✈️ Read the World Challenge: Read The World - Info and Tracking

[Anne ✨]

Read books from as many different countries (either author or setting) as you can!

Starts:Anytime
Ends: Whenever you've reached your goal/done tracking

- You can set a goal for XX countries, or just read and see how far you get.
- You can claim a country based on the author (birth or resident), or based on the book's setting.
- Claim only ONE country per book, even if the book has multiple settings etc
- All formats and genres of books are fine, including audiobooks, short stories, poetry, childrens, manga etc

Books of the World discussion threads: We have discussion threads for each of the continents, so you can chat books you are reading, ask for suggestions, etc.

TRACKING OPTIONS: Whichever works best for you:
A) Create your own tracking thread. Simply add a new topic to the 'Read the World Challenge' folder, and keep track through posts to your own thread as the year goes along. Include your name in the title of your topic: ie 'Anne's World Travels'
OR/
B) Track within a single post in this thread. Post a comment below, and then as you read your books, 'edit' your post to add them. To keep the tracking threads shorter, you might want to add the countries in only as you read the books, and not list ALL the countries in advance.

[Anne ✨]

✈️📘✈️ Anne's World Travels ✈️📘 ✈️
started Sept 1, 2018

Ongoing Goal: to read one book from EVERY country in the World!
Current Status: 43 countries out of ~194

Read in 2018: 22 countries
Read in 2019: 22 countries
Goal for 2020: +40 countries

2018: Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Bolivia, Canada, China, England, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea - North, Liberia, Nigeria, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, USA, Yemen

2019: Afghanistan, Armenia, Austria, Burma, Cyprus, France, Greece, Ireland, Korea-south, Malawi, Mexico, Palestine, Romania, Scotland, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Syria, Tibet, Turkey, Ukraine Wales

2020: Status: 4/40
Czech Republic, Iceland, Lithuania, Vietnam

STATUS: 46 countries

Afghanistan (author & setting) A Thousand Splendid Suns Jan 2019, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Armenia (setting) The Sandcastle Girls June 2019, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Austria (setting) The Winter Soldier Oct 2019, ⭐⭐⭐
Australia (author & setting) The Shepherd's Hut Oct 2018, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Bahamas (setting) War of the Whales: A True Story Sept 2018, ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Barbados (setting) Washington Black Oct 2018, ⭐⭐⭐
Bolivia (setting) From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death Oct 2018,⭐⭐⭐⭐
Burma(setting) The Art of Hearing Heartbeats Feb 2019, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Canada (author & setting) Anne of Green Gables Sept 2018, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
China (setting) Running on the Roof of the World Oct 2018, ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Cyprus(author) The Silent Patient Feb 2019, ⭐⭐⭐
Czech Republic (setting) Daughter of Smoke & Bone Apr 25, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
England (author & setting) Hydra Oct 2018, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
France(author)Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup Jan 2019, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Germany (setting) The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Sept 2018, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Greece (author & setting) Zorba the Greek Mar 2019, ⭐⭐⭐
Iceland (setting) Burial Rites Jul 2020, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
India (author) When Dimple Met Rishi Sept 2018,⭐⭐⭐
Ireland (author & setting) The Ruin Feb 2019, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Israel (author) Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow Sept 2018, ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Italy (setting) The House at the Edge of Night Sept 2018, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Japan (author & setting) Convenience Store Woman Sept 2018, ⭐⭐⭐
Korea-south(setting) The Island of Sea Women June 2019, ⭐⭐⭐
Korea-north(author&setting) A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Feb 2018
Liberia (setting) Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World Nov 2018, ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Lithuania (setting) Between Shades of Gray Jan 2020, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Malawi(author & setting) The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope Dec 2019, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Nigeria (author & setting) Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree Dec 2018, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Mexico(author & setting) The Devil's Highway: A True Story April 2019 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Norway (author & setting) Doppler Sept 2018, ⭐⭐⭐

Palestine (author & setting) A Woman Is No Man Sept 2019, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Philippines (author) Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen Sept 2018, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Poland (setting) We Were the Lucky Ones Sept 2018, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Qatar (setting) The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World Nov 2018 ⭐⭐⭐1/2

Romania(setting) Dracula April 2019, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Russia (setting) City of Thieves Sept 2018, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Scotland(setting) Macbeth May 2019, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spain (author & setting) All This I Will Give to You Mar 2019, ⭐⭐1/2
South Africa (author & setting) The Elephant Whisperer June 2019, ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Sweden (author) Pippi Longstocking March 2019, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Syria (author & setting) The Boy on the Beach Mar 2019, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Tibet (author) A Call for Revolution: A Vision for the Future Feb 2019, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Turkey(author & setting) 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World Dec 2019 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Ukraine (author & setting) Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe Jan 2019, ⭐⭐⭐⭐

USA (author & setting) Fear: Trump in the White House Sept 2018, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Vietnam(setting) The Things They Carried Jan 2020, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Wales(author) Fingersmith Oct 2019, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Yemen (setting) The Monk of Mokha Sept 2018, ⭐⭐⭐

[Syndi Siahaan]

🗿👘Syndi's Read the World🚅🚀

2018 progress: 21 countries
Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Korea South, New Zealand, Russia, Scotland, Singapore, Thailand, USA, Venezuela

2019 progress: 6 countries
Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Somalia, Zimbabwe, Switzerland, Norway

Australia (setting; 2018) - Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood

Brazil (setting; 2018) - Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

Canada (setting; 2018) - The Call of the Wild by Jack London

China (author&setting; 2018) - The Art of War by Sun Tzu

Cuba (setting; 2018) - Havana Storm by Clive Cussler

Denmark (setting; 2019) - Hamlet by William Shakespeare

England (author; 2018) - The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

France (author; 2018) - Le Petit Prince: Pangeran Cilik by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Germany (setting; 2018) - Hidden Order by Brad Thor

Guatemala (setting; 2018) - The Mayan Secrets by Clive Cussler

India (setting; 2018) - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Indonesia (auhtor&setting; 2018) - Cado-cado: Catatan Dodol Calon Dokter by Ferdiriva Hamzah

Iraq (setting; 2018) - Favorite Fairy Tales by Logan Marshall

Ireland (setting; 2019) - Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Italy (setting; 2019) - Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Japan (author, 2018) - Miriam: Romantic Dream Vol. 1 by Kyoko Hikawa

Korea South (author&setting; 2018) - Vampire of The East 01 by Jo Joo-Hee

New Zealand (setting; 2018) - Over the Hills and Far Away by Charlotte Evans

Norway (author&setting; 2019) - The Redeemer by Jo Nesbø

Russia (setting, 2018) - The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra by Helen Rappaport

Scotland (setting; 2018) - A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie

Singapore (author&setting; 2018) - Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan

Somalia (setting; 2019) - Bloodline by James Rollins

Switzerland (author&setting; 2019) - Heidi by Johanna Spyri

Thailand (author&setting; 2018) - SOTUS พี่ว้ากตัวร้ายกับนายปีหนึ่ง by Bittersweet

USA (author&setting; 2018) - The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

Venezuela (setting; 2018) - Piranha by Clive Cussler

Zimbabwe (setting; 2019) - The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie