tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post4101500645645916459..comments2024-03-27T18:28:32.102-07:00Comments on Rose City Reader: Announcing the 2020 European Reading Challenge Winner!Gilion at Rose City Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-85855346227989744602021-02-08T07:35:01.055-08:002021-02-08T07:35:01.055-08:00Thanks for hosting, this was so fun! I'm excit...Thanks for hosting, this was so fun! I'm excited about my list for this year. If you're looking for Eastern European books I really loved The Eighth Life which is set in Georgia -- it's long but wonderful and a fast read. Another of my favorites from last year was Temptation by Janos Szekely, set in Hungary. I also loved The Balkan Trilogy by Olivia Manning which starts out in RomaniaKaren K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-23269215167669435352021-02-05T06:52:55.490-08:002021-02-05T06:52:55.490-08:00Congratulations to Maphead! And thank you, Gilion,...Congratulations to Maphead! And thank you, Gilion, for hosting this wonderful reading challenge. I loved to take part in 2020, and I am doing it again this year:)Juliana@the[blank]gardenhttp://www.theblankgarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-56254530261855276082021-02-04T17:41:44.382-08:002021-02-04T17:41:44.382-08:00I know! 20 is a lot of travel, especially since Ma...I know! 20 is a lot of travel, especially since Mark reviews all the books. I'm impressed!Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-19304991993973146022021-02-04T17:01:44.926-08:002021-02-04T17:01:44.926-08:00Congratulations for winning in 2020 Mark! The book...Congratulations for winning in 2020 Mark! The books you picked were all interesting!Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-7332845040237410352021-02-03T17:33:29.518-08:002021-02-03T17:33:29.518-08:00Congrats to Maphead for some awesome reading (whic...Congrats to Maphead for some awesome reading (which I've enjoyed following along!) and double thanks again to Gilion for hosting this great challenge. It's been fun & as you note, pretty much the only way we got to travel last year...reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-46459854900867876332021-02-03T16:04:35.025-08:002021-02-03T16:04:35.025-08:00Amazing, 20 countries is quite an accomplishment. ...Amazing, 20 countries is quite an accomplishment. I would love to read and review that many in one year, but I will be happy this year if I add a country or two that I haven't visited before.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-39487452881418015532021-02-03T15:45:58.269-08:002021-02-03T15:45:58.269-08:00Thanks Gilion for the kind words but above all for...Thanks Gilion for the kind words but above all for hosting this fine reading challenge! Congrats to all the above-mentioned readers for all their hard work. Looking forward to more reading in 2021!Mapheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633083654264127516noreply@blogger.com