Around the World Through Language - 2017

[Yaara]

edit msg 86.
1/10 - English - The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes by Anna McPartlin

[Cassandra]

Welcome to the challenge, Ligia, Chema, and Christina!

[Jae]

2/20
The Dream of the Celt - Mario Vargas Llosa
A bit of a disappointment. The character of Roger Casement did not really come alive for me.

[Overbooked ✎]

Russian: We by Yevgeny Zamyatin

Progress: 1/5

[Imbunche]

1/5
Chinese: The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin

[Cassandra]

What did you think of The Three-Body Problem, Imbunche?

[Imbunche]

Cassandra wrote: "What did you think of The Three-Body Problem, Imbunche?"

I loved it - gave it five stars. I thought the concept was very interesting and I enjoyed how he managed to explain quite difficult science stuff in a way that felt easy to understand. I do think it might be a bit heavy on the 'science talk' for some people, but I like that kind of stuff. I'm looking forward to reading the second book in the series now.

[Heather]

January's book done - The Ice Princess - Swedish book

1/12 done

[Barbara]

I am Brazilian. If you guys need help to find any Brazilian book, tell me (:

[Jae]

3/100
Travelling Light - Tove Jansson.
Beautiful crystal clear, unencumbered prose.

[Amanda]

Updated #9

2. French A Very Long Engagement by Sébastien Japrisot Completed 14/01/17 Rating 4 stars

2/10

[Berit]

I'm in for 10. My native language is Swedish, but I read in English as well. I use the English titles below (if possible). So far 9/10.

1. Korean: The Vegetarian (in English) - FINISHED
2. Italian: The Story of a New Name (in Swedish) - FINISHED
3. English: A Christmas Carol (in Swedish) - FINISHED
4. Russian: The Blizzard: A Novel (in Swedish) - FINISHED
5. German: The Metamorphosis (in English) - FINISHED
6. French: The Stranger (in English) - FINISHED
7. Norwegian: The Solitaire Mystery (in Swedish) - FINISHED
8. Czech: The Unbearable Lightness of Being (in Swedish)
9. Portugese: The Alchemist (in Swedish) - FINISHED
10. Danish: Nordiska Myter (in Swedish) - FINISHED

[Jae]

4/100
The Feast of the Innocents - Evelio Rosero
Hard going. So many of the references were beyond my understanding. You need to have a good knowledge of Simon Bolivar to tackle this one.

[Rowizyx]

Update #83:

1) French: Il grande marinaio (Le Grand Marin) by Catherine Poulain
2) English: Persi in un buon libro (Lost in a Good Book) by Jasper Fforde
3) Japanese: Silenzio (Silence) by Shūsaku Endō

3/20

[Lindsay]

Update msg 18



First one completed.

[Nancy]

I think I'm up for this one. Add me in for 5.

[Hailey]

I'm gonna hop on this train because I think this is super neat! I'm counting books I'm reading other languages too. I think I'll aim for 20

[Overbooked ✎]

Italian: Le città invisibili Italo Calvino

progress: 2/5

[Susan]

3/10 Read

1. Japanese- Rashomon and Other Stories
2. Thai- Love Sick: The Chaotic Lives of Blue Shorts Guys
3. Spanish- Kiss of the Spider Woman

[Cassandra]

Welcome Berit, Nancy, and Hailey!

[Apostolos]

Hello i am in for 6

First 2 completed

English The Taxidermist's Daughter (Completed)

Norwegian Cockroaches (Completed)

2/6 so far

[Paul Emily]

Updated message 51 with German - The Trial by Franz Kafka - ***

1/5

[[deleted user]]

Update to message #6.

✅ Italian: The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 01/28/2017 ★★★★☆

1/10

[Mie]

Update msg 23: 2/10
✅ German - Back from Africa ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Laurie]

Updated message 24

2/5 read

Added
2. The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy (Russian)

[Ecem]

Updating msg 120:

1. English: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently #1) by Douglas Adams -- READ
2. French: Paris Spleen by Charles Baudelaire -- READ

2/11

[Maaike]

To celebrate my registering with goodreads, let's be ambitious and try for 20 languages.

