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This is such a great idea! I've always been intimidated by the idea of reading a book from each country but it'd be so much simpler to start reading based on continents, and then maybe build it up from there. So thank you for this! 💛

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Of course! I was intimidated by my own goal, too 😂 this made it feel a lot easier!

Stopping by with recommendations from my small little home country, Hungary 😊 my most favourite "compulsary" reading in high school just recently got it's english translation: it's called Abigél (Abigail) by Magda Szabó; it sets during WW2, where 14-15 yo big city girl Gina gets sent to a countryside girls-only-school to be protected from the war. The book focuses on her coming of age, with the glimpse of the outside world. Another great book that set after this time period and is called Those Who Left Behind (at least I'm pretty sure this is the translated title, but please check, the original is called Akik Maradtak) by Zsuzsa F. Várkonyi. The story is about how a 16 year old girl and a middle aged doctor try to fit back into everyday life after being the only ones in their family/among friends who survived the Holocaust

@padmeamidala40

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your recommendations! I’m reading a book from each European country right now and I’ve not yet done Hungary :) I’ll let you know what i think about one of the books when I’ve read it From Germany 🇩🇪

Liz, Machado is our greatest author, of all!! I'm so in love of his books... please, when you get time, Dom Casmurro must be the next one... you're gonna love it! 😘😘😘s from Brazil

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll add it to my TBR! ❤️

@livysouza1983

2 жыл бұрын

PS.: you got it all!! 🥰💗

@juliamontenegro6868

2 жыл бұрын

Did Capitu cheated or not? Hahaha

i’ve been binging your videos since i discovered your channel and i need to stop bc my tbr has tripled in size.. 😭😭 I absolutely adore the format of your videos, they’re super easy to watch despite the length as my adhd self can’t usually sit through longer content

Wonderful selection, I’m from Colombia 🇨🇴 and I recommend the great and beautiful book One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez.

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Already on the list! I read Love in the Time of Cholera years ago and it's past due that I read another of his works!

I read my first Zafón last year, got all four books of his serie for christmas and read right now the third one. 🥰 His writing style is so captivating and I'm glad I picked him up. My "reason" is by the way the same as yours: I started my literally journey around the world last year and since then I search for good books from other countries. So I love this kind of videos with new recommendations 🌍📚😍 ... 🇩🇪

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

I can’t wait to read the other books in the series! Oh fun, if you have any more suggestions for me let me know ❤️❤️ I still have quite a few blank countries on my list!

Normally I am not one to comment on video's, but I feel like I have to. The idea of reading a book from every country, is something that I find truly amazing. While searching your blogpost for ideas on what I can read, I noticed something. As a citizen from The Netherlands, who loves reading, I would truly recommend you to read "The Diary of A Young Girl". This books simply is the diary of Anne Frank, she was a Jewish teenager who lived in Amsterdam during World War II. She documented everything about living during war time. And this book simply left me speechless, reading her diary fragments was an experiences I think everyone should have.

They sound like some really beautiful books and the TBR grows every longer 😀🇬🇧

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Haha sorry 😅

🇸🇪 I read "Things fall apart" ten or twenty years ago, I still sort of remember it, discussed it with a woman married to a Nigerian at the time ... All the others are "new" to me. Right now I am into books about Russia ... :( Intended to look into Chinese books more. But I was reminded of a book "Mot 90 grader Syd" by a Norwegian scientist, Monica Kristensen(?have to check that one, correct) about her Antarctic expedition, that I liked very much ...

This is such a cool idea! I'll definitely be adding Love After the End to my TBR. Just hearing that quote from the editor's note almost brought me to tears.

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

It’s such an amazing quote. It made me borrow one of Joshua Whitehead’s books from the library to read more of their writing ❤️

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 very calming video, thank you ☺️

this is such a great ideal, thanks for sharing!

A great idea! Blessings.

Interesting picks!

