The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

20.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy Filmfest

Every year in August/September I get distracted from reading by my love for genre films. In this time we have the Fantasy Filmfest in Germany, and I normally spend quite some time in the cinema to watch (mostly) great films.

This year we have the 31. Fantasy Filmfest and as always we get a good mixture of horror/science fiction/fantasy/thriller films from all over the world. Here is the link for all who want to have a look at the featured films this year:
31. Fantasy Filmfest

Books whose main page lists any of these genres: Sequential Art, Comics, Comic Book, or Manga may be used for this task. But, as you have to be over 18 to watch the films, NO books with a Main Page Genre of children or kids will be allowed.

Choose one option and read a book that fits the requirements.
Required: State which option you chose when you post.

Option 1: The opening film this year is the new film version of the Stephen King book IT.
I love the book and I really liked the old version with Tim Curry as the monster, but I'm curious about the new adaption and will definitly watch this.

For this task, read a book by Stephen King or a book with the main page genre Horror.

Option 2: The centerpiece this year is Sicilian Ghost Story
This is a Italian/French/Swiss Co-Production. The fact that you get to see films from all over the world is one of the things I really love about the Fantasy Filmfest, as this is often the only possibility to see this films on a big screen (or at all).

For this option read a book that is set at least 50% in one of the three countries Italy/France/Switzerland that produced this film.
Required: If the setting is not evident on the book's main page include a reference when you post.

Option 3: The Director's Spotlight this year is the film Jungle.
This seems to be the ever favourite story of man versus nature. As usual in these films, the search for adventure brings disaster over our protagonists.

For this option read a book from one of the following lists:
Tales of Adventure
Non-fiction Disaster Books
Best Books about the Great Outdoors
Required: State which list you chose for your book and indicate which page the book appears on when you post.

Option 4: Part of the filmfest is always the screening of some short films called Get Shorty: GET SHORTY
I saw some of the scariest, but also funniest short films over the years. As the short film gives film makers the chance to experiment with formats and story structures, there are always some really unusual films as part of this selection.

The same is true for authors and short stories.

For this option read a book of short stories. As the Get Shorty film are all from different film makers, all the short stories in the book must also be from different authors and, as we have this year 9 short films in the Get Shorty selection, the book should include at least 9 different stories. If the amount of stories is not mentioned in the Goodreads description, provide a link that shows how many stories are in the book.
Ex: An Apple for the Creature, Brave New Worlds, The Mammoth Book of Regency Romance

Option 5: The closing night film this year is The Villainess
This is a Korean film, and, as usual for the filmfest, will be shown in the original language with English subtitles. In the time I visit the Fantasy Filmfest I have seen a lot of film with subtitles and while you get really used to this, some have been really exhausting (I remember a Chinese film in Kantonese with Mandarin and English subtitle that I saw at midnight and nearly made my brain give up).

For this option read a book that has at least two edition on Goodreads, that are in another language than your mother language. These have to be two different languages, so for example two Spanish edition besides the English one will not work.

Required: Post links to the two foreign language editions in your post.

Examples:
has editions in Polish and Greek:
has editions in Portugese and Spanish:
has editions in German and Czech:

Approved!

Option 1:

MPG Horror:



Option 4:

Not working!

Option 4:
2 stories by the same author

This thread is now open!

Seeking approval for MatchUp for Option #4

Wanda wrote: "Seeking approval for MatchUp for Option #4"

Yes, this will work!

Can I please have this verified for "horror" MPG (Option 1) The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition. Thankyou!

Bianca wrote: "Can I please have this verified for "horror" MPG (Option 1) The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition. Thankyou!"

Horror confirmed as MPG for this book.

I have a question on Option 5: my mother language is not English, but most of the books I read are in English. So, do I have to read a book originally written in my mother language (which is Dutch) to qualify for this option, or can it be a book in English, with edition in 2 other languages? Thanks!

You can read the book in English. But you need a book that has a version in your mother language and then one further Edition in a third language.

Do you need to identify which language it is, because I cannot figure out how to determine that?

If it is obvious that the editions are different languages you do not need to identify them. But most books have the language in the edition information where you can also find publisher and pages and such Thinges.

May I get these confirmed for option 4?

Hauntings

Easter Stories: Classic Tales for the Holy Season

One other question: If the book has more than nine stories, does each have to be written by a different author, or can there be repeats with authors as long as there are at least nine different authors?

Thanks.

Kim wrote: "May I get these confirmed for option 4?

Hauntings

Easter Stories: Classic Tales for the Holy Season

One other question: If the book has more than nine stories, do..."

Yes all stories should be written by different authors, even if they are more than 9. Because of this only Hauntings will work, as in Easter Stories as far as I can see two stories are by Selma Lagerlöf.

Can I get Lord Loss confirmed as horror MPG, please?

Siobhan wrote: "Can I get Lord Loss confirmed as horror MPG, please?"

Horror confirmed as MPG for this book.

Hello, could you confirm/deny Treasure Palaces: Great Writers Discover Some of the World's Greatest Museums as a book of short stories? It's a collection of reflective writings so I'm not sure if it will work.

Thanks!

Mhairi wrote: "Hello, could you confirm/deny Treasure Palaces: Great Writers Discover Some of the World's Greatest Museums as a book of short stories? It's a collection of reflective writings so I..."

Yes, that will work. Stories do not have to be fictional, and as far as I can see these stories are all by different authors.

Can you confirm that The Darker Sex: Tales of the Supernatural and Macabre by Victorian Women Writers meets the criteria for option 4?

Pigletto wrote: "Can you confirm that The Darker Sex: Tales of the Supernatural and Macabre by Victorian Women Writers meets the criteria for option 4?"

Yes, this book will work.

Thanks

I'm assuming Stephen King's book with his son, Owen, will work for option 1? Since it's a collaboration, I wanted to make sure.

Michelle wrote: "I'm assuming Stephen King's book with his son, Owen, will work for option 1? Since it's a collaboration, I wanted to make sure.

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Yes, I will take this, especially as it is with his son. But this would also work as it is has MPG of horror.

For option 5 I would like to use Etched in Bone

It has Dutch Witte kaarten which came out in March, but the Portuguese Cartas de Profecia is "Expected publication: November 3rd 2017"

Do I need to wait until November 3rd to post this task?

Deborah wrote: "For option 5 I would like to use Etched in Bone

It has Dutch Witte kaarten which came out in March, but the Portuguese Cartas de Profecia is "Expect..."

No, you can use this. If it has an entry on Goodreads that is enough.

Could I get Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Weir verified for Option 2.

The main page setting says England but the main character is captured and based in France.

Here is a link to the Shmoop setting analysis:
Shmoop setting analysis

Amy wrote: "Could I get Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Weir verified for Option 2.

The main page setting says England but the main character is captured and based in France.

Here is a link t..."

I have not read this book, so it is difficult to say if the book is set 50% in France.

For part 1 it seems while she is a prisoner in France, most of this is flashbacks to her friendship in England, and that would not count for being set in France, only the framing story of Julie in the prison would count.

For the second part, this seems to be set mostly in France, but as it is also mentioned that part is set again in England, I cannot say if the French setting is enough of the story to qualify for 50%.

So, you would have to read it and if you think that half of the book describes things that happen in France, the book will work.

Or perhaps someone else read it and can tell if enough is set in France? I think it was a group read here some time ago.