Fall '20 Read-a-Thon: Guess Who

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

Character development can make or break a book’s success and the extent that you become attached to the storyline and immersed in your reading. Some characters truly resonate with the reader, to the extent that they become well-known within the literary world.

For the sake of fairness and to allow for clear visual images, we’re going to stick to widely known characters for this activity, who have been portrayed in movies or television. Similar to the classic games of “20 Questions” or “Guess Who”, ask the moderator (me) questions, in order to guess the character. Once a character is guessed, I will pick another. To limit the options a bit and make the game a little easier, the source books are listed below.

Rules:
- You cannot use proper nouns in your question. In other words, you can’t simply ask if a character was in a specific book or written by a specific author. You also can’t ask if they were associated with other specific characters.

For instance, for Hermione, you can’t just ask if she was in the Harry Potter novels or if she is friends with Ron Weasley. You can ask if she attended a school for witches and wizards.

- You can ask as many questions as needed but be sure to look at questions asked by others above you

Example:
- Is the character human? No
- Is it in a children’s book? Yes
- Is the character found on a farm? Yes
- Does it have 4 legs? Yes
- Is it Wilbur? Yes

Source Books:
Fight Club
The Devil Wears Prada
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The Lord of the Rings
It
Charlotte's Web
Mary Poppins
The Hunger Games
Little Women
Jurassic Park

[Ellie]

Can the character do magic?

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

No

[Sherri]

Are the characters skilled hunters?

[Robin P, Orbicular Mod]

Not sure if we have to wait for the answer to the last question, but mine is, Is the character male?

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

Sherri, Hmmm that’s a tough one but I’m going to go with no.

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

Robin, yes :)

[Nancy]

Is the character mentally ill in some way?

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

Not particularly :)

[Sarah]

Does the character have a romantic connection with another character?

[Johanne]

Is a ring significant to the plot?

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

Johanne wrote: "Is a ring significant to the plot?"
Johanne, no

Sarah wrote: "Does the character have a romantic connection with another character?"
Sarah, no

[Nancy]

Is the character a scientist?

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

Nancy wrote: "Is the character a scientist?"

Yes :)

[Nancy]

Actually I'm going to just go ahead and guess Ian Malcolm from Jurassic Park.

[Sherri]

I have a guess. When do we guess the book?

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

Nancy was correct! Good job :)

First character was Ian Malcolm from Jurassic Park.

There is now a new character to guess

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

Sherri, you can guess at any time :)

[Sherri]

Can this character fly?

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

Nope

[Sarah]

Is the character female?

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

Yes

[Chrissy]

Does she live in the United States?

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

Yes

[Kendra]

Is she an adult?

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

Yes

[Robin P, Orbicular Mod]

Does she work in New York City?

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

Yes

[Nancy]

Is she the editor of a fashion magazine?

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

No

[Kim]

Is it Andrea from The Devil Wears Prada?

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

Nope :)

[Sherri]

Is it Jo from Little Women?

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

No

[Alicia]

Is it Emily from The Devil Wears Prada? I don't know her last name.

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

Yes :)

There is now a new character to guess

[viemag]

Is the character cruel to other characters?

[Trish, Annular Mod]

Is the character human?

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

Trish wrote: "Is the character human?"

Yes

viemag wrote: "Is the character cruel to other characters?"

No

[Sarah]

Is the character an adult?

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

Sarah wrote: "Is the character an adult?"

For a part of the novel/movie, yes ;)

[Nancy]

Is the character female?

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

Yes

[Nancy]

Does she have at least one sister?

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

No

[Sarah]

Does she like clowns? :D

[[deleted user]]

Is it Beverly Marsh from It?

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

Yes, Lori :)

There is one more day left in the read-a-thon! You can continue to guess characters through the end of the day.

[[deleted user]]

Is the character male?

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

No