Oh this is such a wonderful idea and such an awesome video 🇩🇪

Such a cool idea! Thank you for the book recommendations! 😊

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It was such a fun challenge ❤️

I always leave your videos with more books on my tbr 😁 thank you for all the amazing inspiration! 🇩🇪🇬🇧

Ever since I heard about this idea in your set up video I was in love, and here you can see how well it's working out! All the books you read sound wonderful and I'm definitely adding a few to my TBR. The way you review them is so calming and peaceful and I could literally listen to your voice for days

I find super interesting what you felt about Marjane's caracter. I read it when I was 16 alone in a foreign country for the first time, it was also one of the first times that I read a memoir by a woman of color. At the time I remember I resonated so so deeply with character, flaws and all. I guess being a teen sort of helps with that.

I love this idea!!

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I loved the clips where we saw you reading and using page flags. Great idea btw! Makes me wanna do the challenge as well.

I love the video and I’m so glad you reviewed all of these books! They sound beautiful 📚💛

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

They really were! I feel lucky with these picks; I enjoyed them all ❤️

I loved this video and have now printed off a list of the world's countries to see how diverse my books are! If you haven't read these already, I have a few recommendations! USA- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Ireland-All the Bad Apples by Moira Fowley Doyle- talks about the history of women in Ireland and focuses on LGBT and the Magdalene houses. Kenya/Somalia- When Stars are Scattered by Omar Mohamed- a middle grade graphic novel showing life in a Kenyan refugee camp for two Somalian brothers. Korea- The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Su-Min Hwang. A lovely story about motherhood and freedom. I hope these help!

So interesting. Hoping to grab a couple of these books! Thank you from the US!

I'm so so so happy you liked shadow of the wind, it is one of my favourite books.

I love The Yield, so glad you enjoyed it too

Love the recommendations of the books 📚 🇲🇾

Im from Germany and my favorite German author is Jenny-Mai Nguyen! Please please please read one or more of her story’s! They are weird dark charming and so intriguing in many ways. Also from Italy Licia Troisi and her Dragon Fighter series! 🇩🇪🇮🇹🦀

Love this video!! Maybe it will be fun to do more versions of this maybe every year! I would definitely watch it 🥰🇵🇹

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

That would be super fun! I’m definitely up for it ❤️

I love these kind of videos and my TBR is growing really well thanks to you.🇨🇿

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’m glad I can provide recommendations for amazing books ❤️

This is such a creative idea! It’s so interesting !

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you enjoyed it!

Hello from British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦👍👋♥️🌲🚵‍♀️🌲🎨🖌 I like reading and listening to the audio at the same time.

glad you finally read shadow of the wind! it is my favourite book of all time and i'm so excited to continue with the series !!

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

It's so good!

Love this! Great idea!

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I love how unique your reading videos are!! I’ve never seen a video like this, I love it!

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Aw thank you! Sometimes I feel like there are no new ideas on the internet so I appreciate that 😂❤️

I really love this idea. Reading a book from every country is a great way to open your mind to new genres & cultures. 🖤

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

So true ❤️ Reading is a way to travel the world without ever leaving your front door!

Maybe youd like a book by a Chilean author, Im so in love with everything Isabel Allende writes, and Maya´s journal is one of my favourites

Shadow of the Wind is really great!! I never read the sequels but this first one was so memorable 📚

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

I'm excited to read the rest of the series!

Oh my god, I love this idea so much! I’m definitely doing this. Thanks for the awesome video (as always) and for the additions to my TBR. ❤️📚

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Of course! I’d love to know which books you end up picking 🥰

@away.withthebooks5608

2 жыл бұрын

Will do. I’ll probably try to do all the countries too (I’m a completionist), so I’ll send my list in a few years 😂 Also, I commented before I got to the end of the video, but here’s my flag 🇳🇴

Love this idea of reading around the world!! Thank you for sharing! Do you have a video explaining your tab system? 🇺🇸

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

I talked about my system for nonfiction in my last book video (reading viral booktok books) but for fiction I just tab quotes/passages I like or moments I reacted to emotionally/found funny for future reference! ❤️

🇵🇹 Love your videos, aesthetic and voice... 😘 From Portugal

Wow this makes me wanna read The Shadow of the Wind now 😭😭 will definitely have a read after my exams in June. Also love your kitties as always 🐈‍⬛ 🇨🇳 🇳🇿

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Aw thank you! That’s a great reward for passing your exams ❤️

I love your videos and reading recommendations. I teach Things Fall Apart. It is an amazing book! I picked up the Ruis book, and I am excited to read it. Thank you also for sharing the book list. I love the list, and it is really special that so many of your readers from around the world shared favorites from their culture. Even though I am not from Jamaica, you may want to add A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James. It is a book centering around the assassination attempt of Bob Marley in 1976. It spans quite a bit of Jamaican history. It is great novel! Thanks again!

Thank you so much! Now I definitely NEED to read all of the books you mentioned. (as if my tbr list wasn't that long already...) A big hug from Italy 🇮🇹

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Haha relatable 😂 I hope you get as much from them as I did!

Super interesting challenge!!! Thanks for sharing! 🇵🇷

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Yes!!! Shadow of the Wind!!!! I hope you love it 🥰

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

I do!

I also loved the Shadow of the Wind and Endurance. Thank you for the video.🇺🇸

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it!

thanks for introducing me to so many beautiful books. ♥️🇨🇦

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Loved this! It’s inspired me to try it myself. 🇺🇸

You're now my goto for when I'm trying to discover new books because i discovered i am pretty similar when it comes to types of books/genres as the ones you review. Thank you for basically single-handedly getting me back into reading for leisure.

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

I am so honoured to have gotten you back into reading! 🥺❤️❤️

I really enjoy your careful reflections and thoughtful commentary on these books, and it is inspiring me to take on a similar challenge 🇧🇻

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy the experience if you give this challenge a go ❤️

So many of these books seems amazing! ❤️🇸🇪

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

They really are!

thank you, your video is inspiring me to read more :)

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad! 🥰

Great video, Elizabeth! I was one of the people recommending you The Shadow of the Wind so I am happy you enjoyed it so much! I added the other books you mentioned to my TBR list. They all sound incredible. 🙏🏻🇪🇸🇪🇸😚😚

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely loved it!! Thank you for recommending it 🥰

Thank you for that video I loved it and wrote the title of the 7 books you read. I will certainly read some 🙏from 🇫🇷(France)

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you enjoy them! ❤️

Such a great video very inspiring to read more books from other parts of the world 📖

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! ❤️

Things Fall Apart was a book we read during English Literature and I still remember being so frustrated with Okonkwo. I'm definitely going to put The Yield on my TBR list. With thanks from Kenya 🇰🇪

🇸🇪 Such a great video and idea in general

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! ❤️

I loved it!!! I will be also reading many of these. 🇺🇸

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you enjoy them as much as I did!

🇸🇪!!! I absolutely loved this video

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

🇫🇷 Just added « Endurance » in my TBR, I’ve heard about this story or a very similar one a few months ago during a tv report and wanted to learn more about it. I’m so glad you reviewed it 😊

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Was it along with the discovery of the Endurance almost perfectly preserved in the ocean? I still can’t get over how incredible the ship looks after all this time!

@LeMetronomeEnPapier

2 жыл бұрын

@@PlantBasedBride Yes, I think so ! It was like a couple of months ago, wasn't it? I don't remember seeing the images but I heard the reporter telling about that captain and his crew surviving this shipwreck AND a nearly two years long journey to get back to civilization ! I remember being like "wow, why have I never hear about this story before?!" Amazing, can't wait to pick this book up =)

Great video, this is such a good idea and I am adding most of these books to my TBR! It sounds like you had a wonderful experience reading them too. For another recommendation for your 'book from every country' challenge I recommend West With the Night by Beryl Markham; she grew up in Kenya (where most of the memoir takes place) and was an incredible writer!

Loved the video! ♡ I've only read "Love after the end" and "Persepolis" so far, but all of these sound amazing. I would love for you to do the same video once in a while with new countries of each continent. Instead of Antarctica you could select an island for example.

Wonderful video! As an aside, thank you for the cat interludes! They are clearly so loved.

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Haha I’m glad you enjoyed them! They are spoiled rotten ❤️❤️

Love the concept & great video! 🇦🇹 🇩🇪

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!!

A friend recommended me your channel, after we talked about how we feel there are no people talking about books in a more personal way, because people are scared to be cancelled, and she suggested you as a very sincere and down to earth person! I’m so in love with your channel! Loved that this was my first video and my country 🇧🇷 was featured in the video! Thank you for this experience, I love reading translated fiction and I hope to find great books over here 💛 I think you can read “here the whole time” by Vitor Martins, a very cute YA contemporary about being a gay fat kid, so wholesome ✨

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

Oh thank you 🥺 please thank your friend for me, too, that’s so kind of you both! And thank you for the recommendation, I’ll add it to my TBR ❤️

I read Joshua Whitehead's book Johnny Appleseed, and I really enjoyed it. I didn't know he had an anthology. I'll be picking it up soon.

I love Persepolis!!! I read it year and years ago so I was probably closer to the age of the author in her teenage years so didn't notice what you mention. I did enjoy it quite a lot

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

I think that would help a lot! It was definitely very interesting. The biggest moment that sticks in my mind was when she accused a random man on the street of insulting her to avoid being targeted for wearing lipstick and watched the police take him away knowing he hadn’t done anything.

🇵🇹 more and more books to be added to my tbr 😂 thank you for your video!

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Haha sorry! (But I hope you enjoy them 🥰)

Thank you for keeing my company during some crocheting! Can't find an emoji for my flag but I am writing this from Sweden!

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

I’m happy I could be your crochet companion! ❤️

Great to see this! 🇿🇦 now 🇬🇧

Read the pear that broke its shell. It’s by an Afghani author. Very emotional!!!!

This is so cool. I finally got back to leisure reading. Each month I highlight a country from Africa in my bujo and I decided to pick a book from that country as well. Things Fall Apart is on my list as well. If you want recommendations from : Angola, Ghana, Congo, Ethiopia, Botswanna, Cameroon, Tanzania, let me know. Also for Haiti I would recommend Krik! Krak! by Edwidge Dandicat. She's one of the most famous authors from Haiti. I liked Farming of the Bones as well because this story is something very similar to what happened to my great-grandfather.

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

I would love all the recommendations!!

Obrigada por Ler Machado de Assis, é simplesmente maravilhoso!🇧🇷❤️

great video, thank you! Will be adding Endurance to my tbr list! I was thinking what I could recommend you from Austria where I'm from and my suggestion would be The Last World by Christoph Ransmayr, I think you could really like it. :)

i love this idea! it's now one of my reading goals, to read something from every continent. maybe one day i'll work up to reading a book from every country! if you need any book recommendations, i was looking at your list and noticed that Croatia doesn't have any books. i will say i read this for a class this semester, but "How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed" by Slavenka Drakulić is such a good, insightful book in what was Yugoslavia under a Communist regime.

What a good idea for a vlog! 🇺🇸

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi - Uganda

So many amazing books, I will be adding those to my tbr. I've been thinking about picking up Shadow of the Wind (English flag)

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Oo I hope you enjoy it!

I have a few recommendations for Slovenia! :) Here's the list: - any books by Ivan Cankar (they are Slovene classics and we read them in school almost every year) - Southern scum go home! by Goran Vojnović (it discusses some important topics about people that moved to Slovenia from southern countries) - Poems by France Prešeren (he is our greatest poet) - any poetry book by Tomaž Šalamun or Srečko Kosovel (they are one of my favourite poets) - Alamut by Vladimir Bartol

🇺🇸wonderful idea & thank you

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🥰

I’ll absolutly check the list out! 🇸🇪

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you enjoy them!!

I´m from Argentina, I´ve read all the suggestions from my country in your blog post and I absolutely confirm you should real all of them

@valeriagaggia

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe the Martin Fierro will be a little dificult to translate because a great part of the book is how it destroys the pure language and mix it with the pronunciation, but it´s a classic here and I hope you´ll enjoy it

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Oo that’s great to know!! ❤️

Such a pleasant and incredible energy emanates from you. 😍

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Aw thank you 🥰

I'm late to this anglophone party, but all these books sound really interesting. Especially The Yield. Multi-generational books are so fascinating. I never realized how little my adult children remember or know about our personal histories until I ask if they remember. I am now trying to write these stories so they can share them with their own children. I've added all of these books to my Anglophone list, but put The Yield and Shadow of the Wind in my Amazon cart.

@PlantBasedBride

Жыл бұрын

That sounds lovely! I know I would treasure that if my parents did that for me ❤️❤️

I am set myself the challenge to read one book from every country in the world! I have recently finished Angola! It has been eye opening to see how nations are portrayed by their author and the tough subjects they choose to focus on.

