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Challenges: Year Long Main 2021
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Peggy in 2017 - It's all about me! challenge || DONE!
Thanks for the inspiration Cherie! I hadn't gotten any further than the stuff I wear so far and seeing whether that was on any book covers I own.
There's Tipping the Velvet. I'm not sure exactly what they are wearing in this cover...
. Maybe just socks. But in this cover
they are definitely wearing corsets. I see you have it on your wishlist.
Janice wrote: "There's Tipping the Velvet. I'm not sure exactly what they are wearing in this cover... . Maybe just socks. But in this cover [bookcover:Tippi..."This is great! Thanks!! I'll have to search for the one with the red cover :)
Peggy wrote: "36. If you had to lose one of the 5 senses, which would you prefer it to be?My first idea was to go with smell, but I've been thinking about it some more, and as losing smell means losing taste as well, I would rather just lose the taste and still be able to smell. So, taste (oh, but all the yummy food :( )
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I have very little sense of smell, not sure why except that I have a lot of sinus allergies... but I'm happy to report it doesn't influence my sense of taste. It isn't like when you have a bad cold and can't smell or taste anything.
I've developed a slight fear that I might smell bad and not know it though. Our new dog is kinda stinky and has bad breath, I can smell him a little sometimes, and I'm afraid I smell like him when I leave home because he jumps on and slobbers on me. What if I'm that stinky person and everyone around me knows except me?
:-I
I'm sure your husband would tell you if that was so Kimey!
Yay, I finished my first book! It is Moon Called.I'll make the proper post when I'm at my computer again later this week.
edit: I'm at my computer, so here's the update:
1/12
Book link: Moon Called
Question: 27
Explanation of book-question link: I don't have any tattoos, the cover shows a woman with tattoos
Second book finished!2/12
Book link: The Muse
Question: 30
Explanation of book-question link: I listed several countries in Europe which I visited, among them were Spain and the UK. The Muse is set in both these countries.
As I was reading The Muse last night, I was wondering if I would call it Historical Fiction because I mistakenly thought that only the 1936 time line would qualify. But, the other time line is set in 1967 which does qualify as HF as well.Then I had to decide if there was enough in 1967 to fit into my challenge under the time travel because I had specified the 1960's. I shall have to consider that some more. I'm not sure that I'm getting enough feel for the 60's to make it fit that task.
I think it's HF too. But I might be less strict with my personal criteria for what HF is than you are. I think I categorized a lot of dual timeline books as HF, because most of them have the largest part of them set in the past. This one is almost equally 1967/1936. Like you say, 1967 can be HF too, but except for the mention of typewriters for writing, I also didn't get very much of a 1960s feel. Oh, and that so many people frowned upon the relationship between Lawrie and Odelle, or Odelle herself, and that not many people had seen black people before, that's also 60-ish. I was considering using it for question 1 (name) while reading when Peggy Guggenheim was first mentioned and if she would become an active/major character in the book, but she didn't.
There was also the mention of pussy-bow shirts (though I had never heard them called that), and the afro hairstyle. Still, not enough to give that feel of the 60's. Too bad Peggy didn't play a bigger role. :)
Congrats, Peggy!I would classify The Muse as Historical Fiction. I think a bit more time was spent in 1936 than 1967 (that's how it felt to me anyway) and it gave you a really good feeling of that particular time period.
Congrats, Peggy! I am also using this one for task #25.I didn't finish the book, so I don't know about the 1936-1967 discussion.
Even the 1967 time line is considered HF. The definition is 50 years in the past, so it's all good. :)
Haha, that's cutting it really close ;-)50 years sounds a bit arbitrary though. 1968 or 1969 would be HF just as much. For me it's more about the feel I get for a time period (before 1980, but that's just me.. maybe because I was born in the 80s?) than a specific number of years that have passed.
LOL! Sorry, I didn't mean to hijack your page into a discussion about HF. Let's say 50ish years then. :) Really, it's all about the way it makes you feel as a reader. If you feel transported backwards in time, then that's the criteria. I know I tend to get a bit anal about definitions, so that's me loosening up. Hehehe!
No worries ;-) I think in the end our definitions are pretty much the same :)
Ha! I'm reading A Man Called Ove for question 30 (European countries visited), but just realized it has a cat on the cover! So I can use it for question 12 for which I hadn't found a book yet. I can very easily find something else for #30.
Oh, and if I switch The Muse which I just read to question 30, I have the question for which I have to read historical fiction free again, which will also be super easy to find something else for. Just writing this down so I remember what to do when I'm at my computer again ;-)
And I was thinking I could not use The Death of Dulgath (which I just finished) for anything, but I could use it for contemporary. I might even try getting all 50 books done! That means I should probably make every book I read count towards the challenge, but it's so flexible that I can still read a lot of books I want to read this year and don't have to read many books as a 'chore'.
There's a whole lot of shuffling going on, and that's perfectly fine. Shuffle away. I've taken the same approach. Each book I read gets evaluated as to whether or not it fits the challenge.
Thanks Janice! I never did my challenges this way and it feels strange. Glad you're doing the same :)
I gophered for each task, but it can be changed. It's especially gratifying to swap out a book that's only on my wishlist and not owned. I'm trying to give priority to books I own. I've got to whittle down that tbr list.
Peggy wrote: "Thanks Janice! I never did my challenges this way and it feels strange. Glad you're doing the same :)"I'm doing the same thing as you, Peggy. I have done minimal gophering, and will add books and juggle them as the year progresses. Good luck with 50! I have a couple of tough questions, so I don't know if I can get to 50 or not.
I have some though ones too TrudyAn. Luckily there's the help thread :)
3/12
Book link: The Death of Dulgath
Question: 38
Explanation of book-question link: I picked water, and this book is set in a village near the sea, and revolves around a castle that perches on a cliff and is right on the sea's edge.
Lol Rusalka! And thanks for putting that song in my head. I shuffled some more but I'm happy now!
Nice job getting 3 completed already, Peggy!
I loved reading through this thread, lots of great ideas and associations! Peggy, I'm totally stealing your book layout that's toward the beginning of the post! Great idea to have it all in one section of the thread :)
✔ 4/12
Book link: A Man Called Ove
Question: 12
Explanation of book-question link: I adopted my friend's cat for this question. There's a cat on the bookcover (which I now realize is not in the criteria), but there are also two cats in the book, one of which plays quite a big role for a cat.
Completed 18/01 - ★★★★★
5/12
Book link: Lemon Meringue Pie Murder
Question: 28
Explanation of book-question link: I chose contemporary, the book was published in 2003
Completed 25/01 - ★★★
Halfway through the first badge!✔ 6/12
Book link: Eleanor & Park
Question: 16
Explanation of book-question link: My favourite ice cream flavour is passionfruit, and the main colour on this cover resembles the colour of the ice cream
Completed 06/02 - ★★★ (3.5)
I wondered how you were going to find a book for passionfruit.
I was a bit worried too, but the cover colour is pretty close! (although passion fruit ice cream comes in different colours I found when I googled it, still all light yellowish)
Peggy wrote: "I was a bit worried too, but the cover colour is pretty close! (although passion fruit ice cream comes in different colours I found when I googled it, still all light yellowish)"Hope you enjoyed the research Peggy - I'm assuming you have to a lot of different brands for this task ;-)
I didn't even think of buying them to estimate colours! I wish I had thought of that Margo ;-)Although I think in supermarkets I'd find only one or two kinds, and all ice cream places are closed in winter. Perhaps I should have saved this task for summer ;-)
Peggy wrote: "Perhaps I should have saved this task for summer ;-)"Or read it somewhere warm! A holiday specifically to eat ice cream and read a book sounds like heaven to me.
I love ice cream! I always have it in my freezer and will eat it any time throughout the year. Yes, it's -30C right now, and I wouldn't hesitate to have a bowl for dessert or a night time snack.
What's your favourite Janice?The only time I eat icecream in winter is at Christmas. But due to my lactose intolerance my options are a bit limited (supermarkets have just a few sorbet ice creams, usually lemon and raspberry) so it's not as nice a dessert as it once was. There's a really cool brand now that makes vegan ice cream in all kinds of exciting flavours (fruit, but also non-fruit, like strawberry with madame jeanette chili peppers, or icecream with ginger, cardamom, cloves, nutmeg and coriander seeds, or or or! All made with coconut milk) but it's a bit expensive.
All the flavours are on this website (it's in Dutch, but if you scroll down you can see pictures of all their icecream and it's in English): http://www.grunschnabel.nl/#flavours
I have so many more to try! I don't think they even have all of them in my supermarket. Hm, I have some with the coffee and cardamom left-over from Christmas, maybe I'll have some tonight!
My go-to flavour is vanilla. But I do like others. Most of them are vanilla based with additives.I just finished a container of Smarties Ice cream the other day. It was a mix of vanilla & chocolate ice cream with Smarties mixed in. Smarties here are similar to M&M's.
I used to be able to get a cherry custard ice cream that I really liked. It too, was vanilla with cherries.
I like carmel or butterscotch swirl - where they are swirled through vanilla ice cream.
Yup, so vanilla. LOL!
You guys are making me want ice cream now!
It took me forever (almost 3 weeks!) to finish this book and I feel my headstart on this challenge is completely gone, but it was worth it.✔ 7/12
Book link: What is the What
Question: 41
Explanation of book-question link: A topic I'm very passionate about is human rights and equal rights in the broadest sense of the word (women, lgtb, ethnicity, prisoners, refugees, you name it). This book is the true story of a war refugee who is denied a lot of basic human rights during his journey to escape from war to find a better life. I decided to read this book now because I will pick up language coaching with refugees again soon (had to stop for a while because I couldn't combine it with work), and this book will remind me once more of how important this is.
Completed 14/02 - ★★★★★
I like that you took a broad sense of human rights as your passion. For some reason, I felt it necessary to break it down to something smaller and struggled with which group to choose... women? elderly? children? animals? It was a really tough decision. They are all so important to me, among others. Love that you do language coaching with refugees too. Is that volunteer? Sound like a great story. Glad you loved it.
That was exactly my problem too Kristie. There are so many human rights issues and all are important. I couldn't pick just one!And yes, it's volunteer work. I'm excited to get started again!
That's excellent, important work. Good for you!
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I just saw your comment about not finding anything. What about thinking about it from a whole body prospective? (You were thinking about your girlie kind, (view spoiler)[panties (hide spoiler)] huh?) But did you know that cowboys wore long, red underwater, called "long-johns"? You might be able to find a western book with a pair on the cover. Underwear could be any kind of under clothes. Think Victorian Ladies and what they wore "under". Bloomers, frilly slips, corsets, busters, etc. Victoria's Secret is the place to buy them. How about those two words for a title? You just have to justify your association.
Hope it helps.