Duration: January - December 2019
Goal: Get at least one bingo! (more are welcome, of course!)
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Here are some books I have already read this year that fit the challenge:
Turncoat by Aaron Elkins (fiction, World War II)
The Tin Flute by Gabrielle Roy
(fiction, World War II, set in Canada)
Dead Wake by Erik Larson (nonfiction, World War I)
The categories:
_ Any book published 1914-1918
_ Any book published 1918-1924
_ Any book published 1925-1930
_ Any book published 1931-1938
_ Any book published 1939-1945
_ A nonfiction book about World War I
_ A nonfiction book about 1910s and 20s
_ A nonfiction book about 1920s and 30s
_ A nonfiction book about 1930s
_ A nonfiction book about World War II
_ A fiction book set during World War I
_ A fiction book set 1918-1924
_ A fiction book set in the 1920s
_ A fiction book set in the 1930s
_ A fiction book set during World War II
_ A book set in the United States or Canada
_ A book set in England, Ireland, or Scotland
_ A book set in Europe
_ A book set in Asia or Middle East
_ A book set elsewhere (a country/continent not already read for the challenge)
_ A book focused on "the war"
_ A book focused on "the homefront"
_ Watch any movie released in 1940s
_ Watch any movie released in the 1930s
_ Watch any movie about either war
Delighted that you're doing this one too, Tracy. And already having three books which qualify is a good start.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cath. I finally had the time to put together the joining post and I am looking forward to reading more (and watching some movies). My husband already has thought of a few we could watch.
DeleteI didn't have any concrete plans to watch any movies and then the Peter Jackson movie about WW1, They Shall Not Grow Old, was repeated on TV so I recorded it and will watch it at some stage. I gather it's very good.
DeleteThat is a good suggestion for a film World War I, Cath. I had not heard of it before. Back in 2012 I did a War through the Generations challenge for World War I and watched Joyeux Noël (a 2005 film about the World War I Christmas truce along the Western Front in December 1914) and The Fighting 69th, a film starring James Cagney.
DeleteAnother challenge eh? This one sounds good and wish you much success. Just dropping by to hello and hope all is well --Keishon
ReplyDeleteI know, Keishon, this challenge will be more difficult in some ways, but I have always loved reading books about the World Wars, so maybe it will come naturally.
DeleteIt is very good to hear from you.
This is quite the challenge, Tracy. But at the same time, there are so many aspects you can explore, both fiction and non-fiction. And there are books from all over the world that touch on those years. I look forward to reading about the ones you choose.
ReplyDeleteThis one is more challenging, Margot, it may be hard to make a Bingo, but I know I will enjoy reading about this time period.
DeleteI admire people who do these challenges, but I have avoided them for years. I find they push my reading in specific directions when I have a wide range of things I really want to read instead. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rick. I am hoping I can fit in challenge books and still go in other directions that beckon, and I do think that is what slowed me down on some of my challenges last year.
DeleteI am assuming that In Farleigh Fields will also be a book that fits one of the categories.
Yes, it will work.
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