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Ligia's 2021 ATY Challenge
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Countries (by author's nationality):Brazil: 5
Norway
Finland
India: 2
UK: 11
Italy
Bolivia
South Africa
Sudan
Japan: 3
Madagascar
Turkey
Latvia
Venezuela
USA: 9
South Korea: 2
France: 2
Egypt
Argentina: 2
Malaysia
Russia
Singapore
Nigeria
Spain
January
1. A book related to “In the Beginning...�
ܰçã by Machado de Assis (first novel by the author) - 3 stars
Author's nationality: Brazilian
2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Macbeth by Jo Nesbø - 3 stars
Author's nationality: Norwegian
3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music
Moominland Midwinter by Tove Jansson ("Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes; Silver white winters that melt into springs") - 4 stars
Author's nationality: Finnish
31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years
The Artist of Disappearance by Anita Desai - 4 stars
Author's nationality: Indian
5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read
The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith - 3 stars
Author's nationality: British
6. A love story
Adore by Doris Lessing - 3.5 stars
Author's nationality: British
4. A book with a monochromatic cover
Difficult Loves by Italo Calvino - 3.5 stars
Author's nationality: Italian
8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited
dzé by Maximiliano Barrientos (Bolivia) - 3.25 stars
Author's nationality: Bolivian
7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list
Watership Down by Richard Adams
(A book related to a rabbit) - 4 stars
Author's nationality: British
February
9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year
Summertime by J.M. Coetzee - 3.5 stars
Author's nationality: South African
10. A book with a female villain or criminal
The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson - 3.25 stars
Author's nationality: British
26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author
Telepathy by Amir Tag Elsir - 3 stars
Author's nationality: Sudanese
13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020
A Girl on the Shore by Inio Asano - 3.75 stars
Author's nationality: Japanese
12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao by Martha Batalha - 4 stars
Author's nationality: Brazilian
25. A book set on an island
Return to the Enchanted Island by Johary Ravaloson - 3 stars
Author's nationality: Malagasy
17. A book with a Muslim character or author
Snow by Orhan Pamuk - 3.5 stars
Author's nationality: Turkish
37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list
Soviet Milk by Nora Ikstena - 3.75 stars
Author's nationality: Latvian
35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer
Rating by Alberto Barrera Tyszka - 2.75 stars
Author's nationality: Venezuelan
21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u"
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff - 3 stars
Author's nationality: American
March
14. A book set in a made-up place
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien - 3.5 stars
Author's nationality: British
51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name
Diary of a Murderer: And Other Stories by Young-Ha Kim - 3.5 stars
Author's nationality: South Korean
41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author
Child of the Dark: The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus by Carolina Maria de Jesus - 3.5 stars
Author's nationality: Brazilian
45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
The Color of Our Sky by Amita Trasi (India) - 3 stars
Author's nationality: Indian
29. A book that you consider comfort reading
O enterro das minhas ex by Gauthier - 3.5 stars
Author's nationality: French
34. A book with a travel theme
We All Loved Cowboys by Carol Bensimon - 3.25 stars
Author's nationality: Brazilian
43. A book with elements of magic
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien - 4 stars
Author's nationality: British
April
16. A book with a building in the title
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien - 4 stars
Author's nationality: British
52. A book related to "the end"
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien - 4 stars
Author's nationality: British
33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry
Friends from Philadelphia and Other Stories by John Updike - 3 stars
Author's nationality: American
32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people
ǰé by Manon Heugel - 3 stars
Author's nationality: French
11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz - 2.5 stars
Author's nationality: Egyptian
You have a wonderful collection of books by writers of different nationalities, what a great idea to bring more depth to the challenge! 😃
Jen wrote: "You have a wonderful collection of books by writers of different nationalities, what a great idea to bring more depth to the challenge! 😃"Hi, Jen! Thanks for your comment :)
A few years ago I started a project to read books from different countries, and since then I've been trying to read more diversely. The goal is to read 80 books and I've read 71 so far, but now I'm thinking about trying to read at least a book from each country in the world.
I'm struggling a little to find books from countries that I haven't read yet that fit into the ATY challenge though.
Ligia wrote: "Jen wrote: "You have a wonderful collection of books by writers of different nationalities, what a great idea to bring more depth to the challenge! 😃"Hi, Jen! Thanks for your comment :)
A few yea..."
That is so cool, but I see the challenge it poses in ATY 😅 still you're almost there and that's amazing!
