My choices from the books “currently in house and yet-to-read” are:
- A book with a number in the title: Think of a Number by John Verdon
- A book with jewelry or a gem in the title: Cat in a Diamond Dazzle by Carole Nelson Douglas
- A book with a size in the title: __ (I got nothin’)
- A book with travel or movement in the title: Go Ask Alice, Dead Man Walking*, Up in the Air, AA Gill is Away, My Detachment by Tracy Kidder
- A book with evil in the title: Bad Girls Don’t Die, Killer Angels**
- A book with a life stage in the title: Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie
Does my choice for the first category qualify? Is it OK to have the word NUMBER be the number???? I did have Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith come to mind for that first category but I don’t have it in-house.
I am also not sure if all the titles I listed for category #4 qualify but I’m leaning towards Dead Man Walking* anyway. I was surprised how many I could find to offer on that one, though.
And sad that I had no size books. DARN! My goodreads tbr has a few SIZE offerings: The History of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction by Michael Hoskin,
OH! Just remembered that I loaned An Abundance of Katherines by John Green to my neighbor! Excuse to get it back!!!
Thank you Fyrefly for agreeing with me that this will qualify… I think I’m ready for another JG book.
AND, I really am intimidated by Midnight’s Children…. I’ve attempted it once. I could blame the physical paperback I have, tho – VERY TINY PRINT and yellowed. Perhaps I should get an ebook version.
PLEASE help me choose which book for the EVIL category! and weigh in on my choice for the number one. Thanks!
PS I still have two books to read for THIS year! Where the Red Fern Grows and The Sea… I think I can do it.
** I’ve been wanting and needing a reason to dive into this Civil War classic.
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I think the word number is perfectly acceptable. But I haven’t read any of the books on your list, so I’m afraid I’m no help with helping to narrow down the choices.
I’m definitely doing this challenge, but haven’t even thought about books for the categories yet.
I think you answered your own plea when you noted that you have been needing a reason to read “The Killer Angels”…surely that must be the “evil” title you chose!
I read “Midnight’s Children”. I read it with a reading guide. I found that helpful, since there is a lot of symbolism and Indian history which I would not have picked up on otherwise.
I think it is ok to have “number” actually in the title. Go for it!