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Challenges: Year Long Main 2021
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Book Suggestions for 2017 Challenge
Oh sorry Annerlee, I didn't check what the task said exactly. Is there a symbol for patience? Like a white dove for peace? If there is, you could also look for a cover with that symbol.
If your character was called Patience and sge appeared on the frint cover, would that work?
I looked up symbols for patience... Quora suggests an hourglass or a seed. Your idea might work too Sarah. I think I'm going to have to look around and run it by our referee... I'll stick my neck out and see what happens (lol)
Ahh! apparently asters and oxeye daisies are flowers that symbolise patience. Amazing what you learn in this group!
Some possibilities... maybe? Luckily, I have the patience ; /
Annerlee wrote: "I looked up symbols for patience... Quora suggests an hourglass or a seed. Your idea might work too Sarah. I think I'm going to have to look around and run it by our referee... I'll stick my neck ..."
Symbols for patience are also, the turtle, the ox (animals) and the number 8 (in the Kabbalah)
Mariab wrote: "Symbols for patience are also, the turtle, the ox (animals) and the number 8 (in the Kabbalah)"Ohh. Thanks for that Mariab. I'm feeling a lot more hopeful about this category.
The third Gentlemen Bastard series book has a character named Patience in it. I am reading it now.
Annerlee, I think you could read a book with something shown on the cover that requires patience. What things do tax your patience?Like for me, handiwork such as sewing, knitting, crocheting, quilting, requires great patience. While for others, it doesn't. Working jigsaw puzzles for my dad was an unbearable trial to his patience. While for me, they were fun.
what tries my patience? hmm.... mindless stupidity comes to mind and 'finickity pinickity' delicate finger work
I found a book with a truck on the cover... well my neighbour did (she has a weird and wonderful collection of books I would never read otherwise). I've started a bookshelf in her honour (Jan recommends)
Round Ireland with a Fridge
I have been unsuccessful so far in finding a copy of Psycho with the shower scene on the cover. I'm not sure what I'll read for that task if I can't find a copy. So far, I have come up with Shower of Stars, Murder Can Rain on Your Shower, or April Showers. I'm not thrilled with those options, but I'm leaning towards Shower of Stars, since it has high ratings and is the only one available at my library. Has anyone come up with anything better or read something they loved for that will fit this task?
I don't know if it's better, but I have selected Waterfall. It's not a traditional shower, but it is a downpour of water. I may swap it out yet, but the attraction is that I own it.
Kristie wrote: "I have been unsuccessful so far in finding a copy of Psycho with the shower scene on the cover. I'm not sure what I'll read for that task if I can't find a copy. as anyone come up with anything better or read something they loved for that will fit this task? ..."Sort of... I think the cover for Chain Reaction
could fit it.
Mariab, thanks for that suggestion. I'd say it fits! Several of my GR friends have read that one and most enjoyed it. I'll add it to my list. Janice, I hadn't considered a waterfall as a type of shower. That will open up my search a bit more. I did think of rain showers and reading Chasing Rainbows, but I didn't know if that was stretching it too much. I also looked for baby showers and bridal showers.
You don't need to be too literal in your choices. Just because your answer was a method of getting clean, doesn't mean that the book has to reflect that. Baby showers, bridal showers, rain showers... they all work. As long as you can explain the connection, you're good.
Excellent! Thanks, Janice.
I hadn't thought of waterfalls either, thanks for that little suggestion! Anyone have any recommendations for books taking place in the 1960's? I should've picked the 1920's, which I almost did, because I have lots of books in that decade I want to read, but not too many in the 60's.
I'm sure I could find many set in the 60s. Off the top of my head:One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (I think)
Whistling Past the Graveyard
The Help
I also picked 60s and plan to read either The Road to Woodstock or I Heart Ed Small
for "shower" book - If I can find a copy, I am going to read Never Shower in a Thunderstorm.I do like the cover of Mariab's book, but not especially the story line.
Kimey - I think you really may like The Help. It is set in 1962 in Jackson, Mississippi. There is a movie and the audio book was supposed to be great. (I read it when it first came out.)
I loved The Help. I think you would like it, Kimey. I am with Cherie. :)
The Help is a really good book. I read it a couple of years ago. Turns out I have several of these book suggestions on my TBR list! And just added a couple more. Apparently I didn't gopher for that topic as much as I thought I had. LOL.
