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Aug 04, 2015 09:32AM
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The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson rounded out my challenge, and I'm done! Is anyone looking for suggestions for different categories?
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Category: Title Chosen, by Author
A book with more than 500 pages: All the Light We Cannot See , by Anthony Doerr
A classic romance: Joy Street , by Laura Foley
A book that became a movie: The Girl on the Train , by Paula Hawkins
A book published this year: Descent , by Tim Johnston
A book with a number in the title: Station Eleven , by Emily St. John Mandel
A book written by someone under 30: Half of a Yellow Sun , by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A book with nonhuman characters: Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian , by Eoin Colfer
A funny book: One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories , by B.J. Novak
A book by a female author: Henna House , by Nomi Eve
A mystery or thriller: The Lost Symbol , by Dan Brown
A book with a one-word title: Jamilia , by Chingiz Aitmatov
A book of short stories: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven , by Sherman Alexie
A book set in a different country: And the Mountains Echoed , by Khaled Hosseini
A nonfiction book: Lieutenant Nun , by Catalina De Erauso
A popular author's first book: Winter in the Blood , by James Welch
A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet: Flight Behavior , by Barbara Kingsolver
A book a friend recommended: The Invention of Wings , by Sue Monk Kidd
A Pulitzer Prize winning book: The Road , by Cormac McCarthy
A book based on a true story: If This Be Sin , by Hazel Newlevant
A book at the bottom of your to-read list: How Shall We Kill the Bishop? , by Lily Mabura
A book your mom loves: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks , by Rebecca Skloot
A book that scares you: Dark Places , by Gillian Flynn
A book more than 100 years old: The Song of Prince Igor: A Russian Epic Song , by Anonymous Anonymous
A book based entirely on its cover: The Birds of Pandemonium , by Michele Raffin
A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't: The Things They Carried , by Tim O'Brien
A memoir: The Prince of Los Cocuyos , by Richard Blanco
A book you can finish in a day: The Little Prince , by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
A book with antonyms in the title: The Walking Dead , by Robert Kirkman
A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit: Savage Harvest , by Carl Hoffman
A book that came out the year you were born: Heartburn , by Nora Ephron
A book with bad reviews: The Buried Giant , by Kazuo Ishiguro
A trilogy (1): The Golden Compass , by Philip Pullman
A trilogy (2): The Subtle Knife , by Philip Pullman
A trilogy (3): The Amber Spyglass , by Philip Pullman
A book from your childhood: Troubling a Star , by Madeleine L'Engle
A book with a love triangle: Americanah , by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A book set in the future: The Water Knife , by Paolo Bacigalupi
A book set in high school: Eleanor & Park , by Rainbow Rowell
A book with a color in the title: The Rosie Project , by Graeme Simsion
A book that made you cry: Flight , by Sherman Alexie
A book with magic: Trigger Warning , by Neil Gaiman
A graphic novel: The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story , by Vivek J. Tiwary
A book by an author you've never read before: Plenty More , by Yottam Ottolenghi
A book you own but have never read: The Wolf in Winter , by John Connolly
A book that takes place in your hometown: The Martian , by Andy Weir
A book that was originally written in a different language: La lengua mexicana , by Antonio Vazquez Gastelu
A book set during Christmas: The Fishermen , by Chigozie Obioma
A book written by an author with your same initials: The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared , by Jonas Jonasson
A play: Death of a Salesman , by Arthur Miller
A banned book: Bless Me, Ultima , by Rudolfo Anaya
A book based on or turned into a TV show: I Must Say , by Martin Short
A book you started but never finished: Heart of Darkness , by Joseph Conrad
Category: Title Chosen, by Author
A book with more than 500 pages: All the Light We Cannot See , by Anthony Doerr
A classic romance: Joy Street , by Laura Foley
A book that became a movie: The Girl on the Train , by Paula Hawkins
A book published this year: Descent , by Tim Johnston
A book with a number in the title: Station Eleven , by Emily St. John Mandel
A book written by someone under 30: Half of a Yellow Sun , by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A book with nonhuman characters: Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian , by Eoin Colfer
A funny book: One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories , by B.J. Novak
A book by a female author: Henna House , by Nomi Eve
A mystery or thriller: The Lost Symbol , by Dan Brown
A book with a one-word title: Jamilia , by Chingiz Aitmatov
A book of short stories: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven , by Sherman Alexie
A book set in a different country: And the Mountains Echoed , by Khaled Hosseini
A nonfiction book: Lieutenant Nun , by Catalina De Erauso
A popular author's first book: Winter in the Blood , by James Welch
A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet: Flight Behavior , by Barbara Kingsolver
A book a friend recommended: The Invention of Wings , by Sue Monk Kidd
A Pulitzer Prize winning book: The Road , by Cormac McCarthy
A book based on a true story: If This Be Sin , by Hazel Newlevant
A book at the bottom of your to-read list: How Shall We Kill the Bishop? , by Lily Mabura
A book your mom loves: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks , by Rebecca Skloot
A book that scares you: Dark Places , by Gillian Flynn
A book more than 100 years old: The Song of Prince Igor: A Russian Epic Song , by Anonymous Anonymous
A book based entirely on its cover: The Birds of Pandemonium , by Michele Raffin
A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't: The Things They Carried , by Tim O'Brien
A memoir: The Prince of Los Cocuyos , by Richard Blanco
A book you can finish in a day: The Little Prince , by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
A book with antonyms in the title: The Walking Dead , by Robert Kirkman
A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit: Savage Harvest , by Carl Hoffman
A book that came out the year you were born: Heartburn , by Nora Ephron
A book with bad reviews: The Buried Giant , by Kazuo Ishiguro
A trilogy (1): The Golden Compass , by Philip Pullman
A trilogy (2): The Subtle Knife , by Philip Pullman
A trilogy (3): The Amber Spyglass , by Philip Pullman
A book from your childhood: Troubling a Star , by Madeleine L'Engle
A book with a love triangle: Americanah , by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A book set in the future: The Water Knife , by Paolo Bacigalupi
A book set in high school: Eleanor & Park , by Rainbow Rowell
A book with a color in the title: The Rosie Project , by Graeme Simsion
A book that made you cry: Flight , by Sherman Alexie
A book with magic: Trigger Warning , by Neil Gaiman
A graphic novel: The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story , by Vivek J. Tiwary
A book by an author you've never read before: Plenty More , by Yottam Ottolenghi
A book you own but have never read: The Wolf in Winter , by John Connolly
A book that takes place in your hometown: The Martian , by Andy Weir
A book that was originally written in a different language: La lengua mexicana , by Antonio Vazquez Gastelu
A book set during Christmas: The Fishermen , by Chigozie Obioma
A book written by an author with your same initials: The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared , by Jonas Jonasson
A play: Death of a Salesman , by Arthur Miller
A banned book: Bless Me, Ultima , by Rudolfo Anaya
A book based on or turned into a TV show: I Must Say , by Martin Short
A book you started but never finished: Heart of Darkness , by Joseph Conrad
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