The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

Mazza1's Task - The Life of Solomon

I came across this verse in a book I read for the Fall challenge and it inspired me to create a task around it.

Solomon Grundy
Born on a Monday
Christened on Tuesday
Married on Wednesday
Took Ill on Thursday
Worse on Friday
Died on Saturday
Buried on Sunday
That was the end of Solomon Grundy

For this task:
• You may read either two books or ONE book of over 600 pages that fulfills both options- no children's books allowed.
• You will use ANY ONE LINE of the verse for BOTH options
• ACROSS BOTH OPTIONS Letters may be used only as Many times as they appear in the line of verse chosen

Option 1 Two book option
a) Read a book where the Author’s FIRST and LAST initials appear in the line of verse. Only books with a single author are allowed.
b) Read a book with a word of 4 OR MORE letters in the title made from the remaining letters in your chosen line of verse

Eg: Using the line “Christened on Tuesday” You could choose to read
Endless Night by Agatha Christie using A and C
& Tone Deaf by Olivia Rivers - TONE being made from the remaining letters in the line

BUT you could not read You've Reached Sam by Dustin Theo with the Agatha Christie book as your 4 + letter word – REACHED has A and C in it which you have already used in your first book.


Option 2
Read one book that fits both options AND is over 600 pages

Eg: Using “That was the end of Solomon Grundy”
You could read
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Mass - uses EARTH and SM
BUT
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch using LAMORA would not work as there is only one L in the line of verse

Required:Identify the line of verse used when posting

Solomon Says Aye

To Serve Them All My Days R.F. Delderfield DAYS & RD in Died on Saturday

Caraval and The Great Alone (SG and ALONE) that was the end of Solomon Grundy

Solomon Says Nay Way

Hello,
if I read two books for this challenge, does their combined page count matter? ie must it be greater as 600 pages

Thank you!

you are always so creative!

Natalie wrote: "Hello,
if I read two books for this challenge, does their combined page count matter? ie must it be greater as 600 pages

Thank you!"

No if you read 2 books they can be as near to the 100 page SRC minimum as you like the page count only applies to the one book option

Dee wrote: "you are always so creative!"

thank you Dee

can we use subtitle or title only?

Belay that - i found the book i wanted to use had a word in the title that also worked, not just the subtitle

Dee wrote: "can we use subtitle or title only?

Belay that - i found the book i wanted to use had a word in the title that also worked, not just the subtitle"

it is Title only for others wanting to know the same thing

Marie (UK) wrote: "Natalie wrote: "Hello,
if I read two books for this challenge, does their combined page count matter? ie must it be greater as 600 pages

Thank you!"

No if you read 2 books they can be as near to..."

thank you, Marie!

Fun task! I actually read through each of the lines for this task with House of Earth and Blood in mind, so I'm glad your example specifically mentioned that book. Woohoo! Can't wait to get started on this chonker.

Just wanted to make sure I am interpreting right -

I can choose "Died on Saturday" and read

To Serve Them All My Days - 678 pages - R.F. Delderfield Author initials are RD found in Died & the R of Saturday, and the word is Days found
SaturDAY
Does that work?

Robin P wrote: "Just wanted to make sure I am interpreting right -

I can choose "Died on Saturday" and read

To Serve Them All My Days - 678 pages - R.F. Delderfield Author initia..."

yes that works

Just making sure I do this right before I choose my next reads.

If I use the line
“That was the end of Solomon Grundy”

Could I do;

Caraval by Stephanie Garber (SG)
And The Great Alone (Alone) -Kristin Hannah

Both books are over 400 Pages

Thank you!

Candace wrote: "Just making sure I do this right before I choose my next reads.

If I use the line
“That was the end of Solomon Grundy”

Could I do;

Caraval by Stephanie Garber (SG)

yes they work sorry it has taken me so long to reply
And The Great Alone (Alone) -..."