10.6 - And Alan Rickman

[Kristina Simon]

10.6 - And Alan Rickman
The artistic world received yet another blow when beloved stage and screen star Alan Rickman passed away. Many of Rickman's most famous roles were based on literary characters. In remembrance of this talented actor, read a book on this list of The Literary Roles of Alan Rickman. The linked site can be slow and buggy. See post #2 in the Help Thread for a list of books.

[Kristina Simon]

Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola
The Warden by Anthony Trollope
Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope
Smiley's People by John le Carré64]
Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp
An Awfully Big Adventure by Beryl Bainbridge
58 Minutes by Walter Wager
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind
The Butler: A Witness to History by Wil Haygood
Journey Into the Past by Stefan Zweig

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll -- make sure your edition fits the Rules of Challenge

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves -- any book from this list that fits the Rules of the Challenge: Fictional Robin Hood

[Kristina Simon]

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[Kristina Simon]

This thread is now open!

[Victoria (RedsCat)]

Re-reads okay? Just in case...

[Kristina Simon]

Victoria (RedsCat) wrote: "Re-reads okay? Just in case..."

Sure.

[Victoria (RedsCat)]

Thanks :)

[Christine]

Question: I own an audiobook edition of The Return of the Native that is narrated (performed) by Alan Rickman (see link). In the spirit of this task, would this book be acceptable to satisfy task 10.6? I understand if you need to stick to the list, but I just thought I'd ask. Thanks!

RIP Alan!

[Pamela]

Christine wrote: "Question: I own an audiobook edition of The Return of the Native that is narrated (performed) by Alan Rickman (see link). In the spirit of this task, would this book be acceptable to satisfy task 1..."

I have this on my list of books for this season's tasks as well. I'm hoping to fit it in somewhere.

[Kristina Simon]

Christine wrote: "Question: I own an audiobook edition of The Return of the Native that is narrated (performed) by Alan Rickman (see link). In the spirit of this task, would this book be acceptable to satisfy task 1..."

No, sorry, for this task you need to stick with the list but I do hope you're able to fit it in elsewhere!

[[deleted user]]

Question: For this I am going to borrow The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy from the library. A four part edition. It contains 764 pages and its paperback. Will this be acceptable?

[Kristina Simon]

Masoodah wrote: "Question: For this I am going to borrow The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy from the library. A four part edition. It contains 764 pages and its paperback. Will this be acceptable?"

Compilations can be used, as explained by the Rules of the Challenge: 11. Books identified as an "omnibus" (a volume of reprinted works of a single author or of related works), as a "bundle" (a digital collection of works of a single author or of related works) or as collected works (The Complete .... , anthologies, etc.) may be isolated into component parts and read separately as long as the isolated work has been published separately and meets the minimum page requirements.
The Harry Bosch Novels, Volume 1: The Black Echo / The Black Ice / The Concrete Blonde contains 3 independently published titles: The Black Echo, The Black Ice, The Concrete Blonde. These titles in this omnibus may be read as separate books.

If you choose to read an element isolated from an aggregate work, you MUST include a link to the book (isbn/asin) that you read AND provide a link to a separately published work that relates to the isolated title. The use of particular title words, cover colors, or cover images to fulfill tasks applies to the actual book that you read. That means:
>tasks involving elements in the title/subtitle are determined by the isolated work
>tasks involving the author/author name are determined by the isolated work
>tasks involving the book's cover are determined by the book that you read. If an omnibus includes individual covers for the isolated works use the cover for the individual title. If the only cover image is the cover of the aggregate work use that cover.

Page numbers should be determined by the copy you read. If a component part has 200 pages in the print edition you read, record those numbers. For digital or audio formats follow the page number guidelines in item 7 above for the isolated title.

[Val]

Just want to say thank you for doing the task in Alan's honor. He was my favorite living actor and his death was a huge blow.

[Jamie]

Valerie wrote: "Just want to say thank you for doing the task in Alan's honor. He was my favorite living actor and his death was a huge blow."

I loved him too, Valerie and I can't believe he is gone. I did get to see him perform live at BAM 5 years ago which was great. Truly Madly Deeply remains one of my favorite movies.

[Kristina Simon]

Valerie wrote: "Just want to say thank you for doing the task in Alan's honor. He was my favorite living actor and his death was a huge blow."

He was a wonderful actor, to be sure.

[Alex]

Can you remind me of the rules about books with childrens genres? I would like to re-read one of the harry potters, but wanted to double check what I needed to do. Thanks!

[Bea]

Alex, you will find the information you seek here:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Scroll down to "Book Formats and Page Numbers Explained", item 4.

[Kristina Simon]

Thanks, Bea!

[Alex]

Thank you so much!! :)

[Hina]

Can I read Through a Dark Mist from the Fictional Robin Hood list?

[Kristina Simon]

Hina wrote: "Can I read Through a Dark Mist from the Fictional Robin Hood list?"

Yep, it's on the list and it fits the rules.