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Margo - my Hawaii book is called The Money Dragon. I bought it several years ago, but never got into reading it. The introduction and first chapter were interesting. That is as far as I have gotten. Oscar and Lucinda sounds good, but the beginning is strange. I hope it gets better.
Badge 4, Book 17 of 24 Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Category: Actors-Sissy Spacek
Task: For each zodiac sign, select a movie the actor performed in. Read the book the movie was adapted from or Read a book with the same title as the movie. or You can opt to read another book written by the author who wrote the adapted book.
Book Link: The Early Stories of Truman Capote*
★★★ read Nov 17th
How It Fits: Sissy Spacek was in the 1995 movie The Grass Harp, based on the book The Grass Harp by Truman Capote.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113211/
I enjoyed the short stories. I thought that they were well written with interesting characters. I am still waiting for a copy of the book that the movie was based on.
*The ebook is in the link, because that is what comes up first and what I read, but the hardback book had 177p and the paperback had 208p.
Cherie wrote: "*The ebook is in the link, because that is what comes up first and what I read, but the hardback book had 177p and the paperback had 208p. ."Thanks for putting that kind of detail in your report!
I had five days off to read, read, read, and I did not read anything. I listened to a lot of books, but I did not feel like cracking a book cover. I finally pushed myself to open Oscar and Lucinda and read yesterday. I am finally halfway through. It is definitely not what I thought it was going to be, but it seems to be more interesting now but it is slow.
Badge 4, Book 18 of 24 Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Category: Stone-Obsidian
Task: Read a book set in Hawaii.
Book Link: The Money Dragon
★★★ read Dec 2nd
How It Fits: The story is set in Hawaii.
L. Ah Leong was the Money Dragon of Chinatown. The story tells how he came to Hawaii in the late1980s and goes through the 1920s. It details his life and that of his family. It was an interesting story. The background on Chinese culture and how the Chinese were treated by the white establishment was appaling. It talked a lot about how the land and kingdom of Hawaii was taken away from the Hawaiian people and managed by the American corporations like Doyle and others until the American government took it over as a territory. The Chinese exclusion act of 1882 was still going strong into the late 1920s. Even when the Chinese had become Hawaiian citizens and were born on the islands, they were still considered by US Immigration as non-citizens.
Badge 4, Book 19 of 24 Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Category: Actors-Ralph Fiennes
Task: Read the book the movie was adapted from or Read a book with the same title as the movie.
Book Link: Oscar and Lucinda
★ read Dec 4th
How It Fits: The movie was based on the book.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119843/
It was terrible! I hated every minute of reading it. I will NOT be watching the movie.
You are commended for your sacrifice in your quest to finish badge 4. LOL!
Looking for book titles for the fairy tale retelling for 2019 challenge, I find Ella Enchanted. Reading the summary to find out what it is a retelling of, brings me to "a fairy named Lucinda". Dare I tempt fate?
It's short, so the pain won't last long if you don't like it.
Janice - I listened to Prey as an alternate book for Congo. Tim Curry was in the movie "Congo" based on Michael Crichton book of the same name. Unfortunately, the version that my library had was an abridged version. Can I still count it? If you say no, I will not need to jump off the roof, because I also downloaded his book, Timeline, which is "unabridged". My library had no audio or ebook version of Congo, and I do not want to buy it. I own Micro, but I was trying to find an audiobook to listen to when I cannot read. I am running out of time, and guess what - they are not going to release The Professor and the Mad Man until 2019 - so I need to find another book for Sean Penn. I need something shorter for John Hurt than Captain Corelli’s Mandolin too.
I am almost done with The Hotel New Hampshire for Jody Foster. I do not hate it as much as O & L, but I will be glad to be done with it. It is just strange!
I am enjoying If We Were Villains. I am looking forward to the Shakespeare retelling task for next year.
Don't go jumping off any bridges, Cherie. We can't have that. I'll accept it. The abridged audiobook on Goodreads, Prey rates it as equivalent to 336 pages.
Oh Cherie, you were unlucky with that book! I'm so glad that you're enjoying If We Were Villains. I though it was a great story and I loved the language used.
Janice wrote: "Don't go jumping off any bridges, Cherie. We can't have that. I'll accept it. The abridged audiobook on Goodreads, Prey rates it as equivalent to 336 pages."No bridges near here, Janice. Jumping off of the roof is kind of an old inside joke among the group I used to work in. Our building only had two floors.
I am currently listening to Timeline, until I find something else to listen to for one of the other tasks that I need to finish - I did not have another audiobook available anyway. I re-checked with my library. They do not have an unabridged version of Prey.
I guess Mystic River is back on my plate for Sean Pen. I had it from my library at one time, and sent it back.
I feel better about finishing now. I think I can do it!I am really enjoying the audiobook for Timeline, so I will keep it for my reporting for Tim Curry.
I am a few pages away from finishing The Hotel New Hampshire and should finish it tonight.
I found a replacement book for Sean Penn and downloaded an ebook The Weight of Water.
I have requested The Oxford Murders, in print for John Hurt. I think I requested Midnight Express too, just in case.
