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

349 pages paperback 2019

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced

382 pages paperback 2020

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced

367 pages paperback 2005

fiction dystopian science fiction young adult adventurous medium-paced

347 pages paperback 2019

fiction crime

missing page info 2020

fiction contemporary emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

317 pages paperback 2025

nonfiction autobiography biography

2 hours, 36 minutes audio 2022

fiction comics contemporary funny reflective fast-paced

351 pages hardcover 2014

fiction historical emotional informative reflective medium-paced

352 pages digital 2015

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced

238 pages hardcover 2018

fiction contemporary mysterious medium-paced