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All books come form my "Want to Read" section in Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ, with the exception of the book with a word "born" the same year as me.


The 2018 List

1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title
BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY � RUTA SEPETYS

2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list
SKELETONS AT THE FEAST � CHRIS BOHJALIAN

3. A book from the 2017 Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Awards (link)
MIDNIGHT AT THE BRIGHT IDEAS BOOKSTORE � MATTHEW J SULLIVAN

4. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 Earth (in title, cover, content, setting, author...)
WILD � CHERYL STRAYED

5. A book about or inspired by real events
RUNNING WITH SCISSORS � AUGUSTON BURROUGHS

6. A book originally written in a language other than English
THE METAMORPHOSIS - FRANZ KAFKA

7. A gothic novel
NORTHANGER ABBY � JANE AUSTEN

8. An "own voices" book*
THE REFUGEES - VIET THANH NGUYEN

9. A book with a body part in the title (heart, bones, teeth, skin, blood, etc)
BLOOD SISTERS � JANE CORRY

10. An author's debut book (their first book to be published)
EVERYTHING EVERYTHING � NICOLA YOON

11. A literary fiction
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S � TRUMAN CAPOTE

12. A book set in Africa or South America
LITTLE BEE � CHRIS CLEAVE

13. A book with a plot centered around a secret (forbidden love, spies, secret societies, etc)
SWEET LITTLE LIES � CAZ FREAR

14. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #2 Fire
THE FIREMAN � JOE HILL

15. A book with an unique format/writing structure
PERSEPOLIS - THE STORY OF A CHILDHOOD - MARJANE SATRAPI

16. A narrative nonfiction
STIFF: THE CURIOUS LIFE OF HUMAN CADAVERS - MARY ROACH

17. A book you expect to make you laugh
CLASS MOM � LAURIE GELMAN

18. A book with a location in the title
IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS: LOVE, TERROR AND AN AMERICAN FAMILY IN HITLER’S BERLIN � ERIK LARSSON

19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award or by a Grand master author (books & authors)
INTO THE WOODS � TANA FRENCH

20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends
THE WITCHES � ROALD DAHL

21. A book written in first person perspective
THE HAPPINESS CHALLENGE - GRETCHEN RUBIN

22. A book you have high expectations or hope for
ALL THE UGLY AND WONDERFUL THINGS - BRYN GREENWOOD

23. A medical or legal thriller
THE 7TH CANON - ROBERT DUGONI

24. A book with a map
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING - J.R.R. TOLKEIN

25. A book with an antagonist/villain point of view
THE COLLECTOR - JOHN FOWLES

26. A book with a text only cover
THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS - JOHN BOYNE

27. A book about surviving a hardship (war, famine, major disasters, serious illness, etc)
THE WAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE - KIMBERLY BRUBAKER BRADLEY

28. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #3 Water
THE SCENT OF RAIN AND LIGHTNING - NANCY PICKARD

29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title (lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, dagger, wrench)
ALIGNMENT - TRACY CHOLLET

30. A short book
THE LITTLE PRINCE - ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY

31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to
THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY - RACHEL JOYCE

32. An alternate history book
READY PLAYER ONE - ERNEST CLINE

33. A book connected (title, cover, content) to a word "born" in the same year as you (link)
SUPERGIRL MIXTAPES - MEAGAN BROTHERS

34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls, that didn't win but was polarizing or a close-call (link)
THE LOST GIRLS - HEATHER YOUNG (CATEGORY : AUTHOR LAST NAME STARTS WITH Y)

35. A book featuring a murder
BROTHER - ANIA AHLBORN

36. A book published in the last 3 years (2016, 2017, 2018) by an author you haven't read before
THE TWILIGHT WIFE - A.J. BANNER

37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee (link1, link2)
MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON - ELIZABETH STROUT

38. A science book or a science fiction book
THE GIRL WITH THE RED BALLOON - KATHERINE LOCKE

39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title
CODE GIRLS: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE AMERICAN WOMEN CODE BREAKERS WHO HELPED WIN WORLD WAR II -LIZA MUNDY

40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list (link)
THE CATCHER IN THE RYE - J.D. SALLINGER

41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials
THE TWO FAMILY HOUSE - LYNDA LOIGMAN

42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwater
THE LAKE HOUSE - KATE MORTON

43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence
LILIAN BOXFISH TAKES A WALK - KATHLEEN ROONEY

44. A ghost story
GHOST ON THE CASE - CAROLYN HART

45. A book that intimidates/ scares you
ONE RAINY DAY IN MAY - MARK Z. DANIELEWSKI

46. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #4 Air
THE SHADOW OF THE WIND � CARLOS RUIZ ZAFRON

47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own
HOMEGOING - YAA GYASI

48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth)
INTO THE DARKEST CORNER - ELIZABETH HAYNES

49. A book from one of the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Best Books of the Month lists (link)
LILAC GIRLS - MARTHA HALL KELLY

50. A book with a warm atmosphere (centered on family, friendship, love or summer)
THE COINDIDENCE OF COCONUT CAKE - AMY REICHERT

51. An award-winning short story or short story collection

52. A book published in 2018
FORCE OF NATURE - JANE HARPER


Any suggestions for a short story or collection would be welcome. I don't have any in my To Read!

Hello from another newbie! I usually read more than 52 books in a given year as well, but I have not been able to do a reading challenge in several years. I am excited to take the plunge again in 2018. Good luck with your plans!

Thank you! I’m attempting to read a book every week that is already on my TBR list and nothing outside it. Here’s to hoping I can whittle it down a little! Good luck to you as well!

Hello from another Newbie! There are quite a few books on your list that you are going to love. I am ever so excited for you. Good luck!

Nice List!!

Books I really enjoyed: Skeletons at the Feast, Wild, Little Bee, All the Ugly and Wonderful Things and Catcher in the Rye.

For short stories I recommend Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri.

Enjoy your challenge :-)

Interpreter of Maladies is on my list.

In 2017, I really enjoyed The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories and Children of the New World.

Interpreter of Maladies is my front runner for award winning short story collection. Good to hear a recommendation!

Jody wrote: "Interpreter of Maladies is my front runner for award winning short story collection. Good to hear a recommendation!"

I read it years ago after reading and enjoying The Namesake. I thought it was AMAZING! Still have Unaccustomed Earth( also a prize winning collection of short stories by the same author) waiting on my shelf. It was on my 2017 plan, but I haven't gotten to it yet.

Diane wrote: "Hello from another Newbie! There are quite a few books on your list that you are going to love. I am ever so excited for you. Good luck!"

Thank you! I have such a large TBR that I decided enough is enough and I'm gonna whittle it down. (Hopefully I don't add too many more this year before I get to this challenge! haha)

Tracy wrote: "Nice List!!

Books I really enjoyed: Skeletons at the Feast, Wild, Little Bee, All the Ugly and Wonderful Things and Catcher in the Rye.

For short stories I recommend [book:Interpreter of Maladies..."

Thanks for the recommendation on short stories. I have zero on my TBR list so its nice to hear what others have read and enjoyed!