ok,

if you were going on a road trip you might consider taking it along as essential reading material .....

"Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"?

I have two guesses:

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath or Girl, Interrupted ?

I am doing okay. I found out today that I definitely had a miscarriage but I am doing okay. I will not have to have a D and C. I posted on The Commons. Please read my thank you. I appreciate evryone's support and kindness this last week and a half.

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance? Nah...

Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe? Nah!

thejazz gets it ..... wtg!

Wow...wasn't sure about that one...

Okay, here comes the next entry!

A bizarre journey involving a coffin.

Moby Dick?

As I recall, Ishmael floats on a coffin after the Pequod is sunk.

Good guess...but no!

Okay...it appears that this one might be a toughie...

Here's another clue...the coffin and contents are being transported to Jefferson by a family.

Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying"?

There's no way to tell if Jazz is here, and my daughter assures me that I am correct (okay, okay, I admit it, She's the one who knew it), so I am going to go ahead and post another question.

Did you Grok the novel I am thinking of?

You (and your daughter) indeed nailed that one EC! Way to go...twas Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying".

Heinlein's "Stranger in a Strange Land"

Methinks the Nerthie one has it!

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LOL, I'll take that as permission to proceed..

Three children and a "malevolent phantom" called Arthur.

OOH OHH OOH!! That might be "To Kill a Mocking Bird"?????

Absolutely correct ren!

A young Englishman fresh out of his teens, arrives in France to reside with the Azaire family, while learning about textiles.

Could it be "Birdsong"?

It could .... what a wonderful book eh?

What about "all the kings horses and all the kings men couldn't put Willie together again".

Ok..here's a plot. Starts in Athens, then jumps to the forest. 3 pairs of lovers--one pair being Theseus and Hippolyta--later--who knows who is with whom? Is it Hermia and Lysander? Or Demetrius and Helena? And who are these faeries, anyway? Anyone know the main themes in this play?

Yes Leisa...A Midsummer Night's Dream.

I admire your enthusiasm, but we can have only one person asking at a time. When a person answers correctly someone else's clue, they become the asker. Please feel free to join in...it's currently Vikan's turn.