Hannah's Read Around the World Challenge

[Hannah]

My overall goal will be 150 counties but I will set yearly goals. These are the countries the book is predominantly set in.

2015 (country count 2)
IRAN Children of the Jacaranda Tree 4*
USA We Need to Talk About Kevin 4*

2016 (new countries 2, total countries 4)
SOUTH KOREA The Vegetarian 5*
FRANCE Ladivine 4*

2017 (new countries 6, total countries 10)
UK Nina is Not OK 3*
UKRAINE Baba Dunja's Last Love 5*
ARGENTINA Fever Dream 4*
POLAND Swallowing Mercury 2*
MEXICO Umami 3*
CHILE Seeing Red 2*

2018 (new countries 3, total countries 13)
INDIA The Inheritance of Loss 4*
JAMAICA The Long Song 3*
ZIMBABWE Nervous Conditions 5*

2019 (new countries 4, total countries 17)
HAITI An Untamed State 5*
OMAN Celestial Bodies 4*
TURKEY Three Daughters of Eve 4*
GHANA Homegoing 5*

[Hannah]

2020 is the first year where I am actively taking part in this challenge

Countries pre 2020: 17/150
2020 goal: 20 new countries

2020 (new countries 20, total countries 37)
RUSSIA The Hottest Dishes 5*
CHINA Braised Pork 4*
JAPAN The Memory Police 4*
NETHERLANDS The Discomfort of Evening 4*
NIGERIA Half of a Yellow Sun 5*
DENMARK The Murder of Halland 2*
SINGAPORE How We Disappeared 3*
EGYPT Woman at Point Zero 5*
TRINIDAD Love After Love 4*
GERMANY The Mussel Feast 4*
SOUTH AFRICA Evening Primrose 2*
CROATIA Baba Yaga Laid an Egg 3*
GEORGIA The Eighth Life 5*
ICELAND Butterflies in November 3*
FINLAND Things that Fall from the Sky 3*
GUADELOUPE The Bridge of Beyond 4*
VIETNAM Ru 3*
SOMALIA Tale of a Boon's Wife 4*
LIBERIA She Would Be King 4*
EQUATORIAL GUINEA La Bastarda 4*

[Hannah]

I have completed my goal of 20 new countries for 2020 leaving me with a total of 39 countries and am going to challenge myself to add another 15 in 2021

[Sophie]

Terrific goals and wonderful progress On your around the world reading journey. You have given me a good idea. I should go back through my previous years reads and see where I stand.
Congratulations on your progress!

[Hannah]

Countries pre 2021: 37/150
2021 goal: 15 new countries

2021:
CANADA The Break 5*
NEW ZEALAND Potiki 5*
TAHITI Island of Shattered Dreams 4*
MOZAMBIQUE The First Wife 3*
ARMENIA Three Apples Fell from the Sky 5*
BELGIUM Real Life 4*
UGANDA The First Woman 5*
BARBADOS One-Armed Sister 4*
CUBA Of Women and Salt 4*
CZECH REPUBLIC Hana 3*
PALESTINE Minor Detail 4*
COLOMBIA The Bitch 4*
MAYOTTE Tropic of Violence 3*
GUINEA In the Company of Men 4*
LATVIA Soviet Milk 4*

New countries 2021: 15
Total countries: 52

[Story]

Looking good, Hannah. I'm excited to see you gave Three Apples 5 stars. It's on my summer list.

[Hannah]

Story wrote: "Looking good, Hannah. I'm excited to see you gave Three Apples 5 stars. It's on my summer list."

I think you'll like it Story, it reminded me of baba dunja

[Anita]

You're making great progress Hannah! I have The First Woman on my tbr too, so I'm liking those 5 stars. Thanks for the reminder that I need to buckle down on my RAtW this year too. I'll have to check out Three Apples Fell from the Sky

[Alwynne]

That's so great Hannah, look forward to exploring more of your choices.

[Story]

Brava, Hannah! This is a very impressive list of books read and I'm eager to explore it further.

[Ozsaur]

Some interesting picks, Hannah. You're making amazing progress.

[Carol]

Hannah, this is such an interesting group of reads. Props to you.

[Anita]

Wtg Hannah! Have you reached your 2021 goal of 15 yet? I hope you have, but you're making great strides around the world anyways

[Hannah]

Anita wrote: "Wtg Hannah! Have you reached your 2021 goal of 15 yet? I hope you have, but you're making great strides around the world anyways"

Thanks Anita! Yes I've completed my goal of 15 countries and updated the list above. Looking forward to more book travels next year

[Hannah]

I've added a few new countries this year:

ANTIGUA: A Small Place 3*
CAPE VERDE: The Madwoman of Serrano 3*
AUSTRALIA: Swallow the Air 4*
CAMEROON: How Beautiful We Were 4.5*

Total countries: 56