30.4 - Sandy's Task: Follow the Author

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30.4. Sandy's Task: Follow the Author

This is a two book task.

No books with a main page genre of children or kids may be used. Your books must have a combined page total of at least 500 pages.

For book 1, read a book of your choice written by a single author.

For book 2, read a book with at least one word in the title/subtitle that begins with each of the initials of the author of book 1. All initials in the book 1 author's name must be used. Articles (a, an, the) and conjunctions (and, but, or) cannot be used.

Examples:
Book 1 - The Girls by Emma Cline.
Book 2 - The Disappearance of Ember Crow. "Ember" beginning with E, "Crow" beginning with C.

Book 1 - Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
Book 2 - High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic - "Classic" beginning with C, "Noon" beginning with N, "American" beginning with A.

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[Lauren]

Can the book be by the same author?

For instance:
Book #1: The Perfect Lover by Stephanie Laurens
Book #2: The Lady Chosen by Stephanie Laurens

Thanks

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Lauren wrote: "Can the book be by the same author?

For instance:
Book #1: The Perfect Lover by Stephanie Laurens
Book #2: The Lady Chosen by [author:Stephanie Laurens|924..."

sure - but I don't see the initials S and L in the title words of book 2.

[Dee]

Nice task sandy!

[Lauren]

Sandy wrote: "sure - but I don't see the initials S and L in the title words of book 2.."

I see now that it must be the first letter of the word in the title.
I'll have to find a different pairing :)

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Dee wrote: "Nice task sandy!"

Thanks!

[Pia]

Will these books work?

Book 1: Heidelberg Requiem by Wolfgang Burger

Book 2: Everything We Left Behind

W & B in We & Behind

Another option:

Book 1: Earthly Remains by Donna Leon

Book 2: Love You To Death

D & L in L & Death

Thanks!

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Pia wrote: "Will these books work?

Book 1: Heidelberg Requiem by Wolfgang Burger

Book 2: Everything We Left Behind

W & B in We & Behind

Another option:

Book..."

Both combos work.

[Coralie]

Would this work?
Claudine's House by Colette
and The Clockwork Rocket

[Dee]

making sure I get this

bk 1 - Opening Hearts - Iona Findley
bk 2 - Fantasy in Death

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Coralie wrote: "Would this work?
Claudine's House by Colette
and The Clockwork Rocket"

yes

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Dee wrote: "making sure I get this

bk 1 - Opening Hearts - Iona Findley
bk 2 - Fantasy in Death"

yes

[Bryony]

Could I just check this combination works, please.

Book one: Saturday by Ian McEwan
Book two: The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

Thank you!

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Wayne wrote: "Would this work or am I just not playing fair?

Book 1: The Whispering Muse by Sjón
Book 2:She by H. Rider Haggard"

The book 1/book 2 combo would work, but doesn't appear to add up to 500 pages.

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Bryony wrote: "Could I just check this combination works, please.

Book one: Saturday by Ian McEwan
Book two: The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

Th..."

that works.

[Bryony]

Thank you!

[Kathy]

Checking which initials I would use for Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art by Madeleine L'Engle

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Kathy wrote: "Checking which initials I would use for Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art by Madeleine L'Engle"

M and L

[Melanie]

I confused myself several times with this one, so I just want to verify I've pinned it down:

Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
The Periodic Table by Primo Levi

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Melanie wrote: "I confused myself several times with this one, so I just want to verify I've pinned it down:

Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
The Periodic Table by Primo Levi"

yep

[Trish]

Just for paranoia's sake, the combination of:
Rosemary and Rue, Seanan McGuire and
Murder of a Small-Town Honey ,
works, doesn't it? M from murder, and while the S is from a hyphanated word, it is at the start of it.

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Trish wrote: "Just for paranoia's sake, the combination of:
Rosemary and Rue, Seanan McGuire and
Murder of a Small-Town Honey ,
works, doesn't it? M from murder, an..."

yes

[Trish]

Sandy wrote: "yes "

Thanks.

[Bryony]

Just rearranging my reading plan a bit, would Boulting's Velosaurus: A Linguistic Tour de France be okay as book two if the initials of my book one author are DB? The D would be in "Tour de France" so I just wanted to check this is acceptable. Thanks!

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Bryony wrote: "Just rearranging my reading plan a bit, would Boulting's Velosaurus: A Linguistic Tour de France be okay as book two if the initials of my book one author are DB? The D would be in ..."

yes

[Bryony]

Thank you!