GAME: The Bookword Game (sticky post)

We have a winner! The new Bookword for that book that is calling out to you to be read is A Book Siren as suggested by Jan von Harz. Congratulations, Jan!

We need a new situation. What about that poor book you bring home from the library, that looked so good, but then the due date comes and other books were read instead? So you have to take it back unread. (Of course, you have every intention of taking it out again and reading it.) What shall we call the library book that gets returned unread?

I'll take suggestions in the comments and Suey will put up a poll next week on her blog. Even if you think of something, please leave a comment. Sometimes that is all it takes to help someone else come up with an idea. It's one big brainstorming session in the comments.

GAME: The Bookword Game (sticky post)

Welcome, it's time to look over the choices and make your vote. Suey asked us this week for suggestions for what should we call a book that seems to take on a personality of its own and call out to you to "please read me NOW" and is very persistent about it and won't leave you alone until you've read it. Or, in shorter words, what should we call a book that begs to be read immediately?

Lots of suggestions too! Excellent effort this week.

Pam suggested Baggage Book
Emilee suggested Book Badger
Jan suggested GottaRead Book
Jan von Harz suggested A Book Siren or a Beseeching Book
bybee suggested a come-hither book
melissa suggested README
tif suggested Top Notch or King of the Mountain

Come by and vote for this week's Bookword. I'll have the poll open until Wednesday next week and then I'l have results and a new word next week. Have fun voting!

poll by twiigs.com

GAME: The Bookword Game (sticky post)

Last week, we asked:

What should we call a book that makes you interested enough in its topic that you are inspired to go and do some more research on it?

And after many suggestions, and a poll, the Bybee suggested Firestarter book was the winner. Yah Bybee! Some books do just start a fire under you and send you off to the library for more information.

The next bookword we are looking for is: What do we call a book that you remember everything about the plot, but not the title?

Don't you hate when that happens? Any suggestions? The comments will take suggestions for the next week. Then look at Suey's for the poll.

GAME: The Bookword Game

Suey challenged us this week to find the name for a book that makes us interested in a new topic. Lots of great suggestions this week!

What should we call a book that makes you interested enough in its topic that you are inspired to go and do some more research on it?

Bybee suggested Firestarter book
Jan von Harz suggested a Probing Prose
Jenni suggested The Gluttenous Read, An Interest-Piquing Book, and Attention Grabber
Jan suggested A Stepping Stone Book, and A Bridge Book

So, now it's your turn. Come on by to vote in the poll. (Hey lurkers! You know you want to vote, and it's anonymous. I'll never know who you are. I dare you.) Results and a new word next week.

poll by twiigs.com

GAME: The Bookword Game (sticky post)

I've had a few bloggers I've met and then followed because of our taste in books. A long time ago, there was a challenge called Something About Me, and I met a few Bookmates that way. Hey, did you see how I did that and dropped in the new bookword for a person with the same taste in books as yourself? That's how easy this Bookword Game is.

So, Bookmate is the word, suggested by Julie, for the person with the same taste in books as you. Thanks Julie! It's quite a perfect word, because after reading some of Suey's lists of her favorite books, I knew that I had found a Bookmate.

On to the next word. One of our 'fans' suggested this one: There is a particular sort of novel of which I always profess to be passionately fond: the sort with one plotline in the olden days with people doing their olden-day thing, and one in the present with eager scholars researching the very olden-day events in the other plotline. There you go - a book with plots in the olden days, and in the present day, with people looking into the olden days time. I'm pretty sure the book I read called The Tenth Gift is this kind of book. Suggestions in the comments please, and a poll next week at Suey's.


(oh, my. I'm sure someone else could have worded that more elegantly, but it just shows that we need a word for this, instead of letting people like me try to describe it)

GAME: The Bookword Game (sticky post)

It's time for another poll in The Bookword Game. Did you get your suggestions in?

What should we call a person who has the same taste in books as you do?

Come by my blog and have your say and then next week will have the results posted.

poll by twiigs.com

GAME: The Bookword Game (sticky post)

Last week,in honor of Valentines Day, Suey suggested finding a word that describes a book you totally fall in love with. A book you want to hug to your chest and cherish forever! We had a lot of suggestions and contributions last week, hurray, and after a vote, Julie's suggestion of Book Crush was the winning word. Congratulations, Julie!

On to the next word. There are several memes around about books that you want to read, that you are looking forward to reading. Sometimes when I get one of those books, I almost delay reading it, because I am so looking forward to it, or I worry that I won't like it as much as I hoped I would. So, here's the task. Come up with a word or phrase to describe:

a book that you are anticipating so much, the anticipation has become part of the excitement of the book.

Put on your thinking caps, and I'll take suggestions in the comments for the next week. I'll keep this post at the top of the page so it is easy to find.

PS - I am trying out a new comment system. Any feedback would be appreciated.

GAME: Bookword Game

Last week, Suey wrote:
This week, in honor of Valentines Day, let's find a word that describes a book you totally fall in love with. A book you want to hug to your chest and cherish forever! I always call this kind of book "one of my all-time favorites" which is obviously kind of a mouthful.

And we got a lot of suggestions and contributions this week! Hurray!
The suggested names are:

Jan - Kindred Spirit Book
Julie - Book Crush
Julie - Heart's Book
Julie - BFF - Book Friend Forever
Arcona - Heart's Delight
Arcona - Close to the Heart Book
Julie - Signature Book
Tinylittlelibrarian - Bookloved (stress on the last syllable, like beloved)
bybee - Visceral Book

Wonderful collection of ideas, how ever will you pick? Come on by my blog and have your say. I'll post the results next week, and keep this post on the top of my blog until the voting ends.
Voting has closed.

poll by twiigs.com

GAME: The Bookword Game

I'd like to read Revolutionary Road, but it's been screen-plagued by Leo diCaprio and Kate Winslett, (although Leo can screen plague my books any time, ba dum dum.) Thanks to Julie, I can say now this. Her word was the winning entry in this week's edition of The Bookword Game.

Screen-plagued is the word to describe the situation where you are reading a book, and you end up being able to only picture the character as the actor that portrays that character.

Next up: suggestions for a book that makes you want to travel to the location of the setting.

Leave suggestions in the comments for the next week. Think on it, mull it over, and see what we can come up with. Suey will have a vote next week. Deadline for nominations is next Wednesday, so don't leave it too late!

GAME: The Bookword Game

Have you seen Sherlock Holmes? Have you read the book? Will Robert Downey Jr be Sherlock Holmes in your mind next time you read some Arthur Conan Doyle? I prefer to read the book before seeing the movie of most adaptations (natch), but sometimes the movie is in release or at least promotion before I read the book, and then it's too late to picture any characters. I know only pictured Brad Pitt and Ed Norton in the Fight Club, even though I hadn't seen the movie yet.

Suey had the players come up with a word to describe the situation where you are reading a book, and you end up being able to only picture the character as the actor that portrays that character.

Come on over to my blog and vote on the nominees:

casted book suggested by raidergirl3
Star Lit suggested by Julie
Screen Plagued suggested by Julie
Gone Hollywood suggested by Sherry
Results, here, next week, and a new word to think about.

poll by twiigs.com

GAME: Bookword Game

Results are in from the last Bookword Challenge.
What shall we call a book that makes you sleepy?

It shall henceforth be called Lullabook, as suggested by Suziqoregon. Great Job SuziQ!

Luckily, I haven't had one of those lullabooks lately. See how easy it is to work the new word into your vocabulary? We have had a request for a bookword, and I can easily see where the need for this bookword comes from. For those of us who keep detailed records of the books we read (and it isn't to brag, it's the numbers and lists and stats that are so much fun to play with) are in a unique dilemma this week.

What do we call a book that we start reading this year, and finish next year? (Even if that happens over a day or so between December and January?)

Suggestions in the comments please, for the next week. Star this post if you need to, and think on it (until next year!) We'll have a poll next week on the suggestions.

I hope everyone is making their new year's resolution to think of great ideas for the Bookword Game, and to spread the word to get more people playing. Happy New Year to everyone!

GAME: Bookword Game

We have some results: What should we call a book that has such a distinctive smell that we find it distracting?

We call it an aroma tome! Thanks to bybee for her most excellent suggestion. She has a way with these bookwords.


What is wrong with this book on the left? The cover is screaming 'a long time ago.' I know that we shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but sometimes we can't help it. My nine year old daughter will look at a cover and dismiss a book in an instant if the cover doesn't appeal to her. Compare it to these other covers of the same book:


These other two look a bit more appealing and certainly more modern. Alas, I am cheap, and the ugly cover was available at the used book store, but it may have contributed to my over all feeling for the story.

So, how about coming up with a word to describe a book with a bad cover.

We'll take suggestions until Wednesday of next week, and then Suey will tabulate the results and we will vote. Suggestions in the comments, please.

GAME: Bookword Game

What should we call a book that has such a distinctive smell that we find it distracting?

We had a few suggestions this week over at Sueys:

nose tingler by Serena
smelly story by raidergirl3
aroma tome by bybee
odor reader by arcona

There weren't a lot of suggestions this week; maybe people aren't reading smelly books these days. I have some old Little House and Bobbsey Twins books that spend a long time in the basement in boxes that have a musty smell, but I don't mind it, there are too many good memories associated with those books.

Robert's Rules of Order: call for the vote. (I got a little off topic there)

Come by my blog to vote for a book that has such a distinctive smell we find it distracting. Voting will stay open for a week, then I'll post results and offer up a new word next Wednesday.

poll by twiigs.com

Edit: Look at what scientists are investigating now in books and with smell.

GAME: The Bookword Game

The results are in, and better late than never. With a strong showing in the poll, the new word for what we call a book that makes you read chapter after chapter long after you decided to quit for the night is midnight special suggested by bybee. Great suggestion bybee!

This week we'll look for suggestions for what we can call a book that would be good to leave in the bathroom to read. There are books you can buy, Uncle John's Bathroom Reader but sometimes there are other books that would be great in the bathroom. Any suggestions? I'll take suggestions in the comments for the next week and then there will be a poll for voting.

GAME: The Bookword Game

It's time for a poll to vote on the latest Bookword - What do we call a book that makes you read chapter after chapter long after you decided to quit for the night?
Maybe we still like pageturner, or maybe someone has thought of a new word that is better. For a few days there, it looked like pageturner for the win, but then some ideas appeared. thanks! I left the pageturner option in the poll. Here are the choices:

• midnight special suggested by bybee
  
• continue-em suggested by arcona
  
• Tunnel-vision read suggested by Michelle
  
• Obsess-a-book suggested by Michelle
  
• a flipper suggested by Suey
  
• Insomni-book suggested by CarrieK
  
• Addictabook suggested by Melissa
  
• Rivetread suggested by Bibliolatrist
  
• Engageapage suggested by Bibliolatrist
  
• AM Addiction suggested by raidergirl3
  
• Pageturner suggested by the rest of the world

Be sure to stop by my blog to vote in the poll for the next week only, (it's not visible on Google Reader.) I'll have the results next week, and then another word to think about.

poll by twiigs.com

GAME: The Bookword Game

We're back! Suey and I are back for another season of bookword challenges. Sometimes the week's book calls out to lots of people and sometimes we get few suggestions, but still good ones. What I suggest you do, especially if you read this on Google Reader, is to star this post, and then you can think of it during the week and come back with your suggestions. Think on it, mull it over, come back and read the post again, and maybe an idea will pop out at you. We allow more than one suggestion from people too! Sometimes a random suggestion will inspire another idea as well. Think of the suggestions as brainstorming - no bad ideas, just go with your first thought.

