Around the World in 80 Books discussion

I'm going to have a lot on my plate this year so I don't think I'll be able to manage 80, but I want to try to hit as many different countries as I can.

#1
Country: United States
Region: North America
Book:W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton California
4 out of 5 stars

Spider Woman's Daughter: A Leaphorn & Chee Novel by Anne Hillerman
4 out of 5 stars New Mexico

Buffalo Bill's Dead Now by Margaret Coel 3 out of 5 stars Wyoming

The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro 3 out of 5 stars Massachusetts

A Nose for Justice by Rita Mae Brown3 out of 5 stars Nevada

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri 4 out of 5 stars Massachusetts/New York

The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion: A Novel by Fannie Flagg 5 out of 5 stars Alabama

#2
Country: England
Region: Europe
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
4 of 5 stars

The Last Dragonslayer Jasper Fforde 3 out of 5 stars

The Lost Abbot by Susanna Gregory 5 out of 5 stars

Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett 5 out of 5 stars

Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of his Time by Dava Sobel
4 out of 5 stars

The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith 4 out of 5 stars

Welcome back, Gail! Happy travels!

#3
Country: Spain
The Story of Spanish by Jean-Benoît Nadeau 5 of 5 stars

The Antiquarian by Julián Sánchez
2 out of 5 stars

#4
Country: Cambodia
Region: Asia
Thirty-Three Teeth by Colin Cotterill
4 of 5 stars

#5
Country: India
Region: Asia
The Case of the Love Commandos by Tarquin Hall 3 of 5 stars

Also in India: Pink Sari Revolution: A Tale of Women and Power in India by Amana Fontanella-Khan 4 out of 5 stars

#6
Country: Germany
Region: Europe
The Dark Monk by Oliver Pötzsch 4 of 5 stars

The Beggar King by Oliver Pötzsch 4 out of 5 stars

The Poisoned Pilgrim by Oliver Pötzsch 4 out of 5 stars

#7
Country: France
Region: Europe
The Black Tower by Louis Bayard 3 of 5 stars

#8
Country: Czech Republic
Region: Europe
The Fifth Servant by Kenneth Wishnia
3 out of 5 stars

#9
Country: Austria
Region: Europe
Requiem in Vienna by J. Sydney Jones 4 out of 5 stars

Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld 4 out of 5 stars

#10
Country: Peru
Region: Latin America
The Moche Warrior by Lyn Hamilton 3 out of 5 stars

Inca by Geoff Micks 3 out of 5 stars

#11
Country: Italy
Region: Europe
Behold a Pale Horse by Peter Tremayne 4 out of 5 stars. While many of the books in this series are set in Ireland, this one takes place in Norther Italy.

#12
Country: Singapore
Region: Asia
Aunty Lee's Delights: by Ovidia Yu 3 out of 5 stars

#13
Country: Canada
Region: North America
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
5 out of 5 stars

#14
Country: Netherlands
Region: Europe
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 3 out of 5 stars

#15
Country: Hungary
Region: Europe
One Day In Budapest by J.F. Penn
3 of 5 stars

#16
Region: Antarctica
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
5 out of 5 stars

#17
Country: China
Region: Asia
Decoded by Mai Jia
3 out of 5 stars

#18
Country: Finland
Region: Europe
The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way by Amanda Ripley
5 out of 5 stars
This follows 3 foreign exchange students from the U.S who go to Finland, South Korea, and Poland in search of what these countries' education system does to make it possible for students to score so well on PISA test.

#19
Country: Wales
Region: Europe
Part of this book takes place in Wales (as well as several other European countries and the United States)
The Lazarus Vault by Tom Harper 4 out of 5 stars

#20
Country: Japan
Region: Asia
A Brief History of the Samurai by Jonathan Clements 4 out of 5 stars

#21
Country: Australia
Region: Oceania
Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood 3 out of 5 stars

Country: Australia
Region: Oceans
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 5 out of 5 stars

#22
Country: Brazil
Region: Latin America
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett 5 out of 5 stars

#23
Country: Israel
Region: Middle East
The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman

#24
Country: Scotland
Region: Europe
The Prime Minister's Secret Agent by Susan Elia MacNeal 2 out of 5 stars I read this because part of it was set in Scotland, but it turns out that is where the main character was recovering from her previous adventure in book 3 and getting ready for what apparently will be her next adventure in book 5. I listened to the audio version of this book and was put off by the narrator's style, especially her impersonation of Winston Churchill.

Congratulations on reaching 24 countries!

Thanks. I think I'm going to create a new thread in the United States group, because I find I am reading books from a number of different states.

#25
Country: Turkey
Region: Middle East
Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld 4 out of 5 stars

#26
Country: Greece
Region: Europe
A Cruise to Die For by Aaron Elkins 3 out of 5 stars

#27
Country: Mauritius
Region: Africa
Georges Alexandre Dumas 4 out of 5 stars

#28
Country: Iraq
Region: Middle East
Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie 3 out of 5 stars

#29
Country: Saudi Arabia
Region: Middle East
Finding Nouf by Zoë Ferraris 4 of 5 stars

#30
Country: Pakistan
Region: Middle East
A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif 3 of 5 stars

#31
Country: Mongolia
Region: Asia
Search for the Buried Bomber by Lei Xu 3 out of 5 stars

#32
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 4 out of 5 stars

#33
Country: Ireland
Region: Europe
The Secret Place by Tana French
4 out of 5 stars

#34
Country: Indonesia
Region: Asia
A Bali Conspiracy Most Foul by Shamini Flint

#35
Country: Belgium
Region: Europe
The Square of Revenge by Pieter Aspe
3 out of 5 stars

#36
Country: Ecuador
Region: Latin America
Latitude Zero by Diana Renn
3 out of 5 stars

#37
Country: Botswana
Region: Africa
The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café by Alexander McCall Smith 3 out of 5 stars