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message 1: by Joy D (new)
Dec 29, 2022 09:49PM

Joy D | 906 comments Goal: Visit all 7 continents and at least 24 countries:


message 2: by Joy D (last edited Jan 08, 2023 09:34PM) (new)
Jan 05, 2023 09:48AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #1: United States (my home country)
Region: North America

Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene - 4* - My Review (set in Arkansas)


message 3: by Joy D (last edited Jan 08, 2023 09:34PM) (new)
Jan 06, 2023 11:46AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #2: UK (England)
Region: Europe

Last Orders by Graham Swift - 3* - My Review


message 4: by Joy D (last edited Jan 09, 2023 01:06PM) (new)
Jan 07, 2023 07:46AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #3: Poland
Region: Europe

The History of Love by Nicole Krauss - 4* - My Review


message 5: by Joy D (last edited Jan 12, 2023 10:39AM) (new)
Jan 09, 2023 01:06PM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #4: Ireland
Region: Europe

Haven by Emma Donoghue - 4* - My Review


message 6: by Joy D (last edited Jan 12, 2023 10:39AM) (new)
Jan 10, 2023 08:45AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #5: Syria
Region: Asia

The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri - 5* - My Review


message 7: by Joy D (last edited Jan 14, 2023 08:20AM) (new)
Jan 12, 2023 10:38AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #6: France
Region: Europe

Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky - 5* - My Review


message 8: by Joy D (last edited Jan 20, 2023 09:29PM) (new)
Jan 14, 2023 08:20AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #7: Pakistan
Region: Asia

The Return of Faraz Ali by Aamina Ahmad - 3* - My Review


message 9: by Joy D (last edited Jan 20, 2023 10:20PM) (new)
Jan 20, 2023 09:28PM

Joy D | 906 comments Country#8: Austria
Region: Europe

Stolen Beauty by Laurie Lico Albanese - 3* - My Review


message 10: by Joy D (last edited Jan 30, 2023 10:03PM) (new)
Jan 20, 2023 10:20PM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #9: UK (Scotland)
Region: Europe

A Woman Made of Snow by Elisabeth Gifford - 4* - My Review


message 11: by Joy D (last edited Jan 30, 2023 10:03PM) (new)
Jan 23, 2023 10:46AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #10: Iraq
Region: Middle East/Asia

The Girl in Green by Derek B. Miller - 5* - My Review


message 12: by Joy D (last edited Jan 30, 2023 10:03PM) (new)
Jan 24, 2023 08:03AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #11: New Zealand
Region: Oceania

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton - 4.5* - My Review


message 13: by Joy D (last edited Feb 13, 2023 10:12AM) (new)
Jan 25, 2023 10:12AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #12: Japan
Region: Asia

Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi - 3* - My Review


message 14: by Joy D (last edited Feb 02, 2023 07:43AM) (new)
Jan 30, 2023 09:20AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #13: Israel
Region: Middle East/Asia

The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land: Stories by Omer Friedlander - 4.5* - My Review


message 15: by Joy D (last edited Feb 13, 2023 10:11AM) (new)
Feb 02, 2023 07:43AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #14: Switzerland
Region: Europe

Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner - 4* - My Review


message 16: by Joy D (last edited Feb 19, 2023 07:51AM) (new)
Feb 13, 2023 10:11AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #15: Peru
Region: South America

The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder - 5* - My Review


message 17: by Joy D (last edited Feb 25, 2023 08:39AM) (new)
Feb 19, 2023 07:51AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #16: Ghana
Region: Africa

Solo by Kwame Alexander - 4* - My Review


message 18: by Joy D (last edited Feb 25, 2023 08:39AM) (new)
Feb 20, 2023 08:13AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #17: India
Region: Asia

Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi - 3* - My Review


message 19: by Happy (new)
Feb 21, 2023 10:10AM

Happy (happyhearted) | 1 comments good going!!


message 20: by Joy D (new)
Feb 21, 2023 12:39PM

Joy D | 906 comments Thank you!


message 21: by Joy D (last edited Feb 25, 2023 08:39AM) (new)
Feb 25, 2023 08:22AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #18: Australia
Region: Oceania

The Strays by Emily Bitto - 4* - My Review


message 22: by Joy D (last edited Feb 28, 2023 08:10AM) (new)
Feb 25, 2023 08:39AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #19: Italy
Region: Europe

The Detour by Andromeda Romano-Lax - 3* - My Review


message 23: by Joy D (last edited Mar 02, 2023 07:08AM) (new)
Feb 28, 2023 08:07AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #20: Iran
Region: Asia/Middle East

The Septembers of Shiraz: A Novel by Dalia Sofer - 4* - My Review


message 24: by Joy D (last edited Mar 03, 2023 07:43AM) (new)
Mar 02, 2023 07:07AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #21: Canada
Region: North America

Our Homesick Songs by Emma Hooper - 3* - My Review


message 25: by Joy D (last edited Mar 17, 2023 07:13AM) (new)
Mar 03, 2023 07:43AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #22: UK (Northern Ireland)
Region: Europe

Trespasses by Louise Kennedy - 3* - My Review


message 26: by Joy D (last edited Mar 20, 2023 08:52AM) (new)
Mar 17, 2023 07:13AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #23: China
Region: Asia

Swimming Back to Trout River by Linda Rui Feng - 3* - My Review


message 27: by Joy D (last edited Oct 10, 2023 07:30AM) (new)
Mar 20, 2023 08:51AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #24: Germany
Region: Europe

The Blue Flower by Penelope Fitzgerald - 4* - My Review


message 28: by Joy D (last edited Oct 10, 2023 07:30AM) (new)
Mar 22, 2023 09:59PM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #25: Sweden
Region: Europe

Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell - 3* - My Review


message 29: by Joy D (last edited Apr 16, 2023 09:47AM) (new)
Mar 27, 2023 10:48AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #26: Liberia
Region: Africa

Journey Without Maps by Graham Greene - 3* - My Review


message 30: by Joy D (last edited Apr 16, 2023 09:47AM) (new)
Apr 10, 2023 08:06AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #27: Nigeria
Region: Africa

Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo - 4* - My Review


message 31: by Joy D (last edited Apr 19, 2023 07:36AM) (new)
Apr 16, 2023 09:47AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #28: North Korea
Region: Asia

The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson - 4* - My Review


message 32: by Joy D (last edited May 01, 2023 07:52AM) (new)
Apr 19, 2023 07:35AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #29: Iceland
Region: Europe

Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night by Jón Kalman Stefánsson - 4* - My Review


message 33: by Joy D (last edited May 05, 2023 08:18AM) (new)
May 01, 2023 07:52AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #30: Philippines
Region: Asia

The Tesseract by Alex Garland - 3* - My Review


message 35: by Joy D (last edited May 21, 2023 07:50AM) (new)
May 18, 2023 08:20AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #32: Greece
Region: Europe

A Separation by Katie Kitamura - 3* - My Review


message 36: by Joy D (last edited May 30, 2023 08:28AM) (new)
May 21, 2023 07:50AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #33: Portugal
Region: Europe

Still I Miss You by Inês Pedrosa - 4* - My Review


message 37: by Joy D (last edited Jun 11, 2023 08:27AM) (new)
May 30, 2023 08:28AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #34: South Africa
Region: Africa

Life and Times of Michael K by J.M. Coetzee - 4* - My Review


message 38: by Joy D (last edited Jun 12, 2023 08:12AM) (new)
Jun 11, 2023 08:27AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #35: Turkey
Region: Asia

The Women of Troy by Pat Barker - 4* - My Review


message 39: by Joy D (last edited Jun 17, 2023 08:05AM) (new)
Jun 12, 2023 08:12AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #36: Netherlands
Region: Europe

The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom - 4* - My Review


message 40: by Joy D (last edited Jun 18, 2023 06:37AM) (new)
Jun 17, 2023 08:01AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #37: Chile
Region: South America

Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free by Héctor Tobar - 4* - My Review


message 41: by Joy D (last edited Jun 25, 2023 07:42AM) (new)
Jun 18, 2023 06:29AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #38: Mexico
Region: Latin America

Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea - 4* - My Review


message 42: by Joy D (last edited Jun 26, 2023 07:39AM) (new)
Jun 25, 2023 07:42AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #39: Brazil
Region: South America

A Far Country by Daniel Mason - 3* - My Review


message 43: by Joy D (last edited Jun 28, 2023 07:59AM) (new)
Jun 26, 2023 07:27AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #40: Bolivia
Region: South America

Women Talking by Miriam Toews - 4* - My Review


message 44: by Joy D (last edited Jul 02, 2023 07:38AM) (new)
Jun 28, 2023 07:35AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #41: Yemen
Region: Asia / Middle East

The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers - 4* - My Review


message 45: by Joy D (last edited Jul 10, 2023 09:57AM) (new)
Jul 02, 2023 07:38AM

Joy D | 906 comments Country #42: Panama
Region: Central America

The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 by David McCullough - 4.5* - My Review


message 46: by Joy D (last edited Jul 18, 2023 08:15PM) (new)
Jul 09, 2023 10:00AM

Joy D | 906 comments Book #43: Barbados
Region: Carribbean

River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer - 5* - My Review


message 47: by Joy D (last edited Jul 20, 2023 06:30AM) (new)
Jul 18, 2023 08:15PM

Joy D | 906 comments Book #44: Angola
Region: Africa

A General Theory of Oblivion by José Eduardo Agualusa - 5* - My Review


message 48: by Joy D (last edited Aug 14, 2023 06:19AM) (new)
Jul 20, 2023 06:30AM

Joy D | 906 comments Book #45: Laos
Region: Asia

Run Me to Earth by Paul Yoon - 4* - My Review


message 49: by Joy D (last edited Aug 03, 2023 08:06AM) (new)
Jul 25, 2023 01:24PM

Joy D | 906 comments Book #46: Palestine
Region: Middle East/Asia

Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad - 4* - My Review


message 50: by Joy D (last edited Sep 14, 2023 07:39AM) (new)
Aug 03, 2023 07:46AM

Joy D | 906 comments Book #47: Libya
Region: Africa

In the Country of Men: A Novel by Hisham Matar - 4* - My Review


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