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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2016
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25.2 - Perletwo's task: I love beach music
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Book 2 - genre
Book 2 - setting
These definitely are not "Beach Themed," but my choices, pending approval, are: 1) End of Days Letters E,O, and D are in Medallions
2) Death On Demand Set in South Carolina
Fun task! Could you please verify the following books for the "Music" genre? Thanks!The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, and the Unlikely Ascent of "Hallelujah"
Let's Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple Rain
I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon
Paula wrote: "Is one word titles ok for book 1?"After a quick check with the mods to be sure I'd be telling you right, yes, as long as that one word meets the task requirements, a one word title is fine. They're adding that to the task description.
Deborah wrote: "These definitely are not "Beach Themed," but my choices, pending approval, are: 1) End of Days Letters E,O, and D are in Medallions
2) Death On Demand Set in South Ca..."
Both these look fine to me.
Christine wrote: "Fun task! Could you please verify the following books for the "Music" genre? Thanks!The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, and the Unlikely Ascent of "Hallelujah"
[b..."
Verifying all three. I've seen so many Prince e-books come through on deep-sale offers the last couple weeks!
For Book 2, will this work?GR data says it's set in Two Pines, NC.
I don't know if it's a fictional or a real town.
Pia wrote: "For Book 2, will this work?GR data says it's set in Two Pines, NC.
I don't know if it's a fictional or a real town.
"I'll approve that.
Suzanne wrote: "Pia wrote: "For Book 2, will this work?GR data says it's set in Two Pines, NC.
I don't know if it's a fictional or a real town.
"I'll approve that."
Thanks!
For these 2 books could the subtitles be ignored which would make them one word titles?Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
Sisi: Empress on Her Own
Suzanne wrote: "Bea wrote: "Dancing on My Grave - verify music as a genre - only 2 users."verified."
(Deep sigh of relief. ) I have been trying to get to that book for awhile. Hopefully this season will be the one.
Wanda wrote: "For these 2 books could the subtitles be ignored which would make them one word titles?[book:Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time|4806..."
Subtitles can be ignored, yes. (Loved Longitude, & I've read another bio of Empress Sisi, fascinating woman!)
Bea wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Bea wrote: "Dancing on My Grave - verify music as a genre - only 2 users."verified."
(Deep sigh of relief. ) I have been trying to get to that book for awhile. Ho..."
Been there - there's one I've had on my lists for like three challenges now without ever getting down to it.
Suzanne wrote: "Wanda wrote: "For these 2 books could the subtitles be ignored which would make them one word titles?[book:Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of..."
Thank you-Yes, she is a fascinating woman-in March I visited Vienna and they were having a special exhibit about her in the royal palace. It was fantastic.
For any cozy mystery fans out there, I believe this series would work for Book 2: https://www.goodreads.com/series/5101...
Please verify genre MUSIC on main page (it's the last one right now ...)
CYNBAXTERHi there - I thought this would be a fun read, since the stage version is super hot right now - but...want to be sure it fulfills the criteria.
Hamilton: The Revolution
Book Concierge wrote: "Please verify genre MUSIC on main page (it's the last one right now ...)"verified.
Cynthia wrote: "CYNBAXTERHi there - I thought this would be a fun read, since the stage version is super hot right now - but...want to be sure it fulfills the criteria.
Hamilton: The Revolution"
Verified - today at least it has Music as a MP genre.
Christi wrote: "So does Beach Music count for Book 2? It sounds really good!"It qualifies - it's not clear from the GR description, but it's set largely in South Carolina (Jack moves back there from Italy to confront his past).
Nicole wrote: "Will you please verify for Book 2, option A:The Musician's Daughter
Thanks!"
Verified - music genre
Suzanne wrote: "Nicole wrote: "Will you please verify for Book 2, option A:The Musician's Daughter
Thanks!"
Verified - music genre"
Thank you, Suzanne!
May I please have the following verified for MP Genre Music for Book 2 Option A.
Thank you in advance.
Tara Jo wrote: "May I please have the following verified for MP Genre Music for Book 2 Option A.Thank you in advance."
Verified - music genre
Can I please get
verified for "Music" genre? Thanks!
Kim wrote: "Can I please get verified for "Music" genre? Thanks!"Verified - music genre
Hi Suzanne,for a setting in South Carolina, would Return to Tradd Street work? This book is the 4th book in this series. I ask because the metadata does not mention South Carolina, but the other 3 books in the series do. This book is 100% set in Charleston, South Carolina.
Donna wrote: "Hi Suzanne,for a setting in South Carolina, would Return to Tradd Street work? This book is the 4th book in this series. I ask because the metadata does not mention South Carolina..."
Doing some deep scrolling, I see the Charleston setting mentioned in the GR user reviews, so, approving this one.
Suzanne wrote: "Donna wrote: "Hi Suzanne,for a setting in South Carolina, would Return to Tradd Street work? This book is the 4th book in this series. I ask because the metadata does not mention ..."
Thanks Suzanne.
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Summer to me means the art form of beach music, a specific genre of Fifties and Sixties mid-tempo R&B/Soul songs associated with the Carolina Shag dance movement that reached its height in the late 1960s and early 1970s on the Grand Strand in Myrtle Beach, S.C. , not all that far from my hometown.
The Shag is still the official state dance of both North and South Carolina; local radio station WKSX features oldies with a heavy focus on beach music; and when I was a kid in the 1970s and '80s, a beach music triple bill of The Tams, The Drifters and The Swinging Medallions was a perennial of the local club circuit.
This is a two-book task.
Book 1) Read a book that the first letter of each word in the title can be found in SWINGING MEDALLIONS. Subtitles should be ignored. One word titles will work.
Book 2)
A. Read a book with the GR main page genre "Music" or "Dance";
OR
B. Read a book set at least 50% in North Carolina or South Carolina.
If you choose the genre option, genres may be stand alone or embedded.
Required: Identify the Book 2 option when you post.
***Bonus book recommendations: While you don't have to look at the "beach book" genre specifically, S.C. literary giant Pat Conroy did pen a whole novel about Shag called Beach Music. And for those wanting to learn more about the dance and its history, USC professor Phil Sawyer a few years ago published a very nice (and brief!) history tome called Save the Last Dance for Me: A Love Story of the Shag and the Society of Stranders. Both are pretty darn wonderful books - just sayin'!***