Europe | Litsy

Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, from 1453 to the Present | Brendan Simms

I am exentending the #readingeurope2021 challenge into next year. I‘m extending it because life just got in the way. Yes I‘m including the United Kingdom in the challenge.

LitsyEvents

TrishB The U.K. is still geographically in Europe, just not in the EU. 2y

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melissajayne

Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, from 1453 to the Present | Brendan Simms

I‘m going to be extending #readingeurope2021 into 2022. I‘ve got a lot on my plate at the moment and I will hopefully be able to complete this challenge next year.

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Daisey

Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, from 1453 to the Present | Brendan Simms

I did not read as many books for #ReadingEurope2020 as I had originally hoped, but I did read books written by authors from countries I had never read from before. Except for Midnight in Chernobyl, all were written by authors from the country represented, and except for Amok, all were set at least partially in the country represented. I also read more books by European authors, but they were duplicate countries.

#ReadingStats #2020Stats

Librarybelle, BarbaraBB

BarbaraBB You read some great books! Which is the one upper right with the snow on the cover? (edited) 3y

Daisey @BarbaraBB The snowy one is Smilla‘s Sense of Snow, set in Denmark. 3y

slategreyskies I think Smilla‘s Sense of Snow is also a movie, but I may be remembering wrong. 3y

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JazzFeathers I totally flipper with this challenge. But l really like the idea, so l think l'll carro on in the new year. 3y

Librarybelle Great job! 3y

BarbaraBB Smilla! I really liked that one! 🤍 3y

Daisey #DaiseysReadingSummary 3mo

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BarbaraBB

Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, from 1453 to the Present | Brendan Simms

I did it! With one week left for the year, I finished #ReadingEurope2020 🇪🇺!

It has been a great year again of expanding my horizons in reading and learning about countries that are so close and I knew way too little about.

I can‘t wait for #ReadingAsia2021 and am very happy to co-hosting with you again Jess 💕

Librarybelle

Librarybelle Hooray! Thank you for being an amazing co-host, and I‘m looking forward to next year‘s challenge. 😁❤️ 3y

Bookwormjillk Wow! What was your favorite? 3y

TrishB Well done ❤️ 3y

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JennyM You are amazing - well done, Barbara 👏😘 3y

Simona 👊 Very big achievement‼️Congratulations😘🥂 3y

Chrissyreadit Congrats!!!!! 3y

Crazeedi Way to go!!👏💗 3y

BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk There were quite a few: Poland, Latvia, Hungary, and Azerbaijan! 3y

Cinfhen Woohoo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻bravo 3y

CarolynM Congratulations 🎉 And I've taken a screen shot for future reference🙂 3y

BarbaraBB @CarolynM If I can help you out let me know. I read a lot of good ones! 3y

Hooked_on_books 🍾🥂🎉🥳 3y

AmyG Congrats! 🎉 3y

Bookwormjillk @BarbaraBB very cool! 3y

SilversReviews Congrats!! 3y

batsy Well done! 🎉 That's such a fantastic selection of books. 3y

Megabooks Congratulations!! Great job! 🥳🎉 3y

erzascarletbookgasm Congrats!! 💃🏻👏🎉 I remember you‘ve read many great books! I am major failure in this challenge. 3y

Graywacke Wow, what a great reading year. Congrats! 3y

Kalalalatja Way to go! 👏👏👏 3y

Suet624 Amazing, Barbara! Good for you. 3y

thereflectiveflaneur Awesome!!!!! Thanks for sharing! I now have a whole new bunch of books to check out. 3y

BarbaraBB @thereflectiveflaneur There were so many good ones! Please let me know if I can be of help! 3y

BarbaraBB @JennyM @Simona @Chrissyreadit @Crazeedi @Librarybelle @TrishB @Cinfhen @Hooked_on_books @AmyG @SilversReviews @batsy @Megabooks @erzascarletbookgasm @Graywacke @Kalalalatja @Suet624 Thank you friends, it is such a great experience to read out of my comfort zone! 🤍 3y

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BarbaraBB

Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, from 1453 to the Present | Brendan Simms

With these three books in November my total now is 44 books:

🍀 North Macedonia: Beautiful Bad
🍀 Montenegro: The Land Behind God‘s Back
🍀 Slovenia: Alamut

Just three more countries in December (Portugal, Moldova and Malta) and then I‘ll have finished #ReadingEurope2020 and can look forward to #ReadingAsia2021!

