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Sep 12, 2009 10:21am
I am going for this challenge. I plan to read Little Women as my first book, and then travel to Germany with The Glimmer Palace. After that I'll just have to see!
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1) North America - USA - Little Women - Louisa May Alcott2) Europe - Germany - The Glimmer Palace - Beatrice Colin
3) Europe - England - The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club (or Diva's Don't Knit) - Gil McNeil
Books in parenthesis indicate books I plan to read for the challenge.
A - (Argentina; Heaven of Drums)
(Australia; Starting Over)
B - (Belize; The Baker's Boy)
(Botswana, The Kalahari Typing School for Men)
(Bosnia, The Cellist of Sarajevo)
(Belgium; The Twins by Tessa de Loo)
C - Czech Republic, Too Loud a Solitude, 2 stars
Canada, The Girls A Novel, 5 stars
(Columbia; Love in the Time of Chlorea)
(Chile; Daughter of Fortune)
D - Denmark; Smilla's Sense of Snow
E - England, The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club, 5 stars
(Egypt, Laughter of Dead Kings
F - (France; Sarah's Key or The Elegance of the Hedgehog)
G - Germany, The Glimmer Palace, 4 stars
(Ghana; Wife of the Gods A Novel)
(Greenland; East)
H - Hungary, Fatelessness, 4 stars
(Hong Kong, The Piano Teacher)
I - Ireland, The Story of Lucy Gault, 3 stars
India, The Space Between Us A Novel, 5 stars
Italy, Dog Dirt Doris, 4 stars
(Iran, Censoring an Iranian Love Story)
(Iraq, book:My Father's Paradise: A Son's Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq|3389609])
J - (Japan, Memoirs of a Geisha)
K - (Korea; Once the Shore Stories)
L - (Laos; Disco for the Departed)
M - (Mexico; Like Water for Chocolate)
(Malta: The Information Officer)
(Mozambique; Playing with Fire)
N - (Nepal; Sold by Patricia McCormick)
(Nigeria; The Other Hand)
(New Zealand; CLEO: The Cat Who Mended a Family)
O -
P - Poland; Skeletons at the Feast
(Pakistan; In Other Rooms, Other Wonders)
Q -
R - Russia; Skeletons at the Feast
Romania; The Historian
S - Sweden, The Girl Who Played with Fire, 5 stars
(South Africa; Summertime)
(Spain; The Silent and the Damned)
(Saudi Arabia; Finding Nouf)
(Scotland, 44 Scotland Street
T - Tibet, Blue Poppies, 3 stars
(Thailand; The Bridge Over the River Kwai)
(Tahiti; The Silent and the DamnedFrangipani A Novel)
U - USA, Little Women, 4 stars
V - (Vietnam, The Things They Carried)
W -
Y -
Z - (Zimbabwe; An Elegy for Easterly Stories)
Regions - 3,
Countries - 14,
ABC - 11
KarenLee wrote: "9. North America - Canada - The Girls - Lori LansensA truly amazing, 5 star book."
This is on my "to get from the library" list. I've read amazing reviews. Probably in 2010.
10, Europe - Sweden - The Girl Who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson(11/27/2009)
A 5 star book. I loved it.
11. Europe - Denmark - Smilla's Sense of Snow- Peter Høeg(12/21/2009)
4 stars - I really enjoyed it. But my, am I behind. Planned to be at 20 books by Dec 14. I'll try and pick up the pace after the first of the year.
KarenLee wrote: "12. Europe - Russia - City of Thieves - David Benioff(12/27/2009)
4 stars"
How did you like it? I am getting ready to read it.
I liked it a lot. Gave it 4 stars. I do seem to be stuck on WW II novels, however. One for each country. A whole new challenge. It is a book that manages to have some very humorous moments while dealing with a horrific subject.
KarenLee wrote: "A - (Argentina; Heaven of Drums)(Australia; Starting Over)
Wow - I'm being read by a frequent flyer! A is for Australia. lol I lived in Argentina for 6 months once, I may just take a look at Heaven of Drums to see if it reminds me of my time there.
Karen, this is such an amazing challenge. Good luck and make sure you have plenty of strong black tea on hand to deal with the jet lag :-)
Laura wrote: "KarenLee wrote: "A - (Argentina; Heaven of Drums)(Australia; Starting Over)
Wow - I'm being read by a frequent flyer! A is for Australia. lol I lived in Argentina for 6 month..."
Lots of strong black tea is always at hand, though occasionally I'll go for a blackish oolong! I'm looking forward to reading your book. It's # 3 on the list!
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