Kimberly's Not Always a Winner Challenge

[Kimberly]

I like the idea of reading those books that didn't win the poll for the monthly selections. I might be able to pick up on less popular or well known books.

[Kimberly]

New School
1. The Radetzky March by Joseph Roth

Old School
1. Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov

Short Story/Novella
1. Amok and Other Stories by Stefan Zweig

Quarterly Long Read
1.Sarum: The Novel of England by Edward Rutherfurd

[Kimberly]

I know I shouldn't, but I'm going to....

Challenge #12 - A-Z Author Challenge


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F
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I
J
K
L
M
N
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U. Ugrešić, Dubravka. The Museum of Unconditional Surrender
V
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Below Only One Letter Needed for Successful Challenge
X. Xiaolong, Qiu
Y. Yourcenar, Marguerite
Z. Zweig, Stefan
Q.

[Terris]

Don't ask yourself if you should do it, Kimberly.
Just Do It! Ha ha!

And enjoy your reading in 2023. I think you'll end up having fun with it :)

[Kimberly]

Trying to find the challenging ones first:

Q. Adams, John Quincy. writings, memoirs, State of the Union addresses

U. Ugrešić, Dubravka. The Museum of Unconditional Surrender

Below Only One Letter Needed for Successful Challenge
X. Xiaolong, Qiu
Y. Yourcenar, Marguerite
Z. Zweig, Stefan

[Terris]

You're a smart cookie, Kimberly! ;)

[Sara, New School Classics]

Have fun, Kimberly.

[Kimberly]

Sara wrote: "Have fun, Kimberly."

I think this will be fun. I just went back through the listed challenges for 2022 and discovered that I met three of them without even trying!

I have tried to look for authors with last names beginning with "Q" and there are even less than for XYZ! I'm really stretching it here for John Quincy Adams.

[Terris]

Someone else asked Bob about the "Q" category and he said "I see no reason you can't add Q to the exemption, it is your challenge, no stress, just have fun."
(This is in the original Buffet categories and rules thread).

So I think you're off the hook for "Q" -- if you want to be ;)

[Sara, New School Classics]

You can't go wrong with Anna Quindlen unless you have read all her books.

[Kimberly]

Terris wrote: "Someone else asked Bob about the "Q" category and he said "I see no reason you can't add Q to the exemption, it is your challenge, no stress, just have fun."
(This is in the original Buffet categor..."

I think I want to be off the hook. I'll take what I can get.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

I don’t see a problem with John Quincy, if you really have interest in the book. Don’t read it just to fill a letter. Personally, I have used Zane Gray for “Z” and I sleep guilt free. Have fun, happy reading.