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There's no way this gets done in a year - I'll be delighted if I finish in 5 years - but I think it's a worthy endeavor, and a valid way to experience diversity in my fiction. I'll post tentative titles, and replace them as needed if the book is simply not available or a different one pops up.
General Rules: if I already coincidentally read something from a country, I don't have to find another book. Books must be legally available in English translation (there are some countries where you could count the translated books on one hand). I'll italicize completed rows/books.
I'll post a rating out of 5. 5 = terrific, 4 = I would be willing to read it again, 3 = worth one read, 2 = I begrudge the time I spent on this, 1 = as once said, "This is not a book to be tossed aside lightly; it should be thrown with great force".

( Boom De Yada )

I've never posted any challenges I undertake on this site, but as this particular challenge requires a personal post, it occurred to me that it's not a bad habit to start! This also dovetails nicely with one of two personal goals I already had for my 2025 reading.

The "Read it Again, Sam" Challenge is for books (I don't think the type matters), that you are re-reading. So the biggest qualification is whether the book was read before! It comes in 5 Challenge Levels, with the hardest being "Just Give Me a Time Machine Already" at 24 books reread in a year. Given my reading habits, Level 5 seem very doable! EDIT: and now that I'm doing the Shakespeare challenge, there should be no problem hitting this target as I've previously read at least a third of the plays. 

This will be tracked strictly from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. I'll give a star rating too, just in case it turns out that the Suck Fairy visited my shelves and I can't stand some of these (which will help in culling my collection).

( Tracking My Progress )