Mother tongue reads

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22 participants (73 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 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
Ostatnie życzenie by Andrzej Sapkowski

Ostatnie życzenie

The Witcher #1

Andrzej Sapkowski

288 pages • paperback • 1993

fiction fantasy short stories adventurous dark medium-paced
Invasion by Richard Schwartz

Invasion

Die Eisraben-Chroniken #3

Richard Schwartz

416 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction fantasy medium-paced
Amrum by Philipp Winkler, Hark Bohm

Amrum

Philipp Winkler, Hark Bohm

288 pages • digital • 2024

fiction historical literary
Weiße Flecken by Lene Albrecht

Weiße Flecken

Lene Albrecht

246 pages • digital

fiction contemporary literary
Was du kriegen kannst: Roman by Clemens Böckmann

Was du kriegen kannst: Roman

Clemens Böckmann

416 pages • 2024

fiction biography historical literary
Junge Frau, am Fenster stehend, Abendlicht, blaues Kleid by Alena Schröder

Junge Frau, am Fenster stehend, Abendlicht, blaues Kleid

Alena Schröder

490 pages • paperback • 2021

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
Engel i snøen by Anders Totland

Engel i snøen

Anders Totland

70 pages • hardcover • 2016

fiction childrens young adult challenging informative inspiring medium-paced
Waar ik liever niet aan denk by Jente Posthuma

Waar ik liever niet aan denk

Jente Posthuma

240 pages • paperback • 2020

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Marcel by Erwin Mortier

Marcel

Erwin Mortier

152 pages • hardcover • 1999

fiction historical literary mystery reflective medium-paced
Crisis! by Beatrice de Graaf

Crisis!

Beatrice de Graaf

63 pages • paperback • 2022

nonfiction history