
Abstract cubes ~ Image credit: Separation abstract cubes via pixy.org
I discovered this challenge on one of the blogs I follow, Carol from the "Reading Ladies Book Club". Thank you, Carol.
The first month, I put together all the rules of this challenge as well as the history of "6 Degrees of Separation". Since I don't want to repeat them every month and also keep a list with the link to all the lists I will post in future, this is my future reference.
#6Degrees of Separation
Feb 2021: (original post)
from Redhead By the Side of the Road (Goodreads) to Palace Walk.
Mar 2021: (original post)
from Phosphorescene (Goodreads) to Against Hate.
Apr 2021: (original post)
from Shuggie Bain (Goodreads) to Dream of the Red Chamber.
#6Degrees is a monthly link-up hosted by Kate at Books Are My Favourite and Best. I love the idea.
Each
month, a book is chosen by Kate and we get to go on from there, no
matter how, the book just have to be linked to six other ones to form a
chain. Any book only has to be connected to the one before them.
Rules:
- Link the books together in any way you like.
- Provide a link in your post to the meme at Books Are My Favourite and Best.
- Share these rules in your post.
- Paste the link to your post in the comments on Kate’s post and/or the Linky Tool on that post.
- Invite your blog readers to join in and paste their links in the comments and/or the Linky Tool.
- Share your post on Twitter using the #6Degrees hashtag.
- Be nice! Visit and comment on other posts and/or retweet other #6Degrees posts.
This is what Kate says (check here).
Annabel Smith and Emma Chapman began the 6 Degrees of Separation meme in 2014 (and Kate took over in 2016).
The
meme was inspired by Hungarian writer and poet Frigyes Karinthy. In his
1929 short story, Chains, Karinthy coined the phrase 'six degrees of
separation'. The phrase was popularised by a 1990 play written by John
Guare, which was later made into a film
starring Stockard Channing. Since then, the idea that everyone in the
world is separated from everyone else by just six links has been
explored in many ways, from 'six degress of Kevin Bacon' to the science of connections. And now it’s a meme for readers.
So,
to the meme. On the first Saturday of every month, a book is chosen as a
starting point and linked to six other books to form a chain. Readers
and bloggers are invited to join in by creating their own 'chain'
leading from the selected book.
How the meme works
Books
can be linked in obvious ways – for example, books by the same authors,
from the same era or genre, or books with similar themes or settings.
Or, you may choose to link them in more personal ways: books you read on
the same holiday, books given to you by a particular friend, books that
remind you of a particular time in your life, or books you read for an
online challenge.
A book doesn’t need to be connected to all the other books on the list, only to the ones next to them in the chain.
How to Join the Meme
Each
person’s chain will look completely different. It doesn’t matter what
the connection is or where it takes you – just take us on the journey
with you. Don’t worry if you haven’t read the first book either: you can
always find ways to link it based on your expectations/ideas about it.
Join
in by posting your own six degrees chain on your blog and adding the
link in the Linky section (or comments) of each month’s post. If you
don’t have a blog, you can share your chain in the comments section. You
can also check out links to posts on Twitter using the hashtag
#6Degree.
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