John Benson's votes on the list Foreign Lands

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1	The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 3,552,158 ratings John rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 1,776,482 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 4.11 avg rating — 802,893 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson 3.92 avg rating — 120,953 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt 4.16 avg rating — 663,375 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) by Marjane Satrapi 4.27 avg rating — 235,566 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen 3.91 avg rating — 48,872 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) by Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 277,888 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez 3.94 avg rating — 554,360 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 433,507 ratings John rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) by Chinua Achebe 3.75 avg rating — 419,890 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	A Passage to India by E.M. Forster 3.68 avg rating — 86,860 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 39,013 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri 4.02 avg rating — 286,788 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz 3.89 avg rating — 281,243 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	West with the Night by Beryl Markham 4.16 avg rating — 41,698 ratings John rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque 4.12 avg rating — 530,633 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry 4.38 avg rating — 162,234 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood by Elspeth Huxley 4.11 avg rating — 6,143 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin 3.96 avg rating — 12,593 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton 3.93 avg rating — 80,372 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough 4.25 avg rating — 367,726 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 4.34 avg rating — 188,094 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	What Is the What by Dave Eggers 4.15 avg rating — 87,760 ratings John rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 28,432 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 4.18 avg rating — 147,351 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Malaria Dreams: An African Adventure by Stuart Stevens 3.81 avg rating — 689 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin 3.64 avg rating — 19,663 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The House at Sugar Beach by Helene Cooper 3.92 avg rating — 8,093 ratings John rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez 3.97 avg rating — 244,073 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Scribbling the Cat: Travels with an African Soldier by Alexandra Fuller 3.81 avg rating — 5,218 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood by Alexandra Fuller 3.97 avg rating — 58,401 ratings John rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica by Sara Wheeler 3.84 avg rating — 2,169 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing 4.46 avg rating — 173,273 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy, #1) by Amitav Ghosh 3.98 avg rating — 30,444 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel 3.95 avg rating — 401,070 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	At the Tomb of the Inflatable Pig: Travels Through Paraguay (Vintage Departures) by John Gimlette 3.70 avg rating — 775 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda by Philip Gourevitch 4.22 avg rating — 37,505 ratings John rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 180,105 ratings John rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Across the Wire: Life and Hard Times on the Mexican Border by Luis Alberto Urrea (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 939 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Motoring with Mohammed: Journeys to Yemen and the Red Sea (Vintage Departures) by Eric Hansen 3.99 avg rating — 1,655 ratings John rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Chocolat (Chocolat, #1) by Joanne Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 132,412 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East by Sandy Tolan 4.12 avg rating — 19,088 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Into the Heart of Borneo (Vintage Departures) by Redmond O'Hanlon 4.01 avg rating — 2,803 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene 3.98 avg rating — 44,576 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Imagining Argentina by Lawrence Thornton really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,431 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 22,254 ratings John rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin 3.93 avg rating — 45,138 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien 4.15 avg rating — 351,132 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	One Day I Will Write About This Place: A Memoir by Binyavanga Wainaina 3.76 avg rating — 2,534 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Independent People by Halldór Laxness 4.12 avg rating — 15,418 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid 3.73 avg rating — 85,421 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	God Grew Tired of Us: A Memoir by John Bul Dau (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 3,053 ratings John rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin 3.70 avg rating — 6,984 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars