20.1. Most Improved Player - Cynbaxter's Task: Christmas in the Caribbean

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Task 20.1 Most Improved Player - CynBaxter's Task: Christmas in the Caribbean

My husband and I moved to Puerto Rico earlier this year and are having fun learning about living a tropical life amongst a rich and diverse culture. With 12 hours of sun and stable temperatures in the mid-80’s year ‘round, we frequently forget that it's winter time.

This is a ONE book task. Please choose from the options below. REQUIRED: Indicate in your post the option you chose.

Option 1 - Read a book whose author's* initials can be found in the word CARIBBEAN. Letters may be used as often as they appear in the phrase. Middle initials may be used or ignored.

*Only authors that are identified as authors (or a default blank in the author role field), co-authors, or contributors may be used for tasks involving author information. Other roles or functions such as editor, illustrator, artist, translator, introduction, designed by, foreword, preface, assistant or afterword may not be used for author-sourced tasks. Ask about other roles identified in a Goodreads record in the season's General Questions help thread.

Option 2 - Read a book set in one of the Caribbean countries or written by an author who was born or currently lives in one of the Caribbean countries. For purposes of this task, we will use the list of Caribbean countries found in post 2 of the help thread.

REQUIRED: Please indicate the country in your post. If the country/author's birthplace or residence is not indicated on the Goodreads main page or author biography, include a reference link or quotation from the book to establish the country.

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Caribbean country list:
Anguilla
Antigua
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Bonaire
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Curacao
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Haiti
Jamaica
Martinique
Montserrat
Puerto Rico
Saba
St. Barth's
St. Eustatius
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Maarten
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Trinidad & Tobago
Turks & Caicos
Virgin Islands (BVI)
Virgin Islands (USVI)

[Cynthia]

Approved books:


The Man With the Golden Gun by Ian Fleming - setting: Jamaica

In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez - setting: Dominican Republic

Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende - setting: Haiti

[Cynthia]

These will not work:

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This thread is now open.

[Suzanne]

Would you approve The Man With the Golden Gun for its Jamaica setting?

[Cynthia]

Suzanne wrote: "Would you approve The Man With the Golden Gun for its Jamaica setting?"

Approved!

Fun Fact: Ian Fleming wrote this in Jamaica :-)

[Jenifer]

Do either of these work for option 2?

In the Time of the Butterflies
Island Beneath the Sea

[Cynthia]

Jenifer wrote: "Do either of these work for option 2?

In the Time of the Butterflies
Island Beneath the Sea"

Approved!

[Book Concierge]

Jenifer wrote: "Do either of these work for option 2?
Island Beneath the Sea"

Isabel Allende's initials are in CARIBBEAN ... so it qualifies for Option 1, also