readingchallenge &mdash; Tony's Little Logbook https://blog.tonyshouse.art/tag:readingchallenge <a href="https://write.as/phtan/feed">RSS</a> Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:11:08 +0000 Reading Challenge 2022 https://blog.tonyshouse.art/reading-challenge-2022?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[I have received a challenge to read books that satisfy certain criteria. !--more--I hope this post helps me track my progress in meeting that challenge. By a female author of colour: Loung Ung. “Lulu in the sky: A daughter of Cambodia finds love, healing, and double happiness”. By a Singaporean author: Alfian Sa'at. "A history of amnesia: poems". By a South-east Asian author: Loung Ung's "Lucky child: A daughter of Cambodia reunites with the sister she left behind". A book in translation: Written by Antonio Iturbe. Translated by Lilit Zekulin Thwaites. "The librarian of Auschwitz". A graphic novel: Arakawa Hiromu's "Silver Spoon". Volumes 1 to 15. (Translated by Amanda Haley). A book of essays: George Orwell. "Such, such were the joys".+ A book of short stories: Rebecca Otowa's "The mad Kyoto shoe swapper, and other short stories". An author unfamiliar to you: Ray Bradbury. "Fahrenheit 451". A book set in a country you've never been to: Tuomas Kyrö. Translated by David McDuff. "The beggar & the hare". Over 400 pages: Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's cabin". Under 200 pages: L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". Published in 2022: Tyus D. Williams. Illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat. "A day in the life of big cats: What do lions, tigers and panthers get up to all day?" Published before you were born: William Shakespeare's "The tempest". A book you have read before: Roald Dahl. "Charlie and the chocolate factory ". A book you've tried to read but did not finish: Charles Eisenstein's (2021) book, titled "Sacred economics, revised: money, gift & society in the age of transition".^ A book about changing the world: Mark E. Thomas's "99%: Mass impoverishment and how we can end it".+ A book about self-improvement: Willie Cheng's book, (published in 2009): "Doing good well: what does (and does not) make sense in the nonprofit world".^ A book you judged by its cover: "Thinking about democracy". (1989). Edited by Cedric H.C. Pan.+ A book that challenges you: Cryan, Shatil, and Piero. "Capitalism: A graphic guide". An author's debut: Jean Rhys. "Quartet". With the word "moon" in its title: "Eric Moon: The life and library times". Written by Kenneth F. Kister. + A well-known book you never got around to reading: Viktor E. Frankl. "Man's search for meaning". A book that's been adapted to a movie or TV show: Charles Dickens. "A Christmas Carol, and other Christmas writings". Borrowed from a friend: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross' "The tunnel and the light: Essential insights on living and dying". Legend: ^: I've only read it in part. +: I've not read it yet. (As of 16 July 2022). This reading challenge was inspired by a book-store called The Moon. ReadingChallenge]]> I have received a challenge to read books that satisfy certain criteria. I hope this post helps me track my progress in meeting that challenge.

By a female author of colour: Loung Ung. “Lulu in the sky: A daughter of Cambodia finds love, healing, and double happiness”.

By a Singaporean author: Alfian Sa'at. “A history of amnesia: poems”.

By a South-east Asian author: Loung Ung's “Lucky child: A daughter of Cambodia reunites with the sister she left behind”.

A book in translation: Written by Antonio Iturbe. Translated by Lilit Zekulin Thwaites. “The librarian of Auschwitz”.

A graphic novel: Arakawa Hiromu's “Silver Spoon”. Volumes 1 to 15. (Translated by Amanda Haley).

A book of essays: George Orwell. “Such, such were the joys”.+

A book of short stories: Rebecca Otowa's “The mad Kyoto shoe swapper, and other short stories”.

An author unfamiliar to you: Ray Bradbury. “Fahrenheit 451”.

A book set in a country you've never been to: Tuomas Kyrö. Translated by David McDuff. “The beggar & the hare”.

Over 400 pages: Harriet Beecher Stowe's “Uncle Tom's cabin”.

Under 200 pages: L. Frank Baum's “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”.

Published in 2022: Tyus D. Williams. Illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat. “A day in the life of big cats: What do lions, tigers and panthers get up to all day?”

Published before you were born: William Shakespeare's “The tempest”.

A book you have read before: Roald Dahl. “Charlie and the chocolate factory “.

A book you've tried to read but did not finish: Charles Eisenstein's (2021) book, titled “Sacred economics, revised: money, gift & society in the age of transition”.^

A book about changing the world: Mark E. Thomas's “99%: Mass impoverishment and how we can end it”.+

A book about self-improvement: Willie Cheng's book, (published in 2009): “Doing good well: what does (and does not) make sense in the nonprofit world”.^

A book you judged by its cover: “Thinking about democracy”. (1989). Edited by Cedric H.C. Pan.+

A book that challenges you: Cryan, Shatil, and Piero. “Capitalism: A graphic guide”.

