The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

50.1 Peebee’s Task: Summer of 1984

I remember the first time I ever played the original Trivial Pursuit, Genus Edition: while I was away at camp during the summer of 1984 (which according to Wikipedia is when the game's popularity peaked). These tasks are related to my memories from that unforgettable summer.

Read 3 books from at least 2 of the 3 options. You may select A and B from a single option. You may NOT do the same part A or B more than once.

Option 1: 1984

A. For this option, read (or hopefully re-read) the book 1984 by George Orwell,
OR
B. read a book first published in 1984.

Option 2: When Doves Cry

This song, from the movie soundtrack for Purple Rain, was #1 on the charts for most of the summer, as well as the biggest hit of the year.

A. For this option, read a book with a bird on the cover,
OR
B. read a book with the words "purple," "rain," "Prince," or "time" in the title, subtitle, or series title, EXACT matches only.

Option 3: Sixteen Candles

This movie, one of my very favorites, was the first movie John Hughes directed, and featured some of the actors who would later be known as part of the “Brat Pack.”

A. For this option, read a book with a cake and/or candle(s) on the cover. Cupcakes will NOT be considered cakes for this task,
OR
B. read a book WRITTEN by one of the actors who were considered part of the Brat Pack, according to this Wikipedia article: Brat Pack – Membership Any ACTOR mentioned in the Membership section may be used. Co-authors work like Along the Way: The Journey of a Father and Son, but a contribution of an Introduction or Foreward to another author's book does not work.

(Some of my favorite Brat Pack authors are: Molly Ringwald and Rob Lowe)

Required for all options: Please state the options you selected when you post. If using cover options, please post a link to the book’s cover. If your choices aren’t obvious, please explain the connection.

Approved:


Option 1B, published in 1984


Option 2A, birds



Option 2B, purple, rain, prince, time in title
(purple in title)
(rain in title)
(prince in title)
(time in title)

(Option 3A, cake and/or candle)


(Option 3B, Brat Pack actors as authors)
Stories I Only Tell My Friends or Love Life by Rob Lowe
The Time of My Life by Patrick Swayze (cowritten with wife Lisa Niemi, but that's OK)
Along the Way: The Journey of a Father and Son by Martin Sheen (cowritten by Emilio Estevez)
Prairie Tale by Melissa Gilbert (although a matter of dispute whether she's actually considered a Brat Packer, she is listed in the "Membership" section.)
When It Happens To You by Molly Ringwald (my personal favorite among those I've read)

Not Approved:

Cupcakes as opposed to representations of full-sized cakes or slices of a full-sized cake.

3 books from the same option (the options are counted as what's before the OR and what's after the OR (now designated A and B)).

(can't see candles)

(an angel, not a bird)

This help thread is open!

Does the sky full of birds on the bottom right corner count for Option 2?

I want to make sure that all three books read can be from the same option?

JennRenee wrote: "I want to make sure that all three books read can be from the same option?"

I am counting the options as only two options listed for each one (what's before the OR and what's after). So you could have two from one and one from another, but not three from one.

For example, for Option 2, you couldn't have #1 with a bird, #2 with "purple," and #3 with "rain," but you could do #1 with a bird, #2 with "purple," and #3 a book published in 1984.

Karen Michele wrote: "Does the sky full of birds on the bottom right corner count for Option 2?

"

Yes, and it's an excellent book!

. Ok for candle?

Would a cupcake work for Option 3 - cake on cover.

If not, does this work for cake?



Thanks!

Susan A wrote: ". Ok for candle?"

approved.

Sandi wrote: "Would a cupcake work for Option 3 - cake on cover.

If not, does this work for cake?




No on the cupcakes; yes on the full-sized cakes. The 2nd choice is approved.

Thanks for my bird request. I was going to do two with birds and I see from one of your answers that doesn't work, so what about this for candles? I believe candles light the lanterns, but you can't see them:

Can I read 3 books pub. in 1984?

Peebee wrote: "JennRenee wrote: "I want to make sure that all three books read can be from the same option?"

I am counting the options as only two options listed for each one (what's before the OR and what's aft..."

ok I got it. I figured i was confused. thanks

Karen Michele wrote: "Thanks for my bird request. I was going to do two with birds and I see from one of your answers that doesn't work, so what about this for candles? I believe candles light the lanterns, but you can'..."

since you can't see the candles, I'm going to say no.

Thanks- I misunderstood. :-)

Thanks, I have a couple of other options I can use! Fun task!

Kathy G. wrote: "Can I read 3 books pub. in 1984?"

We are going to issue some clarifying language, but the answer is no to that. What I meant by using the same option is that you could choose one book from the first half of the sentence and another from the second half of the sentence in the same option...you didn't have to select one from Option 1, one from Option 2, and one from Option 3, but since it's led to some confusion we will be changing the language.

Peebee,

I 'm sorry but I'm a little dense here. If I'm I am reading this correctly, I can do:

Option 1 - read
Option 2 - read Bird on cover

read Prince Of Fire Prince in Title

Anne (Booklady) wrote: "Peebee,

I 'm sorry but I'm a little dense here. If I'm I am reading this correctly, I can do:

Option 1 - read
Option 2 - read Bird on cover

r..."

That is correct. You have Option 1A, Option 2A and Option 2B. That's how we are planning to relabel it to make it clear that you can't read 3 books with birds, 3 books published in 1984, or 3 books with prince, rain, and purple, since those are all the same suboption.

Thank you Peebee. I'm a little frazzled because I am moving in 25 days and Still have a lot to do.

will this work for bird on the cover:



and this for candle:

In order:
would all of them work?
/
/
/

Peebee - to clarify - for option 3 - can it be anyone linked in the membership section or are you looking for the core membership group?

