*(I think I completed maybe 25 of them? And the official end date is in less than two months.)
Anyway, one of the items on the list was to read 26 books, one by an author whose last name starts with each letter of the alphabet. I am already a major book lover, but I wanted to explore and find books I might not normally gravitate toward. So while I gave up on the 101 in 1001 thing, I'm still working on this A to Z book list. I've chosen all 26 books (and let me tell you, it was NOT easy finding books that looked remotely interesting by authors with Q, U and X names); now it's just a matter of reading them!
For the record, I'm reading a lot more than just 26 books; these are just the ones related to this challenge. If you want to see my entire virtual library, find me on Goodreads!
I'll update this post to keep track of my progress; currently I've read 21 of 26. (The numbers in parentheses next to the books denote the order in which I've read them.)
A — The Summer We Fell Apart, by Robin Antalek (6)
B — The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, by Alan Bradley (7)
C — Little Bee, by Chris Cleave (11)
D — Sarah’s Key, by Tatiana de Rosnay (8)
E — A Visit from the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan (17)
F — Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!, by Richard Feynman (4)
G — The Magicians, by Lev Grossman (14)
H — Between Sisters, by Kristin Hannah (3)
I — Angry Conversations with God, by Susan Isaacs (to-read)
J — 13 Little Blue Envelopes, by Maureen Johnson (20)
K — The Winter Sea, by Susanna Kearsley (21)
L — Grace [Eventually]: Thoughts on Faith, by Anne Lamott (5)
M — The Forgotten Garden, by Kate Morton (12)
N — One Day, by David Nicholls (18)
O — Before I Fall, by Lauren Oliver (9)
P — Keeping Faith, by Jodi Picoult (2)
Q — Every Last One, by Anna Quindlen (to-read)
R — Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J.K. Rowling (15)
S — The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer (1)
T — The End of Mr. Y, by Scarlett Thomas (16)
U — The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint, by Brady Udall (19)
V — Timequake, by Kurt Vonnegut (to-read)
W — I Am Not a Serial Killer, by Dan Wells (10)
X — Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother, by Xinran Xue (to-read)
Y — The Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors, by Michele Young-Stone (to-read)
Z — The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (13)
B — The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, by Alan Bradley (7)
C — Little Bee, by Chris Cleave (11)
D — Sarah’s Key, by Tatiana de Rosnay (8)
E — A Visit from the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan (17)
F — Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!, by Richard Feynman (4)
G — The Magicians, by Lev Grossman (14)
H — Between Sisters, by Kristin Hannah (3)
I — Angry Conversations with God, by Susan Isaacs (to-read)
J — 13 Little Blue Envelopes, by Maureen Johnson (20)
K — The Winter Sea, by Susanna Kearsley (21)
L — Grace [Eventually]: Thoughts on Faith, by Anne Lamott (5)
M — The Forgotten Garden, by Kate Morton (12)
N — One Day, by David Nicholls (18)
O — Before I Fall, by Lauren Oliver (9)
P — Keeping Faith, by Jodi Picoult (2)
Q — Every Last One, by Anna Quindlen (to-read)
R — Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J.K. Rowling (15)
S — The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer (1)
T — The End of Mr. Y, by Scarlett Thomas (16)
U — The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint, by Brady Udall (19)
V — Timequake, by Kurt Vonnegut (to-read)
W — I Am Not a Serial Killer, by Dan Wells (10)
X — Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother, by Xinran Xue (to-read)
Y — The Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors, by Michele Young-Stone (to-read)
Z — The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (13)
I love Jodi Picoult! I see that she was your "P" author. My friend and I got really into her right after high school. I haven't read Keeping Faith, what'd you think?
ReplyDeleteIt was really good! Super emotional, but aren't all her books? :-P I've read a few and I have a few more that I've bought but haven't read yet. Her books are sort of formulaic but I love 'em.
Deletethis is great! I might do this later on in the year :)
ReplyDeleteDo it! It's a fun exercise. :)
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