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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2014
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15.2. If They Like It, Maybe I Will
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Not sure I understand --I click on the link.
The first author listed is Ruth Reichl.
Then some comments about her favorite books.
then a link "READ"
I click read and that brings me to a list of books - - if I choose this author, I have to read one of her books, and one of the books on this list. Is that correct?
THere are 5 pages of authors to choose from and this will change each month. So I'll have a new group to look at in June?
ETA: The answer to that is no...not 5 new pages of authors to pick from, just one author per month
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I click on the link.
The first author listed is Ruth Reichl.
Then some comments about her favorite books.
then a link "READ"
I click read and that brings me to a list of books - - if I choose this author, I have to read one of her books, and one of the books on this list. Is that correct?
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yes
Question .... When I click on an author, it lists a current / new book by that author. Do I have to read THAT book (for example for Ruth Reichl it's her new novel Delicious!) or may I read ANY book by that author.
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any book by the author
Jennifer L. Armentrout is one of the authors. Her featured work is actually under the name J. Lynn on Goodreads. Is it acceptable to read a book listed under either of these author names?
Okay, here's the plan ...Book 1 - RUTH REICHL - Not Becoming My Mother -or- Garlic and Sapphires
Book 2 - Recommended by Ruth Reichl - If the River Was Whiskey
Do I have that correct?
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Only if Armentrout is listed as an author (as she is on the featured work).
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Book 1 - RUTH REICHL - Not Becoming My Mother -or- Garlic and Sapphires
Book 2 - Recommended by Ruth Reichl - [book:If the River Was Whiskey|..."
Yes you do.
I thought Garlic and Sapphires was a lot of fun to read - I even found myself wanting to eat stuff that I really can't imagine eating, her descriptions were so enticing.
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Book 1:
Snowblind by Christopher Golden
Book 2:
The Shining by Stephen King"
sounds good!
Book 1: Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table by Ruth ReichlBook 2: The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones
For the series exception - is that only if an author recommends a series in it's entirety or if they recommend a book from a series?
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Only if that's the recommendation of the first author. If s/he recommends a specific book, that's the one you need to read.
I love this task!I am going with Alice Hoffman and reading The Dovekeepers and then reading Just Kids which she recommends and I have been wanting to read forever!
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I am going with Alice Hoffman and reading The Dovekeepers and then reading Just Kids which she recommends and I have been wanting to read forever!"
How funny - I'm also reading Hoffman and Just Kids - I, too, have been meaning to read it.
Sandy wrote: "Nicole wrote: "I love this task!I am going with Alice Hoffman and reading The Dovekeepers and then reading Just Kids which she recommends and I have been wanting to ..."
Awesome! We need to discuss!
can I ask about From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - its listed by the author I'm going to use, but I think it might be close to being too young, so I wanted to check ;)
I think I misunderstood in my original reading of this task.I chose James Patterson (last page of list). I can read any book by James Patterson.
He recommends a book by Robert Crais. I have to read the actual book recommended not any book by Robert Crais.
Is this correct now?
(I had thought it could be any book by Robert Crais.)
ETA: Back to my question...the book recommended is for #11 in the Elvis Cole series. Could I read the first book instead?
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I chose James Patterson (last page of list). I can read any book by James Patterson.
He recommends a book by Robert Crais. I have to..."
For your second book, it does need to be the exact book recommended by the first author. So, if he specifically recommends #11 in a series, you can't read #1.
Sandy I asked a question in 23 - can you let me know?
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Sorry, Dee, this was when I was in the hospital and I missed it while trying to play catch up.
This book is REALLY marginal, since it appears to be basically a book for 3d graders. However, since it's on the line and has been used before, we'll allow it.
I just wanted to go ahead and get my books approved in case the list changes.I'm choosing Jennifer L. Armentrout, and will read Half-Blood.
For the second book I will read either Losing It or Exposure, depending on which comes in from the library first.
Will this work?
Sandy wrote: "Dee wrote: "Sandy I asked a question in 23 - can you let me know?"Sorry, Dee, this was when I was in the hospital and I missed it while trying to play catch up.
This book is REALLY marginal, sin..."
thanks Sandy...my library only had 2 of the books she recommended in her section...
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I'm choosing Jennifer L. Armentrout, and will read Half-Blood.
For the second book I will read either..."
Any books by the author will work as long as long as they meet general SRC rules, and any of the books listed by the author will work, again, assuming that they meet general SRC rules.
These are not crowd sourced lists. This is a piece already written by the author, not a work in progress, so the list is not likely to change.
The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Half-Blood (other topics)Losing It (other topics)
Half-Blood (other topics)
Exposure (other topics)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Ruth Reichl (other topics)Nicole Mones (other topics)
Go to Good Minds Suggest, a GR feature in which authors provide lists of their favorite books. Read 2 books:
A. Read a book by one of the authors providing recommendations in this feature,
AND
B. Read one of the books recommended by the author of Book A. If the author recommends a series, you may read any book in that series.