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Theme of war:The Black Flower: A Novel of the Civil War by Howard Bahr (American Civil War)
or if you want a book with more international appeal,
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (World War II)
I was looking through my highly rated books, and found quite a few historical fiction books set during a war among them.
This might not be exactly what you were looking for - but what about a 'Fall Finale Bonus Blowout" extra task (as we've had in the past, worth 30 or 50).There are quite a number of countries that are still blue on our project spreadsheet. Read a book (other than those listed) set in one of those countries. (BTW - this should also include Norfolk Is which is accidentally marked orange.)
Anyhow, this would be difficult so IMO shouldn't be a regular task.
A 'Golden Age' task.It could be both the golden age for mysteries and science fiction. (This should cover most members tastes).
These wikipedia articles have lists:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_...
Valerie wrote: "A 'Golden Age' task.It could be both the golden age for mysteries and science fiction. (This should cover most members tastes).
These wikipedia articles have lists:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wi..."
Love those suggestions!
I put this in the regular task idea before I knew about this one. I gave two examples of authors I really like and more fit the category.For Fall
September, October, November
First letter in each month in chronological order spells SON. Read an author whose last name ends in “SON”.
Examples; The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
Additional favorite authors of mine that would fit are
Bill Bryson, Marilynne Robinson, Robert Louis Stevenson, Margaret Wilson, Jacqueline Wilson
Charles Dickens - set in Victorian TimeMark Twain - Satire genre
Barbara Kingsolver - nature?, culture?, social issues? Listed as genre
Robert Louis Stevenson - adventure genre or set in Scotland
Laura Ingalls Wilder - fictional biography or child point of view
H G Wells - a book about time travel
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni - about the Indian Desi experience or immigrating to A Western Country in general or book based on ancient cultural myths
Rebekah wrote: "I put this in the regular task idea before I knew about this one. I gave two examples of authors I really like and more fit the category.For Fall
September, October, November
First letter in each ..."
I like this idea.
A "Strong Female Lead' task - in honor of Kate and Elizabeth's hard work keeping us on track!This list is just included as an example showing that there are many genres that fall into this category: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
Toni Morrison:An author who combines historical fiction and magical realism.
An author who is a woman of color.
Agatha Christie:- published her first book in 1920 and her last in 1973 (not counting those written earlier), a writing career spanning more than 50 years. Read a book (fiction or nonfiction) whose events cover more than 50 years.
- wrote romances under the name Mary Westmacott as well as mysteries under her own name. Read a book by a writer who publishes under more than one name.
Rosemary wrote: "Agatha Christie:- published her first book in 1920 and her last in 1973 (not counting those written earlier), a writing career spanning more than 50 years. Read a book (fiction or nonfiction) who..."
Ooo. This might be fun. Might find out about an author you didn’t know was really writing undercover!
Theme: the sun and the moonRead a book with the word sun or moon in the title. Plural, possessives, and compound words included.
Examples:
Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Popular ScienceThis task is inspired by Ed Yong. Read a book that is tagged 'science' (insert rating suggestion here).
This list is for inspiration: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6...
Is it really that bad?Everyone’s taste is different, and sometimes I think a book is much better than its rating would indicate. Read a book that has a goodreads rating less than 3.5
Well Begun Is Half DoneNormally, RWS allows one carry over book that is less than halfway completed. Since I read several books at once I often end up with either too many books at the end of the season that have been started or a couple of books that are just over half read. For this task you can either: A. Finish a book that is less than 50 percent read. Or
B. Finish two books that are each between 50 and 75 percent read.
Play the GameRead a playscript with at least 75 pages.
The Square CircleRead a book with a geometric shape in the title or subtitle. The form of the word can be any part of speech. Eg circle, circular, circulate all qualify
The word must be on this list of shapes : https://www.aaastateofplay.com/the-co...
Before Independence DayRead a book set in a country or colony that no longer exists. Books set in a country prior to a national Independence Day will qualify. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
If a substantial change occurred (e.g., dissolution of the USSR) which is noted on this website, and no official Independence Day exists, request approval in the task thread
In honor of https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... Read a book by an author whose first name (not a single initial) begins with a, e, i, o, or u.
I would love to have some version of Sam's fall tasks Monsterfest Redux and Scandinavian Noir in our fall challenge.
In honor of Rumer Godden, read a book by an author who has consecutive same consonants in their name.
* In honor of Mira Grant who writes under 2 different names, read an author who writes under 2 different names. * In honor of Laurie R. King and Jacqueline Winspear read a historical mystery.
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Please use this thread to suggest a title or an author you would like to see honored in the Fall 2023 challenge. Then provide a possible task for each.
An author born late in the 20th Century or who lived long ago?
An author on a wikipedia list?
Did the book win an award or does it fit a particular genre?
Was there a theme in the book that other authors also write about?
What about a general setting or time period?
Are the characters of an identifiable group by profession or circumstance?
You know how it goes at Reading with Style. Feel free to post as many or as few tasks as you wish.