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WINTER CHALLENGE 2014 > 20.5 - Bigger is Better - Emurphy's task: 2 Sides to Every Coin

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message 51: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments Another question - Born in Death? Born/death being the opposites


message 52: by Emurphy (new)

Emurphy | 851 comments Christine wrote: "For Option 2, would Heaven and Hell be acceptable for opposites? Thanks!"

Yes, those are acceptable


message 53: by Emurphy (new)

Emurphy | 851 comments Dee wrote: "Another question - Born in Death? Born/death being the opposites"

Yes!


message 54: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments thanks! had the book recommended for me for another challenge starting in January and trying to double up where possible ;)


message 55: by Camilla (new)

Camilla | 501 comments Is The Unreal and the Real: Selected Stories, Volume One: Where on Earth acceptable? The list of opposites gives the pairing real - fake, but isn't unreal also an opposite of real?


message 56: by Ava (new)

Ava | 5 comments Would Seriously... I'm Kidding work for option 2?


message 57: by Emurphy (new)

Emurphy | 851 comments Camilla wrote: "Is The Unreal and the Real: Selected Stories, Volume One: Where on Earth acceptable? The list of opposites gives the pairing real - fake, but isn't unreal also an opposite of real?"
Yes, I can see those opposites


message 58: by Emurphy (new)

Emurphy | 851 comments Ava wrote: "Would Seriously... I'm Kidding work for option 2?"

Yes


message 59: by LouLouReads (new)

LouLouReads | 221 comments Would Sense and Sensibility work for option 2? I feel like they are intended as opposites, but I don't know if they would qualify, since they're not the most obvious.


message 60: by Emurphy (new)

Emurphy | 851 comments LouLouReads wrote: "Would Sense and Sensibility work for option 2? I feel like they are intended as opposites, but I don't know if they would qualify, since they're not the most obvious."

No, I don't think those are really opposites, sorry.


message 61: by Emily (new)

Emily | 782 comments Just a heads up, if anyone uses a Nook, Barnes & Noble has the ebook of Big Little Lies on sale for $3.99 right now.

Now I don't have to wait for my library's copy! :)


message 62: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Kate wrote: "Just a heads up, if anyone uses a Nook, Barnes & Noble has the ebook of Big Little Lies on sale for $3.99 right now.

Now I don't have to wait for my library's copy! :)"


same price on amazon for kindle


message 63: by Erin (new)

Erin | 7 comments Please confirm for 20.5 Option 2:

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
-Jamie Ford


message 64: by Emurphy (new)

Emurphy | 851 comments Erin wrote: "Please confirm for 20.5 Option 2:

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
-Jamie Ford"


Bitter and sweet works!


message 66: by Emurphy (new)

Emurphy | 851 comments Michael wrote: "would either of these work for Option 2:

Inside Out or
Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead"


Either one would work!


message 67: by Dee (new)

Dee (nushmutty) | 144 comments Would this work for Option 2:

"Organizing the Disorganized Child"
By Martin L. Kutscher & Marcella Moran


message 68: by Emurphy (new)

Emurphy | 851 comments Dee wrote: "Would this work for Option 2:

"Organizing the Disorganized Child"
By Martin L. Kutscher & Marcella Moran"


Yes, it does


message 69: by Maryn (new)

Maryn | 87 comments Would Soldier Girls: The Battles of Three Women at Home and at War work for opposites? Home/War?

Thanks!


message 70: by Emurphy (new)

Emurphy | 851 comments Maryn wrote: "Would Soldier Girls: The Battles of Three Women at Home and at War work for opposites? Home/War?

Thanks!"


No, I don't think those are opposites. Sorry.


message 71: by Megan W (new)


message 72: by Emurphy (new)

Emurphy | 851 comments Megan W wrote: "Would Do's and Taboos of Public Speaking: How to Get Those Butterflies Flying in Formation work for the opposites option? (Do's/Taboos)"

No, sorry, do and taboo don't work.


message 73: by Christopher (new)

Christopher Everest (chriseverest) | 78 comments ChrisEverest 20.5

Word "Penny" in Title ...

Dead for a Penny

but also Published as "Carnage of the Realm" - Not much info on Goodreads at the moment (and 150 odd pages)

My copy is in the Yellow-jacketed Gollancz Mystery Series.... aaah blesss (ex public library copy withdrawn from sale)

Product details

Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Littlehampton Book Services Ltd (6 Nov. 1980)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0575029099
ISBN-13: 978-0575029095
Average Customer Review: Be the first to review this item
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,418,941 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

IS THIS OKAY to read


message 74: by Emurphy (new)

Emurphy | 851 comments Christopher wrote: "ChrisEverest 20.5

Word "Penny" in Title ...

Dead for a Penny

but also Published as "Carnage of the Realm" - Not much info on Goodreads at the moment (and 150 odd pages)

My copy is in the Yello..."


Sounds good to me


message 75: by Adria (new)

Adria For opposites, how about "start" and "stop" in the title?

Thanks!


message 76: by Book Concierge (new)

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 4447 comments Do "little" and "giant" constitute an opposite pair?
The Little Giant of Aberdeen County


message 77: by Emurphy (new)

Emurphy | 851 comments Amac5280 wrote: "For opposites, how about "start" and "stop" in the title?

Thanks!"


Start and stop is fine


message 78: by Emurphy (new)

Emurphy | 851 comments Book Concierge wrote: "Do "little" and "giant" constitute an opposite pair?
The Little Giant of Aberdeen County"


Little and giant work!


message 79: by Bucket (last edited Feb 12, 2015 05:08AM) (new)

Bucket | 362 comments Hi there! For option 2, I'd like to read: Wild Ones: A Sometimes Dismaying, Weirdly Reassuring Story About Looking at People Looking at Animals in America

The opposite words would be "dismaying" and "reassuring".

The online thesaurus has "reassure" listed as an antonym for "dismay" (http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/disma...) if that helps your decision and I definitely think of them as opposites the way they're used in the book's subtitle.

Thanks so much!


message 80: by Emurphy (new)

Emurphy | 851 comments Bucket wrote: "Hi there! For option 2, I'd like to read: Wild Ones: A Sometimes Dismaying, Weirdly Reassuring Story About Looking at People Looking at Animals in America

The opposite words would ..."


The thesaurus link helped, thank you. The words can count as opposites :)


message 81: by Bucket (new)

Bucket | 362 comments Thanks!


message 82: by Becky P (new)

Becky P (zebrafairy) | 200 comments Hi Would Sweet Evil work for option 2?


message 83: by Emurphy (new)

Emurphy | 851 comments Becky wrote: "Hi Would Sweet Evil work for option 2?"

Yes, that would work.


message 84: by Trish (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 3675 comments Could I just double check that Nickel Plated is okay for Option 1


message 85: by Emurphy (new)

Emurphy | 851 comments Trish wrote: "Could I just double check that Nickel Plated is okay for Option 1"

Nickel - perfect!


message 86: by Trish (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 3675 comments Emurphy wrote: "Trish wrote: "Could I just double check that Nickel Plated is okay for Option 1"

Nickel - perfect!"


Cheers


message 87: by Nancy (new)

Nancy (nancyhelen) | 64 comments Would Hide and Seek work as opposites?


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