I have just joined RISI although have done the 40 book challenge for a few years with the encouragement of my daughter Freerange, and she has usually posted my list.
This year I have completed the Main 40 Book Challenge, and the intrepid 41 to 50 list.
I have read 13 books in the lunatic 51 to 75 list, don't imagine I will complete it all but will post what I've read by the end of the year.
1. A book with more than 500 pages
ROWLING, JK Harry Potter and the deathly hallows 2. A dual-timeline novel
ATKINSON, Kate Case Histories3. A book that became a movie or TV programme
MOYES, Jojo Me before you4. A book published in 2020
PATCHETT, Ann The Dutch house5. A book with a number in the title
SHAFAK, Elif 10 minutes 38 seconds in this strange world6. A book with a “date” in the title – this could be day of the week, month, season or a specific holiday or annual event
BRADBURY, Ray Farewell summer
7. A book with a celestial body in the title (sun, moon, planets etc)
GRAY, John Men are from Mars, women are from Venus8. A book set mainly in a particular building (eg a hotel/hospital/prison/museum/ factory etc)
FLETCHER, Susan House of glass9. A book with food or drink in the title
FULLER, Claire Bitter orange10. A mystery or thriller
BANKS, Iain The crow road11. A book written under a pseudonym
ROBB, J D Naked in death12. A book with a one-word title
McEWAN, Ian Nutshell13. A book set in a different country
NORMAN, Charity After the fall14. A book with a long title (5+ words)
KHAN, Vaseem The unexpected inheritance of Inspector Chopra 15. A fictional book with a character who is/was a real person
BARKER, Pat Silence of the girls16. A book written by more than one author
PEASE, Allan and Barbara Why men don't have a clue and women always need more shoes17. A title which is a quote from another work, ie a line from a poem, play or song
PHINN, Gervase All those lonely peoplewww.goodreads.com/list/show/29554.Books_with_a_Song_Name_as_the_Titlewww.goodreads.com/list/show/89247.Quotation_as_Title18. A book set in North or South America
GUTERSON, David Snow falling on cedars19. A book with a question in the title.
DICK, Philip K Do androids dream of electric sheep?20. Title of book does not contain the word “The”
FALLON, Jane Getting rid of Matthew21. A book you’ve owned for over 2 years
ELLIS, Bret Easton American Psycho22. A book which is on loan (from a library or from a friend)
SMITH, Alexander McCall A distant view of everything23. A book with a colour in the title
HILL, Susan Black sheep24. A book written for children or young adults
HOLM, Anne I am David25. A book that has an alliterative title
BARRY, Sebastian The secret scripture26. A book by an author you’ve never read before
PARKS, Adele Whatever it takes27. A book originally written in a different language
Secret diary of Hendrick Groen aged eighty three and a quarter years28. A debut novel
WAITE, Urban The terror of living29. Strong Female Lead
EVARISTO, Bernardine Girl woman other30. A story involving travel
PRIOR, Hazel Away with the penguins31. A book with a place name in the title
COE, Jonathan Middle England32. A book with a red cover
PULLMAN, Philip Imaginary friends33. A book you bought brand new
GRIFFITHS, Elly The crossing places34. A book with a person’s name in the title
SHAKESPEARE, William Romeo and Juliet35. A book you can finish in a day
Escott, Jack Dead man's island36. A book with a title which refers to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth)
AUSTEN, Jane Pride and prejudice37. A book set in the past (ie over 200 years ago)
BLACKMORE, R D Lorna Doone38. A book with a profession or job in the title
VICKERS, Salley The librarian39. A prize-winning book
WHITEHEAD, Colson The nickel boys40. A book with fire (or equivalent) in the title. BRADBURY, Ray Fahrenheit 451
EXTRA 10 FOR THE INTREPID CHALLENGERS
41. A book published before you were born CHANDLER, Raymond Big sleep
42. A book based on a true story BRYSON, Bill Notes from a small island
43. An alternate history book AIKEN, Joan Wolves of Willoughby Chase
44. A book with a subtitle RETZENBRINK, Cathy Last act of love - the story of my brother and his sister
45. A book published posthumously BANKS, Iain The quarry
46. A book with an LGBTQ theme EUGENIDES, Jeffrey Middlesex
47. An epistolary fiction (fiction told in the form of diary or letters) FIELDING, Helen Mad about the boy
48. A book which has does not have conventional chapter numbers ROBINSON, Marilynne Lila
49. A book which is part of a series La PLANTE, Lynda Prime suspect
50. A book written by someone famous for something other than being an author CUMMING, Laura On Chapel Sands
EXTRA 25 FOR THE LUNATICS
51. A book written by a Japanese author or set in Japan KAWAGUCHI, Yoshikazu Before the coffee gets cold
55. A book with a map in it - OWENS, Delia Where the crawdads sing
56. A book with an author who has the initials EB - BARR, Emily Blackout
57. Book title contains at least four words and all these words have a single syllable KOOMSON, Dorothy The ice cream girls
58. The author has the same first name as one of the Queen’s great-grandchildren ELIOT, George Mill on the Floss
59. Book title contains a word from the NATO phonetic alphabet HORNBY, Nick Juliet, Naked
60. The title contains an item of jewellery
61. The author’s surname is a type of bird HARRIS, Joanne Five quarters of the orange
62. The title contains an adverb (usually a word ending in ly) GALE, Patrick A perfectly good man
63. The title is a single word that has the same first and last letter
64. The letter, Q, Z or X appear in the title
65. The title includes a capital city BRADBURY, Ray We'll always have Paris
66. A book with 'the' in the title and 'a' or 'an' -
67. The title includes the name of a chess piece
68. The title/cover includes a mode of transport DU MAURIER, Daphne Rebecca
69. Authors' first name or surname is the surname of a US president ADAMS, Douglas Long dark teatime of the soul
70. Book with a door/entrance/to somewhere on the cover FLEMING, Ian From Russia with love
71. Neither title or author's name contain the letter E SZPILMAN, Wladyslaw Pianist
72. A book that was banned
73. A book genre you wouldn't usually read - MCMANUS, Karen M One of us is lying
74. Title includes north, east, south or west
75. Title includes a character from the bible - GARDAM, Jane God on the rocks
Missing criteria 54, 60, 63, 64, 66, 67, 72, 74.
I finished reading the last of the above books on New Year's Eve; it was 'Long dark teatime of the soul'. Now on to the 2021 challenge.