Today’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is “Ten Books Set Outside The US.” I read lots of Canadian and British books, so I modified the topic to Books Set Outside the English Speaking World.
Taj Mahal by Caroline Arnold and Madeleine Comora – India
My Life in France by Julia Child with Alex Prud’Homme – France, Germany, Norway
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie – Egypt
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie – Turkey, Croatia
The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie – South Africa, Rhodesia
“Anne of Green Gables,” My Daughter, and Me: What My Favorite Book Taught Me about Grace, Belonging, and the Orphan in Us All by Lorilee Craker – Korea
Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton – Iraq, Sweden (?)
A Room with a View by E.M. Forster – Italy
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren – Sweden
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry – Denmark
A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park – Korea
Omg I LOVE Pippi Longstockings and I forgot it was set in Sweden! Gasp How could I forget that?! Shame on me. XD And I also adore A Single Shard and Number The Stars. ❤ I grew up reading those kinds of books and it was basically the best of ever. :’)
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I grew up with Pippi as well – she is awesome! A Single Shard and Number the Stars are more recent reads for me (they weren’t around when I was a kid 😜), but they are wonderful!
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Looove this list! Agatha Christie is by far my favorite mystery author, and Murder on the Orient Express is definitely the next book by her that I’ll read! I’m also a pretty big fan of Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park!!! <3) so I’ll absolutely be checking out Eaters of the Dead.
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Murder on the Orient Express is awesomesauce! I love that Christie is re-readable! Most mystery writers aren’t, but Christie was such a master that I can re-read her books and appreciate her genius, even when I know whodunnit. I almost included Jurassic Park (Costa Rica). 🙂
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I didn’t even think of putting Jurassic Park on my list!!! Next time!!
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Yes, I have an Agatha Christie book on my list as well!! Nice blog!!
http://thebestbasicblogger.blogspot.com/2016/07/top-ten-tuesday-10-books-outside-usa-i.html
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I actually considered making my entire list Agatha Christie. 🙂 Thanks!
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I only stumble on your post now and it is just stunning! I completely forgot about Agatha Christie…. she did have her novel-settingd travel around the globe. I’ve listed 10 books set in South Africa for TTT and forgot about The man in the brown suit. Thanks for the reminder!
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I visited your TTT as well, but I couldn’t find a comments area. 😔
I LOVED Recipes for Love and Murder! I listened to the audiobook narrated by Sandra Prinsloo. Her lovely accent enhanced the experience greatly. 😍
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