Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Challenge Completed: 6/15/22

THE 2022 LIST
✅1. a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y
Adam Bede by George Eliot - 3/13/22 - 4* - My Review
✅2. connected to a book you read in 2021
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante - 2/22/22 - 3* - My Review (read book #2 in 2021; this is book #3 in the quartet)
✅3. 22 or more letters in the title
If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home by Tim O'Brien - 1/4/22 - 4* - My Review
✅4. fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list (A book with a theme of exploration)
Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night by Julian Sancton - 6/2/22 - 5* - My Review
✅5. by an author with two sets of double letters in their name
Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann - 1/6/22 - 3* - My Review
✅6. an image of a source of light on the cover
When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamín Labatut - 1/10/22 - 4* - My Review
✅7. related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind
The Inflamed Mind: A Radical New Approach to Depression by Edward Bullmore - 2/13/22 - 3* - My Review
✅8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1 (Europe)
A Whole Life by Robert Seethaler - 1/12/22 - 4* - My Review
✅9. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2 (Africa)
The Grass Is Singing by Doris Lessing - 1/13/22 - 4* - My Review
✅10. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3 (Asia)
The King's Shadow: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Deadly Quest for the Lost City of Alexandria by Edmund Richardson - 1/16/22 - 4* - My Review
✅11. historical fiction genre
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys - 1/1/22 - 3* - My Review
✅12. A book related to glass
The Bottle Factory Outing by Beryl Bainbridge - 6/15/22 - 3* - My Review
✅13. about a woman in STEM
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World by Rachel Ignotofsky - 1/4/22 - 3* - My Review
✅14. fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads
Learwife: A Novel by J.R. Thorpe - 1/3/22 - 4* - My Review
✅15. without a person on the cover
The Age of Living Machines: How Biology Will Build the Next Technology Revolution by Susan Hockfield - 1/7/22 - 3* - My Review
✅16. related to Earth Day
Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future by Elizabeth Kolbert - 1/14/22 - 4* - My Review
✅17. from NPR's Book Concierge
The Cactus League by Emily Nemens - 4/13/22 - 3* - My Review
✅18. by an Asian or Pacific Islander author
Leaves of the Banyan Tree by Albert Wendt - 1/19/22 - 2* - My Review (author is Samoan)
✅19. involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell - 3/5/22 - 5* - My Review
✅20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger - 2/1/22 - 3* - My Review
✅21. one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman - 4/24/22 - 3* - My Review (boot)
✅22. a Jewish character or author
Prisoners of Our Thoughts: Viktor Frankl's Principles for Discovering Meaning in Life and Work by Alex Pattakos - 3* - 3/8/22 - My Review (Viktor Frankl was Jewish)
✅23. features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship
Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières - 6/1/22 - 4* - My Review
✅24. related to inclement weather
Blizzard!: The Storm That Changed America by Jim Murphy - 2/2/22 - 3* - My Review
✅25. less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages
What Willow Says by Lynn Buckle - 1/2/22 - 4* - My Review
✅26. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1
July's People by Nadine Gordimer - 3/20/22 - 4* - My Review
✅27. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2
Independent People by Halldór Laxness - 3/27/22 - 4* - My Review
✅28. won an award from Powell's list of book awards
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver - 1/27/22 - 4* - My Review (532 pages)
✅29. set on or near a body of water
The Secret River by Kate Grenville - 1/24/22 - 4* - My Review
✅30. related to mythology
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman - 3/10/22 - 3* - My Review
✅31. published at least 10 years ago
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - 1/9/22 - 2* - My Review
✅32. the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer
The Late Show by Michael Connelly - 2/19/22 - 3* - My Review
✅33. The next book in a series
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante - 2/22/22 - 3* - My Review
✅34. an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role
The Fall of a Sparrow by Robert Hellenga - 4/20/22 - 2* - My Review
✅35. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1
A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World’s Smartest Birds of Prey by Jonathan Meiburg - 1/15/22 - 4* - My Review
✅36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2
Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane - 3/18/22 - 5* - My Review
✅37. uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name
Faithful by Alice Hoffman - 1/22/22 - 2* - My Review
✅38. a Latin American author
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo - 5/8/22 - 4* - My Review
✅39. the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan - 6/6/22 - 4* - My Review
✅40. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards
Lying Awake by Mark Salzman - 2/18/22 - 4* - My Review (The Hierophant)
✅41. theme of food or drink
A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway - 5/31/22 - 4* - My Review
✅42. a language or nationality in the title
The Egyptian by Mika Waltari - 3/16/22 - 4* - My Review (514 pages)
✅43. set in a small town or rural area
Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout - 2/24/22 - 2* - My Review
✅44. A book with gothic elements
Sleep No More: Six Murderous Tales by P.D. James - 1/30/22 - 3 stars - My Review
✅45. related to a game
The Head Game: Baseball Seen from the Pitcher's Mound by Roger Kahn - 1/31/22 - 4* - My Review
✅46. a non-human as one of the main characters
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov - 1/17/22 - 4* - My Review
✅47. handwriting on the cover
The Master by Colm Tóibín - 2/23/22 - 5* - My Review
✅48. posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - 1/21/22 - 5* - My Review
✅49. connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons"
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard - 5* - My Review
✅50. involves aging, or a character in their golden years
The Old Devils by Kingsley Amis - 1/20/22 - 1* - My Review
✅51. published in 2022
The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis - 3/3/22 - 3* - My Review
✅52. a time-related word in the title
The Order of the Day by Éric Vuillard - 3/2/22 - 4* - My Review

