2020 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge [July Check In]

Welcome back to the 2020 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge! Your challenge this month is to read a book that has a name or a number in the title. Then link up to where you posted about it in the comments, on our Goodreads GXO Reading Challenge group or on Instagram using the hashtag #MonthlyMotifGXO. And don’t forget to update your 2020 Reading Challenges Tracker.

JULY MONTHLY MOTIF

Around or Out of this World

“Read a book set in a country other than the one you live in OR written by an author who is from a country other than your own OR read a book that takes place in space or on another planet.”

July Monthly Motif Reading Challenge Books

HOW THE CHALLENGE WORKS

Your task is to read at least 1 book for this theme
Post about what you’ve read anywhere online – your blog, Goodreads and / or social media using the hashtag #MonthlyMotifGXO
Come back to our check-in here in the comments leave a link and/or tell us which book(s) you read and what you thought.

… so what are you reading this month?!

// Comments //

Susan Carey

Aug 04

I read “The German House” by Annette Hess, which is set in Frankfurt, Germany & in translation by a German author. It was a fascinating story of the Frankfurt Auschwitz trials in the early 1960’s & showed how the next generation of German citizens viewed the war & how the older generation wanted to just forget. Very good. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3429665070

Elizabeth

Aug 03

For this month, I read “The Binding” by Bridget Collins. The book is set in an anachronistic period of England & Collins herself is from England as well. You can click on this link to check out my review! -> https://suojurelife.home.blog/2020/07/28/the-binding-a-review/

Bev@My Reader's Block

Aug 02

Finished this one on July 31st (just in time!)–and just got the review up today. Death in Berlin by M. M. Kaye

Dorothy Dickerson

Jul 29

I took too long of a break from reading at the beginning of the month but I still managed to finish When My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue Park about the Japanese occupation of Korea. Loved it!!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3423071629

Tanya Patrice

Aug 01

@Dorothy like bed your review and the fact that your daughter picked this out for you.
- Somdutta Sarkar
  
  Aug 02
  
  I’ve been trying to read more than one book for each month’s challenge, not always with a lot if success.
  
  One of the books I read for July (around this world) is Where the Crawdads Sing, set in North Carolina. It’s been making waves, and has been called a publishing phenomenon. I wasn’t too impressed. Here’s my review https://www.instagram.com/p/CDZe4pvnZjH/?igshid=8n71f6vjhxox
  
  I am also reading Dune (Out of this world). It’s massive but I am enjoying it so far.
  
  Coincidentally, both these books are being made into films or shows.
  - Somdutta Sarkar
    
    Aug 03
    
    So sorry, I don’t know why the above posted as a reply instead of a separate comment. Now I can’t delete it 🙁

Cinzia

Jul 12

I read “Q & A” by Vikas Swarup. I loved it.
https://quattropassisullenuvole.blogspot.com/2020/07/titolo-originale-q-2005-colpevole-di.html

Kimberly Lynne

Jul 26

Thanks Cinzia!

Scarlett

Jul 08

I read The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James. It takes place in space, on the way to another planet, and the author is from another country than me! I worked really hard to find a book that checked as many boxes as possible on this challenge, plus I really liked it!! Here’s my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2335437397?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1

Kimberly Lynne

Jul 26

Thanks Scarlett!

// Trackbacks & Pingbacks //

Monthly Motif Reading Challenge 2020 – GIRLXOXO says:

Nov 01 at 9:05 am

[…] JULY- Around or Out of this World […]

(K)eyword Connect [Day] – GIRLXOXO says:

Aug 17 at 7:18 am

[…] read a book for each of them already – and it’s not even the 15th yet. For the July Monthly Motif “Around or Out of This World”, I read The Troop, Nick Cutter – straight up gory […]

Susan Carey

Aug 04

I read “The German House” by Annette Hess, which is set in Frankfurt, Germany & in translation by a German author. It was a fascinating story of the Frankfurt Auschwitz trials in the early 1960’s & showed how the next generation of German citizens viewed the war & how the older generation wanted to just forget. Very good. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3429665070
Elizabeth

Aug 03

For this month, I read “The Binding” by Bridget Collins. The book is set in an anachronistic period of England & Collins herself is from England as well. You can click on this link to check out my review! -> https://suojurelife.home.blog/2020/07/28/the-binding-a-review/
Bev@My Reader's Block

Aug 02

Finished this one on July 31st (just in time!)–and just got the review up today. Death in Berlin by M. M. Kaye
Dorothy Dickerson

Jul 29

I took too long of a break from reading at the beginning of the month but I still managed to finish When My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue Park about the Japanese occupation of Korea. Loved it!!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3423071629
- Tanya Patrice
  
  Aug 01
  
  @Dorothy like bed your review and the fact that your daughter picked this out for you.
  - Somdutta Sarkar
    
    Aug 02
    
    I’ve been trying to read more than one book for each month’s challenge, not always with a lot if success.
    
    One of the books I read for July (around this world) is Where the Crawdads Sing, set in North Carolina. It’s been making waves, and has been called a publishing phenomenon. I wasn’t too impressed. Here’s my review https://www.instagram.com/p/CDZe4pvnZjH/?igshid=8n71f6vjhxox
    
    I am also reading Dune (Out of this world). It’s massive but I am enjoying it so far.
    
    Coincidentally, both these books are being made into films or shows.
    - Somdutta Sarkar
      
      Aug 03
      
      So sorry, I don’t know why the above posted as a reply instead of a separate comment. Now I can’t delete it 🙁
Cinzia

Jul 12

I read “Q & A” by Vikas Swarup. I loved it.
https://quattropassisullenuvole.blogspot.com/2020/07/titolo-originale-q-2005-colpevole-di.html
- Kimberly Lynne
  
  Jul 26
  
  Thanks Cinzia!
Scarlett

Jul 08

I read The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James. It takes place in space, on the way to another planet, and the author is from another country than me! I worked really hard to find a book that checked as many boxes as possible on this challenge, plus I really liked it!! Here’s my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2335437397?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1
- Kimberly Lynne
  
  Jul 26
  
  Thanks Scarlett!

Monthly Motif Reading Challenge 2020 – GIRLXOXO says:

Nov 01 at 9:05 am

[…] JULY- Around or Out of this World […]
(K)eyword Connect [Day] – GIRLXOXO says:

Aug 17 at 7:18 am

[…] read a book for each of them already – and it’s not even the 15th yet. For the July Monthly Motif “Around or Out of This World”, I read The Troop, Nick Cutter – straight up gory […]