Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die discussion
1001-Books Scavenger Hunt, 2022
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Scavenger Hunt Plans / Updates (2022)
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13/13 completed on November 30, 2022
1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
-- Italy in The Ragazzi by Pier Paolo Pasolini
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
-- Fear of Flying by Erica Jong
-- Mentioned in House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
-- Delta of Venus by Anaïs Nin
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
-- Love in Excess by Eliza Fowler Haywood
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
-- Growth of the Soil by Knut Hamsun
-- My initials KH
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
-- The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
-- 46 years in my library
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
-- Billiards at Half-Past Nine by Heinrich Böll
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
-- The Moon and the Bonfires by Cesare Pavese
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
-- Italy, Christ Stopped at Eboli: The Story of a Year by Carlo Levi
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
-- Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
-- The hymn "Lead, Kindly Light."
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
-- Dunstable Ramsay in Fifth Business by Robertson Davies
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
-- The Bitter Glass by Eilís Dillon
-- 51 ratings as of 2/26/2022
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem). This is your chance to get creative!
-- Forest of the Hanged by Liviu Rebreanu
-- Published in 1922
Kimberly's 2022 Scavenger Hunt6.5/13 complete (as of 3/19/2022)
My plans for the 13 Tasks are:
1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
Miramar (Egypt) (read 2/16/2022)
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
(Double dipping as of now) The Razor's Edge mentions 3 other books and W. Somerset Maugham.
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
Currently reading The Master and Margarita
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
Plan to read On Love
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi (read 3/19/2022).
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
There are so many choices here:
The Moonstone
The Hours
Great Expectations
Cloudsplitter
Lady Chatterley’s Lover
Main Street
Babbitt
The Story of O
The Jungle
Of Mice and Men
The Grapes of Wrath
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
In Watermelon Sugar (read 2/6/2022)
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
Therese Raquin, read 12/4
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler – Italy, or
Justine (Durrell) – Egypt, or
Miramar - Egypt, or
A Town Like Alice – Australia, or
Independent People – Iceland
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
The opera Berenice is mentioned in The Razor's Edge (read 1/23/2022)
Double dipping as of now: Family Matters includes so much music! It mentions a Schubert quintet, “Blue Moon”, Wooden Heart by Elvis, “Fly me to the Moon”, “Tea for Two”, “Green, Green Grass of Home”, “The Great Waltz”, Love is a Many Splendored Thing”, Bach’s Well-tempered Clavier, Sarasate’s Zapateado, and much, much more.
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry. The main character has Parkinson's Diseases. Read 2/24/2022.
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
Impressions of Africa by Raymond Roussel (Read 2/26/2022). Took this book from 386 ratings to 387.
13. Read a book using the theme of 22.
Many changes since March and my completion in December:
2022 Boxall Books Scavenger Hunt
The 13 Tasks are
1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
Perfume – France (read 3/26/2022)
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
The History of Love (read 7/19) mentions The Street of Crocodiles (read 7/17)
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
Master and Margarita, read 12/8/2022
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
-A World of Love by Elizabeth Bowen, read 11/26
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
Buddha of Suburbia, read 3/19/2022
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
The Age of Innocence, read 11/17
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
-In Watermelon Sugar, read 2/6/2022
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
Therese Raquin, read 12/4
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
Miramar – (Egypt). Read 2/16/2022
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
Family Matters, read 2/24/2022. mentions a Schubert quintet, “Blue Moon”, Wooden Heart by Elvis, “Fly me to the Moon”, “Tea for Two”, “Green, Green Grass of Home”, “The Great Waltz”, Love is a Many Splendored Thing”, Bach’s Well-tempered Clavier, Sarasate’s Zapateado, and much, much more.
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
King Solomon’s Mines, Read 2/27/2022.
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
Impressions of Africa – 386 (read 2/26/2022)
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem).
The Roaring Twenties (a book published or set in the 20s)
Mrs. Dalloway, read 8/27/2022
The 13 Tasks are:1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
A Tale of Love and Darkness
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
Little Women, The Pilgrim's Progress
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
The Good Soldier Švejk
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title. The Optimist's Daughter
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
Walden
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
Tent of Miracles (2016)
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
Sexing the Cherry
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
? Wide Sargasso Sea
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (2022 – Chinese year of the tiger)
My Scavenger Hunt ProgressThe 13 Tasks:
1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
13. Read a book using the theme of 22.
1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem). This is your chance to get creative! Here are a few possibilities to get you started:
The Roaring Twenties (a book published or set in the 20s)
A book with 22 chapters
2022 – Chinese year of the tiger, UN International Year of Glass, and
UN International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
Spence's 2022 Scavenger Hunt PlanNote that I have double and even triple dipped here but hope to eliminate the duplicates before the end of the year.
