75 Books...More or Less! discussion

This will be my first ABC Challenge.

A. Atonement by Ian McEwan
B. Bruiser by Neal Shusterman
C. Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth
D. The Dream Metropolis by Miles Cressman
E. Everything You Want Me To Be by Mindy Mejia
F. The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
G. The Girl with all the Gifts by M.R. Carey
H. The House on the Strand by Daphne DuMaurier
I.
J. Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo
K. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
L. The Last One by Alexandra Oliva
M. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
N. Night Road by Kristin Hannah
O. Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman
P. Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
Q.
R. The Rook by Daniel O'Malley
S. The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
T. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
U. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
V. The Versions of Us by Laura Barnett
W. What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan
X. X by Sue Grafton
Y. The Year We Turned Forty by Liz Fenton
Z. Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld

Good start!

Finished letter B - Bruiser by Neal Shusterman 4/5 stars.

Currently working on letter C (Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth) - very good so far and letter F (The Forever War by Joe Halderman - just started, reading the foreword by John Scalzi)

I loved the Call the Midwife series, I listened to the audiobooks last year.

Finished letters C, G, Y, and Z. Having trouble finding a book that starts with letter "X". I think I will check out the completed lists from this group to get some ideas.

Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth 5/5
The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey 4/5
The Year We Turned Forty by Liz Fenton 4/5
Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld 3/5

These were all enjoyable books.

XVI (YA. It wasn't bad)
xxxHolic, Vol. 1 (graphic novel)
Xanadu
Xbestia: Book One Xenofreak Nation
Xerxes: A Persian Life
X Out Of Wonderland
Xenocide (Ender series book 3)
Xoe: or Vampires, and Werewolves, and Demons, Oh My! (But this was pretty terrible, read it for last year's)
The Xibalba Murders
X (Kinsey Millhone book 24)

Thanks Elyse! I appreciate the suggestions :)

I've finished letters J, L, and N.

Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo 3/5 barely. Liked the writing but didn't really like the story.

The Last One by Alexandra Oliva 5/5. I liked the main character and the story.

Night Road by Kristin Hannah 5/5. Loved this emotional story. So good.

Currently reading F (The Forever War by Joe Halderman) which is taking me forever to finish. So dull.

About to start I (I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb). Excited for this one and will start as soon as I finish The Forever War. Also K (Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini). Looking forward to this book that I've had on my TBR for a while. And O (Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman). Hope this is fun and as good as season one of the television series.

Marie wrote: "I've finished letters J, L, and N.

Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo 3/5 barely. Liked the writing but didn't really like the story.

The Last One by Alexandra Oliva 5/5. I liked the main chara..."

OITNB is better as the show than the book in my opinion.

Two more letters down. I've finished F and O.

F was The Forever War by Joe Haldeman 2/5. An old sci fi classic that just wasn't for me.

O was Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman 3/5. I agree with Elyse that the show is better than the book, but I liked the book and I'm glad I read it.

Currently working on letter I (I know this much is true by Wally Lamb) good so far but it's a long book at 898 pages.

Also taking a short break from the challenge to read another L title, Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders. Different but interesting so far.

Marie wrote: "Also taking a short break from the challenge to read another L title, Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders. Different but interesting so far..."

I got the audiobook for this, it's got a huge cast!

Elyse wrote: "Marie wrote: "Also taking a short break from the challenge to read another L title, Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders. Different but interesting so far..."

I got the audiobook for this, it's..."

Yes, I think over 100. It's was a little confusing at first but I'm about halfway in and makes more sense now.

Well, I've completed two more letters.

For K, I read The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 5+/5. Loved just about everything about this book. I also read a bonus book for K - Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann 5/5. Well written.

For P, I read Pictures of Hollis Woods 3/5. It was a good story of a foster girl but I mostly picked it because it was short and I was falling behind in my 101 book challenge.

Currently reading letters I and T and I have books picked out for Q and U. After that I will only have V and X to get through. This has been fun!

You're doing amazing!

Thank you. This has been fun. I'm not sure why I hadn't done it before now. :)

I've finished letters T and U.

T was The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. 3/5
U was Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi. 3/5

Still working on I (I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb).

About to start V (The Versions of Us by Laura Barnett) and waiting for a library copy of Q (Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain).

I'm still deciding what to read for letter "X"

I've finished letter V.

I read The Versions of Us by Laura Barnett 3/5

Still working on I (I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb).

Still waiting for a library copy of Q (Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain).

For Letter X I'm going to go with the X by Sue Grafton.

I'm nearly done but now that Audiofile's summer sync is here I may not get finished until the fall.

This has been so much fun. I've just completed letter X. I read X by Sue Grafton. 3/5

I continue to slog through "I know this much is true" by Wally Lamb and I'm waiting on "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that can't Stop Talking" by Susan Cain to be available at the library.

Great job, Marie! More than half the year left too!