Around the World in 80 Books

message 1: by Annie (last edited Dec 12, 2013 10:19AM) (new)

Feb 19, 2013 02:33PM

2013 Around the World - Frequent Flyer level

AFRICA
Algeria: The Plague by Albert Camus (read 4.9.2013)
Botswana: Maru by Bessie Head (read 4.13.2013) and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (read 3.20.2013)
Burkina Faso: Outlaw by Stephen Davies (read 12.12.2013)
Egypt: Evel Knievel Days: A Novel by Pauls Toutonghi (read 4.2.2013)
Ethiopia: Yes, Chef: A Memoir by Marcus Samuelsson (read 11.27.2013)
Ghana: Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi (read 5.13.2013)
Guinea: The Dark Child by Camara Laye (read 6.20.2013)
Kenya: The River Between by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (read 6.3.2013)
Libya: In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar (read 3.30.2013)
Mali: Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali by Kris Holloway (read 12.11.2013)
Morocco: The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca by Tahir Shah (read 2.28.2013)
Mozambique: The Last Flight of The Flamingo by Mia Couto (5.14.2013)
Nigeria: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (read 3.10.2013)
Rwanda: Running the Rift: A Novel by Naomi Benaron (read 1.7.2013)
Senegal: So Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ (read 2.23.2013)
South Sudan: A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story by Linda Sue Park (read 6.10.2013)
Sudan: The Wedding of Zein by Tayeb Salih (read 4.7.2013)

ANTARCTICA
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple (read 5.16.2013)
At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft (read 5.18.2013)

ASIA
India: The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri (read 11.21.2013)
Indonesia: This Earth of Mankind by Pramoedya Ananta Toer (read 4.15.2013)
Japan: The Samurai's Garden by Gail Tsukiyama (read 2.25.2013) and Silk by Alessandro Baricco (read 8.3.2013)
Kazakhstan: Apples Are from Kazakhstan: The Land that Disappeared by Christopher Robbins (4.11.2013)
Korea, North: The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson. (4.19.2013)
Korea, South: A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park (read 11.13.2013)
Mongolia: The Blue Sky by Galsan Tschinag (read 6.1.2013)
Pakistan: The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid (read 6.24.2013)

THE CARIBBEAN
Antigua: At the Bottom of the River by Jamaica Kincaid (read 2.5.2013)

EUROPE
Albania: Broken April by Ismail Kadaré (read 5.14.20130
Belgium: Cheese by Willem Elsschot (read 3.6.2013)
Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway (read 2.14.2013)
England: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce (read 2.4.2013)
Estonia: Purge by Sofi Oksanen (read 7.1.2013)
Finland: The Summer Book by Tove Jansson (read 3.28.2013) and The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna (read 7.2.2013)
Germany: The Invention of Curried Sausage by Uwe Timm
(read 7.28.2013)
Hungary: Embers by Sándor Márai (read 8.25.2013)
Iceland: Reply to a Letter from Helga by Bergsveinn Birgisson (read 3.18.2013)
Ireland: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (read 4.29.2013)
Italy: A Room with a View by E.M. Forster (read 1.15.2013)
Kosovo: The Hemingway Book Club of Kosovo by Paula Huntley (read 3.3.2013)
Latvia: The Dogs of Riga by Henning Mankell (read 8.19.2013)
Lithuania: The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl (2013)
Monaco: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (read 1.17.2013)
Netherlands: The Dinner by Herman Koch (read 4.27.2013)
Poland: Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally (read 2.3.2013)
Russia: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (read 2.22.2013)
Serbia: The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht (read 3.13.2013)
Slovenia: Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho (read 8.7.2013)
Spain: Platero and I by Juan Ramón Jiménez (read 11.7.2013)
Sweden: The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Selma Lagerlöf (read 3.6.2013)

LATIN AMERICA
Argentina: Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges (read 4.3.2013) and Imagining Argentina by Lawrence Thornton (read 4.4.2013)
Chile: Ways of Going Home: A Novel by Alejandro Zambra (read 3.16.2013)
Peru: The Cubs and Other Stories by Mario Vargas Llosa (read 5.27.2013)
Uruguay: The Invisible Mountain by Carolina De Robertis (read 2.27.2013)

THE MIDDLE EAST
Iran: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (read 2.11.2013)
Israel: The Attack by Yasmina Khadra (read 12.1.2013)
Saudi Arabia: Finding Nouf by Zoë Ferraris (read 2.10.2013)
Turkey: Honor by Elif Shafak (read 4.22.2013)

NORTH AMERICA
Canada: Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese (read 3.17.2013)
Mexico: The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene (read 6.9.2013)
USA: This is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz (read 1.5.2013)

OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA
French Polynesia - Bora Bora: The Bungalow by Sarah Jio (read 5.1.2013)

Countries Read: 61
Regions: 9
Books Read: 66

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message 2: by Annie (last edited Feb 19, 2013 03:59PM) (new)

Feb 19, 2013 02:41PM

Starting in the United States.

