✈ Reading Around the World 🌍 (I read a book from every continent!)

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Today I'm reading one book from each of the seven continents of the world!
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6:54 Europe (Spain)
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[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you to Audible for sponsoring this video! New Audible members get a 30-day free trial. Visit audible.com/plantbased or text "plantbased" to 500 500 to try Audible today! 💛 Would you ever try a challenge like this?

[@StellarSpell]

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]

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

[@kisskiss6866]

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]

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 🇩🇪

[@livysouza1983]

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]

I’ll add it to my TBR! ❤️

[@livysouza1983]

PS.: you got it all!! 🥰💗

[@juliamontenegro6868]

Did Capitu cheated or not? Hahaha

[@Rockwith_gyu]

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

[@angelazeiler6838]

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]

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!

[@evavanbalveren4855]

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.

[@zchen1108]

this is such a great ideal, thanks for sharing!

[@paulaarenas6894]

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

[@PlantBasedBride]

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!

[@georginachard8604]

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

[@anzieizna9345]

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

[@wendyhoward2699]

A great idea! Blessings.

[@kats2532]

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

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thanks! It was such a fun challenge ❤️

[@jamiewebb9775]

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

[@allygrace4617]

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

[@alyssamiele8564]

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

[@PlantBasedBride]

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

[@whiteteaandpeonies9145]

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

[@ABookFiendNamedMel]

I love The Yield, so glad you enjoyed it too

[@katerinapolaskova6163]

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

[@PlantBasedBride]

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

[@craftyreads]

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

[@PlantBasedBride]

I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@lizzatkins4485]

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

[@PlantBasedBride]

Haha sorry 😅

[@glitchernature]

Love the recommendations of the books 📚 🇲🇾

[@charlotte5905]

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

[@reeseconnor9709]

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

[@PlantBasedBride]

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

[@sabrinahsu9567]

I love this idea!!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you!

[@missingyouale]

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]

It's so good!

[@mariannebjrseth2415]

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

[@PlantBasedBride]

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

[@aclockworkgirl]

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

[@ambargonzalez8862]

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

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you for watching!

[@LilyIslene]

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

[@PlantBasedBride]

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

[@WilderHeart13]

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]

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 ❤️

[@gingerholloway9264]

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!

[@beckyfarion6193]

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

[@PlantBasedBride]

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! ❤️

[@nicky_bee]

Interesting picks!

[@emp6985]

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]

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

[@danielagizzi]

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]

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

[@KayBethBookish]

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!

[@vataidalma6855]

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

[@PlantBasedBride]

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

[@joanamgabriel]

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

[@PlantBasedBride]

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

[@mureb]

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]

I hope you enjoy them! ❤️

[@away.withthebooks5608]

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]

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

[@away.withthebooks5608]

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 🇳🇴

[@valeriezahorskischmidt5260]

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

[@jasminhundt6514]

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

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you so much! ❤️

[@Suzite]

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

[@PlantBasedBride]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@danielapeixoto0212]

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

[@angiep6372]

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

[@PlantBasedBride]

You are so welcome!

[@JuniperPineJournals]

Love this! Great idea!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you!

[@camillasoderbaum3871]

🇸🇪 Such a great video and idea in general

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you so much! ❤️

[@marinasowlsomeart]

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

[@PlantBasedBride]

I’m so glad! 🥰

[@kareve6579]

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 🇰🇪

[@hanusiahiggins9789]

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!

[@stephaniecarter973]

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

[@PlantBasedBride]

I hope you enjoy them as much as I did!

[@margueritemitchell1829]

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

[@annec8127]

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

[@PlantBasedBride]

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

[@Fearless395]

So many of these books seems amazing! ❤️🇸🇪

[@PlantBasedBride]

They really are!

[@TheReadingandWritingLife]

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.

[@legumesss]

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.

[@ritagoncalves6147]

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

[@PlantBasedBride]

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

[@amybrown7212]

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

[@PlantBasedBride]

I do!

[@PaNsY2215]

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]

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.

[@gemalopez8619]

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

[@biancaamueller]

Love the concept & great video! 🇦🇹 🇩🇪

[@PlantBasedBride]

Glad you liked it!!

[@sebs.pages2023]

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]

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

[@LeMetronomeEnPapier]

🇫🇷 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]

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]

@@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 =)

[@dirgniflesuoh7950]

🇸🇪 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 ...

