WWII: 2009 Challenge
War Through the Generation’s very first reading challenge will be World War II. The challenge will run from January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2009.
Rules:
To participate in the WWII Reading Challenge, you must commit to reading at least five books throughout the year. We plan to read more than that, and feel free to do the same! The books can be fiction or non-fiction, and they can be about any aspect of WWII. WWII should be the primary or secondary theme, and it doesn’t matter whether the book takes place during the war or after the war. Children’s literature is acceptable! (Please visit the WWII Reading List page for some recommendations.) You can count books you are reading for other challenges, so long as they meet the aforementioned criteria.
You can decide which books you’d like to read right away, or you can choose them during the course of the challenge. However, when you sign up, we ask that you set a reading goal for the challenge. At the end of the challenge, those who met or exceeded their reading goals will be entered in a drawing (prizes to be announced later).
**Participants anywhere in the world are eligible for most prizes in the drawing!**
How to sign up:
If you have a blog, please write about the challenge and your reading goal. Come back to this page and leave a comment with the link to your post.
If you don’t have a blog, please leave a comment on this page with your reading goal.
Everyone who signs up will be listed on the WWII Challenge Participants page.
Sign ups will be ongoing.
**Once you’ve signed up, please visit the Buttons page to snag some for your blog for use in your sign up post and book reviews!**
Share your reviews with fellow participants:
If you have a blog and have reviewed a book you’re counting toward the challenge, please email the review link to warthroughgenerations AT gmail DOT com. We’d be happy to post the first paragraph (or the first few sentences, depending on paragraph length) and a link to your blog.
If you don’t have a blog but would like to share your thoughts on a book you’ve read for the challenge, please write up a review and email it to warthroughgenerations AT gmail DOT com. Please include the name you wish to be displayed as author of the review.
If you have any questions, please email us at warthroughgenerations AT gmail DOT com. We hope you will join us for a year filled with great books!
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Sign me up, please! Here is my link. I’m so excited!
Literate Housewife: We’re so glad to have you on board! I’ve added you to the participants list.
Okay, I am in! I have no idea what I am going to read, but I love books set against WWII, so I am sure I will come up with something!
Ack! No more challenges that totally appeal to me!
I’ll be officially signing up for this soon(ish.)
I am in . I m saying that I will read 2 books [ that i have listed in my post] i know it is really small number, but i am reading abt WWII for the first time
http://test-veens.blogspot.com/2008/11/my-challenges.html
Hi Marg and Jeannette! We’d love to have you on board! Just come back to this page to officially sign up with your reading goals so we can make sure you’re entered in the giveaways at the end of the challenge!
Veens: Thanks for signing up!! I’ve added you to the participants page!!
I’m officially signing up my daughter, aka The Girl. She is so excited about participating!! She wants to read at least 5 books, but she eats up WWII stories, so maybe it’ll be more.
Here’s my post. Sign me up girls.
http://peekingbetweenthepages.blogspot.com/2008/12/war-through-generations-challenge.html
Dar: We got you on the list. Thanks for signing up!
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Dar: So glad you’re joining us!! Yippee!!
lol-I just added two more books to my list.
You go, Dar!!! I love your list!
Count me in! Great idea for a challenge!
Argh! I am so there, even though I am supposed to be scaling back my challenge participation in ‘09.
Here is the link to my post.
HI
My provisional list (working on it) is here:
http://lyndasbookblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/war-through-generations-wwii-reading.html
Sounds a great challenge, I’ll sign up for 5 books, I will probably pick them as I go along.
Ok…I am signing up to read 5 books. I’ve posted about it at http://jo-jolovestoread.blogspot.com/2008/12/war-through-generations-challenge.html.
Katrina: welcome aboard. Thanks for signing up.
Katrina: welcome aboard. Thanks for signing up.
I will read 7 books for the challenge.
http://missdaisyanne.blogspot.com/2008/12/2009-reading-challenges.html
I’m in. Here’s my post about the challenge. I’m committing to 8 books.
http://blbooks.blogspot.com/2008/12/war-through-generations-wwii-2009.html
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Thanks to you Miss Daisy Anne for coming back and signing up with your goal.
Becky: Thanks for joining the fun.
Jo-Jo: This is fantastic. Thanks for signing up as well.
Katrina: feel free to use the buttons on your blog if you do a post about the challenge or if you just want it in your sidebar
Lynda: looks like a great list of books
I’ll go for it. I’m going to aim for 5, one of which will be Atonement by Ian McEwan. I’ll have to hunt down the others.
Lorrie: fantastic, thanks for signing up
http://thekea.com/2008/12/03/challenge/
wooooo
i’m excitedddddddddddddddd
Thanks for coming back and posting your reading goal!
