Book Suggestions for 2017 Challenge

[Dawn]

Awesome, inquiring minds want to know how it goes. :)

[Jannene]

Cherie wrote: "shower vs bath - warning, warning, warning

If you enter "shower" in the Search Books space, be prepared to need to go take one. Whew! If you enter shower in the Listopia link, you either get books..."
I should have read your warning first. I found A Deadly Bridal Shower.

[Joan]

Jannene, I love that title but aren't all bridal and baby showers deadly?

[Trudy]

Joan wrote: "Jannene, I love that title but aren't all bridal and baby showers deadly?"

Joan, your comments make me laugh as they always seem to hit the nail on the head! :-)

[Cherie]

Oh, Jannene, I wish I'd had that one for the pink flamingo book for my Geo challenge!

[Sandra, Moderator]

Joan wrote: "Jannene, I love that title but aren't all bridal and baby showers deadly?"

Totally agree! lol

[Annerlee]

Lisa wrote: "Lori Z wrote: "Any suggestions for German books translated to English?"

Lori, I have a few that spring to mind:

All Quiet on the Western Front
Ruby Red"

There are also
Inkheart
The Neverending Story

What genres do you like?

[Jannene]

Joan wrote: "Jannene, I love that title but aren't all bridal and baby showers deadly?"
The few that I have gone to, no one ends up dead. They may wish they were! Lol

[Lori Z]

Annerlee wrote:

There are also
Inkheart
The Neverending Story

What genres do you like?

Thanks Annerlee! I was pretty sure I was going to go with Ruby Red since its on my tbr shelf, however, I'm going to add The Neverending Story as an option since I've never read it. I've already read the Inkheart trilogy and loved it.
I like most genres, and always willing to try new ones, but my favorites are mysteries and thrillers.

[Joan]

Haitian Creole ideas anyone? Yup, that's the language I'd like to learn - very bad answer for the survey, however.
In my defense, I've been fascinated by Haiti since I was a kid.

[Sarah]

Found this Joan http://www.libraryforall.org/blog/201... Might be of some help.

[siriusedward]

That was interesting Sarah.Thanks!

[Joan]

Thanks Sarah

[Tasha]

That's an interesting link, Sarah!

[Jayme, Moderator]

Help! For number #14 "things you use everyday" I rather tongue-in-cheek wrote deodorant and now I am having a dreadful time trying to find anything with that word that is 175 plus pages. I have tried smelly and stink, but that tends to end up being picture books.
Can I go the route of perfume that also covers smells even though deodorant technically doesn't cover a smell?

[Sandra, Moderator]

What scent do you use, Jayme? I am thinking my daughter is using "primrose", I am using "fresh", and my son "Irish spring". Maybe your deodorant scent might provide an idea?

[Jayme, Moderator]

Sandra wrote: "What scent do you use, Jayme? I am thinking my daughter is using "primrose", I am using "fresh", and my son "Irish spring". Maybe your deodorant scent might provide an idea?"

I never thought of that! I use "Dry Idea" and am off to gopher. Thanks so much for your help :)

[Sandra, Moderator]

I hope you find a gem!

Dry Idea sounds promising.

[Janice, Moderator]

I think someone put "spoon" down for that task. Here are a couple of suggestions:

, Egg & Spoon
, The Wonder

[Sandra, Moderator]

Yes, that was Dominique.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Those were the exact same two I thought of for spoon, Janice. They seem like good options to me.

[Camilla]

I chose toothbrush.. Luckily I had The Woman Who Swallowed a Toothbrush: And Other Weird Medical Case Histories on my TBR and I even owned it already.

[Camilla]

Another spoon book:

[Casceil]

My choice for item I use every day was "tea mug." I have two I use everyday. The mug for morning tea shows the earth as seen from the moon. For evening tea I use a mug with parrots on it. I figure I should be able to find something that relates to one of them. If anyone knows of any good books related to parrots, let me know.

[Jannene]

I used the word car for three things; something I use every day, I prefer car over truck and my favorite transportation. So, finding three books that have a car on them are quite difficult.

The zodiac sign Virgo is quite challenging as well. Since we are of the "earth" I found Dark Earth which I am still not 100% sold.

I picked July 4th as my favorite holiday. I still can't find anything unless I want to read 4th of July over again.

[Sandra, Moderator]

For the car theme, maybe you can find a travel book? Someone traveling by car? Or a cover like

For the fourth of July I am thinking in fireworks in the cover, or independence theme, or a US flag or colors in the cover.

[Jannene]

Sandra wrote: "For the car theme, maybe you can find a travel book? Someone traveling by car? Or a cover like

For the fourth of July I am thinking in fireworks in the co..."

I hadn't thought of finding a book with the US flag colors. I have several on my TBR list that have US flags! Thanks so much!

[Kristie, Moderator]

Jannene - I ran into that with Italy - favorite food, place I'd like to visit, and language I'd like to learn. Fortunately, I also listed Australia as a place I'd like to visit, so I'll probably go with that one, which leaves me with only two Italy responses.

I also had two car responses (car vs truck and favorite mode of transportation). I'll try to mix it up a bit with the books I choose. For example, maybe one with a car on the cover and the other with car in the title or about a road trip (car playing a significant role in the book). Or maybe I'll just try to find two that are different genres.

[Lisa]

Jannene, a few more car themed books for you:

Are We Nearly There Yet?: A Family's 8000-Mile Car Journey Around Britain

A Spool of Blue Thread

Christine

Mr. Mercedes

[Annerlee]

Camilla wrote: "Another spoon book:
"

As it happens, I was just looking at another spoon book yesterday:

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

[Annerlee]

Joan wrote: "Haitian Creole ideas anyone? Yup, that's the language I'd like to learn - very bad answer for the survey, however.
In my defense, I've been fascinated by Haiti since I was a kid."

Have you seen the Wikipedia page for Haitian Literature? There's a list of authors you could look into.

How were you exposed to Haitian Creole? The only time I've ever heard it is on an episode of the X-files (lol), but it sounds fascinating.

[Tasha]

Jannene, here is an idea for a 4th of July book:

Fourth of July Creek

I think it may have mixed reviews but I loved it.

[Cherie]

Casceil wrote: "My choice for item I use every day was "tea mug." I have two I use everyday. The mug for morning tea shows the earth as seen from the moon. For evening tea I use a mug with parrots on it. I figure ..."

Hi Casceil - I have two parrot books on my challenge list that might fit for you. The Parrot Who Owns Me: The Story of a Relationship There is also one or two about Alex, an African Gray parrot that is pretty famous.

What kind of parrot is on your mug?. You might check out books for that specific bird.

[Cherie]

Jannene wrote: "I used the word car for three things; something I use every day, I prefer car over truck and my favorite transportation. So, finding three books that have a car on them are quite difficult.

The z..."


Hi Jannene,
Peggy pointed out to me that the Zodiac signs have an order number (which never registered to me). You might see what number Virgo is and then, consider reading a series book with that number. Note: Virgo is #6.

[Cherie]

Jannene wrote: "I picked July 4th as my favorite holiday. I still can't find anything unless I want to read 4th of July over again..."

Anything with the # 4 in the title should be okay. Or anything with July too. What about what we do on the 4th of July? There may book about a 4th of July party or a parade.

I checked under fourth and found The Fourth Bear and looking under Independence, I found a huge list. Fireworks?

[Trudy]

For anyone looking for a book with a hospital setting, I think The Golden Son might meet this requirement. The MC is a medical student completing his residency in a Dallas hospital. Half of the book is set in Dallas; the other half in a small village in rural India. This is an easy read and heart-warming story.

[Jannene]

I was going to read One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest for the hospital challenge.

[Sarah]

I have that book in the back of my head too Jannene for that task.

[Jannene]

Sarah wrote: "I have that book in the back of my head too Jannene for that task."

We could read it together if you wanted.

[Sarah]

Perhaps. I don't own it though and I was hoping to use books I own first. We'll see though.

[siriusedward]

Another car themed book :


and book based on Italy :


The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
Romola by George Eliot

Shakespeare's Romeo Juliet and Merchant of Venice

The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim

Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco

Aenid by Virgil

[siriusedward]

Hospital setting


Doctors by Erich Segal
The Surgeon's Lady by Carla Kelly
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Writings by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

[Jayme, Moderator]

For #22, A book set in a hospital, Could I read A Thousand Naked Strangers: A Paramedic’s Wild Ride to the Edge and Back? It actually takes place in an ambulance which is what I rode in on the way to the hospital.

[Janice, Moderator]

Jayme wrote: "For #22, A book set in a hospital, Could I read A Thousand Naked Strangers: A Paramedic’s Wild Ride to the Edge and Back? It actually takes place in an ambulance which is what I rod..."

I'm not making any rulings. This challenge is all about you, and you have to decide if the book fits the criteria.

[Mariab]

Lori Z wrote: "my favorites are mysteries and thrillers. ..."
Then, I would say Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. it is pretty good

[siriusedward]

And for mysteries and thriller , have you read Robert Galbraith books?
The Cuckoo's Calling
The Silkworm
Career of Evil

[Mariab]

Casceil wrote: For evening tea I use a mug with parrots on it. I figure I should be able to find something that relates to one of them. If anyone knows of any good books related to parrots, let me know.."
Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages has a parrot as last living being speaking a language (not main character, though).
But also, parrots speak, don't they?

[Mariab]

Camilla wrote: "I chose toothbrush.. Luckily I had The Woman Who Swallowed a Toothbrush: And Other Weird Medical Case Histories on my TBR and I even owned it already."

The pantentation of toothbrush was thought and made from an idea of prison inmate. There, you could find also book material

[Mariab]

Jannene wrote: "The zodiac sign Virgo is quite challenging as well. Since we are of the "earth" I found Dark Earth which I am still not 100% sold."

Virgo stays for Virgin, You could find virgins in books covers, ej: those depicting medieval tapestry with unicorns have always virgins in it

[Mariab]

I'm having difficulties myself with my favorite movie: Moulin Rouge.
I have searched books about courtesans, chorus girls, entertainment, show... with no avail.
I'm thinking if I can use only 1 word from his title (red or windmill)