Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

The seven deadly sins are a list of vices: pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath and sloth. These sins are often excessive versions of normal abilities or passions.
The sin can be in the title or the content of the book.

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Suggestions:
The Seven Deadly Sins in book titles (listopia)





- Greed:
GR shelf


- Gluttony:
GR shelf


- Envy:
GR shelf


- Pride:
GR shelf


-Wrath:
GR shelf


- Sloth (note: the animal isn't actually a deadly thing):
GR shelf



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Optional questions:
- What are you reading for this category?
- Which sin did you choose?

I've never read Jane Austen so this is my year !

Pride and Prejudice

Lets see what all the fuss is about?

I plan to read Greed, Lust & Gender: A History of Economic Ideas, which sounds fascinating. But it will be a bit of work. If I need something lighter, I'll go with Eligible, a modernization of Pride and Prejudice. I don't generally like that sort of thing, but this has been recommended by a friend.

Would The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue work for this?

The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy. He has a personality prone to self-destructive pride and temper. Perfect for this week!

Stephanie wrote: "I just found 4 MC Freebies (currently free on Amazon) that are part of the Seven Deadlies MC series by K. Ewald : Wrath, Envy, Gluttony, and Greed.

Figured I'd share in case anyone was interested..."
Thank you for sharing! I will check it out.

Cheri wrote: "I plan to read Greed, Lust & Gender: A History of Economic Ideas, which sounds fascinating. But it will be a bit of work. If I need something lighter, I'll go with [book:Eligible|258..."

I read Eligible this year, and it was so, so funny. I'm not a big P&P fan, but this was a good light read.

Zaz wrote: "The seven deadly sins are a list of vices: pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath and sloth. These sins are often excessive versions of normal abilities or passions.
The sin can be in the title ..."

The link for the GR shelf for greed isn't working for me. I'm not sure what's up?

Also, note that the Pride shelf has a lot of LGBTQ books for Pride, instead of it being about the deadly sin. Just wanted to give a heads up!

I had trouble finding books on the list that I wanted to read, but I have a funny feeling, I'll be reading books for other prompts and end up using one of them for this category. As it stands, I have these on my list:

A Christmas Carol (Greed)
The Corrections (Lust)
A Game of Thrones (Greed, Gluttony)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Wrath)

Anne Zouroudi

She wrote a series of books set in Greece that are each based on one of the seven deadly sins. I've only read a couple, but I loved them! Will read another for this prompt.

Rachel wrote: "Would The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue work for this?"

That is the one I chose for this category!

I've had Lolita on my TBR for awhile. I'll be using it for lust.

Such a good category! This could go any way really..

GREED- The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
GLUTTON- A Game of Thrones
ENVY- This Man
PRIDE- Pride and Prejudice
WRATH- The Wrath and the Dawn
SLOTH- The Girl from Everywhere
LUST- Fallen Too Far

Laura wrote: "Such a good category! This could go any way really..

Thank you for this! I was struggling to find books for this category, but now I'm tempted to use The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women!

Emily wrote: "Laura wrote: "Such a good category! This could go any way really..

Thank you for this! I was struggling to find books for this category, but now I'm tempted to use [book:The Radium Girls: The Dark..."
Hope this is a good one! It had good reviews and was on my TBR for awhile.

Laura wrote: "Emily wrote: "Laura wrote: "Such a good category! This could go any way really..

Thank you for this! I was struggling to find books for this category, but now I'm tempted to use [book:The Radium G..."

I have it down for a few different categories, but this one was a hard one to fill so I may just use it for this one!

I also have The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women on my TBR for the year and nothing for this category. Thanks for the idea!

Glad to help! Happy reading :)

The Odyssey? Also do you have to read Iliad first? I really want to read Margaret Atwood's 'The Penelopiad for another prompt which is connected to The Odyssey - which is why I am trying to fit it in!

I'm planning on reading The Water Knife because it seems like it tackles greed pretty well.

How to Ruin Your Child in 7 Easy Steps: Tame Your Vices, Nurture Their Virtues

Kristi, I’ve heard it’s recommended to read The Iliad first.

Finished The Enormous Crocodile for AtYRC children edition, I consider the crocodile as greedy and glutton, so prompt checked. Still no decision made for my normal plan.

Rachel > I'm currently reading it and, for me, it's a yes or no, depending on how you want your sins. The main character is written as a depiction of lust, pride and sloth and considered as it by outsiders (in a current context, I wouldn't considerer him as all of these, especially with his background and personality, but for this time he's a sinner). So, it's up to you :)

Emily > sorry, an unfortunate copy/paste. It's fixed ;)

Thanks Jodi!

I'm tackling the wrath of Moby Dick. So far I'm really enjoying it.

I love historical romance, it's my not-really-very-guilty pleasure, and I don't often choose a romance novel for a Challenge category, so that's what I'm reading for this, whatever historical romance catches my eye when I'm ready to read a book for this category. Pretty much any historical romance is going to be about LUST!

I plan on reading Revenge by Yoko Ogawa. I think it’ll fit in as “wrath”.

Love these books about Pride

Jill Sanders -

I just finished The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty, which was off plan, but it fit so well in this category and I really needed a win in book choices so I went with it.

Lust and wrath, for sure!

For thriller fans, I highly recommend Envy by Sandra Brown. One of her best, in my opinion.

- What are you reading for this category? The Picture of Dorian Gray
- Which sin did you choose? Pride - I didn't know anything about this book before the beginning of the year. My other group is doing it as a group read. I've read about a third of it. I'm really enjoying it. It is beautifully written. I like it when these surprise books come up that I don't know anything about. It also checks off a classic for the 12 I want to read this year.

What are you reading for this category?
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

Which sin did you choose?
Greed. Lots of men were willing to sacrifice the lives of these young women just to make more money.

I'm currently reading Letters from the Earth: Uncensored Writings by Mark Twain and will likely use it for this topic. The first half of the book is letters written by Satan from Earth to the Archangels in heaven and he covers pretty much all the deadly sins in examining man's behavior. Definitely not for religious folks, but it's Twain's trademark biting wit and intelligent humor.

I just finished Let Him Go as a preread for book club. Not sure it will fly with them, but will try it. I decided it plugged into this prompt quite well. The vices being pride (family clans) and greed.

I chose to read Crooked Kingdom for this prompt. I think this book represents both greed and pride, so fits perfectly :)

I will be reading Curious Minds as the plot is based on a missing gold and the Federal Reserve (greed).

I read The Atomic City Girls by Janet Beard for this, as I felt it dealt with the deadly sin of Wrath. The book was well written and told the story of a lesser-known aspect of the race for the bomb and the effects on those working on it.

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I'm reading Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan, an overblown, madcap parody of some obscenely rich people. There are some very funny moments here and obviously the sin is greed.

I was going to read another one by Emile Zola for this prompt, but ended up reading The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton with another group. It represents pride because Lily desires to fit in with upper-class society, but doesn't think that she needs to follow their cultural rules.

I'm reading an ARC of Macbeth by Jo Nesbø. I am pretty sure there is an element of greed in this book!

What are you reading for this category?
Jennifer Government by Max Barry

What sin did you choose?
Greed - the greed of hyper-capitalism

Would Seven Ways We Lie by Riley Redgate count for this prompt?

- What are you reading for this category? Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
- Which sin did you choose? Greed. This book made me so upset and angry over what people did out of greed. Murder for gain is bad enough but in this book it is so cruel and horrid.

- What are you reading for this category?
Ponzi's Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend
- Which sin did you choose?
Greed

- What are you reading for this category?

The Bling Ring: How a Gang of Fame-Obsessed Teens Ripped Off Hollywood and Shocked the World

- Which sin did you choose?

Greed/Envy? I think this book covers a few sins

What are you reading for this category?
I read Lies You Never Told Me by Jennifer Donaldson

Which sin did you choose?
Mostly for envy, but you could probably add lust and wrath as well.

What are you reading for this category?
I read Pride and Prejudice.

Which sin did you choose?
Pride

What are you reading for this category?

Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett deals with several of the 7 deadly sins, although mostly with pride, greed and wrath.

Judgement in Death by JD Robb.
The deadly sin in this case would be wrath.

- What are you reading for this category? The Middlesteins by Jami Attenberg

- Which sin did you choose? Gluttony

What are you reading for this category? The Maltese Falcon

Which sin did you choose? Greed