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Armchair BEA – Day 4: Giveaways and Beyond the Borders

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BEYOND THE BORDERS

It’s time to step outside your comfort zone, outside your borders, or outside of your own country or culture. Tell us about the books that transported you to a different world, taught you about a different culture, and/or helped you step into the shoes of someone different from you. What impacted you the most about this book? What books would you recommend to others who are ready or not ready to step over the line? In essence, let’s start the conversation about diversity and keep it going! 

I tend to get stuck in a genre rut: I can spend months reading nothing but sci-fi/fantasy and not care a bit that I’m neglecting the rest of the books in the universe.  Except that somewhere along the way I started caring about all those other books (and, honestly, I didn’t want to turn into that girl who quotes Dune at parties).  So, to make myself step away from the dystopian-magic-spacey-wacey stuff I added memoirs to the list of books I wanted to review.  I still primarily read my favorite genres, but every once in a while I like to try something different.

I don’t always like the books I’m asked to review, but I DO like reading about other lives – REAL LIVES – that are often quite different than mine.  It’s not some earth-shattering, life-altering, “oh my gosh memoirs changed my life” sort of thing, but it keeps my mind open to new ideas.  I might learn the ins and outs of mountain climbing, or I might follow a single mother on her journey through America.  I might spend some time with a janitor who happens to see ghosts, or perhaps tag along on an actor’s visit with Mother Theresa.  I might not like it, but at least I’m trying something different.

And I might not quote Dune at parties, but I definitely taught my son to walk without rhythm.

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  • by Mary Preston
    Posted May 29, 2014 6:01 am 0Likes

    Maybe a book by Neil Gaiman.

  • by Anj Garcia
    Posted May 29, 2014 6:53 am 0Likes

    Thank you for the giveaway! 🙂 I’d love to win Landline by Rainbow Rowell. I hope i win!

  • by Lee Todd
    Posted May 29, 2014 7:47 am 0Likes

    I’d like Shiver of Light by Laurell Hamilton

  • by sonja1971
    Posted May 29, 2014 8:26 am 0Likes

    Anything Science fiction is out of my general area of reading!

  • by JJT
    Posted May 29, 2014 8:59 am 0Likes

    I would love to win The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair!

  • by WordsAndPeace
    Posted May 29, 2014 9:32 am 0Likes

    thanks for the giveaway! I would buy the next book by Druon in The Accursed Kings series

  • by tanya (52 books or bust)
    Posted May 29, 2014 9:34 am 0Likes

    I don’t know. SOmething new and shiny!

  • by tori
    Posted May 29, 2014 9:34 am 0Likes

    mhm i dont know there are a few

  • by Mystica
    Posted May 29, 2014 9:55 am 0Likes

    I’d like Reconstructing Amelia. Thanks for the giveaway.

  • by joyweesemoll
    Posted May 29, 2014 10:13 am 0Likes

    Terrific idea to read memoirs as a way of diversifying your reading. I put a book on my diversity list that you might like — a memoir by NPR broadcaster Michele Norris. It’s called Grace of Silence and it has all sorts of aha moments.

    • by ferabeth
      Posted May 30, 2014 10:57 am 0Likes

      Ohhh, I love her (and NPR… we actually named our son after Kai Ryssdall). I’ll definitely put it on my to-read list! Thanks, Joy. =)

  • by Lianne @ caffeinatedlife.net
    Posted May 29, 2014 10:26 am 0Likes

    Awesome that you like Dune! It’s been so long since I’ve read that book, I think it’s time for a re-read 🙂

    As for what book I’d choose for the giveaway…I don’t know! lol xD

  • by Suzy Turner
    Posted May 29, 2014 10:28 am 0Likes

    There are so many books on my TBR list!! But maybe something by Maggie Stiefvater because I keep hearing how awesome her books are 🙂
    Suzy Turner, Fiction Dreams

  • by katrinabookishthings
    Posted May 29, 2014 10:52 am 0Likes

    I would get Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell.

  • by Courtney Whisenant
    Posted May 29, 2014 11:24 am 0Likes

    I would pick In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters 🙂

  • by Elizabeth Bevins
    Posted May 29, 2014 11:28 am 0Likes

    Thanks for this giveaway. I’m always looking for something new to read. I just don’t know what I would choose!

  • by ayanamifaerudo
    Posted May 29, 2014 11:31 am 0Likes

    The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

  • by Rhonda
    Posted May 29, 2014 11:44 am 0Likes

    Stephen kings latest perfect summer reading,

  • by momssmallvictories
    Posted May 29, 2014 11:57 am 0Likes

    I’d buy the Book Thief in hardcover so I can reread it. My favorite book!

  • by Wesley at Library Educated
    Posted May 29, 2014 12:11 pm 0Likes

    Something fun for a beach read. And don’t worry you can totally be the girl who quotes Dune at parties.

  • by celeste
    Posted May 29, 2014 12:11 pm 0Likes

    I´ll choose any romantic book 🙂

  • by Kristen @ Pretty Little Pages
    Posted May 29, 2014 12:16 pm 0Likes

    I would pick Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour! Thanks for such a great giveaway. 🙂

  • by Shon French
    Posted May 29, 2014 12:20 pm 0Likes

    Maybe a James Patterson or John Emil Augustine.

  • by Words for Worms
    Posted May 29, 2014 12:27 pm 0Likes

    I don’t know what I’d choose, there are so many options and my TBR list is so very long!

  • by Charleen
    Posted May 29, 2014 1:17 pm 0Likes

    I would probably choose Richard Harvell’s The Bells, because it’s one of my favorites that I still don’t own.

  • by Bea T.
    Posted May 29, 2014 1:20 pm 0Likes

    I would love to get a Rainbow Rowell or Colleen Hoover book 🙂 thanks for the giveaway!

  • by hotcha1
    Posted May 29, 2014 1:36 pm 0Likes

    SO MANY CHOICES CAN’T DECIDE!

  • by Karsyn @ KaKiJoKoJa
    Posted May 29, 2014 1:55 pm 0Likes

    Thanks for the chance! I’d probably choose Maya Banks upcoming KGI release ~ When Day Breaks.

  • by Joy F
    Posted May 29, 2014 2:07 pm 0Likes

    Winter Fire by Lizzie Ford

  • by Keely
    Posted May 29, 2014 2:23 pm 0Likes

    Lola and the Boy Next Door, with Isla coming out I need to catch up

  • by Amy P
    Posted May 29, 2014 2:28 pm 0Likes

    I would choose Cress by Marissa Meyer.

  • by Holly @ Words Fueled by Love
    Posted May 29, 2014 2:40 pm 0Likes

    Print book…hmm….Opposition coming out this summer or maybe a book I’m missing from TMI or IFD series.

  • by Leeswammes
    Posted May 29, 2014 2:40 pm 0Likes

    Thanks for the giveaway. Check out mine, too!

  • by Monika @ Lovely Bookshelf
    Posted May 29, 2014 3:37 pm 0Likes

    I had to laugh; my husband is a huuuuuuge Dune fan. 🙂

    I’d probably choose a book by Neil Gaiman because I haven’t read him yet. Or possibly Mozart in the Jungle by Blair Tindall.

  • by heartjess
    Posted May 29, 2014 3:37 pm 0Likes

    OMG too many good books to choose from, but probably To All the Boys I’ve Loved… Maybe Ruin & Rising or The One in hb!

    Jess @ Such a Novel Idea

    Here’s my TTT.

  • by Allison Bruning
    Posted May 29, 2014 3:49 pm 0Likes

    Saga

  • by charliegirlteachergirl
    Posted May 29, 2014 4:17 pm 0Likes

    I have to choose? One? Impossible! I’d be more than happy with anything!

  • by Aleksandra N
    Posted May 29, 2014 4:29 pm 0Likes

    I might choose The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas or Crown of Midnight. Thanks for the giveaway!

  • by BookerTalk
    Posted May 29, 2014 5:01 pm 0Likes

    That’s a clever way of pushing you out of your comfort zone. I’m on Netgalley so I might try the idea to get me into reading some fantasy novels.

  • by traci16
    Posted May 29, 2014 5:14 pm 0Likes

    So.many…the Troop sounds pretty good, or the Lost.
    Thanks for the giveaway!!!!

  • by VeronikaDream
    Posted May 29, 2014 5:32 pm 0Likes

    I think I would choose Breakable by Tammara Webber.

  • by Athira
    Posted May 29, 2014 7:17 pm 0Likes

    Not sure what book to choose. 🙂 Right now, I’m thinking of Rainbow Rowell’s newest! 🙂

  • by wallace712013
    Posted May 29, 2014 7:47 pm 0Likes

    I would probably choose Lux: The Beginnings by Jennifer L Armentrout. Thanks for the giveaway!! 🙂

  • by Chenise J.
    Posted May 29, 2014 8:24 pm 0Likes

    I’d love to win Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge!

  • by Stephanie Fredrick
    Posted May 29, 2014 8:36 pm 0Likes

    Murder of Crows by Ann Bishop. This series was one that initially was out of my comfort zone but a blogger friend sent me the first book and I ended up loving it.

  • by Courtney @ Courtney Reads A Lot
    Posted May 29, 2014 10:09 pm 0Likes

    Thanks so much for hosting this giveaway! I need to read more memoirs!

  • by Denise Duvall
    Posted May 29, 2014 10:30 pm 0Likes

    I’m Not sure! I will have to think about it.

  • by Hope Clippinger
    Posted May 30, 2014 1:10 am 0Likes

    The Queen’s Choice (Heirs of Chrior)
    by Cayla Kluver (Hardcover)

  • by Lisa LaVergne-Pottgen
    Posted May 30, 2014 2:21 am 0Likes

    I would probably pick one of the TMI books or one of the Throne of Glass books. I can’t decide yet!

