The 52-book 2018 reading challenge
- A book you read in school: All Quiet on the Western Front--Erich Maria Remarque
- A book from your childhood: Little Women--Louisa May Alcott
- A book published over 100 years ago: Sailing Alone Around the World--Joshua Slocum
- A book published in the last year: The Castle in the Mist--Amy Ephron
- A non-fiction book: The World's Strongest Librarian--Josh Hanagarne
- A book written by a male author: Black and White--Paul Volponi
- A book written by a female author: Mum's the Word--Kate Collins
- A book by someone who isn’t a writer: Born a Crime--Trevor Noah
- A book that became/is becoming a film: Running With Scissors--Augusten Burroughs
- A book published in the 20th Century: Lord of the Flies--William Golding
- A book set in your hometown/region: Blossoms of My Life--I.M. Dauntless
- A book with a name in the title: Catherine, Called Birdy--Karen Cushman
- A book with a number in the title: One With You--Sylvia Day
- A book based on a true story: Victoria--Daisy Goodwin
- A book someone else recommended: The Best of Me--Nicholas Sparks
- A book with over 500 pages: Barnaby Rudge--Charles Dickens
- A book you can finish in a day: The Acorn People--Ron Jones
- A previously banned book: The Red Pony--John Steinbeck
- A book with a one-word title: Night--Elie Wiesel
- A book translated from another language: Funny in Farsi--Firoozeh Dumas
- A personal growth book: Eat the Cookie, Buy the Shoes--Joyce Meyer
- A memoir or journal: 32 Yolks--Eric Ripert
- A book by someone from another country: Surfacing--Margaret Atwood
- A book set somewhere you
’ll visit this yearwant to visit: Stranded With the Prince--Dana Marton - An award-winning book: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH--Robert C. O'Brien
- A book you were
supposed to read in school but haven’t yetshould have had to read in school: The Brothers Karamazov--Fyodor Dostoyevsky - A book with a character with your first name: Tuesday Nights in 1980--Molly Prentiss
- A book with a place in the title: 84, Charing Cross Road--Helene Hanff
- A book set in the future: The Future of Us--Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler
- A play: Pygmalion--Bernard Shaw
- A scary book: Carmilla--J. Sheridan Le Fanu
- A funny book: Banana Twist--Florence Parry Heide
- A book of short stories: The Women on the Wall--Wallace Stegner
- A trilogy or series: a) A Court of Thorns and Roses b) A Court of Mist and Fury c) A Court of Wings and Ruin--Sarah J. Maas
- A bestseller: The Princess Diarist--Carrie Fisher
- A book you own but haven’t read yet: Every Soul a Star--Wendy Mass
- A book about philosophy: The Gathering of Zion--Wallace Stegner
- An epic poem: Metamorphoses--Ovid
- A Victorian novel: Dr Wortle's School--Anthony Trollope
- A book of poetry: Selected Poems--Anna Akhmatova
- A book with a colour in the title: The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop and Cafe--Mary Simses
- A book with an appealing cover: Small Great Things--Jodi Picoult
- A book about psychology: Brain on Fire--Susanna Cahalan
- A book about science: Breakthrough--Jack Andraka
- A graphic novel: Breaking Up--Aimee Friedman
- A self-published book: Hot Pink in the City--Medeia Sharif
- A young adult book: I Hate Everyone But You--Gaby Dunn & Allison Raskin
- A book from another country: A Man Called Ove--Fredrik Backman
- A book of non-fiction essays: Blues Legacies and Black Feminism--Angela Y. Davis
- A book by an author you haven’t read before: The Ice Queen--Alice Hoffman
- A book set in a country you’ve never been to: The Zone of Interest--Martin Amis
- A book set in the place you live today: The Alchemyst--Michael Scott
Challenge completed on November 16
I read much more than fifty-two books in a year, and suspect I could romp this one in. Except for 26. I read all the books I was set while at school.
ReplyDeleteMe too. LOL! I've had this prompt before and have either substituted a re-read of one, or read one I was NEVER assigned but think I should have been.
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