Around the World in Books Challenge - 2016

[Janine]

Updated message 477. Only one more this month, 8/15.

8) China - I Am China by Xiaolu Guo

[GailW]

Update message 59:

Increased to 15, have completed 12

[Anita]

I'm message 155. I've gotten rather distracted from my original list, so I will increase my goal to 15. I've updated as well.

[Charity]

Updated message 51.

Goal 4/10

[Cassandra]

Great job! I'm glad to see that you're feeling like you can increase your goals. :)

[Eggp]

April update:
Goal: 7/12

06. Czech Republic: The Metamorphosis - 03 Apr 2016, 3/5
07. Russia: The Rest of the Robots (Robot, #0.2) - 30 Apr 2016, 4/5

[Laurie]

Update 341: 12/15

[Susan]

8/20 Read


7. South Africa- A Sinless Season by Damon Galgut
8. Vietnam- Dumb Luck by Vu Trong Phung

[katie]

Updated post 526:

Read: 2/10

2. Chile - The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende 5/3/16

[Ecem]

Update for the msg 303:

9. South America - Memories of My Melancholy Whores
by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez -- READ

10/16

[Cassandra]

Updated to here.

[Lynn]

Updated message 62. -- 17/25

✔Turkey--Akif Pirinçci: Felidae--05/02/16

[Bücherhörnchen]

Broken Dolls by James Carol (Born in Scotland)
Eragon by Christopher Paolini (USA)

-->5/12

[Danielle]

You may double my goal, Cassandra. I'm going to try for 20. So far I have read following books:

1: Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood - Canada
2: Dogstar Rising and The Ghost Runner by Parker Bilal - Sudan
3: The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley - UK
4: Ripple of the Storm and Landlocked by Doris Lessing - Iran
5: The Penguin Lessons by Tom Michell - Argentina
6: Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote - US
7: The Quarry by Damon Galgut - South Africa
8: The Book of Memory by Petina Gappah - Zimbabwe
9: Privatstunden by Alain Claude Sulzer - Switzerland
10: La mort de Belle by Georges Simenon - Belgium
11: A Whole Life by Robert Seethaler - Austria
12: Christ Stopped at Eboli by Carlo Levi - Italy

[Paul Emily]

Updated message 13 with Sweden - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

16/20

[Laurie]

Update #341: 13/15

[Sonia]

Pleae Update
1. Jo Nesbo born Norway, Blood on Snow and Midnight Sun
2. Robert Harris born United Kingdom, Imperium: a Novel of Anceint Rome
3. George Friedman born Hungary, The Next 100 Years

[Cassandra]

Awesome job, Danielle! I updated your goal.

[Diana]

update:

8/12

8. Sweden: En mann ved navn Ove by Fredrik Backman

[Rosa]

Hi, I'd like to join this challenge. Sign me up for 10, please

[Marina]

Hungary: Essere senza destino (Fatelessness) by Imre Kertész

19/20

[Cassandra]

Welcome to the challenge, Rosa! Feel free to count any books you've already read this year if they fit into the different countries.

[Candiss]

I updated message #14.

Read: 4/12

[Stephanie (Chinchillita)]

*Update Message 56*
8/10
And the Mountains Echoed - Afghanistan

[Cinnie]

hi Cassandra, I have updated my message (#169) with more books.

[Franci]

Francois Bloemhof -South Africa
6/10

[Fr. Andrew]

Updated Message 163...Challenge COMPLETED, so I'm increasing my goal to 20 books.

My goal is 15 20

1. Canada: HARK! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton (1/2/16)
2. England: The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes (1/6/16)
3. India: The Snake Charmer: A Novel by Sanjay Nigam (1/18/16)
4. United States: The Burn Journals by Brent Runyon (1/24/16)
5. Japan: Hidden Messages in Water by Masaru Emoto (2/4/16)
6. Netherlands: Under the Skin by Michel Faber (2/8/16)
7. Mexico: Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments, with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies by Laura Esquivel (2/12/16)
8. Italy: The Ukrainian and Russian Notebooks: Life and Death Under Soviet Rule by Igort (2/24/16)
9. Bosnia and Herzegovina: Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Wartime Sarajevo by Zlata Filipović (3/14/16)
10. Russia: There Are Jews in My House by Lara Vapnyar (3/27/16)
11. Fictionalized Middle Eastern Country: Guapa by Saleem Haddad 4/12/16
12. Lebanon: A Game for Swallows: To Die, to Leave, to Return by Zeina Abirached 4/11/16
13. Australia: New Kids on the Block's Hangin' Tough by Rebecca Wallwork 4/14/16
14. Scotland: Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming 4/27/16
15. France: Blue is the Warmest Color by Julie Maroh 5/13/16
16. Turkey: Istanbul Istanbul by Burhan Sönmez ----

