The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: Rivers

In the suggestions for this season, Kathy KS pointed out the U.S. National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. That sounds like a good starting point to me.

Choose two options and read one book for each.
Required: Tell us the options you use.

Option : In 1968, the U.S. Wild and Scenic Rivers Act was put into place designating 8 rivers as Wild and Scenic Rivers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationa...

Read a book first published in 1968 or in a year after 1968 that ends in the digit 8 (1978, 1988, 1998, 2008, or 2018).

Option 2: Read a book with one of the 8 original River names as a word in the title, subtitle, or series title. Clearwater and Eleven Point may be broken up so that you only use one word, Clear, Water, Eleven, or Point. Rio Grande and St. Croix must be complete phrases. Plurals and Possessives are accepted. All other variations are not allowed.

Clearwater (Clear or Water is OK)
Eleven Point (Eleven or Point is OK)
Feather
Rio Grande (must be complete)
Rogue
St. Croix (must be complete)
Salmon
Wolf

Required: State the river used.

Option 3: The Sixties saw the advent of Postmodernist thinking. The new thinkers saw Modernism as stifling and restrictive. Renewed interest in the environment was a part of this progressive thought. Read a book from the first 25 pages of the following “Postmodernism” list:
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Required: State the page of the shelf your book is found on.

Option 4: The End. The Mouth. The end of a river, where it pours into another body of water, is called the mouth.

Read a book with either the words “The End” or “The Mouth” found consecutively in the title, subtitle, or series title. No words my fall between the two. Plurals and Possessives are accepted. All other variations are not allowed.

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Nick -

Am I correct in understanding that for Option 2, the actual word RIVER doesn't work?

Thanks!

Truitt_T wrote: "Nick -

Am I correct in understanding that for Option 2, the actual word RIVER doesn't work?

Thanks!"

Sorry to be so tardy in answering. The word "River" does not work, unfortunately. Only the names as listed work.

Nick wrote: "Truitt_T wrote: "Nick -

Am I correct in understanding that for Option 2, the actual word RIVER doesn't work?

Thanks!"

Sorry to be so tardy in answering. The word "River" does not work, unfortuna..."

No problem! I just thought I'd check as I seem to have a large number of books with river in the title on my TBR. :)

You say plural and possessives are allowed- does that include for WATER? is WATERS OK?

Thanks!

Cat wrote: "You say plural and possessives are allowed- does that include for WATER? is WATERS OK?

Thanks!"

yes