The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

Kathy KS

Does this one work for Option 2?


The Entertainment machine: American show business in the twentieth century, by Robert C. Toll


The GR description shows "traces the development of the major electronic media," "the treatment of popular genres in each of the different media, " and "effects of the age of technology on American show business."

I'm mainly looking at this because of the topic "Television" in the song; but I also count at least twenty-six other references to people and subjects related to the whole entertainment field in TV, movies, radio, and music.

Kathy wrote: "Kathy KS

Does this one work for Option 2?


The Entertainment machine: American show business in the t..."

It's a better match than your other book, so I'll say yes to it. :-)

Hi,

Does this book count for Option 2:

Brooklyn's got a winning team: The Brooklyn Dodgers win their first and only World Series before their move to Los Angeles.

The Boy Who Knew Too Much: An Astounding True Story of a Young Boy's Past-Life Memories


The boy was a fanatic about the LA Dodgers, the team the Brooklyn Dodgers changed into.
ALSO: The boy claimed he'd been Lou Gehrig, who was on the NY Yankees team a few years before the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the NY Yankees in the World Series.
ALSO: California baseball in black letters in verse 3

Three half-links?

Helen wrote: "Hi,

Does this book count for Option 2: Brooklyn's got a winning team: The Brooklyn Dodgers win their first and only World Series before their move to Los Angeles.

[book:The Boy Who Knew Too Muc..."

I think its too much of a stretch.

If Lou Gehrig had played for either the Dodgers, or a California team, I'd have said yes, but that doesn't sound like its the case.

Trish wrote: "Helen wrote: "Hi,

Does this book count for Option 2: Brooklyn's got a winning team: The Brooklyn Dodgers win their first and only World Series before their move to Los Angeles.

[book:The Boy Who..."

Thanks, Trish!

Could North Korea Journal work for North Korea? The author talks about the political situation in North Korea which started after the war.

Tracey wrote: "Could North Korea Journal work for North Korea? The author talks about the political situation in North Korea which started after the war."

Looks good to me.

Thanks!

Would The Secrets We Kept work for option 2? It is inspired by Pasternak and Dr Zhivago.

Brooke wrote: "Would The Secrets We Kept work for option 2? It is inspired by Pasternak and Dr Zhivago."

Yep. Looks like it ticks the Boris Pasternak box.

Trish wrote: "Brooke wrote: "Would The Secrets We Kept work for option 2? It is inspired by Pasternak and Dr Zhivago."

Yep. Looks like it ticks the Boris Pasternak box."

Thank you!

Would The Drowned World...a climate fiction (Cli-Fi) book fit for the issue of environmentalism?

Ed wrote: "Would The Drowned World...a climate fiction (Cli-Fi) book fit for the issue of environmentalism?"

Which particular prompt are you thinking of it for? There isn't "environmentalism" per se, that I can see.

Just wondering if this would work for Peter Pan? It is a retelling but not sure if it too far removed.

Venom

Thank you!

Jecca wrote: "Just wondering if this would work for Peter Pan? It is a retelling but not sure if it too far removed.

Venom

Thank you!"

It looks too far removed to me, from the description.

Hi!
Option 2:
For Stranger in a Strange Land...with themes of sexual freedom and liberation, would work?

Midu wrote: "Hi!

Option 2:
For Stranger in a Strange Land...with themes of sexual freedom and liberation, would work?"

For the book title ones, then the link would be to read the book named or, at a pinch, another book by the same author.

Also, having read Down Among the Sticks and Bones, I'm not sure it would fit sexual freedom and liberation anyway. Its more about gender identity, which isn't the same thing.

So I'm afraid this one's a no.

Trish wrote: "Midu wrote: "Hi!

Option 2:
For Stranger in a Strange Land...with themes of sexual freedom and liberation, would work?"

For the book title ones..."
Got it. Thank you!