Weekly Geeks 2009-26: Where in the World?

This week's Weekly Geeks task asks us to tell about our globe trotting via books. Are you a global reader? How many countries have you "visited" in your reading? What are your favorite places or cultures to read about?

I read a lot of crime fiction books set in the UK in particular, so I was surprised when my "map" of where I have been looked like this:

Among the books that I have really enjoyed this year are translated Scandinavian crime fiction novels such as

• 4.9, ECHOES FROM THE DEAD, Johan Theorin
• 4.9, SHADOW, Karin Alvtegen
• 4.8, ARCTIC CHILL, Arnaldur Indridason
• 4.8, THE REDEEMER, Jo Nesbo
• 4.7, UNSEEN, Mari Jungstedt
• 4.6, THE SWEETNESS OF LIFE, Paulus Hochgatterer
• 4.6, THE PYRAMID, Henning Mankell

Look also for

• 5.0, SHATTER, Michael Robotham - Australian author
  
• 5.0, PLAY DEAD, Richard Montanari - US author, UK setting
  
• 4.9, SEARCH THE DARK, Charles Todd - US author, UK setting
  
• 4.9, A PALE HORSE, Charles Todd - US author, UK setting
  
• 4.8, THE CRUELLEST MONTH, Louise Penny - Canadian author
  
• 4.7, RITUAL, Mo Hayder - UK
  
• 4.7, TOUCHSTONE, Laurie R. King - US author
  
• 4.7, THE LOW ROAD, Chris Womersley - Australian author
  
• 4.6, DOORS OPEN, Ian Rankin - UK
  
• 4.6, SEVEN ANCIENT WONDERS, Matthew Reilly- Australian author
  
• 4.5, THE CHALK CIRCLE MAN, Fred Vargas - French
  
• 4.5, THE IRON HEART, Marshall Browne - Australian author
  
• 4.5, THE WHITE TIGER, Aravind Atiga- Indian author

Where my readers come from
Readers of my blog are a cosmopolitan lot, coming from all over the world as you can see


This pie chart shows the country "share"