Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge discussion

Share your suggestions for this prompt. Note it's a twist from the 2015 challenge prompt "a book originally written in another language."

I think I'm going to stay with the same author I read last year, and read the second mystery novel in the series by French author Fred Vargas (Seeking Whom He May Devour)

I'm thinking of reading the second book in the Nina Borg series by Lene Kaaberbøl or maybe the second book in the Flora Godmunsdottir series by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

I am planning to read Inkheart. There are a lot of books on this list that were translated from a language other than English:

https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

I'm going to read The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo,

The struggle is real for me and this category. I'm thinking Ruby Red. We'll see.

This could help: http://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/b...

I read The Little Paris Book Shop this year. It was written in German and translated to English this year.

I'm not doing the 2016 challenge, but I would like to recommend Boris Akunin's Erast Fandorin mysteries. They were originally written in Russian and translated to English. They may be a bit hard to find, but they are well worth it.

They are incredible. But you're right about being hard to find. I've had to either order them used from http://betterworldbooks.com or use interlibrary loan.

Belinda wrote: "I'm going to read The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo,"

This is what I am reading too! I saw this on the list and was very happy!

I'm going to read Perfume the Story of a Murderer this year. If you haven't read The Little Paris Bookshop, I'd highly recommend it.

Since I wanted to read a book by Dostoievski, I think that will be my choice for this categorie.

If you are into science fiction, I would suggest: The Three-Body Problem. Very good.

I'm planning to read The Wisdom of Leonardo da Vinci written by Leonardo da Vinci.

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I'm planning on reading Eva Luna by Isabel Allende.

I'll be reading "Love in the Time of Cholera" by Gabriel Garcia Márquez

I'll be reading "Love in the Time of Cholera" by Gabriel Garcia Márquez

The Tokyo Zodiac Murders (Detective Mitarai's Casebook) by Soji Shimada

Just saw this mentioned on io9, sounds great:

The Deep Sea Diver Syndrome, translated from French.

Not a novel but The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up was translated from Japanese to English

I'm reading Ripper, because the audio version at my library happened to be available when I was looking for a new audio book for commuting.

The Brothers Karamazov. Ambitious, but I've been meaning to get to it for years!

I just finished The Dinner and was pleased that it fit this prompt as well as several others

This is a great suggestion! I have The Dinner on my "to read" bookshelf, but didn't realize that it was a translation. Thanks!

I just finished reading The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho for this prompt, though I'll bet it could've qualified for a road trip as well.

Catharina wrote: "I'm going with This way for the gas, ladies and gentlemen:



I bought it while visiting Krakow and Auschwitz-Birkenau in autumn, and I'..."

This reminds me that Night also works for this prompt. I finished it yesterday, but I'm putting it under Oprah's Book Club. It would also work as Under 150 pages and Set in Europe.

If you're into Sci-Fi and Time Travel, All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka is a fantastic book translated from its original Japanese. Some really great twists on the genre, and it's a pretty quick read.

Think Groundhog Day meets Starship Troopers. Yes, it's as awesome as it sounds. Lots of depth, great action, and relatable characters.

Sara wrote: "I am planning to read Inkheart. There are a lot of books on this list that were translated from a language other than English:

https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/......"

I am planning on reading Inkheart as well.

Going w/ the girl with the dragon tattoo, seems like it's a popular choice for this challenge.

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez

Roxanne wrote: "Going w/ the girl with the dragon tattoo, seems like it's a popular choice for this challenge."

That is what I am going with too!

I'm reading My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry translated from Swedish to English!

I am going to read the third book in the precious stone trilogy "Emerald Green" by KerStein Geir translated from German to English. I hope it is a great end to a trilogy I started last year.

Catharina wrote: "Patty wrote: "I'm reading My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry translated from Swedish to English!"


Good choice, one of the best books I've ever read!"

I absolutely loved it!!!

My book club read Death with Interruptions by José Saramago this month, which qualifies here - it was translated from Portuguese.

I'm planning on reading The Lovers of Algeria by Anouar Benmalek. translated from French.

for me. The original language was German, I believe.

I'm going to try We by Zamyatin for this one

I'm reading Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol for this week's prompt. I started it weeks ago and have stalled on it - it's certainly enjoyable, but for some reason I keep forgetting I'm reading it.

I've stumbled upon another interesting contender for this prompt: Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End ... because I like zombie books, and I especially like zombie books that have a different twist (in this case, the "twist" seems to be that it's journal entries by a nice, regular guy). I already read Jo Nesbo's Nemesis for this category, and I was planning to read Fred Vargas's "Seeking Whom ..." for "set in Europe" but I might read Apocalypse Z instead. I'll get to the Vargas book at some point this year, it's just a question of which book gets to fill the prompt.

Night by Elie Wiesel is a good one for this prompt.

Marianne wrote: "The Snowman- Jo Nesbø. Originally in Norwegian.
This one is also becoming a movie that's supposed to be released late 2017, so it can be read as the book becoming a movie this year. :-)

Several o..."

I was also going to suggest Jo Nesbo's novels, or the "Department Q series" by Jussi Adler Olsen are very good. The Keeper of Lost Causes is the first one in the series.

Patty wrote: "Catharina wrote: "Patty wrote: "I'm reading My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry translated from Swedish to English!"


Good choice, one of the best books I've ever read!..."

Oh..this is wonderful! On my TBR shelf and did not know it was translated. Thank you

I read Still Waters by Vivica Sten. It was originally written in Swedish. I loved it. A murder mystery set in during the summer holidays in Sweden. A quiet island village now worries that there is a serial killer loose among them. Local boy turned big city detective must try to solve the murders. Good stuff.

This book could also fit following categories if you already read a translated book:
a book that takes place during summer
a murder mystery
a book that takes place on an island (the island Sandhamn)
a book set in Europe (Sweden)

Christi, that sounds good, and I hadn't heard of these. I added it to my TBR list!

I found a copy of The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andrić at our library book store. I picked it up since it mentioned on the cover that it won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1961. It was translated from Serbo-Croat so it meets the criteria. Hope it is interesting.

Too bad I already read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. It is a good choice for this prompt and those who haven't read it before.

I read Perfect Days for a book translated to English.

Looks like I'm not the only one to pick Girl with a Dragon Tattoo. I was very pleased with this one!

I read Shusako Endo's "Silence," which is translated from Japanese. This book would fit at least two other categories as well: book being released as movie this year and book about a culture I'm unfamiliar with, but I have other books lined up for those.

Set in Japan in 1643, the novel follows the efforts of Portuguese missionaries to preserve and spread Christianity in Japan.

It was a good read. Not a great deal of action, more reflective in tone.