@hook.me.a.book Reading the World '25 Challenge

bookishbrews Host

57 participants (598 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

There's no hard and fast rules as to what books you read. Only that you aim for 2 each month set in a different location. You could read romance from around the world, historical fiction like the Seven Sisters series or go hard with translated fiction and use the hometown of the author. The world is your oyster!

@hook.me.a.book Reading the World '25 Challenge

bookishbrews Host

57 participants (598 books)

STARTS: 01 Jan 2025ENDS: 31 Dec 2025

Overview

There's no hard and fast rules as to what books you read. Only that you aim for 2 each month set in a different location. You could read romance from around the world, historical fiction like the Seven Sisters series or go hard with translated fiction and use the hometown of the author. The world is your oyster!

Challenge Books

All books added

Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants by Mathias Énard, Charlotte Mandell

Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants
Mathias Énard, Charlotte Mandell

160 pages • paperback • 2010 • 39 editions

fiction art historical reflective medium-paced

fiction art historical reflective medium-paced

Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants by Mathias Énard, Charlotte Mandell

Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants

Mathias Énard, Charlotte Mandell

160 pages • 2010 • 39 editions

fiction art historical reflective medium-paced

fiction art historical reflective medium-paced

Savage Beasts by Rani Selvarajah

Savage Beasts
Rani Selvarajah

10h 48m • audio • 2023 • 4 editions

user-added

fiction historical dark emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction historical dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Savage Beasts by Rani Selvarajah

Savage Beasts

Rani Selvarajah

10h 48m • 2023 • 4 editions

user-added

fiction historical dark emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction historical dark emotional reflective medium-paced

The Crew by J.M. Hewitt

The Crew
J.M. Hewitt

320 pages • paperback • 2023 • 2 editions

fiction contemporary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced

fiction contemporary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced

The Crew by J.M. Hewitt

The Crew

320 pages • 2023 • 2 editions

fiction contemporary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced

fiction contemporary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Patrick Süskind with John E. Woods (Translator)

272 pages • digital • 1985 • 373 editions

fiction classics historical literary dark mysterious medium-paced

fiction classics historical literary dark mysterious medium-paced

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Patrick Süskind with John E. Woods (Translator)

272 pages • 1985 • 373 editions

fiction classics historical literary dark mysterious medium-paced

fiction classics historical literary dark mysterious medium-paced

Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe

Sister Snake
Amanda Lee Koe

261 pages • hardcover • 2024 • 8 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ adventurous dark medium-paced

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ adventurous dark medium-paced

Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe

Sister Snake

261 pages • 2024 • 8 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ adventurous dark medium-paced

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ adventurous dark medium-paced

A Leopard-Skin Hat by Anne Serre

A Leopard-Skin Hat
Anne Serre with Mark Hutchinson (Translator)

122 pages • paperback • 2008 • 12 editions

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

A Leopard-Skin Hat by Anne Serre

A Leopard-Skin Hat

Anne Serre with Mark Hutchinson (Translator)

122 pages • 2008 • 12 editions

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

The Wall by Marlen Haushofer

The Wall
Marlen Haushofer with Shaun Whiteside (Translator)

258 pages • paperback • 1963 • 121 editions

fiction dystopian literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced

fiction dystopian literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced

The Wall by Marlen Haushofer

The Wall

Marlen Haushofer with Shaun Whiteside (Translator)

258 pages • 1963 • 121 editions

fiction dystopian literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced

fiction dystopian literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Shame by Annie Ernaux

Shame
Annie Ernaux

112 pages • paperback • 1997 • 54 editions

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective slow-paced

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective slow-paced

Shame by Annie Ernaux

Shame

112 pages • 1997 • 54 editions

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective slow-paced

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective slow-paced

Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel

Still Born
Guadalupe Nettel with Rosalind Harvey (Translator)

219 pages • paperback • 2020 • 31 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced

Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel

Still Born

Guadalupe Nettel with Rosalind Harvey (Translator)

219 pages • 2020 • 31 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced

Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami

Under the Eye of the Big Bird
Hiromi Kawakami with Asa Yoneda (Translator)

278 pages • hardcover • 2016 • 15 editions

fiction literary science fiction speculative fiction mysterious reflective medium-paced

fiction literary science fiction speculative fiction mysterious reflective medium-paced

Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami

Under the Eye of the Big Bird

Hiromi Kawakami with Asa Yoneda (Translator)

278 pages • 2016 • 15 editions

fiction literary science fiction speculative fiction mysterious reflective medium-paced

fiction literary science fiction speculative fiction mysterious reflective medium-paced

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