Around the World in 80 Books discussion

I'm quite new here so I'm still figuring out my way through this. (: Anyway, my home country is Philippines so I started with:

Before Ever After by Samantha Sotto

Here are a couple of other places I've visited so far:



Asia

Burma -The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker
Trans-Siberian Railway - Aleph by Paulo Coelho

Europe

Wales - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Adam wrote: "What did you think of Miss Peregrin's Home for Peculiar Children? I've heard different opinions on this one."

Well first, I was expecting that this would be a creepy, horror story because of the cover. But it was completely different. A bit odd, but interesting.

There was a huge shift of the story so I guess that's where the readers started to either be displeased with it or be adored with it. In my case, the latter. I was very intrigued by what will happen next so I was honestly hooked until the end. I loved the idea of the vintage photographs because it made me visualize more about the peculiarity of the characters and the events as well. It also added a uncanny touch to the story.

If you're looking for a unique read, I would probably recommend this. Though I must say that the ending of this book would leave you hanging and waiting for the next sequel to come.

Enjoy your journey, Julienne!

Diane wrote: "Enjoy your journey, Julienne!"

Will do! Thank you Diane!

Adam wrote: "Julienne wrote: "If you're looking for a unique read, I would probably recommend this. Though I must say that the ending of this book would leave you hanging and waiting for the next sequel to come..."

That's a good choice! I have read that the sequel would come out June '13 anyways. Let me know what you think when you've it already (: I've finished a couple of series books but I always get bored during the 2nd or 3rd book though.

After some research during the past days, I've roughly mapped out my travel plans for my first region and here's what I got:

ASIA

Cambodia In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner / The Disappeared by Kim Echlin
China Peony in Love / Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
India Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
Indonesia The Painted Alphabet by Diana Darling / When the World Was Steady by Claire Messud
Japan The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle / 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Philippines Vigan and Other Stories by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
South Korea This Burns My Heart by Samuel Park / The Calligrapher's Daughter by Eugenia Kim
Sri Lanka Cinnamon Gardens: A Novel by Shyam Selvadurai
Thailand The Orchid House by Lucinda Riley / Drink, Play, F@#k: One Man's Search for Anything Across Ireland, Las Vegas, and Thailand by Andrew Gottlieb

Julienne wrote: "After some research during the past days, I've roughly mapped out my travel plans for my first region and here's what I got:

ASIA

Cambodia In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner / The Disap..."

Nice list of books, Julienne!

Diane wrote: "Julienne wrote: "After some research during the past days, I've roughly mapped out my travel plans for my first region and here's what I got:

ASIA

Cambodia In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey R..."

Thank you Diane! I'm very excited to read all of them! :)

Just finished my first Europe travel:

United Kingdom Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith

Julienne wrote: "After some research during the past days, I've roughly mapped out my travel plans for my first region and here's what I got:

ASIA

Cambodia In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner / The Disap..."

Vikram Seth is one of my favourite authors, and "A Suitable Boy" was a great book. Good choices!

Yangsze wrote: "Julienne wrote: "After some research during the past days, I've roughly mapped out my travel plans for my first region and here's what I got:

ASIA

Cambodia In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey R..."

Really wow, well I'm pretty much thrilled to read it myself. Thanks! If you happen to have any book recommendations regarding this challenge, please do!

Now moving on to another region, here's what's on my list:

EUROPE

Belgium The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier
[x]]England The House of Memories by Monica McInerney / The Fault in Our Stars by John Green / Happily Ever After by Harriet Evans
France Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman by Alice Steinbach / Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes by Elizabeth Bard
Greece Everything Beautiful Began After by Simon Van Booy
Italy When We Were Strangers: A Novel by Pamela Schoenewaldt / Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
Netherland Tulipomania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused by Mike Dash / Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach
Serbia The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht
Scotland Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Slovenia Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho
Switzerland The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

I think I'm going to read these books you listed honeykins. They all sound great :)

Beatriz wrote: "I think I'm going to read these books you listed honeykins. They all sound great :)"

Don't they? (: You should join this challenge too!

Third region now! Well, generally most of the places I'm gonna visit are around USA since there are 50+ states there. But I tried to have a couple of reads from other parts of the region too.

Anyway, here's what's on my list:

NORTH AMERICA

USA The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker / The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks / Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn / Little Black Dress: A Novel by Susan McBride / Moloka'i by Alan Brennert / Angelina's Bachelors: A Novel with Food by Brian O'Reilly / The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh / Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler / The Help by Kathryn Stockett / The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks / Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Canada The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood / Arranged: A Novel by Catherine McKenzie

Done with The Fault in Our Stars by John Green!

I enjoyed Netherlands so much, I would love to physically visit Anne Frank's House someday too. (:

Now, I'm off to Japan!