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[F2F Book Discussions] April 2015: Top Fives at TFG5 - Discussion on High Fidelity by Nick Hornby | Moderated by Aaron Vincent
ACTIVITY LINKSWeek 1
Barely Famous: Forming the Band
Mixtape Top 5s: On Love
The Ex Files | Alternate: TFG Profiler
TFG Responds to Rob Fleming: In The Mood For Music
TGI TFG5 Fridays: Memorabilias
Week 2
Barely Famous: Sound and Style
Mixtape Top 5s: Music Transcends
The Ex Files | Alternate: TFG Profiler
TFG Responds to Rob Fleming: The Tapes That Bind
Week 3
Barely Famous: First Gig
Mixtape Top 5s: State of the Unions
The Ex Files | Alternate: TFG Profiler
TFG Responds to Rob Fleming: Those Were The Days: A Throwback Thursday
TGI TFG5 Fridays: Group Photos | Song Associations
Week 4
Barely Famous: VIPs and Groupies
Mixtape Top 5s: On a High
The Ex Files | Alternate: TFG Profiler
TFG Responds to
As I've introduced on yesterday's F2F discussion, we are going to emulate one of the character's story arc and build our very own fictional bands.I'll be giving simple assignments every week for each band to accomplish. These assignments are basically the necessary steps to starting your own band, albeit fictional in our case.
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WEEK 1: Forming the Band
We'll start with the most basic step: the formation of the band. Find, recruit or bully people that you want to be part of your band. The required minimum number of members per band is 4 while the maximum is 5. Each member should have a designated instrument to play.
We already have the starting members for 5 bands yesterday. Anyone interested in joining a band or any of those bands who still need members can post "ads" on this thread. Of course, you are also allowed to form your own. Note that you don't have to be present on the April F2F event to join.
Once you've done this, come up with a name for your band. Keep in mind that unlike in real life, you will not be allowed to change the name and you are going to be stuck with it for the rest of activity.
Send me the name of the band and your full roster via Goodreads private messaging.
Deadline on Saturday night. First couple of bands to submit their assignment gets extra points.
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Exciting! I'm getting an error on the Dropbox link, not sure if it's just because I'm using my phone. Will try on a pc later.
Woot we has a band. :D Will send FB message, bandmates! :D
The favorite past-time of Rob and his employees at Championship Vinyl is creating Top 5 music lists. Let's start making our own top 5 lists, shall we?
Every Tuesday for this discussion month, I'll be giving two Top 5 themes and each of us is to create ONE top 5 list on one of those themes. You must include some lines that makes the song qualified to be included on that list.
You can choose any song from any genre or any era to include in your lists but we have one rule:
1. No two songs of the same artist on your list.
Point System:
First 3 for each side of the mixtape gets bonus points.
Additional points if you didn't repeat a song that was already mentioned by another person.
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WEEK 1: On Love
Let's start with the beginnings and endings of the most common theme used in music: love.
Side A: Hello Love
- songs about enchanting first meetings, love at first sight, falling in love, etc.
Side B: Farewell Love
- songs about breaking up, falling out of love, moving on, etc.
I'm going to start for example and inspiration. (view spoiler) Note that you are only to create ONE list. I'm doing two just to start the ball rolling on both sides. :)Side A: Hello Love
1. Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
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2. Stranger - Chris August
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3. Love is Beginning - Imaginary Future
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4. I Don't Wanna Break - Christina Perri
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5. Isn't It Obvious? - Erik Hassle
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Side B: Farewell Love
1. At This Moment - Michael Buble
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2. Between the Lines - Sara Bareilles
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3. Don't Speak - No Doubt
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4. Skinny Love - Birdy
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5. Against All Odds - Phil Collins
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Week 1: On LoveFarewell Love:
1. Breathe Again - Sara Bareilles
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2. Call It Off - Tegan And Sara
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3. No One's Gonna Love You - Band of Horses
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4. Wanted You More - Lady Antebellum
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5. Out of My Head - Ben Rector
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Week 1: On LoveSIDE A: HELLO LOVE
1. Caught Up In The Rapture by Anita Baker
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2. Angel of Mine by Monica
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3. Can't Fight This Feeling by Reo Speedwagon
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4. Truly Madly Deeply by Savage Garden
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5. When I Fall In Love by Nat King Cole
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Week 1: On LoveSIDE A: HELLO LOVE
1. I Choose You - Sara Bareilles
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2. Wake Me-Bleachers
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3. Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - MYMP
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4. Quiet- Jason Mraz
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5. Never Seen Anything 'Quite Like You' - The Script
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Week 1: On LoveSIDE A: HELLO LOVE
1. 867-5309 by Tommy Tutone
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2. A Moment Like This by Kelly Clarkson
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3. I Knew I Loved You by Savage Garden
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4. Till There Was You by The Beatles
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5. You Had Me From Hello by Kenny Chesney
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Question: Do I have to be part of a band to participate on this playlist activity?
Nope. Band activities stays on the Barely Famous activities. Everything else is individual. :)
Side B: Farewell LoveAlmost Lover - A Fine Frenzy
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Tainted Love – Soft Cell
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White Blank Page – Mumford and Sons
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No Children – The Mountain Goats
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We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – Taylor Swift (view spoiler)
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WEEK 1: On LoveSide B: Farewell Love
1. The Power of Orange Knickers (Tori Amos feat. Damien Rice)
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2. Stonemilker (Björk)
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3. The Facts About Jimmy (Shawn Colvin)
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4. Nietzsche's Eyes (Paula Cole)
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5. Someone Like You (Adele)
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Week 1: On LoveFarewell Love:
1. Goodbye My Lover - James Blunt
2. From Where You Are - Lifehouse
3. Goodbye - Plankeye
4. Over You - Daughtry
5. I Don't Love You Anymore - Lea Salonga
This mixtape's title is NOW! That's What I Call Nihilism Vol. 1.Side B
1. Lucinda Williams - Changed the Locks
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2. Josh Ritter - Rattling Locks
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3. Beck - Lost Cause
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4. Stars - Your Ex-Lover Is Dead
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5. Feist - Let It Die
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Week 1: On LoveSide A: Hello Love
1. If It's Love - Train
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2. Begin Again - Taylor Swift
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3. fallingforyou - The 1975
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4. Happily Ever After - He Is We
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5. Here Comes Your Man - The Pixies
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Side A1. Skip to the Good Part - He is We
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2. Baby I'm Yours - Arctic Monkeys
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3. 1234 - Plain White T's
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4. Bright - Echosmith
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5. Sweet Disposition - The Temper Trap
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Hello Love ang Falling Slowly? Lyrics aside, this was written for the film Once, and I'll be out of my head if I say that that is what I call Hello Love.
I'd say it's open for interpretation but I'll let the artist speak for her art. Marketa Irglova's infamous speech at the Oscars which she almost didn't have a chance to say: "This song was written from a perspective of hope, and hope at the end of the day connects us all, no matter how different we are..."
ANGUS: How far are you on the book na? Have you already met Barry? Are you intentionally trying to take the role of Barry? Disqualifying songs from other people's top 5 and all? Hahaha
Because all the singer can do is hope to save a possibly doomed relationship? I haven't met Barry yet so I'm not intentionally taking his role (diba ikaw siya??). I'm not disqualifying songs from people's list, it's just that I have a different take on this song and therefore, it's going to be disqualified from my list. I couldn't count the number of times I curled up listening to Falling Slowly so you can just imagine how high my eyebrows went when I saw that it's on a Hello Love mix tape.I do not want to sabotage the discussion or steal (still!) your thunder but maybe we can discuss for a bit what mix tapes are for. How does one select the tracks? Why would someone create a mix tape? What considerations should be made? How does one avoid sending the wrong message (consider this example of open and different interpretations)? In an age where music is easily available through streaming and piracy, are mix tapes still relevant? Et cetera.
Okay, I did steal (still!) the blasted thunder. Bibigyan ko na lang points sa August yung sasagot. Joke lang. End of rant.
For me, it's about someone who have been badly burned before but he (or she) is not giving up on the chance that he (she) might finally be happy. It's more of a "Hello love, my old friend..."Rob have several lines on the purpose and process of making mixtapes. It's going to be discussed later this week. Patience, grasshopper.
ANGUS: High Fidelity includes very specific guidelines for mixtapes (at least the movie did) so this is inevitably going to be discussed. I have some thoughts contradicting your assertion re: Falling Slowly, but as you said it'd be derailing the discussion.
I think it's okay to discuss the songs that were mentioned. Arguments on specific song selections are frequent on the novel so it is still within the bounds of discussion to have similar arguments here. But let's not get ahead on the discussion topics and themes from the book/movie.
Side B: Farewell Love - Not sure if this fits right, but I can name this as the Batang 90's OPM #laslasplaylist
1. Kitchie Nadal's Same Ground
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2. Jimmy Bondoc's Let Me Be The One
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3. Side A's Set You Free
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4. Freestyle's Before I Let You Go
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5. Nexxus' Now That You're Gone
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Side BFarewell Love
I Never Loved You Anyway by The Corrs
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Losing My Grip by Avril Lavigne
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Goodbye to You by Michelle Branch
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You Oughta Know by Alanis Morrisette
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Just Like A Pill by Pink
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WEEK 1: On LoveSide B: Farewell Love (view spoiler)
1. Best Thing I Never Had by Beyonce
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2. Art of Letting Go by Mikaila
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3. Still Hurting by Lea Salonga
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4. If You See Kay by The Script
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5. Just A Feeling by Maroon 5
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Week 1: On LoveSide B: Farewell Love
1. Sunset by The xx
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2. Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye feat. Kimbra
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3. The Wire by Haim
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4. Boys Don't Cry by The Cure
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5. Feelings by Up Dharma Down
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Week 1: On LoveSide B: Farewell Love
1. How to Say Goodbye - Paul Tiernan
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2. How Could You Babe - Tobias Jesso Jr.
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3. Goodbye Until Tomorrow/I Could Never Rescue You - The Last 5 Years Original Broadway Cast
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4. You Could Be Happy - Snow Patrol
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5. Gonna Get Over You - Sara Bareilles
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Gwaxa: Art of Letting Go! Aray. Haha! We had volume 1 and 2 of the compilation when I was in college. (view spoiler)
Week 1: On LoveSide B: Farewell Love
1. It's A Beautiful Day - Michael Bublé
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2. You Made Me Stronger - Regine Velasquez
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3. Irreplaceable - Beyoncé
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4. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
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5. Break Free - Ariana Grande
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WEEK 1: On LoveSide B: Farewell Love
1. I Know It’s Over – The Smiths
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2. Cry, Cry – Mazzy Star
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3. If She Wants Me – Belle and Sebastian
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4. These Are the Days – Jamie Cullum
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5. Let Her Go – Passenger
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Tina: Ultimate moving on song. Rhena: You made me stronger, panalow! Hahaha.
Side B: Farewell Love1. Ugly Girl – Fleming and John
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2. Slingshots – Morley
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3. Blue Eyes Blue – Eric Clapton
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4. Rest in Pieces – Saliva
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5. Mexico – Incubus
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Week One: On LoveSide A: Hello Love
1. Tell Me Your Name - Jose Mari Chan
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2. Dear No One - Tori Kelly
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3. This Is What Our Love Looks Like - Jason Mraz
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4. Loved By You - Matt Wertz
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5. Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion
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BLUE: You Could Be Happy *sigh* #snowpatroljunkie
Ella: Wow, puro OPM nga sa'yo. Galing!Gwaxa: I like your playlist. "heartbroken", was that in highschool?
Rhena: Very good! "Because endings do not always equate to sadness!" Tama, tama.
Bakit mas madami ang Side B playlists? :P
LORE: All these years I thought Ugly Girl was originally by Fiona Apple. I've been living a lie! Hahaha
Week 1: On LoveSide B: Farewell Love
1. Never Meant by American Football
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2. So This is Goodbye by William Fitzimmons
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3. How Come You Don't Want Me Now by Tegan and Sara
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4. World Spins Madly On by The Weepies
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5. Oo by Up Dharma Down
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I have to compile pa for the Hello Love HEE <3
^Batang Pasaway. Please Wag Tularan. :DThe point of top 5s list-making is deciding which to include and which to leave off on your list.
Okay thanks. Also, you are only allowed to create one list. :)
Meliza wrote: "Bakit mas madami ang Side B playlists? :P "Dahil mas madaling ma-recall ang "f*ck you" songs kesa "love" songs. Char. LOL
#AkoNaAngBitter
NOTE: This activity is for members who have been active and have been attending events for at least 2 years. An alternate activity is setup for those of you who are newer members. If you're unsure which activity to do, please don't hesitate to ask me.
Over the last 5 years, we've met and 'lost' people who had been a significant part of our group's history. Just like what Rob did in the prologue about his exes, this activity will serve as a remembrance to our bookclub's ex-members.
I've contacted some of our "exes" and ask them some questions. Your goal is to guess who the ex is based on the answers they gave. It's some sort of a test on how well you know the people who have been part of our bookclub. Take note that I asked them to answer the questions either seriously or jokingly, especially on number 5.
Before the mechanics, the basic criterion for someone to be qualified as an ex is:
Someone who attended at least 5 TFG events and have been MIA for quite a long while.
