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2023 Challenge - Advanced > 43 - A Book That Takes Place Entirely In One Day

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message 1: by L Y N N (last edited Dec 02, 2022 09:18AM) (new)

L Y N N (book_music_lvr) | 4856 comments Mod
A book that takes place entirely in one day

I keep meaning to read Mrs. Dalloway. Perhaps 2023 is the year! :)

This was a 2019 prompt. (I searched because I thought I remembered it!) HERE is a link to that discussion.
HERE is a link Anabell posted that might prove helpful.

Listopia is HERE


message 2: by Heather L (new)

Heather L  (wordtrix) | 780 comments The first book that came to mind was Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day.


message 3: by Rachel (new)

Rachel | 109 comments I'm going to read Summerwater by Sarah Moss, as I didn't get round to it this year.


message 4: by Robin H-R (new)

Robin H-R Holmes Richardson (acetax) | 147 comments I recommend the 20 minute series by Daniel Hurst.

First book is 20 Minutes On The Tube (20 Minutes #1) by Daniel Hurst 20 Minutes On The Tube

Once you get started in the series, you can probably fill lots of the prompts. BUT YOU HAVE TO READ THEM IN ORDER! They are short reads, and under $2 on Amazon.


message 5: by Jennifer W (new)

Jennifer W | 1786 comments There's always Ulysses!!

Chess Story took place in a day, with flashbacks, and is short.


message 6: by Nadine in NY (new)

Nadine in NY Jones | 9598 comments Mod
I read Mrs. Dalloway when I was in college and it's been a long time now so I have forgotten most of it and I think I will read it again.


message 7: by Ron (new)

Ron | 2662 comments I'll probably go with #NeverAgain: A New Generation Draws the Line .

I might look for other NF books that take place in a single day but we'll see. The Parkland stuff is easy because it happened on Valentine's (I'll be using a different Parkland book for that topic). Which is why I want to aim for something else so I don't have two Parkland books in there.


message 8: by Bea (last edited Dec 03, 2022 04:17AM) (new)

Bea | 617 comments Oh, I misread this prompt the first time through. I was thinking it was a book read in one day...and some on the list were hundreds of pages!

I think I will go with Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, which looks like a fun read.


message 9: by Joshua (new)

Joshua (hitthefunkybeats) | 126 comments This one I struggle with because I generally pick up things that happen over time. However! Last year I readBlackout which did happen in one day, and I know that Whiteout is a similar theme so I imagine it's also a single day.


message 10: by Jen W. (new)

Jen W. (piratenami) | 502 comments I'm Not Dying with You Tonight takes place in a single night.


message 11: by Jacqueline (new)

Jacqueline (jacqueline_w) | 10 comments Heather L wrote: "The first book that came to mind was Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day."

I read this for a similar prompt a few years ago and LOVED it.

This year I'm going with They Both Die at the End


message 12: by Angie (last edited Dec 03, 2022 12:56PM) (new)

Angie | 76 comments Ian McEwan's Saturday would work for this.

And if anyone wants a zombie thriller that's also LGBTQ+, then G. Benson's Dead Lez Walking would also work.


message 13: by Jennifer W (new)

Jennifer W | 1786 comments Depending on how much of a stickler you are, The Overnight Guest kinda works. The modern day story takes place over the course of an afternoon into the next morning. But it jumps back in time over the course of years. So... up to you.


message 14: by Chrissy (new)

Chrissy | 387 comments Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk would be a great choice for this!


message 15: by Lilith (new)

Lilith (lilithp) | 1041 comments Eleven Hours was amazing! I highly recommend it... and I think I read this book for the first time the prompt occurred.


message 16: by chysodema (new)

chysodema | 50 comments Does anyone know if No Exit by Taylor Adams takes place over the course of 24 hours or less?


message 17: by Tara (new)

Tara Cole | 16 comments 11 Hours takes place over eleven hours, but it's very spicy.


message 18: by Milena (new)

Milena (milenas) | 1195 comments Lailah wrote: "Does anyone know if No Exit by Taylor Adams takes place over the course of 24 hours or less?"

It does. It's overnight, but less than 24 hours.


message 19: by Clarissa (new)

Clarissa | 6 comments Do you think Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass works for this prompt?? I've never read it and I'm not sure if something is mentioned about the timeframe. Alice falls asleep and wakes up on the same day, that's why I'm asking it you think that counts.


message 20: by John (new)

John Warner (jwarner6comcastnet) Clarissa wrote: "Do you think Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass works for this prompt?? I've never read it and I'm not sure if something is mentioned about the timeframe. Ali..."

This is a good question! I believe that there are several books that blend fantasy with reality in which the fantasy adventure takes several days but in reality it might only be a dream or short peiod of unconciousness.


message 21: by Melissa (new)

Melissa | 59 comments I am doing If the Shoe Fits


message 22: by Denise (new)

Denise | 374 comments Chrissy wrote: "Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk would be a great choice for this!"

I agree, that one is very good!


message 23: by Denise (new)

Denise | 374 comments I'll read After Dark.


message 24: by Ellie (new)

Ellie (patchworkbunny) | 1752 comments Holly Jackson's Five Survive has "eight hours" on the cover so I'm gonna guess that takes place over one night.


message 25: by David (new)

David (dagonell) | 11 comments Now if you REALLY want to stretch the definition, read The Seven and a Half Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. Downton Abbey meets Quantum Leap meets Groundhogs Day! Evelyn is killed at party. Aiden Bishop has to stop her from being killed. Every time he fails, he "leaps" into a different party guest and relives the day over again! Possibly one of the most tightly plotted novels I've ever read!


message 26: by Kaia (new)

Kaia | 235 comments One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich seems like it would take place in one day, so that's my pick.


message 27: by Laura (new)

Laura P. | 162 comments Ellie good to know! I plan to read Five Survive in a different prompt ("a book about a vacation")
"Long Way Down" by Jason Reynolds takes place within 60 seconds!!


message 28: by Rose (new)

Rose W | 118 comments Laura wrote: "Ellie good to know! I plan to read Five Survive in a different prompt ("a book about a vacation")
"Long Way Down" by Jason Reynolds takes place within 60 seconds!!"

