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message 1: by Mad Scientist (new)

Mad Scientist (madscientist) | 1119 comments Read books with settings that allow you to travel the world to anywhere but your hometown.

Try to explore other countries.

If you need some help picking out books there has been a thread created here earlier which gave me this idea. http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7... It is still small so if you know of other books please do share... even if you don't think you will join in this challenge.

Just another way to encourage increase of pages & also a way to help others inch out of normal comfort Zones.


message 2: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 315 comments i'm doing an around the world challenge for another group - i'll put the link up to my thread if you guys want...the mod has a thread for almost every country and list of books for each


message 3: by Mad Scientist (last edited Jan 13, 2012 04:28PM) (new)

Mad Scientist (madscientist) | 1119 comments Oh Where in the World is Carmen San Diego Mad Scientist

Completed
{Greece} Oh. My. Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs

Oh. My. Gods. (Oh. My. Gods, #1) by Tera Lynn Childs

{Siberia} Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

{England} Soulless by Gail Carriger 

Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) by Gail Carriger

{England} Death Cloud by Andy Lane Currently Reading

Death Cloud (Sherlock Holmes The Legend Begins, #1) by Andy Lane

{Istanbul/Constantinople} The Historian by
Elizabeth Kostova Currently Listening

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova


Tentative List:

{England} A Discovery of Witches
{Egypt} Cleopatra Confesses


message 4: by Mad Scientist (new)

Mad Scientist (madscientist) | 1119 comments Dee wrote: "i'm doing an around the world challenge for another group - i'll put the link up to my thread if you guys want...the mod has a thread for almost every country and list of books for each"

that would be wonderful.

I love travel and well, I love books. SO mixing them are just the best for me!


message 5: by ★Meghan★ (last edited Dec 27, 2012 04:24PM) (new)

★Meghan★ (starinheaven) | 1455 comments I think I am going to try this one...We will see what I can do.

~France~ Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly DONE 1/9/2012
~Japan~ 1Q84  by Haruki Murakami DONE 2/6/2012
~England~ The Girl in the Steel Corset (Steampunk Chronicles, #1) by Kady Cross DONE 2/2/2012 The Strange Case of Finley Jayne (Steampunk Chronicles, #0.5) by Kady Cross 3/22/2012 DONE Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella 12/11/2012 DONE You Against Me by Jenny Downham 12/27/2012 DONE
~Canada~ Paranormalcy (Paranormalcy, #1) by Kiersten White DONE 2/8/2012
~Australia~ Misty and the Single Dad (Harlequin Romance) by Marion Lennox DONE 3/13/2012
~Czech Republic~ Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1) by Laini Taylor DONE 4/3/2012
~Ireland~ Darkfever (Fever, #1) by Karen Marie Moning DONE 4/16/2012
~Germany/Italy/Poland~ The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1) by Herman Wouk DONE 8/30/2012
~Hungary~ The Darkest Night (Lords of the Underworld, #1) by Gena Showalter DONE 10/27/2012


message 6: by Mad Scientist (new)

Mad Scientist (madscientist) | 1119 comments I think all these challenges mesh in nicely with the 12x12 challenge.

It's always fun to visit another place :)


message 7: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 315 comments here's my thread from the group...it has the books I read last year and the ones i've read so far this year

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...


message 8: by Mad Scientist (new)

Mad Scientist (madscientist) | 1119 comments Thanks for posting that link! I'm really interested in the mileage one. How fun is that?!

Looking at some of those book titles... Geez! I'm not sure where to get those books. Library def will not have them its too small and I've seen only a handful of travel books the bookstore closest to me. I'd have to do some searching for sure.


message 9: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 315 comments i'm lucky that my library is in a consortium with 13 others and I can get most other books through Inter-library loan and they don't charge anything

if you look at some of the other folders, she has it done by country, so you can search and she also keeps a running thread of cheap kindle and other ebooks - i've gotten a few that way


message 10: by Mad Scientist (new)

Mad Scientist (madscientist) | 1119 comments I didn't see the kindle ebook thread. I'll have to look again or I might twist your arm to post that link on here too ;) *twist* *evil grin*


message 11: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 315 comments don't twist too much!!

Free/Cheap Ebooks:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...

First Reads Books (so new stuff to pick from/try to win): http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...


message 12: by Mad Scientist (new)

Mad Scientist (madscientist) | 1119 comments Hello to all challenge lovers!

By popular request I have created a folder for you, if you would like, to put all of your challenges into one thread.

Hopefully this will be useful.

Located between the monthly and yearly challenge folders.


message 13: by Mad Scientist (new)

Mad Scientist (madscientist) | 1119 comments Currently Reading!!

{Siberia} Between Shades of Gray!!


message 14: by Mad Scientist (new)

Mad Scientist (madscientist) | 1119 comments Just to mention. I finished Between Shades of Gray! It was sad and hopeful. A beautiful holocaust novel, one that should be recommend reading. 5 stars. It was highly recommended to me by several bookish friends, to read right away in Jan. I'm glad I listened.

Just to pass it on. I highly recommend this novel. The younger brother was adorable, the mother was wise, Lina was courageous, the old man was how I would of pictured him, the guards were ruthless, and the love interest was tender. A great novel!


message 15: by Mad Scientist (new)

Mad Scientist (madscientist) | 1119 comments Plotting course to {London} Death Cloud (Sherlock Holmes The Legend Begins, #1) by Andy Lane *grins* a young Sherlock Holmes *fans self*

Yes, I think onward to our next destination today!


message 16: by Mad Scientist (new)

Mad Scientist (madscientist) | 1119 comments I'm so excited to be finding myself traveling to some wonderful places already this year!


message 17: by ★Meghan★ (new)

★Meghan★ (starinheaven) | 1455 comments Me too! I am already visiting Japan and France! And at the same time. I have a foot in Japan, a foot in the US and a hand in France.


message 18: by Mad Scientist (new)

Mad Scientist (madscientist) | 1119 comments I see what makes the US great but there are so many better places out there. I want to see and experience as many places as possible.


message 19: by Mad Scientist (new)

Mad Scientist (madscientist) | 1119 comments Finished

{England} Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) by Gail Carriger


message 20: by Lindy-Lane (last edited Jun 13, 2012 08:25AM) (new)

Lindy-Lane (moonbacklit) | 288 comments I'll play. Will post books as I read along. I'm aiming for at least 30 reading destinations other than where I currently live (Ohio).

22/30 READ; Updated 5.14.12

Washington, USA= Christmas in Cedar Cove by Debbie Macomber(1.6)

Pennsylvania, USA= The Wedding Quilt: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel by Jennifer Chiaverini (1.7)

Australia= Touch the Wild Windby Cassie Edwards (1.28)

California, USA= Forbidden Falls by Robyn Carr (1.31)

Maine, USA= The Crying Child by Barbara Michaels (2.10)

New Jersey, USA= Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich (2.11)

Washington D.C., USA= State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy (2.13)

Easter Island= The Moai Murders by Lyn Hamilton(2.17)

Wyoming, USA= Tensleep: An Em Hansen Mystery by Sarah Andrews (3.1)

China= Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (3.3)

England= The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King (1.16)
The World of Downton Abbey by Jessica Fellowes(3.4)

South America= Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (3.8)

Greece= The Sea King's Daughter by Barbara Michaels (3.13)

Norway= 1222: A Hanne Wilhelmsen Novel by Anne Holt (3.16)

Massachusetts, USA= The Barker Street Regulars by Susan Conant (3.23)

Minnesota, USA= Cinnamon Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke (3.27)

Mississippi, USA/b>= File M for Murder by Miranda James (4.7)

Kansas, USA: Point, Click, Love by Molly Shapiro (4.24)

Bermuda: Trouble at High Tide by Jessica Fletcher (5.5)

Ceylon (Sri Lanka): The Spring of the Tiger by Victoria Holt (5.10)

Alaska, USA: Dawn's Prelude by Tracie Peterson(5.14)

Finland: Sisterchicks on the Loose by Robin Jones Gunn (6.12)



message 21: by Jennifer (last edited Jun 02, 2012 08:31PM) (new)

Jennifer (jnhart) | 67 comments Czech Republic - A Girl's Guide to Vampires
Russia - Silverhair
Australia - Deadly Desire
UK - Anansi Boys
Virgin Gorda (British Virgin Islands) - Along Came a Spider


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