How to Make Your Own Book Map:
Guiltless Reading: Mini-Challenge: Make Your Own Book Map! Travel the World in Books Readathon (Part 1)
Guiltless Reading: Mini-Challenge: Make Your Own Book Map! Travel the World in Books Readathon (Part 2)
Star = Read in 2014
Diamond = Read in 2013
Upside Down Teardrop = Read in 2012 or earlier
Square = Unread, on my bookshelves or on my Kindle
Colors:
Pink = Romance Fiction (Historical, Paranormal, etc.)
Blue = Historical Fiction (Vintage to Ancient)
Violet = Historical/Contemporary Fiction (Two related storylines, one modern, the other old)
Yellow-Orange = Contemporary (Can be Urban Fantasy or plain Fiction)
Pale Green = Memoir/History (Nonfiction)
White = Unread, Variety of Genres
Note: I skipped over a lot of USA-set books due to my living there, and the vast army of USA-set books I've read. I also used only the first book in the series for certain series (due to the vast majority of series being set in the same place or general location.
This challenge makes you more conscious of how much diversity you have in your books. As you can see, I've been ignoring South America, Russia, the Philippines, Australia, Antarctica, half of Africa, and most of the Middle East in my bookish travels (although I do remember reading a great many books about South American countries as a kid). Luckily, due to the piles of books that make up my the-pile shelf, I can find quite a few of these missing links in my own library.
Anyway, this is a great (and fun) project for anyone wondering where their bookish journeys are taking them, even if they don't participate in the Travel the World in Books Readathon. I certainly never knew how much of the world I hadn't read about.
Guiltless Reading: Mini-Challenge: Make Your Own Book Map! Travel the World in Books Readathon (Part 1)
Guiltless Reading: Mini-Challenge: Make Your Own Book Map! Travel the World in Books Readathon (Part 2)
The Locations on the Map Indicate Where the Books Were Set
The Key:
Icons:Star = Read in 2014
Diamond = Read in 2013
Upside Down Teardrop = Read in 2012 or earlier
Square = Unread, on my bookshelves or on my Kindle
Colors:
Pink = Romance Fiction (Historical, Paranormal, etc.)
Blue = Historical Fiction (Vintage to Ancient)
Violet = Historical/Contemporary Fiction (Two related storylines, one modern, the other old)
Yellow-Orange = Contemporary (Can be Urban Fantasy or plain Fiction)
Pale Green = Memoir/History (Nonfiction)
White = Unread, Variety of Genres
Note: I skipped over a lot of USA-set books due to my living there, and the vast army of USA-set books I've read. I also used only the first book in the series for certain series (due to the vast majority of series being set in the same place or general location.
This challenge makes you more conscious of how much diversity you have in your books. As you can see, I've been ignoring South America, Russia, the Philippines, Australia, Antarctica, half of Africa, and most of the Middle East in my bookish travels (although I do remember reading a great many books about South American countries as a kid). Luckily, due to the piles of books that make up my the-pile shelf, I can find quite a few of these missing links in my own library.
Anyway, this is a great (and fun) project for anyone wondering where their bookish journeys are taking them, even if they don't participate in the Travel the World in Books Readathon. I certainly never knew how much of the world I hadn't read about.
