Becky's Book Reviews: 2019 Reading Challenges: World at War Reading Challenge

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

2019 Reading Challenges: World at War Reading Challenge

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!)
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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

The rules:

Books, audio-books, e-books--all qualify
Books for any age group qualify--children's books/middle grade, young adult, adult
Rereads are allowed
Reviews are not required but if you do get the chance to review, please leave a link!
You can create a reading list if you want, but it's not a requirement
If you do make a list, consider adding a list of five books you'd recommend to others
"Nonfiction" includes biography, autobiography, memoirs, diaries, letters, etc. Also "general" nonfiction--focus on a subject instead of one individual. For the 1920s and 1930s, you might for example read about the Depression, FDR, the Dust Bowl, Prohibition, jazz, harlem renaissance, early film-making, organized crime, Scopes Trial, Hindenburg, 1936 Olympics, etc. Any subject will do essentially.
Fiction can be "general" fiction, or, from a genre. For example, the "any book published..." could be fiction or nonfiction for any age group and from any genre. And fiction set during the specified times could be historical fiction, historical romance, historical mystery, historical fantasy, historical science fiction. For example, Connie Willis has two books where characters from the future time-travel back to World War II. These would qualify.

6 comments:

Bev Hankins said...: I'm in! I realized that I have several books on my TBR stacks that should work for this. Now, I just have to hope that the ones I have will make a bingo. :-); 2:39 PM
Cath said...: I'm in... can't wait to get started.; 5:31 PM
Darlene said...: I'm glad this one is back for 2019! I missed it in 2018. I'm in!; 2:00 PM
Jamie Ghione said...: I'm going to do this one. Its an interesting topic.
https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2018/11/2019-reading-challenges-world-at-war.html; 5:38 PM
Beverley Baird said...: I'm in as well. I've been fascinated with the wars for a long time.
Here's a link to my post
https://bunnysgirl.blogspot.com/2018/11/world-at-war-reading-challenge.html; 7:51 PM
Melissa H said...: I'm definitely in. Ever since reading books involving World Wars, I have been wanting to read more.; 11:58 PM