The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

Avigail wrote: "well one of my three word and to be specific the 10th one was bookshop. How lucky can that be."

I was a lucky one, too. My eleventh word was reader. :) That was quite a relief after my ninth and tenth words, hierarchy and ho.

I got instinct, medicine, and inaccuracy. While looking for books for the Native American task, I stumbled upon Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine, so I think I'll use that one. Looks good!

Jessica wrote: "I got instinct, medicine, and inaccuracy. While looking for books for the Native American task, I stumbled upon Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine, so I think I'll use that one. Looks good!"

I LOVE Louise Erdich's work, especially 'The Beet Queen' and 'Love Medicine'. I think you'll enjoy it.

Katie wrote: "Avigail wrote: "well one of my three word and to be specific the 10th one was bookshop. How lucky can that be."

I was a lucky one, too. My eleventh word was reader. :) That was quite a relief af..."

I don't know Katie. You might have found some really interesting books using the word 'ho'...

LOL!

Bridgit wrote: "Katie wrote: "Avigail wrote: "well one of my three word and to be specific the 10th one was bookshop. How lucky can that be."

I was a lucky one, too. My eleventh word was reader. :) That was q..."

LOL, yeah, there is probably some street lit with ho in the title. Most of the books I found were about Ho Chi Minh, or were titled with expressions like gung ho or tally ho. I was surprised when ho came up in the generator. The dictionary says it's an interjection "used as a call to attract attention." I guess that is the contemporary usage, too, kind of...

Hi Ho! Off To Work We GO!
The Seven Dwarves Sing? :)

I was very worried about this task because my first 8 words were absolutely ridiculous... Then came words 9, 10, and 11: war, paper, wet. Yay!

Mine were difficult. Integer. Didn't want to read about math. Settled on Maker and peered at The Carpet Makers. From the reviews, it looks good!

Integer?? Wow. I love math and all, but.... I don't particularly want to read God Created the Integers : The Mathematical Breakthroughs That Changed History... Sorry Stephen Hawking! I mean, maybe if it wasn't 1160 pages long... Maybe if it was 160 pages long...

That's too funny

Yes. Exactly Sara. And I work around a bunch of mathematicians! Oh and the other word was governed. Didn't want to use that one since I anticipated some biographies later on.

I have not actually chosen a book yet but I sort of like my words - Holiday, Proof, Origin

Manday wrote: "I have not actually chosen a book yet but I sort of like my words - Holiday, Proof, Origin "

I got 'Proof' too! I'm using Baby Proof by Emily Giffin for the task, but you did get really good words!

I think I rather lucked out on my words (Baroque, Bad, Scarf). Man, some of the words generated are brutal!

Oooh Baroque!

I got prey, work ethic and panothetic(sp)

Teresa - Prey isn't bad, but the others, OUCH! I was lucky, I got Cost, Citizen and Conduct.

Lyn wrote: "Teresa - Prey isn't bad, but the others, OUCH! I was lucky, I got Cost, Citizen and Conduct. "

LOL I have no clue on the meaning of panothetic

and the work ethic book would probably be some boring non ficiton book on how to behave with ethic in the work place YUCK

Teresa wrote: "I got prey, work ethic and panothetic(sp) "

Teresa,

If you like mysteries, John Sandford has written a whole "Prey" series centered around detective Lucas Davenport. I think there are around 19 books in this series, all with "Prey" in the title. I've read quite a few and really liked them.

I fell pretty lucky. I got Recycling, President & Genius.

Should be easy to find something with one of those words, but so far I'm not having any luck.

Katie wrote: "I fell pretty lucky. I got Recycling, President & Genius.

Should be easy to find something with one of those words, but so far I'm not having any luck."

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers is a good read.

I'm not sure if the rules allow you to make the word possessive, but you might try All the President's Men.

Katie wrote: "Katie wrote: "I fell pretty lucky. I got Recycling, President & Genius.

Should be easy to find something with one of those words, but so far I'm not having any luck."

[book:A Heartbreaking Work o..."

That's the first one that came to mind for me. If I don't already own something that fits this, I'll probably read this one.

I don't think we can modify the word from what the generator gives us. Even if we could I've already read All the President's Men and I'd prefer no re-reads. Good idea, though.

You can't modify the word but Cynthia did give the okay to close the window browser, reopen it and get a new set of 9, 10 & 11 words (see message #25 from this thread).

I did this and got some much better words that will also allow me to use a book I already own instead of having to add to the pile (which is my primary goal for this challenge).

I got are, matter, and it... weird short words

Amy wrote: "I got are, matter, and it... weird short words"

How strange! Lucky you, though.

Word # 5 or 6 was and... that would have almost been too easy

Lisa wrote: "Teresa wrote: "I got prey, work ethic and panothetic(sp) "

Teresa,

If you like mysteries, John Sandford has written a whole "Prey" series centered around detective Lucas Davenport. ..."

