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@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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Kibogo by Scholastique Mukasonga

Kibogo

Scholastique Mukasonga

152 pages • 2022 • 11 editions

fiction historical religion dark mysterious fast-paced
The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa by Stephen Buoro

The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa

Stephen Buoro

313 pages • 2023 • 16 editions

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Invisible Hotel by Yeji Y. Ham

The Invisible Hotel

Yeji Y. Ham

306 pages • 2024 • 12 editions

fiction horror literary dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
The Corpse Exhibition: And Other Stories of Iraq by Hassan Blasim

The Corpse Exhibition: And Other Stories of Iraq

Hassan Blasim

196 pages • 2014 • 6 editions

fiction historical magical realism short stories dark slow-paced
Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi

Frankenstein in Baghdad

Ahmed Saadawi

281 pages • 2013 • 47 editions

fiction horror literary magical realism challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

531 pages • 2014 • 177 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf

The Weight of Our Sky

Hanna Alkaf

277 pages • 2019 • 9 editions

fiction historical young adult emotional medium-paced
The Centre by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi

The Centre

Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi

333 pages • 2023 • 23 editions

fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

The Bandit Queens

Parini Shroff

342 pages • 2023 • 22 editions

fiction contemporary thriller dark funny medium-paced
Thirst by Marina Yuszczuk

Thirst

Marina Yuszczuk

256 pages • 2020 • 26 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional mysterious medium-paced