It’s time for #6degrees. Start at the same place as other wonderful readers, add six books, and see where you end up!
This month we begin with Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk. I haven’t read the book but I watched the movie after I finished The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell. The ending of Rindell’s book left me completely confused and a friend, who’d also read Typist, simply said “Fight Club.”
A catastrophic fall is crucial to the plot of The Other Typist, as it is in Floria Tosca by Paola Capriolo, a modern interpretation of Puccini’s opera, Tosca.
The last production I saw of Tosca was set during WWII, with Scarpia depicted as a high-ranking Nazi. On my recent trip to Germany, I visited Sachsenhausen, the concentration camp near Berlin, and also the place where SS officers were trained. It leads me to Hannah’s Dress by Pascale Hugues, which looks at Berlin’s history through both Wars to the present by following life on a single residential street.
The idea of focusing on a single element to tell a greater story brings to mind Turning by Jessica Lee. Also set in Berlin, Lee recalls the ups and downs she faced in a single year, all told in terms of her ‘swimming project’.
Turning is told in four parts, for the four seasons, as is Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler.
I recently watched the tv series of Sweetbitter. I enjoyed it but not as much as the tv series of Love, Nina by Nina Stibbe.
Where will other chains go? Link up below or post your link in the comments section.
Next month (March 2, 2019), we’ll begin with a book that I think will be a frontrunner for the Stella Prize – The Arsonist by Chloe Hooper (I realise overseas readers may not be familiar with this book but the fact that it is true crime might provide a starting point).
Great chain Kate! I couldn’t see how you would get from Fight Club to Love, Nina but of course it makes total sense 🙂
Shirley did a great job in this months Six degrees for Muse & Views Bookclub, from Fight Club to The Orenda. Check it out!
https://bookclub9.blogspot.com/2019/02/six-degrees-of-separation-from-fight.html
Enjoyable as always Kate. Loved how you got in some German books given your recent holiday.
I haven’t read The arsonist but would dearly love to… Particularly given the Stella Prize. Are you going to the long list event? How I’d love to discover I’ve read some of them this year… Hmm
Anyhow, here is my link.
https://whisperinggums.com/2019/02/02/six-degrees-of-separation-from-fight-club-to/
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I haven’t read ANY of the books on your list, but I’m particularly interested in adding Hannah’s Dress (and also next month’s starting title, The Arsonist – it’s been receiving great reviews).
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I am sorry, I have just abused #6 degrees by fangirling on Chuck https://kathryngossow.net/2019/02/02/6-degrees-its-all-about-chuck/
I just finished reading Suzanne Rindell’s latest book, Eagle & Crane, and enjoyed it so much I’m looking out for her previous books, including The Other Typist. I’m now very intrigued by your connections from that book to Fight Club and Tosca!
My chain https://whatcathyreadnext.wordpress.com/2019/02/02/6-degrees-of-separation-from-fight-club-to-earthly-joys-6degrees-2nd-february-2019/
Very interesting six degrees chain! Particularly liked the links to the Hogarth Shakespeare series.
A fascinating chain as always, Kate. I haven’t done my own chain this month but am enjoying reading everyone else’s. 🙂
I got Sweetbitter out of the library just this week. Looking forward to reading it.
Great chain, as ever, Kate, and thank you for adding two Berlin novels to my list.
Always love your chains. Threw mine together quickly this morning and so I hope it makes sense. Ha! I had forgotten this was the day. I’m very curious about next month’s starting book.
Very interesting list with a few to go on out list of possibilities, The Other typist and Hannah’s Dress in particular. Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this fin and challenging game.
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nice connections! Here is mine, but I goofed. Somehow, I got the wrong book to start with, and as I didn’t do it last month, I didn’t find it odd: https://wordsandpeace.com/2019/02/02/six-degrees-of-separation-the-french-and-love/
Thanks for hosting, yet again! Great list. I’m interested to find out more about The Other Typist, now.
Hannah’s Dress seems an interesting read and now added to my book list. (I have just added 7 books from the blog from ANZLitLover! Anyway, here is my list
https://anglersrest.net/2019/02/02/six-degrees-of-separation-from-fight-club-to/
I haven’t read any of the books in your chain, although several appeal to me. The Other Typist is one I have heard a lot about. And Hannah’s Dress sounds right up my alley. Thank you for hosting. Putting together a chain is such fun!
I haven’t read any of those books, but The Other Typist and Hannah’s Dress both sound interesting. Great chain as usual!
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Fight Club was a tough start for me, so I went random.
https://thinkaboutreading.wordpress.com/2019/02/02/six-degrees-of-separation-from-fight-club-to-i-am-a-cat/
Love how the covers kind of also go together in your chain.
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Finally got my act together to take part, although I have to admit I have an almost visceral dislike of Fight Club!
What a great chain! I’ve only read The Other Typist and Sweetbitter, but really want to read and watch Love, Nina soon. I can’t wait to see what everyone does with next month’s book!
I have just been reminded that I wanted to try this. I know it is a bit late, but I shall plan a post for the 6th of Feb, hope that’s ok?
New follower here! I saw this meme on a couple of sites and knew I just had to play along! I’ve only heard of The Typist and Sweetbitter, and haven’t even read them so your chain was interesting to me.
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Had a fun time with this one. Nice challenge. Your list was interesting, five titles I haven’t read. I’m definately going to be looking out for The Other Typist.
My take on the list is at https://cathum.wordpress.com/2019/02/04/six-degrees-of-separation-from-fight-club-to-weaveworld/
Unrelated, but Turning reminded me that there is a new movie adaptation of The Turn of the Screw coming out this year. It’s called… The Turning. Sweetbitter is a novel I’m pretty sure I’ll enjoy, I just haven’t gotten around to reading it yet.
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