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from the The Seasonal Reading Challenge group.
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May 18, 2013 01:37PM
Chaitra20.2 Ty's Task - Pi Day
I chose Option 1 and read Heart of Palm by Laura Lee Smith. My copy had 496 pages. 4, 9 and 6 are present in Pi: 3.141592653.
Points: 20
**Laura Lee Smith is a Goodreads Author.**
20.3 Bucket's Task - Traveling in Time
I chose Option 1 and read Life Goes On by Hans Keilson. First published in 1933.
Points: 20
20.4 Bluemoon's Task - Did You Know...
I chose option D and read Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson, which is Book #3 of the Malazan Book of the Fallen series. The series has 10 books.
Points: 20
**Memories of Ice is a big book. My copy had 1,180 pages.**
20.5 Kate S' Task - Tournament of Books 2013
I chose Option 3 and read The Marlowe Papers by Ros Barber. Historical Fiction in the main page.
Points: 20
**Ros Barber is a Goodreads Author.**
20.6 Alexandra's Task - Messing Around
I chose Option 1 and read The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis. My native tongue is Kannada, and the book is written in English.
Points: 20
**Ayana Mathis is a Goodreads Author.**
20.7 Suzanne's Task - Have Passport, Will Travel
I chose Option 3 and read Pacific by Tom Drury. Car on the cover.
Points: 20
20.8 Laurie's Task - March On!
I chose Option 3 and read 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King. Cross on the cover.
Points: 20
20.9 Peebee's Task - A New Spring Wardrobe
I chose Option 4 (Thrift Shop II), and read Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James which I got out of the library.
Points: 20
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Points this Post: 160
Total Points: 525/870
Big Books: 500(4), 750( ), 1000(1)
Goodreads Author: 15
Tasks Completed: 41/53
Books Claimed: 45/69
Pages Read: 16,519
May 18, 2013 01:09PM
Chaitra15.1 Follow the Leader
For Book 1, I read The Secret History by Donna Tartt. The narrator, Richard Papen, mentions on Page 2 of the book that he liked to read books by Tolkien.
So, for Book 2, I read The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Points: 15
**The Secret History is a big book. My copy had 559 pages.**
15.2 Vernal Equinox
I chose to read two books with the same number of pages and read, Life After Life: A Novel by Jill McCorkle and The Retrospective by Abraham B. Yehoshua. My copies of both books had 352 pages.
Points: 15
15.3 Laughing in Ireland
I chose to do the 1 book option and read At Swim-Two-Birds by Flann O'Brien. Set in Ireland, and Humor on the main page.
Points: 15
15.4 Celebrate the White Tiger!
I chose the two books option and read, The White Woman on the Green Bicycle: A Novel by Monique Roffey with White in the title and The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht with Tiger in the title.
Points: 15
**Téa Obreht is a Goodreads Author.**
15.5 Hug a Tree
I read A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra. Blurred trees in the background. Approved in Help Thread. Larger version for better clarity.
. Points: 15
**Anthony Marra is a Goodreads Author.**
15.6 Let's All Go To the Lobby
I read The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Made into a movie in 2011.
Points: 15
**Kathryn Stockett is a Goodreads Author.**
**The Help is a big book. My copy had 522 pages.**
15.7 Feeling Possessive?
I read Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain. Billy Lynn's is the possessive noun in the title.
Points: 15
15.8 Batter Up!
I read The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach. The book is about baseball players - a spring sport.
Points: 15
**The Art of Fielding is a big book. My copy had 512 pages.**
15.9 In Camelot
I read The Once and Future King by T.H. White.
Points: 15
**The Once and Future King is a big book. My copy had 688 pages.**
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Points this Post: 135
Total Points: 365/870
Big Books: 500(4), 750( ), 1000( )
Goodreads Author: 12
Tasks Completed: 33/53
Books Claimed: 37/69
Pages Read: 12,830
May 18, 2013 12:35PM
Chaitra10.4 Purple for Peace
I read The Hope Factory: A Novel by Lavanya Sankaran. Purple silhouette people and building on the cover.
Points: 10
10.8 Pedal to the Metal
I read The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick. Silver is a metal.
Points: 10
**Matthew Quick is a Goodreads Author.**
10.9 Feeling Lucky?
I drew #43 and read Speaking from Among the Bones by Alan Bradley chosen from Miranda's message #2119 on Page 43 of the Completed Winter Tasks.
Points: 10
**Alan Bradley is a Goodreads Author.**
10.10 Above Average
I read Five Skies by Ron Carlson. As of today (May 18), my average rating is 3.31 and the book is at 3.75.
Points: 10
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Points this Post: 40
Total Points: 230/870
Big Books: 500( ), 750( ), 1000( )
Goodreads Author: 9
Tasks Completed: 24/53
Books Claimed: 25/69
Pages Read: 7,776
Sandy, can the connection be broad? For example, can I read Life After Life and a random book about Britain during World War II like Troublesome Young Men: The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England?
May 11, 2013 07:06PM
Chaitra5.1 Go West!
I read Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris. Set in Arkansas, US. Part of the Western Hemisphere.
Points: 5
5.4 Spring Up, Fall Down
I read The First Book of Calamity Leek by Paula Lichtarowicz. Book is both a noun (I read a book) and a verb (I booked a ticket). Approved in Help Thread.
Points: 5
5.5 Spring Chicken
I read Fuse by Julianna Baggott. Young Adult is tagged on the book page.
Points: 5
**Julianna Baggott is a Goodreads Author.**
5.6 Hope Springs Eternal
I read Solar by Ian McEwan. He's as bad for me as ever.
Points: 5
5.7 Someone to Fall Back On
I read Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett. And he's as good as ever.
Points: 5
5.8 Cinco de Mayo
I read Close Range: Wyoming Stories by E. Annie Proulx, which my GR friend Carol rated 5 stars.
Points: 5
5.9 Roll With It
I rolled a 4, and read After the Fire, a Still Small Voice by Evie Wyld, published in 2009.
Points: 5
**Evie Wyld is a Goodreads Author.**
5.10 Attention Grabber
For me this task begins and ends with "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderlay again". I read Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier.
Points: 5
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Points this Post: 40
Total Points: 190/870
Big Books: 500( ), 750( ), 1000( )
Goodreads Author: 7
Tasks Completed: 20/53
Books Claimed: 21/69
Pages Read: 6,467
Sure they do, Kathy!
JoLene, option C is up to you - if you think that the covers have eye popping colors, then the books work. So, yes to both!
Sarah wrote: "For option 1, can the missing body part be skin? I am specifically thinking about the skeleton on these two covers: 
and 
"Interesting! I hadn't actually thought of that. I will say yes to both. :) Could you mention while you post that they were approved in this thread?
Vi wrote: "I know this is probably stretching it but will 
work? The feet for both the people seem to be cut off."Vi, that wouldn't work. The guy's feet seem to be in the cover, they seem to be a little obscured... Sorry!
Dee wrote: "I was getting read to post and then figured I should ask...
- he obviously is - but the kid i'm not sure about, since her legs are obscured by him...that doe..."Sorry Dee, you're right - that wouldn't work. Sorry for not responding sooner too, I'm on holiday with lousy internet.
This is fun!! Can I have these three approved (or disapproved)?1. The Invention of Hugo Cabret - The book is about silent movies, which I'm pretty crazy about too.
2.
- The walking on the train tracks on the cover - I've no idea how many times I've done the same thing on the train tracks next to my house while growing up.3. The Lightning Thief - As awesome as my dad is, I'm pretty sure he's not a Greek God.
April wrote: "Will 
and 
work for dismemberment ?First is missing a hand. Second is missing legs"
Both work!
Melanie wrote: "I assume these would work for option A? Just making sure:) Thanks!"Both work, Melanie! Sorry for getting to it so late!
Aleksandra wrote: "would like to confirm if they work for option A :"
and
work.I'd have to say no to
because the guy looks whole, and just obscured by the umbrella. Sorry!
Claire wrote: "Would 
and 
work for option A? Thanks"
Yes to both. :)
Jennifer wrote: "Will 
work for Option A?"Yes. :)
Janet F wrote: "Is this okay for dismembered option?"Yes! That works!
Carla wrote: "would these work for option B? They both have a single shoe"Yes they do Carla!
Sure Wanda, those books work. There is a teapot in the centre of each cover as well. :)
Mar 19, 2013 09:27PM
Chaitra5.3 Here Kitty, Kitty
I read Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown. Silhouette cat on the cover. Approved in Help Thread.
Points: 5
10.1 Less is More
I read Unless by Carol Shields. Approved in Help Thread.
Points: 10
10.7 Chosen by You
I read Tell The Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt, a nominee in the Best Fiction Category.
Points: 10
**Carol Rifka Brunt is a Goodreads Author.**
25.5 Nick KY's Task - Shadow of the White Tiger
For Book 1, I chose option A and read And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. Silhouette cover approved in Help Thread.
For Book 2, I chose option A, picked Sue Grafton out of the literature-map options for Agatha Christie and read A is for Alibi.
Points: 25
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Points this Post: 50
Total Points: 150/870
Big Books: 500( ), 750( ), 1000( )
Goodreads Author: 5
Tasks Completed: 12/53
Books Claimed: 13/69
Pages Read: 3,800
