Around the World in 80 Books discussion

I am joining late, not necessarily worried about points, and more about directing my reading toward books I already own but haven't read. I am joining late so omitting numbers already selected. I will add more books in translation on next year's list. Most of these were written by English speaking authors.

1. The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies (Wales)
✅2. The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - completed 11/13/19 - 4 stars - My Review
✅3. The Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse (The Netherlands) - August selection completed 8/4/19 - 3 stars - My Review
4. N/A
5. N/A
6. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell (Japan)
7. My Interview with Beethoven by L.A. Hider Jones (Austria)
✅8. The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild (South Africa) by Lawrence Anthony and Graham Spence - September selection completed 9/10/19 - 4 stars - My Review
9. N/A
10. N/A
11. The Hunters by James Salter (Korea)
✅12. K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain (Pakistan) by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts - July selection completed 7/10/19 - 4 stars - My Review
13. In the Shadow of 10,000 Hills by Jennifer Haupt (Rwanda)
✅14. The Race for Paris (France) by Meg Waite Clayton - completed 10/3/19 - 4 stars - My Review
15. The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by Michael David Lukas (Egypt)
16. The Storyteller's Secret by Sejal Bedani (India)
17. N/A
18. The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea (Mexico)
19. Monsoon Mansion by Cinelle Barnes (The Phillippines)
20. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigeria)
21. A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (Japan)
✅22. Fools and Mortals (England) by Bernard Cornwell - June selection completed 6/9/19 - 4 stars - My Review
✅23. The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer by Anne-Marie O'Connor (Austria) - completed 12/6/19 - 4 stars - My Review
24. The Air You Breathe by Frances de Pontes Peebles (Brazil)

Welcome aboard. You have some interesting books listed.

Sandra wrote: "Welcome aboard. You have some interesting books listed."

Thanks, Sandra! Looking forward to participating!

You've got some great books on this list! Especially Last Watchman of Old Cairo, Cellist of Sarajevo, Devil's Highway and Tale for the Time Being. Enjoy!

Thank you, Margaret!

June (just starting this month since I recently joined the group)

✅22. Fools and Mortals (England) by Bernard Cornwell - June selection completed 6/9/19 - 4 stars - My Review

Cumulative points to date: 1

July selection completed:

✅12. K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain (Pakistan) by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts - July selection completed 7/10/19 - 4 stars - My Review

Cumulative points to date: 2

August selection completed:

✅3. The Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse - completed 8/4/19 - 3 stars - My Review

Cumulative points to date: 4

September selection completed:

✅8. The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild by Lawrence Anthony and Graham Spence - completed 9/10/19 - 4 stars - My Review

Cumulative points to date: 6

October selection completed:

✅14. The Race for Paris by Meg Waite Clayton - completed 10/3/19 - 4 stars - My Review

Cumulative points to date: 9

November selection completed (6th book):

✅2. The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway - completed 11/13/19 - 4 stars - My Review

Cumulative points to date: 12

December selection completed: (7th book)

✅23. The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer by Anne-Marie O'Connor - completed 12/6/19 - 4 stars - My Review

Cumulative points to date: 16