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Errlee wrote: "I read 8 books in January - 4 for Pop Sugar and 4 for ATY (and some also double up for Book Riot and/or Reading Women). I'm doing ATY in order (but not Pop Sugar) and on schedule right now, provide..."I am (im)patiently waiting for my hold for Full Throttle to come through, reading for the same week. I seriously I am so excited for it, Hill doesn’t come out with books frequently enough...
Emily wrote: "Pam, that's awesome! I deleted Facebook from my phone, but I think I would really miss Instagram, and I could never delete Goodreads! The only reason I don't delete Facebook completely is because I..."Same for me. I deleted Facebook a few months ago and don’t miss it all. But I do really enjoy my therapist group and a zero waste group so I visit it from the browser here and there.
My YouTube time has increased significantly in recent months but it’s replaced my tv time more than anything. I honestly think it’s been a good thing because I primarily watch different forms of “self help”
Hashtags are also useful for people who use Litsy! :)
Donna, this map is just for our 2020 locations. Sorry about that! Feel free to create your own personal map. You can always add it in to your personal plans :)
The map has not been update through message 152. We are already rocking it this year!
We have 6 brand new locations :)
- Falkland Islands
- Kiribati
- Mauritius
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Zimbabwe
That means that Charlie, Amy, Pam, Steven, Traci, and Cheri have earned the "Globetrotter" badge. Stay tuned!
There was a big gap between when I read the book and watched the show. So I can’t compare them super well. But I did really enjoy the book. At the time, it was unique and the character of Joe was compelling, especially since I hated Bec (making me slightly less protective her).As far as season 3, (view spoiler)
Rachel wrote: "Sabrina wrote: "I just finished Pretty Girls last night and WOW!! First 5 star of the year (well 4.5 but I'm rounding up for GR). I've only read 3 or so thrillers including this one..."I don’t remember it being gory. But I did gift it to my mom and she specifically mentioned the graphic content. I suppose I’m just desensitized. But it is probably something to keep in mind.
The map has now been updated through message 60. A link to the map image is in the first post. If you want to look at the map in more detail, see instructions here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
We're off to a great start! We don't have any brand new locations yet.
Hi Nancy Ann :)I love how organized and specific your challenges are! Since there isn’t an ATY challenge in there, I’m going to move this to the “Infinity” folder.
Emily wrote: "I love this question and I have now added a million new books to my TBR so thanks everyone! Here's mine!Audiobook
Becoming
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
[book:Y..."
LOVED The Great Alone. It was probably my best read of the year.
Steve wrote: "My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry was low on my list in 2019 as well. I felt like there were too many background conflicts/personalities to keep track of and I also fo..."Sorry to hear you didn’t like My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry. I just finished Britt-Marie Was Here and may read grandmother later on in the year, even if it’s technically out of order.
20 in ‘20
Started: February 16, 2020
Completed:
Stats: Coming Soon!
The Searcher by Tana French
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
The Survivors by Jane Harper
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Malorie by Josh Malerman
Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks
The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
(view spoiler)
I just finished Britt-Marie Was Here. I started right before New Years so it doesn't really fit into my plan of reading in month order.It does fit perfectly for week 16, a book set in a rural or sparsely populated area. So I'm checking that one off a bit early.
Now I'm on to Recursion for either week 1 or 2. I figure I'll see what else I end up reading during the month and apply it accordingly.
Jillian wrote: "I have finished my first two tasks and a side read. I'm now on to my next two prompts reading Treachery's Tools by L.E. Modesitt Jr. and Outlander by [..."I'll be interested in hearing what you think of Outlander. I'm always impressed with people who take on huge books. I read it a few years ago and while I enjoyed it, I just haven't mustered the motivation to read more of the series.
I’m such a mood reader that I can really understand that approach. Unfortunately, I also have a horrible memory so I can’t keep the stories straight 🤦🏻♀️
Tracy wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Just finished reading Big Little Lies. I haven't yet decided which prompt to put it in because it can fit in a lot. Currently reading/listening to [book:What Alice F..."If it’s an e-Book, you can put the device on airplane mode so it stays available to you. Downside is you can’t download anything new since you obviously have no internet.
