03. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

🎶Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name, I call myself
Far, a long long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow Sew
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
And that brings us back to Doe🎶

While the notes of this song were around in the 1800s, this song was made popular by the Sound of Music in 1965. This week, you are looking for a book that is connected to something mentioned in this song. It can be an item on the cover, the name of a character, or an important plot point that connects to a word in the song.

ATY Listopia: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...

What are you reading for this prompt, and how does it fit?

[dalex]

I am reading The Splinter in the Sky by Kemi Ashing-Giwa, a sci-fi novel in which the protagonist is a "tea hobbyist."

I am also planning to do a side challenge to fill the other lines of the song.

DO (a deer, a female deer)

Godkiller by Hannah Kaner
deer on cover

RE (a drop of golden sun)

Red Rising by Pierce Brown
caste society of Reds and Golds

MI (a name I call myself)

Call Me Evie by J.P. Pomare
character's name is important to story

FA (a long long way to run)

The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
story is about a long journey

SO (a needle pulling thread)

City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
protagonist is a seamstress

LA (a note to follow So)

Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
epistolary novel ie written in "notes"

[Amy (Other Amy)]

I am also thinking about a side challenge for this one, of which whatever book I get read first will probably stand in double for the ATY challenge. Current plans:

or or

Still debating whether to find a second deer book to finish the song.

[Kathy]

I have two "so" "sew" books and one "deer" book. Or I might do a book related to tea.

The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle - Jennifer Ryan
Poor Deer - Claire Oshetsky
The Sewing Machine - Natalie Fergie

[Marie]

It's got to be Far, a long long way to run, and Anna McNuff's The Pants of Perspective: One Woman's 3,000 Kilometre Running Adventure through the Wilds of New Zealand.

[Jennifer W]

I'm definitely going with deer, so far I've found and on my TBR, but I know I have others.

[John]

I might read on John Irving's novels." Since I share his first name that should count for "me."

[Charlsa]

This is a series I've read off and on for years. It feels like the stories are pretty much the same, so I may end up slotting in something else.

A Dark and Stormy Tea by Laura Childs.

[Pam]

I was thinking about The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper or The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway but I also like The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco or a book where the title is a name (Emma, Jane Eyre, Sister Carrie, Villette).

[LeahS]

I have planned Here Comes the Sun for 'a drop of golden sun', and less obviously Square Haunting: Five Writers in London Between the Wars. The latter is about five writers who lived at various times in the same London square between the First and Second World Wars. They are all female, all asserting their independence and making a name for themselves, hoping to go far in their achievements, Virginia Woolf sews blackout curtains, and I am sure a lot of tea was drunk.

[Pam]

Leah - I like your Square Haunting idea (connecting with “name”) and added the book to my TBR!

[Donna]

I plan to read Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

[LeahS]

Pam wrote: "Leah - I like your Square Haunting idea (connecting with “name”) and added the book to my TBR!"

Thanks, I'll let you know how it goes...

[Dixie]

I have Chasing the Sun: How the Science of Sunlight Shapes Our Bodies and Minds and Born to Run on my TBR list.

I did read Chasing the Sun: How the Science of Sunlight Shapes Our Bodies and Minds (excellent book, I highly recommend it), but for my second book I read A Long Way from Verona.

[Dixie]

Pam wrote: "Leah - I like your Square Haunting idea (connecting with “name”) and added the book to my TBR!"

I added it to my TBR too; sounds very interesting!

[Joan]

I think I'm going to read Dreamcatcher for this prompt. There is a deer on the cover.



I was worried about finding a book for this prompt. I'm glad I thought of this one.

[John]

Joan wrote: "I think I'm going to read Dreamcatcher for this prompt. There is a deer on the cover.



I was worried about finding a book for this prompt. I'm glad I th..."

I found that defining the no "fa" as far opened a number of opportunities. For example, James by Percivel Everett would fit this since the Jim character from the Huckleberry Fin novel, in this relelling, embarks on a long journey to attain his freedom. Any novel where the protagonist takes a long journey, whether in time, space, or on this Earth, could be linked to "fa".

[Denise]

I have a book on the history of fabric I may fit here. Other options are A Thousand Splendid Suns, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane or Together Tea

[Angie]

I'm probably doing A Spell for Trouble, which will work for tea.

[John]

I will probably read something using the "Fa for far" note, such as:

-The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
-The Boat of a Million Years by Poul Anderson.

[Marie (UK)]

I am wondering if I can fit Measuring the World

in here related to sewing and the need to measure things

[Rachael]

Using the deer part of the song, I will be reading Black Buck for this prompt.

[Tania]

Sew, a needle pulling thread

The Seamstress

[Erica]

Ooh I love running so I’ll probably go for a running related book for this one.

[Bea]

I have planned The Long Way Home for Fa as it is the next in the series for me to read.

However, I do like some of these suggestions a lot!

[Erica]

I’m reading The End of the World Running Club for Fa, a long, long way to run.

[Robin H-R]

I read:
The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive by Lucy Adlington

REJECT: A book with an occupation in the title

Finished: 01/04/2025
Rating: 5 stars

Deeply moving. A tribute to survivors. They shall not be forgotten.

[Hannah]

I took the interpretation of the lyricsvery far and chose this book



Very unique book and highly decorated.

🎶Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun


Me, a name, I cALL myself


Far, a long long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow Sew
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
And that brings us back to Doe🎶

[Grace]

For this prompt, I am reading (Ray, a drop of golden sun). I've been wanting to read for a while and am glad to have this prompt to get me there. Half-way through, it is devastating. So well written with amazing characters, all with vastly different journeys through disastrous, violent times. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a treasure. I read a few years ago. Anyone who might be looking for an author who uses 3 names, I highly recommend Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

[J]

I read Me for this prompt. I was impressed that the title was not only one of the favorite things but that the subject, Elton John, was one of my favorite things.

[Anna]

I read brother. do. you. love. me. for this prompt.

Me, a name, I call myself.

[Phil]

I read The Axeman's Jazz by Ray Celestin for this topic. Author's first name being Ray fits the lyrics. (Read Jan 16th; 3*)

[Ciara]

I read The New Me by Halle Butler. As in me, a name I call myself. Actually, I listened to it on audio while I did other stuff, & therefore, I don't think I got the full effect of the book. It seemed like there were some clever literary conceits in there that were probably better on the page. I'm really gonna have to read this one again to give it a proper evaluation, but for now, I give it five out of eight unshredded sensitive financial documents.

[Dubhease]

I read Kill for Me, Kill for You

[Michelle E]

I'm planning on reading for the "Sew, a needle pulling thread".

[Barbara]

I read The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Jennifer Ryan

[Anna]

I finally got around reading Never Let Me Go for this prompt

[Michelle E]

I read a book that others might enjoy, called . It was a historical fiction account of the creation of Princess (Queen) Elizabeth's wedding gown.

[Amy]

Anna wrote: "I finally got around reading Never Let Me Go for this prompt"

I read another of Kazuo Ishiguro's books for this challenge, Klara and the Sun.

Always an author who makes me think!

[Robin P, Orbicular Mod]

I guess any of the mysteries or romances involving bakeries or cafes could work for Do - dough. Also something involving finance, bank robbery or other money issue.

[Anna]

Amy wrote: "Anna wrote: "I finally got around reading Never Let Me Go for this prompt"

I read another of Kazuo Ishiguro's books for this challenge, [book:Klara and the Sun|541204..."

I am trying to fit that book in for another prompt this year :-) Inspired to read more of him.

[Sherri]

I read Days at the Morisaki Bookshop for Me, a name I call myself.

[Kathy]

I read and highly recommend Poor Deer by Claire Oshetsky.

[Pamela, Arciform Mod]

Amy wrote: "Anna wrote: "I finally got around reading Never Let Me Go for this prompt"

I read another of Kazuo Ishiguro's books for this challenge, [book:Klara and the Sun|541204..."

I also did Klara and the Sun.
I'm jealous of you people who get to read Half of Yellow Sun. Such a hard yet powerful book.

[Michelle E]

Robin H-R wrote: "I read:
[book:The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive|49014..."

As my book doesn't quite fulfill the "sew" prompt, I think I will try yours which does. Sounds memorable. Thanks for sharing!

[Misty]

Okay! I just reread this and actually paid attention to the first post! :) Thank you for posting it that way because it made me giggle, and I have had a HARD day! :) The musician in me has to say: do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do. :) :) :)

Having said that, I am coming up so empty on this one. I think I am just too stressed to be creative. I've been digging through all of your suggestions, thank you! Hopefully one of those will stick, or you'll rattle my brain into some creativity!

[Misty]

Okay - I came up with one, but it's not nearly as clever as some of yours. :) I read The Golden One by Elizabeth Peters - it is the 14th book of the Amelia Peabody series, and her work is very much comfort reading for me (which means I will likely read the rest of them this year!).

[Rora]

I read The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman. Far, a long long "way" to run

[Severina]

I read Among the Living by Tim Lebbon for the prompt "far', which can relate to the location of the story being remote or the fact that the protagonists have a long trek.

[Joy D]

For this prompt, I read:
Mbaqanga Nights by Leonora Meriel - 4* - My Review

It's about mbqanga music from South Africa, so I figure it fits "La, a note to follow Sew"