✔ 1.,In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea. Adventures and Misadventures of Macqroll set in various ports in the Mediterranean, Caribbean and along the northern South American coast. 5- 22-22
✔ 2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.) The Recognitionsby William Gaddis (5/14/22) mentions In Search of Lost Time
✔ 3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased. The Master and Margarita 1/10/22
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title. Sons and Lovers
✔ 5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.) The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu 12/14/22
✔ 6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest. Gravity's Rainbow 2/8/22
✔ 7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role. The Master and Margarita 1/10/22
✔ 8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian. In Search of Lost Time 4-4-22 written in French
✔ 9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit. Wind-up Bird Chronicle - 7/24/22
✔ 10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal). The Master and Margarita 1/10/22. Mentions the opera "Eugene Onegin"
✔ 11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.Ulysses - 8/16/22 - Gerty MacDowell has a lame leg.
✔ 12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads. The Tiger Killers Vol. 2 of The Marshes of Mt. Liang1/19/22 - 40 ratings
✔ 13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem). The Tiger Killers Vol. 2 of The Marshes of Mt. Liang based on this being the year of the Tiger and in China no less.
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Progress 13/13
Books 14/14
I will bold all of my completed tasks. My plans:
✔ 1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
Southern Seas (Spain)
✔ 2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
Wittgenstein's Mistress --> The Recognitions
✔ 3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
Jacques the Fatalist
✔ 4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
Love's Work
✔ 5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
Nineteen Seventy Seven (DP)
✔ 6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
Metamorphoses (since 2010)
✔ 7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
✔ 8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
Les Enfants terribles (French)
✔ 9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
The Romantics (India)
✔ 10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
Sputnik Sweetheart
✔ 11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
Shroud (Main character has disabled leg and is blind in one eye)
✔ 12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
Patterns of Childhood
✔ 13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem). This is your chance to get creative! Here are a few possibilities to get you started:
The Roaring Twenties (a book published or set in the 20s)
A book with 22 chapters
2022 – Chinese year of the tiger, UN International Year of Glass, and
UN International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
Aaron's Rod (published in 1922)
Progress 13/13 ✅ 1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea. Justine by Lawrence Durrell (Egypt)
✅ 2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
The Scarlet Letter referred to in The Holder of the World
✅ 3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
A Confederacy of Dunces
✅ 4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
Love's Work
✅ 5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
If This Is a Man by Primo Levi
✅ 6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest. New Grub Street by George Gissing.
This has been on my shelf for 6 years and I’m including it in every single challenge I do this year to make myself read it at last!
✅ 7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
Cheese by Willem Elsschot
✅ 8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis by José Saramago (Portuguese)
✅ 9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
The Holder of the World (India)
✅ 10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal). Sunset Song by Lewis Grassic Gibbon(The Flowers in the Forest)
✅ 11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel. The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky (character has epilepsy)
✅ 12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads. Memoirs of My Nervous Illness by Daniel Paul Schreber (614 ratings when started)
✅ 13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem). This is your chance to get creative! Here are a few possibilities to get you started:
The Roaring Twenties (a book published or set in the 20s)
A book with 22 chapters
2022 – Chinese year of the tiger, UN International Year of Glass, and
UN International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
The History of the Siege of Lisbon by José Saramago (Saramago born in 1922)
Angie's Scavenger Hunt completed: 7/13
1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
✅ 4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
Love's Work by Gillian Rose (21/12/2022)
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
✅ 7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
Cheese by Willem Elsschot (03/12/2022)
✅ 8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
Paulo Coelho The Devil and Miss Prym [Portuguese] (01/05/22)
✅ 9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
Colm Tóibín The Heather Blazing [Ireland] (09/10/2022)
✅ 10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
Mariano Azuela The Underdogs [ La Adelita , a famous song of the Mexican Revolution, is mentioned several times] (01/05/22)
✅ 11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men [Lennie has a form of developmental disability] (04/12/2022)
✅ 12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
Saunders Lewis Monica [72 ratings] (23/12/2022)
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem).
