Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon 2020 Mini Challenge: Spell Your Name with Books
I am sure you have heard the saying “so many books, so little time.” We are now in hour 3 of the Redathon, and I think it’s going fast already.
A name is something that is unique to us and it was chosen because our parents thought it was a good fit. We either love our name or dislike it and like the long or short form.
Well, any avid bookworm like me knows it’s exactly like this with books. There are so many different types of books and ones that you are drawn to because, just like your name, they are unique to you.
For this challenge, pick books with titles that begin with letters of your name. The first title must begin with the first letter of your name, the second with the second, and so on.
Here’s my list as an example:
K- Kahless by Michael Jan Friedman
A- Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
T- The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne
H-Horse Crazy by Sarah Maslin Nir
E-Everything is Beautiful by Eleanor Ray
R-Room by Emma Donaghue
I-Instagram Poetry for Every Day by the National Poetry Library
N-No Room at the Little Cornish Inn by Nancy Barone
E-Eudora Honeysett is Quite Well Thank You by Annie Lyons
You have the rest of the whole readathon to do this challenge and can choose any book format, length or genre.
Share your books and progress in the comments!
Jana:
Jane Eyre
Anne of Green Gables
Northanger Abbey
Anna Karenina
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T – The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
All my other reads sadly don’t work!
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I have that on my to read list, I hope you find something else
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I think it can be any book. Not just the ones on your TBR for the day. I could be wrong though.
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Mine:
The Subtle (K)nife
(A)luce’s Adventures in Wonderland
(T)inkers
(I)t Devours
(E)nder’s Game
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Interesting list
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M – My Sister The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
I – In The Sea There Are Crocodiles by Fabio Geda
K -Kept Woman by Karin Slaughter
A – A Clockwork Orange By Anthony Burgess
E – Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey
L – Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
A – Ariel by Sylvia Plath
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All these sound good.
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Spelling Lara:
L- Last Train to Liguria (by Christine Dwyer Hickey)
A- Ananias (by Jim Case)
R- Red Queen (by Victoria Aveyard)
A- Anne of Green Gables (by LM Montgomery)
#readathon
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I liked Anne of Green Gables. Need to discover the rest
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C = Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
H = Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
R = Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley
I = If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane
S = Sherwood by Meagan Spooner
T = To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
I = [The] Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
N = Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart
A = Act Like It by Lucy Parker
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Thanks for your list
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Ooh fun!! G was surprisingly difficult.
G – Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
R – Resistance Reborn by Rebecca Roanhorse
A – Aru Shah and The Song of Death by Roshani Choksi
E – Exit Strategy by Martha West
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Haven’t listened to these yet
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My books are R- Revolution Sunday, A- A Heart so Fierce and Broken, Y- Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One, N- Noir, A- A Star is Bored I’m posting on my Instagram too @thetravelersees
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These all sound interesting. Have a good Readathon
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Great Challenge ! Here is mine:
K- KIdnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
A- Alice in Wonderland
I- Inkheart Cornelia Funke
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I liked Alice in Wonderland . Thanks for taking part
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Posted my stack at https://twitter.com/irasobrietate/status/1320017323697254400?s=20
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I’ve always kind of wished I had a different name, but here are my books.
C- Chaos by Iris Johansen
A – Altered Carbon by Richard K Morgan
R – Resorting to Murder edited by Martin Edwards
O – One by One by Ruth Ware
L – Left-Handed Death by Richard Hull
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I liked The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware. Interesting choices. I want to get more of her books
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L – Less by Andrew Sean Greer
I – In Case You Missed It by Lindsey Kelk
S – Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts
A – Accidently on Purpose by Jill Shalvis
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I love Lindsey Kelk’s books although I have yet to complete my collection. She is one of my favourite authors
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I only used books I owned since I decided to share on my socials (insta and twitter), but here is what I came up with!
L- Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent
U- The Hunger by Alma Katzu
N-Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Himself
A-Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
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Jaran by Kate Elliot
Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
(The) Inheritance Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Not books that I am planning to read during the Readathon, but all books that I have read (unlike my first thought for U – since I’ve never tackled James Joyce’s Ulysses)
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A- A Wrinkle in Time
S- Siddhartha
H- Heartless
L- Lord of the Flies
E- Emma
Y- The Yellow Wallpaper
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L= Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
A= Anne of Avonlea by Lucy Maud Montgomery
R=Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
I= Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
S= Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
S= Smoky, the Cowhorse by Will James
A= Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
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I love Little Women (book and movie). Added the rest to my to read list. I need to have more classics on my list. Thanks for taking part.
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I almost feel like I’m cheating!
(D) on’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
(E)loise in Paris
(B)ecause of Winn-Dixie
Thanks for this fun challenge.
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Thanks Deb. My mind went back when I saw Eloise here- I loved the first book in the series when I was young. I have added Eloise in Paris to my TBR list. Here’s a Goodreads link to all the books in the series. I didn’t know there were so many.
https://www.goodreads.com/series/77771
Enjoy the rest of the Readathon!
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Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Once Broken Faith by Seanan McGuire
Nigella Express by Nigella Lawson
Jane Slayre by Sherri Browning Erwin
Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson
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What a great idea! I feel completely unable to compete though. You guys are much better readers than I am!
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Hi Karin! So great to see you here. There’s a first time for everything and even finishing one book or a few chapters is a good way to start. Even with a book or genre you love.
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B = Bluest Eye ~ by Toni Morrison
O = On Writing Well ~ by William Zinsser
N = Noah ~ by Ellen Gunderson Traylor
N = Noah’s Floor ~ by William Ryan and Walter Pitman
I = I and Thou ~ by Martin Buber
E = Elsewhere ~ by Gabrielle Zevin
JACOBS = Jacob’s Journey ~ by Noah benShea
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I haven’t finished the G or E yet
A – A Damsel and a Demigod by Annette Marie
N – Neron Rising by Keary Taylor
G – Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, The by Stephen King
I – Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon
E – Eve by Anna Carey
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