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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 2774 Views
What do we win? *NM* Tavi - 13/12/2010 10:59:45 PM 1018 Views
Pride? A feeling of accomplishment? Rebekah - 13/12/2010 11:01:55 PM 1543 Views
Seems worth it. ? - 16/12/2010 09:51:48 PM 1569 Views
I demand pie! Myrdhyn - 22/12/2010 08:16:19 PM 1531 Views
That looks like fun ranagrande - 14/12/2010 12:50:54 AM 1558 Views
I like. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 01:08:36 AM 1643 Views
I think it says "challenge" Camilla - 15/12/2010 02:04:34 AM 1677 Views
Competition with yourself, then. Darth_Katie - 15/12/2010 03:52:13 AM 1641 Views
I refuse to watch film versions of books if I can help it Larry - 14/12/2010 01:20:21 AM 1573 Views
I generally agree, but sometimes the movies are better than the books. *NM* ranagrande - 14/12/2010 01:27:44 AM 944 Views
Most of my favorite books are unfilmable. *NM* Larry - 14/12/2010 01:40:04 AM 895 Views
Just like Watchmen! *NM* Craig - 14/12/2010 02:46:14 AM 915 Views
Yup. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 04:06:14 AM 1591 Views
I never watched that. Cockatiel of Doom - 19/12/2010 01:12:19 AM 1681 Views
You are a lucky lady. Darth_Katie - 19/12/2010 03:53:30 AM 1752 Views
Name one. *NM* Tom - 14/12/2010 05:07:36 AM 891 Views
Mansfield Park. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 08:36:23 AM 1703 Views
I'll name a dozen. ranagrande - 14/12/2010 10:32:04 AM 1670 Views
Not all of those are valid choices. Tom - 14/12/2010 03:32:55 PM 1658 Views
Also Big Fish. Craig - 14/12/2010 08:02:07 PM 1764 Views
I prefer the book version of that, by the way Larry - 14/12/2010 10:45:54 PM 1697 Views
Weird. *NM* Craig - 15/12/2010 05:47:21 AM 921 Views
Lots of poor movies there Larry - 14/12/2010 10:48:59 PM 1603 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 1082 Views
Wonderboys *NM* Mark - 14/12/2010 04:49:47 PM 928 Views
I'm in. *NM* Camilla - 14/12/2010 10:43:14 AM 1014 Views
Seems nice, I will try to do the half-dozen challange *NM* ursidae - 14/12/2010 07:32:20 PM 1054 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 1054 Views
Question: Can books count for multiple challenges? *NM* Great Lord of Chaos - 14/12/2010 09:34:28 PM 992 Views
Preferably not. But we can be tolerant if you're running out of time. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 09:49:26 PM 1559 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 1585 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 1612 Views
So... Kaldric - 15/12/2010 04:13:27 PM 1839 Views
A single book can count for many things... Jacob - 15/12/2010 04:17:59 PM 1705 Views
Oooh. This sounds great, count me in! Avendesora - 15/12/2010 12:38:39 AM 2020 Views
A challenge I'm toying with for 2011: Tom - 15/12/2010 04:00:36 AM 1738 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 1653 Views
I'm in. *NM* Missa Sedai - 15/12/2010 05:20:04 AM 912 Views
Hmm, exciting BlackAdder - 15/12/2010 08:10:50 AM 1913 Views
A condition and an observation Camilla - 15/12/2010 11:27:29 AM 1642 Views
Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian? Larry - 15/12/2010 01:08:04 PM 1783 Views
I liked The Road and No Country For Old Men as well. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:23:23 PM 1651 Views
Is The Road really a western, though? *NM* Legolas - 22/12/2010 10:30:44 PM 948 Views
true. Not so much, I just always pigeonhole McCarthy as a westernish writer. *NM* Jessie - 25/12/2010 02:20:54 AM 842 Views
Karl May? Legolas - 15/12/2010 07:27:03 PM 1707 Views
I'm sorry, but I keep reading "Karl Marx?" *NM* Tom - 18/12/2010 04:51:40 AM 784 Views
Yeah, they're rather different. *NM* Legolas - 18/12/2010 01:33:23 PM 863 Views
Hm nossy - 15/12/2010 03:15:50 PM 1753 Views
I've read a western. I'm counting that! snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:50:46 PM 1818 Views
snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:51:55 PM 1587 Views
You'd think two things here that aren't true snoopcester - 30/12/2010 11:56:22 PM 1652 Views
Re: <will watch interestedly as you play> Danae al'Thor - 16/12/2010 12:22:54 PM 1612 Views
I think you should try to do one challenge now issued by myself Larry - 16/12/2010 01:07:18 PM 1633 Views
Re: If I can afford it, then of course I'll read it. Danae al'Thor - 17/12/2010 12:35:02 PM 1682 Views
I am so doing this! ? - 16/12/2010 09:55:19 PM 1572 Views
Question: ? - 17/12/2010 01:56:50 AM 1733 Views
I think we can accept that. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:05:55 PM 1813 Views
Ok cool. Thanks *NM* ? - 17/12/2010 09:34:30 PM 860 Views
Dirty half dozen and genre challenges for me Stephen - 17/12/2010 12:14:00 PM 1625 Views
I think that would definitely qualify. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:07:28 PM 1646 Views
Re: I think that would definitely qualify. Stephen - 20/12/2010 12:45:42 AM 1648 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 1583 Views
I'm going for the 120 book challenge. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:18:25 PM 1634 Views
I think you missed a trick here. Michael - 30/12/2010 09:19:20 AM 1719 Views
I think that one is always understood. *NM* Camilla - 30/12/2010 09:36:38 AM 1036 Views
I don't think it is. Michael - 30/12/2010 04:20:41 PM 1537 Views
Well. Rebekah - 30/12/2010 04:55:00 PM 1637 Views
More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:39:01 PM 1550 Views
Re: More questions Larry - 16/01/2011 08:48:09 PM 1603 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:51:37 PM 1672 Views
Faulkner? Larry - 16/01/2011 08:58:12 PM 1629 Views
Hmmm. Maybe. *NM* Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:11:25 PM 1757 Views
Re: More questions Rebekah - 16/01/2011 08:57:51 PM 1639 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:00:23 PM 1645 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:11:29 PM 1781 Views
Re: Hm. Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:13:50 PM 1569 Views
Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:16:42 PM 1604 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:50:09 PM 1917 Views
Re: Rebekah - 16/01/2011 10:09:10 PM 1716 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 10:15:09 PM 1861 Views
Re: More questions Legolas - 16/01/2011 10:35:07 PM 1770 Views
I have read a Family Chronicle ranagrande - 18/01/2011 03:03:48 AM 1838 Views
Nice try. *NM* Legolas - 18/01/2011 06:19:48 PM 806 Views
You disagree? ranagrande - 19/01/2011 01:30:45 AM 1640 Views
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