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message 1: by Hilde (last edited Jun 05, 2018 12:42PM) (new)

Hilde (hilded) | 821 comments I just stumbled across this group when searching for tips to fill some of the prompts for the 2017 popsugar challenge. And my inner listmaker got excited! So I am happy to join in rather late this year (middle of April), looks like a fun group:) My main goal with any reading challenge is just to have fun, explore new authors/books and reduce my unread books in my bookshelves (it has a bad tendency of just growing...!) ;)

I know that I will be tempted to read other books than I have planned, when seeing what everyone else is reading for the different prompts, so the plan will most definitely change as we go.

I have divided the list in four, to make it easier to edit.

Read: 41/52

� = Completed
� = Currently reading

The 2017 AtY List part 1
âœ� 1. A book from the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Awards 2016: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 by John Tiffany. Read January ★★★☆â˜�

� 2. A book with at least 2 perspectives: Nei og atter nei by Nina Lykke. Read February ★★★★�

� 3. A book you meant to read in 2016: Slåttekar i himmelen by Edvard Hoem. Read June/July ★★★★�

� 4. A title that doesn't contain the letter "E": Ghosts (New York trilogy #2) by Paul Auster. Read July/Aug ★★★☆�

� 5. A historical fiction: The Prophets of Eternal Fjord (Profetene i Evighetsfjorden), by Kim Leine. Read May ★★★★�

� 6. A book being released as a movie in 2017: Allegiant by Veronica Roth. Read June ★★☆☆�

� 7. A book with an animal on the cover or in the title:
Fugletribunalet (The Bird Tribunal) by Agnes Ravatn Read October ★★★★�

� 8. A book written by a person of color: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

9. A book in the middle of your To Be Read list: Med livet foran seg (The life before us/La Vie devant soi), by Émile Ajar/Romain Gary

10. A dual-timeline novel: Frost i mai? or Jazz?

� 11. A category from another challenge: The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty based on the prompt "A book with a family member-term in the title" from PopSugar 2017. Read September ★★★☆�

� 12. A book based on a myth: Julemysteriet by Jostein Gaarder. Read December ★★★★�

13. A book recommended by one of your favorite authors: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, recommended by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 (Harry Potter, #8) by John Tiffany Nei og atter nei by Nina Lykke Profetene i Evighetsfjorden by Kim Leine Allegiant (Divergent, #3) by Veronica Roth Slåttekar i himmelen by Edvard Hoem Ghosts (The New York Trilogy, #2) by Paul Auster The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty Fugletribunalet by Agnes Ravatn Julemysteriet by Jostein Gaarder


message 2: by Hilde (last edited Jun 05, 2018 12:40PM) (new)

Hilde (hilded) | 821 comments The 2017 AtY List part 2

� 14. A book with a strong female character: Jordmor på jorda by Edvard Hoem. Read March ★★★★�

� 15. A book written or set in Scandinavia: Markens grøde (Growth of the soil), by Knut Hamsun. Read April ★★★★�

� 16. A mystery: The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. Read February ★★★★�

� 17. A book with illustrations: Paris for én by Jojo Moyes. Read October ★★☆☆�

� 18. A really long book (600+ pages): Den blinde morderen (The blind Assassin) by Margaret Atwood. ★★★★�

19. A New York Times best-seller:

� 20. A book that you've owned for a while but haven't gotten around to reading: The Bell Jar (Glassklokken) by Sylvia Plath. Read July ★★★★�

� 21. A book that is a continuation of a book you've already read: Hvitt Hav by Roy Jacobsen. Read February ★★★★�

� 22. A book by an author you haven't read before: City of Glass (New York Trilogy #1) by Paul Auster. Read July ★★★☆�

� 23. A book from the BBC "The Big Read" list: Geisha by Arthur Golden. Read June ★★★★�

24. A book written by at least two authors: Juleroser 2016 by Herborg Kråkevik

25. A book about a famous historical figure:

� 26. An adventure book: Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Read August ★★★★�

Jordmor på jorda by Edvard Hoem The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle Hvitt Hav (Ingrid Barrøy, #2) by Roy Jacobsen Markens grøde by Knut Hamsun Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath City of Glass (The New York Trilogy, #1) by Paul Auster Life of Pi by Yann Martel Paris for én by Jojo Moyes Den blinde morderen by Margaret Atwood


message 3: by Kirsten (new)

Kirsten  (kmcripn) Good luck, Hilde!!


message 4: by Hilde (last edited Dec 08, 2017 01:23AM) (new)

Hilde (hilded) | 821 comments The 2017 AtY List part 3

� 27. A book by one of your favorite authors: Bror din på prærien by Edvard Hoem. Read November ★★★★�

� 28. A non-fiction: To søstre by Åsne Seierstad. Read October ★★★★�

� 29. A book published outside the 4 major publishing houses (Simon & Schuster; HarperCollins; Penguin Random House; Hachette Livre): Alltid tilgivelse by Anne B. Ragde, published by Forlaget Oktober. Read Nov/Dec ★★★★�

âœ� 30. A book from Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Top 100 YA Books: Insurgent by Veronica Roth. Read April ★★☆☆â˜�

� 31. A book from a sub-genre of your favorite genre: : Waiting for the Barbarians (Før barbarene kommer), by J.M. Coetzee. Read May ★★★★�

� 32. A book with a long title (5+ words, excluding subtitle): At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft. Read July ★★☆☆�

� 33. A magical realism novel: Beloved by Toni Morrison. Read September ★★★★�

� 34. A book set in or by an author from the Southern Hemisphere: The Grass is Singing (Det synger i gresset), by Doris Lessing. Read March ★★★★�

35. A book where one of the main characters is royalty: The Other Boleyn Girl or In the Shadow of the Banyan

36. A Hugo Award winner or nominee: Fahrenheit 451 or Kallocain. Possibly a wild card

� 37. A book you choose randomly: The Locked Room (The New York Trilogy #3), by Paul Auster. Read August ★★★★�

38. A novel inspired by a work of classic literature: Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen by Fay Weldon? Or On Beauty (inspirert av Howards End)

Det synger i gresset by Doris Lessing Insurgent (Divergent, #2) by Veronica Roth Før barbarene kommer by J.M. Coetzee At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft The Locked Room (The New York Trilogy, #3) by Paul Auster Beloved by Toni Morrison To søstre by Åsne Seierstad Bror din på prærien by Edvard Hoem Alltid tilgivelse by Anne B. Ragde


message 5: by Hilde (last edited Jan 01, 2018 01:46PM) (new)

Hilde (hilded) | 821 comments The 2017 AtY List part 4

� 39. An epistolary fiction: 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff. Read May ★★★★�

âœ� 40. A book published in 2017: °Õø°ù²õ³Ù by Jo Nesbø. Read June/July, ★★â˜�(â˜�)

� 41. A book with an unreliable narrator: Never Let Me Go (Gå aldri fra meg), by Kazuo Ishiguro. Read April ★★★☆�

� 42. A best book of the 21st century (so far): The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Read September ★★★★�

� 43. A book with a chilling atmosphere (scary, unsettling, cold): Veggen (Die Wand/The Wall) by Marlen Haushofer. Read January ★★★★�

� 44. A recommendation from "What Should I Read Next": The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion, based on search "Me before You" by Jojo Moyes . Read August ★★�(�)

� 45. A book with a one-word title: Wonderboy by Henrik H. Langeland. Read January ★★★★�

46. A time travel novel: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 by John Tiffany. Read January ★★★☆�. If not doubledipping could use this: The Time Machine (Tidsmaskinen), by H.G. Wells. Or possibly a wild card

� 47. A past suggestion that didn't win: They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoy based on the prompt "Reader's choice" Read Sept ★★★☆�

� 48. A banned book: Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Read July ★★★★�

� 49. A book from someone else's bookshelf: Willful Disregard (Rettstridig forføyning) by Lena Andersson. Read March ★★★☆�

� 50. A Penguin Modern Classic - any edition: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Read November ★★★★�

� 51. A collection (e.g. essays, short stories, poetry, plays): Peer Gynt (A play by Henrik Ibsen). Read February ★★★★�

� 52. A book set in a fictional location: Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll. Read May ★★★★�

Veggen by Marlen Haushofer Wonderboy by Henrik H. Langeland Rettsstridig forføyning by Lena Andersson Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen GÃ¥ aldri fra meg by Kazuo Ishiguro Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff °Õø°ù²õ³Ù by Jo Nesbø Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1) by Graeme Simsion They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoy The Help by Kathryn Stockett The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett


message 6: by Hilde (new)

Hilde (hilded) | 821 comments Thanks, Kirsten! :)


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