The primary goal of the challenge is to read books set in 80 different countries (and/or written by authors from the countries) over a period of five years. Other than that, the blogger sets their own goals. I only say this is not demanding because the challenge covers five years and the blogger sets the time frame. Obviously, toward the end, it may be difficult to come up with books from countries not yet covered. Check here for the rules and the sign-up post.
These are my rules:
- I have five years to complete my journey. My start date is November 18 , 2012 and my end date will be November 17, 2017.
- I'm counting books that take place in a particular country. If a book takes place in multiple countries then I will only count it towards the country that it is primarily set in. It does not matter what country the author is from. But, given a choice, I would go with the author and the book from the same country.
- Where feasible I will do some research on the country, and include some background knowledge that that may interesting in my reviews. That will not be a hard and fast rule.
- I will donate 80 books to a charity that holds an annual book sale as a fund raiser.
Country List:
- AFGHANISTAN
- ARGENTINA
- AUSTRALIA
- BANGLADESH
- BELGIUM
- BRAZIL
- CANADA
- CHILE
- CHINA
- COLOMBIA
- CONGO
- COSTA RICA
- CUBA
- CZECH REPUBLIC
- DENMARK
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
- ECUADOR
- EGYPT
- EL SALVADOR
- ENGLAND: The Vault Ruth Rendell (December 2012)
- ETHIOPIA
- FINLAND
- FRANCE
- GERMANY: A Trace of Smoke by Rebecca Cantrell (November 2012)
- GREECE
- GUATEMALA
- HAITI
- HUNGARY
- ICELAND
- INDIA
- INDONESIA
- IRAQ
- IRELAND
- ISRAEL
- ITALY
- IVORY COAST
- JAMAICA
- JAPAN
- KENYA
- KOREA, NORTH
- KOREA, SOUTH
- LIBYA
- MALTA
- MEXICO
- MONGOLIA
- MOROCCO
- MOZAMBIQUE
- MYANMAR (formally Burma)
- NAMIBIA
- NETHERLANDS
- NEPAL
- NEW ZEALAND
- NIGERIA
- NORTH IRELAND
- NORWAY
- PAKISTAN
- PANAMA
- PERU
- PHILIPPINES
- POLAND
- PORTUGAL
- ROMANIA
- RUSSIA
- RWANDA
- SAUDI ARABIA
- SCOTLAND
- SIERRA LEONE
- SPAIN
- SRI LANKA
- SOUTH AFRICA
- SUDAN
- SWEDEN
- SWITZERLAND
- THAILAND
- TURKEY
- UGANDA
- UKRAINE
- VATICAN CITY
- VENEZUELA
- VIETNAM
3 comments:
This sounds like an exciting, albeit daunting, challenge to me though I'd be the first to admire anybody who participates and that includes you Tracy, so good luck to you. I haven't read much fiction from countries other than North America and England and a challenge like this is one way to keep up with books from other countries.
The more I think about it, the more daunting it seems. But having this goal will be fun, nevertheless. I do have plans to read a lot of books in different countries in 2013, so at least the first year should be easy.
This sounds like a really fun challenge! My reading is so limited to authors from the UK and North America, this would be a good way to broaden my horizons. It's nice to have 5 years to complete as well. I always tend to shy away from blog challenges because I'm not very good at reading on demand or under pressure. Thanks for stopping by my blog the other day! I have a real soft spot for mystery novels too.
Marie
http://www.girlvsbookshelf.blogspot.com
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