The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion
SPRING CHALLENGE 2012: FIRE
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15.8 - International Worker’s Day
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sexton
magician
housewife
cellist
cowboy
captain
assassin
messenger
servant
fishing guide (or hunting guide) - both "fishing" or "hunting" and "guide" should appear in the title
fisherman
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The Magician's Nephew"
There are professional magicians so, sure, that'll work.
Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "Bea wrote: "Would sexton work as in The Mourning Sexton?"Yes, that works."
Thanks!
what about "housewife"? would this job work for this task?because I think about How to Be an American Housewife by Margaret Dilloway for this task?
How about cellist or cowboy?Sometimes is just so obvious how diverse my reading selections tend to be.
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Yep, plurals and possessives will work.
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because I think about How to Be an American Housewife by Margaret Dilloway for this task?"
I'd consider being a housewife a job (often an overwhelming one!). Yes, it'll work.
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Sometimes is just so obvious how diverse my reading selections tend to be."
LOL. They both work.
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I wouldn't generally think of hunting as a profession, more a hobby. But if you have some sort of resource that says hunting is a profession, I'd be willing to revisit it.
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Nope. Looking for a real-life job/profession/occupation.
Hi Kristi, Will any of these work as a profession?Assassin
Messenger
Servant
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Assassin
Messenger
Servant"
Any of those would work.
I'd like to use either The Postmistress or The Glassblower of Murano and would just like to confirm these would work.If not, I've got a few other options. :)
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Either one would work.
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Yes, a counselor works.
would you take a hunting/fishing guide...like The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing or do the words need to be sequential
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A fishing guide (or hunting guide) works. The words don't need to be sequential, but both words should appear in the title. So, you're good! ;-)
How about "apprentice" or "star"? Or would "star" need to be "rockstar" or "superstar" or something like that?
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Apprentice will work. They often do the same job as the master, they just don't get paid as much for it (or at all in some cases, I guess).
The word "star" would need to be modified. So, as you've suggested, "rockstar" or "superstar" would work. Something like "movie star" would also work. Like the hunting guide in the above example, the words "movie" and "star" don't necessarily need to be sequential but they must both appear in the title or subtitle.
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Yes, it needs to be a real-life job/profession/occupation. So, no, The Monstrumologist won't work.
Will The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York work? Job is Poisoner.The Hangman's Daughter job hangman
The Big Policeman: The Rise and Fall of America's First, Most Ruthless, and Greatest Detective job policeman
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American Wife"
No, sorry, that won't work. The intent of the task is for there to be a job in the title.
Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "Monica wrote: "What if the book just says wife and not housewife? I was hoping to read this book:American Wife"
No, sorry, that won't work. The intent of the task is for there to ..."
Thanks. I'll keep looking :)
Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "Monica wrote: "How about Memoirs of a Geisha?"Yes, Geisha will work."
Great! Thanks :)
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Sure. There are restorers in real life (maybe not of cemeteries, but that's OK ;-)).
The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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May 1st an international holiday known as International Worker’s Day. Read a book with a type of job or profession in the title. Emperor, Empress, King, Queen, Prince, Princess, Duke, Duchess, and Knight will be considered professions for the purposes of this task. Examples: The Surgeon, Shall We Tell the President?, Doctor Zhivago, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The Lincoln Lawyer