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D The Nun by Denis Diderot
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Bette Book Babble wrote: "GThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker"
Hi Bette thanks for joining the game but I'm not convinced that Golem and Jinni are strictly speaking alliterative although if we were to take some liberties with the title and change Jinni for Geni it would work.... Do you want to have another go? Need a title, author or character with names that start with the same letter....
Tweedledum wrote: "Bette Book Babble wrote: "GThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker"
Hi Bette thanks for joining the game but I'm not convinced that Golem and Jinni are strictly ..."
What was I thinking? (slapping myself severely around the ears!) Someone else feel free to have a turn before me - I'm still waking up:P
Bette - that IS a good one!H: hmmm... I had one but now it has slipped my mind.
Bette Book Babble wrote: "Oh no! I have a beauty!G
Gorgeous George and The Giant Geriatric Generator by Stuart Reid
I should know Alliterative speech; I once wrote a 5000 word essay usin..."
That's the best so far!
N Nicholas Nickleby - Charles Dickens
I am going to break away from the alphabet and just say some great alliterative names I have come across recently:Daniel Doyce from Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens
Plantagent Palliser from The Duke's Children by Anthony Trollope
Jimmy Japp from The Mysterious Affair At Styles by Agatha Christie
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I've always loved his name!!!
LauraT wrote: "Leslie wrote: "Plantagent Palliser from The Duke's Children by Anthony Trollope"I've always loved his name!!!"
In my mind I call him "Planty Pal" :)
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Nice title! How's the book?
LauraT wrote: "Leslie wrote: "I am currently reading Miles, Mystery, and Mayhem, which has to count as an alliterative title!"Nice title! How's the book?"
It is an omnibus edition, but overall I give it 3½ stars. I don't know if you would like it though, since it is part of a space opera science fiction series. I seem to remember that you aren't a sci fi fan...
While I try to think of an N alliteration, I'll just add my most recent alliterative title World of Wonders.
Leslie wrote: "While I try to think of an N alliteration, I'll just add my most recent alliterative title World of Wonders."Do share some Ns but we're on S I think!
Tweedledum wrote: "Leslie wrote: "While I try to think of an N alliteration, I'll just add my most recent alliterative title World of Wonders."Do share some Ns but we're on S I think!"
....that's because I counted Laura's Plantagenet Pallisrr for p
And added Red Riding Hood for R
...
Tweedledum wrote: "Tweedledum wrote: "Leslie wrote: "While I try to think of an N alliteration, I'll just add my most recent alliterative title World of Wonders."Do share some Ns but we're on S I think..."
Ah, I mistook Little Red Riding Hood as L not R!
Is everyone feeling confused. Let's go from S
//S//Soapy Sam Ballard the obsequiousness and easily led head of Rumpole's Chambers Rumpole for the Defence following the demise of CH Wystan and the promotion of Guthrie Featherstone MP.
I don't know whether this will count but how about Tommy and Tuppence (Beresford) from Agatha Christie for T?
//U//Why Is Uranus Upside Down? by Fred Watson
Yep this is another reason why I love this group... Searching for an alliterative U I discovered this! And I definitely want to read it!
I notice the only review it has, had 1star Tweedledum. You're a brave person!
Ah I didn't check the reviews! VV anyone.
Hi Absinthe. Thanks for posting Vulture Peak but in this game we're trying to think of titles, authors or characters whose names are alliterative. It certainly gets a lot harder as we near the end of the alphabet! If no one has any inspiration we can try W then race on to A!
VAha I have found one that fits the bill.
Viva Vegan! 200 Authentic and Fabulous Recipes for Latin Food Lovers
:) well done everyone! Shall we move on to A!
Tweedledum wrote: ":) well done everyone! Shall we move on to A!"Yes, I think so...
B Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School the most famous of Frank Richard's creations.
Are we allowed fat heros now? (Sorry, heros who are overweight, obese even?.... Well there is Mama Ramotswe of course who is "traditionally built" ) when did the word fat become more offensive than the word obese? Or even the word overweight.... These words surely are making a judgement whereas fat is merely an observation.
I bet you can't find a Billy Bunter book anywhere in a public library.
It's just not PC.
Bring back reading and literary FREEDOM!
Maybe Billy Bunter will be re-edited to suit modern sensibilities.... Like Noddy... Imagine that...
Thinking....
No I don't think it could be done.... There might not be any story left to salvage.....
Tweedledum wrote: "B Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School the most famous of Frank Richard's creations.
Are we allowed fat heros now? (Sorry, heros who are overweight, obese even?.... Well there is Mam..."
I had a very similar discussion in another group regarding Elly Griffiths's heroine Ruth Galloway. She is a "large" woman (meaning "heavy" not tall) but when I called her fat, there were complaints.
Now we have the equality act someone can be condemned while having a private conversation that is overheard by someone who deems it offensive in some way.
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