Deedee’s Comments (group member since Aug 04, 2010)

Deedee’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

Mike Resnick is the father of Laura Resnick :)

Task 15.4 Waters of the World

Rickshaw Boy (1937) by Lao She; translated by Evan King; (Hardcover, 384 pages)
Translated from the Chinese
~first pub. 1937

The Yellow Sea: China

+15 Task (author born & nationality & setting)

Task Total: 15

Grand Total: 265 + 15 = 280

Task 10.9 Back to Business
Read a book with the main page genre Business.

The Undercover Economist (The Undercover Economist #1) (2005) by Tim Harford (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 276 pages)

+10 Task
+10 Not-a-Novel: non-fiction

Task Total: 10 + 10 = 20

Grand Total: 245 + 20 = 265

Task 20.6-The Bronte Sisters
Read a book written by an author from a literary family.

Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me (1994) by Javier Marías; translated from Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa (Hardcover, 313 pages)

+20 Task
+05 Combo (#10.8 – teacher at Oxford)

Task Total: 20 + 05 = 25

Grand Total: 220 + 25 = 245

Oops, just realized post #284 I said "10.6" when I meant "10.8", I updated my post, just making sure the recordkeeping of our moderators caught my error. Sorry.

Javier Marías taught at Oxford for two years (see: The Guardian 10th paragraph in article) The hardcopy of the book I'm reading states the same thing about Oxford. Not sure why his goodreads bio leaves that out. So, that means 10.8 applies to Javier Marías, right? :)

Task 10.7 4 Letter Names
Read a book by an author who uses at least one four letter name for their publications.

Kage

Mendoza in Hollywood (The Company #3) (2000) by Kage Baker (Mass Market Paperback, 365 pages)

+10 Task
+05 Repeat a Task

Task Total: 10 + 05 = 15

Grand Total: 205 + 15 = 220

Task 10.8- License to Write

The Sirens of Titan (1959) by Kurt Vonnegut (Paperback, 326 pages)

+10 Task (#10.8)
+15 Combo (#10.7 “Kurt”, #20.5 – novels, short stories, plays; #20.6 – son)
+05 Oldies -25 to 75 years old: (1941-1991)

Task Total: 10 + 15 + 05 = 30

Grand Total: 175 + 30 = 205

Would Kurt Vonnegut fit 10.8? His wikipedia Kurt Vonnegut article states: In addition to lecturing on creative writing at Harvard University, Vonnegut taught at the City University of New York, where he was dubbed a Distinguished Professor of English Prose. He was later elected vice president of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and given honorary degrees by, among others, Indiana University and Bennington College. Thanks!

Javier Marías is the son of Julián Marías. Both published writers from Spain.

Kurt Vonnegut's son Mark Vonnegut is also a published author.

Kazen wrote: "I was lucky to get an advance copy of The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction and it's perfect for questions like this! I haven't done the legwork to see if each aut..."

Thank you! This helps a lot. I put The World Elsewhere and Other Stories by Nirmal Verma and The Legends of Khasak by O.V. Vijayan on inter-library hold -- hopefully they'll arrive in time for this challenge.

The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction looks to be very useful. I'll watch for it when it is published later this year.

Looking for: author from India; published 1991 or earlier; and, originally published in a language other than English. I've been looking but so far have drawn a blank. It appears that Indians who write novels write them in English.

Can anyone here make a suggestion?? :)

Task 10.7 4 Letter Names
Read a book by an author who uses at least one four letter name for their publications.

Jane

Artemis Invaded (Artemis Awakened #2) (2015) by Jane Lindskold (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 320 pages)

+10 Task

Task Total: 10

Grand Total: 165 + 10 = 175

Task 15.3 Waters of the World

The Thief and the Dogs (1961) by Naguib Mahfouz (Paperback, 160 pages)
Translated from the Egyptian
~first pub. 1961

The Nile River Basin: Egypt

+15 Task (author born & nationality & setting)

Task Total: 15

Grand Total: 150 + 15 = 165

Could I get J.G. Ballard approved? According to Wikipedia J. G. Ballard, J.G. Ballard wrote novels, short stories and 2 books of non-fiction (including an autobiography Miracles of Life: Shanghai to Shepperton: An Autobiography)

Task 15.2 Waters of the World

Unto a Good Land (The Emigrants #2) (1952) by Vilhelm Moberg; translated by Gustaf Lannestock
Translated from the Swedish
~first pub. 1952

Baltic Sea: Sweden

+15 Task (author born & nationality)

Task Total: 15

Grand Total: 135 + 15 = 150

Task 20.9 Tournament of Books
Read a book that has been included on the short list from any one of the past 12 years of the Tournament of Books.

2016 Tournament of Books Shortlist

The Invaders (2015) by Karolina Waclawiak (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 240 pages)

+20 Task

Task Total: 20

Grand Total: 115 + 20 = 135

Task 20.1-William Shakespeare
Read any book by one of the Sonneteers.
Rupert Brooke

Letters from America (1916) by Rupert Brooke (Paperback, 124 pages)

+20 Task
+05 Combo (#20.4 died: 1915)
+10 Oldies -76 to 150 years old: (1866-1940)
+10 Not-a-Novel: non-fiction

Task Total: 20 + 05 + 10 + 10 = 45

Grand Total: 70 + 45 = 115

Task 15.1 Waters of the World

Thanks Amanda for the suggestion!

Strong Wind (Trílogia Bananera #1) (1950) by Miguel Ángel Asturias
Translated from the Spanish
~first pub. 1950

Caribbean Sea: Guatemala

+15 Task (author born & nationality & setting)

Task Total: 15

Grand Total: 55 + 15 = 70

Task 20.10 AutoBioMem Elizabeth (Alaska)'s Task
Read a biography, autobiography or memoir.

Can't Is Not an Option: My American Story (2012) by Nikki Haley (Hardcover, 245 pages)

+20 Task
+10 Not-a-Novel: non-fiction

Task Total: 20 + 10 = 30

Grand Total: 30 + 25 = 55