Around the World in 80 Books discussion

Even the easiest challenge seems to be challenging. Here are what I have read so far this year:

North America
1. Mexico: The Cartel by Don Winslow
2. USA: Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman

The Caribbean

Latin America
3. Columbia: DeliriobyLaura Restrepo

Europe
4. Bosnia & Herzegovina: People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks; How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone by Saša Stanišić
5. England: Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
6. Finland: House of Orphans by Helen Dunmore; Under the North Star by Väinö Linna
7. France: The Great Swindle by Pierre Lemaitre
8. Germany: The Blue Flower by Penelope Fitzgerald
9. Iceland: The Fish Can Sing by Halldór Laxness
10. Ireland: Academy Street by Mary Costello
11. Russia: Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore; Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets by Svetlana Alexievich; Compartment No. 6 by Rosa Liksom
12. Scotland: Complicity by Iain Banks
13. Spain: All That Followed by Gabriel Urza
14. Sweden: Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekbäck
15. Ukraine: In Wartime: Stories from Ukraine by Tim Judah

Africa
16. Nigeria: I Do Not Come to You by Chance by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
17. Sierre Leone: The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna
18. Zimbabwe: The Grass is Singing by Doris Lessing

Middle East

Asia
19. Afghanistan: The Wind Blows Away Our Words by Doris Lessing
20. China: The Boat to Redemption by Su Tong
21. Japan: The Lake by Banana Yoshimoto
22. Laos: The Woman Who Wouldn't Die by Colin Cotterill
23. Timor Leste: Beloved Land by Gordon Peake
24. Turkey: The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak

Oceania/Australia
25. Australia: Anchor Point by Alice Robinson

26. Antartica:
South with Endurance: Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition 1914-1917 by Frank Hurley

Middle East
27. Egypt: Heart of the Night by Naguib Mahfouz
28. Iran: Iran Awakening by Shirin Ebadi

North America
29. Canada: Runaway by Alice Munro

The Caribbean
30. Haiti: Island Beneath the Sea byIsabel Allende

Europe
31. Denmark: Borderliners by Peter Høeg

Europe
32. Estonia: Purge by Sofi Oksanen

Asia
33. The Philippines: Fish-Hair Woman by Merlinda Bobis

Oceania/Australia
34. New Zealand: The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera

Asia
35. Sri Lanka: The Hamilton Case by Michelle de Kretser

Africa
36. Zambia: The Eye of the Leopard by Henning Mankell

Africa
37. South Africa: Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee

Latin America
38. Bolivia: Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, and South America's Strangest Jail by Rusty Young; American Visa by Juan De Recacoechea

Europe
39. Italy: Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin

Oceania
40. Papua New Guinea: Playing the Game: Life and Politics in Papua New Guinea by Julius Chan

Asia
41. Mongolia: Wolf Totem by Jiang Rong

Europe
42. Switzerland: Behind Closed Doors - DI Beatrice Stubbs #1 by J.J. Marsh

The Caribbean
43. Antigua: Musical Youth by Joanne C. Hillhouse

Africa
44. Morocco: Leaving Tangier by Tahar Ben Jelloun

Europe
45. Albania: Chronicle in Stone by Ismail Kadare

Africa
46. Algeria: The Bridges of Constantine by Ahlem Mosteghanemi

Africa
47. Angola: The Book of Chameleons by José Eduardo Agualusa

South America
48. Argentine: Purgatory by Tomás Eloy Martínez

Middle East
49. Israel: To Know A Woman by Amos Oz

Europe
50. The Aland Islands: Ice (Jää) by Ulla-Lena Lundberg

Asia
51. Indonesia: Beauty Is a Wound by Eka Kurniawan

Middle East
52. Bahrain: The Pearl Thief by Noor Al Noaimi

Europe
53. Austria: A Whole Life by Robert Seethaler

Africa
54. Democratic Republic of Congo: Seven Houses in France by Bernardo Atxaga

Asia
55. Bangladesh: Lajja: Shame by Taslima Nasrin

The Caribbean
56. Bahamas: Life On A Rock by K.A. Albury

Europe
57. Latvia: High Tide by Inga Ābele

Europe
58. Azerbaijan: The Human Sea by Vagif Sultanly

Europe
59. Poland: Rage by Zygmunt Miloszewski

Europe
60. Belgium: The Misfortunates by Dimitri Verhulst

Europe
61. Bulgaria: East of the West: A Country in Stories by Miroslav Penkov

Africa
62. Botswana: A Question of Power by Bessie Head

Asia
63. Vietnam: The Sorrow of War: A Novel of North Vietnam by Bảo Ninh

Asia
64. South Korea: The Vegetarian by Han Kang

Europe
65. Romania: The Hunger Angel by Herta Müller

Europe
66. Croatia: The Hired Man by Aminatta Forna

Europe
67. Norway: The Cold Song by Linn Ullmann

Asia
68. Singapore: The River's Song by Suchen Christine Lim

Africa
69. Somalia: Crossbones by Nuruddin Farah

Africa
70: Mauritius: The Prisoner of Paradise of Romesh Gunesekera

Latin America
71: Brazil: Blood-Drenched Beard by Daniel Galera

Caribbean
72: Trinidad and Tobago: Memoirs of Dr Andrew Moonir Khan - A great Educator In Trinidad and Tobago by Brenda Mohammed

Europe
73. Belarus: Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexievich

Africa
74. Tanzania: Exile: Book One of The Africa Trilogy by Jakob Ejersbo

Europe
75. Greenland: The Prophets of Eternal Fjord by Kim Leine

Asia
76. Thailand: The Beach by Alex Garland