30.6 - Donna Jo's task: Generation Gap

[Kristina Simon]

30.6 - Donna Jo's task: Generation Gap

This is a two book task.

Book 1. Read a book first published during the decade of your birth.

Book 2. Read a book first published during the decade either 30 years before your birth or 30 years after your birth. If you were born in the 1990s or afterward, you can still read a book 30 years before your birth, if you choose, or you can read a book first published in 2016.

Example: I was born in 1942 so I could read any book first published between 1940-1949 for book 1. Then for book 2 I could read a book first published between 1910-1919 OR 1970-1979.

Required: State the decade of your birth when posting.

[Donna Jo]

These books work:

[Donna Jo]

These books don't fit the task.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I was born in 1976
Okay for book 1 would Sophie's Choice work? It is published 1979
For book 2 The Black Swan work? Published 2000, 30 years after

[Donna Jo]

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "I was born in 1976
Okay for book 1 would Sophie's Choice work? It is published 1979
For book 2 The Black Swan work? Published 2000, 30 years after"

Jayme, Sophie's Choice work fine, but The Black Swan was first published in 1999 so it doesn't. I'm sorry that wasn't so explicit in the task posting--I'll get it fixed.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

the Gr page says 2000 but I will find another book

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

okay for book 2 would you accept Perfect Chemistry
published 2008

[Donna Jo]

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "okay for book 2 would you accept Perfect Chemistry
published 2008"

Yes, this works (and I must add to MY TBR)

[Kristina Simon]

Donna Jo wrote: "Jayme, Sophie's Choice work fine, but The Black Swan was first published in 1999 so it doesn't." Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "the Gr page says 2000 but I will find another book."

Just for clarification, in case anyone else is looking and wondering how we decide this: The metadata for The Black Swan says
Paperback, 416 pages
Published May 1st 2000 by DAW (first published May 1st 1999)

This means that the specific paperback edition was published in 2000. However, it was first published May 1st 1999. In general, the hardback edition will be the one first published and the paperback usually follows a year later.

[Dee]

my math skillz suck! - born in the 1980's - so i can read a book published after 2010 right?

[Donna Jo]

Dee wrote: "my math skillz suck! - born in the 1980's - so i can read a book published after 2010 right?"

Dee, looks like your math skillz and mine are in tune. You can read anything from 2010 to present. Lots of good ones to enjoy.

[Dee]

Just had to check ;)

[Donna Jo]

If you have any questions (and most of you have not had) I am going to be away from civilization until July 26. I may or may not have access to wifi so checking in will be spotty.

Have fun reading while I'm gone.