27 - A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins

[Kelly]

Regina wrote: "A Confederacy of Dunces--sloth and gluttony

East of Eden--lots of Biblical themes

Most mystery novels would probably work, as would true crime, since these are frequentl..."

I was also thinking of A Confederacy of Dunces

[Melanie]

Just finished All This Could Be Yours and I think it counts. There's lust, greed, and rage/wrath. All the makings of a solid, dysfunctional family...

[Jackie]

I just realized looking out this conversation that O Pioneers can apply to this challenge. It even says in the back description the story looks at greed.

[Kristen]

Just finished The Great Believers and major plot points involve lust and envy. I'll be using that for this category. Not to mention it was a terrific read!

[Kim]

Ellie wrote: "I'm also tempted to read a sloth book:
Sloths: A Celebration of the World’s Most Misunderstood Mammal"

Yes, it's a "sin" how cute they are! ;-)

[Kathleen]

Johanna wrote: "I wonder if this kind of sloth would work for the prompt?
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If it works for you, it works! Have fun with it!

[Kim]

I read Dad's Maybe Book, which has four chapters on pride.

[Jessica]

Jackie wrote: "I just realized looking out this conversation that O Pioneers can apply to this challenge. It even says in the back description the story looks at greed."

Great suggestion! I'm looking to incorporate more classics this year.

[Lex]

Wergild: A Heartwarming Tale of Coldblooded Vengeance


This is a quirky short book ~ 98 pages that uses the seven deadly sins as chapter headings as some characters are punished for these sins.

[Audrey]

I read Michel Houellebecq La Possibilité d'une île for this one. Almost all of his books include Lust, but this one was almost too much... Anyway, I didn't know where to place it in the challenge when I started reading it, and it was pretty clear after 2 chapters!

[Sarah]

I started reading ... I was going to use it for the long title but now that I'm 82 pages in I see it will work great for the Deadly Sins. The one character Derek is so prideful! And I'm sure Kitiara must show some sin too as she is a top villian (dragon highlord) ... She does - jealousy! So if anyone likes epic fantasy this book would work great for the sins.

It should be easy to find a different book with a long title. 😀

[Tania]

I've decided to use Lying Next to Me by Gregg Olsen, a murder mystery/thriller which features lust, envy, greed, and in my opinion pride as themes.

[Dionne]

I just read Robert Galbraith's Career of Evil and I think it would cover envy and wrath as deadly sins. Agree? Disagree? I think there's also elements of pride and sloth in there as well, but not as much as the envy and wrath...

[Ashleigh]

I'm currently reading The Infinite Sea, the second in the 5th Wave Trilogy. I am trying to associate some prompts with this book and the only one I seem to think will work would be this one. The book contains a lot of anger (wrath) and pride (I think). If anyone has read the series, or at least this book, do you think it will fit here?

[Lorry]

Just finished Soren Sveistrup’s “The Chestnut Man” for this category. I think a book involving a crazed murderer who leaves chestnut dolls by his dismembered victims suffers from a bit of Wrath, so it qualifies as one of the seven deadly sins.

[Brooke]

I’m thinking of using Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay.

[Ashleigh]

I just completed The Infinite Sea and will be using it for this. There is a lot of wrath/anger in this book from the humans, as well as their pride, I feel it qualifies.

[SadieReadsAgain]

I went for Dear Fatty by Dawn French, as the title implied discussion about her weight which is often seen (not always correctly) as outward evidence of gluttony.

I hadn’t intended to start my reading for 2020 with a string of memoirs by well-known faces, but this is my third in a row. Dawn French is by far the most well-known (and well-known to me) of the three I’ve read. I wouldn’t really class myself as a fan, exactly. I like her, I like her work and I’ve been aware of her since childhood, but I don’t follow her in any sense. I have, however, always had a warm feeling towards her and a sense that she is a woman to be admired. This very honest, rich and deep memoir has confirmed all that. French has structured this book around the people she loves, writing each chapter as a letter to someone she cares about (oh, and Madonna). This approach made the whole thing feel so much more personal, with raw emotion and reflection colouring each of the memories she recounts. She had such an interesting childhood, and this book focuses much more on her formative years (and her formative years in comedy) than it does her later career. As someone who was reading this out of interest in the person rather than the personality, I appreciated that. Of course she mentions many famous friends, but as a genuine part of her life rather than name dropping or kiss-and-tell (though there is a brilliant list of all the people she’s snogged). I think I probably picked this book up more for its title and that French is a prominent plus-sized woman, as I am always keen to learn from those who seem to be comfortable in their own skin. She does talk about living in a fat body, but contrary to my pre-reading assumptions Fatty is not French, and her body is not central to this book. Just as things should be, I suppose – she is so much more than her outward appearance, after all. She is obviously very funny, but she is also driven by love, values and the power of the relationships she holds so dear. I don’t think this will encourage me to follow her work any more closely, but I know I’ll appreciate what I do come across more now that I understand the woman behind it.

