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Challenge Plans / Updates

What books are you planning to read or have read for the 1001-Books Scavenger Hunt, 2021?

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The 12 tasks are:
1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).
2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character.
3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator.
4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.).
5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles).
6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born.
7. Read a book with a reference to animals.
8. Read a book written by an author of color.
9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title.
10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B.
11. Read a book with a reference to transport.
12. Read a book with a character you find irritating.

Karen’s 1001-Books Scavenger Hunt, 2021
     Completed November 30, 2021

(1) In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).
     The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, by Anonymous, Yasunari Kawabata,
     Donald Keene (Translator), and Masayuki Miyata (Illustrator) �� 10th
     century
(2) Read a book with an LGBTQ character.
     Bobby �� In a Free State, by V. S. Naipaul
(3) Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator.
     Argentina -- Kiss of the Spider Woman, by Puig, Manuel
(4) Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.).
     Russian �� We, by Yevgeny Zamyatin
(5) Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles).
     If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler, by Italo Calvino
(6) Read a book from the decade in which you were born.
     The Midwich Cuckoos, by John Wyndham (1950s)
(7) Read a book with a reference to animals.
     Dackel �� dachshund -- Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle
     by Vladimir Nabokov
(8)Read a book written by an author of color.
     Shame, by Salman Rushdie
     Kokoro, by Natsume Soseki
     1Q84, by Haruki Murakami
(9) In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title.
     Tirant Lo Blanc, by Joanot Martorell
     Gravity’s Rainbow, by Thomas Pynchon
     White Noise, by Don DeLillo
(10) Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B.
     Belgium �� Pallieter, by Felix Timmermans
     Bulgaria �� The Green Hat, by Michael Arlen
     Bengal �� The Home and the World, by Rabindranath Tagore
(11) Read a book with a reference to transport.
     Bicycles -- The Third Policeman, by Flann O’Brien
(12) Read a book with a character you find irritating.
     Tripitaka �� The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volumes 1 �� 4,
      by Wu Cheng’en, Anthony C. Yu (Editor, Translator)

Diane's 2021 List: FINISHED 4/5/2021!

��1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185): Euphues, the Anatomy of Wit (Set during the Roman Empire. I am sticking to my guns on this despite arguments to the contrary. I also read Marius the Epicurean which is also set during this time period)

��2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character: Naked Lunch.

��3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator: Islands (South Africa for author and setting)

��4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.): Land (Korean)

��5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles): That They May Face The Rising Sun

��6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born. The Virgin in the Garden

��7. Read a book with a reference to animals: Rabbit Redux

��8. Read a book written by an author of color; The Triple Mirror of the Self

��9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title: The Green Man

��10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B: Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon

��11. Read a book with a reference to transport: Rabbit Is Rich (the main character is a used car dealer & there is a car on the cover)

��12. Read a book with a character you find irritating: LaBrava

Well, sure, let's give this a try:

1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).
2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character.
3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator: The Passion According to G.H.
4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.): Записки из подполья
5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles): Far From the Madding Crowd
6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born: Less Than Zero
7. Read a book with a reference to animals:
8. Read a book written by an author of color: The Heart of Redness
9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title: City Sister Silver
10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B: Fear and Trembling
11. Read a book with a reference to transport:
12. Read a book with a character you find irritating:

Scavenger Hunt 2021
Completed 30 October 2021

�� 1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).
Marius the Epicurean by Walter Pater, 30 Sept 21 - set during the reign of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 CE

�� 2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character.
The Tree of Man by Patrick White, 5 July 21

�� 3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator.
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton, 18 Jan 21 - South Africa

�� 4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet
Midaq Alley by Naguib Mahfouz, 5 Mar 21

�� 5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles).
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris by Paul Gallico, 19 Mar 21

�� 6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born.
The Joke by Milan Kundera, 30 Oct 21 (1960s)

�� 7. Read a book with a reference to animals.
Reasons to Live by Amy Hempel, 21 July 21

�� 8. Read a book written by an author of color.
The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon, 28 Apr 21

�� 9. Read a book with a colorful title.
Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett, 12 Jan 21

�� 10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B.
Bosnian Story by Ivo Andrić, 18 Apr 21 - Bosnia

�� 11. Read a book with a reference to transport.
Rickshaw by Lao She, 7 July 21

�� 12. Read a book with a character you find irritating.
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler, 9 Mar 21 - Carmen is irritating

I plan to read:

�� 1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).
Journey to the West 3/10/21

2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character.