I just realized that I own Whistling Past the Graveyard on audiobook. I'll go with that one for the task.
Janice, does Spell or High Water work for the showers question? The water from my shower is way over my head ;-p
It might be a bit of a stretch (hehehe), but if you can justify it, you can use it.
Re shower: How about a rain shower?
That would be so great .. ! I've considered it longingly a couple of times and discounted it. But it seems the category is wider than I thought...
My Psycho cover would be the edition from the local library.
Janice wrote: "I have a couple of books earmarked for the 1960's - "60s? Which question was that? Is it classical vs contemporary?
I think it's the question about which time period you would travel to.
Annerlee - I mentioned a rain shower to Janice and she said it was fine as long as you can make the connection to shower. The book I'm thinking of has a girl walking with an umbrella on the cover. If you are using a cover picture, I believe it has to be the cover of the edition you read. That's why I'm struggling with psycho. I haven't found any covers locally that depict the shower yet.
Your cover didn't show up right away on the app, Annerlee, but I would think that it shows the shower scene, so you'd be fine with that too.
The wording in the challenge is "depicted" on the cover. That gives you some leeway in finding a cover that represents a shower in one way or another. It doesn't have to literally be a shower.
Kristie wrote: "Your cover didn't show up right away on the app, Annerlee, but I would think that it shows the shower scene, so you'd be fine with that too."The cover shows the shower scene, obvious if you've seen the film but not so obvious if you haven't. The screaming lady has water dripping from her mouth and there's a shadow with a knife through the curtain.
Janice wrote: "The wording in the challenge is "depicted" on the cover. That gives you some leeway in finding a cover that represents a shower in one way or another. It doesn't have to literally be a shower."Thanks for the clarification Janice : )
Annerlee wrote: "Kristie wrote: "Your cover didn't show up right away on the app, Annerlee, but I would think that it shows the shower scene, so you'd be fine with that too."The cover shows the shower scene, obvi..."
Right. I couldn't see it on the app, but it shows up now. It definitely depicts the shower scene.
Annerlee wrote: "Re shower: How about a rain shower?That would be so great .. ! I've considered it longingly a couple of times and discounted it. But it seems the category is wid..."
Oh Annerlee, I read
this year and I never thought of that! Now I'll go back and see if I used it for a different question. Though I think I might read
anyway.
Margo wrote: "Annerlee wrote: "Re shower: How about a rain shower?That would be so great .. ! I've considered it longingly a couple of times and discounted it. But it seems th..."
I read Psycho for this task and it was good. I previously had watched the movie.
Jannene wrote: "Margo wrote: "Annerlee wrote: "Re shower: How about a rain shower?That would be so great .. ! I've considered it longingly a couple of times and discounted it. B..."
Yeah, I loved the movie! But it is a very long time since I saw it, maybe a read is in order ;-)
Well folks, I'm coming to the conclusion that I'll just have to read both.Oh well... (lol)
So the festival I chose, Diwali has limited options and I hate all of them. What to do? :(
Regarding time travel I chose 2030, duh. Now I can't find a book. Can someone help?
Pragya wrote: "Regarding time travel I chose 2030, duh. Now I can't find a book. Can someone help?"I think we talked about this time in a few posts, Pragya. I cannot recall, exactly. I will look and see if I can find something, but you might need to read back through the previous posts.
Pragya wrote: "Regarding time travel I chose 2030, duh. Now I can't find a book. Can someone help?"You could just chose a book on near future time travel i.e. 21st centuary
Pragya wrote: "So the festival I chose, Diwali has limited options and I hate all of them. What to do? :(""Read a book that is about that holiday, set during that holiday, or has the name in the title."
Could you find something to do with lights? Or victory of good over evil/light over darkness? Focus on the meaning of the holiday maybe than the literal set during Diwali?
Here's a short list of books set in the near future: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...I don't think it needs to be specifically 2030. A range of about 10 years should work.
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The task says:
"What is the feature you are most often complimented on? – Read a book with that feature on the cover or in the title."
I hadn't thought a cover could represent patience, so I'll have a think about that. I don't think I can get away with an author's name though...?
A card game is another interesting take on this.