Mother tongue reads

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22 participants (73 books)

01 Jan 202531 Dec 2025

Overview

As a linguistic immigrant in the UK, I read predominantly in English and have become very distanced from the literary landscape of my native land. To keep me connected with the books written in my mother tongue, I've created this challenge to motivate me to read more books in my mother tongue.

I want to keep it open for others to join (hence it's not specific to a language) and easy-enough to accomplish (just one book every two months). You can use your own approach to defining what counts (e.g. translated books?) and what language(s) you include as your mother tongue(s).

Challenge Books

All books added

missing page info hardcover 2025 user-added

fiction childrens comics fantasy

140 pages hardcover 2024

fiction fantasy graphic novel lgbtqia+ middle grade adventurous emotional fast-paced

232 pages 1862

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced

270 pages paperback 2013

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

191 pages hardcover 1992 user-added

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced

174 pages paperback 1987

fiction fantasy science fiction

6 hours, 47 minutes audio 2017

fiction

176 pages paperback 2017

nonfiction poetry reflective slow-paced

184 pages paperback 2013

fiction horror medium-paced

240 pages hardcover 2015 user-added

fiction historical challenging reflective slow-paced