Around the World in Books
I’m reading my way around the world, one book at a time. Follow my journey and click on the countries for the books and reviews related to that country. If you have any suggestions for books from a particular country, please send them my way!
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Around the World in Books
Here are the currently finished books in my challenge. As of 04/13/23, I have finished 18 books of 195, and I’m currently reading Bill Bryson’s In A Sunburned Country (Australia).
- Afghanistan – The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (buy it here)
- Botswana – Wild Life by Keena Roberts (read my review) (buy it here)
- China – Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven by Susan Jane Gilman (buy it here)
- Denmark – The Little Book of Hygge by Meik Wiking (buy it here)
- Egypt – If An Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga (read my review) (buy it here)
- France – Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind (buy it here)
- Germany – The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (buy it here)
- Iran – The Stationary Shop of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (buy it here)
- Japan – Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (buy it here)
- Kiribati – The Sex Lives of Cannibals by J. Maarten Troost (buy it here)
- Marshall Islands – Surviving Paradise: One Year On A Disappearing Island by Peter Rudiak-Gould (buy it here)
- Morocco – The Caliph’s House by Tahir Shah (read my review) (buy it here)
- The Netherlands – Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (buy it here)
- Sierra Leone – A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah (buy it here)
- Slovenia – Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho (read my review) (buy it here)
- South Africa – Born A Crime by Trevor Noah (buy it here)
- South Sudan – Running For My Life by Lopez Lamong (buy it here)
- Syria – As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh (read my review) (buy it here)
- Thailand – The Beach by Alex Garland (buy it here)
- United States – The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey (buy it here)