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

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Kenya - My 33rd country if I can count correctly spent in a refugee camp in Kenya with Omar Mohamed and his brother Hassan. Beautiful story. When Stars Are Scattered by Omar Mohamed; Victoria Jamieson 4.5 stars

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Palestine - This book could equally be placed in Israel, or even Lebanon, but based on the title, I'll call this visit as one to Palestine. Depressing and thoughtful visit. The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917-2017 by Rashid Khalidi 4.0 stars

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34. Austria - My visit involved crawling through caves trying to find an exit. Scary.... The Caves Of Night by John Christopher 4.0 stars

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Spain - A visit to Spain in the future... Time Gladiator by Mack Reynolds 3.0 stars

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Belgium - A visit to Lieges with Maigret at the Gai-Moulin by Georges Simenon 4.0 stars

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Malaysia - a visit to Kuala Lumpur and from this story I'm getting out fast! The Extinction Parade, Volume 1 by Max Brooks 3.5 stars

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Taiwan - One story that makes me want to visit a place... Lost in Taiwan by Mark Crilley 4.0 stars

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Bill wrote: "Malaysia - a visit to Kuala Lumpur and from this story I'm getting out fast! The Extinction Parade, Volume 1 by [author:Max Broo..."

I actually have this on my tbr. Mmmmm 🤔🤔

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Libya - The story starts in Nigeria and ends in Italy but a good part is set in Libya... Illegal: A Graphic Novel by Eoin Colfer 4.0 stars

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Mongolia - A brief stop over in Gun Honey: Collision Course by Charles Ardai 3.0 stars

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Turkey - A quick visit to the Rock Monasteries of Cappadocia as part of a visit to Benedictine monasteries in A Time to Keep Silence by Patrick Leigh Fermor 4.5 stars

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If I added correctly, I've just visited my 44th country, New Zealand, during a terrible storm... Photo-finish by Ngaio Marsh (Inspector Alleyn #31) 3.5 stars