Around the World in Books Challenge - 2016

[Meagan]

I know I set a target this year I can't remember doing it for this challenge
But here is the start of my list
UK/USA- A Short History of nearly everything by Bill Bryson
Australia -The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
Irealand - One Hundred names by Celia Hearn
USA – Lost Memory of Skin by Russell Banks
UK- The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic (Shopaholic, #1) by Sophie Kinsella

[Daniela]

Update #517

7 - Reino Unido: Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone - J.K.Rowling

5/7

[TerryJane, Challenges]

I've updated my original post for the Around the World challenge. I'm currently at 17/20.

[Eggp]

June update:
Goal: 10/12

09. Italy: The Name of the Rose - 30 Jun 2016, 4/5
10. Japan: Revenge: Stories - 30 Jun 2016, 4/5

[Amanda]

Updated #181

I would like to up my challenge to 17

14. Germany Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind Completed 26/06/16 Rating 4 stars
15. France No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre Completed 1/07/16 Rating 4 stars


15/17

[Susan C]

Updated message 79

7. Sierra Leone - A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah read 6/9/2016
8. Turkey - The King of Taksim Square by Emrah Serbes read 6/18/2016
9. France - The Other Story by Tatiana de Rosnay read 6/26/2016


9/10

[Clare]

Updated message 114

with The White Tiger for India

Now at 6/10

[Caro]

So... It seems this year I will make it for this Challenge...

1. De qué hablo cuando hablo de correr - Japan
2.¡Muuu! - Germany
3.The Bollywood Bride - India
4.The Handmaid's Tale - Canada
5.Voces de Chernóbil - Ukraine
6.I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban - Pakistan
7.The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared Sweden
8.Cierra los ojos, princesa - Colombia
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[Mary Pat]

UPDATE:


4/10

1. USA - Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
2. JAPAN - Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
3. RUSSIA - Foundation by Isaac Asimov
4. SOUTH AFRICA - The Copy by Grant Boshoff

[Ecem]

Updating msg 303:

2. Greece - Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Lafcadio Hearn -- READ

11/16

[Laurie]

Updated message 19

20/24 complete

Added:
19. Russia - The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
20. Australia - A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute

[Maria]

Updated message 39

9/10

[Cassandra]

Great job!

Since there was a question, the original challenge was to read books written by authors of different countries, but everyone is welcome to adapt the challenge to fit them (so settings are okay too).

[Janine]

Updated message 477. 11/15

11) Iran - The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

[[deleted user]]

Updated message 176

Completed 8/5

[Katherine]

AROUND THE WORLD IN BOOKS
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016
Read: 13/13

1. USA: The Princess Bride ✔
2. UK: How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel by Cressida Cowell ✔
3. Japan: Love Mode, Vol. 4 by Yuki Shimizu ✔
4. Denmark: The Complete Fairy Tales ✔
5. China: The Art of War ✔
6. France: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea ✔
7. Kenya: Changeling by Philippa Gregory ✔
8. Canada: Defying Pack Law ✔
9. Germany: Come Home To Me ✔
10. Australia: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak ✔
11. Italy: Quick and Furry Collection by Celia Kyle ✔
12. Russia: War and Peace ✔
13. South Africa: The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkein ✔

[Susan C]

Updated message 79

1. Croatia - Girl at War by Sara Nović read 1/16/2016
2. Nigeria - Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi read 1/26/2016 (she was born in Nigeria and lived there until she was 4)
3. Sweden - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman read 1/27/2016
4. Iran - Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan read 2/13/2016
5. Germany - The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George read 2/27/2016
6. South Africa - The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay read 3/12/2016
7. Sierra Leone - A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah read 6/9/2016 8. Turkey - The King of Taksim Square by Emrah Serbes read 6/18/2016
9. France - The Other Story by Tatiana de Rosnay read 6/26/2016
10. India - A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry read 7/9/2016

10/10 Challenge completed!

[Anita]

I'm message 155, and I've updated 15/20 (I think...)

[Paul Emily]

Updated message 13 with Canada - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

19/20

[Sam F]

Updated Message 60

20/20 completed!

I'd like to try for 15 more.

[Owlonmywrist]

Update to post 50:

9. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Columbia
8/10

[Marja]

Updated message #80.

5/12

[Paul Emily]

Updated message 13 with Australia - Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood

20/20

I'll definitely be coming back to this later on, but I'm not sure when, so I won't be increasing my goal for now. It's been fun though, so thanks! :)

[Maria]

updated message 39

10/10

[Diane L]

Finished

AROUND THE WORLD IN BOOKS
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016
20/20

1. The Navigator by Clive Cussler, 2 Jan 2016, Iraq and Turkey
2. The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran, 8 Jan 2016, Egypt
3. A.D. 30 by Ted Dekker, 10 Jan 2016, Palestine
4. The Plague by Albert Camus, 15 Jan 2016, Algeria
5. The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill, 26 Jan 2016, Laos
6. In the Shadow of the Glacier by Vicki Delany, 27 Jan 2016, Canada
7. Voices from Chernobyl by Svetlana Alexievich, 9 Feb 2016, Ukraine and Belarus
8. Medusa by Clive Cussler, 15 Feb 2016, Micronesia
9. An Incomplete Revenge by Jacqueline Winspear, 17 Feb 2016, England
10. The Shadow of the Lords by Simon Levack, 24 Feb 2016, Mexico
11. I Kiss Your Hands Many Times: Hearts, Souls, and Wars in Hungary by Marianne Szegedy-Maszak, 29 Feb 2016, Hungary
12. The Prophetess: Deborah's Story by Jill Eileen Smith, 17 Apr 2016, Israel
13. One Hundred Names by Cecelia Ahern, 20 Apr 2016, Ireland
14. Paris: A Love Story by Kati Marton, 30 Apr 2016, France/Hungary/UK/US/Israel
15. Pompeii by Robert Harris, 7 May 2016, Italy
16. The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts by Joshua Hammer, 12 May 2016, Mali
17. The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan, 13 May 2016, India
18. The Murder Farm by Andrea Maria Schenkel, 19 May 2016, Germany
19. The Northern Lights: The True Story of the Man Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Aurora Borealis by Lucy Jago, 8 Jun 2016, Norway
20. Arcady's Goal by Eugene Yelchin, 2 Jul 2016, Soviet Union

[Ecem]

Updating msg 303:

6. Germany - The Double-Bass by Patrick Süskind -- READ

12/16

[Katzi]

Updated post 305

Read 3/8

[Nicole]

Updated msg #85, challenge complete.

[Ecem]

Updating msg 303:

13. Brazil - Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho -- READ

13/16

[Candiss]

I updated message #14.

Read: 7/12

[Yaara]

OK, so I know I am a little late to join, but I would like to.
I think I'll set my goal to 10 books. Hopefully I'll be able to accomplish that.


1. Colombia - One Hundred Years of Solitude
2. USA - Stuck-Up Suit
3. Israel - A Tale of Love and Darkness
4. Sweden - A Man Called Ove
5. Antigua - A Small Place
6. Egypt - The Yacoubian Building
7. England - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
8. Germany - The Flying Classroom
9. Australia - The Light Between Oceans

[Cassandra]

No problem, Yaara! We're happy to have you join.

You are all fantastic! Congratulations to Monique, Susan, Paul, Sam, Maria, Diane, and Nicole for finishing their challenges.

[Marina]

Update post #24

Germany: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Afghanistan: The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan

Total: 11/15

[Paul Emily]

Thank you Cassandra! You're fantastic as well for running this. :)

Updating message 13 with Finland - The Summer Book by Tove Jansson

21/20

[Cassandra]

My pleasure, Paul! I like running challenges because I get to see what books you all read. :)

[Laurie]

Updated message 19

21/24 read

Added:
21. Ghana - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

[Owlonmywrist]

Update to post 50:

9. Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson - South Korea

9/10

[Gretchen]

Edit Msg 10
Read 13/15

[Marelis]

Update
6/10
Spain: El coloquio de los perros

[Marelis]

well I want to change one country.
Previous: Uruguay
New one: Australia

[Owlonmywrist]

Update to post 50:

10. Beowulf: A New Translation by Seamus Heaney

10/10 - Completed!

[Janine]

Updated message 477. 12/15

12) North Korea - The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story by Hyeonseo Lee

[Amanda]

Updated #181

16. Hungary Embers by Sándor Márai Completed 7/07/16 Rating 3 stars


16/17

[katie]

Update Message 526

Argentina:El túnel by Ernesto Sabato
finished 7/20/16
4/5 stars

Read 4/10

[Yaara]

update msg 743.
1/10
Colombia - One Hundred Years of Solitude

[Marja]

Update message #80.

6/12

Sweden: Huhtikuun noita by Majgull Axelsson

[Vernice]

Update for this challenge so far this year:

10/15

United States - Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
China - The Only Child by Guojing
England - Fellside by M.R. Carey
South Africa - Survivors' Club (2015-) #1Lauren Beukes
Irelenad - Asking For It by Louise O'Neill
Wales - The BFG by Roald Dahl
Canada - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Australia - The Light Between Oceans
New Zealand - The Fellowship of the Ring
Scotland - Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies

[Charity]

Updated message 53.

6/10

[Cassandra]

Congratulations, Sharon! You're on a roll. :)

[Yaara]

update msg 743.
USA - Stuck-Up Suit

Is Westeros a country if I wanna read Game of Thrones next?