3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator.
Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey

�� 4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.).
Journey to the West 3/10/21

5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles).
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou

�� 6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born.
Foundation Isaac Asimov (1951)

�� 7. Read a book with a reference to animals. Heart of Darkness - hippopotamus 4/7/2021

8. Read a book written by an author of color.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou

9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title.
Gravity's Rainbow Thomas Pynchon

�� 10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B.
The Lion of Flanders by Hendrik Conscience

�� 11. Read a book with a reference to transport. Heart of Darkness 4/7/21

�� 12. Read a book with a character you find irritating.
Journey to the West 3/10/21 - I found Tripitaka massively irritating.

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Ellinor's 2021 list:

1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).
Female Author:
Male Author: Barabbas by Pär Lagerkvist


2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character:
Female Author: The Passion of New Eve by Angela Carter
Male Author: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré


3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator.
Female Author: The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
Male Author: The Devil to Pay in the Backlands by João Guimarães Rosa

4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.).
Female Author: Astradeni by Eugenia Fakinou
Male Author: The Daughter by Pavlos Matesis

5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles):
Female Author: The House with the Blind Glass Windows by Herbjørg Wassmo
Male Author: The Trials of Persiles and Sigismunda: A Northern Story by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born: 1980s:
Female Author: Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
Male Author: The Book of Evidence by John Banville

7. Read a book with a reference to animals:
Female Author: Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories by Flannery O'Connor
Male Author: The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat

8. Read a book written by an author of color:
Female Author: Sula by Toni Morrison
Male Author: The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon

9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title:
Female Author: The Colour by Rose Tremain
Male Author: Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett

10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B.
Female Author: The Passion According to G.H. by Clarice Lispector
Male Author: Pallieter by Felix Timmermans

11. Read a book with a reference to transport:
Female Author: The Bitter Glass by Eilís Dillon
Male Author: Boats - The Birds by Tarjei Vesaas

12. Read a book with a character you find irritating:
Female Author: Surfacing by Margaret Atwood
Male Author: The People of Hemso by August Strindberg - I found most of the characters very irritating

Nocturnalux's 2021 list:

12/12
Finished

The 12 tasks are:
1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185): Caim by José Saramago.

2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character:Fingersmith by Sarah Waters.

3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator: July's People by Nadine Gordimer.

4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.).: Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata

5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles): Blood and Guts in High School

6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born. The Radiant Way by Margaret Drabble

7. Read a book with a reference to animals. A Paixão Segundo G. H. by Clarice Lispector. One word: Cockroach.

8. Read a book written by an author of color. Passing by Nella Larsen.

9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title. Black Water by Joyce Carol Oates.

10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B.: Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas

11. Read a book with a reference to transport. A Room of One's Own & The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf (Ship, donkeys, boat).

12. Read a book with a character you find irritating. The Mandarins by Simone de Beauvoir.

Angie's Scavanger Hunt

completed: 12/12 -- finished (29/10/2021)

�� 1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185). - Chariton - Chaireas and Kallirhoe (200 AD?)

�� 2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character. - Sarah Waters - Tipping the Velvet

�� 3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator. - Tsitsi Dangarembga - Nervous Conditions (Zimbabwe)

�� 4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet. - Midaq Alley - Naguib Mahfouz (Arabic)

�� 5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles). - Horace McCoy - They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?

