Where in the World Have You Been?!?! (Book Finished and Review Linked) Showing 251-300 of 1,005

[Mikki]

Left Zimbabwe last night and am headed to Kenya with a possible stop in the Congo. My review is HERE

[Pragya]

I just left My Life in France after a long time. My review is here -

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Pragya]

I just left My Life in France after a long time. My review is here -

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Lisa (Harmonybites)]

Just left a timeless land of no name guided by the South African writer J.M. Coetzee in Waiting for the Barbarians. It was a stark, grim, at times horrifying tale, although short, so not too hard to take, and beautifully written. My full review linked below:

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Now leaving the African continent for Asia. It's been quite a tour!

[Vicky]

I've left behind Haiti, and tales of zombies, sacrifice and cannibals told by Zora Neale Hurston in [Book:Tell My Horse|6203168]. I was facinated and horrified, and intrigued. I was also throroughly amazed by the woman herself after reading the notes in the back of the book and will definately track down her other works. My review is below:

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Lisa (Harmonybites)]

Vicky wrote: "I've left behind Haiti, and tales of zombies, sacrifice and cannibals told by Zora Neale Hurston in [Book:Tell it to My Horse|6203168]. "

Given we're supposed to choose author we've never read, I take it you haven't read her other works. I actually haven't read Tell it to My Horse, but I want to put in a word for her Their Eyes Were Watching God. Her use of dialect doesn't always make for an easy read, and I have my issues with one of the characters, but it's one of my all-time favorite books because so much of it is just so beautiful.

[Vicky]

There Eyes Were Watching God and Tell my Horse were written concurrently, when Hurston was based in Haiti. Its the one that I'd go to next, to get a feel for her fiction, so thanks for the recommendation. She's written another enthnography, Mules and Men which I'd look out for too.

[Sue]

Harmonybites wrote: "Vicky wrote: "I've left behind Haiti, and tales of zombies, sacrifice and cannibals told by Zora Neale Hurston in [Book:Tell it to My Horse|6203168]. "

Given we're supposed to choose author we've ..."

I found that if I read the book phonetically I didn't have too much problem with the dialect. It is a great book. I read it for the first time last fall.

[Sharon]

Harmonybites wrote: "Vicky wrote: "I've left behind Haiti, and tales of zombies, sacrifice and cannibals told by Zora Neale Hurston in [Book:Tell it to My Horse|6203168]. "

Given we're supposed to choose author we've ..."

Uh oh. I didn't realize we were only supposed to do authors we hadn't read! I've just posted that I'm listening to an audio book I already heard several years back. Are there other rules I should check out? (I just joined in January, so I probably have a few things to catch up on...)

[Chel]

I am leaving Sweden (the author) and going to the Carribean nation of Dominica (the author) to read Quartet. The Swedish book took place in Jerusalem and Rome during the crucifiction of Jesus and shortly afterwards from the perspective of Barabbas, who was freed from the same punishment in his stead and deals with questions of faith. It was well written and held my attention.

[Janice]

Sharon wrote: "Uh oh. I didn't realize we were only supposed to do authors we hadn't read!..."

There are no rules, just personal choices. You define your challenge the way you want. If you want to restrict yourself to authors you haven't read before, you may do so. If you want to read books by authors you have read before, you may do so.

[Chrissie]

ust finished A Night to Remember, and have started Nefertiti. I wanted to try a book by this author; Michelle Moran is quite the thing these days: Why not give her a try?! Both are audiobooks.

The book about the Titanic was clear, factual and concise. It is not for those of you who want a melodramatic rendering of the facts as shown in the movie. I enjoyed it. It gave the facts and drew a picture of what really happened. There have been many false stories drawn of this event! You learn of what happened to those in steerage. You get a minute by minute account of what happened. There is an epilogue with source info.

Concerning Nefertiti: I have read that the historical details are to be accurate. Are they?

