Read Around North America Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in North America.
Best books from North America (2030)
1831.
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Perhaps the best-known and most popular of Edith Wharton's novels, Ethan Frome is widely considered her masterpiece. Set against a bleak New England background, the novel tells of Frome, his ailing wife Zeena and her companion Mattie Silver, superbly delineating the characters of each as they are drawn relentlessly into a deep-rooted domestic struggle. Burdened by poverty and spiritually dulled by a loveless marriage to an older woman. Frome is emotionally stirred by the arrival of a youthful cousin who is employed as household help. Mattie's presence not only brightens a gloomy house but stir... continue
1832.
How To Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
One of NPR's Best Books of the Year: This darkly funny and provocative novel reimagines classic fairy tale characters as modern women in a support group for trauma. In present-day New York City, five women meet in a basement support group to process their traumas. Bernice grapples with the fallout of dating a psychopathic, blue-bearded billionaire. Ruby, once devoured by a wolf, now wears him as a coat. Gretel questions her memory of being held captive in a house made of candy. Ashlee, the winner of a Bachelor-esque dating show, wonders if she really got her promised fairy tale ending. And Rai... continue
1833.
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
A chilling historical horror set in the American west in 1912 following a Lutheran priest who transcribes the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice. Perfect for fans of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab and Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice. Etsy Beaucarne is an academic, who needs to get published. So when a journal, written in 1912 by a Arthur Beaucarne, a Lutheran pastor and her grandfather, is discovered within a wall during renovations, she sees her chance. She can uncover the lost secrets of her family, and get te... continue
1834.
The Dark Tower I : The Gunslinger by Stephen King EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
"Soon to be a major motion picture"--Cover.
1835.
Desenul din covor by Henry James RO
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
O capodoperă a ambiguităţii, socotită de Henry James însuşi „o fabulă semnificativă“... Cititorul va fi atrenat irezistibil, asemenea personajelor cărţii, în căutarea obsesivă a înţelesului naraţiunii, întreţesut la fel de subtil precum „desenul complex dintr-un covor persan“. Ca într-un roman poliţist, există o pistă, martori, indicii care trebuie descifrate, morţi care adâncesc şi mai mult misterul. Ce-l motivează pe un scriitor să scrie? Care e Ideea, „planul superb“ al construcţiei sale literare? Poate că, la capătul d... continue
1836.
Mic dejun la Tiffany by Truman Capote RO
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Mic dejun la Tiffany este povestea unui scriitor care își amintește că a cunoscut-o în urmă cu cincisprezece ani, pe când locuia într-un vechi apartament din New York, pe Holly Golightly, o fată excentrică și misterioasă, care locuia în aceeași clădire. În scurt timp, scriitorul aspirant de atunci și fata aceasta ciudată, pe a cărei carte de vizită era scris „călătoare”, devin prieteni apropiați, iar opiniile și modul de viață neconvențional, precum și lucrurile neobișnuite pe care le află despre trecutul și aventurile prin ca... continue
1837.
Women who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
'Women Who Run With The Wolves isn't just another book. It is a gift of profound insight, wisdom and love. An oracle from one who knows.' Alice WalkerIn the classic Women Who Run With The Wolves, Clarissa Pinkola Estes tells us about the '
1838.
În sălbăticie by Jon Krakauer RO
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Povestea emoţionantă a morţii tânărului Chris McCandless în sălbăticia Alaskăi în 1992 stârneşte reacţii intense în societatea americană. Jon Krakauer, colaborator al revistei Outside, publică un articol pe această temă, impresionat de asemănarea dintre povestea tânărului şi propriile lui experienţe, dar şi ale altora dinaintea lor. După o minuţioasă cercetare, Krakauer scrie "În sălbăticie", refăcând traseul lui McCandless, urmărindu-l pas cu pas, stând de vorbă cu oamenii pe care acesta i-a cunoscut în ultimii doi ani de v... continue
1839.
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
FEATURING THE CHARACTER THAT INSPIRED THE AMC SERIES MONSIEUR SPADE STARRING CLIVE OWEN ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME Detective Sam Spade is a private eye with his own solitary code of ethics. When his partner is killed during a stakeout, he is drawn into the hunt for a fantastic treasure with a dubious provenance—a golden bird encrusted with jewels. Also on the trail are a perfumed grifter named Joel Cairo, an oversized adventurer named Gutman, and Spade’s new client Brigid O’Shaughnessy, a beautiful and treacherous woman whose loyalties shift at the d... continue
1840.
The Adventures of Peter Cottontail by Thornton W. Burgess EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Unhappy with his name and his house, Peter Rabbit learns to appreciate himself and his world with the help of his friends.