2016 - PERSON'S NAME IN THE TITLE

[Stephanie]

A new category for 2016:

Read up to 5 books that have a person's name in the title.

Examples would be:
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

[Melki]

Can I count Krampus! here? He's more of a demon than a person, but it is a proper name.

[Rebecca]

I can't help noting that two of my books have the hero's name in the title... ;)

[Stephanie]

Melki wrote: "Can I count Krampus! here? He's more of a demon than a person, but it is a proper name."

Yes, this works.

[Kristen]

*completed*
Five books with names in the title
1) Emmy & Oliver (1/8/16)
2) Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
3) Deadpool: Operation Annihilation
4) Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
5) Franny and Zooey

[Rhonda]

**COMPLETE**

1) Finding Audrey - 1/11/16
2) Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli - 2/19/16
3) Odd Apocalypse by Dean Koontz - 3/21/16
4) Deeply Odd by Dean Koontz - 3/31/16
5) Saint Odd by Dean Koontz - 6/28/16

[Rebecca]

Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish

[Sam]

Got my first with Foster's Welsh Oddities :-)

[Tawallah]

Name in Title - COMPLETED

1. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
3. The Bourne Identity
4. Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale
5. The Collected Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

[Rhonda]

Would I be able to count the Odd Thomas books towards this?

[Rebecca]

Rhonda wrote: "Would I be able to count the Odd Thomas books towards this?"

why not? It's a name...


I got my second: The Mysterious Benedict Society

[Stephanie]

Rhonda wrote: "Would I be able to count the Odd Thomas books towards this?"

Absolutely, Odd is his name. (And Yay! I hope you're FINALLY getting to these!)

[Rhonda]

Stephanie wrote:

Absolutely, Odd is his name. (And Yay! I hope you're FINALLY getting to these!)"

I only have the last 3 in the series to go. One of my goals for the year is to finish that series! :) I'm trying very hard to use books that I already own for these challenges, so that definitely helps.

[Sam]

Got my second with Catriona :-)

[Kristen]

Would the Deadpool graphic novels count since his name is in the title?

[Stephanie]

Kristen wrote: "Would the Deadpool graphic novels count since his name is in the title?"

Yes, they will count.

[Melki]

I just remembered, I read The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry back in January and forgot to count it here. Is it too late?

[Stephanie]

Melki wrote: "I just remembered, I read The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry back in January and forgot to count it here. Is it too late?"

Nope, not too late. :-)

That's on my to-read list, how did you like it?

[Melki]

Stephanie wrote: "That's on my to-read list, how did you like it? "

It's wonderful. Bump it up on your list.

[Susan]

1. Uncle Fred in the Springtime
2. Anne Perry and the Murder of the Century
3. Eiffel's Tower: And the World's Fair Where Buffalo Bill Beguiled Paris, the Artists Quarreled, and Thomas Edison Became a Count
4. Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
5. Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil

[Stephanie]

Susan wrote: "1. Uncle Fred in the Springtime
2. Anne Perry and the Murder of the Century"

We can take Anne Perry and the Murder of the Century but Uncle Fred is already listed under Seven Continents.

[Melki]

Rebecca wrote: "I got my second: The Mysterious Benedict Society"

That one is in my stack. At first I was annoyed because it's just shy of the 500 page mark, so, alas, no Finger-Crusher. I never even thought to count it for this challenge. Good thinkin'!

[Melki]

Finished the so-so Ann Tenna: A novel today.

[Sam]

And I've got my third for this with Vatilan the Dish Thief

[Rebecca]

#3: The Trouble with May Amelia

[Rebecca]

Too easy. #4: Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories

[Connie]

Completed:
Person's Name in the Title:
1) Larry's Party by Carol Shields
2) The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin 04/27/16
3) The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion 05/06/16
4) Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery 07/04/16
5) Elegy for Iris by John Bayley 12/18/16

[Sam]

And I've got my fourth for this with Oliver Twisted, a rather good adaption I must say.

[Stephanie]

Got my first one:

Katya's World by Jonathan L. Howard

[Martha]

1. Martin Harbottle's Appreciation of Time - 24/04/16
2. I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban - 14/05/16
3. No And Me - 10/06/16
4. Rebecca - 17/06/16
5. Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith - 31/07/16

[Rebecca]

#5: The Luck of the Bodkins

[Sam]

Got my fifth and final one for this with Mary and the Wrongs of Woman

[Martha]

Can I have No And Me? No isn't a traditional name, but it is the name of one of the main characters

[Stephanie]

Martha wrote: "Can I have No And Me? No isn't a traditional name, but it is the name of one of the main characters"

Yes, if "No" is their name, then it counts! :-)

[Martha]

Fab thanks!

[Michael]

completed
1. Henry Reed, Inc. by Keith Robertson
2. Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham
3. The Abduction by John Grisham
4. The Accused by John Grisham
5. Waiting for Otto by Ron Rude

[Stephanie]

Finished last night:

I Am Alice by Joseph Delaney

[Stephanie]

And finished the B&N serial read:

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

This one ended with a major cliff hanger and the next one in the series was ten bucks! So this currently unemployed IT professional will need to see if it's at the library.

[Melki]

I'm hoping I can count this one here - Death by Zamboni.
Zamboni is an Italian surname.

[Stephanie]

Melki wrote: "I'm hoping I can count this one here - Death by Zamboni.
Zamboni is an Italian surname."

Yes, it's a name, we'll take it.

[Melki]

I'd like to count Anne of Avonlea towards this challenge. I think that makes five:

1. Krampus!
2. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
3. Ann Tenna: A novel
4. Death by Zamboni
5. Anne of Avonlea

[Martha]

Complete!

1. Martin Harbottle's Appreciation of Time - 24/04/16
2. I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban - 14/05/16
3. No And Me - 10/06/16
4. Rebecca - 17/06/16
5. Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith - 31/07/16

[Cathy]

First one for this topic

Rose Alison Chaffin Higson

[Michael]

1. Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham
2.

[Stephanie]

Michael wrote: "1. Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham
2."

Michael, this is your second "Name in the Title" book, you'd added Henry Reed, Inc. back in June.

[Stephanie]

Michael wrote: "completed
1. Henry Reed, Inc. by Keith Robertson
2. Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham
3. The Abduction by [author:J..."

Hi Michael, for this category the name has to be part of the title, not part of the series name. So "Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer" works, but the other two books in the series, "The Abduction" and "The Accused" do not.

Stephanie

[Cathy]

second book read for this challenge

Sam's Letters to Jennifer by Sam's Letters to Jennifer

read in August but was camping with no wifi at the end of the month!

[Stephanie]

Another Tor.com short story:

Clover by Charlie Jane Anders

[Cathy]

the main character's name is Raven

Sylvain Reynard Raven