MissBrangwen travels on the pages - 2nd
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I have wanted to make a new thread for a long time and pondered what I wished it to look like. Now I finally made a decision and took the time to create the thread. I was greatly inspired by Lisa and Dilara. Thank you both!
One reason for wanting a new thread was that I had changed the rules so many times that my old thread was full of old reviews of books that now I do not count anymore. Being a member of LT has really changed my view on reading about other countries and now I primarily read own voices books. I wish to broaden this and to further diversify my reading.
This group is wonderful because there is no pressure and we all just follow our challenges and fill our threads in our own timelines and with our own rules. I definitely want to concentrate more on this challenge in the future.
One reason for wanting a new thread was that I had changed the rules so many times that my old thread was full of old reviews of books that now I do not count anymore. Being a member of LT has really changed my view on reading about other countries and now I primarily read own voices books. I wish to broaden this and to further diversify my reading.
This group is wonderful because there is no pressure and we all just follow our challenges and fill our threads in our own timelines and with our own rules. I definitely want to concentrate more on this challenge in the future.
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My rules
I read books (fiction, nonfiction or poetry) set or at least firmly rooted in the country and by an author from that country (by birth, nationality or family). I don't list each and every book, especially when it comes to places like Germany, the UK or the US, but only those that feel representative and really show something about the country or have something to say about its culture.
The only exception when it comes to native authors are Antarctica and Vatican since they do not have native populations. I will still only include authors who have spent a significant amount of time there or who at least have substantial knowledge about these places.
If I read more books by the same author, I list them behind the author's name, but I do not count them.
The challenge is completed for a specific country when I have read five books by different authors for that country, but I add more books when I read more.
This is the first time I am doing a challenge where books are counted that I have already read, so I decided to start from November 2006 - this was the most significant month in my life until I met my husband: I traveled to Australia for the very first time, and it was also my first trip on my own and my first ever trip on a plane. It changed my life!
When I came back in 2007, I became seriously interested in other countries for the first time and the same year I started uni and began to read literature apart from genre fiction. So I think using November 2006 as a starting point really fits.
I read books (fiction, nonfiction or poetry) set or at least firmly rooted in the country and by an author from that country (by birth, nationality or family). I don't list each and every book, especially when it comes to places like Germany, the UK or the US, but only those that feel representative and really show something about the country or have something to say about its culture.
The only exception when it comes to native authors are Antarctica and Vatican since they do not have native populations. I will still only include authors who have spent a significant amount of time there or who at least have substantial knowledge about these places.
If I read more books by the same author, I list them behind the author's name, but I do not count them.
The challenge is completed for a specific country when I have read five books by different authors for that country, but I add more books when I read more.
This is the first time I am doing a challenge where books are counted that I have already read, so I decided to start from November 2006 - this was the most significant month in my life until I met my husband: I traveled to Australia for the very first time, and it was also my first trip on my own and my first ever trip on a plane. It changed my life!
When I came back in 2007, I became seriously interested in other countries for the first time and the same year I started uni and began to read literature apart from genre fiction. So I think using November 2006 as a starting point really fits.
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The list
I am using a combination of several lists, but the inclusion or exclusion of a specific country or entity should not be taken as a political comment.
I decided to subdivide some countries, and thinking about that has shown me even more how wonderful and diverse the world is, because it was hard to know where to stop. For example, there are smaller countries which still have distinct culturally diverse regions, such as Spain or Belgium, and large countries that should definitely be subdivided if I am taking the effort to subdivide countries like the US, Canada and Australia. However, one has to stop somewhere or the thread becomes impractical, and on top of that, I simply do not know enough about many countries to make a decision.
Subdivided countries are counted as completed on the map at the top of the thread when I have read five books for them, but in their post in the thread they only count as completed when I have read five books for each subdivision.
I am using a combination of several lists, but the inclusion or exclusion of a specific country or entity should not be taken as a political comment.
I decided to subdivide some countries, and thinking about that has shown me even more how wonderful and diverse the world is, because it was hard to know where to stop. For example, there are smaller countries which still have distinct culturally diverse regions, such as Spain or Belgium, and large countries that should definitely be subdivided if I am taking the effort to subdivide countries like the US, Canada and Australia. However, one has to stop somewhere or the thread becomes impractical, and on top of that, I simply do not know enough about many countries to make a decision.
Subdivided countries are counted as completed on the map at the top of the thread when I have read five books for them, but in their post in the thread they only count as completed when I have read five books for each subdivision.
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Notes
- I severely cropped the picture of the Australia and Oceania map since most countries could not be seen anyway and it just looked like a blank white space.
