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Sandy, do fantasy universes count for this task?
Will this work for a window? Looks like a window of an airplane...
Would you say this is green?
I know this is a long shot, but I thought I'd ask! Will "Seventy" work for Seven?
Does this work for night?
Unexpectedly I seem to have finished. Now I hope I haven't made any silly mistake in posting. Thanks to the mods and the task creators and congrats to all participants! This was one challenging challenge!Chaitra
5.3 30 Years Ago
Mother, Mother: A Novel by Koren Zailckas. Consecutive Ms in the title.
Points: 5
**Koren Zailckas is a Goodreads Author.**
5.8 80 Years Ago
Double Double: A Dual Memoir of Alcoholism by Martha Grimes & Ken Grimes. 2 author book.
Points: 5
**Martha Grimes is a Goodreads Author.**
15.2 Good Luck Charms
Option 1: Something Old - The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie. First published 1932 (before 1963).
Option 4: Something Blue - The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau. Blue cover. Approved in Help Thread.
Points: 15
**Joelle Charbonneau is a Goodreads Author.**
25.4 Janet F's Task: Bookin' Around the Bases
Option 1: Rules - The Last Winter of Dani Lancing by P.D. Viner. Book of my choice. (ARC Copy)
Option 2: Sportsmanship - Enon by Paul Harding. One word title. (ARC Copy)
**P.D. Viner is a Goodreads Author.**
Points: 25
25.12 Chris MD's Task: What Comes Next?
Option 2: Author ABCs, Book 1 (Author E) - House of Chains by Steven Erikson. Author Last Name starts with an E. (Started this book before the challenge started and got upto around 100 pages. It's a big book of 1021 pages.)
Author ABCs, Book 2 (Author F) - Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford. (ARC Copy)
Points: 25
**House of Chains is a big book. My copy had 1,021 pages.**
**Jamie Ford is a Goodreads Author.**
25.13 Deanna's Task: Dirty Dancing
Option A: The Music - The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls by Anton DiSclafani. Title has Girls which is in the word from the song Big Girls Don't Cry.
Option B: The Cast - The Book of Lost Things by Cynthia Voigt. Author first name Cynthia matches Cynthia Rhodes who played Penny Johnson in the movie. Approved in Help Thread. (The book is tagged Children's on the main page, but my copy had 400 pages).
Points: 25
**Anton DiSclafani is a Goodreads Author.**
25.20 Sarah the Librarian's Task: Reading Goals
Rolled 2 and 6.
2: Mount TBR - Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner. One of the first 25 books I added to Goodreads TBR on Jun 01, 2012. Before that, as a Booker Prize Winner, it's been on my non-Goodreads TBR for at least 10 years. Glad to be rid of it.
6: Series-ly - The Crippled God by Steven Erikson. Book #10 of the series Malazan Book of the Fallen.
Points: 25
**The Crippled God is a big book. My copy had 1,197 pages.**
50.1 Beth NC's Task: Seven Mansions of the Black Tortoise
Mansion 8: The Dipper - The Liars' Gospel by Naomi Alderman. Book describes Jesus Christ (a character in the book) from four different perspectives. Approved in Help Thread. My copy had 320 pages.
Mansion 9: The Ox - Portrait of a Dead Guy by Larissa Reinhart. "Murder Mystery" on the main page. Approved in the Help Thread. My copy had 270 pages.
Mansion 12: Rooftops - & Sons: A Novel by David Gilbert. Rooftops on the cover. Approved in Help Thread. My copy had 434 pages.
Points: 50
**Larissa Reinhart is a Goodreads Author.**
**Naomi Alderman is a Goodreads Author.**
***
Points this Post: 175
Total Points: 1350/1350
Big Books: 500(2), 750(1), 1000(6)
Goodreads Author: 38
Tasks Completed: 71/71
Books Claimed: 103/103
Pages Read: 38,992
Chaitra30.8 Peebee's Task: A Summer Visit to the National Zoo
Option 5: Red Pandas - And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini. (Set in Afghanistan, an Asian Country, several Afghan characters in the book and the author was born in Afghanistan). Mountains on the cover. Approved in Help Thread.
Option 6: Giant Pandas - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel by Deborah Moggach. (Set in India, an Asian Country and several Indian characters in the book). I chose this on Aug 05 from the page Most Read This Week > Asia, but it's on there today as well.
Points: 30
**Deborah Moggach is a Goodreads Author.**
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Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 1175/1350
Big Books: 500(2), 750(1), 1000(4)
Goodreads Author: 30
Tasks Completed: 63/71
Books Claimed: 88/103
Pages Read: 32,533
Chaitra20.5 Cathy G's Task: Motorcycles and Pontoon Boats
Option B: Spending Time on a Pontoon Boat - The Woman In Black by Susan Hill. Black in the title is in the line Try to keep it steady as you recline on your black inner tube.
Points: 20
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Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 1145/1350
Big Books: 500(2), 750(1), 1000(4)
Goodreads Author: 29
Tasks Completed: 62/71
Books Claimed: 86/103
Pages Read: 31,809
Chaitra30.7 Delicious Dee's Task: Scattergories SRC Style
I drew the letter C and rolled 2 & 3. I did the 2 books option.
2: Female Character Name - Havisham: A Novel by Ronald Frame. Main character is named Catherine Havisham, called Catherine in the book.
3: Word in Title - The Boy Who Could See Demons: A Novel by Carolyn Jess-Cooke. Could in the title starts with a C.
Points: 30
**Carolyn Jess-Cooke is a Goodreads Author.**
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Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 1125/1350
Big Books: 500(2), 750(1), 1000(4)
Goodreads Author: 29
Tasks Completed: 61/71
Books Claimed: 85/103
Pages Read: 31,601
Chaitra25.7 Jessica PDX's Task: Author or Title
Book A - The Storycatcher by Ann Hite. Author name is bigger than the title. Approved in Help Thread.
Book B - In the Land of the Living by Austin Ratner. Title is bigger than the author name.
Points: 25
**Ann Hite is a Goodreads Author.**
***
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 1095/1350
Big Books: 500(2), 750(1), 1000(4)
Goodreads Author: 28
Tasks Completed: 60/71
Books Claimed: 83/103
Pages Read: 30,945
Chaitra15.9 Mountains to Climb
The River Swimmer: Novellas by Jim Harrison. River in the title.
Points: 15
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Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 1070/1350
Big Books: 500(2), 750(1), 1000(4)
Goodreads Author: 27
Tasks Completed: 59/71
Books Claimed: 81/103
Pages Read: 30,273
Chaitra15.8 The Battle of Gettysburg
Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini. "Civil War" on the main page. Approved in Help Thread.
Points: 15
25.6 Elizabeth B's Task: Off to the Mediterranean Sea
Option B: Book 1 - The Summer of Dead Toys: A Thriller by Antonio Hill. Set in Spain (northern shore of the Mediterranean). My copy had 368 pages.
Book 2 - Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud. Set in Morocco (southern shore of the Mediterranean). My copy had 192 pages.
Both books combined have 560 pages.
Points: 25
25.17 Lindsay IL's Task: Metal!
One book option.
Option 5: Symphonic - Dust of Dreams by Steven Erikson. The word Dreams in the title is in Lunatica's album Fables and Dreams (#56 on the list). My copy had 1,276 pages (>750 p). Approved in Help Thread.
Points: 25
**Dust of Dreams is a big book. My copy had 1,276 pages.**
25.19 Oma1229's Task: School is Out Forever!
Option B: Show Me the Money - The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna Clarke. Silver cover. Approved in the Help Thread.
Option D: Teacher's Pet - The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls. Book of my choice.
Points: 25
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Points this Post: 90
Total Points: 1055/1350
Big Books: 500(2), 750(1), 1000(4)
Goodreads Author: 27
Tasks Completed: 58/71
Books Claimed: 80/103
Pages Read: 30,033
Chaitra25.1 Coralie's Task: Winter in Melbourne
Option 1: The Teams - The Book of Secrets: A Novel by Elizabeth Joy Arnold. Elizabeth Joy Arnold has 18 letters in her name.
Option 3: The Code - Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson. Heart in the title. Approved in Help Thread. (ARC Copy).
