The book dialog game - Page 24

poohbear_nc · 09-18-2011, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by issybird

I think people need more help here. I'm sitting drooling and gibbering myself.

Is there a photo?

poohbear_nc · 09-18-2011, 03:21 PM

And, if you need it , the most famous/infamous sentence in detective fiction.

"I did what little had to be done. I was careful not to disturb the position of the body, and not to handle the dagger at all. No object was to be attained by moving it. "

issybird · 09-18-2011, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Is there a photo?

and then I get angry and frustrated...

poohbear_nc · 09-18-2011, 03:59 PM

I shall treasure this image of you!

Now get busy on the new clues!

issybird · 09-18-2011, 04:56 PM

Classic doesn't begin to describe this book. I'd like others to have the fun of guessing it, too.

pdurrant · 09-18-2011, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

And, if you need it , the most famous/infamous sentence in detective fiction.

"I did what little had to be done. I was careful not to disturb the position of the body, and not to handle the dagger at all. No object was to be attained by moving it. "

As I've been reading all the Agatha Christie's recently, I hope I'm right when I say The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.

poohbear_nc · 09-18-2011, 05:04 PM

You are indeed!

The book that made readers & reviewers alike rise up and shout "It's not fair!"

Take it away oh well-read mouse!

pdurrant · 09-18-2011, 05:12 PM

Umm.. OK, how about

"'In Life's name, and for Life's sake,'" she read, "'I say that I will use the Art for nothing but the service of that Life. I will guard growth and ease pain. I will fight to preserve what grows and lives well in its own way; and I will change no object or creature unless its growth and life, or that or the system of which it is part, are threatened. To these ends, in the practice of my Art, I will put aside fear for courage, and death for life, when it is right to do so — till Universe's end.'"

A 1983 book, first in a series.

poohbear_nc · 09-18-2011, 06:52 PM

Totally clueless .... so will wildly guess Hunger Games [which I haven't read]

pdurrant · 09-19-2011, 03:29 AM

Oh. If that doesn't give it away, I doubt that anything else will. Ummm..

"Maybe you can't bind another wizard out," Nita said. That was it, she thought. If he's not one—
"Uhh... I guess not." He paused. "I'm Kit," he said then. "Christopher, really, but I hate Christopher."
"Nita," she said. "It's short for Juanita. I hate that too. Listen — the trees are mad at you."

poohbear_nc · 09-19-2011, 08:31 AM

These clues suggest YA wizardry books - of which I am not a fan - so will sit this one out.

pdurrant · 09-19-2011, 08:42 AM

Anyone else want a go? You have year of publication, subject matter and the names of the two main characters. If you don't have it from these, you won't get it. I'll give the answer tomorrow morning, if no-one gets it meantime.

anjirlly · 09-19-2011, 10:37 PM

So You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane

pdurrant · 09-20-2011, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by anjirlly

So You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane

Yes indeed. A splendid series, well worth a read. Your turn to give us some quotations from a book.

poohbear_nc · 09-20-2011, 10:16 AM

While we're waiting for anjirlly, here's a fun one to ponder:

"Was this a customary incident in the life of a solicitor's clerk sent out to explain the purchase of a London estate to a foreigner?"

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09-18-2011, 03:21 PM	#347
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,608 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	And, if you need it , the most famous/infamous sentence in detective fiction. "I did what little had to be done. I was careful not to disturb the position of the body, and not to handle the dagger at all. No object was to be attained by moving it. "

09-18-2011, 03:59 PM	#349
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,608 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	I shall treasure this image of you! Now get busy on the new clues!

09-18-2011, 04:56 PM	#350
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,331 Karma: 234636059 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	Classic doesn't begin to describe this book. I'd like others to have the fun of guessing it, too.

09-18-2011, 05:04 PM	#352
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,608 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	You are indeed! The book that made readers & reviewers alike rise up and shout "It's not fair!" Take it away oh well-read mouse!

09-18-2011, 05:12 PM	#353
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,064 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Umm.. OK, how about "'In Life's name, and for Life's sake,'" she read, "'I say that I will use the Art for nothing but the service of that Life. I will guard growth and ease pain. I will fight to preserve what grows and lives well in its own way; and I will change no object or creature unless its growth and life, or that or the system of which it is part, are threatened. To these ends, in the practice of my Art, I will put aside fear for courage, and death for life, when it is right to do so — till Universe's end.'" A 1983 book, first in a series.

09-18-2011, 06:52 PM	#354
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,608 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Totally clueless .... so will wildly guess Hunger Games [which I haven't read]

09-19-2011, 03:29 AM	#355
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,064 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Oh. If that doesn't give it away, I doubt that anything else will. Ummm.. "Maybe you can't bind another wizard out," Nita said. That was it, she thought. If he's not one— "Uhh... I guess not." He paused. "I'm Kit," he said then. "Christopher, really, but I hate Christopher." "Nita," she said. "It's short for Juanita. I hate that too. Listen — the trees are mad at you."

09-19-2011, 08:31 AM	#356
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,608 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	These clues suggest YA wizardry books - of which I am not a fan - so will sit this one out.

09-19-2011, 08:42 AM	#357
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,064 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Anyone else want a go? You have year of publication, subject matter and the names of the two main characters. If you don't have it from these, you won't get it. I'll give the answer tomorrow morning, if no-one gets it meantime.

09-19-2011, 10:37 PM	#358
anjirlly Groupie Posts: 155 Karma: 58410 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: SE Michigan Device: Kindle on Android phone; PB360; Sony 950	So You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane

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09-20-2011, 10:16 AM	#360
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,608 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	While we're waiting for anjirlly, here's a fun one to ponder: "Was this a customary incident in the life of a solicitor's clerk sent out to explain the purchase of a London estate to a foreigner?"