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TASK HELP: Winter Challenge 2023
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20.4 - Golden Oldies - Joop's Task: Golden Oldies
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Option A: Read a book where 1 or more main characters is of old age.How are you defining old age?
Susan A wrote: "Option A: Read a book where 1 or more main characters is of old age.How are you defining old age?"
65+ would be fine. However sometimes exceptions could be made. For example Miss Marple (Agatha Christie series) is for sure of old age but her age is nowhere mentioned. Sometimes people are living in a retirement home without an age mentioned.
For option B: Year of the Monkey was first published in 2019. Patti Smith was born in 1946, which means she was 73 at time of publishing.
Apple wrote: "For option B: Year of the Monkey was first published in 2019. Patti Smith was born in 1946, which means she was 73 at time of publishing."✅ Approved
So fantasy books, where the characters can be hundreds of years old, does that count as "old"?I'm looking at The Innocent Sleep Tybalt has been around since around mid 17th century.
Would you approve Mother-Daughter Murder Night for Opt A. In the author's bio on GR is this reference: My first novel, MOTHER-DAUGHTER MURDER NIGHT, is a New York Times bestselling mystery about a grandma, single mom, and teenage girl who come together to solve the murder of a naturalist who washes up in the Monterey Bay.
Deborah wrote: "So fantasy books, where the characters can be hundreds of years old, does that count as "old"?I'm looking at The Innocent Sleep Tybalt has been around since around mid 17th century."
✅I hadn't thought about that yet, but as far as I'm concerned "approved"
KSMary wrote: "Would you approve Mother-Daughter Murder Night for Opt A. In the author's bio on GR is this reference: My first novel, MOTHER-DAUGHTER MURDER NIGHT, is a New York Times bestsellin..."
✅ I would almost say "to close to call", but since it is all about the fun of searching and reading books "Approved”.
Joop wrote: "KSMary wrote: "Would you approve Mother-Daughter Murder Night for Opt A. In the author's bio on GR is this reference: My first novel, MOTHER-DAUGHTER MURDER NIGHT, is a New York T..."
Thank you!
GR does not list birthdays for most authors. Is there another acceptable good source?
Marie-Anne wrote: "GR does not list birthdays for most authors. Is there another acceptable good source?"Many of them have a Wikipedia page which lists a birthdate.
Marie-Anne wrote: "GR does not list birthdays for most authors. Is there another acceptable good source?"As per Robin P, or f.e. Webpage author or publisher.
Thank you for the suggestions. I've tried a good handful but have not had much success so far. Will keep looking.
Marie-Anne wrote: "Thank you for the suggestions. I've tried a good handful but have not had much success so far. Will keep looking."The Library of Congress Authorities, used by catalogers, sometimes has a birthdate not easily found elsewhere.
https://authorities.loc.gov/
Kathy KS wrote: "Marie-Anne wrote: "Thank you for the suggestions. I've tried a good handful but have not had much success so far. Will keep looking."The Library of Congress Authorities, used by catalogers, somet..."
Thanks! I'll check that.
hello everyone, I am new here and I need advice. I read somewhere, that for some events, you need some kind of ticket... probably. I am not sure. Do I need them for this challenge or can I only send my result?
Perhaps you are thinking of "claiming a ticket." You can claim tickets for reading golden oldies (older than 1950-51?), nonfiction, or Big books (depends on how many pages for how many tickets).These are NOT required, but up to you whether you want to. These "tickets" will be used for drawings about who can devise some of next season's challenge.
You'll need to review the rules/faq postings to learn the details. If you also read over other readers' completed tasks you will see how they do this.
Ooooh, thank you! I understand now. I was confused when I read the rules. I am not so good in the English language. it's a challenge for me. Thank you for the big help.
Šárka wrote: "Ooooh, thank you! I understand now. I was confused when I read the rules. I am not so good in the English language. it's a challenge for me. Thank you for the big help."it might help to look at some of the completed tasks posts to see how others write these up and claim their "tickets" you can always copy the way someone else does their posting. That is how I started
Šárka wrote: "Ooooh, thank you! I understand now. I was confused when I read the rules. I am not so good in the English language. it's a challenge for me. Thank you for the big help."You will want to get a Readerboard name if you haven't already done so. Here is the link https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
In reference to option A, can the book be a fictional memoir?In Moll Flanders, Moll tells the story of her life at age 69, from birth to this point. would this work?
Keli wrote: "In reference to option A, can the book be a fictional memoir?In Moll Flanders, Moll tells the story of her life at age 69, from birth to this point. would this work?"
Of course. Approved
Joop wrote: "Keli wrote: "In reference to option A, can the book be a fictional memoir?In Moll Flanders, Moll tells the story of her life at age 69, from birth to this point. would this work?"
Of..."
Awesome, thanks.
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For the past challenges I have read may so-called "golden oldies". This assignment is therefore all about old age. Choose one of the following options.
Required: state the option.
Option A: Read a book where 1 or more main characters is of old age. This should be clear from the book description or otherwise be made clear.
Requirement: If the character's age is not evident from the GR description, provide a reference.
Option B: Read a book published after the author's 65th birthday.
Requirement: State the author's year of birth and the book's original year of publication.