- I might include subdivisions of Russia when I read specific books for them, but I feel too undecided and overwhelmed about that now because I am not knowledgeable enough about the country.
- I wished to subdivide the US, but subdividing it into 50 states was too much, so I looked for a way to subdivide it into bigger regions. I found a list and map of "Census Regions and Divisions of the United States", which provided exactly what I was looking for. I decided to further separate Alaska and Hawai'i because of their unique locations.
- I severely cropped the picture of the Australia and Oceania map since most countries could not be seen anyway and it just looked like a blank white space.
- I might include subdivisions of Russia when I read specific books for them, but I feel too undecided and overwhelmed about that now because I am not knowledgeable enough about the country.
- I wished to subdivide the US, but subdividing it into 50 states was too much, so I looked for a way to subdivide it into bigger regions. I found a list and map of "Census Regions and Divisions of the United States", which provided exactly what I was looking for. I decided to further separate Alaska and Hawai'i because of their unique locations.
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Map of countries that I have read five books or more for:
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Map of countries that I have read at least one book for:
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(Reserved in case I forgot anything)
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AFRICA
Map of countries read (one book at least):
Books on the continent of Africa as a whole or books that cannot be placed in a single country:
Map of countries read (one book at least):
Books on the continent of Africa as a whole or books that cannot be placed in a single country:
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Algeria
Angola
Ascension
Angola
Ascension
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Benin
Botswana
Botswana
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Cabo Verde
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo (Democratic Republic of the)
Congo (Republic of the)
Côte d’Ivoire
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo (Democratic Republic of the)
Congo (Republic of the)
Côte d’Ivoire
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Djibouti
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Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
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Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea-Bisssau
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea-Bisssau
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Kenya
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La Réunion
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
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Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Morocco
Mozambique
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Morocco
Mozambique
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Puntland
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Rwanda
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Sahrawi
Saint-Barthélémy
Saint Helena
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Somalia
Somaliland
South Africa
1. Zoë Wicomb - David's Story
South Sudan
Sudan
Saint-Barthélémy
Saint Helena
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Somalia
Somaliland
South Africa
1. Zoë Wicomb - David's Story
South Sudan
Sudan
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Tanzania
Togo
Tristan de Cunha
Tunisia
Togo
Tristan de Cunha
Tunisia
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Uganda
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Zambia
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
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ANTARCTICA
Historical
Contemporary
Historical
Contemporary
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ASIA
Map of countries read (one book at least):
Books on the continent of Asia as a whole or books that cannot be placed in a single country:
Map of countries read (one book at least):
Books on the continent of Asia as a whole or books that cannot be placed in a single country:
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Afghanistan
Armenia
Artsakh
Armenia
Artsakh
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Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei Darussalam
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei Darussalam
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Hong Kong - visited
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India
1. Rupi Kaur - Milk and Honey
Indonesia
Iran
1. Shida Bazyar - Nachts ist es leise in Teheran
Iraq
Israel
1. Rupi Kaur - Milk and Honey
Indonesia
Iran
1. Shida Bazyar - Nachts ist es leise in Teheran
Iraq
Israel
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Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
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Laos - visited
Lebanon
Lebanon
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Nepal
North Korea
North Korea
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Oman
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Qatar
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Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Korea
1. Han Kang - Die Vegetarierin
2. Yi Munyol - Der Dichter
Sri Lanka
Syria
1. Samar Yazbek - The Crossing: My Journey to the Shattered Heart of Syria
2. Samer - The Raqqa Diaries
Singapore
South Korea
1. Han Kang - Die Vegetarierin
2. Yi Munyol - Der Dichter
Sri Lanka
Syria
1. Samar Yazbek - The Crossing: My Journey to the Shattered Heart of Syria
2. Samer - The Raqqa Diaries
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Taiwan - visited
1. Shawna Yang Ryan - Green Island
Tajikistan
Thailand - visited - completed
1. Kirsten Ritscher (ed.) - Thailand fürs Handgepäck
2. Veeraporn Nitiprapha - The Blind Earthworm in the Labyrinth
3. Pitchaya Sudbanthad - Bangkok Wakes To Rain
4. Thanorm Maha-Paoraya - An Elephant Named Maliwan
5. Rattawut Lapcharoensap - Sightseeing
Tibet
Timor Leste
Turkmenistan
1. Shawna Yang Ryan - Green Island
Tajikistan
Thailand - visited - completed
1. Kirsten Ritscher (ed.) - Thailand fürs Handgepäck
2. Veeraporn Nitiprapha - The Blind Earthworm in the Labyrinth
3. Pitchaya Sudbanthad - Bangkok Wakes To Rain
4. Thanorm Maha-Paoraya - An Elephant Named Maliwan
5. Rattawut Lapcharoensap - Sightseeing
Tibet
Timor Leste
Turkmenistan
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United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
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Vietnam - visited
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Yemen
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AUSTRALIA & OCEANIA
Map of countries read (one book at least):
Books on Australia and Oceania as a whole or books that cannot be placed in a single country:
Map of countries read (one book at least):
Books on Australia and Oceania as a whole or books that cannot be placed in a single country:
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American Samoa
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Australia - visited
Map of states and territories read (one book at least):
Books on Australia as a whole or books that cannot be placed in a single state or territory:
1. Mark Peel - A Little History of Australia
2. Richard Broome - Aboriginal Australians
Map of states and territories read (one book at least):
Books on Australia as a whole or books that cannot be placed in a single state or territory:
1. Mark Peel - A Little History of Australia
2. Richard Broome - Aboriginal Australians
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Australian Capital Territory
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Northern Territory
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Queensland
1. Herb Wharton - Cattle Camp (Kooma)
2. Boori Monty Pryor - Maybe Tomorrow (Birri Gubba / Kunggandji)
1. Herb Wharton - Cattle Camp (Kooma)
2. Boori Monty Pryor - Maybe Tomorrow (Birri Gubba / Kunggandji)
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Tasmania
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Victoria
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Western Australia
1. Nugi Garimara - Rabbit-proof Fence; Under The Wintamarra Tree; Caprice - A Stockman's Daughter (Martu)
2. Sally Morgan - My Place (Bailgu)
1. Nugi Garimara - Rabbit-proof Fence; Under The Wintamarra Tree; Caprice - A Stockman's Daughter (Martu)
2. Sally Morgan - My Place (Bailgu)
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Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cook Islands
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cook Islands
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Fiji
French Polynesia
French Polynesia
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Guam
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Kiribati
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Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Micronesia
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Nauru
New Caledonia
New Zealand
1. Katherine Mansfield - The Garden Party and Other Stories
Niue
Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
1. Katherine Mansfield - The Garden Party and Other Stories
Niue
Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands
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Palau
Papua New Guinea
Pitcairn
Papua New Guinea
Pitcairn
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Samoa
Salomon Islands
Salomon Islands
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Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Tonga
Tuvalu
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Vanuatu
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Wallis and Futuna
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Europe
Map of countries read (one book at least):
Books on Europe as a whole or books that cannot be placed in a single country:
Map of countries read (one book at least):
Books on Europe as a whole or books that cannot be placed in a single country:
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Åland
Albania
Andorra
Austria - visited - completed
1. Hugo von Hofmannsthal - Der Schwierige; Der Rosenkavalier
2. Arthur Schnitzler - Lieutnant Gustl; Reigen; Traumnovelle
3. Adalbert Stifter - Das Heidedorf
4. Marlen Haushofer - Die Wand
5. Stefan Zweig - Schachnovelle
6. Franz Grillparzer - Der arme Spielmann
Azerbaijan
Albania
Andorra
Austria - visited - completed
1. Hugo von Hofmannsthal - Der Schwierige; Der Rosenkavalier
2. Arthur Schnitzler - Lieutnant Gustl; Reigen; Traumnovelle
3. Adalbert Stifter - Das Heidedorf
4. Marlen Haushofer - Die Wand
5. Stefan Zweig - Schachnovelle
6. Franz Grillparzer - Der arme Spielmann
Azerbaijan
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Belarus
Belgium - visited
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1. Melina Borčak - Guidelines for Accurate Reporting and Speaking about the Genocide in Srebrenica
2. Mirsada Simchen-Kahrimanović - Lauf, Mädchen, lauf!
3. Hasan Hasanović - Srebrenica. Kein Vergessen. Kein Vergeben.
Bulgaria - visited
1. Fedia Filkova - Nachtgras
Belgium - visited
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1. Melina Borčak - Guidelines for Accurate Reporting and Speaking about the Genocide in Srebrenica
2. Mirsada Simchen-Kahrimanović - Lauf, Mädchen, lauf!
3. Hasan Hasanović - Srebrenica. Kein Vergessen. Kein Vergeben.
Bulgaria - visited
1. Fedia Filkova - Nachtgras
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Denmark - visited
1. Peter Høeg - Fräulein Smillas Gespür für Schnee
2. Katrine Engberg - Krokodilwächter; Blutmond
1. Peter Høeg - Fräulein Smillas Gespür für Schnee
2. Katrine Engberg - Krokodilwächter; Blutmond
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Estonia
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Faroe Islands
Finland
France - visited
1. Leïla Slimani - Lullaby
2. Jules Verne - 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Finland
France - visited
1. Leïla Slimani - Lullaby
2. Jules Verne - 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
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Georgia
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Germany - home country
Map of states read (one book at least):
Books on Germany as a whole or books that cannot be placed in a single state:
1. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - Emilia Galotti; Minna von Barnhelm; Miss Sara Sampson
2. Friedrich Schiller - Kabale und Liebe; Die Räuber
3. Heinrich Leopold Wagner - Die Kindermörderin
4. Theodor Fontane - Effi Briest
5. Frank Wedekind - Frühlings Erwachen
6. Johann Wolfgang Goethe - Götz von Berlichingen; Die Wahlverwandtschaften; Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre; Novelle / Das Märchen; Gedichte
7. Heinrich Heine - Deutschland. Ein Wintermärchen
8. Friedrich Hebbel - Maria Magdalena
9. Heinrich von Kleist - Prinz Friedrich von Homburg; Der zerbrochene Krug; Michael Kohlhaas
10. Ingo Schulze - Simple Storys: Ein Roman aus der ostdeutschen Provinz
11. Peter Prange - Das Bernstein-Amulett
12. Kevin Kuhn - Hikikomori
13. Friedrich Maximilian Klinger - Das leidende Weib
Map of states read (one book at least):
Books on Germany as a whole or books that cannot be placed in a single state:
1. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - Emilia Galotti; Minna von Barnhelm; Miss Sara Sampson
2. Friedrich Schiller - Kabale und Liebe; Die Räuber
3. Heinrich Leopold Wagner - Die Kindermörderin
4. Theodor Fontane - Effi Briest
5. Frank Wedekind - Frühlings Erwachen
6. Johann Wolfgang Goethe - Götz von Berlichingen; Die Wahlverwandtschaften; Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre; Novelle / Das Märchen; Gedichte
