21. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

There are few board games more well known and varied than Monopoly. Whether you are familiar only with the classic version, or you've ventured out into the many, many local and pop culture variations, this week's prompt will give you a scavenger hunt of your TBR, looking for these pieces on the cover.

Traditional and Retired Tokens:
- Airplane
- Battleship
- Boot
- Cannon
- Cat
- Horse & Rider
- Iron
- Lantern
- Penguin
- Purse
- Racecar
- Rocking Horse
- Rubber Ducky
- Sack of Money
- Scottie Dog
- T-Rex
- Thimble
- Top Hat
- Wheelbarrow
These do not include the pop culture and regional variations, of course, but feel free to use any token you come across.

ATY Listopia: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

What are you reading for this prompt, and do you have any recommendations?

[Angie]

I have several options for this:

A Gambling Man (car)
Murder Past Due (cat)
Dumb Witness (terrier)
David Copperfield (top hat)

[dalex]

There are shoes on the cover of the edition of The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry that I own so I will most likely use that.

[Dubhease]

I'm reading because of the top hat.

[Nancy]

I'm probably making this harder on myself than I need to and being fairly strict on how the token is represented. But I managed to come up with either

(horse and rider)

or

(lantern)

[Jackie]

I'm using this one for the thimble.

[Shannon]

Here are some I found on my TBR: Outlawed (cowboy hat), The Manningtree Witches (rabbit), Great Circle (airplane), The Friend (dog), Summer of '69 (surfboard), and The Girl in the Tower (horse).

[RachelG.]

I am going to read because of the horse and rider.

[Sydney]

My initial pick is Before the Coffee Gets Cold, which has a cat on the cover, though I'll likely switch to something with a dog on the cover since that tends to be my token of choice whenever I play Monopoly! (I'm hoping to find one where the dog doesn't die!)

[Shannon SA]

Jackie wrote: "I'm using this one for the thimble.

"

So am I Jackie, hope it's a good one :)

[Jackie]

Shannon wrote: "Jackie wrote: "I'm using this one for the thimble.

"

So am I Jackie, hope it's a good one :)"

Me too, Shannon

[Kathy]

Dumb Witness - Agatha Christie (dog)
The Old Curiosity Shop - Charles Dickens (dog)
Her Royal Spyness(Her Royal Spyness #1) - Rhys Bowen (car)


I'm interested in The Sewing Machine also!

I recommend:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Band of Sisters
Death on the Nile
David Copperfield

[Joyce]

I really want to use the wheelbarrow so it’s maybe
Composting by Dick Kitto. My garden would rather I read that right now though, so it’s more likely to be Agatha Raisin: Hiss and Hers.

[Michelle]

The Unbearable Lightness of Being
I'll probably reread this one!

[Misty]

Okay - I have no idea what I'm going to read for this yet, but I had no idea about the history of the game pieces used in Monopoly. I found this link: https://monopoly.fandom.com/wiki/Tokens that might be useful. I have to admit that I wasn't that interested in this prompt because I hate playing Monopoly, but I think it's more interesting now that I've learned more about the history of the game. LOL.

[Amy (Other Amy)]

Misty wrote: "Okay - I have no idea what I'm going to read for this yet, but I had no idea about the history of the game pieces used in Monopoly. I found this link: "

Oh, that was a much better resource than the article I looked at! I LOVE that they include special edition tokens and pictures of most of them. I will probably still use one of the standard tokens, because that's the edition we had in the game closet when I was a kid, but it's fun to look. (I have never loved the actual game, but I've always loved the pewter tokens.)

[Amy (Other Amy)]

I'm looking at my covers now and these boot/shoes are perfect:


Pippi Longstocking

[CrystalIsReading on StoryGraph]

Faster: How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Beat Hitler’s Best has a race car on the cover that looks exactly like the Monopoly race car token. it's high stakes European car racing against the Nazis. it sounds exciting!

[Dana]

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
The Penguin Lessons by Tom Michell
The Humans by Matt Haig

I will also search my shelves and see what other books I can grab for this.

[Rachel]

This one's been bugging me because I distinctly remember seeing a contemporary romance book with a scottie dog on the cover, and I can't for the life of me remember what it was!

[Angie]

I think I'm going to do a cozy mystery called The Scottie Barked At Midnight. The cute factor of the cover won me over!

[Jenn]

I'm reading The Eye of the World for this one (horse and rider)

[Anastasia]

@Jenn I am using Dragon Reborn for next book in series. Did you watch "Eye of the World" on Amazon?

[Jenn]

Anastasia wrote: "@Jenn I am using Dragon Reborn for next book in series. Did you watch "Eye of the World" on Amazon?"

Yes, I loved the show! It's what got me into wanting to start reading the series. I'm loving it so far.

[Anastasia]

Glad to hear you enjoyed it. I suggest you treat the two as separate entities it will increase your enjoyment of both.

[Stacey]

Having just slogged through a book of essays for by last 2021 GR Challenge prompt, I found myself caught up in Mary Gaitskill's essay collection, Somebody with a Little Hammer: Essays.

Happy to say I really enjoyed this one, as the author shares her most thoughtful and engaging views on contemporary books, music and film. The best was "Lost Cat: A Memoir". Look closely on the cover to find the little cat.



Other recommendations:

[Guylian]

I have read Maggie Shipstead Great Circle which has a plane on the cover.

[Kathy]

I read The Mating Season by the hilarious (to me) P.G. Wodehouse. It has shoes on the cover.

[Misty]

I'm planning on reading High Stakes by Dick Francis for this prompt.

[Joyce]

I plan to read (cat)
or (cat)

[JessicaMHR]

Used Outlawed by Anna North

[LeahS]

I read , which has a top hat and a boot on the cover.

Interesting and fun look at some topics in Austen's writing. Now I must re-read Emma to see if Miss Bates does reveal all the clues to the story.

[Samantha]

I read Falling which has a plane on the cover.

I had been hesitant to start this as the plot just didn't sound like something I could see working for an entire book but it did and it was a pretty enjoyable read.

[Siobhan]

I was very excited when I figured out how I could fill this one!

My choice was which has two horses and riders on the cover.

[Kimberly]

I’ll be reading How the Penguins Saved Veronica

[NancyJ]

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov - Cat on the cover. Thanks to this prompt, I finally read this classic of Russian literature. I agree it's brilliant, but I can't say I really enjoyed it all. I liked some of the satire of communist Russia, and the pressure on writers to conform to the party line. The Pontius Pilate connections might be interesting to some. The zany comedy was dark and over the top, especially on audio.

[Shannon]

When researching this prompt, I found that sunglasses were once a Monopoly token, so I think I am going to read one of the following with sunglasses on the cover:

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
Other People's Clothes

I'm also considering these:

Perestroika in Paris (Horse)
The Power of One (Airplane)
The Confession (Rabbit)

[Dana]

Finished Herding Cats by Sarah Andersen.

[Severina]

I read Thereby Hangs a Tail, which has a dog on the cover.

[Joy D]

I just realized I had read a book in April that qualifies for this prompt - it has a boot on the cover:

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman - 3* - My Review

[Sherri]

I read Come Fly the World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am. A plane is on the cover

[Roxana]

I read When Blood Lies for this, for the top hat being worn on the cover. 17th or so in the series, but still an engaging read even this far in.

[kiki’s books]

i read Hostage by Clare Mackintosh! very very nice book 🥰

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

[Laurel]

Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland was this month's choice for my book club. The painting by Renoir is wrapped around the edition I read and there is a man with a top hat on the front cover and a woman with an affenpinscher (looks like a scottie) on the back cover. I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it if you are looking for something for this category.

[Wendy]

I've opted for Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia because it feels very relevant considering world events, and also it has dogs on the cover. Also, it's coincidently fitting with the larger Monopoly theme, too.

[NancyJ]

I highly recommend: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

The Book Woman's Daughter isn't as good. It's a sequel but it explains so much it could stand alone.

[Danielle]

I’m currently reading “Billy Summers” by Stephen King.

It has a car on the cover, but Monopoly is also mentioned multiple times in the book and played a couple of times.

I love find an accidentally perfect fit for a prompt. 😊

[Anastasia]

There was a computer game version of this my sister and I played. The announcer sounded very cool when he said " Horse and Rider"


The Physician

This was on my TBR for awhile. The fact that it has a "Horse and Rider" made it perfect.

[Joanne]

I read The Midnight Library by Matt Haig which has a cat on the cover. I don't remember this token from when I was a kid, but it's on the list, so I'm going to use it.

[Nicola]

I'm in luck with this catch-up book!