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I finished Ædnan by Linnea Axelsson
Ædnan in Sami language means The Land, The River and The Mother, this epic is about all these.
The winner of Sweden’s most prestigious literary award makes her American debut with an epic, multi generational novel-in-verse about two Sámi families and their quest to stay together across a century of migration, violence, and colonial trauma.
Penelope Lively5. Books from my birth year 1980.1. The Transit of Venus
2.Earthly Powers
3. Judgment Day by Penelope Lively
Doorstops Challenge 2024books 600+ pages
2/3
Level 1
1. Fayne 736 pages
Level 2
2. The Covenant of Water 730 pages
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Chunkster challenge 2024 books from 400-599 pages
4/6
Level Two
1 My Work by Olga Ravn
2The Guermantes Way by Marcel Proust
3. Sodom and Gomorrah by Marcel Proust
4 Shakespeare: The Biography by Peter Ackroyd
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Thanks Rosemarie. This is the first time I am attempting this kind of challenge, I hope to do my best.
3. Literature from my own country - India. ( Authors and settings)7/12
1. The Covenant of Water 5 stars
2. Ret Samadhi 5 stars
3. Sakina’s Kiss 4 stars
4. Kabuliwala 5 stars
5. Swami and Friends 5 stars
6. Victory City
7. Rosarita 4 stars
2. Award Winners' Reads 2024.16/24
1. Of Cattle and Men 4 stars
2. Ædnan 5 stars
3. When We Were Sisters 5 stars
4. Cold Nights of Childhood 4 stars
5. Beloved 5 Stars
6. The Keepers of the House 5 stars
7. Ret Samadhi 5 stars
8. Bridge to Terabithia 5 stars
9. Blackouts 5 stars
10. Eve out of Her Ruins 5 stars
11. C+nto and Othered Poems 3 stars
12. Today in the Taxi 4 stars
13. Ru 5 stars
14. The Details 4 stars
15. Lanny by Max Porter
16. James by Percival Everett 5 stars
1. Non-fiction Reads 2024. ( not including poetry and drama)5/18
1. Shifting the Silence by Etel Adnan 5 stars
2. The Words: The Autobiography of Jean-Paul Sartre
by Jean-Paul Sartre 3 stars
3. How to Say Babylon 5 stars
4. Bluets by Maggie Nelson 3 stars
5. Shakespeare: The Biography 5 stars
I want to catch up on three areas, in which i am ashamed to admit that i lag far behind.
Challenge from 1st Jan. 2024 to 31st Dec. 2024Books read 36/36
Part 1: Read a book from ONE of the monthly genre choice listed below:
January: General Fiction (Novels at least 100 pages long) - Scenes from a Childhood 3 stars
February: Plays, Poetry, Romance Ædnan 5 stars
March: Mystery, Suspense Verdigris 5 stars
April: Western, Humour, Adventure James by Percival Everett 5 stars
May: Female Authors Grand Hotel by Vicki Baum 5 stars
June: Fantasy, Graphic Novels The Buried Giant 5 stars
July: Children's, YA Bridge to Terabithia 5 stars
August: Memoirs, Biography, Travel How to Say Babylon 5 stars
September: Science Fiction, Dystopia I Who Have Never Known Men 3 stars
October: Supernatural, Thriller, Horror Lanny 4 stars
November: Historical Fiction, Non-fiction (any topic) Shakespeare: The Biography 5 stars
December: Classics and Short Stories Miramar 5 stars
Part 2:
January
1. Read a book by an author new to you - The Forbidden Notebook 5 stars
2. Read a book with a one-word title - Fayne 5 stars
February
1. Read a book that has the name of a family member in the title: mother, father, son, daughter, husband, wife, etc. When We Were Sisters 5 stars
2. Read a book with a two-word title Cat's Cradle 5 stars
March
1. Read a book where the main character's name, first or last, starts with "M" Mariamma in The Covenant of Water 5 stars
2. Read a book with the name of a flower, plant, fruit or vegetable in the title or with a green cover The House on Mango Street 4 stars
April
1. Read a book where the author's first or last name starts with the same letter as your first name The Road to the City by Natalia Ginzburg 3 stars
2. Read a book with a four-word title Of Cattle and Men 4 stars
May
1. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title Rosarita 4 stars
2. Read a book by a female author new to you Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan 5 stars
June
1. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you were born 7. Ret Samadhi by Geetanjali Shree5 stars
2. Read any book in a series The Guermantes Way by Marcel Proust 5 stars
July
1. Read a book whose author's name, first or last, starts with "J" or "U" The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 5 stars
2. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you live now.
Give yourself extra credit if it's set in the same city! Sakina’s Kiss by Vivek Shanbhag Set in Bengaluru 4 stars
August
1. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit Clear 4 stars - Scotland
2. Read a book whose title starts with "A" or "An" A Woman at Thirty 4 stars
September
1. Read a book with an orange, red, yellow or brown cover Beloved by Toni Morrison 5 Stars
2. Read a book set in a place, real or imaginary, that starts with "S" The Stone Raft by José Saramago
set in Spain 2 stars
October
1. Read a book whose title starts with "O" Orbital by Samantha Harvey
2. Read a book set on a farm, in the country, in a small town or in the wilderness Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer 4 stars
November
1. Read a book about war-fiction or non-fiction 8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster by Mirinae Lee 5 stars
2. Read a book with a five or more word title, subtitles count The Keepers of the House 5 stars
December
1. Read any book for the first time My Work by Olga Ravn 5 stars
2. Reread any book The Sense of an Ending 5 stars
Rosemarie, for part 2, do we have to read 24 books or we have to choose one of the two given options?
Thank you. Rosemarie. I am in for this challenge.
Rosemarie, do we have to choose only classics, i.e books published before or in 1974?
I finished Walk the Blue Fields by Claire Keegan and Ivan the Fool by Leo TolstoyNow i am reading Roman Storiesby Jhumpa Lahiri
Great timing, this month i have reserved for stories.