    Lisa @Just Another Rabid Reader

  • by hazelleevaughn
    Posted May 30, 2014 6:10 am 0Likes

    I’m leaning towards a couple of books; This Song Will Save Your Life, or The Winner’s Curse, I don’t know yet. Thanks for hosting this giveaway! =)

  • by La La in the LiBrArY
    Posted May 30, 2014 6:40 am 0Likes

    Right now I am reading the memoir of a IRL acquaintance of mine, As I knew Him: My Father Rod Serling by Anne Serling. I borrowed the book from the library because I am a broke butt single mom with a son in college. I would love to have my own copy for her to sign next time she is in town (I live in Rod Serling’s hometown). I might not have spice eyes, but I too have taught my son to walk without rhythm.

    • by ferabeth
      Posted May 30, 2014 10:59 am 0Likes

      Love it! My son dances around the garden while I’m weeding shouting, “Don’t attract the worm, Momma! DON’T ATTRACT THE WORM!!”

  • by Thais Pampado
    Posted May 30, 2014 12:08 pm 0Likes

    I think (not sure yet) I’d pick Truth by Julia Karr.

  • by Chachic
    Posted May 30, 2014 1:57 pm 0Likes

    I would be interested in grabbing a copy of Shine by Candy Gourlay. 🙂

    Thanks for hosting an international giveaway!

  • by marivic
    Posted May 30, 2014 9:26 pm 0Likes

    City of Heavenly Fire 🙂

  • by Adrianne
    Posted May 30, 2014 10:28 pm 0Likes

    I get stuck in a young adult contemporary rut because it’s my fave. But I’m really getting into fantasy.

    • by Adrianne
      Posted May 30, 2014 10:31 pm 0Likes

      OH! And I’d love to get Morgan Matson’s SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE. (more YA contemp, I know.) 😀

  • by rebeccak00
    Posted May 31, 2014 12:14 am 0Likes

    I honestly don’t know. Probably City of Heavenly Fire, Dorothy Must Die, or Hexed

  • by Emma
    Posted May 31, 2014 12:29 am 0Likes

    The Selection Stories: The Prince and the Guard

  • by Makaela
    Posted May 31, 2014 1:19 am 0Likes

    I would probably choose a Kate Forsyth book! =)

  • by Alyssa
    Posted May 31, 2014 1:48 am 0Likes

    Either Prodigy or Daughter of Smoke and Bone.

  • by michellewillms2013
    Posted May 31, 2014 9:50 am 0Likes

    I would get Stephen King’s Mr. Mercedes.

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  • by Donna @ BookPforLife
    Posted May 31, 2014 3:22 pm 0Likes

    City of Heavenly Fire by Cassie Clare or Dualed by Elise Chapman!

  • by candc320
    Posted May 31, 2014 5:10 pm 0Likes

    Oh my gosh I’m really not sure!!! It would most likely be one of the many, many historical fiction books on my wish list! Maybe A Half Forgotten Song.

  • by Krista
    Posted May 31, 2014 5:47 pm 0Likes

    I would love a copy of Drink Deep by Chloe Neill

  • by Donna (@Girl_Who_Reads)
    Posted May 31, 2014 6:56 pm 0Likes

    I’ll let me niece choose something since I’ve already won 2 books for my nephew.

  • by Karen Maldonado
    Posted May 31, 2014 9:03 pm 0Likes

    I would pick Of Neptune by Anna Banks since according to TBD City of Fire is like $25.

  • by Karen Maldonado
    Posted May 31, 2014 9:08 pm 0Likes

    I would pick Anna Bank’s On Neptune, since CohF is like $25 on The book depository

  • by Rain Jeys
    Posted June 1, 2014 2:46 am 0Likes

    I think I’d chose Girl of Fire & Thorns. Thanks!

  • by Kristia
    Posted June 1, 2014 7:14 am 0Likes

    I’d choose Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers. Thank you for the international giveaway 🙂

  • by Deb A. Marshall (@debamarshall)
    Posted June 1, 2014 8:19 am 0Likes

    Right now I am thinking…The Glass Throne!

  • by Melissa (ForstRose)
    Posted June 1, 2014 6:26 pm 0Likes

    I try to keep my series all in the same format so since I have the first of Amanda Hocking’s Watersong in print I would probably go for that one or for another series I have yet to complete in print.

  • by Lynn K.
    Posted June 2, 2014 3:59 am 0Likes

    The new edition of Mistborn!

  • by Ashfa
    Posted June 2, 2014 7:35 am 0Likes

    The Winner’s Curse!

  • by Maurielle
    Posted June 2, 2014 9:54 am 0Likes

    Eleanor & Park

  • by Chelsea B.
    Posted June 2, 2014 4:18 pm 0Likes

    The Art of Lainey 🙂

  • by Stephanie T.
    Posted June 2, 2014 10:13 pm 0Likes

    Dreams of Gods and Monsters, if it’s under $15.

  • by Simonet H.
    Posted June 3, 2014 1:44 am 0Likes

    I would choose Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins. Thanks for the giveaway!

  • by @_eHope
    Posted June 4, 2014 8:26 pm 0Likes

    the Vintage Teacup Club by vanessa greene !!
    on my wishlist for.ever!
    ty for the great offer =))

  • by TheEveryFreeChanceReader
    Posted June 6, 2014 11:57 am 0Likes

    Thank you everyone who entered!! I hope you continue to visit us here at EFC! And thank you for all of your comments! My TBR just got a whole lot longer. =)

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