For some reason, Imgur is making you confirm you’re 18 to view. If you click that then it should appear. Regardless, I just uploaded a few different options here:
https://www.goodreads.com/photo/group...
Do we have any members who practice yoga in the group?I'm so excited to start Yoga with Adriene's 30-day challenge tomorrow. I've never done yoga but it's very in line with a lot of my personal intentions and practices. I also desperately need to start a fitness routine so I'm going with the totally cliche, new year's approach and starting with it right off the bat in 2020.
Fingers cross I actually follow through for the whole month 🤞🏻
FAQ's
How do we submit the book titles and locations?
Just add a comment, listing the location for each book. It will be added to the map during the next update.
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Can we add 'x' location to our list? (i.e. break up Canada into provinces)
We are somewhat limited by the map software. The site has numerous other maps available but our use of these maps will be determined by the number of book read for these locations. Last year, there were few readers who provided specific Canadian provinces, for instance.
There are also some locations missing from the world map, even though they are a country/province (i.e. French Polynesia). These are still marked off on our list but are unfortunately not represented on the graphic.
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Can we add fantasy or space locations?
I am open to members' ideas for this. They would not be represented by the mapchart graphic, for obvious reasons. But we can list them in some other way if people are interested.
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Are there any special "accomplishments"?
If you finish the first book for a location (since the start of the group reading map) then you earn a badge. Click over to the badge section to claim yours!
Locations that Need Checked Off
Andorra
Aruba
Bahamas
Bahrain
Belize
Bermuda
Bhutan
Brunei
Burundi
Cameroon
Cayman Islands
Chad
Comoros
Curaçao
Djibouti
El Salvador
Eritrea
Fiji
Guadeloupe
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Honduras
Kosovo
Latvia
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Mayotte
Micronesia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Nauru
Niger
North Macedonia
Puerto Rico
Reunion
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
San Marino
Seychelles
South Sudan
St. Helena
Suriname
Swaziland
São Tomé and Príncipe
Tajikistan
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos
Tuvalu
Uzbekistan
Western Sahara
One of the most beautiful things about reading is its ability to take us to new places. A truly great author can really make a setting come to life.Around the Year 2020 Group Map
Interactive Version: https://infogram.com/world-map-1h7k23...
Member Locations
Object:
Read at least one book set in every country around the world, as a group. We will also be breaking down the United States into each of the 50 states.
It became pretty evident in 2019 that some of the areas of the world are a bit (or a lot) more neglected in our reading habits. In order to really highlight those destinations that tend to be ignored, all new locations will be specially marked in this list by being italicized. If a location is checked off but not italicized, that just means it was read in both 2019 and 2020.
If you're the (awesome) member who reads a book from one of those neglected locations then you will earn a special badge (see more info about Badges here.
Rules:
Only submit the books you've finished reading.
Sure, a lot of us have our reading plans solidified for the whole year but plans have a way of changing even when we don't expect them to. It is for this reason we ask that you only submit books that you're done reading. This way, if that book you thought you'd love ends up in your did-not-finish pile or you take an unexpected hiatus from the group, we won't have to go back and try and figure out what was or wasn't read and we can end the year with a pretty accurate record.
Around the Year Challenge books only, please.
We're going to limit this to books for the main challenge to keep things simpler.
Fiction, non-fiction, doesn't matter.
As long as the book is set in or references events that occurred in a real location we can include it.
Multiple locations:
We know that there are many books set in multiple locations. If that is the case, pick one as the main setting. If you feel like there is no distinct main setting for the book (like road trip books, time travel books, part fantasy world/part real world, etc.) then feel free to post your situation here and we can troubleshoot as a group. I noticed a lot of books in 2019 with multiple locations. If people want to start adding these to the map then we could potentially mark secondary locations in some special way (i.e. a unique color)
What do the different colors mean?
If you see that someone else has already mapped a country, submit your book anyway. The map color will change as we read more and more books set in a country.
Special requests? (i.e. more specific locations) Post them in the comments!
