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Old 02-14-2018, 01:36 PM   #226
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I thought the themes were not supposed to be genre specific. How is that theme not genre specific? How many books can you name about parallel bars?

What about a theme called Valentine's Day? After all, there are at least a handful of books that would fit without being romances, so shall I lobby for that?
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Old 02-14-2018, 02:13 PM   #227
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I thought the themes were not supposed to be genre specific. How is that theme not genre specific? How many books can you name about parallel bars?
Parallel lives also means shared experiences. So that opens a lot of books that don't have to be science fiction or fantasy.

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What about a theme called Valentine's Day? After all, there are at least a handful of books that would fit without being romances, so shall I lobby for that?
Go for it. We can nominate books about Gangsters, booze, murder, massacres. It just doesn't have to be about romance. Might as well toss in some SF/fantasy.

8 Romantic Sci-Fi Books Perfect For Valentine's Day
https://www.bustle.com/p/8-romantic-...ines-day-37161

Crosstalk by Connie Willis
The Gender War by Bella Forrest
Just One Damned Things After Another: The Chronicles of St. Mary's by Jodi Taylor
'All the Birds in the Sky' by Charlie Jane Anders
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai
A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Beck Chambers

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Old 02-14-2018, 04:40 PM   #228
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I thought the themes were not supposed to be genre specific. How is that theme not genre specific? How many books can you name about parallel bars?

What about a theme called Valentine's Day? After all, there are at least a handful of books that would fit without being romances, so shall I lobby for that?
The book called Parallel Lives is by Plutarch, and is a series of biographies of Greeks and Romans, comparing and contrasting them. Not exactly fantasy or science fiction.

In any case, this thread is for throwing up ideas which may or may not be taken further. We don’t have to wrangle exhaustively over each suggestion.
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Old 02-14-2018, 04:50 PM   #229
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It just goes to show that most themes can go very far afield from what was thought about when it was suggested. Even a theme such as Valentines Day can have nothing at all to do with romance.
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Old 02-14-2018, 05:23 PM   #230
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The book called Parallel Lives is by Plutarch, and is a series of biographies of Greeks and Romans, comparing and contrasting them. Not exactly fantasy or science fiction.

In any case, this thread is for throwing up ideas which may or may not be taken further. We don’t have to wrangle exhaustively over each suggestion.
Why not? What else is there to do while waiting to discuss a hundred-page book?
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Old 02-14-2018, 05:28 PM   #231
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Because it kills off ideas when each one is thrashed over exhaustively.

And you could always read Passing, which we shall start discussing tomorrow!
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Old 02-14-2018, 06:55 PM   #232
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I thought Passing might have been the book Catlady was referring to, it's listed in my Kobo as only 105 pages.
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Old 02-14-2018, 07:47 PM   #233
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I see. My copy is somewhat longer, but then it has an introduction and footnotes, being the Penguin edition.
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Here's one, I'm not sure how good, but it keeps popping into my mind, so I'd best write it down.

Tell me a secret - book titles using the word secret, spy stories, unknown/little known history/true stories.
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Here's one, I'm not sure how good, but it keeps popping into my mind, so I'd best write it down.

Tell me a secret - book titles using the word secret, spy stories, unknown/little known history/true stories.
I like it. But I'd suggest tweaking the title to I've Got a Secret, per the old game show.
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Old 02-15-2018, 01:12 AM   #236
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Here's one, I'm not sure how good, but it keeps popping into my mind, so I'd best write it down.

Tell me a secret - book titles using the word secret, spy stories, unknown/little known history/true stories.
I just suggested Trade Secret, which gets us both your secret plus books related to business and trade. Or baseball trades, I guess, though I hadn't thought of that permutation when I suggested it.
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No matter what the secret theme is, I'll find a way to turn it into science fiction.
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I just suggested Trade Secret, which gets us both your secret plus books related to business and trade. Or baseball trades, I guess, though I hadn't thought of that permutation when I suggested it.
I like Trade Secret too. But, it suggests business, commerce or baseball, so it's not the same thing.
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No matter what the secret theme is, I'll find a way to turn it into science fiction.
We need a "time" theme for some good time travel stories.
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I like it. But I'd suggest tweaking the title to I've Got a Secret, per the old game show.
Good idea!
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