And is a great book!


message 29: by Melissa (last edited Dec 09, 2022 03:09PM) (new)

Melissa | 366 comments Would books about people stuck in time-loops count? The main action happens in the loop of the same day, but the end would be after they break the loop (I mean, hopefully they break the loop).

Mostly just looking for a place to put The Do-Over.


message 30: by Sunshine (new)

Sunshine (sunshinemagik) Reading one day in the life of Ivan denisovich


message 31: by Maria (new)

Maria (mariafoo) | 4 comments I read this in 2022 but it was really interesting! The Wedding Party is a bunch of characters but only one day.


message 32: by Diana (new)

Diana (candystripelegs) | 245 comments Not sure what I'm going to read but I found these to add to the list:

Take Me Home Tonight - It's billed as Ferris Bueller's Day Off meets Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, which also fits this prompt.

We Are the Wildcats - It's about a girls' field hockey team and a night of bonding that evidently gets a little wild.

This Is All Your Fault - This one is described as Empire Records only set in a bookstore. The employees have 24 hours to save their bookstore from closing.

For nonfiction, I found these:
One Day: The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary 24 Hours in America
Sous Chef: 24 Hours on the Line


message 33: by Jamie (new)

Jamie | 117 comments Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan takes place in a single night. I thought it was pretty good.


message 34: by StefanieFrei (new)

StefanieFrei | 83 comments There must me some mystery/thriller to take place in just one day? I probably must have read some??? Any clues?


message 35: by Milena (new)

Milena (milenas) | 1195 comments StefanieFrei wrote: "There must me some mystery/thriller to take place in just one day? I probably must have read some??? Any clues?"

No Exit is the only one that comes to mind. It takes place overnight, so technically 2 different days, but less than 24 hours (or close enough for me).


message 36: by Pie (new)

Pie (pixelpie) | 49 comments The Legend of Korra: Patterns in Time this one might be stretching the prompt. There are 8 short stories and 4 of them take place in a day. Possibly 5 depending on how you interpret it.


message 37: by Sarah (new)

Sarah (sarahbastien1) | 113 comments This is one of the categories I plan to focus on in January, and I've chosen The Sun Is Also a Star for this one!


message 38: by Marie-Eve (new)

Marie-Eve Mailhot (indieegirll) | 139 comments I read They Both Die at the End a while back and was really looking forward the sequel, so that's probably gonna be my pick for that!


message 39: by Wendy (new)

Wendy | 35 comments Does Anxious People fit this prompt? The description looks like it might.


message 40: by Pooja (new)

Pooja Peravali (malarkeymanor) Wendy wrote: "Does Anxious People fit this prompt? The description looks like it might."

The main events do occur over the course of one day, but we flash back a lot in time, and the ending section goes through months and years to wrap the story up. It could count, I think, but probably would not work for a traditionalist interpretation.


message 41: by Jennifer W (new)

Jennifer W | 1786 comments I just borrowed 67 Shots: Kent State and the End of American Innocence. I will see if it fits here as I don't have another spot for it. I'll have to see how much of it actually takes place the day of the shooting.


message 42: by Joanna (new)

Joanna | 157 comments StefanieFrei wrote: "There must me some mystery/thriller to take place in just one day? I probably must have read some??? Any clues?"

I'm currently reading Deadline at Dawn, which takes place over 5 and a half hours.


message 43: by Jamie (last edited Feb 08, 2023 01:47PM) (new)

Jamie | 117 comments Embers by Sándor Márai takes place in one night, although I guess not technically in one calendar day (it starts in the afternoon and ends just before sunrise). I just read it for my around the world challenge, but I think it's close enough that I'm going to double-dip and use it for PopSugar too.

Edited to add: There are also a few chapters of flashbacks at the beginning if that matters to anyone. They're more of one character remembering the past than the actual past, though, if that makes any sense.)


message 44: by Flora (new)

Flora Smith (bookwormflo) | 56 comments Does Day 21 fit this prompt? I can't find anywhere that says whether it does or not.


message 45: by Miranda (new)

Miranda (mirandom) | 37 comments If you like horror, Benny Rose, the Cannibal King by Hailey Piper takes place entirely on Halloween (aside from a short prologue & epilogue). Could also work for the prompt "A book about a holiday that's not Christmas."


message 46: by Conny (last edited Feb 23, 2023 08:17AM) (new)

Conny | 145 comments Can anyone confirm that Where Are the Children? is really set during one day (possible exposition/prologue/epilogue and flashbacks excluded)? It's on the list, but I have my doubts. I've read a bunch of MHC and they never took place during one day only, and the description isn't helping ... but I have the book right here and I would really like to fill that prompt :D


message 48: by Kara (new)

Kara (madhatter360) | 54 comments Leap Day would fit.


message 49: by Vanessa (last edited Mar 08, 2023 12:53PM) (new)

Vanessa (vase_of_afternoons) | 44 comments A Death at the Party fits.

PR blurb: "In this tense, spellbinding thriller set over the course of a single day, a woman prepares for a party that goes dreadfully wrong—for fans of Ashley Audrain and Lisa Jewell."


message 50: by Nyla (new)

Nyla | 33 comments I think /topic/show/... The Langolier by Stephen King might work. Story started at 10:14 pm PDT and ends 4:17 am PDT.


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