Around the World in Books Challenge - 2016

[Samantha (AK)]

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Edited message 163 with Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok (China - Hong Kong)

[Maureen]

I'm in, I want to do 25 countries.

Yearly Challenge
AROUND THE WORLD IN BOOKS
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016

Read books written by authors from as many different countries as you can. The authors can have either been born there or lived there.

I want to do 25 different countries

4/25 Countries

1. England - Terry Pratchett - Witches Abroad: (1/2/2016)
2. USA - Robert Jordan - Winter's Heart (1/11/2016)
3. The Netherlands - Thomas Acda - Onderweg met Roadie (1/17/2016)
4. Germany - Andreas Eschbach - Het Messias Mysterie (1/19/2016)
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[clingoclingovski]

I'll try 10 for now, might as well start with my country...
1. Croatia Girl at War

[Marina]

USA: Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore

2/20

[Patricia]

I have finished my first country! Nigeria is read.

[Annika]

Just finished my first of 10 books, UnDivided by Neal Shusterman, representing the USA on my list.
1/10.
Thanks!

[Cassandra]

Welcome, Marelis!

Samantha, how many countries would you like to read?

[Marina]

Updated message 25

Sweden: Ondskaben

Read: 1/15

[Samantha (AK)]

Samantha, how many countries would you like to read?"

EDIT: Sorry, wrong Samantha. Ignore if you saw previous. *blushing furiously*

[Ronja]

Updated message #87

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

Read: 1/10.

[Fr. Andrew]

Two books done...

1. Canada: HARK! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton (1/2/16)
2. England: The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes (1/6/16)

[Cassandra]

No problem, Samantha! It gets confusing with so many people in the group!

Congratulations Andrew and Ronja for finishing your first books.

[Marina]

Canada: Stazione undici (Station Eleven) by Emily St. John Mandel

3/20

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Cassandra wrote: "AROUND THE WORLD IN BOOKS
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016

Read books written by authors from as many different countries as you can. The authors can have either been born there or lived th..."

Cassandra wrote: "AROUND THE WORLD IN BOOKS
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016

Read books written by authors from as many different countries as you can. The authors can have either been born there or lived th..."

Cassandra wrote: "AROUND THE WORLD IN BOOKS
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016

Read books written by authors from as many different countries as you can. The authors can have either been born there or lived th..."

I will read 10 from 10 different countries. Not sure which ones yet.

Great challenge since I tend to read mostly American or British authors.

Barb

[Susan]

1/20 Read

Nigeria- Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

[Willemijn]

Update:
2/15

USA: Ready Player One - Ernest Cline

[Cheri]

Update: 1/12 - author from France

How the World Was: A California Childhood by Emmanuel Guibert (4 stars)

[Marina]

Italy: La festa del ritorno (The Homecoming Party) by Carmine Abate

4/20

[Diana]

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

I'll sign up for 12.

[Diana]

update 1/12

1. USA - Love You More by Gardner, Lisa

[Samantha]

Cassandra wrote: "Welcome, Marelis!

Samantha, how many countries would you like to read?">

I would like to read 20 countries.

update: 2/20
1. England( Cornwall,,,) - Rebecca
2. Poland - Night

[Dominique]

No 21 updated 1/10

[Paul Emily]

Updated message 14 with Afghanistan - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and Italy - The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri

2/15

[Patricia]

Finished "The Aviator's Wife" as my book from the USA.

[Nik]

[2/12]

01. US. Cathrynne M. Valente, author of The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland - For a Little While (★★★★)
02. Canada. Shannon Mayer, author of Elementally Priceless (★★★)

/NN

[Carri]

Sign me up for 10
Read books written by authors from as many different countries as you can. The authors can have either been born there or lived there.

1/10

Africa:
Antarctica:
Asia:
Australia:
Europe:
Poland - Night by Elie Wiesel read 01/10/16
North America:
South America:

[Diana]

update:

2/ 12

1. USA: Love You More by Lisa Gardner
2. Iran: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

[Carrie]

I have a dilemma - I just finished The Postcard Killers. It was written by James Patterson WITH Liza Marklund. He is from USA but she is from Sweden/Spain. Even though he is the featured author, can I use her instead???

[Kelly]

Updated #95.

England - A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf ✔

2/7

[Marina]

USA - The Bell Jar

Reading total: 2/15

[Cassandra]

Carrie, that's up to you!

Welcome to the challenge, Barbara, Diana, Samantha, and Carri. :)

[Cheri]

Update: 2/12

England

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear (4 stars)

[Willemijn]

Update: 3/15

The Netherlands: The Dinner by Herman Koch

[Nik]

[3/12]

01. US. Cathrynne M. Valente, author of The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland - For a Little While (★★★★)
02. Canada. Shannon Mayer, author of Elementally Priceless (★★★)
03. UK. Charles Dickens, author of A Tale of Two Cities (★★★)

/NN

[Yvonne]

I'm going to try for 20.

11/20

1. USA - Donna Tartt - The Goldfinch
2. Norway - Jo Nesbø - The Devil's Star
3. UK - Jojo Moyes - Me Before You
4. Afghanistan - Khaled Hosseini - And the Mountains Echoed
5. Kuwait - Aline Ohanesian - Orhan's Inheritance
6. Ireland - Adrian McKinty - The Cold Cold Ground
7. New Zealand - Paul Cleave - The Cleaner
8. Italy - Umberto Eco - The Name of the Rose 2/26/2016 3 Stars
9. Denmark - Lene Kaaberbøl - Death of a Nightingale 3/7/2016 3 Stars
10. Nigeria - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Half of a Yellow Sun3/27/2016 3 Stars
11. Australia - Graeme Simsion - The Rosie Project 3/23/2016 3 Stars

[Dominique]

No 20 updated: 2/10

[Nik]

[4/12]

01. US. Cathrynne M. Valente, author of The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland - For a Little While (★★★★)
02. Canada. Shannon Mayer, author of Elementally Priceless (★★★)
03. UK. Charles Dickens, author of A Tale of Two Cities (★★★)
04. Sweden. Art Spiegelman, author of Maus, I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (★★★★)

/NN

[Laurie]

Updated message 19

3/24

Added France Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - The Little Prince
and Japan Haruki Murakami - What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

[Lynn]

Updated message 62 -- 4/15


✔Australia--Garry Disher: Snapshot--01/08/16
✔Britain--Sharon Bolton: Lost--01/03/16
✔Ireland--Oscar Wilde: Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde--01/03/16
✔U.S.--Blake Crouch: Pines--01/05/16

[Yvonne]

Updated Message 241

Norway - Jo Nesbø - The Devil's Star

[Carri]

Update Message 232
Poland - Night by Elie Wiesel read 01/10/16

[Amy (Other Amy)]

Three down:

✔USA: Ray Bradbury with Fahrenheit 451
✔France: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry with The Little Prince
✔Italy: Italo Calvino with The Castle of Crossed Destinies

[Kelly]

Updated #95.


1. USA - The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes ✔

3/7

[Amanda]

Updated message 181

Australia The House at Riverton by Kate Morton

1/10

[Lori]

I've been wanting to try a challenge like this for awhile. I think I'll start with trying 7.

1. Sweden: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

[Sam F]

Updated Message 60

[Charity]

Updated message 51.

1/10

[Cassandra]

Welcome to the challenge, Lori and Yvonne!

Lisa, I increased your goal. Good luck!

[Candiss]

I updated message #14.

Read: 2/12

[B]

Sign me up for 10 please!