Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Several people were interested in doing a side-challenge for the 25 Most Beautiful Cities prompt. A couple of different lists were mentioned, so use which one you want or blend them together.

Enjoy the journey!

7/25

1. Paris, France -- Her Hidden Genius
2. Venice, Italy
3. San Francisco, California - Time After Time
4. Prague, Czech Republic
5. London, U.K -- The Clockwork Scarab
6. Cape Town, South Africa
7. Rome, Italy - Rivals of the Republic: The Blood of Rome series
8. Amsterdam, Netherlands
9. Buenos Aires, Argentina
10. Kyoto Japan
11. New York City, US -- The Alienist
12. St Petersburg, Russia
13. Sydney, Australia
14. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
15. Edinburgh, UK -- Burke & Hare
16. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
17. Seville, Spain
18. Hong Kong
19. Quebec City, Canada
20. Florence, Italy
21. Istanbul, Turkey - From Russia with Love: A James Bond Novel
22. Budapest, Hungary
23. Lucerne, Switzerland
24. Mexico City, Mexico
25. Vancouver, Canada

Additional choices:

Barcelona, Spain
Cartagena, Colombia
Chefchaouen, Morocco
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Hoi An, Vietnam
Palermo, Italy
Queenstown, New Zealand
Sedona, Arizona
Seoul, South Korea
Singapore
Taipei, Taiwan
Tbilisi, Georgia

Sounds fun. I'll give it a try.

0/25

1. Paris, France
2. Venice, Italy
3. San Francisco, California
4. Prague, Czech Republic
5. London, U.K
6. Cape Town, South Africa
7. Rome, Italy
8. Amsterdam, Netherlands
9. Buenos Aires, Argentina
10. Kyoto Japan
11. New York City, US
12. St Petersburg, Russia
13. Sydney, Australia
14 San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
15. Edinburgh, UK
16. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
17. Seville or Barcelona, Spain
18. Hong Kong or Singapore
19. Quebec City, Canada
20. Florence, Italy
21. Istanbul, Turkey
22. Budapest, Hungary
23. Lucerne, Switzerland
24. Mexico City, Mexico
25. Vancouver, Canada

The World’s most Beautiful Cities

1. Paris, France

✅2. Venice, Italy - Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon

✅3. San Francisco, California - The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evan’s. (Partial)

4. Prague, Czech Republic

✅5. London, U.K -- Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson
✔️A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
✔️Soulless by Gail Carriger
✔️ Changeless - London and Edinburgh

6. Cape Town, South Africa

7. Rome, Italy

✅8. Amsterdam, Netherlands - Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland

✅9. Buenos Aires, Argentina - The Gods of Tango by Carolina de Robertis

10. Kyoto Japan

✅11. New York City, US - The Spectacular by Fiona Davis
✔️The Alienist by Caleb Carr

12. St Petersburg, Russia

13. Sydney, Australia

14. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

✅15. Edinburgh, UK - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell
✔️+ Changeless - London and Edinburgh
✔️A Rip Through Time

16. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
17. Seville, Spain
18. Hong Kong
19. Quebec City, Canada
20. Florence, Italy
21. Istanbul, Turkey
22. Budapest, Hungary
23. Lucerne, Switzerland
24. Mexico City, Mexico
25. Vancouver, Canada

Additional choices:

Barcelona, Spain
Cartagena, Colombia
Chefchaouen, Morocco
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Hoi An, Vietnam
Palermo, Italy
Queenstown, New Zealand
Sedona, Arizona
Seoul, South Korea
Singapore

✅Taipei, Taiwan - The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan

Tbilisi, Georgia

I'll try to read from at least 10 cities.
✅ = finished ➡️ = currently reading

1. Paris, France
✅Letters of Two Brides - Honoré de Balzac
✅Gigi and Julie de Carneilhan - Colette
✅The Paris Bookseller - Kerri Maher
✅The Words: The Autobiography of Jean-Paul Sartre

2. Venice, Italy
✅The Merchant of Venice - William Shakespeare
✅The Venice Sketchbook - Rhys Bowen

3. San Francisco, California
✅Daughter of Fortune - Isabel Allende
✅Dreaming of Babylon - Richard Brautigan
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers - Jesse Q. Sutanto

4. Prague, Czech Republic
✅Nina Balatka - Anthony Trollope

5. London, U.K
✅Miss Mackenzie - Anthony Trollope
✅The Poisoned Chocolates Case - Anthony Berkeley

6. Cape Town, South Africa
Disgrace - J.M. Coetzee

7. Rome, Italy
✅The Portrait of a Lady - Henry James
✅The Seventh Sinner - Elizabeth Peters

8. Amsterdam, Netherlands
✅Murder at the Olympics - Lee Strauss

9. Buenos Aires, Argentina
✅Night Flight - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
✅The Tunnel - Ernesto Sabato

10. Kyoto, Japan
✅The Kamogawa Food Detectives - Hisashi Kashiwai
Paper Boat Paper Bird - David Almond

11. New York City, US
✅Red at the Bone - Jacqueline Woodson
The Hours - Michael Cunningham

12. St Petersburg, Russia
Death in St. Petersburg (Lady Emily Ashton #12) - Tasha Alexander

13. Sydney, Australia
Oscar and Lucinda - Peter Carey
What Alice Forgot - Liane Moriarty

14. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

15. Edinburgh, UK
The Fair Botanists - Sara Sheridan
The Geometry of Holding Hands - Alexander McCall Smith

16. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

17. Seville, Spain

18. Hong Kong

19. Quebec City, Canada

20. Florence, Italy
The Marriage Portrait - Maggie O'Farrell
Up at the Villa - W. Somerset Maugham

21. Istanbul, Turkey
✅My Name Is Red - Orhan Pamuk

22. Budapest, Hungary

23. Lucerne, Switzerland

24. Mexico City, Mexico

25. Vancouver, Canada


Additional choices:

Barcelona, Spain
Nada - Carmen Laforet

Cartagena, Colombia

Chefchaouen, Morocco

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Hoi An, Vietnam

Palermo, Italy
✅The Revolution of the Moon - Andrea Camilleri

Queenstown, New Zealand

Sedona, Arizona

Seoul, South Korea

Singapore
The Frangipani Tree Mystery - Ovidia Yu

Taipei, Taiwan
The Astonishing Color of After - Emily X.R. Pan

Tbilisi, Georgia

I would like to join this
I will try for 10 cities
Progress: 4/10

🌆1. Paris, France
Murder in the Marais
Murder at la Villette

🌆2. Venice, Italy
Dressed for Death

3. San Francisco, California
4. Prague, Czech Republic

🌆5. London, U.K
The Man in the Queue
The Woman in the Water
Snobbery with Violence
Neverwhere
A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder

6. Cape Town, South Africa
7. Rome, Italy
8. Amsterdam, Netherlands
9. Buenos Aires, Argentina
10. Kyoto Japan

🌆11. New York City, US
The Bell Jar
Crook Manifesto

12. St Petersburg, Russia
13. Sydney, Australia
14. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
15. Edinburgh, UK
16. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
17. Seville, Spain
18. Hong Kong
19. Quebec City, Canada
20. Florence, Italy
21. Istanbul, Turkey
22. Budapest, Hungary
23. Lucerne, Switzerland
24. Mexico City, Mexico
25. Vancouver, Canada

Additional choices:

Barcelona, Spain
Cartagena, Colombia
Chefchaouen, Morocco
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Hoi An, Vietnam
Palermo, Italy
Queenstown, New Zealand
Sedona, Arizona
Seoul, South Korea
Singapore
Taipei, Taiwan
Tbilisi, Georgia

Barcelona: Barcelona Dreaming

Cape Town:The Woman Next Door

Cartagena: Of Love and Other Demons

Chefchaouen: Adventures in Morocco from the Souks to the Sahara [one of several towns visited]

Dubrovnik: The Collaborator’s Daughter

Edinburgh:A Work of Beauty: Alexander McCall Smith's Edinburgh

Hoi An: Secrets of Hoi An: Vietnam's Historic Port

Istanbul: The Flea Palace

Kyoto: Paper Boat Paper Bird

London: A House for Alice (also Happiness)

New York: The Cloisters (also Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk)

Palermo: Lampedusa

Paris: How Science Saved the Eiffel Tower (also
The Elegance of the Hedgehog

Rio de Janeiro: Invisibles.

Rome: Fatal Legacy

Queenstown: One Winter Morning

San Francisco: Sister Noon

San Miguel de Allende: On Mexican Time: A New Life in San Miguel

Sedona: Edge Of Evil

Seoul: Untold Night and Day

Singapore: The Maid's Room

Sydney: Shell

Taipei: Notes of a Crocodile

Tbilisi: The Pear Field