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The books from different continents was inspired by a recent conversation about how many there are with a friend from Europe.
And yes, I realize that Oceania is not a continent but it's a bit more inclusive than using the continent of Australia.
Good luck everyone! Enjoy the 2018 challenge.
Oh, good. I was hoping for a new reading challenge, too. I look forward to participating! (I was bookworm 101 in the old Book Buzz format. Hello!)
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19. About mental health.
The Kevin Show: An Olympic Athlete’s Battle with Mental Illness. It's about Kevin Hall, a world class sailor who is diagnosed bipolar while at university. He is afflicted with something called The Truman Show disorder--in his manic phases, he believes he is constantly being filmed for some kind of show. It complicates things because as an elite athlete, he is being filmed often in his day to day life.
Really a fascinating book. Mary Pilon, the author was given access to Kevin and his entire family for the book.
Here's the TPL record: https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/d...
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The Comet Seekers
Here is the TPL record:
https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/d...
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This is a small list, though. There are more books out there. I've read a few but can't recall the titles.
https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/s...
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I also enjoy the Librarian in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. He was turned into an orangutan and decided he liked it better that way.
Pratchett has some great quotes about libraries. Here's one:
People were stupid, sometimes. They thought the Library was a dangerous place because of all the magical books, which was true enough, but what made it really one of the most dangerous places there could ever be was the simple fact that it was a library.
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An Aegean April, by Jeffrey Siger, published in 2018. Very good read, a mystery. It's set on the Greek Island of Lesvos and the story is focused on solving the murder of a wealthy shipowner who decides to spend his retirement years assisting refugees arriving on his island. He also was planning to use his influence to suggest new ways to the Greek government on how to handle the influx. The human smugglers had other ideas though. Read and find out!
Made into a movie, "Light Between Oceans," by ML Stedman. A heartwrenchig story set in Australia about good people who made less than a sound decision. A box of Kleenex beside you while reading this novel may be a good idea.Also set in Australia, Oceania.
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The Comet Seekers (other topics)The Kevin Show: An Olympic Athlete’s Battle with Mental Illness (other topics)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (other topics)
A book that was/is:
1. Published in 2018
2. Published in 1918
3. Published in 1818
4. About the Spanish Influenza outbreak of 1918
5. Made into a movie or television series
6. In translation
7. Set in North America or by a North American author
8. Set in South America or by a South American author
9. Set in Africa or by an African author
10. Set in Antarctica or by someone who has lived there
11. Set in Oceania or by an author from the region
12. Set in Europe or by a European author
13. Set in Asia or by an Asian author
14. An epistolary novel
15. With a season in the title
16. With a country in the title
17a. A modern update of a classic
17b. The classic 17a was based upon
18. About libraries or librarians (or written by a librarian)
19. About mental health
20. That you were inspired to read by current events
As in past years, the challenge is self directed and self monitored. You are free to read fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, audiobooks, adult, YA or childrens' books to fulfill the challenge. Really anything goes but you should read 10 different books.
Post your progress in this folder.