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Tanja wrote: "There's some fantasy taking place in modern times. Unfortunately Jim Butcher's books all were published in the past decade.I'm doing [book:Beauty A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the B..."
Tanja, I just thought of one possible conflict. Is your new year's resolution anything to do with weight or looks? Because beauty definitely relates to that. If not, though, I think you're in good shape.
I was thinking about Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd, but that was published in 2009, so it's out, huh? Hmmmmm... I think the first half of Bonnie's task is going to be the hardest for me. I guess I'll read this book for 25.1a....
All right. I think I've got one: Leaves From My Journal by Wilford Woodruff. 
* Published 1882 (BEFORE he died)
* He's a rabbit, I'm a pig
* I haven't read an ENTIRE book of his, but I've read a lot of his teachings (he was the president of my Church from 1889-1898)
* It's definitely NOT on anyone's list
* It's nonfiction, and totally random, so it REALLY doesn't fit these tasks
* It may SORT OF overlap 25.8b about pioneers from 1800-1880, but it would just be a few journal entries, not the focus of the book. The book is just stories of his life and what you can learn from them.
So I think that will work. I feel good about it... unless anyone sees any red flags?
EDIT: I just flipped out because if I finish the Fall Challenge, that book conflicts with the task I had in mind... but the I realized that the cover of my copy is BROWN, which makes it fine...
EDIT 2: Oyyyyeeee... My task is going to make this one SOOOOO much harder!!!
Sara ♥ wrote: "EDIT: I just flipped out because if I finish the Fall Challenge, that book conflicts with the task I had in mind... but the I realized that the cover of my copy is BROWN, which makes it fine......"Buddenbrooks has a brown and moss green cover with a yellow spine......will that mess *me* up????.....do I have to put out a Literary Banana peel for you, Sara?????? LOL!
No, you're good. Beware of nearly-solid-colored covers of Scarlet (Red), Peacock (Blue), Mustard (Yellow), Green, Plum (Purple), or White... (Clue, anyone?)Doesn't that make you want to shoot me? It makes me want to shoot myself!! (And that's just a third of the task... there's still weapons and rooms...)
Sara ♥ wrote: "I just flipped out because if I finish the Fall Challenge, that book conflicts with the task I had in mind... but the I realized that the cover of my copy is BROWN, which makes it fine...."You have me intrigued.
Edit: Oh, phew. I'm good.
i think i've finally found one, after 4 other false starts. i want to read He, She and It. from my perusing of the tasks, it does not fit any of them. please, let this one work!!!! aaaaaaaahhhhhhhh! :) (if anyone sees why it would NOT work, please let me know. as it stands now, i'm going for it!)
It took awhile but I found one - I will be doing Family Pictures - so no one with this as a 5 star is allowed to finish - just kidding but as far as I can tell it works so far.
Cynthia wrote: "It took awhile but I found one - I will be doing Family Pictures - so no one with this as a 5 star is allowed to finish - just kidding but as far as I can tell it works so far."that looks like a great read! must add to my TBR list! :)
Jennifer wrote: "Amanda wrote: "I think I'm going to read East of Eden by John Steinbeck."
Hi Amanda!
I don't want to be the one to put a kink in your plans...but East of Eden does fit th..."
But Grapes of Wrath or Travels with Charlie could work.
Without doing too much research, it seems like starting with a male author and selecting a thriller or action book may produce some results. How about some early Ken Follett novels like Key To Rebecca, The Pillars of the Earth, or Night Over Water. Beach Music might work if Rome or South Carolina is not your dream vacation. Also Leon Uris wrote a books dealing with the Holocaust - Mila 18 and one about Ireland - Trinity, neither of which I believe were made into a movie. (Although many of these could be people's 5-star reads but it might be a starting place).
oooh, just scanned through the tasks and realized that Camus' The Stranger will work! yeay! :) love me some camus! :)
Abigail - my NY resolution is about eating healthier not weight at all.
Still digging out old books. Coming up with more prospects. Feel free to point out what I miss!(Gee, I am beginning to love this task XD )
The Other Daughter by Lisa Gardner
I think this is a stand-alone mystery fiction, not qualified as 'Cozy' eh?
First published in 1999. Story took place in US.
American writer born on different Zodiac from me. Never made into a movie, as far as IMDB is concerned.
I also wonder if Dancing Shoes and Theater Shoes by Noel Streatfeild considered as a series? I love Ballet Shoes but never read these two. If they fit this task, it would be great.
Last one is The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster. Another book I'd love to read--that is, if I can find where it is in my house. *sigh*
There's a NY Trilogy movie on IMDB, but I don't think it's from this novel.
(Anyway, have to check again if it's 5* on any winners' lists or not.)
Does the edition matter? I just wanted to double check because I wanted to read Songs of the Humpback Whale A Novel in Five Voices which came out in 1992, yet the edition I have is from 2003. It probably doesn't matter, but I just wanted to double-check. ...Unless someone comes up with another reason why it wouldn't work...
Don't bother with Trinity, it is someone's five star read.I have a book that I started for the Fall Challenge, but didn't finish - would that count??? Otherwise it fits.
Monkey:Folk Novel of China, translated by Arthur Waley (that's not the proper cover)
Read, white and black cover, written in China the 1500s, don't know the author's birthdate, but the translator is not a Year of the Dog. Not a cozy mystery or a fantasy. So what did I miss??
Who's still hunting for a book? I'm willing to help out and surf someone's book shelves for some novel ideas.
Tanja wrote: "WOOHOOO! I can read Beauty!!!!"
Hi Tanja!
Okay, ummmm...wouldn't Beauty A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast fit the Disney task though?? I just wondered and didn't want you to get underway and have it not count.
Night wrote: "I also wonder if Dancing Shoes and Theater Shoes by Noel Streatfeild considered as a series? I love Ballet Shoes but never read these two. If they fit this task, it would be great. "The series task has to be a female author with a female main character. Noel Streatfeild is apparently a WOMAN (shock on my part!), so those books WOULD qualify for the female-series task... so no good here...
Tammy wrote: "Without doing too much research, it seems like starting with a male author and selecting a thriller or action book may produce some results. How about some early Ken Follett novels like [book:Key ..."Tammy, I think Mila 18 won't work because of the number (Theresa's task).
Kiki, you got me all excited with The Stranger because it's on my TBR list. But then I realized I can't use it because I haven't read Camus before. :-(
Jessy,Check the following real quick on these suggestions
* Is it on the cozy mystery list (check website)?
* Does the author share your Chinese Zodiac?
I'll re-edit this list after I check
* Five-star reads from challenge winners
* No need to check literary awards b/c that's 00-09 publications and none below are 00-99 publications
Updated
Nicholas Sparks Book
* Message in a Bottle
Nora Roberts Books
* Genuine Lies
* Sweet Revenge
* Divine Evil
* Private Scandals
* True Betrayals
Abigail - if one of the winners has a trilogy mentioned in their list, but not the individual books from the trilogy, does that rule out the whole trilogy? Am asking specifically about The Subtle Knife, which Wendy has listed His Dark Materials Trilogy, but not the individual books.
Thanks!
Katie wrote: "Kiki, you got me all excited with The Stranger because it's on my TBR list. But then I realized I can't use it because I haven't read Camus before. :-( "I think this book would work for you as long as you read something by Camus first. Perhaps you'd be interested in The Plague or The Fall?
Jamie wrote: "Katie wrote: "Kiki, you got me all excited with The Stranger because it's on my TBR list. But then I realized I can't use it because I haven't read Camus before. :-( "I think this book would wo..."
havent read it, but wouldnt 'the plague' fit with Sandra's AIDs day task?
Bridgit wrote: "Jamie wrote: "havent read it, but wouldnt 'the plague' fit with Sandra's AIDs day task? "It would
Tanja wrote: "Jessy,Check the following real quick on these suggestions
* Is it on the cozy mystery list (check website)?
* Does the author share your Chinese Zodiac?
I'll re-edit this list after I chec..."
These are 5* on my list
Stephen King Books
* It
* The Shining
* Misery
* Carrie
Shel Silverstein
* A Light in the Attic
John Steinbeck
* The Grapes of Wrath
George Orwell
* 1984
Sara ♥ wrote: "The series task has to be a female author with a female main character. Noel Streatfeild is apparently a WOMAN... "Thanks. One down.
Tanja wrote: "Jessy,
Check the following real quick on these suggestions
* Is it on the cozy mystery list (check website)?
* Does the author share your Chinese Zodiac?
I'll re-edit this list after I chec..."
Ah, Thanks! I have Needful Things on my shelf and PJreads didn't rule it out, so let's get fingers crossed.
Anyway, I saw somewhere that The Shining might work for Sci-fi Task. And Persuasion is a Posthumouss publication.
Tanja wrote: "V.C. Andrews * Dawn (Cutler series)
* Heaven (Casteel series)
* Ruby (Landry series)
* Melody (Logan series)"
The V.C. Andrews books would fit 15.3 (Read A Novel Written By A Female Author From A Series That Has A Female Main Character). Ooh, unless any of those were ghost-written by a man! (Would that count, since it's still published under her name? Hmmm...)
Jennifer - NOPE! My favorite Disney movie is Sleeping Beauty. This book is about Beauty and the Beast. So I can still read it for Abigail's :)
Sara ♥ wrote: "All right. I think I've got one: Leaves From My Journal by Wilford Woodruff. * Published 1882 (BEFORE he died)
* He's a rabbit, I'm a pi..."
I don't know how much of a role the LDS church played in Western expansion, so that's up to you. If you believe it fits, then I'm all for it.
Only other thing that came to mind: will your new years resolution have anything to do with faith? If not, you're all set. I think. ;)
kiki wrote: "i think i've finally found one, after 4 other false starts. i want to read He, She and It. from my perusing of the tasks, it does not fit any of them. please, let this one work!!!!..."It works as far as I can tell ... although you might hit a snag when (I know you can do it!!) Sara finishes and rules out yellow covers.
Cynthia wrote: "It took awhile but I found one - I will be doing Family Pictures - so no one with this as a 5 star is allowed to finish - just kidding but as far as I can tell it works so far.":) Sounds terrific!
Night wrote: "Still digging out old books. Coming up with more prospects. Feel free to point out what I miss!(Gee, I am beginning to love this task XD )
The Other Daughter by Lisa Gardner
I ..."
I think all of those work. I love Noel Streatfeild myself, so I think you should get bonus points for reading hers. ;) If only I could make that happen, right?
Rebecca wrote: "Does the edition matter? I just wanted to double check because I wanted to read Songs of the Humpback Whale A Novel in Five Voices which came out in 1992, yet the edition I have is fr..."Edition doesn't matter, just the original date of publication. BUT all of the editions listed on GR have 2001 as the original publication date... so you might need to double-check that.
Sara ♥ wrote: "Night wrote: "I also wonder if Dancing Shoes and Theater Shoes by Noel Streatfeild considered as a series? I love Ballet Shoes but never read these two. If they fit this task, it would be great. "..."
It's a series of a sort, but it doesn't have a consistent female lead.
UPDATE: They don't count as an official series (they're more like individual books with similar titles), according to Cynthia's ruling. You can definitely use them for this task!
Cindy wrote: "Don't bother with Trinity, it is someone's five star read.I have a book that I started for the Fall Challenge, but didn't finish - would that count??? Otherwise it fits.
[book:Monke..."
Looks good to me.
Tanja wrote: "Jessy,Check the following real quick on these suggestions
* Is it on the cozy mystery list (check website)?
* Does the author share your Chinese Zodiac?
I'll re-edit this list after I chec..."
I think Stephen King won a Hugo or a Nebula prior to 200, so you can't use any of his if they count as sci-fi. If they're solidly in horror, though, you should be okay. (I can't read his books; I'm a wimp. I'll have to trust you guys to know which category fits.) :)
Bridgit wrote: "Abigail - if one of the winners has a trilogy mentioned in their list, but not the individual books from the trilogy, does that rule out the whole trilogy? Am asking specifically about The Subt..."
Good question. I guess it would, since it probably wouldn't count to read JUST the individual book for the winner's circle task. Go for it!
The Blade Itself was published in 2006. Sorry, Felina!
Abigail wrote: "kiki wrote: "i think i've finally found one, after 4 other false starts. i want to read He, She and It. from my perusing of the tasks, it does not fit any of them. please, let this..."my cover is BLUE!!! yeay! :)
Well sweet! Now I can fit it in somewhere. I'm only a 4th of the way into it (I've stopped until Tuesday. ;)) Hmmm I'll have to keep searching.
Tanja wrote: "Who's still hunting for a book? I'm willing to help out and surf someone's book shelves for some novel ideas."Hey Tanja, if you're still able to help, I've worked on my list some but could use another set of eyes on it. Here's what I have it narrowed down to. I've read all of these authors. My Chinese Zodiac sign is Year of the Rat.
Roddy Doyle -- The Commitments – or some other title by him….
Louise Erdrich – The Birchbark House
Elizabeth George – (if TV movies don’t count as ‘movies’)
Anne Tyler –
Elizabeth Berg –
Sandra Dallas –
Ivan Doig – English Creek or Heart Earth
Anne Lamott –
Robert Morgan – The Truest Pleasure (publ 1995)
Annie Proulx –
Anne Patchett – The Magician’s Assistant
Marilynne Robinson –
margaret atwood is canadian, so you can't use her (10.8.)
kiki wrote: "margaret atwood is canadian, so you can't use her (10.8.)"Oh, you're right. I'll cross her off the list above. Thanks!
Krista wrote: "Tanja wrote: "Who's still hunting for a book? I'm willing to help out and surf someone's book shelves for some novel ideas."Hey Tanja, if you're still able to help, I've worked on my list some ..."
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