Around the World in 80 Books discussion

I am currently reading The Enormous Room by E.E. Cummings. It is set in World War I France. It is dark but hilarious.

alexander craig wrote: "Just ventured into reading William Golding, its called Close quarters. Read Two years before the mast loved it so thought I'd read another Maritime book."

Oooh! I will look these up. I have been loving maritime books of late. I can recommend The Riddle of the Sands, Captains Courageous, North Star, and The Strode Venturer.

Uve, great book. Who would thought Scandinavians are like that

I am reading Love in the Time of Cholera Very quickly the novel becomes more and more serious. I am definitely led to read more books by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

eat, pray, love. elizabeth gilbert

The Married Man by Edmund White.

LindaD wrote: "I am finishing The Matchmaker of Périgord by Julia Stuart. Last title for 2010-11 challenge(I work fri-sun). This book is tedious, annoying, and hilarious! Let me cl..."
I'm intrigued! I visited Perigord so think I may enjoy all the 'tedious' details.

Looks like I haven't posted to this thread for a year or two!
I'm reading five books right now, only one of them by a US or UK writer. The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andric of Bosnia, Owls Do Cry by Janet Frame of New Zealand, A Question of Power by Bessie Head of Botswana, The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga of India, and Being Mortal by Atul Gawande of the US (his parents were immigrants). I think only the Bosnian and Botswana books were translated.

This year, I've been sporadically making my way through The Argentina Reader: History, Culture, Politics.

In it, I read an excerpt of Martín Fierro, which led to me actually seeking out & reading the full version (still short) of The Gaucho Martín Fierro, mainly because I've been wanting to read The Adventures of China Iron (a feminist riff on Martín Fierro; also perfect for Women in Translation Month).

So, I'm now partway through China Iron.

Today I finished reading Mansfield Park by Jane Austen and loved it!!! <3 Today I also started Tilly and the Lost Fairytales by Anna James

Little men by Louisa Alcott

Sea themes:

Octopus, Seahorse, Jellyfish

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4299696551


The World of Coral Reefs: Explore and Protect the Natural Wonders of the Sea

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4299694010

@Helen How is it? Genre?

I am reading The Blithedale Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Ninja Betrayed by Tori Eldridge - best installment so far as third's the charm

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4184893655

Traveled to Naples via my imagination for the fifth time this year- currently reading The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante

Hello!

I'm reading Woman at Point Zero by Nawal el Saadawi

I am listening to The Diary of a Provincial Lady by E.M. Delafield on the Librivox app and also reading Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.

Listening to The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

Started reading this one tonight A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell

I am currently reading Beauty and the Clockwork Beast a steampunk proper romance retelling of beauty and the beast by nancy campbell allen

Listening to Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Listening to Open Season by C.J. Box

Reading Open by Andre Agassi

Stephen King

Currently reading Barbara Demicks Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea. Unbelievable reading. Am only a quarter way in but these guys are really tough cookies, with what they had to put up with. Would like to read a more up to date book about North Korea to see if much has changed. Somehow, I doubt it!

Listening to this cross country (USA) adventure The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

Listening to historical fiction set in France: The Book of Lost Namesn by Kristin Harmel

Listening to the autobiographical Eat a Peach by David Chang

Currently listening to The Library of Legends by Janie Chang

Reading "The Insulted and Humiliated" by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It's really, really good.

Damini wrote: "Reading "The Insulted and Humiliated" by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It's really, really good."

Damini wrote: "Reading "The Insulted and Humiliated" by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It's really, really good."

Currently reading “The Girl with the Louding Voice” set in Nigeria. I am enjoying it so far :)

Reading Overwatch by Matthew Betley

Listening Rules of War by Matthew Betley

Reading War and Peace🕊 by Leo tolstoy

Currently reading Searching for Sylvie Lee -- set primarily in the Netherlands.

Set in England

Narrated by Derek Jacobi
The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz

Reading Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

Starting this one tonight When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt by Kara Cooney

The Freud Reader, quite refreshing to read about how he battled his way through adversary to be the most recognised leader founding Psychoanalysis.

Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown

The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain by María Rosa Menocal

Listening to Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World by Max Lucado

Christine wrote: " [book:The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christians C..."
Interesting! how is it?

I am having an (unplanned) Iranian week. After flying through Kader Abdolahs 'The house of the mosque' I now started with the Iranian classic 'The blind owl' by Sadegh Hedayat', which is a very absorbing and comfusing book.

Suzan: Took me long enough! Just finished it this morning and will write a review later tonight. The author covers a huge span of history, but shallowly. The author’s love of the Andalusian region of Spain and its art, poetry, architecture history is clearly evident.

Lowering my tray table to read:
Come Fly the World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am by Julia Cooke

Finally finished:
The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain by María Rosa Menocal

Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World by Max Lucado

Started both today: Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli

Because of Dorothy Parker, I am reading The Last Romantic: A biography of Marie of Roumania by Hannah Pakula and it is fascinating.