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Human Search Engine with a Twist
You guys ready? Okay.
The first key word is quite easy.
"Fashion"
:-)
The Devil Wears Prada- Main character works for the editor of a fashion magazine
Confessions of a Shopaholic
- Main character shops for the latest stuff, even if she really can't afford it
Keyword: Letters
Hi Ingrid! You need to edit your answer. You need to add explanations as to why these two has either themes or plot that relates to the key word. Kasi if not, you won't get points. :-PAnd also, you need to choose a keyword for the next round. :-)
Question! Kailangan ba nabasa na yung book? Can we recommend na lang based on others' recommendations (or based on the film adaptations)?
Question! Kailangan ba nabasa na yung book? --> Nope. Di naman kelangan nabasa.
Can we recommend na lang based on others' recommendations (or based on the film adaptations)?
--> Yes, it can be based on other people's book recommendations. But no, must not be based on the film adaptations (kasi maraming films na super layo sa book plot/themes).
Added something dun sa rule, para mas malinaw...
And Ingrid has the buena mano 5 points! :-)As per Ingrid, the next keyword is....
"Letters"
Keyword: Letters1. 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff - What starts as a book inquiry between the author and a used books seller turns out to be a tale of enduring friendship manifested through letters traversing the Atlantic Ocean.
2. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell - The second part, Letters from Zedelghem, is a series of letters written by Robert Frobisher to his lover.
Next Keyword: musical instruments
(Tama na ba ito? Or keyword as in one word?)
That is correct!Ingrid: 5 points
Angus: 5 points
As per Angus, the next keyword is...
"musical instruments"
Guitarista- Main character, well, is a guitar virtuoso
Stargirl
- Plays the ukelele and sings happy birthday, haha
Keyword: Fairytales
FairytalesBeastly by Alex Flinn
- Fairy tale retelling of Beauty and the Beast
Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
- Tells about Peter Pan's love story before Wendy.
Keyword: Forbidden
Buzzerbeater, hahaMarie, Beatrice edited her post and answered related to Fairytales
sorry I have to edit. nagkasabay :D hahaha! peace lol I take Ingrid's keyword.
Ay honga. Cool! So she gets 5 points then.Ingrid: 10
Angus: 5
Beatrice: 5
Next keyword (by Beatrice): Forbidden
Clarification: is the next keyword "fairy tales" or "forbidden"? :)
It's "Forbidden". Beatrice changed her post just in time!
ForbiddenThe City & The City
- Takes place in two cities that occupy the same space in which it is forbidden to acknowledge, see or hear the other side.
The Book Thief
- Tells about a girl who collects books which was forbidden during her time.
Keyword: memory
QUESTION! Pwede ulitin yung book na namention na?
Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro- Stevens, the protagonist of the novel, recalls his working relationship with his past employer and his personal relationship with his former coworker, Miss Kenton.
Khirbet Khizeh by S. Yizhar
- A former Israeli soldier remembers the day when he was part of a group that expelled Palestinian residents from their village and then reevaluates his actions.
Keyword: Religion
Aaron Vincent wrote: "QUESTION! Pwede ulitin yung book na namention na?"Oh gosh, wag naman. Ang daming books sa mundo eh.
Teka nga, I'll add that to the rules above.
(Continue lang ng continue ha? Kahit di ko na ireiterate yung next keyword (kasi if di ako makarespond kaagad like if I'm not online or if nasa work ako), especially kung malinaw naman which is the next keyword... :-))
ReligionA Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
- The female MC believes in faith.
Have A Little Faith by Mitch Albom
- Mitch was requested by the reb to deliver a eulogy. He learns religious teachings while making a eulogy. The other story is about a man restored his faith despite of doing bad things.
Keyword: Virus
World War Z by Max Brooks- The world is engulfed in a zombie apocalypse after a virus that resembles rabies and is transferred through bites spread all over the world.
The Hot Zone by Richard Preston
- Traces the origin and history of Ebola.
Keyword: Politics
All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren- The rise to power by a governor in 1940s Louisiana as his morals are corrupted by his political choices.
Bolivar: American Liberator by Marie Arana
- A monumental biography of the man who pushed the dominoes that led the the Spanish empire's expulsion from South America.
Keyword: Jealousy
PoliticsDragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
-Dragons and riders saving the world from killer meteors while navigating through the complicated politics between dragonrider clans
Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
-A large cast of characters try to outwit and outmaneuver one another for power and glory.
Keyword: porn
naunaaaahaaaaan akooooo. kainis. hahahaha
The End of the Affair by Graham Greene- Tells the story of a love triangle between three people. One of the main characters is a jealous husband.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carre
- George Smiley, in the novel, is jealous with Bill Haydon because the latter is having an affair with Smiley's wife.
Keyword: Russia
JealousyA Midsummer Night's Dream
- A chaotic and wild night occurs after a scheme made my a jealous woman.
Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
- One man's jealousy led to a revolution that dethroned a mad king.
Keyword: porn
RussiaWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy - It's basically about the start of Napoleon's fall when he captured and burned Moscow.
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy - It's about Russian aristocrats having scandalous affairs. And about Russian farmers doing agricultural stuff. Like farming. And farming.
Next: Porn (ayan na, Aaron)
RussiaThe Master and The Margarita
- the Devil visits the Soviet Union
Anna Karenina
- set in Russia
Keyword: stars
AYOKOOO NAAAAAAA. LAGI NA LANG. T_T
The Juliette Society by Sasha Grey- The book is about sexual exploration and is written by a porn star.
Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk
- The book is about a porn star who wants to break the world record for most men to have sex with on camera.
Keyword: death
PornGrey by E.L. James
- Christian Grey's point of view in the entire FSoG trilogy. Lol
Captive in the Dark by CJ Roberts
- Female lead was kidnapped to be a sex slave and pawn for a revenge. but fell in love with her captor.
Keyword: Abuse
DeathMy Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk - A postmodern whodunnit revolving around the death of a miniaturists in Ottoman Empire-era Istanbul.
Hamlet by William Shakespeare - Hamlet is haunted by his father who wants him to enact vengeance over his murderer.
Keyword Umbrella
Mary Poppins by PL Travers- Mary Poppins owns a magical umbrella.
The Umbrella Man and Other Stories by Roald Dahl
- The title story heavily involves the trading of an umbrella in exchange for a favor during a time of heavy rain in London.
Keyword: Espionage
UmbrellaThe Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin
- Umbrella on the cover.
Resident Evil: Genesis by Keith R.A. DeCandido
- Umbrella Corporation. responsible for the deadly virus and make people infected which turns them to zombies
Keyword: Steampunk
EspionageLive and Let Die by Ian Fleming
- one of the adventures of the world's most famous spy, Bond, James Bond.
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
- junior spy novel
Keyword: ghost
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson- A group of four people look for evidence of ghost hauntings inside an old house.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
- Ebenezer Scrooge is visited on Christmas eve by three ghosts.
Keyword: Technology
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson- In a future nanotechnology infested world an intelligent digital book changes the life of a ragamuffin and turns her into a lady.
Smarter Than You Think by Clive Thompson
- Nonfiction about how the internet is changing our thinking patterns.
Keyword: Shame
ShameTIGANA by Guy Gavriel Kay
- narrates the revolution of the people who came from the shamed province of Tigana.
Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
- one of the powerful female characters takes the walk of shame.
Keyword: donuts
ang babaw na ng pinagsasabi ko, makauna lang. lols
Donuts :The Ultimate Recipe Guide by Danielle Caples- Donut recipe book
Evil Eclairs by Jessica Beck
- Donut on cover
Keyword: Steampunk
Boneshaker by Cherie Priest- Historical steampunk novel set in post-Civil War Pacific Northwest, where an experiment gone wrong releases a gas from the depths of the world turning people into zombies.
The Difference Engine by Bruce Sterling and William Gibson
- Widely considered as one of the very first steampunk novels.
Keyword: Bazaar
The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux- A travel memoir in which markets on the side of railways are featured.
Reinventing the Bazaar by John McMillan
- Offers a history of the marketplace, bazaars included.
Keyword: Journalism
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For this meme, we will be playing a game.
Give two books you can recommend based on a given key word, and give short explanations why they are related to the word. This is a round robin game so the one who had successfully posted before you will be the one to supply the word.
Example:
I'll start with a post with a key word: "Fish"
Whoever will post next should give me two book recommendation that has some connection with the key word, and explanations as to why.
Say, Aaron posts with answers The Old Man and the Sea, and A River Runs Through It. The first one is about an old man who is trying to catch a big fish, while the second one have characters who love fly fishing.
(Note that the plot or the theme must have something to do with the key word. It's not necessary to have it in the title.)
So Aaron gets to choose the next keyword. Say he chooses "Trains".
Then say Angus will be the first to bite the given keyword with Trainspotting and Murder on the Orient Express... and so on and so forth.
Here are some rules:
1. Everyone can reply/post multiple times.
2. In case of multiple answers to a keyword, the first one (as per the timestamp) gets the points.
3. Each post must have the following:
- two book recommendations
- the explanations why these books relate to the keyword
- the next keyword
Any one of the three is missing, will invalidate your post (even if you were the one who've posted first).
4. Every post with acceptable recommendations, explanation, & keyword will get 5 points.
5. Having the keyword just in the title without any connection to the plot or theme will mean minus 2.5 point per wrong book recommendation (so minus 5 points if both recommendation are wrong; but his/her chosen keyword will be the one to be followed next.)
6. Minus 5 points if the keyword he/she gave is too hard (i.e. no replies/post to the given keyword after 24 hours). In this case, I'll intervene & give the next keyword.
7. Yes, non-fiction is ok, so books like Fishing 101: The Essential Guide to Learning How to Fish is allowed. Pero ang corny nyo ha? :-P
8. The one with the highest point wins & gets a prize! :-)
9. You can't answer your own key word. Haller naman noh. -_-
10. No repetition of books and key word that was already given in a previous answer / post.
Questions are very much welcome. Thank you for participating! :-D