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Post by windysisters on Jan 2, 2019 10:38:19 GMT
Are you hoping to complete any kind of Alphabet Challenge this year? Tell us about your progress here!
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Post by geminii on Jan 2, 2019 12:58:18 GMT
I am in with this one .. 
My first instinct is to focus on Book Titles again .. however, I may make my own list for Authors too and see how things progress ..
A. A Bird in the Hand by Ann Cleeves
B. Boy Who Painted the World (The) by Melody J Breman
C. Caught out in Cornwall by Janie Bolitho
D. Dying Truth by Angela Marsons
E. Evil Games by Angela Marsons
F. Flower Girls (The) by Alice Clark-Platts
G. (The) Godfather by Mario Puzo
H. Homegoing by Yaa Gaysi
I. I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O'Farrell
J.
K. Kidnapped (Book Shots 1 - 5) by James Patterson
L. Lost Girls by Angela Marsons
M. Murder at the Cathedral by Frances Evesham
N. Noel Barleywater Runs Away by John Boyne
O. One Enchanted Evening by Anton Du Beke
P. Puppet Show (The) by M W Craven
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R. Restless Girls (The) by Jessie Burton
S. Silent Scream by Angela Marsons
T. Toy Makers (The) by Robert Dinsdale
U. Under The Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy
V.
W. Where The Crawdad's Sing by Delia Owens
X. X Y Z by Anna Katherine Green
Y. Year of Living Danishly (The) by Helen Russell
Z.
Completed : 22 / 26
Managed to squeeze in more than I thought - just a few obscure letters outstanding .. will update in Authors |
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Post by josette on Jan 2, 2019 13:58:21 GMT
Well I’ve failed with this for the past 2 (or 3?) years, but if I keep plugging away then perhaps 2019 will be my year.... I’m going with authors again.
A - Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
B - Fleishman is in Trouble - Taffy Brodesser-Akner
C - Bad Blood - John Carreyrou
D - Love from Boy - Roald Dahl
E - I Feel Bad About My Neck - Nora Ephron
F - Mythos - Stephen Fry
G - Lethal White - Robert Galbraith
H - The Humans - Matt Haig
I - My Twentieth Century Evening and Other Small Breakthroughs - Kazuo Ishiguro
J - A Very Long Engagement - Sebastien Japrisot
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L -
M - Red Sparrow - Jason Matthews
N -
O - How to be Right - James O’Brien
P - The Lido - Libby Page
Q - Daughters of Rome - Kate Quinn
R - Death in Ten Minutes - Fern Riddell
S - Just Kids - Patti Smith
T - Murder on Bank Street - Victoria Thompson
U -
V - The Order of the Day - Éric Vuillard
W - The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead
X -
Y - Love’s Executioner - Irvin D. Yalom
Z -
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Post by rosemary3 on Jan 3, 2019 17:17:18 GMT
I struggled last year, having to complete X and Q in the last 3 days of December, but if I go for authors this year and use either first or last name, I might manage it ... All finished 6th December!
A - Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why - 3/1/19
B - Pamela Branch, Lion in the Cellar - 12/3/19
C - James M Cain, The Postman Always Rings Twice - 23/2/19
D - Robert Dinsdale, The Toymakers - 2/8/19
E - Janet Evanovich, Seven Up - 30/6/19
F - Alice Feeney, Sometimes I Lie - 19/1/19
G - Linda Gillard, Untying the Knot - 28/1/19
H - Jane Harper, The Dry - 5/3/19
I - Michael Innes, The Daffodil Affair - 6/12/19
J - Sébastien Japrisot, A Very Long Engagement - 2/2/19
K - R O Kwon, The Incendiaries - 30/8/19
L - Min Jin Lee, Pachinko - 10/1/19
M - Somerset Maugham, Ashenden - 30/1/19
N - Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon - 7/1/19
O - Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing - 4/11/19
P - Satchin Panda, The Circadian Code - 14/1/19
Q - Matthew Quick, Forgive Me Leonard Peacock - 22/11/19
R - Ann B Ross, Miss Julia to the Rescue - 14/2/19
S - Carl Sagan, Contact - 17/1/19
T - Rose Tremain, The Colour - 16/1/19
U - Upton Sinclair, The Jungle - 20/2/19
V - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle - 21/8/19
W - Rebecca West, The Return of the Soldier - 6/4/19
X - A W Exley, Nefertiti's Heart - 17/8/19
Y - Irvin D Yalom, The Spinoza Problem, 8/5/19
Z - Paula Danziger, Can You Sue Your Parents For Malpractice, 30/10/19
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Post by windysisters on Jan 5, 2019 15:42:21 GMT
I'll have a go. In the past I've made it harder for myself by (a) doing it in order and (b) counting only new-to-me authors. I'll be more relaxed about it this year.
A The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood (Feb)
B The Beautiful Dead by Belinda Bauer (Feb)
C The Shakespeare Secret by JL Carrell (Jun)
D The Ides of April by Lindsey Davis (Apr)
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F The Hours Before Dawn by Celia Fremlin (Apr)
G Set in Stone by Robert Goddard (Jan)
H Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (Apr)
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J The Haunting of Henry Twist by Rebecca F John
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L The Puppet Master by J. Lewis-Thompson (Jan)
M The Distant Echo by Val McDermid (Jan)
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R Prince of the Clouds by Gianni Riotta (Jan)
S The Journal of Dora Damage by Belinda Starling (Feb)
T The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey (Feb)
U
V
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X
Y
Z The Whispers of Nemesis by Anna Zouroudi (Mar)
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Post by littlereader on Jan 7, 2019 13:44:39 GMT
I don't think I did this last year and didn't quite finish it the times before but always worth another go...!
A - Big Sky - Kate Atkinson
B - The Restless Girls - Jessie Burton
C - Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis - Wendy Cope
D -
E - The Hanging Wood - Martin Edwards
F - To Kill a Mockingbird - Fred Fordham (graphic novel version)
G - Darwin - Fabian Grolleau
H - The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah
I -
J - The Last - Hannah Jameson
K - The Snow Globe - Judith Kinghorn
L - Walking Wounded - Sheila Llewellyn
M - The Drowned Village - Kathleen McGurl
N - Pilu of the Woods - Kai Nguyen
O - Dog Songs - Mary Oliver
P - Mera - Danielle Paige
Q -
R - Old Toffer's Book of Consequential Dogs - Christopher Reid
S - Dirty Little Secrets - Jo Spain
T - The Christmas Tale of Peter Rabbit - Emma Thompson
U -
V - The Librarian - Salley Vickers
W - Educated - Tara Westover
X -
Y -
Z -
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Post by pennylane on Jan 7, 2019 19:14:12 GMT
Skipping this one for 2019 only doing 2 challenges and see if I can complete them both this year  |
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