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Jul 16, 2015 02:41PM
The category I'm having trouble is magical realism. Do they have to be originally be written in Spanish? Like 100 years of solitude?
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MagiCal realism? Is there a task like that? I am not doing every one, there was too many other challenges. Anyway. Bedtime. Looking into it tomorrow^^ good night :)
Hi Scott, magical realism can be in any language--the key is that the book is fairly realistic except that it contains some surreal or fantastic elements.
Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge
Duration: January 1st - December 31st 2015
1. A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25.
2.
3. A collection of short stories.
4. A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ.
5.
6. A book that takes place in Asia.
7.
8. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.).
9. A YA novel.
10.
11.
12.
13. A book that is a retelling of a classic story.
14. A collection of poetry.
15.
16.
17. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind.
18.
19.
20. A book published this year.
21.
11/21
*Tecknically it is some years since it was recommened to me and I read it then, but it was recommended to me and I'm counting it since it seems I have way to many challenges this year :P
Wow that first word doesn't look right, is it even used that word in english?
Technically is a word in English. It's just a spelling mistake ;)
17/24 A book by an author from Africa: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Hi everybody! I need a retelling of a clasic story, any recommendations that is not a YA novel?
I would like to join. I think I can either finish it by December OR have enough already read to get some of these marked off. I am going to post this and then when I get all my challenges added to my corner, I am going to go through my “2015 books” list and see if any of those match the criteria.
1. A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
2. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
3. A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people)
4. A book published by an indie press
5. A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
6. A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
7. A book that takes place in Asia
8. A book by an author from Africa
9. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
10. A microhistory
11. A YA novel
12. A sci-fi novel
13. A romance novel
14. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
15. A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.)
16. An audiobook
17. A collection of poetry
18. A book that someone else has recommended to you
19. A book that was originally published in another language
20. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind (Hi, have you met Panels?)
21. A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over)
22. A book published before 1850
23. A book published this year
24. A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement”)
new goal 20 : taken away retelling because I don't care for it too much and the book planned went up in price. Poor BR has been a little bit less priority because I didn't have that many books for it. Might have to change it again, hope not...
Update 18/24a book written by someone when they were under the age of 25 Manuscript Found in a Bottle
Virginia wrote: "Hi everybody! I need a retelling of a clasic story, any recommendations that is not a YA novel?"
You also read French I think? Maybe I'm confusing you with someone else though. Well, if you do there's Aliss by Patrick Sénécal. It's an horror retelling of Alice in Wonderland. It is good, but the dialogue contain a lot of Quebecois dialect, so it might be slightly difficult to read if you're not familiar with it. All the other retellings I read are teenager/YA ones. It seems popular with the demographic.
Chloé wrote:You also read French I think? Maybe I'm confusing you with someone else though. W..."
It sounds really interesting but i couldnt find it in spanish, so i'll have to keep on looking.
But thanks anyways :)
16. An audiobook: The Point of Honor: A Military Tale(Well, it doesn't link to the audiobook edition, but I did listen to it as a Librivox audiobook anyway!)
17/24
I've updated Message 34...I'm officially more than halfway done with this challenge (12 out of 22) and I have read a lot of fantastic books so far! I've also spotted a lot of interesting suggestions from the other participants...I may have to do this challenge again next year! :D
Virginia wrote: "Hi everybody! I need a retelling of a clasic story, any recommendations that is not a YA novel?"
Have you found a book? I don't want to read a YA novel either so I have been looking. I plan to read The Winter King which is a King Arthur retelling. I have read several Bernard Cornwell novels and they definitely are not YA.
17/24 Completed! 7 more to go!8. A book by an author from Africa-A Happy Death by: Albert Camus (Born in North Africa)
14. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade- The Goldfinch
18. A book that someone else has recommended to you- It
22. A book published before 1850- The Golden Bird
Updating 11016/24 Read
7. A book set in Asia- Thousand Cranes
15. A retelling of a classic story- Stories of the Steppes: Kazakh Folktales Retold
Update post 342now at 10/24
Updated msg 312 - 20/143. A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people)
The Garden Party and Other Stories 8/26/15
Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge
Duration: January 1st - December 31st 2015
1. A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25.
2.
3. A collection of short stories.
4. A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ.
5.
6.
7.
8. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.).
9. A YA novel.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind.
16.
17.
18. A book published this year.
19.
12/19
Removed poetry. I read poetry today, but not really a collection, so I just removed it. No time for another.
UPDATE:17/24 - 7 to go
1. A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25 - The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
3. A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people) - God Bless America: Stories
4. A book published by an indie press - My Sister's Keeper
6. A book by a person whose gender is different from your own - Inheritance
7. A book that takes place in Asia - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
9. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)- Searching for Chipeta: The Story of a Ute and Her People
10. A microhistory - 101 Things You Didn't Know about Irish History: The People, Places, Culture, and Tradition of the Emerald Isle
12. A sci-fi novel - Dragonfly in Amber
13. A romance novel - The Sleeping Beauty
14. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade - All the Light We Cannot See
15. A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.)- Fortune's Fool
16. An audiobook - Brisingr
17. A collection of poetry - Chasers of the Light: Poems from the Typewriter Series
18. A book that someone else has recommended to you - Outlander
19. A book that was originally published in another language - The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods
21. A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over)
24. A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement”) - Living in the Unlimited Universe
Done for a seconde time. I'll raise it at 18.Original goal: 10/10
New Goal 1-04-15: 15/15
New Goal 7-09-15: 15/18
22. A book published before 1850
Lettres Persanes
Published in 1721
2. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65 Point de lendemain 65 years old
6. A book by a person whose gender is different from your own The Book of Strange New Things
13. A romance novel Atala / René
1. A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25 Monsieur Vénus (24 years old)
18. A book that someone else has recommended to you Life Is Elsewhere (Suggest and lent to me by my former English teacher)
15. A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.) La machine infernale (retelling of Sophocle's Oedipe)
19. A book that was originally published in another language The Book of Laughter and Forgetting (Czech)
4. A book published by an indie press En attendant Godot
7. A book that takes place in Asia L'Amant
11. A YA novel How to Build a Girl
23. A book published this year Essay Essentials with Readings
10. A microhistory The Disappearance of Childhood
24. A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement”)Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination
20. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind (Hi, have you met Panels?)The Silent Grove
updated post 342. Now at 11/24
Updated post 342Now at 12/24
Hello, Zara. I've been doing this one off on my own as wasn't sure how it would go. ✔Author was under the age of 25 (when writing): Rimbaud: Complete Works, Selected Letters ★★★☆☆
✔Author was over the age of 65: Blue Horses: Poems, ★☆☆☆☆
✔Collection of short stories: The Knife Thrower and Other Stories ★★★★☆
✔Published by an indie press: Wild Children★★★★★★
✔By or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ: Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography, ★★★☆☆
✔By a person whose gender is different from your own: The Last Wish ★★☆☆☆
✔Takes place in Asia: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing ★★★★★ (or for fiction set in Asia, "Spicy Little Curses" in Lips Touch: Three Times, ★★★★★ rating for the whole book)
✔By an author from Africa: So Long a Letter ★★★★☆
✔By or about someone from an indigenous culture: Crazy Brave: A Memoir ★★★☆☆
✔Microhistory: River Notes: A Natural and Human History of the Colorado ★★☆☆☆
✔YA novel: A Monster Calls★★★★★★
✔Sci-fi novel: Doorways in the Sand ★★★★★★
✔Romance novel: Captive Prince: Volume Two ★★★★☆
✔A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade: The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (2015 NF Pulitzer) ★★★★★
✔Retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.): Alice★★★★★
✔Audiobook: Heart of Darkness★★★★★
✔Collection of poetry: Haiku in English: The First Hundred Years ★★★★☆
✔Book that someone else has recommended to you: The Sea Came in at Midnight★★★★★★
✔Book that was originally published in another language: Final Poems ★★★★★
✔Graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind: Personal Demons ★★★★☆
✔Guilty pleasure: Captive Prince: Volume One ★★★★☆
✔Published before 1850: The Castle of Otranto ★★☆☆☆
✔Published this year: Rolling in the Deep ★★★★☆
✔Self-improvement book: Secrets from the Eating Lab: The Science of Weight Loss, the Myth of Willpower, and Why You Should Never Diet Again ★★★★☆
Updated 12/4/15: I decided to do that audiobook after all.
Reach a real bump in the road and have to read some lighter things too. Therefore I'm stripping down this challenge even more. Next year I know how much I can take on, this year is my first so I just signed up for everything :P
Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge
Duration: January 1st - December 31st 2015
1. A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25.
2.
3. A collection of short stories.
4.
5.
6.
7. A YA novel.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
13/16
16/24[16] an audiobook
One Lavender Ribbon by Heather Burch 9-23-15
Update post 342 - now at 13/24
Original goal: 10/10New Goal 1-04-15: 15/15
New Goal 7-09-15: 16/18
22. A book published before 1850
Lettres Persanes
Published in 1721
2. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65 Point de lendemain 65 years old
6. A book by a person whose gender is different from your own The Book of Strange New Things
13. A romance novel Atala / René
1. A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25 Monsieur Vénus (24 years old)
18. A book that someone else has recommended to you Life Is Elsewhere (Suggest and lent to me by my former English teacher)
15. A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.) La machine infernale (retelling of Sophocle's Oedipe)
19. A book that was originally published in another language The Book of Laughter and Forgetting (Czech)
4. A book published by an indie press En attendant Godot
7. A book that takes place in Asia L'Amant
11. A YA novel How to Build a Girl
23. A book published this year Essay Essentials with Readings
10. A microhistory The Disappearance of Childhood
24. A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement”)Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination
20. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind (Hi, have you met Panels?)The Silent Grove
21. A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over)Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned" I'm not shy or ashamed that I read this book, but I'm a bit guilty of having laugh so much at some pretty horrible (yet super funny) stories. Who knew death, breakups, health issues, and such could be so hilarious. I'm not an horrible person right?
Updated post 342 - now at 14/24(changed out a book too...)
17/24[15] a book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.)
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice) finished 10-7-15
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