Week 15: 4/5 - 4/12

[Cheri]

Good morning, everyone!

I've had a slow few weeks reading. I'm in the midst of three books and have finished only one: The Lost Book of Moses: The Quest for the World's Oldest Bible--and the Man Who Wrote It. I saw some documents relating to this at nearby UCSF and was quite curious, so I picked up the book. It was interesting how the author spent several years tracking down the authenticity of the documents. I used it for prompt 20, a book by a local author (San Francisco).

Question of the Week
It bothers me when the title is misleading or sensationalizing. For example, The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story is about a city that has been called several things (no one knows the original name), and the author points out that many find the City of the Monkey God to be both inaccurate and offensive. In the local area, it is referred to as the White City (Ciudad Blanca). I think he chose to use the Monkey God name as his title because it grabs your attention, even if it offends.

[Julie]

Hi everyone!

This thread has reminded me that I still have to finish my taxes, so I know what I'll be doing today. We're hoping to leave for a road trip to Idaho tomorrow to surprise my niece for her 16th birthday. Not sure it's going to happen - lots of things up in the air still - but I better at least get taxes out of the way. If we do go, hopefully I'll get to knock out a couple audio books as it's a 14 hour drive each way.

This week, I finished five books - four graphic novels and one novel. Only one counted for the challenge, though. But I'm at 28/50, so I think I'm OK there.

I finished:
Saga, Vol. 5, Saga, Vol. 6, Saga, Vol. 7, and Saga, Vol. 8. I'm still so in love with the Saga series!! But I have to say, the ending of book 7 was heart-wrenching, which I wasn't expecting, and I was briefly cranky with the author for making me cry so unexpectedly over a graphic novel. But these really are brilliant. After finishing 8, my spouse and I picked up the next two individual chapters at our local comic book store. I think we're going to just keep buying them individually rather than waiting for the next omnibus. :)

Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters. I finished this one for the allegory prompt. To be honest, I almost DNF'd this a few pages in. It seemed rather dull, and I just didn't know if I could get into the story. Then I decided to push through and finish it, and not only was it a surprisingly quick read (I think it took me less than a couple of hours), I did enjoy it. It was lighthearted, silly, and fun.

Currently reading:
Under the Udala Trees

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry (audio)

QOTW:
You know, I've never thought about it or noticed, so I guess it must not bother me.

[Cendaquenta]

Thursday again already?! What black hole did that week fall into...

Attended a She Reads Comics night in Glasgow this Monday, it was really nice. Picked up some good graphic novels there. Only thing is by the time I'm plucking up courage to actually talk, the night's over and we're getting huckled out the door. :/

Completed 3 books this week. Up to 20/50 on Popsugar.

Jane Eyre (a reread) - fulfilled Popsugar prompt #31, "a book mentioned in another book". Loved this just as much as the other 3 or 4 times I've read it. Though I do find myself liking Rochester less and less with every reading - he just has such a skewed moral compass that I can't see him as a good person or love interest. On the other hand, Jane just becomes a more and more amazing protagonist. :D

The Trick to Time - fulfilled Popsugar prompt #10, "a book about death or grief", and Read Harder prompt #23, "a book with a female protagonist over the age of 60". Enjoyed this very much, even though it's an unhappy story. It was so moving, the writing was great, and there was a lovely little Irish tinge to it.

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic - fulfilled Read Harder prompt #4, "a comic written and illustrated by the same person". Been trying to find this for ages, came across it at the aforementioned She Reads Comics. Glad I finally read it!

Currently reading:

Alexander Hamilton - Stiiill. This book is a mountain. Finally reached the halfway point though! :D It is interesting, but at the moment there's so much minutiae about finances and bureaucracy that I feel as if I'm wading through it. I hope someone starts a rap battle soon. :p

Question of the Week: Does it bother you if the book's title doesn't seem connected to the plot?
Not really. Honestly, as long as it sounds cool, I don't mind about titles. If anything it bothers me more when the title does crop up a lot in the plot - there's a point where it stops being clever.

[Ali]

Hello all! Today the weather is warm and sunny and gorgeous, and it is completely boosting my mood!

I only finished A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole this week, which didn't count for my challenge. This was such a delightful romance novel, and I'm now officially sold 100% on her and want to read everything she's written!

I'm currently reading The Silkworm on audiobook, Heart Berries: A Memoir, and Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet. I think only Heart Berries will end up meeting a challenge prompt (the advanced for a fruit or veggie in the title).

QOTW: Honestly, this isn't something I've really thought about! I do always have that sort of have a knowing wink wink nudge nudge moment when a book's title pops up in the book itself though.

[Christy]

Hello everyone! I didn't check in last week because I had a corneal ulcer (Do Not Recommend) and looking at a computer screen was quite painful. I'm all better now, though, so back to computers and books!
I finishedThe Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific, which I used for the 2016 prompt set on an island. It's set in Kiribati, so it also checks off another country in my list of countries. The book was ok; the culture and experiences are interesting, but the tone is kind of a pretentious man's Bill Bryson (yeah, you thought Bill Bryson was the pretentious man's Bill Bryson, didn't you? Nope!). It got a bit grating. Also, per the question of the week, sex lives and cannibalism were very little talked about, so I was annoyed at the shocky title. It should have just been "Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific", which fits the subject matter much better.
I'm currently reading Before the Devil Breaks You because I do enjoy a fun Libba Bray book. It's a palate cleanser before Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI and The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy The Shocking Inside Story, my two true crime holds from the library that of course had to come in at the same time. I have to read them quickly too, because I'm sure the system won't let me renew such popular books. Good thing I love a reading goal!
In conclusion, I am taking a moment to be very thankful for the ability to read without severe pain again. Please join me in this moment of gratitude for vision... :-)

[Tonya]

I finished 3 books this week. Only 1 of them counted towards the challenge.

1. The Tycoon's Make-Believe Fiancée - Didn't like it at all.
2. Meg - I loved this book! Highly recommend it if you like sharks. I counted this as a book set at sea. The majority of it takes place on a boat and in the ocean.
3. The Family at Number 13 - This was an ARC from NetGalley. It was ok.

I'm currently reading:
1. With My Eyes Wide Open: Miracles and Mistakes on My Way Back to KoRn - loving it so far!
2. All the Beautiful Lies - So far so good. Might be able to count this towards the bookstore/library prompt. We'll see how big a part the bookstore plays in the story.

QOTW: It does bother me if the title isn't somehow connected to the story. I admit I tend to judge books by their titles. If it has a cool title I'll check it out so it's disappointing when it doesn't match. Like The Family at Number 13, that title threw me off. I get why that title was chosen but I kept waiting for certain things to happen/be revealed and I was completely off track.

[Carmen]

Thegirlintheafternoon wrote: "I quit Love, Hate & Other Filters (good, but I just couldn't seem to get invested in it) and The Straight Boyfriend (extremely meh). I also moved Silver Sparrow back to my TBR; it was too good for me not to be able to focus on fully. "

I'm glad you DNF'ed "The Straight Boyfriend". I went to check it out and I was all excited until I got to the end of the synopsis. Wow. Talk about problematic. *shudders* I have a sudden urge to read a whole bunch of fanfiction to reassure myself that proper m/m relationships are being written!

[Miriam]

Hey everybody,

where I live in Germany it smells like spring, which is lovely.

It was kind of weird week here, because on Saturday there was an amok-car attack/extended suicide/murder in our town, two people died and more than 20 were injured, when a car was driven into the outside seating area of a café. The town is normally very peaceful and quiet, so it came as a shock, especially since at first nobody could be sure it wasn't a terrorist attack. The whole town was shocked and shaken adn many wonder whether we'll be able to go back to being peaceful and quiet.

I didn't get much reading done this week, which is partly due to the fact that I had started two books (one audio, one paperpack) which I didn't and don't like so much.
One of them I finished yesterday, the audioversion of A Trace of Smoke. Neither the book nor the speaker actually worked for me. Because it was slow and repetitve I could listen to it a litlle faster than normal, though. The book isn't written very empathetically and apart from some historical facts/ circumstances that are not quite authentic, neither do the characters actually touch or affect me. They seem artificial, and the protagonist too perfect to seem human. I basically finished it because I wanted to review it, which I will do at the weekend. I always feel really bad when thinking about writing a bad review for a book, so I might not be quite as outspoken in the end.

Also finished Emil und die Detektive, fabulous children's classic (which I hadn't read before)

Currently reading The Great Alone for the decade I was born in. It is a really good book! I am almost half-way through.
Can't quite decide what to listen to next as my audiobook.

QOTW:
Don't think about it much, but as some of you said, like the ones where you notice while reading how the title connects to the book.

[Christine]

Sheri wrote: "Unauthorized Cinnamon wrote: "Ooh, do you play on PC? Maybe we can group up! In the meantime I'm going to check the comic out, thanks! "

Sorry, I'm on Xbox one! Wish they'd get more games going th..."

Boo! Well I guess there's always Hearthstone at least. :)

[Christine]

Cendaquenta wrote: "It is interesting, but at the moment there's so much minutiae about finances and bureaucracy that I feel as if I'm wading through it. I hope someone starts a rap battle soon. :p"

XD

This is how I feel whenever I read history - I need like, a super-ultra-triple-footnoted edition that just tells me the story with some semblance of a narrative flow.

[Lois]

Hello! Still raining in Portland, but so beautiful with cherry and plum tree blossoms and my clematis beginning to bloom.

Finished this week:

Sunburn for #9 about a villain or anti-hero. I'm a big fan of Laura Lippman, but I didn't love this one as much as I was expecting. It's an homage to fellow Baltimore writer, James M. Cain, master of noir. Noir is a bit minimalist in character development for me, I guess.

Beartown for #19 about a sport. Hockey, which I know nothing about. Still, a great book. I couldn't put it down. Very evocative of the isolated forest community and small-town characters.

QotW:
I do pay attention to how a title relates to the book. I appreciate it when there is some connection, even just a little bit of the text. I don't often select a book based on the title. The covers are another matter. I often select a book by the cover, and usually that works out fine for me, but sometimes I am misled. Not a very big deal, though, and I do love a nice cover.

[Brooke]

Hi everyone! This week has been a nightmare of a work week, with a new major issue popping up on a daily basis. Thank goodness my evenings have been (mostly) free so I can relax with a book and escape reality for at least a couple of hours. I am hoping to have a quiet weekend as well because I'm off next Thursday & Friday for a family wedding, so I'm sure Mon-Wed will be extra hectic at work. (I do have to do my taxes, though. Ugh.)

I finished 4 books this week, 2 for Popsugar, so I’m now at 24/52 for this challenge.

Books I finished:
For Popsugar
The Godfather by Mario Puzo for a book mentioned in another book (31). I was going to use it for the antihero/villain prompt, but then I remembered that this was mentioned in Magpie Murders. I’ve seen the movie a few times—mostly in bits and pieces since it is so long—but it has been several years. This is one of the few books where I didn’t mind picturing the characters as the actors that portrayed them on screen. I enjoyed it, switching from print to audio read by Joe Mantegna. He did a great job with the raspy voice of Don Corleone and the accents.

Red Rising by Pierce Brown for a book set on another planet (27). It took me forever to read this one because I couldn’t get into it. The first third was a complete slog, and I didn’t really care about the MC or his mission. Maybe I would have enjoyed it when I was younger.

For other challenges
Let Me Lie by Claire Mackintosh. I love Mackintosh’s novels. They are all a bit different, but in each there are a bunch of flawed characters and a plot that keeps you guessing and on the edge of your seat. This was about a woman whose parents both committed suicide, but months later she gets a card in the mail that causes her to reevaluate everything. Her other 2 novels are better, but this was still enjoyable.

Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West. This book of essays was thought-provoking. I think reading it an essay at a time would have a greater impact than reading it straight through, which is how I did it.

I am currently reading:
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks for another challenge
Sunburn by Laura Lippman for another challenge
Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller for a book that involves a library or bookstore (39).

QOTW: I don't usually care if the title doesn't match the book. I'm usually more concerned with the synopsis and cover design.

[Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads)]

I appreciate the conversations here emphasizing that I'm not the only girl gamer around. :-) I'm terrible with first person games (have weird motion sickness triggers), so I don't actually play Overwatch, but I do enjoy Hearthstone, and my husband was just saying we should try playing Heroes of the Storm together.

Our house has been hit hard by the flu this past week. I'm finally starting to recover from that, and the weather is lovely today, so maybe soon I will be back to normal energy. Meanwhile, I've had a fair amount of reading time, though I actually felt bad enough for part of this week that I binge watched Star Trek TNG instead of reading.

Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods, Gregor and the Marks of Secret and Gregor and the Code of Claw Before the worst of the flu hit I managed to devour the rest of this middle grade series in just a couple days. Definitely an impressive series that tackles some tough topics (like international/interspecies politic, militarization, etc) on a kid's level, while still being a fun series with great characters.

The Richest Man in Babylon I was glad to get this audiobook over with. There's some really good financial information in it, but for me it was so basic that I found most of the book boring.

食戟のソーマ 7 Shokugeki no Souma 7 I got the next book in this manga series through my first true interlibrary loan! (It's like unlocking a real life achievement: "Has used interlibrary loan system".) I read a quote from this one to my husband and he summed up what I like about this series. "It's about cooking, but they describe it like a martial arts battle."

Currently Reading:
The American Indian I was expecting this to be more of a cohesive book, but you can actually tell that it's a bunch of essays that were edited into book form later. It's easy to read as far as writing style, but some parts are hard to read because facing how badly the Native Americans were treated at so many points in history.

Fix, Freeze, Feast, 2nd Edition: The Delicious, Money-Saving Way to Feed Your Family; Stock Your Freezer with Ready-to-Cook Meals; 150 Recipes A NetGalley book that I haven't been super motivated to read while I haven't had much cooking energy.

North and South I started reading this for my 'made into a movie I've already seen prompt, but took a break because it wasn't holding my interest well during the flu. I'm sure I'll enjoy it again now that I'm feeling better.

Pendragon's Heir I was hoping this would be a faster moving, more engaging book, but it was only one step better than North and South for holding my attention during the flu. I do like some of the aspects of this King Arthur retelling though, and looking forward to seeing where it goes from here.

QOTW:

I think an inapplicable title would bother me a lot if I noticed it, but like others, I pay little attention to the title once I'm reading.

Part of that may be because a lot of the books I read have very straightforward titles like a character name or an obvious reference to element of the fairy tale the story is retelling.

When I was younger it did really bother me when when minor details like character's hair color were wrong on a cover, but now I read enough e-books that sometimes I don't even really look at the cover before I read the book.

[Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads)]

Ellie wrote: "I put my back out washing the dog at the weekend so I've not been in a great mood. Why do I always injure myself doing something mundane? Once I sprained my neck by *sleeping*."

I'm almost positive that I once dislocated my knee because I was sitting on my bed reading and leaned over to pick up my water bottle. It's not supposed to be possible to dislocate a knee that easily, but it was excruciating, and it clicked/popped both at the beginning and end of the pain, so I'm pretty sure I managed that level of clumsiness.

[Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads)]

Anne wrote: "Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson for #33: a childhood classic you have never read. It is kind of violent compared to what children read today!."

I loved Kidnapped in my early teens, but I wouldn't have thought of it as a childhood book. (I was also reading Agatha Christie and other easy adult level reading from childhood.) *Maybe* young adult, but I'm not even sure about that.

[Teri]

I finished 5 books this week, but three of them were books I had been reading for multiple weeks.

Prompt #1 (Book Made Into a Movie Already Seen) - Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly. This was certainly more technical than the movie, and it was a slow read for me. I learned a lot about the space program and am very glad I read it. This could also fit in the feminism category.

Prompt #18 (Book by Two Authors) - Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter. The musical "Hamilton" is playing in my area for the next two weeks, and I was not able to get tickets (unless I luck into the lottery ones). This is a very entertaining audiobook read by Mariska Hargitay, and it gives a lot of fun tidbits about how the play was written and produced. If you love the music and the play, you'll love this book. Could obviously also be used as a book that is a stage play or musical.

Prompt #27 (Set on Another Planet) - Time Jumpers by Brandon Mull. This is the conclusion of the Five Kingdoms series (5 books). If you like Rick Riordan, Lois Lowry, James Dashner and Madeleine L'engle, you'll like Brandon Mull. He has several middle school aged series that are great reads (like Fablehaven). This takes place on a fictional planet, but the prompt doesn't say it has to be a real one. Could also be used for the time travel prompt or published in 2018.

Advanced Prompt #9 (Problem Facing Society Today) - The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander. This book has definitely changed how I think about the War on Drugs and how it has impacted minority communities. It gutted me, actually, as I work for law enforcement and can see from that perspective how convincing her conclusions are. The USA has made a terrible mess of dealing with the drug problem, and it is going to be difficult to find our way out. This could also work for an author of a different ethnicity if you are not black.

Not for a prompt - Strength to Love by Martin Luther King Jr. This is a collection of some of his essays/sermons. I'm not religious, and the ones dealing with religion and faith were not my favorites, but he had some really great ones on other themes from the Bible (such as the good Samaritan story, loving your enemies, hope, fear, non-violence, etc. I have not read much of his work (other than the I Have a Dream speech), and this was quite inspiring. My favorite was the first one, called "A Tough Mind and a Tender Heart."

24 books - 20/52 regular, 3/10 advanced, 1 non-prompt

QOTW: Does it bother you if the book's title doesn't seem connected to the plot?
It is rare that it actually bothers me, but I do like the moment when you figure out why the title came about. A recent example of when the title didn't make sense was Lilac Girls. Fortunately, someone had asked the author about the title on Goodreads, and although I didn't think the explanation was good enough to have justified the title, at least I was able to find out the reasoning. But most of the time I don't think that much about titles or even cover art.

[Theresa]

Howdy from cool NYC! I see spring flowers and new leaves trying to burst open - one really good warm day with some warm rain should make all the difference...if we ever get one.

I've been burdened with a bad cold, not good when scrambling for taxes (majority of citizens file returns and get refunds from overpaying their taxes during the year. those of us with our own businesses seem to end up owing) - I don't think this is what T.S. Eliot meant by 'April is the cruelest month" but sure feels like it this year!

I finished one more challenge read this week:
The Girl in the Tower - came up on library ebook hold and fit it in as my book published in 2018. Really enjoyed it, love the way this series is evolving. I find Arden a refreshing voice, bringing to life a place that we here in the US have little knowledge.

That brings me to 23/50 books read for challenge - 20/40 and 3/10. I'm just 2 books away from being half way! I will have those 2 books read before the end of April, putting me 2 months ahead of my personal schedule.

Currently reading: Cinnamon and Gunpowder - as my book set at sea - quite amusing so far but I'm at the very beginning. I stumbled across this book somewhere somehow and thought it looked like a fun read. Borrowed what I thought was ebook format from NYPL only to find it was audiobook (which I don't really like). Listened to enough to know I did want to read it and then bought the ebook. The book at sea prompt was one of my suggestions, and I had several books in mind for it when this bit a whimsey caught my eye. Yup, I'm easily distracted!

Since I'm ahead, I'm slowing my challenge reading pace, taking some mini-challenge vacations to read various NYPL ebook holds which I had suspended and lots of fluff - cozies, romances, regencies, contemporary fiction that don't fit categories but are by authors I follow, some binge reading. I have several books set aside for prompts, a couple of which will be slow reads, but also have a few prompts I need to research or search my personal library. That's part of the fun.

QOTW: As long as I can figure out some relationship to the story or the series, titles don't bother me. They don't have to be literal. I can't think of a single one that bothers or irritates me in fact. Number or letter or such series make sense because they are meant as an orderly progression, a way to mark where you are in the series, and the order for reading - i.e. Evanovich are sequential running from Stephanie Plum's first 'case', and don't need any further relationship to the story. Some titles are metaphors or meant to set period, location or mood or suggesting an atmosphere rather than actually fitting into the story. Last year I read Palm Trees in the Snow and there are not any literal palm trees in snow - but it is a metaphor for the Spanish Pyrenees family members who go to work in Africa and then return. It makes sense in the totality of the book and about half way through the image of that title opened the entire story to me.

Plus I read a lot of cozies and those titles are all about puns, funnier and cleverer the better, usually with no relationship to the story or mystery. Those titles serve the purpose of telling you that you are about to read a light entertaining cozy with maybe one murder, little violence, and a bit of a puzzle.

What does bother me is cover art that is blatantly wrong -- i.e. cover depicts a brunette protagonist with long flowing hair when on page 3 the protagonist is clearly described as having a short blond pixie cut. I mean seriously! I'd rather see some abstract image than something that wrong!

[Diane]

This week I had an epic 5 hour coffee date with a friend that just moved back to town. (We are known for extremely long coffee dates lol) We met in Barnes and Noble at the cafe. While I was waiting for her I saw a man reading in the corner by himself. I'm still looking for a book being read by a stranger in public so i took the opportunity to go ask him what he was reading. He was so nice and highly recommended the book, The Escape Artist. Later on he passed by our table and we had another quick conversation about what books and authors we both liked. One of the books he talked about sounded really good so I asked for the author's name again so I could write it down. (Tim Dorsey)About 30 minutes later he shyly came back to our table and said " I just wanted you to know they don't have that book I mentioned here.(Florida Road Kill) I just went to look for it so I could buy it for you." OMG my heart melted. A complete stranger was going to buy me a book because we had a 10 minute conversation. I wanted to put him in my pocket and take him home with me. What a wonderful little experience. Thank you Popsugar for making me find a book a stranger is reading in public.

This week I finished Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men. I gave it 3 stars. It was good but nothing to rave about. I found it interesting since I have never heard of her before. The book is 1/3 her life and crimes, 1/3 investigating her crimes, and 1/3 a trial. It wasn't exactly what I was thinking based on other true crime books I've read. (prompt - true crime)

I am still working on my audio book. (Oops, I haven't hit the treadmill in a few days), Ice Capades: A Memoir of Fast Living and Tough Hockey. (prompt - sport)

I have also started a new book, Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde. None of the books I own but have not yet read involve a heist so I went through everyone's lists to see what they read. Seemed like Six of Crows or Artemis Fowl was going to be my destiny until I saw this book. I'm sorry I don't remember their name but thanks whoever you are. (prompt - heist)

QOTW
I haven't really noticed if and when this happens. I am interested in the covers as far as the titles and art because that is what will pull me in to see what kind of story it will be but once I own the book or start reading it, I don't think I pay attention to it any more.

[Eujean2]

A great library/librarian story:
I live in San Francisco and I LOVE my library. I stop by often as there is a branch on the walk between my office and the bus home. (I also love the access to Libby, Hoopla, & Kanopy.) Because of this challenge I have spent more time plotting out what I hope to read in 2018. I have even made a few catalogue suggestions. I am probably suggesting things that are already on the library radar, but the release date is more than 2 months out, so I can’t request the book yet.
Yesterday I stopped by the library to pick up a few things I had on hold. One requested item was attached to another book with a rubber band. I was very confused. Then I looked down to see an ARC copy of a book I had suggested, Bruja Born. There was a note on the cover that read “To Keep. Courtesy of SFPL.” It was just such a wonderful kindness. Someone I have never met, knew I wanted to read this book and gifted me a copy. It made my day…maybe even my week. Again, I say, I LOVE my library!

Finished (two weeks worth):
The Hate U Give – #38 Song Lyrics in the Title - I was surprised how much I enjoyed the book, despite the difficult topic. Thanks to all on this board who recommended it.

Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun – #26: Animal In The Title - Really my only complaint about the novella was that I wanted it to be longer. I would have loved to spend more time with the protagonist.

When Dimple Met Rishi – for Read Harder - Despite myself, I really enjoyed it. Perhaps it was the odd San Francisco references that put me off some. (A kid from Atherton would be able to identify the Bay Bridge and there is no uber fancy restaurant a 10-minute walk from the SFSU dorms.) They do go to Two Sisters Bar & Books, a restaurant I loved that closed a few years ago.

Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History – no challenge - Great illustrations! Late for Black History Month, but I read it the last day of Women’s History Month.

Princeless: Raven the Pirate Princess Book 2: Free Women – I love Princeless and I enjoyed the first Raven book. This one has a great (diverse) group of characters, but the story felt scattered to me. I will read more. (Though readership for this title is low and may not have too many more issues.)

The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer – #6 Based On A Real Person - If you love comics and you love footnotes, this is the book for you! I found it fascinating, though slow to read with all the historical commentary. The author really did her homework and it made for a compelling read. I will admit that I did not read the appendices of historical documents. But I did fall in love with a black cat who randomly shows up in a few panels as he reminds me of my black cat.

Currently Reading
The Mistress of Spices – After a novella and two YA books, my reading speed has decreased, but I am enjoying it.
A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons – My audiobook for a weekend with a couple of long drives. It is fascinating so far.
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Beats Up the Marvel Universe – Fun! But the tiny yellow footnotes mean I need to read this is a well-lit area.

14/42 regular, 11/42 graphic novels, & 5/10 advanced for the Pop Sugar challenge

QotW:
I don’t remember being bothered that a title doesn’t fit a book. Though I do like the moment when you are reading something, and you get an “ah ha” moment about the significance of the title.

[Chinook]

Okay, now that my confusion as to checking in last week is cleared up, I’m immediately checking in for this week, before I think I have and don’t actually do it! I guess we can blame it on “old age” since I turn 40 next week. My husband is planning some sort of surprise and I hate surprises, which apparently requires that our house is clean and so now I appear to be doing a lot of housework in preparation for my own birthday? Lol. Lots of audiobook time, anyway.

I finished three books, Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War, which was fun but I don’t think I’ve slotted it in to any challenges, though I contemplated microhistory; Revival, Vol. 5 : Gathering Of Waters, which I still love so much as I continue to read it - in fact I know have the paper copy of the last volume, 8, because it’s not on Overdrive and I know I’m going to want to read it soon; and Wonder, which I mostly wanted to read before seeing the movie and then serendipitously there were wuotes from Natalie Merchant’s song “Wonder” so it fit into the challenge.

So, I ended up really hating the end of Wonder. I liked it up until the very end and was relating to it a lot, as my younger sister has cerebral palsy, but that ending really ruined it for me. I felt she turned a boy who’d she had treated very much as an individual into instead an inspirational symbol, which is such a nasty habit people have with both disabled characters and actual disabled people. I have a very good friend who really taught me so much about that whole obnoxious tendency who has just chosen to check herself into hospice care with the intent to remove herself from the vent within the next month, so I think seeing that trope hit me particularly hard.

Currently I’m so close to finishing the audiobook of The Twelve - probably not today, but definitely it’ll be done by tomorrow. Man, this series is enjoyable. Hope the last book is equally fun. I’m also reading Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Rocannon's World, Planet of Exile, City of Illusions because my book club is reading The Left Hand of Darkness for next month and I thought I’d dig a bit more into the loosely related series. I’ve just started it, though, so no real opinion about it yet.

QOTW: one thing I’ve noticed recently is that because I’m reading almost exclusively ebooks and audiobooks with a few old/obscure hardbacks from the library that always show up with just the single colour cover with the title is that I often can’t recall offhand the actual name of whatever book I’m reading and I certainly have almost no association with the covers, except that I will often add books to my Overdrive wish list based almost entirely on the cover - though sometimes when I go to actually read them and see the blurb, I end up passing. So this doesn’t annoy me simply because the title and cover don’t factor much into my reading anymore, though they are the primary two things that get books onto my excessively long TBR.

[Theresa]

Rachel wrote: "Currently reading:
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede - listening to this as an audiobook. Fascinating insight into the events that happened in Gander, Newfoundland following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. I knew literally nothing beforehand and uplifting story about people pulling together and doing everything they can to help their fellow man in time of need. I'm about three quarters of the way through, with just over 2 hours of listening time still to go. This is a non challenge read..."

Rachel - if you need a book for challenge prompt 'book that is basis for a stage play or musical" this one fits as it is the story told by the current hit musical Come From Away.

[Eileen]

This week, I completed reading The Good Daughter which I gave 4/5 stars and DNR'ed at about 35% the audiobook of The Rumor. When an audiobook is about 12 hours long, it really has to be more engaging for me for me to keep going. I didn't care much about the characters and I didn't feel like the wait to get to what the big secret was going to be worth it.

I am currently reading I'll Give You the Sun for the LGBT protagonist prompt. It is written very differently from what I am use to. It's not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes I am not sure if what is happening is real, or if it's just a representation for something else.

I am also listening to the audiobook of Dark Places which I am enjoying so far.

[Thegirlintheafternoon]

Carmen wrote: "I'm glad you DNF'ed "The Straight Boyfriend". I went to check it out and I was all excited until I got to the end of the synopsis. Wow. Talk about problematic.

I was so excited to read a book that explores the sexuality spectrum within the context of a mixed-orientation relationship but WOW this did not do that. Won't be trying that author again.

[Theresa]

Diane wrote: "This week I had an epic 5 hour coffee date with a friend that just moved back to town. (We are known for extremely long coffee dates lol) We met in Barnes and Noble at the cafe. While I was waiting..."

Absolutely love your story!

[Jackie]

Hey everybody!

I have been pretty MIA from the group the last couple months, but I passed my thesis defense! So now I have a PhD and enough free time to read again (without feeling guilty). *Toots own horn rather loudly, aggressively throws confetti in the air*

I have read some over the past few months, but mainly very short books and comfort-reads. This week I haven't read anything at all yet, but I just got a copy of House of Leaves which I have been meaning to read for FOREVER. So excited to finally start it!

QOTW: I don't care if the title is abstract or symbolic, but as long as it doesn't misrepresent the book. For example, don't call your book "Theft on Thursday" if it's about a murder that didn't happen on a thursday. That's just lying. Covers with similar issues bother me. If the book is all about a german shepherd, don't put a picture of a labrador retriever on the cover. If you have a murder mystery about a series of stabbings, put a knife on the cover, not a gun. This stuff isn't rocket science.

[Milena]

I missed last week's check in because I was on vacation in New Orleans, and was just too busy when I got back. We are expecting near 70 degrees in New York tomorrow, really looking forward to that. Will remind me of being back in New Orleans, hopefully without the humidity.

Completed
Interpreter of Maladies was my advanced prompt of a book I saw a stranger reading in public. I also used it for ATY award winning book of essays. I read one essay a day usually, and other books in between. I finished it on the flight home. It was excellent. The last story was my favorite, I forgot to note down the name.

To All the Boys I've Loved Before was a perfect airplane book. Light and fluffy, I also finished this one on the flight home. I used this one for Read Harder first in a new to you YA series.

I started reading The Hate U Give before vacation, took a break from it for lighter fare, and finished it after vacation. It was excellent, and both a difficult read and at the same time a much easier read than I expected, if that makes sense. It was worth the long library hold.

Currently Reading:
Little Fires Everywhere for Goodreads Choice Awards winner.

The Cutting Season I meant to read this book eventually for Read Harder mystery by a POC. I started it on audiobook one day before vacation when I realized it's set in Louisiana, and we were going to New Orleans. Right before leaving I switched to Kindle. When we got back from vacation, I switched back to Audiobook. The narrator is really good at setting a sense of place in this book.

The Romanovs: 1613-1918 in hardcover is just not happening. I think I am going to get the audiobook as well to help it along.

QOTW:
I can't say I've ever really noticed. I probably will obsessively pay attention to it now.

[Chinook]

I’ve had some fun with taxes. In Canada, you can fill out the basic biographical info, sign the form and send it in and the government will calculate your refund with all the info they have. I did it once, the last year I filed taxes in Canada, because I was busy moving overseas and every previous year I’d done the work, calculated my refund, only to have the government revise it and send me more money than I asked for.

In Scotland I only filed because I worked two half years there and so I got most of the taxes back because I didn’t actually make the amount of the tax bracket I was in.

Then in Korea, my bosses have always helpfully done them for me - one place set up internet banking for my account and had me give them the password so they could submit my taxes. Only in Korea would I ever let someone have that information! However, since I also used to have staff members come and help translate at my doctor appts when I first moved there, I definitely was less interested in privacy than getting stuff done.

Here I don’t work, so I haven’t had to fill out American taxes, Wyatt just submits it. Since we are actively planning to get his Canadian spousal visa, I probably never will!

[Rebecca]

Hello from Cleveland. It's in the high 60's today, and it feels amazing! And it will be even warmer tomorrow. I hope spring is actually here to stay this time.

First this week I read Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Wartime Sarajevo for a book set in the decade I was born (1990s). We never got to the 90s in school and I was a baby at the time, so I know terribly little about the conflict in Sarajevo. I am trying to rectify that now. I think I would've appreciated this a lot more though if there had been an introduction from Zlata now that she is an adult. Her comparing herself to Anne Frank sort of made me cringe, but I guess we're all pretty cringe at 12.

Next was The Millionaire and the Bard: Henry Folger’s Obsessive Hunt for Shakespeare’s First Folio for a favorite previous prompt (nonfiction), which felt like cheating because I love nonfiction! The first 100 pages about Shakespeare's time and printing was fascinating and then turned into a boring list of acquisitions. The author got way too high on Folger and was like Ayn Rand levels of hyped about Standard Oil and it was so disappointing to see her quote something terrible he said and then say it was "unworthy of his character." Lady, he said it of his own volition! I was mostly sad by the end that so much of Shakespeare related books are locked in a private collection.

Finally, I listened to Room on audiobook for a bestseller the year I graduated high school (2010). This was fantastic! The narrator did an absolutely amazing job. I put off reading my hard copy books at home because I just had to know what happened! This is in contention for best book of the year.

QOTW: As uptight as I can be about stuff, I have never really noticed titles not matching the contents. (Maybe since I read a lot of nonfiction, this is less of an issue?) I do prefer if the exact title name is not verbatim in the book, however.

[Nadine in NY]

Eujean2 wrote: "A great library/librarian story:
I live in San Francisco and I LOVE my library. I stop by often as there is a branch on the walk between my office and the bus home. (I also love the access to Libby..."

That is an awesome story!!!!

[Cendaquenta]

Oh my gosh, Zlata's Diary! I was just trying to remember the title of that book the other day. I remember reading it in primary school. All went a bit over my head at the time...

[Nadine in NY]

Jackie wrote: "Hey everybody!

I have been pretty MIA from the group the last couple months, but I passed my thesis defense! So now I have a PhD and enough free time to read again (without feeling guilty). *Toot..."

Congratulations!! what is your PhD in?

[Carmen]

@Jackie, A very good friend of mine, whose reading advice and opinion I respect and value greatly, is always raving about House of Leaves! She urged me (and another friend of ours) to read it, but to try and get our hands on a copy of the earliest edition we can find.

I had a new copy in my hands at Waterstones but it was too expensive, so hopefully they’ll still have it when I’m back in London (going at least three more times this year) and have the money!

I hope you enjoy it, and would love it if you could let me know what you think 🙈?

[Carmen]

Also, by the way, I am loving the stories (libarian and stranger-in-bookshop) SO MUCH. Makes me feel like there is still hope for this world and humanity.

[Luna]

Ellie wrote: "Another week flown by! I keep meaning to get caught up with posting my reviews on Goodreads but it never happens (they are written as I post them to my blog first, it's just the boring copy pasting..."


Dog washing is physically demanding! Luna is a big golden doodle and I have to jump in the shower with her to get this job done. We are both exhausted by the end. Hope your back heals quickly...

[Jess]

Hello from windy Las Vegas. It's currently gusting 45 kts which is gnarly and unfun. As usual the weather is bipolar. It was in the 90s yesterday, 70 something today. Consistency would be fantastic.

My reading hasn't been great. Luckily I'm a little ahead so it's not crushing me if I can pull my head out relatively quickly.

17/52

Currently Reading





Finished
I did not finish anything this week. SMH.

QotW

Does it bother you if the book's title doesn't seem connected to the plot?

I don't think that it does. I don't know that I have noticed it before. I don't like when the title is too on the nose.

[Luna]

Jackie wrote: "Hey everybody!

I have been pretty MIA from the group the last couple months, but I passed my thesis defense! So now I have a PhD and enough free time to read again (without feeling guilty). *Toot..."



