Litsy Reading Challenge 2017 discussion

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A book that takes place on the African continent

'Half of a Yellow Sun' is one of my favorite books ever.

The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma, or Blackass by A. Igoni Barrett.

I'll probably read The Fishermen, I've had it on my TBR forever :)

I'll finally get to Circling the Sun for this one. It was one of my BOTM picks a few months back that I haven't gotten to yet.

I highly recommend Karen Lord's Redemption in Indigo! So great.

Half of a yellow sun is one of my favorite books and movies everrrrrrrr. I'm thinking Belonging in Africa by Jo Alkemade, but it's set in 1978 so I could use that for the 1970's square. Hmmm...

I work on African literature(s), so this one will be the easiest prompt for me :D But I'd love to recommend books. So if you want something from a specific country or genre etc.pp may be I can help out :)

Some of my favorite books set in Africa include Long Walk to Freedom, The Power of One, The Dark Child, The Fortunes of Wangrin, Aké: The Years of Childhood, and Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali. If you're looking for a comic book, Aya is pretty good. It takes place in the Ivory Coast in the 1970s, so it could cover more than one category. I'll probably read Biko, since I only read part of it and it's been on my shelf for a while.

Charlott wrote: "I work on African literature(s), so this one will be the easiest prompt for me :D But I'd love to recommend books. So if you want something from a specific country or genre etc.pp may be I can help..."

Charlott, if you'd like to make a list or add books to the shelf for this topic, please feel free!

Oh gosh, Half of a Yellow Sun has been on my TBR forever too. I forgot about that one.

Would the No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books count? I love Precious Ramotswe. It's in Botswana. I need to read the rest of those books.

Laura wrote: "Would the No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books count? I love Precious Ramotswe. It's in Botswana. I need to read the rest of those books."

If it takes place in Africa, it counts! :)

I'm hoping to do Purple Hibiscus by Chinamanda Ngozi Adichie or Under the Udala Trees since I recently purchased both. I can also highly recommend The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma. It's amazing and one of my favorites the year I read it.

I loved The Fishermen. I have a few on my shelves I can use for Set in Africa. I'm using the couple of Litsy challenges to get through the books I own and haven't read. I've chosen my AtoZ books and crossing over with this challenge. So much fun !

I'm thinking about Homegoing

I bought Purple Hibiscus today in one of the charity shops, I loved Americanah and Adiche's writing style so this will be my 'Set in Africa' choice...although that could change with the amount of recommendations I see on Litsy!

If you're in the mood for more of a classic, I'd recommend Achebe's Things Fall Apart. Another older, but great story is Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible. I think I'll read Half of a Yellow Sun since I have it sitting on my shelf!

The Poisonwood Bible has been in my TBR for a while!

Deborah wrote: "The Poisonwood Bible has been in my TBR for a while!"

Oh yes! Same here. Hmmmm that's a good one. I also have had Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness on my shelf for years - NF but it's in Africa....

My book club is reading Things Fall Apart next month so I may have to choose that one (going to try to double up with as many of these as possible)

I'll be going with "The Plague" by Camus for this one - Algeria.

I have narrowed my options to three: A Long Walk to Water, The Covenant, and Out of Africa.

I just finished The Book of Memory by Petina Gappah. It's set in Zimbabwe and was accessible and interesting.

I'm starting Leopard At The Door today for this one.

Up next for me Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood