Enga mellom fjella: where from across the meadow, poems sing from mountains and molehills. |
A stack of books to be read; bolded = finished (categories) {with mini-book-review}: behind the beautiful forevers Katherine Boo 2012: (3, 4, 30, 38) The Accidental Genius of Weasel High Rick Detone 2011 YA (2, 14, 23, 25, 43, 52) Bellman & Black Diane Setterfield 2013 (8, 11, 44) Frisk Dennis Cooper 1991 (22, 44, 52) Good Morning, Mr. Zip Zip Zip Richard Schickel 2003 [anti-memoir WW2] (7, 26, 34) Autumn Letters Michael Frederick 2004 (1, 25, 26) In the Beauty of the Lilies John Updike 1996 (41) The Flower Drum song C. Y. Lee 1957 (13, 18) Killing Time in Buffalo Deidre S. Laiken 1990 (home town 26) The Midwife's Tale Gretchen Moran Laskas 2003 (4?) Why the Chimes Rang Raymond MacDonald Alden 1906 Children (15, 25, 32, 52) Child of a Rainless Year Jane Lindskold 2005 (2, 4?, 21) For/from
Week 1 - 1st January - A book with the first letter of the title being "A". Week 2 - 8th January - A book written in first person POV. Week 3 - 15th January - An author's debut book. Week 4 - 22nd January - A book set in a country you'd like to visit, but never have. Week 5 - 29th January - A book published in 2020. Week 6 - 5th February - A book by your favourite author. Week 7 - 12th February - A non-fiction book. Week 8 - 19th February - A book with punctuation in the title. Week 9 - 26th February - A book with a number in the title. Week 10 - 5th March - A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list Week 11 - 12th March - A book with a colour in the title. Week 12 - 19th March - A book with the first letter of the title being "N". Week 13 - 26th March - A book that's been made into a movie. Week 14 - 2nd April - A book you chose because you liked the cover. Week 15 - 9th April - A book written before 1950. Week 16 - 16th April - A book written by an author with the same first and last initial. Week 17 - 23rd April - Wildcard! You can choose any book you wish. Week 18 - 30th April - A book that is also a play/musical. Week 19 - 7th May - A book that has been adapted into a TV show. Week 20 - 14th May - A book with more than one author. Week 21 - 21st May - A book with a weather element in the title. Week 22 - 28th May - A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters "E" or "A". Week 23 - 4th June - A book with a long title (5+ words). Week 24 - 11th June - A book with a one word title. Week 25 - 18th June - A book set in a fictional location. Week 26 - 25th June - A book set in your home-country. Week 27 - 2nd July - Wildcard! You can choose any book you wish. Week 28 - 9th July - A book with an animal on the cover. Week 29 - 16th July - A book set in the future. Week 30 - 23rd July - A New York Times bestseller. Week 31 - 30th July - A book originally written in a different language. Week 32 - 6th August - A book with one of the five W’s, or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How) Week 33 - 13th August - A book guaranteed to make you happy, for whatever reason. Week 34 - 20th August - A book with a name in the title (e.g. Sarah, John, Lorraine) Week 35 - 27th August - A book from your favourite genre. Week 36 - 3rd September - A book someone else has previously read for this challenge (check the forum!) Week 37 - 10th September - The first book in a series you've never heard of. Week 38 - 17th September - A book not set in the US or UK. Week 39 - 24th September - Wildcard! You can choose any book you wish. Week 40 - 1st October - A book with food or drink in the title. Week 41 - 8th October - A book you've wanted to read for a while, but haven't gotten around to it. Week 42 - 15th October - A book with a date in the title (day, month, year etc.) Week 43 - 22nd October - A book with a title that starts "The". Week 44 - 29th October - A book with horror elements. Week 45 - 5th November - A book with an element in the title (earth, air, fire, water) Week 46 - 12th November - A book with a cover that puts you off Week 47 - 19th November - A book published the year you were born Week 48 - 26th November - A book with the first letter of the title being "H" Week 49 - 3rd December - Reread one of your favourite books Week 50 - 10th December - A book published in 2021 Week 51 - 17th December - Wildcard! You can choose any book you wish. Week 52 - 24th December - A short book, less than 200 pages. |