I Did The "Do I Have That Book Challenge?"
Hi readers and writerly friends!
This week in Reader Life, I decided I’d take it back a few years to the “Do I Have That Book?” challenge and try it for myself. I didn’t really use social media and I sure as heck didn’t have this blog when the challenge took the bookish community by storm but I’m not missing out, even now!
A quick disclaimer:
Before we get started, I didn’t put affiliate links in this blog post because there would be just SO MANY. You’re welcome! Instead, if you’re interested in any of these books, consider using this link to search them on Amazon! This will link to an amazon Wishlist with all of the books mentioned in this blog post.
Do you have a book with deckled edges?
I do! My first run-in with deckled edges consisted mostly of confusion because I thought it was just some overlooked print error, but no! They come like that! Now, I have a tender appreciation for the quaint, uneven edges.
The book I chose for this question is my hardback copy of Tell Me One Thing, by Deena Goldstone, a book that caught my eye in Dollar Tree with it’s unravelling orange on it’s front cover and charming deckled edges.
Tell Me One Thing, by Deena Goldstone. Photo by Payton Hayes.
World of Warcraft Mage Graphic Novel. Photo by Payton Hayes.
Do you have a book with three or more people on the cover?
Yes! This one was actually pretty tricky to find a book on my shelf with 3 or more people on the cover. At first I wondered, do statues count? And decided no—no they don’t. Then I wondered, do reflections count? And also decided no. Finally, I found a book with three characters on the cover—Mage, a World of Warcraft graphic novel written by Richard A Knaack and illustrated by Ryo Kawakami—which had two spellcasters and two dragons on the cover. I wondered, do dragons count? And decided yes—yes they do, because in the Warcraft universe, dragons have humanoid forms as well.
White Rabbit Chronicles by Gena Showalter. Photo by Payton Hayes.
Do you have a book based on another fictional story?
I do! Well, technically I don’t own them, but I’m borrowing the White Rabbit Chronicles by Gena Showalter from my good friend Gary. It’s inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll. It totally counts!
Do you have a book with a title 10 letters long?
I actually had to count titles for this one, how fun! As it turns out, Shadowland by Alyson Noël fits this criterion! Shadowland is exactly 10 letters long!
Do you have a book with a title that starts and ends with the same letter?
Hmm. Let me check. Nope! Not a single one! I tried to think of any I’d read that started and ended with the same letter and still nothing. The closest I got were The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and The Slayer Chronicles by Heather Brewer coming up short only because of the articles in their titles.
My old bookshelf filled with books, trophies, and trinkets. Photo by Payton Hayes.
Do you have a mass market paperback book?
Do I ever? Absolutely. Most of my books are mass market paperbacks!
Do you have a book written by an author using a pen name?
Does the Angel Trilogy by L.A. Weatherly count? Technically her first name is Lee, but she publishes under L.A.
Do you have a book with a character’s name in the title?
I do! The entire Maximum Ride Series by James Patterson. All the books have a character’s, name in the title—Maximum Ride in the first, second, third, eighth and ninth books, Max in the fifth book, Fang in the sixth book, and Angel in the seventh book—except The Final Warning, which contains no name in it’s title. Man, why did it have to break the pattern?
Do you have a book with two maps in it?
Yep! The Mooncallers series by Leda C. Muir has at least three maps in each book!
Do you have a book that was turned into a TV show?
I have the City of Bones by Cassandra Clare which the rest of the series was not only turned into the movie, The Mortal Instruments, but also the Shadowhunters tv drama series.
Do you have a book written by someone who was originally famous for something else? i.e. celebrity, athlete, politician, TV personality, etc.
Yes, I have Channel Kindness: Stories of Kindness and Community by Lady Gaga, and both of Amy Landino’s books, Vlog Like A Boss and Good Morning Good Life! (Check out my GMGL book review here!) I used to have an autobiography written by Jennifer Lopez but I donated it to the Midwest City library a few years ago.
Do you have a book with a clock on the cover?
Nope! I have one with gears on it which is giving me some very steampunk vibes, but no clocks.
Do you have a poetry book?
Oooh, I’ve got this one! I have two poetry collections from the Poetry Foundation, four consecutive years of Pegasus from Rose State College (2016-2020—all of which I’m published in!) Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur (If we can really call that a collection of poetry).
Do you have a book with an award stamp on it?
I have a couple actually. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, for one. Looking for Alaska by John Green, for two. I’m sure there are more but I cannot remember them all. (Check out my Station Eleven book review here!)
Do you have a book written by an author with the same initials as you?
P.H.? Nope.
Do you have a book of short stories?
Yes! I have a paperback copy of Kiss Me Deadly, a collection of 13 paranormal romance short stories from authors such as Diana Peterfreund, Becca Fitzpatrick, Maggie Stiefvater, and Michelle Zink, to name a few.
Do you have a book that is between 500 and 510 pages long?
Do I? I feel like I do, but looking at my shelves, I’m not sure which ones.
Do you have a book that was turned into a movie?
Yes, I have a ton of books that were adapted into films. Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, Maximum Ride by James Patterson (possibly the worst adaptation ever), The World of Warcraft novels and graphic novels, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, The Great Gatsby by Scott F. Fitzgerald, Dracula by Bram Stoker, Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien (definitely the best adaptation ever), Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, and Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, Ulysses by James Joyce, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, Atonement by Ian McEwan, and Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier.
As you can tell, most of my books that have been adapted for the screen are classics!
Do you have a graphic novel?
I do! Do comics count? I have various World of Warcraft comics and the first installment of the Haunted Youth comic, by Alister Dippner. I also have some stellar World of Warcraft graphic novels and some Maximum Ride graphic novels. Beyond that, the only other novels I own, that have any artwork are my many fantasy novels with their maps, the Dragonriders of Bresal by Salamanda Drake, which has illustrations scattered throughout the duology, and the Mooncallers series by Leda C. Muir which has intricately drawn chapter headers.
The upper shelves of my bookcase containing books on dragons, vampires, angels, elves, and more. Photo by Payton Hayes.
Do you have a book written by two or more authors?
Yes—The House of Night series by P.C. and Kristin Cast, Zenith by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings.
And that’s it for my take on the “Do I Have That Book?” challenge! This was actually a really fun challenge! I had a lot of fun looking over my shelf and trying to answer the questions! I wish I could have said yes to all of them, but that just goes to show—I need more books! Let’s start a discussion below! What is your favorite book-to-film-adaptation? Which one is your least favorite? Do you have/enjoy reading graphic novels?
Thumbnail photo by Alexander Grey.