I’m in! I’m going to aim for 5 books. My sign-up post is here: http://alessandrasplace.blogspot.com/2008/12/war-through-generations-wwii.html
Alessandra: Thanks for signing up! I’m excited about the current number of people joining. You are officially signed up and entered into the drawing so long as you meet your goal.
Sorry it took me a while to get my post up! Been busy with the Advent Tour. My post is up now though!
http://readingadventures.blogspot.com/2008/12/new-challenges.html
I’m in! My post is up and my first books are chosen!
Thanks for hosting.
My post is here:
http://pageafterpage-kim.blogspot.com/2008/12/challenge-anyone.html
Marg: No worries! Thanks for coming back with the link! It’s much appreciated!
Kim: Thanks for signing up! You’ve been added to the participants list! Glad to have you on board!
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Welcome to Jackets & Covers. Christine is signing up for the challenge as well, check out the pingback. I’ve contacted her to place her official goal here on the site, but I encourage everyone to check out her post.
Count me in. I am going to read 5 books .
Nise: Great thanks for signing up. I will add you to the participants list.
So, here I am taking my own advice and I’ve posted my own reading goal. Here’s the post: http://savvyverseandwit.blogspot.com/2008/12/war-through-generations-challenge-wwii.html
Check out what’s on my initial reading list. I pledge to read at least 5 books.
Ok, I’ve finally posted about this challenge and come up with a book list. Here’s the link. Thanks again for putting this together!
Thanks, Heather! You’ve got some great books listed!
Count me in! I love this challenge. Here’s my list: http://heatherlo.wordpress.com/2008/12/10/a-challenge-for-dewey-and-a-war-challenge/
Heather: Awesome! Thanks for signing up! It’s going to be a great year of reading.
I’ve posted about my goal of five books. Here’s the link
Chain Reader: Thanks for signing up for the challenge. We look forward to your participation and reviews.
Fantastic idea!! I’m thrilled to join in
Thanks for the heads up on my blog!! Here’s my list:
http://corinnesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2008/12/war-through-generations-challenge-wwii.html
I’ve committed to 6 books.
http://jeanettesbooks.blogspot.com/2008/12/war-through-generationswwii.html
You know I’m in!!!! I read more than 20 WWII books in 2008, so I hope I continue the same pace. My post here:
http://challenges.mawbooks.com/2009-challenges/war-through-the-generations-world-war-ii/
Anna/Serena, thanks for hosting this. I am in.
Here is my Challenge Post:
http://readingandmorereading.blogspot.com/2008/12/sunday-salon-jewish-reading.html
So, I didn’t mention it – but my goal is FIVE BOOKS – hopefully more
My goal is to read 5 books about WWII. This is out of my reading comfort zone so I will look forward to it.
Corinne: Thanks for posting your goal
Jenny: Great goal. I can’t wait to see how you like the books you choose out of your comfort zone.
Thanks to everyone who has signed up so far! I think we have everyone listed and linked on the participant’s page. Let me know if you’ve signed up and still need to be added. This is going to be a great challenge!
Oh, and if you haven’t given us your reading goal for purposes of the giveaway, please be sure to do so by January 31! Thanks!
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I’ll be joining this challenge and reading five books. I’ll be keeping track
here.
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projectbrandi: We’re glad you’re joining us! I’ve added you to the participants page!
I’m in. I’ll be aiming for 5 books myself.
My challenge post is here: http://carmenalexis.blogspot.com/2008/12/wwii-reading-challenge-2009.html
Thanks.
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This is an excellent idea and I am in! My challenge post is here: http://fleurfisher.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/war-through-the-generations-challenge-wwii/
Carmen T and Fleurfisher: Thanks for signing up! I’ve added you to the participants page!
I didn’t say how many books I’d try to read. I’m going to go with twenty. Yeah, I’m just that crazy.
Natasha: You’re not crazy! I’m shooting for that many myself, give or take a few. LOL Maybe we’re both crazy??
I really want to explore this theme so Ii will set my goal at 10 books.
purplemoonmyst: Thanks for stopping by! Can’t wait to see what 10 books you read!
What a terrific idea. As an avid WW2 history enthusiast and author, I will be delighted to participate in the challenge. I will commit to reading at least five books (probably many more) and will promote the challenge on my own blog, http://douglaswjacobson.blogspot.com.
I would also offer two hardcover copies of my book, NIGHT OF FLAMES: A Novel of World War Two, as prizes for your challenge. NIGHT OF FLAMES was published in 2007 and won the “Outstanding Achievement Award” from the Wisconsin Library Association.
Doug Jacobson
Doug: Thanks so much for participating in the challenge. I’ve added you to the participants list. Also, thanks so much for your generosity! We’d be delighted to include Night of Flames in the giveaway! Thanks! I will be emailing you shortly.
