Bill's Reading Around the World Challenge (started Jan 1, 2022)

[Bill, Moderator]

I've tried this a few times and am looking forward to starting again. I'll aim for 80 countries and not set a time limit. Maybe I'll get more than 80 countries.

[Bill, Moderator]

My books start from Jan 1, 2022

North America
Canada - Pemmican Wars by Katherena Vermette
Mexico - Heat Seeker: A Gun Honey Series by Charles Ardai

Europe:

Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria - The Caves Of Night by John Christopher
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium - Maigret at the Gai-Moulin by Georges Simenon
Bosnia
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
England - Gideon's Wrath by J.J. Marric
Estonia
Finland
France - Ninety-Three by Victor Hugo
Georgia
Germany - Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman
Greece - The Pericles Commission by Gary Corby
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland - Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel by Eoin Colfer
Italy - Through a Glass, Darkly by Donna Leon
Kazakhstan
Kosovo
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands - Without Trumpet or Drum by John Sanders
North Ireland
North Macedonia
Norway Ottoline at Sea by Chris Riddell
Poland - Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Scotland - The Complaints by Ian Rankin
Slovakia - Siren of the Waters by Michael Genelin
Slovenia
Spain - Time Gladiator by Mack Reynolds
Sweden - The Nightmare by Lars Kepler
Switzerland - Small g: A Summer Idyll by Patricia Highsmith
Turkey - A Time to Keep Silence by Patrick Leigh Fermor
Ukraine - The Daughters of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts, and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War by Catherine Grace Katz
Vatican City
Wales

Africa:

Algeria - The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cabo Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo
Cote d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia - Flashman on the March by George MacDonald Fraser
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya - When Stars Are Scattered by Omar Mohamed; Victoria Jamieson
Libya - Illegal: A Graphic Novel by Eoin Colfer
South Africa - The Steam Pig by James McClure

Asia:

Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Cambodia
China - The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
Georgia
India - The Man Who Would Be King: and Other Stories by Rudyard Kipling
Indonesia
Japan - Idoru by William Gibson
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Malaysia - The Extinction Parade, Volume 1 by Max Brooks
Maldives
Mongolia - Gun Honey: Collision Course by Charles Ardai
Myanmar (formerly Burma) - Futureface: A Family Mystery, an Epic Quest, and the Secret to Belonging by Alex Wagner
Nepal
North Korea
Philippines - How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future by Maria Ressa
Russia
Singapore
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Syria
Taiwan - Lost in Taiwan by Mark Crilley
Tajikistan
Thailand - The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Timor-Leste
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Uzbekistan
Vietnam - Ms. Tree, Vol. 2: Skeleton in the Closet by Max Allan Collins

Australasia/Oceania:

Australia - Bad Debts by Peter Temple
Micronesia
Fiji
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Nauru
New Zealand - Photo-finish by Ngaio Marsh
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu

Caribbean:

Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Cayman Islands (U.K.)
Curaçao (Netherlands)
Dominican Republic - Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
Guyana
Haiti - The Island Of Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer
Jamaica
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
Antigua and Barbuda
Dominica
Grenada
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sint Maarten
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos

Central America:

Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama

South America

Argentina - The Innocent: A Vanessa Michael Munroe Novel by Taylor Stevens
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Falkland Islands
French Guiana (département of France)
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela

Middle East:

Bahrain
Cyprus
Egypt - The Suez Crisis 1956 by Derek Varble
Iran - The Mask of Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer
Iraq - Protect and Defend by Vince Flynn
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oman
Palestine - The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917-2017 by Rashid Khalidi
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Yemen

[Bill, Moderator]

First two books of 2022 -

England - Gideon's Wrath by J.J. Marric 158 pages

Scotland - The Complaints by Ian Rankin 452 pages

[Bill, Moderator]

I visited Myanmar in my last book. About 1/4 of it took place in the country.

Myanmar - Futureface: A Family Mystery, an Epic Quest, and the Secret to Belonging by Alex Wagner 338 pages

[Wayne]

Holding my thumbs for you Bill.

[Bill, Moderator]

Wayne wrote: "Holding my thumbs for you Bill."

Thanks, Wayne. It's a long term project. LOL

[Alondra, Moderator Schmoderator]

Great listing, Bill. So many of you have really put out all the regions/countries; whereas, I've only listed 80.... exactly... LOL

Good luck, Bill

[Bill, Moderator]

Alondra wrote: "Great listing, Bill. So many of you have really put out all the regions/countries; whereas, I've only listed 80.... exactly... LOL

Good luck, Bill"

Cut and paste is my friend. Thanks, Alondra. Good luck to you as well.

[Bill, Moderator]

Haiti - The Island Of Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer (the last 1/4 to 1/3 of the book) 208 pages

[Bill, Moderator]

Iraq - Protect and Defend by Vince Flynn (The story does take place in other areas, Costa Rica, Iran and DC, but the majority or a good half takes place in Mosul in Iraq.)

[Bill, Moderator]

Canada - Pemmican Wars by Katherena Vermette (set in Manitoba, present and past)

[Bill, Moderator]

France - although I didn't finish the book, I still visited France during the Revolution.. Ninety-Three by Victor Hugo

[Wayne]

Heheheheh...Like me and Hong Kong. "Have you been to Hong Kong?" "Yes, the airport."

[Bill, Moderator]

Wayne wrote: "Heheheheh...Like me and Hong Kong. "Have you been to Hong Kong?" "Yes, the airport.""

lolol

[Lea]

Bill wrote: "France - although I didn't finish the book, I still visited France during the Revolution.. Ninety-Three by Victor Hugo"

Sounds like you were there long enough to know that you'd rather go to a different place on your next visit. :-)

[Bill, Moderator]

Lea wrote: "Bill wrote: "France - although I didn't finish the book, I still visited France during the Revolution.. Ninety-Three by Victor Hugo"

Sounds like you were there long eno..."

lolol

[Bill, Moderator]

Latest visit was to Egypt, a historical visit to the Suez Canal, The Suez Crisis 1956 by Derek Varble

[Bill, Moderator]

Bummer, got to visit both Macau and Tibet but they aren't considered countries.. Oh well.

[Bill, Moderator]

Australia - Bad Debts by Peter Temple (5.0 stars)

[Alondra, Moderator Schmoderator]

Bill wrote: "Australia - Bad Debts by Peter Temple (5.0 stars)"

I don't have many Australian authors/books; so, this should fit nicely. It looks interesting, AND, most importantly the MC is not named Harry! *alas*

[Bill, Moderator]

Alondra wrote: "Bill wrote: "Australia - Bad Debts by Peter Temple (5.0 stars)"

I don't have many Australian authors/books; so, this should fit nicely. It looks interesting, AND, m..."

I don't get it....

[Bill, Moderator]

Ukraine - The Daughters of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts, and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War by Catherine Grace Katz 4.0 stars. This is a bit of a contentious one. Yalta is in territory disputed between Ukraine and Russia. The international world recognizes it as part of Ukraine, even though Russia invaded the Crimea in 2014 and claimed it as theirs. I choose to say it is part of Ukraine, if that's ok.

[Bill, Moderator]

My visit to Ethiopia (or Abyssinia) was unsatisfactory... Flashman on the March by George MacDonald Fraser DNF NR

[Alondra, Moderator Schmoderator]

Bill wrote: "Alondra wrote: "Bill wrote: "Australia - Bad Debts by Peter Temple (5.0 stars)"

I don't have many Australian authors/books; so, this should fit nicely. It looks int..."

Sorry Bill. All of my favorite thrillers, police procedurals; the main character is a Harry.

Harry Hole, Harry Bosch, Harry Dresden and heck; even Harry Potter. I guarantee I am missing one. LOL

[Bill, Moderator]

Alondra wrote: "Bill wrote: "Alondra wrote: "Bill wrote: "Australia - Bad Debts by Peter Temple (5.0 stars)"

I don't have many Australian authors/books; so, this should fit nicely...."

Ah... it all makes sense now.. lol

[Bill, Moderator]

Just finished my time travelling visit to China & Hong Kong back in the 1930's with The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham 4.0 stars

[Bill, Moderator]

A visit to Venice Italy to spend time with Commissario Brunetti and his lovely family is always a joy. Through a Glass, Darkly by Donna Leon 4.0 stars

[Bill, Moderator]

From Italy to Sweden with an action-packed psychological thriller, The Nightmare by Lars Kepler 4.0 stars

[Bill, Moderator]

The Mask of Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer 3.0 stars, wandered from Persia (Iran) to Egypt and finished in England. Counting this as a visit to Iran

[Alondra, Moderator Schmoderator]

Your list is filling in nicely, Bill. I am behind on updating mine.

[Bill, Moderator]

Alondra wrote: "Your list is filling in nicely, Bill. I am behind on updating mine."

Thank you.. And get on with it!

[Bill, Moderator]

A visit to Poland during WWII with Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman 4.0 stars

[Bill, Moderator]

One of the stories in Ms. Tree, Vol. 2: Skeleton in the Closet by Max Allan Collins is set in Vietnam.

[Bill, Moderator]

My visit to Slovakia, which also included side trips to Ukraine and France; Siren of the Waters by Michael Genelin 3.5 stars

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A visit to South Africa during Apartheid, The Steam Pig by James McClure 2.5 stars

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A visit to Germany (Dachau) in Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman (other locations also feature, but I've already used them) 3.5 stars

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A collection of short stories set in India; The Man Who Would Be King: and Other Stories by Rudyard Kipling 3.5 stars

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Argentina - My first visit to South America with The Innocent: A Vanessa Michael Munroe Novel by Taylor Stevens (Vanessa Munroe #2) 3.5 stars

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Algeria - The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs visits varied locales but does spend a significant portion in Algeria. (3.0 stars)

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Japan - Idoru by William Gibson 5.0 stars

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Pakistan - Moghul Buffet by Cheryl Benard 2.5 stars

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Switzerland - Small g: A Summer Idyll by Patricia Highsmith 4.0 stars

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Dominican Republic - My first visit. Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo 5.0 stars

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My 27th country, Norway to find Mr. Munroe with Ottoline, Ottoline at Sea by Chris Riddell 4.0 stars

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A visit to Ireland and the Artemis Fowl estate, Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel by Eoin Colfer 3.5 stars

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Greece - The Pericles Commission by Gary Corby 4.0 stars

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Netherlands - my 30th country if I added correctly. A quick visit to The Hague in this historical adventure, Without Trumpet or Drum by John Sanders 2.5 stars

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Thailand - 31 countries now. The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi 4.5 stars

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Mexico - After a visit to Nevada, this graphic finished in Mexico... Heat Seeker: A Gun Honey Series by Charles Ardai 3.5 stars

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Phillipines - How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future by Maria Ressa 4.5 stars