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It's time to go on a scavenger hunt through your TBR! This week, you are looking for a book that has a person's full name in the title. Ideally, this would mean a first name and a last name, though you can take on the challenge to include a middle name as well, or you can allow for initials rather than the full name. It's up to you on how you interpret the prompt!

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What are you reading for this one? Do you have any recommendations?

I have a ridiculous number of books that fit this prompt! Three books I’m considering reading:

The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner
The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

Oooooh I'm going to request you read Harold Fry. It's one of my all time favorites.

I actually have... zero... books that I own that will fit this prompt. Which is surprising. I'm sure some will come up next year, but I'll have to dig a bit to find something on my TBR.

I agree with Emily about Harold Fry. I read it a couple of months ago and loved it!

I'm a Harold Fry fan as well.

I'm either going to read The Jane Austen Society or The Jane Austen Book Club

I'm excited about S.A. Chakraborty's new series so The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi is my top choice.

Other options are Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries, Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, The First Time Lauren Pailing Died and The Rearranged Life of Oona Lockhart.

Ellie wrote: "I'm excited about S.A. Chakraborty's new series so The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi is my top choice.

Other options are Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries, [bo..."

I'm going to add [book:The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi|53183549] too. The Daevabad Trilogy was great.

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry was my top pick, but I also have Daisy Darker & Carrie Soto Is Back as possibilites.

dalex wrote: "I have a ridiculous number of books that fit this prompt! Three books I’m considering reading:

I loved both Jane Austen and Harold Fry. Evelyn Hardcastle was not my cup of tea but lots of people loved it.

My options for this are The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August or
Act Your Age, Eve Brown. I have a bunch on my TBR that fit but I've narrowed it down to one of these. I'm definitely going to read Eve Brown at some point next year so just need to figure out where it put it, it also works for interracial relationship.

I think this might be the year where I finally attempt to read Jane Eyre for the first time since high school (when I.. didn't actually read it.. 🙈 Whoops!)

Ellie, thanks for the heads up on the new series!

I have a lot of options for this, even if I limit to BIPOC authors: Fulgencio Ramírez, Afong Moy, Maali Almeida�

A recommendation: Virgil Wander by Leif Enger. I mention it because I know it doesn't sound like it, but the character's full name is, in fact, Virgil Wander. I think if you're a fan of Fredrik Backman, you're likely to enjoy this one as well, his books and this one are quite tonally and thematically similar: a small group of people being drawn together by circumstance, someone feeling disconnected from life, a contemporary small town setting, a faint brush of whimsy to balance some of the heavier themes.

Hannah wrote: "A recommendation: Virgil Wander by Leif Enger. I mention it because I know it doesn't sound like it, but the character's full name is, in fact, Virgil Wander. I think if you're a fa..."

I loved that book, it was great on audio, with the Minnesota accent (I lived there a long time). I agree, it is a lot like Backman. I didn't pick up on the whole "Virgil" side, that there is a resonance with mythology, but you don't need to care about that.

Emily wrote: "Oooooh I'm going to request you read Harold Fry. It's one of my all time favorites."

Jill wrote: "I agree with Emily about Harold Fry. I read it a couple of months ago and loved it!"

Pat wrote: "I'm a Harold Fry fan as well."

I'm embarrassed to admit how many years Harold has been collecting dust on my bookshelf. Haha. I don't know why I keep avoiding this book when I hear comments like this every time I mention it!

Nancy wrote: "I loved both Jane Austen and Harold Fry. Evelyn Hardcastle was not my cup of tea but lots of people loved it.

My options for this are The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August "

Evelyn seems to be one of those books that you either love it or you do not. I'm a little nervous about discovering which I am.

Harry is a really good book. The premise is unique and intriguing but I will say there was something about the writing style that I didn't quite like. For some reason the author and I just don't quite click because I also felt this way about her other books that I've read.

I thought Harold Fry started out well but went a bit off the rails later. It was entertaining though. The sequel also has a full name in it - The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy

My main contenders for this prompt are:
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
Shuggie Bain
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

I think I'll most likely go with Shuggie Bain as the other two seem to fit a lot of other prompts.

dalex wrote: "Nancy wrote: "I loved both Jane Austen and Harold Fry. Evelyn Hardcastle was not my cup of tea but lots of people loved it.

My options for this are The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August "

Evely..."

I have a feeling you'll like Evelyn.

I'm intrigued by the sequel to Harold Fry but I read it so long ago I think I'd have to read it again first.

You really don't need to reread Harold before reading Queenie. I will say that I found Queenie a bit disappointing, but it did add some depth to the story.

While looking for books about journalists/journalism, I found these 3 books (that fit this prompt) that look interesting:
- John Henry Days by Colson Whitehead
- The Lost Honor of Katharine Blum by Heinrich Böll
- The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe by D. G. Compton

Also, a few books by Latin American authors that I hope to read:
- The Death of Artemio Cruz by Carlos Fuentes
- Pedro Parámo by Juan Rualfo
- Betrayed by Rita Hayworth by Manuel Puig

When this prompt came out I was think I could read Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun but I don't think I will be able to hold out for week 40. The love for Harold Fry here has it it sounding like a good option!

I may read a Charles Dickens book since this prompt is due to be set around the time Victober starts.

Martha wrote: "I may read a Charles Dickens book since this prompt is due to be set around the time Victober starts."

Me too. David Copperfield is what I'm tackling for this prompt. I'm choosing the audio version - all 34 hours of it.

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill or Get a Life, Chloe Brown .... decisions, decisions.

I'm challenging myself to do the challenge with only books written by women, and I'd like to pull from my TBR first! (yea, yea - stop laughing - I know we all have a problem with book hoarding. LOL.)

Here are some that I have read that I could recommend for this prompt:
West from Home: Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder, San Francisco, 1915 by Laura Ingells Wilder
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
The Heart of a Woman: The Life and Music of Florence B. Price by Rae Linda Brown (The book is geared towards music people, but most of it is about her life, and I think it would still be interesting to non-music folks.)
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda
The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs by Katherine Howe

I have a large list of possibilities in my TBR for this prompt. It's going to be hard to choose.

Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar
The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games by Ebony Elizabeth Thomas
Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi
After Dead: What Came Next in the World of Sookie Stackhouse by Charlaine Harris
Mary Poppins, She Wrote: The Life of P.L. Travers by Valerie Lawson
The Journal of Charlotte L. Forten: A Free Negro in the Slave Era by Charlotte Forten Grimke
Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon - and the Journey of a Generation by Sheila Weller
Elsie Dinsmore: By Martha Finley- Illustrated by Martha Finley
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
Madame President: The Extraordinary Journey of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf by Helene Cooper

Robin P wrote: "I thought Harold Fry started out well but went a bit off the rails later. It was entertaining though. The sequel also has a full name in it - The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy"

There’s also a new one about Harold’s wife Maureen Fry and the Angel of the North which I think is a novella.

My choice though is The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister which is non-fiction concerning an uncompromising Victorian lesbian who took for herself many of the privileges of being a man. She knew her diaries to be dangerously scandalous so wrote many of them in code.

Read Jane Eyre this year. I've also read both of the books by Rachael Joyce. She's a good writer! I also enjoyed The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper. I'm reading Nicholas Nickleby in December. I'm gonna' go with: The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett. It sounds like my cup of tea.

I'll be reading Hannah Green and Her Unfeasibly Mundane Existence by Michael Marshall Smith for this.

There are lots I could recommend, but my favourites that fit this prompt are The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine and The Universe Versus Alex Woods. I also loved Are You Dave Gorman?, but that might be because of how much I enjoyed the TV version.

Thinking about Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes.

40. A book with a full name in the title
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney - own
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid - waitlist
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg - lib
The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender

Since I'm trying to read a number of authors from continental Europe this year, I'm reading Max Havelaar, or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company, which would also fit the unusual title prompt!

I will likely use one of these:
Ashley Bell
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
Dolores Claiborne

The Booker Prize winner for 2022 was announced a few days ago and would fit this prompt: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. I think that might end up being my choice!

Washington Black
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Janice wrote: " Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery"

Hate to point it out, but her full name is Anne Shirley and does not appear in the title.

