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Re: More questions Camilla Send a noteboard - 16/01/2011 09:00:23 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.


I have been planning to read that, too.
First I have to make sure I haven't read anything from Iran, though. Do we consider Gilgamesh Iran?

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


Googling may provide titles, but rarely quality assessment that I can trust. I don't want to waste my time reading shit.
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2011: a year of RAFO challenges. Rebekah - 13/12/2010 10:45:30 PM 2802 Views
What do we win? *NM* Tavi - 13/12/2010 10:59:45 PM 1036 Views
Pride? A feeling of accomplishment? Rebekah - 13/12/2010 11:01:55 PM 1571 Views
Seems worth it. ? - 16/12/2010 09:51:48 PM 1594 Views
I demand pie! Myrdhyn - 22/12/2010 08:16:19 PM 1559 Views
That looks like fun ranagrande - 14/12/2010 12:50:54 AM 1578 Views
I like. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 01:08:36 AM 1667 Views
I think it says "challenge" Camilla - 15/12/2010 02:04:34 AM 1731 Views
Competition with yourself, then. Darth_Katie - 15/12/2010 03:52:13 AM 1667 Views
I refuse to watch film versions of books if I can help it Larry - 14/12/2010 01:20:21 AM 1600 Views
I generally agree, but sometimes the movies are better than the books. *NM* ranagrande - 14/12/2010 01:27:44 AM 960 Views
Most of my favorite books are unfilmable. *NM* Larry - 14/12/2010 01:40:04 AM 914 Views
Just like Watchmen! *NM* Craig - 14/12/2010 02:46:14 AM 931 Views
Yup. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 04:06:14 AM 1621 Views
I never watched that. Cockatiel of Doom - 19/12/2010 01:12:19 AM 1706 Views
You are a lucky lady. Darth_Katie - 19/12/2010 03:53:30 AM 1783 Views
Name one. *NM* Tom - 14/12/2010 05:07:36 AM 907 Views
Mansfield Park. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 08:36:23 AM 1730 Views
I'll name a dozen. ranagrande - 14/12/2010 10:32:04 AM 1693 Views
Not all of those are valid choices. Tom - 14/12/2010 03:32:55 PM 1683 Views
Also Big Fish. Craig - 14/12/2010 08:02:07 PM 1789 Views
I prefer the book version of that, by the way Larry - 14/12/2010 10:45:54 PM 1720 Views
Weird. *NM* Craig - 15/12/2010 05:47:21 AM 939 Views
Lots of poor movies there Larry - 14/12/2010 10:48:59 PM 1625 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 1096 Views
Wonderboys *NM* Mark - 14/12/2010 04:49:47 PM 944 Views
I'm in. *NM* Camilla - 14/12/2010 10:43:14 AM 1032 Views
Seems nice, I will try to do the half-dozen challange *NM* ursidae - 14/12/2010 07:32:20 PM 1070 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 1070 Views
Question: Can books count for multiple challenges? *NM* Great Lord of Chaos - 14/12/2010 09:34:28 PM 1008 Views
Preferably not. But we can be tolerant if you're running out of time. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 09:49:26 PM 1585 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 1610 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 1639 Views
So... Kaldric - 15/12/2010 04:13:27 PM 1865 Views
A single book can count for many things... Jacob - 15/12/2010 04:17:59 PM 1728 Views
Oooh. This sounds great, count me in! Avendesora - 15/12/2010 12:38:39 AM 2049 Views
A challenge I'm toying with for 2011: Tom - 15/12/2010 04:00:36 AM 1765 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 1680 Views
I'm in. *NM* Missa Sedai - 15/12/2010 05:20:04 AM 933 Views
Hmm, exciting BlackAdder - 15/12/2010 08:10:50 AM 1938 Views
A condition and an observation Camilla - 15/12/2010 11:27:29 AM 1667 Views
Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian? Larry - 15/12/2010 01:08:04 PM 1819 Views
I liked The Road and No Country For Old Men as well. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:23:23 PM 1677 Views
Is The Road really a western, though? *NM* Legolas - 22/12/2010 10:30:44 PM 963 Views
true. Not so much, I just always pigeonhole McCarthy as a westernish writer. *NM* Jessie - 25/12/2010 02:20:54 AM 858 Views
Karl May? Legolas - 15/12/2010 07:27:03 PM 1731 Views
I'm sorry, but I keep reading "Karl Marx?" *NM* Tom - 18/12/2010 04:51:40 AM 800 Views
Yeah, they're rather different. *NM* Legolas - 18/12/2010 01:33:23 PM 879 Views
Hm nossy - 15/12/2010 03:15:50 PM 1780 Views
I've read a western. I'm counting that! snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:50:46 PM 1849 Views
snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:51:55 PM 1612 Views
You'd think two things here that aren't true snoopcester - 30/12/2010 11:56:22 PM 1679 Views
Re: <will watch interestedly as you play> Danae al'Thor - 16/12/2010 12:22:54 PM 1637 Views
I think you should try to do one challenge now issued by myself Larry - 16/12/2010 01:07:18 PM 1656 Views
Re: If I can afford it, then of course I'll read it. Danae al'Thor - 17/12/2010 12:35:02 PM 1710 Views
I am so doing this! ? - 16/12/2010 09:55:19 PM 1600 Views
Question: ? - 17/12/2010 01:56:50 AM 1763 Views
I think we can accept that. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:05:55 PM 1839 Views
Ok cool. Thanks *NM* ? - 17/12/2010 09:34:30 PM 877 Views
Dirty half dozen and genre challenges for me Stephen - 17/12/2010 12:14:00 PM 1656 Views
I think that would definitely qualify. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:07:28 PM 1673 Views
Re: I think that would definitely qualify. Stephen - 20/12/2010 12:45:42 AM 1670 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 1606 Views
I'm going for the 120 book challenge. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:18:25 PM 1661 Views
I think you missed a trick here. Michael - 30/12/2010 09:19:20 AM 1744 Views
I think that one is always understood. *NM* Camilla - 30/12/2010 09:36:38 AM 1074 Views
I don't think it is. Michael - 30/12/2010 04:20:41 PM 1561 Views
Well. Rebekah - 30/12/2010 04:55:00 PM 1660 Views
More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:39:01 PM 1574 Views
Re: More questions Larry - 16/01/2011 08:48:09 PM 1632 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:51:37 PM 1697 Views
Faulkner? Larry - 16/01/2011 08:58:12 PM 1654 Views
Hmmm. Maybe. *NM* Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:11:25 PM 1786 Views
Re: More questions Rebekah - 16/01/2011 08:57:51 PM 1663 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:00:23 PM 1677 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:11:29 PM 1804 Views
Re: Hm. Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:13:50 PM 1595 Views
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Re: More questions Legolas - 16/01/2011 10:35:07 PM 1796 Views
I have read a Family Chronicle ranagrande - 18/01/2011 03:03:48 AM 1864 Views
Nice try. *NM* Legolas - 18/01/2011 06:19:48 PM 821 Views
You disagree? ranagrande - 19/01/2011 01:30:45 AM 1665 Views
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