An author's debut: Jean Rhys. “Quartet”.

With the word “moon” in its title: “Eric Moon: The life and library times”. Written by Kenneth F. Kister. +

A well-known book you never got around to reading: Viktor E. Frankl. “Man's search for meaning”.

A book that's been adapted to a movie or TV show: Charles Dickens. “A Christmas Carol, and other Christmas writings”.

Borrowed from a friend: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross' “The tunnel and the light: Essential insights on living and dying”.

Legend:

^: I've only read it in part.

+: I've not read it yet. (As of 16 July 2022).

This reading challenge was inspired by a book-store called The Moon.

#ReadingChallenge

]]> https://blog.tonyshouse.art/reading-challenge-2022 Thu, 06 Jan 2022 23:28:55 +0000 Reading Challenge 2021 https://blog.tonyshouse.art/reading-challenge-2021?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[I have received a challenge to read books that satisfy certain criteria. !--more--I hope this post helps me track my progress in meeting that challenge. By a female author of colour: Rania Abouzeid's "No turning back". By a Singaporean author: Crispin Rodrigues's "The Nomad Principle". By a South-east Asian author: Minfong Ho's "Sing to the dawn". A book in translation: Kafka's "The metamorphosis". Translated by Ian Johnston. A graphic novel: Naoki Urasawa's "Mujirishi: The sign of dreams". A book of essays: Donatella Di Cesare's "Immunodemocracy". A book of short stories: Jennani Durai's "Regrettable things that happened yesterday". Over 400 pages: Rabindranath Tagore's "Gora".+ Published in 2021: Tahereh Mafi's "An emotion of great delight".^ Published before you were born: Eric Linklater's "Poet's pub". A book you've read before: E.B. White's "Charlotte's Web". A book about changing the world: Azra Raza's "The first cell".^ A book about changing your self: Eckhart Tolle's "The power of now".^ A book you judged by its cover: Jerome K. Jerome's "Three men in a boat (to say nothing of the dog!)". A book you suspect you won't enjoy: Dr Mike Goldsmith's "Horribly famous: Inventors and their bright ideas".^ An author's debut: Heather Morris's "The tattooist of Auschwitz". With the word "moon" in its title: Mark Andrew Poe's "The amazing adventures of Harry Moon". A well-known book you never got around to reading: Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse five". A book that's been adapted to a movie or TV show: Yossi Ghinsberg's "Jungle". Borrowed from a friend: H.G. Wells's "War of the worlds". ^: I've only read it in part. +: I've not read it yet. (As of 17 July 2021). I saw such a reading challenge, on a piece of paper, at a book-store called The Moon, on the island of Singapore. ReadingChallenge]]> I have received a challenge to read books that satisfy certain criteria. I hope this post helps me track my progress in meeting that challenge.

By a female author of colour: Rania Abouzeid's “No turning back”.

By a Singaporean author: Crispin Rodrigues's “The Nomad Principle”.

By a South-east Asian author: Minfong Ho's “Sing to the dawn”.

A book in translation: Kafka's “The metamorphosis”. Translated by Ian Johnston.

A graphic novel: Naoki Urasawa's “Mujirishi: The sign of dreams”.

A book of essays: Donatella Di Cesare's “Immunodemocracy”.

A book of short stories: Jennani Durai's “Regrettable things that happened yesterday”.

Over 400 pages: Rabindranath Tagore's “Gora”.+

Published in 2021: Tahereh Mafi's “An emotion of great delight”.^

Published before you were born: Eric Linklater's “Poet's pub”.

A book you've read before: E.B. White's “Charlotte's Web”.

A book about changing the world: Azra Raza's “The first cell”.^

A book about changing your self: Eckhart Tolle's “The power of now”.^

A book you judged by its cover: Jerome K. Jerome's “Three men in a boat (to say nothing of the dog!)”.

A book you suspect you won't enjoy: Dr Mike Goldsmith's “Horribly famous: Inventors and their bright ideas”.^

An author's debut: Heather Morris's “The tattooist of Auschwitz”.

With the word “moon” in its title: Mark Andrew Poe's “The amazing adventures of Harry Moon”.

A well-known book you never got around to reading: Kurt Vonnegut's “Slaughterhouse five”.

A book that's been adapted to a movie or TV show: Yossi Ghinsberg's “Jungle”.

Borrowed from a friend: H.G. Wells's “War of the worlds”.

^: I've only read it in part.

+: I've not read it yet. (As of 17 July 2021).

I saw such a reading challenge, on a piece of paper, at a book-store called The Moon, on the island of Singapore.

#ReadingChallenge

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