SA Book & Challenge Lovers discussion

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Here are some suggestions! Feel free to ask if you need help thinking of another book :)

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7. Shocking titles

A shocking title can be something:
- horrifying
- offensive
- subverts the norm in a way that is shocking rather than just funny or weird.
- taboos. Titles with swearwords (proper swearwords, not damn or bugger), strong sexual innuendo, genitalia.
- gross

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (I'd say the sheer arrogance of this qualifies it)
I Still Miss My Man But My Aim Is Getting Better
If You Can't Live Without Me, Why Aren't You Dead Yet?!
When You Are Engulfed in Flames
When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?. Not the kind of book you'd normally read cover to cover, but pretty damn funny if you have a dark and twisted sense of humour.
The Satanic Verses. Actually, I'm not too sure if people would consider this shocking...
God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
Capitalist Nigger: The Spider-Web Doctrine
Rape: A Love Story
Life, Sex and Ideas: The Good Life without God
Scared Stiff: Tales of Sex and Death
Crazy Cock
The Doll Who Ate His Mother
Do Me: Sex Tales from Tin House
The Haunted Vagina
Zombies and Shit
The Baby Jesus Butt Plug: A Fairy Tale
The Cannibals of Candyland

7. Shocking titles

A shocking title can be something:
- horrifying
- offensive
- subverts the norm in a way that is shocking rather than just funny or weird.
- taboos. Titles with swearwords (proper swearwords, not damn or bugger), strong sexual innuendo, genitalia.
- gross

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (I'd say the sheer arrogance of this qualifies it)
I Still Miss My Man But My Aim Is Getting Better
If You Can't Live Without Me, Why Aren't You Dead Yet?!
When You Are Engulfed in Flames
When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?. Not the kind of book you'd normally read cover to cover, but pretty damn funny if you have a dark and twisted sense of humour.
The Satanic Verses. Actually, I'm not too sure if people would consider this shocking...
God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
Capitalist Nigger: The Spider-Web Doctrine
Rape: A Love Story
Life, Sex and Ideas: The Good Life without God
Scared Stiff: Tales of Sex and Death
Crazy Cock
The Doll Who Ate His Mother
Do Me: Sex Tales from Tin House

Shocking titles:

The Haunted Vagina
Zombies and Shit
The Baby Jesus Butt Plug: A Fairy Tale
The Cannibals of Candyland

I actually have How to Shit in the Woods: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art, but sadly it's too short.
Will Pride and Prejudice and Zombies work? I saw it on the GR list, but maybe it's more humorous than shocking.

Yeah, I agree that it's not really shocking.

Would you guys say this is considered a weapon?

Very good question! I have no idea. On the one hand I would say no because it is magic but on the other hand I would say yes also because it is magic and it can kill. I would say that whoever thought of that task should redefine weapon.

Tricky. I don't see a wand, do you know if there's one in the book? If there is one than I say it can be defined as a weapon, if not then I'm not sure. Although you could argue that their posture and looks to kill would mean that they in a position where they about to fight and the obvious weapon for a witch and wizard would be magic. Which they clearly doing.

She has a fireball in her hand which is obviously conjured up by magic. So no wand.

Initially I thought yes, a fireball's a weapon, but it just occurred to me that Lauren F specified that the person must be holding the weapon - it can't be in a holster, on the back etc. The fireball is floating in the air above her hand; she's not holding it.

I;ll ask her today just to be safe anyway

In the nominations thread she said that it should be something held in a hand not on a back.

Sorry, meant to add an apostrophe and a 't' to my "can".
Have corrected it now.

That's ok, I couldn't see if it was floating above her hand or not. If it is floating than she is not holding it. So then it would be out.

Well, it's not solid so I assume she can't hold it. And unless she's resistant to fire she can't touch it either.

Well i dont' think its floating? its more forming cause she is making/made it

Yes, but she's not gripping it the way you would grip a sword. On the other hand, I guess she is holding it in place with a magical force until she's ready to throw it...

lol who knows

Lol sorry Lu.

Hi Sorry Lu a magic fire ball is not a weapon. 1st as mentioned above it can't be held. 2nd a weapon must in its nature be deadly, for all we know the fire ball on that book cover could change people into frogs,which is horrible not life threatening. And thirdly wouldn't a fire ball be the magical equivalent of a bullet and not a gun which is ammunition not a weapon, if you get my meaning.

With regards to the shocking title what about Rode Hard, Put Up Wet? This book is obviously not about horse riding.

No problem :)

Hahaha that is one hectic title!

Lauren wrote: "With regards to the shocking title what about Rode Hard, Put Up Wet? This book is obviously not about horse riding."

Good grief, yeah that definitely counts.

Hahaha should be um... interesting.

Kudos to you Lauren - I wouldn't have the guts to add that to my Goodreads library!

I am going to have to read it fast! Just think how bad it is going to be to have it as my currently reading title! Oh well those who know me know I am incapable of blushing so I will just brazen it out.

17. Read a book that has something to do with your zodiac sign (either something in the story or on the cover or in the title or author's name).

Ok so I was always Sagittarius now i'm the new star sign (O something) that came out. So what now? Can I use either? As both can be argued as my star sign.

I remember you or someone else posting about new star signs, but I don't remember anything about them. Consequently, I can't say anything about the validity of the new signs, but I'm just going to stick with my old one.

The New Dates:

Capricorn: Jan. 20 - Feb. 16
Aquarius: Feb. 16 - March 11
Pisces: March 11- April 18
Aries: April 18 - May 13
Taurus: May 13 - June 21
Gemini: June 21 - July 20
Cancer: July 20 - Aug. 10
Leo: Aug. 10 - Sept. 16
Virgo: Sept. 16 - Oct. 30
Libra: Oct. 30 - Nov. 23
Scorpio: Nov. 23 - Nov. 29
Ophiuchus: Nov. 29 - Dec. 17
Sagittarius: Dec. 17 - Jan. 20

I think we should use either one?

My newspaper and all the other astrolgy books and sites I look at (ok that makes me look like some new age freak which I am not but I like to read abot it because I do believe there's more to it but only if you draw your own horoscope and not look at what the papers say each morning and live your life according to that) all still use the old one, so I am going to use the old one, but I have no problems if you want to use the new one. As long as it is this one and not the egyptian, Celtic, Chinese or Incan one. (or any I left out)

BTW what does Ophiuchus stand for and what animal/person/thing is it?

Thanks Barbara :)
Ophiuchus:
* serpent-bearer, It was formerly referred to as Serpentarius

So am I a Capricorn this year or a Sagittarius? Jan 20

Either one :)

Just need some clarification on certain tasks:

20. Read a book set in two different times: is it ok if there are more than two, or must it be two exactly?

22. Read a book set in an alternate world: how do you define an alternate world? Is it an alternate version of earth? Fantasy worlds? Other planets? Parallel dimensions? All of these?

For alternate world, use the widest definition of it possible. So basically anything that's different from the world we live in now. Fantasy / other planet / dimension / whatever.

Oh awesome, thanks :)

Lauren are you coming back?

If you mean on google docs, I never left - am waiting for you. But perhaps internet connection is wonky - will reload.

About Read an autobiography/biography or memoir.

Does a book on the second world war count? Or a book like a short history of south africa?

That's a difficult question. Uhh... an (auto)biography would be the life of a person / group of people and a memoir a person's thoughts / experiences during a specific time of their lives or on a subject. Like someone's experience during the world war, or someone's view of south africa. I have no idea! I should nominate more straight-forward tasks! Help.

Lol I was just wondering if that type of branching out counts :) history-biographies and such

I said in task 20 when I nominated it that it should be set in at least two times. So more than two is allowed. But at least two of these have to take up large chunks of the book. So for example if someone is doing timetravel in a book of 500 pages it can't be that they spend 5 pages in one time and 10 in another and 7 in a third etc. They have to spend like 100 pages in one time and 150 in a second and 130 in a third etc. It is ok if they spend a little amount of pages in a different time but then it doesn't count. So just a fleeting memory doesn't count. They really have to spend time there.

Im too scared to read anything in case it matches up with one of the as yet un-named challenges! Im still pissed that I read the tropic of cancer a few weeks ago and now it can't count!

Oh Lauren, you read so fast it hardly matters!

I suppose... but seriously have you read Tropic of Cancer? It was so bad I thought someone would sent flowers and chocolates as a consolation prize! I firmly believe it was banned in more then 3 countries not for its over use of the C word but just to protect the inhabitants form Henry Miller's drunken rambling. I will not reread!! I'm following Lu's example and changing star signs. I am now a Gemini and apparently a far less moody person for it :D Rant over!

Lol, I tried to read Tropic of Cancer once or twice, but I'm not a patient person, and I need a lot of patience for stream of consciousness writing. Will still give it a chance when I'm in the right mood though - it's one of those cult books I'd like to have read. I really enjoyed Quiet Days in Clichy by the same author - it's much much easier to read, and a lot shorter.

Lauren F put ur phone on or call me lol

http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/49...

Just to let you guys know, I am already reading my longest book as part of this challenge so unless it counts twice I'm going to read my second longest one.

I'm confused?