It was getting a close call, but I finally managed to finish the fifth edition (and my fourth) of the WHEN ARE YOU READING? challenge! I had a lot of fun during the previous three years (click to see lists for 2015 , 2016 and 2017), and this year was no different… This challenge is hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World Of Words and is all about reading books either published or set in twelve different time periods… The perfect way of reading books of different eras!
Below a list of titles I read for each era (only one or two this time; including all read titles was just too much to keep up with). I have divided my reads into two categories: books by publish date and books by setting. When the setting is not specified or is roughly the same as the publish date, I will use this color.
This is what I read for the following eras:
- Pre 1500
# The Year Of The Snake – by M.J. Trow (1st century)
# Jilliand – by Clare Gutierrez (800s) - 1500-1599
# A Castle In Romagna – by Igor Stiks (1535/1948/1995) - 1600-1699
# Girl With A Pearl Earring – by Tracy Chevalier (1660s) - 1700-1799
# The Unbinding Of Mary Reade – by Miriam McNamara (1704-1720)
# The Poison Plot – by Elaine Forman Crane (1738-1739) DNF - 1800-1899
# The Elephant Keeper’s Daughter – by Julia Drosten (1803-1822) - 1900-1919
# All Things Bright And Strange – by James Markert (1917-1920) - 1920-1939
# Murder On The Orient Express – by Agatha Christie (1926)
# What Blooms From Dust – by James Markert (1935) - 1940-1959
# Salt To The Sea – by Ruta Sepetys (1945) - 1960-1979
# The Letter For The King – by Tonke Dragt (1962)
# The Silent Kookaburra – by Liza Perrat (1970s) - 1980-1999
# Born a Crime – by Trevor Noah (1990s) - 2000-Present
# Barbed Wire Heart – by Tess Sharpe (2018) - The Future:
# Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (2044-2045)
# Prodigy/Champion by Marie Lu (2132)
Have you read any of these titles yourself? Do you tend to read a lot of books set or published in different eras? Feel free to comment! 🙂
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Congratulations and what an interesting challenge!
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Thanks! She’s been hosting one for various years now if you are interested.
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Congratulations on completing the challenge!
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Thank you!
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Congratulations I think I’ve failed this one but I suppose I better check before admitting defeat!
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Thanks! You do read a lot of historical fiction so you might be surprised by how well you did without trying! 😉 Most of my eras were filled without actively looking.
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Yes I’ve discovered I only need to read one more book for the 1500s!
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That’s fantastic news!
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Congrats! What a feat. 🙂
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Thanks!
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I love the concept behind this challenge! Its a year long challenge?
Off this list, I’ve read Girl with the Pearl Earing, Murder on the Orient Express, and Ready Player One. All I enjoyed!
Off this list, Salt to the Sea & Born a Crime are both on my TBR.
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Yes, it’s a year long challenge she has been hosting during the last couple of years! One of the reasons I joined since it’s so much less pressure… I’m glad you enjoyed those! And both Salt To The Sea and Born A Crime are definitely worth reading as well.
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Congrats! Sounds like an interesting challenge!
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Thanks!
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Congratulations! I love how you were able to read from so many eras. You have challenged me to think about the time periods in my own reads.
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Thanks! Reading historical fiction always helps to get those different eras without even trying that hard. 😉
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Yay! Well done, Yvo!
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Thanks!
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Wow, that’s all I have to say :p
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The power of reading historical fiction, or else I would have failed miserably. 😉
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Congrats, Yvo!!! Such a cool challenge!
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Thanks! I always love joining this one.
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