Around the World in 80 Books discussion

A1) Translated from India Regional Language - Stray Birds by Rabindranath Tagore READ 10/17/1987 ✅
A2) Set on an Island - Caribou Island] by David Vann Read 9/2/2023 ✅
A3) Character that has my profession -
A4) Tropical Setting - The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese READ 5/29/2023 ✅
A5) BTBA award winner or nominee - The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk READ 9/28/2023 ✅

B1) Fire, Flood, or Hurricane - The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton READ 8/20/2023 ✅
B2) Dream Vacation - Bora Bora, French Polynesian Islands: Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman Read 1/2/2023 ✅
B3) TBR Completion -
B4) Central or South American Author - Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez READ 5/25/2023 ✅
B5) BIPOC Author - Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley READ 1-15-2023 ✅
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly READ 3/7/2023 ✅
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson READ 4/10/2023 ✅
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou READ 4/26/2023 ✅
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? by Crystal Smith Paul READ 9/13/2023 ✅
Hell of a Book by Jason Mott READ 2/6/2023 ✅

C1) Set in Nordic Country - The Winners (Beartown #3) by Fredrik Backman Read 6/16/2023 ✅
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman Read 4/3/2023 ✅
C2) Set in Hotel, Inn, Guesthouse, etc - Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails: A Memoir by Anthony Swofford Read 8/31/2023 ✅
C3) African Classic -
C4) Non-Fiction History - Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo Read 5/20/2023 ✅
C5) LGBTQ Character- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Read 4/23/2023 ✅
The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris Read 9/6/2023 ✅

D1) Published the Year I was Born (1962) -
D2) Set in 2 Different Countries - Apeirogon by Colum McCann (Israel & Palestinian territory) Read 7/7/2023 ✅
D3) Planes, Trains, and Automobiles- After the Crash by Michel Bussi (Translated from French to English) Read 5/6/2023 ✅
D4) Polar Setting - Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead Read 5/10/2023 ✅
D5) Fewer than 1,000 Goodreads Ratings -

E1) Pacific Islander Author -
E2) History-Mystery Set Before 1900 -
E3) Fairytale or Folklore - Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of God, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters by Donna Jo Napoli READ 9/28/2023 ✅
E4) Set During a War - The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn Read 4/6/2023 ✅
The Tattooist of Auschwitz #1 by Heather Morris Read 1/10/2023 ✅
Cilka's Journey #2 by Heather Morris Read 1/13/2023 ✅
Three Sisters #3 by Heather Morris Read 1/18/2023 ✅
E5) Moore than 500 pages - The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear by Kate Moore Read 1/3/2023 ✅

A-4) Tropical Setting: The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese READ 5/29/2023

An amazing book, but very long. The book is set in Kerala, on South India’s Malabar Coast. A very poverty stricken area where extended families cared for one another.
I listened to all 31 hours of the audiobook and remained consistently engaged in the storyline the entire time. I highly recommend it!

B-1) Fire, Flood or Hurricane: The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton READ 8/20/2023

Another great audiobook, which seemed highly realistic in our current global warming climate catastrophe. Although this book takes place in a small swampy southeastern town in Florida, I could visualize the same thing happening to my family on the North Carolina coast. It was a real eye opener!
I loved the first half of the book, however I felt the second half went on way too long and seemed to drag out events that could have been rapped up sooner with the same affect. It almost seemed like the extra details were for a movie script. Which would be great! I would pay to see it! And I still recommend this book to everyone.

B-4) Central or South American Author: Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez - READ 5/25/2023
Awesome world building. A little hard to connect all of the dots in the different story lines at times. But I feel that was a result of me listening to the audiobook without a list of character names available. Once it all came together, WOW! I loved it!