Reading with Style discussion

30.1 Go for the Green

Let's turn some more countries green! For 30 points, read a book set at least 51% in any of the countries on the Group Project Spreadsheet that are not yet colored green.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
See the Help thread for a list of countries. This is not a first-to-post task - no changes will be made to the spreadsheet until after the season is over.
This task is not required for a Mega finish.

Please post your questions and suggestions for task 30.1 here.

The list:

ÅLAND ISLANDS
AMERICAN SAMOA
ANGUILLA
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
BENIN
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY
BURUNDI
CAPE VERDE
CHRISTMAS ISLAND
COMOROS
COOK ISLANDS
DJIBOUTI
DOMINICA
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)
FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES
GABON
GAMBIA
GIBRALTAR
GUINEA
GUYANA
HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS
HONDURAS
KIRIBATI
LIECHTENSTEIN
LUXEMBOURG
MALDIVES
MARSHALL ISLANDS
MAYOTTE
MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF
MONTENEGRO
MONTSERRAT
NAURU
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
NIGER
NIUE
NORFOLK ISLAND
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
PALAU
QATAR
RÉUNION
SAINT BARTHÉLEMY
SAINT HELENA
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
SAINT LUCIA
SAINT MARTIN
SAN MARINO
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN
SWAZILAND
TAJIKISTAN
TOKELAU
TONGA
TURKMENISTAN
TUVALU
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

The way I have found nearly all of the books I've been reading for the project is to click on Browse in the top menu and then click on All Genres. Then I put the country in the search bar. While many of the results will not meet our 51% setting threshold, I have managed to find some that do.

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "The way I have found nearly all of the books I've been reading for the project is to click on Browse in the top menu and then click on All Genres. Then I put the country in the search bar. While ma..."

Thanks, Elizabeth, that's really helpful!

Are we allowed to claim combos for this task and/or use it for a combo on another task?

Karen Michele wrote: "Are we allowed to claim combos for this task and/or use it for a combo on another task?"

Yes, combos have been allowed in the past, and we'll do the same again.

Rosemary wrote: "Karen Michele wrote: "Are we allowed to claim combos for this task and/or use it for a combo on another task?"

Yes, combos have been allowed in the past, and we'll do the same again."

Great!

Where would you classify Tristan da Cunha? Would it be under Saint Helena? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan...

I found an interesting book on the island Three Years in Tristan Da Cunha

Mary wrote: "Where would you classify Tristan da Cunha? Would it be under Saint Helena? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan...

I found an interesting book on the island [book:Three Years in Tristan Da ..."

Yes, that works for St Helena.

Rosemary wrote: "Mary wrote: "Where would you classify Tristan da Cunha? Would it be under Saint Helena? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan...

I found an interesting book on the island [book:Three Years i..."

Thanks for the help!

I read The People in the Trees and it took place in The Federated States of Micronesia.

Karen Michele wrote: "I read The People in the Trees and it took place in The Federated States of Micronesia."

Thank you for the reminder here!
We’ll update the Group Project Spreadsheet at the end of the season 🤗
Hope you enjoyed your book set in Micronesia—I remember enjoying the one I read set there 😃