Friday, November 16, 2012

A Puzzling Post: The Totally Random Book Puzzle

Hadn't made a puzzle in ages and just felt the urge - but couldn't come up with an appropriate theme that I haven't used before.  So, here you have a puzzle containing 24 random books I've liked in my lifetime.  How's that for vague?  Some are pretty obvious - a couple are more obscure.  How many can you name? Title and author, please - and it's acceptable to use Google.

This time there's a prize - a handmade journal cover and matching bookmark - lovingly crafted by yours truly.  The cover fits a standard 9x7 composition book (included).  When the journal is full, just slip off the cover and insert a fresh notebook.  Winner will be selected by random drawing of all participants that identify all the books - or the one who comes closest.  Entries accepted until Monday, November 19th when I get to work and have time to determine the winner - a vague deadline to go with a vague puzzle.  Comment moderation will be turned on temporarily so there's no peeking.  Good luck!


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5 comments:

  1. I tried but I couldn't get them all. :( Some I recognized right away; others I had to use Google to find. Regardless, it was fun.

    Here are my answers in no particular order:
    Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
    Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
    11/22/63 by Stephen King
    The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
    The Grinch Who Stole Christmas by Dr. Suess
    The Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
    The Cat Who could Read by Lilian Jackson Braun
    The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
    The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown
    The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
    Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
    The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
    Tim Gunn's Fashion Bible by Tim Gunn
    Julie and Julia by Julie Powell
    Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making it Work by Tim Gunn
    The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard
    The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown
    Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
    The Racketeer by John Grisham
    Let's Pretend this Never Happened by Jenny Lawson

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  2. Oh Tami, this is a good one! I have all but two I think. Here goes...
    Anne of green gables, charlottes web, 11/22/63, the clan of the cave bear, how the grinch stole Christmas, a little house collection, the scent of rain and lightning, the cat who could read, the night circus, the da Vinci code, Julie and Julia, a Christmas carol, Harriet the spy, the language of flowers, hunger games, and the ladies of the club, the snow child, the quilt (it probably couldn't be that easy?), water for elephants, the weird sisters, lets pretend this never happened, the racketeer. I'll keep looking and add the others later if I can figure them out.

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  3. Found two more so here we go from the beginning: Anne of green gables, charlottes web, 11/22/63, the clan of the cave bear, how the grinch stole Christmas, a little house collection, the scent of rain and lightning, the cat could read, the night circus, the da Vinci code, Tim Gunn's fashion bible, Julie and Julia, a Christmas carol, Harriet the spy, the language of flowers, hunger games, Gunn's golden rule, and the ladies of the club, the snow child, the quilt ( if this wasn't a freebie I could not find it!) water for elephants, the weird sisters, lets pretend this never happened, the racketeer. Phew! I searched your whole blog beginning to end and didn't find the book with the quilt in the title, but I did find grandma's chili sauce! Can't wait to try making it!

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  4. That is a very cool puzzle. I was able to name 7 of them immediately.

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  5. Here's what all I made out:
    Anne of Green Gables
    Charlotte's Web
    11/22/63
    The Clan of the Cave Bear
    Little House on the Prairie
    Harriet the Spy
    The Secret Language of Flowers
    The Hunger Games
    The Da Vinci Code
    Julie and Julia
    A Christmas Carol
    Water for Elephants

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