You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion

1. What is your name? (First, Last, Middle, Nickname – you only need to pick one if you prefer. Feel free to list them all.) - Fee
2. What is your favourite sport? - climbing
3. What colour are your eyes? - brown
4. Have you ever had a broken bone? - Yes
5. What is your favourite movie? - The holiday
6. What is your favourite book? - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
7. Pick a number between 1 and 10. - 7
8. What is your favourite holiday? - Christmas
9. What is your relationship status? - Married
10. Are you right or left handed? - Right
11. What is your birthday month? - December
12. Do you have a pet? What is it? Don’t have a pet? Adopt a pet that someone in your immediate circle has (mother, brother, sister, friend, etc.) - I would adopt a cat
13. What is your favourite type of food? (Chinese, Italian, Mexican, etc) - Italian
14. What is something you use daily? (brush, computer, car, get creative) - Kindle
15. What is your shoe size? (No halves; roll up to next number) - 38
16. What is your favourite Ice cream flavour? - Vanilla
17. What is your country of birth? - Germany
18. What is your favourite season? - Autumn
19. What is your current desk top picture? - Mountains
20. What is your preferred mode of transport? - Train
21. How many candles were on your last birthday cake? - 33
22. Have you been in an accident? - No
23. Do you prefer a shower or bath? - Bath
24. Name a place you’d like to visit. - Sicily
25. What is your favourite genre? - Fantasy
26. Do you prefer a car or truck? - Car
27. Do you have a tattoo? - No
28. Do you prefer Classic or Contemporary? - Both, with a slight trend to classics
29. What is your favourite flower? - Tulips
30. Have you been to Europe? Where? (If you live in Europe, specify country other than your own.) - Great Britain
31. If you could meet anyone famous, infamous, notorious, who would it be? - Leonardo di Caprio
32. What is the feature on you are most often complimented? - Smile
33. Would you rather encounter a ghost, an alien, or neither? - Ghost
34. What is your favourite animal (other than domestic pets)? - Wolf
35. What type of holiday do you prefer? (Beach, Mountain, Camping, exotic, etc) - Mountain
36. If you had to lose one of the 5 senses, which would you prefer it to be? - Smell
37. Who is your favourite author? - Leo Perutz
38. Do you prefer tea, coffee, or water? - Coffee
39. What is your birthstone using the US 2016 listing: (https://www.americangemsociety.org/en...) - Tanzanite
40. What is your favourite fruit? - Lemon
41. Issue you are passionate about (abortion, euthanasia, animal rights… etc) - Courtesy
42. Would you rather explore in space or undersea? - Space
43. To what time period would you like to time travel? - Early 19th century
44. Do you prefer shoes or barefeet? - Shoes
45. Do you prefer green or black olives? Neither? - Black
46. What is your Zodiac sign? - Sagittarius
47. What is your height in inches? - 66,14
48. Who is someone you miss? - My schoolfriend
49. What is your hobby? - Reading
50. What language would you like to learn to speak? - Portuguese

✔ 1. What is your name? (First, Last, Middle, Nickname) – Read a book that contains one of your names in some way – author, title, character. Fee Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

2. What is your favourite sport? – Read a book that is either about your favourite sport or one of the characters plays that sport. You could also chose a book where the cover shows that sport. climbing

✔ 3. What colour are your eyes? – Read a book where the colour of your eyes is the main colour of the cover, or the word is in the title. brown
Slaughterhouse-Five

✔ 4. Have you ever had a broken bone? – If yes, read a book with the word “Bone” in the title. If no, read a book about archeology (the character may be an archeologist, the book may be set in a museum, etc) yes Bone Gap

5. What is your favourite movie? – If the movie is an adaptation, read the book that inspired the movie. Or, read a book that is written by the same author. Or, read a book that has the same title. If the movie is not an adaptation, read a book with a similar theme or has the same title. The holiday

6. What is your favourite book? – Read it again. Or, read a book that has the same title. Or read a book by the same author. If you can’t find the same title, or the author only has the one book, go to the book page and click on “Readers Also Enjoyed”. Select a book from the list. Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

✔ 7. Pick a number between 1 and 10. – Select a series and read the book that corresponds to that number. Or, read a book with the number in the title. 7
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

8. What is your favourite holiday? – Read a book that is about that holiday, set during that holiday, or has the name in the title. Christmas

✔ 9. What is your relationship status? – Read a book with that word in the title, or where the main character or author shares that status. Or…. Get creative. What kind of book will be representative? Married Big Little Lies

10. Are you right or left handed? – Read a book with that word in the title. Right

11. What is your birthday month? – Read a book with the selected month in the title, or set during that month. December

✔ 12. Do you have a pet? What is it? Don’t have a pet? Adopt a pet that someone in your immediate circle has (mother, brother, sister, friend, etc.) – Read a book featuring that type of pet. Or, read a book with that pet in the title. I would adopt a cat The Night of Wishes

13. What is your favourite type of food? (Chinese, Italian, Mexican, etc) – Read a book set in the country or region of choice. (Chinese – set in China, Italian – set in Italy, etc.) If you chose a type of food that is not specific to a country, what region would you find it prevalent? Read a book set in that region. For example – Seafood would be prevalent in the coastal areas of Canada, United States, among others. Italian

14. What is something you use daily? (brush, computer, car, get creative) - Read a book with that word in the title. Or, is on the cover. Or…. Get creative. What kind of book will represent that item? Kindle

✔ 15. What is your shoe size? (No halves; roll up to next number) – Select that number of books on your TBR, put them into the Fruit Machine (or another randomizer), and read the one that is selected. If you used European sizes, convert to US using this site: https://www.softmoc.com/ca/shoesize.asp That will reduce the number of books you need to plug into the Fruit Machine. 38 The Golden House

16. What is your favourite Ice cream flavour? – Read a book that either represents that flavour by the colour of the cover, or in the title. You may also chose a book that represents that flavour in some way. Vanilla

✔ 18. What is your favourite season? – Read a book with either the season in the title, or set in that season. Autumn The Secrets She Keeps

19. What is your current desk top picture? – Interpret that desk top picture any way you like. Read a book that represents that interpretation. For example, mine is a magnified picture of a frozen soap bubble. I could interpret it as ice, or alien landscape, or bubble. I could read a book with “Ice” in the title, a book set on an alien planet, or has bubbles on the cover. The gophering could be endless on this one. Mountains

✔ 20. What is your preferred mode of transport? – Read a book with your selection on the cover, or in the title, or it plays a significant role in the book.Train Murder on the Orient Express

21. How many candles were on your last birthday cake? – Go to your TBR and order the shelf by number. Read the book that corresponds to your answer. If you picked “none” or “zero” as your answer, your number will be 100. 33

22. Have you been in an accident? – If yes, read a book set in a hospital, or with the word “accident” in title. If no, read a book that is a thriller, in which an accident is a high probability. No

23. Do you prefer a shower or bath? – bath

24. Name a place you’d like to visit. – Sicily

✔ 25. What is your favourite genre? – Read a book in that genre. Fantasy Assassin's Apprentice

26. Do you prefer a car or truck? – Read a book with your selection on the cover or in the title. Car

27. Do you have a tattoo? – Read a book that represents your tattoo in some way. For example, if you have a tattoo of a rose, your book choice could have a rose on the cover, in the title, or a proper name of the author or character. If you don’t have a tattoo, read a book with a tattoo on the cover, or represents a tattoo that you would want if you were to get one. No

28. Do you prefer Classic or Contemporary? – If Classic, read a book published in 1800 – 1899. If Contemporary, read a book published in 2000 – 2017. Both with a slight trend to classics

✔ 29. What is your favourite flower? – Read a book with that selection on the cover or in the title. Or, read a book that you feel represents that flower in some way.Tulips The Handmaid's Tale

✔ 30. Have you been to Europe? Where? – Read a book set in that location. If you haven’t been to Europe, read a book set in a European country you would like to visit. Great Britain Exquisite

31. If you could meet anyone famous, infamous, notorious… who would it be? – read a biography, autobiography, memoir, or historical fiction about that person. Or, read a book that is representative of that person. Leonardo di Caprio

✔ 32. What is the feature you are most often complimented on? – Read a book with that feature on the cover or in the title. Smile When Dimple Met Rishi

✔ 33. Would you rather encounter a ghost, an alien, or neither? – If ghost, read a ghost story. If alien, read a story with aliens in it. If neither, read a book about another supernatural being other than a ghost or alien (werewolf, vampire, witch, succubus, etc). Ghost The Haunting of Hill House

