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Susan W.Soooo many great ideas on here! I'm really looking forward to this! How about for Freya, a book with someone wearing a necklace or other jewelry in reference to her famous necklace, Brisingamen? Or since she drove a chariot with cats, a book with a cat on the cover?
Morgan wrote: "March HolidaysMultiple Personality Day -- conflicting genres like "horror" and "romance" or "thriller" and "fantasy" or "humor" and "non-fiction" (ok that last one is usually a given. :P)
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Those are fun ideas, Morgan! :)
Norse mythology is in the Dewey decimal system under 293. How about read any book with a 293 call number.Something about exploration, explorers.
Exploring something new to you...
An author whose name is listed on this Norse gods family tree. http://www.windows2universe.org/mytho...
The lights of the aurora borealis are in many colors. Read a book that has a color name in it's title.
Blueberry wrote: "Norse mythology is in the Dewey decimal system under 293. How about read any book with a 293 call number."
Is there any way for people who don't use a library or whose libraries don't use the Dewey decimal system to easily find these books? Is it flagged in Goodreads anywhere?
i think you can get a list of topics that are covered but it - IIRC we did a dewey decimal task a few seasons ago and it was adjustable
Wow, so many great suggestions! And what a fantastic theme! I especially love the May the Fourth (Star Wars Day) and May Day (Int'l Workers Day) suggestions; two of my favourite things! =) Maybe to expand on the May Day idea, it could be a book about workers, organizing, anarchists, or set in Chicago (place of the Haymarket Massacre, which is the reason for May Day).Also, how about a book set in Scandinavia? I saw Scandinavian authors, but not one set IN Scandinavia.
I'm excited to see the tasks for the next challenge!
Maybe from a Norse Mythology list (I don't know how to link the title so here is the URL. https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6... ORhttps://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Happy wrote: "Blueberry wrote: "Norse mythology is in the Dewey decimal system under 293. How about read any book with a 293 call number.
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Is there any way for people who don't use a library or whose librarie..."
march april may abbreviates as mam. read a book with a person's title (like mam, sir, mr, mrs, dr, professor, Captain, major, lord, count, princess) in the book title
spring is the time for love to blossom, so maybe book with genre seduction or erotic... ;)
Not sure if someone said this already, but a book with a flower in the title or on the cover.
Elinaly wrote: "spring is the time for love to blossom, so maybe book with genre seduction or erotic... ;)"Also a time for babies, so maybe a book where babies play a role, or about someone who has or wants a baby?
April 11 is National Pet Day. Read a book prominently featuring the animal you have as a pet. If you don't have a pet read a book with one of the animals from the list 10 Most Popular Pets in America on the cover. If choosing a bird it has to be a bird that is kept indoors in a cage (e.g. parrot, canary, lovebird)
Some great ideas here. A few more off-the-cuff...*Giants = a big book over 500 pages
*Dwarves = a book under 200 pages
*Trolls = genre: politics OR read a book that a GR friend panned with a 1 or 2 star rating that you think you'll like
*Gods = genre: biography (of a larger-than-life figure)
*Author or main character (mentioned in main page summary) with Scandinavian name = http://surnames.behindthename.com/nam...
*Aesir vs. Vanir Gods Showdown: Read 2 books, 1 with the letters AESIR in the title/ subtitle and 1 with the letters VANIR in the title/ subtitle. Pick a side by choosing which book you liked better. Tally points for Teams Aesir and Vanir and announce a winner at the end of the Reading Challenge
*Book published by Viking http://www.penguin.com/meet/publisher...
*Book with March, April, or May as part of title or author's name
Jenn wrote: "Some great ideas here. A few more off-the-cuff...*Giants = a big book over 500 pages
*Dwarves = a book under 200 pages
*Trolls = genre: politics OR read a book that a GR friend panned with a 1 or ..."
Dude, these are all really, really good. I have nothing to add, they are just all super awesome.
Jenn wrote: "Some great ideas here. A few more off-the-cuff...*Giants = a big book over 500 pages
*Dwarves = a book under 200 pages
*Trolls = genre: politics OR read a book that a GR friend panned with a 1 or ..."
I especially love the published by Viking. Too perfect!
Odin's tale of discovering runes has been tied to the Tarot Card - The Hanged Man.Read a nonfiction book that gains you new knowledge (Odin hung himself upside down to attain wisdom for nine days. On the last day he discovered runes, then died. But the knowledge of the runes was so powerful it brought him back to life).
Or
The Hanged Man card can mean surrendering. Read a book that you dismissed or has been badgered to you by a friend.
Loki was punished for his deeds (believe the more recent was against Baldr) by being tied to a rock with serpent that dropped poison into his mouth. His wife devoutly stayed by his side and held a bowl to catch the poison. When she empties the bowl, Loki is harmed by the poison. This is said to be the cause of earthquakes. Read a book about a devoted wife/husband OR about earthquakes.
Baldr was most beloved by the Norse gods, enough that his mother, frigg, wanted to ensure his protection. She went to every object to get their promise never to harm her son but forgot poor mistletoe. Loki learned this and caused mischief. The gods liked to play a game of throw things at Baldr because nothing could harm him (remember dear mom?). Loki handed a spear made with mistletoe to Baldr's brother who threw it at Baldr and the beloved one died. Read a book that initially you thought was innocent and sweet but turned out completely different! This could mean books that surprise you.
Norse Mythology is a favorite of mine. Read a book that has Norse mythology or set in the Scandanavian countries. Personally I wish the children's book explaining the mistletoe story wasn't so expensive now. It is really neat.
Julia wrote: "The names of several days of the week come from Norse mythology (Tuesday=Tyr's day, Wednesday=Woden's day, Thursday=Thor's day). Read a book with a day in the title."Love!
Catie wrote: "Valkyrie - books about women in war?"Awesome. Also this may work for those who are reading Outlander (since series is on Starz). Main character was a nurse during world war.
Most Norse sagas have adventures. Read an adventure novel. Optional, watch Erik the Viking. Haha. the movie part was mainly to share my love of that old comedy that has peeps from Monty Python. Basically the world has gone dark (science wise, in the north when it is dark all the time). So the villagers believe they are being punished and go on an adventure to Valhalla to ask the gods for the sun once more.
"The Marriage of Njord and Skadi... It was not long then before Njord and Skadi decided that the gap between their taste was so great that, although they were married, they must live apart. Njord stayed at Noatun and Skadi returned to Thrymheim."This made me think of interracial couples. People from opposite sides of the world, marrying and facing conflicts with family and friends because of different ethnic cultures.
The Ides of MarchThough it would have worked better for this season's challenge...
The Ides of March (March 15th) are infamously known as the date Julius Caesar was assassinated by his friend Brutus. Read a book with some form of the word "betray" (betrayed, betrayal, etc) in the title or subtitle.
Jennifer W wrote: "The Ides of March (March 15th) are infamously known as the date Julius Caesar was assassinated by his friend Brutus. Read a book with some form of the word "betray" (betrayed, betrayal, etc) in the title or subtitle"I wonder if that might be too specific? But could you extend it to either a book about a conspiracy, or something with espionage as a genre?
Trish wrote: "Jennifer W wrote: "The Ides of March (March 15th) are infamously known as the date Julius Caesar was assassinated by his friend Brutus. Read a book with some form of the word "betray" (betrayed, be..."Type "betray" into the goodreads' search, there's like a zillion of them! :)
Norway owned the Orkney and Shetland islands of Scotland up until the middle ages, so how about a book set on an island, or a book by a Scottish author? Or a book based on Celtic mythology? GR list here: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Blueberry wrote: "Norse mythology is in the Dewey decimal system under 293. How about read any book with a 293 call number.Something about exploration, explorers.
Exploring something new to you...
An author who..."
love the dewey 293 # idea.
Usako wrote: "Odin's tale of discovering runes has been tied to the Tarot Card - The Hanged Man.Read a nonfiction book that gains you new knowledge (Odin hung himself upside down to attain wisdom for nine days..."
I love the reference to the Tarot.
Read a book with one of the major arcana card words on the title (priestess, sun, moon, death, fool, tower, hanged man, etc...)
Could also include/use minor arcana (or the four suits): cups, coins, wands, pentacles, or their alternate names.
or, to embroider more on the same idea,
Have one of those symbols on the cover, for example a coin, or a cup, or a tower, or priestess, etc.
Expanding on St. Patrick's Day - * A green cover for the Shamrock (already suggested)
* Snake on the cover or in title, or the letters S-N-A-K-E represented somehow for the myth that St. Patrick banned all snakes from Ireland
* A Tree on the cover, or the letters A-S-H in the title or author's name to represent St. Patrick's ash wood walking stick that grew into a tree
* Because St. Patrick's walking stick grew into a tree during one of his long speeches...this could be a page requirement for a Big Book
* There are several crosses associated with St. Patrick - one in particular, the Saltire is Red & White - so that could be a cover color choice
* An author's first name or last name of "Patrick"
Marie-Anne wrote: "Usako wrote: "Odin's tale of discovering runes has been tied to the Tarot Card - The Hanged Man.Read a nonfiction book that gains you new knowledge (Odin hung himself upside down to attain wisdom..."
good idea!
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