Thanks to everyone who commented last week.
We shared some favorite book to movie adaptations as follows: 4 Harry Potter, 3 for Lord of the Rings, 2 Hunger Games, 2 To Kill a Mockingbird; then 1 each for Disney fairy tale retellings, Of Mice and Men, Pride & Prejudice, Labor Day, The Time Traveller's Wife, and Gone With the WInd
The Winner from SBB #390 comments is #8 MaryP who can make a GC choice if international or book choice from the Updated (**Finally!) ARC/Review titles or (recently updated) Love and Christmas titles - all linked near the end of the post. -- [11/16/19 I plan to add some review books this week and maybe some new Christmas and Love titles as soon as I locate the box I put them in.
**NOTE: I did post an Updated ARC and Other books for Giveaways. I have to go back and list the titles -- someday.
Please let me know your choice by completing the WINNER FORM.
WEEK #391
(One Question.)
Nikki asks: Do you like learning about other countries/cultures from fiction books? Please share at least one book and the country(ies)/culture(s) involved.
I do enjoy learning about other cultures and countries even though that is not a particular genre I seek out. As I review my list I don't see that many, at least not set in contemporary times. Most are historic England or sometimes India and historic Westerns. I really enjoy reading Native American characters but the most recent one I read with those elements was a fantasy, Trail of Lightening. Oh! One I remember I read a year or so ago was When Spring Comes to the DMZ. I obviously could do better reading more books of other cultures.
Thanks to those who are sending in Questions. DON'T BE SHY! Surely everyone has a Q or two you'd like to ask. Input suggestions in this Suggested Question Form. At the end of each month, I draw from the suggestions I used during the month and that person will get a 1/2 book choice or $2.50 towards GC. I thank everyone for submitting questions. Thanks for sending in questions! The supply of questions is dwindling so share some if you think of any -- even if they are duplicates I'll weed through or try to modify them.
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Your turn to share. Nikki asks: 4) Do you like learning about other countries/cultures from fiction books? Please share at least one book and the country(ies)/culture(s) involved.
SBB Comment Winners can choose a selection from the Updated ARC and Other books, including the "Love" and Christmas titles all in one post.
SBB Rules:
a) Must be a follower.
b) Share a comment on the question above.
Open internationally and an international winner may get a smaller book or a $5.00 GC if I decide the mailing is too much.
I will pick a Comment winner from all comments made through Saturday, April 4, 2020, at 5 PM central.
Practically all the books I read deal with a Western culture so I pick up lots of background there. Thanksgiving, Halloween and Fourth of July are good examples because I know little of those festivals. I just read a book by Rashi Rohatgi dealing with 1905 India which was very good.
ReplyDeleteI love Native American romances, too.
ReplyDeleteAs a good example of a different culture/country romance I can recommend "The Panther And The Pearl" by Doreen Owens Malek. The Ottoman Empire setting and the cultural details play an important role in this book.
i love to learn about New Orleans x wild man's curse by susannah sandlin
ReplyDeleteI read mostly fantasy R or sci-fi R, so not a lot about countries/culture unless you count elven culture or that of a galaxy far far away :D
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Mary!
ReplyDeleteI do love to learn about other countries/cultures in books. One that stands out at the mon=ment was a book by Elif Shafak. It took me to a country I had not visited with traditions I was new to. It was also a beautiful book.
Escape from Camp 13, was a very scary book written by a man escaping from North Korea, Lisa See has many interesting books about her families life in China, she has written about The Great Leap Forward under Chairman Mao, wow, another eye opener. I do enjoy reading books of this type.
ReplyDeleteCongrats winners.
I always enjoy learning about other cultures, especially in the stories I read.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy learning about other cultures and countries, especially in historical books.
ReplyDeleteCongrats MaryP!
ReplyDeleteI do love to learn about other countries/cultures in books. I can't remember the title of the book or the author but I remember reading one about Australia's Outback. Lately I've been reading stories dealing with the Victorian era in England. I also enjoy reading Paty Jager stories that have the western and Native American elements in them.
Congrats Mary P. Mostly, I read Historical books but I do enjoy reading about other cultures & countries.
ReplyDeleteCarol Luciano
I love reading books about ancient feudal Japan with a touch of fantasy to it. Across the Nightingale Floor is one book that comes to mind...
ReplyDeleteCongrats Mary P!
ReplyDeleteI like olden day cultures like historical England from Judith McNaught and olden day China from Anchee Min. So much fun!
I do! I usually lrean historical stuff from Georgian, Regency and Victorian times about the British Empire, but not only. I like to look the stuff up online and then I connect to other articles, so it's fascinating.
ReplyDeleteI like books about England. I have never been there and enjoy books about the history.
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