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[Jacque T]

Sandra wrote: "I'm heading to Lebanon An Unnecessary Woman

For the first time in 4 years, I had a DNF for January. Vilnius Poker wasn't for me - I felt like I was hopelessly lost i..."

Looking forward to your review of An Unnecessary Woman. If number 7 gets called this year that's where I'll be.

[Simone]

Sandra wrote: "Simone wrote: "I'm traveling to Lithuania with Vilnius Poker" I will watch for your review on this book. I had it last month and I DNFd it after about 20 pages - and I almost never D..."

Oh, wow! I hope I like it! If not, I'll check out the one you chose.

[Hélène]

I'm going to Hungary and will finally be reading The Door, that has been on my bookshelves for ages!

[Keli]

I'm off to the Solomon Islands with Devil-Devil.
Denmark was okay, so I hope this is better.

[Sandra]

Jacque T wrote: "Sandra wrote: "I'm heading to Lebanon An Unnecessary Woman

For the first time in 4 years, I had a DNF for January. Vilnius Poker wasn't for me - I felt like I was ho..."

Cool - i hope you end up reading it.

[Nike]

I'm travelling to Russia to Den azurblå stäppen ="The Azure Taiga" by Mikhail Sholokhov

I can't find the English edition. Feel free to correct my translation of the title - maybe it sounds better with "The Taiga Azure" or "The Azure Blue Taiga" or "The Azure Coloured Taiga"?

[Valerie]

In Feb I will be travelling to South Africa with Waiting for the Barbarians by J.M. Coetzee

[Maria]

My February book will be Autumn by Ali Smith. I have to get it from the library, but it looks like they will have it for me within a week

[Sandra]

Simone wrote: "Sandra wrote: "Simone wrote: "I'm traveling to Lithuania with Vilnius Poker" I will watch for your review on this book. I had it last month and I DNFd it after about 20 pages - and I..."

If you decide you want to read The Last Book Smuggler, I enjoyed it. I will watch for your take on Vilnius Poker.

[Simone]

Sandra wrote: "Simone wrote: "Sandra wrote: "Simone wrote: "I'm traveling to Lithuania with Vilnius Poker" I will watch for your review on this book. I had it last month and I DNFd it after about 2..."

Well, that was a DNF for me as well. I just didn't get the symbolism and all. I've switched to Between Shades of Gray

[Sandra]

Glad it wasn’t just me. What a book.

[Joy D]

Finished my #10 for February:
The Far Country by Nevil Shute - 4* - My Review -Australia

[Sandra]

Jacque T wrote: "Sandra wrote: "I'm heading to Lebanon An Unnecessary Woman

For the first time in 4 years, I had a DNF for January. Vilnius Poker wasn't for me - I felt like I was ho..."

I enjoyed An Unecessary Woman. I hope you end up reading it so I can see what you think of it.

[Simone]

Jaque, I am so glad I switched to Between Shades of Gray. What a book!!!! Here is a short review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jacque T]

Sandra wrote: "Jacque T wrote: "Sandra wrote: "I'm heading to Lebanon An Unnecessary Woman

For the first time in 4 years, I had a DNF for January. Vilnius Poker wasn't for me - I f..."

fingers crossed for lucky 7 to be chosen!

[Jacque T]

Simone wrote: "Jaque, I am so glad I switched to Between Shades of Gray. What a book!!!! Here is a short review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

I loved Between Shades of Gray! (really all of her books)

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

March's number is 23. What will you be reading?

[Sandra]

I’m heading to Madagascar in March. I’ve carried this country/book over at least 2 years and its number hasn’t been picked until now so - yay! Beyond the Rice Fields

[Nike]

Diane wrote: "March's number is 23. What will you be reading?"

Oh, I love it - I'm gonna read Skogens salt ("The salt of the forest" by Nguyễn Huy Thiệp, a short story collection by a Vietnamese author that I'm really looking forward to read. =) I had the great luck and privilege to travel to Vietnam in January two years ago - just before covid stopped the possiblity - and now I'll go back by reading about it.

[Sandra]

Nike wrote: "Diane wrote: "March's number is 23. What will you be reading?"