CONGRATULATIONS!

[Luna]

Here near Chicago, Luna and I finished 5 books but only one for the pop sugar challenge:

The Perks of Being a Wallflower: placed this under the prompt: a book about mental health/issues. It was a sock to the stomach to read about Charlie's panic attacks and what brought them about. This was not an easy book to read but afterwards I remembered what it was like to be that age, and reminded myself to have more patience and empathy for my 2 teenagers.

The non-challenge books we finished:

Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?--do you know Roz Chast's cartoons in the New Yorker? This graphic memoir was so very relatable. In fact, my elderly mother was complaining about something truly batty that my dad had recently said and done and instead of immediately falling into a gloom I imagined how Roz might illustrate this absurdity and I felt better. Love my parents, but elder care is not for the faint of heart...

The Trials of Morrigan Crow: a fun fantasy with a unique premise that suffers from the hype comparing it to Harry Potter. Standing on its own, it's rather good though thin on the world building

A Time of Love and Tartan: A 44 Scotland Street Novel: Alexander McCall Smith, I have been so loyal. This is #12 in his Scotland Street series and rather a let down. I do still like The Sunday Philosophy Club and hope that one series stays fresh

Swing it, Sunny: the next graphic novel in the series that began with Sunny Side Up. Really needs to be read after the first one to understand the story; and it's not as good as Sunny Side Up. But the illustrations and the journey of a middle schooler with a family member in trouble are both compelling. Also, a nice trip down mid-1970s tv-land nostalgia.

[Julie]

Eujean2 wrote: "Yesterday I stopped by the library to pick up a few things I had on hold. One requested item was attached to another book with a rubber band. I was very confused. Then I looked down to see an ARC copy of a book I had suggested, Bruja Born. There was a note on the cover that read “To Keep. Courtesy of SFPL.”"

I love this - that's so awesome! Oh, and I'm also looking forward to Bruja Born - hope you enjoy it! :)

[Jackie]

Nadine wrote: "What is your PhD in"

Chemistry! Solid State and Materials to be specific.

Carmen wrote: "I hope you enjoy it, and would love it if you could let me know what you think"

Sure thing! Now that I'm past my defense, I'll be back on the weekly updates train. Or you're welcome to friend me if you want to (that goes for anybody, I'm always open to more GR buddies).

[Wendy]

I absolutely don't like it when the title implies a content that doesn't materialize. The choice of a book can rely, in part, on the title. I feel a little deceived when this happens.

This week I read two short works: The House on Mango Street
I admired the poignant vignettes about Esperanza, a young girl growing up in Chicago. In particular I found the ties to Latino culture well portrayed. I loved the story about she and her friends walking down the street in heels!

and H. P. Lovecraft's Advice to Aspiring Authors.

Not much to say about this one except it was too dry for me. I read it for fun and well...it wasn't.

This brings me to 21/55

[Hayjay315]

Alas, I do not have any completed books to share about for this week's check in. It's been an odd week for me and I think focus has been lacking.

I am currently reading the following three books:
Color: A Natural History of the Palette by Victoria Finlay. A fascinating book which chronicles the authors journey throughout Europe and Australia to discover the origins and cultural significance of 11 different colors. I am finding it best to only read one chapter per day so I can absorb all the history and detail she puts in to each color. This is for the microhistory prompt and I'll have this one completed by next week's check in.

The Game by Ken Dryden for the book about sports prompt. With the NHL playoffs starting this week I chose to start reading what has been dubbed a Sports Illustrated Best Sports Book of All Time and one of the best books about hockey. As a major hockey fan myself I couldn't resist this one and am so far enjoying the analysis of his team and the game itself. I'm aiming to have this one done by next check in as well.

Radiance by Catherynne Valente. I keep focusing on other books that are holding my attention instead of this one but am too far in to it to DNF and want to find out what happens. At this point I'm holding myself to finishing it no later than end of this month.

Almost forgot about the QOTW but am adding it now:
As an ENFJ I am constantly trying to find connections amongst events, thoughts, etc. so once I start a book my mind immediately seeks to draw connections between the title and what is happening. I have yet to find a book where I can't make the connection but if it does ever happen I know it will drive me bonkers and probably not be able to rest until some sort of connection is made!

[Jenn]

Complete:

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives - 2. True Crime
An unpopular opinion, it seems, judging by the ton of great reviews for this book, but I personally didn't find this one all that eyeopening. It was an incredibly frustrating read for me. Yet, I kept reading it. lol

Bog Child - 36. A book set in the decade you were born (was set in the 80s)
This one turned out to be very different than what I expected, but still enjoyable.

Progress
Regular: 21/42
Advanced: 3/10

Nearly at the halfway point!

Currently Reading:
Obsidio
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
Outlander

QOTW: Does it bother you if the book's title doesn't seem connected to the plot?
Doesn't really bother me. I don't focus on the title while I'm reading, unless it does connect somehow and there's that moment of "OH! That's why it's called that!?"

[T.]

I'm checking in a bit later this week (it still is Thursday where I am!), but I really wanted to finish my current book first.

I finished reading two books this week: Apprentice, not for the challenge, just a fun read I had on my phone. (Trying to catch up on a backlog of ebooks!) And today, I finally (just now) finished reading House of Day, House of Night which was for a book tied to my ancestry. As an American, my ancestry hails from all over Europe, but I chose to focus on my Polish roots for this prompt. This is not a book I should have liked. It's a collection of seemingly random and unconnected vignettes with little in the way of actual plot. But I loved this book. The writing is really beautiful (kudos to the translator here as well!), and it really made me think, sort of like putting together a puzzle.

I've also been listening to This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate while commuting. This is a long audio book, so I'll be working on it for awhile.

QotW:
There have been times I've been left vaguely disappointed by a title that doesn't seem to have any connection to the book, though I can't think of any specific examples. The title is part of what draws me to pick up a book in the first place, though it isn't necessarily the selling point. I do like it when a title adds to the book, such as in setting a scene or mood.

[Theresa]

Jackie wrote: "Hey everybody!

I have been pretty MIA from the group the last couple months, but I passed my thesis defense! So now I have a PhD and enough free time to read again (without feeling guilty). *Toot..."

CONGRATULATIONS! That is a terrific accomplishment!

[Sonali]

Last week I finished The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson, and started reading The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins.

Books completed: 6/50

QOTW:

I have read A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgesswhere the title was completely different from the plot. I enjoyed the book but would keep anticipating that the clockwork orange would eventually appear. I was a disappointed that it didn’t.

[Trish]

I decided to just read another book this week to break up my time with White Teeth, which was really good for me! I got through a bit more of it because I gained a second wind for it. It felt nice to breeze through Booked, which is a free-verse poetry book, because I got instant gratification finishing it. I've been trying to sit down and read half or a full chapter of White Teeth at home while reading a bit here and there before classes. Thinking I'll be adding Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore this upcoming week, but we'll see how my progress on White Teeth will be! Been reading a lot of books, but not as many for the challenge which has been sad for me haha.

Challenge: 8/50, 15 total for the year

Finished:
- Booked (Book about or involving sports)
- Fables, Vol. 3: Storybook Love

Currently:
- White Teeth (book with twins)
- Fables, Vol. 4: March of the Wooden Soldiers
- Language Myths

QOTW:

I think a book with a not relevant title would bother me, but I really can't think of one that actually does that (which might be because the title didn't match the plot so I can't remember it well). My favorite types of titles are ones that make me feel smart for connecting the dots, and my least favorite types are the really obvious titles (they just feel so uncreative). Like other people have said, I think the worst is when the cover doesn't reflect the book at all in tone, plot, character-likeness, etc. I can think of more book covers that bothered me more than the titles really.

[Ellie]

Luna wrote: "Dog washing is physically demanding! Luna is a big golden doodle and I have to jump in the shower with her to get this job done. We are both exhausted by the end. Hope your back heals quickly..."

Thanks, it's feeling better today. Scully is a Labrador so less hair than Luna but we have medicated shampoo for her allergies and we're meant to leave it on for 10 minutes and she gets so bored. By the end I'm rushing to get it over with, which is probably why I wasn't paying attention to my back! We usually cheat and only wash the problem areas but now and again she gets the full dog wash. If she didn't need shampoo for medical reasons we'd probably just hose her down in the garden.

[Johanne]

Hi all. Spring has arrived in Denmark, with sun, wind, clouds, shifts in temperature as usual - but no frost, and everything is starting to spring to life.
So many comments here, I´m a bit overwhelmed, but I´ll be reading through them later.

This week I finished Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (yay I did the monthly challenge!) on audio - it worked well as audio. I liked the story, it´s entertaining, but didn´t blow me away.

I also read some picture books (some of them for reviews), and some of which might work for my picture book version of the challenge: Mysteriet om Kufferten and Mysteriet om Perlekæden: the Moomintroll and Sniff are detectives and solve mysteries. And what could be more Nordic than Moomins? Not Noir though, but still I think I´ll use it for Nordic Noir, since it´s Nordic "crime" stories.
Du og jeg by a Norwegian writer and illustrator that I love - I might use this for previous prompt: "Chosen because of cover" because it´s beautiful. (I didn´t really choose it, since I got it for review, but I would have).

Currently reading Valget that I tecnically finished, but I skimmed the last parts because I had to finish it for yesterday. I went with some teenagers from a book club at my work to the main library in Helsingør (Elsinore, home of Hamlet). The library´s book club had invited other book clubs in the region to meet the author. Such a good idea to share an event like that with other book clubs within train reach. The visit was great, hyggeligt to go on a trip with "my" kids. I love my work on days like that.
The book is about a young woman (18 yrs) who´s a youth politician. She is put in an ethical dilemma, when her personal beliefs and conscience clash with her ideal beliefs and ambitions of politics. It´s really good, the author is a strong voice in the Danish YA contemporary fiction scene.
I´m reading the skimmed part of the book in a slower pace now, to really enjoy it. I could use it for "problem facing society" since it´s about Syrian refugees in Denmark, but I have something for that already. I might also use it for local author since she lives in the Copenhagen area like me.

Goint to pick up Beartown again, for the umpteenth time after that.

Started listening to The Underground Railroad that my trusted book-recommendation-friend recommended. I saw it was part of Oprah´s book club, so glad I can fill that prompt, that´s in the top 3 of my least favourite prompts. Oh my oh my. What a story. Loving it so far.

QOTW:
Well, it doesn´t bother me, but I´m sometimes puzzled. But more so by covers, that don´t really signal the story, or the story´s feeling. F.ex. Bone Gap that I really like. It has a bee on the front page, and it has a significance in the story, but it doesn´t represent the feeling of the book at all. I sometimes have problems with translated titles, though I recognize that some things get lost in translation. The book Valget I´m reading is a good example: "Valg" means "choice" in Danish, but it also means "election" (basically you choose, when you vote) and the book references to both these meanings in the title, and this would be difficult to translate. But sometimes I really don´t understand title translations. Movie titles are especially bad; "Silence of the lambs" is translated to "Ondskabens øjne" (eyes of evil) in the Danish movie title. But why?

[Nadine in NY]

Jackie wrote: "Nadine wrote: "What is your PhD in"

Chemistry! Solid State and Materials to be specific.

Carmen wrote: "I hope you enjoy it, and would love it if you could let me know what you think"

Sure th..."

Impressive! that sounds quite rigorous and difficult! I took a lot of science classes for my engineering degree and chemistry was always my most difficult, I just couldn't manage it. (Didn't help that the freshman class was at 8am up a huge hill no I am not joking it's like they wanted to torture us.) The only materials I work with now are metals, oils, and refrigerants, so I'm sure I have no idea what you do!

[Carmen]

Johanne wrote: "Hi all. Spring has arrived in Denmark, with sun, wind, clouds, shifts in temperature as usual - but no frost, and everything is starting to spring to life.
So many comments here, I´m a bit overwhe..."

Ohman don't even get me started on translated titles! Even when they literally translate it, it just sounds ridiculous. It doesn't work. One of my major pet peeves. The first one to come to mind is the Chaos Walking series. Honestly, the Dutch titles are just like whaaat????

Someone also mentioned A Clockwork Orange, and I've never been bothered by the title, but of course now I am. Thanks guys xD