Around the World in 80 Books Challenge

Around the World in 80 Books Reading Challenge

You would probably say that I'm hooked on challenges, but I really like the idea of this one. It is called Around the World in 80 Books and is hosted by Stacey at Have Books, Will Travel.

I have made my own rules (I may, may I?), as Stacey's are probably too much for me. So here is my modified version:

• I have five years to complete my journey. My start date is November 6, 2012 and my end date will be November 5, 2017. Who knows what will happen in 5 years, I'll just go at my own pace and pick up what I like, as my main reason for this undertaking is to explore a bit and probably find something new out of my comfort zone.
• I'm counting the books that take place in a particular country. If a book takes place in multiple countries then I will count it towards the country I don't yet have in my list. A cheat? You bet! ;)
• I can't promise to research a lot about the country, but if there are some cultural peculiarities in the book, I may include some background knowledge that I find interesting in my reviews.

I'm not going to make a list in advance, I'll just put here the links to the books which count, and we'll see where it'll bring me!

My Book List:

1. CZECH REPUBLIC:

• Povídky z druhé kapsy (Stories from Another Pocket) by Karel Čapek

2. UNITED KINGDOM:

• Macbeth by William Shakespeare
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
• A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
• The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
• The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens
• Henry V by William Shakespeare
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
• Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
• The Mabinogion by Anonymous
• Murder in Two Flats by Roy Vickers

3. ITALY:

• Death in Venice by Thomas Mann
• The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

4. FRANCE:

• Eugénie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac
• The Story of My Misfortunes by Peter Abelard
• Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
• Germinal by Emile Zola

5. RUSSIA:

• Осенние визиты (Autumn Visits) by Sergey Lukyanenko

6. USA:

• Hotel by Arthur Hailey
• A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

7. JAPAN:

• Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

8. GREECE

• Oedipus the King by Sophocles

9. SUDAN

• My Uncle Oswald by Roald Dahl

visited 9 states (4%)
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