Play Book Tag discussion

Round 1: Completed 25 February, 2025

1. A book primarily set in, on, or near the ocean
The Mountain in the Sea
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
2. A book involving archeology or an archeologist
The Deeds of the Disturber
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
3. A book featuring a queen
Protect the Prince
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
4. Read a book that won the National Book Award
Winter in Sokcho
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
5. Read a book that was turned into a mini series
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
6. Read a nonfiction book about or set in the Middle East.
All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
7. Read a book from the 2024 Play Book Tag Top Ten list.
The Ministry of Time
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Science x 6
8. A novel set during the Ancient Roman Empire
Cleopatra's Daughter
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
9. A book with a main character that's a lawyer
The Christmas Wish
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
10. A book involving finance
Beyond Getting By: The Financial Diet's Guide to Abundant and Intentional Living
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
11. A book that involves a disability
Much Ado about Nada
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
12. Read a book with the name of a month in the title the month you read it. January read in January, etc.
The January Dancer by Michael Flynn
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Review in Feb but finished January 31

Compass Spin #1

Spin #1: East

Depart: Washington, DC
Destination: Lisbon, Portugal
Both on 39th parallel

Straight Line Distance: 3565.20 miles

Book: The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel
Tagged: Portugal x 101; Canada x 28
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Points: 1+2+3= 6

Spin #2: North East

Depart: Lisbon, Portugal
Destination: Saint Remy, France
Bearing: 50.48° (NE)

Straight Line Distance: 988.71 mi

Book: The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li
Tagged: France x 67
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Points: 1+2= 3

Total Points: 9
Total Distance: 4,553.91

Spin #3: West

Depart: Saint Remy, France
Destination: Vermont
Bearing: 265.49° (W)

Straight Line Distance: 3,643.52 mi

Book: Murder on Devil's Pond by Ayla Rose
Tagged: Vermont x 5
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Points: 1+2= 3

Total Points: 12
Total Distance: 8,197.43

Spin #4: West

Depart: Vermont
Destination: Sokcho, South Korea
Bearing: 266.95° (W)

Straight Line Distance: 6,567.80 mi

Book: Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin
Tagged: South Korea x 42
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Points: 1+2= 3

Total Points: 15
Total Distance: 14,765.23

Spin #5: West

Depart: Sokcho, South Korea
Destination: Greece
Bearing: 270.55° (W)

Straight Line Distance: 5,361.12 mi

Book: Atalanta
Tagged: Greece x 42
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Points: 1+2= 3

Total Points: 18
Total Distance: 20,126.35 mi

Round 2:

1. Read a book related to health or self-care
2. Read a book that you obtained for free (a library book, ARC, gift, etc)
3. Read a play by Shakespeare in the No Fear Shakespeare format (original text on 1 page, translation in modern English on the facing page)
4. Read an "alternative" book (alternate history, alternative world, alternate identity, or alternative lifestyles)
5. A book in translation
6. An award winning book
7. A book with a setting or plot that includes a theatrical performance
8. A book by an author whose name is not gender specific - i.e. uses initials like M.A. Carrick or is unusual like Neon Yang.
9. Read a book with a main-page genre of HUMOR. (Tag appears on the book's main page)
10. A book with footnotes
11. An award winner from 2024
12. Read a classic

Spin #6: SouthWest

Depart: Greece
Destination: Ghana
Bearing: 214.08° (SW)

Straight Line Distance: 2,574.73 mi

Book: Last Seen in Lapaz
Tagged: Ghana x 3 (not claiming points) Thriller x 10
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Points: 1+3= 4

Total Points: 22
Total Distance: 22,701.08 mi

Spin #7: SouthWest

Depart: Ghana
Destination: Argentina
Bearing: 234.79° (SW)

Straight Line Distance: 5,027.22 mi

Book: The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez
Tagged: Argentina x 255; Thriller x 39
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points: 1+2+3= 6

Total Points: 28
Total Distance: 27,728.3 mi

Spin #8: North

Depart: Argentina
Destination: Port of Spain, Trinidad
Bearing: 3.03° (N)

Straight Line Distance: 3,090.47 mi

Book: The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini
Tagged: Trinidad x 19
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points: 1+2= 3

Total Points: 31
Total Distance: 30,818.77 mi

Spin #9: South East

Depart: Port of Spain, Trinidad
Destination: South Africa
Bearing: 116.90° (ESE)

Straight Line Distance: 6,267.34 mi

Book: The Promise by Damon Galgut
Tagged: South Africa x 208
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points: 1+2= 3

Total Points: 34
Total Distance: 37,086.11 mi

Spin #10: North

Depart: South Africa
Destination: Greece
Bearing: 359.28° (N)

Straight Line Distance: 4,806.48 mi

Book: Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
Tagged: Greece x 67; Strong Women x 7
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points: 1+2 +3 = 6

Total Points: 40
Total Distance: 41,892.59 mi

May 15th, International Family Day. Clytemnestra is all about family, her siblings and children are her life. = 1 Free Ticket

Spin #11: South

Depart: Greece
Destination: Democratic Republic of Congo
Bearing: 178.09° (S)

Straight Line Distance: 2,868.97 mi

Book: Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara
Tagged: Democratic Republic of the Congo x 5
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points: 1+2 = 3

Total Points: 43
Total Distance: 44,761.56 mi

Spin #12: East

Depart: Democratic Republic of Congo
Destination: Singapore
Bearing: 87.24° (E)

Straight Line Distance: 5,553.21 mi

Book: Aunty Lee's Delights by Ovidia Yu
Tagged: Singapore x 63
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points: 1+2 = 3

Total Points: 46
Total Distance: 50,314.77 mi

Spin #13: East

Depart: Singapore
Destination: Mexico City, Mexico
Bearing: 83.30° (E)

Straight Line Distance: 10,319.23 mi

Book: Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice by Cristina Rivera Garza
Tagged: Mexico x 92; Summer x 8
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points: 1+2+3 = 6

Total Points: 52
Total Distance: 60,634 mi

Spin #14: NorthEast

Depart: Mexico City, Mexico
Destination: Washington, DC
Bearing: 44.51° (NE)

Straight Line Distance: 1,883.36 mi

Book: Lock In by John Scalzi
Tagged: Washington, DC x 7; Speculative Fiction x 126
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points: 1+2+3 = 6

Total Points: 58
Total Distance: 62,517.36 mi

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Spin #15: SouthWest

Depart: Washington, DC
Destination: Mexico
Bearing: 233.26° (SW)

Straight Line Distance: 1,831.87 m

Book: The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James
Tagged: Mexico x 41; Speculative Fiction x 5
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points: 1+2+3 = 6

Total Points: 64
Total Distance: 64,349.23 mi

Spin #16: North

Depart: Mexico
Destination: North Dakota
Bearing: 358.54° (N)

Straight Line Distance: 1,940.20 mi

Book: The Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich
Tagged: North Dakota x 24
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points: 1+2 = 3

Total Points: 67
Total Distance: 66,289.43 mi

Spin #17: SouthWest

Depart: North Dakota
Destination: Los Angeles, CA
Bearing: 225.61° (SW)

Straight Line Distance: 1,325.74 mi

Book: L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón
Tagged: Los Angeles x 18; family drama x 13
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points: 1+2+3 = 6

Total Points: 73
Total Distance: 67,615.17 mi

Spin #18: North East

Depart: Los Angeles, CA
Destination: Minnesota
Bearing: 56.25° (NE)

Straight Line Distance: 1,512.27 mi

Book: Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
Tagged: Minnesota x 75; family drama x 12
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points: 1+2+3 = 6

Total Points: 79
Total Distance: 69,127.44 mi

Spin #19: North

Depart: Minnesota
Destination: Kenora, Ontario
Bearing: 357.40° (N)

Straight Line Distance: 243.18 mi

Book: The Devil's Gap: The Untold Story of Canada's First Suicide Bomber by Joe Ralko
Tagged: none
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points: 1

Total Points: 80
Total Distance: 69,370.62 mi

Spin #20: South

Spin #20: South

Depart: Kenora, Ontario
Destination: Chiapas, Mexico
Bearing: 177.21° (S)

Straight Line Distance: 2,301.17 mi

Book: The Beast: Riding the Rails and Dodging Narcos on the Migrant Trail by Óscar Martínez
Tagged: Mexico x 30
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points: 1+2 = 3

Total Points: 83
Total Distance: 71,671.79 mi

Spin #21: West

Spin #21: West

Depart: Chiapas, Mexico
Destination: Bangkok, Thailand
Bearing: 269.02° (W)

Straight Line Distance: 10,165.87 mi

Book: What Could Be Saved by Liese O'Halloran Schwarz
Tagged: Thailand x 10
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points: 1+2 = 3

Total Points: 86
Total Distance: 81,837.66 mi

Spin #22: North West

Depart: Bangkok, Thailand
Destination: Mt Everest, Nepal
Bearing: 318.39° (NW)

Straight Line Distance: 1,315.02 mi

Book: In the Shadow of the Mountain by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado
Tagged: none
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points: 1 = 1

Total Points: 87
Total Distance: 83,152.68 mi

Spin #23: West

Spin #23: West

Depart: Mt Everest, Nepal
Destination: New Orleans, Louisiana
Bearing: 270.73° (W)

Straight Line Distance: 8,428.47 mi

Book: The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings
Tagged: New Orleans x 31
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points: 1 + 2 = 3

Total Points: 90
Total Distance: 91,581.15 mi

Spin #24: North West

Depart: New Orleans, Louisiana