Reading on Location - A book reviewBecause I'm a bookahol...
Reading on Location - A book review
Because I'm a bookaholic I have to have something to read, whereever I go. And, personally, I think travel is much improved by reading a book set in the location I'm visiting. The best experience I had with this was when I read Dune in the Sinai - strange, given that Dune is set on another planet, but there you go.
image from Science Fiction Lit But I'm not going to the Sinai, I'm going to Europe. So here's my first book review:
Title: Reading on Location
Author(s): Luisa Moncada and Scala Quin
Review: This is a great way to read around the world, with a comprehensive lists of books to chose from. When movies have been made, they are also noted. It's small and easy to navigate, clear and well-written
HOWEVER:
it's print, so it goes out of date quicklyit's not available on kindle which is crazy, given that duh, it will be read by travellers.it doesn't cover smaller towns/villages. For example, I'm going to Nijmegen, in Holland, one of Holland's oldest cities with, I'm sure, a longstanding literary tradition. But there's nothing listed for Nijmegen
So if you want something for a really specific region, best use google.
Or try these blogs:
Reading the WorldA Year of Reading the World
image from Beatties Book Blog
Because I'm a bookaholic I have to have something to read, whereever I go. And, personally, I think travel is much improved by reading a book set in the location I'm visiting. The best experience I had with this was when I read Dune in the Sinai - strange, given that Dune is set on another planet, but there you go.
image from Science Fiction Lit But I'm not going to the Sinai, I'm going to Europe. So here's my first book review:Title: Reading on Location
Author(s): Luisa Moncada and Scala Quin
Review: This is a great way to read around the world, with a comprehensive lists of books to chose from. When movies have been made, they are also noted. It's small and easy to navigate, clear and well-written
HOWEVER:
it's print, so it goes out of date quicklyit's not available on kindle which is crazy, given that duh, it will be read by travellers.it doesn't cover smaller towns/villages. For example, I'm going to Nijmegen, in Holland, one of Holland's oldest cities with, I'm sure, a longstanding literary tradition. But there's nothing listed for Nijmegen
So if you want something for a really specific region, best use google.
Or try these blogs:
Reading the WorldA Year of Reading the World
image from Beatties Book Blog
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