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A-Z Title Challenge 2017
A-Z Title ChallengeJan 1- Dec 31, 2017
22/26 Completed
A Autumn by Ali Smith
B Beloved by Toni Morrison
C Creditors by August Strindberg
D Dubliners by James Joyce
E Excellent Women by Barbara Pym
F Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott
G The Good Immigrant by Nikesh Shukla
H The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
I An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde
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K King Lear by William Shakespeare
L A Life in Parts by Bryan Cranston
M My ÁntoniaVirginia Woolf
N The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
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P The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
Q Quesadillas by Juan Pablo Villalobos
R A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
S Swann's Way by Marcel Proust
T To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway
U Ulysses by James Joyce
V Villette by Charlotte Brontë
W When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
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Jan 1- Dec 31, 2017
24/26 Completed
A: The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
B: The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
C: Child of the Prophecy by Juliet Marillier
D: Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
E: Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik
F: Flame of Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier
G: The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices by Xinran
H: His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
I: An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde
J: Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik
K: Death in Kashmir by M.M. Kaye
L: The Lost Kingdom of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
M: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
N: News of the World by Paulette Jiles
O: Two Old Women, 10th Anniversary Edition: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival by Velma Wallis
P: Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Q: Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
R: Raised Bed Revolution: Build It, Fill It, Plant It... Garden Anywhere! by Tara Nolan
S: Son of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier
T: A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley
U: The Ultimate Guide to Machine Quilting: Long-Arm and Sit-Down--Learn When, Where, Why, and How to Finish Your Quilts by Angela Walters
V: Victory of Eagles by Naomi Novik
W: We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Z: Zazie in the Metro by Raymond Queneau
A-Z Title ChallengeJan 1- Dec 31, 2017
18/26 Completed
A - Animal Farm by George Orwell (06/17/2017)
B - Buried Child by Sam Shepard (06/21/2017)
C - Carrie by Stephen King (07/01/2017)
D - Dear Mili by Wilhelm Grimm (07/10/2017)
E - Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton (11/12/2017)
F - The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe (10/22/2017)
G - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (06/15/2017)
H - The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes (09/30/2017)
I - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (01/17/2017)
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K - Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson (01/13/2017)
L - Live or Die by Anne Sexton (06/22/2017)
M - Macbeth by William Shakespeare (01/20/2017)
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O - Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (11/18/2017)
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R - The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (01/11/2017)
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T - Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare (07/02/2017)
U - Under the Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy (11/25/2017)
V - A Village After Dark by Kazuo Ishiguro (12/01/2017)
W - Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers (01/08/2017)
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A-Z Title Challenge = Jan 1- Dec 31, 201717/26 Completed
A - Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
B - Blindness by José Saramago
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D - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
E - Emma by Jane Austen
F - Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
G - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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I - Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
J - Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
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L - Light Years by James Salter
M - My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
N - Night by Elie Wiesel
O - Othello by William Shakespeare
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R - Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
S - The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
T - Tamarind Mem by Anita Rau Badami
U - Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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W - The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike
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A-Z Title ChallengeJan 1- Dec 31, 2017
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I It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis
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A-Z Title Challenge 2017Jan 1- Dec 31, 2017
26/26 Completed (2017/10/15) (+2/3)
A The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
B The Book of Unknown Americans
C The Color of Magic
D Der hvor roser aldri dør
E Excellent Women
F A Fine Balance
G Gulliver's Travels
H Den hellige Knud
I An Ideal Husband
J Jamaica Inn
K Kidnapped
L Lady Chatterley's Lover
M MaddAddam
N En ny tid
O On the Jellicoe Road
P PS. Trænger til flødeskum
Q Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
R The Remains of the Day
S South Riding
T Their Eyes Were Watching God
U De uskyldige døde
V The Vagina Monologues
W The Waves
X X'et ud
Y Yogi i Østerlen
Z A Zen for Murder
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Æ Ægte amerikanske cowboybukser
Ø Øjeblikkets mester
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A-Z Title ChallengeJan 1- Dec 31, 2017
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A - Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
B - Bleak House - Charles Dickens
C - The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
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E - Emma - Jane Austen
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L - Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
M - Middlemarch - George Eliot
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0/26 Completed
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Black Prism, The by Brent Weeks
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Evenfall: Volume 1: Director's Cut by Santino Hassell
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Homeland by R.A Salvatore
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Masks by E.M Prazeman
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
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Princess Bride, The by William Goldman
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Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Serial Killers Uncut by Blake Crouch
Three Musketeers, The by Alexandre Dumas
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We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
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UPDATE OCT 31, 2017A-Z Title Challenge
Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2017
10/26 Completed
Arena - Karen Hancock - finished 05/17
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Chazown: A Different Way to See Your Life - Craig Groeshel - finished 03/17
Dream. Build. Believe. - Stephen Mackey - finished 03/17
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God is Able - Priscilla Shirer - finished 04/17
Handle with Care - Jodi Picoult - finished 07/17
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Little Paris Bookshop - Nina George - finished 08/17
My Name is Lucy Barton - Elizabeth Strout - finished 09/17
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26/26 CompletedA The Age of Innocence - Edith Wharton
B Blindness by José Saramago
C The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
D Dubliners by James Joyce
E Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
F Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott
G Guantánamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Slahi
H Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell
I Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
J The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
K Kava in the Blood by Peter Thomson
L Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
M Middlemarch by George Eliot
N Nomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
O One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
P Potiki by Patricia Grace
Q The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz
R The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
S The Sellout by Paul Beatty
T The Trial by Franz Kafka
U The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath by Sylvia Plath
V Voss by Patrick White
W We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families by Philip Gourevitch
X Xala by Ousmane Sembène
Y The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Z Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis
Becky wrote: "I've picked out all the titles I will read from books I already own and have never read. A-Z Title Challenge (Jan 1- Dec 31, 2017)
0/26 completed
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
Burr by Gore ..."
Great list! Amazing that you own unread books spanning the whole alphabet. :)
Becky wrote: "I've picked out all the titles I will read from books I already own and have never read. A-Z Title Challenge (Jan 1- Dec 31, 2017)
0/26 completed
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
