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ATW in 80 Books World Challenge
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Jessica - Frequent Flyer 2011-12
Launching off from home, I read:1. Asia: Singapore - Frog Under a Coconut Shell by Josephine Chia (23/2/12)
Was not expecting to finish this book so quickly. If anyone's looking for a Singapore book, this is definitely recommended! Never heard of the author till I found this book in the library. Then again, I've never been familiar with local literature anyway.
Total Regions: 1
Total Countries: 1
Adding to the list, the books I've read since October 2011:2. Europe: France - The Paris Wife by Paula McLain (18/12/11)
3. North America: USA - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (28/12/11)
4. North America: USA - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (15/2/12)
Total Regions: 3
Total Countries: 3
6. North America: USA - Banned for Life by D.R. Haney (21/03/12)Not a book I would normally pick but I enjoyed it very much. Lesson learnt. I'll try not to judge a book by its cover next time.
Total Regions: 3
Total Countries: 4
9. Asia: Malaysia - Evening Is The Whole Day by Preeta Samarasan (28/03/12)As painful as it was to read it, this has to be one of the best books I've read in my life.
Total Regions: 3
Total Countries: 6
10. North America: USA - The Color Purple by Alice Walker (30/03/12)
Total Regions: 3
Total Countries: 6
11. North America: USA - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford (02/04/12)
Total Regions: 3
Total Countries: 6
12. North America: USA - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (12/04/12)
Total Regions: 3
Total Countries: 6
13. Latin America: Uruguay - The Invisible Mountain by Carolina De Robertis (18/04/12)
Total Regions: 4
Total Countries: 7
14. North America: Mexico - Path of the Jaguar by Vickie Britton (23/04/12)
Total Regions: 4
Total Countries: 8
15. Asia: China - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (25/04/12)
Total Regions: 4
Total Countries: 9
16. Africa: Liberia - Beyond The Mango Tree by Amy Bronwen Zemser (26/04/12)
Total Regions: 5
Total Countries: 10
17. Asia: Myanmar - The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker (26/04/12)
Total Regions: 5
Total Countries: 11
18. Oceania: Australia - The Unexpected Life of Carnegie Lane by Virginia Higgins (27/04/12)
Total Regions: 6
Total Countries: 12
19. Middle East: Israel - Walk the Land: A Journey on Foot Through Israel by Judith Galblum Pex (30/04/12)
Total Regions: 7
Total Countries: 13
20. North America: USA - The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings (01/05/12)
Total Regions: 7
Total Countries: 13
21. North America: USA - The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler (04/05/12)
Total Regions: 7
Total Countries: 13
22. Caribbean: Trinidad & Tobago - The White Woman On The Green Bicycle by Monique Roffey (11/05/12)
Total Regions: 8
Total Countries: 14
23. Europe: Netherlands - The Most Beautiful Thing by Fiona Robyn (15/05/12)
Total Regions: 8
Total Countries: 15
24. Asia: South Korea - The Red Queen by Margaret Drabble (19/05/12)
Total Regions: 8
Total Countries: 16
25. North America: USA - Bill Warrington's Last Chance: A Novel by James King (21/05/12)
Total Regions: 8
Total Countries: 16
26. Middle East: Iran - The Saffron Kitchen by Yasmin Crowther (25/05/12)
Total Regions: 8
Total Countries: 17
27. Europe: France - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (28/05/12)
Total Regions: 8
Total Countries: 17
29. Caribbean: Jamaica - The Long Song by Andrea Levy (10/06/12)
Total Regions: 8
Total Countries: 19
31. Asia: Mongolia - Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale (17/06/12)
Total Regions: 8
Total Countries: 21
32. Africa: Canary Islands - Too Much Trouble in Paradise by Michelle Betham (21/06/12)
Total Regions: 8
Total Countries: 22
33. North America: Canada - Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood (26/06/12)
