The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

30.3 -- DLMRose's task: If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
A. Read a book with a day of the week: Monday, Tuesday, etc. or the word “Day” in the title/subtitle. Possessives, plurals, and compound words are okay. Ex: The The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday, The Wednesday Sisters, Thursdays At Eight, One Day, Specimen Days, Someday My Prince
AND
B. Read a book with the name of a European city, region, or country in the title/subtitle. Variations are okay. Ex: My Life in France, The French Lieutenant's Woman, Suite Française, Bella Tuscany, Tuscan Rose, Mistress of Rome, Roman Holiday, Dublin 4, Dubliners

For B
approved:
Alhambra
Corinthian (Corinth)
Florence
Highlands
Maltese
Murano
Spain
Ukrainian
Scotsman
Arcadia

For B
Not approved:
loch
Euphrates

This thread is now open for questions.

Would "Highland" work as a region? As in Highland Guardian or Charming the Highlander?

Valorie wrote: "Would "Highland" work as a region? As in Highland Guardian or Charming the Highlander?"

I'll take it

Would The Glassblower of Murano work for part B? Murano is an island in Italy near Venice I believe.

Erin (NY) wrote: "Would The Glassblower of Murano work for part B? Murano is an island in Italy near Venice I believe."

I read this last summer and enjoyed it.

YAY! I'm gonna read Anna and the French Kiss for part b. I just bought it and I'm SO excited to read it!

Erin (NY) wrote: "Would The Glassblower of Murano work for part B? Murano is an island in Italy near Venice I believe."

That's fine, enjoy!

Dlmrose wrote: "Valorie wrote: "Would "Highland" work as a region? As in Highland Guardian or Charming the Highlander?"

I'll take it"

Great thanks!

Would The Loch work, as in Loch Ness for Part B?

Joy Marie wrote: "Would The Loch work, as in Loch Ness for Part B?"

I think loch refers to a lake or inlet, but not a place name. I don't think it will work. If you can find a reference, I'll take another look.

Would you take Euphrates (i.e., the Euphrates River), which originates in Turkey?
Map: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/m...

The Far Euphrates

Joanna wrote: "Would you take Euphrates (i.e., the Euphrates River), which originates in Turkey?
Map: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/m...

..."

I think that refers to the river not a region, and it seems as though the "Euphrates River basin" is identified as an "ecoregion of the Middle East" (New World Encyclopedia and others). If you can find another reference, I'll take another look

Would The Monster of Florence work?

Jackie wrote: "Would The Monster of Florence work?"

for b, yes

Would A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian work?

Pollyanna wrote: "Would A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian work?"

Yes, it would

For B, would you accept The Alhambra Decree? Wikipedia says that Alhambra "is a palace and fortress complex constructed during the mid 14th century by the Moorish rulers of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus, occupying the top of the hill of the Assabica on the southeastern border of the city of Granada in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia."

That seems like a specific place in Moorish spain.

Bea wrote: "For B, would you accept The Alhambra Decree? Wikipedia says that Alhambra "is a palace and fortress complex constructed during the mid 14th century by the Moorish rulers of the Emir..."

Generally, specific buildings would not work for this task.
I found a reference calling Alhambra "a municipality in Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain". I'll take it.

Dlmrose wrote: "Bea wrote: "For B, would you accept The Alhambra Decree? Wikipedia says that Alhambra "is a palace and fortress complex constructed during the mid 14th century by the Moorish rulers..."

Thank you, Dlmrose. I was beginning to despair of finding one to fit this task in my own books at home.

Thought I'd share this link http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/13...

It's a list of books with days of the week, for anyone that hasn't thought of an option for Part A yet, this might help you choose.

Thanks Katrina!

how about The Corinthian?

according to Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinthian

Dee wrote: "how about The Corinthian?

according to Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinthian"

That works

Spain or Shine work?

Jenn Renee wrote: "Spain or Shine work?"

For B, sure

For part B, would The Maltese Goddess work relating to the country of Malta? The book is actually set in Malta.

Joy Marie wrote: "For part B, would The Maltese Goddess work relating to the country of Malta? The book is actually set in Malta."

Maltese works

Does it matter if the city's name in the title is referring to a character in the book, and not to the city? For example: To the Heart of the Nile: Lady Florence Baker and the Exploration of Central Africa (Florence, Italy)

Thanks!

Deedee wrote: "Does it matter if the city's name in the title is referring to a character in the book, and not to the city? For example: [book:To the Heart of the Nile: Lady Florence Baker and the Exploration of..."

It doesn't matter- the word is what counts- Florence is OK

Part A: Thursdays at Eight - Debbie Macomber

Part B: The Geneva Deception (Tom Kirk #4) - James Twining OR The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios - Yann Martel

just to clear something, is French ok? I read Anna and the French Kiss this weekend and wanted to make sure that was ok.

oh I'm an idiot. One of the examples in the task description uses French...derp

Tokyo for part B?

Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Tokyo for part B?"

Sorry, that doesn't work- it needs to be a European city/region/country.

Eating for England: The Delights and Eccentricities of the British at the Table?

Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Eating for England: The Delights and Eccentricities of the British at the Table?"

That works

Yay, thanks chick x

So I've got The Friday Night Knitting Club (part A) and Eating for England: The Delights and Eccentricities of the British at the Table (part B)

Fiona (Titch) wrote: "So I've got The Friday Night Knitting Club (part A) and Eating for England: The Delights and Eccentricities of the British at the Table (part B)"

Enjoy!

I was wondering if it would be ok to read Emily the Strange: The Lost Days for option A.

Jenn Renee wrote: "I was wondering if it would be ok to read Emily the Strange: The Lost Days for option A."

That works for A

How about The Pirates of Pompeii for B?

I was reading it for the pirates task, but it doesn't actually have any real pirating in it, despite the title

Rosemary wrote: "How about The Pirates of Pompeii for B?

I was reading it for the pirates task, but it doesn't actually have any real pirating in it, despite the title"

Pompeii works for B

Just clarifying -- for Part A, "yesterday" (and "yesterday's") and "birthday" work, right?

Deedee wrote: "Just clarifying -- for Part A, "yesterday" (and "yesterday's") and "birthday" work, right?"

yesterday and birthday work- any compound word with day is OK

Judy wrote: "Would Murder on the Flying Scotsman work for part B?"

It works as a variation

How would Arcadia be for part B? (Arcadia is a Greek province -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcadia)