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

Krista’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

Task 10.2a Special Gift: Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel

+10 Task

Grand Total = 395

This book was not nearly as compelling as Life of Pi. It's not one of my favorites for this challenge.

In Msg 516 --- nsfancy wrote: "Task 20.5 Jewish Literature The Trial by Franz Kafka

Task points 20
+10 Canon
+10 Oldie (1925)

Task total 40
Total points 570

And I don't think I will be trying Kafka again anytime soon. "

LOL --- You have more stick-to-it-tivness than I do. I tried to get through this book this challenge. I finally had to give up on it. I rarely ever do that, but I just didn't like this one at all!

In Msg 511 -- Coralie wrote: "10.3 V-Day
The Nonesuch by Georgette Heyer
+ 10 Task
+ 5 combo (10.6 No El)
+ 5 Oldies (1962)
Task Total = 20 points
.....

Task Total = 20 points
RwS Finish = 100 points
Mega Finish = 200 points ..."

Hi Coralie:

Congratulations for finishing the whole shebang!

In Msg 5-7 --- Liz M wrote: "Backpacking Tasks
Traveler Type = Land & Sea

Task 15.10 (Last Itinerary Stop - Serbia)
Dictionary of the Khazars by Milorad Pavić

+15 Task
+10 bonus
Task total: 25
..."

Hi Liz:

Good going on completing your backpacking trip. I hope you enjoyed the journey!

In Msg 500 -- Rachel wrote: "READERBOARD NAME: Rachel OH

I completed...

20.7 Goodbye, So Long, Good Riddance

I read To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight about the Wright...

15.3 Backpacking Through Europe
Itinerary: Land and Sea
Stop#3: Germany

I read Siddhartha.

+15 Task

15.4 Backpacking Through Europe
Itinerary: Land and Sea
Stop #4: U.K.

I read Wives and Daughters.

+15 Task .... "

Hi Rachel:

You get 10 Style points for the BtE tasks you posted.

+10 Style Points for Task 15.3
+10 Style Points for Task 15.4

Adjusted Grand Total = 170

In Msg 497 -- Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "I completed task 10.9 Alphabetically Speaking C-P by reading "The Constant Princess" by Philippa Gregory.

Task Points: 10
Style: 0
Grand Total: 240"

Hi Jayme:

Your Grand Total = 250 (not the 240 shown here).

Sara Grace wrote: "Can someone explain to me how ebooks work from the library? Do you download them from your libraries website? Do the expire? I had no idea you could do this! And maybe you can get audiobooks this w..."

I don't have an e-reader, but I do download audio books from my library. I can then either download them to my mp3 player, or copy them to CDs so I can listen to them in my car.

I believe my library might use the Overdrive system too. Like the eBooks, you check them out for a specific date range, and you have to wait in the queue for popular titles. But it's really nice to load an audiobook or two onto my mp3 player before I go on a long trip.

I do see where my liberary now offers some titles in "eBook" formats.

Sara Grace wrote: "Soooo, more questions from me...

I read Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

The book is formatted like an encyclopedia with entries ranging from a few sentences to 2-3 pages..."

Hi Sara Grace: That works for me. The entries could be considered very short --- Short Stories. :-)

Good info everyone! Wow, looks like I'd be better off to go with the Nook if I wasnted to use the libraries eBooks. I think my library uses the Overdrive system for audio books. I imagine that if they haven't jumped on that for eBooks yet, they will soon.

-K

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "I ordered a Kindle today. I'm shouting it from the rooftops."

Yes! Let us know. I've been debating about going to an E-Reader. I think the Kindle would be my first choice. But I'm such a frugal reader, I don't like to pay more than a couple of bucks for a book. (I love my local thrift store that has 1/2 off their books on Friday.) I don't mind waiting in the library queue for new releases.

Task 10.3 V-Day: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
+ 10 Task
+ 15 Combo (10.5 Best Beginning, 10.6 No "L", 20.3)
+ 5 Oldies (Publ 1938)
Task Total = 30

Some books really DO deserve to be called "Classic". This was so much more interesting/suspenseful than I had anticipated. I'd been meaning to read this for so long. I'm glad I finally worked it into a challenge.

Task 20.5 Put on your yarmulke..:
Patrimony : A True StoryPhilip Roth
+ 20 Task
+ 5 Combo (20.3, Shortest Day - 1 Word Title)
+ 10 Cannon
Task Total = 35

I really enjoyed this book too.

Task 15.5 Backpacking through Europe, stopping in France.
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
+15 Task
+10 Style
Task Total = 25

(I'm afraid I'm not going to make it all the way through Europe by the end of the challenge!)

New Points Posted = 90
Grand Total = 385

In Msg 474 -- Coralie wrote: "Backpacking Tasks, Traveler Type = Land & Sea

Task 15.10 (10th Itinerary Stop) Russia, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
+ 15 Task
+ 10 Style
Task Total = 25
+ Backpacking through Europe Completion Bonus 100 points ..."

Hi Coralie:
Congratulations on your swift backpacking trip through Europe. I hope you enjoyed the jaunt. :-)

In Msg 446 -- nsfancy wrote: ....

Task 10.9 Alphabet Soup Small Gods by Terry Pratchett (G-T)

Task points 10
+20 Series ( Discworld series, 4th read this challenge) ..."

Way to work in those Series points! I *think* you're the first person to work four books in a series into a single challenge.

In Msg 438 -- Rachel wrote: "READERBOARD NAME: Rachel OH

I completed...

15.2 Backpacking Through Europe
Itinerary: Land and Sea
Stop #2: Sweden

I read Depths.

+15 Task

Task Total=15
TOTAL POINTS=90"

Land & Sea Travelers start earning the 10 bonus Style points with their second book.

+10 Style Points

Adjusted Total Points = 100

In Msg 429 -- Karen GHHS wrote: "Backpacking Tasks, Traveler Type = Land & Sea

Task 15.10 (10th Itinerary Stop) Norway:

Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
....
And this completes my wonderful Backpacking Across Europe journey! "

Congrats on completing your backpacking journey Karen!!

In Msg 424 -- Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "I completed task 20.7 Goodbye, So Long, Good Riddance. I read "Seeking Spirits: The Lost Cases of The Atlantic Paranormal Society" by Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson. This is a nonfiction book about a

Task Points: 10
Style Points: 0
Task Total: 10
Grand Total: 190 ..."

Hi Jayme:
This is a 20 point task.
Adjusted Task Points: 20
Adjusted Grand Total = 200

In Msg 415 -- Tammy wrote: "10.6 - Noel, Noel: ....

20.9 Best of 2010: Worth Dying For

Task Total = 20
Posting Total = 40
Grand Total = 245..."

Worth Dying For is #15 in the Jack Reacher series.

+ 5 Series Style Points

Adjusted Posting Total = 45
Adjusted Grand Total = 250

In Msg 412 -- Rhea wrote: ".... 10.9 - Alphabet Soup: Swords Against Death by Fritz Leiber (F-S, Fritz-Swords)

+10 Task
+5 Combo (10.1, short stories)
+5 Series (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser #2)
+5 Oldies (Publ 1970)
Task Total = 25

Grand Total = 1145 ..."

Hi Rhea:
You've already used the (F-S) letter combo once for this task. ( 4 Bodies And A Funeral by Stephanie Bond. )

The task rule states, "You can repeat this task as many times as you wish but you may only use each pair once."

Sorry, I can't count the points for the book posted here. If you can find another task where it will fit, please add it in a new message.

Thanks! -Krista

Adjusted Grand Total = 1120

Christy wrote: "Rebekah- I don't think I can use Skippy Dies for 10.6 (Noel) since the author's name has an "l" (Paul Murray). But many thanks for catching the combo points on [book:Life and Times ..."

Yes, just go correct your original message now. I haven't added the points for that book into the scores yet.

Hi Guys!

I had a really busy weekend. We had .... gasp... a SUNNY day in Portland Oregon on Saturday and I just couldn't stay inside to tally up the scores. I'll start getting them caught up tomorrow night.

Cheers, -Krista