Around the World in 80 Books discussion

Kelsi's Around the World Challenge

Countries of Africa:

Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde/Cape Verde
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo/Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt (transcontinental - generally considered African)
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia, The
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast/Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia - A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout - 7/23/22
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Countries and territories of Asia:

Afghanistan - And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini - 4/22/22
Armenia (transcontinental - generally considered Asian)
Azerbaijan (transcontinental - generally considered Asian)
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
British Indian Ocean Territory (UK territory)
Brunei
Cambodia
China
Cyprus (transcontinental - generally considered European)
Egypt (transcontinental - generally considered African)
Georgia (transcontinental - generally considered Asian)
Hong Kong (China - Special Administrative Region)
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel (U.N. member, though partially unrecognized)
Japan - The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa - 5/18/22
Jordan
Kazakhstan (transcontinental - generally considered Asian)
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Macau (China - Special Administrative Region)
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar (formerly Burma)
Nepal
North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine (limited recognition)
Philippines
Qatar
Russia (transcontinental - generally considered European)
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Korea (Republic of Korea)
Sri Lanka
Syria
Taiwan (limited recognition - claimed by China)
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste/East Timor
Turkey (transcontinental - generally considered European)
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen

Countries of Europe:

Albania
Andorra
Armenia (transcontinental - generally considered Asian)
Austria
Azerbaijan (transcontinental - generally considered Asian)
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus (generally considered European)
Czechia/Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia (transcontinental - generally considered Asian)
Germany - In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson - 3/24/22
Greece - Ariadne by Jennifer Saint - 7/11/22
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland - Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín - 8/6/22
Italy - Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco - 5/30/22
Kazakhstan (transcontinental - generally considered Asian)
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia - Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys - 4/7/22
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey (transcontinental - generally considered European)
Ukraine
United Kingdom - The Difference Engine by William Gibson - 3/17/22
Vatican City (Holy See)

Countries of North America:

Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados - Washington Black by Esi Edugyan - 11/24/22
Belize
Canada - Molly of the Mall: Literary Lass & Purveyor of Fine Footwear by Heidi L.M. Jacobs - 11/2/22
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
United States of America - Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs - 3/4/22

Countries of Oceania:

Australia
Fiji
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia (The Federated States of)
Nauru
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu

Countries of South America:

Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez - 9/3/2022
Ecuador
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela

Antarctica

Antarctica

United States of America - Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs - 3/4/22

Set in Tri-Cities, Washington

United Kingdom - The Difference Engine by William Gibson - 3/17/22

Set in London, England

Germany - In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson - 3/24/22

Set in Berlin, Germany

Russia - Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys - 4/7/22

Set in Siberia, Russia

Afghanistan - And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini - 4/22/22

Set in Kabul, Afghanistan

Japan - The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa - 5/18/22

Set in various locations around Japan

Italy - Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco - 5/30/22

Set in Sicily, Italy

Greece - Ariadne by Jennifer Saint - 7/11/22

Set in Crete, Naxos, and Athens, Greece

Somalia - A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout - 7/23/22

Set in Somalia

Ireland - Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín - 8/6/22

Set in Enniscorthy, Ireland

Colombia - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez - 9/3/2022

Set in Macondo, Colombia

Canada - Molly of the Mall: Literary Lass & Purveyor of Fine Footwear by Heidi L.M. Jacobs - 11/2/22

Set in Alberta, Canada

Barbados - Washington Black by Esi Edugyan - 11/24/22

Set in a Barbados sugar plantation