Where in the World Are You?!?! (Currently Reading) Showing 651-700 of 1,227

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

I'm in Wales, well, and in England, with Among Others by Jo Walton, recently nominated for the Nebula award. I wasn't originally going to count it for this challenge but the audio book has a delicious accent.

[Sue]

Jenny wrote: "I'm in Wales, well, and in England, with Among Others by Jo Walton, recently nominated for the Nebula award. I wasn't originally going to count it for this challenge but the audio b..."

I loved that book, Jenny and I look forward to your thoughts on it.

[Mikki]

Judy wrote: "Thanks, Sylvia, I've added this.

Mikki, I see purchase of a new bookshelf on the horizon for you...."

Or perhaps a larger apartment!

I'm in Columbia now with Chronicle of a Death Foretold. I might be stuck here for a bit because the writing is really drawing me in and I might need to read a book of his short stories when finished...

I'm a bit upset with myself for taking so long to read this author.

[Jessamy]

I absolutely adored The Day of the Triffids - in fact I thought it was far too short. Which may explain why I'm finding it so hard to go back in time to Tudor England in Wolf Hall. The fact that Wolf Hall starts with a five page list of characters and two family trees doesn't bode well...

[Mira]

Jessamy wrote: "I absolutely adored The Day of the Triffids - in fact I thought it was far too short. Which may explain why I'm finding it so hard to go back in time to Tudor England in [book:Wolf Ha..."

I've tried reading the book numerous times, couldn't get past the first 50 pages.

[Sue]

Jessamy wrote: "I absolutely adored The Day of the Triffids - in fact I thought it was far too short. Which may explain why I'm finding it so hard to go back in time to Tudor England in [book:Wolf Ha..."

I loved the movie so eventually I'm going to try the book.

[Sharon]

Jessamy wrote: "I absolutely adored The Day of the Triffids - in fact I thought it was far too short. Which may explain why I'm finding it so hard to go back in time to Tudor England in [book:Wolf Ha..."

Hang in there with Wolf Hall. I found that Hilary makes you work a bit, but it can be worth it! My book club had mixed reviews. It's always interesting to see how people respond to that book.

[Mira]

In Denmark with The Boy in the Suitcase

[Sue]

I'm in China with Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China and will also be in Turkey with My Name is Red.

[Sylvia]

Back in history, before the gate of Troy, reading Homer's Iliad . I'm in book II and so far enjoying the way it's written. I'm eager to read the old mythological stories I've read in prose.

I'm also reading this one, because I'm following the ten years of reading of the Great Books of the Western World and Homer's Iliad is the first book of the second year.

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I'm still grimly slogging through Silent Terror: A Journey into Contemporary African Slavery--slogging not because it's poorly written, but because it's so upsetting.

[Simon]

Currently I am in Northern Ireland with Ecopunks and will soon travel to Afghanistan with A Thousand Splendid Suns

[Sylvia]

Simon wrote: "Currently I am in Northern Ireland with Ecopunks and will soon travel to Afghanistan with A Thousand Splendid Suns"

A Thousand Splendid Suns is a great book. I read some years ago, so I can't add it to my list for this year's challenge, but I'm certainly going to re-read it. Enjoy it.

[Mikki]

Currently in Japan with Kokoro.

[Jennifer]

Just jumped into Norway with Kon-Tiki!

[RG]

Off to Iceland (and Utah) with Paradise Reclaimed

[Rebecca]

After a quick detour to Spain Sister Queens: The Noble, Tragic Lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile, I'm back in Asia with A Nail Through the Heart: A Novel of Bangkok and the murky streets of Bangkok, Thailand.

[Friederike]

I am leaving South Africa and Damon Galgut's The Good Doctor and moving on to Germany with Marcel Beyer's Kaltenburg

[Rebecca]

Yes I did. There wasn't quite enough on Juana for my liking, but it was a decent read, and better than most.

[Sylvia]

I have left the Trojan battle fields for a while and skipped to the Ukrainian famine in Bloodlands I can't believe that the worlds has shut its eyes to what was happening in the Ukraine in the years 1932-1933. And that is exactly what Malcolm Muggeridge, a journalist writing anonymously for the Manchester Guardian wrote: "the famine was one of the monstrous crimes in history, so terrible that people in the future will scarcely be able to believe that it happened."

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I think I'll go next to Paraguay with Outcast But Not Forsaken: True Stories from a Paraguayan Leper Colony.

[Vicky]

Jennifer wrote: "Just jumped into Norway with Kon-Tiki!"
This is my favourite book of all time. I read it first when I was about 8, after we had an extract from The Ballad of Kon-Tiki (a poem about the expedition written in the style of an epic saga) in our school reading books. I pestered my Dad to get it from the library for me, as it was an adult book, and it was just the most exciting thing I'd ever read.
I hope you enjoy it!

[Mikki]

Osho wrote: "I think I'll go next to Paraguay with Outcast But Not Forsaken: True Stories from a Paraguayan Leper Colony."

Osho, that looks interesting. I've just added it to my Amazon cart, thank you.

[Sylvia]

Gaeta1 wrote: "Sylvia wrote: "I have left the Trojan battle fields for a while and skipped to the Ukrainian famine in Bloodlands I can't believe that the worlds has shut its eyes to what was happening in the Uk..."

