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Dec 21, 2017 12:26PM

54/52 completed !! Completed on 12/21!!

COMPLETED JANUARY 2018 (6)

~~âœ“ 2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list, by 1/14, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra~~
â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜† (best book I have read in years!!)

~~âœ“ 4. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 Earth (in title, cover, content, setting, author...) by 1/28, In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and The Woods, by Matt Bell~~
â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜† beautiful fever myth

~~âœ“ 8. An "own voices" book* by 2/25, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay~~
â˜†â˜† dull, repetitive, disappointing

âœ“ 46. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #4 Air, by 11/18,
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†, haunting, life-changing for me, a reminder of the precious gift of every day

âœ“ ~~10. An author's debut book (their first book to be published) by 3/11, The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui~~
â˜†â˜†â˜† hopeful, educational, quietly reflective and I learned how to better read a new genre

âœ“ ~~5. A book about or inspired by real events by 2/4, Days Without End, by Sebastian Barry~~

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the lyricism made the horror worse, trauma and beauty

COMPLETED FEBRUARY 2018 (2)
~~âœ“ 3. A book from the 2017 ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ Choice Awards, by 1/21, Pachinko by Min Jin Lee~~ â˜†

horrible attempt at sweeping generational epic. jumped forward or killed characters when the plot required good writing, relentlessly insulted the reader's powers of observation with adverbs

âœ“ 33. A book connected (title, cover, content) to a word "born" in the same year as you (link), by 8/19, The Ninth Hour: A Novel
by Alice McDermott (a book with a pregnancy in it, to relate to "baby monitor" and "attachment parenting" phrases from 1985) â˜†â˜†

a short book that felt long

COMPLETED MARCH 2018 (4)

~~âœ“ 21. A book written in first person perspective by 5/27, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, by Marjane Satrapi~~
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~~âœ“ 9. A book with a body part in the title (heart, bones, teeth, skin, blood, etc) by 3/4, Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward~~
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dragged on, but was so good in the beginning

~~âœ“ 11. A literary fiction by 3/18, Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie~~
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amazing. clear prose, loosely followed antigone

~~âœ“ 27. A book about surviving a hardship (war, famine, major disasters, serious illness, etc) by 7/8, All the Light we Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr~~
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Felt at first like slightly disturbing YA but became deeper and even more disturbing. Felt like it should have been more compelling than it was.

COMPLETED APRIL 2018 (5)

âœ“ 22. ~~A book you have high expectations or hope for by 6/3, The Gap of Time by Jeanette Winterson~~ â˜†

mangled, horrible caricatures, terrible dialogue

âœ“ 28. ~~4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #3 Water by 7/15, On Such a Full Sea by Chang-rae Lee~~

â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜† chilling, precise, immersive

âœ“ 15. ~~A book with an unique format/writing structure by 4/15, Autumn by Ali Smith~~

â˜†â˜†â˜† slightly boring, mostly interesting

âœ“ ~~6. A book originally written in a language other than English by 2/11, Autumn by Karl Ove KnausgÃ¥rd~~

â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜† defamiliarization, clear precise writing that made me see the world as if through a cold clear glass

âœ“ ~~23. A medical or legal thriller by 6/10, Infected by Scott Sigler~~

â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜† page turner!

COMPLETED MAY 2018 (5)

âœ“ 7. A gothic novel by 2/18
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

â˜†â˜† boring, overwritten

âœ“ ~~17. A book you expect to make you laugh by 4/29, The Uncoupling by Meg Wolitzer~~

â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜† light, well written, good characterization

âœ“ ~~25. A book with an antagonist/villain point of view by 6/24, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce (kind of an anti-hero)~~

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Harold Fry, #1) by Rachel Joyce

â˜† possibly the worst book I have ever read

âœ“ ~~16. A narrative nonfiction by 4/22, The Art of Death, by Edwidge Danticat~~

The Art of Death Writing the Final Story by Edwidge Danticat

â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜† circular, introspective, gave me so many new books for my TBR!

âœ“ ~~35. A book featuring a murder, by 9/2, The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra~~
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i love his writing so much and wish there was more to read!

