Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE
Completed 9/18/24

✅1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y
Open Throat by Henry Hoke- 3* - My Review
✅2. A book connected to something you read in 2023
Murtagh by Christopher Paolini - 4* - My Review (same author and related series)
✅3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list (A book with girl, boy, man or woman in the title)
The Girl in the Tree by Şebnem İşigüzel - 3.5 - My Review
✅4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
The Light of the World by Elizabeth Alexander - 4* - My Review
✅5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world
Open City by Teju Cole - 5* - My Review

✅6. A book with wings on the cover

The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar - 3* - My Review
✅7. A book with a pronoun in the title
"I Heard You Paint Houses", Updated Edition: Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran & Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa by Charles Brandt - 4* - My Review
✅8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan - 5* - My Review (Canada)
✅9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads
Falling Animals by Sheila Armstrong - 4* - My Review

✅10. A history or historical fiction book
The General and Julia by Jon Clinch - 4* - My Review
✅11. A book with an X connection
The Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafor - 4* - My Review
✅12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
The Color of Lightning by Paulette Jiles - 4* - My Review
✅13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list
Embassytown by China Miéville - 5* - My Review

✅14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color
A Free Man of Color by Barbara Hambly - 3* - My Review
✅15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)
Elmet by Fiona Mozley - 3* - My Review
16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs"
And the Birds Rained Down by Jocelyne Saucier - 4* - My Review
✅17. A book involving intelligence
The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict - 4* - My Review

✅18. A book with a botanical cover
River of Darkness: Francisco Orellana's Legendary Voyage of Death and Discovery Down the Amazon by Buddy Levy - 4* - My Review
✅19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
The Summer That Melted Everything by Tiffany McDaniel - 3* - My Review
✅20. A book with a single word title
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell - 4* - My Review
✅21. A book with a title containing 6+ words
In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje - 3* - My Review
✅22. A book by an author from an African country
The Road to the Country by Chigozie Obioma - 5* - My Review

✅23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett (boats)
Kings of the Yukon: One Summer Paddling Across the Far North by Adam Weymouth - 4* - My Review
✅24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple)
The Princess Bride by William Goldman - 4* - My Review

✅25. A book involving a crime other than a murder
The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir - 4* - My Review
✅26. A book by an author known by their initials
The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #3) by C.S. Lewis - 4* My Review

✅27. A book related to land
Landscapes by Christine Lai - 3* - My Review
✅28. A book related to sea
Sea Wife by Amity Gaige - 4* - My Review
✅29. A book related to air
The Hunters by James Salter - 3* - My Review (about fighter pilots during the Korean War)
✅30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea
Forbidden Notebook by Alba de Céspedes - 3.5* - My Review (Italy)
✅31. A book related to “Going for the Gold”
A Voyage for Madmen by Peter Nichols - 4* - My Review

✅32. A book with a number in the title
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton - 4* - My Review
✅33. A book involving travel
Walking to Samarkand: The Great Silk Road from Persia to Central Asia by Bernard Ollivier - 5* - My Review
✅34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs
Epitaph by Mary Doria Russell - 3* - My Review (one of the characters is called Doc - Doc Holliday)
✅35. A science or science fiction book
Artemis by Andy Weir - 4* - My Review

✅36. A book featuring a character in education
South of Broad by Pat Conroy - 4* - My Review
✅37. A book that is part of a series
Looking Glass by Andrew Mayne - 3.5* - My Review
✅38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1

A Casualty of War by Charles Todd - 3* - My Review
✅39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2

Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill - 5* - My Review

✅40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover
Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life by Edward O. Wilson - 4* - My Review
✅41. A book with a chilling atmosphere
Snow by John Banville - 3.5* - My Review
✅42. A book with a sound-related word in the title
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness - 4* - My Review
✅43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author
The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger - 4* - My Review
✅44. A book with a touch of magic
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke - 3* - My Review

✅45. A book that is not a novel
Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World by John Vaillant - 4* - My Review (non-fiction)
✅46. A book related to night
The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore - 5* - My Review
✅47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE
The Greenhouse by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir - 4* - My Review
✅48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt (a book related to sea)
Sailing the Graveyard Sea: The Deathly Voyage of the Somers, the U.S. Navy's Only Mutiny, and the Trial That Gripped the Nation by Richard Snow - 4* - My Review

✅49. A book with a senior citizen character
The Pole by J.M. Coetzee - 3* - My Review
✅50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024
Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett - 3* - My Review
✅51. A book published in 2024
Hard by a Great Forest by Leo Vardiashvili - 4* - My Review
✅52. A cozy mystery
The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa - 3* - My Review

Challenge completed 9/18/24