2017 - Where in the world are you? (Currently reading)

[Carol]

I'm in Indonesia with The Ten Thousand Things by Maria Dermoût. It's my first visit, albeit virtual, and I'm enjoying it greatly.

[Shomeret]

I'm in alternate England in which Nazi Germany is occupying Britain in The British Lion by Tony Schumacher. It's the sequel to The Darkest Hour which I haven't read, but I won The British Lion from Goodreads. So far I think it's standing on its own pretty well and the characterization is excellent.

[Lilisa]

I'm in Pakistan with The Golden Legend - brought to my attention by this thread - thanks Carol. I'm enjoying it.

[Carol]

Lilisa wrote: "I'm in Pakistan with The Golden Legend - brought to my attention by this thread - thanks Carol. I'm enjoying it."

I'm so glad, Lilisa.

[Diane]

I'm in Algeria with The Last Summer of Reason by Tahar Djaout.

[Carol]

I'm in the Czech Republic, in 1599, with Wolf on a String by Benjamin Black (John Banville).

[Diane]

I'm in Vietnam with Paradise of the Blind by Dương Thu Hương.

[Lilisa]

I'm in Hong Kong with The Painted Veil and also back in Myammar to pick up where I left off with From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey.

[Diane]

I am in the Congo with Memoirs of a Porcupine by Alain Mabanckou.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Diane wrote: "I am in a mental institution in New Zealand with Faces in the Water by Janet Frame."
Phew that book was intense.

[Carol]

I'm in the U.S. with The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. It is well worth the trip back home.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

I'm in Zambia with A Cowrie of Hope, set in the 1990s when money was scarce and AIDS had started to be an issue.

[Sara]

I am in Turkey with Not Even My Name: A True Story
and also in US halfway through with Golden Age.

[Diane]

Jenny (Reading Envy) wrote: "I'm in Zambia with A Cowrie of Hope, set in the 1990s when money was scarce and AIDS had started to be an issue."

Great book

[Diane]

I am departing an uncomfortable trip to Austria with The Piano Teacher and sailing to India on a Sea of Poppies.

[Carol]

I am in Poland with Entanglement by Zygmunt Miłoszewski. It is fantastic and just what I needed.

[Diane]

In Saudi Arabia with The Consequences of Love.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

I'm back in Melbourne, Australia with my favorite lady detective, with Raisins and Almonds.

[Andrea, Slow but steady]

Jenny (Reading Envy) wrote: "I'm back in Melbourne, Australia with my favorite lady detective, with Raisins and Almonds."

Jenny, has the TV series been broadcast where you live? Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. I haven't read any of the books, but I did enjoy the first series or two on TV. The costumes alone were worth the time spent watching it.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Andrea wrote: "Jenny (Reading Envy) wrote: "I'm back in Melbourne, Australia with my favorite lady detective, with Raisins and Almonds."

Jenny, has the TV series been broadcast where you live? Mis..."
Yes! Lots of fun.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

I'm back in Papua New Guinea wth an eARC of Modern Gods.

[Lilisa]

I'm in South Africa The Lost History of Stars during the Boer War.

[Diane]

I am in the slums of Trinidad and Tobago with No Pain Like This Body: A Novel by Harold Sonny Ladoo.

[Diane]

I'm in the harsh deserts of Mauritania and Western Sahara with Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival.

[Carol]

I'm in London with Miss Treadway and the Field of Stars by Miranda Emmerson.

[Lilisa]

I'm in a traveling frenzy - in Netherlands and the U.S. with The Goldfinch, Istanbul with Istanbul: City of Majesty at the Crossroads of the World and beetling around with scrumptious food in The Temporary Bride: A Memoir of Love and Food in Iran.

[Carol]

I'm in the Midwestern U.S. with So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell. Its prose is luminous.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

I'm in Bulgaria with an eARC of The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova.

