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

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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!

Challenge Books

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Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene

Our Man in Havana

Graham Greene

220 pages • 1958 • 43 editions

fiction classics adventurous funny medium-paced
Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

Age of Vice

Deepti Kapoor

548 pages • 2023 • 38 editions

fiction crime literary thriller challenging dark tense medium-paced
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Mohsin Hamid

192 pages • 2007 • 66 editions

fiction contemporary literary reflective medium-paced
Sparks Like Stars by Nadia Hashimi

Sparks Like Stars

Nadia Hashimi

464 pages • 2021 • 21 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak

The Bastard of Istanbul

Elif Shafak

368 pages • 2006 • 84 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
An Unrestored Woman by Shobha Rao

An Unrestored Woman

Shobha Rao

244 pages • 2016 • 12 editions

fiction historical short stories challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot

Marianne Cronin

480 pages • 2021 • 59 editions

fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

Anxious People

Fredrik Backman

341 pages • 2019 • 139 editions

fiction contemporary literary mystery emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Before Your Memory Fades: A Novel by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #3

Before Your Memory Fades: A Novel

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

238 pages • 2018 • 67 editions

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fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee, David John

The Girl with Seven Names

Hyeonseo Lee, David John

320 pages • 2014 • 63 editions

nonfiction biography memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced