25.9 - Cat's Task: 30 Years of Pulp

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25.9 - Cat's Task: 30 Years of Pulp

I saw Pulp live for the first time in 30 years this summer - amazing! - so we'll celebrate their brilliance in this task.

Pick one option below
Required: State the option

Option 1: Two book option, no page count minimums.
Read one book for each task below

Task 1: Different Class was issued in October 1995, and was an instant classic with some outstanding tracks!
Read a book that shares a title word with one of the track titles (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differe... - use the original version only, not the Japanese / German / deluxe versions)
words must be at least 3 letters long (so ignore F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E!) and must match exactly, no exceptions!
2000 can be used as a word - but must match exactly

Required: state the track title and word

Task 2:More was issued in June 2025, and is critically viewed as a return to form.
Read a book that shares a title word with one of the track titles (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_(P... - use the core only, not the Japanese additional track)
words must be at least 3 letters long, and excludes "THE", and must match exactly, no exceptions!

Required: state track title and word

Option 2: One book option, minimum page count of 500 pages

Read a book that meets the requirements of both tasks in option 1.

[Cat]

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[Cat]

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[Kristen]

Can the & in "Sorted for E's & Wizz" in Task 1 count for a title word "and"? I'm assuming not because it's not an exact match, but I wanted to check. Thanks!

[Cat]

No, that's not an exact match.sorry

[Fiona (Titch)]

Does the title have to be the complete word for the book like Common People.

Meaning I have to read a book that says Common People in the title or just the word of either Common or People?

Many thanks

[Cat]

you just need to match one word in the song title with one word in the book title

[Fiona (Titch)]

Cat wrote: "you just need to match one word in the song title with one word in the book title"

Thanks Cat x

[Robin P]

I just wondered if I was the only one who looked at the name of the task and thought it was about sensationalist fiction since I never heard of the music group? It's amazing what one can learn in the SRC!

[Jen B]

Can the word be used in a different context as long as it matches spelling? i.e. - the song "Live Bed Show" and We All Live Here

[Cat]

Jen B wrote: "Can the word be used in a different context as long as it matches spelling? i.e. - the song "Live Bed Show" and We All Live Here"

Totally fine!

[Jen B]

Cat wrote: "Jen B wrote: "Can the word be used in a different context as long as it matches spelling? i.e. - the song "Live Bed Show" and We All Live Here"

Totally fine!"

Great, thanks!