Friday, February 11, 2011
Trivial Pursuit for Book-Lovers
Children's: What tomboy detective solves the mysteries of the Hollywood Mummy and the Runaway Elf, in Wendelin Van Draanen novels?
Classics: What novel edged out Sinclair Lewis' Main Street in 1921, to earn Edith Wharton her only Pulitzer?
Non-Fiction: What racer notes in his second memoir, Every Second Counts: "Generally, one of the hardest things in the world is to do something twice"?
Book Club: What did Julia Alvarez title her 1997 novel that gives everyone except Yolanda a chance to talk?
Authors: Who dreamed up her first crime novel, Death at La Fenice, while backstage at the opera, chatting with a singer about how to murder a difficult director?
Book Bag: What detective did creator John D. McDonald describe as a "tattered knight on a spavined steed"?
Classics: What novel edged out Sinclair Lewis' Main Street in 1921, to earn Edith Wharton her only Pulitzer?
Non-Fiction: What racer notes in his second memoir, Every Second Counts: "Generally, one of the hardest things in the world is to do something twice"?
Book Club: What did Julia Alvarez title her 1997 novel that gives everyone except Yolanda a chance to talk?
Authors: Who dreamed up her first crime novel, Death at La Fenice, while backstage at the opera, chatting with a singer about how to murder a difficult director?
Book Bag: What detective did creator John D. McDonald describe as a "tattered knight on a spavined steed"?
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Wow, I only know two this week:
Classics: The Age of Innocence (which I still can't think about without hearing the goofy action-movie voiceover they used in the add campaign for the movie)
Non-fiction: Lance Armstrong
and I sort of know Book Club: it's the sequel to the Garcia Girls, but I don't know the title.
I should know Authors -- I know the book title. It's been on my list for obvious reasons, but I can't remember who wrote it.
Not doing so well this week. I only know Edith Wharton, it's The Age of Innocence, which IMHO is not her greatest work -- I think House of Mirth is far superior, and I LOVE Ethan Frome. But that is just me.
I thought the Alvarez was How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, but now I'm not sure. Sigh. I actually own Trivial Pursuit for Book Lovers but now I remember why I never play, it's really hard!
Classics- The Age of Innocence
Happy Friday!
Is the Alvarez book called Yo ??
Children's: Sammy Keyes
Classics: The Age of Innocence
Non-Fiction: Lance Armstrong
Book Club: Yo!
Authors: Donna Leon
Book Bag: Travis McGee
Karenlibrarian, it IS really hard!
We managed to get three out of six this week.
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