The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

25.9 - Delicious Dee's Task: On the Injured Bench

I was having a great summer until I somehow injured my hip (even the Physical Therapist doesn’t know for sure what I did, but she has some ideas)…so unfortunately, I’ve been on the injured bench for the last 2 months and being tortured by the PT during that time – hopefully those times will be beyond me soon…

This is a TWO book task, and you must read TWO different options. REQUIRED: State in your post the options you chose.

The letters in HIP MUST appear in the title (not subtitle or series title) of each book. The letters H I P need not be sequential or in any particular order.

NO books shelved as childrens or kids may be used for this task.

Option 1 - RICE – anyone who has ever been injured has probably heard the term RICE – rest, ice, compression, elevation – I honestly suck at doing all 4 of these, which is probably why I’m still hurt…but since RICE is also a food – read a book with a food item on the cover. REQUIRED - post cover and identify the food item if not clear

Option 2 - FOAM ROLLER – I have a love/hate relationship with my foam roller; I hate it while I’m using and love it because it makes my hip feel so much better after – give a second chance to an author you may not have liked in the past, who knows you may fall in love. REQUIRED: Briefly explain your answer - for example, gave a 1 or 2 star rating to another book by that author, or tried to read a book by the author and did not finish.

Option 3 - DUCK – my first session with the PT, she made the comment that it looked like I ran like a duck (which is probably why my hip is screwed up) – read a book with a bird on the cover REQUIRED – post cover and identify bird

Option 4 - CATCH-UP TIME – not being able to work out like I normally do, meant that I’ve been able to dig into my pile of books and catch up on some of the books that have been loitering for a while – read a book that has been on your TBR pile for more than a year. REQUIRED: State that the book has been on your TBR list/pile/shelf for more than a year.

Approved

Option 1


Option 3

Not approved

This thread is now open!

Wow, this one is harder than I thought it would be!

Would you consider an egg to be a food item? Specifically:

Will this work for bird? I don't know what kind
it is. You can't miss it--- if that's what you mean
by "identify." :-)

Boston Kate wrote: "Wow, this one is harder than I thought it would be!

Would you consider an egg to be a food item? Specifically:

"
Yep i count an egg

Kathy G. wrote: "

Will this work for bird? I don't know what kind
it is. You can't miss it--- if that's what you mean
by "identify." :-)"

That works - by identify i meant point out if unclear

Super- Thank you!!!

Will this book work for Option 1? It's a memoir and also a recipe book:

Sorry to hear about your hip and the resulting PT. (I've been doing a course of that due to arthritis and general wear and tear on my tailbone, so I know it's not all fun and games despite the balls and bikes and things.)
No clue yet as to what I'll read for this--just wanted to commiserate.

Pia wrote: "Will this book work for Option 1? It's a memoir and also a recipe book:

"

Yep that works

Donna Jo wrote: "Sorry to hear about your hip and the resulting PT. (I've been doing a course of that due to arthritis and general wear and tear on my tailbone, so I know it's not all fun and games despite the bal..."

I hate it! I miss running!!

Dee wrote: "Pia wrote: "Will this book work for Option 1? It's a memoir and also a recipe book:

"

Yep that works"

Great! Thanks

Dee wrote: "Donna Jo wrote: "Sorry to hear about your hip and the resulting PT. (I've been doing a course of that due to arthritis and general wear and tear on my tailbone, so I know it's not all fun and game..."

I hate it, but for the opposite reason. I'm basically a sloth and they keep prodding me to move.

i went from running 15-20 miles per week, to zero...but i can still swim (thankfully)

Will this work for option 3? (silhouette of a crow)

Thank you.

Kim wrote: "Will this work for option 3? (silhouette of a crow)

Thank you."

It looks like a bird to me

And as we are at the topic of things that look like a bird...

Will this cover work?

Yes those look like birds

Oh noes! I hope you get all better soon o_o

I'm thinking I'm going to use these two:

Option 2 (gave author 1-star rating): A Thousand Pieces of You--I gave Claudia Gray's Fateful 1 star; HIP in Thousand and Pieces

Option 4 (on tbr >1yr): The Order of the Poison Oak--on list since August 2010; HIP in THE and POISON

I think I hit all the criteria lol

yep those work! but unlike you, i liked fateful ;)

Dee wrote: "yep those work! but unlike you, i liked fateful ;)"

Yay! Yeah, I just couldn't get over how similar Fateful was to about ten other things that I'd seen before lol However, A Thousand Pieces of You hits all the right SF buttons for me, so I'm going to give her another try.

really, you'd read about werewolves on the titanic - that's a newbie to me ;)

Dee wrote: "really, you'd read about werewolves on the titanic - that's a newbie to me ;)"

True, but all the major plot points seemed ripped off from other stories/movies :P

ahh, i barely watch movies and not a fan of disaster stories

Would a fish work for food?

Sure you can eat fish - some ppl even eat it raw

Thanks Dee :0)

Dee wrote: "Kim wrote: "Will this work for option 3? (silhouette of a crow)

Thank you."

It looks like a bird to me"


Thanks. I just wanted to be sure. Some tasks in the past didn't allow silhouettes.

Kim wrote: "Will this work for option 3? (silhouette of a crow)

Thank you."

Thanks for asking about this one -- it's my next to read in that series and I wasn't even considering it at all as an option for this task! :D (For some reason I always see the Sorting Hat from Harry Potter instead of a crow when I look at it. lol.)

Lol!

Will a swan work for a bird

yep a swan works

So it has food on the cover and has been on my TBR since May of 2009...

But would you consider it as having 'H' in the title? Pride and Prescience: Or, A Truth Universally Acknowledged

It shows in the link, but I wanted to make sure.

I got so excited about slotting that first one, I totally forgot to look for a second book for your task. XD

Hi Morgan - unfortunately the H is in the subtitle which isn't included in the task option - sorry!

Dee wrote: "Hi Morgan - unfortunately the H is in the subtitle which isn't included in the task option - sorry!"

No problem! I pretty much figured (and I have another idea of where to see if it fits). Thanks!

Wow, this one was really hard, good job Dee! Will these work?

Option 1 - Food on cover, includes letters H I P


The Lost Recipe for Happiness by Barbara O'Neal
(That's chocolate and cinnamon)

Option 3 - A Bird on cover, includes letters H I P


The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
(Hopefully a dead bird is okay!)

Yep those work

Please verify for Option 1 (apple on the bench near the bottom of the cover)

yep that works

Option 2: Laughter in the Dark by Vladimir Nabokov (hated Lolita)

Option 4: Two Women by Martina Cole On TBR since Jan 01, 2009

Sorry Claire neither of those work since you have to have the letters of HIP in the title

Is a pumpkin an acceptable food item?

(in front of the house, under the PO in Potion)

Yep that works - just make sure to point out when you post

Thanks!

Would a drink work?

I'm thinking

I'm going to say no to a drink - sorry