Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Katie wrote: "You're doing really well, Jackie! Good luck with the rest of your plan :)"

Around the Year in 52 Books

2017 Plans > Jackie's 2017 Around the Year in 52 Books

January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017

Completed 20/52

The 2017 List

√ 1. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2016 When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi READ 1/2/2017

√ 2. A book with at least 2 perspectives (multiple points of view) The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff READ 11/3/2017

√ 3. A book you meant to read in 2016 A Sheetcake Named Desire by Jacklyn Brady READ 1/3/2017

√ 4. A title that doesn't contain the letter "E" Faithful by Alice Hoffman READ 1/7/2017

√ 5. A historical fiction Lighthouse by Eugenia Price READ 1/4/2017

√ 6. A book being released as a movie in 2017 Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon READ 10/13/2017

√ 7. A book with an animal on the cover or in the title Cranky Paws by Darrel Odgers READ 6/28/2017

√ 8. A book written by a person of color Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah READ 1/23/2017

9. A book in the middle of your To Be Read list

√ 10. A dual-timeline novel A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner READ 3/8/2017

11. A category from another challenge

12. A book based on a myth

13. A book recommended by one of your favorite authors

√ 14. A book with a strong female character The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin READ 1/11/2017 5 stars

15. A book written or set in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland)

√ 16. A mystery Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz READ 10/25/2017

√ 17. A book with illustrations 31 Days To A Clutter Free Life: One Month to Clear Your Home, Mind & Schedule by Ruth Soukup READ 1/1/2017

√ 18. A really long book (600+ pages) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling READ 11/21/2017

19. A New York Times best-seller

20. A book that you've owned for a while but haven't gotten around to reading

21. A book that is a continuation of a book you've already read

22. A book by an author you haven't read before

23. A book from the BBC "The Big Read" list Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

√ 24. A book written by at least two authors America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie READ 5/15/2017

25. A book about a famous historical figure

26. An adventure book

27. A book by one of your favorite authors

√ 28. A non-fiction Columbine by Dave Cullen READ 11/13/2017

29. A book published outside the 4 major publishing houses (Simon & Schuster; HarperCollins; Penguin Random House; Hachette Livre) - check all the editions The Epic of Eden: Isaiah by Sandra L. Richter

√ 30. A book from Goodreads Top 100 YA Books A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness READ 8/7/2017

31. A book from a sub-genre of your favorite genre

32. A book with a long title (5+ words, excluding subtitle)

33. A magical realism novel

34. A book set in or by an author from the Southern Hemisphere

35. A book where one of the main characters is royalty

36. A Hugo Award winner or nominee (link)

√ 37. A book you choose randomly Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes READ 1/8/2017

38. A novel inspired by a work of classic literature

39. An epistolary fiction

√ 40. A book published in 2017 The Fiesta Burger Murder by Rosie A. Point READ 6/13/2017

41. A book with an unreliable narrator

42. A best book of the 21st century (so far)

43. A book with a chilling atmosphere (scary, unsettling, cold)

44. A recommendation from "What Should I Read Next" (link)

45. A book with a one-word title

46. A time travel novel

47. A past suggestion that didn't win (link)

48. A banned book

49. A book from someone else's bookshelf

√ 50. A Penguin Modern Classic - any edition Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov READ 3/9/2017

√ 51. A collection (e.g. essays, short stories, poetry, plays) Horoscopes for the Dead by Billy Collins READ 12/18/2017

52. A book set in a fictional location

What did you think of When Breath Becomes Air? I want to read that this year.

It was a good book-3 stars. I really admired the man for his education and his medical career.

He kept asking his doctor how much longer would he live and she would never answer him. I found it interesting that he would not check the scale (sorry, I don't remember what it was called) for himself to see his projected life span. Maybe he truly didn't want to know. I also liked when he was subjected to some of the things patients have to endure (physical therapy) and he now knew how difficult it was.

Thanks Katie!

Time to update my list.