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1. A book you meant to read in 2015, but didn't:Les Misérables �
2. A book set in a different continent:Les Misérables �
3. A book from the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Awards 2015 (winner or nominated): Carry On âˆ�
4. A book by an author you discovered in 2015: Inside the O'Briens �
5. A book with a title beginning with the 1st letter of your name: Everything, Everything �
6. The highest rated on your TBR: The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics �
7. A book about books: The Book That Changed My Life: 71 Remarkable Writers Celebrate the Books That Matter Most to Them �
8. A classic book with less than 200 pages: The Little Prince & Letter to a Hostage �
9. A book that was mentioned in another book: Lonesome Traveler �
10. A book by an author you feel you should have read by now: Middlesex �
11. A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge: Bel Canto �
12. A childhood classic:The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again �
13. Reader’s Choice:The Night Circus �
14. A book with one of the five W’s -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How): What She Left Behind �
15. A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago): War Horse �
16. A book from the top 100 mystery novels: The Big Sleep �
17. A book with a beautiful cover: Stargirl �
18. A book on a summer/beach reading list: In the Woods �
19. A non-fiction book: The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House
20. A book with a first name in the title: What Alice Forgot �
21. A book from the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Recommendations page: Letters to the Lost: A Novel âˆ�
22. The first book in a new to you series: The Final Empire �
23. The next book in a series you are reading: A Dance with Dragons �
24. A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.): Game of Thrones and Philosophy: Logic Cuts Deeper Than Swords �
25. A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you: Hush Hush �
26. A book everyone is talking about: Go Set a Watchman
27. A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion): The Book of Tomorrow �
28. A biography, autobiography, or memoir: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln �
29. A book by an author who writes under more than one name: Career of Evil �
30. A fairytale from a culture other than your own: One Thousand and One Nights �
31. A work of young adult fiction: All the Bright Places �
32. A historical fiction book: World Without End
33. The 16th book on your TBR: The Dance of the Dissident Daughter �
34. A book about mental illness: The Hours
35. An award winning book: Motherless Brooklyn �
36. An identity book - a book about a different culture, religion or sexual orientation: A Home at the End of the World �
37. A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read: Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist �
38. A book about an anti hero: The Bat �
39. A previous suggestion that did not make it into the list: (A book with the word "diary" in it) Diaries �
40. A novella from your favorite genre: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms �
41. A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction): The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
42. A top 100 fantasy novel: Magician
43. A book about a thing that goes bump in the night: Coraline
44. A book you're embarrassed to read in public: Guilty Pleasures
45. A book related to a hobby or passion you have: The Lotus Eaters
46. A crime story: Kitty Genovese: The Murder, the Bystanders, the Crime that Changed America �
47. A book with a type of food/drink in the title: TBD
48. A dystopia: UnWholly �
49. A book with a great opening line: Anna Karenina
50. A book originally written in a language other than English: Anna Karenina
51. A short story from a well-known author: Sleep
52. A book published in 2016: Lady Midnight �

War horse is such a great book. It is a sad one though, you may want to keep a box of tissues near by. I like how your a using one book for 2 weeks when it is long.

I used the same book a couple weeks in a row for the 2015 challenge...it worked out because the book was so long. I guess it could be considered cheating but I read a lot of other stuff this year that was not on my challenge list, so I went way over the 52 book challenge. My copy of Les Miserables is 800-something pages!

Caitlin wrote: "Great list!! it'' be nice to have someone to talk about Little Prince and Bel Canto with! the same book for 2 weeks in a row is ingenious!! I just may steal that cause I have one real long book too..."

I've read The Little Prince before, both in English and in French when I was studying that language in high school. I have a copy of it but haven't read it in about 20 years!

Anastasia wrote: "War horse is such a great book. It is a sad one though, you may want to keep a box of tissues near by. I like how your a using one book for 2 weeks when it is long."

I have not seen the movie either, but I heard it's a tearjerker...thanks for the tip. :)

Great, another What Alice Forgot reader :)
I'll probably start Mistborn in December or in 2016 as I want to read them, so I'll be happy to discuss it with you.

Stargirl was a really interesting book I read this year, it made me think a lot about how I'd deal with a person like her. Coraline was a nice read too.

Great list! I think I am stealing your idea of long book = two weeks :) I was feeling obligated to read shorter books... and Anna Karenina has not made it because of it! Les Miserables - you coukd probably go three weeks with that one... :)

Zaz wrote: "Great, another What Alice Forgot reader :)
I'll probably start Mistborn in December or in 2016 as I want to read them, so I'll be happy to discuss it with you.

Stargirl was a really interesting bo..."

I bought What Alice Forgot in an airport in the event that I finished my other book on a flight and (gasp) was left with nothing to read...I didn't finish the other book and so What Alice Forgot has been sitting on my shelf since last May, waiting for me to pick it up.

I read the whole Wheels Of Time series and since Brandon Sanderson finished the series after Robert Jordan's death, I thought I'd like to try one of his own creations.

Stargirl and Coraline were recommended by friends.

Marta wrote: "Great list! I think I am stealing your idea of long book = two weeks :) I was feeling obligated to read shorter books... and Anna Karenina has not made it because of it! Les Miserables - you coukd ..."

My copy of Les Miserables is 700 something pages...I suspect I won't finish it, even in two weeks, but will make a good effort. I've known the story for many years, my mom was a theater critic and took me to the musical when I was in high school and I love the musical and the movie, but have never gotten around to reading it.

Coraline is a wonderful book! I'm reading Les Mis next year too, for the movie week - I love the movie (the recent one), and I love Hunchback, so I am really hopeful that I'll love the book. Especially since it's so damn long ...

The Finale Empire is awesome! I've read it for this year's challenge and loved it!
All the Bright Places is a really good book too :)

I am reading the Hobbit too! (30-odd years late!). Good idea to spread Les Mis over 2 weeks although I think it took me about 2 months! Victor Hugo was clearly a total genius but could have done with a good editor as he is easily sidetracked e.g. 80+ pages of historical detail on the Battle of Waterloo just to casually introduce a character in the final paragraph! But it is a remarkable piece of work. Enjoy!

The Boys in the Boat was one of my favorite books of 2015. I hope you enjoy it. I'm from Seattle and went to UW, so I may be a little biased, but I think it is a wonderful story.

Beth wrote: "The Boys in the Boat was one of my favorite books of 2015. I hope you enjoy it. I'm from Seattle and went to UW, so I may be a little biased, but I think it is a wonderful story."

Thanks for the recommendation--I started reading it for a book club last year and liked what I read in the first couple chapters, but didn't get very far, so I am going to pick it up again.

I'm not really that much of a speed reader--a couple of these books were supposed to be for 2016 but were finished in December. I'm reading quite a bit out of order--the joy of getting most of one's books from the public library and never quite knowing when they'll arrive. I have multiple lists of to-reads so I don't feel bad about being slightly out of sync...