25.10 - Belinda's Task - Let's Play The Name Game

[Cynthia]

25.10 - Belinda's Task - Let's Play The Name Game
A. For the first half of the task, read any book you like of at least 100 pages.
AND
B. For the second half of the task read another book (of at least 100 pages) whose author’s first or last name, is the same as the last name of the author of the book you read for the first half of the task.

EXAMPLES
Anita Shreve & Susan Richards Shreve
OR
Alice Walker & Walker Percy

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

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Can it be two separate books by the same author?

[Belinda]

Sorry, it has to be two different authors.

[Liz]

some ideas that I found from my own tbr:

Kate Morton & Lauren Kate
Douglas Adams & Richard Adams
Brunonia Barry & Sebastian Barry
Marion Zimmer Bradley & Alan Bradley
Christopher Paolini & John Christopher
Suzanne Collins & Wilkie Collins
George Eliot OR George Orwell & Jessica Day George OR Margaret George
Gregory David Roberts & Philippa Gregory
Robert Jordan & Sophie Jordan
Harper Lee & Chang-rae Lee
Colleen McCullough & David McCullough
Scott Westerfeld OR Scott O'Dell & Michael Scott
Wilbur Smith, Betty Smith, & Dodie Smith

[Bluemoon]

Does it have to be an exact match or could I read something by Nora Roberts and Robert Lewis Stevenson or is the "s" on Roberts a deal breaker?

[Jennifer]

Joanne Harris and Charlaine Harris and Thomas Harris
Marilynne Robinson and Kim Stanley Robinson

[Megan]

~Authors I Can Think of Who Could Work and May or May Not Be Made of Win~

Peter David
David Almond
David Eddings
David Levithan
David Sedaris

Laurie Halse Anderson
M.T. Anderson
Rachel Anderson

Dale Peck
Richard Peck
Robert Newton Peck

Paul Fleischman
Sid Fleischman

Suzanne Collins
Yvonne Collins

Helen Fox
Paula Fox

Beth Seidel Levine
Ellen Levine
Gail Carson Levine

Carolyn Meyer
Stephenie Meyer

Jean Craighead George:
George Orwell
George R.R. Martin

Cynthia Leitich Smith
Jeff Smith

H G Wells
Rebecca Wells

Kieran Scott
Scott Westerfeld
Scott O'Dell

Philip K Dick
Dick King-Smith

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Question, if a book has two authors, could it still work? For example, Will Grayson, Will Grayson was written by both John Green and David Levithan. Does Green knock it out of contention if I wished to pair the book with Peter David?

[Cait]

Liz wrote: "some ideas that I found from my own tbr:

Kate Morton & Lauren Kate
Douglas Adams & Richard Adams
Brunonia Barry & [aut..."

Deleted b/c I read more closely, lol. :o)

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

And then there's

J.R.R. Tolkien
Simon Tolkien

[Liz]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Elizabeth Berg
Elizabeth Flock
Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Strout

Lots more Elizabeth's, but I have Strout and Berg on my shelf, s..."

One of the names needs to match a last name. If you read a book by someone named Elizabeth, you need to read another book of an author who's LAST name is also Elizabeth.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Cait wrote: "Liz wrote: "some ideas that I found from my own tbr:

Kate Morton & Lauren Kate
Douglas Adams & Richard Adams
[author:Brunonia Barry|886869..."


LOL, I did the same thing.

[Cait]

You have to match it to the first author's last name only. For example, if you read Elizabeth Strout, the second book would need to be by an author with a first or last name of Strout.

That's right, right? I'm easily confused. :o)

Edited for thread clarity

[Liz]

Cait & Elizabeth, I'm confused. Cait, what did you delete? :)

[Liz]

Funny, there are too many of us posting at the same time-LOL

[Megan]

It's a thread party! *dances*

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

I deleted my list of Elizabeth's, because I immediately realized I need to match a last name. :-(

[Cait]

Liz wrote: "Cait & Elizabeth, I'm confused. Cait, what did you delete? :)"

Haha, sorry. I initially wrote that your George Eliot/George Orwell example wouldn't work, but then I saw that you had written "or", not "and".

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Ok, maybe I can help this way: this is a fabulous site for several reasons, not the least of which there is a list of authors listed alphabetically.

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/

[Cait]

John Irving and Washington Irving

[Leigh Ann]

Cassandra Clare and Pamela Clare

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Richard Mason and Daniel Mason

[Donna Jo]

Or Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington And something by Washington Irving

OR Washington Irving and Irving Stone

[Belinda]

Stephanie wrote: "Does it have to be an exact match or could I read something by Nora Roberts and Robert Lewis Stevenson or is the "s" on Roberts a deal breaker?"

It needs to be an exact match.

[Belinda]

Ms Anderson wrote: "~Authors I Can Think of Who Could Work and May or May Not Be Made of Win~

Peter David
David Almond
David Eddings
David Levithan
[author:D..."

I don't see a problem with two authors, as long as one of them is a match.

[Belinda]

Cait wrote: "You have to match it to the first author's last name only. For example, if you read Elizabeth Strout, the second book would need to be by an author with a first or last name of Strout.

That's ri..."

You got it!