[@tamarahochfelsner8562]

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. :)

[@aoiandtsubakiforever6010]

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]

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

[@alvaeronen]

🇸🇪!!! I absolutely loved this video

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you so much!

[@nusaornik9541]

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

[@ReadingNymph]

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]

Oo I hope you enjoy it!

[@93schoolgirl]

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.

[@lucilasandoval3084]

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.

[@bushra7338]

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

[@debra9916]

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. 🇺🇸

[@armadillosky5253]

What a good idea for a vlog! 🇺🇸

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you!

[@rosarodriguez8984]

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]

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

[@cait1657]

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.

[@dinosaursprinkles9669]

I’ll absolutly check the list out! 🇸🇪

[@PlantBasedBride]

I hope you enjoy them!!

[@Emma.LOX.]

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! 🇩🇪🇮🇹🦀

[@DoYouSalut]

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]

I would love all the recommendations!!

[@roseam14]

🇺🇸 American girl. 🇫🇷 French (by marriage). 🇱🇺 Living in Luxembourg. Loved this video. Thanks so much for the great recommendations. Also thrilled you liked Shadow of the Wind, as I am fairly confident I was one of the many people that recommended it to you. Such a wonderful read!

[@valeriagaggia]

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]

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]

Oo that’s great to know!! ❤️

[@villiova6703]

Such a pleasant and incredible energy emanates from you. 😍

[@PlantBasedBride]

Aw thank you 🥰

[@letitiaberghammer8566]

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

[@PlantBasedBride]

You are very welcome! ❤️

[@tywinderbaum5283]

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]

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]

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

[@tywinderbaum5283]

@@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 🖤

[@Diana-wc4jl]

Can u please give us an insight into what do you mark with those sticky notes in each books?

[@carolinad7147]

Great to see this! 🇿🇦 now 🇬🇧

[@karendale9926]

🇺🇸wonderful idea & thank you

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you! 🥰

[@Gplancarte]

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

[@PlantBasedBride]

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

[@maypasifiki9360]

Thing's Fall Apart was required reading when I was in high school.

[@bestnarryever]

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]

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 ❤️

[@beatrizquerol8706]

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

[@PlantBasedBride]

Absolutely loved it! 🥰

[@Jen-fantasyandfiction]

I'm also trying to do this challenge. So far I'm mainly concentrating on Asia as I'm doing the Asian Readathon this month. 🇨🇦

[@PlantBasedBride]

That’s awesome! I have a few more books from Asia on my TBR this month, too ❤️

[@tamirescabral6919]

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

[@KB_Espy2009]

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

[@PlantBasedBride]

Yes, it was so well narrated!

[@sofiaholmann]

Fascinating challenge!! I just looked up the blog post (which is a great reference!) and immediately noticed that "Interior Castle" by Saint Theresa of Avila should not be listed under Brazil but under Spain - that's where she was from and where she lived! :)

[@PlantBasedBride]

Oh thank you! I’ll update that ❤️

[@kellycrimmins6410]

Hi! Do you have a video about how you annotate your books i.e your tabs etc? X

[@PlantBasedBride]

I haven’t in detail but I talked about my system for nonfiction in my last book video (reading viral booktok books)! For fiction I just tab quotes/passages/moments that stand out to me.

[@Meu_universodepapel]

As a Brazilian woman I'm so happy to see you reading a book that I love! It's a classic and a very know book in Brazil, one we read in school as teenagers! ❤️📚💛🇧🇷

[@PlantBasedBride]

I loved it! I can’t wait to read more Brazilian literature ❤️

[@Meu_universodepapel]

@@PlantBasedBride I have tons of indications, but Monteiro Lobato, Clarice Lispector, Jorge Amado and Lima Barreto! Now I wish to do this challenge too!

[@nelliemardh9112]

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]

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

[@gabieger]

Zafón is fantastic. I have already binged his quartett The Cemetery of Forgotten Books and gosh did I love it. I have just recently finished Marina, loved it also. But The Shadow of the Wind will be my absolute favourite. Now I am on to his Niebla trilogy. It is so sad that he cannot work his magic any more and weave and tell those wondeful stories :(

[@PlantBasedBride]

I can’t wait to read the rest of the books in the series and his other works ❤️