Around the World discussion

Ok, so I bowed to peer pressure :) and went through my other 2012 challenge lists......and then added a few more. Not sure that I can finish these in 2012, but I'll give it a damn good go!

Afghanistan
Dressed to Kill by Charlotte Madison

Algeria
The Plague by Albert Camus

Antarctica
Antarctica on a Plate by Alexa Thomson - finished 13-2-12, 3 stars

Armenia The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian - finished 18-7-12

Australia
The Mistake by Wendy James - finished 30-3-12

Austria
Let Me Go by Helga Schneider

Bolivia
Lost in the Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Adventure and Survival by Yossi Ghinsberg

Burma
The Bridge Over the River Kwai by Pierre Boulle

Cambodia
When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge by Chanrithy Him

Canada
Zombie Night in Canada: First Period - finished 16 May 2012

Chile
Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home by Nando Parrado

China
The Mother by Pearl S. Buck

Congo
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

Czech Republic
A Garden of Eden in Hell: The Life of Alice Herz-Sommer by Melissa Muller

Egypt
Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz

England
Black Heart Blue by Louisa Reid - read 21-7-12

France
The Promise by Lesley Pearse - finished 1 June 2012

Germany
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink

Honduras
The Mosquito Coast by Paul Theroux

Hungary
I Have Lived A Thousand Years: Growing Up In The Holocaust by Livia Bitton-Jackson

India
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

Indonesia
The Persimmon Tree by Bryce Courtenay

Iran
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi

Iraq
Sniper One by Dan Mills

Ireland
A Greyhound of a Girl by Roddy Doyle - read 24-3-12

Israel
Day After Night by Anita Diamant

Italy
The Glassblower of Murano by Marina Fiorato

Japan
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami (swapped in on 14/1/12) - finished 17-1-2012 5 stars

Lithuania
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys - read April 2012

Macedonia
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway

Malaysia
The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng

Nepal
Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season by Nick Heil

Netherlands
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

New Zealand
The Colour by Rose Tremain

Nigeria
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

North Korea
Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in a North Korean Gulag by Kang Chol-Hwan

Norway
The Solitude of Thomas Cave: A Novel by Georgina Harding

Poland
Surviving the Angel of Death: The Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz by Eva Mozes Kor - finished 27-3-12

Romania
Dracula by Bram Stoker

Russia
A Writer at War: Vasily Grossman with the Red Army by Vasily Grossman

Saudi Arabia
The Consequences of Love by Sulaiman Addonia

Sierra Leone
A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah

Somalia
Where Soldiers Fear to Tread: A Relief Worker's Tale of Survival by John S. Burnett

South Africa
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay

Sudan
Six Months in Sudan: A Young Doctor in a War-torn Village by James Maskalyk

Sweden
The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist (Swedish author)

Switzerland
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Turkey
Death on the Black Sea by Douglas Frantz

Uganda
Far North by Marcel Theroux (author born in Uganda) - finished 9-Jan-12 - 2 1/2 stars.

Ukraine
The Story of a Life by Aharon Appelfeld

USA
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier

Vietnam
Close Quarters: A Novel by Larry Heinemann

Zimbabwe
House of Stone: The True Story of a Family Divided in War-Torn Zimbabwe by Christina Lamb

He He... I almost feel guilty.

Nice list, Kat!

And not a zombie in sight ;)

As I'm currently trying to alternative review books with books of my choice, this gives me the perfect list to choose from!

Kat, I'm impressed! You came up with your list so quickly. And you have some really great books on your list. Glad you decided to join us.

Nice list Kat, sime of the titles look very interesting :) Glad you decided to join in on the fun!

That's a great list - probably the most memoirs and travelogues I've seen on anybody's list so far. Thought more people would be reading books like that :).

Good Luck with The Reader; I've had a tough time getting through it (because of the difficult themes (which we talked through in class, and I had to talk about again in my oral exam), not because of the way it's written).

And you're reading The Consequences of Love, that's on my list too ;).

I love both memoirs and travelogues, this is just a perfect excuse to finally read them!

Very impressive!

WOW, that was quick, great job. You are obviously not an indecisive person like some of us...okay, me. I might be reading [Book:Say You're One Of Them] too and I believe that Sue has it also.

I really enjoyed [Book: The Reader] and think that you will too. Much better than the movie, but then isn't that usually the case!

I knew all obsessive list making and categorising would come in handy!!

I'm looking forward to both Say You're One of Them and especially The Reader - I didn't even watch the movie the whole way through!

I'm glad you gave in! Just read what you can, and we'll look forward to seeing what you have to say. Oh yes and your books have been added to the master lists.

I've swapped my South African read to The Power of One - I just picked it randomly as my next audiobook so it made sense to change my list to include it!

I love The Power of One, its a great story.

I've never read the book, only seen the movie, which is bad especially considering he is an Australian author. The audiobook version is really good, Humphrey Bower is an excellent narrator and has a great range of accents.

I've just realised that Say You're One of Them is actually a series of stories and are all set (I believe) in different African countries. Can I still claim this as Kenya, even though it's only 1/5 of the book set there?

Otherwise I'll have to make it Nigeria, and I already have Half of a Yellow Sun for Nigeria....

Nice list Kat! I see we share the Canada read, Cat's Eye which I think is funny because your uname is Kat. :)

Ok, Kenya it is then :-D

Love your list. We have quite a few books in common.

A change for Japan - I've been wanting to read Battle Royale since I bought it a few months ago, but I didn't even have it added on GR so I missed it.

3 down, 49 to go. Need to get a wriggle-on :-D

Great List ... still working on mine as I read...may swipe a few of your titles.

I thought it had been a couple of months since I updated this, but it's been six months! I don't think I'm going to finish the challenge, but I'm up to 11 books so far :)

Not sure I have that many!