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Around the Year in 52 Books

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Around the Year in 52 Books: 2016.

1. A book you meant to read in 2015. The Bone Clocks 
2. A book set in a different continent. The Magicians 
3. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2015. A Darker Shade of Magic 
4. A book by an author you discovered in 2015. The Invisible Library 
5. A book with a title beginning with the 1st letter of your name. Austenland 


6. The highest rated on your TBR. A Game of Thrones
7. A book about books. Fahrenheit 451
8. A classic book with less than 200 pages. To the Lighthouse
9. A book that was mentioned in another book. Of Human Bondage 
10. A book by an author you feel you should have read by now. One Hundred Years of Solitude

11. A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge. The Iliad
12. A childhood classic. Howl's Moving Castle
13. Reader’s Choice. Fate
14. A book with who/what/etc. in the titleWhy We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine
15. A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago). Temeraire

16. A book from the top 100 mystery novels. Dracula
17. A book with a beautiful cover. Slade House 
18. A book on a summer/beach reading list.The Unbearable Lightness of Being
19. A non-fiction book. Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
20. A book with a first name in the title. Lolita

***21. A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page.
22. The first book in a new to you series. Gateway to Fourline 
23. The next book in a series you are reading. On the Meldon Plain 
24. A "between the numbers" book of a series. The New World 
25. A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you. The Masked City.

26. A book everyone is talking about. Hollow World
✔ 27. A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion). Unfettered  
28. A biography, autobiography, or memoir. Night
29. A book by an author who writes under more than one name. The Seventh Bride 
30. A fairytale from a culture other than your own. In the Night Garden 

31. A work of young adult fiction. The Night Circus
32. A historical fiction book. Outlander
33. The 16th book on your TBR. number9dream
✔ 34. A book about mental illness. Depressive Illness: The Curse Of The Strong 
✔ 35. An award winning book. Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances

***36. An identity book - a book about a different culture, religion or sexual orientation
37. A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read. Atonement?
38. A book about an anti hero. A Clockwork Orange
39. A previous suggestion: A book that doesn't take place on earth. Tower Lord
40. A novella from your favorite genre. Breakfast at Tiffany's

41. A book about a major world event. All the Light We Cannot See 
42. A top 100 fantasy novel. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell,
43. A book about a thing that goes bump in the night. The Winter Ghosts 
44. A book you're embarrassed to read in public. Entwined 
45. A book related to a hobby or passion you have. The Library at Night

46. A crime story. Rebecca 
47. A book with food/drink in the title. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
48. A dystopia.  Anthem?
49. A book with a great opening line. The Bell Jar
50. A book originally written in a language other than English. The Angel's Game

51. A short story from a well-known author. The Right Sort 
52. A book published in 2016. A Gathering of Shadows 

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