[Cait]

Forgive me for repeats:

Zadie Smith
Dodie Smith
Betty Smith
Ali Smith
Alison Smith
Scott B. Smith
Alexander McCall Smith

Kathryn Davis
Jill A. Davis
Lydia Davis

[Megan]

Belinda wrote: "Ms Anderson wrote: "~Authors I Can Think of Who Could Work and May or May Not Be Made of Win~

Peter David
David Almond
David Eddings
David ..."</i>

Thank you! I got really excited at the prospect of reading [book:Sir Apropos of Nothing for the first time in about 5 years~ And then Will Grayson, Will Grayson, which is just about the only Levithan I haven't read yet lol

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Just checking to make sure I'm doing this correctly, From my TBR:

Kate Bryan...Bryan Gruley
Mary Stewart...Stewart O'Nan

[Nicole]

I am thinking of something from this mini list-

Sarah Addison Allen
Allen Ginsberg
Allen Zadoff

[Deedee]

Would this count?
Frank Herbert and
H. G. Wells, short for Herbert George Wells

Wells's real name is Herbert George Wells, even though most books list his name as H. G. Wells.

[Belinda]

Deedee wrote: "Would this count?
Frank Herbert and
H. G. Wells, short for Herbert George Wells

Wells's real name is Herbert George Wells, even though most books list his name as H. G. Wells."

Sorry, I'm going to require the use of the name they used as a published author.

[Belinda]

I've decided on my books for this task I'm going to read the The Last Dickens by Matthew Pearl and Baby Brother's Blues by Pearl Cleage. I had been looking for somewhere to put these two.

[Usako]

Jessica Day George (ya/fairy tales) ->
George Orwell (classics) or
George Bernard Shaw (classics) or
Margaret George (memoirs of cleopatra) or
George R.R. Martin (fantasy) or
George Lucas (star wars) or
George Eliot (classics) ... and more options to go!

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Lawrence is another with a multitude of possibilites.

[Jennifer]

Belinda wrote: "If decided on my books for this task I'm going to read the The Last Dickens by Matthew Pearl and Baby Brother's Blues by Pearl Cleage. I h..."

Oh, Pearl is a good one! Pearl S. Buck and Matthew Pearl is another combo that would work.

Too many choices! ;)

[Liz]

Trying to decide between these three:

The House at Riverton by Kate Morton AND Fallen by Lauren Kate

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld AND The Alchemyst by Michael Scott

Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts AND The White Queen by Philippa Gregory

[Megan]

Liz wrote: "Trying to decide between these three:

The House at Riverton by Kate Morton AND Fallen by Lauren Kate

Uglies by [aut..."

Uglies is amazing, and my students say that The Alchemyst is great, so that'd be my vote!

[Rebecca NJ]

Here's another one:
Jonathan Kellerman
Faye Kellerman
Jesse Kellerman

[Emily]

I'm thinking The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There with Lewis being the connector.

OR can the two authors be related? i.e. can I read two books by the Bronte sisters? Has everyone seen this video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NKXNT...

[Megan]

I...am kind of a fan of the Brontësaurus...

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I have a question, someone suggested Chiristopher Paolini and John Christopher as a author combo. I thought the author's last name of the first book had to be either the first or the last name of the author in the second book. So I don't know if Christopher Paolini and John Christopher would work.

[Liz]

Jayme wrote: "I have a question, someone suggested Chiristopher Paolini and John Christopher as a author combo. I thought the author's last name of the first book had to be either the first or the last name of ..."

You're correct. The first or last name of one author has to match the last name of the other author. Since Christopher Paolini's first name is "Christopher" & his last name is "Paolini," that would mean in order for him to match with another author, the other author's last name would either have to be Christopher or Paolini. John Christopher's last name is also Christopher, so they're a match.

[Cait]

Jayme wrote: "I have a question, someone suggested Chiristopher Paolini and John Christopher as a author combo. I thought the author's last name of the first book had to be either the first or the last name of ..."

Yeah, just switch it around and make John Christopher the first book and it works. :o)

[Belinda]

I don't see any problem with related authors.

Emily wrote: "I'm thinking The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There with Lewis being the connector.

OR can the two authors be related? ..."

[Aleksandra]

I thought about Maggie O`Farrell and John O`Farrell but already I used John O`Farrell in task 25.5 (May contain nuts). Is there possibility to use the same author (in all challenge) but different book?

[Liz M]

Aleksandra wrote: "I thought about Maggie O`Farrell and John O`Farrell but already I used John O`Farrell in task 25.5 (May contain nuts). Is there possibility to use the same author (in all challenge) but different b..."

Yes. Many people manage to fit 4-5 series books, all by the same author, into a challenge.

[Belinda]

I do it all the time!

[Katie]

I think I'm going to use these:

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde & Thyme Out by Katie Fforde

[Aleksandra]

Liz thanks :) now everything look more easy.

[Ms. Hicks]

Sara wrote: "I think I'm going with Raymond Chandler (specific book undecided) and Chandler Burr (The Perfect Scent).

Any favorite Raymond Chandler novels?"

I think I'm going to do a Chandler/Chandler combination. I'm going to re-read The Big Sleep and read Chandler Burr's other book A Separate Creation: The Search for the Biological Origins of Sexual Orientation