Jayme's 2022 Scavenger Hunt2/13 Completed
1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea. The Story of the Lost Child (Italy)
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.) The Reader mentions The Red and the Black
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (mine)
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title. Of Love and Shadows
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.) North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell or One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
✔ 6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest. The Hours by Michael Cunningham read 2/16
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian. The Princess of Cleves (mine)
✔ 9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit. Fingersmith by Sarah Waters (England) read 1/3
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal). The Crying of Lot 49
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel. Wide Sargasso Sea
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. Claudine's House by Colette First published in 1922.
1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
3. Persuasion by Jane Austen
4. Love in Excess by Eliza Fowler Haywood
5. The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño
6. The Plague by Albert Camus
7. The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe
8. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
11. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
12. Hadrian the Seventh by Frederick Rolfe
13. The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse
13/13 Finished (3/30/22)The Roaring Twenties (a book published or set in the 20s)
A book with 22 chapters
2022 – Chinese year of the tiger, UN International Year of Glass, and UN International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture.
Catherine’s 1001-Books Scavenger Hunt, 2022 Completed: 13/13
1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
Zorba the Greek - Nikos Kazantzakis Set in Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
Casino Royale - Ian Fleming Changed my mind and will be using this instead of Oscar Wao. Fleming mentions Of Mice and Men and I've read that, but will read it again.
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
The Island of Doctor Moreau - HG Wells [the story is an account by Edward Prendick, discovered by his nephew and heir]
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
H(A)PPY - Nicole Barker
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
The Last World - Christoph Ransmayr [my first name begins with C and my middle R]
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
Vanity Fair - WM Thackery I've had on my shelves unread for over 25 years.
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
Her Privates We - Frederic Manning Food and drink were essential items at the front during WW1 which were often in short supply.
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold - John LeCarre (I've been to Germany and long to return. I've not visited Berlin yet and I'd love to)
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
Steppenwolf - Herman Hesse
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
Bunner Sisters - Edith Wharton [Miss Mellin's assistant can't see well]
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
H(A)PPY - Nicole Barker
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem). This is your chance to get creative! Here are a few possibilities to get you started: The Roaring Twenties (a book published or set in the 20s) A book with 22 chapters 2022 – Chinese year of the tiger, UN International Year of Glass, and UN International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
The Colour Purple - Alice Walker [Pantone's colour of the year 2022 is Veri Peri - a light purple]
Dina's 2022 Scavenger HuntDONE!
Completed: 13/13
1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
The Death of Virgil by Hermann Broch. It is set in Italy. 1/25
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene 2/4 mentioned in Amerikana by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 1/27
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories by Flannery O'Connor. The collection was published posthumously in 1965. 2/13
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
Of Love and Shadows by Isabel Allende 3/1/22
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
Legend by David Gemmell.
DG - David Gemmel - Dina Goluža
3/25/22
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek 4/9/22 - since 2004.
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
The Cider House Rules by John Irving 4/28/22
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
Pierre et Jean by Guy de Maupassant - originally written in French 5/4/22
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
The Kingdom of This World by Alejo Carpentier - Setting: Caribbean, Haiti
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
City of God by E.L. Doctorow - In the book is the lyrics of the song Dancing in the dark by Frank Sinatra. 6/2/22
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
Animal's People by Indra Sinha - It's about boy whose spine has become so twisted that he must walk on all fours.
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
Harmonia Caelestis by Péter Esterházy - 578 ratings
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem). This is your chance to get creative! Here are a few possibilities to get you started:
2022 – Chinese year of the tiger,
Le tigri di Mompracem by Emilio Salgari
Completed 13/13✔1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea. The Outsider by Albert Camus
✔2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.) Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson mentioned in The Secret History by Donna Tartt
✔3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased. The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa
✔4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
✔5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.) Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
✔6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
✔7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role. Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
✔8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
✔9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
✔10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal). Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter
✔11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel. Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
✔12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads. Memories of Rain by Sunetra Gupta
✔13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem). This is your chance to get creative! Here are a few possibilities to get you started:
The Roaring Twenties (a book published or set in the 20s)
A book with 22 chapters
2022 – Chinese year of the tiger, UN International Year of Glass, and
UN International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
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Completed: 13/13
And I'm Done! woo!
1/131. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death or narrated by a character who is deceased.
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role. I read
SexingtheCherry.
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem). This is your chance to get creative! Here are a few possibilities to get you started:
The Roaring Twenties (a book published or set in the 20s)
A book with 22 chapters
2022 – Chinese year of the tiger, UN International Year of Glass, and
UN International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
SaraSian’s scavenger huntGoing to try and do this with female authors again, which makes it much harder!
