Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

The 52 Topics of the 2024 ATY Reading Challenge

1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y: Brobyggarna by Jan Guillou
2. A book connected to something you read in 2023: Stockholmspesten by Sofia Albertsson
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list: Fallet från Eden by E.P. Uggla
4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong: Svara om du hör mig by Ninni Schulman
5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world: The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes

6. A book with wings on the cover: Sommaren tar slut/ by Jonatan Olofsgård
7. A book with a pronoun in the title: I See You by Clare Mackintosh
8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand: Force of Nature by Jane Harper
9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads: Charlie by Margareta Suber

10. A history or historical fiction book: Alone in Berlin by Hans Fallada
11. A book with an X connection: Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year: Eldvittnet/The Fire Witness by Lars Kepler
13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list: The Great God Pan and The Inmost Light: A House Of Pomegranates Esoteric Edition by Arthur Machen

14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX): The Book of Tea by Kakuzō Okakura
16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs": Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
17. A book involving intelligence: Nutshell by Ian McEwan

18. A book with a botanical cover: Ingen kommer att tro dig by Anna Kölen
19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream: The Marshmallow Test by Walter Mischel
20. A book with a single word title: Sly by Sara Strömberg
21. A book with a title containing 6+ words: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
22. A book by an author from an African country: Our Lady of the Nile by Scholastique Mukasonga

23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett: The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante
24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple): One Hundred Years of Solitude/ by Gabriel García Márquez
25. A book involving a crime other than a murder: The Secret Adversaryby Agatha Christie
26. A book by an author known by their initials: The Puppet Show by M.W. Craven

27. A book related to land: Stendrottningens hemlighet by Ingrid Tosteberg
28. A book related to sea: The Shooting Star by Hergé
29. A book related to air: Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie
30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea: Freeze Frame by Peter May
31. A book related to “Going for the Gold”: Five on a Treasure Island by Enid Blyton

32. A book with a number in the title: The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
33. A book involving travel: The Road by Cormac McCarthy
34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
35. A science or science fiction book: Slutet på kedjan/Chain of Events by Fredrik T. Olsson

36. A book featuring a character in education: Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
37. A book that is part of a series: Career of Evilby Robert Galbraith
38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1 Varken/ by Lisa Förare
39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2 The Collector/ by John Fowles

40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover: Bad Wolf by Nele Neuhaus
41. A book with a chilling atmosphere: The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing
42. A book with a sound-related word in the title: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning author: The Fire Engine That Disappeared by Maj Sjöwall
44. A book with a touch of magic: Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk

45. A book that is not a novel: Kring denna kropp by Stina Wollter
46. A book related to night: What the Shepherd Saw by Thomas Hardy
47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

49. A book with a senior citizen character: Amanat: Women’s Writing from Kazakhstan by Zaure Batayeva and others
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
51. A book published in 2024: Ett minne blott av Linn Samuelsson
52. A cozy mystery: Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie

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Wow!!! Almost done! The only prompt I haven't finished is 19: a book connected to a Ben & Jerry's flavour. I'm reading The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control by Walter Mischel but I won't finish it today.

But still, it feels incredibly good! ☺️