2023 Jumbo challenge update #1
First update for this insane challenge. I have no idea how far I will be able to go with this one, but I'll try my best to find books that fit the prompts.
As usual all individue book reviews are linked in the titles below.
Monsters by Christopher Dell for the poetry or non-fiction prompt:
This not only was my first non-fiction book of the year, it's also the first book off the list of unread stuff I have owned for years. I had only every broswed the book for its images, but it was a fun read overall. It's a really generic work on monsters in mythology and folklore all over the world, and it was really cool to see so many historical illustrations and works of art. It's a gorgeous little object I am very happy to own and finally have read.
The Sandman vol.8 Worlds' End by Neil Gaiman for the name of a place in the title promt:
I couldn't pick a specific place so I just picked the world, or more precisely worlds. Jokes aside I had no book with names of places in my current tbr so this was the best fit I could find. This volume of the series was very much centered around sharing stories, which I loved.
100 Hugs by Chris Riddell for the title starting with your initial prompt:
I know it's another stretch to fit the prompt, kind of (this year apparently I am adding that to my brainding idk), but hear me out. I have the Italian translation of the book which is "Cento Abbracci" my name is Cris so it works. I had to include this book in one of the challenges of the year because it's just too cute. It's simply a collection of illustrations of hugs, and it's so heartwarming I don't have words for it. It went straight into my comfort book pile.
Il Segreto Del Bosco Vecchio by Dino Buzzati for the recommended by a friend prompt:
I looked for an English translation of the book but I couldn't find it. The title could be translated as the secred of the old wood. Not only this book was recommended to me by my best friend, but my copy was gifted to me by her. Unfortunately I was pretty disappointed by the book and struggled to finish it.
Cain's Jawbone by Torquemada for the intimidating book prompt:
I chose to include this book for this specific prompt since I procrastinated reading it because I was intimidated by it ever since I bought it. It's like I realized it was actually difficult to work on only after I got it from the bookstore. At the moment I am still working on it although I have finished my first read of the book. It's a really good past time, and despite it being hard to do it's pretty fun.