COMPLETED 13/13
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Nada is in Spain
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The Museum of Unconditional Surrender mentions lots and lots of books but one that fits my goal is Bonjour tristesse by Francoise Sagan.
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Between the Acts by Virginia Woolf
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The Man Who Loved Children by Christina Stead
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My initials are SSLN so
Passing by Nella Larsen.
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Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
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Sexing the Cherry. Loved it!
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Troubling Love by Elena Ferrante is in Italian.
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Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud is set in Morocco, which I have visited but had desperately wanted to go to before.
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Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
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The Heat of the Day by Elizabeth Bowen has a character with a limp, shot in the war.
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The Museum of Unconditional Surrender by Dubravka Ugrešić
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1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem). This is your chance to get creative! Here are a few possibilities to get you started:
The Roaring Twenties (a book published or set in the 20s)
A book with 22 chapters
2022 – Chinese year of the tiger, UN International Year of Glass, and
UN International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea. - A Farewell to Arms - Mar 062. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
Kreutzerova Sonata - Mar 16
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
The Good Soldier Švejk - May 10
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
The Great Gatsby - Mar 03
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
Robinson Crusoe - Apr 29
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
The Sun Also Rises - Mar 01
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
The Grapes of Wrath - Jun 03
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
Nausea - Feb 09
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
One Hundred Years of Solitude - Feb 17
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
The Razor's Edge - Jan 27
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
The Idiot - Feb 07
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
Inside Mr. Enderby - Dec 26
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem). This is your chance to get creative! Here are a few possibilities to get you started:
The Roaring Twenties (a book published or set in the 20s)
The Great Gatsby - Mar 03
OK, epically failed this challenge in 2021 but let's go again! :DLianne's 2022 Scavenger Hunt
1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea. Aesop's Fables (in progress)
🗸 2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.) Nineteen Eighty-Four (mentioned in 1Q84) - finished Jan. 22, 2022
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
Maybe The Diviners by Margaret Lawrence. (My initials are L.E.M.L.)
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
Probably will read Stranger in a Strange Land, which has been on my unread shelf for a good 15 years!
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (in progress) - yes I started this in 2021 with the group read, but I'm only like 1/4 done it. That's a lot of reading left and gosh darn it it's gonna count for this scavenger hunt!
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
🗸 10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal). 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami - finished June 18, 2022
🗸 11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel. King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard (a character becomes disabled when his leg is crushed) - finished Feb. 13, 2022
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
Might read Thomas of Reading.
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem).
Maybe Catch-22 since I own a copy.
As with Lianne, completely failed this as well, so here we go this time! Bold means read.
Updated: 24/04/22
The 13 Tasks are:
1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
Death in Venice (Italy)
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
The Secret History by Donna Tartt, which mentions Ivanhoe by Walter Scott.
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
The Trial by Franz Kafka
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
Love in the Time of Cholera
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard (Letter 'R')
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells (on my shelves apparently since 2015!)
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
The Grapes of Wrath
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
The Stranger
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco - (Italy)
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem)
Passing by Nella Larsen (Published 1929 - only just!)
13/13 tasks 14/14 books
This is my first year trying the scavenger hunt, so here's my plan:
1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea - France
The Pigeon - Patrick Süskind
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.) - the narrator of The Unnamable frequently mentions Malone, Molloy, Murphy, Watt, Mercier and Camier.
Malone Dies and The Unnamable - Samuel Beckett
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased - published a few months after her suicide
Between the Acts - Virginia Woolf
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
The Lover - Marguerite Duras
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.) - AS
None But The Brave (Leutnant Gustl) - Arthur Schnitzler
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest. - sitting on my shelf for at least 6 years
The 39 Steps - John Buchan
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role. - Alice's transformations and several plot points revolve around eating
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian. - Spanish
Pepita Jiménez - Juan Valera
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit - Austria
The Third Man - Graham Greene
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal) - The Count of Luxembourg Waltz
Closely Watched Trains - Bohumil Hrabal
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel. - Ireneo Funes is paralysed in his eponymous short story
Ficciones - Jorge Luis Borges
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads - 162 ratings
The Charwoman's Daughter - James Stephens
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem). This is your chance to get creative! Here are a few possibilities to get you started:
The Roaring Twenties (a book published or set in the 20s)
A book with 22 chapters
2022 – Chinese year of the tiger, UN International Year of Glass, and
UN International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture - Alice's travel into the world of the looking glass seems fitting for the International Year of Glass
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There - Lewis Carroll
Mod
1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea: Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.): Rameau's Nephew by Denis Diderot
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased: Asphodel by H.D.
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title: Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.): The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr by E.T.A. Hoffmann
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest: Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role: Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian: Fantômas by Marcel Allain
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit: T: Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal): The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel: The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads: A Day Off by Storm Jameson
13. Read a book using the theme of 22: The Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton
Completed 13/13
2022 Scavenger HuntCompleted 14/14
Finished 2 December 22
✔ 1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue by Marquis de Sade, 8 Jan 22 - France
✔ 2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
The Rings of Saturn by W.G. Sebald mentions Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges - both read in August 22.
✔ 3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien, 9 Jun 22 - fits both criteria
✔ 4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
Of Love and Shadows by Isabel Allende, 13 Jan 22
✔ 5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad, 3 Feb 22
J and C are my middle and last initials.
✔ 6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
Miss Lonelyhearts by Nathanael West, 2 Dec 22
On my shelf since March 2017.
✔ 7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell, 20 Sep 22
The characters are often on the brink of starvation, so food plays an essential role.
✔ 8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
The Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte, 11 Apr 22
✔ 9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill, 3 Jan 22 - set in Ireland
✔ 10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
Embers by Sándor Márai, 7 Mar 22 - Konrad plays Chopin's Polonaise-Fantaisie with Henrik's mother
✔ 11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis by José Saramago, 20 Jan 22 - Marcenda has a disabled arm
✔ 12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
Professor Martens' Departure by Jaan Kross, 9 Mar 22
✔ 13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem).
Harriet Hume by Rebecca West, 14 Mar 22
harriethumerebeccawest = 22 letters
S.L.’s 1001-Books Scavenger Hunt, 20211. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title. Love in a Cold ClimateNancy Mitford
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem). This is your chance to get creative! Here are a few possibilities to get you started:
The Roaring Twenties (a book published or set in the 20s)
A book with 22 chapters
2022 – Chinese year of the tiger, UN International Year of Glass, and
UN International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
Oh, sure, I'm in again :)☐1. A book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea
☐2. A Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022 (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction.)
☐3. A book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased
☐4. A book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title
✔5. A book whose author has the same initials as you (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
Chess Story
☐6. A book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest (Eh. This is the entire unread list for me. I'm taking it as a freebie.)
☐7. A book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role
☐8. A book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian
☐9. A book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit
☐10. A book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal)
✔11. A book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel
The Street of Crocodiles (I was going to use this for longest shelved, since it's been on my Currently Reading shelf since 2019, but (view spoiler).)
☐12. A book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads
☐13. A book relating to the theme of 22
2/13
Caraina's 2022 Scavenger HuntCompleted: 2/13
1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)-Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2/18/22
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.-Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy 1/25/22
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem). This is your chance to get creative! Here are a few possibilities to get you started:
The Roaring Twenties (a book published or set in the 20s)
A book with 22 chapters
2022 – Chinese year of the tiger, UN International Year of Glass,
and UN International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
Mod
Completed 3/13
1. In honour of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea. Midaq Alley by Naguib Mahfouz
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.) Lanark by Alasdair Gray mentions The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien (Thanks to Rosemary for the suggestions!)
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title. Possessing the Secret of Joy by Alice Walker
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role. The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal). A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
11. In (ironic honour of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads. The Little Prince and Letter to a Hostage by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. Ulysses by James Joyce
Maddy's 2022 Scavenger Hunt:Finished 13/13 (11/27)
1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin (finished 1/31)
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (finished 7/24) from Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré (finished 2/7)
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov (finished 8/29)
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez (finished 7/7)
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (finished 1/7)
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
Dracula by Bram Stoker (finished 11/11)
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
The Cider House Rules by John Irving (finished 7/29)
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (finished 9/18)
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway (finished 11/27)
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
The Engineer of Human Souls by Josef Škvorecký (finished 5/15)
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace (finished 5/30)
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus by Alexander Pope (finished 3/17)
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem).
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (finished 3/5)
1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem). This is your chance to get creative! Here are a few possibilities to get you started:
The Roaring Twenties (a book published or set in the 20s)
A book with 22 chapters
2022 – Chinese year of the tiger, UN International Year of Glass, and
UN International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
11/135. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.) Lives of Girls and Women
13/131. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea. The English Patient COMPLETED
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.) The Sorrows of Young Werther (mentioned in Frankenstein) COMPLETED
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased. Persuasion COMPLETED
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title. Of Love and Shadows COMPLETED
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.) The Dark Child COMPLETED
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest. Frankenstein (On my TBR since 2009, and I've had a copy for almost that long I think). COMPLETED
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role. Kitchen COMPLETED
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian. The Count of Monte Cristo COMPLETED
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Scotland) COMPLETED
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal). Embers COMPLETED
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel. Wide Sargasso Sea COMPLETED
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads. Memoirs of a Peasant Boy COMPLETED
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem). The Great Gatsby COMPLETED
Challenge Plans / Updates13/13
1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.:: Não te Movas by Margaret Mazzantini.
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
Memento Mori by Muriel Spark; Muriel Spark is mentioned in The Trick Is To Keep Breathing by Janice Galloway.
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased: Blaming by Elizabeth Taylor
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title: What I Loved
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.) The Passion Of New Eve by Angela Carter
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest: Possession by A.S. Byatt
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role: Paradise of the Blind by Dương Thu Hương
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.: História do Cerco de Lisboa by José Saramago.
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit: Land by Pak Kyongni
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal): Alberta and Jacob by Cora Sandel
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.: The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads. Memories of Rain by Sunetra Gupta.
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. Silas Marner
George Eliot was born on November 22 and died on December 22.
Silas Marner is divided into 22 parts; 21 chapters and a conclusion by the author.
The 13 Tasks by Nike are:
1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea. Nana by Émile Zola set in France.
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.) Maybe 1Q84 which mentions 1984 by George Orwell
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
Amerika by Franz Kafka
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title. Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence or Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
There isn't any! (Hihihi - I'm staging a tiny coupe - since there are no writers with my initials I chose a writer with the initials I could have had if I was married to my partner.) The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role. Maybe Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian. Double dipping Nana written in French.
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit. Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal). Juloratoriet/The Christmas Oratorio by Göran Tunström
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads. Double dipping Juloratoriet
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. This is your chance to get creative! I would love to read The Collector by John Fowles. The number of letters in the title and in the name of the writer are 22! =)
1 book read so far
Mod
11/13
✅1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
Of Human Bondage - 2/9/22
✅2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
King Solomon's Mines - 1/30/22
✅3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas - 1/15/22
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
✅6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
Lord Jim - 1/24/2022
✅7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
The Daughter - 3/2/22
✅8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
Around the World in Eighty Days - 2/23/22
✅9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
The Death of Ivan Ilych - 1/28/22
✅10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
Steppenwolf - 1/27/22
✅11. In (ironic) honor of Eugene Onegin, read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
Kafka on the Shore - 3/24/22
✅12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
Forever a Stranger and Other Stories - 2/13/22
✅13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem).
Embers - 2/18/22
The 13 Tasks are:1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem). This is your chance to get creative! Here are a few possibilities to get you started:
The Roaring Twenties (a book published or set in the 20s)
A book with 22 chapters
2022 – Chinese year of the tiger, UN International Year of Glass, and
UN International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
Completed 0 of 13The 13 Tasks are:
1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem). This is your chance to get creative! Here are a few possibilities to get you started:
The Roaring Twenties (a book published or set in the 20s)
A book with 22 chapters
2022 – Chinese year of the tiger, UN International Year of Glass, and
UN International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
1. A Farewell to Arms - Hemingway - Read 7/222. The Ground Beneath Her Feet - Rushdie - Read 9/22 (got this backwards - it mentions Lord of the Rings which I also read this year)
3. The Trial - Kafka - Read 1/22
4. Women in Love - D.H. Lawrence - Read 1/22
5. Evelina, Or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World -Frances Burney - Reading
6. Hideous Kinky - Esther Freud - Read 8/22
7. In Watermelon Sugar - Brautigan - Read 5/22
8. The Count of Monte Cristo - Dumas - Read 6/22
9. Faces in the Water - Frame (New Zealand) - Read 2/22
10. Steppenwolf - Hesse - Read 9/22
11. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter - McCullers - Read 2/22
12. The Twilight Years - Ariyoshi - Read 10/22
13. The Fellowship of the Ring - Tolkien - 22 chapters! - Read 3/22
My plans for the challenge are: 1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
- I plan to read Catch-22 for challenge 13, and I believe this is set at the Mediterranean island of Pianosa. (Double dip?)
