The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

15.4. Opposite Day
Jan 24th is Opposite Day.
A. Read one book whose title contains opposite words (ex. up and down, over and under, right and left, man and woman, son and daughter, cat and dog, etc.). If you choose this option, your book must be at least 200 pages.
OR
B. Read two books, whose titles contain words that are opposite. (ex. Up in the Air and Long Way Down)

This site might be helpful, for those trying to get a handle on pairs of words that are opposites, and also explaining the types of antonyms.

http://www.fun-with-words.com/nym_ant...

Approved word pairs:
truths/lie
sister/brothers
weeping/laughter
mother/father
heaven/hell
under/over
little/big
lights/dark
uglies/pretties
night/day
war/peace
here/there
boy/girl
bitter/sweet
fragile/tough
fictional/true
his/hers
east/west
living/dead
easy/hard
same/different
life/death
black/white
light/darkness
good/bad
good/evil
hide/seek
all/nothing
here/elsewhere
birth/death
life/death
naughty/nice
crying/laughing
bride/groom
lady/gentleman

not approved:
dawn/night
awake/dreaming
snow/fire
morning/midnight
sun/moon
faithful/disappearing
sizzling/cold
fear/fearless
town/jungle
now/later

can one of the words be pluralized - ie. Sister and Brothers or does it need to be Sister/Brother? Does that work for opposite

I was going to use, if allowed:
While My Sister Sleeps
Brothers Without Borders

Delicious Dee Challenge Addict wrote: "can one of the words be pluralized - ie. Sister and Brothers or does it need to be Sister/Brother? Does that work for opposite

I was going to use, if allowed:
[book:While My Sister Sleeps|4071..."

Plurals are fine

Is Two Truths and a Lie acceptable?

Sandie wrote: "Is Two Truths and a Lie acceptable?"

yes

can the opposites occur in the subtitle? for example:

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed fail and succeed are part of the subtitle, but are definitely opposites.

or As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl boy and girl in subtitle.

thanks! :)

Would Weeping Underwater Looks a Lot Like Laughter work?

Heather in KS

Would Fire and Snow work as opposites? For example "Fire Rose" and "The Snow Queen"?

Opposite enough in same title?

Awake And Dreaming

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "Would Fire and Snow work as opposites? For example "Fire Rose" and "The Snow Queen"?"

I'm afraid not.

kiki wrote: "can the opposites occur in the subtitle? for example:

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed fail and succeed are part of the subtitle, but are definitely opposites.

or ..."

subtitles are fine

BJ Rose wrote: "Opposite enough in same title?

Awake And Dreaming"

I'm afraid that won't work - dreaming isn't necessarily an opposite of being awake and doesn't have to have anything to do with being asleep.

Could I use dawn as the opposite of night?
Also, is 'lights' ok (as in light and dark) or does it have to be just 'light'?

Would you consider heaven and hell to be opposites?

How about Mother Earth Father Sky?

Would Weeping Underwater Looks a Lot Like Laughter work? Weeping and Laughter being the opposites?

Heather in KS

How about "Under The Tuscan Sun" and "Dead Over Heels" ?

what about Little, Big by John Crowley?

Christine US wrote: "Could I use dawn as the opposite of night?
Also, is 'lights' ok (as in light and dark) or does it have to be just 'light'?"

Dawn and night don't really work, but plurals are ok, so lights and dark will work.

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "How about "Under The Tuscan Sun" and "Dead Over Heels" ?"

under and over are fine

Aleksandra wrote: "what about Little, Big by John Crowley?"

that works

Lahni wrote: "How about Mother Earth Father Sky?"

mother and father work

Beth F. wrote: "Would you consider heaven and hell to be opposites?"

yes

How about Uglies and Pretties?

Erin (NY) wrote: "How about Uglies and Pretties?"

that works

How about Sister Light, Sister Dark?

What about Good Morning, Midnight or War and Peace?

Would Angels & Demons work?

Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light: A Novel would work.

What about Night And Day?

Jennifer N. wrote: "Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light: A Novel would work."

Helen wrote: "How about Sister Light, Sister Dark?"

Light and Dark works

Jennifer N. wrote: "What about Good Morning, Midnight or War and Peace?"

War and Peace works, Morning and midnight not

Beth NC wrote: "Would Angels & Demons work?"

Looks like a common definition of a demon is a fallen angel, so that works

How about Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity? I am struggling to figure which of the 1st 4 words are opposites, and it is creating quite a fun little discussion with it! My first thought was whores and wives being opposites though. I know this might be a stretch.

Does Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe work?

Would sun & moon?

Terri Fl wrote: "How about Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity? I am struggling to figure which of the 1st 4 words are opposites, and it is creating quite a fun little d..."

I don't think any of these words are opposites.

Liz wrote: "Would sun & moon?"

not really opposites.

Keep in mind that not every word has an opposite, especially nouns.

This site might be helpful, for those trying to get a handle on pairs of words that are opposites, and also explaining the types of antonyms.

http://www.fun-with-words.com/nym_ant...

Dlmrose wrote: "Does Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe work?"

here and there work

Just double-checking. Do to and from work?

Silly question, but I just want to make sure:

Do you consider "love" and "hate" antonyms?

Ms Anderson wrote: "Silly question, but I just want to make sure:

Do you consider "love" and "hate" antonyms?"

Sue T wrote: "Just double-checking. Do to and from work?"

yes and yes

Yay! Thank you! Now I don't need to go change books lol

are you accepting boy/girl as opposites? i don't see it on the approved list, but they seem to be worthy. thanks! :)

Sandy wrote: "Ms Anderson wrote: "Silly question, but I just want to make sure:

Do you consider "love" and "hate" antonyms?"

Sue T wrote: "Just double-checking. Do to and from work?"

yes and yes"

Excellent! Thank you.

I imagine Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet would work - "bitter" & "sweet"

Sue T wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Ms Anderson wrote: "Silly question, but I just want to make sure:

Do you consider "love" and "hate" antonyms?"

Sue T wrote: "Just double-checking. Do to and from work?"

yes and yes..."

Oh, good, that means
The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
and
From Here to Eternity
and
From Here to Paternity
work!