Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge discussion

1) Read a book about sports~The Art of Fielding by Harbach ****
2) Read a debut novel~My Sunshine Away by Mo Walsh ****
3) Read a book about books~Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan****
4) Read a book set in Central or South America, written by a Central or South American author~?? #
5) Read a book by an immigrant or with a central immigration narrative~Brooklyn by Colm Toibin****
6) Read an all ages comic~The Mouse Guard by David Peterson***
7)Read A book published between 1900-1950~The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett ***1910
8) Read a travel memoir~#
9) Read a book you have read before~Shotgun Lovesongs by Nilolaus Butler*****
10) Read a book that is set within 100 miles of your location~The Hearts of Men by Nikolaus Butler *** Eau Claire, WI
11) Read a book set more than 5000 miles from your location~Crazy, Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan****Singapore
12) Read a fantasy novel~Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor***
13) Read a non-fiction book about technology~To Siri With Love by Judith Newman****
14) Read a book about war~The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas*****The war on our streets
15) Read a YA novel by an author who identifies as LGBTQ+~Girl Mans Up by M-E Girard****
16) Read a book that has been banned or frequently challenged in your country~A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines*****
17) Read a classic by an author of color~Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup****
18) Read a super hero comic with a female lead~Runaways by Brian K. Vaughn Vol.1-18 **
19) Read a book in which a character of color goes on a spiritual journey~The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas*****Starr Carter from teen girl to political activist
20) Read an LGBTQ+ romance novel~All I Love and Know by Judith Frank*****Exceptional reading
21) Read a book published by a micro-press~Men Among Sirens by Jennifer Olmstead****(Titian Press)
22) Read a collection of stories by a woman~Bobcat and Other Stories by Rebecca Lee****
23)Read a collection of poetry in translation on a theme other than love~Silent Flowers a collection of Haiku #
24)Read a book wherein all point-of- view characters are people of color~LaRose by Louise Erdrich*****(Best read of this year)

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Lillan Nedeau

Nice list!

Isn't Adiche Nigerian though? #4

Tanya C. wrote: "Nice list!

Isn't Adiche Nigerian though? #4"
She is, It is a great book for sure. Lot's of great books on the list.

I also noticed Underground Railroad is listed as a classic. The book was published in 2016 so I don't think it qualifies as a classic.

Ugh! Nicaragua and Nigeria are not the same. I am crossing that out looking for a new #4! Thanks!

Bonnie wrote: "Tanya C. wrote: "Nice list!

Isn't Adiche Nigerian though? #4"
She is, It is a great book for sure. Lot's of great books on the list.

I also noticed Underground Railroad is listed as a classic. ..."

I took the Whitehead off my list. It will be aclassic in 50 years, I am sure. Added Twelve Years a Slave by Northup. I owe you a thanks. I did not plan on reading it but it is amazing.
I have to find a Central or South American novel this week????
Lillian

I completely agree the Underground Railroad will be a classic. I would offer up my book for the Latin American author, but I sort of hated Love in the Time of Cholera.

I did Before Night Falls by Reinaldo Arenas for #4. I didn't know a lot about Cuba and life under Fidel Castro, so I found it really fascinating and also horrifying.

I'm reading Isabel Allende's City of the Beasts. The writer is from Chile and the book takes place in the Amazonian jungle.