The Next Best Book Club discussion

Having watched my daughter and two of her friends complete the challenge last year, I've been inspired to join in. Some of the books that were read by her were so interesting I read them too, so I've already been taking part unofficially anyway! This should be fun.

A-Z Countries:
A: Australia, Argentina, Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Afghanistan, Antarctica
B: Bolivia, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium
C: China, Canada, Congo(Democratic Republic of the), Czech Republic
D: Dominica, Dominican Republic
E: England
F: France
G: Greenland, Greece, Guernsey, Georgia, Germany
H: Haiti, Hungary
I: Italy, Iceland
J:
K:
L:
M: Mexico, Mozambique, Morocco
N:
O:
P: Pakistan, Peru
Q:
R:
S: Switzerland, Slovenia, Spain, Scotland
T:
U: United States, Ukraine
V: Vietnam
W: Wales
X:
Y: Yemen
Z: Zimbabwe

Robyn's Around the World in 80 Books Map

Regions:
North America: 3
Caribbean: 4
Latin America: 3
Europe: 19
Africa: 5
Middle East: 2
Asia: 4
Oceania/Australia: 1
Antarctica: 1

US States:
1. New Jersey
2. Georgia

Robyn's US States Map

1 - Oceania/Australia Australia Circle of Flight by John Marsden 07/10/2010

Welcome to the challenge, Robyn :)

2 - Asia China Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang 30/10/2010

3 - Asia Pakistan The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid 31/10/2010

4 - Europe France Perfume by Patrick Süskind 06/11/2010

ilona wrote: "Welcome to the challenge, Robyn :)"

Thanks. It's fun.

5 - North America Mexico Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel 10/11/2010

6 - North America United States (State 1 - New Jersey) Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich 13/11/2010

NB: You already had me listed as 4 regions, so you don't need to add another. Ta.

7 - Latin America Bolivia Diego, Run! by Deborah Ellis 20/11/2010

8 - Europe Greenland Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Høeg 18/12/2010

9 - Latin America Argentina The Honorary Consul: A Novel by Graham Greene 29/12/2010

10 - Caribbean Antigua and Barbuda Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid 29/12/2010

11 - Europe Switzerland Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 01/01/2011

12 - Asia Vietnam The Lover by Marguerite Duras 01/01/2011

13 - North America Canada Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood 09/01/2011

14 - Europe Wales The Ancient Future by Traci Harding 17/01/2011

15 - Europe England Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë 26/02/2011

16 - Europe Greece Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières 10/03/2011

17 - Europe Guernsey The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer 23/03/2011

18 - Africa Benin Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan 30/03/2011

19 - Middle East Yemen I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali with Delphine Minoui 06/04/2011

NB: I think this brings me to 8 Regions. Ta.

20 - Europe Austria The Third Man by Graham Greene 13/04/2011

21 - Africa Mozambique Secrets in the Fire by Henning Mankell 17/04/2011

22 - Middle East Afghanistan The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 19/04/2011

23 - Africa Zimbabwe The Grass Is Singing: A Novel by Doris Lessing 03/05/2011

24 - Europe Slovenia Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho 15/05/2011

Robyn wrote: "15 - Europe England Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë 26/02/2011"

I didn't enjoy this & hated the characters! Did you enjoy it?

Claire wrote: "Robyn wrote: "15 - Europe England Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë 26/02/2011"

I didn't enjoy this & hated the characters! Did you enjoy it?"

Not realy. Still... gave it 3 stars (think I get a tad generous at times). I did a review which sums up my feelings.

25 - Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks 27/05/2011

26 - Europe Italy A Room With a View by E.M. Forster 07/06/2011

27 - Antarctica Antarctica At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft 13/06/2011

28 - Latin America Peru Temple by Matthew Reilly 15/06/2011

29 - Europe Spain Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway 19/06/2011

30 - Europe Belgium The Twins by Tessa de Loo 28/06/2011

31 - Europe Ukraine Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer 09/07/2011

32 - Asia Georgia A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov 23/07/2011

33 - Africa Congo, Democratic Republic of the Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 27/07/2011

34 - Europe Germany Slaughterhouse 5: Or, the Children's Crusade, A Duty-Dance with Death by Kurt Vonnegut 31/07/2011

35 - Europe Iceland Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne 04/08/2011

36 - Africa Morocco Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud 12/08/2011

Robyn wrote: "36 - Africa Morocco Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud 12/08/2011"

How is that one? I have it on my TBR list.

Diane wrote: "Robyn wrote: "36 - Africa Morocco Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud 12/08/2011"

How is that one? I have it on my TBR list."

I found it quite interesting though rather shocking too.
Surfice to say, she wont be winning any Mother of the Year Awards soon. Nor Daughter for that matter.

37 - Europe Czech Republic The Trial by Franz Kafka 20/08/2011

38 - Caribbean Haiti Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende 24/08/2011

39 - Caribbean Dominica Wide Sargasso SeaJean Rhys 27/08/2011

40 - Caribbean Dominican Republic The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz 03/09/2011

41 - Europe Scotland The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark 04/09/2011

(State 2 - Georgia) Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor 14/09/2011
Haven't exactly made an effort on this [the state] front, but may as well record it

42 - Europe Hungary Embers by Sándor Márai 20/09/2011