2022 Planning - Possibilities for each prompt:

1. A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y

2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021

3. A book with 22 or more letters in the title


4. A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list
(I like this one: A book with a theme of exploration)
Madhouse at the End of the World

5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name

2022 Planning - Possibilities for each prompt:

6. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover

7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind

8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1
Europe

9. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2
Africa

2022 Planning - Possibilities for each prompt:

10. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3
Asia

11. A book from historical fiction genre

12. A book related to glass
The Bottle Factory Outing

13. A book about a woman in STEM

2022 Planning - Possibilities for each prompt:

14. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads

15. A book without a person on the cover

16. A book related to Earth Day

17. A book from NPR's Book Concierge
The Cactus League

2022 Planning - Possibilities for each prompt:

18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author
Albert Wendt is Samoan

19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history

20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951

21. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover

22. A book with a Jewish character or author

2022 Planning - Possibilities for each prompt:

23. A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship

24. A book related to inclement weather

25. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages

26. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1

2022 Planning - Possibilities for each prompt:

27. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2

28. A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver

29. A book set on or near a body of water

30. A book related to mythology

2022 Planning - Possibilities for each prompt:

31. A book published at least 10 years ago
Outlander - published in 1991

32. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer

33. The next book in a series

34. A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role

35. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1

2022 Planning - Possibilities for each prompt:

36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2

37. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name

38. A book by a Latin American author

39. A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time
The Lightning Thief

2022 Planning - Possibilities for each prompt:

40. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards

41. A book with a theme of food or drink

42. A book with a language or nationality in the title

43. A book set in a small town or rural area

44. A book with gothic elements

2022 Planning - Possibilities for each prompt:

45. A book related to a game

46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters
I, Robot

47. A book with handwriting on the cover

48. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022

2022 Planning - Possibilities for each prompt:

49. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons"
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
Highfire

50. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years

51. A book published in 2022

52. A book with a time-related word in the title

Welcome Joy!

NancyJ wrote: "Welcome Joy!"

Thanks, Nancy!

Welcome! Have fun!! I giggled when I looked through your list and saw your rating and review of Outlander. I am currently re-reading the series from the beginning and I'm on book 6 (?? I think? they all blur together after a while- its like the book that never ends haha- literally has taken me almost a year to get this far and I keep saying I just need to put them down- but I own them all)

We enjoyed the same scenes from book 1. I'm a nurse by profession, so I think that's why I stick with Claire. I love seeing how she makes medicine work when she travels back in time :-)

That being said, this is NOT a book I recommend to people, because of the graphic content. I tell most people who ask about it to just watch the show ( and THAT is also rough the first season). Once you get past book 3, it just becomes a lot of day to day descriptions of what they are doing/wearing/talking about, and I eye roll HARD every time the word susurrus or sidled comes up in text ( every 50 pages or so...) Why do all the characters feel the need to sidle around? Why do all the trees and rivers "susurrus"? But I am in it and I will not back down LOL. Heavy editing needed.

Good luck with your challenge this year :-)

Tracy wrote: "Welcome! Have fun!! I giggled when I looked through your list and saw your rating and review of Outlander. I am currently re-reading the series from the beginning and I'm on book 6 (?? I think? the..."
Thanks, Tracy. Glad you are enjoying the Outlander series. I am not really a "show watcher" but maybe I will check it out sometime.

Challenge Completed: 6/15/22

Congratulations, Joy!

Thank you, Kathy!