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[Judith]

I'm reading A God in Ruins set in England.

[Powder River Rose]

Middlemarch (the audiobook version)

It's long but starting to grow on me.

[Alexia]

I'm reading The Last Will & Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo by Germano Almeida, from and set in Cape Verde (Cabo Verde).

[Amisha]

Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin :)

[Jana]

I fear like I'm the only one saying this but I'm currently occupied with aaaand for some reason it's not as gripping for me as I thought it would? :/
Literally first 100 pages about machinery from NASA and how the captivated guy poops for his living.

[Jim]

Reading and yesterday started .

Jim

[Melissa]

I am in Burma -- reading The Art of Hearing Heartbeats.

[Sarah]

Started on audio. Still working on and plan to get back to tomorrow.

[Sarah]

Lucy wrote: "I have a confession - I've been attempting to get into 'All the Light We Cannot See' on my Kindle as I've heard it's great, but read excerpt of Kristin Hannah 'Firefly Lane' and now cannot put it d..."

Well is about Nazi occupied france by Kristin Hannah and it is soooooo good. Also set in occupied France is

[Anita]

I'm currently in Tempe, Arizona enjoying the mystical adventure that is Hounded

[Lucia]

Currently reading Dirty Snow by Georges Simenon

[Zohaib]

I'm currently reading What the Body Remembers by Shauna Singh Baldwin (Pakistan)

[Rusalka]

Zohaib wrote: "I'm currently reading What the Body Remembers by Shauna Singh Baldwin (Pakistan)"

I'd be interested in what you think of that. It's been on my shelf for over 10 years and just haven't got there yet.

[Ellie]

"Monday begins on Saturday" ("Понедельник начинается в субботу") by Arkady Strugatsky and Boris Strugatsky. I don't like it, but I will finish it!

[Lauri]

I've got 'The Case of the Missing Servant' by Tarquin Hall (Delhi, India) & 'Insane City' by Dave Barry (Miami, Florida) as well as 'Hotel Riviera' by Elizabeth Adler (France.) Plus a host of others!

[Melissa]

City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp just came in for me from the library -- sent in Kenya's largest Somali refugee camp. I can't imagine that it will be light reading, but my community is now 10% Somali refugee and I have many Somali friends, so I think it is time for me to read about the refugee camps where many of them grew up.

[Jim]

I am reading This Side of Cooperstown: An Oral History of Major League Baseball in the 1950s.

Jim

[Dorothy]

Just joined this group. I am currently reading Crown of the World - a View of the Inner Arctic by Cora Cheney and Ben Partridge. I want to learn more about Ellesmere Island and would love to find a book that has landscape images. In my current work-in-progress my young protag goes to Ellesmere Island and I want to be accurate when describing what she sees.

[Laurie]

I'm reading Half of a Yellow Sun and I am really enjoying it. I have only read one other book by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, her debut novel Purple Hibiscus. I loved it so I think there is something about her style of writing and storytelling that appeal to me.

[Mutturaj]

I am reading Tweenache in the Time of Hashtags, good interesting.

[Anita]

Just starting .

[Barbara]

H is for Hawk

[Heena]

I am reading ' dead wake' by Erik Larson .

[Rosemarie]

The Virgin Cure by Ami McKay.
and
El tren pasa primero by Elena Poniatowska

[Cindy III]

I am reading The War to End All Wars: World War I

[Vann]

My name is Vann Chow and I am the writer of a book series about Japan.

I would like to recommend it to readers of this group and even when you do not have time, do take a look at the trailers.

Psychological Thriller of an American Expat in Japan - The White Man and the Pachinko Girl


Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYAvF...

Mood trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7ssp...

Vann

[Emmy]

just started Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith

[Carole]

I am currently reading the newest book by Sujata Massey, "In Other Words" , it is in Italian, but has English translation if you need it. Usually, she writes about Japan and India. I have read many of her books, slmosg all actually. I am also reading "Wayfaring Stranger " by James Lee Burke, a Cajun American Author. His books usually take place in Louisiana or Montana. I just joined this group today. Carole

[Carole]

Diane wrote: "I am reading The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Lee, set in Hong Kong."

I'll check this book out. I have read 2 autobiographical books by the pianist , Lang Lang, which I really enjoyed. Also "The Soloist" , about a cellist.

[Fem]

I'm really interested in reading IraqiGirl: Diary of a Teenage Girl in Iraq too. Since my visits to several countries in North Africa and the Middle East I've started reading (auto)biographies from those areas. It's amazing how many misconceptions arose during my time there which are only getting resolved now I'm taking the time to understand a different worldview/mindset.

