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[Melissa]

Rodolfo wrote: "In Iraq with The Traveler and the Innkeeper, but I'll also be taking a side trip to Puerto Rico to observe Cortijo's Wake / El entierro de Cortijo"

How do you like The Traveler and the Innkeeper? I could use something for Iraq.

[RG]

Melissa wrote: "Rodolfo wrote: "In Iraq with The Traveler and the Innkeeper, but I'll also be taking a side trip to Puerto Rico to observe Cortijo's Wake / El entierro de Cortijo"

How do you like The Traveler and..."

I'm liking it so far, though I've basically only gotten through the setup and haven't gotten too far into the main conflict of the novel. Though it seems promising.

It takes place in the time before the coup that brought the Ba'ath party to power, and follows a security agent who can only be called a "true believer" who thinks he's the last line of defense against anarchy and chaos. I'm just at the point where he is assigned to interrogate a childhood friend of his who seems to be involved in terrorist activity.

[Janice]

I'm heading off to Indonesia with The Persimmon Tree. Finally, I'm able to make my way bvack to this challenge.

[Sue]

I've just left India and now have entered the Ukraine with The Silence of Trees. I will also be in Chile shortly with The House of the Spirits and Egypt with No One Sleeps in Alexandria. A bit challenging....I'll have to remember where I am each day.

[Melissa]

Rodolfo wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Rodolfo wrote: "In Iraq with The Traveler and the Innkeeper, but I'll also be taking a side trip to Puerto Rico to observe Cortijo's Wake / El entierro de Cortijo"

How do you like ..."

Oh, okay, thanks. I'll check it out, I would like some the Middle East, I read a couple that I didn't like a whole lot.

[Marcie]

I'm currently reading A Game of Thrones, not sure if this qualifies. I'm in 'another' world. Perhaps this won't count for this challenge.

[Janice]

I'm in Chili eating Rum Cake with the group read of The House of the Spirits. And I'm off to Switzerland to meet Frankenstein.

[Sharon]

I've strayed off the path again, and have put aside The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East because I currently obsessed with running. Yesterday I picked up Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness, thinking I'd read it after Lemon Tree, but I couldn't resist. I'm feeling somewhat guilty about putting aside an opportunity to learn more about the tensions in the middle east so I can indulge a personal interest. I am travelling next week, and already I know I'll be bringing both books and dipping into both. I try to travel light, but...

[Barbarac]

Today I'm taking a break...let's say in the middle of the ocean to breath in and relax. These last few weeks have been so stressful I can't even think of what country I'm in (figuratively speaking) or what I'm reading next. I'm sure I'll figure it out after a good nap :)

[Dee]

This week I am in the middle of a war zone. I am reading a very powerful memoir of a women growing up in Darfur, Sudan. A personal look into the Darfur genocide. Tears of the Desert. [a Memoir of Survival in Darfur. This "story" will stay with me for a long time.

[Rusalka]

Barbarac wrote: "Today I'm taking a break...let's say in the middle of the ocean to breath in and relax. These last few weeks have been so stressful I can't even think of what country I'm in (figuratively speaking..."

You're in transit. The lovely no man's land of airports.

Hopefully though with better scenery, comfy chairs, an actual bed, and better coffee.

[Diane]

I am in French Guiana with The Governor's Daughter by Paule Constant.

[Shomeret]

Right now I'm in Saudi Arabia following the protagonists while they investigate the serial murders of Asian women who came to Saudi Arabia for employment. The book is Kingdom of Strangers: A Novelwhich is the third book in a series by Zoe Ferraris.

[Janice]

Dee wrote: "This week I am in the middle of a war zone. I am reading a very powerful memoir of a women growing up in Darfur, Sudan. A personal look into the Darfur genocide. Tears of the Desert. [a Memoir o..."

I read that book a couple of years ago and it definitely had an impact on me. It's quite disturbing.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

I'm still in Chile reading House of Spirits, but I was asked last-minute to be on the SFF Podcast this weekend. Strangely, The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke takes place in past/present/future Sri Lanka, so you bet I'm going to count it! I'm actually enjoying it more than I expected, seeing as it is the original space elevator novel....

[Sharon]

Jenny wrote: "I'm still in Chile reading House of Spirits, but I was asked last-minute to be on the SFF Podcast this weekend. Strangely, The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke takes place in past/present..."

space elevator novel? Is that a genre?

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Sharon wrote: "space elevator novel? Is that a genre? "
Maybe a trope? :)

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Gaeta1 wrote: "I made Jenny's rum cake to celebrate leaving the Caribbean. I don't normally bake as you have to eat what you make, but it was wonderful. Thanks, Jenny! Now, what do you have planned for Chile?"
Ah, see, I bake and immediately bring it in to work!!

I'm going to make either a mil hojas (thousand layers) cake or try alfajores again. The last time I made them, it was a bit of a disaster.

[Sharon]

Jenny wrote: "Sharon wrote: "space elevator novel? Is that a genre? "
Maybe a trope? :)"

Yes, I like that! ;-) Looking forward to your review!

[Diane]

Currently in India with The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga.

I was going to read A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth, but wimped out because of it's intimidating size. It is easily the largest book on my bookshelves. Maybe next year...

[Barbarac]

I'm in Pakistan with Three Cups of Tea: Young Reader's Edition. I am hoping that by reading the young readers version I won't encounter the tediousness that some reviewers described. And of course it's a much shorter read.

[Sylvia]

Jenny wrote: "Gaeta1 wrote: "I made Jenny's rum cake to celebrate leaving the Caribbean. I don't normally bake as you have to eat what you make, but it was wonderful. Thanks, Jenny! Now, what do you have planned..."

This picture makes me feel very hungry :) You made these yourself?

[Sylvia]

I did a very quick read today in Yemen with Sold and now I'm switching to the Fiji Islands with Fiji: A Novel which I bought for my Kindle app.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Sylvia wrote: "This picture makes me feel very hungry :) You made these yourself? ..."
Yes but they weren't great... The dulce de leche was homemade and undercooked, and with crunchy cookies sandwiched around just oozed everywhere. The cookies needed to be softer, the dulce thicker. Sweet sticky mess! Caramel is a bit of a nemesis.

[Marieke]

i literally just came back from Bermuda. Where is this rum cake recipe?! i have a bottle of Bermuda black rum screaming to be used in something.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

I use this recipe from Southern Living. If you don't have banana liqueur, I'm sure you could use that much more rum, but it was a nice flavor.

[Marieke]

Gaeta1 wrote: "just search on "rum" for the group's threads and you'll find it. Or go onto jenny's blog jennybakes.blogspot.com"

yummm i will have to add this to google reader. :D

[Marieke]

Jenny wrote: "I use this recipe from Southern Living. If you don't have banana liqueur, I'm sure you could use that much more rum, but it was a nice flavor."

i think banana liqueur would be worth hunting down! i will add it to my shopping list alongside creme de menthe, which i need for the grown-up version of my peppermint ice cream (not to be combined with rum cake!)

[Beth]

Sylvia wrote: "I did a very quick read today in Yemen with Sold and now I'm switching to the Fiji Islands with Fiji: A Novel which I bought for my Kindle app."

Step away from Fiji. UGH

[Diane]

I am back in the Caribbean doing some island hopping with Lucy (Antigua) and The Long Song (Jamaica).

[Rebecca]

Right now I am in Korea, before it turned into two countries, with The Calligrapher's Daughter by Eugenia Kim. So far I am finding it very interesting.

[Shomeret]

I'm in Ephesus at the Temple of Artemis where there has been a murder of a participant in a rite, but the protagonist is on tour which will take him to a number of countries so I can't count it for this challenge.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

I'm in the Ukraine through immigrants to the UK in A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

[Dee]

Just finishing Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan It has become one of my ALL TIME FAVOURITEs!!!

[Marieke]

i've been repeating Nigeria, Japan, and the U.S. just now, but once i wrap those up i'll be back on my tour in Slovakia (Austria-Hungary) with The Sojourn and then soon i'll be in Lesotho with a yet to be determined book. Singing Away the Hunger: The Autobiography of an African Woman.

[Rebecca]

Finished The Calligrapher's Daughter and now on to Czechoslovakia with HHhH: A Novel, which is turning out to be more interesting than I though it would be. Seems to be a lot of WWII reading in my pile so far. Hmmm.

[Sue]

Jenny wrote: "I'm in the Ukraine through immigrants to the UK in A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian"

I really want to read this.

[Shomeret]

I just completed my review of Freedom of the Monsoonby Malika Gandhi, my India book. This indie historical fiction is very gripping and taught me a great deal about India in the 1940's.

See my review at http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Rusalka]

In Ethiopia with Cutting for Stone. Long one...

[Dee]

Cooling off in One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey. Perfect right now, just perfect!

[Janice]

I started listening to Daughter of Smoke and Bone and it's set in Prague. Problem is, I have already read a book set in Prague. I think there is some travelling in this book so maybe I can count it for another country.

[RG]

Finally wrapped up my unexpectedly long stay in Paraguay, so I'm heading off to Bangladesh with A Golden Age: A Novel, my second Golden Age so far in this challenge.

[Marcie]

I'm in Berlin, In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin

[Janice]

I'm Dancing in the Shadows of Love in South Africa.

[Melissa]

I'm in Brazil with Don't Sleep, There are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

I meant to travel to Spain with a different book, but picked up Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucia and am breezing through.

[Rusalka]

I apparently didn't think that Cutting for Stone was long enough and am now upping the ante with Anna Karenina for Russia.
I have been missing my classics however so this is a welcome brick, and has also been useful as a doorstop.

[Rusalka]

Judy wrote: "What are you going to use for a doorstop while you are reading it?"

Luckily it is still winter for another couple of weeks so the doors are remaining very shut. If I am still reading it in September we may have issues.

[Diane]

Currently reading Redemption in Indigo for Senegal and The Art of Hearing Heartbeats for Burma.

[Marieke]

i'm still in repeat countries but should be in Wales, Iraq, or Lesotho soon...