Reading Theme of September, 2019

Name Game

"The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick, "The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer" by Michelle Hodkin, "Stoner" by John Williams

For this month's reading theme, I will be introducing two different variants which you can choose from! The general rule is that they both have to do with names; one with yours, one in general. So, let me tell you what the options are!

The first option is to read a book with a name in the title. It's as simple as that! I'll give you a list of examples and recommendations down below:

• "Agnes Cecilia" by Maria Gripe
• "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
• "Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
• "Cinder" by Marissa Meyer
• "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde
• "Circe" by Madeline Miller

Here's a list of a bunch of my options option:

• "Charlotte Street" by Danny Wallace
• "Goodnight Mister Tom" by Michelle Magorian
• "Anna Dressed in Blood" by Kendare Blake
• "The Evolution of Mara Dyer" by Michelle Hodkin
• "En man som heter Ove" ("A Man Called Ove") by Fredrik Backman
• "Seraphina" by Rachel Hartman
• "Doktor Faustus" by Thomas Mann
• "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
• "Emma" by Jane Austen
• "Eragon" by Christopher Paolini
• "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
• "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
• "The Bane Chronicles" by Cassandra Clare, et al.

But what's the other option? Well, you could also choose to read a book that has a title which starts with the same letter as your first name. For example, if your name is Bob, you could read "The Book Thief" by Marcus Zusak. Now you might ask: Is Maja going to recommend a book from every letter of the alphabet? Well, you can bet I'll do my best!!!!

• "A Darker Shade of Magic" by V.E. Schwab
• "Beautiful Creatures" by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
• "Carry On" by Rainbow Rowell
• "Dream a Little Dream" by Kerstin Gier
• "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
• "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay" by J.K. Rowling
• "(The) Girl With All the Gifts" by M.R. Carey
• "Hex Hall" by Rachel Hawkins
• "Ingo" by Helen Dunmore
• "Jam" by Yahtzee Croshaw
• "(The) Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
• "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
• "(The) Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov
• "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman
• "Obsidian" by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• "(The) Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
• "Quidditch Through the Ages" by J.K. Rowling
• "Ruby Red" by Kerstin Gier
• "Stoner" by John Williams
• "The Time Travelers" by Linda Buckley-Archer
• "(The) Unbecoming of Mara Dyer" by Michelle Hodkin
• "Vicious" by V.E. Schwab
• "The Wasp Factory" by Iain Banks
• --(x)
• --(y)
• --(z)

Unfortunately I couldn't find anything that I've read that starts with X, Y, or Z, but if your name starts with any of those letters, I'm sure you'll find something to read anyways.

My name is Maja, so I'll be reading a book that starts with M. Here are some of my options:

• "Miniatyrmakaren" ("The Miniaturist") by Jessie Burton
• "Mordet på Orientexpressen" ("Murder on the Orient Express") by Agatha Christie
• "More Than This" by Patrick Ness
• "Madame Bovary" by Gustave Flaubert
• "Magikerna" ("The Magicians") by Lev Grossman

Got any idea about what to read? Does this seem like a fun theme for the month? I think so! Good luck <3
Happy reading!