Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

As the year comes to the end and I find that I am nearing the end of this years list I find that I do not want to stop with this list. I started to search for other challenges and thought about my other TBR or in this case list of To Be Watched.

In some cases I have altered the prompts to fit movies or TV shows and may need some help with how to alter others to suit. I will be listing reasons for the choices beside each entry. This is just a tongue in cheek kind of thing, something to have a good laugh with, so please feel free to add comments on your choices or suggestions how to alter the prompts.

I am not sure if the link will work but this is my IMDb list.
https://www.imdb.com/user/ur39134210/...

1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title
The Physician
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2101473/...
It was the first movie on my list that had all of the needed letters. It is also available on Netflix in Canada right now.

2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list
St. Vincent
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2170593/...
Bill Murray is a good comedian and sometimes all the body needs is a laugh. This movie is 2nd on my IMDb list right now.

3. A book from the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards
Spotlight
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1895587/...
At first I thought about using a book to film adaptation that was a winner or nominee on Goodreads for any year. It was difficult to find one so I chose a film that was already on my list and has won a few awards.
This film has won 121 awards and been nominated for 138

4. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 Earth (in title, cover, content, setting, author...)
Still looking for this one

5. A book about or inspired by real events
The Big Short
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596363/...
I have wanted to see this film so badly but just did not ever seem to have time. This is a good way just sit down with a large tub of popcorn and enjoy.

6. A book originally written in a language other than English
I am not sure how to deal with this one other than to watch something with subtitles. Dubbing is a horrible thing, at least it was in French class watching the "Romance and the Stone" for the hundredth time.

✔7. A gothic novel
Winchester 6/10 ⭐
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1072748/...
A few of the reviews listed this as a gothic horror. It seemed a good fit here.

8. An "own voices" book*
Really not sure about how to deal with this one. Does the director, writer and actor/actresses need to all be counted. Does only one of those need to be considered? Is the writer the most important part to fill this one?

9. A book with a body part in the title (heart, bones, teeth, skin, blood, etc)
Nerve
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3531824/...
This one jumped out of the list at me. 😋

10. An author's debut book (their first book to be published)
So this one has to be a director's debut. After a search on Wikipedia "The Greatest Showman" popped up. I love Hugh Jackman so this is a must.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1485796/...

11. A literary fiction
Not sure about this one yet. How does literary fiction translate into movies?

12. A book set in Africa or South America
The Lost City of Z
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1212428/...
a book that I read this year and want to see the adaptation.

13. A book with a plot centered around a secret (forbidden love, spies, secret societies, etc)
14. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #2 Fire
15. A book with an unique format/writing structure
16. A narrative nonfiction
17. A book you expect to make you laugh
18. A book with a location in the title
19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award or by a Grand master author (books & authors)
20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends
21. A book written in first person perspective
22. A book you have high expectations or hope for
23. A medical or legal thriller
24. A book with a map

25. A book with an antagonist/villain point of view
26. A book with a text only cover

27. A book about surviving a hardship (war, famine, major disasters, serious illness, etc)
28. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #3 Water
29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title (lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, dagger, wrench)
30. A short book
31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to
32. An alternate history book
33. A book connected (title, cover, content) to a word "born" in the same year as you (link)
34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls, that didn't win but was polarizing or a close-call (link)
35. A book featuring a murder

36. A book published in the last 3 years (2016, 2017, 2018) by an author you haven't read before
37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee (link1, link2)
38. A science book or a science fiction book
39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title
40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list (link)
41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials
42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwater
43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence
44. A ghost story
45. A book that intimidates/ scares you
It
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1396484/...
Stephen King movies are down right scary

46. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #4 Air
47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own
48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth)
49. A book from one of the Goodreads Best Books of the Month lists (link)
50. A book with a warm atmosphere (centered on family, friendship, love or summer)
51. An award-winning short story or short story collection
52. A book published in 2018

10. An author's debut book (their first book to be published)
So this one has to be a director's debut. After a search on Wikipedia "The Greatest Showman" popped up. I love Hugh Jackman so this is a must.

Oh, I love Hugh Jackman too lol <3
My friend just watched this and said ALL of them ( even her boyfriend) loved it, and then she mentioned it was a musical so....

I watched it a few weeks ago with my girls because we are all HUGE musical fans, and it was fantastic!! They even made me rewind the last scene so they could watch it over again. When we were doing our back to school shopping my oldest daughter came up to me with the DVD copy in her hand and wanted to buy it to bring home😊
I told her I would buy a digital on Amazon so it wouldn't get all scratched. I hope you enjoy it!!

For the Own Voices prompt, I would definitely go with something like Crazy Rich Asians or To All The Boys I've Loved Before... both based on books that were own voices, and both are very representative of the culture (without stereotyping). Those are two that jumped out at me, but I think any movie where the characters are minorities and are played by characters of that actual race/gender identity/disability would be good (so no whitewashing of Asian characters, or having fully abled actors play disabled people, etc.)

For literary fiction, you could probably do any award-winning movie that is critically acclaimed but maybe not super popular in the box office.

I love this idea, by the way! So creative!

@ Tracy I watched Hugh Jackman in Les Miserables and loved it. He can definitely sing so it is exciting that this one is a musical as well.

@Emily Thank you for the suggestions. "All the boys" is on Netflix right now so I may put that one in. For literary drama may work.🤔

I am having fun going through Netflix and my library's collection finding movies to fit. I may even do this next year.

could always start a group movie thread discussion based on prompts lol 😏

There should definitely be a group thread. I am way down to do this.

The group thread is a good idea. Would one of you like to start it? I am not sure where to put it.

Love this!

I would definitely go with something sub-titled for translation prompt. A Man Called Ove is available on Amazon Prime.

Another option for Own Voices is BlacKkKlansman which I definitely recommend seeing.

#4 Good Earth is a good movie

Maybe put it in Fun and Games for everyone to add to and participate? The Mods can always move it if theres a better spot.

I ended up making an IMDB list for movies that I watch that fit prompts. I'm trying to only do movies I've never seen before. Figured my list might help give you some ideas.

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls028784033/

That is great Brittany! I think I will make a separate list also. Thank you for the ideas.
When I am on a computer next I will make a post in Fun and Games.

So this was posted in September, but I still got to watch a good few movies I probably wouldn't have based on prompts. I'm reading in order this year and was thinking of watching a movie a week to fit the prompts too because I had fun finding movies that fit some of the prompts. Anyone else interested in this? I was wondering if I should make a new thread for it or not.

Hi Brittany I am doing exactly that this year. I have already watched A Beautiful Mind for week one.
Please make a thread. I am always on the app which makes it difficult to start threads.