Saturday, July 10, 2010

A challenge for you!--CLOSES 11:59pm SUNDAY 7/11

The Oxford American editors (and interns!) pick favorite summer reads. Of course I was delighted to see Robin Becker's BRAINS on the list.



After I read the entire list I immediately ordered two books.

Here's the challenge:

1. Which books on the Oxford American list had I already read and loved?

2. Which books on the Oxford American list did I order?


First person to get all the answers right wins a copy of Robin Becker's "Intelligent, absurd, hilarious, and irreverent" BRAINS.


Contest opens now.

One entry per person.

Write your entry in the comments column.

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20 comments:

  1. Ellen Clair Lamb7/10/10, 10:22 AM

    You have already read and loved WINTER'S BONE, THE DARK END OF THE STREET, and HER FEARFUL SYMMETRY. You ordered TEMPER and THE BEST OF LSU FICTION.

    Wish I could have gotten to Thrillerfest! See you at Bouchercon?

    Clair

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  2. Wanda7/10/10, 10:26 AM

    1. BRAINS: A ZOMBIE MEMOIR; THE GHOST OF MILAGRO CREEK; TEMPER; WINTER’S BONE




    2. ALTHOUGH OF COURSE YOU END UP BECOMING YOURSELF: A ROAD TRIP WITH DAVID FOSTER WALLACE; THE DARK END OF THE STREET

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  3. Laurie Lamb7/10/10, 10:42 AM

    1. You already read and loved BRAINS: A ZOMBIE MEMOIR, WINTER'S BONE, and HER FEARFUL SYMMETRY.

    2. You ordered THE DARK END OF THE STREET and DOUBLES.

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  4. Alecya G7/10/10, 10:47 AM

    You have already read and loved:
    Brains: A Zombie Meoir (of course)
    The Ghost of Milagro Creek
    Her Fearful Symmetry

    You ordered:
    The Dark End of the Street
    Winter's Bone

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  5. Alyson Greene7/10/10, 10:53 AM

    You've already read and loved:
    BRAINS (duh)
    and WINTER'S BONE

    You immediately ordered:
    THE DARK END OF THE STREET
    and ALTHOUGH OF COURSE YOU END UP BECOMING YOURSELF: A ROAD TRIP WITH DAVID FOSTER WALLACE

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  6. dylan7/10/10, 10:58 AM

    Dear Ms. Reid

    You have read and loved:

    Brains: A Zombie Memoir
    The Dark End Of The Street

    and you ordered:

    Winter's Bone
    The Ghost Of Milagro Creek

    Edgar Cayce told me so.

    dylan

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  7. Rick Anderson7/10/10, 11:16 AM

    Are you serious? *shakes head*

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  8. Maggie7/10/10, 2:14 PM

    You've already read and loved Brains, Her Fearful Symmetry, The Dark End of the Street, Winter's Bone, and Best of Lsu Fiction. You ordered Losing My Cool: How a Father's Love nad 15,000 Books Beat Hip-Hop Culture and Doubles.

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  9. M. Rose7/10/10, 2:15 PM

    A stab in the dark:

    You've already read:
    Brains: A Zombie Memoir (obviously)
    Her Fearful Symmetry

    You ordered:
    Losing My Cool: How a Father's Love and 1500 Books Beat Hip-Hop Culture (just because the title caught your eye)
    and
    The Dark End of the Street

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  10. ryan field7/10/10, 2:47 PM

    I know Zombie is on the books you've read list, but couldn't even begin to guess the rest.

    But I did just order Winter's Bone.

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  11. John7/10/10, 3:18 PM

    Already read: Dark End of the Street and Brains

    Ordered: Losing My Cool and Winter's Bone

    ReplyDelete
  12. Lori Rader-Day7/10/10, 4:21 PM

    This is a guess.

    You've read Brains, Her Fearful Symmetry, and Winter's Bone.

    You just ordered The Dark End of the Street and The Ghost of Milagro Creek. Those are the two I'm ordering, anyway.

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  13. Laura7/10/10, 5:53 PM

    You had already read Brains, The Dark End of the Street, and Temper.

    You ordered Losing My Cool, and Winter's Bone.

    ReplyDelete
  14. Katt7/10/10, 7:11 PM

    1. Already read:
    -BRAINS,
    -THE DEAD END OF THE STREET

    2. Ordered:
    -HER FEARFUL SYMMETRY
    -DOUBLES
    -WINTER'S BONE

    ReplyDelete
  15. Elisabeth Black7/10/10, 8:04 PM

    You read and loved Brains, Winter's Bone. You ordered The Ghost of Milagro Creek and The Dark End of the Street.

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  16. Stephanie Evans7/10/10, 8:23 PM

    Read and loved --
    BRAINS: A ZOMBIE MEMOIR
    by Robin Becker
    HER FEARFUL SYMMETRY
    by Audrey Niffenegger
    Ordered --
    ALTHOUGH OF COURSE YOU END UP BECOMING YOURSELF: A ROAD TRIP WITH DAVID FOSTER WALLACE
    by David Lipsky
    THE DARK END OF THE STREET
    edited by Jonathan Santlofer and S.J. Rozan

    ReplyDelete
  17. Marjorie7/11/10, 12:12 PM

    1. You already read and loved:
    The Dark End of the Street
    Winter's Bone
    (Brains, of course)

    2. You ordered:
    Losing My Cool
    Best of LSU Fiction

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  18. LTM7/11/10, 1:23 PM

    1-BRAINS (of course) & Temper
    2-Dark End of the Street & I HOPE the Best of LSU Fiction--!

    GEAUX TIGERS!!! Whoot~ ;p

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  19. MarissaV7/11/10, 8:45 PM

    You read and loved BRAINS, WINTER'S BONE, HER FEARFUL SYMMETRY, and ALTHOUGH OF COURSE YOU END UP BECOMING YOURSELF: A ROAD TRIP WITH DAVID FOSTER WALLACE

    You ordered THE DARK END OF THE STREET and THE GHOST OF MILAGRO CREEK

    ReplyDelete
  20. the Amateur Book Blogger7/12/10, 2:14 AM

    You had already read:

    Brains
    Her Fearful Symmetry
    Best of LSU fiction
    David Foster Wallace
    and Winter's Bone

    You ordered:
    The Dark end of the Street
    Temper

    ReplyDelete

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