[Daniela]

Updated post #517

5 - Suécia : O hipnotista - Lars Kepler

4/7

[Paul Emily]

Updated message 13 with Colombia - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

17/20

[Susan]

9/20 Read

9. Laos- Folk Stories of the Hmong: Peoples of Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam by Norma Livo and Dia Cha

[Amanda]

Updated #181

12. Japan Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Completed 16/05/16 Rating 4 stars

12/15

[Laurie]

Updated message 19

16/24

Added:
16. The Bone People by Keri Hulme

[Lynn]

Updated message 62 with 3 I finished in the past couple of weeks. -- 20/25

✔Iceland--Arnaldur Indriðason: Into Oblivion--05/11/16
✔India--Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: Sister of My Heart--05/13/16
✔Northern Ireland--Brian McGilloway: The Rising--05/20/16

My numbers here are getting a boost from my efforts in the Clear the Shelves Challenge.

[Gretchen]

Edit Msg 10
Read 8/15

[Patricia]

Just finished reading which takes me to 10/18. (Message #593, p.12) I quite liked the book. I will be reading something else from this author, too, having bought another of his books in a recent (public) interview with the author.

[Deborah]

Message 130 page 3

now at 14/20 books

[Kelly]

Updated #95.

Nigeria - We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ✔

This takes me to 12/12 = Challenge Complete!
Thanks for hosting!

[Carrie]

Updated message 89 - 4/5 complete.

I really need to branch out more :)

[Sam F]

Updated Message 60

14/20 completed to date

[Diana]

update:

9/12

9. Germany: På ferie med pappa by Dora Heldt

[Candiss]

I updated message #14.

5. Japan: The Diving Pool: Three Novellas - Yōko Ogawa

Read: 5/12

[Maria]

updated message 39
7/10

Canada: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 5-21-16

[Alex]

Update Message 94 - Challenge completed :-)

USA - The Healing
The Philippines - The Girl from the Well
Spain - The Shadow of the Wind
New Zealand - Phenomena: The Lost and Forgotten Children
England - The Doll's House
China -Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Loss and Love
Scotland - The Mermaids Singing
Vietnam - Inside Out & Back Again
Canada - The Masked Truth
Brazil - The Alchemist
Japan - Never Let Me Go
Russia - Words Will Break Cement: The Passion of Pussy Riot
Peru - Kill the Boy Band
Denmark - The Keeper of Lost Causes
Ireland - The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

**15/15**

[Cassandra]

Congratulations to Kelly and Alex!

Lynn - I'm glad to hear that your challenges are going together well. :)

[Sherry]

Updated:
5/7 Completed ✔

I decided on 7 Continents of the World:
1. North America : USA- I'll Never Let You Go by Mary Burton [Read 1/12/2016]
➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ 2. South America : BRAZIL- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
3. Africa : ZIMBABWE- The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins [Read 3/7/2016]
4. Europe : LONDON- The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro [Read 1/8/2016]
5. Asia : CHINA- A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo [Read 5/19/2016]
➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ 6. Middle East : ISRAEL- A Dangerous Fiction: A Mystery: A Mystery by Barbara Rogan
7. Australia : NEW ZEALAND (Oceania)- Shards of Hope (Psy-Changeling, #14) by Nalini Singh [Read 3/25/2016]

AROUND THE WORLD IN BOOKS- 7 Continents!!!

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[Paul Emily]

Updated message 13 with Zimbabwe - We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo

18/20

[Maria]

Updated message 39

8/10

[Anita]

Updated message 155: 8/16

[Diana]

update:

10/12

10. Pakistan: I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai

[Victoria]

May update 5/8 after completing

Denmark: The Elephant Girl completed 10.05.16 rating 2 stars

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