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

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58 participants (387 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

All books added
Life For Sale by Yukio Mishima

Life For Sale

Yukio Mishima

188 pages • first pub 1968 (editions) user-added

fiction classics reflective medium-paced
The Restaurant of Lost Recipes by Hisashi Kashiwai

The Restaurant of Lost Recipes

The Kamogawa Food Detectives #2

Hisashi Kashiwai

208 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction literary mystery emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced
The Sirens by Emilia Hart

The Sirens

Emilia Hart

352 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical magical realism adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Accidentals by Guadalupe Nettel

The Accidentals

Guadalupe Nettel

128 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary short stories dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga

Other Words for Home

Jasmine Warga

342 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary middle grade poetry emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad

The Bookseller of Kabul

Åsne Seierstad

320 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir emotional medium-paced
Beyond the Door of No Return by David Diop

Beyond the Door of No Return

David Diop

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
How To Say Babylon: A Jamaican Memoir by Safiya Sinclair

How To Say Babylon: A Jamaican Memoir

Safiya Sinclair

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction feminism memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club by Faith Hogan

The Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club

Faith Hogan

308 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Woman on the Ledge by Ruth Mancini

The Woman on the Ledge

Ruth Mancini

9 hours, 55 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced