Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Best of 2020: My Book Travels


It's time to celebrate my year in books. Today I will be sharing.....

My Book Travels!

This was my year! I had so many epic things planned, but 2020 wasn't having it. Not being able to really travel, I found myself seeking books set in places I have never visited before. I found quite a few and was grateful to the authors who did such a fantastic job pulling me into these locals. 

Did you travel anywhere great via a book this year?
Let us know in the comments!

28 comments:

  1. I traveled to Alaska via The Simple Wild series, and it was amazing!

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    1. I hope you get to go there for real someday. It's breathtaking.

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  2. So happy you liked Love & Olives. I read the first two books this year and really loved them. I'm really hoping to get a copy of that one early next year. Also, glad to see Bear Town on the list!!

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    1. Olives was a bit different, a little heavier given the subject matter, but still wonderful.

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  3. I “traveled” a lot while reading too! I also spent 2020 looking for books that would take me away from here. I read Beartown and Darius and loved them both.

    Aj @ Read All The Things!

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    1. Both were fantastic! I was glad each had a sequel too.

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  4. I love this topic! So very relevant this year. I traveled to Sweden with Backman in Anxious People and to Alaska via Forever Wild. Also Germany with The Romantic Pact by Meghan Quinn.

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    1. I thought Tucker did a nice job featuring Alaska too. I do not think I have ever gone to Germany in a book (though I visited family back in 1990). Ooh, I want to read that book too

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  5. Thank goodness for the escapism of books this year (more than ever). I traveled to England and Alaska and the Oregon Trail this year. :)

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    1. Alaska was a popular destination this year. I went there more than 5 times in books (and once in real life)

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  6. You traveled well, Sam. I'm intrigued by the setting of the Gallapagos and Antarctica. I'll have them out

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    1. Both authors did a great job featuring the setting. Shipped takes place on an eco-cruise, so there is great commentary on the surroundings as well.

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  7. Antarctica- nice. I love that cover. and oh my gosh Greece. A bucket list for me, and I need to read that book.

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    1. Definitely a unique setting. Some really interesting tidbits about Antartica included in there too

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  8. Yes I had a few trips planned too, and wasn't able to follow through. Thank goodness for books.

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  9. Glad you were able to travel to so many places without even leaving your home! :D I also went to Iran in Darius the Great this year, and I’m looking forward to reading Furia and traveling to Argentina!

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    1. I cannot stop screaming about Furia. I really loved that book!

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  10. Beartown was such an amazing read sam! And I love how you chose to travel with books because this year, it's been the only kind of travel!

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    1. Have to look for that bright side, right? I really love Backman's style. The way he does the buildup in his stories is brilliant.

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  11. I went to some fantasy world in my reading but other than that I think that everything I read was either set in the US or England. I should work on that in 2021.

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    1. I was happily surprised with all the fantastic book settings I encountered this year. I love seeing more variety.

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  12. Fun topic! I love it when a book really makes me feel like I've traveled to a new place. Beartown was one of my favorites this year for that reason. I think my other favorite travel book was Paris is Always a Good Idea.

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    1. Because I live in the US, I read mostly US authors, so I am always on the lookout for settings outside the US. Paris was such a wonderful book! It took me away and made me really happy too.

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  13. Yes! Thank goodness we were able to travel through books. I'm so excited to read Mind the Gap and Love & Olives. <3

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    1. Mind the Gap was adorable. I liked seeing this big transition in Dash and Lily's life. Olives was different from the other two books, but good. A little long, but still very good

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  14. I need to read more Backman in the future.

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    1. I read all but the one about his Son, and they were brilliant.

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