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.
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2011: a year of RAFO challenges.
13/12/2010 10:45:30 PM
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What do we win? *NM*
13/12/2010 10:59:45 PM
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I like.
14/12/2010 01:08:36 AM
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I refuse to watch film versions of books if I can help it
14/12/2010 01:20:21 AM
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I generally agree, but sometimes the movies are better than the books. *NM*
14/12/2010 01:27:44 AM
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Name one. *NM*
14/12/2010 05:07:36 AM
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I'll name a dozen.
14/12/2010 10:32:04 AM
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Not all of those are valid choices.
14/12/2010 03:32:55 PM
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Also Big Fish.
14/12/2010 08:02:07 PM
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Lots of poor movies there
14/12/2010 10:48:59 PM
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Yeah, I don't know how any movie could be as bad as that book. *NM*
15/12/2010 08:06:20 AM
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This is a really good idea. I like the challenges. I wonder if I can be arsed to do one. Or more. *NM*
14/12/2010 08:23:42 PM
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Question: Can books count for multiple challenges? *NM*
14/12/2010 09:34:28 PM
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Preferably not. But we can be tolerant if you're running out of time.
14/12/2010 09:49:26 PM
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But the challenge-books can count towards the 50 and the book you'd been meaning to read.
14/12/2010 10:17:12 PM
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Re: But the challenge-books can count towards the 50 and the book you'd been meaning to read.
14/12/2010 10:22:06 PM
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Inspired somewhat by Tom's post, here's one I'm toying with for next year
15/12/2010 04:46:05 AM
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A condition and an observation
15/12/2010 11:27:29 AM
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Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian?
15/12/2010 01:08:04 PM
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I liked The Road and No Country For Old Men as well.
22/12/2010 06:23:23 PM
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Is The Road really a western, though? *NM*
22/12/2010 10:30:44 PM
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true. Not so much, I just always pigeonhole McCarthy as a westernish writer. *NM*
25/12/2010 02:20:54 AM
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Karl May?
15/12/2010 07:27:03 PM
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Hm
15/12/2010 03:15:50 PM
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I've read a western. I'm counting that!
30/12/2010 10:50:46 PM
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Re: <will watch interestedly as you play>
16/12/2010 12:22:54 PM
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Question:
17/12/2010 01:56:50 AM
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Dirty half dozen and genre challenges for me
17/12/2010 12:14:00 PM
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As always, I won't succeed at the 50 book challenge, but the others...
20/12/2010 07:05:30 AM
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I think you missed a trick here.
30/12/2010 09:19:20 AM
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More questions
16/01/2011 08:39:01 PM
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Re: More questions
16/01/2011 08:48:09 PM
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