7. Heinrich Heine - Deutschland. Ein Wintermärchen
8. Friedrich Hebbel - Maria Magdalena
9. Heinrich von Kleist - Prinz Friedrich von Homburg; Der zerbrochene Krug; Michael Kohlhaas
10. Ingo Schulze - Simple Storys: Ein Roman aus der ostdeutschen Provinz
11. Peter Prange - Das Bernstein-Amulett
12. Kevin Kuhn - Hikikomori
13. Friedrich Maximilian Klinger - Das leidende Weib
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Baden-Württemberg
1. Bernhard Schlink - Der Vorleser
2. Bov Bjerg - Auerhaus
Bayern
1. Alfred Andersch - Der Vater eines Mörders
Berlin
1. Theodor Fontane - Irrungen Wirrungen; Unterm Birnbaum
2. Arno Holz - Die Familie Selicke
3. Thomas Brussig - Am kürzeren Ende der Sonnenallee
4. Stefanie de Velasco - Tigermilch
5. Louise Aston - Wilde Rosen / Meine Emancipation
Brandenburg
1. Theodor Fontane - Der Stechlin; Unterm Birnbaum
2. Heinrich von Kleist - Prinz Friedrich von Homburg; Michael Kohlhaas
3. Kurt Tucholsky - Rheinsberg
4. Gerhart Hauptman - Der Biberpelz; Bahnwärter Thiel
1. Bernhard Schlink - Der Vorleser
2. Bov Bjerg - Auerhaus
Bayern
1. Alfred Andersch - Der Vater eines Mörders
Berlin
1. Theodor Fontane - Irrungen Wirrungen; Unterm Birnbaum
2. Arno Holz - Die Familie Selicke
3. Thomas Brussig - Am kürzeren Ende der Sonnenallee
4. Stefanie de Velasco - Tigermilch
5. Louise Aston - Wilde Rosen / Meine Emancipation
Brandenburg
1. Theodor Fontane - Der Stechlin; Unterm Birnbaum
2. Heinrich von Kleist - Prinz Friedrich von Homburg; Michael Kohlhaas
3. Kurt Tucholsky - Rheinsberg
4. Gerhart Hauptman - Der Biberpelz; Bahnwärter Thiel
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Bremen
Hamburg
1. Petra Oelker - Drei Wünsche
Hessen
1. Georg Büchner - Woyzeck; Der hessische Landbote
2. Johann Wolfgang Goethe - Die Leiden des jungen Werthers
3. Stefanie Zweig - Irgendwo in Deutschland
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
1. Christa Wolf - Störfall
Hamburg
1. Petra Oelker - Drei Wünsche
Hessen
1. Georg Büchner - Woyzeck; Der hessische Landbote
2. Johann Wolfgang Goethe - Die Leiden des jungen Werthers
3. Stefanie Zweig - Irgendwo in Deutschland
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
1. Christa Wolf - Störfall
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Niedersachsen
Nordrhein-Westfalen
1. Annette von Droste-Hülshoff - Die Judenbuche
2. Ulla Hahn - Das verborgene Wort
3. Jasmina Kuhnke - Schwarzes Herz
Rheinland-Pfalz
Saarland
Nordrhein-Westfalen
1. Annette von Droste-Hülshoff - Die Judenbuche
2. Ulla Hahn - Das verborgene Wort
3. Jasmina Kuhnke - Schwarzes Herz
Rheinland-Pfalz
Saarland
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Sachsen
1. Christa Wolf - Nachdenken über Christa T.
2. Jakob Springfeld - Unter Nazis. Jung, ostdeutsch, gegen Rechts
Sachsen-Anhalt
Schleswig-Holstein
1. Theodor Storm - Der Schimmelreiter; Immensee; Der Doppelgänger; Aquis Submersus; Eine Halligfahrt; Pole Poppenspäler; Bulemanns Haus
Thüringen
1. Christa Wolf - Nachdenken über Christa T.
2. Jakob Springfeld - Unter Nazis. Jung, ostdeutsch, gegen Rechts
Sachsen-Anhalt
Schleswig-Holstein
1. Theodor Storm - Der Schimmelreiter; Immensee; Der Doppelgänger; Aquis Submersus; Eine Halligfahrt; Pole Poppenspäler; Bulemanns Haus
Thüringen
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Iceland
1. Yrsa Sigurðardóttir - Thóra Guðmundsdóttir {1-5}
2. Ragnar Jónasson - Dunkel
Ireland - visited - completed
1. Maeve Binchy - Scarlet Feather; Quentins; The Return Journey; The Lilac Bus; Echoes; This Year It Will Be Different
2. Catherine Doyle - The Storm Keeper's Island
3. Sally Rooney - Normal People
4. Dervla McKiernan - The Ruin; The Sisters; The Roommate
5. Roddy Doyle - A Star Called Henry
Italy - visited
1. Yrsa Sigurðardóttir - Thóra Guðmundsdóttir {1-5}
2. Ragnar Jónasson - Dunkel
Ireland - visited - completed
1. Maeve Binchy - Scarlet Feather; Quentins; The Return Journey; The Lilac Bus; Echoes; This Year It Will Be Different
2. Catherine Doyle - The Storm Keeper's Island
3. Sally Rooney - Normal People
4. Dervla McKiernan - The Ruin; The Sisters; The Roommate
5. Roddy Doyle - A Star Called Henry
Italy - visited
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Kosovo
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Latvia
Liechtenstein - visited
Lithuania - visited
1. Ruta Sepetys - Between Shades Of Gray
2. Alvydas Šlepikas - In The Shadow Of Wolves
3. Žemaitė - Tofylis, or The Marriage of Zosė
4. Czesław Miłosz - Die Straßen von Wilna
Luxemburg - visited
Liechtenstein - visited
Lithuania - visited
1. Ruta Sepetys - Between Shades Of Gray
2. Alvydas Šlepikas - In The Shadow Of Wolves
3. Žemaitė - Tofylis, or The Marriage of Zosė
4. Czesław Miłosz - Die Straßen von Wilna
Luxemburg - visited
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Netherlands - visited
1. Geert Mak - Amsterdam
2. Guus Kuijer - Wir alle für immer zusammen
3. Marcel Prins and Peter Henk Steenhuis (ed.) - Versteckt wie Anne Frank
4. Gerbrand Bakker - Birnbäume blühen weiß
Northern Cyprus
North Macedonia
Norway
1. Geert Mak - Amsterdam
2. Guus Kuijer - Wir alle für immer zusammen
3. Marcel Prins and Peter Henk Steenhuis (ed.) - Versteckt wie Anne Frank
4. Gerbrand Bakker - Birnbäume blühen weiß
Northern Cyprus
North Macedonia
Norway
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Romania - visited
1. Herta Müller - Herztier
2. Ioana Pârvulescu - Life Begins on Friday
3. Catalin Dorian Florescu - Der Feuerturm
4. Bogdan Suceavă - Miruna, A Tale
Russia
1. Alexander Pushkin - The Queen of Spades
2. Anton Chekhov - Die Dame mit dem Hündchen
1. Herta Müller - Herztier
2. Ioana Pârvulescu - Life Begins on Friday
3. Catalin Dorian Florescu - Der Feuerturm
4. Bogdan Suceavă - Miruna, A Tale
Russia
1. Alexander Pushkin - The Queen of Spades
2. Anton Chekhov - Die Dame mit dem Hündchen
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San Marino
Serbia
1. Melinda Nadj Abonji - Tauben fliegen auf
Slovakia - visited
Slovenia
South Ossetia
Spain - visited
Svalbard
Sweden - visited
1. Stieg Larsson - Verblendung
2. Henning Mankell - Kurt Wallander {1-4}
3. Åke Edwardson - Erik Winter {1-2}
Switzerland - visited
1. Friedrich Dürrenmatt - Die Physiker; Der Besuch der alten Dame
2. Max Frisch - Biedermann und die Brandstifter; Homo faber
3. Gottfried Keller - Kleider machen Leute; Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe
Serbia
1. Melinda Nadj Abonji - Tauben fliegen auf
Slovakia - visited
Slovenia
South Ossetia
Spain - visited
Svalbard
Sweden - visited
1. Stieg Larsson - Verblendung
2. Henning Mankell - Kurt Wallander {1-4}
3. Åke Edwardson - Erik Winter {1-2}
Switzerland - visited
1. Friedrich Dürrenmatt - Die Physiker; Der Besuch der alten Dame
2. Max Frisch - Biedermann und die Brandstifter; Homo faber
3. Gottfried Keller - Kleider machen Leute; Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe
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Transnistria
Turkey
Turkey
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Ukraine
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United Kingdom - visited
Books on the UK as a whole or books that cannot be placed in a single country:
1. Christopher Lee - This Sceptred Isle
Books on the UK as a whole or books that cannot be placed in a single country:
1. Christopher Lee - This Sceptred Isle
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England
1. Jane Austen - Northanger Abbey; Emma; Pride and Prejudice; Persuasion; Sense and Sensibility; Mansfield Park
2. Charlotte Brontë - Jane Eyre; Shirley; The Professor
3. D.H. Lawrence - The Rainbow; Sons and Lovers; Women in Love; Stories, Essays and Poems; Lady Chatterley's Lover; The Trespasser
4. Emily Brontë - Wuthering Heights
5. George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss; Silas Marner; Middlemarch; The Lifted Veil
6. Mary Shelley - Mathilda
7. Anne Brontë - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall; Agnes Grey
8. Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton; Ruth; Cousin Phillis
9. Maria Edgeworth - Helen
10. Ellen Wood - East Lynne
11. Mary Wollstonecraft - Mary; Maria or The Wrongs of Woman
12. Charles Dickens - Oliver Twist; David Copperfield; The Great Winglebury Duel
13. Anthony Trollope - The Warden
14. Thomas Hardy - Far From The Madding Crowd
15. John Preston - The Dig
16. Samuel Pepys - The Great Fire of London
17. Julian Barnes - The Sense Of An Ending
18. Sebastian Faulks - A Week In December
19. Louisa Young - My Dear I Wanted To Tell You
20. Alice Oseman - Heartstopper Vol. 1
21. James Herriot - All Creatures Great And Small
22. Alexis Hall - Glitterland
23. Edward Thomas - One Green Field
1. Jane Austen - Northanger Abbey; Emma; Pride and Prejudice; Persuasion; Sense and Sensibility; Mansfield Park
2. Charlotte Brontë - Jane Eyre; Shirley; The Professor
3. D.H. Lawrence - The Rainbow; Sons and Lovers; Women in Love; Stories, Essays and Poems; Lady Chatterley's Lover; The Trespasser
4. Emily Brontë - Wuthering Heights
5. George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss; Silas Marner; Middlemarch; The Lifted Veil
6. Mary Shelley - Mathilda
7. Anne Brontë - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall; Agnes Grey
8. Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton; Ruth; Cousin Phillis
9. Maria Edgeworth - Helen
10. Ellen Wood - East Lynne
11. Mary Wollstonecraft - Mary; Maria or The Wrongs of Woman
12. Charles Dickens - Oliver Twist; David Copperfield; The Great Winglebury Duel
13. Anthony Trollope - The Warden
14. Thomas Hardy - Far From The Madding Crowd
15. John Preston - The Dig
16. Samuel Pepys - The Great Fire of London
17. Julian Barnes - The Sense Of An Ending
18. Sebastian Faulks - A Week In December
19. Louisa Young - My Dear I Wanted To Tell You
20. Alice Oseman - Heartstopper Vol. 1
21. James Herriot - All Creatures Great And Small
22. Alexis Hall - Glitterland
23. Edward Thomas - One Green Field
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England cont.
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Northern Ireland
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Scotland
1. Lin Anderson - Rhona MacLeod {0.5-2}
2. Val McDermid - Karen Pirie {1-3}
3. Neil Oliver - A History of Scotland
4. Muriel Spark - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
5. Ian Rankin - Inspector Rebus {1-9}
6. George Mackay Brown - Andrina and Other Stories
7. Peter May - The Blackhouse
8. Robert Louis Stevenson - Kidnapped
9. Daniel Burnstone (ed.) - Robert Burns (Illustrated Poets)
1. Lin Anderson - Rhona MacLeod {0.5-2}
2. Val McDermid - Karen Pirie {1-3}
3. Neil Oliver - A History of Scotland
4. Muriel Spark - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
5. Ian Rankin - Inspector Rebus {1-9}
6. George Mackay Brown - Andrina and Other Stories
7. Peter May - The Blackhouse
8. Robert Louis Stevenson - Kidnapped
9. Daniel Burnstone (ed.) - Robert Burns (Illustrated Poets)
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Gibraltar
Guernsey
Isle of Man
Jersey
Guernsey
Isle of Man
Jersey
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Vatican
Historical
Contemporary
Historical
Contemporary
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North America
Map of countries read (one book at least):
Books on North America as a whole or books that cannot be placed in a single country:
Map of countries read (one book at least):
Books on North America as a whole or books that cannot be placed in a single country:
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Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
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Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
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Canada
Map of provinces and territories read (one book at least):
Books on Canada as a whole or books that cannot be placed in a single state or territory:
1. Hugh MacLennan - Two Solitudes; The Precipice
2. Mordecai Richler - The Incomparable Atuk
3. Joy Kogawa - Obasan
4. Rudy Wiebe - A Discovery of Strangers; Sweeter Than All The World
Map of provinces and territories read (one book at least):
Books on Canada as a whole or books that cannot be placed in a single state or territory:
1. Hugh MacLennan - Two Solitudes; The Precipice
2. Mordecai Richler - The Incomparable Atuk
3. Joy Kogawa - Obasan
4. Rudy Wiebe - A Discovery of Strangers; Sweeter Than All The World
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Alberta
1. Thomas King - Medicine River; Green Grass, Running Water
2. Aritha van Herk - No Fixed Address
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
1. Thomas King - Medicine River; Green Grass, Running Water
2. Aritha van Herk - No Fixed Address
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
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Newfoundland & Labrador
Nova Scotia
1. George Elliot Clarke - Whylah Falls
2. Hugh McLennan - Barometer Rising
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Nova Scotia
1. George Elliot Clarke - Whylah Falls
2. Hugh McLennan - Barometer Rising
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
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Ontario
1. Stephen Leacock - Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
2. Margaret Atwood - Alias Grace
3. Dionne Brand - What We All Long For
4. Waubgeshig Rice - Moon of the Crusted Snow (Anishinaabe)
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
1. Louise Penny - Chief Inspector Armand Gamache {1-3}
Saskatchewan
Yukon
1. Stephen Leacock - Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
2. Margaret Atwood - Alias Grace
3. Dionne Brand - What We All Long For
4. Waubgeshig Rice - Moon of the Crusted Snow (Anishinaabe)
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
1. Louise Penny - Chief Inspector Armand Gamache {1-3}
Saskatchewan
Yukon
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Cayman Islands
Costa Rica
Cuba
Costa Rica
Cuba
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El Salvador
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Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
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Haiti
Honduras
Honduras
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Jamaica
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Martinique
Mexico
Montserrat
Mexico
Montserrat
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Nicaragua
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Panama
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
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Saba
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
Sint Eustatius
Sint Maarten
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
Sint Eustatius
Sint Maarten
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Trinidad and Tobago
Turcs and Caicos Islands
Turcs and Caicos Islands
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USA
Map of districts read (one book at least):
Books on the USA as a whole or books that cannot be placed in a single district:
1. Barack Obama - The Audacity of Hope
2. The Constitution of the United States
3. Tom Hanks - Uncommon Type
4. Amanda Gorman - Call Us What We Carry
Map of districts read (one book at least):
Books on the USA as a whole or books that cannot be placed in a single district:
1. Barack Obama - The Audacity of Hope
2. The Constitution of the United States
3. Tom Hanks - Uncommon Type
4. Amanda Gorman - Call Us What We Carry
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Alaska
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Hawai'i
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Midwest – East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
1. Willa Cather - The Professor's House
2. Barack Obama - Dreams From My Father
1. Willa Cather - The Professor's House
2. Barack Obama - Dreams From My Father
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Midwest – West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD)