“This week, you are looking for a book that has a person's full name in the title.�

Though the prompt only says A book with a full name in the title so Green Gables would fit.

Jill wrote: "I agree with Emily about Harold Fry. I read it a couple of months ago and loved it!"

If you liked Harold Fry you might want try The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy also by Rachel Joyce

LeahS wrote: "Though the prompt only says A book with a full name in the title so Green Gables would fit."

i like the way you think. this is a new aspect of the prompt I didn't think of. it opens up new books now. cool!

here's some others

The Haunting of Hill House
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Mansfield Park
Northanger Abbey
The Decagon House Murders

Heather L wrote: "Janice wrote: " Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery"

Hate to point it out, but her full name is Anne Shirley and does not appear in the title.

“This week, you are looking for a..."

You are right, but I am thinking since everyone in the book calls her at times, and she also thinks of herself as Anne of Green Gables, I will keep the book. :) It's also how I think of her name. :)

LeahS wrote: "Though the prompt only says A book with a full name in the title so Green Gables would fit."

Thank you :)

Mandy wrote: "i like the way you think. this is a new aspect of the prompt I didn't think of. it opens up new books now. cool!"

This is brilliant! The prompt does not say "a full name of a person" so titles with the full name of a place would absolutely work.

Dubhease wrote: "I'm either going to read The Jane Austen Society or The Jane Austen Book Club"

There is also a new book The Jane Austen Project. It’s about time travelers who go back in time to spend time with Jane Austen and her family, it’s pretty interesting.

I have many of these on my tbr, or my digital libraries. It’s nice that I can go with the flow of other challenges, moods, and goals. Lillian Boxfish is a top choice. Some might fit other prompts.

Eudora Honeysett
Harry august
Arthur Truluv
Eugene grandet
Sara de Vos
Miss Jean Brodie
Virgil wander
Sam Hell

I really loved both the books about Harold Fry and Queenie Hennessy. Maud Dixon was a fun read.

NancyJ wrote: "There is also a new book The Jane Austen Project."

It was published in 2017 so it's not really new. Just fyi. (Also, it was a 2 Star read for me, so I would not recommend it.) :)

NancyJ wrote: "Dubhease wrote: "I'm either going to read The Jane Austen Society or The Jane Austen Book Club"

There is also a new book The Jane Austen Project. It’s a..."

Just when I was trying hard not to add any more books to my TBR list, you found my weakness.

I swear I could do a yearly project of one Jane Austen derivative book a month. My TBR is full of them.

NancyJ wrote: "I have many of these on my tbr, or my digital libraries. It’s nice that I can go with the flow of other challenges, moods, and goals. Lillian Boxfish is a top choice. Some might fit other prompts.
..."

I loved Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk! I read it in 2019 and still remember it pretty well. :) I also have Who Is Maud Dixon? on my TBR list. :)

The brown sisters series by Talia Hibbert all have full names in them
Get a life, Chloe brown
Take a hint, Dani brown
Act your age, Eve brown
They are all two star reads for me though

Books I have read or from my TBR that qualify for this prompt:

The Adventures of Augie March
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
A Calling for Charlie Barnes
Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Daisy Darker
Daisy Jones & The Six
Dava Shastri's Last Day
The Death of Jane Lawrence
The Death of Vivek Oji
Delilah Green Doesn't Care
The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Ethan Frome/Ethan Frome and Selected Stories
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
The Forgotten Memories of Vera Glass
Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued
The Hair of Harold Roux
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Jane Doe
Jane Eyre
Jane Steele
The Journal of James Halldon
The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
Marion Lane and the Deadly Rose
Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder
Marion Lane and the Raven's Revenge
The Mary Shelley Club
The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone
My Name Is Lucy Barton
Olive Kitteridge
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez
The Sacrifice of Lester Yates
The Second Life of Mirielle West
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
The Seven Visitations of Sydney Burgess
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury
Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz: The Rebellion of Sylvia Plath & Anne Sexton
The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes
The Unsinkable Greta James
We Love You, Charlie Freeman
Who Is Maud Dixon?
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald