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louisalim.bsky.social
This is very cool; @georgiarybanks.bsky.social is #readingtheworld with one book from every country. Up to 96 books already
georgiarybanks.bsky.social Georgia Reads @georgiarybanks.bsky.social · Oct 10
78. HONG KONG
(Like I said, I'm making my own rules here!)

Indelible City: Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong by Louisa Lim

A compelling and personal account of pro-democracy protests, local history, global politics and daily life in Hong Kong.

Had me hooked from the very start.
November 27, 2024 at 12:51 PM
freethebookshelf.bsky.social
My first stop in #readingtheworld is Cuba 🇨🇺

#booksky
January 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
tompugh13.bsky.social
Middlemarch by George Eliot

One of the most overrated books I have read.

theworldisabookblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/midd...

#booksky #bookreview #readingtheworld #england
April 5, 2026 at 8:19 AM
tompugh13.bsky.social
Precious Bane by Mary Webb

A classic English pastoral novel this time

theworldisabookblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/prec...

#booksky #bookreview #readingtheworld #england
March 3, 2026 at 12:02 PM
tompugh13.bsky.social
ROUND THE WORLD IN 65(ISH) NOVELS
99: Growth of the Soil by Knut Hamsun (translated by W Worster) - Norway

A deceptively complex tale of life in rural Norway

#booksky #bookreview #norway #readingtheworld
January 21, 2026 at 10:09 AM
eliedgo.bsky.social
Six countries to go! #readingtheworld #palau
A copy of Aibebelau: A collection of Palauan Legends
September 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
emilyfrancis.bsky.social
Learning the term “Observational Literacy” in #NourishingCaregiverCollaborations book by @nqcliteracy.bsky.social was world changing & eye opening for me.

As a mother & tia, I love the responsibility of facilitating learning for these beautiful children in my family ♥️ #ReadingTheWorld
December 29, 2024 at 1:56 PM
norfolkbookworm.bsky.social
It's fascinating to read this because I'm definitely noticing it is hard to find non war/conflict/trauma books from some countries where recent history has included war (Rwanda & Afghanistan in my case)

#ReadingTheWorld 💙📚 #BookSky
July 22, 2025 at 6:40 AM
eliedgo.bsky.social
ONE COUNTRY TO GO! #readingtheworld #tonga
A screenshot of the title page of A Providence of War by Joshua Taumoefolau, my #readingtheworld pick for Tonga
November 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
tompugh13.bsky.social
Saturday Night & Sunday Morning by Alan Sillitoe

A good book, with a truly unlikeable protagonist

theworldisabookblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/arou...

#booksky #bookreview #readingtheworld #england
March 23, 2026 at 4:41 PM
tompugh13.bsky.social
ROUND THE WORLD IN 65(ISH) NOVELS
86: Verdigris by Michele Mari (translated by Brian Robert Moore) - Italy

An incredible book from @andotherstories.bsky.social I strongly suggest you read it now

#booksky #bookreview #italy #readingtheworld
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
tompugh13.bsky.social
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80,000 PAGES
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The Only One in the World: A Sherlock Holmes Anthology

The preamble continues with a collection of short stories imagining Holmes and Watson in different times and places.

theworldisabookblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...

#booksky #bookreview #readingtheworld
February 6, 2026 at 8:08 AM
tompugh13.bsky.social
lairs of the Hidden Gods: Volume 3, Straight to Darkness
A very hard to find translation of Japanese Lovecraftian horror.

theworldisabookblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/lair...

#booksky #bookreview #readingtheworld #england
March 20, 2026 at 11:44 AM
tompugh13.bsky.social
ROUND THE WORLD IN 65(ISH) NOVELS
81: Money to Burn by Asta Olivia Nordenhoff (translated by
Caroline Waight) - Denmark

An intriguing novel that works far better than it should

#booksky #bookreview #denmark #readingtheworld
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 AM
tompugh13.bsky.social
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80,000 PAGES
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Turbulence by David Szalay

Another globally set book as part of my preamble.

theworldisabookblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/turb...

#booksky #bookreview #readingtheworld
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January 26, 2026 at 5:15 PM
tompugh13.bsky.social
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80,000 PAGES
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Life at Blandings by PG Wodehouse

We start the journey proper, and where else to set out than my own doorstep...

theworldisabookblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/life...

#booksky #bookreview #readingtheworld
February 18, 2026 at 8:25 AM
norfolkbookworm.bsky.social
So relieved that people came to my new book group today & that they liked the idea & concept.

Our next meeting will be 12.45 on 10th Feb at the Millennium Library in Norwich and our focus will be Nordic books but up my relief this has widened out from just Noir!
#ReadingTheWorld 💙📚 #BookSky
A scratch off map of the world with many of the countries uncovered
January 13, 2026 at 5:07 PM
tompugh13.bsky.social
ROUND THE WORLD IN 65(ISH) NOVELS
98: When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén (translated by
Alice Menzies) - Sweden

A simple of beautiful story about the end of one man's life

#booksky #bookreview #sweden #readingtheworld
January 10, 2026 at 4:20 PM
tompugh13.bsky.social
I finally finished my ROUND THE WORLD IN 65(ISH) NOVELS challenge. In the end, I read 100 novels from 77 different countries

Find out my top five on my blog: theworldisabookblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/arou...

#booksky #bookreview #readingtheworld
January 21, 2026 at 1:07 PM
eliedgo.bsky.social
197/197 #readingtheworld #endofanera
A screenshot of the final page of A Providence of War by Joshua Taumoefolau, including the words ‘The End’, marking the end of my reading the world project.
November 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
eliedgo.bsky.social
Next #readtheworld book arrived today! #readingtheworld #tuvalu
A copy of "Tuvalu: A History" by multiple Tuvalan authors.
January 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
eliedgo.bsky.social
Bought my book for Saint Kitts and Nevis... finishing the project is happening this year! 😍😍😍 #readingtheworld
February 6, 2025 at 10:49 AM
eliedgo.bsky.social
Three countries to go! #seychelles #readingtheworld
The front cover of Voices: Short stories from the Seychelles islands, edited by Glynn Burridge
October 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
tompugh13.bsky.social
The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley

An excellently crafted gothic horror (which tinges of folk horror)

theworldisabookblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-...

#booksky #bookreview #readingtheworld #england
March 9, 2026 at 9:01 AM
norfolkbookworm.bsky.social
My #ReadingTheWorld project is introducing me to some incredible books but so often it is the heavier/serious books that I’m finding. Can people point me in the direction of the equivalent of our pop culture in translation?

Glad I have a cat for cuddles as I read about the Khmer Rouge!
#BookSky 💙📚
A black cat curled up on a sofa with his paw over his eyes as the book on Cambodia that I’m reading is too traumatic for him!
April 4, 2026 at 8:01 PM