tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post116784127521431093..comments2024-03-27T02:00:49.152-04:00Comments on Kate's Book Blog: The Reading Across Borders ChallengeKate S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16897618197257393697noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-60848707899901914202007-09-02T11:16:00.000-04:002007-09-02T11:16:00.000-04:00I would like to join this challenge, albeit late i...I would like to join this challenge, albeit late in the year. I'll have my ten books posted on my blog by this week. Hope that's ok.xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866348942612559536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-49834827633450539802007-09-01T21:24:00.000-04:002007-09-01T21:24:00.000-04:00I'm so, so late, but so, so eager to be in. Will c...I'm so, so late, but so, so eager to be in. Will compile my list this week.xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866348942612559536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-49993079537001757022007-05-07T15:53:00.000-04:002007-05-07T15:53:00.000-04:00Okay, I am officially in. I posted my list here.Okay, I am officially in. I posted my list <A HREF="http://thingsmeanalot.blogspot.com/2007/05/reading-across-borders-challenge.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-14012426336127052762007-05-06T12:18:00.000-04:002007-05-06T12:18:00.000-04:00This is a really good challenge. I'm game. i think...This is a really good challenge. I'm game. i think I'll start with "My name is Red" by Orhan Pamuk. Now I have to find soem more books...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-8018759957281727662007-05-05T14:48:00.000-04:002007-05-05T14:48:00.000-04:00Is it too late to join?Is it too late to join?Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-79877308710034517392007-03-20T15:47:00.000-04:002007-03-20T15:47:00.000-04:00My friend and I have been travelling virtually via...My friend and I have been travelling virtually via books for a fair few months now. Perhaps you'd care to take a look at our journey so far. You might spot something that you like the sound of. <BR/><BR/>http://compassjourneypage.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-38764477404851952112007-03-20T02:11:00.000-04:002007-03-20T02:11:00.000-04:00I am really interested. Can I read them in their o...I am really interested. Can I read them in their original language if I speak them??<BR/><BR/>Plus when is the start finish for this challenge??? any amazing button coming along><BR/><BR/>Am I annoying with all my questions? Am I? ;)nessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04182423080676677535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-78146710951163653142007-02-13T17:39:00.000-05:002007-02-13T17:39:00.000-05:00Great Challenge Kate. Would you be up for a tangen...Great Challenge Kate. <BR/>Would you be up for a tangent challenge? I have a reviewer website, open to anyone who wants, called Books Without Borders. The titles are so similar, and we'd just love more reviews of "beyond the typical." <BR/>would you be willing to post a review of the books you read for your personal challenge? <BR/>readerswithoutborders.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-75655542009881934412007-02-12T03:25:00.000-05:002007-02-12T03:25:00.000-05:00Great challenge! I highly recommend "The Exception...Great challenge! I highly recommend "The Exception" by Danish author Christian Jungersen. Just finished it myself, and it's a brilliant read :-)Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14280854114229038266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-69680531664662092172007-02-07T11:55:00.000-05:002007-02-07T11:55:00.000-05:00I had a personal challenge I was going to do calle...I had a personal challenge I was going to do called Around the World in 8 Months, concentrating on 8 books with 8 different original languages translated into English. Now I think I'll just incorporate that into your challenge. I may have time to add some more books in translation at some point, but right now here are eight that I'm planning on reading:<br /><br />Greek - The Birds by Aristophanes-finished<br />Spanish - Zorro by Isabel Allende<br />German - The Neverending Story by Michael Ende<br />French - Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky<br />Portuguese - Veronika Decides to Die by Paolo Coelho<br />Norwegian - Kristin Lavransdatter by Ingrd Undset<br />Czech - The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera<br />Chinese - Buying a Fishing Rod for my Grandfather by Gao Xingjian1morechapterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919728304715220778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-33728471996090881942007-02-07T05:07:00.000-05:002007-02-07T05:07:00.000-05:00Whoo Hoo - Another challange that I can incorporat...Whoo Hoo - Another challange that I can incorporate my TBR pile with my wish list.<br /><br />I am joining up too :)<br /><br />I have one book - will add more to it as I think of them - and can obtain themsally906https://www.blogger.com/profile/01647197864774660387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1169665451331877472007-01-24T14:04:00.000-05:002007-01-24T14:04:00.000-05:00I will absolutely participate in this one! I'm a b...I will absolutely participate in this one! I'm a big lover of (female) multiculti books. It's so interesting to read about other cultures and countries and traditions. I am labeling the books on my blog on country this year as well to keep better track of it. <BR/>I will think about some suggestions from my own country for you.<BR/>Do you have some Canadian suggestions?cessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07611195722797171786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1169506480075495852007-01-22T17:54:00.000-05:002007-01-22T17:54:00.000-05:00This is a great idea! I always make an effort to r...This is a great idea! I always make an effort to read books from other cultures and countries. I think I will work on a list tonight.<BR/><BR/>You have received a lot of rec's, but I have a few more: The Bone People by Keri Hulme (New Zealand); Life and Times of Michael K (South Africa); Blueback: A Fable for All Ages by Tim Winton (Australia); and I Am A Cat by Soseki Natsume (Japan).Nyssanealahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01880042178848084407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1169492419387423132007-01-22T14:00:00.000-05:002007-01-22T14:00:00.000-05:00I'll join up too!I'll join up too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1169440514553725292007-01-21T23:35:00.000-05:002007-01-21T23:35:00.000-05:00What a great idea! I think I will take up this cha...What a great idea! I think I will take up this challenge from my current TBR pile (I'm still compiling the list). <BR/><BR/>I can HIGHLY recommend Half of a Yellow Sun (I wrote a review on my blog if you're interested!).<BR/><BR/>Your list looks wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1168973290455891052007-01-16T13:48:00.000-05:002007-01-16T13:48:00.000-05:00I'm going to join in with this fabulous idea! I'll...I'm going to join in with this fabulous idea! I'll put up my list of books for the year at http://snowslices.livejournal.com/ soon.Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105101678709204598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1168801792223279582007-01-14T14:09:00.000-05:002007-01-14T14:09:00.000-05:00This sounds great. Although I told myself I've sig...This sounds great. Although I told myself I've signed up to enough challenges already, I can't resist. I always try to read more outside English language lit. so this will help spur me on!Melwykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1168613952277277372007-01-12T09:59:00.000-05:002007-01-12T09:59:00.000-05:00Sign me up. Given my profession, I will likely en...Sign me up. Given my profession, I will likely end up with a mix of YA and adult fiction -- there's some good stuff out there for teens. <BR/><BR/>For Russia, I recommend <I>The Master and Margarita</I>, which I finally read this past summer. Several years ago I was on a contemporary Canadian women kick -- <I>Crow Lake</I> by Mary Larsen, <I>Kit's Law</I> by Donna Morrisey & <I>Monkey Beach</I> by Eden Robinson (first novel by a First Nations woman). Hmm, looks like I should post a list somewhere, doesn't it. Thanks to Amira at <I>The Golden Road to Samarqand</I> for pointing me to the challenge.PiLibrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805093171994024908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1168575922819948132007-01-11T23:25:00.000-05:002007-01-11T23:25:00.000-05:00You might want to check out the contemporary Russi...You might want to check out the contemporary Russian author Viktor Pelevin. His short story <A HREF="http://www.math.uci.edu/~vbaranov/HermitSixfinger.htm" REL="nofollow">Hermit and Sixfinger</A> is fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1168480096627059562007-01-10T20:48:00.000-05:002007-01-10T20:48:00.000-05:00I have a few foreign books on my to be read list, ...I have a few foreign books on my to be read list, but I don't have a definite plan for attacking them. I take that back, I do have a plan for reading some of the major Russian works that I'm missing out on, so I guess I'm not all lost!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1168269631644937782007-01-08T10:20:00.000-05:002007-01-08T10:20:00.000-05:00What a lovely title for your challenge: Across the...What a lovely title for your challenge: Across the Borders. Funnily enough, I'm doing something totally similar with my reading this year - Around the World in 52 Books. So far, my list is 30 titles long, and we've got similar authors (Ngozi, Mankell, although I'm going to read "Depths," and Pamuk). The hardest part is finding the authors to read in translation, which I didn't think would be a problem...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1168269200930220772007-01-08T10:13:00.000-05:002007-01-08T10:13:00.000-05:00This is such a wonderful idea and I'm very excited...This is such a wonderful idea and I'm very excited to take part - I will get a list up in a bit. As for recommendations, I'd love to throw some Swiss authors your way: Durrenmatt for starters, either The Physicist or The Visit. And Robert Walser's Jacob von Gunten is quite good. And Amelie Plume is one of my favorites. <BR/><BR/>p.s. I enjoy reading your blog!verbivorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05657421290507408759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1168228347018473292007-01-07T22:52:00.000-05:002007-01-07T22:52:00.000-05:00I look forward to participating. My list is avail...I look forward to participating. <BR/>My list is available <A HREF="http://turningpages.wordpress.com/2007/01/07/reading-diversity-for-2007" REL="nofollow">here.</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1168196891894271842007-01-07T14:08:00.000-05:002007-01-07T14:08:00.000-05:00Another wonderful idea for a challenge, Kate. I'll...Another wonderful idea for a challenge, Kate. I'll certainly take part, but will probably do so in a few week's time, when I'm nearly done with the January classics. I'll try and think which French authors I'd also recommend - probably Michel Tournier and Sylvie Germain. But if you haven't read them already, Camus and Beauvoir are well worth a try.litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1168066935294388202007-01-06T02:02:00.000-05:002007-01-06T02:02:00.000-05:00Your list is impressive already, but if you want s...Your list is impressive already, but if you want something else...I recommend Jostein Gaarder. <I>Sophie's World</I>, if you haven't read it, and if you have--either <I>The Christmas Mystery</I> or <I>The Solitaire Mystery</I>. Both are fairly short and easy to read, but have layers and layers of story-within-story and philosophy.Karen G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00680320370181357559noreply@blogger.com