You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion

Lanelle wrote: "It seems like I remember a book where the main character's name is Melpomene"

Rusalka wrote: "Oh wow. Hat's off if you find one!!"

Ha! Found it! The book is A Season for the Heart and the mc's name is Melpomeme.

Fantastic, Lanelle!

That's amazing Lanelle!

Lanelle wrote: "Ha! Found it! The book is A Season for the Heart and the mc's name is Melpomeme."

How on earth did you find that?! Amazing!

Want to ask, is US Marine = military? Also, shooting star doesn't count as star I suppose?

Lanelle wrote: "Ha! Found it! The book is A Season for the Heart and the mc's name is Melpomeme."

omg that's amazing!

I got Hilda Shyama, a 15-year-old Danish girl. I am going to read a Danish book We, the Drowned

Rusalka wrote: "Peggy wrote: "I love the random generator challenges. I'm with you on the why question though... what is this for??"

Only thing we could come up with is that it might be useful for character gener..."

I added it to my wishlist. Don't own it yet though ;-)

Ayacchi wrote: "Want to ask, is US Marine = military? Also, shooting star doesn't count as star I suppose?"

Yes, Marines are one of the US's military forces. A shooting star would count, but you will need two of them for the points (it says starS)

Here's my name.

Gallus Birgit

Basics
Gender: Masculine
Type: Adult
Nationality: Italian
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Language: Italian

Life & Times
Age: 49
Birth date: November 21, 1970 (8:36 PM)
Physical
Height: 185 cm / 6 ft 1 in
Weight: 56 kg / 123 lbs
Handedness: Right
Blood type: A-

Future Outlook
Death date: August 13, 2055 (5:05 PM)
Lifespan: 84
Cause of death: Alzheimer's

I'm going to read Deliverance because it was published in 1970, my guy's birth year.

Rusalka wrote: "Yes, Marines are one of the US's military forces. A shooting star would count, but you w..."

Thanks, Rusalka!

Dawn wrote: "I got Hilda Shyama, a 15-year-old Danish girl. I am going to read a Danish book We, the Drowned"

I've got that book slated for July. It's the oldest book on my TBR and I'm trying to dust off those oldie goldies and retire them.

I got:

Imeda Miroslava
Gender: Masculine
Type: Young Adult
Nationality: Georgian
Location: Tbilisi, Georgia
Language: Georgian

Life & Times
Age: 20
Birth date: June 16, 2000 (2:04 PM)

Physical
Height: 169 cm / 5 ft 6 in
Weight: 60 kg / 131 lbs
Handedness: Right
Blood type: A+

Future Outlook
Death date: January 30, 2081 (4:35 PM)
Lifespan: 80
Cause of death: Cancer

Will have to think on this one a little...

Janice wrote: "Dawn wrote: "I got Hilda Shyama, a 15-year-old Danish girl. I am going to read a Danish book We, the Drowned"

I've got that book slated for July. It's the oldest book on my TBR and ..."
Oh, nice! I just discovered it looking for Danish books.

Dawn wrote: "Janice wrote: "I've got that book slated for July. It's the oldest book..."
Oh, nice! I just discovered it looking for Danish books."

Hope you both enjoy it. It's a chunkster but I think worth it.

Rusalka wrote: "Dawn wrote: "Janice wrote: "I've got that book slated for July. It's the oldest book..."
Oh, nice! I just discovered it looking for Danish books."

Hope you both enjoy it. It's a chunkster but I th..."

I seriously considered transferring it to my "own but likely won't read". But I saw your review and decided to give it a go.

Alexander Caratacos
Basics
Gender: Masculine
Type: Adult
Nationality: Norwegian
Location: Norway
Language: Norwegian
Life & Times
Age: 56
Birth date: August 28, 1963 (1:53 PM)
Physical
Height: 191 cm / 6 ft 3 in
Weight: 70 kg / 155 lbs
Handedness: Right
Blood type: O-
Future Outlook
Death date: June 10, 2055 (12:07 AM)
Lifespan: 91
Cause of death: Unspecified Illness

I can read Norwegian Wood, but I'll look for different options too.

Janice wrote: "Rusalka wrote: "Dawn wrote: "Janice wrote: "I've got that book slated for July. It's the oldest book..."
Oh, nice! I just discovered it looking for Danish books."

Hope you both enjoy it. It's a ch..."

We can do it! I hope my copy gets here quickly because it looks like it will take a fair amount of time to read.

Saar The Book owl wrote: "Alexander Caratacos
Basics
Gender: Masculine
Type: Adult
Nationality: Norwegian
Location: Norway
Language: Norwegian
Life & Times
Age: 56
Birth date: August 28, 1963 (1:53 PM)
Physical
Height: 191 ..."

If you want to consider a book set in Norway, I would recommend The Mercies. It's excellent.

Dawn wrote: "We can do it! I hope my copy gets here quickly because it looks like it will take a fair amount of time to read..."

That's one of the things putting me off. I'm not sure how July is going to pan out for me. I have to take 3 days next week to go to Edmonton with my son. No audiobook in the vehicle on the way there. Little time for reading while there. It could take a chunk out of my monthly reading plans.

Interesting! Maybe I'll do it. I saved a screenshot of my fictional person. she's Japanese, Yui Elly. Currently 22 and dies of cancer at 43... tragic. ☹️ I'm sad for this fictional person and get family. what is wrong with me! haha

I guess it would be cheating to keep hitting the generator...?

I am not in the mood for anything I've found that fits my person right now. I think I'm going to wait it out a bit and see if my mood changes during the month.

Anyone have any great Greek/Greece books that they'd recommend? Preferably on the shorter side.

Kristie wrote: "I am not in the mood for anything I've found that fits my person right now. I think I'm going to wait it out a bit and see if my mood changes during the month.

Anyone have any great Greek/Greece ..."

Depends what you’re looking for Kristie. If it’s fast and easy murder mystery - check out Jeffrey Siger books - first book in the series is Murder in Mykonos. Shhh, don’t tell Cherie or she’ll start a new series!

lol! I promise not to tell. ;)

Thanks, Lilisa. I honesty don't know what I'm looking for right now, which is part of the problem. I'm just not in the mood for mythology or any of the YA books I'm finding necessarily. I already planned a couple of those reads this month, so I was looking for something different. A murder mystery might just work out and my library has Murder in Mykonos.

LOL about the series, Lilisa! I did add it to my list though.

Kristie - it sounds like a cliche, but I thought Zorba the Greek was actually an interesting story. It was pretty short too, if I remember.

Robin wrote: "I guess it would be cheating to keep hitting the generator...?"

lol nice try. But that is the lucky of the randomiser I am afraid. There are a lot of good Japanese books around, depending on what you enjoy reading. Publishing dates may be an option too of course.

And nothing wrong with you, a good dose of empathy!

Cherie wrote: "LOL about the series! I did add it to my list though.

Kristie - it sounds like a cliche, but I thought Zorba the Greek was actually an interesting story. It was pretty short too, if I remember."

LOL of course you did 😂

Kristie wrote: "I am not in the mood for anything I've found that fits my person right now. I think I'm going to wait it out a bit and see if my mood changes during the month.

Anyone have any great Greek/Greece ..."

My Family and Other Animals fun & interesting

lol! Of course you added it, Cherie!

Thank you, Cherie & Anna. I will add those two to my list. :)

For historical fiction, check out Victoria Hislop. She has a couple set in Greece.

Kristie wrote: "Thank you, Cherie & Anna. I will add those two to my list. :)"

I just checked out Zorba the Greek. GR indicates that I did not read it, but I know that I did. I even checked out the old movie from my library to watch.

I also read all of the Corfu trilogy books. Many people have not liked them, but I thought the stories were facinating. It is a strange family saga, but quick and easy to read. You will not find a more crazy cast of characters either. It was a totally different time in the world and I am sure it could not happen today.

My name

Ties:
author: nigerian-american. : character is nigerian
Setting: africa (fictitious)
Character: adolescent and female.

Scoring:
How many ties between your book and your fictional person?
4 pts - 4

How many pages? (following the rules above) :
5 pts – 501+

Random July Points! - 2 pts each
• The protagonist is a Person of Colour
• A character in your book is in the military

total` 13 points
I will copy it when the report thread is up. If I do not do report it now. I never will.

Esther wrote: "My name

Ties:
author: nigerian-american. : character is nigerian
Setting: africa (fictitious)
Character: adolescent and female.

Scoring:
How many ties between your book and your fictional person..."

Sorry Esther, Reporting thread is up.

Rusalka wrote: "Sorry Esther, Reporting thread is up.."

Nothing to be sorry about. I just know myself. Reporting is a now or never thing with me.
And I was fast ($/%/$%/ insomnia) :)

I got: Corinna Altagracia

Gender: Feminine
Type: Baby
Nationality: Greek
Location: Greece
Language: Greek
Age: 5 months
Birth date: January 17, 2020 (4:29 AM)
Height: 57 cm / 1 ft 10 in
Weight: 6.2 kg / 13.6 lbs
Handedness: Right
Blood type: B+
Death date: December 27, 2110 (10:45 PM)
Lifespan: 90
Cause of death: Cancer

Regarding Gophering:


⸘Are there really sites that allow searching by an author's or character's initial‽

I got my book for the challenge from the library today.
I'm sliding down the rabbit hole. 4 of my library books have arrived all at the same time and I have too many to read now!

I started Tricked today. It was what I felt like reading the most from my list but I also think it has the most connections to my character.

Oh, I really liked that one Sarah!

I started Under the Skin last night. My random generator threw up Roy Ognen, born in Glasgow, so I've gone for a book set in Scotland.

Sarah wrote: "I started Tricked today. It was what I felt like reading the most from my list but I also think it has the most connections to my character."

That reminded me that I never did get around to reading Scourged. I could read that for my challenge too.

Art (aka Whistler Reads) wrote: "Regarding Gophering:


⸘Are there really sites that allow searching by an author's or character's initial‽"

Well, goodreads allows you to sort your shelves by author surnames. That's where I usually start. Not sure of other websites that does exactly what you're asking, but the others may know.

Art (aka Whistler Reads) wrote: "Regarding Gophering:


⸘Are there really sites that allow searching by an author's or character's initial‽"

I always start with Goodreads like Rusalka. But Wikipedia is often a good resource. I found this link that takes you to a list of authors starting with A. From there, you can link to the remaining alphabet.

I think searching a character by initial is going to be a tough one.

On the goodreads page for a book you own/want to read, main characters are listed. Can be useful if you only have a handful of books to choose from. I wouldn't want to do it for all the books I own that I am still to read.

Cherie wrote: "Oh, I really liked that one Sarah!"

That is good to hear! It has been a while since I read the last book for some reason .

Here is what I got... I see gophering in my future...

Finbarr Cybele
Basics
Gender: Masculine
Type: Adult
Nationality: Irish
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Language: English
Life & Times
Age: 35
Birth date: April 20, 1985 (3:29 PM)
Physical
Height: 184 cm / 6 ft
Weight: 94 kg / 208 lbs
Handedness: Right
Blood type: O+
Future Outlook
Death date: June 30, 2065 (5:46 AM)
Lifespan: 80
Cause of death: Heart Disease

Marie Claude wrote: "Here is what I got... I see gophering in my future...

Finbarr Cybele
Basics
Gender: Masculine
Type: Adult
Nationality: Irish
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Language: English
Life & Times
Age: 35
Birth ..."

Daughter of the Forest has a character named Finbar - spelled a little differently, but would fit this task really well. It's set in ancient Ireland.

I'm a little slow to join the July read, but I love the random name as the impetus for this month's book. Count me in!

Name: Gioacchinno Elia
Gender: Masculine
Type: Child
Location: Apulia, Italy
Language: Italian
Age: 8
Birth Date: June 1, 2012 (11:46 p.m.)
Height: 127 cm / 4 ft 2 in
Weight: 21.8 kg / 48.2 pounds
Handedness: Right
Blood Type: O+
Death Date: May 12, 2096 (1:48 p.m.)
Lifespan: 83
Cause of Death: Alzheimer's

So many choices with this one!

I feel like between camping, and the crappy wifi connection at work right now that I am getting a late start on this, but never one to shy from a challenge . . . I got

Pauline Romão
Basics
Gender: Feminine
Type: Young Adult
Nationality: Danish
Location: Denmark
Language: Danish
Life & Times
Age: 21
Birth date: June 8, 1999 (6:33 PM)
Physical
Height: 172 cm / 5 ft 8 in
Weight: 45 kg / 98 lbs
Handedness: Right
Blood type: O+
Future Outlook
Death date: January 9, 2076 (3:55 PM)
Lifespan: 76
Cause of death: Unspecified Illness

Awesome, Jenn.

Isn’t there a book or a movie called The Perils of Pauline ?