50 books for 50 years challenge

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2 participants (41 books)

01 Feb 2025—30 Nov 2026

Overview

for my 50th Year, I am reading a book from every year I have been drawing breath starting with 1975. I have the full list and details about my challenge HERE.

Challenge Books

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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Wayfarers #1

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Becky Chambers

518 pages • 2014 • 65 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Stuart Turton

507 pages • 2018 • 184 editions

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde

Nursery Crime #1

The Big Over Easy

Jasper Fforde

383 pages • 2005 • 21 editions

fiction crime fantasy mystery lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
New York. Portrait of a City by Reuel Golden

New York. Portrait of a City

Reuel Golden

560 pages • 2010 • 3 editions

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
On Connection by Kae Tempest

On Connection

Kae Tempest

117 pages • 2020 • 16 editions

nonfiction essays hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
The Helene Hanff Omnibus by Helene Hanff

The Helene Hanff Omnibus

Helene Hanff

600 pages • 1993 • 3 editions

nonfiction biography memoir lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

The Alchemist

Paulo Coelho

182 pages • 1988 • 399 editions

fiction classics fantasy literary adventurous inspiring reflective medium-paced
Birdsong in a Time of Silence by Steven Lovatt

Birdsong in a Time of Silence

Steven Lovatt

160 pages • 2021 • 4 editions

nonfiction memoir nature informative reflective medium-paced
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino

If on a Winter's Night a Traveler

Italo Calvino

260 pages • 1979 • 145 editions

fiction classics literary speculative fiction challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Book of Atrix Wolfe by Patricia A. McKillip

The Book of Atrix Wolfe

Patricia A. McKillip

250 pages • 1995 • 9 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious slow-paced