Right now I'm reading Not Without My Daughter by Betty Mahmoody, set in Iran. But, unfortunately, I'm not so excited about it... :(

[Carole]

One of the books I am currently reading is "Wayfaring Stranger ", by James Lee Burke. This book travels through the American South , a world very different from the Midwest where I live. There is s stop over in France during WW2. The U.S. is so big, different regions need to be translated. This author usually sets his books in Cajun Country, Louisiana, or the American West, Montana. The descriptions in his books are so vivid, you are almost there .
I am also currently reading the newest book by Jhumpa Lahiri,"In Other Words". It is in Italian, with a dual language format in English. I can read Italian fairly well, so am really enjoy it. Lahiri fell in love with Italian and moved her family to Rome. She said she wanted to immerse herself totally in another language and culture. I have read and love all of her books, especially "The Namesake."

[Carole]

I just started reading, "The Last 6 Million Minutes", by John Burdett. It is set in Hong Kong in 1997, and the title refers to the final time period just before the transfer of Rule from England to China....the last 6 million minutes and there were 6 million inhabitants at that time, 1 minute for each. They stood in the street watching a big clock in a shop window, counting down the seconds until it hit the final 6 million seconds.
I must say the descriptions of Hong Kong are most vivid. It begins with a description of the black sky and ribbon clouds of a Typhoon about to hit while they are out at sea. Then they describe how Hong Kong streets were laid out with no plan and how crowded it is. An important aspect of the story is the anxiety the people feel about the switch from a benign dictator, England to a real dictator China. So far the plot, a triple murder is quite gory, hearing about the flies that find a body even far out at sea, etc. The detective "Charlie" Chan Siu-Kai is Eurasian, half Chinese half Irish. I have read 3 other books by this author, which I liked, but so far this is the best.

[Esther]

Carole wrote: "I just started reading, "The Last 6 Million Minutes", by John Burdett. It is set in Hong Kong in 1997, and the title refers to the final time period just before the transfer of Rule from England to..."

I so wanted to visit Hong Kong and was sure once it was returned to the Chinese I would never get a chance. As a result I watched the transfer avidly. I may have to try this book.

[Terry]

The weeds in my garden are waiting so I downloaded by Anthony Doerr so that I can't hear their squeals as I pull them out of the ground.

[Emmy]

I am currently reading The girl in the spider's web by David Lagercrants. It's the 4th book of millennium series.

[Esther]

Emmy wrote: "I am currently reading The girl in the spider's web by David Lagercrants. It's the 4th book of millennium series."

Any good? I am still not sure about this one.

[Esther]

Terry wrote: "The weeds in my garden are waiting so I downloaded by Anthony Doerr so that I can't hear their squeal..."

LOL.

[Moushine]

I am currently reading "the dark road" by Ma Jian (China). I am more than half way there. Like the title says, this book shows a real dark, negative, and pessimistic image of the lives of peasants immigrating to the city. It's not one of my favorite book.

[Sarah]

I think I am in Nantucket, just started the audio of . Want to start reading and .

[Anita]

Arizona, Russia, and Asgard....and that's just the first 2 chapters!

[Anna]

I'm reading The Martian at the moment

[Lorraine]

I just finished The Ice Princess by Camilla Lackberg which I enjoyed, a number of reviews said she didn't play fair with the clues. Enjoyed Sweden

[Butterfly]

I'm currently reading . A funny mystery series :)

[Lorraine]

Esther wrote: "Terry wrote: "The weeds in my garden are waiting so I downloaded by Anthony Doerr so that I can't hea..."

I really enjoyed this book, it gave you a both side look at WW2, for me it was a unique and different war novel

[Lorraine]

Butterfly wrote: "I'm currently reading . A funny mystery series :)"

I've added this to my must read list, I love humorous books, what country?

[Butterfly]

Lorraine wrote: "Butterfly wrote: "I'm currently reading . A funny mystery series :)"

I've added this to my must read list, I love humorous books, what country?"

Jessie, the main character lives in downtown Clarence. It is said in the novel that she can see the Blue Ridge Mountains out of her window :)

[Rosemarie]

I think All the Light We Cannot See is a wonderful book. I have just finished Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation by John Phillip Santos.


It is about Mexico and San Antonio, Texas.

[Lorraine]

Butterfly wrote: "Lorraine wrote: "Butterfly wrote: "I'm currently reading . A funny mystery series :)"

I've added this to my must read list, I love humorous books, what coun..."

Thanks for your reply, I'll use this book for my 2016 Challenge. A humorous book that I loved from Sweden is The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson, you'll either love or hate it. Keep posting humorous books

[Damasia]

I found al magical book! set in Tibet anda Everest. Lost Horizon.

[Lorraine]

Ireland. I just finished reading Faithful Place by Tana French as a mystery it was a dud for it was easy to figure out who done it. But the depiction of a poor Irish neighborhood and the people living there was very good