Around the Year in 52 Books discussion
Books mentioned in this topic
Jane's Island (other topics)H is for Hawk (other topics)
Angels Mark (other topics)
Little Indiscretions: A Delectable Mystery (other topics)
The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia (other topics)
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Marjorie Hill Allee (other topics)Helen Macdonald (other topics)
Natalie Buske Thomas (other topics)
Samuel Johnson (other topics)
Carmen Posadas (other topics)
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THE 2022 LIST
1. A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y- Amelia by Henry Fielding - Amelia starts with A - finished 5/7/222. A book connected to a book you read in 2021- The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman - connected to The Man Who Died Twice in the same series, by the same author, which I read last year - finished 6/13/223. A book with 22 or more letters in the title- Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 29 letters - finished 6/29/224. A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list- The Nebraska Quotient by William J. Reynolds - Poll 6: Title includes name of a US state - finished 6/9/225. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name- The Expedition of Humphry Clinker by Tobias Smollett - finished 11/25/226. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover- Little Indiscretions: A Delectable Mystery7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind- Anton Reiser by Karl Philipp Moritz - subtitled "A Psychological Novel" - finished 5/8/228. 3 books set on three different continents- Book 1 - The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia by Samuel Johnson - Africa - finished 10/14/229. 3 books set on three different continents- Book 2 - City Sister Silver by Jáchym Topol - Europe - finished 1/9/2210. 3 books set on three different continents- Book 3 - Needle in a Haystack by Ernesto Mallo - South America - finished 2/20/2211. A book from historical fiction genre- Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe - finished 11/05/2212. A book related to glass- The Bitter Glass by EilÃs Dillon - finished 10/10/2213. A book about a woman in STEM- Notable Women in Mathematics: A Biographical Dictionary by Teri Perl - finished 10/15/2214. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ-Angels Mark by Natalie Buske Thomas - 114 ratings - finished 5/31/2215. A book without a person on the cover-16. A book related to Earth Day- Jane's Island by Marjorie Hill Allee - features the work of the marine biologists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - finished 10/7/2217. A book from NPR's Book Concierge- H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald - finished 6/6/2218. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author- Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan - Filipino journalist author - finished 5/3/2219. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history- Gulliver's Travels: Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. by Jonathan Swift - tiny world, giant world, floating island world, etc. - finished 11/13/2220. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951- Waterless Mountain by Laura Adams Armer - 1920s - finished 10/12/2221. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the coverThe Way to Dusty Death22. A book with a Jewish character or authorSunday the Rabbi Stayed Home by Harry Kemelman - finished 1/2/2223. A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship- At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill - finished 11/09/2224. A book related to inclement weather- Death of a Winter Shaker by Deborah Woodworth - Murder victim pretended to be a Shaker to take refuge from the winter cold, which brought him into contact with his killer - finished 2/14/2225. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages- A Sentimental Journey by Laurence Sterne - 170 pages - finished 4/11/2226. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1- The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - young - finished 11/15/2227. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2- Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis - young - finished 10/8/2228. A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards- Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon by Dhan Gopal Mukerji - Newbery Award - finished 3/7/2229. A book set on or near a body of water- Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe - finished 10/20/2230. A book related to mythology- Electra by Kerry Greenwood - finished 7/16/2231. A book published at least 10 years ago- Dangerous Liaisons by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos - 1782 - finished 12/1/2232. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer- Murder at the Filmore by Zelda White - Virginia Holmes, detective - finished 4/15/2233. The next book in a series- A Soul of Steel AKA Irene at Large by Carole Nelson Douglas - #3 in Irene Adler series - finished 1/21/2234. A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role- I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai - finished 4/10/2235. 2 books related to flora and fauna- Book 1 flora- Farm Fresh Murder by Paige Shelton - finished 2/22/2236. 2 books related to flora and fauna- Book 2 fauna - The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting - finished 1/13/2237. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's nameMemoirs of Martinus Scriblerus by Alexander Pope - finished 1/1/2238. A book by a Latin American author- The Mamacita Murders by Debra Mares - finished 10/27/2239. A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time- The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger - finished 10/17/2240. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards- The Twice-Hanged Man by Priscilla Royal - title alludes to the twelfth Major Arcana card: The Hanged Man (XII) and the book contains themes related to that Tarot card - finished 6/19/2241. A book with a theme of food or drink- State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy - main character is the White House assistant chef and food is a major topic - finished 9/29/2242. A book with a language or nationality in the title- The Pageant of Chinese History by Elizabeth Seeger - Chinese - finished 11/08/2243. A book set in a small town or rural area- The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith - Wakefield is a country parish in England - finished 11/17/2244. A book with gothic elements- The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole - recognized as the first Gothic novel - finished 9/21/2245. A book related to a game- Scandal at the Gala by Wendy Meadows - victim was playing a game of poker when he died - finished 1/17/2246. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters- Pussyfoot by Carole Nelson Douglas - a cat - finished 1/26/2247. A book with handwriting on the cover- The She-Devil in the Mirror48. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022- Père Goriot AKA Old Goriot by Honoré de Balzac - January 2021 - finished 6/14/2249. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons"- Evan Help Us by Rhys Bowen - set in Wales where the dragon is the national symbol and is on the national flag - finished 3/25/2250. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years- Outfoxed by Rita Mae Brown - 70 year old main character - finished 3/3/2251. A book published in 2022- A Thousand Steps by T. Jefferson Parker - published January 2022 - finished 1/31/2252. A book with a time-related word in the title- Minute for Murder by Nicholas Blake - finished 6/2/22