2010 GLOBAL READING CHALLENGE ROUNDUP
I have completed Dorte's 2010 Global Reading Challenge to the medium level [twelve books from six continents].
The books I read were:
Africa:
Asia:
Australasia:
Europe:
North America:
South America:
These books are set in Algeria, South Africa, Laos, China, Australia [NSW], Australia [Victoria], Greece, England, USA [Washington DC], USA [Cincinnati], Argentina and Brazil. I might add to my challenge later in the year by reading a North American book from outside the USA, and a New Zealand book.
A very enjoyable and pleasant challenge. Thank you, Dorte.
posted by Uriah Robinson at 5:17 AM
8 Comments:
Norman - Well-done! I'm quite impressed with the books you selected. Some of them are now on my TBR list, too, so thanks for that as well : ).
Thanks Margot.
Congrats to you. i've yet to finish a challenge, but then I just started all of this in March.
What was your favorite or what would you recommend?
Congratulations, Norman!
And I can assure you, hosting this challenge has given me far more pleasures than problems - so it may not be very hard to persuade me to host it again ;)
I am on book no 10 now (no problem timewise), but I have that second Antarctica novel to get through. You were very wise.
Thanks Karen.
What was my favourite? That is difficult because so may of these books were superb.
I would recommend Khadra, Meyer, Cotterill, Temple, Edwards, Pelecanos, Mallo and Gag. The others I did not enjoy as much.
Thanks Dorte. I have too many books on the pile to consider the Antarctic, but will look forward to see what new challenges you might have for us.
Well done Norman. I'm more than happy to recommend a NZ book that you may be able to source reasonably easily overseas - they are getting a little easier to find, and a few of the recent ones are on Amazon now...
Thanks Craig, I was going to pick the winner of the Dame Ngaio Marsh Award when that was announced. I know Peter is a judge [are you a judge or isn't that allowed for the organizer] so it should be a safe bet ?
But what would you recommend ?
Has anyone read books by Vanda Symon? I was thinking of purchasing "Containment."
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