2021's Great Big 40+10+25 Book Challenge!!
Dec 31, 2020 16:02:01 GMT
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Post by pennyt on Dec 31, 2020 16:02:01 GMT
Just in time for the birth of the new year, here is the new (though not necessarily improved!) Book Challenge for 2021, with the usual basic 40, plus 10 for the really keen, and the peppercricket Bonus 25 for the truly bonkers gluttons for punishment among you!
Have fun!
The Basic 40
1. America the Beautiful (a book set in USA)
2. That’s a Wrap! (a book that became a film)
3. Food, Glorious Food! (a book with food - or drink - in the title)
4. Flower of Scotland (a book set in Scotland)
5. Alien! (a book with a non-human character - could be an animal as well as an alien)
6. In a word… (one-word title)
7. Go East, Young Man! (book set in the Far East)
8. Green Book (not the film - a book with a green cover)
9. Water, water everywhere (a book with river, lake, sea etc in the title, or with one of these as its main setting)
10. Ticket to Ride (a book about a journey)
11. Lost in Translation (hopefully not! A book translated into English)
12. A book first published before you were born
13. A kernel of truth (a story based on real events or people)
14. A book set in the 1800s
15. War and Peace (A book set between the two world wars)
16. It’s new to me (1)… (a book by an author you’ve not read before)
17. It’s new to me (2) (a book in a genre you wouldn’t usually read)
18. In the Beginning (a debut novel)
19. She (a book with a woman’s name in the title)
20. Fly Me to the Moon (a book about flying or space travel)
21. Dear diary (a biography, autobiography or memoir)
22. A non-fiction book
23. The sound of music (a book with music/song etc in the title, or about music in some way)
24. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (a book set at Christmas!)
25. It’s a Mystery (a crime or mystery novel or non-fiction)
26. Here and Now (a book published in 2021)
27. Short and sweet (a book with 250 pages or fewer)
28. It’s a Kind of Magic (a book with a magical element)
29. You’re Gonna Find Me Out In the Country (a book set in the countryside)
30. In Isolation (a book set somewhere very remote - eg the Arctic, up a mountain, in the desert etc)
31. Brand spanking new (a book you bought new)
32. All the Fun of the Fair (a book about a fair, carnival, freak show etc)
33. Working 9 to 5 (a book with a profession in the title, or about a specific job)
34. Dial M for Murder (a book about a murder….!)
35. Frozen (a book set in winter or somewhere very very cold!)
36. It’s Raining Men (a book with a man in the title)
37. Eyes of a Child (a book written from a child’s point of view)
38. What a gem! (a book with a gemstone in the title)
39. A hardback book
40. Books on books! (a book about books or about reading)
The Extra 10
1. Do You Want to Know a Secret? (a story about secrets or a book with ‘secret’ in the title)
2. A book with a subtitle
3. North, South, East, West (book with one of these in the title)
4. Back to the Future (a book set in the future)
5. Oh I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside! (a book set at the beach, on vacation etc)
6. Where the Wild Things Are (a book about jungles, savages, wild animals etc)
7. A book written by a Commonwealth author
8. A book with more than one narrator
9. Back in the USSR (a book set in Russia or during the Cold War)
10. Follow the Science (a book, fiction or NF, about science, inventions, medicine etc)
Janice’s Bonkers Bonus 25
1. A book by someone whose surname starts with Mc or Mac
2. A book by someone who shares a first name with one of Queen Victoria’s children (Edward, Victoria, Alice, Leopold, Beatrice, Louise, Alfred, Helena or Arthur)
3. A book with a character from Greek or Roman mythology in the title
4. A book you really don’t fancy reading but that ticks all the boxes
5. A book set during a war
6. A book by an author who shares their surname with someone you know
7. A book whose title includes the name of a chess piece
8. A books whose author’s first name is Matthew, Mark, Luke or John
9. A book with a 2-word title, with first word THE
10. A book whose title includes something related to one of the five senses
11. A novel first published during the reign of George VI (1936-52)
12. A book whose title has 6 letters or less
13. A book whose author uses a middle initial in their name
14. A story that has a ghost in it
15. A book with flowers on the cover
16. A story that has a dog or cat in it
17. A book with sprayed page edges
18. A book that is its author’s second book, or is second in a series
19. A story that is a retelling (eg of a myth or legend, a fairy story, Bible story etc)
20. A book with a cover you don’t like
21. A book written by a “BIPOC’ author (black, indigenous or person of colour)
22. A book from the Britain’s Favourite Novel list (or for those who’ve already read those, another book by one of the authors on that list!)
23. A book with a character from a different book
24. A book with a bird, insect or animal on the cover
25. And to finish - a really easy one! Any book you really want to read!
Have fun!
The Basic 40
1. America the Beautiful (a book set in USA)
2. That’s a Wrap! (a book that became a film)
3. Food, Glorious Food! (a book with food - or drink - in the title)
4. Flower of Scotland (a book set in Scotland)
5. Alien! (a book with a non-human character - could be an animal as well as an alien)
6. In a word… (one-word title)
7. Go East, Young Man! (book set in the Far East)
8. Green Book (not the film - a book with a green cover)
9. Water, water everywhere (a book with river, lake, sea etc in the title, or with one of these as its main setting)
10. Ticket to Ride (a book about a journey)
11. Lost in Translation (hopefully not! A book translated into English)
12. A book first published before you were born
13. A kernel of truth (a story based on real events or people)
14. A book set in the 1800s
15. War and Peace (A book set between the two world wars)
16. It’s new to me (1)… (a book by an author you’ve not read before)
17. It’s new to me (2) (a book in a genre you wouldn’t usually read)
18. In the Beginning (a debut novel)
19. She (a book with a woman’s name in the title)
20. Fly Me to the Moon (a book about flying or space travel)
21. Dear diary (a biography, autobiography or memoir)
22. A non-fiction book
23. The sound of music (a book with music/song etc in the title, or about music in some way)
24. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (a book set at Christmas!)
25. It’s a Mystery (a crime or mystery novel or non-fiction)
26. Here and Now (a book published in 2021)
27. Short and sweet (a book with 250 pages or fewer)
28. It’s a Kind of Magic (a book with a magical element)
29. You’re Gonna Find Me Out In the Country (a book set in the countryside)
30. In Isolation (a book set somewhere very remote - eg the Arctic, up a mountain, in the desert etc)
31. Brand spanking new (a book you bought new)
32. All the Fun of the Fair (a book about a fair, carnival, freak show etc)
33. Working 9 to 5 (a book with a profession in the title, or about a specific job)
34. Dial M for Murder (a book about a murder….!)
35. Frozen (a book set in winter or somewhere very very cold!)
36. It’s Raining Men (a book with a man in the title)
37. Eyes of a Child (a book written from a child’s point of view)
38. What a gem! (a book with a gemstone in the title)
39. A hardback book
40. Books on books! (a book about books or about reading)
The Extra 10
1. Do You Want to Know a Secret? (a story about secrets or a book with ‘secret’ in the title)
2. A book with a subtitle
3. North, South, East, West (book with one of these in the title)
4. Back to the Future (a book set in the future)
5. Oh I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside! (a book set at the beach, on vacation etc)
6. Where the Wild Things Are (a book about jungles, savages, wild animals etc)
7. A book written by a Commonwealth author
8. A book with more than one narrator
9. Back in the USSR (a book set in Russia or during the Cold War)
10. Follow the Science (a book, fiction or NF, about science, inventions, medicine etc)
Janice’s Bonkers Bonus 25
1. A book by someone whose surname starts with Mc or Mac
2. A book by someone who shares a first name with one of Queen Victoria’s children (Edward, Victoria, Alice, Leopold, Beatrice, Louise, Alfred, Helena or Arthur)
3. A book with a character from Greek or Roman mythology in the title
4. A book you really don’t fancy reading but that ticks all the boxes
5. A book set during a war
6. A book by an author who shares their surname with someone you know
7. A book whose title includes the name of a chess piece
8. A books whose author’s first name is Matthew, Mark, Luke or John
9. A book with a 2-word title, with first word THE
10. A book whose title includes something related to one of the five senses
11. A novel first published during the reign of George VI (1936-52)
12. A book whose title has 6 letters or less
13. A book whose author uses a middle initial in their name
14. A story that has a ghost in it
15. A book with flowers on the cover
16. A story that has a dog or cat in it
17. A book with sprayed page edges
18. A book that is its author’s second book, or is second in a series
19. A story that is a retelling (eg of a myth or legend, a fairy story, Bible story etc)
20. A book with a cover you don’t like
21. A book written by a “BIPOC’ author (black, indigenous or person of colour)
22. A book from the Britain’s Favourite Novel list (or for those who’ve already read those, another book by one of the authors on that list!)
23. A book with a character from a different book
24. A book with a bird, insect or animal on the cover
25. And to finish - a really easy one! Any book you really want to read!