Burr by Gore ..."
Becky, I've wanted to read From the Mixed Up Files, but I haven't been able to find it! I hope you like it!
2017 A-Z Title Challenge Start Date: January 1, 2017
End Date: December 31, 2017
Books Completed: 20/26
A: Animal Farm by George Orwell (Finished: 5/9/2017)
B: A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon (Finished: 1/24/2017)
C: China Dolls by Lisa See (Finished: 8/27/2017)
D: The Darkest Child by Delores Phillips (Finished: 1/30/2017)
E: An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon (Finished: 11/14/2017)
F: Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk (Finished: 5/20/2017)
G: The Gravedigger's Daughter by Joyce Carol Oates (Finished: 3/15/2017)
H: House Rules by Jodi Picoult (Finished: 10/16/2017)
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K: Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult (Finished: 10/6/2017)
L: Love by Toni Morrison (Finished: 4/2/2017)
M: The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards (Finished: 3/8/2017)
N: Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult (Finished: 9/13/2017)
O: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (Finished: 4/12/2017)
P: Paradise by Toni Morrison (Finished: 3/29/2017)
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R: Reflected in You by Sylvia Day (Finished: 10/2/2017)
S: Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
T: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Finished: 4/17/2017)
U: Undone by Karin Slaughter (Finished: 10/10/2017)
V: Vision in White by Nora Roberts (Finished: 10/2/2017)
W: Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts (Finished: 2/15/2017)
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A-Z Title Challenge 2017 donePlanned books
A- A Walk to Remember- Nicholas Sparks*
B- Book of Mormon, Pearl of Great Price, Doctrine and Covenants triple combination- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints*
C- Cat Crazy- edited by Heather Russell-Revesz*
D- Dubliners- James Joyce *
E- Evil Under the Sun-Agatha Christie *
F- Faro’s Daughter-Georgette Heyer*
G- Gone Girl- Gillian Flynn*
H- Happy Birthday- Natalis Press*
I- Ishmael and Other Characters-Raymond Sapienza*
J- Joseph Smith the Prophet- Truman G. Madsen*
K- Kubla Khan- Samuel Taylor Coleridge*
L- Loose Ends- Terri Reid*
M- Mrs. Dalloway- Virginia Woolf*
N- The New Testament- Unknown*
O- Orson Hyde: The Olive Branch of Israel- Myrtle Stevens Hyde*
P- Princess Daisy-Judith Krantz*
Q- The Quick and the Dead- Louis L’Amour*
R- Ramatel’s Vow-Joel Crofoot*
S- Shopping for a Billionaire-Julia Kent*
T- True to the Faith: A Gospel Reference- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints*
U- Up to Date- Susan Hatler*
V- The Valley of Fear-Arthur Conan Doyle *
W- The Wentworth Letter- Joseph Smith, Jr.*and White Fang-Jack London*
X- Xamnesia- Lizzie Harwood*
Y- Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of Your Fist-Sunil Yapa *
Z- Zero Day-David Baldacci*
*is read
A- Z Title Challenge
A- The Ace of Spies- Don Von Elsner
B- By My Own Hand- Jude Idada
C- The Canterbury Tales- Geoffrey Chaucer
D- Daughter of Prophecy- Miles Owens
E- Evelyn Waugh A Life Revisited- Philip Eade
F- The Firm- John Grisham
G- Great Expectations- Charles Dickens
H- Howard’s End- E.M. Forster
I- Infidel- Ayaan Hirsi Ali
J- Jonathan Unleashed- Meg Rosoff
K- Kill the Messenger- Tami Hoag
L- Lonely on the Mountain- Louis L’Amour
M- Mistaken Identity- Lisa Scottoline
N- North And South- John Jakes
O- The Oregon Trail A New American Journey- Rinker Buck
P- The Perfect Storm-Sebastian Junger
Q- The Quick and the Dead- Louis L’Amour
R- The Rag Nymph- Catherine Cookson
S- Seven Princes- John R. Fultz
T- Tatooine Ghost – Troy Denning
U- Undaunted Courage- Steve Ambrose
V- The Visionist- Rachel Urqhart
W- The works of Kipling- Rudyard Kipling
X- Xamnesia- Lizzie Harwood
Z- Zelda, An Illustrated Life: The Private World of Zelda Fitzgerald- Zelda Fitzgerald, Peter Kurth
Jan. Update
A-Z Title Challenge 2017
Planned books
A- A Walk to Remember- Nicholas Sparks*
B- By My Own Hand- Jude Idada
C- Cat Crazy- edited by Heather Russell-Revesz*
D- Daughter of Prophecy- Miles Owens
E- Evelyn Waugh A Life Revisited- Philip Eade
F- The Firm- John Grisham
G- Great Expectations- Charles Dickens
H- Howard’s End- E.M. Forster
I- Infidel- Ayaan Hirsi Ali
J- Jackson: A Novel- Max Byrd
K- Kill the Messenger- Tami Hoag
L- Loose Ends- Terri Reid*
M- Mistaken Identity- Lisa Scottoline
N- North And South- John Jakes
O- Orson Hyde: The Olive Branch of Israel- Myrtle Stevens Hyde*
P- Princess Daisy-Judith Krantz*
Q- The Quick and the Dead- Louis L’Amour
R- The Rag Nymph- Catherine Cookson
S- Seven Princes- John R. Fultz
T- True to the Faith: A Gospel Reference- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints*
U- Undaunted Courage- Steve Ambrose
V- The Visionist- Rachel Urqhart
W- The Wentworth Letter- Joseph Smith, Jr.*
X- Xamnesia- Lizzie Harwood
Z- Zelda, An Illustrated Life: The Private World of Zelda Fitzgerald- Zelda Fitzgerald, Peter Kurth
*is read
Occasionally this list will be updated.
