Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

A year goes by and I still buy more books than I read. Well, again I'm trying to fit my TBR list in the topics.

Let's go :)


1. A book you meant to read in 2015, but didn't: City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
2. A book set in a different continent Charlotte Street by Danny Wallace
3. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 (winner or nominated)
4. A book by an author you discovered in 2015 Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty
5. A book with a title beginning with the 1st letter of your name The Lying Game by Sara Shepard
6. The highest rated on your TBR
7. A book about books The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
8. A classic book with less than 200 pages The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
9. A book that was mentioned in another book
10. A book by an author you feel you should have read by now The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich Hayek
11. A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
12. A childhood classic
13. Reader’s Choice
14. A book with one of the five W’s -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How) Man Who Loved Dogs, The by Leonardo Padura
15. A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago) Peter: The Untold True Story by Christopher Daniel Mechling
16. A book from the top 100 mystery novels
17. A book with a beautiful cover Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
18. A book on a summer/beach reading list The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
19. A non-fiction book Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk by Legs McNeil
20. A book with a first name in the title The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
21. A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page
22. The first book in a new to you series All-American Girl by Meg Cabot
23. The next book in a series you are reading Safe House by Meg Cabot
24. A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.)
25. A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
26. A book everyone is talking about
27. A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion) Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia
28. A biography, autobiography, or memoir Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
29. A book by an author who writes under more than one name Sanctuary by Meg Cabot
30. A fairytale from a culture other than your own
31. A work of young adult fiction Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
32. A historical fiction book One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez
33. The 16th book on your TBR La gramática del amor by Rocío Carmona
34. A book about mental illness The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan
35. An award winning book
36. An identity book - a book about a different culture, religion or sexual orientation
37. A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read The Godfather by Mario Puzo
38. A book about an anti hero Capitães da Areia by Jorge Amado
39. A previous suggestion that did not make it into the list
40. A novella from your favorite genre
41. A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction) Orwell: The Observer Years by George Orwell
42. A top 100 fantasy novel The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
43. A book about a thing that goes bump in the night
44. A book you're embarrassed to read in public
45. A book related to a hobby or passion you have A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
46. A crime story
47. A book with a type of food/drink in the title
48. A dystopia A Torre Acima do Véu by Roberta Spindler
49. A book with a great opening line Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
50. A book originally written in a language other than English - A sociologia do Rock (it does not exist in goodreads yet. Its a new book)
51. A short story from a well-known author The Grownup by Gillian Flynn
52. A book published in 2016 The Last Star by Rick Yancey

Peter The Untold True Story is totally on my TBR but I'm always hoping that I will win a giveaway (they already did 2 on GR). It will be interesting to know what you think about it.
I read Jobs in the 2015 challenge, it was interesting even if it was not enough personal for me.

The Godfather was amazing. You really come to understand Don Corleone and the Sicilian belief in omertà and family. Not only understand it. Puzo convinces you that it all makes sense.

Zaz wrote: "Peter The Untold True Story is totally on my TBR but I'm always hoping that I will win a giveaway (they already did 2 on GR). It will be interesting to know what you think about it.
I read Jobs in ..."

Well, what if i told that I WON IN THE GR GIVEAWAY??? :D I did, seriously! here: https://instagram.com/p/1oeBoyyt56/?t...

I was really happy when it arrived in my mail. But didn't read yet, just a few pages... :)

This is wonderful :D

Stacey wrote: "The Godfather was amazing. You really come to understand Don Corleone and the Sicilian belief in omertà and family. Not only understand it. Puzo convinces you that it all makes sense."


Yes, i always wanted to read it and recently i bought it in a book fair in the used books session. I paid very very cheap ($5 in my country currency which means not much more than one dollar). Great deal :)

It sure is! Enjoy :)

I bet the Steve Jobs book will be interesting ... just saw the trailer for the film the other day so I wonder how true to the book that will be? Great list for 2016.

Oh, The Hunchback of Notre Dame is one of my favourites. It can be hard to get into, but it's so worth it. I say this all of the time, but the ending is incredible - so evocative. Every time I think about it, it makes me want to read the book again, just to read the ending.

Lisa wrote: "I bet the Steve Jobs book will be interesting ... just saw the trailer for the film the other day so I wonder how true to the book that will be? Great list for 2016."


I heard about this new movie, but i don't know how true it will be... I probably will watch it as soon as it be realease.

Jody wrote: "Oh, The Hunchback of Notre Dame is one of my favourites. It can be hard to get into, but it's so worth it. I say this all of the time, but the ending is incredible - so evocative. Every time I thin..."

I will try it... I never read Victor Hugo, but i'm willing for some time. :D i really want to like it!

Great list! I read Shadow of The Wind this year and fell absolutely in love with it. I'm reading the sequel The Angel's Game for 2016. I hope it keeps with the amazingness of the first book. Admittedly the middle gets a bit weird, in a dull kind of way. It's worth plowing through the dull parts.

Have you seen the TV series Dexter? The book is good, and they definitely took some creative liberties with the show. I found it easier when reading the book not even think of them as being connected.

Manda, I'm also reading The Angel's Game next year, I have great hope for it!

I agree, Dexter's books and tv show are so much different, you should not be expecting to see the same story or the same characters.

I'm so happy you're reading Angel's Game. I'm cautiously optimistic about it. I'm afraid too much hope in it and be disappointed, but SOTW was so great, I have a lot of confidence in Zafon to keep a great story going.

I've heard that the story doesn't pick up after SOTW, so we have to be prepared to get immersed in a new story with new characters. But Zafon doesn't that so beautifully, I'm not anxious at all.

I'm ready!!!!

Manda wrote: "Great list! I read Shadow of The Wind this year and fell absolutely in love with it. I'm reading the sequel The Angel's Game for 2016. I hope it keeps with the amazingness of the fir..."

I watched the Dexter series and enjoyed. I know there is some differences from the series and the books. Lets see if the book is good. i hope it is.

I loved the series (well, apart from the ending), but couldn't read the first book. I got about twenty or thirty pages in from memory and it just really grates on me.

I loved the series (well, apart from the ending), but couldn't read the first book. I got about twenty or thirty pages in from memory and it just really grates on me.

Same here about the ending of the series. But I love the books, for me they're completely different, but I love the sarcastic voice Dexter takes and to have a more detailed view of his thoughts about everything.