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Kelley's "Around the Year in 52 books" 2017 challenge
17. A book with illustrations - Better Than New: How Saving Old Homes Saved Me by Nicole Curtis ★ Jan. 6, 2017
Katie wrote: "Good luck with your list, Kelley :) I can recommend Things Fall Apart - a very powerful read."Thanks for the recommendation, Katie.
Whoops! Haven't updated this thread in a while.24. A book written by at least two authors - People of the Wolf by W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear ★ Jan. 20, 2017
29. A book published outside the 4 major publishing houses (Simon & Schuster; HarperCollins; Penguin Random House; Hachette Livre) - published by Crown, The Bedlam Detective by Stephen Gallagher ★ Feb. 8, 2017
32. A book with a long title (5+ words, excluding subtitle) - The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman ★ Feb. 10, 2017
7. A book with an animal on the cover or in the title - All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders ★ Feb 22, 2017
Kelley wrote: "14. A book with a strong female character - Uprooted by Naomi Novik ★ Feb. 27, 2016"How did you like Uprooted, Kelly? I have it on my plan for this year, but I did read last month The Bear and the Nightingale which I loved, so I'm slightly worried they could be too similar?
Sam wrote: "How did you like Uprooted, Kelly? I have it on my plan for this year, but I did ..."That's funny. I just finished Uprooted and The Bear.... is on my to-read list.
I really liked Uprooted. From the blurb, it does sound like the two books have similarities. However, I don't know if they're too similar. You'll have to give it a shot and see! If you're not in the mood for something similar right now, wait until later in the year. :)
Kelley wrote: "Sam wrote: "How did you like Uprooted, Kelly? I have it on my plan for this year, but I did ..."That's funny. I just finished Uprooted and The Bear.... is on my to-read list.
I really liked Upr..."
Good idea, I'll space out Uprooted and read it later on. And I really hope you like Bear!
2. A book with at least 2 perspectives (multiple points of view) - Timeline by Michael Crichton ★ March 7, 2017
43. A book with a chilling atmosphere (scary, unsettling, cold) - The Blackstone Chronicles by John Saul ★ April 12, 2017
15. A book written or set in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland) - Hamlet by William Shakespeare ★ May 4, 2017
I love Hamlet. I hope you enjoyed it.
Anastasia wrote: "I love Hamlet. I hope you enjoyed it."I've read it 5 times, 4 of which were teaching it to seniors. I do love it! It's my favorite play.
How was All the Birds in the Sky? I keep going back and forth on whether I want to read it.
For about the first 80 pages, I wasn't sure what I was reading. LOL! Then, I got into it, and the ending....OH WOW! I absolutely loved it!
20. A book that you've owned for a while but haven't gotten around to reading - Everlost by Neal Shusterman ★ May 26, 2017
37. A book you choose randomly - The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter ★ May 28, 2017And I didn't realize this one worked for a category on this list:
50. A Penguin Modern Classic - Night by Elie Wiesel ★ March 24, 2017
38. A novel inspired by a work of classic literature - This Dark Endeavour by Kenneth Oppel ★ June 5, 2017
47. A past suggestion that didn't win (a book with a # in the title) - Article 5 by Kristen Simmons ★ June 9, 2017
19. A New York Times best-seller - Too Close to Me: The Middle-Aged Consequences of Revealing a Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer ★ June 26, 2017
48. A banned book - Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov ★ July 2, 201735. A book where one of the main characters is royalty - The Secret Wife by Gill Paul ★ July 3, 2017
1. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2016 - All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood ★ July 4, 2017
30. A book from Goodreads Top 100 YA Books - Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor ★ July 21, 2017
51. A collection (e.g. essays, short stories, poetry, plays) - Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman ★ Aug. 6, 2017
21. A book that is a continuation of a book you've already read - Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King ★ Aug. 18, 2017
44. A recommendation from "What Should I Read Next" - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford ★ Sept. 16, 2017
25. A book about a famous historical figure - The Witchfinder's Sister by Beth Underdown ★ October 19, 2017
11. A category from another challenge: A book with an LGBT theme - Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg ★ September 11, 2017
28. A non-fiction - If You Had Controlling Parents: How to Make Peace with Your Past and Take Your Place in the World by Dan Neuharth, Ph.D. ★ November 15, 2017
I've flipped a few titles around and added 1 or 2 so I could cross an additional category off my list. 4. A title that doesn't contain the letter "E" - Last Will by Bryn Greenwood ★ September 29, 2017
18. A really long book (600+ pages) - Wizard and Glass by Stephen King ★ May 22, 2017
31. A book from a sub-genre of your favorite genre (Paranormal: Witches) - The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman ★ October 22, 2017
42. A best book of the 21st century (so far) - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss ★ Feb. 5, 2017
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1. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2016 - All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood ★ July 4, 2017
2. A book with at least 2 perspectives (multiple points of view) - Timeline by Michael Crichton ★ March 7, 2017
3. A book you meant to read in 2016 - The Dog Stars by Peter Heller ★ April 2, 2017
4. A title that doesn't contain the letter "E" - Last Will by Bryn Greenwood ★ September 29, 2017
5. A historical fiction - The Midwife of Hope River by Patricia Harman ★ March 7, 2017
6. A book being released as a movie in 2017 - Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys ★ December 27, 2017
7. A book with an animal on the cover or in the title - All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders ★ Feb 22, 2017
8. A book written by a person of color - Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill ★ July 15, 2017
9. A book in the middle of your To Be Read list - Ruined by Paula Morris ★ August 19, 2017
10. A dual-timeline novel - Timescape by Gregory Benford ★ June 17, 2017
11. A category from another challenge: A book with an LGBT theme - Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg ★ September 11, 2017
12. A book based on a myth - Abandon by Meg Cabot ★ April 30, 2017
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A book recommended by one of your favorite authorsWILD CARD: READER'S CHOICE - The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden ★ December 10, 201714. A book with a strong female character - Uprooted by Naomi Novik ★ Feb. 27, 2017
15. A book written or set in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland) - Hamlet by William Shakespeare ★ May 4, 2017
16. A mystery - The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware ★ July 18, 2017
17. A book with illustrations - Better Than New: How Saving Old Homes Saved Me by Nicole Curtis ★ Jan. 6, 2017
18. A really long book (600+ pages) - Wizard and Glass by Stephen King ★ May 22, 2017
19. A New York Times best-seller - Too Close to Me: The Middle-Aged Consequences of Revealing a Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer ★ June 26, 2017
20. A book that you've owned for a while but haven't gotten around to reading - Everlost by Neal Shusterman ★ May 26, 2017
21. A book that is a continuation of a book you've already read - Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King ★ Aug. 18, 2017
22. A book by an author you haven't read before - The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson ★ Jan. 8, 2017
23. A book from the BBC "The Big Read" list - The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver ★ December 31, 2017
24. A book written by at least two authors - People of the Wolf by W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear ★ Jan. 20, 2017
25. A book about a famous historical figure - The Witchfinder's Sister by Beth Underdown ★ October 19, 2017
26. An adventure book - The Last Star by Rick Yancey ★ August 25, 2017
27. A book by one of your favorite authors - Innocence by Dean Koontz ★ Jan. 14, 2017
28. A non-fiction - If You Had Controlling Parents: How to Make Peace with Your Past and Take Your Place in the World by Dan Neuharth, Ph.D. ★ November 15, 2017
29. A book published outside the 4 major publishing houses (Simon & Schuster; HarperCollins; Penguin Random House; Hachette Livre) - The Bedlam Detective by Stephen Gallagher ★ Feb. 8, 2017
30. A book from Goodreads Top 100 YA Books - Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor ★ July 21, 2017
31. A book from a sub-genre of your favorite genre (Paranormal: Witches) - The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman ★ October 22, 2017
32. A book with a long title (5+ words, excluding subtitle) - The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman ★ Feb. 10, 2017
33. A magical realism novel - The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler ★ June 3, 2017
34. A book set in or by an author from the Southern Hemisphere - Black Mad Wheel ★ October 26, 2017
35. A book where one of the main characters is royalty - The Secret Wife by Gill Paul ★ July 3, 2017
36. A Hugo Award winner or nominee - To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis ★ December 29, 2017
37. A book you choose randomly - The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter ★ May 23, 2017
38. A novel inspired by a work of classic literature - This Dark Endeavour by Kenneth Oppel ★ June 5, 2017
39. An epistolary fiction - Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel ★ April 17, 2017
40. A book published in 2017 - The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Carey ★ July 9, 2017
41. A book with an unreliable narrator - Made You Up by Francesca Zappia ★ April 12, 2017
42. A best book of the 21st century (so far) - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss ★ Feb. 5, 2017
43. A book with a chilling atmosphere (scary, unsettling, cold) - The Blackstone Chronicles by John Saul ★ April 12, 2017
44. A recommendation from "What Should I Read Next" - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford ★ Sept. 16, 2017
45. A book with a one-word title - Fellside by M.R. Carey ★ Feb. 15, 2017
46. A time travel novel - Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough ★ March 20, 2017
47. A past suggestion that didn't win (a book with a # in the title) - Article 5 by Kristen Simmons ★ June 9, 2017
48. A banned book - Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov ★ July 2, 2017
49. A book from someone else's bookshelf - The House of Secrets by Brad Meltzer ★ March 18, 2017
50. A Penguin Modern Classic - Night by Elie Wiesel ★ March 24, 2017
51. A collection (e.g. essays, short stories, poetry, plays) - Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman ★ Aug. 6, 2017
52. A book set in a fictional location - The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon ★ July 22, 2017