Thursday, April 9, 2015

Name That Genre #35

TITLE: MG
GENRE: Secret

So she wants me to talk about it. Well, okay. Talking isn’t impossible anymore. I’m almost back to my regular, motor-mouth self.

She (Linda) brought me this tape recorder, some cherry Kool-Aid and let me sit in her new mod spin-y chair. The microphone’s plugged in, the recorder’s on.

I’m R-E-A-D-Y.

First, my name. It’s Trudi. NOT Gertrude. That’s Trudi with an “I.”

Last year, in third grade, I always dotted the “I” in my name with a groovy flower or smiley face. Then, a few months ago, at the beginning of fourth grade, I stopped because I didn’t care about flowers anymore or feel like smiling about anything. That’s what Linda wants me to talk about: the weeks that got dark even when the sun blazed in the sky.

Here goes…



My story begins at the end of third grade, last spring. (I was nine then. I’m ten now.)



35 comments:

  1. Contemporary realistic fiction.

    sounds like MC is flashing back to a traumatic 1970s childhood. Abuse? Family tragedy?

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  2. Historical
    Because of the tape recorder and 'groovy' flowers, I'm assuming this is set in the 1960s. I've heard different definitions of when historical starts, but 50 years ago seems like it qualifies as historical.

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  3. I can't tell

    Tape recorder/groovy makes me think historical, but everything else about the voice sounds modern (motor-mouth) and the name Trudi with an 'i' feels very modern

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  4. I can't tell.

    Maybe Contemporary with an outdated MC (one who says groovy) - because the voice sounds very modern.

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  5. Historical Fiction

    Use of motor-mouth, mod spin-y chair, tape recorder, and groovy.

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  6. Contemporary.

    I teetered on historical since I can see some historical potential in here when she mentions a mod spinny chair and the word groovy, which would be fitting for the 60s. But it also could work today, so I'm just going with contemporary until I read more. :)

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  7. Contemporary or 20th century historical.
    The tape recorder makes me think of the 80's and I'm not sure how far back is historical.

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  8. Historical

    Some of the things mentioned and words used made me think of late 60s/early 70s.

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  9. I can't tell. Maybe Sci-fi.
    I agree with the others that it doesn't quite seem contemporary with the Kool-Aid, tape recorder, and groovy. Maybe the 60's or 70's. But the mention of the darkness even when the sun blazed made me wonder if it was sci-fi, though I realize it might be emotional darkness.

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  10. Historical Fiction because of the tape recorder, and other word choices.

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  11. Commercial Fiction

    Just has the feel of that genre with the tone and how she was happy and then not.

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  12. Contemporary.

    Sounds like the character is in therapy and we're going hear about why. Sounds like something serious, for example, a parent dying of cancer.

    random note: "blazed in the sky" seems like a break from the previous character voice.

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  13. Historical (latter-day)

    The pointed 60's/ 70's details. Felt like "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead. Humor and tragedy, perhaps?

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  14. Contemporary

    voice reminds me of Amber Brown

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  15. Realism with a tragedy involved. Think it takes place in the 60s/70s. Groovy.

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  17. Fantasy historical fiction, due to microphone, recorders, and kool-aid. This has to be the 80's given the technology, despite the use of "groovy." The weeks that got dark: that's the cue for fantasy elements. Fascinating combination of elements you've got going here!

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  18. Fantasy historical fiction, due to microphone, recorders, and kool-aid. This has to be the 80's given the technology, despite the use of "groovy." The weeks that got dark: that's the cue for fantasy elements. Fascinating combination of elements you've got going here!

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  19. I really can't tell. It could be almost anything Whatever happens to Trudi will show if it is a mystery, thriller, fantasy...... I'm curious enough to be interested and keep reading!

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  20. I really can't tell. It could be almost anything Whatever happens to Trudi will show if it is a mystery, thriller, fantasy...... I'm curious enough to be interested and keep reading!

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  21. Contemporary

    Why couldn't she talk, was she in a horrific car crash that left her brain damaged?

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  22. Could be historical, or contemporary. This has nothing to do with the genre, but I was really sucked in by the voice and character. Good job!

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  23. Historical. Because of mod and tape recorder.

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  24. CONTEMPORARY.

    It seems like this story is going to be about a kid who went through a tough time.

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  25. Historical fiction. This sounds like the 70's (groovy, tape recorder, Kool-aid).

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  26. Historical Fiction problem novel
    Expressions and technology suggest 70s. Sounds like the m.c. has been abused.

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  27. Realistic Historical.

    Because I assume the MC is in therapy (realistic) telling her story when she's 10, but her plight began when she was just one year younger, and seems to be set in the mid-to-late 1960's (terminology: mod spin-y chair, tape recorder, and groovy). The setting will most likely stay in the 1960's to early 1970's.

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  28. Historical

    Setting and choice of language place it in the 70's

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  29. MG historical

    The descriptors make it feel like the 60s (groovy, mod-y chair, tape recorder) and about a girl who went through a bad time.

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  30. Historical Fiction (or contemporary realism... not sure how far back historical is)

    The recorder, the mod chair, Kool-Aid, and voice lead me to something like a 70s-80s setting. The hint at a traumatic past event suggest it might be a story about an issue. No fantastic elements that I can see.

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  31. Contemporary,unless the use of tape recorders marks it as Historical Fiction.

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  32. Contemporary fiction. I don't see how it could be anything else. The Kool-Aid reference negates it being 'historical' - at least I think so.

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  33. Historical fiction (maybe 70s or 80s?)

    The tape recorder and talking about kool-aid and the word groovy made me think that time period

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  34. Historical MG.

    Set in 1960s. Yes, Kool-Aid existed then. "Groovy" as slang became passé in the 70's.

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