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Thursday, April 9, 2015

Name That Genre #3

TITLE: NA
GENRE: Secret

Starling twisted the pegs on the neck of her mandolin wondering how she should break her father’s heart. She’d never broken his heart before. Sure, he hadn’t liked all her boyfriends and he’d yelled at her few times about her grades but this was different. This was what he lived for and she was turning away from it.

“Check, check one, two,” her father adjusted his microphone as he spoke. His hair was thinner now, Starling thought but he’d worn the shirt she’d bought him last Christmas. It made him look slimmer. It also made her feel guiltier. Starling twisted another peg as her mom started tuning her fiddle. Her mom was probably the best musician of all of them, but it was her dad’s passion that kept them going.

“You almost ready?” the guy who ran the festival asked. He was a pot-bellied man in a cheap white shirt.

33 comments:

  1. Contemporary

    Using the word "should" makes it seem like she is scheming to break her father's heart, but the rest seems like she plans to, but wishes it didn't have to be like that.

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  2. Romance/Contemporary

    The name 'Starling' threw me, making me think Fantasy, but the microphone cleared it up.

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  4. Contemporary.
    Sounds like a "breaking out of her countrified background" story.

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  5. Contemporary
    ...with Starling wanting to 'spread her wings' outside the family's band.

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  6. Contemporary, ready for some independence

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  7. Contemporary. The name Starling and the mandolin said fantasy, but the microphone changed things. I suppose it could be contemporary fantasy, but there isn't enough evidence to support that.

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  8. Contemporary. The name Starling and the mandolin said fantasy, but the microphone changed things. I suppose it could be contemporary fantasy, but there isn't enough evidence to support that.

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  9. Contemporary.

    I thought maybe romance because of the reference to the boyfriends, but the main action of the story appears to be something else.

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  10. Women's romance, contemporary. Seeing a folk band or renaissance festival group.

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  12. Realistic Fiction/Contemporary.
    Originally thought historical with the Mandolin but with the language used, then a microphone I thought it was modern day. Then the mention of a festival made me think Renaissance Festival.

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  13. Realistic Fiction/Contemporary.
    Originally thought historical with the Mandolin but with the language used, then a microphone I thought it was modern day. Then the mention of a festival made me think Renaissance Festival.

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  14. Contemporary.

    This seems like a "cutting the family ties/search for independence" story. Love the family band/music festival scene.

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  15. Contemporary coming-of-age or NA

    I agree it feels like she's going to turn away from her music to do what she wants, whatever that is.

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  16. Contemporary Romance

    I'm guessing she's got to break it to daddy that she's running off with the lead guitarist of a rock band...or maybe a record executive. I'll bet she's not turning away from all music, just daddy's preferred mandolin folk tunes. Dad's got to be into the bohemian life, he's named his daughter 'Starling'

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  17. Contemporary.

    The microphone, music festival, and mention of Christmas, all imply modern day. Looks to me like the MC will be leaving her musical family and going off on her own.

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  18. Contemporary

    School grades and the microphone. They seem to be in a recording studio. Considering the mandolin and the fiddle, I'm going to guess it's a country band and our MC is tired of the touring and the gypsy life and wants to go off on her own. Maybe to play her own kind of music, or maybe to do something else entirely.

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  19. Oops. Missed the festival part. A live concert then.

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  20. Contemporary, maybe Romance?
    This sounds more YA than New Adult so far, but it's early. She'll be leaving daddy's band for something better suited to her.

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  21. Contemporary
    Sounds like she's planning on leaving the family band to try something new.

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  22. CONTEMPORARY.

    The problem is with the dad, not the boyfriend, so it's probably not romance. This is a festival and they have a mic, so contemporary.

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  23. Contemporary. Microphones, boyfriends, etc

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  24. Contemporary

    The microphone's a dead giveaway for a modern setting, plus what we've seen of the plot shows a realistic situation with a young woman wanting to break free from her father's dreams to pursue her own.

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  25. Contemporary. Mandolin makes it sound historical; the name Starling sounds fantasy-ish, but the mention of the boyfriends and microphone puts it in contemporary territory.

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  26. Contemporary.

    Microphone at a festival seems very modern.

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  27. Contemporary Realism.

    Nothing to indicate any other genre.

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  28. Contemporary

    Microphone locks in modern setting, and it's got a 'finding your own way in life' vibe from wanting to break away.

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  29. Contemporary coming-of-age. I'm a little confused with the 'how she should break her father's heart', would like that to be clearer, but otherwise, sounds like it will be quite interesting!

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  30. Contemporary. Adventure? Boyfriends and grades and sound checks are contemporary references.

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  31. Contemporary.

    Had to go with the majority on this one. Not enough clues to turn in another direction yet, but the setting says Contemporary.

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  32. Contemporary

    I hope she finds her way and that her dad comes around in the end

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  33. It is Contemporary
    Thanks everyone for your comments.

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