Karen's Reporting Thread

[Karen]

1. Book set in or containing November in title - Gone 'til November

2. Book with Topaz or Citrine in title - Topaz Woman

3. Book first published in 1947 - Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl

4. Book written by an American - Cleopatra's Daughter

5. Book set in a country I'd like to visit - Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution

6. Genre - Who Dunnit? - Night and Day

7. Book by a Karen

8. Book with favorite flower on cover or title

9. Book on my TBR list longest - The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

10. Book with favorite animal or bird on cover - Homer's Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned about Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat

11. Memoir or biography of someone I admire (for surviving her ordeal) - A Stolen Life: A Memoir

12. Book about an issue/cause dear to me

13. Hobby/sport

[Janice, Moderator]

Super! :)

[Alison]

I've been struggling to find something I fancy with November in the title - I'll check this one out!

[Karen]

It was difficult to find a November book. Let me know if you find something that sounds good.

[Janice, Moderator]

Don't forget that the book could also be set in November. Think of some events that happen in November - Remembrance Day, JFK assassination are two examples - and look for literature with them as the subject.

[Alison]

Karen wrote: "It was difficult to find a November book. Let me know if you find something that sounds good."

I've ordered an old copy of Simenon's November. I like modern detective fiction but haven't ever read any Simenon.

[Karen]

Moving on to Homer's Odyssey. Had to stop to read Nefertiti. It was a really good historical book. Will probably come back to read The Heretic Queen and Cleopatra's Daughter. Michelle Moran makes historical reading a pleasure. Back to the challenge now!

[Karen]

I loved Homer's Odyssey. And I love, love, love Homer! He has such heart. What a great motivational story--I was expecting (but hoping it wouldn't be) a tear jerker story of a sad little cat. Instead I encountered a Braveheart! Recommend Homer and his story to everyone.

[Cheryl]

I've been on the fence with this one - I think maybe I will add it after all. :)