Around the Year in 52 Books discussion
Books mentioned in this topic
The House in the Cerulean Sea (other topics)The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (other topics)
Project Hail Mary (other topics)
Firekeeper’s Daughter (other topics)
The Four Winds (other topics)
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Of the people that completed the survey, 15% completed the challenge in order (or approximately in order). One member chose to read a book from each time zone in the world!
The favorite book of the year, for the second year in a row, was The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune.
Other notable favorites included:
- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
- Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
- Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
- The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
- The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
The top three favorite prompts of 2021 were:
- Weeks 18, 19, 20: 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future"
- Week 5: A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read
- Week 45: A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
The three least favorite prompts of 2021 were:
- Week 11: A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
- Week 12: A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
- Week 38: A book related to a word given by a random word generator
The hardest prompt to find books for was Week 11: A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum.
Hope you enjoyed this look back at 2021!