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Entries for the 'Win a Book' Competition ~ THE RESULTS ARE IN!


Michelle

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Oops, Poppy I forgot to ask in my original Competition post for you lovely people to add the titles, so I don't get myself into too much of a muddle! :blush:

 

I am pretty sure about two of yours, but have a couple of titles that might fit the third! :lol:

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Lol Chrissy, sorry, it did occur to me afterwards that perhaps I was supposed to give the answers :blush:

 

Book 1. Eat dodgy looking food. You'll love it!

 

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr Seuss

 

Book 2. Too much information.

 

The Dictionary (The Oxford English)

 

Book 3. We're gonna take over the world!! ......Epic fail.

 

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L Shirer

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Book 1:

Following a white rabbit in a hurry, a girl falls down a hole. Strange adventures. Curiouser and curiouser!

- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol

 

Book 2:

Sparkly vampire and werewolf fall for human girl. Emo teen love triangle.

- The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer (do I get extra points for summing up an entire series in twelve words?)

 

Book 3:

A boy and a tiger on a lifeboat. Risky situation!

- Life of Pi by Yann Martel

 

Book 4:

Corporate wives

Battle for their lives

On a hostile island.

Who will survive?

- Savages by Shirley Conran (how about extra points for making it rhyme? LOL!)

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Boy runs away. Old man talks to cats. Fish fall from the sky. Boy and old man travel in dreams.

 

-Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

 

Creepy old house. Talking cat. Stolen children. Buttons on eyes. The Other Mother.

 

-Coraline by Neil Gaiman

 

I hate my landlady. Hey, is that an ax?

 

-Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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Although I can't enter the comp, I couldn't resist thinking of one or two,

 

I love her.

No, I will love her.

No, hang on, I did love her.

When am I?

(The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger)

 

Life can be a mountain that only real love can help you ascend.

(Emotional Geology by Linda Gillard)

 

COME ON FOLKS ~ GET POSTING!

 

 

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Me and Male friends.

(Stupid White Men - Michael Moore)

 

My Dad is different, he recently died at karaoke, and I hate my Job.

(Anansi Boys - Neil Gaiman)

 

its different when going underground in London.

( Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman)

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He’s a poor boy from a poor family, but then he finds a golden ticket to the chocolate factory.

 

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl

LOL - When I read this one, all I heard was Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen..

 

"He's just a poor boy from a poor family - gets a new life from a man, chocolatey!" (Sorry, I couldn't resist!)

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The three winners of the competition are

The Funniest ~ Echo

 

I hate my landlady. Hey, is that an ax?

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

 

The Most Intriguing ~ Pipread

 

Sleep. Wake up. Who's he? Who's she!? Aghh!!

Before I go to Sleep by S J Watson

 

The Ultra Short Yet Still Accurate ~ Poppy

 

Too much information.

The Dictionary (The Oxford English)

 

 

A huge thank you to everyone who took part. The entries were fabulous and made the final selection really tough.

 

OK winners, let me know the paperback of your choice! :D

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