“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” ― Dr. Seuss (1978)
1) Book must be fiction or narrative non-fiction - i.e. not simply Travel Guides - written by a native-born author (or a suitable non-native author where necessary) and set in the country of origin;
2) Books should not have been written, or be set, any earlier than 1990;
3) Books must be translated into English (or French, at a push...);
4) Travel from one country / continent to another must be realistic (i.e. from one neighbouring country to another - such as France to Spain - or between landmasses which have an actual air/shipping route - e.g. Australia to Antarctica to Argentina:- a planned part of my trip much later on), and
5) Books must be reasonably representative of the country - with a certain degree of cultural / social representation etc - even if this is as a background to a wider plot... what I am after is a sense of the country in question in recent times...
I am constantly reviewing my future books and destinations (especially as some countries, such as South Sudan, did not even exist when I started my journey in 2009!). Therefore any further comments / suggestions are more than welcome at: contact@readingtheworld.co.uk
To read my own reviews of places visited to date, see my blog at: http://readingtheworld-webspinner.blogspot.com/ (this is a little out of date but will be updated soon).
2) Books should not have been written, or be set, any earlier than 1990;
3) Books must be translated into English (or French, at a push...);
4) Travel from one country / continent to another must be realistic (i.e. from one neighbouring country to another - such as France to Spain - or between landmasses which have an actual air/shipping route - e.g. Australia to Antarctica to Argentina:- a planned part of my trip much later on), and
5) Books must be reasonably representative of the country - with a certain degree of cultural / social representation etc - even if this is as a background to a wider plot... what I am after is a sense of the country in question in recent times...
I am constantly reviewing my future books and destinations (especially as some countries, such as South Sudan, did not even exist when I started my journey in 2009!). Therefore any further comments / suggestions are more than welcome at: contact@readingtheworld.co.uk
To read my own reviews of places visited to date, see my blog at: http://readingtheworld-webspinner.blogspot.com/ (this is a little out of date but will be updated soon).