Invitation to join Nicole R's 2018 Challenge

[Sushicat]

I’ve done 16 so far and expect to add two more this month. I very much enjoyed this challenge and loved many of the books.

[Amy]

I read 28 books from other cultures.... Not done for the year yet, and Winter's Palace will be from Russia. Not sure where Invisible Bridge is set. Loved this challenge, and I'm going to continue it whether the similar challenge wins or not. Great idea....

Nicole’s Cultural Challenge
Freud”s Mistress – Vienna
The Munich Girl - Germany
The Ghost Bride – Malaysia
Next Year in Havana – Cuba
The Expatriates – Hong Kong
Destiny by Design – Odessa and Buenos Aires
Wild Swans – China
Three Daughters of Eve – Istanbul Turkey and Oxford England
Born A Crime – South Africa
The Pearl Sister – Thailand/Austrailia
The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem – Jerusalem
The Flying Couch – Poland
Abundance – France
The Hearts Invisible Furies – Ireland, Amsterdam, NYC
The Last Watchman of Old Cairo – Egypt
A Fine Balance - India
The Expats – Luxembourg; Paris
The Rain Watcher – Paris
Love and Ruin – Paris, Spain, New York, Cuba
The Forgotten Garden – Austrailia, Cornwall England
Less – Europe, Morroco, Japan, India, Germany
We Were the Lucky Ones – Poland, Brazil, Italy, Palestine, New York
Gateway to the Moon – Spain, Lisbon, Mexico
The Gatekeeper – Mile End, Canada
Tbe Weight of Ink, London, Amsterdam
The Kings Witch – London
Sea Prayer – Afghanistan
The Room on Rue Amelie - Paris

[Nicole R]

That’s great, Amy! We used different criteria for our challenges, and I definitely would have fared better following your more inclusive guidelines! Lol

I think I was too strict with my definition of what I wanted to count for this challenge. I limited myself to nonfiction written by someone from that country/spent significant time in that country.

I still like the SPIRIT of my definition though, and I have a bunch of suggestions on my TBR, so I might actually stick with my guidelines but make more of an effort next year...

[Booknblues]

Nicole R's Challenge- 6 books from cultures around the world I had fiction and 6 nonfiction noted by NF I didn't include all set in England or some other places if I didn't feel they were reflective of the place.

1. The Birdwoman's Palate by Pamuntjak, Laksmi - Indonesia
2. Night Waking by Sarah Moss - United Kingdom
3 Song of a Captive Bird by Jasmin Darznik -Iran
4. Waiting by Ha Jin - China
5. Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck - Germany
6. Tents and Tent Stability: A Month-Long Camping Adventure In Germany - In a Rather Dodgy Tent! by Chris Lown - Germany -NF
7. How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child Sandra Uwiringiyimana -Congo -NF
8. Last Train to Istanbulby Ayse Kulin - Turkey
9. The Honest Spy by Andreas Kollender - Germany
10. The Beekeeper: Rescuing the Stolen Women of Iraq by Dunya Mikhail - Iraq, Syria-NF
11. A Siege of Bitterns by Steve Burrows - England
12. The Chocolate War (Bruno, Chief of Police #11.5) by Martin Walker - Durdogne, France
13. A Taste for Vengeance (Bruno, Chief of Police #11) by Martin Walker -Durdogne, France
14. The Last Watchman of Old Cairo: A Novel by Michael David Lukas - Egypt
15. The Cows of Bangalore: Adventures with My Milk Lady by Shoba Narayan - India -NF
16. The Tenth Island: Finding Joy, Beauty, and Unexpected Love in the Azores - By Diana Marcum - Azores - NF
17. The Undesirables by Chad Thumann -Russia
18. Cooking for Picasso by Camille Aubray - France
19. What We Owe by Golnaz Hashemzadeh Bonde - Iran and Sweden
20. A Hundred Fires in Cuba by John Thorndike - Cuba
21. Eating Viet Nam: Dispatches from a Blue Plastic Table by Grahm Holliday - Vietnam -NF
22. Insurrecto by Gina Apostal -Philippines
23. Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese - Canada