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30.7. Diane's Task: Title Connections
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ApprovedOption A:
Goddess of Love / Love on Assignment
The Silver Swan / The Swan Thieves
His Lady Mistress / Mistress
Option B:
Scoundrel / London's Perfect Scoundrel
The Pact / The Cinderella Pact
Mistress / His Lady Mistress
Not Approved(Apostrophes. Words must be identical) Midnight's Children / The Children's Book
(Splitting compound words) Angelfire / Firebrand or Fire / Firebrand
LOVE this task, fun fun! i'm coming up with tons of options, but wanted to check one thing with one of the options.for option A, could you use children and children's?? or does it need to be exact. i was thinking of Midnight's Children and The Children's Book. thanks for your help! :)
so Scoundrel (zoe archer) and London's Perfect Scoundrel (suzanne enoch) work for option B?lol and I just realized I have two perfect books for option A - soo many choices!
Goddess of Love (PC Cast) and Love on Assignment (Cara Lynn James) - and I wouldn't have to buy these ones ;)
kiki wrote: "LOVE this task, fun fun! i'm coming up with tons of options, but wanted to check one thing with one of the options.for option A, could you use children and children's?? or does it need to be exa..."
Sorry, it has to be the identical word.
Delicious Dee Challenge Addict wrote: "so Scoundrel (zoe archer) and London's Perfect Scoundrel (suzanne enoch) work for option B?"Yes.
Diane wrote: "Sorry, it has to be the identical word."So I suppose composite words don't work either? I was thinking of Angelfire and The Firebrand or one of these two along with Fire?
Isabell wrote: "Diane wrote: "Sorry, it has to be the identical word."So I suppose composite words don't work either? I was thinking of Angelfire and The Firebrand or one of these two..."
No, they would not work.
That's OK, I've just found two other options. Thanks for clarifying.
I went to the library last night looking for a long book on CD as I have finished listening for the winter challenge (just not enough time in the car to finish another book). So I took out The Swan Thieves hoping to have a place to put it for more than 10 or 15 points. I started listening to it this morning on my errands ( I am loving it so far). Now I can us it here with The Silver Swan. Thanks Diane for a great task.
Diane wrote: "kiki wrote: "LOVE this task, fun fun! i'm coming up with tons of options, but wanted to check one thing with one of the options.for option A, could you use children and children's?? or does it n..."
that's fine...i have tons of options for this task (which is very unusual for me!). just wanted to check. thanks! :)
Aleksandra wrote: "Would The Pact by Jodie Picoult and The Cinderella Pact by Sarah Strohmeyer work for B?"yes
If I wanted to use a 1-word title, would that be OK?His Lady Mistress
Mistress
I suppose it would work for either Option A or B, just wanted to make sure it's OK
Christine US wrote: "If I wanted to use a 1-word title, would that be OK?His Lady Mistress
Mistress
I suppose it would work for either Option A or B, just wanted to make sure it's OK"
Yes, it would word for either option.
Here are some ideas from my books for Option A:Go Ask Alice / Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
Skinny Legs and All / All Quiet on the Western Front or All the Pretty Horses
Dragonfly in Amber / The Amber Spyglass
The Killer Angels / Angels & Demons
The Body Artist / An Artist of the Floating World
Cloud Atlas / Atlas Shrugged
Shopaholic and Baby / Baby Proof
On Chesil Beach / Beach Music
The Places In Between / Between, Georgia
Charming Billy / Billy Bathgate or Billy Budd, Sailor
Bitter is the New Black / Black Swan Green
Something Blue / Blue Bloods
Written on the Body / Body Surfing
The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn / The Boleyn Inheritance
An Echo in the Bone / The Bone People
People of the Book / The Book Thief
Forest Born / Born on a Blue Day
The Horse and His Boy / The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Princess Bride / A Bride Most Begrudging
The Burning Bridge / Bridge of Sighs
Band of Brothers / The Brothers Karamazov
The Glass Castle / The Castle of Otranto
Seeing a Large Cat / Cat Among the Pigeons
The Favored Child / Child 44
Midnight's Children / Children of Dune
The Chosen / Chosen by a Horse
The Tenth Circle / Circle of Friends
The Devil in the White City / City of Bones
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold / Cold Comfort Farm
True Colors / Colors of the Mountain
Skylight Confessions / Confessions of a Shopaholic
Step on a Crack / A Crack in the Edge of the World
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry / Cry, the Beloved Country
Young Hearts Crying / The Crying of Lot 49
The Bonesetter's Daughter / Daughter of Fortune
Speaker for the Dead / Dead Until Dark
Naked in Death / Death on the Nile
Black Dogs / The Dogs of Babel
Animal Dreams / Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
The Lady Elizabeth / Elizabeth Costello
Howards End / The End of the Affair
Life, the Universe and Everything / Everything Is Illuminated
Angels Fall / Fall on Your Knees
House of Leaves / Leaves of Grass
Stone of Farewell / Farewell, My Lovely
State of Fear / Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Barrel Fever / Fever 1793
Slaughterhouse Five or High Five / The Five People You Meet in Heaven
I Am Number Four / Four to Score
Big Stone Gap / Gap Creek : The Story Of A Marriage
Are subtitles ok for part A? For example (made up) Basketball: The Worst Game and Game of Thrones, or does it have to be in the actual title?