1 English: Swing Time ✔
2 Icelandic: Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was ✔
3 Japanese: The Housekeeper and the Professor ✔
4 Catalan: Tuin aan zee ✔
5 Indonesian: Schoonheid is een vloek ✔
6 Finnish: Vroeger was alles beter ✔
7 Swedish: De brandweerauto die verdween ✔
8 Italian: Kwellende liefde ✔
9 Spanish: Ripper ✔
10 French: Tram 83 ✔
11 Norwegian: Vermissing ✔
12 Arab (Syrian): Een dag van stilte en lawaai ✔
13 German: Kamp ✔
14 Turkish: Legende van de berg Ararat ✔
15 Chinese: Veranderingen ✔
16 Hungarian: De Pendragon legende ✔
17 Czech: Het jaar van de tuinier ✔
18 Russian: De Russische muur ✔
19 Hungarian: Onverplichte lectuur ✔
20 Latin: Lof der zotheid ✔

[Cassandra]

Welcome Maaike and Apostolos!

[Lynn]

I've finished 3 more books this week (4/10) and updated Message 14

✔Spanish - The Japanese Lover -- 01/24/17
✔Swedish - Detective Inspector Huss -- 01/29/17
✔Korean - The Vegetarian -- 01/30/17

I decided to read The Vegetarian by all the readers in this challenge who listed it. I had no idea what I was getting into......jeez what a dark and powerful book.

[Jae]

5/20 Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
I think this is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read.

[Cheri]

Update: 3/5
Italian: The Clothing of Books by Jhumpa Lahiri (4 stars). Translated by Alberto Vourvoulias-Bush.

[Lisa]

Update progress msg #66

1/5
French: Le Petit Prince

[Amanda]

Updated #9

3. Danish A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen Completed 21/01/17 Rating 3 stars

3/10

[Marie]

Fun challenge!
I'll set my goal on 12 books with different original languages.

1. Swedish: A man called Ove - Fredrik Backman

[Meaghan]

UPDATE

Goal: 2/10

Books Read
Swedish - The Darkest Room
Chinese - The Three-Body Problem

[Overbooked ✎]

3. German: All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

progress: 3/5

[Claire]

Update message 94, read 3/10.

[Mie]

Update msg 23: 3/10
✅ French - Round the Moon ⭐️⭐️

[Heather]

Finished my book for February A Well-Tempered Heart - German. What an excellent book.

[Maaike]

Update message 186: 3/20
1 English: Swing Time ✔
2 Icelandic: Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was ✔
3 Japanese: The Housekeeper and the Professor ✔

(NB My native language is Dutch)

[Chrissy]

Update message 158 - finished Inkheart (German) and am now 1/5!

[Yaara]

edit msg 86. 3/10

[Maaike]

Update message 186: 4/20

4 Catalan: Tuin aan zee ✔

[Kadijah Michelle]

Update.

Read The Diary of a Young Girl - Dutch

1/5

[Apostolos]

update post 180

English The Taxidermist's Daughter (Completed)

Norwegian Cockroaches (Completed)

Swedish The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (Completed)

3/6

[Mie]

Update msg 23: 4/10
✅ Swedish - Ting, min søn skal vide om verden ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Overbooked ✎]

French: The Red Notebook

Progress: 4/5

[Day]

I finished The Vegetarian South Korea, and am 1/5

[Nik]

[1/4] (OM 97)

1. Blue Is the Warmest Color (French) (2017.02.16, ★★★★☆).

[Ecem]

Updating msg 120:

4. Japanese: Hardboiled & Hard Luck by Banana Yoshimoto -- READ
6. Korean: The Vegetarian by Han Kang -- READ

4/11