I have a weird memory. I can recall entire conversations from months ago, remember what I watched on telly when I was a little kid, but ask me what I read six months ago and I’ll have some issues.
Bibi @Bibi’s Book Blog tagged me in this memory challenge, and I must say, the results are concerning.
How does this work?
You must answer these questions without looking anything up on the internet and without looking at your bookshelves!!
Dunn-dunn-dunn!
#1 Name a book written by an author called Michael
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. Never read it though.
#2 Name a book with a dragon on the cover
A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin. I think?! I mean it must have a dragon!
#3 Name a book about a character called George
I have a feeling that there was a little kid called George in Stephen King’s It.
Was there? Someone please tell me.
#4 Name a book written by an author with the surname Smith
The Burning Shore by Wilbur Smith. Love his books. I rarely read historical fiction, but his Courtney books are just amazing. They are set in South Africa, and the family saga starts somewhere in the 17th century. The Burning Shore also has one of my favourite fictional character ever: Centaine Courtney, who is feisty and witty as fuck.
#5 Name a book set in Australia
This is almost too easy! Just read Force Of Nature by Jane Harper, set in the Australian bushland. Awesome book! If you haven’t read it, please do yourself a favoure and give it a try.
#6 Name a book with the name of a month in the title
Ha! Ok, well… No idea. The only one I could think of was The Hunt for the Red October, but that’s what Bibi said, so maybe I just saw it there and I thought I remembered it. So I’ll pass.
#7 Name a book with a knife on the cover
I’m fairly positive that my copy of The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness has a knife on it. I mean, it would make sense. No?
#8 Name a book with the word βoneβ in the title
I think Nora Roberts has a book called Year One, or something like that. Haven’t read that one either.
#9 Name a book with a eponymous title
Ugh… Actually had to check what eponymous means.
I’ll go with Sadie. Another book I haven’t read, and also have no clue who wrote it. (Sorry, author!!)
#10 Name a book turned into a movie
Ready Player One. Awesome book, awesome movie. Don’t remember who wrote it. Some dude…
Ok, I’ll see myself out…
I’d love to see how Ova, Hunida, and Ayunda can remember stuff about books!
Ohh I will do this in the first change! Sounds fun!!!! thank you for tagging me xxx
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Yay π
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Oh you did super well!! I would never be able to come up with so many answers! Tbh I don’t think I could name a single author called Michael or Smith from memory ππ
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I think i have to thank my grandma, she introduced me to Wilbur Smith π
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Lmao! I can remember what I watched on TV as a kid too and other weird sh#t like what happened in a video game I played years ago but important stuff, forget it.πππ
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I still know some lines by heart from my fave kiddie cartoons! π
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This was a hard tag! I had to look up eponymous and used Sadie for my choice too! I loved that book. Your answers were so fun, as always, Norrie. I think you did a great job. β₯οΈ
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I still haven’t read Sadie. But i think I’ll do the audio version.
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haha I think I’d have gotten only one answer. At least I have read November 9 by Colleen Hoover. I have Googled eponymous but still don’t have the answer to the question lo. You did great, Norrie!
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Oh, nice one on the November book!
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Jeez! I donβt know if I could do this tag. lol. I agree… a book I read 20 years ago I can tell you about… last weekβs! Not so much.
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Funny how memory works! π
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Wow cool tag, I haven’t seen this one before but it looks super fun. Thanks for tagging me π
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Curious to see your books you remember π
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Well! You did much better than I would have! I had fun playing along!
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Haha π thank you.
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Oh, rather you than me doing this one as despite thinking I have a great memory, I know I have swiss cheese for a brain or is it, mad cow? Who knows.
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For me swiss cheese is about right. Maybe i remembered the books, but i didn’t remember half the groceries i had to get today, even tho only had 4 things on the list π
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LMAO! Yeah that sounds about right. π
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Well I think you did pretty well at this, wow, I admire you and your memory ahah, I tried doing the questions too as I read, and I wouldn’t have done as great as you did π β€ Lovely post! π
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Thank you π
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Yeah, I had to look up eponymous too! Also I’m pretty sure the little brother in it is Georgie so that totally counts!
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Yesss!!! I know now i could look up cuz the post is done, but i still haven’t, haha π
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Wow, you did so well! My memory is terrible. I would fail this one for sure. Most of my answers would be something along the lines of, βThat thing with the thingβyou know what I mean?β Iβm impressed!
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Oh, i do that with people… i saw a guy in the office and asked my friend who the newbie was. Apparently the dude has been working there for 6 months. And our office is quite small…π
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ππ Awe, poor dude. Yeah, that sounds like something I would do too!
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Haha awesome post! xD My memory is even worse, I’d totally fail at this. π It’s Georgie in It. π π₯
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Oh nice. Also, RIP Georgie ππ
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Yeah, I’m great about remembering stuff about people but terrible about books. I literally forget the plots and names of characters a week after finishing them. π And weirdly enough I don’t think I can think of any writers with the surname Smith off the top of my memory!
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Today i was in the bookshop and saw also Zadie Smith. So we now have 2!! π
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Hahaha love this tag! Your memory seems way better than mine! I couldnβt answer half of these when I was going through them in my mind. Lol
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Lol. My friend did point out that i remember the weirdest things π
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ooof I couldn’t recall anything!! I would fail when it comes to this tag. Also the first thing that came to my mind when I read Smith was Will Smith soooo Β―\_(γ)_/Β―
Also your blog is soooo beautifulllll oh my god!!!!
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Aww, thank you π€
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Wow, this was cool! I tried to do this as I went along and read your answers and realized that I couldn’t even answer 1/3 of the questions. Well, that is why I review I guess π
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Same here π I was very bad at this..
You did awesome though, Norrie! And extra points for that cute Koala π
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Haha. Just wanna hug him! Prolly would rip off my face tho π€£
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Ain’t nothing wrong with that!
I often can’t remember anything useful to be honest, just random stuff.π
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You did OK there π
I like the koala.
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Haha, thank you!
It’s so cute… and unimpressed π
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Haha! I had to look up eponymous, too! This is going to be so hard, thank you for tagging me! β‘
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Good luck! Can’t wait to see yours!
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Haha, I love this! It’s strange how your mind goes blank when you’re put on the spot. Someone asked me today what books I have on my wishlist, and I couldn’t think of one – I have a million books on my wish list!!! And Year One by Nora Roberts happens to be on my wish list!
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Oh believe me, you did EXTREMELY well compared to how I would have done… My memory sucks so much I sometimes fear my brain cells must be dying (and not regenerating) a lot quicker than they are supposed to. I’m not sure if it’s my grey mass protecting me from going into overdrive or just my inability at surviving. Maybe both?
Anyway, great post Norrie! I had to think about that dragon one and I own the freaking book…
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You know, with all the different cover versions one can never be sure! ππ
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“Some dude” hahahah Welp, can’t remember all those authors out there, right? π
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I do feel bad, haha π But yea, it’s true.
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OK, this is a seriously cool tag and you had a proper good go at it. So impressed… I’d totally fail at all of those answers… I was trying to think a long but kept pulling a blank π Think I’d end up proper annoyed with myself by the end for not remembering anything π
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Maybe you just need to be put on the spot! π
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Yeah π that kind of pressure might just work! :d
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