Play Book Tag discussion

Compass ends 11/30/25 - COMPLETED
My Completion Summary: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Location: Webster, NY (suburb of Rochester)
Primary Goal:
Read books set in 12 different Countries/Territories - > 12/12
Secondary Goals:
Read books on TBR pile as of 1/1/25 -> 9/12
Read books by author from that country -> 5/12

Per BooknBlues: When requesting a spin, please post your review in Tag of the month or other books. (Please do not add Compass Spin to title.)
For the spin request: link the review, post points, & mileage if you are tracking that and your departure point with validation.

First 12 books
Country/Book: (1 pt @) = 12
Country tagged >5x: (2 pts @) = 20
Book Matched Monthly Tag (>5x): (3 pts @) = 3
Points (Cumulative): 35
Distance Traveled (Cumulative): = 48,699 miles
https://www.travelmath.com/
https://www.sunearthtools.com/tools/d...
https://www.airmilescalculator.com/
https://www.distance.to/

Books:
1. N - Greenland - Girl in Ice - Erica Ferencik - 4 stars - 1/14/25
2. SE - Oman - Celestial Bodies - Jokha Alharthi - 4 stars - 1/18/25
3. N - Chechnya - A Constellation of Vital Phenomena - Anthony Marra - 5 stars - 2/9/25
4. S - Kenya - A Spear of Summer Grass - Deanna Raybourn - 3 stars - 5/25/25
5. N - Russia - The Winter Queen - Boris Akunin - 3 stars - 7/5/25
6. E - Scotland - The Christmas Bookshop - Jenny Colgan - 3 stars - 7/20/25
7. SW - Peru - The Moche Warrior - Lyn Hamilton - 3 stars - 8/3/25
8. NE - Italy - The Blind Contessa's New Machine - Carey Wallace - 3 stars - 9/5/25
9. SW - Argentina - The Penguin Lessons - Tom Michell - 4 stars - 9/18/25
10. SW - Tierra del Fuego, Chile/Argentina - Over My Head: Journeys in Leaky Boats from the Strait of Magellan to Cape Horn and Beyond - Margaret Winslow - 4 stars - 10/9/25
11. N - Hallowell, ME, USA - The Frozen River - Ariel Lawhon - 5 stars - 10/16/25
12. NW - Frank, Alberta, Canada - The Outlander - Gil Adamson - 5 stars - 11/7/25

Spin #1 - North

Depart: Webster, NY
Destination: Fictional Taararmiut Island off Greenland's northwest coast (p. 7) about 6 degrees off due north from Webster, NY

Distance Traveled: = 2391 miles (using last airport on NW of Greenland)

Book Read: Girl in Ice - Erica Ferencik - 4 stars - 1/14/25

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Country/Book: (1 pt @) = 1
Country tagged >5x: (2 pts @) = 2 (tagged Greenland 6x)
Book Matched Monthly Tag (>5x): (3 pts @) = No
Points: 3

Secondary Goals: On TBR Pile - date added: 6/6/24; Author not Greenlander

Spin #2 - SE

Depart: Thule, Greenland (closest airport)
Destination: Muscat, Oman (closest airport)

Distance Traveled: = 5147 miles (using travelmath)

Book Read: Celestial Bodies - Jokha Alharthi - 4 stars - 1/18/25

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Country/Book: (1 pt @) = 1
Country tagged >5x: (2 pts @) = 2 (tagged Oman 149x)
Book Matched Monthly Tag (>5x): (3 pts @) = No
Points: 3

Secondary Goals: On TBR Pile - date added: 12/16/24; Author is Omani

Spin #3 - N

Depart: Muscat, Oman
Destination: Chechnya, Russia

Distance Traveled: = 2250 miles (using travelmath)

Book Read: A Constellation of Vital Phenomena - Anthony Marra - 5 stars - 2/9/25

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Country/Book: (1 pt @) = 1
Country tagged >5x: (2 pts @) = 2 (tagged Chechnya 105x)
Book Matched Monthly Tag (>5x): (3 pts @) = No
Points: 3

Secondary Goals: On TBR Pile - date added: 1/26/16; Author is not Russian

Spin #4 - S

Depart: Chechnya, Russia
Destination: Nairobi, Kenya 3.81 degrees off due South

Distance Traveled: = 3,119 miles (using travelmath)

Book Read: A Spear of Summer Grass - Deanna Raybourn - 3 stars - 5/25/25

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Country/Book: (1 pt @) = 1
Country tagged >5x: (2 pts @) = 2 (tagged Kenya 15x)
Book Matched Monthly Tag (>5x): (3 pts @) = No
Points: 3

Secondary Goals: On TBR Pile - date added: 10/20/2020 ; Author is not Kenyan

Spin #5 - N

Depart: Nairobi, Kenya
Destination: Moscow, Russia (.8 degrees off from due North)

Distance Traveled: = 3630 miles (using travelmath)

Book Read: The Winter Queen - Boris Akunin - 3 stars - 7/5/25

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Country/Book: (1 pt @) = 1
Country tagged >5x: (2 pts @) = 2 (tagged Russia 194x)
Book Matched Monthly Tag (>5x): (3 pts @) = No
Points: 3

Secondary Goals: On TBR Pile - No; Author is Russian

Spin #6 - E

Depart: Moscow, Russia
Destination: Edinburgh, Scotland (both on 55th parallel)

Distance Traveled: = 1,565 miles (using travelmath)

Book Read: The Christmas Bookshop - Jenny Colgan

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Country/Book: (1 pt @) = 1
Country tagged >5x: (2 pts @) = 2 (tagged Edinburgh 18x)
Book Matched Monthly Tag (>5x): (3 pts @) = No
Points: 3

Secondary Goals: On TBR Pile - added 11/7/22; Author born in Scotland

Spin #7 - SW

Depart: Edinburgh, Scotland
Destination: Lima, Peru (SW 222.72°)

Distance Traveled: = 6,293 miles (using travelmath)

Book Read: The Moche Warrior - Lyn Hamilton

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Country/Book: (1 pt @) = 1
Country tagged >5x: (2 pts @) = 0 (tagged 3x)
Book Matched Monthly Tag (>5x): (3 pts @) = No
Points: 1

Secondary Goals: On TBR Pile - added 4/24/18; Author born in Peru - No

Spin #8 - NE

Depart: Lima, Peru
Destination: Fivizzano, Italy (NE 46.13°)

Distance Traveled: = 6,671 miles (using travelmath)

Book Read: The Blind Contessa's New Machine - Carey Wallace

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Country/Book: (1 pt @) = 1
Country tagged >5x: (2 pts @) = 2 (tagged Italy 15x)
Book Matched Monthly Tag (>5x): (3 pts @) = 0 (tagged Around the World 1x)
Points: 3

Secondary Goals: On TBR Pile - added 5/17/17; Author born in Italy - No

Spin #9 SW

Depart: Fivizzano, Italy
Destination: Buenos Aires, Argentina (SW 219.89°)

Distance Traveled: = 6922 miles (using travelmath)

Book Read: The Penguin Lessons - Tom Michell

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Country/Book: (1 pt @) = 1
Country tagged >5x: (2 pts @) = 2 (tagged Argentina 24x)
Book Matched Monthly Tag (>5x): (3 pts @) = 3 (tagged Around the World 7x)
Points: 6

Secondary Goals: On TBR Pile - added 11/19/18; Author born in Argentina - No

Spin #10 SW

Depart: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Destination: Tierra del Fuego, halfway between the Beagle Channel and Cape Horn (from blurb - no reviews or tags) Between 65° W and 75° W longitude

Distance Traveled: = 1,782.69 miles (using https://www.distance.to/)

Book Read: Over My Head: Journeys in Leaky Boats from the Strait of Magellan to Cape Horn and Beyond - Margaret Winslow

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Country/Book: (1 pt @) = 1
Country tagged >5x: (2 pts @) = 0 (no tags-used blurb)
Book Matched Monthly Tag (>5x): (3 pts @) = 0 (no tags)
Points: 1

Secondary Goals: On TBR Pile - No ; Author born in Tierra del Fuego - No

Spin #11 N

Depart: Tierra del Fuego, Chile/Argentina (Between 65° W and 75° W longitude)
Destination: Hallowell, ME - 70° W - due N

Distance Traveled: = 6824 miles (using travelmath)

Book Read: The Frozen River - Ariel Lawhon

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Country/Book: (1 pt @) = 1
Country/Place tagged >5x: (2 pts @) = Maine (tagged 74x ) = 2
Book Matched Monthly Tag (>5x): (3 pts @) = 0 (tagged )
Points: 3

Secondary Goals: On TBR Pile - No ; Author born in USA - Yes

Spin #12 NW

Depart: Hallowell, Me
Destination: Frank, Alberta, Canada (bearing is about 300° NW)

Distance Traveled: = 2104 miles (using mapdevelopers.com/distance_from_to.php)

Book Read: The Outlander - Gil Adamson

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Country/Book: (1 pt @) = 1
Country tagged >5x: (2 pts @) = 2 (tagged Alberta, CA 5x; Canada 89x)
Book Matched Monthly Tag (>5x): (3 pts @) = 0 (tagged )
Points: 3

Secondary Goals: On TBR Pile - Yes; Author born in Canada -Yes

My Completion Summary: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...