Saturday, August 29, 2009

Challenge Update Post - Orbis Terrarum -09

at 7:09 AM Posted by The Reading Momster
I am from ~~and welcome to ~~

I had participated in this challenge hosted by the lovely Bethany! And I completed the challenge .. yoohoo~

So this year for OT -09, my progress so far ~~

  1. Mosaic by Soheir Khashoggi - Egypt, the book is based in New York and Jordan
  2. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden - the book is based in Japan
  3. When I was a Soldier by Valerie Zennati - France, the book is based on Israel
  4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling - England
  5. Nefertiti by Michelle Moran - Book is based in Egypt
  6. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini- Afghanistan
  7. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe - Nigeria
  8. Heidi by Johanna Spyri
Other Books I am considering ~~
  • Pirate's Daughter by Margaret Cezair-Thompson - Jamaica, West Indies

  • Half of a Yellow Sun - Nigeria

  • My name is Red by Orhan Pamuk - Istanbul, Turkey

  • The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid - Pakistan


    • 8/10 - Done!
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    4 comments:

    Tricia said...

    I love this challenge. So fun. Love your choices.

    August 29, 2009 at 10:20 PM
    Unknown said...

    Reluctant fundamentalist is a nice, short and a different book.I read it as part of my last year OT challenge..I kinda liked the way its written...

    August 30, 2009 at 10:03 PM
    S. Krishna said...

    These are great choices! Good luck in getting them done!

    August 31, 2009 at 5:10 AM
    bethany (dreadlock girl) said...

    I have read all the ones you have left to read except Red. I think you will love your choices.


    I am so glad you are back again!!

    September 1, 2009 at 6:58 AM

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