Take It or Leave It Challenge - November 2020 - Page 1

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Your TIOLI Challenge for November 2020 is to

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Read a book with a front cover picturing a person wearing a hat or other head covering
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Rules
1. The head covering may be small, such as a yarmulka, or large, such as a knight's helmet.
2. A person's face need not be apparent, but you must be able to tell that it's a person and not an animal or other non-human creature. I would assume a knight in uniform or a someone hidden within in a burka would be a person, though! :D

I'm posting a separate thread where you may share your book's front cover image.

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Other Fun Stuff (not part of the TIOLI challenge):

1. The November 2020 TIOLI Meter - Optional page on which you may track your TIOLI reading. FYI: This is not meant to be competitive - only fun!
2. Morphidae's List of Previous TIOLI Challenges - You may use this reference (Do a control-F scan) to avoid repeating a previous challenge. If your idea is similar to a previous challenge, just make it unique by adding a new "twist" to it.
3. @FAMeulstee's 2020 TIOLI Sweeplette Meter

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Wiki Index of Challenges:

Challenges #1-6
1. Read a book whose front cover pictures a person wearing a hat or other head covering - msg #! - thread
2. Read a book by, or about, the top national leader (current or former) - msg #4
3. Read a book where the title completes the phrase "I am thankful for..." - msg #5
4. Read a book where the word "love" is embedded in the title or author's name - msg #6
5. Read a book by an author born between 1845 and 1945 inclusive - msg #7
6. Read a book where birds or animals are in the title or pictured on the cover - msg #9

Challenges #7-12
7. Read a book that has something comforting in the title - msg #13
8. Read a book by a woman of colour - msg #15
9. Read a book of short stories in a 'genre' category - msg #18
10. Read a book that is in a 'best books' list on LibraryThing - msg #19
11. Read a book that has something to do with United States country music - msg #35
12. Read a book explaining what is puzzling you about this strange year using all or part of a book title - msg #38

Challenges #13-18
13. Read a book written in verse - msg #42
14. Read a book where a word in the title starts with the same letter as one of the author's names - msg #46
15. Read a novel that includes visual material - msg #52
16. November birthstone challenge: read a book with a predominantly black cover - msg #53 - thread
17. Read a book whose cover gives you chills - msg #54

Hold your challenge until the December, 2020, TIOLI challenges are posted. Thank you!

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Challenge #2: Read a book by, or about, the top national leader (current or former)

This should be self explanatory. It can be about a current or former American president, Canadian Prime Minister or whoever. It can also be written by the aforementioned current or former national leader.

Books about the second in command, such as the American Vice President, don't count unless that person later became president.

By this, I means heads of government, such as the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, or a former PM, like Winston Churchill. I don't mean a head of state, such as the Queen.

My 8th* Annual November challenge:

Challenge #3: Read a book where the title completes the phrase "I am thankful for..."

Some responses are funny, some are heartfelt. All types are welcome. Enjoy!

ETA: You were tricksy, SqueakyChu!

*Technically, 7th, as Citizenjoyce stepped in for me in 2015. I've been participating in TIOLI for nine years (since 2012), but I wasn't around LT in 2017.

These days, sometimes it seems, love is hard to find.

Challenge #4: Read a book where the word "love" is embedded in the title or author's name

As you might imagine, I was deeply personally offended by Anita's October challenge to read a book by an author born after 1945! :D

Therefore my challenge this month is---

Challenge #5: Read a book by an author born between 1845 and 1945 inclusive

If you can't determine a birth date, I will accept a deduction on reasonable evidence.

For multi-author books, I will accept the birthdate of a single author.

Please add your date (or best guess) to the wiki.

>7 lyzard: LOL! This is so YOU, Liz!

Challenge #6: Read a book where birds or animals are in the title or pictured on the cover.

: The animal/bird must be a real creature - no dragons etc.
: The animal must be identified as such - dog, cat, lion, horse, etc. - no proper names like Oscar, Sally or Duke
: If using the cover picture, the animal must be clearly identifiable.

>9 DeltaQueen50: Party pooper. ;)

>10 Morphidae: LOL! You guys are so funny today...or I just needed some laughs.

>10 Morphidae: Ha! Usually my challenges are pretty wide open but I thought I should tighten this one up.

Challenge #7: Read a book that has something comforting in the title

A word or phrase that sounds comforting or represents something that comforts you. All or part of the title can be used.

