Sigruns Reading Challenges

[Sigrun]

Around the year in 52 books: The 2016 List (which I decided started in dec 2015 because I needed a challenge!)

1. A book you meant to read in 2015, but didn't - Hönan som drömde om att flyga by Sun-mi Hwang DONE
2. A book set in a different continent Jag har det bekvämt men skulle kunna ha det bekvämare by Lydia Davis DONE
3. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 (winner or nominated) - Min mormor hälsar och säger förlåt av Fredrik Backman DONE
4. A book by an author you discovered in 2015 - Atomer by Sofia Nordin DONE
5. A book with a title beginning with the 1st letter of your name - Stål by Silvia Avallone DONE
6. The highest rated on your TBR - The Complete Persepolis by Marjani Satrapi DONE
7. A book about books - Det gröna tältet by Ljudmila Ulitskaja DONE
8. A classic book with less than 200 pages - En underjordisk dagbok by Fjodor Dostojevskij DONE
9. A book that was mentioned in another book - Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov DONE
10. A book by an author you feel you should have read by now- Egenmäktigt Förfarande - En Roman om Kärlek by Lena Andersson DONE
11. A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge Reading Lolita in Teheran DONE
12. A childhood classic Ótrúlg saga af risastóri peru DONE
13. Reader’s Choice Golden Son by Pierce Brown DONE
14. A book with one of the five W’s -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How) - Nerdonomics : varför nördar startar företag och varför det är viktigt för Sverige by Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist
15. A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago) Noveller by Anton Tjeckov DONE
16. A book from the top 100 mystery novels - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn DONE
17. A book with a beautiful cover - Aldrig två gånger by Wisława Szymborska
18. A book on a summer/beach reading list Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
19. A non-fiction book - CCCP: Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed by Frederic Chaubin DONE
20. A book with a first name in the title - Cinder by Marissa Meyer DONE
21. A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page - Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin DONE
22. The first book in a new to you series - The Maze Runner DONE
23. The next book in a series you are reading - MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood DONE
24. A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.) Four DONE
25. A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you - Smaken by Muriel Barbery (the main character is a food critic) DONE
26. A book everyone is talking about -Linjen by Elsie Karlsson DONE
27. A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion) - Tiggarflickan DONE
28. A biography, autobiography, or memoir -How to be a Heroine by Samantha Ellis DONE
29. A book by an author who writes under more than one name Dragon Haven by Robin Hobb DONE
30. A fairytale from a culture other than your own Themerchant and the parrot DONE
31. A work of young adult fiction - Red Rising by Pierce Brown DONE
32. A historical fiction book - Soul by Antonov Platonov DONE
33. The 16th book on your TBR - Fiskarnir hafa eingar faetur DONE
34. A book about mental illness - Den sårade divan by Karin Johannisson DONE
35. An award winning book - Allt jag inte minns by Jonas Khmeri DONE
36. An identity book - a book about a different culture, religion or sexual orientation - Ryssar är sånna som gillar björkar by Olga Grjasnowa DONE
37. A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read - Solaris DONE
38. A book about an anti hero - Stoner DONE
39. A previous suggestion that did not make it into the list - Laurus DONE
40. A novella from your favorite genre- Sonjetka by Lyudmila Ulitskaya DONE
41. A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction) - The Passion by Jeanette Winterson DONE
42. A top 100 fantasy novel - The Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb DONE
43. A book about a thing that goes bump in the night -Dirigenten från st Petersburg
44. A book you're embarrassed to read in public - Scarlet by Marissa Meyer DONE
45. A book related to a hobby or passion you have - Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking, A memoir of Food and Longning by Anya von Bremzen DONE
46. A crime story - Som om jag inte vore där by Slavenka Drakulić DONE
47. A book with a type of food/drink in the title - Ensamhetens vin by Irène Némirovsky DONE
48. A dystopia - Wool by Hugh Howey DONE
49. A book with a great opening line Ett moln i byxor by Vladimir Majakovskij DONE
50. A book originally written in a language other than English - Fáfræði by Erna Mist DONE
51. A short story from a well-known author - Lyckan och andra noveller by Maxim Gorky DONE
52. A book published in 2016 Min fantastiska väninna by Elena Ferrante DONE

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From PopSugar:

2016 Reading Challenge:

A book based on a fairy tale. Norma by Sofi Oksanen
A National Book Award winner - Hjärtdjur by Herta Muller
A YA best seller - Odinsbarn by Siri Pettersen
A book you haven't read since high school. Väggen by Marlene Haushofer
A book set in your home state Rörelsen by John Ajvide Lindqvist
A book translated to English Omon Ra by Viktor Pelevin
A romance set in the future The Passion of New Eve by Angela Carter
A book set in Europe Färjan by Mats Strandberg
A book that's under 150 pages Bela Bartok mot Treje Riket av Kjell Espmark
A New York Times best seller The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
A book that's becoming a movie this year Siv sover vilse by Pija Lindenbaum
A book recommended by someone you just met Jag heter inte Miriam by Majgull Axelsson
A self-improvement book - Kaos i kvinnohjärnan by Mia Lundin
A book you can finish in a day Ögat by Vladimir nabokov
A book written by a celebrity The English Roses by Madonna
A political memoir Ingenting är sant, allting är möjligt by Peter Pomerantsev
A book at least 100 years older than you The Krutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy
A book that's more than 600 pages 2017 by Olga Slavnikova
A book from Oprah's book club - Zoobiquity: The Astonishing Connection Between Human and Animal Health by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz
A science fiction novel The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Farber
A book recommended by a family member Britt-Marie was here
A book published in 2016 Celestine by Olga Ravn
A book with a protagonist with your occupation Stäppvargen by Hermann Hesse
A book that takes place during Summer Vita nätter by Fjodor Dostojevskij
A book and its prequel City of Dragons and Dragon Blood by Robin Hobb
A murder mystery - Skuggorna by Katarina Wennstam
A book written by a comedian Kunskapens frukt by Liv Srömquist
A dystopian novel We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
A book with a blue cover Man by Kin Thuy
A book of poetry Dikter by Anna Achmatova
The first book you see in a bookstore Det är något som inte stämmer by Martina Haag
A classic from the 20th century Passionen enligt G.H. by Clarice Lispector
A book from the library Min mormors historia by Birgitta Stenberg
An autobiography Priset på vatten i Finistiere by Bodil Malmsten
A book about a road trip Ön by Jana Vagner
A book about a culture you're unfamilar with Masja by Carola Hansson
A satarical book I det heliga Rysslands tjänst by Vladimir Sorokin
A book that takes place on an island Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy Underbara Claras Graderob by Clara Lidström

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Discovering Eastern European literature during 2016

Albania:
Krönika i sten by Ismail Kadare

Azerbadjan:
Ryssar är sånna som gillar björkar by Olga Grjasnowa

Belarus:
Bön för Tjernobyl by Svetlana Alexievich
Kriget har inget kvinnligt ansikte by Svetlana Alexievich

Bulgaria:
Wunderkind by Nocolai Grozni

Croatia:
Baba Jaga Laid an Egg by Ugrešić, Dubravka

Czech Republic:
Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

Estonia
Stalins kossor by Sofi Oksanen
Norma by Sofi Oksanen

Hungary
Bela Bartok mot Tredje Riket by Kjell Espmark
Journey by Moonlight by Antal Szerb

Poland
White Fever by Jacek Hugo-Bader
The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski
Solaris by Stanislaw Lem
"Aldrig två gånger" by Wisława Szymborska
Styr din plog över de dödas ben by Olga Tokarczuk

Romania:
Nostalgia by Mircea Cărtărescu
Hjärtdjur by Herta Muller

Russia:
Cirkelns Kvadratur, different authors
dikter by Anna Achmatova
Kriget har inget kvinnligt ansikte by Svetlana Alexievich
Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking, A memoir of Food and Longning by Anya von Bremzen
CCCP: Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed by Frederic Chaubin
Det tomma hemmet by Lidia Chukovskaya
En underjordisk dagbok by Fjodor Dostojevskij
Vita nätter by Fjodor Dostojevskij
Dirigenten från st Petersburg by Camilla Grebe
Valerij by Linor Goralik
"Lyckan och andra noveller" by Maxin Gorky
Masja by Carola Hansson
Ett moln i byxor by Vladimir Majakovskij
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Ögat by Vladimir Nabokov
Omon Ra by Viktor Pelevin
The Time is Night by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya
Soul by Andrei Platonov
Ingenting är sant, allting är möjligt by Peter Pomerantsev
Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin
Familjen Joltysjev by Roman Senchin
2017 by Olga Slavnikova
I det heliga Rysslands tjänst by Vladimir Sorokin
Exodus by DJ Stalingrad
The Living by Anna Starobinets
Lasarus kvinnor by Marina Stepanova
Noveller by Anton Tjeckov
The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy
Det gröna tältet by Ljudmila Ulitskaja
Sonjetka by Lyudmila Ulitskaya
Ön by Jana Vagner
Laurus by Evgenij Vodolazkin
We by Yevgeny Zamyatin

Ukraine:
Passionen enligt G.H. by Clarice Lispector
Ensamhetens vin by Irène Némirovsky

Yugoslavia (former)
Som om jag inte vore där by Slavenca Draculic

Countries read: 13
Amount of books in total: 54

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Moving my 2015 Africa Challenge here to keep all challenges in one place.

