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message 1: by Lesley (new)
Jan 18, 2013 08:27PM

Lesley I know I won't be able to stick to a list, so I will make it up as I go along.


message 2: by Lesley (last edited Jan 30, 2013 10:48PM) (new)
Jan 18, 2013 08:38PM

Lesley #1 USA Tinkers read 17 Jan, 4 stars. Set in rural Maine, short and very moving.


message 3: by Lesley (new)
Jan 30, 2013 10:49PM

Lesley #2 France My Life in France read 31 Jan, 3 stars.


message 4: by Lesley (new)
Feb 17, 2013 11:56AM

Lesley #3 Romania Painter of Silence read 8 Feb, 3 stars.


message 5: by Lesley (new)
Feb 17, 2013 11:57AM

Lesley #4 Australia One Mans Journey: A Feverish Race To Cross The Continent read 12 Feb, 4 stars.


message 6: by Lesley (last edited Feb 17, 2013 12:00PM) (new)
Feb 17, 2013 11:59AM

Lesley #5 Iran A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea read 17 Feb, 4 stars. I won this as an uncorrected proof copy. Highly recommend it, although it is too long IMO, hence 4 stars.


message 7: by Lesley (last edited Feb 24, 2013 01:07PM) (new)
Feb 19, 2013 01:33PM

Lesley #6 Germany Summer At Gaglow read 19 Feb, 2 stars.


message 8: by Lesley (new)
Feb 24, 2013 01:10PM

Lesley #7 Japan The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet read 24 Feb, 2 stars. I would have abandoned this one except for the descriptions of the Japanese landscapes etc.


message 9: by Lesley (new)
Mar 09, 2013 04:05PM

Lesley #8 Ireland The Secret Scripture read 27 Feb, 4 stars.


message 10: by Lesley (last edited Mar 11, 2013 10:02PM) (new)
Mar 09, 2013 04:10PM

Lesley #9 India Can You Hear the Nightbird Call? read 10 Mar, 5 stars.


message 11: by Lesley (new)
Mar 11, 2013 10:01PM

Lesley #10 UK Bad Blood read 12 Mar, 2 stars.


message 12: by Lesley (new)
Mar 18, 2013 10:49PM

Lesley #11 Zimbabwe Lettah's Gift read 19 Mar, 3 stars.


message 13: by Lesley (new)
Mar 24, 2013 03:21AM

Lesley #12 Cyprus Aphrodite's War read 23 Mar, 3 stars.


message 14: by Janice (new)
Mar 24, 2013 08:13AM

Janice (jamasc) You're doing great! Twelve books checked off already. You are doing much better than me.


message 15: by Lesley (new)
Mar 25, 2013 04:19AM

Lesley Thanks Janice. I feel I have taken on too many reading challenges this year; around the world, around USA, 1001 books etc. All fun though..


message 16: by Lesley (new)
Mar 29, 2013 05:01AM

Lesley #13 Nigeria Things Fall Apart read 29 Mar, 3 stars.


message 17: by Lesley (new)
Apr 01, 2013 03:19PM

Lesley #14 Poland The Boy in the Striped Pajamas read 31 Mar, 4 stars.


message 18: by Lesley (new)
Apr 09, 2013 07:11PM

Lesley #15 Palestine Mornings in Jenin read 10 Apr, 3 stars.


message 20: by Lesley (last edited May 11, 2013 02:55PM) (new)
May 11, 2013 02:55PM

Lesley #17 Sudan Lyrics Alley read 11 May, 2 stars.


message 21: by Lesley (new)
Jul 19, 2013 01:36AM

Lesley #18 Russia Rasputin's Daughter read 16 July, 3 stars. A light read, but interesting.


message 22: by Lesley (new)
Jul 19, 2013 01:38AM

Lesley #19 Albania The Ghost Rider read 19 July, 2 stars. Not a genre I often read, but found it OK.


message 23: by Lesley (new)
Aug 06, 2013 10:05PM

Lesley #20 Haiti Island Beneath the Sea read 7 August, 3 stars.


message 24: by Lesley (new)
Aug 24, 2013 05:31PM

Lesley #21 Croatia The Dealer And The Dead read 22 August, 3 stars.


message 25: by Lesley (new)
Sep 14, 2013 10:22PM

Lesley #22 Ghana Ghana Must Go read 13 September, 4 stars. Written in a poetic style, I found this hard work and almost gave up. But it dragged me in, and I ended up really liking it.


message 26: by Lesley (last edited Sep 27, 2013 10:53PM) (new)
Sep 24, 2013 10:14PM

Lesley #23 Chile Maya's Notebook read 25 September, 2 stars.


message 27: by Lesley (new)
Sep 30, 2013 09:07PM

Lesley #24 South Africa Cry, the Beloved Country read 30 September, 4 stars.


message 28: by Lesley (new)
Oct 20, 2013 04:28AM

Lesley #25 Zambia The Garden of Burning Sand read 20 Oct, 2 stars.


message 29: by Lesley (new)
Nov 21, 2013 02:21PM

Lesley #26 Saudi Arabia The Consequences of Love read 25 Oct, 4 stars.


message 30: by Lesley (last edited Nov 30, 2013 02:55PM) (new)
Nov 25, 2013 08:15PM

Lesley #27 Spain The Sun Also Rises read 26 Nov, 4 stars.


message 31: by Lesley (new)
Nov 30, 2013 02:54PM

Lesley #28 Democratic Republic of the Congo Heart of Darkness read 30 Nov, 4 stars.


message 32: by Lesley (new)
Nov 30, 2013 02:56PM

Lesley #28 Democratic Republic of the Congo Heart of Darkness read 30 Nov, 3 stars.


message 33: by Eliana (new)
Dec 01, 2013 04:32PM

Eliana Lesley wrote: "#26 Saudi Arabia The Consequences of Love read 25 Oct, 4 stars."

I was very disappointed by my Saudi read, Girls of Riyadh, and am looking for a better selection, so I am intrigued by your choice. ...and my library has it!

Thank you!


message 34: by Lesley (new)
Dec 10, 2013 05:35PM

Lesley I hope you enjoy it Eliana.


message 35: by Lesley (new)
Dec 10, 2013 05:36PM

Lesley #29 Vietnam Le Colonial: A Novel read 10 Dec, 2 stars.


message 36: by Lesley (new)
Dec 21, 2013 02:54AM

Lesley #30 Mexico All the Pretty Horses read 21 Dec, 5 stars.


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