Oops, a little late in the day getting this out, but I’ve been busy getting the house ready for friends coming over for Memorial Day dinner.
We had no takers on Friday’s ending, so I’m going to give you a bit from the same book’s opening. See if it rings any bells. I suppose most people […]
Read the rest of Name That Novel - Monday Edition
No one was adventurous enough to venture a guess on Monday’s opening. It is the first two paragraphs on Carol Berg’s latest release, Flesh and Spirit. It’s a fantastic read, as are her other eight novels. If you need a place to start and would rather have a complete series before you, I recommend Son […]
Read the rest of Name that Novel - Friday Edition
Well I’m back and though perhaps not better than ever, I’m certainly doing better than last week. My current complaint about life in general is that there’s never a backlog of things to take care of until you’re too exhausted and otherwise busy to do anything justice.
This week’s opener is a bit harder, but […]
Read the rest of Name That Novel - Monday Edition
I just realized that I’ve already broken my usual Monday/Friday schedule for Name That Novel, and I think I’m going to make the executive decision to cancel the challenge for this week.
My parents and I were in a pretty bad car crash on Friday night. Everyone is okay in the general sense, but rather […]
Read the rest of A Little Hiatus
I do intend to do more with this blog than just run Name That Novel - I promise. I have lots of great excuses for not posting more thoughtful material lately, and most of them revolve around the fact that it’s the end of the spring term for everyone in our household and I’m flying […]
Read the rest of Name That Novel - Friday Edition
Well Friday’s challenge was a hard one, and came from the end of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World.
This week’s Opening Challenge is a bit easier.
Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.
Come on, folks! You can do it!
Read the rest of Name That Novel - Monday Edition
Congrats to K. Ceres Wright, who ventured to guess at Monday’s opening, which comes from Gaston Leroux’s The Phantom of the Opera.
And since I’m caught a bit off-guard at how difficult this “ending” guessing might be, I’m going to toss out a few clues to give everyone a context for their speculations. Please don’t […]
Read the rest of Name That Novel - Friday Edition