30.1 - Cheryl TX's task: Best Friends and Lovers

[Kristina Simon]

30.1 -- Cheryl TX's task: Best Friends and Lovers
June 8th is my birthday and June is Best Friends Month. So, for
Part A of this task, read a book by an author who shares a name with your current or past best friend. For example, one of my best friends in high school was named Cathy Clark, so I could read a book written by someone named Cathy (Catherine, Katherine, or Kathy will work, too) or I could read a book written by someone named Clark.

Required: State the name (first or last) that matches your friend's name.
Optional: Could you see your friend liking this author?

My son's birthday is in August. Chinese Valentine's Day is also in August. Let's celebrate love...Chinese style. Chinese Valentine's Day falls on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month which will be August 6, 2011. Other names for this holiday include The Festival of Seven Daughters, the Seventh Sister's Birthday, the Festival of Double Sevens, and the Night of Sevens. There's lots more information about this holiday at this website: www.holidayinsights.com . So, for

Part B, choose one of the following options:
1) Read a book with the number 7 in the title in any form (7, 17, 70) including series names and subtitles
OR
2) Read a book with exactly seven words in the title. Subtitles can be used if necessary. ALL words count (a, an, the, but, or, etc.)
OR
3) Read a book with one of the following words in the title. The word must be exactly as printed here:
Festival, Double, Night, Birthday, Valentine, Chinese, Lunar, Goddess, Queen, Jade, Emperor, Heaven.

Required: Post which option you chose.

[Kristina Simon]

Approved:
Part A: Variations in name spelling -- i.e., Kristy/Christie, Sharon/Sharyn

Part B:
7, 17, 70 written out as "seven," "seventeen," "seventy," etc....
7th/"seventh" in the title/subtitle/series name

[Kristina Simon]

These won't work:
The 7th book in a series

[Kristina Simon]

This thread is now open for questions.

[Rosemary]

For option B,1, will 'seven' written as a word be OK? e.g. Nineteen Seventy Seven

[Cait]

Rosemary wrote: "For option B,1, will 'seven' written as a word be OK? e.g. Nineteen Seventy Seven"

Are you trying to fit the 1001 BtRBYD group reads in too? :oD

[Cait]

I see from your example that spelling variations seem to be ok (for part A). My best friend's name is Kristy, so could I read a book by Agatha Christie? Thanks!

[Rosemary]

Are you trying to fit the 1001 BtRBYD group reads in too? :oD"

Yes! :-)
... but not The Trial, I've read that before and didn't like it. I'll probably put the Muriel Spark in 10.10 since I've read others of hers but not that one.

[Cait]

Rosemary wrote: "Are you trying to fit the 1001 BtRBYD group reads in too? :oD"

Yes! :-)
... but not The Trial, I've read that before and didn't like it. I'll probably put the Muriel Spark in 10.10 since I've read..."

Aw man, I'm reading The Trial for one of the 30 point tasks (it's on the Darkest Books of All Time list). I hope I don't hate it. I'm using The Driver's Seat for 5.8 (free book) and was going to do Nineteen Seventy Seven for the series task. If it works here, I'll switch it and read The Nine Tailors for the series task instead. :o)

[Kathy G.]

Can the word "seventh" work for Part B- Option 1-


Thanks-

[Dee]

ok, so if I got this right - my best friend growing up was Anita, so I could read anything by Anita Shreve and then for part B Goddess of Light (or similar)

[Christine US]

For B, could it be book #7 in the series?
like (Eve Dallas, Book seven)

[Erin (NY)]

For the 7 words option, is it ok if i word is a "don't"? As in Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover as a 7-word title?

[Kristina Simon]

I'm not sure where Cheryl has disappeared to, but I'll go through and approve/disapprove books shortly so people can make their reading lists/plans.

[Kristina Simon]

Rosemary wrote: "For option B,1, will 'seven' written as a word be OK? e.g. Nineteen Seventy Seven"

Yes, written out will work.

[Kristina Simon]

Cait wrote: "I see from your example that spelling variations seem to be ok (for part A). My best friend's name is Kristy, so could I read a book by Agatha Christie? Thanks!"

That will work.

[Kristina Simon]

Kathy G. wrote: "Can the word "seventh" work for Part B- Option 1-


Thanks-"

Yes, "seventh" in the title/subtitle/series title works.

[Kristina Simon]

Dee wrote: "ok, so if I got this right - my best friend growing up was Anita, so I could read anything by Anita Shreve and then for part B Goddess of Light (or similar)"

You got it!

[Kristina Simon]

Christine US wrote: "For B, could it be book #7 in the series?
like (Eve Dallas, Book seven)"

No, sorry, Christine. The number 7 (or "seven" spelled out) has to be in the title/subtitle/series name. Blood Brothers (Sign of Seven #1) by Nora Roberts would work, for example (because "seven" is in the series name). But not the 7th book in any series.

[Kristina Simon]

Erin (NY) wrote: "For the 7 words option, is it ok if i word is a "don't"? As in Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover as a 7-word title?"

Every word in a title counts (no matter what the word is). So Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover has 7 words and works for option B.2.

[KSMary]

One of my best friends was named Sharon...would you accept Sharyn McCrumb?

[Kristina Simon]

KSMary wrote: "One of my best friends was named Sharon...would you accept Sharyn McCrumb?"

Yes. Sharon/Sharyn would work.

[Cheryl]

Sorry I have been lacking on my job here. I will try to check every day for a couple of weeks. Thanks Kristi for taking up my slack!

