At this time of year I often think that I won’t take part in any book challenges in the future and I was just thinking that the other day when I saw that Beth Fish Reads had posted about next year’s What’s in a Name challenge, which will run between January 1 and December 31, 2013. As I do like working through my unread books and making lists of what to read next I had to see if it would be easy to fit books to fit the challenge – of course I did! The idea is to read one book in each of the following categories:
1. A book with up or down (or equivalent) in the title: eg Deep Down True, The Girl Below, The Diva Digs up the Dirt
2. A book with something you’d find in your kitchen in the title: Loose Lips Sink Ships, The Knife of Never Letting Go, Breadcrumbs
3. A book with a party or celebration in the title: A Feast for Crows, A Wedding in Haiti, Cocktail Hour under the Tree of Forgetfulness
4. A book with fire (or equivalent) in the title: Burning for Revenge, Fireworks over Toccoa, Catching Fire
5. A book with an emotion in the title: Baltimore Blues, Say You’re Sorry, Dreams of Joy
6. A book with lost or found (or equivalent) in the title: The Book of Lost Fragrances, The World We Found, A Discovery of Witches
- 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 not only allowed but encouraged.
- 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.
- Ripley Under Water by Patricia Highsmith
- Rise and Shine by Anna Quindlen
2. A book with something you’d find in your kitchen in the title:
- Gem Squash Tokoloshe by Rachel Zadok
- The Various Flavours of Coffee by Anthony Capella
- The Olive Readers by Christine Aziz
- Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan
- The Water Horse by Julia Gregson
3. A book with a party or celebration in the title:
- Ralph’s Party by Lisa Jewel
- A Time to Dance, No Time to Weep by Rumer Godden
- The Birthday Boys by Beryl Bainbridge
4. A book with fire (or equivalent) in the title:
- Daughters of Fire by Barbara Erskine
- The Girl who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
5. A book with an emotion in the title:
- Book of Love by Sarah Bower
- Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- Sword of Shame by The Medieval Murderers
- The Pursuit of Happiness by Douglas Kennedy
- The Soul of Kindness by Elizabeth Taylor
- The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney
6. A book with lost or found (or equivalent) in the title:
- The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
- The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets by Eva rice
- The Lost Prophecies by The Medieval Murderers
- The Lost Army of Cambyses by Paul Sussman
- The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
More than enough!
Lots of good choices there. The only one I’ve read is The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly. It’s quite good although I prefer his Charlie Parker books.
I hadn’t thought of The Tenderness of Wolves for ’emotion’ even though I own it. Good spot.
Look forward to seeing what you read.
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Cath, I haven’t read anything by John Connolly, but I’ll bear in mind what you say about his Charlie Parker books being better.
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Fun! I love making lists like this, even though I have no intention of following them.
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Simon, I have no doubt that I’ll end up reading something completely different. As you say it’s the fun of making the lists that appealed to me – and I ‘should’ read those books at some time!
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I ususally participate in this one, it’s fun to find the books, even before you read them.
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Margaret – Oh, this does look like a very tempting challenge. It’s so creative!
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