Read-a-Thon: Hour 21 -- Picturiffic Mini-Challenge

Stella Matutina

books and stories and musings, oh my!

10th-Apr-2011 07:54 pm

A few read-a-thons ago, I noticed that my many update posts had pushed all my reviews off the main page. I didn't have a single picture on the front page of my blog.

The horror! A blog needs pictures, yes?

Don't leave your blog imageless! I want you to hunt around on the internet for a picture that has something to do with the book you're currently reading. You can post a painting or photograph that makes you think of the story or the characters, choose a few pictures that highlight some of the book's most important elements, or do a little of both. You do not have to create the picture yourself; this's meant to be a simple, late-in-the-game challenge, so something you find on a Google image search or through Flickr's creative commons archive is fine. Just remember to credit the person who took the picture.

The only images that don't count are a) the book's cover art or b) film stills, if the book has been adapted for movies or television. That'd be a little too easy. :)

I'm currently reading THE CHARMING QUIRKS OF OTHERS, an Alexander McCall Smith novel that takes place in Edinburgh. Since the setting is so important to the characters, I found this picture of Edinburgh Castle, one the city's landmarks:

Photo by Bert Kaufman

Post your picture on your blog, then leave a comment here with a permalink to the post. One random participant will win a book of their choice from the read-a-thon prize list!

ETA: LiveJournal has decided to automatically screen most comments that contain links. If you comment doesn't show up right away, don't worry--it's probably just fallen prey to LJ's spam filter. I'll unscreen it as soon as I see it.

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10th-Apr-2011 07:57 am (UTC)

shanra

*points* Been there! Been there!

I hope you're still enjoying the read-a-thon and the books you're reading! <3

10th-Apr-2011 08:01 am (UTC)

xicanti

LUCKY! I almost went to the very bottom of Scotland one time, but then it turned out I couldn't go there and make it back to Carlisle in time for my train home. I had to make do with looking at Mary Queen of Scots's 900-year-old dining table, which was in Carslisle Castle. It had a stuffed wolverine sitting on it for no apparent reason.

Not quite the same thing as going to Scotland, let alone seeing Edinburgh Castle.

10th-Apr-2011 08:11 am (UTC)

shanra

Awww! I hope it was a pretty castle at least! I went on a school trip. Ish. It was organised by the student association at uni. (We were, what? Fives minutes from Edinburgh Castle?)

10th-Apr-2011 09:00 am (UTC)

xicanti

Alas, it was a military outpost, so it was rather low on frills. :( There was an interesting military museum, though, which is where the dining room table was. (Believe it or not, that table was mentioned as a key draw in all the brochures I saw.) Come to think of it, maybe the random stuffed wolverine was actually the regiment's mascot or something.

That's a pretty awesome schoolish trip! I got to go to Toronto once with my improv troupe, but that was it. No international travel to sites of historic interest.

10th-Apr-2011 08:12 am (UTC)

Kate Cavanaugh Towery

Great challenge- sorry that my current read is a little on the dark and gloomy side!

http://www.midnightbookgirl.com/2011/04/readathon-update-now-thru-end.html

10th-Apr-2011 08:15 am (UTC) - Picture!

Anonymous

Fun mini-challenge, thanks for hosting. My picture is here: http://leeswammes.wordpress.com/2011/04/09/24-hour-read-a-thon-the-second-half/

10th-Apr-2011 08:16 am (UTC) - Mini-Challenge Entry

LDotMarie

I'm reading ALWAYS THE BAKER, NEVER THE BRIDE by . There is a recipe for Aunt Sophie's Red Velvet Cupcakes that sounds mouth watering. It was easier to tweet you the pic, so I just sent it.

10th-Apr-2011 08:25 am (UTC) - Re: Mini-Challenge Entry

LDotMarie

Here's my blog post for the mini-challenge: http://precisionreviews.blogspot.com/2011/04/24-hour-read-thon.html

10th-Apr-2011 08:20 am (UTC) - India @ Taiwandering

Anonymous

It's a movie still, but Packing for Mars hasn't been made into a movie, so I'm okay, right?

Disney's old RocketMan movie!

It's humorous and has to do with space testing, just like the book!

10th-Apr-2011 08:26 am (UTC)

readthroughlife

You can find my entry on my readathon post (http://readingthroughlife.ca/24-hour-read-a-thon-take-three/). This was fun!

10th-Apr-2011 08:28 am (UTC)

heidenkind

Here's mine: http://heidenkind.blogspot.com/2011/04/readathon-hour-21-update.html

10th-Apr-2011 08:29 am (UTC) - Picturrific Mini Challenge

Anonymous

great you're here!
i've posted my link with art response (http://faithhopecherrytea.posterous.com/24-hr-readathon-2) here! thx for the creative challenge!!

10th-Apr-2011 08:29 am (UTC) - challenge entry

Vamps_R_Us

http://vampsrus.blogspot.com/2011/04/picturrific-challenge.html

Neat idea! :)

10th-Apr-2011 08:31 am (UTC)

Anonymous

Fun challenge, my photo is here:

http://cowhugger.tumblr.com/post/4489720267/24-hour-read-a-thon-update-mini-challenge

10th-Apr-2011 08:36 am (UTC) - The Center of Everything

jewelknits

http://www.knittingandsundries.com/2011/04/deweys-readathon-starts-now.html

In The Center of Everything, young Evelyn sees a map where the USA is in the center. Since Kansas, where she lives, is the center of the USA, that means that she lives in the center of everything.

Thanks for this challenge; I needed to wake up!

10th-Apr-2011 08:36 am (UTC)

sarah_3m

Fun challenge, here's my photo:

http://cowhugger.tumblr.com/post/4489720267/24-hour-read-a-thon-update-mini-challenge

Sorry if I commented twice!

10th-Apr-2011 08:43 am (UTC)

creative_excess

http://nisababepraised.wordpress.com/2011/04/10/picturriffic-mini-challenge/

This was a fun one! I got to choose from several different ideas since I just finished a book of short stories. Edinburgh looks gorgeous, I've never been. (Also, woo Alexander McCall Smith! His books are so entertaining.)

10th-Apr-2011 08:43 am (UTC)

cynni

Here is mine: http://uniflamecreates.blogspot.com/2011/04/readathon-still-ongoing.html

10th-Apr-2011 08:45 am (UTC)

Anonymous

I posted my image for my current read The Foretelling by Alice Hoffman...
http://cerebralgirl.blogspot.com/2011/04/read-thon-april-2011-hour-21.html

10th-Apr-2011 09:02 am (UTC) - Picturrific Mini Challenge for Dewey Readathon

GatheringBooks

Hi, this is my post for your lovely challenge. Was able to hunt for a perfect image to capture Lisbeth Salander, and it's an original to boot. http://gatheringbooks.wordpress.com/2011/04/10/picturrrific-minichallenge-for-dewey-readathon/
One of my former students made this artwork. Truly lovely.

10th-Apr-2011 09:03 am (UTC) - Picture of an Idiot

Suzanne Moore

I'm reading THE IDIOT by, Fyodor Dostoyevsky

http://readingwithchessie.blogspot.com/2011/04/suzannes-picture.html

This picture might be a book that Prince Myshkin would read.

10th-Apr-2011 09:10 am (UTC) - Picturiffic mini challenge

Anonymous

Just entered the mini-challenge on twitter @theskilar. from the book eclipse because Bella is in Folks and their are many forests

10th-Apr-2011 09:11 am (UTC) - Picturiffic mini challenge

Anonymous

Just entered the mini-challenge on twitter @theskilar. from the book eclipse because Bella is in Folks and their are alot of forests

10th-Apr-2011 09:26 am (UTC) - Read-a-Thon Mini-Challenge

Anonymous

I just finished up "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"...my piture is a bit representational but it is also the exact type of girl I see the protagonist as...very connected technologically with some amazing dragon art.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2Y5yhITezAI/TUGi4MnmLeI/AAAAAAAAACM/_QWM2c-wUu0/s1600/Tribal%252525252525252BTattoo%252525252525252BGirl.jpg

Thanks for the challenge!
Courtney
stilettostorytime at gmail dot com

10th-Apr-2011 10:01 am (UTC) - Robin's Pictures "Miles to Go" by Richard Paul Evans

Robin Murphy Martin

I read Miles to Go the second book in the 5 book series by Richard Paul Evans. This is the sequence of events in the story.

http://readingwithchessie.blogspot.com/2011/04/robins-pictures-miles-to-go-by-richard.html

10th-Apr-2011 10:02 am (UTC)

cathepsut

Been there! Edinburgh is a beautiful city, worth a trip!

Here is mine:
http://cathepsut.dreamwidth.org/810417.html

10th-Apr-2011 10:21 am (UTC) - mini challenge

joystory

I posted a pic related to Elizabeth Berg's The Last Time I Saw You which was about a 40th high school reunion. http://joystory.blogspot.com/2011/04/my-brain-on-books-viii.html

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