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
- Reread Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, in which they are reading:
- The Mysteries of Udolfo by Ann Radcliffe
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
- Reveries of a Solitary Walker OR Confessions, both by Jean-Jaques Rousseau
OR Everything That Rises Must Converge, Flannery O'Connor
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
- Love in the Time of Cholera, by Gabriel Garcia Márquez
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
- IM: something of Ian McEwan or Iris Murdoch
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
- I know why the caged bird sings by Maya Angelou
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
- Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
- Double dip= Love in the Time of Cholera (Spanish) or Reveries of a Solitary Walker (French)
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
-?
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
- The garden where the brass band played, by Simon Vestdijk (original title: De koperen tuin)
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem). This is your chance to get creative! Here are a few possibilities to get you started:
The Roaring Twenties (a book published or set in the 20s)
A book with 22 chapters
2022 – Chinese year of the tiger, UN International Year of Glass, and
UN International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
- Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Brandy's List! Just getting started so haven't done any yet... The 13 Tasks are:
1. COMPLETED: THE STRANGER/THE OUTSIDER
In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
2. TBD SECRET HISTORY/GREAT GATSBY
Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
3. COMPLETED: THE TRIAL
Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
4. TBD ON LOVE
Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
5. TBD DRACULA
Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
6. READING - CATCH-22
Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
7. TBD IN WATERMELON SUGAR
Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
8. TBD NAUSEA
Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
9. TBD FACES IN THE WATER - NEW ZEALAND
Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
10. TBD FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
11. COMPLETED: ETHAN FROME
In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
12. TBD LIKELY ALBERTA AND JACOB
Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
13. COMPLETED: The Great Gatsby
Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem). This is your chance to get creative! Here are a few possibilities to get you started:
The Roaring Twenties (a book published or set in the 20s)
A book with 22 chapters
2022 – Chinese year of the tiger, UN International Year of Glass, and
UN International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
Update as of March 2nd, 3/13 complete! The 13 Tasks are:
✅1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
The Outsider (The Stranger) - Albert Camus
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
✅ 1q84 - Haruki Murakami - In Progress, noting that this also features a piece of music, so I may have to double dip if I get to the end and run out of time!
1984 - George Orwell
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
The Trial - Franz Kafka
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
Love in the Time of Cholera - Marquez
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
The Hours - Michael Cunningham
(Some trepidation about this because I absolutely hated Mrs. Dalloway when I read it in HS)
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
Unsure at this point bc I’m away from the majority of my books and haven’t gotten an opportunity to peruse.
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
Naked Lunch - Burroughs
Grapes of Wrath - Steinbeck
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
Invisible Cities - Calvino
Labyrinths - Borges
I’ve read both of these but it’s been years and I thought throwing in a reread that I know I love would be a nice treat.
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
Under the Skin -
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
Jazz - Toni Morrison
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
The Hunchback of Norte Dame - Victor Hugo
Tinker Tailor Solider Spy - LeCarre
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
Memoirs of a Peasant Boy
No idea about this one and did not feel like trying to dig through Goodreads to compile options
13. Read a book using the theme of 22.
✅ Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
Taylor's 2022 Boxall Scavanger Hunt Challenge Progress:The 13 Tasks are:
14/13
✔️1. The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton- 2/11/2022
A book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
✔️✔️2. A Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022.
Fanny Hill mentioned in The Golden Notebook
✔️3. Chess Story by Stefan Zweig- 03/06/22
A book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
✔️4. A book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
The History of Love
✔️5. A book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.) ( TL) Taylor Leigh and (LT) Leo Tolstoy https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
✔️6. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kessey- 02/09/2022
(A book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.)
✔️7. In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan- 01/04/2022
(A book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.)
✔️8. A book originally written in one of the Romance languages. The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Woa by Junot Diaz
✔️9. A book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
✔️10. A book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal). A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
✔️11. Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton- 02/04/2022
(A book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.)
✔️12. A book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads. The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield
✔️13. Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis- 02/20/2022
(A book using the theme of 22. I chose a book published in 1922.)