Amy wrote: "will this work for bird on the cover:



and this for candle:

"

both are approved.

Dee wrote: "Peebee - to clarify - for option 3 - can it be anyone linked in the membership section or are you looking for the core membership group?"

Anyone listed in the membership section of the Wikipedia page, since neither I nor the moderators want to quibble over whether someone truly belonged or not.

ok - thanks! I was looking at the core group and really only found books by Rob Lowe and Molly Ringwald

one more question - does the brat pack author have to be the only author, or if they co-wrote it? i.e. Patrick Swayze is listed, he co-wrote a book with his wife before he died - The Time of My Life

Dee wrote: "one more question - does the brat pack author have to be the only author, or if they co-wrote it? i.e. Patrick Swayze is listed, he co-wrote a book with his wife before he died - [book:The Time of..."

Dee, that's another reason....I know if you expand it there's Melissa Gilbert and Patrick Swayze (and may be others....those were just the ones I knew about). Co-authorship is fine, as long as one of the brat packers is listed.

Midu wrote: "In order:
would all of them work?


Approved:
(published in 1984)
(rain in title)
(prince in series title)
(cake and candle on cover)
(candle on cover)

Not Approved:
The Integral Trees (not clear on the original publication date, but it doesn't appear to be solely in 1984)

Peebee wrote: "Dee wrote: "one more question - does the brat pack author have to be the only author, or if they co-wrote it? i.e. Patrick Swayze is listed, he co-wrote a book with his wife before he died - [book..."

that's kinda why I asked...my library has Molly Ringwald, Melissa Gilbert and Patrick Swayze...let's see which one I can get my hands on first

Hey Peebee,

Does this work for Option 3A ?

Sprinkle with Murder

For some reason I'm confused about this task! I think these will fit the tasks, but want to make sure I have the options correct.

Stories I Only Tell My Friends (Written by Rob Lowe)
The Time Keeper (Time in the title)
(Bird on the cover)

Will these work together?

Thanks!

Apoorv wrote: "Hey Peebee,

Does this work for Option 3A ?

Sprinkle with Murder

"

I said above that I would disallow cupcakes, and I don't see any candles, so no.

Meghanly wrote: "For some reason I'm confused about this task! I think these will fit the tasks, but want to make sure I have the options correct.

Stories I Only Tell My Friends (Written by Rob Low..."

Those all work together, exactly as I envisioned it. You have one from 2A (bird), one from 2B (time), and one from 3B (Rob Lowe). It's sometimes harder to get the language exactly clear in the task, but that's what the Help Thread is for!

Peebee wrote: "Apoorv wrote: "Hey Peebee,

Does this work for Option 3A ?

Sprinkle with Murder

"

I said above that I would disallow cupcakes, and I don't ..."

Peebee, isn't there a full-size cake in the back right, under the "der" of the title?

Peebee wrote: "Meghanly wrote: "For some reason I'm confused about this task! I think these will fit the tasks, but want to make sure I have the options correct.

Stories I Only Tell My Friends (W..."

Thanks for the help! :) Congrats on the 50 point task!

Kate wrote: "Peebee wrote: "Apoorv wrote: "Hey Peebee,

Does this work for Option 3A ?

Sprinkle with Murder

"

I said above that I would disallow cupcake..."

Thanks for the catch, I stand corrected. Sprinkle with Murder is approved, and I've fixed it in the posts above.

I got it---

1B- pub. in 1984


2A- bird on cover


2B- "Time" in title

Kathy G. wrote: "I got it---

1B- pub. in 1984


2A- bird on cover


2B- "Time" in title
"

You got it indeed....all are approved!

My selections:

1B: The Witches of Eastwick (published in 1984, and I'm planning to read the sequel, The Widows of Eastwick, for task 5.9 (witches genre))

2B: Purple Hibiscus (recently discovered Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie when reading Americanah and am reading Half of a Yellow Sun for 20.6 (also works for 20.9))

3B: Love Life (because I liked Rob Lowe's first book, Stories I Only Tell My Friends, enough to read more)

Peebee wrote: "Midu wrote: "In order:
would all of them work?

says "Published January 12th 1985 by Del Rey (first published January 1984)" under The Integral Trees

Ok so does this work:

2A

2B

3B by Rob Lowe

Midu wrote: "Peebee wrote: "Midu wrote: "In order:
would all of them work?

says "Published January 12th 1985 by Del Rey (first published January 1984)" under The Integral Trees"

OK, I'm not sure what I clicked on before but I think it must have been a different Goodreads record....I saw something that didn't have the publication date listed.

Approved.

Cindie wrote: "Ok so does this work:

2A

2B

3B by Rob Lowe"

Those are all approved, and what a great set of choices!

Approval, please ... (Not sure which ones I'll read yet)

1B - first published 1984

2A - bird on cover -or- (buzzard in tree just under "O" in Carrion)

2B - "RAIN" in title

3A - Cake on cover

Thanks in advance ...

Hi Peebee

Would these work?

1B - So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

2A -

2B - The Time Machine

Peebee wrote: "Midu wrote: "Peebee wrote: "Midu wrote: "In order:
would all of them work?

says "Published January 12th 1985 by Del Rey (first published January 1984)" under The Integral Trees"

OK,..."

thank you!

Book Concierge wrote: "Approval, please ... (Not sure which ones I'll read yet)

all approved, and some very good choices. I still might read The Unbearable Lightness of Being for one of my choices....it's one of my favorites and on my bookshelf, so if I get down to the end....