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

April 1 - 7 is the week to observe the golden rule. It's good to do it all the time, but this week brings special emphasis to it.

The challenge for April is to real a book with the root word gold or root word Rule is in the title or author's name. That's it. Pretty simple right?

General Rules:

1. The book may be in any format - paperback, ebook, audiobook.
2. The book may be combined with the Year Long Challenge and the Group Themed Read.
3. The book must be started and read between April 1 -April 30, 2023 (based on your local time zone).
4. The challenge is for one book. You may read more books if you chose but you may only report one.
5. The book must be 175 pages or more determined by the issue you read.

In the case of ebooks & audiobooks, use the hardcover or paperback edition to determine page length. From the book page, select “all editions”, then select the first paper edition as your guide. If reading an ebook and there is no paper edition, the ebook book must be at least 250 pages. If reading an audiobook and there is no paper edition, your book must be a minimum of 6 hours long.

Scoring:

Title:

5 pts - if the title contains both "gold" or "rule", including embedded or modified.
4 pts - if the title contains "gold" or "rule" as is without it embedded or modified.

Author:
5 pts - if the author's name is either "gold" or "rule" as is without it embedded or modified.
4 pts - if the author is male and deceased.

Genre:
5 pts - non-fiction
4 pts - historical fiction
3 pts - mystery

Pages:
1 pt - 200-299
2 pts - 300 - 399
3 pts - 400 - 499
4 pts - 500 - 599

Bonus Points (3 pts each)

◾ April Fool's day - Set in April
◾ Alcohol Awareness Month - Alcohol beverage on the cover
◾ Fiddler's Frolic - Title has two words that start with the same letter, doesn't have to be F, but take an extra point if it is.

Hmm, maybe not so simple but challenging 😉

The only book I have on my shelf that fits is Rules for Perfect Murders which I've meaning to get to for a while.

I think I will read Witches Steeped in Gold and get it off my tbr.

I think I will read Everything She Ever Wanted by Ann Rule. Very challenging but great gophering fun. I wanted to find a book I already owned.

I have The Golden Couple earmarked for an April Challenge so it will fit perfectly here

That was a really good book, Marie. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

I've found a few that will work. I'm not sure what I'm going with yet. I might read The Off Limits Rule or True Fiction by Lee Goldberg. I think this is first time that I'm happy the search function on my TBR includes words that are imbedded in the author's name. lol

I also have The Golden Couple in my TBR! Also considering Memoirs of a Geisha or The House with the Golden Door

I think I'm gonna read Three Swedish Mountain Men by Lily Gold

I am deciding between The Golden Spoon or Golden Poppies The first one is a new release while the second one has good reviews so maybe I'll try both.

I'm finally going to read I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

My choices

The Wide Circumference of Love by Marita Golden
The Golden Gate
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
The Golden Couple

Emma R. wrote: "I'm finally going to read I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer"

Emma, subtitles don't usually count and I didn't see anything in the rules that states they're being allowed this time. Janice will have the final say, but I just wanted to point it out before you get your heart set on your book.

Kristie wrote: "Emma R. wrote: "I'm finally going to read I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer"

Emma, subtitles don't usually count and I didn't see a..."

It's been an established rule with all our challenges over a number of years, so we'll send you back to your gophering Emma.

That definitely shows I should not do my gophering while at work. I totally knew that was a rule, but it slipped my brain. Sorry!

I started my selection yesterday, and within an hour, I'd decided I'd had enough. So now I'm back to the drawing board to find another book, except I don't have anything that fits.

I'm reading Trojan Gold for this challenge. It will also be my book for Puzzle 6, Task 4 - book set in Germany.

I have The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer on my tbr. I think I bought it once in a Kindle sale. I'm going to give it a try.

I'm also reading an Ann Rule book, The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story.

Tricia and Kristi, those both sound like interesting reads.

Janice wrote: "I started my selection yesterday, and within an hour, I'd decided I'd had enough. So now I'm back to the drawing board to find another book, except I don't have anything that fits."

See my comment from last month - who sets these stupid challenges?!?

This was harder to gopher than I originally thought. I think I will read Halfway to You by Jennifer Gold

Rusalka wrote: "See my comment from last month - who sets these stupid challenges?!?."..."

LOL! Guilty.

Rusalka wrote: "Janice wrote: "I started my selection yesterday, and within an hour, I'd decided I'd had enough. So now I'm back to the drawing board to find another book, except I don't have anything that fits."
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Haha, what were you thinking? :p
Atleast this way we know, you aren't making it any easier for yourself. It's fair for all, lol.

Lucky me, I get to double dip and use The Golden Goblet for this monthly challenge and for yearly challenge task (Ancient Egypt)

I just stated The Murder Rule for this challenge.

I decided to go with True Fiction by Lee Goldberg. We are taking a short road trip tomorrow and I think it will be good to listen to on the way. :)

I'm going to try to squeek in Ruler of the Night.