pickA solid adventure tale of two children who ferry a secret message from the resistance in Tibet, across the mountains, to the exile community in India. I‘m not sure which major rebellion played out here, as Tibet has been fighting Chinese rule since the 1950s, but this was still a good story. Soneela Nankani is not my favorite audiobook narrator, though. 🤷🏻♀️ #readingasia2021 #tibet
Librarybelle This one has lots of love on Litsy! 2y
DGRachel @Librarybelle It‘s not my favorite book by any means, but it wasn‘t bad and it was a short audiobook to knock off a prompt. I‘m SO close to finishing. So close. 2y
Librarybelle Yay!! Good luck! 2y
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BarbaraBB How many books do you have left? I need to read three more to finish the challenge 🤞🏽 2y
DGRachel @BarbaraBB I have 8, including the bridge country of Russia. If I get through all 8, I will have completed the Asia-only, plus the 3 bridge countries. ☺️ 2y
BarbaraBB Wow that is so good! I don‘t do the bridge countries this year - read them for Europe last year. 2y
DGRachel @BarbaraBB It‘s been a couple of years since I did any challenges beyond a MountTBR challenge, so I didn‘t do the Europe challenge and kind of felt like I HAD to do the bridge countries to do this challenge right. 😩 So close, though. Soooo close. Maldives may trip me up, though. Options are limited and Dhon Hiyala is such a slog.![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
Dhon Hiyala and Ali Fulhu (edited) 2y
Dhon Hiyala and Ali FulhuBarbaraBB I read an easy one for Maldives, maybe you can get that one?Gatecrashing Paradise: Misadventure in the Real Maldives 2y
Gatecrashing Paradise: Misadventure in the Real MaldivesBarbaraBB Although Dhon Hiyala is free and short I notice online. 2y
DGRachel @BarbaraBB Short and free is why I started Dhon Hiyala. It‘s just so bad, IMO. I‘m about 1/3 of the way through and I think I‘ve been reading it for two weeks. 🤦🏻♀️ 2y
BarbaraBB Oh no! I bailed on a few books and will still count them for the challenge since I think I deserve that 😜. 2y
DGRachel @BarbaraBB I think if you create the challenge you totally get to make the rules. I‘m at the point where I‘ve read/listened to some really awful stuff and I will not let the remaining countries crush me. 🤣🤣 So, I‘m forcing my way through. 2y
BarbaraBB Kudos for you! Are you in for Reading Africa next year?!?!?! 2y
DGRachel @BarbaraBB I‘m definitely considering it! I‘m just a little worried that my only options for some countries are going to be heavily genocide-focused, and I‘m not sure I can handle that. But, yeah. I don‘t know who I think I‘m kidding. This has been such a great challenge, I‘m totally on board with Reading Africa. 😍 2y
BarbaraBB I‘m so happy to hear that. I know what you mean about the genocide ones (I actually have one already for #Rwanda). I hope to find a mix of historical and contemporary fiction. 2y
