Lindsay’s Comments (group member since Jan 25, 2020)

Lindsay’s comments from the BYL Reading Challenge group.

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Read a book about a famous person from a country not your own (3 new)

Oct 05, 2020 06:24PM

I read Villa and Zapata by Frank McLynn; it would also work for “a book about a revolution”.

Read an ownvoices book about a minority group from a country not your own (4 new)

Sep 22, 2020 09:41PM

I read Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. It’s about a Korean family in Japan from the 1930s to 1980s.

Read a travelogue (5 new)

Sep 13, 2020 05:16AM

I read Life and Death in the Andes: On the Trail Of Bandits, Heroes and Revolutionaries by Kim MacQuarrie.

Read a book about a revolution (3 new)

Jul 31, 2020 08:06PM

I read (actually re-read) The Gods Are Thirsty by Tanith Lee. It is about the French Revolution, but told in such a unique way that I never get tired of it. Probably one of my all time favorite books.

Read a book written in your language that includes a foreign word in the title (3 new)

Jul 31, 2020 07:59PM

I read Dominicana by Angie Cruz.

Read a historical fantasy book (6 new)

Jul 31, 2020 07:18PM

I read Beloved by Toni Morrison. I didn’t even realize it would fit this category before I read it. Really great book, but definitely a heavier read.

Read a book that takes place at sea (6 new)

Jul 31, 2020 07:15PM

I read The Deep by Alma Katsu. It takes place on the Titanic and it’s sister ship.

Read a book of (or based on) fairy tales or folklore from a culture not your own (8 new)

Jun 22, 2020 07:40PM

I read Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia.

Read a memoir or biography about a person from a country you have always wanted to visit (4 new)

Jun 01, 2020 06:21PM

I read The Promise of Iceland by Kari Gislason.

Read a book about space travel (8 new)

May 08, 2020 01:05PM

I read Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky. It is Book 2 in a series, so I also recommend Children of Time (Book 1). Both are really outstanding books.

Read a translated book (20 new)

Apr 24, 2020 09:06PM

I read A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende. Wonderful - by far the best book I’ve read this year.

Read a book about an Indigenous people group (12 new)

Apr 09, 2020 08:47AM

I read Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse. It’s the second in the book series that starts with Trail of Lightning.

Read a book about royalty (5 new)

Apr 02, 2020 09:04AM

I read the Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain. I didn’t realize the “Prince” in the story is Edward VI!

Read a book about the immigrant experience (5 new)

Mar 18, 2020 09:32PM

I read The Night Counter by Alia Yunis.

Read a book that has won an award (3 new)

Mar 11, 2020 11:22AM

I read The Vegetarian by Han King. It won the Man Booker International Prize.

Read poetry from a country not your own (2 new)

Mar 03, 2020 09:15AM

I read a collection of poems called On the White Empty Page by Chamnongsri Rutnin (Thailand).

Read a book about ocean life (3 new)

Feb 27, 2020 09:55PM

I read American Catch: The Fight for Our Local Seafood by Paul Greenberg.

Read a book that takes place in more than one country (6 new)

Feb 25, 2020 09:06AM

I read Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. USA/Ghana

Read a book set in South America (7 new)

Feb 12, 2020 08:17AM

I read Space Invaders by Nona Fernandez. A novella that takes place in Pinochet-controlled Chile.

Read Historical Fiction from an Eastern Hemisphere country (4 new)

Feb 05, 2020 07:38PM

I read The Story That Cannot Be Told by J. Kasper Kramer. It’s a middle-grade novel that takes place in Romania. Both my daughter and I loved it. Makes a great read-aloud.

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