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Kathryn wrote: "Hey Cait,I was wondering if I could count Anne of Green Gables as a place, Green Gables being the place. Thank you!!!"
Absolutely. :o)
Hey Cait,I was wondering if I could count Anne of Green Gables as a place, Green Gables being the place. Thank you!!!
Jill wrote: "will "The Summoning" work for part 3 of this? "I had to look this one up, but yes it will work. :o)
Sara ♥ wrote: "Cait, what do you think about Need for a thing? I still have no idea which book I'll end up reading for this part of the task... Just trying to keep my options open! ;)"That would be ok. :o)
Cait, what do you think about Need for a thing? I still have no idea which book I'll end up reading for this part of the task... Just trying to keep my options open! ;)
Cait wrote: "Amy wrote: "Cait wrote: "Amy wrote: "Can I use the word "I" as a person? I'd really like to fit in The Hour I First Believed A Novel."Actually, "I" is a pronoun, so it won't work...."
No worries, I completely understand your reasons for saying no. I was just trying to fit it into this task since I'm working on the other 2 books... but I have several other options in mind so no problems there :)
I read She's Come Undone and was kind of disappointed, so I hope this book meets my expectations a little more.
Amy wrote: "Cait wrote: "Amy wrote: "Can I use the word "I" as a person? I'd really like to fit in The Hour I First Believed A Novel."Actually, "I" is a pronoun, so it won't work. I'm sorry...."
Oh good, I'm glad I could help! I seriously hate saying no.
I'm really looking forward to reading it. I read She's Come Undone a few years ago and I Know This Much Is True last challenge and loved them both. Did you know he's coming out with a short Christmas book? Wishin' and Hopin' A Christmas Story. I already have hold request put in at the library. :o)
Cait wrote: "Amy wrote: "Can I use the word "I" as a person? I'd really like to fit in The Hour I First Believed A Novel."Actually, "I" is a pronoun, so it won't work. I'm sorry.
Have you pi..."
Thanks for the recommendation! I didn't even think of that and I haven't read a book for the addiction task yet :)
Amy wrote: "Can I use the word "I" as a person? I'd really like to fit in The Hour I First Believed A Novel."Actually, "I" is a pronoun, so it won't work. I'm sorry.
Have you picked a book yet for the addiction task? That's where I'm putting The Hour I First Believed A Novel.
Kristina wrote: "Could The Boleyn Inheritance work for a thing? I'm pretty sure an inheritance is a thing, but I just want to be sure before I make any bold claims! "
Absolutely! :o)
Could The Boleyn Inheritance work for a thing? I'm pretty sure an inheritance is a thing, but I just want to be sure before I make any bold claims!
lesley wrote: "Hey Cait,I wanted to read the book The Reaper for the person part of the task.
Sometimes the Grim Reaper is considered a person and sometimes not. So before I start reading: is it ..."
Unless there is a specific character in the book whose name is either Reaper or The Reaper, I'm afraid it won't work.
Hey Cait,I wanted to read the book The Reaper for the person part of the task.
Sometimes the Grim Reaper is considered a person and sometimes not. So before I start reading: is it ok for the person part in your challenge?
Thanks!
It's also a kind of candy! ;) Yummm... I'm not sure which book I'll use. The book I wanted to use (The Treasure Map of Boys)... I don't think the library is going to get it before the challenge is over, and I have ZERO money right now... Thanks for being so flexible!
I'll take airhead. I was going to say no, since an airhead is a type of person, but I also found this definition http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionar... .Cover is ok too.
Sandra wrote: "Hi Cait!Would "Scarpetta" by Patricia Cornwell work for the person part of the noun task?
(Kay Scarpetta is the name of the main character)"
Oh crap, did you ever get a response to this? I'm so sorry if you didn't. Scarpetta is fine.
Hi Cait!
Would "Scarpetta" by Patricia Cornwell work for the person part of the noun task?
(Kay Scarpetta is the name of the main character)
Hey Cait! Would either "actor" or "housewife" work for the "thing" noun part of your task? Thanks! :)
I hope they return the book soon to the library. :-( I'm awful with remembering to turn things in on time.
Donna Jo wrote: "I'm on the list for Deliverance Dane, but it probably won't come in for me until the winter challenge--hope someone thinks of a good one it will fit."This is my situation exactly. I'd hoped to use it for the person part of the noun task, but I'm #6 on the waiting list for only one copy in our entire library system. At 3 weeks per check out per person, I'm not even holding my breath to have it for winter. It was due back 8/19 so I hope it's not completely lost.
Jennifer wrote: "My friend bought me "The Forgotten Garden" for my birthday. She hasn't mailed it yet, but I'm almost 100% positive that's what she is sending me. I've been obsessed with that book since I found out..."I read Deliverance Dane right after and loved them both! Great b'day present...hope you love it as much as I did!
Jennifer wrote: "My friend bought me "The Forgotten Garden" for my birthday. She hasn't mailed it yet, but I'm almost 100% positive that's what she is sending me. I've been obsessed with that book since I found out..."I read Deliverance Dane right after and loved them both! Great b'day present...hope you love it as much as I did!
Oh gosh! On PBS it is a 600+ person wait for it. I wasn't about to wait that long. My obsession kicked in and I bought it brand new.
Jennifer wrote: "My friend bought me "The Forgotten Garden" for my birthday. She hasn't mailed it yet, but I'm almost 100% positive that's what she is sending me. I've been obsessed with that book since I found out..."
I'm on the list for Deliverance Dane, but it probably won't come in for me until the winter challenge--hope someone thinks of a good one it will fit.
My friend bought me "The Forgotten Garden" for my birthday. She hasn't mailed it yet, but I'm almost 100% positive that's what she is sending me. I've been obsessed with that book since I found out about it. My other obsession was "The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane" which I just finished late last night/early this morning, and it was really great.
Jennifer wrote: "Thanks! I've been wanting to read "House at Riverton" for quite awhile, and I just kept picking up other books instead."If you like her writing style, you should also try The Forgotten Garden. I read it this summer and it was wonderful! House at Riverton is on my list too, but I think it will be a while until I get to it.
Thanks! I've been wanting to read "House at Riverton" for quite awhile, and I just kept picking up other books instead.
"Deliverance Dane" is a female character in the novel. I'm currently reading it for this task, but using the "book" part for my object.For the Proper Place, I'd like to use the book called "The House at Riverton," Riverton being the place. Would this be ok, Cait?
gosh. count me in with the people who are now second guessing their choices! please let me know if my choices will work:person: Alias Grace
place: High Tide in Tucson
thing: Birds in Fall
thanks! fun stuff, great discussion...very informative! :)
Thanks, Cait! I love your task! I've already been able to swap books around for it according to my reading mood!
Hey Jessica! It's funny, I was originally thinking this wouldn't work because I was thinking of the noun double as a type of a person. I was going to suggest swapping your books and reading Crime and Punishment for the noun task and The Double for the translation task. I looked online though, and there were a ton of definitions for the noun double that qualified as things. So..... after that rather unnecessary and longwinded explanation, yes it would work. :o)
Hi Cait! I was just wanting to check and see if The Double by Dostoevesky would count for the "thing" portion of the task.
I know it can be used as a verb or adjective as well, so I just wanted to make sure.
Cait wrote: "Patricia wrote: "Would The Monsters of Templeton work for the 'place' portion of the task? Templeton, NY is a fictious town based on Cooperstown, NY? Thanks!"
Yes, that works too.
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Thanks.
Patricia wrote: "Would The Monsters of Templeton work for the 'place' portion of the task? Templeton, NY is a fictious town based on Cooperstown, NY? Thanks!"Yes, that works too.
Would The Monsters of Templeton work for the 'place' portion of the task? Templeton, NY is a fictious town based on Cooperstown, NY? Thanks!
Jaclyn wrote: "I didn't think I'd have any questions about this task, but now everyone else's questions (and the subsequent answers) have made me think it's better to double check. Here's what I'm planning:Per..."
Those are all fine.
I didn't think I'd have any questions about this task, but now everyone else's questions (and the subsequent answers) have made me think it's better to double check. Here's what I'm planning:
Person: Emma by Jane Austen
Place: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Thing: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaimen
I think these are all fine (and pretty self-explanatory), but please let me know if there's a problem with any of them.
ohhh...oops. In that case, I'll do the Diary of Anne Frank or Shosha for the proper name thing. Thanks!
Cait wrote: "Ruby wrote: "Ok...This is what I have come up with for this task.
Does it work??
Person: The Castle of *Otranto*
Place: The *Guernsey* Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Thing: The *Kite* Run..."
Ruby wrote: "Ok...This is what I have come up with for this task.Does it work??
Person: The Castle of *Otranto*
Place: The *Guernsey* Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Thing: The *Kite* Runner
"
The place and thing books are fine, but I'm not sure about the person book. From everything I found online, Otranto is the name of a place, not a person.
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