Tuesday, December 15, 2009

What's in a Name? 3 Challenge


I was unsure if I wanted to do this one. I tried it last year, but didn't complete it. But...I decided to give it another try. This year it's hosted by BethF .

Here's the info...

The What's in a Name Challenge, hosted for its first two years by Annie, was the challenge that pushed me over the edge and got me into blogging. I've always had a soft spot for this one.

Annie, a young teenager, has decided to relinquish her hosting duties for this challenge. I just can't let it go. I hope people can find a place for this in their challenge schedules. There's a lot of room for flexibility and it's only six books!

Picking the categories was harder than I thought it would be. For inspiration I turned to Annie's challenge blog. Last summer, she asked participants to suggest categories, and people came up with some great ideas. I stole many of them.

So here's how it works: Between January 1 and December 31, 2010, read one book in each of the following categories:

1. A book with a food in the title: Clockwork Orange, Grapes of Wrath, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
2. A book with a body of water in the title: A River Runs through It, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, The Lake House
3. A book with a title (queen, president) in the title: The Murder of King Tut, The Count of Monte Cristo, Lady Susan
4. A book with a plant in the title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Wind in the Willows, The Name of the Rose
5. A book with a place name (city, country) in the title: Out of Africa; London; Between, Georgia
6. A book with a music term in the title: Song of Solomon, Ragtime, The Piano Teacher

The book titles are just suggestions, you can read whatever book you want to fit the category.

Other Things to Know

* Books may be any form (audio, print, e-book).
* Books may overlap other challenges.
* Books may not overlap categories; you need a different book for each category.
* Creativity for matching the categories is allowed.
* You do not have to make a list of books before hand.
* You do not have to read through the categories in any particular order.
* There will be a single prize at the end of the challenge. Readers who complete the challenge and write up a wrap-up post (or wrap-up comment) are eligible. I'll figure out a way to make it international.

To sign up, go to What's in a Name? 3 Challenge

My list...

1. A book with a food in the title: The Diva Takes the Cake by Krista Davis
2. A book with a body of water in the title: Stones Skipping on Water by Richard Taylor Click for Review
3. A book with a title (queen, president) in the title: Stranded with the Prince by Dana Marton click for review
4. A book with a plant in the title: Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts
5. A book with a place name (city, country) in the title: Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris Click for review
6. A book with a music term in the title: Save the Last Dance by Roxanne Rustand

4 comments:

  1. I am doing this challenge again this year as well. Look forward to seeing what you read for it

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  2. Hi there! lOoks like you've gone challenge mad! :) I know what it's like, once you start you can't stop signing up for them!

    LOL

    Now I am just checking out what else you have joined up for...

    Good luck!

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  3. I like the sound of this one. I like challenges like these.

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  4. I'm so glad you've decided to give this one another try. Whether you finish or not, have fun with it.

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