Fantasy

1. Classic fantasy: Robin Hobb - "Assasin´s Apprentice"
2. Magic school: J. K. Rowling - "Harry Potter And the Half-blood Prince"
3. Necromancers
4. PTSD: Tahereh Mafi - "Shatter me"
5. Dragons
6. Fairytale (retelling)
7. Grimdark: Jan Roar Leikvoll - «Fiolinane»
8. Ghosts: Charles Dickens - "A Christmas carol"
9. Uncommon fantasy creatures: Terry Pratchett - "The light fantastic" (example: druids and trolls rarely appear in books, the sentient Luggage, and so forth)
10. Shapeshifters: Sarah J. Maas - "Empire of storms"
11. Gods: Terry Pratchett - "The colour of magic"
12. Animal companions: Philip Pullman - "The Amber Spyglass"
13. Maternal heritage
14. Set in our world: J. K. Rowling - "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"
15. Witches: Kelly Barnhill - "The girl who drank the moon"
16. Magical Law Enforcement: Ben Aaronovitch - "Rivers of London"
17. Thief: Leigh Bardugo - "Six of crows"
18. Pirates
19. Portal Fantasy: Philip Pullman - "The Subtle Knife"
20. Warrior: Lian Hearn - "I lys av månen"

Sci-fi

1. On a different planet: Ursula le Guin - "Left hand of darkness"
2. Utopia: Ursula le Guin - "The dispossessed"
3. Space ship: Stanislaw Lem - "The star diaries"
4. Steampunk
5. Time Travel: Diana Gabaldon - "Outlander"
6. Artificial Intelligence pov
7. Proto Sci-fi
8. Hive
9. Alien
10. Virtual reality
11. Super powers: Jessica Townsend - "Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow"
12. Science
13. Replicate
14. Space colonization
15. Mecha
16. Space creatures/beasts
17. Teleportation: Madeleine L´engle - "A wrinkle in time"
18. Space western
19. The moon: N. K. Jemisin - "Stone sky"
20. Invasion

Generic
1. Satire: Terry Pratchett og Neil Gaiman - «Good Omens»
2. Under 500 pages: Dag Solstad - "Genanse og verdighet" (eller må det også være fantasy i denne kategorien?)
3. Over 800 pages: Sarah J. Maas - "Kingdom of Ash"
4. Novella: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - "A study in scarlet"
5. Finish a series: Lian Hearn - "Barn av Otori" "
6. Mental health: Gail Honeyman - "Eleanor Oliphant har det helt fint"
7. Disability
8. Published before 1991: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - "The Sign of the Four"
9. Set in Africa
10. Library: Sarah J. Maas - "Tower of Dawn"
11. By a woman of color: N. S. Jemisin - "The obelisk gate"
12. One word title: Neil Shusterman - "Scythe"

1. Book published in 2019: Emil André Erstad - "Hareides fall - trettiseks dager som endra norsk politikk"

2. Author you’ve never heard of: Jo Walton - "Amongst others"

3. A book you’ve read before: Philip Pullman - "The Subtle Knife"

4. Book with a strong female lead: Sarah J. Maas - "Queen of shadows"

1. A play

2. A book set in Southern USA: Jesmyn Ward - "Det som reddes kan"

3. A memoir on someone you admire

8. Set in the Victorian Era: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - "A story of four"

1. Character with career you wish you had

10. A plant on the cover: Lisa Aisato - "Livet - illustrert"

11. Published the year you graduated school: Jan Roar Leikvoll - «Fiolinane» (2010)

12. A graphic novel: Maja Lunde og Lisa Aisato - "Snøsøsteren"

1. Featuring music

14. An ugly cover: Terry Pratchett - "The light fantastic"

15. A teen as the main character: Madeleine L´engle - "A wrinkle in time"

16. The re-telling of a well-known story: Hans Olav Lahlum - "De fems tegn" (skriver i forordet at boka er inspirert av/bevisst ligner på "The sign of the four" av Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, men denne er satt i en mer moderne setting)

17. Set during a holiday: Charles Dickens - “A Christmas carol”

18. Book picked out by someone else: Dag Solstad - "Genanse og verdighet" (plukket ut av bibliotekaren som anbefalt + påpekt av to bokelskere som første Solstad-bok jeg burde lese)

1. Gothic Fiction novel

20. A book about time-travel: Diana Gabaldon - "Outlander"

21. A title starting with the letter “J”: Klaus Hagerup og Lisa Aisato - "Jenta som ville redde bøkene"

22. Fantasy novel: Jessica Townsend - "Wundersmith - the calling of Morrigan Crow"

1. True crime novel

2. A self-published book

25. The name of a color in the title: Sarah J. Maas - "Kingdom of ash"

26. A one word title: Neil Shusterman - "Scythe"

1. A book that makes you mad

28. A book that discusses mental health: Gail Honeyman - "Eleanor Oliphant har det helt fint"

29. A book published by HarperCollins: Tahareh Mafi - "Shatter me"

30. An author who uses initials: J. K. Rowling - "Harry Potter And the Half-Blood prince"

31. A book that everyone’s talking about: N. K. Jemisin - "The stone sky"

1. A western

33. A book about a cult: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - "A study in scarlet"

1. Nominated for (but didn’t win) the 2018 Goodreads choice awards

35. A sports related book: Kathy Reichs - "Flash and bones"

36. A humorous novel: Neil Gaiman og Terry Pratchett - "Good Omens"

1. Set in South America

38. An allegorical book: N. K. Jemisin - "The obelisk gate" (hele serien er allegorisk og handler om rasisme og diskriminering)

39. Military Related: fiction or non-fiction: Sarah J. Maas - "Tower of dawn"

40. A character that is an immigrant: Johannes Anyuru - "De kommer til å drukne i sine mødres tårer"

1. A book suggested by someone else in the challenge

2. A family member’s favourite book

43. A children’s book: Philip Pullman - "The book of Dust - La belle sauvage"

44. An author who uses a pseudonym: Lian Hearn - «Barn av otori»

45. A “beach read”: Kathy Reichs - "Spider bones"

1. The first book you see in a bookstore / library

47. Set in a country you’ve visited: J. K. Rowling - "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"

48. Set in a post-apocalyptic world: N. K. Jemisin - "The Obelisk Gate"

49. A speed read: Terry Pratchett - "The colour of magic"

50. A fairy tale: Kelly Barnhill - "The girl who drank the Moon"

1. A book about organized crime / the mob

52. An audiobook: Charles Dickens - “A Christmas carol” (har lest denne to ganger i år, mener derfor den kan gå to ganger på lista)

Denne er massiv! Jeg ser på min profil at jeg vel har lest rundt 30 bøker i året de siste par åra, og 52 bøker er derfor enormt mye. Jeg skal vurdere om jeg skal la den samme boka telle i flere kategorier. Begynner allerede å legge inn bøker jeg leser nå som passer, for å få en "head start". Gjør skriften fet når jeg er ferdig.

1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy - N. K. Jemisin: "The Obelisk gate"
2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why)
3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y: Terry Pratchett - «The colour of magic»
4. A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin, pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel etc): Leigh Bardugo - "Crooked kingdom"

1. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare
   6. A book with a dual timeline: Johannes Anyuru - «De kommer til å drukne i sine mødrees tårer»
   7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1 Sarah J. Maas - "Heir of Fire"
   8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2 Sarah J. Maas - "Queen of shadows"

9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy or horror): Jessica Townsend - "Wundersmith"
10. A book featuring an historical figure
11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject: Richard Adams - "Watership down"
12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer: Klaus Hagerup og Lisa Aisato - "Jenta som ville redde bøkene"

13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list: Neil Gaiman og Terry Pratchett - «Good Omens» (staff pick sommeren 2018)
14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term: Stanislaw Lem - "The star diaries"
15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country
16. A book told from multiple perspectives: Lian Hearn - "I lys av månen"
17. A speculative fiction (i.e. fantasy, scifi, horror, dystopia): Neal Shusterman - «Scythe»

1. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements
   19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR: Ursula le Guin - «Left hand of darkness»
2. A book featuring indigenous people of a country
   21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes: Emil André Erstad - "Hareides fall - trettiseks dagar som endra norsk politikk" (velger å tolke denne i norsk, ikke amerikansk, kontekst)

22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover: Hans Olav Lahlum - "De fems tegn"*
23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - "The sign of the four"(gammel bok)
24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New: Tahareh Mafi - "Shatter me" (en "ny" verden)**
25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed:

26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue: Lars Mytting - Søsterklokkene
27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list: John Irving - «A prayer for Owen Meany»
28. A book related to something cold (i.e. theme, title, author, cover, etc.): Philip Pullman - "The subtle knife"
29. A book published before 1950: Charles Dickens - "A Christmas Carol"
30. A book featuring an elderly character: Kelly Barnhill - "The girl who drank the moon"

31. A children’s classic you’ve never read: Madeleine L’Engle - «A wrinkle in time»
32. A book with more than 500 pages: Sarah J. Maas - «Empire of storms»
33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet: Diana Gabaldon - "Outlander"
34. A book with a person's name in the title: J. K. Rowling - "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"

1. A psychological thriller
   36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list: Philip
   Pullman - «Støvets bok - La Belle Sauvage» (2017)
   37. A book set in a school or university: J. K. Rowling - «Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince»
   38. A book not written in traditional novel format (poetry, essay, epistolary, graphic novel, etc): Bård Borch Michalsen - "Verbene som beveger verden"

39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life: Dag Solstad - "Genanse og verdighet"
40. A book you stumbled upon: Jo Walton - «Among others»
41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards: Sarah J. Maas - "Kingdom of ash"
42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character: Sarah J. Maas - "Tower of dawn"
43. A book related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) [fiction or nonfiction]: Kathy Reichs - "Spider bones"

44. A book related in some way to a tv show/series or movie you enjoyed (same topic, same era, book appeared in the show/movie, etc.): Kathy Reichs - "Flash and bones"
45. A multi-generational saga: Eka Kurniawan - "Skjønnhet er et sår"
46. A book with a (mostly) black cover: Leigh Bardugo - "Six of crows»
47. A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.): Mohsin Hamid - "The reluctant fundamentalist" (hele den narrative rammen er hovedpersonen som deler et måltid med en amerikaner og forteller ham historien)

48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year: Philip Pullman - "The Amber Spyglass"
49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country: Lian Hearn - «Barn av Otori»
50. A book that includes a journey (physical, health, or spiritual): Jan Roar Leikvoll - «Fiolinane»
51. A book published in 2019: Bård Borch Michalsen - "Verbene som beveger verden"
52. A book with a weird or intriguing title: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - "A study in Scarlet"