2025 Reading Challenge discussion

THE WORD PLAY CHALLENGE
Duration: April 1 - April 30, 2013

Our theme for April is poetry, so we thought we should have some fun with words for this challenge.

1. Palindrome. Read a book with a palindrome in its title, subtitle, or series name (a word that can be read both backwards and forward like “sagas” or “mom”) OR a character or author with a palindromic name (like Ana, Anna, or Hannah). Examples: High Noon, Anna Karenina, and author Kristin Hannah

2. Onomatopoeia. Read a book with an onomatopoeia in its title (a word that imitates the sound made like “pop” or “meow”). Examples: Thud!, Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang

3. Alliteration. Read a book whose title contains alliteration of some sort (words that begin with the same or similar sounds). Examples: The Lies of Locke Lamora, Pride and Prejudice

4. Anagram. Read a book that you can, using the first letters of the title, spell a word from. You do not need to use all of the letters, and they do not need to be in order. Examples: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (DEAD), In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin (HALF or LOAF or FLAT, etc.)

5. Homophone. Read a book with a title containing a homophone (a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning) Examples: Cannery Row (row a boat versus a row of chairs), The Handmaid's Tale (tale versus tail)

6. Pidgin. Read a book in which the characters speak in some sort of slang. Examples: Honolulu (Hawaiian creole pidgin), Ender's Game (Battle School slang), The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

7. Pseudonym. Read a book by an author who has assumed a pen name under which the book was published. Examples: Ayn Rand (Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum), George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair), Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson)

8. Translations. Read a book originally published in a language that is not your native tongue.

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Zara will be our leader for this challenge.

Ohh, I like this challenge! I'm in for 3, but might up my goal. :)

Ill try it!! It looks difficult. Put me down for 1 for sure. Hopefully I can find a few more

i will try for 2! reading all of these took me back to high school english lol

Hi Kara. I would be happy to lead this challenge.

Sounds great, Zara! Thank you. :)

PARTICIPANTS


Alison 1/4
April Lyn 2/4
Ashley 0/2
Deedee 5/5 - CONGRATULATIONS Deedee!!! Well done on achieving your goal.
Jessica 2/2 - CONGRATULATIONS Jessica!!! Well done on achieving your goal.
Erika 3/4
Fairlee 0/3
Heather 0/8(message 23)
Heather 4/4(message 35) - CONGRATULATIONS Heather!!! Well done on achieving your goal.
Jessica 2/2 - CONGRATULATIONS Jessica!!! Well done on achieving your goal.
Juana "Darkness" 0/?
Kaitlin 5/5 - CONGRATULATIONS Kaitlin!!! Well done on achieving your goal.
Kelsi 4/4 - CONGRATULATIONS Kelsi!!! Well done on achieving your goal.
Lesley 4/4 - CONGRATULATIONS Lesley!!! Well done on achieving your goal.
Lianne 4/4 - CONGRATULATIONS Lianne!!! Well done on achieving your goal.
Lilac 3/3 - CONGRATULATIONS Lilac!!! Well done on achieving your goal.
Lindy 1/2-3
Liza 4/4 - CONGRATULATIONS Liza!!! Well done on achieving your goal.
Londa 2/6
Meghan 0/2
Melanie 8/8 - CONGRATULATIONS Melanie!!! Well done on achieving your goal.
Quenby 0/2
Robyn 2/2 - CONGRATULATIONS Robyn!!! Well done on achieving your goal.
Sarah 4/8
Sarah 3/3 (message 64) - CONGRATULATIONS Sarah!!! Well done on achieving your goal.
ScarlettMi 0/3
Sharon 5/5 - CONGRATULATIONS Sharon!!! Well done on achieving your goal.
Shelly 4/8
Sibyl 4/4 - CONGRATULATIONS Sibyl!!! Well done on achieving your goal.
Susie 1/3

Ooh, this one looks fun. I'm in for 4!

2/4

1. Palindrome.Be Good by Dakota Madison Main character is Anna finished 4/18/13

4. Anagram A Cutthroat Business by Jenna Bennett Anagram = CAB finished 4/22/13

5. Homophone. See Jane Score by Rachel Gibson SEE vs SEA finished 4/19/13

Lesley wrote: "Ooh, this one looks fun. I'm in for 4!"

Lesley, Robyn, Lilac and Alison I've added you all. Thanks for participating. Good luck.

Zara put me down for 4 instead of 1!

Alison wrote: "Zara put me down for 4 instead of 1!"

Not a problem and done. Thanks

I'm in! I'll go for 5.

Completed! 5/5

1. Palindrome. Read a book with a palindrome in its title, subtitle, or series name (a word that can be read both backwards and forward like “sagas” or “mom”) OR a character or author with a palindromic name (like Ana, Anna, or Hannah). Examples: High Noon, Anna Karenina, and author Kristin Hannah
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

2. Onomatopoeia. Read a book with an onomatopoeia in its title (a word that imitates the sound made like “pop” or “meow”). Examples: Thud!, Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

3. Alliteration. Read a book whose title contains alliteration of some sort (words that begin with the same or similar sounds). Examples: The Lies of Locke Lamora, Pride and Prejudice
When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro

4. Anagram. Read a book that you can, using the first letters of the title, spell a word from. You do not need to use all of the letters, and they do not need to be in order. Examples: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (DEAD), In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin (HALF or LOAF or FLAT, etc.)
The Teleportation Accident by Ned Beauman TAT - Completed 4/7/2013

5. Homophone. Read a book with a title containing a homophone (a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning) Examples: Cannery Row (row a boat versus a row of chairs), The Handmaid's Tale (tale versus tail)
The Pearl by John Steinbeck PURL - Completed 4/11/2013

6. Pidgin. Read a book in which the characters speak in some sort of slang. Examples: Honolulu (Hawaiian creole pidgin), Ender's Game (Battle School slang), The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

7. Pseudonym. Read a book by an author who has assumed a pen name under which the book was published. Examples: Ayn Rand (Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum), George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair), Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson)
Lemony Snicket, George Eliot, Brontes

8. Translations. Read a book originally published in a language that is not your native tongue.
Seeing by José Saramago - Portugese 4/24/2013

Haha, awesome! I tried to pick a wide variety of books.

I'm in for 2.

Kaitlin and Jessica I have added you both. Good luck to you both.

I think I will aim for 3

Kelsi wrote: "I think I will aim for 3"

Kelsi I have added your goal. Good luck.

I want to do this, sign me up for three!

Sibyl wrote: "I want to do this, sign me up for three!"

I have added you Sibyl. Good luck

I will try to read 4.

3. Alliteration - A Thousand Splendid Suns

4. Anagram - The Perks of Being a Wallflower (PaW)

6. Pidgin - Ender's Game
(Thanks for the example, Kara! This book has been on my TBR for a long time, so this is a good motivation to finally read it)

7. Pseudonym - The Bad Beginning
(Idea stolen from Kaitlin!)

Lianne wrote: "I will try to read 4.

3. Alliteration - A Thousand Splendid Suns

4. Anagram - The Perks of Being a Wallflower (PaW)

6. Pidgin - Ender's Game
(Thanks for the example, Kara! This book has been on ..."

Welcome aboard Lianne. I have added you. Good luck with your goal.

Ok I'm in put me down for 3. Now to find them!

1. (3) Alliteration: Pride and Prejudice
2. (4) Anagram: The Big Four (Both Figure)
3. (7) Pseudonym: A Daughter's a Daughter

THE WORD PLAY CHALLENGE
Duration: April 1 - April 30, 2013

5/8


1. Palindrome.
Anna

Bellfield Hall (Dido Kent #1) (2008) by Anna Dean (Hardcover, 304 pages)

2. Onomatopoeia.
Boom!

Boom! (2009) by Mark Haddon

3. Alliteration.

4. Anagram.
POUT - THOU - TOFU

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce (04/29/13)

5. Homophone.
Two homophones: NO (know); WAY (WEIGH)

No Way to Treat a First Lady (2002) by Christopher Buckley


6. Pidgin.

7. Pseudonym.

8. Translations.

A Wild Sheep Chase (1982) by Haruki Murakami (translated from the Japanese by Alfred Birnbaum)

Sarah, Heather and Deedee I have added you all to the list. Good luck with your goals.

count me in

Lindy wrote: "count me in"

Hi Lindy,

How many do you want me to put you down for?

Zara, I will go for 2. :)

I will try for all 8

1. Anna Dressed in Blood ANNA
2 & 6 Krik? Krak!Don't know if I can count same book twice. If not then I guess I will be going for 7 :0)
3. Beholding Bee
4. Good Omens GO
5. Native Son son.sun
7. Animal Farm
8. Crime and Punishment or The House of the Spirits or One Hundred Years of Solitude or Love in the Time of Cholera

Ashley and Londa I have added you both the list. Good luck.

2-3

Lindy I have added you. Good luck.

Zara

I was looking around at other challenges and noticed that (1) book can't be used for two categories... so I think I will change my goal to (6) in that case. Sorry, I'm still a bit new at these. :0)

Londa wrote: "Zara

I was looking around at other challenges and noticed that (1) book can't be used for two categories... so I think I will change my goal to (6) in that case. Sorry, I'm still a bit new at the..."

Fixed for you Londa. Thanks for letting me know.

I am going to attempt to do 4 for this challenge.

Heather (message 35) I have added you. Godd luck.

I'm revising my goal to 5. I'm already overcommitted for next month. If I can get to them all, great! But I doubt it :-)

I revised my original post too.

Hi Kaitlin.

I've fixed your tally.

Sign me up for two, please!

I'm in for four!

Hi Erika, I have added you and your goal to the list. Thanks and good luck.

I'd like to try for two at least - hopefully three books.

I will try for all 8

THE WORD PLAY CHALLENGE
Duration: April 1 - April 30, 2013
4/8


1. Palindrome.

2. Onomatopoeia. A Howl in the Night April 28

3. Alliteration. Mississippi Mud: Southern Justice and the Dixie Mafia April 20

4. Anagram. A Study in Revenge April 30

5. Homophone. stages A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages April 7

6. Pidgin.

7. Pseudonym.

8. Translations.

Shelly wrote: "I will try for all 8

THE WORD PLAY CHALLENGE
Duration: April 1 - April 30, 2013
0/8


1. Palindrome.

2. Onomatopoeia.

3. Alliteration.

4. Anagram.

5. Homophone.

6. Pidgin.

7. Pseudonym..."

Hi Shelly. I just added you to the list. Good luck with your goal.

im going to use Blindness by José Saramagofor translations and For the Relief of Unbearable Urges by Nathan Englander for Anagram making the word TURF wich i am now questioning if that is even a word (im a bit tired), if not then TOUR is definately a word and will work.

Sign me up for four!!

April Lyn wrote: "Sign me up for four!!"

I've added you April Lyn. Good luck on your goal.

sign me up for 3 please

Can this include non-fiction too?

Put me in for 1 if not, or 2 if NF ok.

Its ok to up it later right?

Fairlee I've added you to the list. Good luck with your goal.

Liza I've added you to the list. I don't see why you couldn't use non-fiction for this. Perhaps Kara can answer it.

Kara is it OK to use non-fiction for this challenge?

K thanks, should be fun