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As for the two-part themes, my own preference would be to keep them. I think it's something of our signature; I'd rather have a certain redundancy if necessary than give it up, as with our current "children" theme. Nothing wrong with that. |
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Originally, I thought I might dust off my suggestion from last time, "My favorite book you've never heard of," but after lying in abeyance for so long, it's lost much of its luster for me. Not that I wouldn't be interested in people's secret favorites.
So instead, I'm going to suggest something along the lines of: Ya Gotta Believe: Life of the Spirit. I don't want to get too prescriptive, but it would take in religion, personal philosophies, interior life, ghosts and other paranormal entities (which would not be my preference, but you have to let your chicks go). And baseball. |
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I had two ideas pop into my head The present: the pasts future And because of the discussion in the May vote thread Runner up retry: 2nd chances |
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As for the first, books that occur include 1984 and Looking Backward, i.e., books that were set in the future when they were written, but now are about a past that didn't happen. |
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I rather like Victoria's theme idea of partners in its own right, I can imagine having fun finding books that make an odd fit - like partnered villains. People have already shown considerable imagination is interpreting themes, so I'm not that worried about being prescriptive (especially with either of these themes). |
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Here are some more that I had thought of. If you see something here or earlier that you like feel free to take it and run with it. I haven't decided at all and will probably wait till near the end to formalize something.
Along similar lines to Ralph Sir Edward, I though an apocalyptic/dystopian theme might be interesting. But in an effort to not be genre constrained I was trying to make sure it included at least one other easy avenue for interpretation, in this case, climate change and other world-altering events/conditions. My initial theme was going to be "The Sky is Falling, the end of the world". It is still more constrained than I want but I could live with it. (And can't think of a way to fix it right now.) "Puzzled and Bewildered, fun and games." I was mostly going to games and things related to puzzles but that could certainly include mysteries as well. "Never Too Late, books we haven't gotten to (yet)". I find I am a very able procrastinator about some books, the idea for this was to get us to nominate some of those books we have heard of and though "I should try that... some day". Classics, nominations from last year, books we bought years ago and still haven't opened, etc. "The Last Word, posthumously published". Any genre or style would fit as long as it was published after the primary author died. "Popularity Contest, millions of readers can't be wrong". The idea was only books with a large number of GR reviews/ratings. Some of these are classics, some just happen to hit the zeitgeist for a particular year. "Time on Our Hands, hobbies". The idea obviously is books about our hobbies, but with that title I figure it is open to a lot more if needed. This may not pass the third test I posted earlier though (complementary list). "Naked and Afraid, watch out!". Horror and / or nudity but thrillers would also work. |
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How about Once upon a TIme in the Real World?
Books on history, historical people, strange events that occurred in the past. |
04-11-2019, 12:54 PM | #28 |
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Some of the suggestions so far seem pretty genre-specific to me, and that genre isn't my cuppa.
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The second provides lots of scope for selection, and could spark observations about how an author has / hasn’t evolved over time - something I find quite interesting. Sure - I’m good with that. Last edited by Victoria; 04-11-2019 at 01:12 PM. |
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Yes, my original idea (It takes two to tango) hinged more on the dance itself - the tango is pretty sparky and intense. So I was just thinking of books that involve an intense dynamic, positive or negative. It could include multiple types of connections - for example, Moby Dick. That said, I’m not wedded to anything. It’s just fun to see how everyone’s ideas evolve. Last edited by Victoria; 04-11-2019 at 02:11 PM. |
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