Points: 25
**Elizabeth Joy Arnold is a Goodreads Author.**
**Brandon Sanderson is a Goodreads Author.**
30.9 Andy P's Task: Let's Be Sensible
Option 1: Sense - Cat Sense: How the New Feline Science Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet by John Bradshaw. Sense in the title. (ARC Copy).
Option 5: Taste - A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters. Taste in the title.
Points: 30
***
Points this Post: 55
Total Points: 965/1350
Big Books: 500(2), 750(1), 1000(3)
Goodreads Author: 27
Tasks Completed: 54/71
Books Claimed: 74/103
Pages Read: 27,322
Chaitra5.1 10 Years Ago
The Bones of Paris: A Novel of Suspense by Laurie R. King. Laurie R. King uses the initial R. {ARC copy}.
Points: 5
**Laurie R. King is a Goodreads Author.**
5.7 70 Years Ago
Mister Monday by Garth Nix. Monday in the title.
Points: 5
**Garth Nix is a Goodreads Author.**
10.6 Black Flag Day
Philida by André P. Brink. Set in South Africa, which has black on its flag.
Points: 10
10.9 Add It Up
A Fatal Likeness by Lynn Shepherd. I'm 30, and my birthday isn't in a summer month. 3+0=3, and A Fatal Likeness has 3 words.
Points: 10
**Lynn Shepherd is a Goodreads Author.**
20.10 Group Reads
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde. My message is #21 in the Discussion Thread.
Points: 20
25.8 Karen GHHS' Task: Big Sky Country
Option 4: Roughing It - (A)Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed. Wild in the title.
Option 6: Washington, My Home - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. Set in Seattle, Washington. Approved in Help Thread.
Points: 25
**Cheryl Strayed is a Goodreads Author.**
**Jamie Ford is a Goodreads Author.**
30.1 Ms. Anderson's Task: Name Dropping
Rolled 1 & 3.
1: Adam Baldwin and Jewel Staite - Reaper's Gale by Steven Erikson. Book #7 in the series Malazan Book of the Fallen, one of my favorite fantasy series. A first time read.
3: Stan Lee and Salvador Larocca - The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman. Approved in Help Thread. Also a first time read.
Points: 30
**Reaper's Gale is a big book. My copy had 1,280 pages.**
**Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads Author.**
30.3 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: Kickin' Back with the Girls from R.E.L.A.X
R - Toll the Hounds by Steven Erikson. Recommended by husband and a real life friend as the greatest book ever written. It was good, but even within the series I liked other books better. Poor hubby is crushed.
A - The House of Rumour by Jake Arnott. ARC Acquired via NetGalley. (Use of ARC was approved in the Help Thread).
Points: 30
**Toll the Hounds is a big book. My copy had 1,294 pages.**
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Points this Post: 135
Total Points: 910/1350
Big Books: 500(2), 750(1), 1000(3)
Goodreads Author: 25
Tasks Completed: 52/71
Books Claimed: 70/103
Pages Read: 25,925
Chaitra - ## Repost!! ##Per Message #251 on Problems thread. Original Post #1509.
30.5 Sandy's Task: History with Dialogue
Book 1: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson. A fiction book about and set in England mainly during World War II.
Book 2: Troublesome Young Men: The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England by Lynne Olson. A non fiction book that details events that brought Churchill to power and changed the shape and direction of World War II. Approved in Help Thread.
Points: 30
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Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 775/1350
Big Books: 500(2), 750(1), 1000(1)
Goodreads Author: 19
Tasks Completed: 44/71
Books Claimed: 61/103
Pages Read: 21,441
Minority here. I loved the book. I liked the premise (obviously), and I loved how everything worked. It's a first book in a fantasy series, so there were a lot of bits and pieces that didn't fit particularly well. But those didn't bother me because I'm hoping they'll come into play in the next books, especially Spike and Thursday's father. I also loved the silliness and the humor - it's right up my alley. The only thing I didn't like (and I totally guessed the way it would work in the book), was the Shakespeare thing! Hate, hate, hate! I'm a firm believer in Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare, and while this book didn't cram Oxford or Marlowe down my throat, the solution was equally horrible. That, and boy toy Landen. He was just there. Thursday had more chemistry with her pet dodo than with that douche. I'm just going to pretend that there was no romance.
Hey Sandy! What do we do if we can't find the author birth-"date"? I mean, I really want to read Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (born 1971) for Year of the Pig, but that's all I can turn up - the year. Do we ignore such authors altogether?And have a fantastic vacation!
Chaitra5.10 100 Years Ago
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick. Author name Matthew matches with Matthew Warchus, nominated for the Best Direction of a Musical (Matilda the Musical).
Points: 5
**Matthew Quick is a Goodreads Author.**
10.3 The Summer of '69
Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall by Kazuo Ishiguro. First published in 2009.
Points: 10
10.8 Summer Reading
Enchantments by Kathryn Harrison. Recommended by Madeline Miller in the section Rich Reads: Historical Fiction Fit For a Queen in NPR's Summer Books.
Points: 10
10.10 Blister in the Sun
The Telling Room: A Tale of Love, Betrayal, Revenge, and the World's Greatest Piece of Cheese by Michael Paterniti. Love in the subtitle matches the word in the song Prove My Love (on Side Two).
Points: 10
15.6 As Seen on TV
Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race by Jon Stewart. #20 on the The Daily Show Reading Club. As seen on The Daily Show in Sep, 2010. Approved in Help Thread.
Points: 15
20.1 Stacy CT's Task - All Things Peru!
Option 2: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. My copy had 370 pages. (Both 3 & 0 in the page count). Approved in the Help Thread.
Points: 20
**Rebecca Skloot is a Goodreads Author.**
20.3 Nick KY's Task - The Blank Blank
The Crooked Maid: A Novel. 3 Words, and the first word is "The".
Points: 20
25.2 JenBent's Task: Trivial Pursuit - Summer of '94 Edition
Option 2: The Lion King - Five Star Billionaire by Tash Aw. Lion found intact in bilionaire.
Option 6: Sports and Leisure - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand. Water on the cover.
Points: 25
25.3 JennRenee's Task: Summer Road Trip
2 books option.
Option 2: Plan a Date - The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells by Andrew Sean Greer. First published in June of 2013.
Option 5: Fill up on Snacks and Load the Playlist - The Residue Years by Mitchell S. Jackson. Brown cover. Approved in Help Thread.
Points: 25
**Mitchell S. Jackson is a Goodreads Author.**
25.14 Amy C's Task - The America's Cup
2 books option.
Option 2: She Rises by Kate Worsley. Sail on the cover. Approved in Help Thread.
Option 3: Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë. First published in 1847. (Before 1851).
Points: 25
25.16 Lois' Task: Summer Shakespeare
Same option for both books (allowed).
Option 4: Book 1 - Cooking Up Murder by Miranda Bliss. Author name Miranda is a central character in The Tempest.
Book 2 - A Marker to Measure Drift by Alexander Maksik. Author name Alexander is a character in Troilus and Cressida.
Points: 25
25.18 Bekka's Task: Adventures @ Your Library!
Option 2: The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson. Pulitzer Prize Winner for Fiction - 2013.
Option 6: The Bookstore by Deborah Meyler. Books on the cover.
Points: 25
**Deborah Meyler is a Goodreads Author.**
30.4 Cindy AL's Task: All Things Wedding
Option A: Destination Wedding - The Bat: The First Inspector Harry Hole Novel by Jo Nesbø. I would have loved to have had my wedding in Australia where this book is set (either the cities or the coast or the boondocks - endless beautiful options!). It would have been spring too!
Option D: Something Old, Something New - The Village by Nikita Lalwani. First published Jun 07, 2012. (Between Jan 01, 2012 and the end of the challenge).
Points: 30
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Points this Post: 245
Total Points: 745/1350
Big Books: 500(2), 750(1), 1000(1)
Goodreads Author: 19
Tasks Completed: 43/71
Books Claimed: 59/103
Pages Read: 21,466
Thanks!
I wanted to make sure this works before I started reading it.Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race. It was on the Daily Show in 2010 (#20 on the list).