1. NORTH AMERICA: USA: This is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz

Read 1.5.2013

Countries Read: 1
Regions Read: 1
Books Read: 1

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message 3: by Annie (last edited Feb 19, 2013 04:00PM) (new)

Feb 19, 2013 02:43PM

2. AFRICA: Rwanda: Running the Rift: A Novel by Naomi Benaron

Read 1.7.2013

Countries Read: 2
Regions Read: 2
Books Read: 2

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message 4: by Annie (last edited Feb 19, 2013 04:00PM) (new)

Feb 19, 2013 03:04PM

3. EUROPE: Italy: A Room with a View by E.M. Forster

A Room with a View / Howards End by E.M. Forster

Read 1.15.2013

Countries Read: 3
Regions Read: 3
Books Read: 3

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message 5: by Annie (last edited Feb 19, 2013 04:04PM) (new)

Feb 19, 2013 03:06PM

4. EUROPE: Monaco: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Read 1.17.2013

Countries Read: 4
Regions Read: 3
Books Read: 4

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message 6: by Annie (last edited Feb 19, 2013 04:05PM) (new)

Feb 19, 2013 03:07PM

5. EUROPE: Poland: Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally

Read 2.3.2013

Countries Read: 5
Regions Read: 3
Books Read: 5

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message 7: by Annie (last edited Feb 19, 2013 04:21PM) (new)

Feb 19, 2013 03:09PM

6. EUROPE: England: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce

Read 2.4.2013

Countries Read: 6
Regions Read: 3
Books Read: 6

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message 8: by Annie (last edited Feb 19, 2013 04:09PM) (new)

Feb 19, 2013 03:11PM

7. THE CARIBBEAN: Antigua: At the Bottom of the River by Jamaica Kincaid

Read 2.5.2013

Countries Read: 7
Regions Read: 4
Books Read: 7

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message 9: by Annie (last edited Feb 19, 2013 04:30PM) (new)

Feb 19, 2013 03:13PM

8. THE MIDDLE EAST: Saudi Arabia: Finding Nouf by Zoë Ferraris

Finding Nouf (Nayir al-Sharqi, #1) by Zoë Ferraris

Read 2.10.2013

Review: What a fun and interesting peek into the complexities of Saudi Arabian society! And the struggles of the unlikely crime-solving duo -- a conservative, devout male desert guide and a self-reliant, inquisitive female scientist at the coroner's office -- to uncover the truth in this closed society made this book a fascinating and light read.

Countries Read: 8
Regions Read: 5
Books Read: 8

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message 10: by Annie (last edited Feb 19, 2013 04:30PM) (new)

Feb 19, 2013 03:55PM

9. THE MIDDLE EAST: Iran: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

Read 2.11.2013

Review: Fascinating coming-of-age story/memoir in graphic novel form, set during the Islamic Revolution in Iran. I really enjoyed this eye-opening story of how a young girl and her family try to cope with increasing religious and political repression.

Countries Read: 9
Regions Read: 5
Books Read: 9

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message 11: by Annie (last edited Feb 19, 2013 04:35PM) (new)

Feb 19, 2013 03:56PM

10. EUROPE: Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway

Read 2.14.2013

Review: A vivid, disturbing and moving novel from the Siege of Sarajevo. The three story lines dwell on the extreme challenges daily life (dodging snipers while crossing any street or bridge, lack of food and water, etc), but also explores how people kept hope alive in the midst of demoralization and dehumanization. Highly recommended!

Countries Read: 10
Regions Read: 5
Books Read: 10

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message 12: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (new)

Feb 19, 2013 06:28PM

Annie, you are off to a fabulous start and with some great books! I look forward to seeing where you will be going next!

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message 13: by Annie (new)

Feb 19, 2013 08:14PM

Diane wrote: "Annie, you are off to a fabulous start and with some great books! I look forward to seeing where you will be going next!"

