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Challenge & Lists ContinuedNorth America
Adventure Travel & Exploration In North America
Oh, Canada!
Mexico
Best Southern Literature
Best Non-fiction American History Books
The United States of Teen Fiction
The Great American Novel
Native American Fiction
Novels of the American Midwest
Pacific Northwest Books
Historical Cities of North America
Cozy Mysteries set in the (US) South
American Chick Lit
Caribbean Literature
Central America
South America
Adventure Travel & Exploration In South America
Historical Fiction set in Latin America
South, Central and Latin American Women Authors
South America - History and Culture
Books about SOUTH AMERICA or by SOUTH AMERICAN Authors
Latin American Fiction
Best Latin America Travel Books
Amazon Rainforest
Latin American Lit (In Translation)
Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Latin American Books
Intro to Latin America
Chilean Literature
Ecuadorian Literature
Books on Patagonia
Romance in Central/South America
ParticipantsAgnieszka
Bev(baglady) ~ Completed
Bonita ~ Completed
Bryony
Denise ~ Completed
Ed ~ Completed
Jan ~ Completed
Jingles ~ Completed
KarenK2
Kat
Marina H
Meg ~ Completed
Olivermagnus ~ Completed
Sarah
Shirley
Viji
My SpotDiscover the World through Lists
August 1, 2019 - July 31, 2020
12/12
Cross Continent
✔ Best Historical Travel Journals: Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing 8/2/19***
Africa
✔African Crime Fiction: Recipes for Love and Murder by Sally Andrew 10/3/19****
Asia
✔Asian Mystery: Trouble in Nuala by Harriet Steel 7/15/20****
Australia & Oceania
✔Best Modern Australian Literature: When Dreams are Calling by Carol Vorvain 10/20/19**
Europe
✔London Calling: Fingersmith by Sarah Waters 10/31/19****
✔The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction: A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths 8/7/20****
✔Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland: A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas 8/24/19**
North America
✔Adventure Travel & Exploration In North America: The Long Way Home by Louise Penny 7/2/20
✔Best Southern Literature: The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddons 8/3/20****
✔Pacific Northwest Books: The Cove by Catherine Coulter 8/12/19**
✔Cozy Mysteries Set in the (US) South: Lowcountry Boneyard by Susan M. Boyer 8/10/20****
South America
✔Amazon Rainforest: Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson 8/2/20****
Discover the World through ListsJuly 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
changed from Globetrotter to Tourist Level 7/7
Cross Continent
√International Mysteries - Raven Black by Ann Cleeves 8.9.19
#164
√International Women: Female Leads from All Over the World: Cold Steal by Quentin Bates : Gunnhildur (Iceland) 8.5.19
Africa
√Best Books for an African Safari: A Sport of Nature by Nadine Gordimer 8.21.19
Asia
√Best Middle Eastern Fiction: Elsewhere, Perhapsby Amos Oz 7.16.19
Australia & Oceania
√Australian Crime Fiction: Death and the Running Patterer by Robin Adair 7.31.19
#85
Europe
√Best European Literature: Dreams of My Russian Summers by Andrei Makine 7.16.19
√Greatest Eastern European Classics: Home of the Gentry by Ivan Turgenev 9.2.19
109th
North America
√Best Non-Fiction American History Books:
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell 7.5.19
340th
√Oh! Canada: A Better Man by Louise Penny 9.4.19
South America
√Books on Patagonia: In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin 11.3.19 - 2 stars
#1
What a creative new challenge, I love this idea! :-)Discover the World through Lists
August 1 2019 to July 31 2020
Progress: 5/7
I’m aiming for tourist level to start but I might try Globetrotter if I’m brave enough!
✔️ Cross Continent
Around the World One Book from each Country
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Completed: 29 August 2019
✔️ Africa
West Africa
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Completed: 26 August 2019
✔️ Asia
Best Middle East fiction
Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie
Completed: 6 July 2020
Australia & Oceania
Best Modern Australian Literature m
❓ A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
❓ The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
❓ The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
✔️ Europe
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré
Completed: 21 August 2019
✔️ North America
Native American Fiction
There There by Tommy Orange
Completed: 5 August 2019
South America
Amazon Rainforest
❓State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
Thanks for joining me Denise & Bryony!!
184. WC: DISCOVER THE WORLD THROUGH LISTS
Date: 08/01/19 - 07/31/20
14/14 Completed
Challenge Link: WC: Discover the World Through Lists
① CROSS CONTINENT:
Around the World One Book from Each Country
✔1. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes|Arthur Conan Doyle|09.21.19|★★★|#74
International Mysteries
✔2. The Oxford Murders|Guillermo Martínez|08.14.19|★|#40
② AFRICA:
Africa (Fiction and Non Fiction)
✔3. Someone Knows My Name|Lawrence Hill|08.31.19|★★★★|#37
Best Books for an African Safari
✔4. Tears of the Giraffe|Alexander McCall Smith|08.13.19|★★★|#30
⑧ ASIA
Asian Mystery
✔5. A Loyal Character Dancer|Qiu Xiaolong|11.18.19|#17
Novels with an East Asian or South-East Asian Male Lead (POV)
✔6. Songs of Willow Frost|Jamie Ford|03.20.20|#90
④ AUSTRALIA & OCEANIA
Best Books Set in Australia
✔7. Silver Bay|Jojo Moyes|01.11.21|#260
Fictitious Australia
✔8. True History of the Kelly Gang|Peter Carey|06.30.20|#39
⑤ EUROPE
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
✔9. The Murder at the Vicarage|Agatha Christie|09.01.19|#78
London Calling
✔10. The Beekeeper's Apprentice|Laurie R. King|02.23.20|#146
⑥ NORTH AMERICA
Best Southern Literature
✔11. Saving CeeCee Honeycutt|Beth Hoffman|12.21.19|★★★★|#43
Best Non-fiction American History Books
✔12. The Wright Brothers|David McCullough|01.12.21|#85
⑦ SOUTH AMERICA
Historical Fiction set in Latin America
✔13. One Hundred Years of Solitude|Gabriel García Márquez|09.20.19|#2
South, Central and Latin American Women Authors
✔14. The House of the Spirits|Isabel Allende|03.08.20|#2
☿☿♡☀♡☀♡☀♡☀♡☀♡☀CHALLENGE COMPLETED 01/12/21☿♡☀♡☀♡☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☿
Wow jingles! You already have your plan ... have fun!
Thank you, Jan! I hope my plan works :)
Discover the World Through Lists8/1/2019 - 7/31/2020
Globetrotter Progress: 0/12
Cross Continent
Africa
Asia
Australia & Oceania
Europe
North America
South America
This looks like lots of fun. I'm going to be a Globetrotter.Discover the World through Lists
July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
12 of 12 Complete
1. Cross Continent
Into the Wild - Jon Krakauer - 11/25/19
List - Wanderlust - #5
2. Africa
A Carrion Death - Michael Stanley - 1/17/20
List - African Crime Fiction - #7
3. Asia
Zen Attitude - Sujata Massey - 8/29/19
List - Best Books on Asia - #521
4. Australia & Oceania
The Light Between Oceans - M.L. Stedman - 8/24/19
List - Best Books Set in Western Australia - #1
5. Europe
Mistress of the Art of Death - Ariana Franklin - 1/2/20
List - Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland - #17
6. North America
Mrs. Mike - Benedict Freedman - 2/8/20
List - Oh Canada ! - #18
7. South America
The Feast of the Goat - Mario Vargas Llosa - 12/2/20
List - Latin American Fiction - #22
Completed Tourist - 2/8/20
Globetrotter
8. Cross Continent
In the Woods - Tana French - 3/20/20
List - International Women: Female Leads from all Over the World - #31
9. Asia
Flower Net - Lisa See - 4/27/20
List - Asian Mystery - #8
10. Australia
The Dry - Jane Harper - 6/26/20
List - Australian Crime Fiction - #3
11. Europe
The Yard - Alex Grecian - 6/2/20
List - London Calling - #124
12. North America
The Member of the Wedding - Carson McCullers - 7/21/20
List - Best Southern Literature - #45
Glad you are joining us Lynda!
jingles wrote: "Thank you, Jan! I hope my plan works :)"well it is certainly beautifully laid out! how'd you get the numbers to look like that?
Discover the World through ListsAugust 1, 2019 - July 31, 2020
Level: Globetrotter
12/12
Cross Continent
1) Wanderlust #24 - Just One Day by Gayle Forman 12/29/19
2) Around the World One Book From Each Country #412 - Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 9/30/19
3) Novels That Let You Travel in Retro Style #41 - Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie 5/19/20
Africa
1) Africa (fiction and nonfiction) #30 - Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie 3/9/20
Asia
1) Asian Young Adult and Middle Grade Fiction #10 - Legend by Marie Lu 2/4/20
Australia & Oceania
1) Kiwis and Aussies in Love #229 - Talking Dirty With the Boss by Jackie Ashenden 6/3/20
Europe
1) The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction #14 - The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie 10/29/19
2) Reading Italy #20 - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert 2/16/20
North America
1) Oh, Canada! #7 - Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery 12/5/19
2) Novels of the American Midwest #162 - Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton 2/23/20
3) Best Southern Literature #7 - The Color Purple by Alice Walker 5/25/20
South America
1) Romance in Central/South America #15 - The Charm School by Susan Wiggs 5/21/20
FYI - if you copied my post for yours my dates were wrong. Please update your dates to start on August 1. Sorry for the confusion!!
Discover the World through Lists
Date: August 1, 2019 - July 31, 2020
Completed: 3/12
Cross Continent
Africa
List: Africa (fiction and nonfiction) #231
Min søster er seriemorder by Oyinkan Braithwaite 15/03/20
Asia
Australia & Oceania
Europe
List: Best Nordic Fiction #27
Mordere uden ansigt by Henning Mankell 06/08/19
North America
List: Oh Canada #18
Still Life by Louise Penny 24/10/19
South America
Glad you are joining us Marina!
I love this idea so much - thank you Jan!Discover the World through Lists
Duraton: 8/1/19 - 7/31/20
Level: Globetrotter
Completed: 13/12+ - last updated/checked: 5/16
100+ pages, re-post when finished
Cross Continent (3)
Life in a Foreign Country #259: Aunt Bessie Believes by Diana Xarissa 4* 9/4
International Thrillers #80: Vengeance by Roger Weston 3* 9/6
Around the World ... #96 Kind 44=Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith 5* 12/4
(view spoiler)
Africa (0)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith ?* ?/? Africa (fiction and nonfiction), African Crime Fiction, Best books for an African Safari (view spoiler)
Asia (2)
Best Books on Asia #124 Das Geheimnis der Eulerschen Formel=The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa 6* 10/22
Best Middle East Fiction #377 One Step Back by Luana Ehrlich book 5 in Kill Zone 6* 10/26 (view spoiler)
Australia & Oceania (1)
Fictitious Australia #105 Crimson Lake=Crimson Lake by Candice Fox 4* 10/21 (view spoiler)
Europe (3)
Europe Minus Men and English #355 Kühlfach 4=Morgue Drawer Four by Jutta Profijt 4* 10/11
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction #539 Dancing With The Virgins by Stephen Booth 4* 10/26
Best European Literature #6 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen & Nancy Moser (introduction & notes) 5* 2/19 (view spoiler)
North America (4)
Mexico #138 Risky Business by Nora Roberts 5* 8/20
Oh, Canada! #408 Unter dem Polarlicht by Elisabeth Büchle 5* 10/20 lit. transl: Under The Polar (or Northern) Lights
Native American Fiction #146 A Cold Day For Murder book 1 in The Kate Shugak Investigations: Books 1-9 by Dana Stabenow 4* 12/9
Cozy Mysteries set in the (US) South #75 Swamp Santa by Jana Deleon 5* 12/2 (view spoiler)
South America (0)
(view spoiler)
COMPLETED 5/10/22Discover the World through Lists
August 1, 2019 - July 31, 2020
Tourist: Read 1 book from one of the lists in each of the groups for a total of 7 books.
Globetrotter: Complete the tourist requirement AND THEN read 5 more books from 5 different lists for a total of 12 books.
Level: Globetrotter
See lists here: /topic/show/...
Africa
1. The Roots of Heaven by Romain Gary 9/6/19 - p.5 of the Africa (fiction and nonfiction) list- /list/show/8...
Asia
1. [The Blind Owl|45967] by Sadegh Hedayat 10/11/19- from the Asian Classics list
Australia & Oceania
Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood 12/4/19 on the Australian Crime Fiction list
Cross-Continent
1. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 8/27/19-453p.- p. 1 of the Set in Foreign Countries list
Europe
1. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare-283p.- 8/30/19-from p.1 of the Reading Italy list
2. The Moon and the Bonfire by Cesare Pavese 9/25/19-from Reading Italy list
North America
1. There There by Tommy Orange 10/10/19 -p.1 of the Native American list
South America- plan to read The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende which I found on the Book Riot list.- Natural Histories: Stories by Guadalupe Nettel-5/10/22- p.2 of the Latin American Fiction List
Discover the World through ListsAugust 1, 2019 - July 31, 2020
Globetrotter: Complete the tourist requirement AND THEN read 5 more books from 5 different lists for a total of 12 books.
Cross Continent
Set in Foreign Countries
Love and Death Among the Cheetahs 10/07International Mysteries
Still Life 04/16Africa
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
Crocodile on the Sandbank 01/23Best books for an African Safari
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency 03/27Asia
Asian Mystery
The Widows of Malabar Hill 06/12 Australia & Oceania:
Australian Crime Fiction
Flying Too High 08/13Best Books Set in Australia
Big Little Lies 09/25Europe
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
The Mysterious Affair at Styles 03/01London Calling
Cotillion 02/03North America
Cozy Mysteries set in the (US) South
Sweet Tea and Spirits 08/05American Chick Lit
Agnes and the Hitman 02/23South America
Romance in Central/South America
On Thin Ice 01/12
Welcome Ed & Meg!! Have fun :)
Would like to try this. Globetrotter level.Discover the World through Lists
August 1, 2019 - July 31, 2020
Glad you are joining us Viji!!Have fun :)
Discover the World through ListsLevel - Globetrotter
08/01/19 - 07/31/20
Cross Continent List
Wanderlust
C.S. Lewis 01/06/2021International Women: Female Leads From All Over the World
Nnedi Okorafor 11/22/2019Africa
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
Tomi Adeyemi 03/25/2021Africa Book Club Meetup
Out of Africa Isak Dinesen 04/09/2021Asia
Asian Young Adult and Middle Grade Fiction (100 Page Limit Applies)
P.S. I Still Love You Jenny Han 09/16/19Australia & Oceania
Adventure Travel & Exploration In Australia & Oceania
Mitchell Zuckoff 12/14/2021Fictitious Australia
M.L. Stedman 12/09/2021Europe
Young Adult Books with Travels in Europe
Maureen Johnson 11/14/2019Reading Italy
Elizabeth von Arnim 04/20/2021North America
The Great American Novel
F. Scott Fitzgerald 12/27/2019Best Non-Fiction American History
Erik Larson 01/27/2021South America
Best Latin America Travel Books
David Grann 01/17/2021
Hope you enjoy the challenge Bev!
Jen, can we use additional listopia lists to those you posted at the top of this thread?I'm asking for two reasons:
1. I forgot to add a link in my post and while searching the Best Books on Asia list I stumbled about Terrific Thailand and noticed it has both books in the Time, Blood and Karma series on it - all the other had only the 2nd in series and I really despise reading series out of order.
2. I was born in Poland but spent most of my life in Germany with only little contact to the Polish culture and therefore I'd really love to read a (more contemporary) book by a Polish author set in Poland. So far the lists had only the classics or if it was a book by a Polish author I didn't found anything set in Poland (though I'm not finished yet with all the European list) and I'd really like to explore more of the Polish literature and Polish setting lists.
Hi Agnieszka! Unfortunately, you cannot use different lists than the ones I have given BUT I can help you out with your problems. 1. If a series book is listed on one of the lists - I will except ANY book from that series.
2. If a book you want to read fits the criteria for one of the lists I have given you are more than welcome to ADD that book to the list and read it. When you are in a list there is an option to add books by clinking on "Add Books to this List" next to "All Votes" at the top of the list.
Let me know if you have any questions about the above or anything else.
Jan wrote: "Hi Agnieszka! Unfortunately, you cannot use different lists than the ones I have given BUT I can help you out with your problems. 1. If a series book is listed on one of the lists - I will except..."
Thank you that helps to a point and I understand the reasoning.
FinishedDiscover the World through Lists
July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
changed from Globetrotter to Tourist Level 7/7
Cross Continent
√International Mysteries - Raven Black by Ann Cleeves 8.9.19
#164
√International Women: Female Leads from All Over the World: Cold Steal by Quentin Bates : Gunnhildur (Iceland) 8.5.19
Africa
√Best Books for an African Safari: A Sport of Nature by Nadine Gordimer 8.21.19
Asia
√Best Middle Eastern Fiction: Elsewhere, Perhapsby Amos Oz 7.16.19
Australia & Oceania
√Australian Crime Fiction: Death and the Running Patterer by Robin Adair 7.31.19
#85
Europe
√Best European Literature: Dreams of My Russian Summers by Andrei Makine 7.16.19
√Greatest Eastern European Classics: Home of the Gentry by Ivan Turgenev 9.2.19
109th
North America
√Best Non-Fiction American History Books:
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell 7.5.19
340th
√Oh! Canada: A Better Man by Louise Penny 9.4.19
South America
√Books on Patagonia: In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin 11.3.19 - 2 stars
#1
Done!Discover the World through Lists
August 1, 2019 - July 31, 2020
Level: Globetrotter
12/12
Cross Continent
1) Wanderlust #24 - Just One Day by Gayle Forman 12/29/19
2) Around the World One Book From Each Country #412 - Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 9/30/19
3) Novels That Let You Travel in Retro Style #41 - Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie 5/19/20
Africa
1) Africa (fiction and nonfiction) #30 - Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie 3/9/20
Asia
1) Asian Young Adult and Middle Grade Fiction #10 - Legend by Marie Lu 2/4/20
Australia & Oceania
1) Kiwis and Aussies in Love #229 - Talking Dirty With the Boss by Jackie Ashenden 6/3/20
Europe
1) The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction #14 - The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie 10/29/19
2) Reading Italy #20 - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert 2/16/20
North America
1) Oh, Canada! #7 - Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery 12/5/19
2) Novels of the American Midwest #162 - Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton 2/23/20
3) Best Southern Literature #7 - The Color Purple by Alice Walker 5/25/20
South America
1) Romance in Central/South America #15 - The Charm School by Susan Wiggs 5/21/20
Yay, done! Discover the World through Lists
August 1, 2019 - July 31, 2020
Globetrotter: Complete the tourist requirement AND THEN read 5 more books from 5 different lists for a total of 12 books.
Cross Continent
Set in Foreign Countries
Love and Death Among the Cheetahs 10/07International Mysteries
Still Life 04/16Africa
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
Crocodile on the Sandbank 01/23Best books for an African Safari
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency 03/27Asia
Asian Mystery
The Widows of Malabar Hill 06/12 Australia & Oceania:
Australian Crime Fiction
Flying Too High 08/13Best Books Set in Australia
Big Little Lies 09/25Europe
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
The Mysterious Affair at Styles 03/01London Calling
Cotillion 02/03North America
Cozy Mysteries set in the (US) South
Sweet Tea and Spirits 08/05American Chick Lit
Agnes and the Hitman 02/23South America
Romance in Central/South America
On Thin Ice 01/12
~~~ Completed ~~~Discover the World through Lists
July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
12 of 12 Complete
1. Cross Continent
Into the Wild - Jon Krakauer - 11/25/19
List - Wanderlust - #5
2. Africa
A Carrion Death - Michael Stanley - 1/17/20
List - African Crime Fiction - #7
3. Asia
Zen Attitude - Sujata Massey - 8/29/19
List - Best Books on Asia - #521
4. Australia & Oceania
The Light Between Oceans - M.L. Stedman - 8/24/19
List - Best Books Set in Western Australia - #1
5. Europe
Mistress of the Art of Death - Ariana Franklin - 1/2/20
List - Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland - #17
6. North America
Mrs. Mike - Benedict Freedman - 2/8/20
List - Oh Canada ! - #18
7. South America
The Feast of the Goat - Mario Vargas Llosa - 12/2/20
List - Latin American Fiction - #22
Completed Tourist - 2/8/20
Globetrotter
8. Cross Continent
In the Woods - Tana French - 3/20/20
List - International Women: Female Leads from all Over the World - #31
9. Asia
Flower Net - Lisa See - 4/27/20
List - Asian Mystery - #8
10. Australia
The Dry - Jane Harper - 6/26/20
List - Australian Crime Fiction - #3
11. Europe
The Yard - Alex Grecian - 6/2/20
List - London Calling - #124
12. North America
The Member of the Wedding - Carson McCullers - 7/21/20
List - Best Southern Literature - #45
Fantastic job Lynda!! I'm trying really hard to get this one done. It's harder than it looks.
Completed the Globetrotter Level....yay for me!!!Discover the World through Lists
August 1, 2019 - July 31, 2020
12/12
Cross Continent
✔ Best Historical Travel Journals: Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing 8/2/19***
Africa
✔African Crime Fiction: Recipes for Love and Murder by Sally Andrew 10/3/19****
Asia
✔Asian Mystery: Trouble in Nuala by Harriet Steel 7/15/20****
Australia & Oceania
✔Best Modern Australian Literature: When Dreams are Calling by Carol Vorvain 10/20/19**
Europe
✔London Calling: Fingersmith by Sarah Waters 10/31/19****
✔The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction: A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths 8/7/20****
✔Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland: A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas 8/24/19**
North America
✔Adventure Travel & Exploration In North America: The Long Way Home by Louise Penny 7/2/20
✔Best Southern Literature: The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddons 8/3/20****
✔Pacific Northwest Books: The Cove by Catherine Coulter 8/12/19**
✔Cozy Mysteries Set in the (US) South: Lowcountry Boneyard by Susan M. Boyer 8/10/20****
South America
✔Amazon Rainforest: Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson 8/2/20****
Way, way late, but I'm finally done! Thanks for a fun challenge!!184. WC: DISCOVER THE WORLD THROUGH LISTS
Date: 08/01/19 - 07/31/20
14/14 Completed
Challenge Link: WC: Discover the World Through Lists
① CROSS CONTINENT:
Around the World One Book from Each Country
✔1. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes|Arthur Conan Doyle|09.21.19|★★★|#74
International Mysteries
✔2. The Oxford Murders|Guillermo Martínez|08.14.19|★|#40
② AFRICA:
Africa (Fiction and Non Fiction)
✔3. Someone Knows My Name|Lawrence Hill|08.31.19|★★★★|#37
Best Books for an African Safari
✔4. Tears of the Giraffe|Alexander McCall Smith|08.13.19|★★★|#30
⑧ ASIA
Asian Mystery
✔5. A Loyal Character Dancer|Qiu Xiaolong|11.18.19|#17
Novels with an East Asian or South-East Asian Male Lead (POV)
✔6. Songs of Willow Frost|Jamie Ford|03.20.20|#90
④ AUSTRALIA & OCEANIA
Best Books Set in Australia
✔7. Silver Bay|Jojo Moyes|01.11.21|#260
Fictitious Australia
✔8. True History of the Kelly Gang|Peter Carey|06.30.20|#39
⑤ EUROPE
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
✔9. The Murder at the Vicarage|Agatha Christie|09.01.19|#78
London Calling
✔10. The Beekeeper's Apprentice|Laurie R. King|02.23.20|#146
⑥ NORTH AMERICA
Best Southern Literature
✔11. Saving CeeCee Honeycutt|Beth Hoffman|12.21.19|★★★★|#43
Best Non-fiction American History Books
✔12. The Wright Brothers|David McCullough|01.12.21|#85
⑦ SOUTH AMERICA
Historical Fiction set in Latin America
✔13. One Hundred Years of Solitude|Gabriel García Márquez|09.20.19|#2
South, Central and Latin American Women Authors
✔14. The House of the Spirits|Isabel Allende|03.08.20|#2
☿☿♡☀♡☀♡☀♡☀♡☀♡☀CHALLENGE COMPLETED 01/12/21☿♡☀♡☀♡☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☿
finishedDiscover the World through Lists
Level - Globetrotter
08/01/19 - 07/31/20
Cross Continent List
Wanderlust
C.S. Lewis 01/06/2021International Women: Female Leads From All Over the World
Nnedi Okorafor 11/22/2019Africa
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
Tomi Adeyemi 03/25/2021Africa Book Club Meetup
Out of Africa Isak Dinesen 04/09/2021Asia
Asian Young Adult and Middle Grade Fiction (100 Page Limit Applies)
P.S. I Still Love You Jenny Han 09/16/19Australia & Oceania
Adventure Travel & Exploration In Australia & Oceania
Mitchell Zuckoff 12/14/2021Fictitious Australia
M.L. Stedman 12/09/2021Europe
Young Adult Books with Travels in Europe
Maureen Johnson 11/14/2019Reading Italy
Elizabeth von Arnim 04/20/2021North America
The Great American Novel
F. Scott Fitzgerald 12/27/2019Best Non-Fiction American History
Erik Larson 01/27/2021South America
Best Latin America Travel Books
David Grann 01/17/2021
Discover the World Through Lists1/1/2023 – 12/31/2023
Tourist: Read 1 book from one of the lists in each of the groups for a total of 7 books.
Globetrotter: Complete the tourist requirement AND THEN read 5 more books from 5 different lists for a total of 12 books
Cross Continent
Africa
Asia
Australia & Oceania
Europe
North America
South America
Lists
Welcome Kat! I'm glad you found this section of challenges. All our "Discovery Challenges" really help us to expand the borders in our reading. Good luck!
COMPLETED 5/10/22Discover the World through Lists
August 1, 2019 - July 31, 2020
Tourist: Read 1 book from one of the lists in each of the groups for a total of 7 books.
Globetrotter: Complete the tourist requirement AND THEN read 5 more books from 5 different lists for a total of 12 books.
Level: Globetrotter
See lists here: /topic/show/...
Africa
1. The Roots of Heaven by Romain Gary 9/6/19 - p.5 of the Africa (fiction and nonfiction) list- /list/show/8...
Asia
1. [The Blind Owl|45967] by Sadegh Hedayat 10/11/19- from the Asian Classics list
Australia & Oceania
Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood 12/4/19 on the Australian Crime Fiction list
Cross-Continent
1. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 8/27/19-453p.- p. 1 of the Set in Foreign Countries list
Europe
1. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare-283p.- 8/30/19-from p.1 of the Reading Italy list
2. The Moon and the Bonfire by Cesare Pavese 9/25/19-from Reading Italy list
North America
1. There There by Tommy Orange 10/10/19 -p.1 of the Native American list
South America- plan to read The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende which I found on the Book Riot list.- Natural Histories: Stories by Guadalupe Nettel-5/10/22- p.2 of the Latin American Fiction List
Wanderlust Challenges
Books mentioned in this topic
The Old Drift (other topics)Cocoon (other topics)
Wanting: A Novel (other topics)
Haven (other topics)
Moon of the Crusted Snow (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Namwali Serpell (other topics)Zhang Yueran (other topics)
Richard Flanagan (other topics)
Emma Donoghue (other topics)
Waubgeshig Rice (other topics)
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One Year from Start
Goodread's Lists are a fun way to explore new books. We are going to use this great tool to "read the world".
There are 7 groups of lists below: One for each continent and one Cross-Continent group. Choose a level below and have fun exploring!
Tourist: Read 1 book from one of the lists in each of the groups for a total of 7 books.
Globetrotter: Complete the tourist requirement AND THEN read 5 more books from 5 different lists for a total of 12 books.
IMPORTANT: When posting your completed books please include what list you used.
Challenge Rules: All forms of books are accepted as long as they are 100 pages or more. When posting updates of completed books, please include a link to the title and author’s name, along with the date you finished reading the book. When you have completed the challenge, please copy and paste your entire challenge and repost in a new message, letting us know it is completed.
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LISTS
Cross Continent Lists
Wanderlust
Around the World One Book from Each Country
Novels That Let You Travel in Retro Style
International Women: Female Leads From All Over the World
Best Location-Based and History-Based Books to Read While Traveling
Have Passport Will Travel
Cities
Rainforests and Jungles of the World
International Thrillers
International Mysteries
Life in a Foreign Country
Best Historical Travel Journals
Set in Foreign Countries
Best Adventure Travel Memoir
Quirky Travel Inspiration
Africa
Adventure Travel & Exploration In Africa
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
Historical Fiction Africa
African Crime Fiction
Best books for an African Safari
Books about AFRICA or by AFRICAN AUTHORS
Fictitious Africa
50 Books By African Women That Everyone Should Read
Africa Book Club Meetup
East Africa
West Africa
Central Africa
Southern Africa
Best South African reads
North Africa
Asia
Adventure Travel & Exploration In Asia
Asian Classics
Asian Author/Themed Books
Best Books on Asia
Asian Fantasy & 카지노싸이트 Fiction
Asian Mystery
Best South Asian Fiction
Best for Backpacking through Southeast Asia
Best Middle East Fiction
Central Asia
Fiction and Non-Fiction Stories Set in East Asia
Books Set in the -stan Countries
Eastern Asian Themed Books
Asian Young Adult and Middle Grade Fiction (100 Page Limit Applies)
Novels with an East Asian or South-East Asian Male Lead(POV)
Australia & Oceania
Adventure Travel & Exploration In Australia & Oceania
Fictitious Australia
Australia, New Zealand and Pacific
Books about New Zealand
Pacific Islander Authors
Best Books Set in Australia
Best Modern Australian Literature
New Zealand/Australia Indie Books
Australian Authors
Kiwis and Aussies in Love
Australian Crime Fiction
Historical Fiction: Australia
Books set in Western Australia
Australian Outback Literature
Pacific Non-Fiction
Europe
Adventure Travel & Exploration In Europe
Best European Literature
Young Adult Books with Travels in Europe
Europe Minus Men and English
SF & F Atlas - Europe
European Mythology, Legends and Folklore
History through Novels: 1000-1899 Western Europe
Greatest Eastern European Classics
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
London Calling
Reading Italy
France..and Paris!
Best Nordic Fiction
The Baltics