Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

✔1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
✔2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why)
The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
✔3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
✔4. A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin, pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel etc)
Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
✔5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
✔6. A book with a dual timeline
The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton
✔7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
✔8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2
Because We Are Bad: OCD and a Girl Lost in Thought by Lily Bailey
✔9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy or horror)
Wait for It by Mariana Zapata
✔10. A book featuring an historical figure
Little by Edward Carey
✔11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject)
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
✔12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer
Misery by Stephen King
✔13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list
Circe by Madeline Miller
✔14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
✔15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country
Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman
✔16. A book told from multiple perspectives
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
✔17. A speculative fiction (i.e. fantasy, scifi, horror, dystopia)
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
✔18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements
Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller
✔19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR
The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Mark Forsyth
✔20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country
The Education of Augie Merasty: A Residential School Memoir by Joseph Auguste Merasty
✔21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
✔22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
✔23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
✔24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New
The Woman From Saint Germain by J.R. Lonie
✔25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
✔26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
✔27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
✔28. A book related to something cold (i.e. theme, title, author, cover, etc.)
The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie
✔29. A book published before 1950
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
✔30. A book featuring an elderly character
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
✔31. A children’s classic you’ve never read
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
✔32. A book with more than 500 pages
House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski
✔33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet
Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven
✔34. A book with a person's name in the title
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
✔35. A psychological thriller
Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes
36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list
The Leavers by Lisa Ko
✔37. A book set in a school or university
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
✔38. A book not written in traditional novel format (poetry, essay, epistolary, graphic novel, etc)
When the Wind Blows by Raymond Briggs
✔39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
✔40. A book you stumbled upon
Mazie Baby by Julie Frayn
✔41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards
Every Note Played by Lisa Genova
✔42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character
Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs
✔43. A book related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) [fiction or nonfiction]
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
✔44. A book related in some way to a tv show/series or movie you enjoyed (same topic, same era, book appeared in the show/movie, etc.)
Looking for Alaska by John Green
45. A multi-generational saga
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
46. A book with a (mostly) black cover
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
✔47. A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.)
Sourdough by Robin Sloan
48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
✔49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
✔50. A book that includes a journey (physical, health, or spiritual)
The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost
✔51. A book published in 2019
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
✔52. A book with a weird or intriguing title
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal