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message 1: by Joy D (last edited Apr 17, 2021 10:33AM) (new)
Dec 26, 2020 06:50PM

Joy D | 896 comments Goal: Read at least 24 books in settings around the world and hit all 7 continents.

Putting the regions here (as they do not correspond with continents):
8 regions: North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Oceania/Australia. You are welcome to visit Antarctica during your travels, but this is not required


message 2: by Joy D (last edited Jan 03, 2021 04:15PM) (new)
Jan 02, 2021 11:27AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #1: Starting in my home country: United States
Region: North America

Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America's Independence by Carol Berkin - completed 1/1/21 - 4 stars - My Review


message 3: by Joy D (new)
Jan 03, 2021 04:15PM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #2: South Africa
Region: Africa

Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee - completed 1/2/21 - 4 stars - My Review


message 4: by Joy D (new)
Jan 04, 2021 11:57AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #3: Malaysia
Region: Asia

The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng - completed 1/3/21 - 5 stars - My Review


message 5: by Joy D (new)
Jan 05, 2021 12:20PM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #4: Turkey (ancient Troy)
Region: Asia

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker - completed 1/4/21 - 4 stars - My Review


message 6: by Joy D (last edited Jan 17, 2021 10:42AM) (new)
Jan 07, 2021 09:52AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #5: United Kingdom (England)
Region: Europe

The Ballroom by Anna Hope - completed 1/6/21 - 4 stars - My Review


message 7: by Joy D (last edited Jun 30, 2021 10:59AM) (new)
Jan 17, 2021 10:42AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #6: The Netherlands
Region: Europe

The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton - completed 1/16/21 - 3 stars - My Review


message 8: by Joy D (last edited Feb 06, 2021 10:33AM) (new)
Jan 18, 2021 11:43AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #7: Hungary
Region: Europe

The Door by Magda Szabó - completed 1/17/21 - 4 stars - My Review

and

Embers by Sándor Márai - 5 stars - completed 2/5/21 - My Review


message 9: by Joy D (last edited Jan 24, 2021 10:58AM) (new)
Jan 20, 2021 11:27AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #8: Russia
Region: Asia

Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad by M.T. Anderson - completed 1/19/21 - 4 stars - My Review


message 10: by Joy D (last edited Jan 25, 2021 10:47AM) (new)
Jan 24, 2021 10:58AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #9: India
Region: Asia

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy - completed 1/23/21 - 2 stars - My Review


message 11: by Joy D (last edited Jan 30, 2021 10:22AM) (new)
Jan 25, 2021 10:47AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #10: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Region: Europe

The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andrić - completed 1/24/21 - 4 stars - My Review


message 12: by Joy D (last edited Aug 10, 2021 12:05PM) (new)
Jan 27, 2021 08:46AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #11: Ecuador
Region: South America / Latin America

Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee - completed 1/26/21 - 5 stars - My Review


message 13: by Joy D (last edited Jun 30, 2021 10:59AM) (new)
Jan 30, 2021 10:22AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #12: Transylvania, Romania
Region: Europe

They Were Counted by Miklós Bánffy - 4 stars - My Review


message 14: by Joy D (last edited Jun 30, 2021 10:58AM) (new)
Jan 31, 2021 10:17AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #13: Dublin, Ireland
Region: Europe

Dubliners by James Joyce - completed 1/30/21 - 4 stars - My Review


message 15: by Joy D (last edited Feb 03, 2021 11:05AM) (new)
Feb 01, 2021 01:36PM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #14: Denmark
Region: Europe

To Siberia by Per Petterson - completed 1/31/21 - 4 stars - My Review


message 16: by Joy D (last edited Mar 14, 2021 11:41AM) (new)
Feb 03, 2021 11:05AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #15: Sierra Leone
Region: Africa

The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene - completed 2/2/21 - 4 stars - My Review

and

The Devil that Danced on the Water: A Daughter's Quest by Aminatta Forna - completed 3/13/21 - 4 stars - My Review


message 17: by Joy D (last edited Jun 30, 2021 10:58AM) (new)
Feb 07, 2021 11:24AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #16: Australia
Region: Oceania

