Våren 2021 leser jeg meg gjennom Nick Hornbys forfatterskap.
Oppressive government: China Mieville - "The City and the City"
Blue on the cover: Kim Stanley Robinson - «New York 2140»
Standalone: Seanan McGuire - "Middlegame"
One word title: Siri Pettersen - "Odinsbarn"
2021 release: Joshua Philip Johnson - «The Forever Sea»
More than 10 years old: Paul Auster - "In the country of last things"
500++ pages: Philip Pullman - «The book of dust volume two: The secret commonwealth»
Takes place outside of the US: Marlen Haushofer - «The Wall»
Radioactive/nuclear catastrophe:
Young adult: Tasmyn Muir - «Gideon the Ninth»
Zombies: Justina Ireland - «Dread Nation»
Colour in the title:
Free space:
Aliens: Nnedi Okorafor - "Binti"
Short story:
Ebook/audiobook: Adrian Tchaikovsky - "Made things"
Set in space: Becky Chambers - «The long way to a small, angry planet»
Adult:
Post-apocalyptic: Emily St. John Mandel - «Station Eleven»
Gold on the cover: Jessica Townsend - "Hollowpox: The hunt for Morrigan Crow"
Sci-fi/naturalistic:
Movie/TV/video game adaptation:
Cyberpunk:
Number in the title: Stephen King - «Det mørke tårn 2: De utvalgte»
Part of a series: Brandon Sanderson - «The Well of Ascension»
A – «An American Marriage», Tayari Jones
B – "The book of dust", Philip Pullman
C – «Clap when you land», Elisabeth Acevedo
D – «Det mørke tårn 2: De utvalgte», Stephen King
E – «Equal rites», Terry Pratchett
F – «Folk med angst», Fredrik Backman
G – «Gideon the Ninth»
H – "Hollowpox: the hunt for Morrigan Crow", Jessica Townsend
I – «In the country of last things», Paul Auster
J – "Jeg tror du ville likt Ulrik", Jonas Sundquist
K – "Kabalmysteriet", Jostein Gaarder
L –
M – "Made things", Adrian Tchaikovsky
N – "The Nightingale", Kristin Hannah
O – «Over the top», Jonathan Van Ness
P – "People of the book", Geraldine Brooks
Q – "The queen's gambit", Walter Tevis
R –
S – «Speaking in Bones», Kathy Reichs
T – "Tollak til Ingeborg", Tore Renberg
U –
V – «Verity», Colleen Hoover
W – "The Wall", Marlen Haushofer
X –
Y –
Z –
Mini-utfordringer:
JANUAR – A book you purchased in 2020 but didn’t read: «Station Eleven», Emily St. John Mandel
FEBRUAR – A book with non-romantic love (siblings, parent-child, friendships): «The poet X», Elisabeth Acevedo
MARS – A book written by a person of a different race than you
APRIL – A book with an Autistic main character (April is Autism Awareness)
MAI – A book about a nurse
JUNI – A co-written book (2 authors): "Brevene dine legger jeg under madrassen", Astrid Lindgren og Sara Schwart Ikke lest i juni
JULI – A Christmas book (Jul i juli!)
AUGUST – A book by an Indie author (self-published or independent): Nnedi Okarafor - «Binti»
SEPTEMBER – A memoir/biography
OKTOBER – A book written by a new-to-you author: Joshua Philip Johnson - «The Forever Sea»
NOVEMBER – A book outside your normal genre: Rebecca Solnit - "Men Explain Things To Me"
DESEMBER – A backlist title (published BEFORE Jan 1, 2021): J. K. Rowling - "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"