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dalex

Posted 2018-01-01 6:28 AM (#16604)
Subject: Global Reading Challenge 2018

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Choose one country and then read books that are:

set in that country or
set in some variation of that country or
written by an author from that country or
inspired by the folklore and mythology of that country

NEW FOR 2018: THE CONTINENTS CHALLENGE

Read six books, each set on a different continent (or a fictional analogue). You decide which six continents to include and which one to not include. For a more difficult challenge read twelve books, two per continent.

A combination challenge is also an option - read 6 books, one per continent, plus an additional 3 or 6 books that adhere to the original rules (one country).

Share what country (or continents) you've chosen and the books you've selected. Or ask fellow challengers for ideas and recommendations.

dalex

Posted 2018-01-01 6:52 AM (#16607 - in reply to #16604)
Subject: RE: Global Reading Challenge 2018

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I am doing the Continents Challenge. These are my planned reads:

South America - The Genius Plague by David Walton

Asia - Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

Africa - Great Sky Woman by Steven Barnes

Antarctica - Our Lady of the Ice by Laline Paull

Australia - The Dead Path by Stephen Irwin

plus something for North America or Europe

Weesam

Posted 2018-01-02 12:43 AM (#16623 - in reply to #16604)
Subject: Re: Global Reading Challenge 2018

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I am going to do two books per continent. I have lumped the whole of America together.

Africa - After the Flare (Nigeria) and Azanian Bridges (South Africa)

Americas - Certain Dark Things (Mexico) and Harbinger of the Storm (Aztec)

Antarctica - Austral and Our Lady of the Ice

Asia - Djinn City (Bangladesh) and The Song of King Gesar (Tibet)

Australasia - Lotus Blue (Australia) and The Wind City (New Zealand)

Europe - Waiting for the Machines to Fall Asleep (Sweden) and The Finno-Ugrian Vampire (Hungary)

And, in fact, I have already finished my first book of the year, the excellent The Finno-Ugrian Vampire. I worthy beginning for the year.

Edited by Weesam 2018-01-02 12:45 AM

dalex

Posted 2018-01-02 9:47 AM (#16626 - in reply to #16604)
Subject: Re: Global Reading Challenge 2018

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