>8 SqueakyChu:

I thought putting it like that was classier than, "Every book I read in November qualifies!" :D

Challenge #8: Read a book by a woman of colour

Colour being pretty much anything except white. You've got most of the world to read from. >:-)

And I now only have 1 more and I'll have done a whole year of female author challenges.

>7 lyzard: LOL!
A perfect challenge, Liz, I have 4 books ready from the library that qualify :-)

>1 SqueakyChu: I think this lady has a hood over her head - do you agree? (If not I can put it into the 'I am thankful for...' challenge)

Challenge #9: Read a book of short stories in a 'genre' category

I don't really like the term 'genre' but I can't think of a better short way to describe this category - I hope it's clear! Crime, SF, horror, romance, fantasy, suspense, etc.

Challenge #10: Read a book that is in a 'best books' list on LibraryThing

Some examples (there are many more):
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
501 Must-Read Books
Guardian 1000
Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher
500 Great Books by Women
Les 100 livres préférés des Français
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
SWR-Bestenliste
Nederlandse literaire canon in honderd en enige werken, 2002

>14 lyzard: Indeed!

>17 wandering_star: I think it’s sort of a hood! Haha! Go ahead and use it.

>4 lindapanzo: Do Kings/Queens, Tsars, Pharaohs, etc. count?

Do you mean heads of state like Queen Elizabeth II or heads of government like Boris Johnson? Or are either okay?

Wanderingstar, regarding your choices for Challenge #4, I guess I didn't word my challenge properly. The word "love" needs to be embedded withing a word in the title. The books you chose use love as a stand alone word. I'm looking for lovely, lovelace, lover, loveliest etc etc. . I wanted to let you know before you invested valuable reading time on books that do not qualify for my challenge.

>23 Carmenere: Thanks! I had missed that.

>24 wandering_star: Thanks for correcting that :0)

>22 Morphidae: Good points. I was thinking of heads of governments. Like the British PM. Which reminds me that I never did get to the new (well, not so new now) Erik Larson book about Churchill and WW2. The Splendid and the Vile.

I'll clarify.

>23 Carmenere: But love could be comforting for #7, it sometimes is.

>27 quondame: Yes! I hope wandering_star sees your post

>27 quondame: Hah! And I'd been thinking about things like Eiderdown and Baths (The Ritual Bath)... it's winter here...

>29 wandering_star: True, some of the wonderful comforts which a sort that aren't often automatically credited to technology.

>16 FAMeulstee:

Sounds like my challenge for November suits you better than your challenge for October did me! :D

(Mind you, I am going to slot one in...)

>7 lyzard: Your challenge is giving me a chance to discover or, in some cases, rediscover some "Golden Age of Mystery" authors.

>32 lindapanzo:

Excellent! Perfect use of it. :)

>32 lindapanzo: >33 lyzard: Whereas I'm looking at the Golden Age of Science Fiction...

Challenge #11: Read a book that has something to do with United States country music
I'm not a big country music fan, but there are some artists I love: Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton. You can read a book by or about a country artist or about any of the things they sing about: trucks, lost love, drinking, poverty, cheating spouses. Say how the book fits.
I'll be reading Me & Patsy Kickin' Up Dust: My Friendship with Patsy Cline by Loretta Lynn

My planned reads:
Challenge #1: Read a book with a front cover picturing a person wearing a hat or other head covering - started by SqueakyChu
*✔Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 2: 1933-1938 - Blanche Wiesen Cook (5)
✔Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3: 1939-1962 by Blanche Wiesen Cook (4)
Challenge #2: Read a book by, or about, the top national leader (current or former) - started by lindapanzo
*✔Of Thee I Sing - Barack Obama (5)
Challenge #3: Read a book where the title completes the phrase "I am thankful for..." - started by Morphidae
The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett: A Novel - Annie Lyons
✔Escape Goat - Ann Patchett (3.5) (4)
November 9 by Colleen Hoover ABANDONED
Challenge #4: Read a book where the word "love" is embedded in the title or author's name- started by Carmenere
*Against the Loveless World - Susan Abulhawa ABANDONED
Lovecraft Country: A Novel by Matt Ruff (4.5)
Challenge #5: Read a book by an author born between 1845 and 1945 inclusive - started by lyzard
✔The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister (4)
Challenge #6: Read a book where birds or animals are in the title or pictured on the cover - started by DeltaQueen
*✔ A Boy and his '''Dog''' at the End of the World - C. A. Fletcher (4)
✔Dead Man's Walk - Larry McMurtry (4)
Challenge #7: Read a book that has something comforting in the title - started by quondame
✔In the Country of Women: A Memoir - Susan Straight (3.5)
✔Miracle Creek - Angie Kim (3.5)
Challenge #8: Read a book by a woman of colour - started by helenliz
*The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett (4.5)
✔The Year of the Witching - Alexis Henderson (3.5)
Challenge #9: Read a book of short stories in a 'genre' category - started by wandering_star
✔More Classic American Short Stories - Ambrose Bierce (4)
Challenge #10: Read a book that is in a 'best books' list on LibraryThing - started by FAMeulstee
✔Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift (4.5)
Challenge #11: Read a book that has something to do with United States country music - started by Citizenjoyce
*✔Me & Patsy Kickin' Up Dust: My Friendship with Patsy Cline - Loretta Lynn (5)
Challenge #12: Read a book explaining what is puzzling you about this strange year using all or part of a book title - started by dallenbaugh
✔Mortal Arts by Anna Lee Huber (2)
The Summer That Melted Everything: A Novel - Tiffany McDaniel ABANDONED
Challenge #13: Read a book written in verse - started by avatiakh
Challenge #14: Read a book where a word in the title starts with the same letter as one of the author's names - started by susanna.fraser
*✔Race to the Sun - Rebecca Roanhorse (5)
Challenge #15: Read a novel that includes visual material - started by madhatter
Challenge #16: November birthstone challenge: read a book with a predominantly black cover - started by humouress
✔The Huntress - Kate Quinn (4)
Challenge #17: Read a book whose cover gives you chills - started by countrylife
✔Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation - Kristin Kobes Du Mez (5)

>34 Morphidae:

That's good too, Morphy; enjoy! :)

Challenge #12: Read a book explaining what is puzzling you about this strange year using all or part of a book title

Since I am hooked on jigsaw puzzles lately I thought I would incorporate that interest in to a challenge.

>38 dallenbaugh: How about The Summer That Melted Everything: A Novel by Tiffany McDaniel? It doesn't explain anything but it does throw a spotlight on it.

>38 dallenbaugh: Found the perfect selection!

The Dumb Book: Silly Stories, Stupid People and Mega-mistakes that Crack Us Up by Reader's Digest

Well, minus the "Crack Us Up" part, anyway.

And my library had it. LOL! Adding it to the wiki.

>40 Morphidae: :) They both work. The title doesn't have to explain anything. It just has to make us shake our heads in amazement.

Challenge #13: Read a book written in verse

I'll accept verse novels, epics such as The Odyssey or Beowulf or poetry collections
This is a quite popular trend in YA books and I love Sarah Crossan's YA verse novels, her latest Here is the Beehive is a verse novel for adults.
Guardian top 10 verse novels - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/sep/30/top-10-verse-novels-sarah-crossan-...
Verse novels for YA & children - https://www.thesapling.co.nz/single-post/2019/11/14/Book-List-Verse-Novels-for-C...
Bookriot's 100 YA verse novels - https://bookriot.com/100-must-read-ya-books-in-verse/

>41 dallenbaugh: Heaven knows there's enough of that head shaking going on to give us all whiplash.

Hey! Somebody throw in something simple! A book with more than one word in the title, a book by an author you've read before, a short book. I mean they're challenges, yes, but really, moderation folks!

>44 quondame: LOL!

Challenge #14: Read a book where a word in the title starts with the same letter as one of the author's names

Should be pretty straightforward, and hopefully helpful to >44 quondame: .

>44 quondame:

I thought mine was fairly wide open! :D

>18 wandering_star: I want to read More Classic American Short Stories - Ambrose Bierce. Does Classic American count as a genre?

>6 Carmenere:

To clarify, must the word be a variant of "love", or can it just be embedded in any word, e.g. "glove"?

>48 Citizenjoyce: I haven't read Ambrose Bierce but Classic American sounds as if it might be realism? In which case it wouldn't count under the usual definition of 'genre fiction'.

>50 wandering_star: Thanks. I have no idea what kind of stories they are, but I know at least one of them is realistic being a description of an eclipse.

Challenge #15: Read a novel that includes visual material

There's probably a much better way to word that.

By visual material I mean things like drawings, photographs, artwork, maps, charts or diagrams within the pages of the book. These (or it) should be related to the text; author photos, publisher logos, etc. don't count.

"Novel" for this challenge includes any full-length work of fiction (so no short stories, novellas or poetry) of any genre except graphic novels or 'middle'/'intermediate' reader (Harry Potter, Roald Dahl, Narnia, etc.)