Total Regions: 8
Total Countries: 23
35. Middle East: Turkey - The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak (06/07/12)
Total Regions: 9
Total Countries: 25
38. Africa: Kenya - It Happened On the Way to War by Rye Barcott (23/07/12)This is a memoir that really touched me.
Total Regions: 9
Total Countries: 28
40. North America: USA - Life From Scratch by Melissa Ford (05/08/12)
Total Regions: 9
Total Countries: 29
42. Europe: Austria - The Piano Teacher by Elfriede Jelinek (17/08/12)
Total Regions: 9
Total Countries: 30
43. Africa: Rwanda - Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin (21/08/12)
Total Regions: 9
Total Countries: 31
I found this wonderful book thanks to Alice's ATWi80 challenge!
Jessica wrote: "43. Africa: Rwanda - Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin (21/08/12)Total Regions: 9
Total Countries: 31
I found this wonderful book thanks to Alice's ATWi8..."
Thanks Jessica - I'm glad you liked it!
44. North America: USA - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson (28/08/12)
Total Regions: 9
Total Countries: 31
45. Europe: Channel Islands (Guernsey) - The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer (03/09/12)
Total Regions: 9
Total Countries: 32
46. North America: USA - The Personal History of Rachel Dupree by Ann Weisgarber (07/09/12)
Total Regions: 9
Total Countries: 32
47. Europe: Bosnia & Herzegovina - The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway (09/09/12)
Total Regions: 9
Total Countries: 33
48. Europe: England - Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding (16/09/12)
Total Regions: 9
Total Countries: 33
49. Europe: Italy - The Four Seasons: A Novel of Vivaldi's Venice by Laurel Corona (24/09/12)
Total Regions: 9
Total Countries: 34
50. North America: USA - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (25/09/12)
Total Regions: 9
Total Countries: 34
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Total Regions: 9
Total Countries: 37
Total Books: 59
Africa
22. Canary Islands - Too Much Trouble in Paradise
28. Kenya - It Happened On the Way to War
10. Liberia - Beyond The Mango Tree
27. Morocco - Hideous Kinky
31. Rwanda - Baking Cakes in Kigali
Antartica
24. The Tourist Trail
Asia
9. China - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
20. India - Ladies Coupé
29. Japan - Norwegian Wood
6. Malaysia - Evening Is The Whole Day
21. Mongolia - Book of a Thousand Days
11. Myanmar - The Art of Hearing Heartbeats
26. Nepal - Beyond the Summit
1. Singapore - Frog Under a Coconut Shell
16. South Korea - The Red Queen
18. Tibet - Sky Burial
Caribbean
19. Jamaica - The Long Song
14. Trinidad & Tobago - The White Woman On The Green Bicycle
Europe
30. Austria - The Piano Teacher
33. Bosnia & Herzegovina - The Cellist of Sarajevo
32. Channel Islands (Guernsey, Jersey) - The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society
4. England - Agnes Grey | Bridget Jones's Diary | Mrs. Dalloway | One Day | RSVP | The Casual Vacancy
2. France - A Tale of Two Cities | The Paris Wife
35. Iceland - Independent People
5. Ireland - The Druid
34. Italy - The Four Seasons: A Novel of Vivaldi's Venice
15. Netherlands - The Most Beautiful Thing
37. Serbia - The Tiger's Wife
Latin America
7. Uruguay - The Invisible Mountain
The Middle East
17. Iran - The Saffron Kitchen
13. Israel - Walk the Land: A Journey on Foot Through Israel
25. Turkey - The Bastard of Istanbul
North America
23. Canada - Cat's Eye | Mad Hope
8. Mexico - Path of the Jaguar
3. USA - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Banned for Life | Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet | Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously | Life From Scratch | Little Women | The Accidental Tourist | The Art of Racing in the Rain | The Color Purple | The Descendants | The Fault in Our Stars | The Great Gatsby
Oceania
12. Australia - The Unexpected Life of Carnegie Lane
36. New Zealand - The Bone People