Where in the World Are You?!?! (Currently Reading) Showing 501-550 of 1,227

[Sharon]

Kimberly wrote: "I;'m in my home country of Canada in The Incredible Journey and I'm going back to 1898 to Tsavo Zambia in [book:The Man-Eaters of Tsavo|86205..."

Yay! Another Canadian. That's three I know of so far ;-) I don't know exactly why I get so happy to see other Canadians here, but I do !

[Janice]

Sharon wrote: "Yay! Another Canadian. That's three I know of so far ;-) I don't know exactly why I get so happy to see other Canadians here, but I do ! ..."

I do the same thing and I'm not sure why. You'd think we were a very small country that when we see each other, we jump up and down with joy.

[Genia]

I've just landed in Ancient Egypt with The Egyptian. So far, it's a rather convoluted sort of place, full of slightly archaic prose and slightly cumbersome expressions.

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(Niger and Nigeria are separate countries.)

[Lara]

I'm currently in Russia with Travels in Siberia. Really interesting so far!

[Vicky]

Osho wrote: (Niger and Nigeria are separate countries.)

Ha! Yes, I realised I'd made a mistake when I looked at the page for the book. I'm dyslexic so I often misread similar words and fill in gaps in my brain rather than read exactly what's written. I find it hard to read black writing on a white background as it seems to me that the letters move around too much.

[Anne]

I am reading The Bad Girl which is my pick for Peru.

[Friederike]

For some strange reason I am switching between Ghana Wife of the Gods and Iceland The Fish Can Sing . Don't ask me why...

[Kimberly]

Yay! Another Canadian. That's three I know of so far ;-) I don't know exactly why I get so happy to see other Canadians here, but I do !

*waves* Hi fellow Canadian! BTW you and I share the same last name Sharon :D

[Sharon]

Kimberly wrote: "Yay! Another Canadian. That's three I know of so far ;-) I don't know exactly why I get so happy to see other Canadians here, but I do !

*waves* Hi fellow Canadian! BTW you and I share the same la..."

Hi Kimberly! how nice to have so many Canadians in the group!

[Sharon]

Janice wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Yay! Another Canadian. That's three I know of so far ;-) I don't know exactly why I get so happy to see other Canadians here, but I do ! ..."

I do the same thing and I'm not sure ..."

I see you're a quilter as well. I haven't quilted in a while, though I used to do a bit. I knit now, when i can persuade myself to put down my books or hop off my bicycle!

[Sharon]

Kimberly wrote: "Yay! Another Canadian. That's three I know of so far ;-) I don't know exactly why I get so happy to see other Canadians here, but I do !

*waves* Hi fellow Canadian! BTW you and I share the same la..."

Are you an anglophone Roy or a francophone? (I'm anglophone, though I live in Quebec. go figure ;-))

[Friederike]

Sharon wrote: "Kimberly wrote: "Yay! Another Canadian. That's three I know of so far ;-) I don't know exactly why I get so happy to see other Canadians here, but I do !

*waves* Hi fellow Canadian! BTW you and I ..."

While I am not a Canadian, I have been a resident here (Ottawa) for more than 20 years... I guess it counts :)

[Sharon]

Friederike wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Kimberly wrote: "Yay! Another Canadian. That's three I know of so far ;-) I don't know exactly why I get so happy to see other Canadians here, but I do !

*waves* Hi fellow Canadian!..."

Well hello, neighbour! I'm just down the road a bit, in la belle ville de Montréal!

[Friederike]

Michelle wrote: "I am currently reading The Tiger's Wife which is set in an unknown Balkan country. Anyone who's read it have a suggestion for country for me to select? Thanks."

I would think that Bosnia may be the most likely.. I have read it also and rather liked despite the hype about it. I haven't reviewed it yet...

[Friederike]

Sharon wrote: "Friederike wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Kimberly wrote: "Yay! Another Canadian. That's three I know of so far ;-) I don't know exactly why I get so happy to see other Canadians here, but I do !

*waves* ..."

Hello back!

[Daisy]

I'm in Tahiti with Frangipani: A Novel.

[Sharon]

While my ears are still picking up reverberations from the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded, my eyes are now focused on the The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

[Beth]

Barry wrote: "Bangladesh Revenge by Taslima Nasrin"

i am LOVING this book! this is everything i was hoping to find w/ this project: a viscerally enjoyable book that simultaneously changes my unde..."

Thanks for the heads up, Barry! I will add this one to the list of books to track down for the future!

[Chel]

I am now in China with Leaden Wings.

[Yrinsyde]

I am in Germany reading about what Germans lack (amongst other things) in Twilight of the Idols by Friedrich Nietzsche, and will soon be travelling to Austria with the Piano Teacher.

[Friederike]

I have left Ghana to move into the cold north with Halldor Laxness and The Fish Can Sing

[Friederike]

Yrinsyde wrote: "I am in Germany reading about what Germans lack (amongst other things) in Twilight of the Idols by Friedrich Nietzsche, and will soon be travelling to Austria with the Piano Teacher."

That sound like a heavy reading list...

