Christian Fiction Devourers discussion

For this challenge, read books from each decade of the 20th Century. The book can be set in or originally published in the decade.

For example, all three of these would count for the 1930-1939 decade. One was published in the 1930s and the other two are fully or partially set in the 1930s.


There are no levels for this challenge.

Decades of the 20th Century:
1900-1909
1910-1919
1920-1929
1930-1939
1940-1949
1950-1959
1960-1969
1970-1979
1980-1989
1990-1999

Who's in?

Wow - what a challenge. Not sure how well I'll do - but I'll give it a try. I'm in!


Decades of the 20th Century:
1900-1909
(12/12/24) (12/5/24) (12/21/24) (12/21/24)


1910-1919
(11/25/24)


1920-1929
(takes place in 1926 Cary, North Carolina) (1/13/24)
(5/3/24)
(takes place in 1928 Cape Hatteras, North Carolina) (5/6/24)


1930-1939



1940-1949
(takes place in 1940 in Asheville & Bryson City, North Carolina and Great Smoky Mountains National Park) (1/25/24)
(4/2/24) (4/21/24) (5/27/24) (5/6/24)
(takes place in 1940 in Bar Harbor, Maine) (12/23/24)


1950-1959
(takes place in 1955 in Mesa Verde National Park) (2/4/24)



1960-1969



1970-1979
(3/23/24)


1980-1989



1990-1999

I'm in for this one. I'll be interested to see what the finds are not only for myself but others with this one.

Decades of the 20th Century:
1900-1909

1910-1919

1920-1929

1930-1939

1940-1949

1950-1959

1960-1969

1970-1979

1980-1989

1990-1999

I'm in for this one!

Decades of the 20th Century:
1900-1909

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1910-1919
1911


1912


1917
A portion of this story takes place in this year.


1919
The book starts out here, introducing characters in their younger years, setting this stage for the majority of the story. We also see Thomas history introduced here!

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1920-1929
1923
The remainder of this story takes place in this year.


1929
The majority of the story takes place in this year.

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1930-1939
Set in 1935
County Donegal, Ireland


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1940-1949
1940


1940-1941


1941


1943


1945


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1950-1959
1952


1954


1955

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1960-1969
1962-1963

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1970-1979

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1980-1989

1987

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1990-1999
1990, Chicagos North Side
The book starts here and then moves to 2002


1995-1997
This book has split timelines, that cover several years. One key part of the storyline takes place from 1995-1997.

Is this replacing Historical Fiction?

Beth - ;)
in Calgary

I’m in!

January - December 2024

Decades of the 20th Century:

1900-1909
(02/12/24)
Valley of Dreams by Lauraine Snelling

(04/09/24)
Rebecca's Song by Dawn Kinzer

(11/08/24)
Her Mother's Hope by Francine Rivers (spans from 1901 thru 1951)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
1910-1919
(01/09/24)
When the Day Comes by Gabrielle Meyer

(03/05/24)
Irish Meadows by Susan Anne Mason

(07/18/24)
Tabitha by Tabitha

(08/27/24)
The Mistletoe Countess by Pepper Basham

(09/30/24)
The Cairo Curse by Pepper Basham

(10/13/24)
From Russia with Love by Susan May Warren
(set in present time, but some flashbacks to 1917/18)

(11/26/24)
Yours is the Night by Amanda Dykes
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
1920-1929
(07/28/24)
The Letter Tree by Rachel Fordham

(08/07/24)
The Metropolitan Affair by Jocelyn Green
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
1930-1939
(02/20/24)
Code Name Edelweiss by Stephanie Landsem

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
1940-1949
(01/31/24) GM
A Child Without a Shadow: A Memoir of a Holocaust Survivor and a World Famous Doctor by Shaul Harel

(02/28/24)
Embers in the London Sky by Sarah Sundin

(06/22/24) GM, some language
The Midwife of Auschwitz by Anna Stuart

(07/06/24)
The London House by Katherine Reay

(09/04/24)
Born of Gilded Mountains by Amanda Dykes

(09/11/24)
No Neutral Ground by Terri Wangard

(09/21/24)
Remembering Dresden by Dan Walsh

(09/23/24)
Had to be You by Lyn Cote

(10/29/24)
Unintended Consequences by Dan Walsh

(11/21/24)
Spies & Sweethearts by Linda Shenton Matchett

(12/11/24)
Colors of Christmas: Two Contemporary Stories Celebrate the Hope of Christmas by Olivia Newport
(set in current time, but Astrid shares many memories from the war time 1940s)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
1950-1959
(02/05/24)
The Third Target by Joel C. Rosenberg

(08/02/24)
One More Sunrise by Tracie Peterson & Michael Landon, Jr.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
1960-1969
(04/04/24) (set in 1952, but epilogue is 1968)
The All-American by Susie Finkbeiner

(12/07/24)
Twas The Night by Dan Walsh

(12/09/24) CF, but hasProfanity
The Upper Zoo by Michael Robert Wolf

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
1970-1979
(05/06/24)
I Still Believe: A Memoir by Jeremy Camp

…………….…………………………………………………………………………………………
1980-1989
(09/17/24)
Soar Like Eagles by Terri Wangard
(mostly 1944, but epilogue is 1982)

(10/09/24)
My Emily by Matt Patterson

(10/16/24)
What Happens Next by Christina Suzann Nelson

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
1990-1999
(01/15/24)
The Red Suit Diaries: A Real-Life Santa on Hopes, Dreams, and Childlike Faith by Ed Butchart

(10/22/24)
Eight Was Enough: A God-Led Adventure with Adopted & Special Needs Kids by Trisha K. Campbell

I'm in!!

Decades of the 20th Century:
1900-1909
(1/21) (3/15) (3/13)
1910-1919
(1/19)
1920-1929
(3/23) the epilogue takes place in 1921
1930-1939
(1/17)
1940-1949
(3/24) (3/30)
1950-1959
(3/21)
1960-1969
(1/3)
1970-1979
(4/4)
1980-1989
(1/29) (one chapter)
1990-1999
(4/26) the last chapter or two take place in 1990

I'll give it a try

Decades of the 20th Century:
1900-1909
1910-1919
1920-1929
1930-1939
1940-1949
1950-1959
1960-1969
1970-1979
1980-1989
1990-1999

I’m in!

I love this!!! I'm in. Probably the hardest challenge I'm joining this year, but I really can't resist such a history-focused challenge!

EDIT: I guess it wasn't my hardest challenge, since I've already almost completed it!

1900-1909

1910-1919
(partially set in 1913)

1920-1929
(pub. 1928)

1930-1939
(partially set in 1939)

1940-1949

1950-1959

1960-1969
(set in 1963)

1970-1979

1980-1989
(pub. 1982)

1990-1999
(pub. 1996)

I'm in!
1900-1909 Forgotten is the Name by Paul Perkins
1910-1919 Home Fires of the Great War by Rebekah Morris
1920-1929 Baroness by Susan May Warren
1930-1939 Julia's Hope by Leisha Kelly
1940-1949 Stille Nacht by Ryana Lynn Miller
1950-1959 Ladies' Bane by Patricia Wentworth (published 1952, presumably contemporaneous setting)
1960-1969 The Yankee Peddlers of Early America by J.R. Dolan (published 1965)
1970-1979 Her Daughter's Dream by Francine Rivers
1980-1989 Passion and Purity: Learning to Bring Your Love Life Under Christ's Control by Elizabeth Elliott (published 1984)
1990-1999 Williwaw! by Tom Bodett

The results of this challenge looked rather sad until I reread the rules and realized I could include original publishing dates! This was a fun one, even though I wasn't keen on trying to find books set in the late 1900s.

I'll try for this one!

1900-1909

1910-1919

1920-1929

1930-1939

1940-1949

1950-1959

1960-1969

1970-1979

1980-1989

1990-1999

I'm in!