This is such a huge part of why I love and deeply respect your channel. I am so deeply grateful for the genuine effort you put into and honest excitement you have, for reading diverse book. They are diverse in their format, original language, culturally, the authors and the characters. Including indigenous people. It means so much to see your happiness and this amazing content from someone with your platform and the little I know of your cultural background. This is what I want to see everywhere, and channels like yours (and not just because of this), infuse hope and that positive energy and excitement you seem to have into some of my worse days. Thank you for everything. P.S.: if you're looking for something aside from the usual but an absolute classic in Argentina, look into El Eternauta. It's absolutely amazing, in all it's many layers. I'm absolutely reading most of these books, too. Especially "Love After the End". Oh and thank you so much for the care when saying the names in all the different languages, too ♡ 🇦🇷 (my actual flag: 🏳️‍🌈) P.P.S: (really cute makeup btw)

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this incredibly kind comment 🥺 it means so much to me that you feel this way! I’m committed to educating myself outside of my bubble of privilege and I want more than anything for my channel to feel like a safe, welcoming, inclusive space ❤️ you’ve really made my day with this comment and I am so grateful to have you as part of this community!

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Also I’ll add that book to my list, thank you for the recommendation!

@tywinderbaum5283

2 жыл бұрын

@@PlantBasedBride I'm so glad! If that's your goal, you're already doing amazing ♡ I hope it's okay, I wanted to add a very different recommendation as an alternative. It's one of the most beautifully written books I've read. I'm not sure if it's been translated to English yet, sorry. It seems likely, it's well known. The first book in the trilogy is called The Days of the Deer, I believe (translated literally from Los Días del Venado), by Liliana Bodoc. It's the story of a family from what we now know as Patagonia (my home ♡) and she calls Los Confines. It's set in a sort of reimagined world, but it's a retelling of the arrival of the Spanish colonizers to America (the continent, singular. I've learned in North America they say "Americas"), from the view point of the native peoples. Mainly from the viewpoints of different people from this family. The immersion into their culture and society pre-colonization is beautiful, and it's a deeply emotional read. The trilogy spans many years of their lives, and you live through it all with them, grow up with them. It's truly heart-wrenching at times. I hope it's okay I replied again, I thought of it and realised you'd probably love it. Take care, and much love from Neuquén. Love has a far reach 🖤

This was a fun idea. I jotted down a couple that I will put on my reading list. When I was in Antarctic, I read a number of Antarctic book including Endurance, Mawson’s Will and The Worst Journey in the World. I loved them all. My favorite Antarctic quote about the three main explorers of the time is: “For scientific discovery give me Scott; for speed and efficiency of travel give me Amundsen; but when disaster strikes and all hope is gone, get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton.” , Antarctic Explorer and Geologist. 🇺🇸

I think I will try some new reads. Thanks 🇺🇸

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome! ❤️

Not gonna lie I was for sure thinking you would say The Alchemist but Bras Cubas was one of my favorite mandatory reads! 🇧🇷

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

I read the alchemist years ago but honestly I don’t remember much about it!

🇪🇸! So glad you liked The Shadow of the Wind!

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely loved it! 🥰

Hi! I’m from Sweden and one of our more famous books is A Man calls Ove. It’s written by Fredrik Backman. Hope you like it😊

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve read one of Backman’s books, Beartown, and gave it 5 stars!

The audiobook version of Shadow of the Wind was great IMO.

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it was so well narrated!

🇺🇸 Fantastic video, I love this style.

🇺🇸 you should do a vlog of you reading continent themed books, so like reading books from neighboring countries in one specific continent

What a beautiful journey through the world 🌎 I can’t wait to read Shadow of the World and The Yield! I’m from 🇺🇸

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

It was a great experience! Oh I hope you enjoy them ❤️

🇺🇸 What a wonderful idea! 🌻

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you like it!

🍁 🇨🇦 Nova Scotia Canada - love your videos!!

@PlantBasedBride

2 жыл бұрын

I love Nova Scotia!! Thank you ❤️🇨🇦

"The Friendly Arctic" Vihjalmur Stefansson, (controversial)..."Ada Blackjack:A True Story of Survival in the Arctic" Jennifer Niven, "Icebound" Jerri Nelson.