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.
This month is a little different from normal as we need to start with the book we finished with last month, which for me was The Good Earth by Pearl S Buck.
I had quite a few ideas of places to start this month, but the one I chose to go with was The Lost Pearl by Emily Madden, because of the name Pearl.
The Lost Pearl is partially set in Hawaii, so I have chosen to use Hawaii by James Michener, a book I read many, many years ago as my next choice.
For my next link I chose another James Michener book which is Texas.
When I think of colonial Texas, I think of Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Using a type of bird as my prompt I am choosing The Peacock Summer by Hannah Richell
And then finally, a book by another Hannah which is Burial Rites by Hannah Kent.
Next month's starting point is Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller. Where will your Six Degrees of Separation take you?
That's fun. I've never tried to connect up that many books before. Usually, it is just one or two books, and mostly then, it is for my amusement and not a connection that others will see.
ReplyDeleteIt's a fun exercise for sure Mark!
DeleteIt is always fun to see the links made between books for this. I haven't read any of these, although Lonesome Dove and Burial Rites are both on my TBR shelves. I have heard great things about Michener's books, especially Hawaii.
ReplyDeleteI read the Michener books back in the late 90s if my memory serves me correctly.
DeleteOh, lovely. I like how you went with the first link using the author's name that appears in the title of the next book. Well done!
ReplyDeleteStrange... that anonymous comment is from me, but I can't seem to sign in my Google account here... hm...
DeleteGoogle does have it's moments for sure!
DeleteI like the serendipity of your links. It's a fun challenge, and you managed to link each book to the next in a way that works only as it is and doesn't work if you omit a book (if that makes sense!)
ReplyDeleteAnd this time, I've read all but two of your linked books (Lost Pearl and Peacock Summer).
Both of those are Aussie authors Deb!
DeleteGreat choices. I read Hawaii my senior year in high school. The Good Earth is a favorite. Thanks for stopping by my blog to leave a comment at Impressions in Ink. Have a wonderful Sunday.
ReplyDeleteThanks for returning the visit AnneKristy
DeleteI am a huge James Michener fan! I'll have to tell you about my "stalking story" one day. Still treasure the letter I have from his assistant :-)
ReplyDeleteI look forward too hearing your story Tina!
DeleteI've read many of these and you made some great connections. I plan on participating this month - will try to get to the post later today. It's such a fun idea.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the visit.
Terrie @ Bookshelf Journeys
I look forward to seeing your chain Terrie!
DeleteNicely done! I need to get back into this meme
ReplyDeleteIt is a fun meme Shelleyrae!
DeleteLovely chain Margaret! I haven't read any of these, but Burial Rites and The Peacock Summer draws my attention.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week ahead!
Elza Reads
I liked The Peacock Summer when I read it!
DeleteLoved Lonesome Dove when I read it. Not familiar with the six degrees meme, looks fun though, I might try it next time. I did do the Sunday Salon though https://jhohadli.wordpress.com/2022/09/04/sunday-salon-reading-journal-04-09-22
ReplyDeleteIt's always fun to do the chains Joanne! There are so many directions you can go in.
DeleteI always wanted to read some of those big Michener books. I used to see them around as a child and was always so curious!
ReplyDeleteI read them back in the day when the bigger a book was the more likely I was to read it Greg.
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