European Reading Challenge 2012
Gilion at Rose City Reader is broadening our horizons by challenging to take the European Grand Reading Tour in 2012.
The idea is to read books by European authors or books set in European countries (no matter where the author comes from). The books can be anything—novels, short stories, memoirs, travel guides, cookbooks, biography, poetry or any other genre. Each book must be a different author and set in a different country – after all, it is a tour!
Gilion has a list of the 50 qualifying sovereign states in Europe on the challenge page, as well as several fun ways to approach things, such as being an Agritourist or a Culture Vulture.
Since I’m planning to read a lot of Canadian literature next year, I think I can only go as a Business Traveler, committing to three books. Maybe next year I’ll make the grand tour. But even so, it’ll be good to travel a little bit away from home.
Germany: Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyen Completed Mar 2012
Spain: Chickens, Mules, & Two Old Fools by Victoria Twead Completed Feb 2012
France: The Absolutist by John Boyne Completed Aug 2012
Iceland: The Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot Livesay Completed Jul 2012
United Kingdom (Wales): How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn Completed Oct 2012
United Kingdom (Scotland): Gillespie & I by Jane Harris Completed Apr 2012
United Kingdom (England): The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins Completed May 2012
United Kingdom (England): Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Completed Jul 2012
United Kingdom (England): Oxford Messed Up by Andrea Kayne Kaufman Completed May 2012
United Kingdom (England): The Return of Captain Emmett by Elizabeth Speller >Completed Feb 2012
Thanks for signing up! I look forward to seeing what books you pick.
I signed up for the European Reading Challenge as well and was curious who else did so I’m browsing a little through the participants list. I am very curious what everyone will read.
I am European myself (but didn’t live here in the past two years) and I am really looking forward to this challenge to spice up my reading in that field a bit more again!
I’m hoping my choices aren’t deadly dull and predictable but we’ll see…
Browsing like that is a great way to meet people, Cessie – I’m glad you stopped by.