[Sara]

I am in Bulgaria with Stork Mountain,

[Carol]

Sara wrote: "I am in Bulgaria with Stork Mountain,"

I'll be very interested to see your review of this one, Sara.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Carol wrote: "Sara wrote: "I am in Bulgaria with Stork Mountain,"

I'll be very interested to see your review of this one, Sara."

Me too, total Reading Envy here. Your Bulgaria read sounds better than my Bulgaria read.

[Andrea, Slow but steady]

Lilisa wrote: "I'm in a traveling frenzy - in Netherlands and the U.S. with The Goldfinch, Istanbul with Istanbul: City of Majesty at the Crossroads of the World and beetling aroun..."

I'm also immersed in The Goldfinch. It's taking me a while to get through it, but I don't mind because I'm enjoying it so much. I'm not sure why I waited so long to get to it.

[Lilisa]

Andrea wrote: "Lilisa wrote: "I'm in a traveling frenzy - in Netherlands and the U.S. with The Goldfinch, Istanbul with Istanbul: City of Majesty at the Crossroads of the World and..."

I'm listening to it Andrea and only on chapter 4 - it's probably going to take me awhile. :-) good to know it's going well for you. I'm liking it so far.

[Rusalka]

Hope you guys like The Goldfinch. I enjoyed it last year.

I'm currently in Japan with another Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

[Carol]

I'm in Japan with Some Prefer Nettles by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, in the U.S. with Another Country by James Baldwin, and in Palestine with The Blue Between Sky and Water by Susan Abulhawa.

[Diane]

Carol wrote: "I'm in Japan with Some Prefer Nettles by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, in the U.S. with Another Country by James Baldwin, and in Palestine with [book..."

Isn't it great how we can be in several places at once in our reading? I wish I could do that in real life.

[Diane]

I am currently in Spain during the Spanish Civil War with Nada by Carmen Laforet and in Tunisia with The Colonizer and the Colonized by Albert Memmi.

[Carol]

Diane wrote: "Carol wrote: "I'm in Japan with Some Prefer Nettles by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, in the U.S. with Another Country by James Baldwin, and in Palest..."

I know. Right? Different locales for different moods, as it were.

[Shomeret]

I'm in South Africa with Trevor Noah in Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood. What a life!

[Carol]

I'm in Serbia with The Exiled by Kati Hiekkapelto.

[Shomeret]

Carol wrote: "I'm in Serbia with The Exiled by Kati Hiekkapelto."

That's two books down on the stack of Goodreads giveaway wins. I hope to get to it by the end of July.

[Carol]

Shomeret wrote: "Carol wrote: "I'm in Serbia with The Exiled by Kati Hiekkapelto."

That's two books down on the stack of Goodreads giveaway wins. I hope to get to it by the end of ..."

Shomeret, I think you'll really enjoy it

[Lilisa]

Shomeret wrote: "I'm in South Africa with Trevor Noah in Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood. What a life!"

Yep - Hope you're enjoying it.

[Shomeret]

I'm in 19th century England with the YA historical fantasy Blood Rose Rebellion by Rosalyn Eves which I won in a Goodreads giveaway. This is the first book in a trilogy. I wanted to read it because there is eventually a Romani character according to the description. I will also be Hungary at that point.

[Diane]

I am currently in Tanzania, with Uhuru Street: Short Stories by M.G. Vassanji

[Carol]

I'm still reading Some Prefer Nettles and Another Country. But have traveled to 1919 India with A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee. It is strong.

[Diane]

Finishing up The Colonizer and the Colonized in Tunisia. Just setting foot in Bosnia & Herzegovina with Bosnian Chronicle by Ivo Andrić.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

I'm in Palestine with Salt Houses by Hala Alyan.

[Lilisa]

Jenny (Reading Envy) wrote: "I'm in Palestine with Salt Houses by Hala Alyan."

Sounds interesting Jenny - how is it?

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Lilisa wrote: "Jenny (Reading Envy) wrote: "I'm in Palestine with Salt Houses by Hala Alyan."

Sounds interesting Jenny - how is it?"
Very good so far. The timeline moves forward and each section focuses on a different character within the same circle, so there are different topics that arise.