Decades of the 20th Century:
1900-1909 - (1904)
1910-1919 - (1912)
1920-1929 - (1925)
1930-1939 - (Published in 1937)
1940-1949 - (1940-)
1950-1959 - (1958)
1960-1969
1970-1979
1980-1989
1990-1999

I'm in! :)

Decades of the 20th Century:
1900-1909


1910-1919


1920-1929


1930-1939


1940-1949


1950-1959


1960-1969


1970-1979


1980-1989


1990-1999

I will try this one. I have one already for the 1920's.

Beth - ;)
in Calgary

If we find a book whose storyline addresses multiple decades, may we use it for any of the decades represented in the story? I do understand that the book can only be used once.

Karen wrote: "If we find a book whose storyline addresses multiple decades, may we use it for any of the decades represented in the story? I do understand that the book can only be used once."

Absolutely Karen. You are spot on. Ok to use for any of the decades from the book, but the book can only be used once in the challenge.

I'm in!!

1900-1909
1910-1919
(1918, set)

1920-1929
1930-1939
1940-1949
1950-1959
1960-1969
1970-1979
(1970, set)
(1979, published)

1980-1989
(1980, published)
(1982, published)
1990-1999

I'm in!

√1900-1909
1900-1920

√1910-1919
1910
1912
1912
1911 1911
1916-

√1920-1929
1920 -
1925 -

√1930-1939
1935
1932
1934 -
1937 -
1939 -
1934 -
1937 -

√1940-1949
1940 1940
1942 -
1940 -
1943 -
1944 -
1944 -
1942 -
1943 -
1944
1944


√1950-1959
1950 1950


√1960-1969
1963

√1970-1979
1972
1970
1973

√1980-1989
1986
1984
1985
1985
1989
1989
1989

√1990-1999
1991
1993
1998
1995

Question: if I'm reading an anthology with stories set in different times, can I count it if one of the stories falls in one of these decades?

Edit: Oh, wait, never mind, my question is close enough to Karen's that it's already been answered. :P

Elizabeth Sofia
20th Century by Decade
Duration: 1/1/24-12/31/24
Goal: 0/10

1 Decade 1900-1909:


2. Decade 1910-1919:

3. Decade 1920-1929:

4. Decade 1930-1939:

5. Decade 1940-1949:

6. Decade 1950-1959:

7. Decade 1960-1969:

8. Decade 1970-1979:

9. Decade 1980-1989:

10. Decade 1990-1999:

I'm in. It would be interesting to see which decade I read the most of.

Decades of the 20th Century:
1900-1909


1910-1919


1920-1929


1930-1939


1940-1949


1950-1959


1960-1969


1970-1979


1980-1989


*Part of If for Any Reason takes place in 1989.

1990-1999

Welcome Michelle! I wonder the same. It will be interesting to see the results at the end of the year.

Done! This was a great challenge!!

1900-1909
(pub. 1907)

1910-1919
(pub. 1913)
(partially set in 1913)
(set in 1918)

1920-1929
(pub. 1928)

1930-1939
(pub. 1937)
(partially set in 1939)

1940-1949
(set in 1944)

1950-1959
(pub. 1953)
(set in 1957)

1960-1969
(set in 1963)

1970-1979
(pub. 1979)

1980-1989
(pub. 1982)
(pub. 1983)

1990-1999
(pub. 1996)

Im finished:

√1900-1909
1900-1920

√1910-1919
1910
1912
1912
1911 1911
1916-

√1920-1929
1920 -
1925 -

√1930-1939
1935
1932
1934 -
1937 -
1939 -
1934 -
1937 -

√1940-1949
1940 1940
1942 -
1940 -
1943 -
1944 -
1944 -
1942 -
1943 -
1944
1944


√1950-1959
1950 1950


√1960-1969
1963

√1970-1979
1972
1970
1973

√1980-1989
1986
1984
1985
1985
1989
1989
1989

√1990-1999
1991
1993
1998
1995

Nice work Bonny & Loraine!

I found at least one in each decade.