COMPLETED JUNE 2018 (3)

âœ“ ~~20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends by 5/20, The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern~~ â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†

too much ambiance and not enough plot, but still beautiful

âœ“ ~~18. A book with a location in the title by 5/6, Dark at the Crossing by Elliot Ackerman (the crossing=location. National Book Award finalist)~~ â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†

haunting

âœ“ 13. A book with a plot centered around a secret (forbidden love, spies, secret societies, etc) by 4/1,
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen â˜†â˜†

intolerable characteres, 600 pages=bad combo

COMPLETED JULY 2018 (5)

~~12. A book set in Africa or South America by 3/25, Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi~~ â˜†â˜†

Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of OrÃ¯sha, #1) by Tomi Adeyemi

extremely young adult. characters and plot were as simple and see through as glass. I skimmed the last 150 pages.

~~41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials, by 10/14, The Mothers by Brit Bennett~~ â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†

deep characterization, I loved it!

~~30. A short book by 7/29, The Sense of an Ending, by Julian Barnes~~ â˜†â˜†â˜†

not memorable

~~39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title, by 9/30, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History~~ â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†

The Sixth Extinction An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert

blew my mind in a bad way

48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth), by 12/2 â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

everyone needs to read this book

COMPLETED AUGUST 2018 (4)

~~47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own, by 11/25, Home by Toni Morrison~~ â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†

it felt a little surface level, like it was trying to fit in all of the horrors of Jim Crow into 150 pages, but it didn't have time to reach the emotional depth. It didn't feel like fiction without the emotional depth, but felt instead like it was more of a primer on Jim Crow.

~~52. A book published in 2018, by 12/31, Wade in the Water: Poems by Tracy K. Smith~~ â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†

Wade in the Water Poems by Tracy K. Smith

haunting

~~29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title (lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, dagger, wrench) by 7/22 Hostage by Elie Wiesel~~ â˜†â˜†

this doesn't fit this category but it fits the theme in a way. the characters in this book were just mouthpieces for not very interesting philosophies.

34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls, that didn't win but was polarizing or a close-call (link), by 8/26, The Vegetarian
by Han Kang â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†

intense writing

COMPLETED SEPTEMBER 2018 (4)

~~1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title, by 1/7, My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent~~ â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†

so well written

~~45. A book that intimidates/ scares you, by 11/11, The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea by Bandi~~â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†

everyone needs to read this

~~24. A book with a map by 6/17, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors by Beth Macy~~ â˜†â˜†

Dopesick Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy

~~32. An alternate history book, by 8/12 The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro~~â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†

COMPLETED OCTOBER 2018 (3)

~~43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence, by 10/28, And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready, by Meaghan O'Connell~~ â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†

And Now We Have Everything On Motherhood Before I Was Ready by Meaghan O'Connell

~~36. A book published in the last 3 years (2016, 2017, 2018) by an author you haven't read before, by 9/9, Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan~~ â˜†â˜†â˜†

~~50. A book with a warm atmosphere (centered on family, friendship, love or summer), by 12/16,The Life We Never Expected: by Andrew and Rachel Wilson~~ balm to my soul 11 days after Teddy's birth â˜†â˜†â˜† â˜†â˜†

The Life We Never Expected Hopeful Reflections on the Challenges of Parenting Children with Special Needs by Andrew Wilson

COMPLETED NOVEMBER 2018 (4)

~~49. A book from one of the ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ Best Books of the Month lists (link), by 12/9 An American Marriage by Tayari Jones~~ great characterization â˜†â˜†â˜† â˜†â˜†

~~51. An award-winning short story or short story collection, by 12/23, Florida by Lauren Groff~~

â˜†â˜†â˜† â˜†â˜†

~~37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee), by 9/16, The Friend by Sigrid Nunez~~

â˜†â˜† pretentious little book

~~44. A ghost story, by 11/4, Gratitude by Oliver Sacks~~

â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜† very short but meaningful

COMPLETED December 2018 (8)

40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list (doesn't fit category but did win ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ Choice Award)
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang â˜†â˜†â˜† silly but enjoyable

~~26. A book with a text only cover by 7/1, Exit West~~ â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜† spare and haunting

~~38. A science book or a science fiction book, by 9/23, The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami~~ â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†

42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwater, by 10/21 ~~Surrender Your Weapons: by Valley Haggard~~

Surrender Your Weapons Writing to Heal by Valley Haggard

doesn't fit this category but I read it! â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†

~~31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to, by 8/5 The Associate by John Grisham~~

doesn't fit this category! â˜† horrible. frat boys try to avoid being held accountable for rape for 400 pages

~~19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award or by a Grand master author (books & authors) by 5/13 Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett~~

14. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: , The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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