Book Thing That I Stole from Miriam

May 21, 2006 21:08

The idea is, you pick ten of your favorite novels, look them up on Amazon.com, and find the list of Statistically Improbable Phrases for those novels. Pick a few SIPs from each novel, list them here, and then have people guess what books they are.

1. compilation tape High Fidelity by Nick Hornby (ID'd by Peggy)
2. cousin jasper, old rectory
3. plasma ( Read more... )

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half_lidded May 22 2006, 02:44:08 UTC
#8- a tree grows in brooklyn?

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amarysta May 22 2006, 08:34:45 UTC
5- view from saturday :) (because i knew it had to be on there somewhere, so i looked for a phrase from it)
1- songbook? (if not, high fidelity?)- both by nick hornby, and at least one of which also has to be on here...
that's all i can do.

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scotchwhisky May 22 2006, 12:26:13 UTC
Is 2 To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee?

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living_jukebox May 22 2006, 16:02:37 UTC
Nope, but good guess.

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choirsoftheeye May 22 2006, 16:22:56 UTC
I have no idea, but damn you for having my name there!

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amarysta May 22 2006, 20:28:01 UTC
woah, after googling those phrases, i feel much better about not getting them, as i actually haven't read most.
though i should've gotten 3 maybe

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