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Faulkner? Larry Send a noteboard - 16/01/2011 08:58:12 PM
2. Read a book by an author from a country you've not read a book from before.

Here I am a little stumped.

I think perhaps I haven't read anyone from Iran? Or really most of the Arab world. Any suggestions?

Ever read any of Naguib Mahfouz's work? His Cairo Trilogy books are his most famous, but almost anything would be well worth your time.


I have heard the name, but that is a good idea.

3. Read one Scifi, one Fantasy and one Spec Fic book (i.e. three separate books, and they can be books you've read before, if you like).

What distinguishes Spec Fic from Fantasy and Sci Fi? As I understand the term it is merely one that is wider, and encompasses the other two in addition to other stuff.

It is that, plus it's also a term for books that aren't placed in the SF/F section of stores, such as much of David Mitchell's work.

- Mystery

Do you mean crime? I wonder whether this is the time to finally pick up a Val McDermid book, but I am not sure it would fit the bill (never having read one before).

If it doesn't, perhaps I'll finally read the book where Poirot dies.

- Family chronicle

Here, again, I am having trouble thinking of a good one.

Ever read Allende's La casa de los espiritus? That would likely count. Or maybe Alcott's Little Women.


I have read both.


Faulkner's Snopes novels would be fitting: The Hamlet, The Town, The Mansion.
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
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2011: a year of RAFO challenges. Rebekah - 13/12/2010 10:45:30 PM 2440 Views
What do we win? *NM* Tavi - 13/12/2010 10:59:45 PM 823 Views
Pride? A feeling of accomplishment? Rebekah - 13/12/2010 11:01:55 PM 1234 Views
Seems worth it. ? - 16/12/2010 09:51:48 PM 1276 Views
I demand pie! Myrdhyn - 22/12/2010 08:16:19 PM 1204 Views
That looks like fun ranagrande - 14/12/2010 12:50:54 AM 1245 Views
I like. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 01:08:36 AM 1298 Views
I think it says "challenge" Camilla - 15/12/2010 02:04:34 AM 1289 Views
Competition with yourself, then. Darth_Katie - 15/12/2010 03:52:13 AM 1325 Views
I refuse to watch film versions of books if I can help it Larry - 14/12/2010 01:20:21 AM 1273 Views
I generally agree, but sometimes the movies are better than the books. *NM* ranagrande - 14/12/2010 01:27:44 AM 735 Views
Most of my favorite books are unfilmable. *NM* Larry - 14/12/2010 01:40:04 AM 717 Views
Just like Watchmen! *NM* Craig - 14/12/2010 02:46:14 AM 708 Views
Yup. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 04:06:14 AM 1298 Views
I never watched that. Cockatiel of Doom - 19/12/2010 01:12:19 AM 1377 Views
You are a lucky lady. Darth_Katie - 19/12/2010 03:53:30 AM 1433 Views
Name one. *NM* Tom - 14/12/2010 05:07:36 AM 699 Views
Mansfield Park. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 08:36:23 AM 1399 Views
I'll name a dozen. ranagrande - 14/12/2010 10:32:04 AM 1339 Views
Not all of those are valid choices. Tom - 14/12/2010 03:32:55 PM 1365 Views
Also Big Fish. Craig - 14/12/2010 08:02:07 PM 1443 Views
I prefer the book version of that, by the way Larry - 14/12/2010 10:45:54 PM 1349 Views
Weird. *NM* Craig - 15/12/2010 05:47:21 AM 716 Views
Lots of poor movies there Larry - 14/12/2010 10:48:59 PM 1290 Views
Yeah, I don't know how any movie could be as bad as that book. *NM* BlackAdder - 15/12/2010 08:06:20 AM 865 Views
Wonderboys *NM* Mark - 14/12/2010 04:49:47 PM 736 Views
I'm in. *NM* Camilla - 14/12/2010 10:43:14 AM 815 Views
Seems nice, I will try to do the half-dozen challange *NM* ursidae - 14/12/2010 07:32:20 PM 832 Views
This is a really good idea. I like the challenges. I wonder if I can be arsed to do one. Or more. *NM* M & M Maddy - 14/12/2010 08:23:42 PM 862 Views
Question: Can books count for multiple challenges? *NM* Great Lord of Chaos - 14/12/2010 09:34:28 PM 802 Views
Preferably not. But we can be tolerant if you're running out of time. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 09:49:26 PM 1249 Views
But the challenge-books can count towards the 50 and the book you'd been meaning to read. Legolas - 14/12/2010 10:17:12 PM 1240 Views
Re: But the challenge-books can count towards the 50 and the book you'd been meaning to read. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 10:22:06 PM 1303 Views
So... Kaldric - 15/12/2010 04:13:27 PM 1529 Views
A single book can count for many things... Jacob - 15/12/2010 04:17:59 PM 1401 Views
Oooh. This sounds great, count me in! Avendesora - 15/12/2010 12:38:39 AM 1571 Views
A challenge I'm toying with for 2011: Tom - 15/12/2010 04:00:36 AM 1380 Views
Inspired somewhat by Tom's post, here's one I'm toying with for next year Larry - 15/12/2010 04:46:05 AM 1356 Views
I'm in. *NM* Missa Sedai - 15/12/2010 05:20:04 AM 723 Views
Hmm, exciting BlackAdder - 15/12/2010 08:10:50 AM 1604 Views
A condition and an observation Camilla - 15/12/2010 11:27:29 AM 1336 Views
Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian? Larry - 15/12/2010 01:08:04 PM 1460 Views
I liked The Road and No Country For Old Men as well. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:23:23 PM 1334 Views
Is The Road really a western, though? *NM* Legolas - 22/12/2010 10:30:44 PM 767 Views
true. Not so much, I just always pigeonhole McCarthy as a westernish writer. *NM* Jessie - 25/12/2010 02:20:54 AM 659 Views
Karl May? Legolas - 15/12/2010 07:27:03 PM 1410 Views
I'm sorry, but I keep reading "Karl Marx?" *NM* Tom - 18/12/2010 04:51:40 AM 619 Views
Yeah, they're rather different. *NM* Legolas - 18/12/2010 01:33:23 PM 698 Views
Hm nossy - 15/12/2010 03:15:50 PM 1400 Views
I've read a western. I'm counting that! snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:50:46 PM 1486 Views
snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:51:55 PM 1277 Views
You'd think two things here that aren't true snoopcester - 30/12/2010 11:56:22 PM 1353 Views
Re: <will watch interestedly as you play> Danae al'Thor - 16/12/2010 12:22:54 PM 1298 Views
I think you should try to do one challenge now issued by myself Larry - 16/12/2010 01:07:18 PM 1317 Views
Re: If I can afford it, then of course I'll read it. Danae al'Thor - 17/12/2010 12:35:02 PM 1344 Views
I am so doing this! ? - 16/12/2010 09:55:19 PM 1258 Views
Question: ? - 17/12/2010 01:56:50 AM 1424 Views
I think we can accept that. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:05:55 PM 1507 Views
Ok cool. Thanks *NM* ? - 17/12/2010 09:34:30 PM 685 Views
Dirty half dozen and genre challenges for me Stephen - 17/12/2010 12:14:00 PM 1311 Views
I think that would definitely qualify. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:07:28 PM 1365 Views
Re: I think that would definitely qualify. Stephen - 20/12/2010 12:45:42 AM 1348 Views
As always, I won't succeed at the 50 book challenge, but the others... A Deathwatch Guard - 20/12/2010 07:05:30 AM 1258 Views
I'm going for the 120 book challenge. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:18:25 PM 1338 Views
I think you missed a trick here. Michael - 30/12/2010 09:19:20 AM 1404 Views
I think that one is always understood. *NM* Camilla - 30/12/2010 09:36:38 AM 808 Views
I don't think it is. Michael - 30/12/2010 04:20:41 PM 1240 Views
Well. Rebekah - 30/12/2010 04:55:00 PM 1342 Views
More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:39:01 PM 1251 Views
Re: More questions Larry - 16/01/2011 08:48:09 PM 1286 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:51:37 PM 1351 Views
Faulkner? Larry - 16/01/2011 08:58:12 PM 1360 Views
Hmmm. Maybe. *NM* Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:11:25 PM 1447 Views
Re: More questions Rebekah - 16/01/2011 08:57:51 PM 1301 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:00:23 PM 1310 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:11:29 PM 1409 Views
Re: Hm. Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:13:50 PM 1260 Views
Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:16:42 PM 1305 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:50:09 PM 1617 Views
Re: Rebekah - 16/01/2011 10:09:10 PM 1403 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 10:15:09 PM 1546 Views
Re: More questions Legolas - 16/01/2011 10:35:07 PM 1446 Views
I have read a Family Chronicle ranagrande - 18/01/2011 03:03:48 AM 1500 Views
Nice try. *NM* Legolas - 18/01/2011 06:19:48 PM 634 Views
You disagree? ranagrande - 19/01/2011 01:30:45 AM 1324 Views
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