The Widow and Her Hero by Thomas Keneally - completed 2/6/21 - 4 stars - My Review


message 18: by Joy D (last edited Feb 09, 2021 09:34AM) (new)
Feb 08, 2021 11:31AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #17: Afghanistan
Region: Asia

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini - completed 2/7/21 - 5 stars - My Review


message 19: by Joy D (last edited Mar 13, 2021 10:32AM) (new)
Feb 09, 2021 09:34AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #18: Israel
Region: Asia/Middle East

The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks - completed 2/8/21 - 3 stars - My Review


message 20: by Joy D (last edited Aug 10, 2021 12:05PM) (new)
Feb 11, 2021 10:15AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #19: Haiti
Region: Caribbean

Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat - completed 2/10/21 - 3 stars - My Review


message 21: by Joy D (last edited Feb 13, 2021 11:37AM) (new)
Feb 12, 2021 09:55AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #20: Belgium
Region: Europe

War and Turpentine by Stefan Hertmans - completed 2/11/21 - 4 stars - My Review


message 22: by Joy D (last edited Feb 16, 2021 10:00AM) (new)
Feb 13, 2021 11:36AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #21: Italy
Region: Europe

The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante - completed 2/12/21 - 3 stars - My Review


message 23: by Joy D (last edited Feb 19, 2021 09:58AM) (new)
Feb 16, 2021 09:59AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #22: Sweden
Region: Europe

Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman - completed 2/15/21 - 4 stars - My Review


message 24: by Joy D (last edited Feb 22, 2021 11:53AM) (new)
Feb 19, 2021 09:58AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #23: Vietnam
Asia

A Hundred Suns by Karin Tanabe - completed 2/18/21 - 3 stars - My Review


message 25: by Joy D (last edited Aug 10, 2021 12:06PM) (new)
Feb 22, 2021 11:52AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #24: Costa Rica
Region: North America

The Adventurer's Son: A Memoir by Roman Dial - completed 2/21/21 - 4 stars - My Review

Note: Central America is considered part of North America


message 26: by Joy D (last edited Mar 08, 2021 12:00PM) (new)
Feb 24, 2021 12:36PM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #25: Austria
Region: Europe

My Interview with Beethoven by L.A. Hider Jones - completed 2/23/21 - 3 stars - My Review


message 27: by Joy D (last edited Mar 06, 2021 10:56AM) (new)
Mar 04, 2021 12:56PM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #26: Ethiopia
Region: Africa

Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese - completed 3/3/21 - 4 stars - My Review


message 28: by Joy D (last edited Mar 13, 2021 10:32AM) (new)
Mar 06, 2021 10:56AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #27: Nigeria
Region: Africa

Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ - completed 3/5/21 - 3 stars - My Review


message 29: by Joy D (last edited Mar 15, 2021 12:08PM) (new)
Mar 13, 2021 10:31AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #28: Japan
Region: Asia

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata - completed 3/9/21 - 4 stars - My Review


message 30: by Joy D (last edited Mar 20, 2021 01:48PM) (new)
Mar 15, 2021 12:08PM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #29: Poland
Region: Europe

In Paradise by Peter Matthiessen - completed 3/14/21 - 4 stars - My Review


message 31: by Joy D (last edited Mar 21, 2021 11:09AM) (new)
Mar 20, 2021 01:47PM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #30: Canada
Region: North America

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen - completed 3/19/21 - 4 stars - My Review


message 32: by Joy D (last edited Mar 26, 2021 09:48AM) (new)
Mar 21, 2021 11:09AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #31: France
Region: Europe

Pierre and Jean by Guy de Maupassant - completed 3/20/21 - 3 stars - My Review


message 33: by Joy D (last edited Mar 29, 2021 12:27PM) (new)
Mar 26, 2021 09:46AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #32: Morocco
Region: Africa

