Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512613 times)

jane · « **Reply #2040 on:** May 02, 2012, 08:04:45 PM »

Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO

The rules are simple:

The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.

The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.

At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.

The winner becomes the new challenger.

Ex:

Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

What is it?

Good Luck !!

Nope, no G.

_ A _ _ _ _

_ _ E

Letters Guessed: E, T, S, D, P, G

PatH · « **Reply #2041 on:** May 02, 2012, 08:14:40 PM »

OK, I'm going to work through etaoin shrdlu. I'll start with O.

pedln · « **Reply #2042 on:** May 03, 2012, 10:26:46 AM »

Could this be a name?

How about an R ?

jane · « **Reply #2043 on:** May 03, 2012, 11:28:57 AM »

Two O's for Miss Pat; No R's for Miss Pedln

_ A _ _ _ O

_ O E

Letters Guessed: E, T, S, D, P, O, R

JoanK · « **Reply #2044 on:** May 03, 2012, 03:46:58 PM »

jane · « **Reply #2045 on:** May 03, 2012, 06:49:15 PM »

1 J

_ A _ _ _ O

J O E

Letters Guessed: E, T, S, D, P, O, R, J

JoanP · « **Reply #2046 on:** May 04, 2012, 10:57:50 AM »

You guys have done all the hard work - should let you win it. But can't help myself - Grisham's Calico Joe

pedln · « **Reply #2047 on:** May 04, 2012, 11:09:24 AM »

Congratulations JOanP, and very very tricky, Jane.

jane · « **Reply #2048 on:** May 04, 2012, 12:49:31 PM »

WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!

Yes, Grisham's April release of a novel involving a baseball player.

Washington Post says:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/john-grishams-calico-joe/2012/04/06/gIQAafbe0S_story.html

John Grisham’s legal thrillers are dense and hefty, full of twists and turns and tension. His latest novel, “Calico Joe,” is not like that at all. It’s a sweet, simple story, a fable really. And like all fables, it has a moral: Good can come out of evil; it’s never too late to confess your sins and seek forgiveness.

JoanK · « **Reply #2049 on:** May 04, 2012, 06:31:30 PM »

I wouldn't have won -- I'm not familiar with the book.

JoanP · « **Reply #2050 on:** May 05, 2012, 03:27:46 AM »

It was your "O" that tipped me off, JoanK - Joe. One of my boys was talking about it, how unlike Grisham's other novels- wondering if Calico Joe was based on an actual character, like Shoeless Joe in Field of Dreams. A good one, Jan

Here's a new one - funny, French, fiction-

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jane · « **Reply #2051 on:** May 05, 2012, 06:26:54 PM »

JoanP · « **Reply #2052 on:** May 05, 2012, 07:35:19 PM »

Sorry, Jane, pas de "T" - the author's name has one though.

funny, French, fiction- artsy

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JoanK · « **Reply #2053 on:** May 06, 2012, 01:40:21 PM »

JoanP · « **Reply #2054 on:** May 06, 2012, 06:30:35 PM »

Yes, there is one A, JoanK -

funny, French, fiction- artsy

_ A _ _ _ _ _ E _

letters guessed: T, A

JoanK · « **Reply #2055 on:** May 06, 2012, 07:11:05 PM »

JoanP · « **Reply #2056 on:** May 06, 2012, 09:13:36 PM »

Yes, to the "S" JoanK - Just one, but it is the first letter of the title - perhaps a giveaway?

funny, French, fiction- artsy

S A _ _ _ _ _ E _

letters guessed: T, A,S

pedln · « **Reply #2057 on:** May 07, 2012, 03:23:33 AM »

Sacre Bleu --

How would anybody guess that?

I saw it today on my library's website -- their listing of new fiction. arrivals.

Give me a day or two

JoanP · « **Reply #2058 on:** May 07, 2012, 08:40:12 AM »

WINNER WINNER WINNER!

Well, you did, Pedln!

- and after only two days. JoanK was on her way with the S and the A...the tip off was "French" - and so was the title.

Did you think it sounded promising - or a little too irreverent? I found this - for those who haven't heard anything about this new novel yet -

...a novel that is equal parts art history and irreverent comedy.

Moore's latest novel, his 13th, is "Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d'Art," in which a baker and wannabe artist teams up with the bohemian Henri Toulouse-Lautrec to solve the mystery of Vincent van Gogh's death. Their search leads them to the mysterious Colorman, whose fabulous pigment just might be literally magic. Also making appearances: Monet, Manet, Renoir, Seurat and other great French Impressionist painters. It's an art-historical exploration wrapped up in an amusement-park ride through the dance halls, bakeries and brothels of late 19th-century Paris.

The seed of the story, Moore says, was the audacious notion of writing a book about the color blue. That led to in-depth research on the history of painting -- and of paint.

http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/stage/articles/2012/05/02/20120502republic-recommends-may-book-pick-sacr-bleu-moore.html

JoanK · « **Reply #2059 on:** May 07, 2012, 03:09:40 PM »

I would never have gotten it -- I don't keep up with latest releases. but it sounds great: I got a sample on my kindle.

pedln · « **Reply #2060 on:** May 07, 2012, 08:29:19 PM »

Is this the opening line?

"Although he would not remember it, when Lucien was born, the first thing ... as he peeked over the edge of the world was (his mother's bottom)."

It does sound interesting, JOansP&K, and I'm glad to know my library has it.

JoanK · « **Reply #2061 on:** May 08, 2012, 03:18:18 PM »

I admit, I tried a sample and gave up on it. Sniggering jokes about prostitutes aren't my thing.

pedln · « **Reply #2062 on:** May 08, 2012, 11:27:01 PM »

I just finished reading this -- my library had it and it was on my TBR list, so I'm thinking I must have learned about it here or else read a review. Fiction --- from Scandinavia. Five words.

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___ ___ ___ ___ C ___ ___ ____

JoanP · « **Reply #2063 on:** May 09, 2012, 08:20:02 AM »

I know, I know, JoanK. That must have been the chapter with Toulouse L'Autrec. The book is kind of edgy, not really suitable for our gang - but the plot grabs me anyway.

Pedln - I sense there are some T's - a whole bunch of them?.

pedln · « **Reply #2064 on:** May 09, 2012, 12:13:22 PM »

I guess 3 would constitute a bunch, would it not?

T ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ T ___ ___

___ ___ ___ T C ___ ___ ____

jane · « **Reply #2065 on:** May 09, 2012, 12:13:46 PM »

pedln · « **Reply #2066 on:** May 09, 2012, 06:37:30 PM »

Another bunch

T ___ E ___ ___ ___

___ ___ T ___ E

___ ___ ___ T C ___ ___ E

jane · « **Reply #2067 on:** May 09, 2012, 07:03:44 PM »

JoanP · « **Reply #2068 on:** May 10, 2012, 11:10:27 AM »

I think I'm seeing the last word...but the second is not yet clear. Will have to wait for more letters...

pedln · « **Reply #2069 on:** May 11, 2012, 11:25:21 AM »

What happened to yesterday? Sorry, I don't know where it went.

One B, as ordered

T ___ E B ___ ___

___ ___ T ___ E

___ ___ ___ T C ___ ___ E

PatH · « **Reply #2070 on:** May 11, 2012, 01:11:42 PM »

JoanP · « **Reply #2071 on:** May 11, 2012, 02:10:30 PM »

Well,, I've been seeing Suitcase and now with the B and the Y -

The Boy in the Suitcase? Can't think of anything else that would fit - but a boy in a suitcase?

PatH · « **Reply #2072 on:** May 11, 2012, 02:35:22 PM »

Sounds like child abuse to me.

jane · « **Reply #2073 on:** May 11, 2012, 03:04:36 PM »

I believe you have it, Joan. A search turns up a title The Boy in the Suitcase by by
Lene Kaaberbol,
Agnete Friis

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/The-boy-in-the-suitcase?keyword=The+boy+in+the+suitcase&store=allproducts

JoanK · « **Reply #2074 on:** May 11, 2012, 03:18:42 PM »

WOW! GOOD WORK.

JoanP · « **Reply #2075 on:** May 12, 2012, 10:05:18 AM »

Wow is right - that is a sensational plot, Jane. Thanks for the link! I suppose I should wait for final word from Pedln for guessing that title before putting up a new puzzle. Who knows, maybe she has something else in mind - with the same letters already provided.

Back later...

pedln · « **Reply #2076 on:** May 12, 2012, 01:07:21 PM »

It looks like we have a winner!

Congratulations JoanP.

I haven't had a chance to look at Jane's link yet, but the book is fascinating, as you try to figure out what is going on, and how all the characters connect. The conclusion is believable, and one that you would never guess.

Apparently this is the first in a series about the protagonist Nina Borg, a Red Cross nurse. It will be interesting to pursue future titles, as she is quite developed, characterwise, in this book, with her own background and problems.

JoanP · « **Reply #2077 on:** May 12, 2012, 01:44:46 PM »

I intend to check it out, Pedln. Thanks! (Read the link!)

OK, here's a new one - I think it's a memoir :

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- -

- - - - - - ' S

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PatH · « **Reply #2078 on:** May 12, 2012, 01:51:09 PM »

Two 2-letter words to start. Aaaak.

JoanK · « **Reply #2079 on:** May 12, 2012, 02:19:04 PM »

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Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512613 times)