For some reason I started this series LOVED the first 2 books and then got sidetracked : (

using eyes of prey

I got slave, dug, and plague??? I know I can do it again, but any good ideas for any of these. I tried a search, but not as good at searches as some of you!!!

I haven't read all of these, but here's a list of some books... though I didn't find much for "dug"...

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Dutchman and The Slave Two Plays
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave and Essays

The Plague
The Great Influenza The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History
The Plague of Doves A Novel
The Plague Dogs A Novel
The White Plague
Plague Ship
A Journal of the Plague Year

Thanks El! Looks like I will probably be going back to the website!!

I got rate, over and flame. What can I do with that? I hate economics. Rate sounds like it would involve an economics book. Which I guess leaves me over and flame.

Katie wrote: "I got rate, over and flame. What can I do with that? I hate economics. Rate sounds like it would involve an economics book. Which I guess leaves me over and flame."

How about Daily Rate #67? It seems to be a romance.

Dragons of Summer Flame, Margaret Weis.
The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, Umberto Eco.
Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame, Charles Bukowski.
The Black Stallion and Flame, Walter Farley.

The Big Over Easy, Jasper Fforde.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey.
All Over But the Shoutin', Rick Bragg.
Night Over Water, Ken Follett.

Katie wrote: "I got rate, over and flame. What can I do with that? I hate economics. Rate sounds like it would involve an economics book. Which I guess leaves me over and flame."

Katie - Type "rate" into the search line at Amazon.com (limit your search to Books) then in the left hand margin click on Fiction and Literature. You're bound to find a title that tickles your fancy.

My words are:
~ Property
~ Concrete
~ Store

Sophie wrote: "My words are:
~ Property
~ Concrete
~ Store"

I can't vouch for any of these, as I haven't read any of them, but they came up in a search of my local library catalog

>Macy's : the store, the star, the story by Grippo, Robert M.
>The Store by Little, Bentley. (Listed as horror and Arizona)
>Death in store by Rowe, Jennifer. (Listed as mystery and Christmas)

>Concrete reveries : consciousness and the city by Kingwell, Mark, 1963-
Reinforced concrete design by Wang, Chu-Kia, 1917- (900+ pgs!!!)
>The concrete sky by Moore, Marshall. (listed as Gay men, Psychiatric hospital patients, Murder victims' families, Love stories.
>Concrete desert by Talton, Jon (Listed as mystery and history teachers

>Hot property by Phillips, Carly (listed as fiction)
>The landlord's survival guide : how to successfully manage rental property as a new or part-time real estate investor by Taylor, Jeffrey, 1958-
>Hot property : the stealing of ideas in an age of globalization by Choate, Pat
>Property by Martin, Valerie, 1948- (listed as fictional concerning slavery)

I used Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Design in school.... I don't recommend it unless you're taking a Reinforced Concrete Design class.... eek!

Sophie wrote: "My words are:
~ Property
~ Concrete
~ Store"

If you really hate your words....you could do the random word generator again to see if you get better words a second or third time around.

Katie wrote: "Katie wrote: "Katie wrote: "I fell pretty lucky. I got Recycling, President & Genius.

Should be easy to find something with one of those words, but so far I'm not having any luck."

[book:A Heartb..."

Found quite a few biographies with "genius", courtesy of my local library, the shortest being
Edgar Allan Poe : genius in torment / by William Jay Jacobs (135 pages)

~recycling
Recycling Jimmy : a novel / Andy Tilley. (248 p)
Summary:
"A fictional account of a suicide for profit business scheme that teaches two young men and a woman the value of life and friendship"--Provided by publisher.



~ Property
The Property of a Lady by Elizabeth Adler
Property of blood / Magdalen Nabb

~ Concrete
Concrete desert / Jon Talton (212 p)
(involves history teachers and arizona)

hth!

Melissa wrote: "Sophie wrote: "My words are:
~ Property
~ Concrete
~ Store"

If you really hate your words....you could do the random word generator again to see if you get better words a second or third time arou..."

I don't hate my words, I'm just sharing what I've got and if anyone has got suggestions for books I'd love to hear them!

Sophie wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Sophie wrote: "My words are:
~ Property
~ Concrete
~ Store"

If you really hate your words....you could do the random word generator again to see if you get better words a seco..."

Have you read Property by Valerie Martin?

Sophie wrote: "My words are:
~ Property
~ Concrete
~ Store"

The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly

This is a fantastic book by my favorite author.

My words were: syntax, toggle, and searching. And believe me, when I did that next click after TOGGLE, I was praying for something I could work with. I am going to go with another book that has long been on my to-read list: Searching for Bobby Fischer The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess