Welcome to this month's edition of Six Degrees of Separation, which is a monthly meme hosted by Kate from Books Are My Favourite and Best. The idea is to start with a specific book and make a series of links from one book to the next using whatever link you can find and see where you end up after six links. I am also linking this post up with The Sunday Salon, hosted by Deb at Readerbuzz.
This month's starting point is All Fours by Miranda July which is nominated for 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Nominated or not, it's a book that I am really not interested in reading based on the things I have heard about it!
My first link is based on the number 4 and takes me to The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde. This is the second book in the Nursery Crimes series, which I seem to have enjoyed a lot when I read it 19 years ago (my review)
My next choice used the word bear as the link and is The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden. This is a book that I started on audio years ago and have never quite finished. One day.
This time, I am using the nightingale as connected to The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. This is a book that I also listened to on audio but the difference is that I did finish it!
Next, I am using the word nightingale as my connection to The Rose of Sebastopol by Katherine McMahon. How does that work you might wonder? Well, this book tells the story of a young woman who went to the Crimea to work alongside Florence Nightingale. (my review)
This week I have been reading The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn, which is partially set in and around Sebastopol during WWII.
And next, we make a leap to War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. The connection on this one is probably a bit obscure but I chose it because one of the characters in The Diamond Eye carries a copy of War and Peace around with him on the battlefield. This also acted as a reminder that I am a bit behind on my chapter a day readalong!
I am pretty sure that there is no way that I can link All Fours to War and Peace to come full circle! Another time!
Next month, the starting point is 2025 Stella Prize winner, Michelle de Kretser’s , Theory & Practice.
Will you be joining us?
Did you enjoy The Nightingale? I have it on hold at the library having heard such fantastic things about it
ReplyDeleteI did enjoy it a lot! I need to read more from Kristin Hannah now
DeleteThanks for explaining the ties that connect the last three books. I couldn't imagine how Diamond Eye was tied to War and Peace! lol. It is a nice reminder to you to get back to your chapter-a-day, too.
ReplyDeleteIt is a very specific ink that I would never have been able to make if I hadn't just finished Diamond Eye!
DeleteI wonder what All Fours is about, now I'm curious.
ReplyDeleteIt's supposed to be about a woman rediscovering herself From what I hear it is mostly about rediscovering herself sexually.
DeleteFun! I especially enjoyed the Nightingale selection. And, also, I added The Rose of Sebastopol to my TBR. I enjoyed Diamond Eye -- I hope it works well for you, too.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed Diamond Eye!
DeleteI admire how you find the connections for the books and you always give me some great book ideas too.
ReplyDeleteThe connections usually just pop into my head!
DeleteI've had the Bear and the Nightingale on my TBR list forever, maybe one day I'll get to it. I loved The Nightingale by Kristen Hannah, such as good read.
ReplyDeleteOne day we will both get to it I'm sure!
DeleteThis is so much fun. I need to give it a try.
ReplyDeleteI do find it a lot of fun each month!
DeleteThese are always fun, LOL! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThey are always fun to do too Cindy!
DeleteI enjoyed The Rose of Sebastopol and love the way you linked it with The Nightingale! I hope you're able to finish The Bear and the Nightingale - I liked that one, but thought the other two in the trilogy were much better.
ReplyDeleteGot to read the first book to get to the better books! I will try again at some point Helen.
DeleteI read The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde a few years ago after my son found a copy at the book sale, but never go to reading The Fourth Bear. I did read a lot of the Thursday Next books back when they were first published.
ReplyDeleteI have not read anything by Kristin Hannah, but I plan to read her latest book, The Women, before the end of the year.
I loved the Thursday Next books but it has been years since I read a Fforde book! I did read The Women a couple of weeks ago and loved it!
DeleteI'm sorry you didn't like The Nightingale! I did, though it had a few "issues." I also read/liked Rose of Sebastapol/ Nicely done chain!
ReplyDeleteI did like The Nightingale quite a lot Lisa. I am wondering what has happened with the film adaptation of it!
DeleteSuch a great chain, Marg. I have The Diamond Eye on my TBR shelf. I've liked the other 3 or 4 of Kate Quinn's books that I've read, so I have high hopes for Diamond Eye.
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed the Kate Quinn books I have read Mary. I still have a few. Not sure I will read her earlier books though.
DeleteLove the books on your chain (not that I have read any of them but I know I would love to... all the authors have been on my to-read-some-day-soon list for too long now!)
ReplyDeleteThere are always so many authors and books I would love to read!
Delete