Challenge 16: November birthstone challenge - read a book with a predominantly black cover

Topaz and citrine are the most well known modern birthstones for November but pearl and diamond feature as well. Black pearls are rare and true black pearls are only found in Tahiti. They symbolise wealth, prosperity, wisdom and everlasting love. (And yes, there's that ship as well.) There is a legend that when Adam and Eve left paradise they wept tears that turned into pearls. Eve's pearls were white but Adam's were black and since men shed fewer tears, black pearls are rarer.

Naturally occurring black diamonds, known as carbonado, are black due to inclusions within the diamond of graphite and forms of amorphous carbon (ie carbon that isn't graphite or diamond). Black diamonds are found only in Brazil and the Central African Republic, which were at one time part of the same land mass, but never in areas where (white) diamonds are found. The current theory for the origin of black diamonds is that they came from outer space, from a supernova explosion, rather than from deep within the Earth as with other diamonds. It is thought that an asteroid(s) shattered over the area that would later split into the CAR and Brazil.

 

Let's see how dark we can go this month - can you find an all-black cover?

Link to Birthstone challenge thread ETA - please post your covers there.

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Challenge # 17: Read a book whose cover gives you chills
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It's starting to get chilly around these parts of a morning. Winter's a'coming! I'll be reading a cold-setting book while wrapped in a fleece in front of the fire with a cup of hot tea. For this challenge, please read a book with a cover picturing something like a frozen lake, snow, a scary picture - whatever chills you.

>49 lyzard: Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. My challenge is finding "love" and you've found it in glove so that would be acceptable.

I plan to read November 9 by Colleen Hoover and I have to wait to see which challenge to put it in
Challenge #7. Read a book that has something comforting in the title
or
Challenge # 17: Read a book whose cover gives you chills

>55 Carmenere:

Thank you!

>56 Citizenjoyce:

:D

>4 lindapanzo:

Linda, would a book about Watergate be sufficiently about Nixon for your challenge?

>58 lyzard: Yes, I think it would. Don't know how anyone could tell the story of that without talking about Nixon and Ford.

>59 lindapanzo:

Great, thank you!

ETA: As it turned out, it was HUGELY about Nixon. :)

>52 madhatter22:

This seems to be my month for "will you accept" questions. :D

I have a novel that presents its narrative via different forms of text: in handwriting, social media posts, newspaper clippings, etc. Would you accept that as 'visual material'?

I just finished my first book of the month. Can't remember when that last happened so late in the month.

>62 lindapanzo: I'm finding my reading is slow this month as well, Linda. I think politics is partly to blame and also all the planning I am currently doing for next year's Category Challenge.

>62 lindapanzo: I just finished my first book in TWO months. I'm slowing down reading even more these days. I hope that when things are starting to look better in the future. I'll get back into reading again. I never stopped, but I read so slowly and often stop reading in the middle of a book due to lack of concentration. Then I look for something else to read. I've bailed on a lot of books this year.

>63 DeltaQueen50: >64 SqueakyChu: The virus is raging out of control here in Illinois (positivity rate has tripled in the past 4 to 6 weeks). Not supposed to go anywhere for the next 3 weeks except for essentials, such as buying groceries. Last night was the first night in 6 weeks where I didn't watch a news show after dinner. Also my two favorite sports, hockey and baseball are out of season and hockey won't return til about New Year's.

In short, between no going anywhere, no politics, and no sports, I expect my reading rate to finally perk up, as long as I can stay away from those news shows.

I do note, however, that last night, since I didn't watch a political show, I fell asleep in the Lazy Boy at 8:30 pm, instead of my usual 11:30 pm.

>61 lyzard: Sure! Text in social media post format or news clipping format is close enough. :)

>66 madhatter22:

Great, thanks!

>6 Carmenere: Could I find love in revolution? In a cryptic crossword, a word like revolution would indicate that it could be read backwards, and love is in there, backwards.

*pushing my luck*

>68 Helenliz: Yes! You’ve certainly found love! Good job

>69 Carmenere: Thank you!

>68 Helenliz: Love it! (No pun intended). :D

TIOLI Question of the Month

In this time of so much stress, which book did you read (or ar you reading) this month that has been of most comfort to you? Why?

>72 SqueakyChu: In times of stress, and this last little while has certainly been that, I reach for a comfort read. One of my top comfort reads are vintage mysteries by the likes of Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham and Dorothy Sayers. I just finished Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie and I enjoyed escaping into a different time and place.

>72 SqueakyChu: Two books made me feel good this month. Me & Patsy Kickin' Up Dust: My Friendship with Patsy Cline by Loretta Lynn. Well, you know Loretta Lynn, a hard working woman who conquers all odds and just keeps going. The sexist music industry couldn't get her down because she loves to sing and to entertain, her cheating, hard-drinking husband couldn't get her down because she loved him and was grateful that he caused her career to happen. And she has the love of friends. In this chaotic political situation, it's good to share Loretta's outlook with members of my family who have little in common with me except for our love of family.
The second book that made me feel good was Race To the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse. The author is an African American woman married to a native American man and wrote the book to emphasize her children's culture through Native American myths in this hero story. The protagonist is a powerful though very down to earth girl who just happens to be a monster killer. I loved these characters.

>72 SqueakyChu: Dog On It by Spencer Quinn featured Chet the dog as narrator. His attention span matches mine these days.

>72 SqueakyChu: Reread the Black Jewels Trilogy and now on the second of the Cassidy/Shalador "duology" by Anne Bishop, Shalador's Lady. Bishop is always a comfort to me but fair warning, the BJ trilogy is dark fantasy and is not for everyone.

>72 SqueakyChu: I have to agree with >73 DeltaQueen50:. Like Judy, I enjoy escaping to an Agatha Christie benign mystery. This past month I've been dipping into Murder in the Mews and it takes my mind off of everything else, at least for a little while.

>72 SqueakyChu: This month I read most of the Betsy-Tacy series for the first time, which was comfortingly wholesome even though I think I missed reading it at the right age to really fall in love with the characters. I also re-read The Sharing Knife series for approximately the umpteenth time. Bujold re-reads in general have sustained me over the last four years.

TIOLI Stats for October, 2020

Hey, folks. they look sort of stable.

For October, 2020, we read a total of 211 books of which 30, or 14%, were shared reads. We accumulated 17 TIOLI points for a YTD total for October of 322. This was the lowest October YTD total ever, though.

The most popular book, read by four challengers, was A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik.

The most popular challenge, with 33 books, was the one by @FAMeulstee to read a book by an author born after 1945.

The challenge with the most TIOLI points (five) was the one by @avatiakh to read a book that is part of a series.

Ever onward until we finish this year from hell and get to 2021 for a new start...

TIOLI Awards for October 2020

The Best Costume Award goes to goes to @helenliz for reading Life as a Unicorn for the challenge by susanna.fraser to read a book whose title contains a Halloween Costume. I love the idea of a magical, mysterious creature of beauty so a unicorn costume stood out the most for me.

The Where's Air Award goes to @quondame for reading Cam Jansen and the Millionaire Mystery for DeltaQuee's challenge to read a book where the word "air" appears in the title. Its a long word, but I do spy the word "air" in the word 'Milllionaire".

The Best Descriptor Award goes to two challengers in the challenge by Carmenere to read a book in which a word in the title best describes 2020 for you. The first of these awards goes to @bell7 for reading Just One Damned Thing After Another. The second award goes to @madhatter22 for reading Shit, Actually. The latter book title made me nod and laugh. May this year come to a quick end, and may we have some lovely new beginnings next year!

Congrats to our award winners! Please feel free to add an award of your own here at this time.

>80 SqueakyChu: Thank you for the award!

>80 SqueakyChu: Thank you! I did think that a Unicorn might not be the most practical outfit to wear...

>82 Helenliz: I work at a high school, and every year for Halloween the staff picks a theme to dress up as. This year the theme was unicorn, so most of the staff who dressed up were unicorns.

>80 SqueakyChu: I confess I was planning on reading the book whether it fit into a TIOLI category or not, and it made me laugh at how perfectly it fit the challenge. Glad I could amuse you too :)

Congratulations to all the award winners!

>72 SqueakyChu: In these tumultuous political times, I'm finding that the Dan Rather book, What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism is a balm to the soul. I'm savoring every word and may not finish it this month but I suspect it may well end up being my favorite book of the year.

>86 lindapanzo: Sounds like just what I need. I'll check it out.

>86 lindapanzo: I’ll have to get that book. Everyone who has read it has loved it.

Can anyone help me to find a place in a November challenge for Troubled Blood?

>89 FAMeulstee: I think it could fit either
challenge 12. Read a book explaining what is puzzling you about this strange year using all or part of a book title
or
challenge 17. Read a book whose cover gives you chills

>89 FAMeulstee:, >90 Citizenjoyce:

Assuming it doesn't fit any of the cover image challenges (?), you might get away with adding it to the country music challenge: "troubled blood" sounds pretty country to me! :D

>90 Citizenjoyce: Thanks, I will put it in #12, I missed that I could use one word from the title: "Troubled" does fit that challenge.
I don't think the cover is cold or scary enough for #17

>91 lyzard: LOL!

>91 lyzard: My challenge, and I didn’t even think of it, but you’re right.

>80 SqueakyChu: >84 bell7: Same confession! But I was happy to have something that fit the challenge and my mood so well. Thanks for the award. :)

>78 susanna.fraser: I noticed you were reading Betsy-Tacy. Love that it was the first time. It seems most people don't know them, and when they do it's usually because they read the books as kids. A few years ago I planned to re-read them one more time before donating them. I did the re-reading, but they're still on my shelf. :)

>72 SqueakyChu: My comfort read this month was one I missed as a kid: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. I'm sure I would've loved it at 12 too, but I think I appreciated it more in a lot of ways than I could have if I'd read it then.

>6 Carmenere: can the word be a variation of love? Would this work Loving: Interracial Intimacy in America and the Threat to White Supremacy by Sheryll Cashin?

>95 Citizenjoyce: Sorry, only "love" will do. Variations are not permitted.

>6 Carmenere: Can I use a title that features the word Love itself? Or does it have to be embedded?

Well.

I'm not sure how it happened but I have COMPLETED A SWEEP:

#1: The Hollow Needle by Maurice Leblanc
#2: The Ends Of Power by H. R. Haldeman
#3: Great Cat Tales by Lesley O'Mara (ed.)
#4: The Sign Of The Glove by Carlton Dawe
#5: The Shoes Of The Fisherman by Morris West
#6: Sandbar Sinister by Phoebe Atwood Taylor
#7: Black Coffee by Agatha Christie
#8: Tell Me Your Secret by Dorothy Koomson
#9: The Regatta Mystery And Other Stories by Agatha Christie
#10: The Trail Of Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer
#11: Two Broken Hearts by Robert R. Hoes
#12: A Fool's Paradise: A Story Of Fashionable Life In Washington - Benjamin G. Lovejoy
#13: The Two Broken Hearts by Catherine Gore
#14: Wings Above The Diamantina by Arthur Upfield
#15: Close Quarters by Michael Gilbert
#16: The Melancholy Death Of Oyster Boy & Other Stories by Tim Burton
#17: The Hungry Moon by Ramsey Campbell

>98 lyzard: Congratulations!

>98 lyzard: A nice Thanksgiving sweep. Congratulations.

>98 lyzard: Congratulations, Liz!

>98 lyzard: Well done!

>98 lyzard: All the more impressive this month. Congratulations, Liz.

>98 lyzard: Wow! That’s awesome! Congratulations!!

>98 lyzard: Congratulations!

Congratulations, Liz!

>98 lyzard: Woohoo!

Congratulations!

Thanks, everyone!

There was a lot of luck involved in filling the gaps, including finding a novel in verse while chasing something country-music-ish; also for once my monthly best-seller wasn't a horrifying chunkster. :D

BTW---

Linda, for our potential shared read (#7), did you read the original play or the novelisation?

>110 lyzard: For Black Coffee? I read the novelization. It felt like a play but it was not.

I went back and looked at the Kindle version I borrowed from the library. It said it was adapted as a novel by Charles Osborne.

>111 lindapanzo:

Ah, I was afraid of that: I did read the play so I guess it's not a shared read.

Sorry, probably should have thought to make that distinction on the wiki.

>98 lyzard: Wow, Liz! Congratulations!!

>113 SqueakyChu:

Thanks, Madeline!

Housekeeping Day!

You know the drill. Please removef rom the wiki any book you do not complete before mdingiht tonight. If it's a rplling challenge, simpye mark it DNF, if not completed.

As we move farther into the holiday season, here's wishing joy and safety for all of you and your loved ones.

A couple of days waiting around for appointments sees an unexpected sweeplette finished. Page 2 done & dusted. *does happy dance*

Now to got for the opposite in December - aiming for all books in one challenge.

>116 Helenliz: Congratulations on your sweeplette, Helen!

>116 Helenliz: Congrats on your sweeplette!

Doesn’t “all books in one challenge” need a name? :D

A dusting? A wipe? A wiper? A cleanse? A scrub? A wash?