Friday, March 6, 2009

Compass Points Reading Challenge

March 1- August 31, 2009

Hosted by Kristen at BookNAround.


Read one book each with a title echoing the four main compass points: North, South, East, and West. These can be from any genre but they must have the word north, south, east, or west in the title.

My choices, which will be highlighted or linked to reviews when completed:

Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea

West With the Night by Beryl Markham
East of the Mountains by David Guterson
Going Down South by Bonnie Glover

I welcome recommendations of good literary fiction, whether on this theme or any other.

4 comments:

  1. Hi Sandra, thanks for commenting on my blog. I've just put up my tentative list for the Compass Challenge. Maybe some day I'll host an "Irish Book" challenge, but I'll wait a few months and participate in some more challenges myself before taking it on. Happy reading! Abbie

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  2. You have a great list of books; and West with the Night looks especially interesting, I'll have to check it out.

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  3. Thanks so much for joining the challenge. I hope you enjoy the books you read for it. :-)

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  4. I read West with the Night last year and really enjoyed it. :)

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