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Join Group Recommend book Read Around the World Administrator: Lindlec Total members: 19 (0 friends) Numbers of posts: 67 I plan to read a book set in every country of the world - why not join me.

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Lindlec
25 days ago

The Kings Last Song - Geoff Ryman. This is for Cambodia.

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anjat
2 months ago

Canada- 'Cockroach' by Rawi Hage.

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vcairns
2 months ago

Isabelle Allende's books would cover Chile, if you are trawling for South American books - but there is such a wonderful wealth of literature from that part of the world. To head really south (Tierra del Fuego) you could read "In Patagonia"... someone help me out with the author on that one, or I'll look it up on Amazon.... ah, ha! Bruce Chatwin?? Is that correct? I just read a wonderful little book called "Mr Pip" which is set on the island of Bouganville (where, I hear you ask?..), which is part of Papua New Guinea. It's a story of a man who decides to teach the children about life by using "Great Expectations" - hence Pip. Very small, very moving and a thoroughly good read. Our bookclub really enjoyed it! Hope you can add that one to your list.

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Talliscat
3 months ago

Well, I have read it, but as it was such a wonderful book I'm quite happy to read it again! (I read it years ago anyway!) (It will be difficult finding a book that one of us hasn't read before!!!)

Lindlec said @ 2009-08-1811:58:06.907+01:00Reply

Okay - how do people feel about 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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Lindlec
3 months ago

Okay - how do people feel about 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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cja17
3 months ago

Hmm, have been considering lindlec's email this morning for a "read along" for this group and so far have come up with, wait for it, absolutely no ideas whatsoever.

That said, if we can avoid really long and Russian :-) then I would be happy!

I shall do some more thinking tomorrow...

Christian

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Talliscat
3 months ago

Haven't read The Brothers Karamazov-but really don't mind what I read!

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Lindlec
3 months ago

America - Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

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Lindlec
3 months ago

Well, I was thinking possibles of:
Madame Bovary; Dr Zhivago, The Brothers Karamazov.
Everything I can think of is either really long, or russian though haha!

Any suggestions would be great!

Talliscat said @ 2009-08-0715:53:03.077+01:00Reply

Happy to give it a go!
What do you suggest?

Lindlec said @ 2009-08-0508:46:32.110+01:00Reply

So I was thinking about the read along. What do we think to doing a classic? Its easy for everyone to get a hold of a copy then!

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Talliscat
3 months ago

Happy to give it a go!
What do you suggest?

Lindlec said @ 2009-08-0508:46:32.110+01:00Reply

So I was thinking about the read along. What do we think to doing a classic? Its easy for everyone to get a hold of a copy then!

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