Update
A-Z Title Challenge 2017
Planned books
A- A Walk to Remember- Nicholas Sparks*
B- Book of Mormon, Pearl of Great Price, Doctrine and Covenants triple combination- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints*
C- Cat Crazy- edited by Heather Russell-Revesz*
D- Dubliners- James Joyce *
E- Evil Under the Sun-Agatha Christie *
F- Faro’s Daughter-Georgette Heyer*
G- Great Expectations- Charles Dickens
H- Happy Birthday- Natalis Press*
I- Infidel- Ayaan Hirsi Ali
J- Joseph Smith the Prophet- Truman G. Madsen*
K- Kubla Khan- Samuel Taylor Coleridge*
L- Loose Ends- Terri Reid*
M- Mrs. Dalloway- Virginia Woolf*
N- The New Testament- Unknown
O- Orson Hyde: The Olive Branch of Israel- Myrtle Stevens Hyde*
P- Princess Daisy-Judith Krantz*
Q- The Quick and the Dead- Louis L’Amour
R- The Rag Nymph- Catherine Cookson
S- Shopping for a Billionaire-Julia Kent*
T- True to the Faith: A Gospel Reference- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints*
U- Undaunted Courage- Steve Ambrose
V- The Visionist- Rachel Urqhart
W- The Wentworth Letter- Joseph Smith, Jr.*
X- Xamnesia- Lizzie Harwood
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Z- Zelda, An Illustrated Life: The Private World of Zelda Fitzgerald- Zelda Fitzgerald, Peter Kurth
update for March 2017
A- A Walk to Remember- Nicholas Sparks*
B- Book of Mormon, Pearl of Great Price, Doctrine and Covenants triple combination- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints*
C- Cat Crazy- edited by Heather Russell-Revesz*
D- Dubliners- James Joyce *
E- Evil Under the Sun-Agatha Christie *
F- Faro’s Daughter-Georgette Heyer*
G- Gospel Principles-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
H- Happy Birthday- Natalis Press*
I- Ishmael and Other Characters-Raymond Sapienza*
J- Joseph Smith the Prophet- Truman G. Madsen*
K- Kubla Khan- Samuel Taylor Coleridge*
L- Loose Ends- Terri Reid*
M- Mrs. Dalloway- Virginia Woolf*
N- The New Testament- Unknown*
O- Orson Hyde: The Olive Branch of Israel- Myrtle Stevens Hyde*
P- Princess Daisy-Judith Krantz*
Q- The Quick and the Dead- Louis L’Amour*
R- Ramatel’s Vow-Joel Crofoot*
S- Shopping for a Billionaire-Julia Kent*
T- True to the Faith: A Gospel Reference- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints*
U- Undaunted Courage- Steve Ambrose
V- The Valley of Fear-Arthur Conan Doyle http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3289/3...
W- The Wentworth Letter- Joseph Smith, Jr.*and White Fang-Jack London*
X- Xamnesia- Lizzie Harwood
Y- Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of Your Fist-Sunil Yapa
Z- Zero Day-David Baldacci*
*is read
Occasionally this list will be updated.
*is read
Occasionally this list will be updated.
2017 A-Z Title Challenge Start Date: January 1, 2017
End Date: December 31, 2017
Books Completed: 23/26
A: Another Country, James Baldwin Read June 2017 *****
B: The Big Green Tent, Lyudmila Ulitskaya Read February 2017 ****
C: Civil Disobedience, Henry David Thoreau Read January 2017 *****
D: The Dig, Cynan Jones Read July 2017 ****
E: Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton Read March 2017 ****
F: Anton Chekhov, Five Great Short Stories Read April 2017 ****
G: Rose Tremain, The Gustav Sonata Read May 2017 *****
H: How It All Began, Penelope Lively Read March 2017 ****
I: In a Lonely Place, Dorothy B. Hughes Read August 2017 ***
J: Jasmine, Bharati Mukherjee Read September 2017 ****
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L: Letters of a Woman Homesteader, Elinore Pruitt Stewart Read February 2017 ***
M: Mildred Pierce, James M. Cain Read March 2017 ****
N: Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen Read January 2017 ****
O: Original Self: Living with Paradox and Originality, Thomas Moore Read March 2017 ***
P: Pastors and Masters, Ivy Compton-Burnett Read July 2017 ***
Q: The Quicksand, Edith Wharton Read August 2017 ****
R: The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro Read January 2017 *****
S: Shakespeare and Company, Sylvia Beach Read April 2017 ****
T: The Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas Read March 2017 ****
U: The Uncommon Reader, Alan Bennett Read February 2017 ****
V: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Mary Wollstonecraft Read September 2017 ****
W: Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett Read January 2017 ***
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Z: Zorba the Greek, Nikos Kazantzakis Read September 2017 *****
A-Z Title ChallengeJan 1- Dec 31, 2017
18/26 Completed
A: An Ideal Husband Read February 2017 *****
:The Adventures of Tom Sawyer April 2017 *****
:A Midsummer Night's Dream
B: Beowulf: A Verse Translation Read February 2017 *****
C:The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonRead June ****
D: Dracula Read March 2017 *****
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F: Frankenstein Read January 2017*****
The Fall of the House of Usher Read February 2017 ****
Fahrenheit 451
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H: The Hobbit Read February 2017 *****
Hard Times Read March 2017 *****
I: The Invisible ManJune 2017*****
J:Jane Eyre Read April 2017 *****
K:KidnappedRead May 2017 *****
King Lear Read June 2017*****
L:Lord of the Flies Read April 2017 *****
:The Little PrinceRead April 2017 *****
M:The House of Mirth
NNicholas NicklebyRead June 2017*****
O:Oliver TwistRead May 2017*****
:The Old Man and the Sea Read June 2017 ***
P:Pride and PrejudiceRead in April 2017 *****
Q:The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Read July ****
R:Rebecca Read April 2017*****
S: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Read February 2017 *****
T: Treasure Island Read March *****
The Turn of the Screw and Other Stories
Read March 2017 *****
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Read March *****
To the Lighthouse
The Time Machine Read June 2017 *****
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W:The Woman in White Read March 2017 *****
Wuthering Heights Read march 2017****
The War of the WorldsRead June 2017 *****
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A-Z Title ChallengeJan 1- Dec 31, 2017
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A Another Man's City // In-ho Choi
BBeyond the Village Gate // Tan Mei Ching
C Cup of Gold: A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History // John Steinbeck
D Dubrovsky // Alexander Pushkin
E Ema, the Captive // César Aira
F The Festival of Insignificance // Milan Kundera
G The Gold Bug // Edgar Allan Poe
H Heart of Darkness // Joseph Conrad
I The Invisible Man // H.G. Wells
J Jane Eyre // Charlotte Brontë
K The Kingdom // Fuminori Nakamura
L Light Box // K.J. Orr
M The Monk // Matthew Lewis
N The Necklace/The Pearls // Guy de Maupassant
O Othello // William Shakespeare
P The Purple Cloud // M.P. Shiel
Q Queenie // Alice Munro
R R.I.P. //Nigel Williams
S Soumchi // Amos Oz
T The Three Musketeers // Alexandre Dumas
U Uncommon Type: Some Stories // Tom Hanks
V Victoria // Knut Hamsun
W The Waves // Virginia Woolf
X Xingu // Edith Wharton
Y The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories // Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Z Zastrozzi // Percy Bysshe Shelley
I'm in.
16/26 Completed
A - Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer (finished 6/17/17)
B - Beowulf (finished 5/21/17)
C - The Call of the Wild and White Fang by Jack London (finished 2/14/17)
D - Dog Run Moon: Stories by Callan Wink (finished 6/27/17)
E - Emma by Jane Austen (finished 3/16/17)
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J - The Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling (finished 9/4/17)
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M - My Ántonia by Willa Cather (finished 6/4/17)
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R - A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
S - "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne (2/28/17)
T - The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas (finished 3/21/17)
U - "Ubik" by Philip K. Dick (finished 1/17/17 and dear lord that's a strange book O_O)
V - Villette by Charlotte Brontë (finished 4/14/17)
W - Wildwood by Colin Meloy (finished 7/26/17)
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16/26 Completed
A - Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer (finished 6/17/17)
B - Beowulf (finished 5/21/17)
C - The Call of the Wild and White Fang by Jack London (finished 2/14/17)
D - Dog Run Moon: Stories by Callan Wink (finished 6/27/17)
E - Emma by Jane Austen (finished 3/16/17)
