Around the World in Books Challenge - 2014

[Adriana]

AROUND THE WORLD IN BOOKS CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014

For this challenge, your task is to read books from different regions of the world. The book must take place in that region, be written in a language of that region, OR be written by an author from that region.



Regions
North America
Central America
Caribbean
South America
West Europe
East Europe and Former Soviet Union
Africa
Middle East
East Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Australia & South Pacific

[Adriana]

Participation List


Alessia: 8/12
Alison: 2/3
Angelique: 12/12 COMPLETE
Ann: 0/12
Annika: 0/7
Apoorv: 5/12
April: 0/12
Ashley: 1/5
Audrey: 0/6
Bj: 0/6
Bobbie: 0/5
Carrie: 0/5
Chellie: 0/12
Chloe: 8/5 COMPLETE
Claire(6452): 11/12
Colby: 0/5
Craig: 1/6
Cynthia: 10/12
Darshana: 0/12
Diana S: 0/12
Danielle: 10/10 COMPLETE
Daphne: 9/12
DeeDee: 12/12 COMPLETE
Eliana: 1/12
Elsbeth: 12/12 COMPLETE
Emily: 5/12
Erika: 8/12
Erika W: 0/6
EstaAmeliaR: 4/12
Finley: 7/12
Greg: 12/12 COMPLETE
Ingrid: 1/12
Jave: 10/12
Jennifer: 5/12
Jennifer (J.J.): 7/12
Jessica: 0/4
Karena: 10/10
Kathy: 1/12
Kellyanne: 0/6
Kelsie: 0/5
Laura Albins: 10/12
Laura Jane: 1/4
Leah: 1/12
Lisa: 0/12
Lorelei: 4/4 COMPLETE
Lyndi: 6/12
Lynn: 12/12 COMPLETE!
LynnB: 11/12
Marina: 12/12 COMPLETE
Mave: 0/12
Meg: 12/12 COMPLETE
Melissa: 1/6
Merja: 7/12
M.H.: 5/12
Michelle: 0/6
Mim: 0/5
Nicole: 1/4
Paul: 12/12 COMPLETE
Sara: 0/12
Sarah: 4/5
ScarlettMi: 6/5 COMPLETE
Sharon: 5/6
Shelly: 2/6
Sibyl: 0/7
SilverRaindrops: 0/12
Sydney: 2/5
Sydney (sawyer): 8/12
Tammie: 0/5
Terrie: 1/5
Theresa~OctoberLace: 7/8
Tricia: 3/6

[Adriana]

The last yearly challenge! I'll have to check back later to see what books I want to use for this challenge (:

[LynnB]

I'm in. Put me down for 9 (though I'm going to try for 12, if I can).


North America - The Accidental Tourist (US)
Central America - The Pearl (Mexico)
South America - Daughter of Fortune (Chile)
Caribbean - Claire of the Sea Light (Haiti)
West Europe - The Three Musketeers (France)
East Europe & the former Soviet Union - Prague Winter (Czechoslovakia)
Africa - A House in the Sky (Somalia)
Middle East
East Asia - Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag (North Korea)
South Asia - The Hundred-Foot Journey (story starts in India and is about Indian family)
Southeast Asia - Cockroaches (Thailand)
Australia & South Pacific - The Rosie Project (Australia)

Completed: 11/12

[Erika]

I'm going to do 9 too!

North America
Caribbean
South America
West Europe
East Europe & the former Soviet Union
Africa
Middle East
East Asia
Australia & South Pacific

[Adriana]

@LynnB- Yay! ^__^ First one to join (:
@Erika- Good luck!

[Eliana]

Put me down for 12

[Adriana]

@Eliana- Will do!

[Sharon]

I'll start with 6 and see how it goes

[Adriana]

@Sharon- Welcome to the challenge (:

[Adriana]

I'm going to try to go for 6. I might up my goal later.

North America
South America
West Europe
East Europe and Former Soviet Union
Middle East
Australia & South Pacific

From beginning to end: Setting - Mexico; Setting - Amazon/Peru; Setting - Denmark; Setting - Russia; Setting - visit Egypt for a while and get to the Egyptian Underworld; Aussie author.

[Deedee]

I'm in for all 12!

AROUND THE WORLD IN BOOKS CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014

12/12

Regions

North America(United States of America) Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1994) by John Berendt (01/22/14)
Central America(Nicaragua)The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey (1987) by Salman Rushdie (03/07/14)
Caribbean(Martinique) The Last Days of St. Pierre: The Volcanic Disaster That Claimed 30,000 Lives (2002) by Ernest Zebrowski Jr. (01/08/14)
South America (Bolivia) Andean Express (2000) by Juan De Recacoechea; translated by Adrian Althoff (06/09/14)
West Europe(England) Longbourn (2013) by Jo Baker (01/27/14)
East Europe and Former Soviet UnionThe White Guard (1926) by Mikhail Bulgakov; translated by Michael Gleeny (03/20/14)
Africa(Kenya) A Primate's Memoir (2001) by Robert M. Sapolsky (04/24/14)
Middle East (Iraq) Sweet Dates in Basra: A Novel (2010) by Jessica Jiji (03/19/14)
East Asia(China) Waiting (1999) by Ha Jin (02/10/14)
South AsiaSouth Asia (India) Waiting for the Mahatma (1955) by R.K. Narayan (01/05/14)
Southeast Asia(Cambodia)In the Shadow of the Banyan (2010) by Vaddey Ratner (01/09/14)
Australia & South Pacific (Australia) The White Earth (2004) by Andrew McGahan (01/22/14)

[Adriana]

Good luck DeeDee!

[Paul]

What a neat idea. I'm in for the 12 - love to travel so this will go with that passion (and it's a lot cheaper).

[Adriana]

@Paul- haha (: Have fun!

[AJ]

There is a goodreads group, Around the World. if you like this challenge you should check them out, they vote on one country/region book each month and one US state book. But most useful for this challenge is they have lists of books fit current countries and regions.

[Daphne]

I'll give it a go. In for 12. :)

[Adriana]

@AJ- That actually sounds pretty fun (: Thanks!
@Daphne- Welcome to the challenge!

[Mell]

Put me down for 6 please! I'm so excited for all of these yearly challenges!

[Adriana]

@Melissa- This is going to be a great year of challenges (:

[Lilac]

I'm in for 5 :)

[[deleted user]]

I'd like to join in on this one, for 12 :)

[Adriana]

@Lilac- Awesome! Will add you now.
@Bookalicious- Sweet! Good luck (:

[Lynn]

I'll be brave and try for all 12 as well.

AROUND THE WORLD IN BOOKS CHALLENGE
January 1 - December 31, 2014 -- Current Status: Read 12 of 12
(The book must take place in that region, be written in a language of that region, OR be written by an author from that region.)

Regions
North America -- Wool Omnibus... COMPLETE 01/03/14
Central America -- The Jaguar Smile A Nicaraguan Journey.... COMPLETE 01/16/14
Caribbean -- Wide Sargasso Sea.... COMPLETE 03/17/14
South America -- The Silence of the Rain.... COMPLETE 03/23/14
West Europe -- A Dying Fall... COMPLETE 01/01/14
E. Europe/Former Soviet Union -- A Constellation of Vital Phenomena... COMPLETE 01/21/14
Africa -- The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon... COMPLETE 01/07/14
Middle East -- Day After Night.... COMPLETE 01/13/14
East Asia -- The Orphan Master's Son... COMPLETE 02/05/14
South Asia -- And the Mountains Echoed..... COMPLETE 01/05/14
Southeast Asia -- Cockroaches.... COMPLETE 03/08/14
Australia & South Pacific -- The Dragon Man.... COMPLETE 01/10/14

Edited 03/23/14...... CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Adriana]

@Lynn- Good luck on your goal!

[Alison]

Put me down for 3 to start! Ill have to look at the list of books I have for next year.

[Adriana]

@Alison- Great! Added you (:

[Chloé]

I'll go for 5

[April]

I like this challenge. I'll go for 12!

[Adriana]

Welcome to the challenge Chloe and April!

[Erika]

I would like to up my goal to 10 instead of 9, please!

[Daphne]

AROUND THE WORLD IN BOOKS CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014
Completed: 9/12

For this challenge, your task is to read books from different regions of the world. The book must take place in that region, be written in a language of that region, OR be written by an author from that region.

Regions
North America- The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York Completed 1/7/2014
Central America- The Pearl 1/16/2014
Caribbean- The Old Man and the Sea Completed 1/9/2014
South America- The Lost World Completed 2/17/2014
West Europe- Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Completed 1/2/2014
East Europe and Former Soviet Union- Not Read:
Africa- Not Read: Ahmed's Revenge: A Novel
Middle East- The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy Completed 2/11/2014
East Asia- Not Read: The Dragon's Village: An Autobiographical Novel of Revolutionary China
South Asia- The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling Completed 2/3/2014
Southeast Asia- Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded Completed 1/25/2014
Australia & South Pacific- The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Completed 1/14/2014

[SibylM]

I'll go for seven. Thanks!

[Adriana]

Okay Erika I have updated you (:

I have added you Sibyl. Welcome to the challenge (:

[Kathy]

I would like to join also and please put me down for all 12 regions.

[Erika]

Oh dear, I'm going to change my goal again and go in for all 12. I had trouble finding books for two of the regions but now I've found them! Sorry to make you update my challenge twice, Adriana!

[Adriana]

I've added you Kathy!

No problem Erika! I had trouble finding them for a bunch of regions so I went with 6 for a start to be on the safe side. Glad you were able to find books for all the regions (:

[Kellyanne]

I'll try for 6 for this one.

0/6

Books are being tracked at: Around the world

[Sara]

I will go for 12.

[Adriana]

I have added you both Kellyanne and Sara. Good luck!

[Kelsi]

I'm in for 5

[Adriana]

Added you Kelsi!

[Laura Jane]

I would like to see how I get on with this challenge. Should manage at least 4 so please put me down for that and I might extend my goal at some point.

[Adriana]

Welcome to the challenge Laura Jane!

[M.H.]

This is a wonderful idea - it's the next best thing to being there! Add me, please, with one for each region, twelve.

[Adriana]

Added you M.H.!

[Audrey]

Please put me down for 6, but I am going to try to do all 12 if possible.

[Shelly]

I will aim for 6.....

[Colby]

Adriana wrote: "AROUND THE WORLD IN BOOKS CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014

For this challenge, your task is to read books from different regions of the world. The book must take place in that reg..."

I would like to attempt 5

[Danielle]

You may put me down for 5, Adriana