[Janice]

Chrissie wrote: "ust finished A Night to Remember, and have started Nefertiti. I wanted to try a book by this author; Michelle Moran is quite the thing these days: Why not give her a try..."

There was an exhibit of Titanic artifacts in Vegas one of the times we were there. They had it set up as if you were actually on board. It was quite eerie walking through the "state rooms".

[Anne]

Just left Denmark and The Boy In The Suitcase. Not sure why I thought I would enjoy a Danish thriller. I don't even read American ones. I can't get on a plan for my next destination yet - I still haven't been able to wash off all the blood.

[Sharon]

Janice wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Uh oh. I didn't realize we were only supposed to do authors we hadn't read!..."

There are no rules, just personal choices. You define your challenge the way you want. If you want ..."

thanks, that's good to know! I shall continue with Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded, then!

[Snoozie Suzie]

I have left Rhodesia with The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam and review link will be added here soon. I didn't enjoy my visit there.

I am currently in Russia with Child 44 and it's possibly the only foreign country I will be visiting in February due to other group needs. Although I may pop to Paris but not for 52 books. Ooh la la!

[Jennifer]

I sadly forgot about this group! But luckily realized I have been reading books from other countries because my students have requested nonfiction!

I just left Iraq and read . Incredible book for teen readers. My review is here.

[Mira]

I just finished traveling Europe & South America with Voltaire and Candide. I enjoyed this book. I found myself chuckling at times. Voltaire does a great job satirizing pure optimism, the hypocrisy of religion, useless philosophical speculation and corruption of money. Even though the book was written in 1759, Voltaire's satire applies to today.

[Jennifer]

Wow, two pretty quickly. My stay in China was pretty short!

I just left China and read . It's about the Cultural Revolution in China under Mao's leadership. My review is here.

[Betty]

Like Jennifer, I visited Asia. My country was Japan during early 1995. There had been an earthquake in January. This is my review of what happened in After the Quake.

[Friederike]

I have been to the Basque country with Bernardo Atxaga's and now move back to South Africa with Nicolaas Vergunst's Knot of Stone.

My review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Yrinsyde]

I've just left Piedmont Italy, early 14thc with The Name of the Rose. My review is here. I am now by Lake Geneva in the late 20thc reading Hotel du Lac. I'm also reading about what Germans lack written by Nietzsche.

[Kimberly]

Here's my review of A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah [Sierra Leone]
http://turningthepagesx.blogspot.com/...

[Shomeret]

I read Klee Wyckby the Canadian artist Emily Carr as my Canada book. It deals with her adventures traveling to various First Peoples villages in Canada in order to sketch their totem poles. Carr has a beautiful style. I'm glad I read a book by her. Here's my review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Sue]

I've just completed my stay in South Africa with Agaat and my review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... I really enjoyed this book and may amend the review at some point when I have more time.

[Kimberly]

I've just finished writing my review for The Men Who Killed Me: Rwandan Survivors of Sexual Violence. I think it's the best review I've ever written... I think i tried harder for this review out of respect for the survivors who told their stories in this book. It's the most powerful book I've ever read.
My review is here: http://turningthepagesx.blogspot.com/...

[[deleted user]]

I have finished a grim sojourn in Bosnia-Herzegovina with Postcards from the Grave.

[[deleted user]]

A fine review, Kimberly.

[Valerie]

Anne wrote: "Just left Denmark and The Boy In The Suitcase. Not sure why I thought I would enjoy a Danish thriller. I don't even read American ones. I can't get on a plan for my next destinati..."

I wouldn't judge thrillers by this one. I was decidedly underwhelmed by this book.

[Anne]

Thanks, Valerie. I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one who was underwhelmed by this book.

[Suzanne]

I just left Burma in The Piano Tuner and Tuscany in Restoration. You can find both of my reviews here: www.coldread.wordpress.com
Now I'm headed to China in Mao's Last Dancer and also early United States with Thomas Jefferson.

[Chel]

I just finished the Dominica born author Jean Rhys' novel Quartet which takes place in 1920's Paris and am off to Senegal with So Long a Letter by Mariama Ba. Quartet was excellent and Rhys is one of my favorite authors now. I will review it in a file for Dominica below, probably tomorrow. I would highly recommend Jean Rhys for anyone to read.

[Shomeret]

I've just been in Scotland with A Small Death in the Great Glenby A. D. Scott. It had some good Scottish cultural content. Here's my review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Betty]

Ghosts by Daylight Love, War, and Redemption is written by the American news correspondent Janine di Giovanni. Now she has a French passport and the story's middle is set in Paris. The first and last parts are set in multiple conflict zones around the globe. The bibliographic info describes her as American, and I've set the parameters for my participation in this group's challenge to author's nationality. There's no easy category that particularly fits this book. The Review

[Betty]

Don wrote: "...I stayed in Europe mostly Tubingen and Vatican City with Morris West's The Clowns of God..."

I have West's The Shoes of the Fisherman (Vatican trilogy #1), wanting to read it for a long while. Don, have you read #3 Lazarus?

[Lara]

Sheena wrote: "I have just left Malaysia with memories of A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder. Though I didn't enjoy the mystery / story, I had a great time getting to know the country through this au..."

I'm planning on reading that one for my challenge too--sorry to hear you didn't enjoy the story. What didn't you like about it?

I just left Australia, which I visited with The Widow and Her Hero. I really enjoyed it--review here.

[Mira]

I just finished running around Oslo with Jo Nesbo in Headhunters. I hope i linked the review correctly!

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Chel]

I finished Simplicissimus and left Germany during the 1600's (review below in Germany folder) and enjoyed it alot. Now, I am just in one country, Senegal.

[mussolet]

Chel, that's a great choice!!

I've enjoyed a Scandinavian summer while I was in Finland with The Summer Book. Review here. Lovely book!

[Kimberly]

I'm really enjoying everyones reviews :) Its nice to see so many people posting them! (though this has the effect of making my TBR list get bigger).

[Sue]

Kimberly wrote: "I'm really enjoying everyones reviews :) Its nice to see so many people posting them! (though this has the effect of making my TBR list get bigger)."

So true Kimberly. The reviews are great and my TBR is going to fall over from oxygen deprivation.

[Sharon]

Just finished Half of a Yellow Sun, a moving and haunting tale about the tragically short-lived Biafra. I will have to write the review later, once I've processed the book a bit more.

[Chel]

SilverRaindrops wrote: "Chel, that's a great choice!!

I've enjoyed a Scandinavian summer while I was in Finland with The Summer Book. Review here. Lovely book!"

SilverRaindrops, I loved The Summer Book too and reviewed it in the Finland folder. It's one of my favs, I thought it was just great!

[Beth]

Just finally finished Voss and review is on my blog: http://bethslistlove.wordpress.com/20... I really struggled with this one, but am glad to be detouring to read The Poisonwood Bible next.

[Sue]

Are you joining us in the Poisonwood discussion Beth?

[Chel]

I am leaving Senegal and So Long a Letter, which deals with two post-colonial women's disintegrating marriages and African women's changing roles from traditional to modern, and going to China with Leaden Wings. The Senegalese book was great and I gave it five stars.

[Yrinsyde]

I left Lake Geneva in Switzerland last week - an enjoyable, though emotional, stay at Hotel du Lac. I'm still in Germany with a rather curmudgeonly Neitzsche and waiting for my trip to Vienna Austria to visit The Piano Teacher.

[Daisy]

This is what I like, the contrast. I've been to Ireland, then North Korea, then Tahiti.

The Gathering
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
Frangipani: A Novel

[Vicky]

I was in the USA with [Book:Beloved|578529] by toni Morrison, and my review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I'm now off across the Atlantic with a missionary family in The Poisonwood Bible by Barbra Kingsolver.

[Friederike]

I finished with Ghana... and my review of Wife of the Gods is here http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Now moving along with Iceland...