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We are aren't we! I seem to have toured the UK quite a bit too from Whitby to Glastonbury!
13. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - GuernseyCurrently visiting Italy - Catch-22 and Cyprus - Aphrodite's War by Andrea Busfield which is based in the civil war in the 1950's
Are we counting guernsey as a country? Thought that def an island as part of uk! Then famous five first adventure on an island so can we count that lol bob
14. Aphrodite's War by Andrea Busfield - Cyprus was great!The story a village in Cyprus during the troubles from 1950's to 70's and how the villagers coped with it all. A story of love and hate, heroism and cowardice.
Bob, 14 so far, just edited them with numbers so I know for sure.
Oh I am not that far behind then. You seen my list will pick up Lebanon impressed ha
Lynne - The Book Squirrel wrote: "14. Aphrodite's War by Andrea Busfield was great!The story a village in Cyprus during the troubles from 1950's to 70's and how the villagers coped with it all. A..."
And her book Born Under a Million Shadows is even better. That will give you something for Afghanistan. Here's my review if you want to read a bit more about it. There's not many books about Afghanistan that make you laugh - but this one does!
Suzi
Thanks Suzie for recommendation. Will try and get it from the library.
Yes I liked it - it was one of our book club reads.
I really enjoyed Let the Right One In, but his second novel Handling the Undead whilst full of some good ideas never really hanged together as well for me.Although I am tempted by his latest Harbour which is a Ghost story.
Lynne - The Book Squirrel wrote: "14. Aphrodite's War by Andrea Busfield was great!The story a village in Cyprus during the troubles from 1950's to 70's and how the villagers coped with it all. A..."
Just ordered this from the library, looks good!
@Chris, I really enjoyed it, made a change from all the run of the mill stuff I keep reading!
Looks like you didn't like the Glass Palace Lynne, I'll cross it off the "potentials" list for this challenge.
Chris wrote: "Looks like you didn't like the Glass Palace Lynne, I'll cross it off the "potentials" list for this challenge."Not really my sort of book but as it was a book club read you have to make the effort! I do have another of his books but will leave it awhile before attempting to read it!
Haven't really gone far outside Europe and the Med yet. Must get out more!
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I saw you were reading that Lynne.....looks very odd
It is odd but it was refreshing to read something very different for a change.
20. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert - Bali/IndonesiaChose this country as I loved that part of the story and I had covered Italy.
Oh Lynne, I'm glad you added that, it's reminded me I too read it in January. Unlike you I didn't enjoy so much. It was a tad too self-indulgent for me, but I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I liked [Book:Eat Pray Love], but in the same way that I really liked the Bridget Jones books. It works for me as a easy chick-lit read, and the Italian part of the book was laugh-out-loud in places, but I didn't find it as inspirational as I think the author intended, and as a travel piece it fails, as she has little or no connection with the people in the places she visits.
21. The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver - MexicoIt started in Mexio and then to USA but I have done the US so picked Mexico for this one.
Lynne - The Book Squirrel wrote: "20. The Lacuna by [author:Barbara Kingsolver|3541 - MexicoIt started in Mexio and the to USA but I have done the US so picked Mexico for this one."
I read this a little while ago & found it really hard to get into at first but then it suddenly picked up. I found it a really interesting read.
22. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell - JapanTerrible book - didn't enjoy that one at all!
Lynne - The Book Squirrel wrote: "22. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell - JapanTerrible book - didn't enjoy that one at all!"
Lynne do you find finishing books you would not normally for these challenges?
@Robert, I got this one on audio and have been listening in the car driving. So when I got to a difficult roundabout on my journey to and from Reading the other day I could just switch to concentating!
Lynne - The Book Squirrel wrote: "@Robert, I got this one on audio and have been listening in the car driving. So when I got to a difficult roundabout on my journey to and from Reading the other day I could just switch to concenta..."How can you tell traffic police you don't concentrate at all times while driving!!!!
@Robert, Lol! I do! I pay more attention when I haven't been to somewhere before and besides I have Tim from TomTom helping too!
No %80 of accidents happen within 5 miles of home address why you calling me Robert feel like been naughty and Mum telling me off!!
Robert wrote: "No %80 of accidents happen within 5 miles of home address why you calling me Robert feel like been naughty and Mum telling me off!!"
@Robert I am telling you off! Lol! If you see all the mobility scooters and ancient people round here driving you would think it is 95%! It is total madness round here at times!
@Bob I've got these here speeding tickets could you make 'em disappear?
Lynne putting me to shame been soo busy at work
but about to add Persia (Iran) with James Bond update book not that good though
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