@hook.me.a.book Reading the World '25 Challenge

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56 participants (452 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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Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants by Mathias Énard, Charlotte Mandell

Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants

Mathias Énard, Charlotte Mandell

160 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction art historical reflective medium-paced
Savage Beasts by Rani Selvarajah

Savage Beasts

Rani Selvarajah

10 hours, 48 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

fiction historical dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Crew by J.M. Hewitt

The Crew

J.M. Hewitt

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Patrick Süskind

272 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark mysterious medium-paced
Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe

Sister Snake

Amanda Lee Koe

261 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ adventurous dark medium-paced
A Leopard-Skin Hat by Anne Serre

A Leopard-Skin Hat

Anne Serre

122 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
The Wall by Marlen Haushofer

The Wall

Marlen Haushofer

258 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Shame by Annie Ernaux

Shame

Annie Ernaux

112 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

The Familiar

Leigh Bardugo

385 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel

Still Born

Guadalupe Nettel

219 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced