Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 7642 Birthday: 7th July
Location: Shropshire
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:30 pm Post subject: Guess The Book Cover Competition - Just For Fun :)
Here's a just-for-fun comp to have a go at while we're all reading the next book choices. Below are pics taken from 15 well known novels. Can you guess all fifteen book titles and authors?
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How did you get on? Easy peasy ? Or rock hard ?? Get posting those answers! Remember to use the spoiler tags so there's no cheating! _________________ Reading: Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg
Reading Challenge 2009: 8
2008: 4
2007: 10
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Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 955 Birthday: 12th December
Location: Paisley, Scotland
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:46 pm Post subject:
I love games! Ok here goes
Spoiler:
1. The Blind Assasin Margaret Atwood
2. Birdsong Sebastian Faulks
6. Life of Pi Yann Martel
7. Prayer for Owen Meany John Irving
10. Fingersmith Sarah Waters?
11. Watership Down
I am pretty sure of the ones above, these next ones are mostly guesses
4. No idea!
5. The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown
8. Don't know!
9. Captain Correlli's Mandolin Louis de Bernieres
12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
13. The Omen?
14. No don't know that one either!
15. Curious Incident Mark Haddon
I recognise number 3 so badly! I will kick myself when I find out! _________________ Currently reading: The Human Stain by Philip Roth
'Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.'
Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 631 Birthday: 6th October
Location: norwich,norfolk
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:31 pm Post subject:
okay here goes with my guesses....
Spoiler:
1-the blind assassin by magaret atwood
2-birdsong by sebastian faulks
3-i know it but can't twig
4-likewise this one i have seen but can't quite get
5-da vinci code by dan brown
6life of pi by yann martel;
7-a prayer for owen meaney by john irving
8-???????
9-captain correllis mandolin by louis de bernieres
10-agatha christies-murder on the orient express(total guess)
11-watership down by richard adams
12-jonathan strange and mr.norrell by susanna clarke
13the thorn birds by colleen mccollough cos that photo looks like richard chamberlain
14-enid blyton????
15-?????
blimey some real tricky ones there that tease you with their image and that you know you know but......
Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 955 Birthday: 12th December
Location: Paisley, Scotland
Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:08 pm Post subject:
This is really startin to bug me! I have been trawling through the mod.lit. section of RISI, amazon and the booker prize website! Mostly trying to find number 3 I remember thinking the picture was a strange choice for the book, so I know I definitely saw it! _________________ Currently reading: The Human Stain by Philip Roth
'Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.'
1. The Blind Assasin - Margaret Attwood
2. Birdsong - Sebastain Faulks
3. Fay Weldon??
4. 9Tailfox by Jon Courtenay Grimwood (had a little help!)
5. The DaVinci Code - Dan Brown
6. The Life of Pi - Yann Martell
7. A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving?
8. One of the new editions with new covers of Jane Austen - Emma??
9. Captain Corellis Mandolin - Louis de Beunieres
11. Watership Down? - Richard Adams
10. Fingersmith - Sarah Waters?
12. Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke (Fab book)
13. The Thorn Birds - Colleen Mc Cullough
14. Off to find!
15. The Curious Incident of the Dog ... - Mark Haddon
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Joined: 29 Jul 2006 Posts: 4137 Birthday: 12th December
Location: Cumbria
Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 5:12 pm Post subject:
I have spent most of the day trying to answers these but I am stuck on 3,4,5 and 14. Even my poor hubby as been sent to look through my books and I roped my reading mad daughter in. It's so frustrating, I feel I should know 14 and 3 but can't think where from but here are the rest of my answers.
Spoiler:
1. The Blind Assassin - Margaret Attwood
2. Birdsong - Sebastain Faulks
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6. The Life of Pi - Yann Martell
7. A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
8. Emma – Jane Austin
9. Captain Corellis Mandolin - Louis de Beunieres
11. Watership Down - Richard Adams
10. Fingersmith - Sarah Waters
12. Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke
13. The Thorn Birds - Colleen Mc Cullough with a very young look Richard Chamberlin.
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15. The Curious Incident of the Dog - Mark Haddon
Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 955 Birthday: 12th December
Location: Paisley, Scotland
Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 6:47 pm Post subject:
I saw 14 in WH Smith's and I was like "that's it!" , but I had never heard of it so I didn't feel so bad. And now I can't remember it! Still searching for number 3 ! _________________ Currently reading: The Human Stain by Philip Roth
'Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.'
Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 7642 Birthday: 7th July
Location: Shropshire
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:59 am Post subject:
Shall I run this comp a little longer or do you want the answers? _________________ Reading: Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg
Reading Challenge 2009: 8
2008: 4
2007: 10
Joined: 29 Jul 2006 Posts: 4137 Birthday: 12th December
Location: Cumbria
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:57 pm Post subject:
ShropshireBlue wrote:
Shall I run this comp a little longer or do you want the answers?
Not sure - do I want to be driven mad becasue I can't think of the remaining covers or do I get covered in bruises from kicking myself when you reveal them?
Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 7642 Birthday: 7th July
Location: Shropshire
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:17 am Post subject:
Here's the full book cover for no. 3:
Spoiler:
Is it the book you were thinking of Miranda? _________________ Reading: Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg
Reading Challenge 2009: 8
2008: 4
2007: 10
I did think of The Great Gatsby (no I'm not lying ) but I couldn't find one with that cover on Amazon. I often wonder why publishers mess around so much with covers but then there are people who will collect the same book with in all its different covers and I guess they're trying to appeal to younger generations with the revamped covers - not too sure how I feel about that one. They do look a bit chick lit but then maybe Austen was the forerunner of chick lit??
Great quiz, Glynis - will bill you for the amount of paracetamol required to get rid of my headache!
Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 7642 Birthday: 7th July
Location: Shropshire
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 1:58 pm Post subject:
I will work out who got the most right soon - bit hectic this afternoon
Would be fab if someone else could do a similar comp, so's I could have a go. I love quizzes!
Will do a Hallowe'en quiz at the end of the month _________________ Reading: Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg
Reading Challenge 2009: 8
2008: 4
2007: 10
Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 631 Birthday: 6th October
Location: norwich,norfolk
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 2:12 pm Post subject:
lovely treez wrote:
Oh you're so competitive, Sparky!
am not!!
if i get time next wek(i am on holiday but my wife has plenty planned)will try to do a little quiz along similar lines-maybe guess which books diffrent characters are from perhaps.
will think about it and try and come up with something fun SB
Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 7642 Birthday: 7th July
Location: Shropshire
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 3:14 pm Post subject:
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will try to do a little quiz along similar lines-maybe guess which books diffrent characters are from perhaps.
That's a great idea for a quiz Sparky. _________________ Reading: Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg
Reading Challenge 2009: 8
2008: 4
2007: 10
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? Or rock hard 
?? Get posting those answers! Remember to use the spoiler tags so there's no cheating!
Still searching for number 3 !
Look what's happened to my eyes from googling. 
