Around the World in 80 Books discussion
ATW in 80 Books World Challenge
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Joy D's Tourist Plus
Book #1 United States (my home country), North AmericaBlood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West by Hampton Sides - completed 1/15/19 - 5 stars - My Review
Book #2 United Kingdom (England), EuropeBlack Swan Green by David Mitchell - completed 1/17/19 - 4 stars - My Review
Book #3 Colombia, South AmericaLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez - completed 1/21/19 - 4 stars - My Review
Book #4 Spain, EuropeThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón - completed 1/24/19 - 4 stars - My Review
Book #5 Ireland, EuropeThe Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne - completed 2/7/19 - 4 stars - My Review
Book #7 Taiwan, AsiaThe Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan - completed 2/12/19 - 4 stars - My Review
Book #8 Bosnia and Herzegovina, EuropePeople of the Book by Geraldine Brooks - completed 2/20/19 - 4 stars - My Review
Book #9 Chile, South AmericaPortrait in Sepia by Isabel Allende - completed 2/25/19 - 4 stars - My Review
Book #10 Sweden, EuropeThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson - completed 3/4/19 - 3 stars - My Review
Book #11 Germany, EuropeThe Ragged Edge of Night by Olivia Hawker - completed 3/10/19 - 4 stars - My Review
Book #12 Greece, EuropeThe Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller - completed 3/24/19 - 4 stars - My Review
Book #13 Russia, EuropeThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden - completed 4/8/19 - 4 stars - My Review
Book #14 Canada, North AmericaThe Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism by John U. Bacon - completed 4/11/19 - 5 stars - My Review
Book #16 Portugal, EuropeThe High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel - completed 5/3/19 - 4 stars - My Review
Book #17 Brazil, South AmericaNever Stop Walking: A Memoir of Finding Home Across the World by Christina Rickardsson - completed 5/5/19 - 3 stars - My Review
Book #20 Mexico, North AmericaAll The Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy - completed 5/25/19 - 4 stars - My Review
Book #22 Liberia, AfricaThe House at Sugar Beach by Helene Cooper - completed 6/25/19 - 3 stars - My Review
Book #23 Pakistan, AsiaK2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts - completed 7/10/19 - My Review
Book #24 South Africa, AfricaWaiting for the Barbarians by J.M. Coetzee - completed 7/28/19 - 4 stars - My Review
Welcome to the challenge, Joy! Congrats on already reaching the 24 mark!
Diane wrote: "Welcome to the challenge, Joy! Congrats on already reaching the 24 mark!"Thank you, Diane!
Book #25 The Netherlands, Europe The Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse - completed 8/4/19 - 3 stars - My Review
Book #26 Vietnam, AsiaOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong - completed 8/11/19 - 3 stars - My Review
Book #27 Papua New Guinea, OceaniaSavage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive Art by Carl Hoffman - completed 8/13/19 - 4 stars - My Review
Congrats on passing the 24 country mark, Joy!
Diane wrote: "Congrats on passing the 24 country mark, Joy!"Thanks, Diane!
Book #28 New Zealand, OceaniaThe Luminaries by Eleanor Catton - completed 8/26/19 - 4 stars - My Review
Book #29 Japan, AsiaThe Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa - completed 8/29/19 - 4 stars - My Review
Book #30 Myanmar, AsiaShip of Ghosts: The Story of the USS Houston, FDR's Legendary Lost Cruiser, and the Epic Saga of Her Survivors by James D. Hornfischer - completed 9/4/19 - 4 stars - My Review
Book #31 Poland, EuropeDrive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk - completed 9/6/19 - 3 stars - My Review
Book #32 Queensland, AustraliaA Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute - completed 10/6/19 - 4 stars - My Review
Making a list so I can easily recreate the map:Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czechia, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liberia, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam
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Book #34 Tangier, Morocco, AfricaTangier by Stephen Holgate - completed 10/25/19 - 4 stars - My Review
Book #35 Kaifeng, China, AsiaPeony: A Novel of China by Pearl S. Buck - completed 10/27/19 - 5 stars - My Review
Book #36 Havana, Cuba, North AmericaNext Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton - completed 10/29/19 - 3 stars - My Review
Book #37 Jerusalem, Israel (and surrounding area), Middle East/AsiaApeirogon: A Novel by Colum McCann - completed 11/4/19 - 4 stars - My Review
Book #38 Seoul, South Korea, AsiaThe Vegetarian by Han Kang - completed 11/23/19 - 3 stars - My Review
Book #39 Cairo, Egypt, AfricaThe Last Watchman of Old Cairo: A Novel by Michael David Lukas - completed 11/24/19 - 3 stars - My Review
Book #40 Cambodia, AsiaIn the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner - completed 11/26/19 - 4 stars - My Review
Book #41 Nigeria, AfricaThings Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe - completed 9/8/19 - 4 stars - My Review
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Book #42 Manila, Philippines, AsiaMonsoon Mansion: A Memoir by Cinelle Barnes - completed 11/28/19 - 3 stars - My Review
Around the World in 80 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
In The Shadow of 10,000 Hills (other topics)In the Time of the Butterflies (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Jennifer Haupt (other topics)Julia Alvarez (other topics)
Dave Eggers (other topics)
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For my own reference I am posting portions of the rules here:
- starting with your home country.
- During your journey you would have to visit countries within the following 8 regions: North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Oceania/Australia.
- Books must actually take place within the country. Reading a book written by an author from a country does not count unless the book is specifically written about that particular country... It is also not necessary that both the author and the book setting are the same. Books without a specific setting or taking place in an unnamed setting default to the country of the author.
- Some books contain more than one location. It is not required that the entire book take place exclusively in that one country. However, a significant portion of the book must be set in the country to get credit...If you feel that it is enough, then it is enough
- Books can be any length and of any genre.
- Tourist (Even Easier)
Think of this as "Around the World Lite". Visit at least 24 countries of the world in any region and in any order. Countries can be all in one area or scattered throughout the globe.