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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 2628 Views
What do we win? *NM* Tavi - 13/12/2010 10:59:45 PM 954 Views
Pride? A feeling of accomplishment? Rebekah - 13/12/2010 11:01:55 PM 1421 Views
Seems worth it. ? - 16/12/2010 09:51:48 PM 1444 Views
I demand pie! Myrdhyn - 22/12/2010 08:16:19 PM 1380 Views
That looks like fun ranagrande - 14/12/2010 12:50:54 AM 1428 Views
I like. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 01:08:36 AM 1494 Views
I think it says "challenge" Camilla - 15/12/2010 02:04:34 AM 1471 Views
Competition with yourself, then. Darth_Katie - 15/12/2010 03:52:13 AM 1505 Views
I refuse to watch film versions of books if I can help it Larry - 14/12/2010 01:20:21 AM 1450 Views
I generally agree, but sometimes the movies are better than the books. *NM* ranagrande - 14/12/2010 01:27:44 AM 860 Views
Most of my favorite books are unfilmable. *NM* Larry - 14/12/2010 01:40:04 AM 842 Views
Just like Watchmen! *NM* Craig - 14/12/2010 02:46:14 AM 842 Views
Yup. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 04:06:14 AM 1477 Views
I never watched that. Cockatiel of Doom - 19/12/2010 01:12:19 AM 1553 Views
You are a lucky lady. Darth_Katie - 19/12/2010 03:53:30 AM 1611 Views
Name one. *NM* Tom - 14/12/2010 05:07:36 AM 820 Views
Mansfield Park. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 08:36:23 AM 1569 Views
I'll name a dozen. ranagrande - 14/12/2010 10:32:04 AM 1526 Views
Not all of those are valid choices. Tom - 14/12/2010 03:32:55 PM 1538 Views
Also Big Fish. Craig - 14/12/2010 08:02:07 PM 1623 Views
I prefer the book version of that, by the way Larry - 14/12/2010 10:45:54 PM 1549 Views
Weird. *NM* Craig - 15/12/2010 05:47:21 AM 849 Views
Lots of poor movies there Larry - 14/12/2010 10:48:59 PM 1472 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 1007 Views
Wonderboys *NM* Mark - 14/12/2010 04:49:47 PM 865 Views
I'm in. *NM* Camilla - 14/12/2010 10:43:14 AM 947 Views
Seems nice, I will try to do the half-dozen challange *NM* ursidae - 14/12/2010 07:32:20 PM 990 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 989 Views
Question: Can books count for multiple challenges? *NM* Great Lord of Chaos - 14/12/2010 09:34:28 PM 929 Views
Preferably not. But we can be tolerant if you're running out of time. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 09:49:26 PM 1426 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 1459 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 1479 Views
So... Kaldric - 15/12/2010 04:13:27 PM 1710 Views
A single book can count for many things... Jacob - 15/12/2010 04:17:59 PM 1578 Views
Oooh. This sounds great, count me in! Avendesora - 15/12/2010 12:38:39 AM 1879 Views
A challenge I'm toying with for 2011: Tom - 15/12/2010 04:00:36 AM 1580 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 1529 Views
I'm in. *NM* Missa Sedai - 15/12/2010 05:20:04 AM 847 Views
Hmm, exciting BlackAdder - 15/12/2010 08:10:50 AM 1791 Views
A condition and an observation Camilla - 15/12/2010 11:27:29 AM 1510 Views
Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian? Larry - 15/12/2010 01:08:04 PM 1642 Views
I liked The Road and No Country For Old Men as well. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:23:23 PM 1510 Views
Is The Road really a western, though? *NM* Legolas - 22/12/2010 10:30:44 PM 893 Views
true. Not so much, I just always pigeonhole McCarthy as a westernish writer. *NM* Jessie - 25/12/2010 02:20:54 AM 789 Views
Karl May? Legolas - 15/12/2010 07:27:03 PM 1585 Views
I'm sorry, but I keep reading "Karl Marx?" *NM* Tom - 18/12/2010 04:51:40 AM 735 Views
Yeah, they're rather different. *NM* Legolas - 18/12/2010 01:33:23 PM 812 Views
Hm nossy - 15/12/2010 03:15:50 PM 1602 Views
I've read a western. I'm counting that! snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:50:46 PM 1685 Views
snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:51:55 PM 1466 Views
You'd think two things here that aren't true snoopcester - 30/12/2010 11:56:22 PM 1522 Views
Re: <will watch interestedly as you play> Danae al'Thor - 16/12/2010 12:22:54 PM 1478 Views
I think you should try to do one challenge now issued by myself Larry - 16/12/2010 01:07:18 PM 1499 Views
Re: If I can afford it, then of course I'll read it. Danae al'Thor - 17/12/2010 12:35:02 PM 1547 Views
I am so doing this! ? - 16/12/2010 09:55:19 PM 1441 Views
Question: ? - 17/12/2010 01:56:50 AM 1598 Views
I think we can accept that. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:05:55 PM 1686 Views
Ok cool. Thanks *NM* ? - 17/12/2010 09:34:30 PM 805 Views
Dirty half dozen and genre challenges for me Stephen - 17/12/2010 12:14:00 PM 1495 Views
I think that would definitely qualify. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:07:28 PM 1534 Views
Re: I think that would definitely qualify. Stephen - 20/12/2010 12:45:42 AM 1527 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 1447 Views
I'm going for the 120 book challenge. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:18:25 PM 1512 Views
I think you missed a trick here. Michael - 30/12/2010 09:19:20 AM 1608 Views
I think that one is always understood. *NM* Camilla - 30/12/2010 09:36:38 AM 930 Views
I don't think it is. Michael - 30/12/2010 04:20:41 PM 1416 Views
Well. Rebekah - 30/12/2010 04:55:00 PM 1509 Views
More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:39:01 PM 1436 Views
Re: More questions Larry - 16/01/2011 08:48:09 PM 1468 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:51:37 PM 1548 Views
Faulkner? Larry - 16/01/2011 08:58:12 PM 1525 Views
Hmmm. Maybe. *NM* Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:11:25 PM 1624 Views
Re: More questions Rebekah - 16/01/2011 08:57:51 PM 1490 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:00:23 PM 1494 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:11:29 PM 1652 Views
Re: Hm. Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:13:50 PM 1444 Views
Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:16:42 PM 1478 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:50:09 PM 1796 Views
Re: Rebekah - 16/01/2011 10:09:10 PM 1574 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 10:15:09 PM 1728 Views
Re: More questions Legolas - 16/01/2011 10:35:07 PM 1629 Views
I have read a Family Chronicle ranagrande - 18/01/2011 03:03:48 AM 1677 Views
Nice try. *NM* Legolas - 18/01/2011 06:19:48 PM 747 Views
You disagree? ranagrande - 19/01/2011 01:30:45 AM 1503 Views
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