Around the World in 80 Books discussion

2022 TBR Takedown

1 The Boy Between Worlds - Annejet van der Zijl - Netherlands
2. The Beekeeper of Aleppo - Christy Lefteri - Syria
✅3. The Dead Wander in the Desert by Rollan Seisenbayev - 6/26/22 - 4* - My Review - Kazakhstan - selected for June
✅4. Sepharad: A Novel by Antonio Muñoz Molina - 4/28/22 - 5* - My Review - Spain - selected for April
✅5. HHhH by Laurent Binet - 10/15/22 - 4* - My Review - Czechia - selected for October
6 The Blind Owl - Sadegh Hedayat - Iran
7 Swimming Across - Andrew Grove - Hungary
✅8. Baba Dunja's Last Love by Alina Bronsky - 5/19/22 - 4* - My Review - Ukraine - selected for May
9 The Sorrow of Angels - Jón Kalman Stefánsson - Iceland
✅10. The Far Country by Nevil Shute - 2/21/22 - 4* - My Review - Australia - selected for February
✅11. I Refuse: A Novel by Per Petterson - 8/28/22 - 3* - My Review - Norway - selected for August
12 Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter - Mario Vargas Llosa - Peru
✅13. Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel - 11/22/22 - 3* - My Review - selected for November
✅14. The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen - 9/19/22 - 4* - My Review - Nepal - selected for Sept
✅15. Leaves of the Banyan Tree by Albert Wendt - 1/19/22 - 2* - My Review - Samoa - selected for January
16 Running the Rift - Naomi Benaron - Rwanda
17 A Line Made by Walking - Sara Baume - Ireland
18 The Illuminations - Andrew O'Hagan - Afghanistan, UK
19 Buried in the Sky - Peter Zuckerman - Pakistan
20 The Hunters - James Salter - North and/or South Korea
21. The Septembers of Shiraz - Dalia Sofer - Iran
✅22. Black Dog of Fate: A Memoir by Peter Balakian - 7/27/22 - 4* - My Review - Armenia - selected for July
✅23. The Farming of Bones by Edwidge Danticat - 3/15/22 - 5* - My Review- Haiti - selected for March
✅24. The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi - 12/14/22 - 4* - My Review - Afghanistan - selected for December

Completed January's selection:
✅15. Leaves of the Banyan Tree by Albert Wendt - 1/19/22 - 2* - My Review - Samoa - selected for January

Completed February's selection:
✅10. The Far Country by Nevil Shute - 2/21/22 - 4* - My Review -Australia - selected for February

Completed #23 for March:
✅23. The Farming of Bones by Edwidge Danticat - 3/15/22 - 5* - My Review- Haiti - selected for March

Nice job!

superawesomekt wrote: "Nice job!"

Thanks!

Completed #4 for April:
✅4. Sepharad: A Novel by Antonio Muñoz Molina - 4/28/22 - 5* - My Review (Spain)

Completed #8 for May:
Baba Dunja's Last Love by Alina Bronsky - 5/19/22 - 4* - My Review

Completed #3 for June:

3. The Dead Wander in the Desert by Rollan Seisenbayev - 6/26/22 - 4* - My Review - Kazakhstan

Completed #22 for July:
Black Dog of Fate: A Memoir by Peter Balakian - 7/27/22 - 4* - My Review - Armenia

Completed #11 for August:
I Refuse: A Novel by Per Petterson - 8/28/22 - 3.5* - My Review (Norway)

Completed #14 for September:
14. The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen - 9/19/22 - 4* - My Review - Nepal

Completed #5 for October:
5. HHhH by Laurent Binet - 10/15/22 - 4* - My Review - Czechia

✅13. Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel - 11/22/22 - 3* - My Review - selected for November

Completed #24 for December:
The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi - 12/14/22 - 4* - My Review - Afghanistan

Well done! Congrats for completing the TBR challenge. I also just finished. It’s fun to see what others read.

Thanks, Sandra! I'll take a look at your list. I agree it's interesting to see what others have read for the challenge.

Congratulations on finishing challenge

Jacque T wrote: "Congratulations on finishing challenge"
Thank you, Jacque!