Librarybelle

Daisey That‘s fantastic!! 3y

Butterfinger What an accomplishment!! 3y

Velvetfur Oh wow! I'm jealous, haha! Super big congrats to you, yay! 👏🏻👏🏻 🎉 🎊 🍾 3y

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squirrelbrain Well done! 😘 3y

Suet624 You're amazing! I can't wait to hear your thoughts on The Land Behind God's Back and Alamut. 3y

Cuilin That‘s impressive. 3y

BarbaraBB @Suet624 Those I‘ve read this month! Both were good, reviews in my thread 💕 3y

Suet624 Oh, gotcha! I‘ll look backwards. 😀 3y

Librarybelle Hooray!! 3y

Megabooks Wow! Great job Barbara!! 3y

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BarbaraBB

Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, from 1453 to the Present | Brendan Simms

Although I am already thinking about #ReadingAsia2021 I still have to read some books for #ReadingEurope2020 🇪🇺.

With 4 more books in October my score now is 41 countries. Almost there!

🍀 Ukraine: Chernobyl Prayer
🍀 Luxembourg: The Expats
🍀 Azerbaijan: Ali and Nino
🍀 Switzerland: The Black Spider

Librarybelle

JennyM All the 👏 for this. Amazing reading! 3y

Librarybelle Woohoo! Amazing progress! 3y

Megabooks Great job!! 3y

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Cathythoughts You are flying it 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3y

squirrelbrain You‘re right on target - well done! 👍 3y

Heideschrampf Wow! That‘s admirable 😍 3y

Hooked_on_books Great job! I‘m already starting to go through my shelves to see what I have for Asia. 😆 3y

BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books Me too and I have about 18, who would have thought? 3y

Reggie Wow! Good job! 3y

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BarbaraBB

Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, from 1453 to the Present | Brendan Simms

In September I read another 4 books for #ReadingEurope2020 and my total now is 37!

🍀 Georgia: The Eighth Life (for Brilka)
🍀 Belarus: The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko
🍀 Turkey: 10 minutes, 38 seconds in this strange world
🍀 Serbia: The Tiger‘s Wife

Librarybelle

Addison_Reads Great job! 🎉 4y

squirrelbrain Another good month, considering the size of Eighth Life! 🤣 4y

Megabooks Awesome!!!!! 🤩🤩 4y

Hooked_on_books Nice job! 4y

Daisey Wow! That is fantastic! 🎉 4y

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BarbaraBB

Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, from 1453 to the Present | Brendan Simms

Including my current read I can add another 4 books to #ReadingEurope2020 in August:

🍀 Romania: The last hundred days
🍀 Sweden : The Ice Princess
🍀 Belgium: Het smelt
🍀 Slovakia: Banana peels on the tracks

I hope to finish The Eighth Life (for Georgia) in September, as well as four more countries. Still on track!

Total now: 33

Librarybelle

vivastory I'm going to pick up Eighth Life tomorrow. Looking forward to it 4y

julesG Impressive achievement! 4y

squirrelbrain How was 🍌?! 4y

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Hooked_on_books I love the title of your Slovakia book! 😆 4y

Kalalalatja Super impressive! 4y

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain That‘s my current read. I hope to finish it tonight. It‘s enjoyable. 4y

fleeting Wow this is awesome! 4y

Crazeedi Fantastic job, you are really rockin! 4y

Librarybelle Fantastic progress! 4y

BarbaraBB @julesG @Kalalalatja @fleeting @Crazeedi @Librarybelle Thank you, I am having a good time with these books and countries! 4y

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BarbaraBB

Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, from 1453 to the Present | Brendan Simms

July I finish by adding another 4 countries for #ReadingEurope2020:

🍀 Austria: The Post-Office Girl
🍀 Kosovo: My Cat Yugoslavia
🍀Greece: Three Summers
🍀 Finland: The Rabbit Back Literature Society

Countries read now: 28

Librarybelle

Bookwormjillk Wow! Impressive 👏 4y

TrishB Cool 👍🏻 4y

JennyM Wow! That‘s awesome 🌍 4y

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Librarybelle So good! 4y

Hooked_on_books Nice job! Excellent progress. 4y

CarolynM You're doing so well!👏 I've done a few (mainly obvious ones) but I haven't found a way to do a graphic yet. May I ask where you got yours? 4y

Reggie Wow, you‘re making great progress! 4y

BarbaraBB @CarolynM I use this one: https://m.maploco.com/visited-europe/ 4y

CarolynM Thanks Barbara😘 I'll definitely use this one. 4y

Liz_M Excellent progress! I really need to review the European books I've read & update my map..... 😕 4y

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BarbaraBB

Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, from 1453 to the Present | Brendan Simms

#ReadingEurope2020

In June I managed to read another three books for the challenge and am in the middle of a fourth one. With 24 countries ticked off I am still more or less on track.

🍀 Lithuania: Dear Fang With Love
🍀 Czech Republic: Closely Watched Trains
🍀 Bulgaria: Cleanness
🍀 Bosnia: The Bridge on the Drina

Librarybelle

Cinfhen Ohhh, I need to update my map before tomorrow night. I honestly have no clue how many countries I added this month🤷🏼‍♀️ 4y

rockpools Wow - that‘s a very pink map! 4y

Librarybelle Awesome! This is the one challenge I‘m terribly far behind in, but I still have half a year! 4y

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BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Don‘t you keep track in a well organized bujo or spreadsheet 😃?! (edited) 4y

BarbaraBB @RachelO Lol it‘s the default color of the app - I think 💕 4y

BarbaraBB @Librarybelle You are the perfect host though 😘 4y

rockpools @BarbaraBB Mine‘s sadly largely green-grey unexplored! 4y

Librarybelle Thanks! 😘 4y

Megabooks I need to do a map. I think about 4-5 countries behind. You‘re doing a great job!! 💙 4y

Cinfhen I‘m the type that puts it on paper/ no sophisticated tracking but sometimes I forget to write things down...anyway I went through my June reads on Litsy and I added 5 countries this month 💕about to post 4y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen You never forget a thing! Impressive 🧠 💚 4y

Cinfhen Unfortunately, That‘s really NOT true @BarbaraBB I NEVER remember what I need when I walk into the market....that‘s why we currently have 7 jars of mustard 🤪 4y

Cinfhen And no ketchup!!!!!! 4y

BarbaraBB Ah you‘re just like my BF, he ALWAYS buys dates and pine nuts. I never leave the house without a proper shopping list 😂 4y

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BarbaraBB

Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, from 1453 to the Present | Brendan Simms

Another 4 books in May makes a total of 20 countries. #ReadingEurope2020

🍀Denmark: Babette‘s Feast
🍀Albania: Albanian Spring
🍀Cyprus: Othello
🍀Ireland: Unravelling Oliver

Librarybelle

MargaretPinardAuthor Othello happened in Cyprus? 4y

Librarybelle So many countries! Hooray! 4y

Megabooks Great job!! 4y

BarbaraBB @MargaretPinardAuthor Yes! Shakespeare situated the events of Othello in the midst of the War of Cyprus. 4y

MargaretPinardAuthor Well, blow me down with a feather! That‘s a great little fact to learn 😁 4y

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BarbaraBB

Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, from 1453 to the Present | Brendan Simms

I am loving my current read, Open Mic Night in Moscow. I‘m such a sucker for travel fiction and I would LOVE to travel through Central Asia and Eastern Europe. The book can be used for many #ReadingEurope2020 countries. I am using it for Kazakhstan. That makes another four books for April.

🔸 Iceland: Snowblind
🔸 Spain: Nada
🔸 France: In Search of Lost Time
🔸 Kazakhstan: Open Mic Night in Moscow

Total: 16 countries

Librarybelle

charl08 Me too. When all this is over going to get on a train to Budapest. (I hope) 4y

BarbaraBB @charl08 That sounds so good. The train part and the Budapest one! I so look forward to be able again to maken any plans! All those uncertainties at the moment 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ 4y

Itchyfeetreader I am so far behind on this one ! 4y

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Librarybelle Really great progress! I‘m terribly behind on the challenge, but there‘s still quite a bit of the year to go... 4y

Kalalalatja I really need to update my reads for this! Do you have a link to the page you use for the map illustration?? ☺️ 4y

BarbaraBB @Kalalalatja https://m.maploco.com/visited-europe/ 4y

BarbaraBB It‘s very easy! 4y

erzascarletbookgasm Thanks for the link Barbara. I want to update my few countries too! 😄 4y

Kalalalatja Thanks! 🙌 4y

ValerieAndBooks I‘m so behind on this challenge. Blame it on Coronavirus! 4y

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BarbaraBB

Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, from 1453 to the Present | Brendan Simms

Four more countries to add to the #ReadingEurope2020 map this month;

🔸 Italy: The Enchanted April
🔸 The Netherlands: Leon & Juliette
🔸 Norway: The Bridges
🔸 Hungary: Iza‘s Ballad

Total countries covered: 12

Librarybelle

suzie.reads Making good progress 👏🏻 4y

Megabooks 👍🏻👍🏻 4y

Librarybelle Great job! 4y

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squirrelbrain Yay! Well done! 👍 4y

KarenUK 🙌🙌🙌💕 4y

ValerieAndBooks You‘re doing very well! Unlike me 😆 4y

Andrew65 👏👏👏 4y

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BarbaraBB

Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, from 1453 to the Present | Brendan Simms

These days the map above mostly reminds me of the one shown daily on the news about new Corona cases. I‘m still unsure if this virus should frighten me or not.

Anyway, I read three books for #ReadingEurope2020 this month:

🍀 Croatia: On the edge of reason
🍀 Latvia; Soviet milk
🍀 Poland: Drive your plow over the bones of the dead

This makes a total of 8 countries and I am happy with my progress!

Librarybelle

Hooked_on_books Nice job! If you worry about flu, you should worry about this. If not, don‘t. It has a relatively low infectivity/death rate. Just practice good hand hygiene and remember that most cases are mild, like a cold. In my opinion, the media is blowing things way out of proportion (I‘m a retired physician). 4y

Megabooks @Hooked_on_books they‘re making it sound like the Georgia Flu in Station Eleven, but I definitely agree with you! I can‘t believe people are stocking supplies!

Station Eleven: A novel

BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books @Megabooks Thanks for the reassurance. Corona facts are hardly different from any other flu but the way the media keep going on about it I was wondering if I missed out on something! 4y

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suzie.reads You're doing well. I have just got Soviet Milk from the library. Did you like it? 4y

BarbaraBB @suzie.reads A lot! I hope you will too! 4y

julesG What @Hooked_on_books said - but I'm not a retired physician. I keep preaching to my children: there is nothing to be afraid of!!!; wash your hands regularly (if in doubt, once more can't hurt), don't touch your food(school lunch) and face when you haven't washed your hands. 4y

Librarybelle Awesome progress! 4y

Kalalalatja I feel you, the media is going crazy in Denmark, too, since we had our first confirmed cases this week. I‘m trying to relax, because there‘s enough to stress about already 🤷‍♀️ 4y

BarbaraBB @julesG @Kalalalatja All nuance is gone it seems. Except here on Litsy, fortunately! We had our first confirmed case too this week, Katja. Media can‘t stop talking about it 🗣 4y

julesG @Kalalalatja First three suspected, not yet confirmed, cases in our city. The local media is having a field day. 🙄🙄🙄 Do I need to mention that pasta, rice and canned goods are gone from the supermarket shelves? People are going crazy. 4y

BarbaraBB @julesG That is really ridiculous 😀. I haven‘t noticed that in my city - with 3 people with the flu (mother, father and child) 4y

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BarbaraBB

Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, from 1453 to the Present | Brendan Simms

In the first month of the year I think I made a pretty good start with #ReadingEurope2020.
These are the five countries I can tick off:

🍀 Russia - Dead Souls
🍀 UK - Case Histories
🍀 Estonia - Professor Martens‘ Departure
🍀 Armenia - An Armenian Sketchbook
🍀 Germany - Oval

Librarybelle

Kalalalatja Well done 👏👏👏 4y

KarenUK Nice! 👍💕 4y

julesG 👏👏👏 impressive 4y

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Hooked_on_books Excellent start! 4y

Librarybelle Awesome! 😁 4y

sprainedbrain Impressive! 4y

Mdargusch Wow! That‘s a great start! 🤩 4y

saresmoore Brilliant! 4y

Megabooks Fantastic!! 👍🏻👍🏻 4y

Caroline2 Ohhh I‘ve been meaning to read Dead Souls for yearsss now. I have a lovely copy. Is it any good?? 4y

AnneCecilie That‘s a great start 👌😊 4y

batsy Nice! 👏🏽 4y

youneverarrived Fab 👍 4y

BarbaraBB @Caroline2 Its premise is good and interesting and it starts out strong but halfway through it started boring me to be honest. I guess it‘s just me 😊 4y

Cinfhen 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼saving for possible suggestions 4y

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sprainedbrain

Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, from 1453 to the Present | Brendan Simms

I‘m all signed up for #ReadingEurope2020! Hoping that I can use a lot of my tbr books and #1001books.

See posts by our lovely hosts, @Librarybelle and @BarbaraBB for more info and link to sign up! 😃

BarbaraBB I‘ve been thinking the same, this will be a good way to get rid of some #1001books! Thanks for joining 💕 4y

Librarybelle Yay! Thanks for joining us! And, definitely a perfect way to read some of the #1001books ! 4y

Liz_M I'm working on my spreadsheet so I can have ALL the 1001-possibilities listed. 😁🤗 4y

sprainedbrain @Liz_M Haha! I‘m working on my list right now, too... I‘m finding quite a few 1001 books to fit countries, but finding copies of a few is going to be difficult! 🤪 4y

ValerieAndBooks This is something I need to do with my my list too — seeing if I can knock out some #1001books at the same time! 4y

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BarbaraBB

Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, from 1453 to the Present | Brendan Simms

We‘re taking a trip through Europe in 2020! Join @Librarybelle and me on a year long challenge to read books set in an European country or by an author from an European country. Track your reading by signing up for the challenge using the below link. Post throughout the year with #ReadingEurope2020 and remember to tag us!

https://forms.gle/BcMKBX7ouLganu2K8

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen @Hooked_on_books @Kalalalatja @Cathythoughts @squirrelbrain @Simona @jenniferw88 @marleed @batsy (edited) 4y

Librarybelle Hooray!! 4y

CarolynM I'm hopeless at challenges but I want to give this a go. It will take me a while to work out which book for which category though! 4y

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jenniferw88 Just signed up for this! 4y

BarbaraBB @CarolynM You are joining? Wow! It should be just fun, trying to read as many books set in different countries and/or by authors from different countries. We can give eachother recommendations. The hashtag turned out to be a good starting point for finding good books in this years #ReadingUSA2019! 4y

BarbaraBB @jenniferw88 Super nice! Let‘s do this! ❤️ 4y

Sace I just signed up. I couldn't resist. I haven't figured out what I'll read though. 4y

Cinfhen Thanks for tagging me!!! Going to sign up right now ❤️ 4y

Cathythoughts I‘m diving in ! Signed up 👍🏻❤️thanks for the tag !! (edited) 4y

LeeRHarry I‘m going to give this a go too - like @CarolynM I‘m not the best with challenges 😏 - sounds like fun! 😊 Still including the UK ? 🤪 (edited) 4y

Cinfhen It‘s Like Eurovision for books!!! Let‘s see how far I get xx can‘t wait to start seeing everyone‘s ideas 4y

BarbaraBB @Sace So happy to have you! This will be fun! ❤️ 4y

BarbaraBB @Cathythoughts So nice that you‘re joining! Thanks! 💕 4y

batsy Thanks for the tag! I'm going to peruse and have a think ❤️ and most likely will be persuaded 😁 4y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Yay! Let‘s do this! ReadingUSA has been so much fun! 4y

BarbaraBB @LeeRHarry Really great to have you joining! We‘ll share ideas and see how far we‘ll get! UK will always be Europe- with or without EU 😉❤️ 4y

BarbaraBB @batsy Give me an SO if you need any convincing 😂 4y

JennyM I‘ve enjoyed my first challenge this year so I‘ve just signed up! Let‘s see how I go...eek! Thanks for hosting guys 😘 @Librarybelle and @BarbaraBB 4y

Emilymdxn Yes so excited! Let‘s do this! Very excited to become even more European and until I‘m the ultimate Nigel Farage-angering machine 💙💛💙💛 4y

LittleBug Signed up! Let‘s see how far my TBR stack gets me☺️ 4y

CarolynM Yes, I've just signed up. I'll definitely need your recommendations for some of the countries. Don't let the Brexiteers hear you - they've never believed the UK is part of Europe. I plan to read the last of Ali Smith's quartet for that one - seems appropriate @LeeRHarry 4y

batsy Ok, I signed up! 😆🎉 4y

saresmoore Sara, a few days ago: “I‘m not going to do any reading challenges next year. I always fail at them.” Sara, this morning upon seeing this post: “Oh oh oh! I‘m definitely doing this reading challenge!” 😆🤷‍♀️🥳 4y

LeeRHarry @CarolynM Sounds like a good choice! 😊 4y

squirrelbrain @Emilymdxn 🤣🤣🤣 4y

mklong I‘m in! Sounds like fun!! 4y

andrew61 I've signed up, which now makes my second challenge for next year but as @CarolynM has alluded to the deaded B word this is my way of embracing the joy of Europe. Although i haven't got a clue how i do the Google list, is it as i go along, may just post here as go along. Thanks for organising ☺ 4y

BarbaraBB @JennyM @Emilymdxn @LittleBug @CarolynM @batsy @saresmoore @mklong @andrew61 Wow, coming out of a meeting and you all have signed up! This is going to be great! ❤️👍🏼 4y

BookNAround I‘m terrible at challenges and have a way of getting seriously distracted (plus once my reading for my job ramps up Feb-Aug, I don‘t have a ton of flexibility) but I think I‘m going to sign up and see where I get. 4y

BarbaraBB @BookNAround Please do! I think it will be very hard to actually finish it. Let‘s just see where it goes and discover some new writers! That‘s how I think of it as well! 4y

Liz_M I'm in! (Using all 1001 books, of course 😉) I won't get very far, but hope to read at least one per month. 4y

BarbaraBB @Liz_M Great! I have a lot of 1001 books on my shelves coming from various European countries too! 4y

Kalalalatja I‘m so excited! I‘ll have to start planning this and #Booked2020 soon 😄 4y

Simona I just signed up, and I think that I'm gonna enjoy in this challenge very much❣️ Thank you @BarbaraBB and @Librarybelle for your effort😘 4y

youneverarrived I‘ve just signed up. Thanks for putting it together ♥️ 4y

BarbaraBB @Kalalalatja @Simona Great! Are you going to share some great Danish and Slovenian books with us? 4y

BarbaraBB @youneverarrived I was hoping you would join too! (edited) 4y

Kalalalatja Good idea! But I‘ll have to brush up on my Danish lit, it isn‘t really what I read the most 😅 4y

Simona It‘s the same with me☺️ @Kalalalatja ...and there is also problem with the translations. Slovenian books translated into a English are rarity @BarbaraBB 4y

BarbaraBB @Kalalalatja @Simona The same goes for me. I don‘t read that many Dutch authors either. For Slovenia, I was thinking of

Alamut

Simona Yes, I would recommend it, but with the slightest reservation ... I would also recommend anything by Drago Jančar, my favorite by him is

I Saw Her That Night

Simona and also translated in English is Brina Svit

Death of a Prima Donna

julesG I'm still on the fence re: signing up, but I'll put together a few German authors translated into English. 4y

BarbaraBB @julesG That would be so nice! Translated German authors as well as you signing up 😉. Thanks! 💕 4y

julesG I caved. But I'm not promising to do all the states. 4y

BarbaraBB @julesG I honestly doubt if it‘s possible to read them all. I‘m happy to try. Thanks for caving 😀 4y

AceOnRoam I'll join in thanks for all the effort you've put into this, it's much appreciated 💕 4y

BarbaraBB @AceOnRoam You‘re very welcome and most of the work has been done by @Librarybelle - she made the Google form! 4y

AceOnRoam Great, thanks, I have just thanked her on her own post too. 4y

AceOnRoam @AnneFindsJoy you maybe interested? 4y

AnneFindsJoy @AceOnRoam thanks for tagging me, interested for sure :) thanks to the organizers!!! 4y

Texreader Signed up! 4y

KT1432 I signed up! 😄 4y

arubabookwoman Great idea! I signed up, but not sure if I did it right because I didn't fill in the books yet. Was I supposed to? (edited) 4y

BarbaraBB @AnneFindsJoy Let‘s make this as inspiring as this year‘s #ReadingUSA2019! 4y

BarbaraBB @Texreader @lele1432 @arubabookwoman Thanks for signing up! This will be such fun! 💃 Deborah, you don‘t need to fill in your books yet, you can do that during the year, to keep track. 4y

