2016 Book Challenge Suggestions


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Read a book set in a “C” state:  California, Colorado, Connecticut  Some suggestions from past reviews:
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck  (California) • The Postman Always Rings Twice by John M. Cain (California)
  
Read a book set in India. Some suggestions from past reviews:
Modoc by Ralph Helfer • On my extensive reading list:  "A Fine Balance" by Rohinton Mistry and "The Lowland" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Leave and/or take a book from a Little Free Library. I love Little Free Libraries! Click here to check out my Mini-Midwest Little Free Library Tour.

Read a book with the author’s first or last name starting with the letter “Z.” Some suggestions from past reviews:
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin • The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon •  On my extensive reading list:  "Nowhere in Africa" by Stephanie Zweig 

Mail a book to a soldier overseas. • Not sure how to do this yet.  Any suggestions?

Read a short story by O. Henry.  Some suggestions from past reviews:
The Gift of the Magi, Memoirs of a Yellow Dog, The Enchanted Kiss

Read a book set in a bookstore or library. Some suggestions from past reviews:
The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George • The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin On my extensive reading list:  "Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore" by Robin Sloan and "The Bookstore" by Deborah Meyler

Read a book with a person’s first name in the title. Some suggestions from past reviews:
Agnes Grey by Emily Bronte • Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt • Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte • Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn • Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton • Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout • Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay • What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

Rate a book or write and post a review on Amazon.com Anyone with an Amazon account can rate and review a book. When you click on Customer Reviews next to the yellow star ratings, there is a “Write a customer review” button.

Read a banned book. Some suggestions from past reviews:
Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence, 1928-60 in England • The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain • Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, 1856-57 in France •  Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, 1936-2011 in Russia • Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, 1932-37 in Australia (Read it, liked it, but did not review it.)

Read a book where the main character is under 16.  Some suggestions from past reviews:
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery • Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman • The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls • Swamplandia! By Karen Russell

Read a book that has a time/day/month reference in the title. Some suggestions from past reviews:
Alphabet Weekends by Elizabeth Noble • Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon  • Night by Elie Wiesel • The Other Side of Midnight by Sidney Sheldon

Buy a book on vacation.  The last book I bought for myself (not as a gift for someone) was in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island, WA.  Unfortunately I didn't like it very much.  I guess I'll just have to try again... :)

Read a book set at Christmastime. Some suggestions from past reviews:
A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg • On my extensive reading list is "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens--it's a short book, so I don't know what's taking me so long to pick it up and read it. 

Read a book set in the 1950s.  Some suggestions from past reviews:
The Giant’s House by Elizabeth McCracken • Keeping the House by Ellen Baker  • Brooklyn by Colm Toibin 


Happy Reading,

Annette


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