Howdy Bookworms!
It’s time again for my favorite monthly meme, Six Degrees of Separation, hosted by Annabel Smith and Emma Chapman. This month’s starting point is Gone Girl
(review), which is awesome, as my HIGHLY SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH has shown that if Kevin Bacon were a book, he’d be Gone Girl. Kismet, no?
1. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain. My first stop on this crazy train is going to be in Hannibal, MO. (Bonus points if you now have “Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, MO” from Damn Yankees
stuck in your head.) Gone Girl is set in Hannibal, MO whose most famous alumnus (before the Dunnes got all crazy up in there) is Mark Twain. Hence, the first book in my chain is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
2. Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare. One of my favorite adventures of Huck Finn occurred when he landed in the middle of the Shepherdson and Grangerford family feud. It got me to thinking about literary family feuds so OF COURSE, I landed on the infamous antics of the Capulets and Montagues!
3. The Fault in Our Stars
by John Green (review). How did I arrive here from Romeo and Juliet? Well. Doomed lovers, for a start. BUT. The title The Fault in Our Stars is totally a Shakespeare reference. Unfortunately, it’s NOT from Romeo and Juliet, it’s from Julius Caesar
. However, now that we’re in ancient Rome, my next book choice totally makes sense!
4. I Am Livia
by Phyllis T. Smith (review). How better to attach two books than with the assassination of a historical figure?! I Am Livia opens with the plotting of Caesar’s demise and goes on to get down with its Roman self. The thing about Rome is not everyone was thrilled to be conquered and stuff. That leads us to…
5. Hannibal: Enemy of Rome
by Ben Kane (review). Carthage haaaaaaaaaated Rome. And Rome haaaaaaaaaated Carthage. And the kids who lived there grew up and fought in wars and stuff. But Hannibal, leader of the Carthaginian army, had a flock of WAR ELEPHANTS, which is kind of awesome, and connects to…
6. Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen. War elephants, circus elephants. Potato, potahto. We made it all the way from the crazy media circus of Gone Girl to the actual circus. With elephants. And now you know why I can never get anything done. This is how my brain works. Oye.
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Shannon @ River City Reading
I totally forgot about the setting and never would have thought to connect to Huck Finn! I’ve been meaning to do a re-read and it looks like I really need to.
Words For Worms
I remember things about kitschy tourist traps, what can I say?
April @ The Steadfast Reader
I agree with Shannon that Huck Finn was a brilliant place to start! Also – I love War Elephants = Water for Elephants. 🙂
Words For Worms
Hahaha, yeah, there really isn’t enough elephant-centric literature. Or penguin-centric literature for the over 8 crowd.
April @ The Steadfast Reader
Also, don’t know if I’ve said it yet – but I love the tweaks on the blog – also. Weird that we posted our Six Degrees on the same day. 🙂
Words For Worms
Thanks April :). I’m happy with the tweaks too! And yeah, seriously weird we ended up posting 6 degrees on the same day. Great minds, obviously.
Aloi (guiltlessreading)
This meme boggles my mind sometimes, I don’t know which way it’ll go sometimes 😉 So is Gone Girl so absolutely awesome that I MUST put it on my TBR? I heard the movie is coming out ….
Words For Worms
I really liked Gone Girl, but I read it before all the hype. It’s always tough to say someone will love something going in with high expectations, but I think it’s a great book.
Annabel Smith
oh, the crazy crazy connections! Plus you had a weird random connection with the whole Hannibal place and Hannibal person which gets you bonus points. I’ve never read Huckleberry Finn. I feel bad about it but not bad enough to read it yet.
Words For Worms
Haha! I hadn’t even THOUGHT of my Hannibal-Hannibal connection! I feel like a bonehead for missing it, but want to high five you anyway. Wooo!