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[Top Ten Tuesday] – #160 – Books That Take Place In Another Country

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish, which is now hosted on That Artsy Reader.

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This Week’s Theme:
Books That Take Place
In Another Country

Initial Thoughts:

So I wasn’t sure how to go about this prompt. At first, I thought the prompt wanted to consider books set outside of North America (or USA, specifically)–and that’s supposed to be…fun, I guess, to find books not set in the Americas. But then I was wondering if it was asking if the plot takes place in the past/future to where the narrator currently is?

But those two might be the same…? So I’m going to look at books that I have read that, for the majority, are set outside of North America without being too otherworldly (e.g. set in space).


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[Why I’d Be A Terrible Protagonist] – Overthinking Dialogue

The Terrible Protagonist series explores reasons why regular humans (aka myself) would not fair well in the world of fiction. Click here to see other reasons why!

Why I’d Be A Terrible Protagonist:
Reason #21:
Overthinking Dialogue

Abstract:

The masses look to me for an inspirational speech before the final battle…and all I’ve got is “Uhhhh….”


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[Awards/Tags] — 90s Kid Book Tag

Awards/Tags is the tagline for fun meme-related posts.

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90s Kid Book Tag

I stumbled across The 90s Kid Book Tag on Book Allure the other day…and as much as it’s telling of my old age, being punched in the face with nostalgia was great.


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