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April 2019 Challenge - Whose Line Is It?
I found a book sitting on my bookshelves waiting to be read, which will fit the challenge.The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
The sentence I am using is: 'By all accounts, Edward Radcliffe had been on track for a distinguished career, and Elodie ……' ,
I have picked the word track. The title of the book refers to a railroad and there are railway tracks pictured on the cover the book.
Beth wrote: "Oh, dear, the closest print book at my desk right now is an old bound copy of my dissertation.... "High-prejudiced subjects did not feel compelled to adhere to personal standards, but felt strongly..."That's a fantastic sentence to work from.
Nice link Odette! And welcome to ylto! I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the book. @Rusalka and Beth: I had to laugh at your closest books, but it seems like they have options. At least they're long sentences with lots of words in it.
I love that you've used your dissertation Beth!
I have a copy of Pet Sematary next to the bed so my sentence is..."Rachel," he said, "Church is going to die."
Which I think is a pretty good one, certainly gives me lots to play with. My first thought is that I'll read Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong which I've been looking to read for a while. I've just started a mammoth 1000 page book though so I'll see what I'm in the mood for after that and see if any others come to mind.
I haven't got any books on the go at the moment as I have been taking some days off reading due to a slump, but I was discussing The Toymakers with a friend earlier and had the book in my hand whilst I was looking up some quotes so I went ahead and used it for this challenge. My sentence is:"The toy over which Emil had spent all summer labouring - the pipe-cleaner birds who, released from their nests, would explode forth and find roosts on top of cupboards and bedposts and picture rails - were selling in pitiful numbers compared to the trees."
I decided to pick the word "birds" and I have two books picked out to choose between, The Outcasts of Time which has a bird on the cover and Swansong which has a type of bird in the title.
Peggy wrote: "@Rusalka and Beth: I had to laugh at your closest books, but it seems like they have options. At least they're long sentences with lots of words in it. "My next closest books were my statistics and social surveying textbooks. So the Constitution was possibly a lucky accident as who knows what they might of been, half a formula or something.
Welcome to the group, Odette!
I only have 2 books here in my home in France, so this is easy. I picked READY PLAYER ONE, by Ernest Cline."The crowd burst into applause".
I can think of a few options for this one, but what it seems more appealing right now is a book with a very high rating in GR. Have to gopher.
Great challenge!From Year of Wonders, page 45, first complete sentence.
"He clutched the bedsheet and died."
I'm going to read Immortal in Death unless I find something else.
I'm using "death" in relation to "died." Plus people die in this book.
Rusalka wrote: "Welcome to the group, Odette!"Thanks very much for the welcome, Rusalka. I am looking forward to meeting the group whilst participating in the challenges and discussions.
Glad you’ve joined us, Odette. This is a great group. Everyone is very friendly and helpful.
Debra wrote: "Great challenge!From Year of Wonders, page 45, first complete sentence.
"He clutched the bedsheet and died."
I'm going to read Immortal in Death unless I find somethin..."
And there's always a bit of rumpled sheets in the In Death series. :)
Peggy wrote: "Nice link Odette! And welcome to ylto! I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the book. I am looking forward to reading The Underground Railroad, which I purchased, whilst visiting Washington DC last year. Happy to share my thoughts on the book.
Ok the closest book to me is Star Wars: Thrawn which is here waiting to be returned to the library.P.45, first sentence is "Two minutes later, Eli and Thrawn were following a mouse droid as it skittered its way along the walkway leading to Barracks Two."
"Two" ... "Eli and Thrawn" ... "following" ... "Two". Sounds like I need to follow the further adventures of Eli and Thrawn and read book TWO in the series, no? Alliances
That's a great connection, Carrie. Love it.
Ok here goes;The Lathe of Heaven
"There she sat, poisonous; hard, shiny, and poisonous; waiting, waiting"
haha... I could even re-read last month's challenge book
I just took a book that was by my computer. L'Homme au ventre de plomb. First complete sentence: "Il convenait donc d'avoir le coeur net"Well, that is going to be a mystery. If I can squeeze one after the book I m reading. I expect to start knitting madly again at the end of this week.
Esther wrote: "I just took a book that was by my computer. L'Homme au ventre de plomb. First complete sentence: "Il convenait donc d'avoir le coeur net"Well, that is going to be a mystery. If I c..."
What is the English translation of your quote?
Janice wrote: What is the English translation of your quote?""Pfffff, this is one that doesn't translate well. Best i can thimk of is" thus we must get to the bottom of this "
Esther wrote: "Janice wrote: What is the English translation of your quote?""Pfffff, this is one that doesn't translate well. Best i can thimk of is" thus we must get to the bottom of this ""
Ah well. So, like you said, a mystery?
Esther wrote: "Janice wrote: What is the English translation of your quote?""Pfffff, this is one that doesn't translate well. Best i can thimk of is" thus we must get to the bottom of this ""
Get to the heart of the matter? Not at all questioning the translation, practising my terrible French and I was distracted by "le coeur"
Rusalka wrote: "Esther wrote: "Janice wrote: What is the English translation of your quote?""Pfffff, this is one that doesn't translate well. Best i can think of is" thus we must get to the bottom of this ""
Get..."
It could work as well depending on the context.
Now that I am fully awake.. "en avoir le coeur net" means to clarify, to make sure of the facts..."
Thanks for the vocab help, Esther! I can't speak the language well at all, but I am better at reading it. Phrases like this that I would never have been taught in school are really useful. Also, I love little idioms in language anyway (as if you couldn't tell hah)
Rusalka wrote: "Thanks for the vocab help, Esther! I can't speak the language well at all, but I am better at reading it. Phrases like this that I would never have been taught in school are really useful. Also, ..."
I love them as well. Colloquialisms are fun. (Even when I get these "oh ok" moment when someone says something that does not quite make sense to me. )
Almeta wrote: "Almeta wrote: "A Slight Trick of the Mind "At that point, I became worried." Thank the Goddess for the word "point"!
..."FWIW - I read Killer Heels and liked it.
Ok, I just picked up my book Dog on It.The first sentence on page 45 “We’re still on the five hundred,” said Bernie. “I’ll let you know if I need more.”
It looks like I need a book with money or something.
Jannene wrote: "Ok, I just picked up my book Dog on It.The first sentence on page 45 “We’re still on the five hundred,” said Bernie. “I’ll let you know if I need more.”
It looks like I need a boo..."
Or the 500th book on my TBR list...there’s a thought.
Jannene wrote: "Jannene wrote: "Ok, I just picked up my book Dog on It.The first sentence on page 45 “We’re still on the five hundred,” said Bernie. “I’ll let you know if I need more.”..."
Or a book with 500 pages... hehehe!
Janice wrote: "Jannene wrote: "Jannene wrote: "Ok, I just picked up my book Dog on It.The first sentence on page 45 “We’re still on the five hundred,” said Bernie. “I’ll let you know if I need mo..."
Nice! I starting thinking of other words for money too. Pay day, pay, cash, thief, heist... I still haven’t figured it out.
Jannene wrote: "....thinking of other words for money too. Pay day, pay, cash, thief, heist... I still haven’t figured it out......"The "common"$500 Bill has a picture of President William McKinley. Originally in 1918 the face of the United States’ fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Marshall was on the front. On the reverse was a depiction of Spanish conquistador Hernando De Soto discovering the Mississippi in 1541.
Maybe that will give you some ideas.
LOL! When I saw this thread come up with new messages, I was trying to remember if I'd put up a reporting thread. I guess I didn't... must have been an April Fool's joke. I'll do it right away.
Janice wrote: "LOL! When I saw this thread come up with new messages, I was trying to remember if I'd put up a reporting thread. I guess I didn't... must have been an April Fool's joke. I'll do it right away."It IS only the 4th, but I was looking for a place to stick a particular book without rearranging my annual challenge stuff....
ooooh… I thought you were wanting to report your book for the challenge. Oh well, it was a happy accident.Have you set up a personal thread in the YLTO Member Zone? You can use it to plan, track, list possibilities, or whatever you want.
Janice wrote: "ooooh… I thought you were wanting to report your book for the challenge. Oh well, it was a happy accident.Have you set up a personal thread in the YLTO Member Zone? You can use it to plan, track,..."
No, I was wanting to use it for this challenge because it fits, and if I don't report it soon, I will lose track of it (since I try to report as soon as I finish--reading a book every day or two, it is easy to lose track if I don't report).
Oh my gawd, (face to palm).I picked up Andre Norton's Flight in Yiktor and the first sentence on page 45 was . . . "There was only emptiness."
I may have to ponder this one for awhile lol
Jenn wrote: "Oh my gawd, (face to palm).I picked up Andre Norton's Flight in Yiktor and the first sentence on page 45 was . . . "There was only emptiness."
I may have to ponder this one for awh..."
Wow. Ummm, good luck.
The closest book I have to me is Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon which I was reading for a class I'm teaching. Page 45... On the morning of June 19, 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt sat in the driver's seat of his Ford convertible, parked beside an airstrip in Hyde Park, New York. I have a few options, but this will take a bit of thinking and gophering.
Jenn wrote: "Oh my gawd, (face to palm).I picked up Andre Norton's Flight in Yiktor and the first sentence on page 45 was . . . "There was only emptiness."
I may have to ponder this one for awh..."
Set in space? Empty glass or cup on the cover? That's a tough one, Jenn.
Empty or only in the title? An empty cover (like only title and author, but nothing else)?
Hey Janice - If it has both historical fiction and mystery listed as a genre on the main page can I count both for points? Thanks
Maybe a book on depression? Those feelings make you feel empty or alone Alone. Or maybe a deserted island? Undeveloped fields? Bare room?
Jenn wrote: the first sentence on page 45 was . . . "There was only emptiness."I was thinking maybe A King of Infinite Space would fit? But we'll see, if this month is anything like last months slump, it won't be happening at all :(
Jayme wrote: "Hey Janice - If it has both historical fiction and mystery listed as a genre on the main page can I count both for points? Thanks"Yes, you may.
Yes, you may."Thanks, Janice. And here is another question that sounds rather silly. Would you count & as a word in the title? I know it's not a word, but you read it as a word as in... Alice & the Bear
Let's count it as a word since it represents a word.
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Yes, Peggy, I did look up the other words in my sentence, Aching did give me several options, I briefly looked at A. C. H. E.. I saw a few titles for stood, like I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, The Clothes They Stood Up In, and The Day the Falls Stood Still. However, none of these were actually on my TBR list, which is what I like to pick from, if I can. I really am looking forward to my "up" pick. ;o)
Thank you for all of the suggestions.