I decided to spend the summer reading books from my infamous to-be-read piles which are set in different countries because of how many I read during my Springcleaning Challenge which was March, April and May (see my concluding blog here). It seemed like an excellent idea for a new challenge and a good opportunity to reduce the piles still further – here is what I thought as I started this new challenge.
Here’s the list of countries and books from that completed challenge (link to the review by clicking on the title) :
Libya Flight of the Phoenix
Italy My Italian Bulldozer
South Africa The Promise
Greece Ill Met By Moonlight
Bosnia The Quick and the Dead
France Suite Francaise
India Grandmother’s Footsteps
Indonesia Nathaniel’s Nutmeg
Poland Irena’s Gift
There were actually three books set in India on the list but I am only counting one for each country. I am also not including the UK or USA in this challenge as I read so many books from those countries already.
In addition I have now read a couple more as I started my Travelling Challenge at the beginning of this month.
Switzerland Doctor Fischer of Geneva
Australia The True History of the Kelly Gang
I have a nice little pile of books featuring other countries which I have yet to read and I have until the end of August to see how far I get – I was surprised by how many books I have ready to read which satisfy the requirements of this challenge.
Some of these countries have featured in many books which I have read but others seem to me to be a bit more unusual. What books have you particularly enjoyed from these countries ? What do you think of the books I have read ? Feel free to comment on each blog or on here. It would be good to hear from some other readers. I will try to remember to encourage people to do so when I write more blogs.
It’s a very interesting world out there – keep reading !
Anne Is Reading 