I've just entered the Balkan, more precise Bosnia and read the first pages of People of the Book . It's a library book which I have to return in a week or so. What kind of book is the The Tiger's Wife ?

[Janice]

I'm off to Prague with The God Complex. Sorry, I tried to link it, but when I click on the "add book" link it takes me to the top of the page. Glitched!

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Sylvia wrote: "What kind of book is the The Tiger's Wife ?
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Here is my review if that is helpful at all. It is quite literary, about two generations of a family living in the Balkans, with a bit of a mystery of who her grandfather is. I enjoyed it. While war was a surrounding theme, it wasn't intrinsically about war, which I appreciated.

[Yrinsyde]

Judy wrote: "Mira wrote: "In Denmark with The Boy in the Suitcase"

That boy sure gets around." LOLZ Judy! How are you liking your Denmark read Mira? I've got that book slotted for Denmark too. I've decided to skip the Estonia read - it is set mainly in the US I discovered. I also discovered that I just cannot read vampire bodice-rippers!! I tried, honest!

[Mikki]

In Mumbai Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, And Hope In A Mumbai Undercity

[Suzanne]

I'm in Turkey currently reading Birds Without Wings. I'll be leaving in a few days and I'll be sad to have to put this book away. I love the writing, the history and and sense of place. I wish all books could be this good!

[Suzanne]

Sue wrote: "I'm in China with Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China and will also be in Turkey with My Name is Red."

I read My Name is Red and had such difficulty with it. If you find you have the same experience, I highly recommend Birds Without Wings for your Turkey selection.

[Tasha]

I'm now in Botswana with The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and I'm really glad I picked it becaquse it's a wonderful read. It also has a lot of information about Botswana.
I'm also still in Turkey with My Name is Red I'm determined to finish it but I need a break.

[Suzanne]

Gaeta1 wrote: "I am also doing "My Name is Red". Judy had very mixed views on that one. I started it a few years ago but had to return it to the library--I only read a few pages as I was in the middle of moving. ..."

Many authors are hailed by the critics for their prose and their ability to take literature to a place yet unknown. Their books become enjoyable only so far as study is concerned, and for most people, it's beyond them. I think Orhan Pamuk is one of those authors. I found My Name is Red difficult to read, I did not find the story enjoyable, and the characters were flat.

[Rebecca]

Last Train from Cuernavaca for Mexico.

[Friederike]

I am doing a brief tour into Africa again: to Rwanda and Kenya with Audrey Schulman's Three Weeks in December

[Beth]

Yrinsyde wrote: " I've decided to skip the Estonia read - it is set mainly in the US I discovered. I also discovered that I just cannot read vampire bodice-rippers!! I tried, honest! "

Try Professor Martens' Departure for Estonia. Really good.

[Beth]

I'm in Ireland with John Banville's The Sea on audio and about to head to ancient Persia with Arabian Nights: The Thousand and One Nights in paper.

[Angela]

Finished up a trip to Japan with In the Miso Soup. Still in Switzerland and South Africa, but I am taking another side trip to Saudi Arabia with Girls of Riyadh.

[Beth]

Decided to count Arabian Nights: The Thousand and One Nights for Syria after reading the excellent intro by Hussain Hawwady. So that is where I'm headed, thankfully not in my physical life, since it is pretty scary there now.

[Anne]

I'm in Andorra. Reading Andorra.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Currently in Chile, starting from the northern Bolivian border and working my way down in Travels in a Thin Country: A Journey Through Chile. Apparently we don't plan to stop in Easter Island, but that's okay because I have an entire book just for that trip!

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Isabel Allende/watch?v=BR3KmSKofH8

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My link didn't work. Trying again.

http://www.amazon.com/Daughter-Fortune-Novel-Isabel-Allende/dp/038082101X

Daughter of Fortune, I am in Chile.

[Anne]

Judy wrote: "Anne wrote: "I'm in Andorra. Reading Andorra."

How's the weather, Anne?"

Perfect!

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Is Easter Island very close to Chile?? I don't know anything about Chile. Glad to learn.

Andorra sounds like a good read.

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I'm in Chile too. I'm reading Daughter of Fortune by Allende. I've never read any of her books. Your book really sounds good.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Hattie wrote: "Is Easter Island very close to Chile?? I don't know anything about Chile. Glad to learn.
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It is technically part of Chile, but is actually Polynesian. It is one of the most isolated islands in the world, according to Wikipedia.

("Easter Island is one of the world's most isolated inhabited islands. Its closest inhabited neighbour is Pitcairn Island, 2,075 km (1,289 mi) to the west, with fewer than 100 inhabitants. Easter Island's latitude is similar to that of Caldera, Chile, and it lies 3,510 km (2,180 mi) west of continental Chile at its nearest point (between Lota and Lebu in the Biobío Region). Isla Salas y Gómez, 415 km (258 mi) to the east, is closer but is uninhabited.")

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Oh, "most isolated." I would have thought of Galapagos. I guess there isn't animal life on Easter Island just the very large statues. So, it's really far from Chile, huh?

[Genia]

I am in Belgium (by way of Ancient Rome) with Memoirs of Hadrian. I never really liked Hadrian, so we'll see how this goes; the writing is good, though.

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Is he an emperor?

[Genia]

Well, he was.