Here is my reading list!
http://blog.literarily.com/2008/12/17/book-challenge–war-through-the-generations-reading-challenge.aspx
Sign me up too! I finally posted about it here.
Doug: Welcome to the challenge
Shana: Yipee.
Avis: thanks for signing up
Shana and Avisannschid: I’m so glad you both signed up!
I’m in!
http://booksnbordercollies.blogspot.com/2008/12/2009-war-through-generations-challenge.html
Lezlie, you finally caved! I’m so glad!
I’m adding you to the participants page right now!
Hey Anna and Serena! Of Course I am in! I just need to get my list together and it is taking me forever to get that done.. how can i not take part in a challenge hosted by two of my favorite bloggers??:) Will get that first post done soon. BTW, thanks for that list of books on WWII.. that is making my life so much easier:)
Lezlie: Welcome aboard. Anna loves your blog and now I think I will just have to check out how wonderful it is myself.
Ramya: I’m excited you want to join and that the list is making it easier. We keep adding books to it so, just keep that in mind. I look forward to your post.
Yes, please sign me up. My post about the five books I plan to read is here: http://worthwhilebooks.blogspot.com/2008/12/world-war-ii-book-challenge.html
Thanks for motivating me to read these great books that have been on my shelf for too long.
Hope
I’d like to join your challenge. My post with my book list is here: http://www.careyfamily.org/2009-reading-challenges/
Ramya: Yea! I’m so glad you’ll be joining us!
Hope: So glad you signed up! I’m adding you to the participants page!
Sue: Glad to have you on board. I’m adding you to the participants page, too.
The challenge will be starting soon! I can’t wait!
Count me in, this is a great idea! My post is here:
http://lostinagoodstory.blogspot.com/2008/12/war-through-generations.html
Count me in! My post is here: http://elizabethwillse.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/reading-challenges-for-2009/
I’m excited to say that one of the books I’ll be reading is by a good friend. She’s finishing writing it even as we speak.
Also- let me know when there’s a Civil War challenge. A friend of mine is a Union re-enactor. Fascinating.
Joanna: Thanks for signing up and committing to at least 5 books.
Elizabeth: Thanks for signing onto the challenge and for challenging yourself to read 7 books or more. Welcome Aboard. We will definitely know when the Civil War is the next challenge.
I’m excited to be joining up. My personal goal is five, and my post is here:
http://inlauriesmind.blogspot.com/2008/12/wwii-reading-challenge.html
Joanna and Elizabeth: Glad to have you on board!
Laurie: Thanks for signing up! I’ve added you to the participants page!
I’ve made my list and checked it twice. It sure looks good and very very nice, Santa ….. no wait that’s another list. Anyway, my challenge list consists of 6 books. Please sign me up!
Here’s my link
http://kayespenguinposts.blogspot.com/2008/12/world-war-ii-challenge-for-2009.html
is my link.
I think that my mom went through WWII, even though she was a kid. She was born in 1935, and my great uncle and a few older cousins (about the same age as mom) fought in it. This will be an interesting challenge for me as I had relatives who fought in this war.
Judy/Intergalactic Bookworm
http://intergalacticbookworm.blogspot.com
Thanks for hosting this challenge. I’m glad to learn more about his war and how it connects with what came before and what came after it. I like to read primary accounts, so I have Churchill and Hitler on my list, along with other ones. I will probably add to the list as I read reviews and get sucked into more books!
My list is here: http://weblog.xanga.com/magistramater/687218300/world-war-ii-reading-challenge.html
Ugh! *This* war, instead of *his* war.
I learned about this challenge from Carol’s post on her list of WW II books, and I’m waffling. I have so many projects going, but I think I’d like to do this one, too. I’ll get back to you with a link to a post on the project from my blog soon.
I am honored that The i Tetralogy is listed in your challenge. If your readers would go to http://www.mathiasbfreese.com and seek out the talk I gave to survivors and members of the armed forces, “On the Holocaust,” they may derive a deeper insight into why I wrote this book. Rather than giving you a copy for any giveaway you may have, I’d rather engage your readership in this way: if you are a survivor, email with some data and I will forward a copy to you free; if you are an instructor of Holocaust studies or teach the subject in soime fashion, I will give you a copy free as well. IThe site lists links that have reviews of the book. Recent blog: “Ask the Golem.”
The book has been reviewed worldwide and I urge you to read the autobiographical essay at the end first, for it is a very graphic experience. Rolf Gompertz, a survivor, has called it a “holy book.”
Kind regards,
matt Freese
Great challenge!! I am looking forward to this one. Here is my link to my post.
http://bookwormsdinner.blogspot.com/2008/12/war-through-generations-challenge.html
Enjoy your New Year.
