Task 8: Read a Book Originally Published in the Decade You Were Born

[Denise]

I've had Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions for some time now, looks like I'll read it this year (born in the 70s, book published in 1973).

[Eva]

I was born in the 40s. I am going to read The Young Lions. It is also a movie (with Marlon Brando). The book over 500 pages long.

[Eva]

Bea wrote: "Hmmm. Looks like I am still the oldest one here."

I was born on January 6, 1948. My 68th birthday is next Wednesday. :)

[Astrid]

Jennifer wrote: "Karen wrote: "I've never read The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin, (from the seventies)...."
You are in for a treat, then! That is one of my favorites of all time!"

I remember reading this back in 6th or 7th grade. Great book.

[Astrid]

Caitlin wrote: "I was born in the 90s and though I'd like to tackle Infinite Jest, I think I'll go for Eugenides' The Virgin Suicides to ensure I actually get the book finished! I adored [..."


I was obsessed with the Virgin Suicides in Middle School and High School. Loved the movie too

[Astrid]

Bryony wrote: "I'm one of few people who haven't read Harry Potter so seen as I was born in the 90's, I'm going to start! :)"

Neither have I lol. I only read up to book 4 cuz at the time book 5 was hard for me to get into.

[Bea]

Eva wrote: "Bea wrote: "Hmmm. Looks like I am still the oldest one here."

I was born on January 6, 1948. My 68th birthday is next Wednesday. :)"

Well, Eva, you beat me. My birthday is May 13, 1948. Nice to meet someone on here that knows my decade. It was beginning to get lonely. :)

[Leslie]

A Death in the Family by James Agee
On the Road by Jack Kerouak

The 1950's rock !!!

[Loreen ☕️]

This challenge makes me feel super old! And I'm having a problem finding books in my TBR pile that were originally published in the '60's. So far all I can find are To Kill a Mockingbird and The Magus by John Fowles.

[Rainey]

One flew over to cuckoos nest. Catch 22. In Cold Blood.

If you search goodreads they have a bunch of books in the decade the 60s

[Rainey]

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

[Loreen ☕️]

Thanks Rainy for the link. This will help a lot.

[Julia]

I am also in the 1960's. I haven't decided what to read yet.

[[deleted user]]

Another '70's kid. 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'.

[Sandra]

Trudie wrote: "As a sometimes follower of The Booker prize I thought I would see what novel won in my year of 1975 - so I guess I will be finding a copy of Heat and Dust"

That's a great idea - I was born the same year and this book looks really interesting.

[Bonnie G.]

60's kid here. I think I am going to finally read The Crying of Lot 49. Its been on my TBR for years and I have a copy sitting beside my bed.

[Bonnie G.]

Rainey wrote: "One flew over to cuckoos nest. Catch 22. In Cold Blood.

If you search goodreads they have a bunch of books in the decade the 60s"

All great choices. Catch 22 and In Cold Blood are among my absolute favorite books.

[Marie]

Possibilities from the 1980s: Contact, The Life and Hard Times of Heidi Abromowitz, Alanna: The First Adventure

[Sarah]

The Teen, bless her already has a copy of In Cold Blood, so I think I'm going with that. Or, if I clear through my TBR pile in record time I may read Fowles' The Collector...

[Katherine]

Cheri wrote: "I was born in the 50s and plan to read Foundation. I've never read anything by Isaac Asimov and would like to correct that omission."

Foundation is an important scifi. Note how it was written without knowledge of computers and other modern marvels.

[Lauconn]

Carolyn wrote: "I was born in the 50s and I'm thinking about reading The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith"

I read that one for 2015's challenge, and really enjoyed it. It would also fit for the movie adaptation since there's a new film.

[jillannjohn]

Just finished A Moveable Feast for this task.

[Allie]

Holly wrote: "Allie wrote: "I was born in the '80s and I'm being a little ambitious and reading Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children. I've never read anything by him before, but I heard a short stor..."

Would love to! Do you know when you plan to read it?

[sarah]

90s - American Psycho

[Katharine]

1970s. Planning to read On Photography, by Susan Sontag. This book is also on Powell's Books 25 women authors to read, so I'm killing two birds with one stone :)

[Emma]

Born in 1981,so my book for this challenge category,which I am currently reading and really enjoying as it's been a TBR for a long time,is Oranges are Not the Only Fruit,by Jeanette Winterson.

[Dain]

I inadvertently completed this challenge by just reading A Wizard of Earthsea ! BOOM, one challenge down. I had no idea that was written in the '60s- very serendipitous!

[Elle]

Dain wrote: "I inadvertently completed this challenge by just reading A Wizard of Earthsea ! BOOM, one challenge down. I had no idea that was written in the '60s- very serendipitous!"

Love when those types of things happen!

[Trisha]

I was born in the 60's and I'm planning on
Slaughterhouse-Five

[Lyana]

I was born in the 90's so for this one I'm picking Good Omens by Neil Gaiman.

[Trisha]

Lyana wrote: "I was born in the 90's so for this one I'm picking Good Omens by Neil Gaiman."

I loved this!

[Viv]

I thought it would be fun to try and read a book that was published in the actual year I was born so I'm going with Meridian by Alice Walker

[Clare]

I'm a 80s baby so I'm going to read A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole.

[Allie]

Clare wrote: "I'm a 80s baby so I'm going to read A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole."

Ohhhh that one is so good! I hope you love it! :)

[Robin P]

Clare wrote: "I'm a 80s baby so I'm going to read A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole."

the audio version is hysterical and added a lot to my enjoyment

[Emilia]

Born in the 1980s and reading Fast Times at Ridgemont High which is apparently a hard book to find these days!

[Angela]

Bea wrote: "Hmmm. Looks like I am still the oldest one here."

Bea wrote: "Gosh, I seem to be among the oldest here. I was born in the 40s - late 40s. My choice is A Tree Grows in Brooklyn."

Me too! I've got this one on my shelves, so may go for it.

[Angela]

Eva wrote: "Bea wrote: "Hmmm. Looks like I am still the oldest one here."

I was born on January 6, 1948. My 68th birthday is next Wednesday. :)"

Happy belated birthday greetings, Eva. I was born on April 30th, 1949 :)

[Angela]

Bea wrote: "Eva wrote: "Bea wrote: "Hmmm. Looks like I am still the oldest one here."

I was born on January 6, 1948. My 68th birthday is next Wednesday. :)"

Well, Eva, you beat me. My birthday is May 13, 194..."
I'm another 40s baby....April 30th 1949!

[Bea]

Hey, Angela. You make three...me, Eva, and you. Love meeting people on these groups from my own era.

[Louise]

I've just realised i've already finished this one twice over, by reading Juicing For Health by Caroline Wheater and Sons of Entropy by Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder. (I'm a nineties kid)

[Dhruv]

I haven't read Assassin's Apprentice yet. (Yes, another 90s guy.) So that's on the list.

[Barbara]

I'm another child of the 80's (barely). After reading, and loving, Life on the Road a few weeks ago, I was thinking I would go back and read some of Steinem's earlier work (she published 2 or 3 books in the 80's). But, Midnight's Children is also a great suggestion. I may wind up going with that instead.

[Belinda]

80's baby, thinking V for Vendetta or Misery?

[Joy]

Dom wrote: "Elle wrote: "Yeah man. I'm one of those groovy kids of the 70's. It's either Watership Down or The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for me. Both are on my TBR and Watership d..."

I love Watership Down! I've reread it lots. I can also recommend the audio version since you get to hear the interesting accents some of the animals have.

[Jo]

Dhruv wrote: "I haven't read Assassin's Apprentice yet. (Yes, another 90s guy.) So that's on the list."

That book, and the ones that follow it, are some of my favourites EVER. Hope you enjoy it :)

I'm pretty stuck on this task - I've been trying to do the challenge out of my current TBR stacks, and there's nothing from the 80s in there.

[Jennifer]

70s baby. I finished Watership Down, which is my friend's favorite book. She named her cat Fiver. I remember being traumatized by the animated movie when I was little.

[Debs]

I'm a child of the 70's and just finished two books that were originally published then - The Snow Leopard & The Prophetic Imagination. The latter was a tougher read because it's essentially an academic/theology book but it's been very useful for a course I'm about to teach on faith and justice. The Snow Leopard is beautifully written and weaves the everyday adventure of a naturalist's exploration in the Himalaya with his internal spiritual journey. Both will fit in the religion category.

[Mark]

80s for me.
I'm going to go for a 1986 book, which is the year I was born.

I've gone for The Flood by Ian Rankin.

His first novel - I've read all of the Rebus series, so this is a nice opportunity to see where Ian Rankin started off from.

[Mary Sue]

I was a 50's baby and I chose Cider With Rosie. This was not a book that I enjoyed very much and I found myself wondering throughout "what is the point?" 2 stars - It was just OK.