�� 6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born. - [1980s] Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale (1985)

�� 7. Read a book with a reference to animals. - Jack London - The Call of the Wild (dog is protagonist)

�� 8. Read a book written by an author of color. - Mariama Bâ - So Long a Letter

�� 9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title. - Anne Brontë - Agnes Grey

�� 10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B. -Amélie Nothomb - Fear and Trembling (Belgium)

�� 11. Read a book with a reference to transport. - Bohumil Hrabal - Closely Watched Trains

�� 12. Read a book with a character you find irritating. - Newton Thornburg - Cutter and Bone (all of them!)

Sean's Hunt

12/12. Challenge complete!

I'm going to try for one per month. But may end up filling in by the end of the year.

1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).
April - Alamut
2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character.
September - Tipping the Velvet
3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator.
October - Dom Casmurro
4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.).
February - ميرامار
5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles).
June - In Search of Lost Time
6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born.
August - Dispatches
7. Read a book with a reference to animals.
July - Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories
8. Read a book written by an author of color.
December - Queen Margot, or Marguerite de Valois
9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title.
November - Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West
10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B.
January - The Bridge on the Drina
11. Read a book with a reference to transport.
May - Promise at Dawn
12. Read a book with a character you find irritating.
March - Midaq Alley

7/12 complete

1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).
��2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character: The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator.
��4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.): The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy
��5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles).]: The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe
6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born.
��7. Read a book with a reference to animals: Animal Farm by George Orwell
8. Read a book written by an author of color.
��9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title: A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B.
��11. Read a book with a reference to transport: Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
��12. Read a book with a character you find irritating: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

5/12 complete

The 12 tasks are:
1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).
2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character.
3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator.
��4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.):
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by: Haruki Murakami
��5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles):
The Count of Monte Cristo by: Alexandre Dumas
6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born.
��7. Read a book with a reference to animals:
Animal Farm by: George Orwell
8. Read a book written by an author of color.
9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title.
��10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B:
Wuthering Heights by: Emily Brontë
11. Read a book with a reference to transport.
��12. Read a book with a character you find irritating:
Little Women by: Louisa May Alcott

Gayle's Hunt 2021
2/12 done 0f 12 tasks:
1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).
2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character.
3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator.
**4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.).
Fathers and Sons, Ivan Turgenev
5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles).
**6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born. The Heat of the Day Elizabeth Bowen
7. Read a book with a reference to animals.
8. Read a book written by an author of color.
9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title.
10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B.
11. Read a book with a reference to transport.
12. Read a book with a character you find irritating

Dina's Scavenger Hunt 2021

12/12 completed. Finished 10.12.2021.

1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185). Joseph and His Brothers by Thomas Mann

2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character. Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator. Life and Times of Michael K by J.M. Coetzee

4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.). Midaq Alley by Naguib Mahfouz

5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles). A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka

6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born. Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

7.Read a book with a reference to animals. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

8. Read a book written by an author of color. So Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ

9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title. Black Water by Joyce Carol Oates

10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B.Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon by Jorge Amado

11. Read a book with a reference to transport.Closely Watched Trains by Bohumil Hrabal

12. Read a book with a character you find irritating. - Cutter and Bone by Newton Thornburg

1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).
2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character.
3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator. A Town Like Alice - 8/2021
4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.). Read Midaq Alley 3/2021
5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles). The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 3/2021
6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born.
7. Read a book with a reference to animals. Anna Karenina 2/2021
8. Read a book written by an author of color.
9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title.
10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B. Atonement by Ian McEwan - Britain 9/2021
11. Read a book with a reference to transport. Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson - ships - 8/2021
12. Read a book with a character you find irritating. Cutter and Bone - Both Cutter and Bone but Cutter more so. Read 2/2021.

Valentina's Scavenger Hunt 2021

3/12 completed

1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).

�� 2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character. - Midaq Alley by Naguib Mahfouz

3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator.

4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.).

5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles).

6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born.

7. Read a book with a reference to animals.

8. Read a book written by an author of color.

9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title.

10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B.

�� 11. Read a book with a reference to transport. - Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

�� 12. Read a book with a character you find irritating. - Cutter and Bone by Newton Thornburg

12/12
FINISHED on 10/13/21

�� 1. Set BEFORE 1185. The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter

�� 2. LGBTQ character. Myra Breckinridge

�� 3. Author from/setting south of equator. Voss

�� 4. Written in non-Latinate language. Kafka on the Shore

�� 5. 5+ word title. A Dance to the Music of Time: 4th Movement (and the other 3 movements)

�� 6. From the 80s. The Child in Time

�� 7. Reference to animals. Corelli's Mandolin

�� 8. By author of color. Invisible Man

�� 9. Colorful title. The Woman in White

�� 10. Author born in B____. The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas

�� 11. Reference to transport. The Shipping News

�� 12. Character I find irritating. Saturday

The 12 tasks are:
1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).

2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character. Queer by William S. Burroughs

3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator. Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee

4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.). Kokoro by Natsume Sōseki

5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles). Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker

6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born. Mao II by Don DeLillo

7. Read a book with a reference to animals. Animal Farm by George Orwell

8. Read a book written by an author of color. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title. The Red Room by August Strindberg

10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B. Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho

11. Read a book with a reference to transport. Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

12. Read a book with a character you find irritating. Candide by Voltaire

The 12 tasks are:
1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).
2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character.
3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator.
4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.).
5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles).
6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born.
7. Read a book with a reference to animals.
8. Read a book written by an author of color.
9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title.
10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B.
11. Read a book with a reference to transport.
��12. Read a book with a character you find irritating. Gone with the Wind Scarlett

4/12
Updated 08/06/21

1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).
for fall: The Arabian Nights/ Tales From A Thousand and One Nights (800)

2. Done Read a book with an LGBTQ character.
The Hours by Michael Cunningham

3. In progress: Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator. A Question of Power by Bessie Head of S Africa/ Botswana (born in S Africa)

4. Done Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.).
The Daughter by Pavlos Matesis of Greece

5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles).
for Sep: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark

6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born.
planned for end of year: Excellent Women by Barbara Pym, 1952 (the year I was born)

7. Read a book with a reference to animals.
for Oct-Nov: A Thousand Cranes by Kawabata, Yasunari (Japan)

8. Done Read a book written by an author of color The Home and the World aka Ghare-Baire by Rabindranath Tagore, India.

9. In progress: In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B.
for late in the year: Under the Yoke by Ivan Zazov of Bulgaria

11. Read a book with a reference to transport.
In progress, nearly finished: The Bridge on the Drina/ Bridge Over the Drina by Ivo Andric of Bosnia

12. Done Read a book with a character you find irritating. Them by Joyce Carol Oates (a couple of the main characters).

So I have four done and #3, 9 & 11 in progress with plans for the other five. 4 out of 12 by women writers. (Ellinor, can you find women-authored Boxall-list books for all twelve?) Just four of the writers are American or British.

I'm a sucker for these challenges! Here are mine:

1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).
Aesops Fables: the Cruelty of the Gods

2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character.
Blood and Guts in High School: Kathy Acker

3. Read a book written [both] by an author and set in a country south of the equator.
The Garden Party - Katherine Mansfield

4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.).
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles).
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul - Douglas Adams

6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born.
In a Free State - VS Naipaul Won the Booker Prize in 1971, the year I was born

7. Read a book with a reference to animals.
H is for Hawk - Helen McDonald

8. Read a book written by an author of color (I prefer using non-European heritage - colour is too racist for me).
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title.
The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Gilman Perkins

10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B.
Veronika Decides to Die - Paulo Coelho

11. Read a book with a reference to transport.
Mrs 'Arris Goes To Paris - Paul Gallico

12. Read a book with a character you find irritating.
The End of the Affair - Grahame Greene - Bendrix, the male narrator, is irritating me somewhat.

***FINISHED 29/06/201*** :)

Oh Fun! I think I have some backlogged from this year already so lemme start filling this out:

STATUS: Technically finished! Just want to un-double dip Gabriela, clove and Cinnamon on the South of the equator section for a Fine Balance next month

Status update 2: Officially finished without double dipping! woot (June 29th)

1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185). -The Romance of the Three Kingdoms

2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character- The Lost Language of Cranes

3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator.A Fine Balance

4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.)- Rickshaw Boy

5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles)-Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

6. ,Read a book from the decade in which you were born. Indigo

7. Read a book with a reference to animals. H is for Hawk

8. Read a book written by an author of color. The Heart of Redness

9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title . -White Noise

10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B. Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon

11. Read a book with a reference to transport .-Manhattan Transfer

12. Read a book with a character you find irritating.-Tropic of Cancer

Gayle Gayle's Hunt 2021
2/12 done 0f 12 tasks:
1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).
2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character.
3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator.
**4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.).
Fathers and Sons, Ivan Turgenev
5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles).
**6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born. The Heat of the Day Elizabeth Bowen
7. Read a book with a reference to animals.
8. Read a book written by an author of color.
9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title.
10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B.
11. Read a book with a reference to transport.
12. Read a book with a character you find irritating

Gayle Gayle's Hunt 2021
4/12 done 0f 12 tasks:
1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).

**2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character. Orlando - Virginia Woolf

3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator.

**4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.). Fathers and Sons, Ivan Turgenev

5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles).

**6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born. The Heat of the Day Elizabeth Bowen

**7. Read a book with a reference to animals. The Fox, D H Lawrence

8. Read a book written by an author of color.
9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title.
10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B.
11. Read a book with a reference to transport.
12. Read a book with a character you find irritating

I liked the idea of reading books by female authors so much that I decidedto read two books per task - one by a female author and one by a male one.

Oh, fun!

1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).
��2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character.
Kitchen
3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator.
��4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.).
Almost Transparent Blue
��5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles).
The Sense of an Ending
6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born.
7. Read a book with a reference to animals.
8. Read a book written by an author of color.
9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title.
10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B.
��11. Read a book with a reference to transport.
"Two Boys", the first story of Like Life, has it's most standout lines in reference to meat shipments. Also a transported MC, and what she transports in others.
��12. Read a book with a character you find irritating.
The 13 Clocks

1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185). The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter - Oct 23
2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character. - The Picture of Dorian Gray - Feb 03
3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator. - Ficciones - Feb 21
4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.). - Crime and Punishment-Mar 21
5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles). - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Jan 31
6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born. Reasons to Live - Aug 03
7. Read a book with a reference to animals. - The Island of Dr. Moreau- Jan 02
8. Read a book written by an author of color. - Midaq Alley - Apr 08
9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title. - Black Water - Dec 24
10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B. - Bosnian Chronicle - Jun 14
11. Read a book with a reference to transport. - Catch-22- May 09
12. Read a book with a character you find irritating. - 1984 - Mar 08

1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185). - The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night - definitely will not finish by year's end
2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character.
3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator.
4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.).
�� 5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles). - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - January 18
6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born.
�� 7. Read a book with a reference to animals. - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - January 18
�� 8. Read a book written by an author of color. - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou - January 18
9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title.
10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B.
11. Read a book with a reference to transport.
��12. Read a book with a character you find irritating. - Vineland - June 24

Double dipping, but will see if I can replace duplicates later on.

Edit: Have failed dramatically. Not a big surprise! I'll try again next year, actually starting at the beginning of the year!

12/12 Done! (6/29/21)


1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185). Quo Vadis
2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character. Jälleenlöydetty aika
3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator. The Hour of the Star
4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.). - Kokoro
5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles). - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born. Alias Grace
7. Read a book with a reference to animals. The Poisonwood Bible
8. Read a book written by an author of color. The Reluctant Fundamentalist
9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title. - The White Tiger
10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B. - The Passion According to G.H.
11. Read a book with a reference to transport. Life Is a Caravanserai
12. Read a book with a character you find irritating. Wuthering Heights

Maddy's Scavenger Hunt Lineup:

Finished August 3rd!

1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185). Aesop's Fables
2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator. A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.). Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles). The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born. (From the 90s, The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides)
7. Read a book with a reference to animals. Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
8. Read a book written by an author of color.The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title.The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B. The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector
11. Read a book with a reference to transport. Candide by Voltaire
12. Read a book with a character you find irritating.The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

I'm having a blast finding titles!

Kimberly's Scavenger Hunt Plan
12/12 done (7/24/2021)

The 12 tasks are:
##1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185). The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter

##2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character.Love in a Cold Climate

##3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator. The Hour of the Star

##4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin. The Captain's Daughter

##5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles).Their Eyes Were Watching God

##6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born. Memento Mori

7. Read a book with a reference to animals.The [book:The 13 Clocks (frogs, snakes, sheep)

##8. Read a book written by an author of color. Passing

9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title. Girl with Green Eyes currently reading

##10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B. Cheese by Willem Elsschot (Belgium)

##11. Read a book with a reference to transport.Fathers and Sons. Many, many carriages.

##12. Read a book with a character you find irritating. The Summer Book

12/12 completed!!! (20/09/2021) All by female authors.

1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185). DONE
The Tale of Genji
2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character. DONE
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeannette Winterson
3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator. DONE
Faces in The Water by Janet Frame, who is from New Zealand and the book is set there.
4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.). DONE
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles). DONE
Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day by Winifred Watson.
6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born. DONE
The Lover by Marguerite Duras published in 1984
7. Read a book with a reference to animals. DONE
Eva Trout by Elizabeth Bowen.
8. Read a book written by an author of color. DONE
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zola Neal Hurston
9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title. DONE
Black Water by Joyce Carol Oates
10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B. DONE
The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector from Brazil.
11. Read a book with a reference to transport. DONE
Orlando by Virginia Woolf (ice skates, ship, horses, time travel)
12. Read a book with a character you find irritating. DONE
Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker - Every character is irritating and terrible.

1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).

2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character.

3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator.
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4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.).

5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles).

6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born.

7. Read a book with a reference to animals.

8. Read a book written by an author of color.

9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title.

10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B.

11. Read a book with a reference to transport.

12. Read a book with a character you find irritating.

AnnaM wrote: "1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).

2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character.

3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the eq..."

Anna instead of pasting in the URL for the book with a Polish (?) text, it would be better to just type the title (in English it's Wide Sargasso Sea but you could use another language if you prefer).

However, Szerokie Morze Sargassowe was set north of the equator and Jean Rhys was from north of the equator.

I complet3ed the 2021 Scavenger Hunt this evening by reading Girl with Green Eyes

Kimberly's Scavenger Hunt Plan
12/12 done (7/24/2021)

The 12 tasks are:
��1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185). The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter �� done

��2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character .Love in a Cold Climate �� done

��3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator. The Hour of the Star - done

��4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.). The Captain's Daughter �� done

��5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles).Their Eyes Were Watching God �� done

��6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born. Memento Mori �� done

7. Read a book with a reference to animals. The Thirteen Clocks (frogs, snakes, sheep) - done

��8. Read a book written by an author of color. Passing -done

��9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title. Girl with Green Eyes - done

��10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B. Cheese by Elsschot (Belgium) - done

��11. Read a book with a reference to transport. Fathers and Sons �� done

��12. Read a book with a character you find irritating. The Summer Book - done

I always enjoy these challenges so here goes...

