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Re: More questions Rebekah Send a noteboard - 16/01/2011 08:57:51 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?

We have Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, if you want to borrow that.

Or you could try something by Ahdaf Soueif, who is Egyptian. The Map of Love is gorgeous.

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.

What Larry said.

- 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).

There is definitely some overlap here, so as long as the killer isn't obvious I'm sure we can include Crime in Mystery.

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.

Barbara Kingsolver? I guess there's the Forsyte Saga as well.

You could just google it. :P
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Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
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2011: a year of RAFO challenges. Rebekah - 13/12/2010 10:45:30 PM 2902 Views
What do we win? *NM* Tavi - 13/12/2010 10:59:45 PM 1099 Views
Pride? A feeling of accomplishment? Rebekah - 13/12/2010 11:01:55 PM 1662 Views
Seems worth it. ? - 16/12/2010 09:51:48 PM 1678 Views
I demand pie! Myrdhyn - 22/12/2010 08:16:19 PM 1642 Views
That looks like fun ranagrande - 14/12/2010 12:50:54 AM 1665 Views
I like. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 01:08:36 AM 1754 Views
I think it says "challenge" Camilla - 15/12/2010 02:04:34 AM 1857 Views
Competition with yourself, then. Darth_Katie - 15/12/2010 03:52:13 AM 1759 Views
I refuse to watch film versions of books if I can help it Larry - 14/12/2010 01:20:21 AM 1684 Views
I generally agree, but sometimes the movies are better than the books. *NM* ranagrande - 14/12/2010 01:27:44 AM 1011 Views
Most of my favorite books are unfilmable. *NM* Larry - 14/12/2010 01:40:04 AM 962 Views
Just like Watchmen! *NM* Craig - 14/12/2010 02:46:14 AM 989 Views
Yup. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 04:06:14 AM 1703 Views
I never watched that. Cockatiel of Doom - 19/12/2010 01:12:19 AM 1837 Views
You are a lucky lady. Darth_Katie - 19/12/2010 03:53:30 AM 1878 Views
Name one. *NM* Tom - 14/12/2010 05:07:36 AM 963 Views
Mansfield Park. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 08:36:23 AM 1830 Views
I'll name a dozen. ranagrande - 14/12/2010 10:32:04 AM 1797 Views
Not all of those are valid choices. Tom - 14/12/2010 03:32:55 PM 1798 Views
Also Big Fish. Craig - 14/12/2010 08:02:07 PM 1876 Views
I prefer the book version of that, by the way Larry - 14/12/2010 10:45:54 PM 1804 Views
Weird. *NM* Craig - 15/12/2010 05:47:21 AM 993 Views
Lots of poor movies there Larry - 14/12/2010 10:48:59 PM 1712 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 1162 Views
Wonderboys *NM* Mark - 14/12/2010 04:49:47 PM 994 Views
I'm in. *NM* Camilla - 14/12/2010 10:43:14 AM 1093 Views
Seems nice, I will try to do the half-dozen challange *NM* ursidae - 14/12/2010 07:32:20 PM 1121 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 1138 Views
Question: Can books count for multiple challenges? *NM* Great Lord of Chaos - 14/12/2010 09:34:28 PM 1063 Views
Preferably not. But we can be tolerant if you're running out of time. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 09:49:26 PM 1670 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 1696 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 1734 Views
So... Kaldric - 15/12/2010 04:13:27 PM 1957 Views
A single book can count for many things... Jacob - 15/12/2010 04:17:59 PM 1821 Views
Oooh. This sounds great, count me in! Avendesora - 15/12/2010 12:38:39 AM 2151 Views
A challenge I'm toying with for 2011: Tom - 15/12/2010 04:00:36 AM 1865 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 1769 Views
I'm in. *NM* Missa Sedai - 15/12/2010 05:20:04 AM 996 Views
Hmm, exciting BlackAdder - 15/12/2010 08:10:50 AM 2034 Views
A condition and an observation Camilla - 15/12/2010 11:27:29 AM 1777 Views
Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian? Larry - 15/12/2010 01:08:04 PM 1925 Views
I liked The Road and No Country For Old Men as well. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:23:23 PM 1765 Views
Is The Road really a western, though? *NM* Legolas - 22/12/2010 10:30:44 PM 1016 Views
true. Not so much, I just always pigeonhole McCarthy as a westernish writer. *NM* Jessie - 25/12/2010 02:20:54 AM 907 Views
Karl May? Legolas - 15/12/2010 07:27:03 PM 1816 Views
I'm sorry, but I keep reading "Karl Marx?" *NM* Tom - 18/12/2010 04:51:40 AM 854 Views
Yeah, they're rather different. *NM* Legolas - 18/12/2010 01:33:23 PM 936 Views
Hm nossy - 15/12/2010 03:15:50 PM 1868 Views
I've read a western. I'm counting that! snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:50:46 PM 1941 Views
snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:51:55 PM 1703 Views
You'd think two things here that aren't true snoopcester - 30/12/2010 11:56:22 PM 1770 Views
Re: <will watch interestedly as you play> Danae al'Thor - 16/12/2010 12:22:54 PM 1729 Views
I think you should try to do one challenge now issued by myself Larry - 16/12/2010 01:07:18 PM 1744 Views
Re: If I can afford it, then of course I'll read it. Danae al'Thor - 17/12/2010 12:35:02 PM 1796 Views
I am so doing this! ? - 16/12/2010 09:55:19 PM 1690 Views
Question: ? - 17/12/2010 01:56:50 AM 1863 Views
I think we can accept that. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:05:55 PM 1929 Views
Ok cool. Thanks *NM* ? - 17/12/2010 09:34:30 PM 929 Views
Dirty half dozen and genre challenges for me Stephen - 17/12/2010 12:14:00 PM 1742 Views
I think that would definitely qualify. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:07:28 PM 1763 Views
Re: I think that would definitely qualify. Stephen - 20/12/2010 12:45:42 AM 1744 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 1700 Views
I'm going for the 120 book challenge. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:18:25 PM 1753 Views
I think you missed a trick here. Michael - 30/12/2010 09:19:20 AM 1842 Views
I think that one is always understood. *NM* Camilla - 30/12/2010 09:36:38 AM 1149 Views
I don't think it is. Michael - 30/12/2010 04:20:41 PM 1682 Views
Well. Rebekah - 30/12/2010 04:55:00 PM 1799 Views
More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:39:01 PM 1671 Views
Re: More questions Larry - 16/01/2011 08:48:09 PM 1750 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:51:37 PM 1792 Views
Faulkner? Larry - 16/01/2011 08:58:12 PM 1736 Views
Hmmm. Maybe. *NM* Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:11:25 PM 1875 Views
Re: More questions Rebekah - 16/01/2011 08:57:51 PM 1749 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:00:23 PM 1771 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:11:29 PM 1926 Views
Re: Hm. Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:13:50 PM 1700 Views
Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:16:42 PM 1710 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:50:09 PM 2036 Views
Re: Rebekah - 16/01/2011 10:09:10 PM 1839 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 10:15:09 PM 1985 Views
Re: More questions Legolas - 16/01/2011 10:35:07 PM 1881 Views
I have read a Family Chronicle ranagrande - 18/01/2011 03:03:48 AM 1959 Views
Nice try. *NM* Legolas - 18/01/2011 06:19:48 PM 865 Views
You disagree? ranagrande - 19/01/2011 01:30:45 AM 1764 Views
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