[Kristina Simon]

Cheryl wrote: "Sorry I have been lacking on my job here. I will try to check every day for a couple of weeks. Thanks Kristi for taking up my slack!"

No problem, Cheryl. Glad you're back.

[Cheryl]

I love the title of my task!!!!

[Cheryl]

Kristi:

I feel like the red-headed step-child here. No one is asking me anything. Is that a good thing?

[Donna Jo]

Cheryl wrote: "Kristi:

I feel like the red-headed step-child here. No one is asking me anything. Is that a good thing?"

It must be a good thing--you explained your task well--and now you have more time to read your own books.

[Deedee]

Cheryl wrote: "Kristi:

I feel like the red-headed step-child here. No one is asking me anything. Is that a good thing?"

LOL, yes it's a good thing. I'll ask you something, though, about friend's names variations:

Anna/Anne? Diana/Deanna/Diane/Dianne? Christine/Kristine/Krystine/Christina/Kristina? Especially since they went by "Annie" "Dee" and "Christy"? (and, since that was my high school crowd, whom I've lost track of, those three plus Susan (who was also my college roommate), I don't remember if Annie was Anne or Anna, etc.)

My close friends when I got older had more unusual names (Elwyn, yes that's a girl, Rhonda, would Ronda be OK?, she was actually named after the '60s song and she HATED that song but liked her name, and Sharon, well, that's not unusual but she went by Sharon, no nicknames allowed)

[Coralie]

I haven't had any really close friends since high school. My best friends there were Siobhan and Delwyn. Not much choice there.

[Dee]

i'm a deanna and I hate being called Diana/Diane...but I get it all the time ;)

[Kristina Simon]

Careful what you ask for, Cheryl ;o).... LOL....

[Cheryl]

Deedee wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "Kristi:

I feel like the red-headed step-child here. No one is asking me anything. Is that a good thing?"

LOL, yes it's a good thing. I'll ask you something, though, about fri..."

All of those are acceptable

[Cheryl]

Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "Careful what you ask for, Cheryl ;o).... LOL...."

Definitely LOL

[Cheryl]

Coralie wrote: "I haven't had any really close friends since high school. My best friends there were Siobhan and Delwyn. Not much choice there."

Sorry Coralie but maybe you could use their last name?

[Rosemary]

"Coralie wrote: "I haven't had any really close friends since high school. My best friends there were Siobhan and Delwyn. Not much choice there."


Siobhan Dowd is a good YA author.

[Coralie]

I am thinking of either Siobhan Dowd or going back a few more years to my best friend in grade 6 whose name was Annie. I assume I could use Ann or Anne for Annie also which gives me lots of choice.

[Cheryl]

Rosemary wrote: ""Coralie wrote: "I haven't had any really close friends since high school. My best friends there were Siobhan and Delwyn. Not much choice there."


Siobhan Dowd is a good YA author."

Thanks Rosemary I am going to look her up

[Cheryl]

Coralie wrote: "I am thinking of either Siobhan Dowd or going back a few more years to my best friend in grade 6 whose name was Annie. I assume I could use Ann or Anne for Annie also which gives me lots of choice."

Yes Coralie, on the first name variations are definiely acceptable

[Aleksandra]

one of my best friends name was Beata, would Betty will be ok for it?

[Cheryl]

Aleksandra wrote: "one of my best friends name was Beata, would Betty will be ok for it?"

I am not sure if Beata would translate to Betty in the U.S., but I will allow this name tweak.

[Aleksandra]

Cheryl wrote: "Aleksandra wrote: "one of my best friends name was Beata, would Betty will be ok for it?"
I am not sure if Beata would translate to Betty in the U.S., but I will allow this name tweak."

Thanks for answer :)Ive tried to find this name in american language but too hard. I could try anotehr name Malgorzata (another polish one) and go with Margaret Atwood?

[Cheryl]

Aleksandra wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "Aleksandra wrote: "one of my best friends name was Beata, would Betty will be ok for it?"
I am not sure if Beata would translate to Betty in the U.S., but I will allow this name twe..."

Both of those will also work Aleksandra

[Aleksandra]

Cheryl wrote: "Aleksandra wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "Aleksandra wrote: "one of my best friends name was Beata, would Betty will be ok for it?"
I am not sure if Beata would translate to Betty in the U.S., but I will..."
Thank you. Will go with Margaret :)

[Cheryl]

Aleksandra wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "Aleksandra wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "Aleksandra wrote: "one of my best friends name was Beata, would Betty will be ok for it?"
I am not sure if Beata would translate to Betty in the U...."

Glad you could find something to fit in here!

[N.]

Would F. Scott Fitzgerald work for a friend named Scott?

[Cindy AL]

Dead Beat by Jim Butcher work since it says #7 in the Goodreads subtitle?? I'm not sure my copy has #7 in the subtitle.

[Kristina Simon]

Cindy AL wrote: "Dead Beat by Jim Butcher work since it says #7 in the Goodreads subtitle?? I'm not sure my copy has #7 in the subtitle."

Sorry, that won't work. On Goodreads, the indication written like this: (The Dresden Files #7) -- means the series title is "The Dresden Files." It's not a subtitle, it's a series title. The book Dead Beat is book number 7 in the series. Message #2 above states that the 7th book in the series does not count. The word (or number) "Seven" must appear in the series title for it to count. Sorry about that!

[Kristina Simon]

Nonodisco wrote: "Would F. Scott Fitzgerald work for a friend named Scott?"

That will work, Nonodisco.

[N.]

Great. Thanks!

[Angie]

My best friend's name is Lilly, so could I read something by Lilith Saintcrow?