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Feb 2019 - NAMED (Report Thread)
WofF TrudyAnThe generator picked Naked McMurderFeet for my cat name. I read the book, Dancing Naked in the Mind Field by Kary Mullis. It fits the challenge because the cat’s first name, Naked, appears in the book title; also the cat’s initials from McMurder Feet appear in the book title, Mind Field.
Title:
2 pts – Contains one of the words in your cat's new name. “Naked”
Cover: (based on the edition you read)
1 pts – Has multi colours.
Author:
2 pts – Is living.
Genre: - must be listed on the book’s main page
5 pts – Non Fiction
Pages:
2 pts – 200 to 299 (209 pages)
Bonus Points:
3 pts - Library Lovers Month: If the title of a real book is named (Communion: A True Story by Whitley Strieber and The Affluent Society by John Kenneth Galbraith and others)
Total: 15 points
This was an interesting book. The writer was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1993 and the book was published in 1998. Some of the book is fascinating, but much is very dated and some is just plain weird. For example, the author mocks the link between the burning of fossil fuels and climate change, and the link between HIV and AIDS. He believes in astrology, writes a lot about his use of LSD and other drugs, once saw a glowing green raccoon while not under the influence, and believes he may have encountered aliens. There was too much information about his personal life, especially his opinions about women, some of which made my skin crawl. There was so much strangeness in this book, it was hard to focus on the interesting scientific bits that are still relevant.
All I can say is too much LSD perhaps?
Janice wrote: "All I can say is too much LSD perhaps?"That was my thought, but the author argues otherwise. 😏
Wof Name - LanelleThe generator picked Chainsaw McMurderFeet for my cat name. (Chainsaw is second cousin to TrudyAn's Naked McMurderfeet :)
I decided to read Witch Way to Murder (Ophelia & Abby, #1) because "murder" is in the title of the book and part of my kitty's name.
Scoring:
Title
4 pts – Is exactly 4 words long
2 pts – Contains one of the words in your cat's new name (murder)
Cover
5 pts – Has a cat on it
1 pt - Has multi colours
Author
2 pts – Is living
1 pt – Is female
Genre
2 pts - Mystery (is on book's main page)
Pages
2 pts – 200 to 299 (I read the ebook. There are no hardcover or regular paperback editions. The Mass Market paperback version has 292 pages.)
Library Lovers Month: If the title of a real book is named - take 3 points. Several real books are mentioned: Hamlet, Nemesis, Murder on the Orient Express and America's First First World War: The French & Indian War, 1755-1763 (I had to look up that last one. Yep, it was real :)
Spunky Old Broads Month: If there is a woman over the age of 60 as one of the characters - take 3 points. Abby is 78-years-old
Total: 25 points
That was a good scoring book for you Lanelle.
Janice wrote: "That was a good scoring book for you Lanelle."I was excited when I found it on my TBR list. We'll see if it remains the top scorer.
WoF Name - JaymeMy kitty name is Chainsaw NapMissile. I read the book The Big Cat Nap because Nap is in the title and also part of my kitty's name.
Title:
4 pts - it is exactly 4 words
2 pts - contains a word from my kitty's name (nap)
Cover:
5 pts - has a cat on it
1 pt - has multi colors
Author:
3 pts - has a cat (her cat Sneaky Pie Brown also helps her write her books) :)
2 pts - is still living
1 pt - is female
Genre:
2 pts - mystery
Pages:
2 pts - 215 pages
Bonus Points:
3 pts - Spunky Old Broad - The MC's good friend Miranda Hogendobber is in her late sixties.
25 Total Points
WoF CamillaI got Chainsaw McBurpyTuna, so I decided to read something with the same author's initials (C.M.). Chose Defending Hope by Connor Mccoy.
Points:
Title: 0 points
Cover:
Possibly 1 pts – Has multi colours. Not quite sure what is considered multi colours; tineye gives me the percentages of
42.0 % Seal Brown (Black)
20.1 % Alabaster (Grey)
19.1 % Akaroa (Yellow)
4.7 % Lemon Grass (Grey)
4.3 % Bull Shot (Brown)
3.5 % Alert Tan (Brown)
1.8 % Corn Field (Yellow)
1.6 % Wild Rice (Green)
1.6 % Mandalay (Yellow)
1.3 % Rob Roy (Brown)
Author:
This turned out to be difficult. The author doesn't have any information on his GR page (he's not a GR author) and I couldn't find any info on him when googling. I would say it's pretty safe to assume that he's still living, since his latest book was published last December, but I have no proof of this, neither any info on his whereabouts regarding California. I can just assume based on his first name that he's male.
2 pts – Is living.
Genre: - must be listed on the book’s main page
0 points
Pages:
1 pts – 179 pages
Bonus Points:
0 points
So either 3 or 4 points depending on the ruling regarding the cover.
Camilla wrote: "WoF CamillaI got Chainsaw McBurpyTuna, so I decided to read something with the same author's initials (C.M.). Chose Defending Hope by Connor Mccoy.
Points:
Tit..."
We'll call that multicoloured. So, 4 points.
Ooops! WoF name= Katrisa :)Ok, my Cat name was Stabby McTroutMeat. I am going with Insane Clown President: Dispatches from the 2016 Circus McTrout=MT=Matt Taibbi (or because reliving the 2016 election cycle made me feel super stabby, lol!)
1 pt - multi-colored
5 pts - author's last name starts with T (Taibbi)
2 pts - author is living
5 pts - non-fiction
3 pts - 352 hardcover pages
Total Points = 16
WoF - CliveMy cat came out of the generator as Clawsome SmashitySmash. I decided to us the double S from the surname as the initials of my author and went with Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin.
The book was quite strange. At times it was definitely unsettling in the way the reviews had promised and halfway through I thought it was going to be excellent. Unfortunately (as is often the way with this kind of horror) the ending let it down and I felt it could have delivered more than it ended up managing.
Title - 0 points
Cover - 4 points (I wasn't expecting this but according to Tineye it's 78% grey!)
Author - 3 points (Is living and female)
Genre - 0 points
Pages - 1 point (192 pages)
Bonus - 0 points
Total - 8 points
WoF: Lynn Cat Name: Naked Salmon Slaughter
Book read: Soul to Keep
Link: NAKED man on the cover! :)
Title: 0pts
Cover: 4 pts – Is 75% grey.
Author:
3 pts – Has a cat.
2 pts – Is living.
1 pts – Is female.
Genre: 3 pts – Romance
Pages: 2 pts – 200 to 299
Bonus Points: 0pts
Total points: 15 points
ok. My cat name was Chainsaw StabbyStab. I went for a murder book and found on : La Vieille Fille et la mort by Catherine Sylvestre. Initial CS. 
Scoring:
Title: 0 points
Cover: 1 puints
1 pts – Has multi colours.
Author: 3 points
2 pts – Is living.
1 pts – Is female.
Genre: - 0 points (notign list in the book page)
2 pts – Mystery
Pages: - 3 points
3 pts – 300 to 399
Bonus Points: 6 points
Library Lovers Month: take 3 points -
Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering: - take 3 points. Quite a few line "by one of the character. also part of Un poete d'Émile Nelligan (a favorite of mine...)
Total : 13 points
WoF name: GrainneCat Name: Barracuda FartScreech
Book Name: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Link: The Queen of Hearts screeches “off with their heads” a lot.
Title:
4 points~~ exactly 4 words long
3 points ~~ has a word that contains an apostrophe
Cover:
5 points ~~ has a cat on the cover
4 points ~~ grey cat
Author:
5 points ~~ the author’s last name begins with C from CAT. It’s Carroll
Pages:
1 point ~~ between 175 and 199 pages
Total: 22 points
It's a wonderful book full of wit and magic. It has strong characters who find themselves in the most interesting situations. It is comical and the writing is poetic and wonderful.
I total 22 points, Grainne. Good showing. :)
WoF - JennI selected random, and got Laser BirdSmasher . . . for which I read All the Birds in the Sky
Title - 2 - Contains a word from my selected "name"
Cover -
- 4 - Grey (corrected)
Author - 5 - Author's last name begins with C, A, or T (Anders)
- 2 - Living
- 1 - Female
Pages - 3 - Read the Kindle, but the Hardcover is listed at 313 pages
Total -
- 17 (corrected)
I liked it, but kind of a strange book . . . some parts of it had an Artemis Fowl almost YA kind of feel, and then there was sex lol
All in all it was an interesting take on the war between nature and science, and all of the moral implications therein.
Jenn wrote: "WoF - JennI selected random, and got Laser BirdSmasher . . . for which I read All the Birds in the Sky
Title - 2 - Contains a word from my selected "name"
Cover - 1 - Multi-colour..."
I would say that your cover is more grey than multi-coloured. Grey is 4 points, so your total would be 17 instead of 14.
WoF AlmetaLord McMurderFeet! ~
Black Cat Crossing a murder mystery 12 Feb
ETA: I chose the book based on part of the name "McMurder". Black Cat Crossing is a murder mystery.
Title:
0
Cover:
5 pts – Has a cat on it.
Author:
3 pts – Has a cat. "She lives with her husband, a rescue cat, and two wild and crazy rescue dogs in a Houston suburb." from Kay Finch website
2 pts – Is living.
1 pts – Is female.
Genre:
2 pts – Mystery
Pages:
3 pts – 300 to 399
Bonus Points:
Library Lovers Month:
3 pts – If the title of a real book is named - The Wizard of Oz
Spunky Old Broads Month:
3 pts – If there is a woman over the age of 60 as one of the characters -
Aunt Rowe and many of her friends are over 60
Total = 22 points
I’ll definitely take extra points 🎉 Thanks Janice 😃
Almeta wrote: "WoF AlmetaLord McMurderFeet! ~
Black Cat Crossing a murder mystery 12 Feb."
You need to explain how you went for Lord McMurderFeet to Black Cat Crossing.
Janice wrote: "Almeta wrote: "WoF AlmetaLord McMurderFeet! ~
Black Cat Crossing a murder mystery 12 Feb."
You need to explain how you went for Lord McMurderFeet to Black Cat Crossing."
And I don't think your cover is multicoloured. It's largely blue, so subtract 1 point.
Janice wrote: "Janice wrote: "Almeta wrote: "WoF AlmetaLord McMurderFeet! ~
Black Cat Crossing a murder mystery 12 Feb."
You need to explain how you went for Lord McMurderFeet to Black Cat Crossing."
Oh, I thought listing it as a "murder mystery" by the title was the explanation.
And I don't think your cover is multicoloured. It's largely blue, so subtract 1 point...."
I tried to count black, gray, yellow as well.☻
Altered my message 20. Thanks Janice. Fun gophering for this challenge.
When I say "multi-coloured", I'm looking for a book that doesn't have a predominant colour, but one that is a myriad of colours.
Yours is only shades of blue and green according to TinEye.
Janice wrote: "When I say "multi-coloured", I'm looking for a book that doesn't have a predominant colour, but one that is a myriad of colours. [bookcover:Mai Tai One On|1..."No worries. I see the difference that you mean.
WOF name Marie (MAZZA57)My Random name is
Commander McMurder Feet
The book I read is Slay Bells
The reason it fits is
a) there is a murder
b) the Sheriff asks to see everyone's feet as evidence suggests (erroneously as it turns out) that the murderer has no toes
"and whats that Professor"
"the man who made these prints has no toes" Loc 2273
my review is here https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Don't think it has many points
Cover has Multi colours 1 point
Author is living 2 points
MPG is mystery 2 points
Pages 273 = 2 points
character over 60 - Mrs Claus = 3 points
10 points total
Marie (UK) wrote: "Ny Random name is Commander McMurder Feet
The book I read is Slay Bells
The reason it fits is
a) there is a murder
b) the Sheriff asks to see everyone's feet as evidence suggest..."
You're half way there. You just need to score it now. And you need to add your WoF name.
WoF PeggyMy cat name was Admiral Birdsmasher, and I read The Road to Woodstock. The link is that Woodstock is also the name of the famous yellow bird from Snoopy.
Scoring:
Title: - sub-titles are not included
4 pts – Is exactly 4 words long (includes a, an, the, etc).
Cover: (based on the edition you read)
1 pts – Has multi colours (I think it has multi colours, but let me know if it's not multi-coloured enough
Author:
2 pts – Is living.
Genre: - must be listed on the book’s main page
5 pts – Non Fiction
Pages: - based on the edition you read. See general Rules about ebooks, audiobooks.
3 pts – 300 to 399
Bonus Points:
Library Lovers Month: If the title of a real book is named - take 3 points
Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering: If there are several lines of poetry in the story - take 3 points.
Total: 21 points
WoF Name: Amanda (Mandy)Cat Name: Saber-toothed StabbyStab
Book: The Secret of Seaside
Explanation: It is a murder mystery and the main character dreams of going a Le Cordon Bleu to become a chef. StabbyStab makes me think of murder and chefs use knives often.
Points:
Title:
4 pts--Title exactly 4 words long
Cover:
5 pts--Cat on the cover
1 pts--Multicolored (Tineye says 50% grey and the remainder is
shades of browns and reds)
Author:
2 pts--Living
1 pt --Female
Genre:
2 pts--Mystery
Pages:
1 pt --175-199 pages (read Kindle version, but paperback 195
pg, no hardcover)
Bonus:
3 pts--Spunky Old Broads Month-MC grandmother is 70 yrs old
Total: 19 pts
W of F MarnieCat name Chainsaw Salmon Slaughter
and I read Track of the Cat. Nevada Barr uses natural resources as a major theme in this book (and series) and salmon is a natural resource in some PNW states. Also There was lots of slaughtering going on, both human and animals.
My score:
Title exactly four words long. +4
Cover has a cat on it
and is multi colored. (4+1) 5Author
Has cats. According to Google she has "four magical cats.) +3
Is alive +2
Is female +1
Genre
mystery +2
Pages 218 +2
Library Lovers Month Both
Other books mentioned Peter Pan and Streets of Laredo+3
Total 22 points
WOF= DiName of cat was: Chainsaw Punchy Punch
Book Read: Poison Buried Punch a Black Cat Cafe Cozy Mystery Series, Book 6 by Lyndsey Cole
I chose this book because it Punch was in the book title and also in my new cats name. +1
+5 for cat on cover
+3 for black cat
+5 for authors last name beginning with a C
+3 for author having a cat
+2 for living author
+1 for female author
+2 for Mystery Genre
+3 for number of pages being 346
Total Points= 25
This was a light read, interesting but not a can’t put down book. I had not read anything by this author so it was fun looking for something out of my normal reading. I am enjoying the monthly reads....so much fun too! Looking forward to March! :)
Diane, I think you get 2 points (not 1) for Punch being in the book title, but not the 3 points for black cat. I think those colours do not refer to the cat, but to the entire cover ;-) And you would get 1 point for multi-coloured cover.
Thanks for catching that, Peggy. That makes 24 points instead of 25, Diane.
Janice wrote: "Marie (UK) wrote: "Ny Random name is Commander McMurder Feet
The book I read is Slay Bells
The reason it fits is
a) there is a murder
b) the Sheriff asks to see everyone's feet ..."
thanks Janice will look at it and thanks for leaving a note on movie mania thread
Wof Saar the Book Owl:Name of the cat was 'Intrepid Murder Mittens': I chose this book because in the cat's name and the book title's name it hs the word 'murder' in it.
Murder on the Prowl
Points:
- 4 pts – Is exactly 4 words long (includes a, an, the, etc).
- 2 pts – Contains one of the words in your cat's new name. If you have a conjoined word, like "MurderMittens", you may treat those as two separate words - "Murder" and Mittens". You may add a plural, or make it singular (murders, mitten).
- 5 pts – Has a cat on it. Must be easily seen and identified.
- 1 pts – Has multi colours.
- 3 pts – Has a cat: Sneaky Pie. (Found it on her website: http://www.ritamaebrownbooks.com)
- 2 pts – Mystery
- 4 pts – 400 to 499 (400 pages)
- 2 pts – Is living.
- 1 pts – Is female.
Total points: 24 points.
Thanks for catching that... I obviously need more wine when I tally.🤗
WoF JaniceI read The Child Garden by Catriona McPherson.
Poor Cleo's name was changed to Chainsaw MurderMittens. I went with the initial CM and found a book on my TBR by an author with those initials. The book was also about murder and mayhem.
0 - Title
3 - Cover 75% black
2 - Author is living
1 - Author is female
2 - Mystery
2 - Pages of hardcover is 293
3 - Bonus Library Lovers: Treasure Island is mentioned.
3 - Bonus Spunky Old Broads: Miss Dumme is in her 80's.
Total - 16 points
WoF: KristieMy kitty name was Chainsaw McMurderFeet and I read The Mysterious Affair at Styles because there was a murder involved.
Title: 0
Cover: 1
1 pt – Has multi colours.
Author: 6
5 pts – The author’s last name begins with the letter C, A, T. - Agatha Christie
1 pts – Is female.
Genre: 2
2 pts – Mystery
Pages: 2
2 pts – 200 to 299
Bonus Points: 0
Total points: 11
This was my cover:
WoF VickiMy cat's name is Laser NapMissile.
I chose Old Man's War
because I looked at the cover and I thought it would be pew-pew space battles. It ended up being more like Starship Troopers with planet-side battles but there were enough explosions to still qualify.Scoring:
3 pts – Title: Has a world that contains an apostrophe.
1 pts – Cover: Has multi colours.
3 pts – Author: Has a cat. Checked his blog and he has lots of cats. Smudge is particularly cute.
2 pts – Author: Is living.
3 pts – Pages: 300 to 399
3 pts - Bonus: Spunky Old Broads Month: If there is a woman over the age of 60 as one of the characters - 75 year old ladies Maggie and Jesse.
Total: 15 pts
Kristie wrote: "WoF: KristieMy kitty name was Chainsaw McMurderFeet and I read The Mysterious Affair at Styles because there was a murder involved.
Title: 0
Cover: 0
Author: 6
5 pts – The auth..."
Yes, you can add 1 point for multi-coloured.
Vicki wrote: "3 pts – Author: Has a cat. Checked his blog and he has lots of cats. Smudge is particularly cute."Scalzi is always posting pictures of Smudge on Twitter. He loves his cats. :)
Wall of Fame Name: Lori GlitzyrebelCat Name: Sabertooth Bird Smasher
Book: Bird Box
Contains a word in my cats name: 1 pt
Author is living: 2 pts
Pages 262: 2 pts
Total: 5 points
I think the cover might be 75% black but since
I can't figure out how to add the cover on either android device I have I am not going to add it to the score.
I liked the book but I think having seen the movie first probably made the book better than it really was. Having all the visuals already in place definitely added to a book where visual descriptions were in short supply.
WoF Debra TName: Naked SmashitySmash
Book:
("naked" in title)2 pts – Contains one of the words in your cat's new name.
Cover: (based on the edition you read)
1 pts – Has multi colours.
Author:
2 pts – Is living.
1 pts – Is female.
Genre: - must be listed on the book’s main page
3 pts – Romance
2 pts – Mystery
Pages: - based on the edition you read. See general Rules about ebooks, audiobooks.
3 pts – 300 to 399
Bonus Points:
Library Lovers Month: If the title of a real book is named - take 3 points
Spunky Old Broads Month: If there is a woman over the age of 60 as one of the characters - take 3 points
Total: 20 points
Now I know why Stephen King recommended this series. I'm intrigued and want to continue with it.
Robb (aka Nora Roberts) writes the steamiest, and most tasteful, romantic sex scenes. I'm not much into romance, but this was refreshing and enticing... plus Eve is hunting for a serial killer. Mystery and hot sex! What a combination! The audio narration is excellent, too!
Wof margoMy puss was called McMurderFeet so I read Affinity and I loved it! Thank you Janice for pointing out the leg on the cover.
Scoring
Title: 0pts
Cover: (based on the edition you read): 3 pts – Is 75% black.
Author: 3 pts
2 pts – Is living.
1 pts – Is female.
Genre: - must be listed on the book’s main page
1 pts – Historical Fiction
Pages: 3 pts – 300 to 399 (350)
Bonus Points: 0 pts
TOTAL: 7 PTS
Darn -if it wasn't for Cammille I would get the booby prize 😁
WoF name annerleeMy neighbour's cat was re-named Fuzzers PawSlapper, so I made a connection to bears through my 'Fuzzy Wuzzy wuz a bear' rhyme and chose to read a book set in bear country. I read The Wolf Road on audiobook. There are definitely bears around - we meet, track, avoid, fish with and run away from them.
To the points:
Cover: 1 pts
Cover has multicolours I think - has a total of six but none in any quantity
Author: 3 pts –
Has a cat. Her Blog says "Do I talk about the ten cats I had growing up? "
2 pts – Is living.
1 pts – Is female.
Genre: 4 pts
Action/Thriller
Pages: - I read on audiobook. Main edition has 368 pages
3 pts – 300 to 399
Bonus Points: 3
Spunky Old Broads Month: If there is a woman over the age of 60 as one of the characters - take 3 points (grandma at the beginning of the book)
I think that tallies up to 17 points...
I really enjoyed this book. It's set in the wilderness, is dark and wild with thrills, adventure and a few chuckles thrown in. The narrator was excellent too - Amy McFadden really made the book come alive
5 stars for this one.
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Give us the name of your cat from the randomizer, link to the book you read, and tell us how the book fits your cat's name. Then tally up the score as follows:
Scoring:
Title: - sub-titles are not included
5 pts – The first word in the title starts with "C". A title like "The Cat" will not get you any points.
4 pts – Is exactly 4 words long (includes a, an, the, etc).
3 pts – Has a world that contains an apostrophe. eg Assassin's Quest
2 pts – Contains one of the words in your cat's new name. If you have a conjoined word, like "MurderMittens", you may treat those as two separate words - "Murder" and Mittens". You may add a plural, or make it singular (murders, mitten).
1 pts – Has the word "love" in it.
Cover: (based on the edition you read)
5 pts – Has a cat on it. Must be easily seen and identified.
4 pts – Is 75% grey.
3 pts – Is 75% black.
2 pts – is 75% white.
1 pts – Has multi colours.
Author:
5 pts – The author’s last name begins with the letter C, A, T. In the case of the author having two last names, go with the first listed. In the case of more than one author it applies to either author. Does not apply to an anthology.
4 pts – Was born or resides in Los Angeles, California.
3 pts – Has a cat. (You'll have to do your research.)
2 pts – Is living.
1 pts – Is female.
Genre: - must be listed on the book’s main page
5 pts – Non Fiction
4 pts – Action/Thriller
3 pts – Romance
2 pts – Mystery
1 pts – Historical Fiction
Pages: - based on the edition you read. See general Rules about ebooks, audiobooks.
5 pts – 500 +
4 pts – 400 to 499
3 pts – 300 to 399
2 pts – 200 to 299
1 pts – 175 to 199
Bonus Points:
Library Lovers Month: If the title of a real book is named - take 3 points
Spunky Old Broads Month: If there is a woman over the age of 60 as one of the characters - take 3 points
Children's Mental Health Week: If the genre is Middle Grade (listed on the main book page) - take 3 points.
Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering: If there are several lines of poetry in the story - take 3 points.