✔ 34. What is your favourite animal (other than domestic pets)? – Read a book with that creature on the cover, in the title, or in the story. Wolf The Wolf Road

35. What type of holiday do you prefer? (Beach, Mountain, Camping, exotic, etc) – Read a book in that setting or that represents your choice. Mountain

36. If you had to lose one of the 5 senses, which would you prefer it to be? – Read a book with that word in the title, or read a book where a character is afflicted by that same loss. Smell

37. Who is your favourite author? – Read either a book by that author, or a book recommended by that author. Leo Perutz

38. Do you prefer tea, coffee, or water? – If tea or coffee, read a book with the word in the title, or set in a country where that beverage is a huge export (ie China for tea, Brazil for coffee). If water, read a book with the word in the title, or set on/near a large body of water. Coffee

39. What is your birthstone using the US 2016 listing: (https://www.americangemsociety.org/en...) – Read a book with that gemstone on the cover, in the title, or the colour of that gemstone is the colour of the cover. Tanzanite

✔ 40. What is your favourite fruit? – Read a book with that fruit on the cover, in the title, or the colour of that fruit is the colour of the cover. LemonVampires in the Lemon Grove

41. Issue you are passionate about (abortion, euthanasia, animal rights… etc) – Read a book where this issue is prominent or is represented in some way. It may be fiction or non-fiction. Courtesy

✔ 42. Would you rather explore in space or undersea? – Read a book in that setting. Space The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

43. To what time period would you like to time travel? – Read a book either set in that time period, or published in that time period. Or, read a book about time travel where the character’s time travelled to that period. Early 19th century

✔ 44. Do you prefer shoes or bare feet? – Read a book where your selection is on the cover or in the title, or get creative and find a book that represents your choice. Shoes When You Reach Me

✔ 45. Do you prefer green or black olives? Neither? Read a book with either a predominantly green or black cover depending on your answer. If you said “neither”, read a book with a predominantly white cover. Aim for at least 75% of the cover so that when you look at the cover, it screams green, black or white depending on your choice. Black Nutshell

46. What is your Zodiac sign? – This one is wide open. Read a book that represents your zodiac sign in some way. Mine is Sagittarius (the archer). I could read a book with Sagittarius in the title, Archer in the title, author named Archer, bow and arrow on the cover, horse on the cover, a Western with Indians (bow & arrow). Sagittarius

47. What is your height in inches? – Go to your TBR shelf and sort by number. Read the book that matches your answer. If you don’t have that many books on your TBR, select a listopia on a topic you are interested and read the book with the corresponding number to your height. 66,14

✔ 48. Who is someone you miss? – Read a book that represents that person in some way. I miss my mother, so I could read a book with “Mother” in the title, a biography of Mother Theresa, where the main character is a mother, a book with a mother holding her baby on the cover, etc. My schoolfriend The Raven Boys

✔ 49. What is your hobby? – Read a book that represents that hobby in some way. Reading Northanger Abbey

✔ 50. What language would you like to learn to speak? – Read a book that was translated from that language to one you do speak. Or, chose a book where a character speaks that language. For example, if you chose Gaelic, you could read any of the books in the Outlander series. Portuguese Die Eleganz des Igels

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1/12 Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Question 3: Colour of your eyes
Explanation: The color of my eyes is brown, so i choose a book with a brown cover for this task.

2/12 Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

Question 49: A book that represents your hobby
Explanation: My hobby is reading. That is also the favorite activity of Catherine, the main protagonist. She also acts as if she were an important character in a suspenseful gothic novel. Throughout the whole story, reading remains an important motif in this book.

3/12 Nutshell by Ian McEwan

Question 45: Do you prefer green or black olives?
Explanation: I prefer black olives. Therefore I read a book with a black cover.

4/12 When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

Question 44: Do you prefer shoes or bare feet?
Explanation: I prefer shoes. There is a single shoe on the cover.

5/12 The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Question 48: Who is someone you miss?
Explanation: I miss my schoolfriend. The book is about some boys in their final years of school and it has a strong focus on the friendship between them. This bond between them, reminds me a lot of our own friendship.

6/12 Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb

Question 25: What is your favourite genre?
Explanation: My favourite genre is fantasy. I read a book in that genre.

Half way there, Fee. Good books!

7/12 The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Question 29: What is your favorite flower?
Explanation: My favourite flowers are tulips. Tulips are often mentioned in this novel and they have a symbolic meaning in the story. If there is a book that represents tulips, it is this one. Also, there is a beautiful cover with tulips on it. Unfortunately, i read it on my kindle. ;)

8/12 Exquisite by Sarah Stovell

Question 30: Have you been to Europe? Where?
Explanation: I would like to visit the UK again. Exquisite is set there.

9/12 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Question 7: Pick a number between 1 and 10.
Explanation: I picked the number 7. And I'm so glad, that I finally found a book with "seven" in the title, that I'm interested in. :-)

10/12 Die Eleganz des Igels by Muriel Barbery

Question 50: What language would you like to learn to speak?
Explanation: I would like to learn Portuguese. The best friend of the main protagonist is from Portugal and speaks Portuguese.

11/12 Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty


Question 9: What is your relationship status?
Explanation: I'm married. Marriage is one main theme of this book. It shows us good ones as well as bad ones.

Did you enjoy the book?

At first I was a bit disappointed. I expected the mystery to be more thrilling. But whilst reading, I somehow started to care for the characters and I was really interested in their fate. So in the end I enjoyed it more than expected. Have you read it?

Yes. I gave it 5 stars. I loved everything about it.

12/12 Bone Gap by Laura Ruby

Question 4: Have you ever had a broken bone?

Explanation: I broke my left leg when i was five years old. So i had to read a book with "bone" in the title.

The August Toppler helped me to finish the year long challenge. Yey :-) I guess, i try to read another twelve books for this challenge.

Congratulations, Fee!

Thank you Cherie. I had a lot of fun with this first part.

Part 2:
1/12 The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers


Question 42: Would you rather explore in space or undersea?
Explanation: This story takes place in space.

Fee wrote: "Part 2:
1/12 The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers


Question 42: Would you rather explo..."

Did you enjoy it? I recently bought this book.

Unfortunately, I did not like it so much. The characters were all so good and nice and friendly. I do like people to be like this in real life but in a novel, I prefer the characters to be more edgy and impenetrable (i hope this is the right term....)
Same with the conflicts in this book. Most of them weren't too complex and were solved quickly and without serious incidents.

But it wasn't a bad read either. So, I hope you enjoy it nonetheless.

Thanks for your thoughts. I'm curious how i'll find it now.

Part 2
2/12 Fingersmith by Sarah Waters


Question 1: What is your name? (First, Last, Middle, Nickname)?
Explanation: My name is Fee. The former maid of Maud is called Miss Agnes Fee. I was totally surprised that my name really appeared in a novel.

Part 2
3/12 The Golden House by Salman Rushdie


Question 15: What is your shoe size? (No halves; roll up to next number)?
Explanation: My soe size in US is 8. I put 8 new releases from 2017 in the fruit machine and this one was the result. Good choice.

Part 2
4/12 The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham


Question 18: What is your favourite season?
Explanation: My favorite season is autumn. The biggest part of this book is set in autumn.

Part 2
5/12 The Night of Wishes by Michael Ende


Question 12: Do you have a pet?
Explanation: I would adopt a cat. One of the main characters of this book is a cat.

Part 2
6/12 The Wolf Road by Beth Lewis


Question 34: What is your favourite animal (other than domestic pets)?
Explanation: My favourite animals are wolves. This book has a wolf in the title and in the story.

You're plowing through Part 2, Fee.

Part 2
7/12 Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie


Question 20: What is your preferred mode of transport?
Explanation: A train is on the cover and it is the main setting in this novel.

Part 2
8/12 The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson


Question 33: Would you rather encounter a ghost, an alien, or neither?
Explanation: This is a haunting ghost story.

Part 2
9/12 Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell


Question 40: What is your favourite fruit?
Explanation: I love the sour taste of lemons. The word "Lemon" is in the title.

Part 2
10/12 When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon


Question 32: What is the feature you are most often complimented on?
Explanation: The girl on the cover smiles brightly.

Part 2
11/12 Murder for Christmas by Francis Duncan


Question 8: What is your favourite holiday?
Explanation: Christmas everywhere.

Part 2
12/12 The Cider House Rules by John Irving


Question 16: What is your favourite Ice cream flavour?
Explanation: I love Vanilla Ice Cream. The color of the cover, something between yellow and white, reminds me of the creaminess of this sort.

Congratulations on finishing Part 2!

Thanks. It was last minute.

LOL! Still counts. You read some great books.