Texreader @BarbaraBB Thanks for doing this! I think it will be lots of fun! 4y

JazzFeathers I'm a disaster with challenges, but this is too good to pass on. 4y

BarbaraBB @JazzFeathers I hope you‘ll sign up, there‘s no failing in this challenge! It‘ll be fun to discover some new authors. I don‘t think many will actually complete it 😉 4y

JazzFeathers @BarbaraBB Just signed up 😁 4y

BarbaraBB @JazzFeathers I saw! I‘m glad you did! 4y

Linsy Yay!!! 4y

erzascarletbookgasm Oh well, what‘s another reading challenge?! 😆 Thanks for doing this. I‘m sure my reading journey will be enriched. Perhaps I should do one Reading Asia 2021! 😉 4y

BarbaraBB @erzascarletbookgasm Yes, happy you‘re joining too! @Librarybelle do you hear that? #ReadingAsia2021 😀🤛🏼 4y

Librarybelle @BarbaraBB @erzascarletbookgasm Oh! I love that idea! #ReadingAsia2021 ❤️ 4y

ValerieAndBooks Looks fun. I just signed up! I don‘t know how many I‘ll get to, though 😅 4y

BarbaraBB @ValerieAndBooks I was hoping you would! It will be fun just exploring some new places and authors! 😘 4y

Megabooks Just joined! I have no idea what I‘m reading yet, but I‘m going to try and complete this! 4y

BarbaraBB @Megabooks I love that your joining too! This will be fun, we‘re with more than 70 Littens already! 4y

Megabooks @BarbaraBB yay! Congratulations! 🎉🎉📚 Was I supposed to get an email back? What is the best way to bookmark the form so I can keep track well? Thanks! 4y

BarbaraBB If you fill in the form you should receive the Google Form in your email. You can keep track of the countries in that form. After adding a new book you can submit and will receive a new email / the updated Google Form. Am I right @Librarybelle ? But you don‘t need to fill in the form, just keep track the way that‘s easiest for you! 4y

Megabooks I didn‘t receive the email back. Can you double check my email? Booksandcooks.litsy at gmail dot com. Hmmm... Thanks! @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle (edited) 4y

Librarybelle @megabooks - I‘m not sure why you did not receive the form back. Your email looks right, and I tested just now with my own registration (I had not registered yet!) and got the form back. Did it go into the Spam folder by accident? @BarbaraBB is right - you can keep track the easiest way for you! You don‘t have to fill out this form; some Littens like this. We used this too so we know who is interested. So sorry! 4y

Megabooks @Librarybelle it was in my spam folder along with a lovely letter from @JenReadsAlot that I didn‘t see. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Jennifer, I finally returned your email, thank you! Jess, thank you for reminding me of the basic rules of email because I forgot!! This is a multiple facepalm post! 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ 4y

Librarybelle @Megabooks So glad you found it! 4y

BarbaraBB @Megabooks haha! I am happy you found it! Thanks for helping out, @Librarybelle 4y

BarbaraBB @JanuarieTimewalker13 Hi Linda, here is all information about the Europe challenge if you want to join and haven‘t joined yet! 😀 4y

JanuarieTimewalker13 Ok, cool, thank you! 4y

BarbaraBB @aperi Here is all information. You‘re welcome to join of course ❤️ 4y

xxjenadanxx I just joined! This looks so fun! 4y

BarbaraBB @xxjenadanxx Yay, happy to have you! When you search for the hashtag you will find lots of books and inspiration I guess! 💙 4y

aperi @BarbaraBB just joined, thank you for the tag😍 4y

BarbaraBB @JaclynW Here you go Jaclyn, I hope you‘ll join us! 4y

JaclynW @BarbaraBB Thanks so much! I filled out the form and will start brainstorming ideas. Yay for Europe! 4y

BarbaraBB @JaclynW Happy to have you. Search the hashtag for some great suggestions! 4y

JaclynW @BarbaraBB Thanks! I will! 4y

BarbaraBB @VeganCleopatra Hi Nikki here is all information about #ReadingEurope2020! I hope you‘ll join us 🇪🇺 4y

VeganCleopatra @BarbaraBB Thank you! Sorry if it was a pain to find. 4y

BarbaraBB @VeganCleopatra Not at all! I knew where to look 💜 4y

VeganCleopatra @BarbaraBB Glad to hear it! 4y

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