A book with a title that's a character's name

[Jenn]

I'm reading Mazie Baby by Julie Frayn for this one. I knew I had something in my vast library of books I've downloaded but not yet read that would fulfill this!

[Anne]

Just finished Bertie's guide to life and mothers so that's my first category done

[Ashley]

Jenn, you have to add your comment from an actual computer (laptop or desktop) and not a smartphone. when you want to add a comment with a book title or author, there will be a small link above the comment box saying "add book/author". Just click that and it will do the rest!

[Anna]

I'm reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.

[Doreen]

I'm planning to read Fool by Christopher Moore. It's a humorous takeoff on Shakespeare's King Lear, told from the point of view of Lear's fool.

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I read Carrie by Stephen King for this and I loved it! I've been trying to read it for years now and this challenge gave me the proper incentive :)

[Lisa]

I just finished reading Binti. I didn't know it was only 90 some pages! Now I feel guilty like I should read another. It was good though for such a short book.

[poshpenny]

Short books are people too!

[Kate]

Boy, Snow, Bird is a three-name title and an interesting read.

[Allison]

I'll be reading Anna Karenina. It's been on my list for YEARS!

[Carolinelambie]

I've just read Frankenstein- which was beautifully and perceptively written by such a young author. I had been meaning to read it for years - it was set for my live book club!

[Timbra]

I read Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car.

I started reading this book with 4th and 5th grader because I bought it on sale. I wasn't sure they would enjoy it. I need not have worried. It had my son belly laughing. We found the strongly opinionated character of the car delightful. We especially enjoyed the dramatic chapter titles. It was a zany, entertaining read for sure. (For the record- they both voted 5 stars, but they are a little more liberal with full marks than I am.)

[Kirsten]

CarleyB wrote: "A few ideas:
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie
Dracula - Bram Stoker
Katherine - Anya Seton
[book:Tes..."

Katherine by Anya Seton is one of my very favorite romances.

[Sarah (is clearing her shelves)]

I will be reading Black Caviar for this prompt. I bought this for my maternal grandad a few years ago and he started reading it, but then he started to have trouble with his eyes and found himself unable to see the print no matter how strong his glasses were. He has been in hospital since before Christmas and in an attempt to find some way to keep him entertained while he's in such a bleak place I have been reading this to him, a chapter at a time, whenever I go for a visit.

[Ester]

I just read Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King. It was fantastic.

[Bery]

For this category I chose Harriet The Spy

[Pat]

Kirsten *I support diversity in my reading and my world!" wrote: "CarleyB wrote: "A few ideas:
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie
Dracula - Bram Stoker
Katherine - [author:Anya Seton|..."

Read "Katherine" when I was a teenager and was delighted to find a copy at our local $1 book sale......So many goodies to re-read!

[Carla]

I read George for this prompt. Very quick read and really sweet and heartwarming.

[Chrissy]

I read Mrs. Dalloway and Anna Karenina, and would recommend either of them to someone wanting a book that would challenge them a bit more.

Mrs. Dalloway is short, but challenging in that it is written in stream-of-consciousness. What helped me was to read it out loud to myself at a fairly rapid pace, and not get too bogged down at the level of words or phrases, but consider a whole section at a time.

Anna Karenina is challenging for different reasons: sheer length, and also it has the Russian feature of characters being referred to by several names which won't be automatically associated in the mind of an English speaker. If you have a version with a cast of characters at the front, bookmark that and refer back often!

[Sabrina]

Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock is my pick. I am trying to pick from books I already have, whether audio, ebooks or physical books before I buy any additional ones.

[Aimee Grovez]

I was on the side where it has the characters name in the title but wasn't the whole title. Now that I read the prompt again I may change what I read and have this one fit somewhere else but as of right now I used, Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan .

Maybe I'll try to tackle Jane Eyre though as I have never read it

[Rachel]

I finished reading Scarlet last night.

[Miriam]

I think, I finally gonna finish Rumo & Die Wunder im Dunkeln for this prompt. It's the only Zamonien novel I have abandoned. And I think it's time I correct that.

[Nadine in NY]

I was planning to finally read a Ron Rash book and use Serena for this category, but ... I've got Binti sitting in a pile of library books to read, and no category to put it in ... so I think I might use Binti.

[Katie]

Does The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar WAO count?

I second the Eleanor & Park recommendations.

[Megan]

I'm reading Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History.

[Nancy]

I read Maresi, which is a YA title, probably classified as fantasy but to me, much closer to "standard" fiction with just a bit of magical or mythical powers thrown in. Maresi is the main character and narrator, a young girl who is being educated at a female-only abbey on an isolated island. It's the first in a series.

[Minna]

Aleksandra wrote: "I'll be reading The Lies of Locke Lamora"

Ooh, that's a good one.

[Christy]

Minna wrote: "Aleksandra wrote: "I'll be reading The Lies of Locke Lamora"

Ooh, that's a good one."

The audiobook on Audible is also super fun, for those of you listening to your books.

[Tina]

I went with Caleb's Crossing for this one, deciding to go with the interpretation of including but not limited to the name. I thought it was really good.

[Willoyd]

Don't think it's been mentioned before on this thread, but I read Lorna Doone for this category. A classic Victorian tale of romance and adventure, in all its (very readable) wordiness!

[Evie]

Ashly wrote: "Does the Steelheart trilogy count? or does it have to be real names?"

I am currently reading this book for this prompt. :) I don't see why see why it shouldn't count?

[Deborah]

I'm currently working on Dolores Claiborne for this one.

[Carrie]

I read Lily and the Octopus. It was a great book. Dog lovers will enjoy it.

[Stina]

I'd count Steelheart, sure.

[Felicia]

I'm a fairy tale junkie.

Cinder and Ella

[Elyse]

I think the name should be the whole title, because the prompt "A book with one of the four seasons in the title" specifically says in the title whereas this one simply says "A book with a title that's a character's name." That being said, I read Cinder. Loved it!

[Kirsten]

Elyse wrote: "I think the name should be the whole title, because the prompt "A book with one of the four seasons in the title" specifically says in the title whereas this one simply says "A book with a title th..."

I second that! That's how I"m treating it!

[Cindy]

"Cordelia's Honor" by Lois McMaster Bujold - this is the beginning of a great series - Vorkosigan Saga. I listened to it years ago now I'm reading it.

[Keri]

I read The Red Hunter by Lisa Unger for this category. She referred to herself as the "Red Hunger" as well as a couple of other names besides her "technical" names.

[Christophe]

Yeah, I'll say it again: finding a book with a title that contains the name of a character is so easy it's pointless.

Anyhow, the book I'm reading for this prompt is Le capitaine Fracasse. Since that is title+name I'll consider it is just a name! And it's actually the name of a character's character: the main character takes this name when he starts working as a comedian. That, I find, is a cool twist on the prompt...

[Emanuel]

I read Cândido, ou o Optimismo andO Senhor Ventura.

[SC]

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman was fantastic!

[Chinook]

I used Millicent Min, Girl Genius for this - I read it because the author was at Comic Con and I'm so glad I discovered it. This is so the kind of book I would have loved as a pre-teen. I'm looking forward to introducing the girls to this and I'm recommending that my library buy the other two in the series on Overdrive.

[Victoria]

I read Jane Eyre for this prompt.

[Vim]

I read Cinder for this one and I really liked it :)

[Amanda]

I've read Jennifer Government by Max Barry for this one, it was an interesting read.

[Anshita]

I'll be reading Antony and Cleopatra, another Shakespeare play for this year.