The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

30.9 - Jennifer NC's Task: Obsession

Trying to finish the Fall 2017 SRC was an obsession for me! And a fun one, to be sure. I decided to make my task related to other fun obsessions I've had over the years. Either read two books or read one book that meets a page minimum of at least 500 pages. If you are reading two books, you may read two books from the same option or two books from two different options, and the 500 page minimum does not apply.

Books with the genres "Sequential Art," "Comics," "Comic Book," and "Manga" are allowed.

Option 1: Taylor Swift got me through all the dating drama of my college years. Who doesn't feel like at least one Taylor Swift song was written especially about or for them?! Pick a book with a word from the name of one of Taylor Swift's albums in the title, subtitle, series name, or author name. If using the series name, it must be using the series name as listed on goodreads. No variations or plurals.

The names of Taylor Swift's studio albums are: Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, Reputation.

Option 2: Laura Ingalls Wilder may have been my first obsession in life and I have continued to love her books into adulthood. I read everything published about her that I can get my hands on. Unfortunately, most of Wilder's books don't fit the requirements for children's books here in the good ol' SRC, but many of the authors who have been awarded the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal will fit the bill. Read a book by one of the authors who has won the medal. The list can be found here: Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal.

Be careful that the book you select fits the SRC's rules for children's books.

Option 3: Last winter I was sick in bed for about six weeks. I discovered Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries on Netflix and it really cheered me up during an otherwise dreary time. Read a book that has inspired a tv series from the following list: Best TV Shows Based on Books.

State the name of the television series that your book inspired. REQUIRED: If the connection between your book and the book series is not immediately obvious from the goodreads page, provide a link that shows your book inspired the series.
This challenge is about series based on books, not books based on series, so books based on series do not count.

If the television series is based on a series of books, any book from the series may be used.

Option 4: As a teen girl growing up in a very, very rural town where many of my classmates married immediately after high school (and a few were even married during high school), it meant a lot to me to see a strong female every Tuesday night when I tuned in to Buffy the Vampire Slayer (funny that I remember what night it was on all these years later). Read a book with a strong female lead from the following list: 29 Books with Strong Female Protagonists
Be careful that your book fits the SRC's requirements for children's literature.

Option 5: I watched the movie version of Evita over and over as a kid and it inspired a love of all things Argentinian in me. In fact, it lead to me picking a pen pal from Argentina in 6th grade social studies and that pen pal is now my husband!

Lot of famous names are associated with Evita. Some of these names include Eva Peron (Evita), Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, Juan Peron, Madonna, and Antonio Banderas. Read a book, fiction or nonfiction, with a main character sharing one of the names listed (for example, your character may be named "Antonio," he need not be named "Antonio Banderas"). The name of the main character should be easily verifiable via the goodreads main page data. Accent marks may be present or not present, but no other variations are allowed.
REQUIRED: State the name of the main character.

Option 6: As it turns out, several of my family members had been longtime Outlander readers before I discovered the series! I can't recommend this series enough. Run, don't walk, to buy or check this book/series out of your library. It will change your life! For this option, read one of the Outlander novels. The titles can be found here: Outlander Novels
For this option, you must pick only one of the main eight novels that are currently out. If you have already read them, I encourage you to re-read one or to listen to the unabridged audiobook of one as they are productions that stand on their own.

Reserved.

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This thread is now open.

So if I read two different books for Option 5 which both have main characters named Juan, I'm ok? No page count requirement either, right?

Great task! I was trying to fit



somewhere in the challenge, so I'm very happy that it works for the one book option (all the titles are massive!) and I can use it either for Option 3 or Option 5

can i just check if i do 2 book option i could read2 books of 120 pages say

So I can read one book Red Sister with exactly 500 pages for task 1 and not need a second book, correct?

Ed wrote: "So if I read two different books for Option 5 which both have main characters named Juan, I'm ok? No page count requirement either, right?"

Right, as long as it meets SRC's page count requirement.

Marie (UK) wrote: "can i just check if i do 2 book option i could read2 books of 120 pages say"

Yes

Deborah wrote: "So I can read one book Red Sister with exactly 500 pages for task 1 and not need a second book, correct?"

Correct

So although it won't work for option 6, I can read Seven Stones to Stand or Fall for option 3 as a one-book selection, correct?

Thanks!

Melanie wrote: "So although it won't work for option 6, I can read Seven Stones to Stand or Fall for option 3 as a one-book selection, correct?

Thanks!"

Correct!

So if I read two books for Option 3, can both books be from the same show/series? For example, Lucifer, Book Three and Lucifer, Book Four for the TV show Lucifer.

Brooke wrote: "So if I read two books for Option 3, can both books be from the same show/series? For example, Lucifer, Book Three and Lucifer, Book Four for the TV show Lucifer."

Both books can be from the same show.

Just verifying that for Option 5, only the names listed are acceptable? Not other characters in the musical/movie or stars from productions?

Stephanie (Librarianish) wrote: "Just verifying that for Option 5, only the names listed are acceptable? Not other characters in the musical/movie or stars from productions?"

Must be one of the names listed. :)

I was considering Altered Carbon to meet Option 1, depending on how you intended "a word ... in the title" (because "Altered" has "red" in it). I thought I'd check if you meant the word had to stand alone or not?

Mike wrote: "I was considering Altered Carbon to meet Option 1, depending on how you intended "a word ... in the title" (because "Altered" has "red" in it). I thought I'd check if you meant the wor..."

No variations or plurals. Sorry, that one won't work.

My intuition said "no", but I wasn't fully understanding "no variations". Thanks, and no problem!

For Option 3 - Would By the Shores of Silver Lake or Little Town on the Prairie work as part of the series inspiring the TV show "Little House on the Prairie"?

(Little House on the Prairie doesn't meet SRC requirements on AR Bookfinder but the later ones do.)

Julia wrote: "For Option 3 - Would By the Shores of Silver Lake or Little Town on the Prairie work as part of the series inspiring the TV show "Little House on the Prairie"?

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As long as they fit the ar book finder requirements! :)

For Option 4, Anne of Green Gables is on the list. I'm further along in the series that than, so was wondering if you would accept Anne of Ingleside for this option.

Hi Debra,
I'm sorry, but to be consistent with everyone, it has to be the exact book on the list.

Hi! Just to confirm, the one-book option only needs to satisfy the requirements of one option and not two different options, correct?

Hi Michelle. That's right.

Will Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder work for option 3?

Hi blueberry- I'm sorry, but since this is not from the series that inspired the show, it does not work for this task.

Prairie Fires is really good though! I hope you find a task it fits!

For option 3, does the book/show have to come from the list you linked to? I'm wondering about Midnight Crossroad, which inspired the show Midnight, Texas which aired its first season in 2017 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5464086/t...).

Hi Brooke,

Yes, it does need to be from that list.