Around the World in 80 Books discussion

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Mongol by Uuganaa Ramsay

THEME/CONTENT (15 points)
5 points: Book is set in Mongolia
4 points: Book is set on or near an ocean, in honor of Sea Day, on July 20th (Part of the book is set in Scotland)
3 Points: Book is a family saga or is about a family, in honor of Family Day, on July 8th, and Parent's Day and National Aunts and Uncles Day, both on July 26th.
2 Points: Book has a main theme of race relations, in honor of Singaporean Racial Harmony Day, on July 21.
1 Point: Book has a major theme of friendship, in honor of International Day of Friendship, on July 30.

AUTHOR (6 points)
5 Points: Written by an author from Mongolia
1 Point: Book is written by an author of color

TITLE (5 points)
5 Points: Book title contains only one word or name, in honor of National Simplicity Day, on July 12.

COVER (must post picture) (0 points)

BOOK LENGTH (1 point)
1 Point: 100-200 pages (180 pages)

TOTAL: 27 points

PS: I read a book that mentions the national holiday for the first time and it doesn't count 😯

I have the same, last month with Portugal

by Isaac Asimov

AUTHOR
5 Points: Written by an author from Belarus
4 Points: Author was a military veteran, in honor of Turkish Veteran's Day, on July 15.

TITLE
2 Points: Title contains two different sized fonts.
1 Point: Title contains a word that is either 7 or 11 letters long, in honor of National 7-Eleven Day, on July 11. (Croatian word istraživanje - 11 letters - note that "nj" is one letter in Croatian alphabet)

BOOK LENGTH
3 Points: 301- 400 pages (377 pages)

TOTAL: 15 points

The Blue Sky by Galsan Tschinag.

Theme/Content
5 points: set in Mongolia
3 points: family saga

Author
5 points: author from Mongolia
1 point: author of color

Length
2 points: 201-300 pages

Total 16 points

THEME/CONTENT
5 points: Book is set in Belarus AND Mongolia
4 points: Book is set on or near an ocean: The first part of the book is a cruise through the Northeast passage, and also passes over the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea
2 Points: Book has a main theme of race relations: Russia's relationship to its neighbor countries, where race relations are an important aspect

AUTHOR
3 Points: Author writes primarily in a language that isn't one of the top 20 most common world languages: Norwegian

TITLE
5 Points: Book title contains only one word or name: Grensen (not counting the subtitle; "Grensen" is the only part printed on the spine)
2 Points: Title contains two different sized fonts (title and subtitle)
1 Point: Title contains a word that is 7 letters long

COVER
4 Points: Is red, white, and blue, in honor of American Independence Day, on July 4th

BOOK LENGTH
5 Points: 600 pages


Total: 31 points

I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade by Diane Lee Wilson


Theme/Content:
5 points - set in Mongolia
3 points - about a family

Title:
2 points - 2 different sized fonts

Length:
2 points- 201-300 pages

Total: 12 points

Černobiljska molitva Svetlana Alexievich
THEME/CONTENT
5 points: Book is set either in Belarus
3 Points: Book is about a family, in honor of Family Day, on July 8th

AUTHOR
5 Points: Written by an author from either Belarus
TITLE
2 Points: Title contains two different sized fonts.
1 Point: Title contains a word that is either 7 (molitva -prayer) letters long, in honor of National 7-Eleven Day, on July 11.

COVER (must post picture)
BOOK LENGTH
3 Points: 301- 400 pages
TOTAL: 19 points