May
36. A book with six or more words in the title
Los peligros de fumar en la cama by Mariana Enríquez - 3.25 stars
Author's nationality: Argentinian
40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover
The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng - 3 stars
Author's nationality: Malaysian
42. A mystery or thriller
O Gênio do Crime by João Carlos Marinho - 4 stars
Author's nationality: Brazilian
18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1
The Sound of the Mountain by Yasunari Kawabata - 3.75 stars
Author's nationality: Japanese
27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
The Flint Heart by Katherine Paterson - 3 stars
Author's nationality: American
June
19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata - 4 stars
Author's nationality: Japanese
24. A book about racism or race relations
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett - 3.5 stars
Author's nationality: American
48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?�
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica - 3.5 stars
Author's nationality: Argentinian
July
15. A book that features siblings as the main characters
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - 3.25 stars
Author's nationality: Russian
46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 ŷ Choice Awards
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune - 3 stars
Author's nationality: American
August
47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir
Aspects of the Novel by E.M. Forster - 3 stars
Author's nationality: British
39. A book involving an immigrant
Severance by Ling Ma - 3.75 stars
Author's nationality: American
49. A book with an ensemble cast
Ponti by Sharlene Teo - 3.25 stars
Author's nationality: Singaporean
22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - 4 stars
Author's nationality: Nigerian
September
23. A cross genre novel
And I Darken by Kiersten White - 3.25 stars
Author's nationality: American
20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3
Hotel: since 2079 by Boichi - 2.5 stars
Author's nationality: South Korean
44. A book whose title contains a negative
Tudo Aquilo Que Eu Não Disse by Kathryn Hughes - 3 stars
Author's nationality: British
38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (word: cancer) - 3.5 stars
Author's nationality: American
28. A book connected to ice
Permafrost by Eva Baltasar - 2.5 stars
Author's nationality: Spanish
November
50. A book published in 2021
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro - 3.25 stars
Author's nationality: British
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�1. A book related to “In the Beginning...�
ܰçã by Machado de Assis (first novel by the author)
�2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Macbeth by Jo Nesbø
�3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music
Moominland Midwinter by Tove Jansson ("Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes; Silver white winters that melt into springs")
�4. A book with a monochromatic cover
Difficult Loves by Italo Calvino
�5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read
The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith
�6. A love story
Adore by Doris Lessing
�7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list
Watership Down by Richard Adams
(A book related to a rabbit)
�8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited
dzé by Maximiliano Barrientos (Bolivia)
�9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year
Summertime by J.M. Coetzee
�10. A book with a female villain or criminal
The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson
�11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz
�12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao by Martha Batalha
�13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020
A Girl on the Shore by Inio Asano
�14. A book set in a made-up place
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
�15. A book that features siblings as the main characters
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
�16. A book with a building in the title
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
�17. A book with a Muslim character or author
Snow by Orhan Pamuk
�18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1
The Sound of the Mountain by Yasunari Kawabata (theme of the three books: Japan)
�19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
�20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3
Hotel: since 2079 by Boichi
�21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u"
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
�22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
�23. A cross genre novel
And I Darken by Kiersten White
�24. A book about racism or race relations
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
�25. A book set on an island
Return to the Enchanted Island by Johary Ravaloson
�26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author
Telepathy by Amir Tag Elsir
�27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
The Flint Heart by Katherine Paterson
�28. A book connected to ice
Permafrost by Eva Baltasar
�29. A book that you consider comfort reading
O enterro das minhas ex by Gauthier
�30. A long book
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
�31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years
The Artist of Disappearance by Anita Desai
�32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people
ǰé by Manon Heugel
�33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry
Friends from Philadelphia and Other Stories by John Updike
�34. A book with a travel theme
We All Loved Cowboys by Carol Bensimon
�35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer
Rating by Alberto Barrera Tyszka (Venezuela)
�36. A book with six or more words in the title
Los peligros de fumar en la cama by Mariana Enríquez
�37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list
Soviet Milk by Nora Ikstena
�38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
�39. A book involving an immigrant
Severance by Ling Ma
�40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover
The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
�41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author
Child of the Dark: The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus by Carolina Maria de Jesus
�42. A mystery or thriller
O Gênio do Crime by João Carlos Marinho
�43. A book with elements of magic
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
�44. A book whose title contains a negative
Tudo Aquilo Que Eu Não Disse by Kathryn Hughes
�45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
The Color of Our Sky by Amita Trasi (India)
�46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 ŷ Choice Awards
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
�47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir
Aspects of the Novel by E.M. Forster
�48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?�
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
�49. A book with an ensemble cast
Ponti by Sharlene Teo
�50. A book published in 2021
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
�51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name
Diary of a Murderer: And Other Stories by Young-Ha Kim
�52. A book related to "the end"
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien