Literary trivia . . . name that book!

President Camacho · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:31 pm Post subject:

That is the real President Camacho!

I put a lot of effort in stealing that from someone's web page. I will change it though. Oh well....

ralphinlaos · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:40 pm Post subject:

Well, this seems to have gone over like a lead balloon. But I ain't no quitter, so will persist.

You're right, Saffron. President Camacho + Idiocracy = President Camacho should be impeached. But I don't think your gentlemanliness was ever in question.

And while you're still President Camacho, I hope you will find time to read the book - it's a true classic.

For everyone else, here's another clue: CLUTTER.

Ralph

President Camacho · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:41 pm Post subject:

meeeee? Impeached?!?!?!?! Lamo

You didn't even here about my three point plan for global awesomeness yet!

ralphinlaos · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:48 pm Post subject:

Well, President Camacho, you certainly got yourself a safe, harmless and cuddly little avatar there, didn't you? Still trying to appeal to the masses?

President Camacho · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:54 pm Post subject:

I give the people what they want! Beer 2

ralphinlaos · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 4:30 am Post subject:

O.K., here's my last clue for this book, then I'll start another Name that Book:

HOLCOMB, KANSAS

Ralph

Saffron · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:40 am Post subject:

I couldn't help myself, I just peeked at the answer. Somebody should know this!!!

Saffron

DWill · Senior Joined: 31 Jan 2008 Posts: 384 Gender:

In Cold Blood. What do I win? Oh, just glory.
DWill

ralphinlaos · Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:14 am Post subject:

Thank you, DWill, you'e right - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.

William, Bonnie, Kenyon and Nancy are the names of the Clutter family who were murdered in Holcomb, Kansas (by Richard Hickock and Perry Smith) in 1959.

"The best documentary account of an American crime ever written. . . . The book chills the blood and exercises the intelligence . . . harrowing."
New York Review of Books

And, as the critics love to say, "It's a great read."

Well, that was interesting; I was beginning to think that nobody else had read the book (or, perhaps, that nobody cared). DWill, you've already won my respect and admiration, whatever that's worth. I'd send you my copy of the book if I had your address.

Here's the next Name That Book posting - and I've changed the format of the trivia question to make it unGoogleable (I hope):

Two shots. Mother dead, child lives, end of story. Heredity versus environment?

Name the book and the author.

Ralph

Ophelia · Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:42 am Post subject:

This is an interesting thread Ralph, and the idea of changing the clues to neutralize search engines is great.


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