Around the World discussion

I'll be working on 4 different challenge categories in 2024, aside from my spontaneous reads. Hopefully I'll be able to cross several new countries off my list.

To the Finish Line for Jenny (Group Challenge)
Cote d’Ivoire - The Bitter Side of Sweet 2★
Easter Island - Easter Island 3.5★
Nicaragua - The Ladies of Managua
Tonga - Island Girl to Airline Pilot 2★



Eurovision Book Contest
Italy - My Brilliant Friend
Poland - Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead 3.5★



GR Friend Recs
Canada - Cat's Eye
China - The Far Side of the Sky
Germany - Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall 5★
Iceland - Names for the Sea: Strangers in Iceland 4★
India - The God of Small Things 4.5★
India - Third-class Ticket
Indonesia - The Birdwoman's Palate 3★
Iran - Daughters of Smoke and Fire 2★
Italy - The Villa in Italy
Myanmar - The Art of Hearing Heartbeats
Papua New Guinea - Euphoria
World - The Historian



Plugging Holes
Algeria - A Bookshop In Algiers 3★
Mongolia - Moron to Moron: Two Men, Two Bikes, One Mongolian Misadventure
Oman - The Zanzibar Wife 2★



Other Books Read
Scotland - The Hunting Party 4★
Democratic Republic of the Congo - Gone to Ground 3.5★
India - Minor Disturbances at Grand Life Apartments 4★
Nigeria - Ogadinma: Or, Everything Will Be Alright 3★
Japan - Butter 2★
Hong Kong - Exciting Times 4★
Croatia - The Dubrovnik Book Club 3★
Sri Lanka - Unfinished Business 4★
Fiji - A Disappearance in Fiji 3.5★
Japan - What You Are Looking For Is in the Library 3.5★
Italy - Vroom by the Sea 3★
Japan - A Perfect Day to Be Alone 4★
Scotland - Rizzio 5★
Sri Lanka - Song of the Sun God 4★
Ireland - The Spinning Heart 4★
Papua New Guinea - To Sing of War 4★
India - Death in the Air 2.5★
Scotland - Queen Macbeth 3★
Sweden - The Oyster Diver's Secret 4.5★
Scotland - Clear 4★
Ireland - Heart, Be at Peace 4★
Georgia - The First Friend 4★
Nepal - The Sky Beneath Us 4.5★
Greece - Running with Pirates: On freedom, adventure, and fathers and sons 4★

wow, amazing lists