Thank you, Diane! I'm having so much fun exploring all the fantastic lists you've put together for us. Thanks so much for organizing all of these challenges and providing so much support!

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message 14: by Annie (new)

Feb 23, 2013 06:07PM

11. EUROPE: Russia: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Read 2.22.2013

Countries Read: 11
Regions Read: 5
Books Read: 11

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message 15: by Annie (new)

Feb 23, 2013 11:54PM

12. AFRICA: Senegal: So Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ

Read 2.23.2013

Countries Read: 12
Regions read: 5
Books Read: 12

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message 16: by Annie (last edited Feb 25, 2013 08:33PM) (new)

Feb 25, 2013 08:32PM

13. ASIA: Japan: The Samurai's Garden by Gail Tsukiyama

. Read 2.25.2013

Countries Read: 13
Regions Read: 6
Books Read: 13

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message 17: by Annie (new)

Feb 27, 2013 10:50PM

14. LATIN AMERICA: Uruguay: The Invisible Mountain by Carolina De Robertis

Read 2.27.2013

Countries Read: 14
Regions Read: 7
Books Read: 14

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message 18: by Annie (new)

Feb 28, 2013 09:44PM

15. AFRICA: Morocco: The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca by Tahir Shah

Read 2.28.2013

Countries Read: 15
Regions Read: 7
Books Read: 15

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message 19: by Annie (new)

Mar 03, 2013 10:22AM

16. EUROPE: Kosovo: The Hemingway Book Club of Kosovo by Paula Huntley

Read 3.3.2013

Countries Read: 16
Regions Read: 7
Books Read: 16

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message 20: by Annie (new)

Mar 06, 2013 05:17PM

17. EUROPE: Belgium: Cheese by Willem Elsschot

Read 3.6.2013

Countries Read: 17
Regions Read: 7
Books Read: 17

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message 21: by Annie (new)

Mar 06, 2013 09:45PM

18. EUROPE: Sweden: The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Selma Lagerlöf

Read 3.6.2013

Countries Read: 18
Regions Read: 7
Books Read: 18

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message 22: by Annie (new)

Mar 11, 2013 03:51PM

19. AFRICA: Nigeria: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Read 3.10. 2013

Countries Read: 19
Regions Read: 7
Books Read: 19

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message 23: by Annie (new)

Mar 14, 2013 04:51PM

20. EUROPE: Serbia: The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht

Read 3.13.2013

Countries Read: 20
Regions Read: 7
Books Read: 20

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message 24: by Annie (last edited Mar 17, 2013 03:03PM) (new)

Mar 17, 2013 03:01PM

21. LATIN AMERICA: Chile: Ways of Going Home: A Novel by Alejandro Zambra

Read 3.16.2013

Countries Read: 21
Regions Read: 7
Books Read: 21

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message 25: by Annie (new)

Mar 18, 2013 05:40PM

22. NORTH AMERICA: Canada: Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese

Read 3.17.2013

Countries Read: 22
Regions Read: 7
Books Read: 22

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message 26: by Annie (new)

Mar 19, 2013 09:56PM

23. EUROPE: Iceland: Reply to a Letter from Helga by Bergsveinn Birgisson

Read 3.18.2013

Countries Read: 23
Regions Read: 7
Books Read: 23

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message 27: by Annie (last edited Mar 29, 2013 12:05PM) (new)

Mar 29, 2013 11:56AM

24. EUROPE: Finland: The Summer Book by Tove Jansson

Read 3.28.2013

Countries Read: 24
Regions: 7
Books Read: 24

And with this lovely little gem of a book I reached my goal of 24 countries in 2013. So should I just keep going in the Tourist category or switch to another group? Maybe 80 isn't an unreasonable number of books after all.... :)

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message 28: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (new)

Mar 29, 2013 04:47PM

Annie wrote: "24. EUROPE: Finland: The Summer Book by Tove Jansson

Read 3.28.2013

Countries Read: 24
Regions: 7
Books Read: 24

And with this lovely little gem of a book I r..."

Congrats on reaching your goal so soon! You can either continue as a Tourist or switch to a different category, whichever suits you best.

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message 29: by Annie (new)

Mar 29, 2013 05:05PM

Thanks, Diane! I think I'll switch to Frequent Flyer. It'll be a good challenge for me.

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message 30: by Annie (new)

Mar 30, 2013 06:07PM

25. AFRICA: Libya: In the Country of Men byHisham Matar