Sara's Low-Octane Alphabet Quest

[Sara]

Author's Last Name


A- by Jodi Lynn Anderson

B- by Clare Bell

C- by Richard Conniff

D- by Tony DiTerlizzi

E- by Michael Ende

That's all I have so far :)

[Shirley]

Good start! Hope you enjoy the challenge.

[Janice, Moderator]

You've got a good start, Sara. :)

[Sara]

Finished all the way up to my E book :) A was good, B was not, C was my kind of science book (although *looks around shiftily* turns out it was only 199 pages), and D was fantastical :)

[Janice, Moderator]

La-la-lala-la... I didn't see that. :)

[Sara]

Not done with E but here's what's coming up :)


F- by Jasper Fforde

G- by Daniel Gilbert

H- by Ernest Hemingway

I- by John Irving

[Pragya]

Wow, you're doing great!

[Ava Catherine]

You have made an amazing beginning! WOW! : )

[Sara]

*sings* another one bites the dust, and another one gone and another one gone... I finished E and F over the weekend. F was okay but not as great as I thought it would be but I'm really looking forward to G, I love psychology books :)

[Sara]

I've finished G and started on H but didn't like

and so I switched to a Hemingway book. 2nd time I've switched my H book >_<

[Cherie]

Hi Sara,

How about Hemingway's book ? It is a wonderful story and one of my all time favorites. If you read the book, you should look up the movie staring Spencer Tracy!

[April]

Cherie wrote: "Hi Sara,

How about Hemingway's book ? It is a wonderful story and one of my all time favorites. If you read the book, you should look up the movie starin..."

I never knew there was a movie! Thanks for sharing!

[Janice, Moderator]

I hope your third H pick is the charm.

[Sara]

Cherie wrote: "Hi Sara,

How about Hemingway's book ? It is a wonderful story and one of my all time favorites. If you read the book, you should look up the movie starin..."

I believe I read a snippet in Freshman English and I remember liking it :) but the Hemingway novel I just read was not something I was into.

[Sara]

Janice wrote: "I hope your third H pick is the charm."

Thanks for the well wishes and it was the charm in the way that I actually finished it, but not in the way of enjoying it :P

[Janice, Moderator]

Well, John Irving is always a good read (in my opinion).

[Sara]

Anyway, I finished the Hemingway novel and The World According to Garp (finally!). That "I" book was insanely long and I've been anticipating my next books for quite awhile, especially J, K, and M. And those upcoming books would be:

J- by A.J. Jacobs

K- by Lauren Kate

L- by Jonah Lehrer

M- by George R.R. Martin

[Travis]

Cherie wrote: "Hi Sara,

How about Hemingway's book ? It is a wonderful story and one of my all time favorites. If you read the book, you should look up the movie starin..."

This book is good but watch out for people recommending books less than 200 pages. Cherie tisk tisk

[Ava Catherine]

Sara, you are really moving along on this abc challenge! Way to Go! ; )

[Cherie]

Travis of NNY wrote: "Cherie wrote: "Hi Sara,

How about Hemingway's book ? It is a wonderful story and one of my all time favorites. If you read the book, you should look up t..."

I am sorry, Sara, I was just trying to come up with an "enjoyable" Hemingway story for you. I did not look at the page count before I suggested it. I did not realize it was so short. Ya got me Travis! I will watch my suggestions for this challenge from now on. :)

[Travis]

Coincidence had it I just read the old man and the sea last week or I never would have given it a thought

[Cherie]

Travis of NNY wrote: "Coincidence had it I just read the old man and the sea last week or I never would have given it a thought"

LOL!! Have you seen the movie, with Spencer Tracy?

[Travis]

No I never knew it was a movie. Spencer Tracy hmmm sounds like something my wife would enjoy have to look into it.

[Sara]

Finished all the way through M :) and here's what's (probably) next:


N- by Patrick Ness

O- by James A. Owen

P- by Jodi Picoult

Q- by David Quammen

[Shanna_redwind]

I couldn't get into The Knife of Never Letting Go. I didn't get past the first chapter, but I'm considering trying again. I'll have to check back to see what you thought of it.

[Sara]

Funny you should say that, Shanna, I read three pages in and now I'm returning it. I cannot read books that are narrated in hillybilly-speak ("ain't got nothin'"); I'm too much of a Grammar Gestapo for that xD

[Sara]

I think I'll try Ness' other book for my N :) hopefully I'll be more into that one.