The 13 Tasks are: 1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
13. Read a book using the theme of 22.
Emma's 2022 Scavenger Hunt ProgressCompleted! 13 out of 13
✔ 1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea. Platero and I by Juan Ramón Jiménez
✔ 2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.) A Tale of a Tub by Jonathan Swift is mentioned in The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne
✔ 3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased. Chess Story by Stefan Zweig
✔ 4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title. H(A)PPY by Nicola Barker
✔ 5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.) The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx
✔ 6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest. A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul
✔ 7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role. Cheese by Willem Elsschot
✔ 8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian. Bartleby & Co. by Enrique Vila-Matas
✔ 9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit. H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald (England)
✔ 10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal). Embers by Sándor Márai
✔ 11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel. Nicholas Nickelby by Charles Dickens
✔ 12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads. Love's Work: A Reckoning with Life by Gillian Rose
13. ✔ Read a book using the theme of 22. The Glass Bees by Ernst Jünger
My progress so far 8/131. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
Hideous Kinky
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende for IA
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
Catch-22
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
The Jungle all about meat and hunger
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
The Red and the Black
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
The Grapes of Wrath
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
A Christmas Carol
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
13. Read a book using the theme of 22.
1001 Books Scavenger Hunt 2022 (13/13)
🥳️completed 18 July
✔️1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.: The Elegance of the Hedgehog (France)
✔️2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.): The Waves (mentioned in Unless)
✔️3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.: The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas
✔️4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.: The History of Love
✔️5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.): All the Pretty Horses (CM)
✔️6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.: The Three Musketeers
✔️7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.: In Watermelon Sugar
✔️8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.: Invisible Cities (Italian)
✔️9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.: The Garden Party and Other Stories (New Zealand)
✔️10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).: The Kreutzer Sonata (references Beethoven's sonata)
✔️11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.: A Christmas Carol
✔️12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.: Life and Death of Harriett Frean (940 ratings as of 13/05/2022)
✔️13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem). This is your chance to get creative!: Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut: V is the 22nd letter of the alphabet. Vonnegut was born in 1922 [as well as the story’s main character, Billy Pilgrim]. Vonnegut's birthday was 11 November [11+11=22] and he passed away 11 April 2007 [11+4+7=22].)
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Progress: 14/14✔️1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
Spring Flowers, Spring Frost by Ismail Kadare - set in Albania
✔️2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
The Street of Crocodiles by Bruno Schulz - mentioned in The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
✔️3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen. Northanger Abbey was the first of two novels published posthumously in December 1817, six months after Jane Austen's death.
✔️ 4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz
✔️ 5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain - initials M. T.
✔️6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien - Given to me by my father when I moved away from home in 2010.
✔️7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
Cakes and Ale by W. Somerset Maugham
✔️8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola written originally in French.
✔️9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
The Heather Blazing by Colm Tóibín - set in Ireland
✔️10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess - mentions many compositions, such as Jupiter by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
✔️11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - Tiny Tim <3
✔️ 12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
The Living and the Dead by Patrick White - 163 ratings 11/8-2022
✔️13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem). This is your chance to get creative!
The Life and Death of Harriett Frean by May Sinclair - was published in 1922.
Almost at 11/131. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
Hideous KinkyHideous Kinky
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
The Idiot and occurring in it was a mention of Madame Bovary
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
Frankestein
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende for IA
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
Catch-22
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
The Jungle all about meat and hunger
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
The Red and the Black
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
Well, instead of picking a country I wanted to visit (would have been Russia), I am picking a country I never thought I would visit and yet were very impressed when I visited, immediately wanted to know more.
A Tale of Love and Darkness
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
The Grapes of Wrath
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
A Christmas Carol
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
13. Read a book using the theme of 22.
The Forsyte Saga was published under this name first time in 1922. Pretty close to finishing this up as well.
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The 13 Tasks are:
1. In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
2. Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
3. Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
4. Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
5. Read a book whose author has the same initials as you. (Can be first, middle, last, or any combination.)
6. Read a book which has been gathering dust on your shelves for more than 5 years or sitting on your shelves the longest.
7. Read a book with food in the title or in which food plays an essential role.
8. Romance is in the air for 2022. Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romanian.
9. Read a book set in a country you’ve always wanted to visit.
10. Read a book that mentions an actual musical composition (either instrumental and/or vocal).
11. In (ironic honor of Eugene Onegin), read a book with a character who has a disability or becomes disabled in the course of the novel.
12. Read a book that has less than 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
13. Read a book using the theme of 22. (Submitted by SaraSian and Irem). This is your chance to get creative! Here are a few possibilities to get you started:
The Roaring Twenties (a book published or set in the 20s)
A book with 22 chapters
2022 – Chinese year of the tiger, UN International Year of Glass, and
UN International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture