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Location: behind the 4th wall | Choose one country and then read books that are
set in that country or
set in some variation of that country or
written by an author from that country or
inspired by the folklore and mythology of that country
How you interpret the challenge is totally up to you!
Share what country you've chosen and the books you've selected. Or ask fellow challengers for ideas and recommendations.
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Location: New Zealand | Sure, I'll play.
I chose Japan, for a number of reasons.
1. It's the place I most want to visit.
2. I have enough books by Japanese authors/set in Japan to fill the challenge easily.
3. I get to read more books by Haruki Murakami. |
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Location: behind the 4th wall | Thanks for joining the challenge Weesam! Japan is an excellent choice. The culture is fascinating and there are a lot of books to choose from. I've never read Murakami although I've always meant to. He's so popular he simply must be amazing.
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Location: New Zealand | I think Murakami is an acquired taste. People either seem to love him or hate him. Either way you have to try him to see which side of the divide you fall on. |
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Location: Wales | Hi
I have joined this challenge but I have a question. Instead of a single country can I do more of a culture thing? I have a number of books which I would say have a Middle Eastern cultural setting, but they are set in different countries - Iran, Egypt, Morocco. Would that be acceptable? |
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Location: behind the 4th wall | Laffer - 2016-07-20 1:55 AM Hi I have joined this challenge but I have a question. Instead of a single country can I do more of a culture thing? I have a number of books which I would say have a Middle Eastern cultural setting, but they are set in different countries - Iran, Egypt, Morocco. Would that be acceptable? Sure, that would be totally fine! Welcome to the challenge Laffer! |
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Location: Seattle | I love this challenge. Thank you for creating it. It lets me read books set in my favorite place - London. I went there last year and I loved it so much I am saving to go back again. And while I can't be there now I can at least read a dozen books about it. |
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Location: behind the 4th wall | ElizabethR - 2016-07-23 3:34 AM I love this challenge. Thank you for creating it. It lets me read books set in my favorite place - London. I went there last year and I loved it so much I am saving to go back again. And while I can't be there now I can at least read a dozen books about it. Thanks for joining the challenge Elizabeth! London sounds like an excellent choice. Have fun with your reading. |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | ElizabethR - 2016-07-23 2:34 AM I love this challenge. Thank you for creating it. It lets me read books set in my favorite place - London. I went there last year and I loved it so much I am saving to go back again. And while I can't be there now I can at least read a dozen books about it. Saw this blog post today and thought you might find it aprapos:
London-based Spec Fic Tales – Part 1 |
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Location: Seattle | Hey, that's great. There's even some series on the list I hadn't heard of and am off to find - particularly the Marie Brennan one. Can't wait to see Part 2. |
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| Great challenge! Fits well with my current fascination with Slavic/ Russian mythology and history. Thanks! |
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Location: behind the 4th wall | Dlw28 - 2016-08-24 11:09 PM Great challenge! Fits well with my current fascination with Slavic/ Russian mythology and history. Thanks! That's exactly what I'm doing - books set in Russia (or something like Russia) or written by Russian authors or concerning the rusalka myth. Good luck with your challenge. |
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Location: behind the 4th wall | FYI...I have extended this challenge through December.
How is the reading going for everyone? |
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Location: The Wilds of Washington | As you've undoubtedly noticed, I'm going with a Japanese flavor to the challenge as well. (And doing quite well, which reflects just how much of the stuff is being translated now.) I'm doing one leg of the stool: anime, manga, games, light novels. Light novels, the breading grounds (usually) for the others - unless you're talking about a series where that isn't the case, which seems rarer and rarer these days. Talk about productive. It's like the pulp work US authors did during the 30ies - 50ies or something. They get paid to crank it out. That's for sure.
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Location: behind the 4th wall | I've completely changed my focus for this challenge. I was going to do Russia and had a few books selected. Then I realized I wasn't that excited about the books, so I changed them, but the interest level was still not quite there. I've decided to do Africa instead and read some books that have been on my TBR list for awhile - The Girl in the Road, Who Fears Death, Zoo City. I'm also intrigued by a new 2017 title set in South Africa - The Prey of Gods.
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| Well I've read 6 of 12 ( though I'm wondering if I should increase the number I was planning to read cos I recently finished The Bear and the Nightingale that fits with my Slavic/Russian theme.) I guess I'll wait and decide a little later. A few books were great fun and a few disappointing. Looking forward to the Cherryh books as they are bound to be good.
I see some folks are really far into the challenge! |
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Location: SC, USA | I am joining this challenge. Originally, I was going to read Finnish Speculative Fiction. There are enough translated books and books written originally in English by Finnish authors to fulfill the challenge. However,I decided this might still be a little limiting, so I am going to make the challenge "Nordic." Then. I can include Karin Tidbeck from Sweden as well. If anyone has any recommendations of Nordic authors, I'd love to hear them. |
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| How about Emmi Itaranta? |
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Location: SC, USA | She's on my list. Thanks |
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Location: New Zealand | Swedish Authors: John Ajvide Lindqvist, Ninni Holmqvist, Astrid Lindgren, Cecilia Ekback
Norwegian Authors: Jostein Gaarder |
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Location: SC, USA | Thanks, Weesam! |
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Location: behind the 4th wall | I read books set in Africa for the global reading challenge.
5 Stars
The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden
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A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar
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The Girl in the Road by Monica Byrne
Zoo City by Lauren Beukes
Everfair by Nisi Shawl
The Raft by Fred Strydom
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
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Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
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