I actually completed Bruce's Wild Goose Chase Reading Challenge 2017 a couple of books ago, but this month has been challenging in a completely different way--I've had the most difficult time keeping up with my reviews and blog postings. But I'm here to announce that I've finished this fun, category-based challenge. I really enjoyed his Title Fight Challenge last year and finding books to fulfill this one proved to be just as enjoyable. I hope he comes up with another nifty category for 2018.
Here are this year's categories and the titles (with reviews) which I read for each one:
1. A book with a word of phrase relating to wildness
in the title – any interpretation of the word “wild” is acceptable (eg: The Call of the Wild, Angry Aztecs,
Crazy for You; An Untamed State)
A Wild Surge of Guilty Passion by Ron Hanson (2/18/17)
2. A book with a species of bird (or the word “bird”) in the title: (eg: The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Thorn Birds, Turkey: A Modern History)
2. A book with a species of bird (or the word “bird”) in the title: (eg: The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Thorn Birds, Turkey: A Modern History)
The Thursday Turkey Murders by Craig Rice (2/13/17)
3. A book with an exotic or far-flung location in
the title – fantasy and mythical locations are acceptable (eg: Paradise Lost, The Bad-Ass Librarians
of Timbuktu, Atlantis Rising)
Battle on Venus by William F. Temple (1/7/17)
4. A book with an object you might hunt for in
the title (eg: Treasure
Island, One for the Money, The History of Love, Dreams from my Father, A
Monster Calls, All the Answers)
Zadok's Treasure by Margot Arnold (2/22/17)
5. A book with a synonym for chase in the title (or its derivatives: chasing, chased, etc) (eg: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, The Girl Who Chased the Moon, Follow the River, Man’s Search for Meaning, The Night Stalker)
5. A book with a synonym for chase in the title (or its derivatives: chasing, chased, etc) (eg: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, The Girl Who Chased the Moon, Follow the River, Man’s Search for Meaning, The Night Stalker)
Search for a Scientist by Charles Leonard (2/24/17)
6. A book with a means of transport
in the title (eg: If
I Built a Car, Walk
Two Moons, The Girl on the Train)
The Body Missed the Boat by Jack Iams (3/6/17)
The Body Missed the Boat by Jack Iams (3/6/17)
7. A book with an object you might take on a search or hunt in the title (eg: The Golden Compass, The Map to Everywhere, Water for Elephants, Team of Rivals )
Dread & Water by Douglas Clark (3/15/17)
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