Saturday 11 December 2010

Southern Literature Challenge

Jen at The Introverted Reader is hosting the Southern Literature Challenge and I am joining in.



RULES: Read a book(s)--non-fiction or fiction of any genre, adult or young adult--written by an author from the South and set mostly in the South.

I'm signing up for Level 4--Y'all come back now, y'hear!, which means I intend to read 4 books for this challenge.

Here is "a list Best Southern Literature list on GoodReads that readers have voted on that should give you lots of ideas."

7 comments:

Susan (Reading World) said...

There are some great books on that list--some I've read, more I really need to read. But I've signed up for two challenges already and am contemplating a third. I'll keep this one in mind. And I look forward to seeing your choices/reviews.

The Insouciant Sophisticate said...

Good challenge-I bet it will overlap with your challenge to read some good American novels challenge; Faulkner would be on both, I believe.

Unknown said...

Ooh, I wonder if Sookie Stackhouse counts... I am going to investigate. Any excuse to read Charlaine Harris is worth taking!

Irena @ This Miss Loves to Read said...

@Susan: The list really does offer some great books, that's why I signed up. Searching for reading challenges is fun.

@Bookworm: I intend to read more American classics next year, so this challenge, overlapping with my own, will serve me well. I want to read at least one Faulkner novel next year.

@Becky: Yes, Charlaine Harris counts, yay! She's great to read.

Mary Simonsen said...

A couple of my favorites: Raney and A Walk Across Egypt by Clyde Edgarton and The Education of Little Tree. Also liked Cold Sassy Tree and The Yearling.

Julie P said...

Good luck on this challenge, Irena!

Jen at Introverted Reader said...

Yay! An international blogger is joining in my regional challenge!

I hope you like what you read! We do have some great authors around here! ;-)