Create a new title for a book .....hmmm

yoyobon_gw

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Here's a creative challenge for you.

Create a new title for one of your favorite or not so favorite books !

Here's mine :

Emma

new title: Yenta

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kathy_t

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Annpan - That's actually a better title for GWTW!

Dare I say it?

This Tender Land by Kent Krueger becomes Huck Finn Again.

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles becomes Huck Finn Yet Again.

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kathy_t
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Hmmm... this is gonna take some thought.
annpanagain
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Gone with the Wind/ Tomorrow is another day. (Suggested by Scarlett's procrastination!)
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Kathy, thanks but it is a bit too late now!

I am glad the author apparently had second thoughts about the heroine's name and changed it from Pansy!
vee_new
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There is a book Gone with the Windsors by Laurie Graham. An amusing take on the relationship between Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson as 'recounted' by an old friend of Wallis'. LG gets into the place and time of those shallow seekers of pleasure.
vee_new
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yoyo, had to look up Yenta as it is a word of which I had never heard . . and neither has spellcheck!
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Vee, I wrote a reply but the Submit box vanished! I complained and thankfully it is back.

I just threw up my hands and said "Oy, vey!" that you hadn't heard of a Yenta.

Haven't you seen "Fiddler on the Roof"? I believe there is one in that musical.

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yoyobon, I've been trying to think of something witty for your challenge, but this is the best I've been able to come up with:

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This is a bit of a side track from the therme of this thread, Donnamira, but Tom and I actually went hiking where LotR filmed the Mordor scenes. There is a trail called the Tongariro Alpine Crossing that goes up the side of the volcano. We just had day packs, not full-on backpacks, but your proposed title made me smile. It is a challenging day hike and can take anywhere from 5-8 hours based on the weather and your livel of fitness. We had good weather but it still took us a good 8 hours, and our knees were killing us at the end. Still, it was absolutely worth it to go Backpacking in Volcano Country.
yoyobon_gw
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Ann.....LOL. Oy, Vey indeed ! Of course, it is a Yiddish word and not one that would be expected to be known far and wide...though it is a favorite of mine to use when needed.

On that OT.....and this is of particular interest to Vee I would guess.......I just discovered while reading Foreign Affairs by Alison Lurie that the word "rather" , as in ' rather surprising' or 'rather upsetting' means something entirely different to the British.

In the US it means " slightly" or " kind of " whereas the British use it as an intensifier to mean" very".

That could really cause much confusion in conversations !
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yoyo, interesting about the use of 'rather'. As you say it can mean 'slightly' etc but if said with enough emphasis (and now somewhat dated) it can have the opposite meaning."Shall we all go for a bike ride?" Sally asked her friends "Oh rather!" they excitedly replied.

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yoyobon_gw
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Vee.....to me, the use of "quite" would suggest that it is "very" nice /divine/amazing .
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The only time I can imagine " four from four" is used is in subtraction.
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