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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 2744 Views
What do we win? *NM* Tavi - 13/12/2010 10:59:45 PM 1003 Views
Pride? A feeling of accomplishment? Rebekah - 13/12/2010 11:01:55 PM 1512 Views
Seems worth it. ? - 16/12/2010 09:51:48 PM 1540 Views
I demand pie! Myrdhyn - 22/12/2010 08:16:19 PM 1489 Views
That looks like fun ranagrande - 14/12/2010 12:50:54 AM 1519 Views
I like. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 01:08:36 AM 1610 Views
I think it says "challenge" Camilla - 15/12/2010 02:04:34 AM 1612 Views
Competition with yourself, then. Darth_Katie - 15/12/2010 03:52:13 AM 1605 Views
I refuse to watch film versions of books if I can help it Larry - 14/12/2010 01:20:21 AM 1538 Views
I generally agree, but sometimes the movies are better than the books. *NM* ranagrande - 14/12/2010 01:27:44 AM 929 Views
Most of my favorite books are unfilmable. *NM* Larry - 14/12/2010 01:40:04 AM 885 Views
Just like Watchmen! *NM* Craig - 14/12/2010 02:46:14 AM 902 Views
Yup. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 04:06:14 AM 1567 Views
I never watched that. Cockatiel of Doom - 19/12/2010 01:12:19 AM 1648 Views
You are a lucky lady. Darth_Katie - 19/12/2010 03:53:30 AM 1717 Views
Name one. *NM* Tom - 14/12/2010 05:07:36 AM 875 Views
Mansfield Park. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 08:36:23 AM 1672 Views
I'll name a dozen. ranagrande - 14/12/2010 10:32:04 AM 1635 Views
Not all of those are valid choices. Tom - 14/12/2010 03:32:55 PM 1627 Views
Also Big Fish. Craig - 14/12/2010 08:02:07 PM 1737 Views
I prefer the book version of that, by the way Larry - 14/12/2010 10:45:54 PM 1658 Views
Weird. *NM* Craig - 15/12/2010 05:47:21 AM 910 Views
Lots of poor movies there Larry - 14/12/2010 10:48:59 PM 1572 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 1065 Views
Wonderboys *NM* Mark - 14/12/2010 04:49:47 PM 918 Views
I'm in. *NM* Camilla - 14/12/2010 10:43:14 AM 998 Views
Seems nice, I will try to do the half-dozen challange *NM* ursidae - 14/12/2010 07:32:20 PM 1041 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 1041 Views
Question: Can books count for multiple challenges? *NM* Great Lord of Chaos - 14/12/2010 09:34:28 PM 974 Views
Preferably not. But we can be tolerant if you're running out of time. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 09:49:26 PM 1521 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 1553 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 1577 Views
So... Kaldric - 15/12/2010 04:13:27 PM 1814 Views
A single book can count for many things... Jacob - 15/12/2010 04:17:59 PM 1664 Views
Oooh. This sounds great, count me in! Avendesora - 15/12/2010 12:38:39 AM 1997 Views
A challenge I'm toying with for 2011: Tom - 15/12/2010 04:00:36 AM 1695 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 1625 Views
I'm in. *NM* Missa Sedai - 15/12/2010 05:20:04 AM 899 Views
Hmm, exciting BlackAdder - 15/12/2010 08:10:50 AM 1888 Views
A condition and an observation Camilla - 15/12/2010 11:27:29 AM 1607 Views
Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian? Larry - 15/12/2010 01:08:04 PM 1746 Views
I liked The Road and No Country For Old Men as well. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:23:23 PM 1628 Views
Is The Road really a western, though? *NM* Legolas - 22/12/2010 10:30:44 PM 934 Views
true. Not so much, I just always pigeonhole McCarthy as a westernish writer. *NM* Jessie - 25/12/2010 02:20:54 AM 832 Views
Karl May? Legolas - 15/12/2010 07:27:03 PM 1676 Views
I'm sorry, but I keep reading "Karl Marx?" *NM* Tom - 18/12/2010 04:51:40 AM 773 Views
Yeah, they're rather different. *NM* Legolas - 18/12/2010 01:33:23 PM 852 Views
Hm nossy - 15/12/2010 03:15:50 PM 1717 Views
I've read a western. I'm counting that! snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:50:46 PM 1792 Views
snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:51:55 PM 1559 Views
You'd think two things here that aren't true snoopcester - 30/12/2010 11:56:22 PM 1625 Views
Re: <will watch interestedly as you play> Danae al'Thor - 16/12/2010 12:22:54 PM 1573 Views
I think you should try to do one challenge now issued by myself Larry - 16/12/2010 01:07:18 PM 1596 Views
Re: If I can afford it, then of course I'll read it. Danae al'Thor - 17/12/2010 12:35:02 PM 1649 Views
I am so doing this! ? - 16/12/2010 09:55:19 PM 1544 Views
Question: ? - 17/12/2010 01:56:50 AM 1694 Views
I think we can accept that. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:05:55 PM 1787 Views
Ok cool. Thanks *NM* ? - 17/12/2010 09:34:30 PM 845 Views
Dirty half dozen and genre challenges for me Stephen - 17/12/2010 12:14:00 PM 1595 Views
I think that would definitely qualify. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:07:28 PM 1610 Views
Re: I think that would definitely qualify. Stephen - 20/12/2010 12:45:42 AM 1618 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 1550 Views
I'm going for the 120 book challenge. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:18:25 PM 1607 Views
I think you missed a trick here. Michael - 30/12/2010 09:19:20 AM 1693 Views
I think that one is always understood. *NM* Camilla - 30/12/2010 09:36:38 AM 996 Views
I don't think it is. Michael - 30/12/2010 04:20:41 PM 1507 Views
Well. Rebekah - 30/12/2010 04:55:00 PM 1608 Views
More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:39:01 PM 1527 Views
Re: More questions Larry - 16/01/2011 08:48:09 PM 1576 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:51:37 PM 1644 Views
Faulkner? Larry - 16/01/2011 08:58:12 PM 1599 Views
Hmmm. Maybe. *NM* Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:11:25 PM 1719 Views
Re: More questions Rebekah - 16/01/2011 08:57:51 PM 1609 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:00:23 PM 1610 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:11:29 PM 1752 Views
Re: Hm. Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:13:50 PM 1541 Views
Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:16:42 PM 1574 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:50:09 PM 1888 Views
Re: Rebekah - 16/01/2011 10:09:10 PM 1685 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 10:15:09 PM 1828 Views
Re: More questions Legolas - 16/01/2011 10:35:07 PM 1738 Views
I have read a Family Chronicle ranagrande - 18/01/2011 03:03:48 AM 1795 Views
Nice try. *NM* Legolas - 18/01/2011 06:19:48 PM 794 Views
You disagree? ranagrande - 19/01/2011 01:30:45 AM 1606 Views
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