Janice wrote: "It's short, so the pain won't last long if you don't like it."LOL! I missed this the other day.
I read Timeline before I came to Goodreads. I remember liking (I like anything Michael Crichton writes except Pirate Latitudes) but I don't remember the story. I'll have to read it again.
Badge 4, Book 20 of 24 Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Category: Actors-Jodie Foster
Task: Read the book the movie was adapted from.
Book Link: The Hotel New Hampshire
★★ read Dec 13th
How It Fits: Jodie Foster starred in the 1984 movie.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087428/
Cherie wrote: "Badge 4, Book 20 of 24 Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Category: Actors-Jodie Foster
Task: Read the book the movie was adapted from.
Book Link: The Hotel New Hampshire
★★ read Dec 13th
How It ..."
You're almost done!
Yes, but the movie books are killing me!
Cherie wrote: "Yes, but the movie books are killing me!"Yeah, they were not easy but you can do it!
Cherie wrote: "Yes, but the movie books are killing me!"Maybe I should plan a movie challenge.... oh wait! I did, and we are doing it next year. LOL!
Badge 4, Book 21 of 24 Zodiac Sign: Tarus
Category: Superheroes-Rhino
Task: Read a book with Villain in the title.
Book Link: If We Were Villains
★★★★ read Dec 14th
How It Fits: Villian is in the title
This was a Shakespeare retelling. I really liked it.
Badge 4, Book 22 of 24 Zodiac Sign: Aries
Category: Actors-Tim Curry
Task: For each zodiac sign, select a movie the actor performed in. Read the book the movie was adapted from or Read a book with the same title as the movie. or You can opt to read another book written by the author who wrote the adapted book.
Book Link: Timeline
★★★ read Dec, 15th
How It Fits: Tim Curry was in the 1995 movie Congo, adapted from the book written by Michael Crichton. The book I read was also written by Mr. Crichton.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112715/
I listened to the audiobook version of book. I liked the narrator, but honestly, the book was too long.
Badge 4, Book 23 of 24 Zodiac Sign: Leo
Category: Actors-Sean Penn
Task: For each zodiac sign, select a movie the actor performed in. Read the book the movie was adapted from.
Book Link: The Weight of Water
★★★★ read Dec 16th
How It Fits: Sean Penn was in the 2000 film
The Weight of Water based on the book by Anita Shreve.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0210382/
The book was very intense and I thought, well written. There were two story lines all woven together back and forth. I read the book in epub format, and there were no breaks between sections. It was very disconcerting to be in the past one sentence and the next paragraph, be in the present story. It caught me off guard more than once.
Thanks, Jen. I am reading my last book now...
Well, I can't win. It seems that I got my books mixed up. Apparently, I requested Up At the Villa for Sean Penn besides the ebook, which I read and downloaded and already reported. I am 84 pages into the book that I thought I was reading for John Hurt, and find out it is a Sean Penn movie. (I wanted to see which character he played.)
Midnight Express is waiting at my library for me to pick up tonight, after work. I also have a hold on The Oxford Murders, which is what I really wanted to read, but it has not come in yet.
I finished my last book, but I left my laptop at work. My spreadsheet is on it and I am off work for the next three days. I might sneak in and post tonight or tomorrow. I don't know what possessed me to leave it except that I was completely looking forward to bet off work until 2019!
How annoying! But congratulations on finishing the challenge!
Cherie wrote: "I finished my last book, but I left my laptop at work. My spreadsheet is on it and I am off work for the next three days. I might sneak in and post tonight or tomorrow. I don't know what possessed ..."Congratulations Cherie!
Congratulations on finishing the challenge, Cherie! Enjoy the rest of the holiday and Happy New Year.
Badge 4, Book 24 of 24 Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Category: Actors-John Hurt
Task: Read the book the movie was adapted from or Read a book with the same title as the movie.
Book Link: The Oxford Murders
★★★ read Dec 24th
How It Fits:The 2008 movie was adapted from the book.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0488604/
I finally finished reading my extra library books that I had requested for the last two tasks. I really enjoyed The Grass Harp, Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories and even requested the movie. I watched it yesterday, after I finished reading Midnight Express.Another great yearly challenge - Done. Thanks, Janice!
Congrats on finishing the whole thing Cherie!
Janice wrote: "Congrats on finishing the whole thing Cherie!"Thank you, Janice. I really enjoyed it. For the most part, I read some great books. A few stinkers too, but it cannot be helped sometimes.
All four badges IS amazing Cherie. And with so much time to spare!!!My hat off to you ; )
Wow Cherie, I am in in awe! Are you the only one to complete badge 4? I must pop over to see the badge. RESPECT 😊
No, Margo, lots of us finished it all!
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Books mentioned in this topic
The Grass Harp, Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories (other topics)Midnight Express (other topics)
The Oxford Murders (other topics)
Up At the Villa (other topics)
Midnight Express (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Anita Shreve (other topics)Michael Crichton (other topics)
Michael Crichton (other topics)
Truman Capote (other topics)
Bernard Malamud (other topics)
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Oscar and Lucinda sounds good. What is your book about Hawaii?