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Sounds like a great challenge! Off to gopher!
Preliminary Thoughts - I think I'll read A Tale for the Time Being which is mpg Literary Fiction, and it's set in Japan. It checks off a couple of boxes.
Sounds like a very interesting challenge, Janice! I had a pen pal in Cuba when I was in 5th or 6th grade.
Oh, interesting! I'm off to gopher too.
I'm not likely to go with this option, but just in case, could you confirm that literary fiction is a main page genre for Here One Moment? It is very new and it is the last on the page, so it may change and just in case...
Kristie wrote: "I'm not likely to go with this option, but just in case, could you confirm that literary fiction is a main page genre for Here One Moment? It is very new and it is the last on the ..."Verified.
Thank you! I have an early copy. I wasn't planning to read it until August after G goes home. It's kind of long to try to fit in June, but you never know. My current thought is that I may go with Where Butterflies Wander. It is also tagged literary fiction on the main page.
Love this! Finally a challenge I don't need to gopher for since most books I read are originally written in English and that's not my first language, yay!
Fiona wrote: "Love this! Finally a challenge I don't need to gopher for since most books I read are originally written in English and that's not my first language, yay!"Same here.
Fiona wrote: "Love this! Finally a challenge I don't need to gopher for since most books I read are originally written in English and that's not my first language, yay!"Same, I actually had a pen pal when I learned English
Nice! I had two pen pals, one in Germany and one in Greece but both wrote in German :)
I have only have seen America on TV. I have never been there: North, Middle, or South America. Can I read a book set in America?
Perfect challenge for me Janice! I had pen pals too - in Australia, France (Francine) and Scotland (Fiona). I corresponded with Francine and Fiona for a couple of years - it was fun! My sister had a pen pal from Italy and they kept in touch for years. I’m reading Newcomer by Keigo Higashino translated from Japanese.
Grainne wrote: "I have only have seen America on TV. I have never been there: North, Middle, or South America. Can I read a book set in America?"Yes
Would you believe I started reading a book for the Toppler and it happens to be a book in translation! It's a lucky co-incidence.
Grainne wrote: "Would you believe I started reading a book for the Toppler and it happens to be a book in translation! It's a lucky co-incidence."A happy coincidence. :)
Egad, once we hit the 15th of a month it seems to rapidly go downhill from there. I'm going to start my read A Tale for the Time Being today.
I realised I needed to put down the two books I have on the go to try to complete this challenge. So I started A Golden Age, for Bangladesh which I have not visited before, on the weekend. Would be nice to finish a book, but no idea :D Giving it a good go though.
I haven't started mine yet either, Rus. It is next up. Hopefully I'll have time. Somehow my challenge books keep ending up at the end of the month.
I started mine, but it's slow going. I'm going to have to burn the midnight oil for a couple of nights to get through it.
You'll love this one...!! A book club & more
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Newcomer (other topics)
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June 1st is National Pen Pal Day. Have you ever had a pen pal, or been intrigued by the idea? I had a few when I was younger. I remember two that I had. One was a girl in Wisconsin, and one was a boy in Italy. I loved letter writing back in the day. It seems to be a lot art.
Here's a website you might find interesting: https://blog.penpal.me/how-to-find-a-...
It lists some of the reasons why people have pen pals and we'll use those for prompts of what to read for this month's challenge.
- Learn a language. Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your own. You may read it in whatever language you prefer.
- Improve literacy. Read a book with "Literary Fiction" on the main book page.Literary Fiction (Double check the book blurb to make sure Literary Fiction is on the main book page.)
- Learn about other cultures. Read a book set in a country you have not visited.
General Rules:
1. The book may be in any format - paperback, ebook, audiobook.
2. The book may be combined with the Year Long Challenge and the Group Themed Read.
3. The book must be started and read between June 1 - 30, 2024 (based on your local time zone).
4. The challenge is for one book. You may read more books if you chose but you need only report one.
5. The book must be 175 pages or more determined by the issue you read.
In the case of ebooks & audiobooks, the ebook edition must be at least 250 pages and the audiobook must be a minimum of 6 hours long.
Reporting:
List your WoF name, link to the book you read and tell us which task you chose and how your selection fit the book. Also give us a small blurb of what you thought about the book.