Category Archives: Global Reading Challenge 2010

Review: The Screaming of the Innocent by Unity Dow

Posted on September 5, 2011 by bernadetteinoz

I was prompted to add The Screaming of the Innocent to my global reading challenge list by this excellent review at Petrona. My short summary review would simply be: read the book yourself, you’ll be glad you did. The Screaming … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, Botswana, Global Reading Challenge 2010, Unity Dow | 9 Comments

Books of the Month – November 2010

Posted on December 2, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

That Was Then November was another good reading month for me as I finished 14 books. My favourite was the second installment of the Ruth Galloway series by Elly Griffiths: The Janus Stone. Happily the third book by Griffiths is due … Continue reading →

Posted in Aussie Readers Summer Reading, books of the month, Canadian Book Challenge #4, 2010-11, Elly Griffiths, Global Reading Challenge 2010 | 4 Comments

Extreme Reading

Posted on November 15, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

I have officially completed the extreme level of the 2010 Global Reading Challenge. This required me to read 3 books set in different countries of Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America, South America plus two books set in Antarctica and … Continue reading →

Posted in Charlotte Jay, Claudia Pineiro, Glen Peters, Global Reading Challenge 2010, Kwei Quartey, Lindy Kelly, list, Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza, Margie Orford, Mario Vargas Llosa, Matt Dickinson, Mehmet Murat Somer, Michael Stanley, Michele Giuttari, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Rob Kitchin, Robin Bowles (Aus), Sarah Andrews, Shuichi Yoshida, Teresa Solana, William Deverell | 10 Comments

Review: Instruments of Darkness by Imogen Robertson

Posted on November 14, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

For my final book and the wildcard entry to close out the 2010 global reading challenge I chose a historical novel set in England (with snippets from the US) during the late 1700’s. This particular past is definitely a foreign … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, England, Global Reading Challenge 2010, Imogen Robertson | 9 Comments

Review: Southwesterly Wind by Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza

Posted on November 4, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

The 20th of 21 books I am reading to complete the Global Reading Challenge is set in Brazil which completes the South American leg of my virtual tour. There is only the wildcard book to go before I can claim … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, Brazil, Global Reading Challenge 2010, Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza | 9 Comments

Review: Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey

Posted on October 30, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

This is the 19th book which counts towards the extreme level of the Global Reading Challenge and my final read for the African leg of the tour. It is set in contemporary Ghana and is written by a Ghanian born … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, Ghana, Global Reading Challenge 2010, Kwei Quartey | 12 Comments

Review: Villain by Shuichi Yoshida

Posted on October 17, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

The 18th book I’ve read for the 2010 Global Reading Challenge completes the Asian leg of my virtual tour, being set in contemporary Japan. Three books to go before I will be able to officially say I am an extreme … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, Global Reading Challenge 2010, Japan, Shuichi Yoshida | 15 Comments

Books of the Month – September 2010

Posted on October 1, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

That Was Then September was a pretty good reading month for me with my 8th 5-star rating for the year among the 13 books I finished. Being noir, Ken Bruen’s The Dramatist is not my usual reading fare but it’s an … Continue reading →

Posted in books of the month, Canadian Book Challenge #4, 2010-11, Global Reading Challenge 2010, Henning Mankell, Ken Bruen, Scandinavian Reading Challenge 2010 | 11 Comments

Review: Beat Not the Bones by Charlotte Jay

Posted on September 28, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

The 17th book I’ve finished for the 2010 Global Reading Challenge completes the Australasian leg of my virtual tour, taking place on the island of New Guinea. When Stella Warwick hears that her husband David, an anthropologist working on New … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, Charlotte Jay, Global Reading Challenge 2010, New Guinea | 7 Comments

Review: Blood Rose by Margie Orford

Posted on September 5, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

This is th 16th of 21 books I need to read to complete the extreme level of the global reading challenge and is also the second African book I’ve read for this challenge. Five books to go before I can … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, Global Reading Challenge 2010, Margie Orford, Namibia | 14 Comments