Reading the World discussion

✔ 1. Read a World Book set in the Far North One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. Russia/Siberia.
✔ 2. Read a World Book that was awarded a Literary Prize. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. National Book Award for Fiction (1953).
✔ 3. Read a World Book written in the 20th Century Corelli's Mandolin (1994).
4. Read a Book found on another group member's bookshelf
5. Read a World Book about a war you know little about
✔ 6. Read a World Book written in the 21st Century The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui. (2017)
✔ 7. Read a book in translation. This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentleman (Polish to English).
✔ 8. Read a World Book written in the 19th Century Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass (first published 1845)
✔ 9. Read a World Book set in Africa. God's Bits of Wood.
10. Read a World Book set in South America
✔ 11. Read a World Book set in Oceania Oscar and Lucinda.
✔ 12. Read a World Book set in the Far East Mao's Last Dancer.
✔ 13. Read a World Book set in Europe Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky.
14. Read a World Book that explores politics
✔ 15. Read a BOTM Last Train to Instanbul
16. Read a World Book set in the Middle East

I look forward to seeing which books you choose.

15. Read a BOTM Last Train to Instanbul

7. Read a book in translation. This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentleman (Polish to English).

Diane wrote: "7. Read a book in translation. This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentleman (Polish to English)."

I loved that book -- so powerful and raw.

9. Read a World Book set in Africa. God's Bits of Wood.

Diane wrote: "9. Read a World Book set in Africa. God's Bits of Wood."
Thank you Diane. I added it.

12. Read a World Book set in the Far East. Mao's Last Dancer

13. Read a World Book set in Europe Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky

6. Read a World Book written in the 21st Century The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui. (2017)

11. Read a World Book set in Oceania Oscar and Lucinda.

3. Read a World Book written in the 20th Century. Corelli's Mandolin (1994) by Louse De Bernieres.

2. Read a World Book that was awarded a Literary Prize. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. National Book Award for Fiction (1953).

1. Read a World Book set in the Far North One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. Russia/Siberia.

8. Read a World Book written in the 19th Century Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass (first published 1845)