What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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Got it in one. Too easy?-----
30) I've fallen and I can't get up. Worse, my family is disgusted by me.
- Michael (view spoiler)
31) The worse I behave, the better I look. But you should see the other guy. He's a picture!
- Michele (view spoiler)
32) A young boy runs away in the middle of the night with the most unlikely of companions.
32) A special young boy escapes in the middle of the night with a small companion he needs to protect.
- Kris (view spoiler)
33) Young James sails to find wealth. Ambivalent relationship with man associated with precious metal, but assisted by character who could be a firearm. Emphasis on fermented milk products.
- Valerie (view spoiler)
34) Man quits job after throwing his boss out of the window. He then gets a job as an accountant for a private organization that normally does contracting work for the government.
- Just (view spoiler)
35) Young man visits his cousin at a long-term care facility, falls in love with one of the patients, stays longer than originally planned.
- Gerd (view spoiler)
36) Surrogate mother emigrates, because of unborn child.
37) kingdom's fate tied to outsider naming something
- Juels (view spoiler)
38) Authorities pursue arsonist and accomplice.
- Juels (view spoiler)
39) An epic road trip
39) Boy and watchdog take road trip to find rhyme and reason
- Just (view spoiler)
40) Student turned servant
41) Writer meets a fan
- Bargle (view spoiler)
Justanotherbiblophile wrote: "Got it in one. Too easy?"Only because I just read it :)
How about this one:2) Demons from the future bring peace to Earth. Guy hides in whale to visit their home planet.
We should probably add spoiler tags to our answers, so other people can play along... 2) (view spoiler) :)
Also, we should number them (edit: both the question and all answers)
Heh, go and edit your prior entries (number, bold, spoiler). We'll have to see if anyone else wants to play, or if I can come up with another one that I like...
Justanotherbiblophile wrote: "Heh, go and edit your prior entries (number, bold, spoiler)..."Done!
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Ok ok ok, how about this one:4) Drug dealer conquers known universe, de-evolves.
Hah! I love your guess for #3 Michelle.
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Well, I'd argue that it's not unable, but unwilling. /quibble
I have no idea on #4, I guess we'll have to let other people guess on it.4) [edit removed, no longer current]
Here's my next one:
5) Two short other-worldly creatures on a quest join a rustic fisherman (who likes a nice pipeful), to secure the succession in his kingdom while his king, old and doddering, has left it in the hands of his dwarf (and near deaf) counselor. They take a long arduous journey to the north and eventually achieve their goals.
Well done, Justanotherbiblophile -- that's it :)Edited: Just's guess for #4 is correct, (view spoiler).
#5...I think...is it (view spoiler)?
D'oh, I need to figure out my spoiler tags :PBut yeah, you nailed mine too :P
I need some better stumpers. Hmph.
Justanotherbiblophile wrote: "I need some better stumpers. Hmph. "Either that or our brains are entangled at the quantum level ;)
Let me see, how about this one:6) Military faux pas results in big Vegas get-together, ends with a bang.
Heh, easy-peasy. (view spoiler)7) Failed industrialist passes on his legacy to a very young protege, there are serious doubts as to whether the young person will be able make good on the opportunity.
Hm, I shall have to ponder that one. While I'm thinking, here's another one:8) Nothing happens and the guy never shows up.
That's it! Now you need to solve #7 because I'm still stumped on that one.Edited: Lobstergirl's guess for #8 is correct, (view spoiler)
9) British attorney has falling out with dubious client whom his wife later finds strangely attractive.
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9 is not ringing any bells either.
Also, you never said that I was correct on #6. :PHINT time: I suspect almost everyone has read #7
Dang, I totally would've gotten #8 if I'd been on, but I thought it was a play?
I guess I should try making mine shorter... so I don't give it all away so quickly...
I have no idea on #9
Dang, google just guessed my next one. I guess it was too straightforward. Hmph. Maybe I can get it reformulated and edit this post... or maybe I'll go to sleep.
7)
9)
Alright, this isn't the one I was going with originally, but google ain't eating it, so...
10) In frustration, MC starts training a group of young people to combat a threat to his government and his culture.
Ok, I totally suck at this game. The only one I've had even a guess about is #10 and it is probably wrong. Well, here goes...#10 (view spoiler)
Juels, you're totally correct. I seriously need to figure out how to make these harder and yet more enticing, so that we start getting some (hopefully hilarious) wrong guesses :P
Nope for your guess on #7. Which industrialist hit up the Little Engine?
11) Homeless man explores new places using this one weird book.
Hey Aaron, you should bold (strong) that stumper.And that totally reads like internet spam, so my mind is completely refusing to process it :P
Justanotherbiblophile wrote: "Hey Aaron, you should bold (strong) that stumper.And that totally reads like internet spam, so my mind is completely refusing to process it :P"
Bolded...and yeah that's kind of the point. I really wanted to use the full one weird trick discovered by a _____, but I couldn't think of anything popular enough that it would fit.
I did not see the industrialist part lmao so now i'm pretty sure mine is wrong.
Justanotherbiblophile wrote: "Nope for your guess on #7. Which industrialist hit up the Little Engine?"I haven't read it in 30+ years. It was a bit of a stretch. lol
12) Protective older brother helps his rebellious siblings to get their lives back on track and be productive members of society.
Cynthia as you surmised, nope to your guess for #7Hmm, was (view spoiler) a novel first (I know there was a novelization, but that's pretty much cheating IMHO)? I might try that for a guess on #11.
That industrialist was totally *not* a failure, and thus that guess for #7 is incorrect :DYou guys are going to kick yourselves when someone gets it right...
Also, it's never to late to read at least that first book. It's a classic, and if you've got 30+ years under your belt, it'll read quick.
Aaron - What about my guess for #11? See message 42.
Juels wrote: "Aaron - What about my guess for #11? See message 42."Yeah you got it.
I'm pretty sure this isn't it since the failed Industrialist is throwing me for a loop but #7: (view spoiler)
What's the Name of That Book???
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I'll go first:
1) Lonely AI forments a revolution in order to make friends.
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(edit):
HOW TO POSE A STUMPER:
A): Refresh your page, to make sure someone else hasn't just posted a stumper - then number your question, in sequential order with existing questions.
B) Use [strong][/strong] (with angle-brackets instead of square brackets) to make your question bold (and easy to find on the page)
C) Try to write something distinctive enough to only apply to a book (hopefully unambiguous that only one book qualifies) Preferably a novel that's somewhat popular - so many people have a chance to solve it - as this is to be a game/fun, actual work is in the UNSOLVED folder. ;) Brief, but not too brief.
D) Run your description through Google to make sure it doesn't come up as an "I'm Feeling Lucky" or in the first page of results.
E) Then come back later (sooner, than late) and see what people have guessed and tell them when they've guessed correctly. Please restate the correct answer when you tell them they're correct.
HOW TO ANSWER:
A) Number your answer, so we know which question you're attempting to guess...
B) Put your answer in a [spoiler][/spoiler] tag, so latecomers can still try guessing.
C) If you only want to see the un-guessed stumpers, go towards the end of the thread. We're trying to keep a summary of the ones which have not been correctly guessed... Otherwise, you can test your skills by reading through, and guessing along. ;)
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1) - Michele: (view spoiler)[The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (hide spoiler)]
2) Demons from the future bring peace to Earth. Guy hides in whale to visit their home planet.
- Just: (view spoiler)[Childhood's End (hide spoiler)]
3) Powerful dad unable to stop beloved son's execution.
- Michele (view spoiler)[The Bible (hide spoiler)]
4) Drug dealer conquers known universe, de-evolves.
- Just: the first couple books of (view spoiler)[the Duniverse? _Dune_, _Dune Messiah_, etc (hide spoiler)]
5) Two short other-worldly creatures on a quest join a rustic fisherman (who likes a nice pipeful), to secure the succession in his kingdom while his king, old and doddering, has left it in the hands of his dwarf (and near deaf) counselor. They take a long arduous journey to the north and eventually achieve their goals.
- Michele (view spoiler)[The Silver Chair (hide spoiler)]
6) Military faux pas results in big Vegas get-together, ends with a bang.
- Just: (view spoiler)[The Stand (hide spoiler)]
7) Failed industrialist passes on his legacy to a very young protege, there are serious doubts as to whether the young person will be able make good on the opportunity.
- Cynthia (view spoiler)[The Lorax (hide spoiler)]
8) Nothing happens and the guy never shows up.
- Lobstergirl (view spoiler)[Waiting for Godot (hide spoiler)]
9) British attorney has falling out with dubious client whom his wife later finds strangely attractive.
- Sophie (view spoiler)[Dracula (hide spoiler)]
10) In frustration, MC starts training a group of young people to combat a threat to his government and his culture.
- Juels (view spoiler)[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (hide spoiler)]
11) Homeless man explores new places using this one weird book.
- Juels (view spoiler)[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy This is message 42. How appropriate. (hide spoiler)]
12) Protective older brother helps his rebellious siblings to get their lives back on track and be productive members of society.
- Juels (view spoiler)[1984 (hide spoiler)]
13) After a freak accident a high school senior is able to talk to her freshman-year-self and change all the mistakes she made over the past 4 years, although some of these changes have undesirable results.
- Just: (view spoiler)[Gimme a Call (hide spoiler)]
14) Girl identifies self to supernatural being, questions its existence.
- Just (view spoiler)[Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (hide spoiler)]
15) A young Spaniard is chosen for a job that does not suit him.
- Sophie (view spoiler)[The Story of Ferdinand (hide spoiler)]
16) Elderly man is fed up with obnoxiously loud neighbors and goes over to teach them a lesson.
- Michele (view spoiler)[How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (hide spoiler)]
17) Abandoned human colony develops unusual color-coded bioweapon.
- Just (view spoiler)[Pern (hide spoiler)] series?
18) A young girl gets taken away to a place riddled with bad creatures.
18) A young girl gets taken away from an orphanage to a place riddled with bad creatures who want to eat her.
- Sophie (view spoiler)[The BFG (hide spoiler)]
19) A son leaves home to search for a missing parent. The search is complicated by misinformation and mistaken identity.
- Kris (view spoiler)[Are You My Mother? (hide spoiler)]
20) The smell of immortality... or root vegetables?
- Just (view spoiler)[Jitterbug Perfume (hide spoiler)]
21) A long walk for linemen harassed by robot bird.
- Lobstergirl (view spoiler)[Mason and Dixon (hide spoiler)]
22) A man goes off to war, after a long journey, returns home to his faithful wife and dog.
- Cumbling Michael (view spoiler)[Homer's Odyssey (hide spoiler)]
23) Wealthy capitalist discovers benefits of seasonal redistribution to proletariat
- Bargle (view spoiler)[A Christmas Carol (hide spoiler)]
24) I gave you my heart. You gave me Napoleon's chicken. Trust me...
- Lobstergirl & Cynthia (view spoiler)[The Passion (hide spoiler)]
25) Single mom gets job in male-dominated field, is chosen for a special assignment.
26) A quadruped crossbreed causes problems for very advanced mathematicians.
- Valerie (view spoiler)[The Foundation Trilogy (hide spoiler)]
27) Tripedal monsters destroy the human economy, because of baleful astronomical influences.
- Michael (view spoiler)[Neutron Star (hide spoiler)]
28) Former student takes over school in order to thwart evil-doers.
28) Former student takes over a school in order to thwart evil-doers who threaten her and her younger brother. She loses the school to an opponent. Who gives it back, when he learns what a headache it is.
- Kitten (view spoiler)[The Girl Who owned a City (hide spoiler)]
29) Fit the whole Earth on your wedding finger? Controllers of marionettes reveal past indiscretions. Much adventure ensues.
- Scott (view spoiler)[Ringworld(view spoiler)[
30) I've fallen and I can't get up. Worse, my family is disgusted by me.
- Michael (view spoiler)[The Metamorphosis (hide spoiler)]
31) The worse I behave, the better I look. But you should see the other guy. He's a picture!
- Michele (view spoiler)[The Picture of Dorian Grey (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]