Around the World in 80 Books discussion
Magic Squares 2023
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Anika's 2020 Magic Squares
Book 2, B4 (Award Winner) Set in Turkey, U.S., and Germany
Improvement
by Joan Silber
Winner of the PEN/Faulkner, 2018
Book 3, D1 (Memoir)Set in South Africa
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
by Trevor Noah
Few suggestions 1. Immigrant Experience - Interpreter of Maladies, A Place for Us
2. Set in Asia - In Xanadu: A Quest, Shantaram, Serious Men, Kitchen, Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
3. Set in Africa - Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide, Half of a Yellow Sun, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier4. Historical fiction - All the Light We Cannot See ( Set during a war ) , Before We Were Yours
5. Woman Author - Educated, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
6. Graphic novel - The Complete Persepolis
Book 5, D4 (YA/Children's)Set in an alternate reality
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
by Seanan McGuire
Book 10, B1 (Translated from Spanish)Not really set anywhere--collection of poetry
The Captain's Verses
Pablo Neruda
Book 17, D3 (Set in Oceania)Set in Palau
Vanished: The Sixty-Year Search for the Missing Men of World War II
Wil S. Hylton
You're going to have this done quickly! You'll have to do another run through the card at this rate!
Book 18, C4 (Translated from Chinese)Set in China
Daughters of Emptiness: Poems of Chinese Buddhist Nuns
Beata Grant
Book 20, A5 (Immigrant experience)Set in Chicago
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
by Erika L. Sánchez
Book 21, C3 (Wild Card: travels through multiple countries)Set in US, UK, Italy, France, Denmark, Netherlands, and Greece
13 Little Blue Envelopes
by Maureen Johnson
Book 24, D2 (Set during a war)Set in the U.S.
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War
by Karen Abbott
Book 25, E1 (Caribbean Author)Set in U.S. Virgin Islands
Land of Love and Drowning
Tiphanie Yanique
FINALLY finished this bingo card! Think I *might* attempt it again...
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Book 1, B3, Historical FictionSet in the American West (mostly Idaho and Washington)
Train Dreams
by Denis Johnson
Book 2, C5, Classic (pub. 1956)Set in Massachusetts
The Witchcraft of Salem Village
by Shirley Jackson
Valerie wrote: "You're an inspiration, Anika!"Aww, Valerie, you’re such a sweetheart! You make me feel like a million bucks ♥
Book 6, E5, Set in a MENA countrySet in Yemen and U.S. (San Fransisco)
The Monk of Mokha
by Dave Eggers
Book 7, C3, Wild Card (Set in at least 5 different countries)Set in U.S., Italy, Syria, Spain, Libya, Morocco, Jordan, Algeria, and Egypt
The Map of Salt and Stars
by Zeyn Joukhadar
D2, Set During a War (WW1)Set in Austria and Hungary
The Girl with the Golden Scissors: A Novel
by Julia Drosten
B4 Award Winning, European Union Prize for LiteratureSet in Macedonia (with brief forays to London, New York, and China)
A Spare Life
Lidija Dimkovska
E2, Graphic NovelSet all over the time/world/other worlds/Hell....
Preludes & Nocturnes
The Doll's House
Dream Country
Season of Mists
A Game of You
Fables & Reflections
Brief Lives
The Kindly Ones
World's End
The Sandman: Overture
by Neil Gaiman
Around the World in 80 Books
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Row A:
1-Mystery: The Music of the Deep2-Over 500 Pages: Pet Sematary3-Translated from French: Bonjour tristesse4-Set in Asia: The Winter of the Witch5-Immigrant Experience: I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican DaughterRow B:
1-Translated from Spanish: The Captain's Verses2-Set in Africa: Circling the Sun3-Historical Fiction: The Song of Achilles4-Award Winning: Improvement5-Woman Author: The Sisters of the Winter WoodRow C:
1-Set in South America: The Bridge of San Luis Rey2-Sci-Fi/Fantasy: The Starless Sea3-Wild Card [book that travels through multiple countries] 13 Little Blue Envelopes4-Translated from Chinese: Daughters of Emptiness: Poems of Chinese Buddhist Nuns5-Classic (>50 years old): AgamemnonRow D:
1-Memoir: Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood2-
Set During a War: Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War3-Set in Oceania: Vanished: The Sixty-Year Search for the Missing Men of World War II4-YA/Children's Lit: Down Among the Sticks and Bones5-Translated from Japanese: The Travelling Cat ChroniclesRow E:
1-Caribbean Author: Land of Love and Drowning2-Graphic Novel: Sacred Heart3-Translated from Portuguese: Still I Miss You4-Set on an Island: North and South5-Set in a MENA Country: Celestial BodiesRound 2
Row A:
1-Mystery: A Pleasure and a Calling2-Over 500 Pages: Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman3-Translated from French: HHhH4-Set in Asia: The Disappeared5-Immigrant Experience: The Joy Luck ClubRow B:
1-Translated from Spanish: Love in the Time of Cholera2-Set in Africa: Moon Tiger3-Historical Fiction: Train Dreams4-Award Winning: A Spare Life5-Woman Author: The City Where Dreams Come TrueRow C:
1-Set in South America: The News from Paraguay2-Sci-Fi/Fantasy: Mermaids in Paradise3-Wild Card (Set in at least 5 different countries): The Map of Salt and Stars4-Translated from Chinese: Tao Te Ching5-Classic (>50 years old): The Witchcraft of Salem VillageRow D:
1-Memoir: Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier2-Set During a War: The Girl with the Golden Scissors: A Novel3-Set in Oceania: The Master Blaster4-YA/Children's Lit: Dreams of Significant Girls5-Translated from Japanese: Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese MinimalismRow E:
1-Caribbean Author: Golden Child2-Graphic Novel: The Sandman series3-Translated from Portuguese: Manuscript Found in Accra4-Set on an Island: Pitcairn's Island5-Set in a MENA Country: The Monk of Mokha