All you have to do is read the interview I did with them. Base on that interview, formulate a guess on who the person I talked to. Send me through Goodreads private mesaging, text, viber, facebook chat, pigeon, smoke-signal your guess.
You have two options for guessing:
1. Give me one name. If it's correct, you get full 8 points.
2. Give me two names. If one is correct, you get 4 points.
Ready?
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Mystery EX No. 1
1. Describe yourself in 5 words.
Not-so-friendly. Imaginative. Sentimental. Bizarre. Emotional.
2. How are you?
Currently alive. Still struggling with this late quarter life and early midlife crisis. I constantly remind myself to breathe and live at the same time.
3. What did you like best about being part of Goodreads - The Filipino Group?
I was introduced to a set of people that made me realized I am normal, and they are a lot weirder than I am. And I know that I can always grab a book and have a bunch of fun bookish people to hangout with, if other things in my life didn't work out right.
4. Any fond memory you have of Goodreads - The Filipino Group?
I think it will always be the first day I met them. I had to travel alone to an unknown place to meet strangers, and it was never that hard to adjust with them. I wouldn't forget how they gave me a stack of books to cover because they noticed I could do it faster.
5. What happened?
Ok. I, like being on my own. I think relationships are messy and people’s feelings get hurt. Who needs it? We’re young, we live in one of the most beautiful cities in the world; might as well have fun while we can and, save the serious stuff for later.
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Alternate Activity: TFG ProfilerNOTE: This alternate activity is only for those who are newer members of TFG. Newer members are those who are active for less than 2 years and/or attended 10 or less TFG events. If you're unsure if you're qualified as a newer member, please don't hesitate to ask me.
Similar to the ex files activity, this will be a test on how well you know the bookclub's members but instead of the exes, this will be about the active members.
Who is an active member?
Someone who participated or attended at least one of the previous F2F book discussions this year.
I've collected some data, thread comment, past activity participations, etc. Based on the information provided, you need to guess who the active member is. Send me through Goodreads private mesaging, text, viber, facebook chat, pigeon, smoke-signal your guess.
You have two options for guessing:
1. Give me one name. If it's correct, you get full 8 points.
2. Give me two names. If one is correct, you get 4 points.
Ready?
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Mystery Member A
Number of Comments: Less than 1000
Five 5 star books:
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The End of Affair by Graham Green
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
Introduction Post
Greetings!
My name's [redacted] and I've been a member of this group just recently. I'm from [redacted] in [redacted], but is staying in [redacted] during school days. :) Also, I fell in love with books not so long ago and I'm hoping to love it deeper here with you guys!
Activity Flashback
From the 3rd Anniversary Slumbook Activity
Top 3 Favorite (Of all time, or current favorites)
* Movies: 1. Before Sunrise/Before Sunset/Before Midnight (I just know that the third film is going to be another favorite!!) 2. Cinema Paradiso (most recent discovery!) 3. Enchanted and Love Actually (tie on most re-watched)
* TV Shows: Sherlock, Downton Abbey, Modern Family
* Bands: Maroon 5, The Cure, Westlife
* Singers: Michael Buble, Josh Groban, Louis Armstrong
* Songs: Fix You by Coldplay; Real by Plumb; The Way You Look Tonight by Michael Buble; La Vie En Rose by Louis Armstrong; You and Me by Lifehouse (I tried to trim them down to three. I failed.)
* Authors: Harper Lee, Siri Hustvedt, Alain de Botton
* Books: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee; Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie; The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
3 Random Things About You
1. When I was a kid, I thought all salads have raisins in them. Since I disliked raisins, I eventually refused to eat all kinds of salad.
2. Never had chicken pox, mumps, measles or sore eyes. (God forbid!)
3. I like the sound of airplanes flying by in a distance. Especially at night.
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This month we will be doing two things:
1. Discuss Nick Hornby's High Fidelity.
2. Celebrate TFG's 5th year anniversary.
The activities that I've setup will be tied with either one these or sometimes both. There's going to be a lot of music, top 5 lists, exes, etc.
High Fidelity is a relatively short book. You can finish it in one sitting but here's the suggested plan:
Week 1: Prologue - Chapter 06
Week 2: Chapter 07 - Chapter 14
Week 3: Chapter 15 - Chapter 25
Week 4: Chapter 26 - Chapter 35
Similar to the previous book discussions, accomplishing the activities will earn you points but the actual number of points per activity and total points tally will remain undisclosed until the F2F discussion proper. However, the number of MVP this month is not only going to be one.
Digital copies of the book can be found:
mobi | epub
Download the audiobook here.
Enjoy!