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Apr 12, 2016 09:03AM
So... I finished Flesh, and I want to find a way to use it here. Now, they keep saying the weather is really hot, which to me indicates that it's summer... Does that sound reasonable to the rest of you too? :P
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It's your challenge, you get the final say :)
Orlok wrote: "It's your challenge, you get the final say :)"True I suppose... was just wondering whether I was pushing it a but far :)
Well I suppose in the true spirit of the challenge, the book should probably be about summer in some way, or where the fact it is summer is somehow significant?
I read The Summer Book by Tove Jansson.It was enjoyable and a very quick read. The grandmother and girl both made me laugh.
Homeinmyshoes wrote: "I read The Summer Book by Tove Jansson.It was enjoyable and a very quick read. The grandmother and girl both made me laugh."
Sounds good, but that would cost me money... so that's not really an option right now
Darn. I love my library. I haven't spent any money on books this year or last year. I might have to at some point to hit some countries, but so far they have been golden with ILLs.Have you checked out the Books Set During the Summer list here on GoodReads?
I've run out of books I want to read in my library, unless I start reading more books in Norwegian...And I didn't know there was such a list, I'll be sure to check it out! :D
Homeinmyshoes wrote: "Have you checked out the Books Set During the Summer list here on GoodReads? "Useful. I've read quite a few of them, and there are also a few I might be interested in trying (there's also a healthy dose of dross, but we'll skim over that...)
Had a quick look, I don't own any of them so might not be able to read any, but we will see :)
DoodlePanda wrote: "So... I finished Flesh, and I want to find a way to use it here. Now, they keep saying the weather is really hot, which to me indicates that it's summer... Does that sound reasonable ..."how hot? Normally it has to be summer for it to be hot...
Well, the main character was sunbathing at one point, and complaining that the flat was too hot, having to take cold showers so she wouldn't get sweaty again straight away.
Sounds like summer to me. We have a winner.
Homeinmyshoes wrote: "Sounds like summer to me. We have a winner."^This
*ding ding ding*
DoodlePanda wrote: "↪ A book that takes place on an island - Desperation"Aaaarrrrgggg!! That's the title I've chosen for the book I'm writing! Going to have a rethink...
...well done on your progress, btw :)
Orlok wrote: "DoodlePanda wrote: "↪ A book that takes place on an island - Desperation"Aaaarrrrgggg!! That's the title I've chosen for the book I'm writing! Going to have a rethink...
...well ..."
Lol! :)
Thanks!
DoodlePanda wrote: "↪ A book that takes place on an island - Desperation"I would have have a hard time refuting this given the cover and the subtitle and the "sentenced to a stint on Grandy Island..."
Excellent progress.
Haha, yea this one was pretty clear, didn't need to figure out a way to make it work for the challenge at all! :P
↪ A book recommended by a family member - Carry the OceanTechnically recommended to me by my best friend, but to me she is a sister, so I say it counts
Me, too
DoodlePanda wrote: "↪ A book written by a comedian - Døde menn går på skiI thought I was going to die of boredom and that my eyes would fall out from rolling so hard... Only reason I finished it was ..."
How did I miss this review? I hope you didn't strain any eye muscles. :P
HomeInMyShoes wrote: "No harm in not being an idiot."Lol! I try :p
And I've recovered from the eye rolling now... :D
Looks like you are almost half way there now.
Yes, though I'm not sure I'll finish it as my reading has slowed down... we'll see :)
21 books over half a year isn't too bad.I might still be working on Crime and Punishment at the end of the year.
You know the type of series where you get little free stories to go with it, and they are number 0.5 or 1.6 or whatever in the series?That wouldn't count as a prequel would it? For the A book and its prequel ...
Hey, a prequel is a prequel, and a 0.5 is def a prequel. I would count it.
Christa wrote: "Hey, a prequel is a prequel, and a 0.5 is def a prequel. I would count it."^I'd count it, too!
Me too. How about this, though? I've read #0.5 in Jodi Taylor's Chronicles of St Mary's series this year, but I read #1 a couple of years ago. I am about to read #4, so does this scenario work, or am I trying too hard to fit it in? :)
Well, I think it would count. I think the fact that 0.5 was released after 1 allows it to count as a prequel to everything in the series, regardless.
Christa wrote: "Well, I think it would count. I think the fact that 0.5 was released after 1 allows it to count as a prequel to everything in the series, regardless."I agree.
I bow to your collective wisdom, and will claim another category :)
Glitches is like 32 pages though... lol! xD
I'd call that effective time management.The only prequel I've ever read The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland - For a Little While was only 31 pages.
Well I've put you all to shame. My prequel, The Very First Damned Thing (The Chronicles of St Mary's 0.5) by Jodi Taylor, was 74 pages :D
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