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I would vote for the detour. I can't imagine it is too difficult to find a book with Miss, etc in the title.
I finished "the alchemyst" recently which has a character called "the witch of Endor". Not sure if that would work, but just throwing it out there :-)
I am going to read Miss Frost Saves The Sandman: A Nocturne Falls Mystery by Kristen Painter - is the 3rd in a series I follow and I love it!
I have no books on my shelf currently with Miss, Mrs. etc. If we're going to do the detour i'm going to need some recs.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar ChildrenMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
and I am pages away from finishing The End of Mr. Y
and it's not bad. I've probably read others that are ok but I can't remember any more names at the moment.
Completed: The End of Mr. Y I haven't quite completed it yet but I wont be on computer today and I am so close.
I'm probably going to read Mrs. Dalloway because I've been meaning to get more classic lit in this year~ Jodie I might have some recs as well! Need to check my TBR
Tracking PostStop 6 - Wenzhou (CN) - Obihiro (JP)
Doing Detour: Read a book with the word Ms, Mr, Mrs or Miss (plurals are acceptable) in the title
Finish by 7th February 2017
Opossom - Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Tally - Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf - Completed
Sally906 - Miss Frost Saves The Sandman: A Nocturne Falls Mystery by Kristen Painter Completed
Lory - Mr. Darcy's Diary by Amanda Grange - Completed
Jodie - TBA
Erika - TBA
I think I am going to Read Mr. Darcy's Diary
Not sure if I read it before, but if I did I remember I liked it! LOL, weird statement. I remember reading about from his POV instead of the regular and that's what initially got me into Austen. I would be thrilled if it turned out to be this book.
Lory wrote: "I think I am going to Read Mr. Darcy's DiaryNot sure if I read it before..."
Ooooh I'm totally reading this once I finish my current Jane Austen book!
i read all kinds of books, except romance i suppose lol. I'll check out some of these and see what appeals to me. Thanks!
Lory wrote: "Completed Mr. Darcy's DiaryLoved it!"
Completion Post
Miss Frost Saves The Sandman: A Nocturne Falls Mystery by Kristen Painter
Love this series
Completion Post:
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Finished: 2/1/2017
Task: Detour - Read a book with the word Ms, Mr, Mrs or Miss in the title; Stop #6
0possum wrote: "I'm about to start Mrs. Dalloway"I hope you have better luck with it than I did. Just could *not* get into it.
Tracking PostDoing Detour: Read a book with the word Ms, Mr, Mrs or Miss (plurals are acceptable) in the title
Finish by 7th February 2017
Opossom - Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Tally - Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf - Completed
Sally906 - Miss Frost Saves The Sandman: A Nocturne Falls Mystery by Kristen Painter Completed
Lory - Mr. Darcy's Diary by Amanda Grange - Completed
Jodie - TBA
Erika - TBA
Jodie and Erika are you still playing?
Hey I am, but i've been in a terrible slump. Started about five books but haven't reached anywhere.
I was not thrilled with Mrs. Dalloway I am glad it was short. I hadn't read any Virginia Woolf though so now I have -on to something else
as far as: 7. Obihiro (JP) - Watertown (US)
detour: Read a book that has the birthstone Topaz in the text or title
I vote for spelling Obihiro out.
Is another option reading a book that takes place in Japan? Would that be interesting?
That would be fine with me too. I guess I'm simply anti topez
I'm good with reading a book related to Japan.
Jodie wrote: "Hey I am, but i've been in a terrible slump. Started about five books but haven't reached anywhere."Hate reading slumps - haven't had one for ages - but last time reading my old childhood favourites rekindled the spark!
Tracking Post7. Obihiro (JP) - Watertown (US)
Read books set in Japan or written by Japanese authors
Finish by 7th March 2017
Opossom -
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiTally -
South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki MurakamiSally906 -
Alice-Miranda in Japan by Jacqueline Harvey - Completed 22/02/17Lory -
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiJodie -
Rising Sun by Michael CrichtonErika - ?
i read two books set in Japan recently
and
. Both I would recommend. I think I have a copy of Rising Sun lying around somewhere that i can complete for this challenge. I haven't read a book for the previous stop yet though....
