Welcome to this month's edition of Six Degrees of Separation, which is a monthly meme hosted by Kate from Books Are My Favourite and Best. The idea is to start with a specific book and make a series of links from one book to the next using whatever link you can find and see where you end up after six links. I am also linking this post up with The Sunday Salon, hosted by Deb at Readerbuzz.
The starting point this month is No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood. Sometimes the hardest part of this post is to get that first link so that you can get your chain going. I had a couple of options here. I had a vague thought about starting with other books nominated for the Booker prize, but in the end, I ended up going down another route.
My first choice is The Art of Keeping Secrets by Rachael Johns because in theory, a secret is something that no one should be talking about right?
From the art of keeping a secret to the Art of Inheriting Secrets by Barbara O'Neal. There are so many books where people unexpectedly inherit a house which reveals a family secret I could have chosen several of these books. Another option is that I could have gone down the art route.
Instead I am choosing The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison, a fantasy novel about a young man who unexpectedly inherits a kingdom after his father and older brothers are all killed.
Taking the names Addison my next choice is The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen. We finally have news of a new Sarah addison Allen book later in the year which I am looking forward to!
My next choice is The Moon Sister by Lucinda Riley, part of the Seven Sisters series.
My final choice is based on the word sisters, and is Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett
Next month's starting point is The End of the Affair by Graham Greene
What a fun way to chose your next reads! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteIt's a fun thinking exercise!
DeleteAgain, I don't know any of these books, but your first one sounds good to me.
ReplyDeleteI often don't know many people's books.
DeleteWhat I found in common in the books is the word "Art" and the moon. Nice thread.
ReplyDeleteThanks Harvee! I did think about going down an art route. Maybe another time!
DeleteI love the mental exercise this offers. It's fun to link up books, too.
ReplyDeleteIt's also a nice way to feature books. For me, it's a reminder that I want to read more Terry Pratchett one day.
I need to read more Pratchett one day too Deb!
DeleteWyrd Sister is such a fun book. I like how it poke fun at Shakespeare.
ReplyDeleteI love how Pratchett pokes fun at everything Marianna!
DeleteI love the direction you went with this, Marg. I know all of these authors, even if not all the books. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThanks! You too!
DeleteI am so fascinated with this! My brain shuts down trying to make those kinds of connections. I hope these are wonderful reads for you! Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteSometimes it takes a little bit of thinking, but really you can link off of so many things - similar stories, author names, characters names, setting, the covers.. Anything. This is what makes no two chains the same.
DeleteThis is awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's always fun Greg!
DeleteI love Pratchett, and the witches are my fave characters on the Discworld :)
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