Oh, I love it - I'm gonna read Skogens salt ("The salt of the forest" by Nguyễn Huy Thiệp, a short sto..."
This book looks promising - but alas I can’t find an English edition. I’ll watch for your review.

[Nike]

Sandra wrote: "Nike wrote: "Diane wrote: "March's number is 23. What will you be reading?"

Oh, I love it - I'm gonna read Skogens salt ("The salt of the forest" by Nguyễn Huy Thiệp..."

I've googled and the book have once been translated into English with the title "The Salt of the Djungle" though it doesn't appear here on Goodreads. Maybe you can find it at your local library? It was published in the late 1980's. He seems to be one of the most influential Vietnamese writers. Good Luck with finding the book. Let me know if you succeed =)

[Sandra]

Nike wrote: "Sandra wrote: "Nike wrote: "Diane wrote: "March's number is 23. What will you be reading?"

Oh, I love it - I'm gonna read Skogens salt ("The salt of the forest" by [author:Nguyễn Hu..."

thanks for your sluething!

[Lauri]

I will be headed to Sweden in March, reading A Man Called Ove

[Maria]

I'll be reading Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee, set in South Africa. This is my first book by this author, and I'm really looking forward to it.

[Valerie]

I am off to France with The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

[Lauri]

Maria wrote: "I'll be reading Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee, set in South Africa. This is my first book by this author, and I'm really looking forward to it."

Disgrace is #21 on my list.

[Simone]

I'll be headed to Tuvalu, reading Our Final Warning: Six Degrees of Climate Emergency

[Doris]

I'm off to Greece with Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad

[Hélène]

My #23 is Lèvres de pierre by Nancy Huston, set in Cambodia.

[Jacque T]

I'll be reading China's Long March, set in China.

[Keli]

I'm headed to Syria with The Golem and the Djinni

[Doris]

Doris wrote: "I'm off to Greece with Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad"

Oh my! I just realized that I misread March's number as 13, rather than 23. Okay, then, I'm to Russia instead, with A Gentleman in Moscow.

[Joy D]

Completed #23 for March:
The Farming of Bones by Edwidge Danticat - 5* - My Review - Haiti and the Dominican Republic

[Keli]

Doris wrote: "Doris wrote: "I'm off to Greece with Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad"

Oh my! I just realized that I misread March's number as 13, rather than 23. Okay, then, I'm to Rus..."

I really enjoyed that book. More than the Penelopiad, though that was good too, but odd. Gentleman is a straightforward story with an unambiguous narrator and a sweet and gentle core. I hope you like it.

[Keli]

I haven't even gotten my book from the library 😕

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

April's number is 4. What will you be reading?

[Nike]

I will read a book that is not translated into English or any other language. It's a crime novel and it's about a Swedish travel guide who gets involved in solving a murder when a tourist is found murdered in Greece. Systrarna på Kreta by Anna-Maria Ekblad. The title is "The Sisters on Crete"

[Doris]

I'll be in France between the 2 world wars with Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932

[Simone]

I'll be heading to Brunei Darussalam with Some Girls: My Life in a Harem

[Sandra]

I’m heading to Costa Rica in April, reading A Beach House To Die For. Of course I still need to finish my March read which is going pretty slow.

[Jacque T]

I'm going to ancient Greece with Theras and His Town

[Joy D]

Finished #4 for April:
Sepharad: A Novel by Antonio Muñoz Molina - 5* - My Review (Spain)

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

May's number is 8. What will you be reading?

[Sandra]

I'm heading to The Marshall Islands reading Melal: A Novel of the Pacific.

[Jacque T]

I'm going to Ireland with The Times Great Irish Lives

[Simone]

I'm heading to Kyrgyzstan with Djamilia

[Doris]

I've got Sweden and The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden

[Keli]

I'm heading to Nigeria with Things Fall Apart

[Joy D]

Finished #8 for May:
Baba Dunja's Last Love by Alina Bronsky - 4* - My Review (set in Ukraine)

[Simone]

Joy D wrote: "Finished #8 for May:
Baba Dunja's Last Love by Alina Bronsky - 4* - My Review (set in Ukraine)"

I really enjoyed that one. Some of it was so funny!