Can we move on if it's incomplete?
Jodie wrote: "i read two books set in Japan recently and . Both I would recommend. I think I have a copy of Rising Sun lying around somewhere that i can complete for this challenge.I haven't read a book for the previous stop yet though....
Can we move on if it's incomplete? ..."
We can - we just don't get the full points - but we won't anyway because of Erika being missing in action at the moment.
Thanks for the links. I still want to read Colorless Tsukuru. I actually bought and had the book in my hands and my son took off with it. I am going to his apt Monday to steal it back (and take him to lunch) If he's finished it -that'll be my book. Otherwise it's unknown but I've been checking out the lists.
0possum wrote: "Thanks for the links. I still want to read Colorless Tsukuru. I actually bought and had the book in my hands and my son took off with it. I am going to his apt Monday to steal it back (and take him..."Colourless Tsukuru is really good! I basically inhaled that book and loved the mystery of it. Hope you enjoy!
0possum wrote: "Thanks for the links. I still want to read Colorless Tsukuru. I actually bought and had the book in my hands and my son took off with it. I am going to his apt Monday to steal it back (and take him..."I looked up Colorless Tsukuru but there are a few books with that title - who is the author of your book?
Sorry I was being lazy- it's Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimagebut I also have The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle as a backup.
I actually need to change mine because I can't see to get a hold of the other one atm. Am going to read 
Kazunomiya: Prisoner of Heaven, Japan, 1858
I too am not reading my first choice. I've started The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle My son said Colorless Tsukuru was just ok and I ought to read something else right now. I suspect he said that because he let his girlfriend borrow it. It's always just beyond my grasp.
I think I am going to go with The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle as well. I can get that from my library as an e-book!Convenience sometimes does the choosing for me :)
Tracking Post7. Obihiro (JP) - Watertown (US)
Read books set in Japan or written by Japanese authors
Finish by 7th March 2017
Opossom -
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiTally -
South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami - Completed 24/02/17Sally906 -
Alice-Miranda in Japan by Jacqueline Harvey - Completed 22/02/17Lory -
Tokyo Heist by Diana Renn - Completed 05/03/17Jodie -
Rising Sun by Michael CrichtonErika - ?
Completion Post:
Kazunomiya: Prisoner of Heaven, Japan, 1858 by Kathryn Lasky
Finished: 2/24/2017
Task: Stop #7 - Read books set in Japan or written by Japanese authors
Hey! Did people see the new thing when filling out a review (not sure how new)? It seems now you can add multiple dates the book was read! That's awesome!
Lory wrote: "Hey! Did people see the new thing when filling out a review (not sure how new)? It seems now you can add multiple dates the book was read! That's awesome!"I think its been happening for a few weeks - they're rolling it out bit by bit. There are a few glitches though - a couple of my books suddenly announced themselves read as 3 or 4 times - when I had only read it once - and some duplicates popped up - I deleted all offending items and it's all fine now - but they are aware of bug
I'm going to have to switch up my book. I just can't seem to get into the Wind-up Bird and it is very long and I probably won't finish in time.As for a quicker read, I think this will work Tokyo Heist which starts in Seattle, but then she travels to Tokyo and Kyoto.
Completed
Enjoyed it, very easy read. I love listening to people describe art in books.
That just leaves Jodie and we're all done :)
Sally906 wrote: "That just leaves Jodie and we're all done :)"What are we thinking for the last stop?
Spell-it-out could be 8 letters and one of us can for 2. Or we can select an American author (this one might be the easiest)
Yeah, an american author would certainly be the easiest, I would think. The detour seems pretty limiting 61 - 70 chapters.Its too bad the detours were so tricky, I like having some restrictions (makes it easier to decide).
Lory wrote: "Yeah, an american author would certainly be the easiest, I would think. The detour seems pretty limiting 61 - 70 chapters.Its too bad the detours were so tricky, I like having some restrictions (..."
I like the idea of an American author too
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Done!
So next up is:
6. Wenzhou (CN) - Obihiro (JP)
detour: Read a book with the word Ms, Mr, Mrs or Miss (plurals are acceptable) in the title
We going to do the detour for this one?