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Smarkies
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Bailedbailed

Was struggling to decide whether to DNF this or not. 1/3 through the book and it has no "spark" for me. I am interested in finding out about the tribes in India but this book does not seem to delve too deeply into it so will need to hunt for one that does.
##roll100

LeeRHarry What a lovely cover! Shame inside wasn‘t as good. 2mo
Smarkies @LeeRHarry probably more of a fit issue for me 😅 2mo
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youneverarrived
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I loved visiting America / NY back in 2019 and #theworldismyoyster made me think of that trip so going with this book I bought at the Strand (short stories by writers who left NY) and the song paired well - probably my favourite Simon & Garfunkel album. #titlesandtunes

Cinfhen What lovely choices ! Sounds perfect 💜Thanks for joining us 😁 8mo
squirrelbrain I‘ve read the book - loved it! (And I love your music choice too) ❤️ 8mo
andrew61 Great choice. Love New York and book looks really good. 8mo
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BarbaraBB Well chosen ! 8mo
youneverarrived @squirrelbrain glad to hear you liked the book I‘m looking forward to reading it! 8mo
youneverarrived @andrew61 I would love to go back some day! 8mo
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squirrelbrain
Wild Coast | John Gimlette
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Pickpick

#readingtheamericas

This was a pick, but only just. Some parts were fascinating but I loved the shortest section, on #frenchguiana most, followed by #suriname and then #guyana, which was much more than half of the book.

The author wrote everything in the present tense, but jumped around chronologically so it was very difficult to follow.

Quadruple dipping again!

#52books23 #hasanepilogue
#pop23 #abookwithamap
#booked23 #setin2+timeperiods

Megabooks Going to stack this! 1y
Suet624 “Founded 1768”. Love that. 1y
Librarybelle Stacking this…but good to know about the jumping around chronologically! 1y
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Cinfhen WOWZA!! You‘re slaying the prompts, Helen!! ⚔️ 1y
Bluebird Great job on choosing books that fit so many challenges. I love your penguin books collection. I was so sad when they changed their covers.. 1y
squirrelbrain @bluebird - I think it‘s much easier at the start of challenges; it‘ll get more difficult the less choice I have. 1y
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Hooked_on_books
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Starting from his home in Shetland, Malachy Tallack follows the 60th parallel westward through the countries in traverses: Greenland, Canada, US (Alaska), Russia, Finland, Sweden, and Norway, ultimately arriving back home. He gives a bit of each place, including some history, and a bit of his own story. I really enjoyed this. He writes well and I feel like I can see each place right there with him.

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squirrelbrain
Wild Coast | John Gimlette
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Of course, I‘m being greedy and having three books as my #lastfirst!

I‘ve just finished book 200 for the year (My Monticello) which means I can‘t possibly finish any more in 2022-need to have a tidy number!

I started listening to Demon a few days ago, Wild Coast will be my first for #readingtheamericas2023 and I‘ll start The Violin Conspiracy for some fiction. As long as I finish them in 2023 then they‘ll all count for next year‘s challenges!

squirrelbrain Thanks for hosting such a fun challenge, Kristen - I always love seeing everyone‘s posts! 1y
BookNAround Haha! I love that you have three. 1y
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LitsyEvents
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Nominations for next years #foodandlit are open! See @catsandbooks or @texreader if you want to nominate a country and/or participate in this fun activity!

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emmaturi
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Pickpick

I enjoyed this nonfiction read of the writer sailing the western coasts of Ireland and Scotland. It gives facts on history and folklore.

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AllDebooks
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Wheeler expertly explores her part memoir, travelogue, history, geology, geography and climate change set around the Arctic in this deeply engaging and informative book.
Highly recommended

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Robotswithpersonality
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"I wanted to settle an old debt with time. I had discovered that walking provided a way to slow it down. The alchemy of travel thickens seconds: those spent on the road passed less quickly than others." #memoir #translatednonfiction