Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Joy of a Completed Puzzle: Best Sellers

This was one of the quicker puzzles that I've finished in quite some time, but given the subject matter, and the wonderful variety that it provided, it was awfully hard not to want to work on it.

There are 53 titles shown on here, though "Black Beauty" is featured twice for some reason, which leaves 52 different books. Of those 52, I've only read a paltry 18; those being...

The Secret Garden
Romeo and Juliet (though not the Illustrated Classics version in the puzzle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
To Kill a Mockingbird
Treasure Island
Tarzan the Ape Man
The Time Machine
The Invisible Man
Jaws
War of the Worlds
Around the World in 80 Days
1984
Charlotte's Web
Frankenstein
Sherlock Holmes (the version shown at the bottom is the "complete and unabridged")
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

There are about 10 more books that I should've read by now, but for whatever reason, haven't. I have been on the lookout for a few when I go to McKay's, but haven't found any cheap copies to date. Of course too, there are a few here that I have zero interest in reading, and will not be doing so even if it would mean that I could say that I've read them. 

And even though it's not the same, I have seen the film version of a number of the books here that I haven't read (as well as those that I have read), and have seen the Perry Mason episode of "The Case of the Lucky Loser" many times over the years. 

Anyway, this was a terribly fun puzzle to put together. And since my photo up top leaves much to be desired, I'll leave you with a better one from the box.

Puzzle Details:
Maker: White Mountain
Title: Best Sellers
Size: 1000 pieces
Price Paid: $1

Catching up (and other random musings): Part 2

You'd never know it, but I had intended to send this post out into the world about a week after the last one. Obviously that didn't ...