The Time In Between by María Dueñas - completed 3/25/21 - 4 stars - My Review


message 34: by Joy D (last edited Mar 31, 2021 09:51AM) (new)
Mar 29, 2021 12:26PM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #33: Botswana
Region: Africa

Mating by Norman Rush - completed 3/28/21 - 4 stars - My Review


message 35: by Joy D (last edited Apr 10, 2021 10:28AM) (new)
Mar 31, 2021 09:51AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #34: Ghana
Region: Africa

Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor - completed 3/30/21 - 3 stars - My Review


message 36: by Joy D (last edited Apr 17, 2021 10:34AM) (new)
Apr 10, 2021 10:27AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #35: Namibia
Region: Africa

The Eternal Audience of One by Rémy Ngamije - 5 stars - My Review


message 37: by Joy D (last edited Jun 30, 2021 10:58AM) (new)
Apr 17, 2021 10:35AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #36: Jamaica
Region: Caribbean

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys - 3 stars - My Review


message 38: by Joy D (last edited May 20, 2021 10:06AM) (new)
May 10, 2021 11:44AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #37: Tunisia
Region: Africa

The Tremor of Forgery by Patricia Highsmith - 4 stars - My Review


message 39: by Joy D (last edited May 21, 2021 09:57AM) (new)
May 20, 2021 10:06AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #38: Vatican City
Region: Europe

Conclave by Robert Harris - 4 stars - My Review


message 40: by Joy D (last edited May 31, 2021 10:21AM) (new)
May 21, 2021 09:56AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #39: Palestine
Region: Asia

The Man Who Never Stopped Sleeping by Aharon Appelfeld - 3 stars - My Review


message 41: by Joy D (last edited Jun 07, 2021 10:48AM) (new)
May 31, 2021 10:21AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #40: Antarctica
Region: Antarctica

Empire Antarctica: Ice, Silence & Emperor Penguins by Gavin Francis - 4 stars - My Review


message 42: by Joy D (last edited Jun 30, 2021 10:58AM) (new)
Jun 07, 2021 10:48AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #41: Spain
Region: Europe

Origin by Dan Brown - 4 stars - My Review


message 43: by Joy D (last edited Aug 10, 2021 12:06PM) (new)
Jun 10, 2021 10:15AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #42: Colombia
Region: South America / Latin America

Infinite Country by Patricia Engel - 4 stars - My Review

and

Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras - 4 stars - My Review


message 44: by Joy D (last edited Jun 30, 2021 10:56AM) (new)
Jun 28, 2021 10:38AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #43: Syria
Region: Asia

The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian - 4 stars - My Review


message 45: by Joy D (last edited Jul 19, 2021 10:08AM) (new)
Jun 30, 2021 10:56AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #44: Paraguay
Region: South America

The News from Paraguay by Lily Tuck - 3 stars - My Review


message 46: by Joy D (last edited Jul 19, 2021 10:08AM) (new)
Jul 02, 2021 10:12AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #45: Czech Republic
Region: Europe

By Night Under the Stone Bridge by Leo Perutz - 4 stars - My Review


message 47: by Joy D (last edited Jul 20, 2021 12:47PM) (new)
Jul 19, 2021 10:08AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #46: Iceland
Region: Europe

Heaven and Hell by Jón Kalman Stefánsson - 4 stars - My Review


message 48: by Joy D (last edited Aug 10, 2021 12:04PM) (new)
Jul 20, 2021 12:47PM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #47: Brazil
Region: South America / Latin America

The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao by Martha Batalha - 4 stars - My Review


message 49: by Joy D (last edited Aug 06, 2021 10:30AM) (new)
Jul 21, 2021 10:21AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #48: Iran
Region: Asia

Song of a Captive Bird by Jasmin Darznik - 4 stars - My Review


message 50: by Joy D (last edited Aug 08, 2021 11:01AM) (new)
Aug 06, 2021 10:30AM

Joy D | 896 comments Book #49: Virgin Islands
Region: Caribbean

Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique - 4 stars - My Review


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