MishMash 2016: Questions and Suggestions

[Janice]

If you have any questions or suggestions for the 2016 MishMash challenge, post them here.

Tasks
1. Reread a book that you've been meaning to reread for years but keep putting off
2. Read a book with an easily identifiable architectural icon of a city on the cover (e.g. Big Ben, the pyramids, Eiffel Tower)
3. Read a book with a name and a surname in the title
4. Read a book with food mentioned in the title
5. Read a book set in South Africa
6. Read a book that was published in the decade you were born
7. Read a horror book set before 1900
8. Read a book recommended by a friend (on Goodreads or off)
9. Read a book with a one word title
10. Read a book that has a title that is 4 words long or longer than 4 words
11. Read a book set in South America
12. Read a book with an alliteration in the title
13. Read the first book published by one of your favourite authors
14. Judge a book by it's cover: Read a book you chose based on a beautiful or interesting cover
15. Read a book in which the main character has to spend some time in jail. (They don't have to be in jail for the whole book, but it must have significance to the story. Or, if the book is about children being grounded or being in detention, that works too)
16. Read a book that was given to you as a gift in 2016
17. Read a book with a colon (:) in the title
18. Read a book that's title starts with a vowel
19. Read a book with pirates
20. Read a book with someone wearing something purple on the cover
21. Read a book with soldiers
22. Read a book that features a flower on the cover
23. Read a book that was first published in June (of any year)
24 Read a book by an author who was born in Africa, excluding South Africa
25. Read a book that has two or more authors

[Carolien]

Has anybody got any suggestions other than Dracula for task 7?

[Janice]

I've got Varney the Vampire on my list. But the task is that it needs to be set before 1900, not necessarily published before then. So you could even read something like The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey.

[Carolien]

Thanks, I'll take a look.

[Mareli]

You can also look at: and of course anything by !

It only has to be set before 1900, so there are a few "modern" suggestions as well. Will list a few later in the week.

[Carolien]

I've just read Frankenstein and I've got Jane Eyre pegged for task 3. Might do either Dorian Gray or the Stevenson.

I've just reread Entombed which is about Poe so that's quite tempting as well.

Thanks so much for the ideas.

[Janice]

Hi Carolien

A few more suggestions for you:

The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
The Asylum by John Harwood

And links to my previous suggestions:
Varney the Vampire by James Malcolm Rymer
The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey

[Adam]

For a good book set in South Africa (no 5) try Garage Band (by Adam Rabinowitz) a crafty tale of revenge set in Jo'burg around the iconic Sandton City.
Search for books by Adam Rabinowitz on amazon, and read the reviews on Goodreads.