[Jennifer]

Jennifer wrote: "I am using The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women based on greed.


I read that one last year. It was heartbreaking. It definitely covers greed and you might feel wrath by the end. I know I did.

[Pam]

I read Us Against You - Pride

[K.L.]

I might use The Hunger Games for this prompt. It's been a long time since I last read the trilogy, but if I'm remembering correctly, Katniss does see examples of gluttony when she arrives in the Capitol.

[Christine]

Would The Fifth Season work for this? Surely there's significant wrath in there? I just started it but someone already broke a planet.

My library hold came through super fast and I hope I can use it to fill the hole that the crushingly disappointing Pride left!

[Barbara]

I read Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid for this one. It features ALL of the seven deadly sins.

[Kathy]

Bartleby the Scrivener by Herman Melville would probably count as sloth, though it's only a short story.

[Heather L]

Just finished Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie—greed, wrath, and envy aplenty!

[Drakeryn]

Christine wrote: "Would The Fifth Season work for this? Surely there's significant wrath in there? I just started it but someone already broke a planet."

For sure. Lots of pride too.

[Shannon]

The Borgia Confessions fills several of them.

[Laura]

Hi guys! What about The Phantom of the Opera for this one? I can’t seem to find a prompt for it..

[Brandon]

Phantom has envy and wrath in it, from what I have read about the book (only seen the musical, so my knowledge of the literary source is second or thirdhand).

[Majella]

Can the Godfather by Mario Puzo be considered in this prompt?

[Jamie]

I need to re-read Bram Stoker's Dracula for a grad school class on the Gothic novel, so I'm planning to count it toward this prompt - lust features pretty prominently.



The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole also deals with lust, although I have to admit that it wasn't my favorite.



Or there's Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey, which has some greed and pride.



Honestly, probably any of the classic Gothic novels include at least one of the seven deadly sins.

[Melanie]

I read Us Against You by Fredrick Backman for this prompt....pride, envy, wrath.....fantastic book!!!

[Amy]

I'm currently reading Ronan Farrow's book, Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators. Talk about the sin of lust! It's a great work of investigative journalism, but the whole thing is hard to read--the story is just so disgusting!

[Jekyblue]

I just completed The First Deadly Sin and enjoyed it very much. It started slowly and I almost tossed it, but once Part 2 begins the book picks up speed. I will probably read the following books in the series. There are only four of them; the author died in 1998.

[Britany]

SLOTH & LUST

Finished The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell

My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Maureen]

The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica works for this one.

[El]

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

[Beth]

Majella wrote: Can the Godfather by Mario Puzo be considered in this prompt?

At least greed and wrath.

[Tracy]

I got really creative here guys and read Envy by Sandra Brown ( I think it's pretty self explanatory) Now I remember why I don;t read her anymore.... The sex scenes were just .....yuck LOL.

[E]

Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin, by Liesl Shurtliff, has a plot centered around greed.

[Rachel]

Johanna wrote: "I wonder if this kind of sloth would work for the prompt?
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:)

[JVO]

Reading Riley Redgate’s SEVEN WAYS WE LIE for this.

[Shawna]

Would Fairest work for envy?

[Yoo]

I finally made it all the way through Wuthering Heights after my 3rd or 4th try. It was only because I listened to the lovely Joanne Froggett read it for the audiobook.

I was determined to use it for this prompt - it was perfect! The wasn't a character I liked...

[Elizabeth]

Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America is an awesome non-fiction book about the greed of big pharma and how it contributed to the opioid crisis. So informative, but riveting and personal at the same time. Highly recommend!

[Courtney]

I read . Envy, greed and lust are the 7 deadly sins in the book, there are probably more but those stood out the most.

[Renee]

Read

[Shelley]

I readAll Systems Red, the first in the Murderbot series, for my book club. Lots of greed. Also the murderbot himself is surprisingly slothful.

[Evil Secret]

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

[Christy]

Has anyone read Snobs by Julian Fellowes? I’ve had it on my kindle for forever and I’m thinking it will work here?