�� 1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).
Cain
�� 2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character.
The Swimming-Pool Library
�� 3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator.
The Grass is Singing by Doris Lessing
�� 4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.).
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Japanese)
�� 5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles).
Their Eyes Were Watching God
�� 6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born.
To Kill a Mockingbird
�� 7. Read a book with a reference to animals
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Karenin the dog)
��8. Read a book written by an author of color.
Passing by Nella Larsen
�� 9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title.
The Red Queen
�� 10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B.
The Case of Comrade Tulayev by Victor Serge (Belgium)
�� 11. Read a book with a reference to transport.
The Unconsoled (cars, buses and trams feature throughout)
�� 12. Read a book with a character you find irritating.
The Portrait of a Lady

DONE! 1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185). -- Romance of the Three Kingdoms (169-280 AD)

DONE! 2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character. -- Myra Breckinridge

DONE! 3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator. -- Faces in the Water (New Zealand)

DONE! 4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet. -- Rashomon and Other Stories (Japanese)

DONE! 5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words. -- An Artist of the Floating World

DONE! 6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born. -- The Piano Teacher (1983, the year I was born! :))

DONE! 7. Read a book with a reference to animals. -- Faceless Killers (The victim's horse played a minor role in the mystery.)

DONE! 8. Read a book written by an author of color. -- Arrow of God

DONE! 9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title. -- Red Harvest

DONE! 10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B. -- Veronika Decides to Die (Brazil)

DONE! 11. Read a book with a reference to transport. The White Tiger (the main character is a driver for a rich family)

DONE! 12. Read a book with a character you find irritating. -- Watchmen (I re-read this book almost every year and Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias annoys me every time. This year's re-read was no exception.)

George P. wrote: " 4/12
Updated 08/06/21

1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).
for fall: The Arabian Nights/ Tales From A Thousand and One Nights (800)

2. Done Rea..."

I just noticed your question, George, so sorry I didn't reply earlier. Yes I think I'll manage. I'm a little behind schedule because of a long break from the list I took. But I've planned all the books I need to complete the challenge twice with the exception of a book by a female author for task 12. I'm optimistic I'll manage to read all of them til the end of the year, there are still more than two months left.

I'm one book away from doing the challenge twice over.

Nocturnalux wrote: "I'm one book away from doing the challenge twice over."

Wow, very impressive Nocturnalux! Good job! You're a pro scavenger-hunter. ☺️😉

I've been behind schedule on this Scavenger Hunt all year, but have caught up now- I have eleven done, and am 40% through my last one, which is Excellent Women by Barbara Pym, written the year I was born. The book is kind of boring so far, but it's short.
PS: Finished Nov 7.

Does anybody have suggestions for Task 12- Read a book with a character you find irritating written by a female author?

I've read all the books mentioned here except for Them and The Mandarins of Paris, but both of these are too long for me to complete til the end of the year (I read lots of non-list books too).

Any help is appreciated!

The 12 tasks are:
✔️1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).
Metamorphoses - Ovid
2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character.
3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator.
4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.).
5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles).
6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born.
7. Read a book with a reference to animals.
8. Read a book written by an author of color.
9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title.
10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B.
11. Read a book with a reference to transport.
12. Read a book with a character you find irritating.

Ellinor wrote: "Does anybody have suggestions for Task 12- Read a book with a character you find irritating written by a female author?

I've read all the books mentioned here except for Them and The Mandarins of ..."

Surfacing by Margaret Atwood.
Some characters in this book really irritated me e.g. Anna.

Ellinor wrote: "Does anybody have suggestions for Task 12- Read a book with a character you find irritating written by a female author?

I've read all the books mentioned here except for Them and The Mandarins of ..."

Maybe Excellent Women by Barbara Pym, about 230 pages and goes pretty quickly. I thought the Helena Napier character rather irritating, and you could probably make a case for other characters.

Thanks for the suggestions, Dina and George. I think I'll go with Surfacing. It's rather short and I like Margaret Atwood. Excellent Women I have already read but I agree, Helena Napier is rather irritating.

If anyone is looking for the ultimate annoying character for 12, Night and Day has Rodney, a character who drove me mad to the point it took me two goes to even finish the book. Absolutely loathed him.

And I have now done the challenge twice over.

I've completed version 1 of the hunt, using only male authors. I still have three more books by female authors to go. Let's see if I can finish them all before year's end!

Ellinor wrote: "I've completed version 1 of the hunt, using only male authors. I still have three more books by female authors to go. Let's see if I can finish them all before year's end!"

Congratulations!!