The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

One of the things people have consistently said about this challenge is that hunting for books that fit the tasks is sometimes as fun as actually reading them...SO I decided to make a game out of it.

This is how it will work...the first person will post a fake task such as Find A Book That Has The Word Christmas In The Title. The next person would then post a link OR the title and author of a book that fits that task in this case A Christmas Carol they would then post a task for the next person to go search for. You don't have to actually read the books you find unless you really want to. But if you have already read a book that fits the task your responding to feel free to give your opinion of the book.

SO I'll post the first one...Find A Book Written By A Goodreads Author.

Great idea, Cynthia! This should be fun!


Book written by a Goodread's Author: Hit List. This was a mystery story that I really enjoyed.


Find a book set in the 1600's.

The Other Boelyn Girl by Philippa Gregory

Find a book starting with a color in the title

Black Beauty

Find a book with a type of insect in the title.

The Butterfly Effect

Well, seeing as no one has posted a task that hasn't been answered already, I'll just give my own.

Find a book with ten words in the title (including 'of', 'the', 'as', 'in', etc.)

Book set in 1600s = The Three Musketeers

Find a book with a part of the body in the title.


Suggestion: person who calls a fault has to keep the game going by posting a book and a new task.

The Left Hand of Darkness

Find a book written by an author who shares either your first or last name.

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
I love her books! Next month I plan on reading her Seed to Harvest series and so pumped for it.

10 word title: I Saw You Comics Inspired by Real Life Missed Connections by Julia Wertz
Haven't read this one but it is on my TBR.

Find a book with a type of spice in the title.

Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon, by Jorge Amado

Find a book set in Scotland.

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Since it looks like Suiveur's suggestion above got skipped over, I'll use it:

Find a book with ten words in the title (including 'of', 'the', 'as', 'in', etc.)

A Little Bit Wicked Life, Love, and Faith in Stages

Find a book with a holiday in the title

St. Patrick's Day Murder by Leslie Meier

Find a book that re-tales a fairy tale

Beauty A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley

Find a fiction book with a country in the title

Death in Kenya

Find a book the has a drink in the title

If You Give a Mom a Martini: 100 Ways to Find 10 Blissful Minutes for Yourself by Lyss Stern and Julie Klappas.

Find a book with a Russian heroine

Anna Karenina

Find a book with the word "Sleep" in the title

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

Find an alternate history book.

The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

Find a book with a candy in the title

Turquoise Lemon Drops by Gilleran Colleen

Find a book with a flower in the title.

The Rose of Sebastopol - Katherine Mc Mahon

Find a book with both a man and woman's name in the title

Franny and Zooey - J.D. Salinger - good book!

Find a book set in Haiti

Katie wrote: "Find a book set in Haiti"

Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat

Find a novel that deals with the Great Depression.

The Girl in the Glass A Novel by Jeffrey Ford.

Takes place during the depression, lots of quirky characters, i really enjoyed t.

Jennifer wrote: Find a novel that deals with the Great Depression.

Tobacco Road by Erskine Caldwell

Find a book set during the Dark Ages (A.D. 400 - 1200)

Oh, A book that deals with the topic of suicide.

On Suicide

find a post-apocalyptic book

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

I haven't read this yet, but it's on my list for the Winter Challenge. Wikipedia lists it a post-apocalyptic. It's not really my genre, so sorry if I got this one wrong.

Winner or nominee of 2009 Pulitzer Prize -- state category won when posting.

For Fiction: Olive Kitteridge A Novel in Stories by Elizabeth Strout.

Title with the name of some typical Thanksgiving food in it.

The Cat Who Talked Turkey, by Lilian Jackson Braun

Book with a donkey on the cover

by Matt Taibbi
Haven't read it but it's on my TBR.

Find a book with an acronym in the title.

Mindhunter Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit by John E. Douglas

Find a book set in Chicago

The Devil in the White City Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America -- Another one that is sitting on my bookshelf, but hasn't made it into my hands to read yet.

A book featuring the Pilgrims, Native Americans, or early pioneers in the country of your origin

Mayflower A Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nathaniel Philbrick

Find a book with a fruit mentioned in the title

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

Find a book written in the second-person narrative mode.

If On a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino

Find a book in which the main character is a musician

The Opposite House A Novel by Helen Oyeyemi (Maja is a singer)

Find a book that is set on a farm

"Animal Farm By George Orwell"

Find a Book where a man travels to italy by ship.

The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards

Find a book with a question in the title.

Do You Know How Lucky You Are? by Dr. Seus

Jayme wrote: "Do You Know How Lucky You Are? by Dr. Seus"

Hey Jayme, what book would you like us to hunt for? :-)

Sorry, find mystery book with a number in the title

I, Claudius by Robert Graves

Find a novel with the word "thanks" in the title.

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams

Find a book with corn or beans in the title

The Bean Trees


find a book with a woman's name in it

kiki wrote: "The Bean Trees


find a book with a woman's name in it"

"Lizzy Bright And The buckminister"

Find a book that was the original christmas story

Blood and Chocolate

Find a book more than five protagonists.

Two From Galilee The Story Of Mary And Joseph by Marjorie Holmes

find a novel with a dragon in it

Eragon by Christopher Palloni (?)

Find A book that takes place in an imaginary world