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#6Degrees
Six degrees of separation:
from
Lincoln to Alexandria
This is really cool!
Using my own rules for this fun meme hosted by Kate at Booksaremyfavouriteandbest (see there the origin of the meme and how it works – posted the first Saturday of every month), I started with a mystery and indeed on one.
Here are my own quirky rules:
Use your list of books on Goodreads
Take the first word of the title offered and find another title with that word in it
Then use the first word of THAT title to find your text title
Or the second if the title starts by the same word
So here is the result for February 2018. After the covers, you can find the links of my reviews or the title on Goodreads:
1. Lincoln in the Bardo = I haven’t read it, and don’t plan too, too weird, I think
2. The LINCOLN Conspiracy = Very interesting historical thriller
3. The Sun King CONSPIRACY = Superb historical novel on Louis XIV, Fouquet, Vaux-le-Vicomte. Definitely my favorite title on this page
I forgot to specify: this book is part of my February giveaway
4. Half of a Yellow SUN = depressing, as many books I have read on Africa, but excellent historical novel on Biafra
5. Vanished Kingdoms: The History of HALF-Forgotten Europe = history book on my TBR for a while.
About small and bigger European countries that are no longer on the map
6. The VANISHED Library: A Wonder of the Ancient World= this history book has been for 5 years on my TBR.
But I still hope to read it one day, as it is on the ancient library of Alexandria
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I have not read any of the ones you listed, but I love the way you create the chain. Well done!!
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thanks, that’s really fun indeed
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That’s a great chain. I also enjoyed The Sun King Conspiracy and Half of a Yellow Sun. The Vanished Library and Vanished Kingdoms both sound fascinating!
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so glad you know The Sun King Conspiracy
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It’s funny how some books stay on our TBR pile for years, while others we pick up immediately – I wonder why that is? As an aside, I just noticed your rating system – I like it! I always have trouble working out how to differentiate between a three and a four, so you’ve offered a good guide to go with – thanks!
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so glad my rating helped you! Some months I add so many books on my TBR, and then something more urgent comes up, like reading for a tour for instance, and then months become years…
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I like your take on the meme – your Goodreads list is obviously better populated than mine as I’m not sure I could get past Lincoln using this method 😀
I haven’t read any of the books in your chain but The Sun King Conspiracy looks excellent.
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yes, that’s one advantage of reading a lot, lol. The Sun King Conspiracy is really excellent. I actually offer as a giveaway in February, come this way: https://francebooktours.com/2018/02/01/february-2018-book-of-the-month-giveaway/
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Goodness, I really like the two last history books on your list – have to find them for myself, they look very interesting!
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I only perused them, they seem indeed fascinating
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You’ve reminded me that I have Half a Yellow Sun to read……
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essential, but as I said, depressing
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I love this idea! That is a lot of fun!
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yes, you should try it. The first Sat of each month. See here: https://booksaremyfavouriteandbest.wordpress.com/6-degrees-of-separation-meme/. So on March 3, 2018, you’ll have to start with The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf.
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