@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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A General Theory of Oblivion by José Eduardo Agualusa

A General Theory of Oblivion

José Eduardo Agualusa

245 pages • 2012 • 37 editions

fiction historical literary reflective sad medium-paced
My Pen is the Wing of a Bird by Lucy Hannah

My Pen is the Wing of a Bird

Lucy Hannah

256 pages • 2022 • 8 editions

fiction short stories challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Heritage: A Novel by Miguel Bonnefoy

Heritage: A Novel

Miguel Bonnefoy

160 pages • 2020 • 16 editions

fiction historical literary reflective medium-paced
Suncatcher by Romesh Gunesekera

Suncatcher

Romesh Gunesekera

208 pages • 2019 • 9 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Witch's Lens by Luanne G. Smith

The Order of the Seven Stars #1

The Witch's Lens

Luanne G. Smith

255 pages • 2023 • 5 editions

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Tiger Queens by Stephanie Marie Thornton

The Tiger Queens

Stephanie Marie Thornton

486 pages • 2014 • 6 editions

fiction historical adventurous slow-paced
The Goddess of Warsaw by Lisa Barr

The Goddess of Warsaw

Lisa Barr

351 pages • 2024 • 8 editions

fiction historical emotional sad tense medium-paced
Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction by Lynne Olson

Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction

Lynne Olson

448 pages • 2023 • 9 editions

nonfiction biography history challenging emotional informative slow-paced
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

Shuggie Bain

Douglas Stuart

433 pages • 2020 • 83 editions

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie

The Enchantress of Florence

Salman Rushdie

359 pages • 2008 • 48 editions

fiction fantasy historical magical realism adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced