@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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The President and the Frog by Caro De Robertis

The President and the Frog

Caro De Robertis

224 pages • 2021 • 11 editions

fiction emotional reflective medium-paced
No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach by Anthony Bourdain

No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach

Anthony Bourdain

288 pages • 2007 • 2 editions

nonfiction travel funny lighthearted fast-paced
A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr

A Month in the Country

J.L. Carr

135 pages • 1980 • 46 editions

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-eun

The Disaster Tourist

Yun Ko-eun

5h 2m • 2020 • 15 editions

fiction literary dark mysterious medium-paced
Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri

Tokyo Ueno Station

Yu Miri

3h 59m • 2014 • 39 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Dogs of Summer by Andrea Abreu

Dogs of Summer

Andrea Abreu

3h 14m • 2020 • 54 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ emotional reflective medium-paced
Andorra by Peter Cameron

Andorra

Peter Cameron

272 pages • 1997 • 6 editions

fiction mystery mysterious slow-paced
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

The Familiar

Leigh Bardugo

385 pages • 2024 • 85 editions

fiction fantasy historical dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Specimen by Jaima Fixsen

The Specimen

Jaima Fixsen

13h 3m • 2024 • 4 editions

fiction historical mystery thriller dark mysterious sad medium-paced
The Heartbeat Library by Laura Imai Messina

The Heartbeat Library

Laura Imai Messina

6h 54m • 2024 • 26 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced