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message 1: by SRC Moderator, Moderator (last edited Jul 15, 2019 09:26AM) (new)

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50.1 - Diane Whitney's task: Genre Tic-Tac-Toe

Tic, Tac, Toe, three in a row.

No books with the genres children or kids on the main book page may be used for this task.

For this task, you will make Tic-Tac-Toe from three of the genres listed below by reading three books--a Book 1, a Book 2, and a Book 3. To make Tic-Tac-Toe, your three books must have main page genres (MPGs) that match three squares in a row. Rows may be formed horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. The page count of your three books must total at least 750 pages.

In addition to the MPGs, your books must meet the following criteria:

Book 1: Author's last name must begin with T, I or C.
Book 2: Author's last name must begin with T, A, or C.
Book 3: Author's last name must begin with T, O or E.

All books must be written by a single author. The genres in your row may be used in any order.



For example -
TIC - Literary Fiction, author's last name begins with I
Book 1: The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

TAC - Mystery, author's last name begins with C
Book 2: Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine

TOE - Fantasy, author's last name begins with E
Book 3: Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson

Required: Indicate which genres you used when you post.


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message 3: by Dee (last edited Jul 14, 2019 08:29AM) (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8856 comments The Tenth Muse - for contemporary
Girl Gone Viral - science fiction


message 4: by Aprilleigh (new)

Aprilleigh (aprilleighlauer) | 1261 comments I might have to use your examples for books 1 and 2 - they're both on my TBR! And any of Tolkien's that are also on my short list should work for book 3.


message 5: by Bluemoon (new)

Bluemoon (bluemoon286) | 1797 comments Can the genre be embedded?


Historical > Historical Fiction


message 6: by Bea (new)

Bea Book 1 - Non-Fiction: Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (C)

Book 2 - Contemporary: The Never-Open Desert Diner by James Anderson (A)

Book 3 - Mystery: Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich (E)

Does it matter that my genres are not in order? My set goes NF, Contemporary, then Mystery rather than Contemporary, Mystery, NF as in the graph.

Also, if this is OK, can you approve the contemporary genre for my book 2? It doesn't have many users showing and I am concerned it might fall off.

Page count is over 900 so should be fine.


message 7: by Laure (new)

Laure (goodreadscomlaure) | 559 comments Just a quick question - Can an MPG of Literature replace Literary Fiction?
As in this book ..
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende?
Thanks. :)


message 8: by Julia (new)

Julia (julia103) | 2642 comments Is it OK to use the same letter twice? (T is in TIC and TAC and TOE)

Book 1: Historical Fiction: Death at the Abbey by Christine Trent
Book 2: Fantasy: The Hobbit or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Book 3: Science Fiction: Triumphant by Jack Campbell


message 9: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Please verify My Life as a Rat for Literary Fiction and And the Rest is History for Fantasy.

Thanks!


message 10: by KSMary (new)

KSMary | 1143 comments I'd lock to lock in the genres for these choices:
Tic A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas - Mystery

tAc The Book of Tomorrow by Cecelia Ahern - Fantasy

Toe The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler - Literary Fiction


message 11: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Diane Whitney wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Please verify My Life as a Rat for Literary Fiction and And the Rest is History for Fantasy.

Thanks!"

genre noted for both"


Thank you.


message 12: by Bea (new)

Bea Diane Whitney wrote: "As long as they are in a row the order is up to you, just like when playing the game. The example I provided is this way for that reason. Genre noted for Book 2 - Contemporary"

Thanks, Diane.


message 13: by Lisa (new)

Lisa Hickman (lbhick) | 1443 comments Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center

I'd like to get the MPG Contemporary confirmed. Currently it is last on the list. Thanks!


message 14: by Amy (new)

Amy | 2101 comments Please approve:

Book 1: TIC - A Game of Ghosts by John Connolly - Fantasy
Book 2: TAC - Live Bait by P.J. Tracy - Mystery
Book 3: TOE - The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma - Literary Fiction

Thanks!


message 15: by Trish (last edited Jul 14, 2019 11:16PM) (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 3594 comments Morning.

So, I'm pretty sure this combination works, but if you could confirm...

TIC: The City of Brass, S.A. Chakraborty
Shelved as Historical > Historical Fiction by 465 users

TAC: The Bear and the Nightingale, Katherine Arden
Shelved as Fantasy by 6,725 users

TOE: Null States, Malka Ann Older
Shelved as Science Fiction by 67 users

Thanks!


message 16: by Laure (new)

Laure (goodreadscomlaure) | 559 comments Diane Whitney wrote: "Laure wrote: "Just a quick question - Can an MPG of Literature replace Literary Fiction?
As in this book ..
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende?
Thanks. :)"

Sorry MPGs must matc..."


Ok, no problem. :)
Thanks


message 17: by Marie (UK) (last edited Jul 15, 2019 01:15AM) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 3837 comments please can i have these approved for diagonal
contemporary, Literary and historical Fiction

Book 1 Swear on This Life Contemporary Fiction
author last name C of TIC
Book 2 Nora Webster LIterary Fiction author last name T of TAC
Book 3 Warlight historical Fiction author last name O of TOE


message 18: by Trish (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 3594 comments Diane Whitney wrote: "Trish wrote: "Morning.

So, I'm pretty sure this combination works, but if you could confirm...

Looks good to me, genres noted for all 3 books


Thanks Diane!


message 19: by Ava Catherine (last edited Jul 15, 2019 01:02PM) (new)

Ava Catherine | 1544 comments Dangerous Doses: How Counterfeiters Are Contaminating America's Drug Supply by Katherine Eban nonfiction


When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson mystery

I see Wayne has asked for confirmation of Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler for contemporary in post 32. 😊 We tend to think alike, Wayne.


message 20: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11182 comments Please verify Contemporary for Deep in the Valley. Thanks!


message 21: by Brooke (new)

Brooke | 1109 comments Can you please verify contemporary for How to Walk Away? It is currently last on the list and I don't want to chance it. :-) Thank you!


message 22: by Ava Catherine (new)

Ava Catherine | 1544 comments Diane Whitney wrote: "Connie (Ava Catherine) wrote: "Dangerous Doses: How Counterfeiters Are Contaminating America's Drug Supply by Katherine Eban nonfiction


[book:When Will There Be Good..."


Thanks, Diane.


message 23: by Cindy (new)

Cindy | 964 comments Does Charles Todd count as a single author???


message 24: by Kathy (new)

Kathy | 862 comments Can I please lock in contemporary for I Am Not Sidney Poitier


message 25: by Nicola (new)

Nicola | 1360 comments Please confirm Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency as Mystery and Fantasy.


message 26: by Nick (new)

Nick (doily) | 3326 comments Please confirm West of Sunset as Literary Fiction. Thanks.


message 27: by Lauren (last edited Jul 19, 2019 11:34AM) (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) Please confirm the following MPGs:

After Dark for Science Fiction
Magic Breaks for Fantasy
A Conspiracy in Belgravia for Historical Fiction

Thanks!


message 28: by Valerie (new)

Valerie | 428 comments Can you note Go, Went, Gone for Contemporary and Three Things About Elsie for Literary Fiction?

Thank you


message 29: by Rebecca NJ (last edited Jul 21, 2019 07:18PM) (new)

Rebecca NJ (njreader) | 1279 comments Can you note The Goldfinch for Literary Fiction? It is the last genre on the list.

Thanks!


message 30: by Rebecca NJ (new)

Rebecca NJ (njreader) | 1279 comments Can you also note Where the Crawdads Sing for Mystery?

Thank you!


message 31: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Could I please have Sympathy For The Devil
and Night Dogs approved for mystery? Not sure which one I will use at this point.. Thanks,
Andy


message 32: by Book Concierge (new)

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 4424 comments Please confirm GENRES:

CONTEMPORARY - Vinegar Girl

MYSTERY - Picture Miss Seeton

NONFICTION - Becoming


message 33: by Paula (new)

Paula S (paula_s) | 637 comments Please confirm literary fiction for A God in Ruins


message 34: by Laura H L (new)

Laura H L (laurah30) | 504 comments I would like to lock in Rules of Civility by Amor Towles for Literary fiction,

The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle as fantasy by Stuart Turton,
and
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens as mystery.

Thanks


message 35: by Nick (new)

Nick (doily) | 3326 comments Could you lock in LaRose by Louise Erdrich and The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht as Literary Fiction?

Thanks.


message 37: by Pia (new)

Pia Does an author with a hyphenated last name work?

Jussi Adler-Olsen


message 38: by Lauren (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) Please confirm the following MPGs:

One Fell Sweep for Fantasy
A Casualty of War for Historical Fiction

Thanks!


message 39: by Trish (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 3594 comments Morning. I keep changing my mind on what I'm using where for this task.

Please could you confirm A Dark Night Hidden, Alys Clare for Historical Fiction for me? It should be embedded in the second one down in the list, but there are only 8 users.

I'm then planning on using it for TIC, with
The Girl in the Tower, Katherine Arden - fantasy, TAC
State Tectonics, Malka Ann Older - science fiction, TOE

Thanks


message 40: by Trish (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 3594 comments Thanks!


message 41: by Pia (new)

Pia I keep changing books and rows/mpg for this task and. I just hope I manage to finish it.

Can you please approve the following:

All In (Only One Night #1) by Simona Ahrnstedt
Romance / Contemporary

White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
Horror

A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
Literary Fiction

Thanks!


message 42: by Aprilleigh (last edited Aug 21, 2019 12:45PM) (new)

Aprilleigh (aprilleighlauer) | 1261 comments Possible change of plan. Can I get The Hobbit locked in for Fantasy (not that it's likely to fall off LOL)?


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