Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

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THE 2020 LIST

1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Pompeii by Robert Harris
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King
3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019
Lazarus by Lars Kepler
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
5. The first book in a series that you have not started
The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen

6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover
1793 by Niklas Natt och Dag
English edition: The Wolf and the Watchman
7. A book set in the southern hemisphere Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton
8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The" The Outsider by Stephen King
9. A book that can be read in a day De afghanska sönerna by Elin Persson

10. A book that is between 400-600 pages All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people En nästan vanlig man by Dag Öhrlund and Dan Buthler
13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge (Link) The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State by Nadia Murad From 2016 The highest rated on your TBR
14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers (link) Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

15. A book set in a global city Vita tänder by Zadie Smith
16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
17. A book with a neurodiverse character The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
18. A book by an author you've only read once before Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

19. A fantasy book Vattnet drar by Madeleine Bäck
20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.] Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante 20th on my TBR
21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720 The Martian by Andy Weir
22. A book with the major theme of survival Room by Emma Donoghue

23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
24. A book with an emotion in the title Karta för förälskade och andra vilsna by Johanna Lindbäck
25. A book related to the arts On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards
27. A history or historical fiction The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author
29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book
30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year
31. A book inspired by a leading news story Klubben by Matilda Gustavsson

32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan
33. A book about a non-traditional family Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name
35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover

36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim
37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1
38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2
39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce

40. A book with a place name in the title The Invisible Man from Salem by Christoffer Carlsson
41. A mystery Andra andningen by Sofie Sarenbrant
42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’ (link)
43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse
44. A book related to witches

45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018
46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"
47. A classic book you've always meant to read
48. A book published in 2020 Svärmodern by Moa Herngren

49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win (link)
50. A book with a silhouette on the cover
51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title
52. A book related to time

January readings

During January I managed to read 2 books for the ATY challenge, 4 books in total though. It is my first year doing this and not sure how it will go but I am hanging in there. Might have to choose books with no so many pages.

1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y

I read Pompeii by Robert Harris, historical fiction about the eruption of Vesuvius. It took me a while to get into the book and to get to know the characters but all in all I quite liked it still.
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2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable

I read Sleeping Beauties by Stephen and Owen King.
I liked the story as such but thought it was a bit slow at times. Maybe it could have been shortened a bit. On a rating scale of six it would have gotten a 4 but now it will be rated 3 out of five.
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Bit late in summing it up but here are the February readings

February readings

3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019

I read Lazarus by Lars Kepler.
This is a series that I have been reading for a while and I read the previous book late in 2019 and wanted to continue quite close after. It is a fast paced crime novel, a bit more violence than I actually like.
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4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live

Living in the future on Mars in a society with caste does not appeal for me. The book got a 🌟🌟🌟🌟 rating from me though

March readings

5. The first book in a series that you have not started

First book in a series about cold cases that takes place in Denmark. I have been wanting to start this series for a long time but never taken the time. With this prompt now was as good as anytime and I will continue to read the series. I really liked the plot and the book.
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6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover

I read the book 1793, the English edition is called The Wolf and the Watchman. On the Swedish cover there is wooden ships on the cover which represents the mode of transportation for me. The book is a historical crime novel and eventhough rough and brutal at places I liked the story.
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April has not been a good month for me reading wise but hopefully I will catch up soon.

April readings
7. A book set in the southern hemisphere

The book takes place in Brisbane, Australia. I thought the book took some time to get into and it was not actually until the last 3rd that I started to get into the book and enjoy it. Maybe the book had been made better justice if I had read it in original language and not in Swedish. I don't know.
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