So far I've read:

Algeria:
The Stanger by Albert Camus
A Sister to Scheherazade by Assia Djebar

Angola:
A Practical Manual on Levitation by José Eduardo Agualusa

Burundi:
Krig i Paradiset by Sakina Ntibanyitesha.

Cameroon:
Sorgsna själar by Léonora Miano

Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo-Kinhasa):
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Egypt:
Att Vara Abbas Al-Abd by Ahmad al-Aidy
God Dies By The Nile by Nawal El Saadawi

Eritrea:
Väldigt sällan fin by Sami Said

Gabon:
Petroleum by Bessora

Ghana:
Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi

Ivory Coast:
Aya by Marguerite Abouet
Aya of Yop City by Marguerite Abouet
Långt från min far by Véronique Tadjo

Kenya:
Shadows on the Grass by Karen Blixen
Tracking the Scent of my Mother by Muthoni Garland

Libya:
In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar

Mali:
Äventyr i Bamako by Alpha Mandé Diarra & Marie-Florence Ehret

Moçambique:
Under the Frangipani by Mia Couto
Berättelse vid tidens strand av Henning Mankell

Morocco:
Silent Day in Tangier by Tahar Ben Jelloun
An Arab Melancholia by Abdellah Taïa

Nigeria:
Graceland by Chris Abani
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
News From Home by Sefi Atta
Everything Good Will Come by Sefi Atta
The African by Jean-Marie G. Le Clézio
Open City by Teju Cole
The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta
Waiting for an Angel by Helon Habila
I Do Not Come To You By Chance by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
The Fishermen by Chgozie Obioma
Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
The Famished Road by Ben Okri
Looking for Transwonderland by Noo Saro-Wiwa
The Palm Wine Drunkard by Amos Tutuola
Tiny Sunbirds Far Away by Christie Watson

Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville):
The Memoirs of a Porcupine by Alain Mabanckou

Senegal:
So Long A Letter by Mariama Bâ

Somalia:
Maps by Nuruddin Farah
The Orchard of Lost Souls by Nadifa Mohamed
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth by Warsan Shire

South Africa:
The Shinhing Girls by Lauren Beaukes
Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee
In the Heart of the Coutry by J.M. Coetzee
Tsotsi by Athol Fugard
July's People by Nadine Gordimer
Coconut by Matlwa Kopano
The Whale Caller by Zakes Mda
7 days by Deon Meyer
Blood Safari by Deon Meyer
The Quiet Violence of Dreams by K. Sello Duiker
The Exploded View by Ivan Vladislavić
Playing in the Light by Zoë Wicomb

Sudan:
Minaret by Leila Aboulela

Tanzania:
Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah

Togo:
An African in Greenland by Tété-Michel Kpomassie

Tunisia:
Tunisian Girl by Lina Ben Mhenni

Uganda:
Tropical Fish by Doreen Baingana

Zimbabwe:
We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo
An Elegy for Easterly by Petina Gappah
Alfred & Emily by Doris Lessing
The Fifth Child by Dors Lessing
Under the Tounge by Yvonne Vera

Mixed countries:
African Love Stories: An anthology by Ama Ata Aidoo
Jag har hört kamelerna sjunga by Marianne Ahrne
Gryning över Kalahari by Lasse Berg
Skymningssång i Kalahari by Lasse Berg
På cykel genom Afrika by Mikael Strandberg (not on Goodreads)

Amount of books read: 74
Amount of African contries visited: 26

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Sub Genre Non-Fiction Challenge:

• Art & Photography: Imagine by Erik Johanson

• Autobiography: How to be a Heroine by Samantha Ellis

• Biography: Masja by Carola Hansson

• Diary & Memoirs: The Complete Persepolis by Marjani Satrapi

• Business & Finance: Nerdonomics : varför nördar startar företag och varför det är viktigt för Sverige by Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist

• Cookbooks / Food & Lifestyle: Food Pharmacy by Lina Nertby, Aurell

• Cultural/Social Issues: Husmoderns död och andra texter by Sara Danius

• Current Affairs & Politics: 10 tankar om arbete by Bodil Jönsson

• Gardening: Skillnadens trädgård by Sara Bäckmo

• General Non-Fiction: Kulturmannen och andra texter by Ebba Witt-Brattström

• Gift Book / Coffee Table Book: Ebbas julstök by Åsa och Ebba Swanberg

• Health, & Fitness / Medical (for the lay-person): Kaos i kvinnohjärnan by Mia Lundin

• History: Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking, A memoir of Food and Longning by Anya von Bremzen

• Home Decorating & Design / Architecture: CCCP: Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed by Frederic Chaubin

• How To: Underbara Claras Graderob by Clara Lidström

• Humor: Ja till Liv by Liv Strömquist

• Journalism: Ingenting är sant, allting är möjligt by Peter Pomerantsev

• Military: Kriget har inget kvinnligt ansikte by Svetlana Alexievich

• Music, Film, & Entertainment:

• Nature & Ecology: Bön för Tjernobyl by Svetlana Alexievich

• Outdoor Adventuring: Herbariet by Elin Unnes

• Parenting: Särskilt begåvade barn by Linda Kreger Silverman

• Pets: Zoobiquity: The Astonishing Connection Between Human and Animal Health by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz

• Pop Culture & Celebrity: Den blå maten by Henrik Ennart and Matnicklas (celebrety chef)

• Psychology: Den sårade divan by Karin Johannisson

• Reference: Amerikanska pajer by Melissa Elsen

• Relationship & Dating: Prins Charles känsla by Liv Strömquist

• Religion & Spirituality: Introvert by Linus Jonkman

• Science & Technology: Fermats gåta by Simon Singh

• Self-Help:Exploring the World of Lucid Dreamin by Stephen LeBarge

• Sports:Löparglödje av Rune Larsson

• Travel: Landscapes of the Pyrenees, a countryside guide by Paul Jenner and Christine Smith

• True Adventure: White Fever by Jacek Hugo-Bader

• True Crime: Jag blev Stockholmssyndromet by Kristin Enmark

• Women’s Issues: Kunskapens frukt by Liv Strömquist

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East Asian Challenge for 2017

Burma:
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jean-Phillipp Sendaker

Cambodia: En fördämning mot stilla havet by Margurite Duras

China:
Mittens rike by Johan Björkstén *
A Concise Chinese English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo
I am China by Xiaolu Guo
Att leva by Yu Hua
De hemlösa by Li Yiyun
Dao de Jing by Lao Zi *

Indonesia:

Laos:

Japan:
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Lafcadio Hearn
Snöns rike by Yasunari Kawabata
Konsten att städa by Marie Kondo*
1Q84, part 1 by Haruki Murakami
1Q84, book 2 by Haruki Murakami
1Q84, book 3 by Haruki Murakami
När kejsaren var gudomlig by Julie Otsuka
I am cat by Natsume Soseki
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto

Malaysia:

North Korea: Vad nålen ritar, en berättelse om Nordkorea by Simon Hessler

Phillippines:

South Korea:
Vegetarianen by Kang Han
Berättelsen om Herr Han by Sok-Yong Hwang
Hur gick det för mannen som satt fast i hissen by Kim Young-Ha

Taiwan:

Thailand:

Vietnam:
Skogens salt by Thiệp, Nguyễn Huy
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

Asian related matters:
Siddartha by Hermann Hesse


Non Fiction

Antropology:

Art:

Biography:

Chemistry: Makt, plast, gift och våra barn by Ethel Forsberg

Cooking:
Hälsosam mat för en friskare mage av Cecilia Davidsson
Mat för hormonell balans by Mia Lundin
Det blir bara pannkaka by Annika Goldhammer

Culture:

Economics: The Second Machine Age by Erik Brynjolfsson

Fashion: Slow Fashion by Jennie Johansson

Home-related issues:

Gardening:

History:
Mittens rike by Johan Björkstén *
Sapiens by Noah Harari

Memoir:
Jag håller tiden by Åsa Grenvall
I love Dick by Chris Kraus
The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson
The M Train by Patti Smith

Nature:

Philosophy:
Dao de Jing by Lao Zi *
Om livets korthet och andra skriver by Seneca

Physics: 7 korta lektioner i fysik by Carlo Rovelli

Psychology:
The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron
Flodhästen i vardagsrummet by Tommy Hellsten
ADHD/ADD som vuxen by Lara Honos-Webb
Självmedkänsla by Agneta Lagercranz
Konsten att fejka arabiska by Lina Liman

Religion:

Science:

Social Issues: Den befriade familjen by Josefine Olevik

Travel:

Wellness:
Kaosologi by Michael Dahlén
Sömnrevolutionen by Ariana Huffington

Womens Issues:

Writing: Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
On Writing by Stephen King

Zen-inspired: Konsten att städa by Marie Kondo*

* means that the book is in both the Asian country and Non-fiction lists.