Calling this one in advance.
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2. A book connected to something you read in 2023
4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
6. A book with wings on the cover
9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads
24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (green)
37. A book that is part of a series
40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover
44. A book with a touch of magic
48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt (Rejects/dragons - sort of)
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024 (Total confidence that it will be)
51. A book published in 2024
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34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfsListopia
Happy:
Grumpy:
Sleepy:
Sneezy:
Dopey:
Bashful:
Doc:
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35. A science or science fiction bookKIS: A book with science or a science in the title or on the cover
Listopia
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37. A book that is part of a seriesListopia
Series books that have piqued my interests:
Next books in series I'd like to continue in 2024:
First books in series I'd like to start in 2024:
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38 & 39. Two books with similar covers: Book 1 & 2Listopia (See examples in the comments.)
A rainbow 80s thing:
A kind of bonkers thing to put with flowers:
VHS on cover is suddenly popular:
Easy series options:
Red details on white:
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40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the coverListopia
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42. A book with a sound-related word in the titleListopia
Strong contender: White Noise
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43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning AuthorListopia
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line
The Stranger Diaries [This is already on my TBR with glowing reviews from my friends. It's the one. Probably.]
Devil in a Blue Dress [Not the award winning book, but same author on my TBR]
A Lesson Before Dying [Not the award winning book, but same author on my TBR]
Bluebird, Bluebird
The Shining (1001)
11/22/63 (Mustich)
Citizen Vince [I am promised humor]
Mr. White's Confession
The Day of the Jackal (Mustich)
The Long Goodbye (1001)
The Sympathizer (Pulitzer)
In the Woods [Oh hey look]
Queenpin [karen loves this author]
Summer of the Big Bachi [Sounds fun! This is the 1st; award went to the 3rd. Might read the whole series!]
Adiós muchachos [Racy and fun!]
Dog on Fire [Pulling from the short story winners]
Addis Ababa Noir [Maaza Mengiste is the author, and both of her full books are 'Ethiopia torn by war books' but I want to read her. African author as well.]
Engines of Desire: Tales of Love & Other Horrors [Racy and weird!]
The Deep (author already on my TBR)
Little, Big (Ditto)
Gone Girl [Oh hey look]
Six Kinds of Sky: A Collection of Short Fiction (I really want to read this.)
A Judgement in Stone (Mustich)
The Lottery and Other Stories (OH HEY!)
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44. A book with a touch of magicListopia
** 1001 and sounds super fun.
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46. A book related to nightListopia
Books taking place entirely in the night:
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47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THEListopia
Strong contender: The Prestige
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Around the Year in 52 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
Bluff: Poems (other topics)Demon (other topics)
Demon (other topics)
Deity (other topics)
Deity (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Izumi Suzuki (other topics)Izumi Suzuki (other topics)
E.M. Carroll (other topics)
E.M. Carroll (other topics)
Roger Zelazny (other topics)
First, some reflections on my 2023 post, which is mainly that it was a bit unwieldy to actually use. Also, preplanning the whole challenge did not work for me. At All. Preslotting books was a bad idea. Other things I wish had been a bit more wieldy were the grouping of the planning topics - having one post per topic is just the way my brain works, even though it means having 52 planning posts. Also, the book to prompt posts mostly got in the way since I ended up not using a lot of the books I planned. So this year I think I'd like to add that information to the planning area as I fill the prompts, which should allow easy rearrangement. And having space for the readathon challenges in this post also pretty much got in the way; I think I'll be tracking that in the readathon space next year and just linking from here. Any reference material is also going in the respective planning spot this year so I don't have to spoiler tag it or scroll past it all the time.
Things that worked great last year? I really like the way my monthly reviews went for the months I was able to read, so I'm going to continue that format. Hopefully 2024 will be a kinder year for reading overall and I'll have more months reviewed in the end. 2023 was hideous that way.
[Note to self for 2025: I apparently need a preplanning slot ahead of the monthly summaries so my mind can deal with the format.]
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