[Anne]

I left Peru and am now in Australia with The Thorn Birds.

[Kimberly]

Anne wrote: "I left Peru and am now in Australia with The Thorn Birds."

I bought that one last week :) Heard it's wonderful. Enjoy!

[Anne]

Thanks. I think I will.

[Suzanne]

I've left the colonial U.S. and am now in modern day Africa with Say You're One of Them. 100 pages in and my heart is already breaking for those kids...

[Sharon]

I temporarily dropped The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency as I just wasn't getting into it and I realized it's scheduled for one of the group reads coming up later. Instead, I've switched over to Heart Of Buddha's Teaching, a book I've read several times and have been wanting to pick up again, just because I love it so ;-)

[Vicky]

I'll be joining you Sheena. I have just left the USA with Beloved by Toni Morrison, and now crossing the Atlantic to the Congo with a family of American missionaries.

Beloved was a tremendous book, I really enjoyed it but it was a hard read as it held many horrors of the experiences of slaves/former slaves in the USA. I think everyone should read it.

[Mikki]

Judy wrote: "In addition to the legs I have in New Guinea and the Congo, my arm is now in New Zealand with

I believe in stretching my horizons!"

Gumby!

[Sharon]

You are stretched indeed! Lol!

[Sue]

I'm still in Congo with The Poisonwood Bible but also now will be across the Atlantic in Brazil with State of Wonder.

[Shomeret]

Afer leaving Tudor England, I went to 17th century Iran with The Blood of Flowersand I've just been to a fortune teller with the protagonist and her friend. At the same time I am following two women riding across the U.S. on motorcycles in 1916 to prove that women can be motorcycle dispatch riders inRide for Rights.

[Sharon]

Shomeret wrote: "Afer leaving Tudor England, I went to 17th century Iran with The Blood of Flowersand I've just been to a fortune teller with the protagonist and her friend. At the same time I am foll..."

I am intrigued by the women motorcylists! Is this based on a true story?

[Michelle]

I'm in Wales with . As an American I am enjoying the slang.

[Shomeret]

Sharon wrote: "Shomeret wrote: "Afer leaving Tudor England, I went to 17th century Iran with The Blood of Flowersand I've just been to a fortune teller with the protagonist and her friend. At the sa..."

Re Ride for Rights--Yes, the women motorcyclists were real. The author wrote about the actual women who made that 1916 motorcycle trip from New York to Los Angeles on her blog. The blog entry can be found here http://wwwbookbabe.blogspot.com/2011/...

[Shomeret]

Judy wrote: "Shomeret wrote: 17th century Iran with The Blood of Flowersand I've just been to a fortune teller with the protagonist and her friend.

Are things looking good in the future, Shomeret?"

The future looks interesting, Judy. At least the Around The World Challenge has been so far and I expect it to be interesting in the future.

I've left Iran and I'm on my way to Bhutan with Lisa Napoli in Radio Shangri-La: What I Learned in the Happiest Kingdom on Earth. I also popped into the 1916 cross country motorcycle trip in Ride for Rights. A real women's suffrage leader has made an appearance.

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Gaeta1, what are you reading for Cambodia?

[[deleted user]]

I think of Ung's work in terms of her degree of US acculturation. First They Killed My Father is emotionally constrained. More of her post-traumatic stress leaks out in Lucky Child: A Daughter of Cambodia Reunites with the Sister She Left Behind.

What are your rules? There might be something on my southeast-asia shelf that would work.

[Shomeret]

Gaeta1 wrote: "I just finished listening to First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers. I feel bad about only being lukewarm about the book; When Broken Glass Floats: Growing ..."</i>


[book:The King's Last Songby Geoff Ryman is superb. I believe that Ryman has insight into Cambodian culture. I recommend reading it some time perhaps when you've finished with this challenge.

[Friederike]

Gaeta1 wrote: "I just finished listening to First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers. I feel bad about only being lukewarm about the book; When Broken Glass Floats: Growing ..."</i>

One other novel I can recommend on Cambodian experience is [book:Dogs at the Perimeter

[Anne]

I'm in Germany. Berlin Stories, Robert Walser

[[deleted user]]

Burma: Take a look at Smile As They Bow (fiction).

[Kimberly]

after leaving my home country of canada I'm going back to South Africa in the memoir It Rains in February: A Wife's Memoir of Love and Loss by Leila Summers...it's already breaking my heart to read.

[Beth]

Now in Senegal with So Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ. I'm already almost halfway through it, and am enjoying it. This quick side trip to Africa is fun, but totally messing up my map!!!

[RG]

Off to Mexico to investigate unsolved murders with The Black Minutes

[Darrell]

Just blogged about the fun of this geography-based challenge (and the 50-State Mystery Challenge).

http://delamaidebookblog.blogspot.com...

[Beth]

Off to S. Africa with Life And Times Of Michael K.

[Friederike]

I am making a side-trip to the netherworld of fantasy with The Night Circus

[Sue]

Friederike wrote: "I am making a side-trip to the netherworld of fantasy with The Night Circus"

I'll be interested in your review, Friederike.