To start it off, we'll go with a write-in suggestion from one of our loyal players:

What do you call an author that is one you know you can always count on for a good read? It can be for comfort, excitement, whatever - you know that author will deliver.

I'll take ideas in the comments for the next week. Then we move to Suey's for two weeks, where she will post a poll to vote on at her blog on Wednesday, and after a week, announce results and a new word.

If you have any suggestions for new words, or for the game, leave them in the comments or email either Suey or me.

Have fun!

GAME: Bookword Game

I'm a little late getting the results up, but this was a hotly contested battle. We needed a run-off vote, which practically ended in a tie as well, so I am calling this one: a nonfiction book that reads like fiction shall henceforth be known as TrueFiction, suggested by Suzanne. Thanks for the suggestion, Suzanne!

With the summer upon us, and life slowing down to a easier pace, the Bookword Game is also going to go on summer vacation. Stay tuned for September when Suey and I will revive our little game of coming up with words for some Bookword situations. If you think of something that needs a word, let either Suey or me know, and we'll add it to the game rotation.

Here's the list of Bookwords we all came up with this year:

RecommenDUD: A book you hate that everyone else loves.

CheckBook: A book that you find yourself checking to see how many more pages left, on every single page!

Memoread: A book that reminds you of another book you have already read, not necessarily in plot, but in tone and atmosphere.

Wait-listed: A book that continually gets moved to the 'next in the pile', but never gets read.

Marginally Challenged: a book with very little space between lines (likely, it's a public domain book/classic) giving deceivingly few pages to read

Misunderbook: A book that you LOVE, but everyone else (well, almost everyone) HATES.

A Flick Pick: A book you read after you've seen the movie

Oblibook: A book you read because you think you should in order to be well-read.

Whoopsabooksy: A book you buy that you forgot you already read/own.

TrueFiction: a nonfiction book that reads like fiction

Awesome, everyone! Thanks to Suey, my partner in words, and see you in September!

GAME: Bookword Game

We need to have a vote-off on last week's Bookword. After a week of voting, there was a four way tie to describe a nonfiction book that reads like fiction. A four way tie? Who would have thunk it. As a result, we will vote again. Please come by my blog in the next week and vote.

poll by twiigs.com

Results to be posted by next Wednesday.

GAME: Bookword Game

Suey threw out a great bookword suggestion this week because there were tons of ideas. Some words seem to illicit more suggestions than others, and this one must be something lots of people recognized. For the bookword we need to know what we should we call a non-fiction book that reads like fiction?
We had for suggestions:

• fic-a-like by Melissa
• TrueFiction, RealFiction, and Lifenovel by Suzanne
• Novel Reality and Dramatic Reality by Jan
• te-rue-fic by Kristi
• non-friction and non-non-fiction by Julie
• Unbelievably-True" book or For Real(?) by thoughts of joy
• not-so-fiction by Chantele
• Niction by Twiga92
• RealImitation by Serena
• Docu-Fic by BookPlease
• ficumentary by Jennysbooks

Well done people! How will I ever pick to vote? How will you ever pick to vote? Come by my blog to vote in the next week, and I'll have the results next Wednesday (or so.)

poll by twiigs.com

GAME: Bookword Game

The results are in! After taking numerous suggestions, and then voting for a week, we have a word for a books you read because you think you should, in order to be well-read.

With 50% of the vote, our new word is Oblibook, suggested by Jan. (I couldn't find a link to Jan)
Congratulations Jan, and thanks to everyone who voted. We appreciate everyone who participates and encourage anyone to play along with the next game.

Next in the queue, we need a word for a book you buy that you forgot you already read/own. This hasn't happened to me yet, but I imagine it could happen. So, suggestions? Leave an idea in the comments. All suggestions are requested, and don't worry if it's not perfect. Ideas become brainstorms, and one idea can lead to another. Who will come up with a great idea?

Suggestions will stay open for a week, and then Suey will have the poll next week.