Beyond Books discussion

The Challenges for July's Reading are
1. A book being made into a movie this year
2. A New York Times Bestseller
3.A book with a number in the title
4.A book that's more than 500 pages
5.A book about something you are passionate about
6.A crime novel
7.A book written by a Black Author
8.A book with a one word title
9. A book of short stories
10. A book set in a different country
11. A book with two authors
12.A book everyone is talking about
13. A Historical Fiction novel
14. A celebrity memoir
15.A book with a place in the title
16. A Young Adult Book
17.A book you chose for its cover
18.A Fantasy book
19.A book turned into a movie/tv show that you've seen, but haven't read
20. A book on Reese Witherspoon's Book Club List
21. A banned book
22. A book written by an Asian Author
23.A Survival Story
24.A book started, but never finished
25.A book you have, but haven't read
26. A Self-Improvement Book
27. A Romance Novel
28. A Trilogy
29. A book you've been wanting to read
30. A nonfiction book
31. A murder Mystery
32. A book in a genre you don't usually read
33. Reread a favorite book
34. A book that has a cover that is your favorite color
35. A Science- Fiction book
36.A book written the year you were born
37.A Classic
38. A favorite book from your childhood
39. A Audiobook
40. A book that intimidates you
41. A book written by an Hispanic Author
42. A book series that you love

Today embarks on a new challenge! I hope you guys really like this challenge!

1. A book being made into a movie this year: Panic by Lauren Oliver

2. A New York Times Bestseller: THE HATE U GIVE by Angie Thomas

#3 - Fahrenheit 451
#4 Shogun
#6 Get Shorty
#7 White Butterfly
#8 Fruitcake
#9 The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories
#10 We The Living
#11 Lady Susan and Her Daughter
#13 Girl With the Pearl Earring
#15 Rosewood's Ashes
#16 Mystery of the Kaifeng Scroll
#22 In Order To Live
#23 The Long Walk
#30 In Cold Blood
#31 Plot Twist
#33 Pride and Prejudice
#37 Pride and Prejudice
# 38 Pride and Prejudice (I was about 11 when I read it.)
#40 biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
# 41 Bitter Sugar
# 42 The Cat Austen/Victor Cardenas mysteries

1. A book being made into a movie this year: Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell

2. A New York Times bestseller: Natchez Burning by Greg Iles

Kristen wrote: "1. A book being made into a movie this year: Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell

2. A New York Times bestseller: Natchez Burning by Greg Iles"

Are they really making Clifford into a movie?? I feel so old. I grew up reading the books

Barbara wrote: "#3 - Fahrenheit 451
#4 Shogun
#6 Get Shorty
#7 White Butterfly
#8 Fruitcake
#9 The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories
#10 We The Living
#11 Lady Susan and Her Daughter
#13 Girl With the Pe..."

I love your choices!

Gabrielle wrote: "Kristen wrote: "1. A book being made into a movie this year: Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell

2. A New York Times bestseller: Natchez Burning by Greg Iles"

Are they really making Cliff..."

Yep. It is scheduled to be released in September.

A lot of my picks were books still on my shelf, and a lot of the fiction picks were mysteries because I like the genre a lot. Even Mystery of the Kaifeng Scroll was part of a YA series with a teen girl sleuth who is a rabbi's daughter. I have a short list of books I would love to see Netflix or some cable channel pick up, and that series is on it.

3. A book with a number in the title: The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

Barbara wrote: "A lot of my picks were books still on my shelf, and a lot of the fiction picks were mysteries because I like the genre a lot. Even Mystery of the Kaifeng Scroll was part of a YA series with a teen ..."

Since you like mysteries have you watched Mr.Monk or Detective Laura Diamond?

3. A book with a number in the title: Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)

4.A book that's more than 500 pages: City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

5.A book about something you are passionate about:The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein

6.A crime novel:Dream Girl by Laura Lippman

4. A book more than 500 pages: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

5. A book about something you're passionate about: Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv (it's about getting today's children out to enjoy the outdoors)

6. A crime novel: The Pelican Brief by John Grisham

Kristen wrote: "4. A book more than 500 pages: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

5. A book about something you're passionate about: Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv (it's about getting today's c..."

I love you choice for a book with more than 500 pages! It's one of my all time favorites.

7. A book by a Black author: Cupid by Julius Lester

7. A book by a Black author: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

8. A book with a one word title: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Gabrielle wrote: "Barbara wrote: "A lot of my picks were books still on my shelf, and a lot of the fiction picks were mysteries because I like the genre a lot. Even Mystery of the Kaifeng Scroll was part of a YA ser..."

I tried "Monk" but it wasn't my thing, and didn't like "Laura Diamond" at all. I was a fan of "Elementary" and like "Endeavor" which is a prequel series to the "Inspector Morse" books and series. Also loved the old "Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" that was done in the '80s.

Barbara wrote: "Gabrielle wrote: "Barbara wrote: "A lot of my picks were books still on my shelf, and a lot of the fiction picks were mysteries because I like the genre a lot. Even Mystery of the Kaifeng Scroll wa..."

I've never watched "Elementary" or "Endeavor". I like watching the mysteries on the Hallmark channel.

8.A book with a one word title:Confessions by Kanae Minato

9. A book of short stories:“Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl

10. A book set in a different country: The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbucktu by Joshua Hammer

11. A book with two authors:Roomies by Christina Lauren

12.A book everyone is talking about: Heartless by Marissa Meyer

9. A book of short stories: Sweet Land Stories by E.L. Doctorow

10. A book set in a different country: Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth

11. A book with two authors: Dangerous Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

12. A book everyone is talking about: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

13: A historical fiction novel: Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepytys

13. A Historical Fiction novel: The Fair Fight by Anna Freeman

14. A celebrity memoir:Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick

15.A book with a place in the title:Looking for Alaska by John Green

16. A Young Adult Book:Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead

17.A book you chose for its cover:

18.A Fantasy book:Crenshaw Library Binding by Katherine Applegate

19.A book turned into a movie/tv show that you've seen, but haven't read: Harry Potter J.K. Rowling

20. A book on Reese Witherspoon's Book Club List: You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

21. A banned book:Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner

14. A celebrity memoir: Never Broken by Jewel

15. A book with a place in the title: The Last Girls of Pompeii by Kathryn Lasky

16. A young adult book: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

17. A book you chose for its cover: How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior (I love penguins!!)

18. A fantasy book: The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

19: A book turned into a movie/tv show that you've seen, but haven't read: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

20: A book on Reese Witherspoon's Book Club List: The Guest List by Lucy Foley

21: A banned book: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

22. A book written by an Asian Author:Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

23.A Survival Story; Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
by Lauren Gonzales

24.A book started, but never finished: The Dork Diaries Series

25.A book you have, but haven't read: The Dork Diaries series.

22. A book written by an Asian author: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

23. A survival story: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

24. A book started, but never finished: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

25. A book you have, but haven't read: Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope

#14 - "Killer Instinct" - not really a celebrity memoir, written by a woman named Jane Hamscher who became a co-producer on the movie "Natural Born Killers" - interesting portraits of Oliver Stone and the young screenwriter, Quentin Tarantino.
#19 - The Night Manager - saw the miniseries but never read LeCarre's book.
#24 - Started "The Moor" by Laurie King but quickly gave up. I got through the first two in the series, not a big fan, but this was just too dense.

26. A Self-Improvement Book:How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.

27. A Romance Novel:Slightly Wicked by Mary Balogh

28. A Trilogy: Divergent by Veronica Roth

29. A book you've been wanting to read: Ulysses by James Joyce

30. A nonfiction book: Bloodlands by Timothy Snyder

31. A murder Mystery:The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith

32. A book in a genre you don't usually read: Science Fiction

33. Reread a favorite book: Born Blue by Han Nolan and Heartless by Marissa Meyer

34. A book that has a cover that is your favorite color: Born Blue by Han Nolan and Heartless by Marissa Meyer

35. A Science- Fiction book: I don't really like this genre

36.A book written the year you were born:The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

26. A self-improvement book: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

27. A romance novel: Beach Read by Emily Henry

28. A trilogy: Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

29. A book you've been wanting to read: An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser

30. A nonfiction book: Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson

31. A murder mystery: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

32. A book in a genre you don't usually read: Foundation by Isaac Asimov

33. Reread a favorite book: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

34. A book that has a cover that is your favorite color: And I Darken by Kiersten White

35. A science-fiction book: Vita Nostra by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko

36. A book written the year you were born: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff :-)

Kristen wrote: "26. A self-improvement book: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

27. A romance novel: Beach Read by Emily Henry

28. A trilogy: Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

29. A boo..."

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff is a great book!😊

There were several good titles for 1985! It was a toss-up between that and The Polar Express for the challenge.

Kristen wrote: "There were several good titles for 1985! It was a toss-up between that and The Polar Express for the challenge."

I loved that book! I also love the night before christmas.

37.A Classic: Alice in Wonderland

38. A favorite book from your childhood: Cam Jansen by David A. Adler

39. A Audiobook: On The Come Up by Angie Thomas

40. A book that intimidates you: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

41. A book written by an Hispanic Author: Tell Me How It Ends An Essay in Forty Questions by Luiselli, Valeria

42. A book series that you love: The Shadow Children by Margaret Peterson Haddix

37. A classic: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

38. A favorite book from your childhood: The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg (decided to include it here! :-) )

39. An audiobook: Neuromancer by William Gibson (boyfriend listened to it, not me)

40. A book that intimidates you: Clarissa by Samuel Richardson

41. A book written by a Hispanic author: I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez

42. A book series that you love: The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante

#1 Nightmare Alley
#2 It's Always Something, by Gilda Radner (published years ago, worth reading.
#3 The Sign of Four
#4 Drood
#5 How To Teach A New Dog Old Tricks, Dr. Ian Dunbar (I love dogs)
#6 The Black Dahlia
# 7 Mama Solves a Murder
#8 Anthem
# 9 Selected Stories Of Patricia Highsmith
#10 Smilla's Sense of Snow

#11 The Plague of Thieves Affair
#12 The Winds of Winter
#13 The Strange Files of Fremont Jones
#14 It Would Be So Nice If You Weren't Here (Charles Grodin)
#15 Peyton Place
#16 April Morning
#17 I never chose a book for its cover
#18 Ordinary Magic
#19 The Devil Wears Prada
#20 I don't read books because they are on a celebrity's book list.