Krista’s Comments (group member since Jul 24, 2010)

Krista’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

Post your questions about or suggested titles for Task 20.2 here.

20.2 - Rhymes
Read a book that meets one of the following criteria:
A) - A word in the title rhymes with the author's name
B) - A word in the title rhymes with another word in a title
C) - One of the author's name rhymes with another of the author's name
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Melissa W wrote: "So if I were to read 2 Shakespeare plays for 15.7, that would be okay?"

Yes, that would be okay.

The 'Play' task a couple of challenges ago was my task. Liz is right for the page count for that task we just counted the actual number of pages containing the text of the play. The introductions, commentary, etc wasn't counted.

In Msg 655 -- Rebekah wrote: "BPTE 15.4 Land and Sea
4th stop - Iceland
Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

+15 pts - Task
+10 pts Bonus

25 pts Task Total
790 pts Grand Total"
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Hi Rebekah:

760 = Starting Total (See Msg 661 above)
+ 25 Task Points

Grand Total = 785

Whew, we're all straight now. :-)

In Msg 627 -- Rebekah wrote: "Task 15.3 Backpacking Through Europe- Land & Sea
3rd Stop Ireland

Skippy Dies by Paul Murray

15 pts - Task
10 pts - Bonus

25 pts - Task Total
765 pts - Grand Total
..."

Hi Rebekah:

735 = Starting Total (See Msg 612)
+ 25 - Task Total

Grand Total = 760 (Not 765 as shown above)

In Msg 654 -- Rachel wrote: "READERBOARD NAME: Rachel OH .....
I completed...

Both Sides of Time (Lexile: 750)
+20 Task
..."

+5 Series - #1 Time Traveler

Adjusted Grand Total = 400

In Msg 652 -- Karen GHHS wrote: "20.9 – Sam’s Choice: Best of 2010

Room by Emma Donoghue

+20 Task
+20 Combo (10.7 Booker Prize/10.6 – Noel, Noel/20.3 Shortest Day/10.9 Alphabet Soup E-R)

Room by Emma Donoghue

Great book! ..."

I thought so too! I listened to the audio book. I think it was a great way to experience the story. Here's a sneak peek for you ---- I chose it as my selection for the Spring Group Reads task.

In Msg 646 -- Bobbie wrote: "10.1 Turkey Coma: Coronado: Stories by Dennis Lehane
+10 Task
+5 Combo (20.3)
Total: 15 points .....

Total New Points: 50
Grand Total: 140 ..."

+ 10 Combo points for The Remains of the Day that Liz pointed out in Msg 647.

Adjusted Grand Total = 150

In Msg 642 -- Deedee wrote: "Task 15.10 (10th Itinerary Stop) Sweden
Backpacking Tasks, Traveler Type = Land & Sea
10 Russia -> Sweden (Cruse Line Routes) ...

At the end of the reader's travels, he/she will receive a 100-point "Well-Traveled" bonus if all ten countries have been visited.
+ 100 "Well-Traveled" bonus
..."

Hi Deedee: A big "Congratulations" message goes out to you to for completing the whole European circuit. Good going!

In Msg 640 -- nsfancy wrote: .....
And the backpack is carefully and lovingly cleaned and returned to the closet, to patiently await a new adventure.

+100 BtE Finish points

..."

Congratulations on completing your European tour! I hope you enjoyed your trip.

Liz M wrote: "Karen GHHS wrote: "Welcome to the moderator ranks, Liz!"

Thank you! I am looking over Krista's spreadsheet. And wow. I mean, wow. She has done amazing work keeping track."

Thanks Liz --- I've probably made it more complicated than necessary. But at least it makes it easier to research how points were earned if I have to go back and figure anything out later. :-)

And please --- let me add my warm "Welcome to the Moderator Panel". I know I welcomed you in a private email, but I think a public welcome is in order too! I'm really looking forward to having some help on the scorekeeping, and help in answering questions as they arise. This is such a fun group!

Okay, back to my spreadsheet now....

Guess it's lucky all of us that this it didn't require 11 syllables. Then the shoes and socks would have had to come off. :-)

Yes, we've had the rule that you could start 1 book before the actual start date of the challenge.

You can read up to 1/2 of the book before the challenge begins.

Liz M wrote: "I tried this syllable counter and, individually, Krista's books in post 10 were each 10 syllables. However, putting all 6 books in the form resulted in 69 syllables(?). So, one book at a time is ..."

Wow, I ddin't know there was a syllable counter. (I don't know why that should surprise me.) Glad to know that the good ol' fingers and lots of talking outloud to myself work too. :-)

I think these work...
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling
Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays

Someone better double check my syllable counts. :-)

Maya Angelou works for this.

Joanna wrote: "Would The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon work as a biography?"

Yes, I read it a couple of challenges ago, and it's a biography. An interesting book too!

Post your completed tasks for the Spring 2011 Reading w/Style Challenge here. This includes points for RwS, and the "Spring Cleaning" tasks.

If there are other tasks that you'd like a separate Help folder created for, post your request here and we'll add it.

Post your questions about or ideas for Task 20.3 here.

"Read a book whose title has ten syllables."

Rachelccameron wrote: "Couple of questions..

Do autobiographies count for 15.8?
And
Can you earn both bonuses with one book?

Thanks!"

Autobiography would fall under 15.9 Memoir.

Yes, you can earn both bonuses for one book if the book was published before 1980, and was more than 500 pages long.