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OK, I’m in … although I committed to only the minimum 5 books … Your reading list is a wonderful resource!
Thanks for hosting (my pingback is listed above)
Hi! I’m really excited about the challenge. WW II is one of my favorite book topics. I’m starting with five books, but am sure once I look at others’ lists I’ll be adding some (or changing those I have listed as my current reads. You can find my list here:
http://sandandbooks.blogspot.com/2008/12/war-through-generations-challenge.html
Sign me up! War themed books in general are a catagory for me in the 999 challenge, so why not this one too? Oh so many challenges and only 365 days to read all the books I need. here’s my link
http://bookworm-jules.blogspot.com/2008/12/war-through-generations-wwii-challenge.html
Kaye, Carol, Wisteria, Dawn, Cheryl, and Jules: Thanks for signing up! I’ve added you to the participants page.
Judy: We’d love to have you on board! Please let us know if you are officially signing up for the challenge, and please provide us with your personal reading goal for giveaway purposes.
Sherry: We hope you’ll sign up! The more the merrier!
Mathias: Thanks for stopping by! I’ll make your comment more prominent so everyone sees it!
Anna….Here is my list of nine books. I will commit to read seven of these, but probably will read all nine. Thanks…Wisteria
oops….forgot the list…
* Citizen Soldiers, by Stephen Ambrose
* Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet,by Jamie Ford
* Skeletons at the Feast, b Chris Bohjalian
* Suite Francaise, by Irene Nemirovsky
* The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
* The Irregulars, by Jennet Conant
* The Sunflower, by Simon Wiesenthal
* The Zookeepers Wife, y Diane Ackerman
* Truman, by David McCullough
Hello,
Sign me up – can’t wait to see what others are reading! My post is here:
http://booksandneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2008/12/world-war-ii-reading-challenge-war.html
Wisteria: Thanks for the list! Happy reading!
Kristi: Thanks for signing up! You’ve been added to the participants page!
I’ve never entered a reading challenge before, but I love books about WW II, so I thought this would be a good first challenge for me. I’ve written about the challenge at my blog here:
http://scrappycat.blogspot.com/2008/12/reading-challenge.html
I’ve committed to 5 books, and I’ve just chosen my first book. I’ll update my list as I choose the others. My first book is A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell.
Thanks for this challenge. I’ve posted my five selections at my blog. The link is
http://www.xanga.com/buffaloSavage/687606787/item.html
Welcome aboard, Cheryl and Matt! Thanks for signing up. You’ve been added to the participants page.
I’ve been wanting to read a number of WWII -themed books for a while now. My planned list is:
I Escaped From Auschwitz – Vrba
Catch-22 – Heller
Slaughterhouse-Five – Vonnegut
The Good German – Kanon
Atonement – McEwan
Suite Francaise – Némirovsky *alternate
I will be sure to mention this challenge on my blog. I don’t normally do challenges, but this one has been on my mind ever since I first read about it.
JaneFan: Thanks for signing up for the challenge with a goal of reading 6 books. I’ve added you to the participants page. Please let us know here when you blog about it so we can link to your challenge post. Looks like a great reading list. I’ll make sure these titles are on our reading list.
I’m committed for 8 books for 2009! I’ve just started cross-posting my WWIII-related book reviews from GoodReads to my blog as well.
http://doolittlesraid.blogspot.com/2008/12/wwii-reading-challenge-from-war-through.html
Christopher: Thanks for signing up! I’ve added you to the participants page. I just briefly glanced at your blog, but you’ve got some interesting stuff there and I know I’ll be back to read more.
I’m in! Will write about it when I have time and leave a link, but I’ll plan to read at least 5 of a selection of titles that I’ll list.
Nancy: Woohoo! I’ve been waiting for you to sign up! So glad you did. You’ve been added to the participants page!
I am so happy to join this challenge. Please visit my blog at http://page247.wordpress.com/.
Gavin
I’d like to join this challenge. I’ve posted a short list of books to read on my blog (written in Swedish), and I plan to add more books later on.
Please sign me up! Here’s the link to my post about the challenge
Welcome Gavin, Paula, and Literary Feline! Thanks for signing up. I’ve added you all to the participants page.
Glad I checked my blog surfer. I’ve been meaning to sign up for a while. Here’s my post about the challenge:
http://writingwrongs.wordpress.com/2009/01/02/2009-reading-challenge/
Thanks!
I signed up!
http://www.myfriendamysblog.com/2009/01/war-through-generations-challenge-world.html
Hello, sign me up. I just posted on my blog how I wanted to stretch my reading this year into other genres. I already have “Schindler’s List” which I read years ago. I’ll have to make hubby dig it out of the attic, it’s stored for a garage sale.
I think I have “The Hiding Place” by Corrie Tin Boom. I’ve wanted to read that for years. I’ll use this to read some classics.
Sign me up for 8. I’ll post about this on my blog in a couple of weeks. Schedule is full until then.
Rhonda Clark
http://rcwriter.wordpress.com
I don’t have a blog and have never done a challenge but would like to try this one. Please enter me. Thanks so much. Vicki
I’m signing up! My goal is 5 books.
http://notenoughbooks.blogspot.com/2009/01/war-through-generations.html
The moment I saw this, I knew I wouldn’t be able to resist signing up. I tried for a while, but in the end I gave in just like I knew I would!
Here’s my goal and list http://leafingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2009/01/war-through-generations-reading.html
Sign me up! My post about the challenge is here:
http://tickettoanywhere.blogspot.com/2009/01/whats-to-come-in-2009.html
I’m also going to add a sidebar tally/link to my blog and currently plan on reading 5 books.
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My post is up, although I see it’s already pingbacked, and added to my challenge page. I plan to read ten books, with hopefully some concentrating on the war in the Pacific.
http://jacketsandcovers.wordpress.com/2009/01/04/war-through-the-generations-world-war-ii-challenge/
Well, the last thing I needed was another challenge, but I simply couldn’t resist! I’m committing to 5 books. My list of possible is here, though my reviews will be posted on my everyday blog, if that’s okay.
(I’m pretty sure both my daughter and husband will be here signing up soon as well.)
Thanks for hosting what is sure to be a rewarding challenge!
Welcome to all the newcomers! Glad to have you on board! I’ve added you all to the participants page.
Debi, we’d love to have your daughter and husband join us, too!
Vicki, please come back and let us know your personal reading goal for the challenge so you can be entered in the giveaways at the end of the challenge.
I just signed up. I’m going to try for 6 books.
Welcome, Jo! I’m adding you to the participants page right now. Thanks for joining us!
Sign me up, please. My goal is to read eight books for this challenge. My post is here: http://aseasontoread.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-year-new-challenge.html
Thanks for including me. My goal is five books.
I’m officially in. Here’s my list.
I’m in for 8 books this year. Here is my list.
Wanda, Vicki, Suey, Michele: Welcome! I’ve added you to the participants page. Hope you enjoy the challenge!
Hi. Thank you for such a wonderful challenge! I’m going to read at least 7 books.
Welcome to the challenge, Annie! I’ll add you to the participants page right now.
This sounds great. I have set up my reading page here:
http://morbid-romantic.net/book-challenges/war-through-the-generations-2009
Welcome, Valorie! I’ve added you to the participants page!
I’d love to join!
http://smallaccomplishment.blogspot.com/2009/01/war-through-generations.html
Welcome, Julie! You’re listed on the participants page!
Please sign me up, asap. This is something I can really get into. But, only five books?, I am probably reading between 12 and 15 per year. I have been reading WW II for a LONG time.
I am so glad that I found you. Which,by the way was via Douglas W. Jacobson’s blogspot. His book, Night of Flames is a FINE book.
Best to you, all WW II readers,
Luka
Forgot a few things, sorry.
Any hoo, I have just finished a book which I will list as my first, Night of Flames, by Douglas W. Jacobson. I will choose and finish my list soon.
I would like to recommend two books to others and the reading list; and they are:
:Zoo Station, and Silesian Station” by David Dowling. They are about a journalist living in Berlin immediately preceding the war. Read and enjoy.
Phyllis
Iron Mountain, MI
Finished my first book of the challenge. My review is posted here.
Phyllis: I’ve added your name to the participants list. Please let us know your reading goal, and whether you have a blog link.
Gail: I’ve posted it. Thanks!
Finished my first review for the challenge! It’s for The True Story of Hansel and Gretel. Here is my review: http://heatherlo.wordpress.com/2009/01/13/review-the-true-story-of-hansel-and-gretel/
Thanks!!
Heather: Thanks for providing the link. I’ve created a post for your review and linked it on the book review page as well.
This sounds way too fun. My goal will be at least 5 books from the list but hopefully more. Thanks.
Welcome, Leo! I’ve added you to the participants list. Please let us know if you have a blog for us to link to.
I have signed up, and I am very excited to join this challenge. Here is my post:
http://sandynawrot.blogspot.com/2009/01/just-one-more-challengewar-through.html
Welcome, Sandy! You’re now on the participants page! Thanks for signing up!
I am so in!! Too bad it’s not a Vietnam challenge, that’s kind of dominated my reading this year so far, though I just grabbed a book I can use for this challenge from the library. Woot!
Here’s my post:
http://afterthefirecameagentlewhisper.blogspot.com/2009/01/war-through-generations-reading.html
Welcome aboard, Shannon! I’ve added you to the participants page. I look forward to your reviews!
Sign me up please, I’ve yet to write a post about it but I seem to be reading books that qualify for the challenge anyway so I may as well. Thank you.
My post for the challenge is now up here:
http://freshinkbooks.blogspot.com/2009/01/war-through-generations-reading.html
I have read and reviewed 4 of my choices. Thank you
Count me in!!
http://annotatedreading.blogspot.com/2009/01/war-through-generations.html
For any Kindle readers participating I’ve copied the book list from the website. I checked each against the Kindle book store. I put the price after those available and changed the titles to red of those unavailable. I also added a few more books that are available to the list with blue titles. If anyone has a site they can post it on I’ll be glad to email to to whoever can post it for everyones availability. My yahoo email is tx18wheel if anyone can do it and wants to email me.
Sandra & Chris: Welcome!! Glad to have you join us. I’m adding you to the participants’ page now.
Sandra: Boy, you’ve made a big dent already! I’ll post your reviews shortly.
Leo: Thanks so much for making the list available to participants. It’s much appreciated.
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I’m in. I have a brand-new book blog (justonemorechapter.wordpress.com), and I think challenges will be a great way to kick it off right. I don’t have a prospective book list yet, but I commit to read at least six WWII books this year. Thanks!
Lillian: Welcome! I’ve added you to the participants page!
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[...] I’d never heard of them. There is a reader’s challenge for everything: short stories, WWII books, world citizen (history and politics), art history, graphic novels (Claire should join this one), [...]
[...] very excited about this reading challenge. I hope you will join me. To sign up, visit here. You’ll find all the information and reading list on the War Through the Generations website. [...]
Hey ladies, I just posted a review of Night if you’d like to update the site! Here’s my review: http://heatherlo.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/review-night/
Thanks!!
Hi
Just saying hello. I don’t claim these two books for the challenge because I read them last year, but I suggest them because they are about WWII.
Berlin Diaries, 1940-1945 by Marie Vassiltchikov,
http://www.xanga.com/buffaloSavage/679396660/ordinary-aristo-in-extreme-circumstances/
The Train by Georges Simenon
http://www.xanga.com/buffaloSavage/662870354/novel-of-crisis/
Heather: I’ve added your review! Thanks!
Matt: Thanks for providing these links. I’ll add them to the book reviews page and make sure the books end up on the reading list when I make the upcoming major update.
[...] also bought a copy of The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. I am reading this as part of my War Through the Generations Reading Challenge. I considered getting this from the libary, but I’m sure this is [...]
I know I missed the sign ups for the prize drawing, but I’d still like to give this a try! I just started my book blog and am excited to start some great challenges.
Hilarie: Glad to have you on board. I’ve added you to the participants page, and sent you an email.
Hi from another new book blogger. A bit late joining, but please sign me up. This looks great!
Thanks for signing up, Tracey! I’ve added you to the participants page.
Thanks, Serena, for letting me know about the challenge. I have already read two books set during WWII since you started the challenge so this is perfect. I will post soon about my goals and books already read this year later today.
Mari
http://marireads.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-challenge.html
There are links to my first two books that I have already reviewed.
Glad to have you on board, Mari! You’ve been added to the participants page, and I’ll add your reviews soon.
I finished my fifth book on February 24, no review I’m afraid. The book was The Spanish Bow by Andromeda Romano-Lax and it is an excellent story, set in Spain. I recommend it highly. I will continue to add more titles or reviews if I do any but will count myself finished for the time being so I can concentrate on my many other challenges. I enjoyed this challenge very much, thank you so much for inviting me Serena. And the set-up for reviews and links is beautiful, very professional looking. You and Anna have done a terrific job. I will definitely participate in the other branches of the your war challenges when they start.
I’m late to join but love WWII books and have gotten some good ones in the last few weeks.
Sandra, congrats on finishing the challenge! Thanks for letting us know that you enjoyed the book. We’re so glad you like the blog.
Melissa, thanks for signing up. I’ve added you to the participants list, and I also sent you an email.
Welcome aboard, Melissa!
Sandra, I’m so glad that you enjoyed the challenge. I have the Spanish Bow in my TBR pile as well. Good luck with your other challenges.
I’m happy that you joined. I noticed you were reading WWII books and thought you’d like to hop on board the challenge train!
Thanks for the invite today Anna, I posted my selections on my blog. Here is the link:
http://bibliophilebythesea.blogspot.com/2009/04/war-through-generations-wwii-challenge.html
Found this site while doing research on the holocaust. This is fantastic. Please sign me up. The book list is very impressive. I know I am late but I will do my best. I am setting my goal at twenty books. I will also forward this to as many as I can. Keep up th4e good work. History MUST NOT repeat itself!
thanks to you I am now an official blogger! 20 books is my goal. my site is thirteenpetaledrose.blogspot.com
I am signing up with 6 as my goal.
Thanks so much!
Darby
darbyscloset at yahoo dot com
http://www.myspace.com/darbyscloset
Okay, here is my link to my post…
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=426055009&blogId=485061222
Thanks!!
darby
Hi there! I know I am late but I would like to join. I love reading about World War II! I am new blogger.
Hi Anna and Serena,
I hope you get this message. I have been sending messages to you and keep getting a message back that the messages did not go through. They must not be, cuz, I don’t get any replies.
I sent you the titles of my last four books to complete the 10 for the challenge, and am wondering if you got that one.
Also:
I am thinking of adding to my challenge number; is 25 or 30 books too many? I read ALL of the time, and am certain that I could do more than the required 10 books. My Flame-pointe Siamese cat, Calvin, enjoys reading too, and he is right there with me. Altho, occasionally he likes to get between me and the book. It is a ‘cat-thing’, I guess.
I still do not have a blog, do I really need one? If not, then I will continue to send the emails with my additional titles.
Please let me know if this is ok.
Phyllis Lucas =^..^=
Best to all the readers.
Hi there. I will be posting my reviews in the link below.
http://helenreviewswouldwar2.blogspot.com/
I haven’t written any reviews yet, but I will be posting some soon. Thanks.
Diane, Elizabeth, Darcy, and Helenita: Welcome! I’ve added you to the participants page.
Phyllis: I hope you’re checking the comments. Sorry about your email problems. We haven’t received that email from you. You could try emailing me at diaryofaneccentric at hotmail dot com. Don’t know if that will help. Feel free to read as many books as you want for the challenge. You don’t have to have a blog, but if you’d like to write up book reviews, you can email them to us, and we’ll post them on this blog.
Helenita: Welcome and thanks for joining the challenge. Its great to see how many have opted to read WWII-era books with us.
Phyllis: You can read as many books as you would like for the challenge. There is no maximum. You don’t need a blog to complete and participate in the challenge…we can post reviews on this site for you if you like or you can continue with what you have been doing.
Welcome!
Helenita: Welcome!
What a great goal from a new blogger…thanks for joining.
History of this nature must not be repeated…I agree Elizabeth.
I haven’t been able to post here to sign up because my posts weren’t showing up…trying from a different computer to see if it works out?
Anna: I emailed you so you know about this already!
Arielle: I’ve added you to the participants list and I’m emailing you right now.
I’ve finally made the decision to join your wonderful challenge! Here’s my post.
Hi! I hope it’s not too late to sign-up. Sounds a great challenge.
Here’s my goal and list: http://preilijulyfrench.blogspot.com/2009/06/reading-challenges.html
[...] since I’m being such a joiner, I think I’ll go ahead and join the War Through the Generations World War II Reading Challenge. Since it’s running from January 1st, 2009 to December 31st, 2009, I can count books [...]
Question: why is this garbage about Paris Hilton’s sex tapes on this website?
Hi! I would love to join this challenge. I’ve mentioned the challenge and what books (5) I am going to read fortit in my blog here http://abookblogofonesown.blogspot.com/2009/07/chapter-1-i-challenge-me-to-read.html.
Kathy, Tiia, and Tiina–you’re all signed up
Phyllis–no idea about the spam, but I’ve deleted it. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
Thanks for all the recent sign-ups everyone!
I have no idea why there is Paris Hilton spam, but let’s hope that’s the last of it.
[...] This is my 6th book for the World War II Challenge. [...]
[...] is my 7th book for the World War II Challenge. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)This and thatReview: CoralineMailbox [...]
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Here’s my entry post: http://sumthinblue.com/wwii-reading-challenge/
Sumthinblue: Glad to have you on board! I’ve added you to the participants page.
This is a great Challenge. I just posted it on my blog
Rereadinglives.blogspot.com The Reading Life
Thanks for joining us, Mel! I’ve added you to the participants page.
–Anna
It’s late in the year but I’m signing up for ten books, which is kind of lame since I’ve already read eight of them. I’ve posted here. I’ll be listed the books I’ve already finished shortly.
Mike
I posted about the challenge and listed the five books I will be reading.
http://meditativereading.blogspot.com/2009/09/war-through.html
Better late than never!
http://bibliofreakblog.com/challenges/war-generations-wwii-cheating/
Just found this today. May as well sign up as I’ve already read three WWII books this year.
I’ll go for six….
Oh, yeah: the link.
Mike, Barbara, J.T. Oldfield, and RM1(SS)(ret):
Thank you all for joining the challenge! I’ve added you all to the participant’s page.
–Anna
I am signing up for this wonderful challenge. I don’t have a blog. I have read more than five books but I listed the five which you have verified. Thanks for this opportunity and all the best.
I will try for the 5 books, although some will be in Portuguese and I am not sure I
Work doens’t leave me that much time to read, but 5 will be a good goal!
I have already some books on WWII.
I really love the subject.
So, if I account for those (they were 4) and take a look at how many more I haven’t read yet (7), that makes for my goal!
11 it is!
I will start tomorrow, cause today I have to help a friend move to his new house.
I don’t know what my issue with posting links is, but I’ll do it the old fashioned way. My review of “An American Family in World War II” is here: http://wp.me/pjXjU-w/” rel=”nofollow”> http://wp.me/pjXjU-w
Hi Yes I would like to be a part of your reading challenge. I will read at least 5 books related to WWII before year’s end. Cheers. polo-puppy-fluffy AT hotmail *dot* com
I wasn’t aware of this challenge. My blog is all about Jewish-related books, fiction or non-fiction, with the Holocaust and WWII as primary reading.
I would like to participate by letting you know that I have read numerous books that are about WWII as a primary theme and focus. The link to the books I have read so far in 2009 list is here. http://jewwishes.wordpress.com/books-read-2009/
I have more than met the five book challenge. Thank you for listing me.
The WWII related ones in the list are:
The Sixth Lamentation, by William Brodrick
Resistance: A French Woman’s Journal of the War, by Agnes Humbert
The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness, by Simon Wiesenthal.
Tightrope, by Michael Karpin
Rena’s Promise, by Rena Kornreich Gelissen and Heather Dune Macadam
A Mad Desire to Dance, by Elie Wiesel
The Shawl, by Cynthia Ozick
Pictures at an Exhibition, by Sarah Houghteling
The Cellist of Sarajevo, by Steven Galloway
The Golden Willow, by Harry Bernstein
Kahn & Engelmann, by Hans Eichner
City of Thieves, by David Benioff
A Lucky Child, by Thomas Buergenthal
The Journal of Helene Berr, by Helene Berr
Songs for the Butcher’s Daughter, by Peter Manseau
The Seamstress, by Sara Tuvel Bernstein
The Town Beyond the Wall, by Elie Wiesel
Bearing the Body, by Ehud Havazelet
The Black Hole of Auschwitz, by Primo Levi
Snow in August, by Pete Hamill
Miriam’s Kitchen, by Elizabeth Ehrlich
Saving What Remains, by Livia Bitton-Jackson
The Nazi Officer’s Wife, by Edith H. Beer
A Woman of Letters: Irene Nemirovsky and Suite Francaise, by Irene Nemirovsky
Last Days of Summer, by Steve Kluger
Gertruda’s Oath, by Ram Oren
The German Woman, by Paul Griner
The Polski Affair, by Leon H. Gilden
The Puzzle King, by Betsy Carter
The Jewish Husband, by Lia Levi
Day After Night, by Anita Diamant
The Illustrated Atlas of Jewish Civilization, by Josephine Baker, Martin Gilbert
Bending Towards the Sun, by Leslie Gilbert-Lurie
Letters to My Father, by William Styron
Flight From the Reich, by Deborah Dwork and Robert Jan van Pelt
Hunting Eichmann, by Neal Bascomb
The Road to Rescue: The Untold Story of Schindler’s List, by Mietek Pemper and David Dollenmayer
The Box From Branau, Jan Elvin (review to follow)
The Devil’s Workshop, Adolf Burger
Jewish Stories From Heaven and Earth, Dov Peretz Elkins
Who Will Write Our History, by Samuel D. Kassow (review to follow)
Hi, I’m not sure where to let you know that I’m done, but i’m done!
My wrap-up post is here:
http://lostinagoodstory.blogspot.com/2009/10/another-few-challenges-finished.html
Thanks so much for hosting, I really hope there will be more next year!
I finished the challenge! My wrap up post is here with links to all my reviews…..
http://pageafterpage-kim.blogspot.com/2008/12/challenge-anyone.html
*Smiles*
kim
My review of Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
http://sumthinblue.com/sarahs-key/
One more book and I’m done!
I have posted my wrap up post for the challenge here:
http://marireads.blogspot.com/2009/11/wwii-challenge-completed.html
[...] is my 8th book for the World War II Challenge, which means I have finally completed a [...]
Joanna, Kim, Mari: Congrats on completing the challenge! We’ll make sure all your links are up soon.
Blooey: Thanks for the link!
–Anna
Jew Wishes: Thanks for joining us! I’ve added you to the participants’ page and I’ll get your reviews posted soon.