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That sort of challenge actually makes it more difficult for the more well-read readers, I'd think Larry Send a noteboard - 22/02/2011 02:48:23 AM
Have you read your Classic yet?

And keep the reviews coming. They've been great to read. :D


Next month's challenge: Read a book by an author from a country you've not read a book from before.


I thought about it for a moment and I came up with dozens of countries who have produced writers I have read:

US
UK
Ireland
Canada
Mexico
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Honduras
Panama
Colombia
Venezuela
Brazil
Peru
Ecuador
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
Argentina
Paraguay
Uruguay
Chile
Bolivia
Italy
Spain
Portugal
France
Germany
Belgium
The Netherlands
Switzerland
Denmark
Iceland
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Russia
Poland
Serbia
Croatia
Hungary
Greece
Albania
Turkey
Lebanon
Israel
Egypt
Algeria
Iran
South Africa
Nigeria
Angola
Mozambique
Australia
New Zealand
China
Japan
South Korea
Philippines
Taiwan
India
Pakistan
Romania

And I'm likely leaving out a few. But I believe that's virtually all of the major literary centers whose authors have been translated into English at some point :P
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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Final check up: one week left in January/February's Challenge Rebekah - 21/02/2011 10:53:56 PM 1084 Views
Um nossy - 22/02/2011 12:02:22 AM 845 Views
Oh. I didn't quite understand how it worked. Thank you for clarifying. Now if I can just remember Tashmere - 22/02/2011 12:25:45 AM 875 Views
That sort of challenge actually makes it more difficult for the more well-read readers, I'd think Larry - 22/02/2011 02:48:23 AM 997 Views
Re: Isn't that also the point? To stretch your limits, however far out they might be? Danae al'Thor - 22/02/2011 04:54:26 AM 1160 Views
After a while, it becomes much easier to forget which have been read than to remember which haven't Larry - 22/02/2011 05:07:49 AM 874 Views
Re: And when you do, Danae al'Thor - 22/02/2011 05:09:08 AM 839 Views
I might Larry - 22/02/2011 05:11:21 AM 964 Views
It doesn't have to be a country that still exists. Tom - 22/02/2011 05:56:34 AM 1005 Views
Indeed. *NM* Rebekah - 22/02/2011 08:00:08 AM 381 Views
Done most of those as well Larry - 22/02/2011 12:15:42 PM 1004 Views
Why are you shocked that I've never read Kafka? Tom - 22/02/2011 02:37:07 PM 955 Views
I have that problem Camilla - 22/02/2011 02:45:11 PM 916 Views
Perhaps I don't make that assumption because I read some unusual books. Tom - 22/02/2011 08:14:42 PM 1110 Views
Only that I take you for one of the few people who are more widely-read than I am, that's all *NM* Larry - 22/02/2011 04:20:35 PM 390 Views
But I can only read 30-40 books a year at a maximum! Tom - 22/02/2011 08:10:14 PM 825 Views
True Larry - 22/02/2011 09:21:12 PM 1015 Views
You say that as if you don't read Stanek on purpose. *NM* Legolas - 22/02/2011 09:39:46 PM 426 Views
Well... Larry - 22/02/2011 11:15:51 PM 906 Views
Well, there is always Camilla - 22/02/2011 02:27:55 PM 1047 Views
True Larry - 22/02/2011 04:34:17 PM 991 Views
Re: Yes, but not on purpose for the challenge. *NM* Danae al'Thor - 22/02/2011 04:40:32 AM 410 Views
Re: Which means no review, Maybe I should write one, I think some people here would like it. *NM* Danae al'Thor - 22/02/2011 04:55:07 AM 420 Views
You should. *NM* Camilla - 22/02/2011 02:45:32 PM 392 Views
Urg ... don't think I'm going to finish. Darth_Katie - 22/02/2011 06:10:38 AM 974 Views
Yes Camilla - 22/02/2011 10:14:19 AM 965 Views
Already done snoopcester - 22/02/2011 02:45:37 PM 842 Views
Re: Already done Camilla - 22/02/2011 02:46:18 PM 880 Views
Re: Already done snoopcester - 22/02/2011 04:46:16 PM 829 Views
Damn. Camilla - 22/02/2011 04:47:39 PM 897 Views
It was snoopcester - 22/02/2011 04:55:44 PM 857 Views
Re: It was Camilla - 22/02/2011 04:56:39 PM 836 Views
Well, true.... jh - 22/02/2011 06:57:55 PM 843 Views
Belgium! *NM* Legolas - 22/02/2011 07:23:28 PM 413 Views
Pfft snoopcester - 22/02/2011 07:28:39 PM 921 Views
Damn. *NM* Legolas - 22/02/2011 07:29:20 PM 416 Views
New Zealand.? Rebekah - 22/02/2011 07:47:08 PM 997 Views
Mr Pip? snoopcester - 22/02/2011 08:04:38 PM 915 Views
He's a Kiwi? Rebekah - 22/02/2011 08:20:53 PM 950 Views
So he says. Since he wrote a book about the All Blacks, I'm inclined to believe him snoopcester - 23/02/2011 10:25:31 AM 865 Views
Re: Final check up: one week left in January/February's Challenge Stephen - 22/02/2011 10:54:16 PM 952 Views
King Lear. Michael - 23/02/2011 04:24:46 PM 1000 Views
Re: King Lear. Camilla - 23/02/2011 04:42:00 PM 894 Views
I had high hopes for it. Michael - 24/02/2011 11:10:53 AM 1127 Views
Yes. Do it! Rebekah - 24/02/2011 11:13:15 AM 919 Views
Re: I had high hopes for it. Camilla - 24/02/2011 11:31:49 AM 1303 Views
Guess I'll be reading Lilith. *NM* Ghavrel - 23/02/2011 09:01:36 PM 407 Views
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