A to Z Challenge -- Location Edition 2017 Showing 801-850 of 1,092

[Katerina]

I've now finished 3/10

M for Mumbai - Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

[Chelsea]

Update: Message 96
6/13
C: California - The Girls

[Greg]

J for Jamaica from Governor Ramage R. N..

22/26

[Paul Emily]

Updated message 21 with Y - Yakima - The Secret History of Twin Peaks - ****

24/26

[Maria]

Updated message 40
22/26

Y: Yorkshire, England - Silent Child 5/15/2017

[Owlonmywrist]

Update to post 44:

R: Russia – Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

19/26

[Pamela]

Update Message 222:

G: Godric's Hollow - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

13/26

[Miriam]

updated message 169
read 22/26

[Mie]

Update msg 53: 24/26
✅ O: Ohio from Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned" ⭐️

[Eirelyn]

Update!

Progress: 9/13

A:
B:
C: Carving (Crossed)
D: Denmark (The Postcard Killers)
E: Endstone (Reached)
F:
G:
H:
I: Illinois (The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America)
J:
K:
L:
M:
N: Northanger Abbey (Northanger Abbey)
O: Oria (Matched)
P:
Q:
R:
S: Settlement (Werewolf Defender)
T:
U: Usk (Outbreak: the Zombie Apocalypse)
V:
W: Wuthering Heights (Wuthering Heights)
X:
Y:
Z:

[Oksana]

Updated message 93
5/26

[Maria]

Updated message 40

23/26

X: Xian Where Nuan's family is from - A Court of Wings and Ruin 5-20

[Tania]

Updated message 150, progress 23/26

Y: Yellowstone - Grizzly Years: In Search of the American Wilderness by Doug Peacock

[Santa]

update to #228
U- Ulbroka. Latvia - Parādu piedzinēji /Aldis Bukšs

progress: 11/26

[Kelly]

Updated #52

19/26 complete

[Mie]

I simply haven't been able to find a novel in Danish with an X-location, so for now I will settle for this:

Update msg 53: 25/26
✅ X: new meXico from Brave New World ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Should I find a more qualified book later, I will read it ;-)

[Eirelyn]

Update!

Progress: 12/13

A:
B: Brooklyn (Someday, Someday, Maybe)
C: Carving (Crossed)
D: Denmark (The Postcard Killers)
E: Endstone (Reached)
F:
G:
H:
I: Illinois (The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America)
J:
K:
L:
M: Maze (The Maze Runner)
N: Northanger Abbey (Northanger Abbey)
O: Oria (Matched)
P:
Q:
R:
S: Settlement (Werewolf Defender)
T: Titanic (Taking the Titanic)
U: Usk (Outbreak: the Zombie Apocalypse)
V:
W: Wuthering Heights (Wuthering Heights)
X:
Y:
Z:

[Santa]

update to #228
progress 13/26 (half!)
A- Africa- Zīds/Alessandro Baricco
N- New York, USA- Pilsētas šamaņi/Svens Kuzmins

[Mie]

Update msg 53: 26/26 COMPLETE ✔️
✅ A: Aspen from Calendar Girl: Volume Four ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Maria]

Updated message 40

24/26

J: Jamaica Lane - Before Jamaica Lane 5-26-17

[Cheri]

Update - 22/26
Letter D: Darien, CT
Mary Ann in Autumn by Armistead Maupin (3 stars)

[Julie]

updated message 98

[Megan]

Update to message #23

O: Outer Hebrides - The House Between Tides

14/13

[Eirelyn]

I have COMPLETED my 13 books for this challenge! :D However, I'd like to start fresh with Round 2 & a goal of 17 books this time. :D

Update!

Progress: 13/13

A:
B: Brooklyn (Someday, Someday, Maybe)
C: Carving (Crossed)
D: Denmark (The Postcard Killers)
E: Endstone (Reached)
F:
G:
H:
I: Illinois (The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America)
J:
K:
L:
M: Maze (The Maze Runner)
N: Northanger Abbey (Northanger Abbey)
O: Oria (Matched)
P: Palace Sinful Cinderella
Q:
R:
S: Settlement (Werewolf Defender)
T: Titanic (Taking the Titanic)
U: Usk (Outbreak: the Zombie Apocalypse)
V:
W: Wuthering Heights (Wuthering Heights)
X:
Y:
Z:

[Owlonmywrist]

Update to post 44:

L: Land of the Fae – A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas


Progress: 20/26

[Amanda]

Ideas for location starting with letter "x"? Also, I read "Thirteen Reasons Why" but it has no stated location...man! LOL :/

[Nik]

Updated OM 78 with:

11. Kentucky, US, in Imagine Wanting Only This (2017.05.28, ★★☆☆☆).

[19/26]

[Eirelyn]

Amanda wrote: "Ideas for location starting with letter "x"? Also, I read "Thirteen Reasons Why" but it has no stated location...man! LOL :/"

Hey, Amanda! You could use Xanth, from the Xanth series by Piers Anthony. The first book is A Spell for Chameleon.

Also, Xanadu from Coleridge's Kubla Khan.

Aww, I hate when there's no specified location. The info on the Thirteen Reasons Why page says that the setting is San Luis Obispo, California. I haven't read the book though, so I don't know if this is stated outright in the story or not.

I hope something here helps! :D

[Kadijah Michelle]

Mie wrote: "I simply haven't been able to find a novel in Danish with an X-location, so for now I will settle for this:

Update msg 53: 25/26
✅ X: new meXico from Brave New World ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Should I f..."

Try finding a book that has locations in China. Several of the locations in China start with an X.

But if you can't, Brave New World will defiantly count. Did you enjoy the book. I didn't like it when I read it, but I think that's because I was forced to read it for school. Now I look back and realize how great that book really is.

[Kadijah Michelle]

For all of those having difficulty finding locations for certain letters like Q, X, and Z.

If you truly get stuck, in the past we have given a little leeway.

Example:
X: New MeXico - Brave New World
(taken from Mie)

Also, everyone is all caught up!

[Kristina]

Update: 9/26

A: Asheville Road from The Forgetting Time Finished 2/18/2017
B: Baker Street from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
C: Chicago from Agnes Finished 1/2/2017
D: Denver from The Shining
E: England from The Mysterious Affair at Styles Finished 5/2/2017
F: France from The Nightingale
G: Georgia from In For A Penny
H: Harlem from Behold the Dreamers Finished 1/8/2017
I: Ireland from The Wonder Finished 5/21/2017
J: Japan from Memoirs of a Geisha
K: Korea from The Vegetarian Finished 3/5/2017
L: Los Angeles from The Sympathizer
M: Maine from Shorecliff
N: New Beijing from Cinder
O: Omaha, Nebraska from The Swan Gondola
P: Poland from The History of Love Finished 2/13/2017
Q: Queens, NY from The Man in 3B
R: Rhode Island from The Forgotten Room
S: Swindon from The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Finished 5/10/2017
T: Toronto from The Blind Assassin
U: United States from American Gods Finished 1/31/2017
V: Venus from All Summer in a Day - short story in A Medicine for Melancholy and Other Stories
W: Williamsburg, Brooklyn from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
X: Xanth from A Spell for Chameleon
Y: Yorkshire, England from Fellside
Z: Zollverein, Germany from All the Light We Cannot See

[Mie]

Kadijah Michelle wrote: "Mie wrote: "I simply haven't been able to find a novel in Danish with an X-location, so for now I will settle for this:

Update msg 53: 25/26
✅ X: new meXico from Brave New World ⭐️⭐️⭐️..."

Thank you for letting it count :-) I will take your advise and look for some books located in China - as well as checking EVERY book I read for X-locations, haha...

About the book - it wasn't really my cup of tea, to be honest... I would have thought reading it at a younger age would be more fun, but perhaps not if you are forced to in school :-)

[Santa]

update to #228
progress 14/26
I- Island Books bookstore - Grāmatnieks, kurš atrada dzīvi /Gabrielle Zevin

[Jules]

Finished! 26/26
This was so fun, and I loved to see the books and locations that everyone else used (especially for the harder letters, such as X).

Here's my finished list.
A- Ararat from Gears of the City by Felix Gilman
B- Belle River, New Hampshire from It's Always the Husband by Michelle Campbell
C- Casterbridge from The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
D- Datil, New Mexico from Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones
E-Eastern Commonwealth from Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
F- Florida from Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
G- Georgia from Dark Before Dawn by Monica McGurk
H- Horsehead Nebula from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
I- Iraq from Redeployment by Phil Klay
J- Jurisfiction fromLost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde
K- Kerrith from Rebecca by Daphne duMaurier
L- Luna from Cress by Marissa Meyer
M- Malawi from The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba
N- New Beijing from Cinder by Marissa Meyer
O- Olympus from The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
P- Paris from The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
Q- Quebec from The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them by Wayne Pacelle
R- Red Sea from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
S-Sainte-Mere from Timeline by Michael Crichton
T- Tennessee from American Gods by Neil Gaiman
U- Ukraine from Chernobyl 01:23:40: The Incredible True Story of the World's Worst Nuclear Disaster by Andrew Leatherbarrow
V- Valley Marineris from Red Rising by Pierce Brown
W- Wales from The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
X- Xampenet Tavern from The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Y- Yorkshire from Dracula by Bram Stoker
Z- Zimbabwe from We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo

[Jules]

Amanda wrote: "Ideas for location starting with letter "x"? Also, I read "Thirteen Reasons Why" but it has no stated location...man! LOL :/"


X is tricky! I got mine while reading The Shadow of the Wind. Xampenet Tavern was not a major setting, but it worked for me!

The book I had planned to read for X was The Dream of Perpetual Motion which takes place in Xeroville. I've read it before, and I loved it, but I'll admit that it is not for everyone.

Good luck finding a book!

[[deleted user]]

Update to message #15.

✅ R Russia from Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 05/30/2017 ★★★☆☆

13/24

[Gillis]

I'ld like to join for all 26

Already done: 17/26

A: AIEL WOESTENIJ (Vuur uit de Hemel)
B: BELGIUM (Charly)
C: CHERUSKENLAND (Thorag de Germaan)
D
E: EBO DAR (Een Kroon van Zwaarden )
F: FAR MADDING (Hart van de Winter
G: GATLIN (Betoverd)
H
I: ILLIAN (Het Pad der Dolken
J
K: KOP VAN TOMAN (De Grote Jacht)
L: LOS ANGELES (De tempel van Han)
M: MEMEL (Portland en de dolende dode)
N: NIGER (Een missie naar de Niger)
O: OPPIDUM UBIORUM (Wolvenbroeders)
P
Q
R: RHUIDEAN (De Komst van de Schaduw)
S: SALIDAR (Heer van Chaos)
T: TAR VALON (De Herrezen Draak)
U
V: VENETIE (De dame in blauw)
W: WITTEBRUG (Het Oog van de Wereld)
X
Y
Z

[Jeana]

D: Detroit Embers

10/26

[Carri]

Please update message 91
18/ 26 Completed
A: Afghanistan - Blue by Danielle Steel 01/10/17
B:
C: Charleston, SC Looking for Me
D:
E: Egypt - The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 01/09/17
F: Fairbanks, Manhunt by Janet Evanovich
G: Georgia, Atlanta Someone Elses Love Story
H: Hollywood - Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
I: Illea - The Selection by Kiera Cass 01/13/17
J: Janus Rock The Light Between Oceans
K: Kansas The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas
L: London The BFG
M: Mallocca, Spain The Vacationers
N: New Jersey Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
O: Oria Province - Matched by Allie Condie
P Parma, Italy Playing for Pizza
Q
R
S: Sweden A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
T: Texas The Lost Husband
U: Utah, The Uinta Mountains - The Mountains Between Us by Charles Martin 01/14/17
V:
W: Wisconsin - A Theory of Relativity by Jacquelyn Mitchard
X:
Y:
Z:

[Alison]

Update to post #83

15/26 read :-)

Alison

[Julie]

updated message 98

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Updating message 513, but it's been a while since I updated so I'm re-posting the whole list. 19/26

A: Australia - A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
B: Britain - A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
C: Chicago - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
D:
E: Eyam - Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
F: Fanteland - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
G: Gotham - Batman & Robin: Batman vs. Robin by Grant Morrison
H: Hogwarts - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
I: India - Beneath a Marble Sky by John Shors
J:
K: Korea - The Vegetarian by Han Kang
L: London - White Teeth by Zadie Smith
M: Magrathea - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
N: New York - The Cobra Event by Richard Preston
O:
P: Paris - The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
Q:
R: Republic of Gilead - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
S: Southern Reach- Authority by Jeff VanderMeer
T: Tull - The Gunslinger by Stephen King
U:
V:
W: Wall, TX - Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson
X: Area X - Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
Y:
Z: Zion- Neuromancer by William Gibson

[Eggp]

May update:
Goal: 21/26, 80.77%

G - Germany: Night - 06 May 2017, 4/5
T - Tokyo: Neuromancer - 09 May 2017, 3/5
O - Ohio: End of Watch - 19 May 2017, 2/5
P - Philadelphia: The Autobiography Of F.B.I. Special Agent Dale Cooper - 28 May 2017, 4/5
F - Fukuoka: Out - 31 May 2017, 4/5

[Mindy]

Updated message 80:

15/26

[Tiffany]

Update to message 110

14/26 completed

[Miriam]

Amanda wrote: "Ideas for location starting with letter "x"? Also, I read "Thirteen Reasons Why" but it has no stated location...man! LOL :/"

Hey Amanda, I tried to find books by looking for 'books set in places that start with an X' on the internet and didn't find many. However, one that obviously is set in Xenia, Ohio is called Ohio Town: A Portrait of Xenia, Ohio.
That's the one I plan on reading for the challenge, another one I just found by browsing here and saw that obviously Rebel of the Sands is set ( at least partly) in Xicha.

[Zoë]

Maria wrote: "Zoë wrote: "Update to #60 - COMPLETED 20/20 :D I'll keep going and see how many more I can get before the end of the year"


Congrats! I still have a few more to go! Good job!"

Thank you!

Now on 21/20 (post #60)

[Mie]

Hi Kadijah.
Did you perhaps miss my last post completing this challenge? It was post 846 from 26/5... Or are you leaving my creative X-location open after all, haha :-D

[Pamela]

Update Message 222

F - Folly Island - Folly (Laurie R. King)

14/26

[Megan]

Update to message #23

G: Gilead - The Gunslinger

15/13