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@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

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Convenience Store Woman
Sayaka Murata with Nancy Wu (Narrator), Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator)

3h 22m • audio • 2016 • 163 editions

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Convenience Store Woman

Sayaka Murata with Nancy Wu (Narrator), Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator)

3h 22m • 2016 • 163 editions

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

The Neapolitan Novels #1

My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante with Ann Goldstein (Translator)

331 pages • paperback • 2011 • 185 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

The Neapolitan Novels #1

My Brilliant Friend

Elena Ferrante with Ann Goldstein (Translator)

331 pages • 2011 • 185 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced

The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende

The Wind Knows My Name
Isabel Allende with Frances Riddle (Translator)

260 pages • hardcover • 2023 • 46 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende

The Wind Knows My Name

Isabel Allende with Frances Riddle (Translator)

260 pages • 2023 • 46 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

Earthlings
Sayaka Murata with Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator)

247 pages • hardcover • 2018 • 65 editions

fiction horror literary magical realism challenging dark medium-paced

fiction horror literary magical realism challenging dark medium-paced

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

Earthlings

Sayaka Murata with Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator)

247 pages • 2018 • 65 editions

fiction horror literary magical realism challenging dark medium-paced

fiction horror literary magical realism challenging dark medium-paced

The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Hiro Arikawa with Philip Gabriel (Translator)

256 pages • hardcover • 2012 • 103 editions

fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

The Travelling Cat Chronicles

Hiro Arikawa with Philip Gabriel (Translator)

256 pages • 2012 • 103 editions

fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder by Asako Yuzuki

Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder
Asako Yuzuki with Polly Barton (Translator)

452 pages • hardcover • 2017 • 61 editions

fiction contemporary crime literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

fiction contemporary crime literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder by Asako Yuzuki

Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder

Asako Yuzuki with Polly Barton (Translator)

452 pages • 2017 • 61 editions

fiction contemporary crime literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

fiction contemporary crime literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

What You Are Looking For is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama

What You Are Looking For is in the Library
Michiko Aoyama with Hanako Footman (Narrator), Kenichiro Thomson (Narrator), Alison Watts (Translator), Susan Momoko Hingley (Narrator), Winson Ting (Narrator), Shiro Kawai (Narrator)

7h 19m • audio • 2020 • 89 editions

fiction literary hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

fiction literary hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

What You Are Looking For is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama

What You Are Looking For is in the Library

Michiko Aoyama with Hanako Footman (Narrator), Kenichiro Thomson (Narrator), Alison Watts (Translator), Susan Momoko Hingley (Narrator), Winson Ting (Narrator), Shiro Kawai (Narrator)

7h 19m • 2020 • 89 editions

fiction literary hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

fiction literary hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

Secrets of the Nile #1

What the River Knows
Isabel Ibañez

404 pages • hardcover • 2023 • 61 editions

fiction fantasy historical romance young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

fiction fantasy historical romance young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

Secrets of the Nile #1

What the River Knows

404 pages • 2023 • 61 editions

fiction fantasy historical romance young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

fiction fantasy historical romance young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
Cho Nam-joo with Jamie Chang (Translator)

163 pages • hardcover • 2016 • 139 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

Cho Nam-joo with Jamie Chang (Translator)

163 pages • 2016 • 139 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced

All the Horses of Iceland by Sarah Tolmie

All the Horses of Iceland
Sarah Tolmie

112 pages • paperback • 2022 • 5 editions

fiction historical literary mysterious reflective slow-paced

fiction historical literary mysterious reflective slow-paced

All the Horses of Iceland by Sarah Tolmie

All the Horses of Iceland

112 pages • 2022 • 5 editions

fiction historical literary mysterious reflective slow-paced

fiction historical literary mysterious reflective slow-paced

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