30.4 (DLM Rose's Task - One if by Land, Two if by Sea)

[Cynthia]

30.4 - DLM Rose's Task - One if by Land, Two if by Sea
Paul Revere’s ride took place on April 18-19, 1775.
Paul Revere
To commemorate his ride read two books:
A. One book with a natural landform or land feature in the title- mountain, valley, plain, volcano, cliff, cave, cape, canyon etc.
And
B. One book with a natural body of water in the title: ocean, pond, lake, stream, river, bay, fjord, etc.

If you need suggestions OR have suggestions for books to read for this task post them here.

[Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner)]

Ooh fun!

I'm going to use Valley of the Dolls & Last Night in Twisted River: A Novel!

Any other suggestions that I may have overlooked?

[Petra]

Would the word "Stones" be considered a "Land Feature" for Part A of this task?

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Jamie- These books from your TBR shelf would work too- "Deserts" Through Painted Deserts: Light, God, and Beauty on the Open Road, "Mount" Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster, "Island" Notes from a Small Island
:) D

[Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner)]

You are awesome! Thanks!!

[Cait]

Jamie wrote: "Ooh fun!

I'm going to use Valley of the Dolls & Last Night in Twisted River: A Novel!

Any other suggestions that I may have overlooked?"

Last Night in Twisted River was wonderful!

[Cait]

I think I might read Island by Aldous Huxley and Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salmon Rushdie - knock two more books off the Lost list.

Some other options:

Cold Mountain
East of the Mountains
The Clan of the Cave Bear
The Cave
That Old Cape Magic
The Virgin of Small Plains: A Novel of Suspense
Treasure Island
Anne of the Island
Shutter Island
Island of the Sequined Love Nun
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Mysterious Island


The Lake House
The Lake of Dead Languages
Lake Wobegon Days
Peace Like a River
Stones from the River
Mystic River
The River Why
The Old Man and the Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea
Sea Glass
The Sea
The Deep End of the Ocean
All Rivers Flow to the Sea
The Witch of Blackbird Pond

[Rach]

I think I'm just going to copy everything Cait does, because I want to read the same books and then I don't have to figure it all out myself. ;)

[Cait]

Rachel wrote: "I think I'm just going to copy everything Cait does, because I want to read the same books and then I don't have to figure it all out myself. ;)"

Haha :oD I'm stoked about the number of Lost books that fit into this challenge.

[Nicole]

Does the word plain count if it is NOT being used to denote a land feature?

Would Plainwater: Essays and Poetry count?

[Kate]

Can it be in the title of the series? For example The Rocky Mountain Memories Series or The Sweet Valley Series, etc.

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Petra wrote: "Would the word "Stones" be considered a "Land Feature" for Part A of this task?"

I am going to use http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_... and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodies_o... and the dictionary as references. "Stones" works according to my dictionary.

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Nicole wrote: "Does the word plain count if it is NOT being used to denote a land feature?

Would Plainwater: Essays and Poetry count?"

Any alternate definition would work- and there are lots of bodies of water with alternate meanings: arm, burn, boil, kettle, kill, rapid, run, spring, source.

Plain would work a la Sarah, Plain and Tall. I would allow (and recommend) Plainsong as a compound word, so I'll take Plainwater: Essays and Poetry.

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Kathryn wrote: "Can it be in the title of the series? For example The Rocky Mountain Memories Series or The Sweet Valley Series, etc."

If it appears in the Goodreads title, I'll take it-

[Nicole]

Dlmrose wrote: "Nicole wrote: "Does the word plain count if it is NOT being used to denote a land feature?

Would Plainwater: Essays and Poetry count?"

Any alternate definition would work- and t..."

So to clarify (since my brain is groggy from too little sleep) I can read Plainwater for the land part.

And then choose another for the sea part.

[Fiona (Titch)]

These are mine:
A. The Island At The End of The World - Sam Taylor
And
B. The Deep End of the Ocean - Jacquelyn Mitchard

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Nicole wrote: "Dlmrose wrote: "Nicole wrote: "Does the word plain count if it is NOT being used to denote a land feature?

Would Plainwater: Essays and Poetry count?"

Any alternate definition w..."

yes

[Nicole]

I have now decided on
A. Plainwater: Essays and Poetry
and
B. Dear Exile : The True Story of Two Friends Separated (for a Year) by an Ocean which sounds really good! I love epistolary books.

[Katie]

Would the word "woods" count for the first part of the task or is that not really a land feature?

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Katie wrote: "Would the word "woods" count for the first part of the task or is that not really a land feature?"

sorry, not really geological/geographical
I think I changed my mind- I was up thinking about it last night- and if prairie works- then why shouldn't woods?- I'll take any natural landscape- D

[Petra]

Dlmrose wrote: "Petra wrote: "Would the word "Stones" be considered a "Land Feature" for Part A of this task?"

I am going to use http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_... and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B..."

Thanks!!

[Sarah (Mood Reader)]

Would road count for part 1?

[Kate]

Would Prarie work? Like Little House on the Prairie?

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Sarah wrote: "Would road count for part 1?"
Sorry, no, roads are man-made not natural

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Kathryn wrote: "Would Prarie work? Like Little House on the Prairie?"

Prairie works according to my dictionary

[Usako]

I may do Treasure Island for the first part, being a classic! The second I'll do Gift from the Sea. Jo highly recommended it so I thought I'd finally get it off my TBR!

[Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner)]

Gift From the Sea was so good!

[TMBookluvr]

i'm going to do treasure island and mystic river.

I have both so that's a good thing! no buying or going to the library for those :-)

[Petra]

This may be a stretch....

For Part B (Natural Body of Water) would "ice" work if it's in reference to the Antartica (a sea of frozen water)? I'm referring to Ice Lovers. There's no description of the subject matter on Goodreads but it's about 2 people going to the Antartic to investigate the disappearance of a Scientist, having to winter there and what they discover about what happened there before they arrived.

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Petra wrote: "This may be a stretch....

For Part B (Natural Body of Water) would "ice" work if it's in reference to the Antartica (a sea of frozen water)? I'm referring to Ice Lovers. There's n..."

I think that one might be too much of a stretch- but, could you use it for 10.4- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle?- it would have worked for lots of winter challenge tasks (canadian author, flu pandemic, etc) or if you own it- you could pass it along...

I am open to expanding the parameters as we get closer to "opening day" if the questions start to go that way- I don't want to keep readers away from good books.

[Kate]

Also remember that there will be at least 12 more tasks announced. I have a feeling there will be more, but we still have 2 25-pointers; 1 50-pointer; and 9 20-point tasks. Not to mention anyone who still finishes the winter challenge...

[Petra]

Thanks, Dlmrose and Kathryn!

I agree that "ice" is a stretch. With luck, one of the other tasks TBA will let me use this one. (on the other hand.....I always fill *way* more tasks with books than I have time to read)

[Asho]

This is probably a stretch, but does the word "Lands" work for the first part? As in "The Waste Lands"? Or is that too broad and not specific enough?

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Asho wrote: "This is probably a stretch, but does the word "Lands" work for the first part? As in "The Waste Lands"? Or is that too broad and not specific enough?"

I think it is too broad

[Manday]

I am reading Island by Aldous Huxley and Sense and Sensability and Sea Monsters

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Manday wrote: "I am reading Island by Aldous Huxley and Sense and Sensability and Sea Monsters"

good luck with the sea monsters- I had to put down Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and it is very rare that I don't finish a book

[Kate]

Dlmrose wrote: "Manday wrote: "I am reading Island by Aldous Huxley and Sense and Sensability and Sea Monsters"

good luck with the sea monsters- I had to put down Pride and Prejudice and Zombies ..."

I heard that Sea Monsters is better then Zombies. I haven't read it, but that is what I heard!

[Cynthia]

Dlmrose wrote: "Petra wrote: "This may be a stretch....

For Part B (Natural Body of Water) would "ice" work if it's in reference to the Antartica (a sea of frozen water)? I'm referring to [book:Ice Lovers|71226..."

Actually it would only work if she had planned on reading it for that challenge and didn't get around to completing the task - for that task it's not just a book that would have worked.

[Valorie]

Will "Bayou" work for the water part of the task?
Will "Forest" work for the land part of the task?

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Valorie wrote: "Will "Bayou" work for the water part of the task?
Will "Forest" work for the land part of the task?"

Both will work

[Helen]

Since forest works for the land part, I assume that jungle would also work?

Does rainwater work for the water part?

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Helen wrote: "Since forest works for the land part, I assume that jungle would also work?

Does rainwater work for the water part?"
Jungle does work, but sorry, rainwater doesn't.

[Helen]

Dlmrose wrote: "Helen wrote: "Since forest works for the land part, I assume that jungle would also work?

Does rainwater work for the water part?"
Jungle does work, but sorry, rainwater doesn't."

Thanks for the feedback. I figured Rainwater was too much of a stretch. I will work it into one of the other tasks. Have gotten good reviews on it from some of my friends so I wanted to be sure and read it soon.

[Deedee]

How about Dune for the land part of the tas? (or any of Dune's sequels)

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Deedee wrote: "How about Dune for the land part of the tas? (or any of Dune's sequels)"

Dune works

[Cynthia]

I wanted to let everyone know that since more players have finished the challenge this task is now worth 30 points!

[Manday]

I decided to switch things up, and am now going to be reading Ocean Sea for the water part of this task, it comes highly recommended!

[Angela]

Would 'woods' works since forest does?

[Angela]

Ignore I saw you answered it in message 20. Thanks!!

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Louise wrote: "Hello, would Labyrinth work for part a and Cloud Atlas for part b?"

Sorry, neither would work

Check the links in post 20- there are lots of options