1900-1909
(02/12/24)
Valley of Dreams by Lauraine Snelling

(04/09/24)
Rebecca's Song by Dawn Kinzer

(11/08/24)
Her Mother's Hope by Francine Rivers (spans from 1901 thru 1951)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
1910-1919
(01/09/24)
When the Day Comes by Gabrielle Meyer

(03/05/24)
Irish Meadows by Susan Anne Mason

(07/18/24)
Tabitha by Tabitha

(08/27/24)
The Mistletoe Countess by Pepper Basham

(09/30/24)
The Cairo Curse by Pepper Basham

(10/13/24)
From Russia with Love by Susan May Warren
(set in present time, but some flashbacks to 1917/18)

(11/26/24)
Yours is the Night by Amanda Dykes
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
1920-1929
(07/28/24)
The Letter Tree by Rachel Fordham

(08/07/24)
The Metropolitan Affair by Jocelyn Green
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
1930-1939
(02/20/24)
Code Name Edelweiss by Stephanie Landsem

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
1940-1949
(01/31/24) GM
A Child Without a Shadow: A Memoir of a Holocaust Survivor and a World Famous Doctor by Shaul Harel

(02/28/24)
Embers in the London Sky by Sarah Sundin

(06/22/24) GM, some language
The Midwife of Auschwitz by Anna Stuart

(07/06/24)
The London House by Katherine Reay

(09/04/24)
Born of Gilded Mountains by Amanda Dykes

(09/11/24)
No Neutral Ground by Terri Wangard

(09/21/24)
Remembering Dresden by Dan Walsh

(09/23/24)
Had to be You by Lyn Cote

(10/29/24)
Unintended Consequences by Dan Walsh

(11/21/24)
Spies & Sweethearts by Linda Shenton Matchett

(12/11/24)
Colors of Christmas: Two Contemporary Stories Celebrate the Hope of Christmas by Olivia Newport
(set in current time, but Astrid shares many memories from the war time 1940s)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
1950-1959
(02/05/24)
The Third Target by Joel C. Rosenberg

(08/02/24)
One More Sunrise by Tracie Peterson & Michael Landon, Jr.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
1960-1969
(04/04/24) (set in 1952, but epilogue is 1968)
The All-American by Susie Finkbeiner

(12/07/24)
Twas The Night by Dan Walsh

(12/09/24) CF, but hasProfanity
The Upper Zoo by Michael Robert Wolf

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
1970-1979
(05/06/24)
I Still Believe: A Memoir by Jeremy Camp

…………….…………………………………………………………………………………………
1980-1989
(09/17/24)
Soar Like Eagles by Terri Wangard
(mostly 1944, but epilogue is 1982)

(10/09/24)
My Emily by Matt Patterson

(10/16/24)
What Happens Next by Christina Suzann Nelson

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
1990-1999
(01/15/24)
The Red Suit Diaries: A Real-Life Santa on Hopes, Dreams, and Childlike Faith by Ed Butchart

(10/22/24)
Eight Was Enough: A God-Led Adventure with Adopted & Special Needs Kids by Trisha K. Campbell

Nice work Lynnette! I also got at least one read for each decade. Some were harder than others and no surprise that the 1940s has a ton in it.

Decades of the 20th Century:
1900-1909

1910-1919

1920-1929

1930-1939

1940-1949

1950-1959

1960-1969

1970-1979

1980-1989

1990-1999

I missed two decades for this challenge, but very much enjoyed it! Looking forward to the Decades challenge in 2025!

I missed 4 decades for this challenge but enjoyed it. Looking forward to the Decades challenge in 2025 - hopefully I'll have better success.

I expected the 1940's to have the most reads. I was surprised that I had so many for 1910-1919 and had 5 decades with 4 books each. It wasn't planned; it just turned out that way.

Decades of the 20th Century:
1900-1909


1910-1919


1920-1929


1930-1939


1940-1949


1950-1959


1960-1969


1970-1979


1980-1989


*Part of If for Any Reason takes place in 1989.

1990-1999