World At War Reading Challenge
Host: Becky's Book Reviews
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Duration: January - December 2019
Goal: Get at least one bingo! (more are welcome, of course!)
Go to Becky's post for links to book suggestions.
_ Any book published 1914-1918
_ Any book published 1918-1924: The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (1920) [1/18/19]
_ Any book published 1925-1930: Blind Corner by Dornford Yate (1927) [1/27/19]
_ Any book published 1931-1938: Blood of the North by James B. Hendryx (1938) [2/15/19]
_ Any book published 1939-1945: The Murder of a Quack by George Bellairs (1943) [1/14/19]
_ 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: Hitler's First Victims by Timothy W. Ryback (1/24/19)
_ A nonfiction book about World War II: Code Talker by Chester Nez w/Judith Schiess Avila (3/8/19)
_ A fiction book set during World War I:
_ A fiction book set 1918-1924: Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie (3/9/19)
_ A fiction book set in the 1920s: Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers (3/24/19)
_ A fiction book set in the 1930s
_ A fiction book set during World War II: The Dead Shall Be Raised by George Bellairs (1/13/19)
_ A book set in the United States or Canada: The Lucky Stiff (1945) by Craig Rice [US] (3/1/19)
_ A book set in England, Ireland, or Scotland: Night of the Fox by Jack Higgins (2/19/19)
_ A book set in Europe
_ A book set in Asia or Middle East
_ A book set elsewhere: Died in the Wool by Ngaio Marsh [New Zealand] (1/10/19)
_ A book focused on "the war"
_ A book focused on "the homefront": The Two-Pound Tram by William Newton (9/24/19)
_ Watch any movie released in 1940s
_ Watch any movie released in the 1930s
_ Watch any movie about either war: The African Queen (WWI) --I just rewatched this, but have not written anything new. I've attached my previous review of book & film. (1/21/19)
Some of the possibilities from my shelves and virtual TBR lists:
The War Comes home: Disabled Veterans in Britain & Germany 1914-1939 by Deborah Cohen
Here Is Your War by Ernie Pyle (pub 1943)
See Here, Private Hargrove by Marion Hargrove (pub 1942)
Green Hazard by Manning Coles (fiction, WWII)
After the Armistice Ball by Catriona McPherson (Fiction, 1920s)
Kings, Queens, & Pawns: An American Woman at the Front by Mary Roberts Rinehart (WWI Nonfiction)
A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd (WWI fiction)
2 comments:
I saw this post of yours and couldn't resist... I've joined too. Found 10 books straight off without even trying and the good thing is, they'll all do for Mt TBR as well. Job done. :-)
Cath, yes, I try very hard to make sure all (or at least most) books that I might use for a challenge will also count for Mount TBR before I sign up. That keeps me a "little bit" in control. LOL
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