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J - The Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling (finished 9/4/17)
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M - My Ántonia by Willa Cather (finished 6/4/17)
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R - A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
S - "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne (2/28/17)
T - The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas (finished 3/21/17)
U - "Ubik" by Philip K. Dick (finished 1/17/17 and dear lord that's a strange book O_O)
V - Villette by Charlotte Brontë (finished 4/14/17)
W - Wildwood by Colin Meloy (finished 7/26/17)
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A And After Many Days by Jowhor Ile
B The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
C The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
D Desertion by Abdulrazak Gurnah
E The Epic of Askia Mohammed by Nouhou Malio
F The Face: Cartography of the Void by Chris Abani
G "Gul Marguerit" aka. Maru by Bessie Head
H The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
I I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life by Ed Yong
J jagten på den skjulte elefant by Tor Åge Bringsværd
K Karnak Café by Naguib Mahfouz
L Love Is a Mix Tape by Rob Sheffield
M M Train by Patti Smith
N Nytårsfest by Lu Xun
O Out of Bounds by Val McDermid
P Paper Girls, Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan
Q The Quiet Death of Thomas Quaid by Craig Russell
R Robotterne kommer: Om en fremtid uden arbejde by Martin Ford
S Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih
T Tram 83 by Fiston Mwanza Mujila
U Under Huden - alt om vores største organ aka Under the skin by Yael Adler
V Vide verden - Istanbul
W Water: New Short Story Fiction from Africa: An Anthology from Short Story Day Africa
X X'ed out #3 Sugar Skull by Charles Burns
Y Y: The Last Man - The Deluxe Edition Book One by Brian K. Vaughan
Z Zombieland by Sørine Steenholdt
A-Z Title ChallengeA - The Awakening or Animal Farm
B - Brideshead Revisited
C - The Count of a Monte Cristo (began 1/1/2017)
D - Daisy Miller
E
F - Fahrenheit 451 or Far From the Madding Crowd
G
H - Hard Times
I - The Iliad or The Inferno
J - Jude the Obscure (started 10/31/2016, DNF)
K
L
M - The Man in the High Castle
N
O - Oliver Twist
P - The Pilgrim's Progress
Q
R
S - Saratoga Trunk
T - Till We Have Faces
U
V
W - Watership Down
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Y
Z
A-Z Title ChallengeJan 1- Dec 31, 2017
7/26 Completed
A- Agnes Grey ( Charlotte Bronte, 1847)
B- Beautiful Creatures (Kami Garcia,Margaret Stohl, 2009)
C- Christine (Stephen King, 1983)
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F
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H- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (JK Rowling, 1998)
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J
K
L
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N
O
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Q
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S- The Story of Rosa Parks (David Aretha, 2014)
T- Tarzan of the Apes (Edgar Rice Burroughs, 1914)
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V
W- A Wind in the Door (Madeleine L'Engle, 1973)
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Z
A-Z Title ChallengeJan 1- Dec 31, 2017
02/26 Completed
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N: Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp - 1/1/17
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P: The Pearl by John Steinbeck - 1/2/17
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Mod
A: The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
B: The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
D: Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
G: The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices by Xinran
H: His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
T: A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley
Z: Zazie in the Metro by Raymond Queneau
Kathy wrote: "I've completed 7 books so far for this challenge -- of course with these A-Z challenges the first month is always the easiest to add books:A: The Amulet of Samarkand by [author:Jona..."
Excelllent Kathy! :)
Well done Kathy, 7 books down and a tricky letter Z too!
BooksA. Alaskan Wolf- Linda O Johnston
B- Born to Bite-Lynsay Sands
Breaking Dawn(Twilight Series)-Stephanie Meyer
C
D- Dark Side of The Moon- Sherrilyn Kenyon
E
F - Fade-Lisa McMann
G - Guardian of The Night-Linda Thomas Sundstorm
Wicked Glory-DelSheree Gladden
H
I
J
K
L -Les Miserables- by Victor Hugo
M
N- Night Myst-Yasmine Galenorn
O
P -Passion Unleashed(Larissa Ione )
Wicked Power(Wicked Hunger Series)DelSheree Gladden
Q
R Rediscovering Jesus- Matthew Kelly
Wicked Revenge(Wicked Hunger Series)-Delsheree Gladden
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W Wicked Hunger-DelSheree Gladden
Wake-Lisa McMann
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Y
Z
Authors/Characters
A
B
C -Cabel(Fade)
D DelSheree Gladden (author)
E -Eshe d’ Auresus(Born to Bite)
F
G
H
I -Isabella Swan Cullen(Breaking Dawn)
J - Jean Valjean(Les Miserables)
Janie(Wake)
K - Ketchup (Wicked Glory)
L -Larissa Ione (Author)
Lynsay Sands(Author)
Linda Thomas Sundstrom(Author)
Linda O Johnston(Author)
M -Matthew Kelly(Author)
Mason LanVal(Guardian of The Night)
N
O - Oscar(Wicked Revenge)
P Patrick Worley(Alaskan Wolf)
Q
R- Ravyn Kontis(Dark Side of The Moon)
S Sherrilyn Kenyon(Author)
Stephanie Meyer(Author)
T
U - Ulean(Night Myst)
V- Victor Hugo(Author)
Vanessa/Van(Wicked Hunger)
W- Wraith (Passion Unleashed)
X
Y-Yasmine Galenorn
Z -Zander(Wicked Power)
Town/State
A- Alaska(Alaskan Wolf)
Albuquerque(Wicked Power)
B
C- Canada(Born to Bite)
D
E-Egypt (Passion Unleashed)
F- France(Les Miserables)
France(Guardian of The Light)
FieldRidge(Fade)
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H
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J
K
L
M
N- New York(Passion Unleashed)
New Mexico(Wicked Hunger)
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S- Seattle (Dark Side of The Moon)
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W- Washington(Night Myst)
Washington(Breaking Dawn)
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Mod
Original challenge in msg #3
13/26 Completed
A: The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
B: The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
D: Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
G: The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices by Xinran
H: His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
I: An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde
J: Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik
M: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
N: News of the World by Paulette Jiles
P: Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
S: Son of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier
T: A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley
Z: Zazie in the Metro by Raymond Queneau
Whoop whoop! I'm about at the halfway stage as well Kathy, but it gets tricky for me from here onwards!
Mod
Yes, the first half is easy!
My A-Z:A-
B-The BFG
C-A Clockwork Orange
D-A Doll's House
E-
F-
G-
H-
I-An Ideal Husband
J-
K-
L-Let Them Eat Cake
M-
N-
O-Ordinary Grace
P-The Pearl
Q-
R-The Ringmaster's Wife
S- Sabotaged
T-Three Men in a Boat
U-The Underground Railroad
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W-
X-
Y-
Z-
Kathy wrote: "Halfway finished with the at the end of February"Me too - 15/26 Completed (links etc. in msg 24)
But I haven't done much in the difficult end of the alphabet, so it may not proceed quite as fast from here...
A After You Die by Eva Dolan
B The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
C Cold Earth by Ann Cleeves
E The Epiplectic Bicycle by Edward Gorey
F The Face: Cartography of the Void by Chris Abani
G "Gul Marguerit" aka. Maru by Bessie Head
H The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
I I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life by Ed Yong
K Karnak Café by Naguib Mahfouz
M M Train by Patti Smith
R Rise of the robots by Martin Ford
S Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih
T Tram 83 by Fiston Mwanza Mujila
W Wolof by Tijan M. Sallah
Y Y: The Last Man - The Deluxe Edition Book One by Brian K. Vaughan
Well, this should make November and December interesting, since I'm sure I'll be madly scrambling for X and Z. At least I've already got Q! To make it extra hard, I'm not allowing re-reads to count.A
B
C
D
E - An English Ghost Story
F - Fangland
G - Great Expectations
H - Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
I
J
K
L
M - Main Street
N
O
P - The Postman Always Rings Twice
Q - The Quick
R
S - Scare tactics (in progress)
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Y
Z
Mod
Me too - 15/26 Completed (links etc. in msg 24)
But I haven't done much in the difficult end of the alphabet, so it may not proceed ..."
:)
Michele wrote: "Well, this should make November and December interesting, since I'm sure I'll be madly scrambling for X and Z. At least I've already got Q! To make it extra hard, I'm not allowing re-reads to count..."Have you read Xingu? And for Z would Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values, Zorba the Greek or Zofloya; Or, The Moor: A Romance Of The Fifteenth Century be interesting?
I'm not sure what to do for X or Q this year either. :)
Well I have a couple of suggestions for difficult letters if you'd like from my Reading Africa Challenge:Q The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz
U Ualalapi by Ungulani Ba Ka Khosa
X Xala by Ousmane Sembène
And my choice from last year:
Zazie in the Metro by Raymond Queneau (Q author as well!)
Africa challenge is here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
26/26A: As a Man Thinketh
B: Daredevil: Back in Black, Volume 3: Dark Art
C: Cable & Deadpool, Volume 1: If Looks Could Kill
D: Daredevil, Volume 18: Cruel & Unusual
E: The Elements of Style
F: Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Men
G: Gullfalken
H: Daredevil, Volume 16: Hell to Pay, Volume 1 & Daredevil, Volume 17: Hell to Pay, Volume 2
I: The Importance of Being Earnest
J: Justice League, Volume 4: The Grid
K: Kjærlighet som religion. Lidenskap og lengsel i litteratur og film på 2000-tallet.
L: Little Women
M: Michelle: A Biography
N: Natural Brilliance: Overcome Any Challenge...at Will
O: On the Shortness of Life
P: Physics and Politics
Q: Quantum Physics of Consciousness
R: Reading Lolita in Tehran
S: Sensible Chinese: How to Learn Chinese
T: Turning Goals into Results (Harvard Business Review Classics): The Power of Catalytic Mechanisms
U: Uncanny X-Men: Superior, Volume 1: Survival of the Fittest
V: Vi burde alle være feminister
W: Wide Sargasso Sea
X: X-Men: Magneto Testament
Y: Your Presidential Fantasy Dream Team
Z: Zen Prayers For Repairing Your Life
Zoe wrote: "Have you read...."Zoe, thanks for the awesome Z suggestions!!
Anetq wrote: "...Zazie in the Metro by Raymond Queneau (Q author as well!)"Aha, great suggestion :)
Brina 2017A: Americanah 1-29 ✅
B: The Big Sleep 1-9 ✅
C: Crimes of the Heart 1-23 ✅
D: Disgrace 4-3 ✅
E: Embers 4-2 ✅
F: From Russia With Love 5-20 ✅
G: A Gentleman in Moscow 1-22 ✅
H: The Housekeeper and the Professor 3-18 ✅
I: In Other Words 1-26 ✅
J: The Joy Luck Club 3-4 ✅
K: Karnak Café 4-14 ✅
L: Love Medicine 3-11 ✅
M: Maud Martha 1-4 ✅
N: The Namesake 2-7 ✅
O: One Hundred Years of Solitude 1-7 ✅
P: Passing 3-17 ✅
Q: The Queen of Spades 4-4 ✅
R: Ru 3-6 ✅
S: A Summons to Memphis 4-8 ✅
T: A Tale for the Time Being 4-18 ✅
U: An Unrestored Woman 3-18 ✅
V: The Violin of Auschwitz 4-5 ✅
W: The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration 1-19 ✅
X: Xingu 3-22 ✅
Y: The Yellow Wall-Paper 4-4 ✅
Z: Zorba the Greek 4-16 ✅
Completed 5-20-17
Brina, looking good already! I also have Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald as a possible option this year :)
Pink, if I read Zelda it will be in July so I'll keep you posted. I usually don't join an A-Z challenge but I read a lot already and most were on my tbr. Should be fun to complete this one.
Exactly! This challenge fills itself in! I'll look out for your thoughts on Zelda, I want to read her own book first, so I'll probably get to it later.
Finished Embers 9 left. And if I end up reading Zorba the Greek that will be 3 Z books in one year. Maybe I should save one for next year ;)
Haha, like busses, none at all, then three come at once ;)
Exactly. And all 3 are intriguing so I will have to look for a new Z book next year. First world problems.
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The challenge is to read 26 books, each starting with a different letter of the alphabet, from A through to Z!
The books can be any genre or publication date.
Only books read between January 1st - December 31st 2017 can be included.
This challenge can be used in conjunction with all of our other challenges. So you can double up and use the same book for as many as you like! I hope you'll all join us for another year of A-Z!
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