The Mango Tango Chain Game

[Diane L]

I finished my book for this The Other Side of the Door: A Novel of Suspense early in the morning on the 18th. I'll go through my TBR and see if I have anything to match 'side' or 'door.'

[Jane]

Found another book by writing words in search my Kindle ( I "buy" so many books that I have no clue what is there)

My next book for the chain game will be Dorothy: The Darker Side of Oz by Scott Stanford

The link is for paperback edition when I start reading it I will add a Kindle edition as there is none just now.

[Steven]

Oh, now Barb can claim the Wonderful Wizard of Oz which she is reading hehe

[Barb]

Actually, yes I can! LOL Thanks :)

So, my next book will be The Wonderful Wizard of Oz :) If anyone hasn't read it yet, I highly recommend it. It's soooooo different from the movie!

[Nicole]

Damnit! I thought that that might allow me to read Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West as I was sure 'Oz' was in the title, but alas, no :(

[Barb]

Don't you hate that? Sorry, Nicole!

[Steven]

You could still match "THE" and "OF" hehe

[Barb]

Oh ... duh ... yes she could *sigh* I think I need to take something for this headache and crawl into bed as soon as my laundry is done!

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

Thanks Steven and Barb for doing those slider puzzles. I just don't get them...

[Barb]

I don't always either LOL

[Karla]

I'd like to play, but I have the next 22 books planned out so I can finish other challenges. I'll keep checking back to see if they'll fit in.

[Nicole]

*grins* Me too, Karla. Maybe not *exactly* 22 books, but I always have a couple of months projected reading in mind ;)

Still, there are titles that do keep on jumping the line. But they're books, I kind of accept that's what they do!

[Karla]

I only recently started planning what I was going to read ahead of time, thanks to being addicted to the challenges on GoodReads. I have to plan ahead or I won't complete the challenges.

[Barb]

Just jump in when you can, Karla. That's the nice thing about this game, there's no deadline, and you can jump in -- or out -- whenever you need to :)

[Steven]

Yeah, my current books don't really match either, or I would have a spot on the chain right now.

Well, "The Last Olympian" matches with THE, but doesn't leave many other options for anyone else, so I've left it off.

[Nicole]

Besides, three pages in, it would be nice to tag some books for titles that include something other than 'the'. ;)

[Diane L]

Matching 'wizard' from the previous title, I'll read
Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius by Marc J. Seifer.

Hopefully it is a long enough title that folks may be able to match a word from it. And I get to read a bio of an amazing genius!

[Barb]

Yay Evana! I'll add it to our chain :)

[Nicole]

Evana, that's fantastic! I read biographies all the time, so I'll have no trouble matching this, I reckon. ;)

[Barb]

Nicole wrote: "Besides, three pages in, it would be nice to tag some books for titles that include something other than 'the'. ;)"

Well, on this page we've matched side, Oz and wizard, so I don't think we're doing too bad :)

[Nicole]

Certainly not! Go team :D

[Nicole]

Wouldn't you know it, of the two biographies I'm reading at the moment, one of them is My Boring-Ass Life: The Uncomfortably Candid Diary of Kevin Smith and Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir.

Neither one of them actually have 'biography' in the title like I thought they did >.<


OH! But the first one shares the word 'Life'. So I'm going to pair it on that.

[Barb]

I'll add it to the list, Nicole :)

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

Nicole wrote: "Wouldn't you know it, of the two biographies I'm reading at the moment, one of them is My Boring-Ass Life: The Uncomfortably Candid Diary of Kevin Smith and Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mos..."

My son is a huge Kevin Smith fan and saw him perform in Melbourne a few years ago. I'll have to check if he's read this one. I like his movies too even though some are a little bit cheeky/naughty/rude!

[Nicole]

This book hasn't been particularly well publicised, though from what I can tell it came out many years ago now. Originally it would have been up on his blog, if your son happens to read that?

[Barb]

We seem to be stalled, so I'm going to work off the THE in Nicole's book, and maybe someone can find a word in my book to use :)

Thanks for the Memories, by Cecelia Ahern

[Jane]

I have finished Dorothy: The Darker Side of Oz by Scott Stanford

[Nicole]

Barb wrote: "We seem to be stalled, so I'm going to work off the THE in Nicole's book, and maybe someone can find a word in my book to use :)

Thanks for the Memories, by Cecelia Ahern"

Ooh, I'm sure we can find many evocative titles for either 'Thanks' or 'Memories'. I know I've already got one I'm reading with this thread, so I shouldn't be looking for more... >.>

[Barb]

Well, you can look for another book just in case nobody else finds one before you finish the one you're currently reading :)

[Steven]

I have very little that matches... *sigh*

My September reading plan is mostly two-word titles too haha

[Barb]

I have several two-word titles on September's list, but I have a lot of titles with funky words -- like Pharaohs, Curse, Enchilada, Cloche, Wasted, Fondue *sigh* My only hope will be the little words LOL

[Steven]

haha, I'm hoping I can add at least *one* book to the chain!

I could claim F is for Fugitive now, but I don't know if anyone could match it as easily as THE! :P

[Barb]

I think I have an "is" on my September list, but I don't know if Wasted would be any easier to match than Fugitive ROFL

[Jane]

I have an "is" I can add to my September books so just go ahead and claim your book Steven. There is no the in my book but I can go on in the chain after that one as well and the next book has a "the".

[Steven]

Well then I'll claim my book and barb can claim hers and you can play off the word in hers, since ours are both Sue Grafton and up as _ is for _ as the title!

[Jane]

I will claim as soon as Barb has claimed hers.

[Barb]

I've got to finish my current book first :) So Steven, I'm going to add F is For Fugitive to the chain, so Jane can claim her book :) By then, maybe I'll be ready to claim another spot!

[Steven]

Okie dokies!

Guess I'll have to read that first thing this month hehe

[Barb]

Way to force your hand, huh? LOL Sorry! :)

[Steven]

Haha yeah... It was on my list anyways so no biggie. It's progress on a series!!!

[Jane]

Right. I will claim my book then.

One Glass is Never Enough by Jane Wenham-Jones

[Barb]

I'll add your book to the list, Jane :)

[Barb]

I finished Thanks for the Memories a few days ago and forgot to post it here. The book was ok, not as good as I'd hoped. I'm confused about the author, though. I've really liked some of her books, but others have been (for me) complete duds. That drives me nuts!

[Steven]

I hate when authors are hit or miss. It seems to me that an occasional dud would be acceptable but they should be overall consistent.

[Barb]

I have two books on tap that have 'is' in their titles, to continue our chain, but I'm not sure any of the other words in those titles will help anyone else, so I'm going to wait and see if anyone has something that will be more chain-friendly :)

[Jane]

I finished One Glass Is Never Enough by Jane Wenham-Jones.

[Jane]

I will claim another book if that is okay :-)
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

[Barb]

Sure, Jane :) I'll add it to the chain!

[Barb]

And I've just added Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead to the chain. Sorry, had to go back to matching THE, but maybe someone can match Book or Dead? : )

[Steven]

Finished F is for Fugitive...

I can claim Dead and Gone. :). Sookie book 9!

I'll post links tomorrow