All About Books discussion

In 2014, I am continuing with my challenge to attempt to read a book from every state in the USA!

I will be posting a master list and making a new post each time I read a book set in a particular state :-)


States read: 30/50

Master List (A-M)

Alabama
The Vincent Boys
The Vincent Brothers
Looking for Alaska

Alaska

Arizona
In Time

Arkansas

California
Almost Home

Colorado
How to Save a Life

Connecticut
Reason to Breathe

Delaware

Florida
The Sea of Tranquility
Fallen Too Far
Never Too Far
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
The Evolution of Mara Dyer

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois
The Ghost and the Goth

Indiana
The Fault in Our Stars

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky
Dare You To

Louisiana
Dead Reckoning

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts
Where Rainbows End

Michigan
Falling Into You

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri
Gone Girl

Montana
Unbeautifully

Master List (N-W)

Nebraska
Eleanor & Park

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey
The Silver Linings Playbook

New Mexico

New York
The Great Gatsby
White Lines

North Carolina
Going Under

North Dakota

Ohio
What Happens Next

Oklahoma
The Honk and Holler Opening Soon
The Outsiders

Oregon
If I Stay

Pennsylvania
The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Rhode Island

South Carolina
The Edge of Always

South Dakota

Tennessee
Faking Normal

Texas
Wanted

Utah

Vermont
Girl, Missing

Virginia
The Edge of Always

Washington
Don't Breathe a Word

West Virginia
Wait for You

Wisconsin

Wyoming
The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden

Becca, did you copy and paste this?

Yeah from Perks - I reeeeeeeeally didn't want to lose it haha!

good idea, I will do likewise!

Like this challenge Becca. Complicated to me - i don't know half of your states!!!!
I could do something like that for each state of the European comunity ....

LauraT wrote: "Like this challenge Becca. Complicated to me - i don't know half of your states!!!!
I could do something like that for each state of the European comunity ...."

I like the idea of that... but I have been working on my own Read the USA challenge for over a year now and am only halfway through!

The Snow Child for Alaska.
A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley for Iowa... I think... Let me check... Yep that's right :) you have defo got to read this it is an awesome book :)

Amazing challenge, though it looks tough. Living in the UK I barely even know the names of states! I could do an English version, with the different counties across the country, but don't think it would be quite the same :)

Thanks everyone :-)

@Laura - I might try a European one sometime! It sounds pretty interesting.

@Leslie - It is much more difficult that I thought so I might have to run over into 2014.

@Jo - Thank you I'll add it to the list I keep :D

@Pink - I live in the UK too but I'm a bit obsessed with America. It would be so tough to do counties! I'm your neighbour to the north ;-) so I don't know anything about English counties.

Counties would be really hard (I'm in Essex by the way) Hopefully you can get some suggestions for help with the states, good luck!

Pink wrote: "Counties would be really hard (I'm in Essex by the way) Hopefully you can get some suggestions for help with the states, good luck!"

I love the Essex accent lol :-) Thank you!

Becca, let me know if you want suggestions! For example, I read Gilead by Marilynne Robinson for Iowa (which I see you haven't got yet). A good contemporary novel (not a mystery like most of mine!)

Leslie wrote: "Becca, let me know if you want suggestions! For example, I read Gilead by Marilynne Robinson for Iowa (which I see you haven't got yet). A good contemporary novel (not a mystery like most of mine!)"

Aw thanks Leslie, that's so kind of you! :-D

Massachusetts - Where Rainbows End

A very interesting list, I will keep a lookout for books set in the states you haven't done yet. That's what I love about Goodreads, the fact that you can easily check where the book is set.

Alannah wrote: "A very interesting list, I will keep a lookout for books set in the states you haven't done yet. That's what I love about Goodreads, the fact that you can easily check where the book is set."

Thanks :-) Same because I usually forget where the books are set once I read them! I'm a Goodreads librarian so I try to edit the locations of books I read that don't already have them noted down.

Missouri - Gone Girl

Becca wrote: "Missouri - Gone Girl"

Well, at least you get to check off a new state by reading it! ;)

Very cool idea, I might have to consider a challenge like this

@Leslie - so true! That's what I kept thinking as I was reading it lol :)

@Melissa - Thanks :D If you do end up trying it (or something similar), good luck because it's harder than it looks, haha!

Good luck becca! :-) I hope u make it through your challenge.

Aw thanks Amber :-D

No problem Becca.

@Becca I am sure this is very hard!

West Virginia - Wait for You

The Edge of Always managed to hit 2 states I haven't read - Virginia and South Carolina :) I will be attempting to read another book that is set in one of these states though, as I want to have read 50 different books for the challenge.

Continuing with this challenge in 2014 :)

Washington - Don't Breathe a Word

Oregon - If I Stay

Nebraska - Eleanor & Park

Arizona - In Time

I didn't realize that Eleanor and Park was set in Nebraska -- good to know! You are making progress :)

Thanks Leslie - slowly but surely reaching my goal! :)

Becca wrote: "Thanks Leslie - slowly but surely reaching my goal! :)"

I am finding this is the most difficult of all my challenges...

New icon photo?

Yeah I am finding it difficult too. Yes it is :) took it today, was liking how my hair was sitting after leaving it to air dry ;)

Lovely pic Becca :)

Aw thanks Jean :D

Tennessee - Faking Normal

I like the idea of this challenge! Though I don't suppose it's easy to find a book for every state.