30.5 - Sandy's task: History with Dialogue

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Cindy wrote: "Cindy F

I am going to read The Last Town on Earth and Flu: The Story Of The Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus that Caused It These should work both about flu epidemic ..."

those sound really good - great combo!

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Rebecca wrote: "I've been struggling trying to find something for this task and I think this might work:


Book 1 - Bring Up the Bodies which appears to be about Thomas Cromwell's plot to get rid of Anne Boleyn. I..."

That sounds like a fine combination! I really enjoyed Bring Up the Bodies - I liked Wolf Hall, but liked this one more.

[Donna Jo]

I'm planning on reading
Fiction: Poison]
Nonfiction The Borgias: The Hidden History

[Rebecca NJ]

Thank you Sandy! Bring Up the Bodies has been on my radar for some time now. Hope you are having a nice vacation!

[JennRenee, Moderator]

Sandy wrote: "JennRenee wrote: "I was wondering if my my message 29 got missed. lol. i don't see a reply. I wanted to read and [bookcover:Fooling Houdini: Magicians, Mentali..."

its ok it happens. thanks!

[Jayme Pendergraft]

I was not looking forward to this task, but then I remembered all my awesome books (that I have yet to read) about the Romanovs! I'll be doing one of these: Rasputin's Daughter or The Last Romanov and The Romanovs: The Final Chapter.

If other people are interested in this subject, some good fictional books are The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar and Enchantments and a good nonfiction book is The Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg.

[Christine PNW]

Jayme VA wrote: "I was not looking forward to this task, but then I remembered all my awesome books (that I have yet to read) about the Romanovs! I'll be doing one of these: Rasputin's Daughter or The Last Romano..."

Have you read Nicholas and Alexandra?

I have to admit - I absolutely love history and historical fiction. This is one of my FAVORITE tasks from this challenge.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Donna Jo wrote: "I'm planning on reading
Fiction: Poison]
Nonfiction The Borgias: The Hidden History"

Those look great, Donna Jo.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Rebecca wrote: "Thank you Sandy! Bring Up the Bodies has been on my radar for some time now. Hope you are having a nice vacation!"

Thanks, Rebecca, we're having a terrific vacation. And I think we've only been in 5 or 6 bookstores................

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Jayme VA wrote: "I was not looking forward to this task, but then I remembered all my awesome books (that I have yet to read) about the Romanovs! I'll be doing one of these: Rasputin's Daughter or The Last Romano..."

All these books sound good, but The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar and The Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg both appear to be <300 ages.

[Rebecca NJ]

Sandy wrote: "Rebecca wrote: "Thank you Sandy! Bring Up the Bodies has been on my radar for some time now. Hope you are having a nice vacation!"

Thanks, Rebecca, we're having a terrific vacation. And I think..."

That's it ;) You still have about 5 days left - you need to step it up a bit and stop slacking!! LOL!

[N.]

Does this pairing work?

Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
Flapper: A Madcap Story of Sex, Style, Celebrity, and the Women Who Made America Modern

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Nonodisco wrote: "Does this pairing work?

Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
Flapper: A Madcap Story of Sex, Style, Celebrity, and the Women Who Made America Modern"

sure.

[Andy]

I'm just checking to be sure that Life After Life can be used as the fiction component of this task with The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington for the non fiction part

[Jayme Pendergraft]

Christine wrote: "Jayme VA wrote: "I was not looking forward to this task, but then I remembered all my awesome books (that I have yet to read) about the Romanovs! I'll be doing one of these: Rasputin's Daughter o..."

No, I haven't read it yet- it's just so long! I may be tackling it soon though.

[Jayme Pendergraft]

Sandy wrote: "Jayme VA wrote: "I was not looking forward to this task, but then I remembered all my awesome books (that I have yet to read) about the Romanovs! I'll be doing one of these: Rasputin's Daughter o..."

Oops, sorry- I checked the ones I was going to do but didn't check my referrals.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Andy wrote: "I'm just checking to be sure that Life After Life can be used as the fiction component of this task with The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington for the non fictio..."

yes

[Andy]

Sandy wrote: "Andy wrote: "I'm just checking to be sure that Life After Life can be used as the fiction component of this task with The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington for t..."
Thanks

[Sandra]

Sandy wrote: "Sandra wrote: "If I read The Da Vinci Code for Book #1, would Fodor's Guide to The Da Vinci Code: On the Trail of the Bestselling Novel work for Book #2?"

Both books need to be at least 300 pages ..."

Would Templars: History And Myth: From Solomon's Temple To The Freemasons work for book #2?

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Sandra wrote: "Would Templars: History And Myth: From Solomon's Temple To The Freemasons work for book #2? ..."

sounds like a good match.

[Vi]

Sandy, I'm struggling a bit to find a book for Option 2. Would these work?

Book 1: My Name is Mary Sutter
Book 2: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers or The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Vi wrote: "Sandy, I'm struggling a bit to find a book for Option 2. Would these work?

Book 1: My Name is Mary Sutter
Book 2: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers or The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"

That connection is really too attenuated. If you plan to read My Name is Mary Sutter, you should be looking for a NF book about women trying to become doctors or Civil War medicine or something that actually relates to your historical fiction book, not just any book about bodies or medicine.

[Vi]

Ah, that's what I thought too, Sandy. Thanks!

[Jennifer W]

Are Freshwater Road and Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin related enough? I can't find any novels about MLK and my library doesn't have nonfiction on Freedom Summer...

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Jennifer W wrote: "Are Freshwater Road and Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin related enough? I can't find any novels about MLK and my library ..."

Sure thing - MLK and the Civil Rights movement are certainly related.

Sigh..............more books to add to the TBR! And now I may have to rethink my own choices for this task!

[Jennifer W]

Cool, thanks. These challenges are tough on my tbr, too. :)

[Deedee]

I'm thinking of pairing non-fiction:

The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History (2013) by William K. Klingaman (Hardcover, 352 pages)

with a regency/fantasy novel set during the year that Europe did not have a summer:

Without a Summer (Glamourist Histories #3) (2013) by Mary Robinette Kowal (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 368 pages)

Would that be OK? Thanks!

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Deedee wrote: "I'm thinking of pairing non-fiction:

The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano Tha..."

Sounds interesting - very creative choice!

[Kristine]

Would these two work
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
Marie-Therese, Child of Terror: The Fate of Marie Antoinette's Daughter
Thanks

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Kristine wrote: "Would these two work
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
Marie-Therese, Child of Terror: The Fate of Marie Antoinette's Daughter
Thanks"

yes they would.

[Donna Jo]

Sandy, this is such a great task--I'm finding lots of suggestions for my TBR (as if I need much help there).

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Donna Jo wrote: "Sandy, this is such a great task--I'm finding lots of suggestions for my TBR (as if I need much help there)."

Thanks, Donna Jo - and I know what you mean about the TBR - every time someone asks about a combo, I'm clicking "Want to Read"!

[Fiona (Titch)]

Historical Fiction Time Travel: Hypersleep Event Paradox - Aboubekr Bouta..... and if so, what Non fiction book can I read?

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Historical Fiction Time Travel: Hypersleep Event Paradox - Aboubekr Bouta..... and if so, what Non fiction book can I read?"

The book you linked to has no info about the number of pages (book must have at least 300 pages) and doesn't list "historical fiction" as a genre, so it doesn't appear to work for the fiction part of the task. Once you find a fiction book that works, look for a non-fiction book that is about the same person or topic.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Ok thanks x

[Fiona (Titch)]

I found a book, but it's not on Goodreads, wondering what I should do?

Falcon of Siam - Axel Alywen and if I can find a book about the King of Siam?

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Fiona (Titch) wrote: "I found a book, but it's not on Goodreads, wondering what I should do?

Falcon of Siam - Axel Alywen and if I can find a book about the King of Siam?"

This one also doesn't include "historical fiction" as a genre. Also, it appears to only exist as an ebook, which means that it won't work here, since books that only exist in ebook form can't be used for tasks that require a specific number of pages, beyond the standard SRC minimum of 100.

If you find a book that exists in paper form, that is not on Goodreads, you can add it yourself, but your best bet is to provide all the info to a librarian and ask to have it added. We have a thread in the SRC for this - we have a number of terrific librarian members who are very helpful with this sort of thing - http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/3....

There's also a general Librarian group on GR. http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/220.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Thanks Sandy x

[Cindie]

How about The Traitor's Wife: A Novel of the Reign of Edward II and The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England

Both about royalty in England in the 14th century (The Plantangents has info also from before that, and a bit after)

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Cindie wrote: "How about The Traitor's Wife: A Novel of the Reign of Edward II and The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England

Both about royalty in England in the 14th century (The Plantange..."

sure, that works. Edward II was one of the Plantagenet kings, so it fits just fine!

[Cindie]

Sandy wrote: "Cindie wrote: "How about The Traitor's Wife: A Novel of the Reign of Edward II and The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England

Both about royalty in England in the 14th century..."

thanks!!

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Historical Fiction Time Travel: Hypersleep Event Paradox - Aboubekr Bouta..... and if so, what Non fiction book can I read?"

The book you linked to has no info ..."

If the paperback is over 300 pages, that info should be added to goodreads, and then the book would work as far as the page length. It would still need to have been historical fiction listed as a genre on its main page.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Sandy, found out it was 100 odd page book, so will carry on looking x

[Fiona (Titch)]

Sandy, If I read The Thirteenth Tale - Diane Setterfield, what NF book could I read?

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Sandy, If I read The Thirteenth Tale - Diane Setterfield, what NF book could I read?"

I haven't read the book, so I don't know. You need to read the fiction book, or read enough reviews of it to determine what about it is historical and read a nonfiction book related to that. Since pretty much any book set in the past will probably be called historical fiction, not every book labelled "historical fiction" will have an easy answer to this. Take a look at some of the pairings asked about in this thread for examples.

[Valorie]

Since The Thirteenth Tale is about a character that is a biographer could Fiona read a NF book about biographers, example: Lives for Sale: Biographers' Tales

Not sure if this helps or not.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Valorie wrote: "Since The Thirteenth Tale is about a character that is a biographer could Fiona read a NF book about biographers, example: Lives for Sale: Biographers' Tales

Not sure if this helps or not."

Oh never thought of that Valorie x

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Valorie wrote: "Since The Thirteenth Tale is about a character that is a biographer could Fiona read a NF book about biographers, example: Lives for Sale: Biographers' Tales

Not sure if this helps or not."

Very clever connection, Valorie! That would work if Fiona found a NF book about biographers that has at least 300 pages.

[Katy]

I'm wondering about Nemesis as the fiction and Beating Back the Devil: On the Front Lines with the Disease Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service -- they're both about epidemic diseases (Nemesis is all about polio), but not the same epidemic disease! Would that be enough of a connection?

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Katy wrote: "I'm wondering about Nemesis as the fiction and Beating Back the Devil: On the Front Lines with the Disease Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service -- they're both about epidemic diseases (N..."

yes, investigating/fighting epidemics is a close enough connection.