Reading Asia

Reading Asia: New Research in Asian Studies | Frans Husken Huskin, Dick van der Meij

I finished #ReadingAsia2021 🎉🎉🎉

It has been quite the challenge, with hard books and bad books, with a lot of good one and with three absolute favorites: the books I read set in Iran, Malaysia, Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
Most satisfying is that I learned so much about this part of the world and I expect no less of #ReadingAfrica2022!

Thanks for having me again as your cohost @Librarybelle 🤍

Vansa WOW. What an eclectic bunch with very few of the usual suspects. Saving your list!! 2y

LeahBergen Amazing!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2y

EvieBee Yay! I‘ll need to pick up a few of these myself. 2y

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TrishB Well done 🎉🎉 2y

BarbaraBB @Vansa I feel honored ☺️ thank you! 2y

Cathythoughts Great 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2y

wanderinglynn Congrats! 🎉👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2y

Bookwormjillk Congratulations 🎉🎊🎈🍾 The Garden of Evening Mists is a favorite of mine as well. (edited) 2y

batsy Well done! 👏🏽👏🏽 2y

squirrelbrain Yay! Congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉 2y

Chrissyreadit That‘s so impressive 🤍🎉🤍🎉 2y

Librarybelle So awesome…congratulations!! And thanks for being such an amazing co-host!!! 2y

Nute Well done! 2y

Cinfhen Woohoo!!! Congrats 🎉🍾🎊 agreed, this was a fascinating part of the world to read about!!!! I found some really GREAT books♥️ 2y

Megabooks Congratulations!!! You rock!! 🥳🥳🥳 2y

CarolynM Congratulations 🎉 2y

BiblioLitten This is amazing! Very impressive 👏🏼👏🏼 2y

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BarbaraBB

Reading Asia: New Research in Asian Studies | Frans Husken Huskin, Dick van der Meij

With #Jordan (Pillars of Salt) and #Qatar (My Life in Doha) finished in November, I have now just the Philippines left to finish #ReadingAsia2021. I saved this one for December to combine my read with #FoodAndLit.

I hope to start and finish my chosen book (America is not the Heart) soon, so I can maybe make an early start with #ReadingAfrica2022!

Texreader, Librarybelle, Catsandbooks, Butterfinger

TrishB Nearly there! 2y

LeahBergen Woohoo! 2y

erzascarletbookgasm Wow! 👏 2y

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Cathythoughts Nice work ! 2y

Addison_Reads Great job! 2y

Texreader That‘s so awesome!! 2y

Hooked_on_books Woohoo! Awesome! 🥳 2y

DGRachel Yay! So close!! 2y

Bookwormjillk Wow! 👏👏👏🎉 2y

squirrelbrain Nearly there! 🎉 2y

jenniferw88 Yeah, I'm not going to be able to finish this challenge (just like i haven't completed Europe, & I'm doubtful I'll finish Africa! 😂) 2y

BarbaraBB @jenniferw88 I am very doubtful about Africa too 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2y

Librarybelle So close!! 2y

Simona You already see the finish line 👍🍾🥂 2y

Megabooks Congratulations!! You‘ve got it in your sights! 2y

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BarbaraBB

Reading Asia: New Research in Asian Studies | Frans Husken Huskin, Dick van der Meij

Slowly but surely the end is approaching. I read two more books for #ReadingAsia2021 and have two more months to read the final three!

October‘s choices were:
🍀 Tajikistan: Sovietistan
🍀 Cambodia: Never Fall Down

Librarybelle

squirrelbrain Yay! You‘ll easily finish it - do you have books planned? 2y

Bookwormjillk Amazing 🤩 2y

Librarybelle Woohoo!! 2y

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BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain Yes! I‘m all set! 😘 2y

Megabooks Very impressed!! 2y

LeahBergen Wow! 👏🏻👏🏻 2y

Cathythoughts Very impressive 👍🏻 2y

Crazeedi You're killing it, big congrats!👏👏 2y

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BarbaraBB

Reading Asia: New Research in Asian Studies | Frans Husken Huskin, Dick van der Meij

Another month of #ReadingAsia2021. Three more book finished in September, five left!

💠 Malaysia: The Garden of Evening Mists
💠 Sri Lanka: A traveler to the Gates of Wisdom
💠 India: A Passage to India

Librarybelle

Megabooks #challengeslayer! 3y

BarbaraBB @Megabooks It‘s tough at times, but this month I read a favorite

The Garden of Evening Mists: A Novel

Librarybelle Way to go!! 3y

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BarbaraBB

Reading Asia: New Research in Asian Studies | Frans Husken Huskin, Dick van der Meij

Four more #ReadingAsia2021 books in August. I am getting close, 8 more to go!

The books I read this month were coincidentally all set in the Middle East:
💠 United Arab Emirates: Temporary People
💠 Kuwait: The Hidden Light of Objects
💠 Palestine: Letters to my Palestinian neighbor
💠 Saudi Arabia: Arabia

Librarybelle

Bookwormjillk Wow! 3y

Megabooks 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3y

Librarybelle Woohoo!! 3y

TrishB Doing great 👍🏻 3y

Simona Near to the end 👏👊 3y

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BarbaraBB

Reading Asia: New Research in Asian Studies | Frans Husken Huskin, Dick van der Meij

In July I have made my way though 5 more countries for #ReadingAsia2021:

🔸Timor Leste: The Crossing
🔸Oman: Celestial Bodies
🔸Uzbekistan: A collection of Uzbek short stories
🔸Laos: Mother‘s Beloved
🔸Singapore: Crazy Rich Asians

I have now read 32 out of 44 books so feel comfortable I‘ll manage to finish the challenge.

Librarybelle

TrishB Going great 🎉🎉 3y

Smarkies You are definitely on track! I don't think I will be able to complete the challenge but hoping to at least do 80 - 90% of the countries. 😁 3y

Hooked_on_books Great job! You‘re in really good shape to finish! I think I have 8 to go, so I‘m looking good, too. 3y

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BarbaraBB @Smarkies That is awesome! Some of them are really hard to find books from! 3y

BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books That should definitely be doable in 5 months 😁! 3y

Librarybelle Amazing! Great job! 3y

Pinta I loved Celestial Bodies! 3y

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BarbaraBB

Reading Asia: New Research in Asian Studies | Frans Husken Huskin, Dick van der Meij

I can add another 4 countries to my #ReadingAsia2021 challenge:

▪️Taiwan: Notes of a Crocodile
▪️Lebanon: I Remember Beirut
▪️Maldives: Gatecrashing Paradise
▪️Iraq: The Corpse Exhibition

None that I would highly recommend but I am learning a lot! My total halfway through the year is 27 out of 44 so I‘m doing fine!

Librarybelle

TrishB Well done 👍🏻 3y

Cathythoughts Impressive stuff 👏🏻 3y

Librarybelle Yay! Well done! 3y

LeahBergen Awesome! 👏🏻👏🏻 3y

Megabooks Great job Barbara!! 3y

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BarbaraBB

Reading Asia: New Research in Asian Studies | Frans Husken Huskin, Dick van der Meij

Only two books added to #ReadingAsia2021 this month, I‘ll have to make up for that in June!

▪️Bangladesh: The Good Muslim
◾️ Afghanistan: The Bookseller of Kabul

Total: 23 of 44

Librarybelle

LeahBergen You‘re doing great! 3y

squirrelbrain Still more than halfway though! 👍😁 3y

Cathythoughts Amazing ✨ 3y

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Cinfhen Woohoo 🎉 3y

rockpools Still looking good! And you‘ve passed the magic 50% line 😁 3y

TrishB Going well 👍🏻 3y

Librarybelle Doing well! 3y

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BarbaraBB

Reading Asia: New Research in Asian Studies | Frans Husken Huskin, Dick van der Meij

With these five book finished in April I am still on track with #ReadingAsia2021:

▪️Bhutan: Treasures of the Thunder Dragon
▪️Myanmar: The Narrow Road to the Deep North
▪️China: My Year Abroad
▪️Brunei: Written in Black
▪️South Korea: If I Had Your Face

I now have read 21 in total so am almost halfway!

Librarybelle

TrishB Brilliant 👍🏻 3y

LeahBergen Wow! 👏🏻👏🏻 3y

squirrelbrain Great progress! About the same as me I think... hopefully I‘ll post mine tomorrow. 3y

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BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain I just read you‘re halfway too in Cindy‘s post! (edited) 3y

Addison_Reads Great job! 3y

Cinfhen I‘m loving your digital map❤️ 3y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I copied it from @squirrelbrain ! https://mapchart.net/asia.html 3y

Cinfhen 🙌🏻💕 3y

Librarybelle Woohoo! 3y

DrexEdit I need to do a read Asia challenge one year. So many good authors in this part of the world! 3y

BarbaraBB @DrexEdit It really expands my horizon! Of course you can still join #ReadingAsia2021! 3y

DrexEdit @BarbaraBB I will certainly follow the hash tag and join in when I can! 😊 3y

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BarbaraBB

Reading Asia: New Research in Asian Studies | Frans Husken Huskin, Dick van der Meij

#ReadingAsia2021

In March I managed to read 5 more books set in Asia:

🔸Nepal - Into Thin Air
🔸Bahrain - QuixotiQ
🔸Mongolia - The Blue Sky
🔸Pakistan - Basti
🔸North Korea - The Orphan Master‘s Son

This makes 16 so far, I am glad with my progress! I am learning so much again, and am loving this challenge.

Librarybelle

Megabooks I‘m at 14, which I think is about as many as I finished in Europe total last year! 😂😂 Great job!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3y

TrishB Doing great 👍🏻 3y

Simona I think I‘m already halfway through. 3y

Librarybelle Woohoo! 3y

DGRachel Ooh, I need to go update my map! Yours looks great! 3y

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BarbaraBB

Reading Asia: New Research in Asian Studies | Frans Husken Huskin, Dick van der Meij

#ReadingAsia2021

February is such a short month and yet I managed to fit in 5 books for the challenge. That makes a total of 11 so I feel I‘m doing really well so far.

🔸Tibet - Stick Out Your Tongue
🔸Vietnam- The Headmaster‘s Wager
🔸Syria- Death is Hard Work
🔸Yemen - The Monk of Mokha
🔸Thailand - The Beach

Librarybelle

Megabooks 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3y

Kalalalatja Woohoo! 3y

Librarybelle Definitely doing well so far! 3y

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BarbaraBB

Reading Asia: New Research in Asian Studies | Frans Husken Huskin, Dick van der Meij

#ReadingAsia2021

I am happy with my results this first month. Six countries covered and looking forward to the rest of Asia!

🔹Japan: Breasts and Eggs
🔹Kyrgyzstan: Jamilia
🔹Iran: The Complete Persepolis
🔹Indonesia: The Interpreter of Java
🔹Turkmenistan: The Tale of Aypi
🔹Israel: Forest Dark

Librarybelle

Graywacke Wow... what a great first six. 3y

squirrelbrain A great start! I think I did 6 too.... I will have to check and post! 3y

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain Please do 😀 3y

Librarybelle Terrific! 3y

Megabooks Great job! I did four. 3y

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BarbaraBB

Reading Asia: New Research in Asian Studies | Frans Husken Huskin, Dick van der Meij

After seeing @jenniferw88 planning for #ReadingAsia2021 I couldn‘t resist to start selecting the books set in Asia that I already have. I‘m all set for a good start I think!

Anyone who is interested in joining @Librarybelle and me for a year long reading our way through Asian countries and/or Asian authors, please join! You can sign up here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScXgqESgB2NLyFr5ODeDX6K3bLv0B0-TcqVzhAm...

Megabooks The orphan master‘s son is great! (edited) 3y

BarbaraBB @Megabooks I‘m happy to hear that, it has been sitting on my shelves for years so it‘s about time to read it! 3y

squirrelbrain I think I have about 12 on my shelves already - I‘ll dig them all out when I have time.... 😁 3y

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BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain Looking forward to it 😉😘 3y

Addison_Reads I'm going to see what's available through my library and on my shelves. Hopefully there are enough where I can join in this challenge next year. 😀 3y

BarbaraBB @Addison_Reads I hope so too! Let‘s just start and see where we get 🤷🏻‍♀️😀 3y

Librarybelle Love seeing the stack already! 3y

BookishTrish Hi Barbara! There are some Canadian books set in Asia on their way to you. Xoxo 3y

BarbaraBB @BookishTrish Wow, that is so kind of you! I can‘t wait to see what you chose for me 💕 3y

BookishTrish 😘🥰❤️ 3y

alisiakae finally getting around to filling out the google form! 3y

BarbaraBB @4thhouseontheleft Great to have you joining in! 3y

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LitsyHappenings

Reading Asia: New Research in Asian Studies | Frans Husken Huskin, Dick van der Meij

Repost from the impeccable @BarbaraBB :

We‘re leaving Europe to take a trip through Asia in 2021! Join @Librarybelle and me on a year long challenge to read books set in every Asian country or by an Asian author. Track your reading by signing up for the challenge using the link below. Post throughout the year with #ReadingAsia2021 and remember to tag us!

https://forms.gle/Bk9drfTLCDUQd86HA

Librarybelle Thanks for reposting! 3y

LitsyHappenings @Librarybelle , of course! Anything for you two! 🙂 3y

BarbaraBB Thank you so much - again, @MrBook 💕 3y

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LitsyHappenings @BarbaraBB , with pleasure. 🤗 3y

Cinfhen More Info @andreadmw (edited) 3y

andreadmw Thank you for these @Cinfhen !! 3y

Cinfhen Sure @andreadmw ❤️ 3y

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BarbaraBB

Reading Asia: New Research in Asian Studies | Frans Husken Huskin, Dick van der Meij

We‘re leaving Europe to take a trip through Asia in 2021! Join @Librarybelle and me on a year long challenge to read books set in every Asian country or by an Asian author. Track your reading by signing up for the challenge using the link below. Post throughout the year with #ReadingAsia2021 and remember to tag us!

https://forms.gle/Bk9drfTLCDUQd86HA

LitsyHappenings

Librarybelle So exciting!! ❤️ 3y

BarbaraBB @rockpools @squirrelbrain 😉 3y

squirrelbrain Yay! (I think!) 🤣 You *know* I didn‘t want to do many challenges next year and then you go tempting me like this.... Naughty Barbara and @Librarybelle 3y

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Librarybelle @squirrelbrain Haha! 😂 3y

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain Maybe just this one and #Booked2021?! 😀 3y

BarbaraBB Are you in @erzascarletbookgasm ? I know we spoke about this last year already! 💕 3y

rockpools 😁🌏 I appear to have signed up already! Thank you 🌟 Do you happen to know how many countries are on your Asia list? I might actually plan for this one 😉 3y

BarbaraBB Good to have you @rockpools ! There are 44 countries, you find them listed in the form! 3y

rockpools @BarbaraBB 👍🏻 Thank you! That wasn‘t really me being lazy (much) - I‘m waiting for new reading glasses to arrive & really struggling with small print today. This should keep us all out of trouble for a while! 3y

BarbaraBB @rockpools You‘re very welcome! 🤓😘 3y

KVanRead Great idea! I‘m in!! Thank you! 3y

BarbaraBB @KVanRead Yay, so happy to have you! ❤️ 3y

squirrelbrain I appear to have signed up now! 3y

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain So good! I am looking forward to your planning! 3y

Megabooks Awesome!!! I‘ll probably be as spectacularly bad at Asia, but I‘m in! 3y

BarbaraBB @Megabooks Thanks for joining, I am sure you will be as enabling as ever! 💕 3y

erzascarletbookgasm My terrible progress at reading Europe is making me think twice about this! 😅 3y

BarbaraBB @erzascarletbookgasm I was hoping you‘d could recommend some great Asian authors 😀 3y

erzascarletbookgasm I can always do that! I‘ll put up a post once I have some info. 🙂 3y

Hooked_on_books I hadn‘t planned to do any reading challenges next year, so of course I just signed up. 🙄😆 The stans are going to be challenging! 3y

BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books So glad you‘re joining! Looking forward to sharing ideas again - especially for the stans indeed! 3y

BarbaraBB Here you go, @Caroline2 👍🏽 3y

Caroline2 @BarbaraBB Thanks. Done ✅ 😀 3y

BarbaraBB @Caroline2 Yay! 👌🏽 3y

ValerieAndBooks Since I failed at Reading Europe I probably won‘t sign up for this 😓. But what a great challenge idea! @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle 3y

BarbaraBB @ValerieAndBooks I really like how these challenges expand my horizon and have discovered some real gems among them! (edited) 3y

Librarybelle @ValerieAndBooks Confession: I did not get very far in Europe! With two months left, I am hoping to read about more countries. Maybe I‘ll do better next year??? 3y

Daisey I don‘t feel I made it very far on my list of European countries, but I will absolutely sign up to try this next year as well. 3y

Pageturner1 I may jump on the bandwagon for this. Sounds fun and interesting. Definitely expand my collection and new authors. 3y

BarbaraBB @Pageturner1 We‘d love to have you joining us. And as you can read above, it‘s about the journey, not the destination 😃 3y

BarbaraBB @Daisey so glad to hear that! 💕 3y

AceOnRoam My challenge track record is atrocious and I have never really participated in a Litsy one before but I would love to be involved in #ReadingAsia2021 3y

BarbaraBB @AceOnRoam I would be honored to have you joining for your first Litsy challenge! Do sign-up! It will be fun to exchange suggestions and recommendations! 😘 3y

AceOnRoam @BarbaraBB 😍 you are too sweet. I have already 😊 3y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Here are all details about #ReadingAsia2021. I so hope you‘ll join @Librarybelle and me 🤞🏽💚 3y

Cinfhen Woohoo!!!!! Thank you for tagging me!!! I‘m going to sign up RIGHT NOW xxx 3y

Cinfhen I NEED this distraction/ excited to participate ✈️🌍I think I‘m calling it a mild quit on #ReadingEurope2020 ~ not sure I‘ll get to all of those micro-countries by Dec 31 😜 3y

Librarybelle Yay, @Cinfhen ! 3y

Cinfhen Some of your countries will work with a few of the #Booked2021 prompts @Librarybelle so I‘m psyched for that!!! I love a good #DoubleDip 3y

Librarybelle @Cinfhen I noticed that too! 3y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen @Librarybelle I love combining those challenges! The planning is the best part. Still waiting for #Popsugar or #readharder 🤦🏻‍♀️😂 3y

BarbaraBB @Simona here is the link to the Google Form. You can of course read as many or as little as you like! I hope you‘ll join ❤️😘 3y

BookNAround I did appallingly on #readingeurope2020 so why not join/fail this one too. Lol! 3y

BarbaraBB @BookNAround You‘re totally right! Happy to have you 💕 3y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Here‘s the original post with a link to their Google form. On the form are links to maps of Asia. 😎 3y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @BarbaraTheBibliophage Thank you 3y

BarbaraBB @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Oh I see @BarbaraTheBibliophage already helped you out! Thanks😘 3y

BarbaraBB @Texreader Here you are! The list of countries is in the Google doc! 3y

BarbaraBB @Texreader Here is the Google Form again. I hope you‘ll have fun reading Asia 🤍 3y

Texreader I finally registered!! Yay! Thanks!! 3y

BarbaraBB @kaysworld1 Here you go! You can fill out the form to get a list of all countries but you don‘t need to. You can start anyway! Let me know if you need more information! 3y

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