Amanda wrote: "Are subtitles ok for part A? For example (made up) Basketball: The Worst Game and Game of Thrones, or does it have to be in the actual title?"Subtitles are okay for both parts. They are strictly optional. You can either choose to use them or choose not to.
Hi, Diane. I'm guessing this one's a no, but just figured I'd ask... If we're including subtitles, what about using a word at the beginning of the *subtitle* rather than the main title, for option A?Specifically, I'm looking for ways to fit the Preacher graphic novel series into this challenge. I was thinking I could use the volume called War in the Sun for this task (pairing it with Old Man's War), but when I actually pulled out my copy, I realized that the official title for this volume is really Preacher, Volume 6: War in the Sun, not just War in the Sun.
I don't suppose I can get away with Old Man's War / Preacher: War in the Sun ?
No big deal if not, I'm sure I can find other great books for this task!
★Meghan★ wrote: "If I use option A could I read The Scent of Rain and Lightning and The Lightning Thief?"Yes
Stacey wrote: "Hi, Diane. I'm guessing this one's a no, but just figured I'd ask... If we're including subtitles, what about using a word at the beginning of the *subtitle* rather than the main title, for optio..."Sorry, it won't work. Also, you would not be able to read two books from the same author for this task.
Based on Stacey's question, I think I should check out my choices. I have Rabbi and Rabbi and the Priest which look like it will work but my copy of The Rabbi and the Priest is actually titled Milton Goldsmith's The Rabbi and the Priest as retold by Y. B. Arrarat (ISBN0944070027)? Will this work?
Bea wrote: "Based on Stacey's question, I think I should check out my choices. I have Rabbi and Rabbi and the Priest which look like it will work but my copy of The Rabbi and the Pr..."I will accept it since there is more than one title variation in Goodreads.
Diane wrote: "Bea wrote: "Based on Stacey's question, I think I should check out my choices. I have Rabbi and Rabbi and the Priest which look like it will work but my copy of The Rabb..."Thank you.
How about hyphenated words? I'm considering Option B with Marrow and Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie. I thought it would be OK until I read the apostrophe rule. Let me know, OK? Thanks!
Nickboy.Will Original Sin by P.D. James and Original Sins by Lisa Alther work for Option B? There is only one letter difference, and it is the plural "s" -- but the entirety of the first title is incorporated in the second.
Deedee wrote: "How about hyphenated words? I'm considering Option B with Marrow and Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie. I thought it would be OK until I read the apostrophe rule. Let ..."I will accept it since marrow and bone are two separate words.
Nick wrote: "Nickboy.Will Original Sin by P.D. James and Original Sins by Lisa Alther work for Option B? There is only one letter difference, and it..."
I'll accept it.
Diane wrote: "Deedee wrote: "How about hyphenated words? I'm considering Option B with Marrow and Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie. I thought it would be OK until I read the apostro..."yeah, thanks!
Could I use Real Murders and Murder is Binding? I'm assuming not because of the S but I wanted to double-check. Thanks! Great task!
Lindsey wrote: "Could I use Real Murders and Murder is Binding? I'm assuming not because of the S but I wanted to double-check. Thanks! Great task!"No, the words need to be exactly the same.
I know apostrophe's were disapproved for Option A, but what about for option B:Saturday AND Saturday's Child
Since Saturday is entirely contained in Saturday's Child, I wasn't sure if this worked.
Joanna wrote: "I know apostrophe's were disapproved for Option A, but what about for option B:Saturday AND Saturday's Child
Since Saturday is entirely contained in Saturday's Chil..."
That will work.
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For this task, you will have to read two books, both from either Option A or from Option B.
Option A. Read two books. The first book must end with the same word or group of words as the beginning of the second book. You may disregard words such as “the”,” a”, and “an”. Subtitles are optional. Books may not be from the same author. (Examples: A Bend in the Road and The Road to Wellville; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and The Prince of Tides; The Iron Witch and Witch Child; One Red Rose and The Red Rose Girls)
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Option B. Read two books. The title of the first book must be completely found within the title of the second book. (Examples: New Moon and Emily of New Moon; Best Friends and Best Friends Forever; Room and A Room With a View). If the title of the first book has more than one word, the words of the title do not have to appear consecutively within the second title and do not have to appear in the same order as in the title of the first book.(Example: That Summer and That Camden Summer; Red Rose and Rose Sees Red). Subtitles are optional. Books may not be from the same author.