The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

25.2 - Elizabeth B's Task: Choose Your Strategy

The game RISK is the theme of this challenge. The object of the game is to occupy every territory on the board and eliminate the other armies. For this task choose two of the following options relating to the game and read one book for each.

A - Risk is a STRATEGY board game. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the word STRATEGY. Middle initials can be ignored. Letters can be used only as many times as they appear in STRATEGY.

B - Read a fiction/non-fiction book with the genre War on its main page. Embedded genres are fine.


C - Read a book with a weapon on the cover. REQUIRED: If you choose this option, you must include the cover in your post.

Will work:
Opt A: Alexander McCall Smith (AS)
Suzanne Rindell (SR)


Opt B:

Opt C:

Won't work:

Opt A: Emily St. John Mandel

Opt C:

This thread is now open.

Would Alexander McCall Smith work for option A - AS? His name is not hyphenated.

Bea wrote: "Would Alexander McCall Smith work for option A - AS? His name is not hyphenated."

Sure!

for option C would One Good Knight work?
There is a soldier holding a spear on the cover.

Option C - weapon on cover

Could I get this verified for Option B, genre War:
The Pearl that Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi

Book A -- by Suzanne Rindell

Book B -- by Jenna Blum

Thrilled to be able to move both of these titles from Summer 2014 to Fall 2014 since I didn't get them read last cycle! (happy happy happy)

Can you approve The Polish Officer for "war" genre? Right now, it has 14 users on the first page. Thx!

May I get approval for The House at Tyneford|Natasha Solomons for Option B?

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "for option C would One Good Knight work?
There is a soldier holding a spear on the cover."

Yes! He looks like an ancient Greek to me!

Book Concierge wrote: "Option C - weapon on cover
"

Sure!

Lois wrote: "Could I get this verified for Option B, genre War:
The Pearl that Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi"

, genre War, 2 users, 8/31/2014

Pat wrote: "Book A -- by Suzanne Rindell

Book B -- by Jenna Blum

Thrilled to be able to move both o..."

> War - 73 users,8/31/2014

You're good to go! Glad I made you happy, LOL!

Ann A wrote: "Can you approve The Polish Officer for "war" genre? Right now, it has 14 users on the first page. Thx!"


> War - 14 users, 8/31/2014
Enjoy!

jingles wrote: "May I get approval for The House at Tyneford|Natasha Solomons for Option B?
"

> War - 18 users, 8/31/2014
Enjoy!

I'm going to read
>World War II - 137 users, 8/31/2014

I am going to read Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (EG) and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (War - 945 users).

by Chris Bohjalian for Opt B War genre

Claire wrote: "I am going to read Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (EG) and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (War - 945 users)."

Noted. Enjoy!

For Opt C Could I use - Wizard's staff which is used as his primary weapon or

KSMary wrote: "For Opt C Could I use - Wizard's staff which is used as his primary weapon or "

Sorry, no for but yes for

KSMary wrote: "by Chris Bohjalian for Opt B War genre"

Noted. Enjoy!

Does her scythe count as a weapon?

Option C: would the knife be enough of a weapon?

Morgan wrote: "Option C: would the knife be enough of a weapon?"

Yes.

Cait wrote: "Does her scythe count as a weapon?

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Sorry, no. Traditional weapons only.

for option c, does the man holding a spear count?

For Option C: ? Thanks.

Ritika wrote: "

for option c, does the man holding a spear count?"

Ritika wrote: "

for option c, does the man holding a spear count?"

Yes.

Jennifer W wrote: "For Option C: ? Thanks."

Yes.

Hi! For option C, would work? Whatever the being on the front cover is holding looks quite intimidating to me!

LouLouReads wrote: "Hi! For option C, would work? Whatever the being on the front cover is holding looks quite intimidating to me!"

It works.Enjoy!

Can I get I Shall Be Near to You verified for war genre?

Will this work for option c?

Hi Elizabeth. I'd like to get this book verified as fitting option C. The image on the cover was hard for me to determine so I did go to Amazon to enlarge the image and have determined it to be a drinking glass on the side with bullets in and to the side of the glass and then a gun with the clip laid against the gun -- Thanks!!

Jenifer wrote: "Can I get I Shall Be Near to You verified for war genre?"

Noted. Enjoy!

Rachel wrote: "Will this work for option c?"

Sure it will!

Sandi wrote: "Hi Elizabeth. I'd like to get this book verified as fitting option C. The image on the cover was hard for me to determine so I did go to Amazon to enlarge the image and have determined it to be a..."

Ok! Enjoy!

Confessions of a Tax Collector: One Man's Tour of Duty Inside the IRS by Rick Yancey for a book who's author's initials are found in the word STRATEGY and
by Niall Ferguson for a book about war.

For Option A, does a co-authored book work if only one of the author's initials fit?

So Gina Rogers and Kyle Adams are co-authors and "G" and "R" is in STRATEGY but the K is not?

Navarra wrote: "Confessions of a Tax Collector: One Man's Tour of Duty Inside the IRS by Rick Yancey for a book who's author's initials are found in the word STRATEGY and
[bookcove..."

Ok, you're good to go!

Jamie wrote: "For Option A, does a co-authored book work if only one of the author's initials fit?

So Gina Rogers and Kyle Adams are co-authors and "G" and "R" is in STRATEGY but the K is not?"

Sorry but no. In this case both author's initials should be found in STRATEGY.

Elizabeth wrote: "Jamie wrote: "For Option A, does a co-authored book work if only one of the author's initials fit?

So Gina Rogers and Kyle Adams are co-authors and "G" and "R" is in STRATEGY but the K is not?"

S..."

Thanks!

Option C -

Knife in cover. Works?

Arshiya wrote: "Option C -

Knife in cover. Works?"

Sure!

Elizabeth wrote: "Arshiya wrote: "Option C -

Knife in cover. Works?"

Sure!"

Thanks :)

Can I get March noted for option B? War is currently listed on the main page.