1. Louise Erdrich - Love Medicine; Tracks (Ojibwe)
2. Willa Cather - My Ántonia
3. Sandra Dallas - A Quilt For Christmas
4. Rainbow Rowell - Slow Dance
1. Louise Erdrich - Love Medicine; Tracks (Ojibwe)
2. Willa Cather - My Ántonia
3. Sandra Dallas - A Quilt For Christmas
4. Rainbow Rowell - Slow Dance
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Northeast – Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)
1. F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
2. Washington Irving - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
3. Abraham Verghese - Abscond
1. F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
2. Washington Irving - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
3. Abraham Verghese - Abscond
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Northeast – New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
1. Charlotte Perkins Gilman - The Yellow Wallpaper
2. Henry James - The Bostonians; The Romance of Certain Old Clothes
1. Charlotte Perkins Gilman - The Yellow Wallpaper
2. Henry James - The Bostonians; The Romance of Certain Old Clothes
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South – East South Central (AL, MS, TN, KY)
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South – South Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
1. Tayari Jones - An American Marriage
2. Mason Deaver - I Wish You All The Best
1. Tayari Jones - An American Marriage
2. Mason Deaver - I Wish You All The Best
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South – West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)
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West - Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY)
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West - Pacific (CA, OR, WA, excl. AK and HI)
1. Jandy Nelson - I'll Give You The Sun
2. Kamala Harris - The Truths We Hold
3. John Steinbeck - Of Mice and Men
1. Jandy Nelson - I'll Give You The Sun
2. Kamala Harris - The Truths We Hold
3. John Steinbeck - Of Mice and Men
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Virgin Islands (British)
Virgin Islands of the United States
Virgin Islands of the United States
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South America
Map of countries read (one book at least):
Books on South America as a whole or books that cannot be placed in a single country:
Map of countries read (one book at least):
Books on South America as a whole or books that cannot be placed in a single country:
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Argentina
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Bolivia
Bonaire
Brazil
Bonaire
Brazil
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Chile
Colombia
Curaçao
Colombia
Curaçao
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Ecuador
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Falklands
French Guiana
French Guiana
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Guyana
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Paraguay
Peru
Peru
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Suriname
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Uruguay
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Venezuela
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145MissBrangwen
Welcome to my new thread! I am looking forward to reading, writing reviews and of course the bookish chats with you!
146Dilara86
Hi! Loving your new thread, and all the subdivisions you created, especially the ones for Germany. I hope I can get some new titles for my wishlist :-)
148MissBrangwen
>146 Dilara86: >147 labfs39: Thank you, I'm so glad you can see the thread.
>146 Dilara86: I was really inspired by your thread and your subdivisions of France!
>147 labfs39: I'm so happy I found other list nerds here to geek out with!
>146 Dilara86: I was really inspired by your thread and your subdivisions of France!
>147 labfs39: I'm so happy I found other list nerds here to geek out with!
149purpleiris
Wow! This is so detailed! Very impressive!
150MissBrangwen
>149 purpleiris: It has taken me several years to arrive at this and I think most of our threads evolve and adapt over time. I am glad you like my new setup!
151Jackie_K
I like the new setup very much! I'm keeping my thread a bit looser - preferring 'own voices', but reading travelers' accounts, or books set in countries other than the author's own, if relevant. Although probably a lot of that is due to the fact that I couldn't face the work that this obviously took! :)
152labfs39
Two things I like about your lists and may emulate are your sections for books about the region as a whole or about more than one country in that region (particularly helpful for nonfiction) and your identification of countries you have visited.
153Dilara86
>148 MissBrangwen: Glad I inspired you. Subdivisions make sense :-) Posts for whole regions/continents also make sense, and I wish I'd thought of it before setting up my new thread alphabetically, but it's too late now - I am not starting over again :-D
154MissBrangwen
>151 Jackie_K: That is what I like so much about this challenge - it gives us the freedom to create our threads and challenges as we prefer.
>152 labfs39: The sections about regions as a whole were quite a spontaneous idea because I realized that otherwise it would be hard to place some of the books. I was thinking of nonfiction, too.
>153 Dilara86: No, it's so much work that you cannot easily start over! And the alphabetical order has its merits, too. I think the subdivisions make the thread look so tidy because it breaks up some of the long lists of books.
>152 labfs39: The sections about regions as a whole were quite a spontaneous idea because I realized that otherwise it would be hard to place some of the books. I was thinking of nonfiction, too.
>153 Dilara86: No, it's so much work that you cannot easily start over! And the alphabetical order has its merits, too. I think the subdivisions make the thread look so tidy because it breaks up some of the long lists of books.
