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

Krista’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

Task 20.7 Unification Season: Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya. US -- Publ: 1972

+20 Task
+10 Combo (10.3 Fall B-Day 10/39/37, 20.2 Banned Books, Part B)

Grand Total = 725

I really enjoyed this book set in rural New Mexico just after WWII. I learned more about the Catholic religion than I expected. The author wonderfully captured the back-and-forth bantering that goes on between a group of pre-teen boys. Some scenes were comic, but some were tragic. I was pleasantly surprised!

In Msg 767 -- Coralie wrote: "20.4 Harvest Season
The Red Pony
+ 20 Task Lexile 820

Task Total = 20

20.9 Scandinavian Noir
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
+ 20 Task
+ 5 Combo (10.9 Also publis..."

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20.4 Harvest Season
The Red Pony
+ 20 Task Lexile 820

Task Total = 20
The book needs to be set on a farm, not a ranch. This question was specifically asked and answered at the beginning of the challenge. (See the Help folder for this task for more info.) No points posted for this task. Please repost in a new message if you can find another task to apply this towards.

20.9 Scandinavian Noir
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
+ 20 Task
+ 5 Combo (10.9 Also published as The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest)
+10 Lost in Translation (Swedish)
+ 10 Jumbo (743 pages)

Task Total = 45 40

Adjusted Grand Total = 900 875

I know I'm stretching it a bit here, but I thought it was interesting that different publishers couldn't agree on where to put the apostrophe.

Good try on the Combo points, but I really don't feel like that this fits the spirit of the Task 10.9. No Combo points awarded.

In Msg 759 -- nsfancy wrote: "Task 20.5 Freedom Season The Awakening by Kate Chopin

And so it is done! And with two weeks to spare - last challenge went down to the wire to get that last book in :)

+200 Mega finish
Total points 1140
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I just sent a question off to Sam about the bonus points. Since you've already claimed the 100 bonus for the RtT tasks earlier, I think that only 100 more points should be added to your score for the Mega Finish. (Mega Finish = 200 points for all 30 tasks. I'm not sure if that 200 points is over and above of the RtT bonus, or if the RtT is intended to be included in the Mega Finish total.)

I'm only adding 100 points at this juncture until I get a ruling from Sam. If I've been scoring this wrong I'll go back and add 100 more points to Cheryl TX, and colleen's scores also.

In Msg 756 -- Cheryl wrote: "My last post (I think)

20.5 American Civil War/American South

Reconstruction Folowing the Civil War by Marsha Ziffbookcover:Reconstruction Following the Civil War in American History|5714189]..."

20.5 American Civil War/American South

Reconstruction Folowing the Civil War by Marsha Ziffbookcover:Reconstruction Following the Civil War in American History|5714189]
+20 Task
+ 5 Series Series: In American History
Task Total 25

John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry by P. Conrad Stein
+20 Task
+ 5 Series Series: In American History
Task Total 25 20

The Lincoln Assassination in American History
+20 Task
+ 5 Series Series: In American History
Task Total 25 20

The Underground Railroad by Kem Knapp Sawyer
+20 Task
+ 5 Series Series: In American History
Task Total 25 20

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You can only claim Series points for one book in a specific task. I'm not counting the multiple Series points claimed for the "In American History" series for this task. I'm awarding the Series bonus for only one book in this message.

In Msg 755 Cheryl wrote: "20.7 Berlin Wall Dates

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Originally Published 1965
+20 Task
+ 5 Combo A..."
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20.7 Berlin Wall Dates

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Originally Published 1965
+20 Task
+ 5 Combo Also fits 20.8
Task Total 25

The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antartic Expedition by Carolyn Alexander
+20 Task
Task Total 20

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

+20 Task
+ 5 Also Fits 10.4 One Hit Wonders
Task TOtal 25

The last two books shown here don't work for Task 20.7. Did you perhaps mean to use them for Task 20.8? Since they fit Task 20.8, that's where I'm going to add them in.

In Msg 754 -- Cheryl wrote: "20.6 Hispanic Author Month

Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America by Juan Gonzalez Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America
Author is from Pnce, Puerto Rico
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20.6 Hispanic Author Month

Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America by Juan Gonzalez Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America
Author is from Pnce, Puerto Rico
+20 Task
+ 5 Combo Also fits 20.8
Task Total 25
I believe this author is American. Doesn't qualify for this task. No points awarded

The History of the Incas by Alfred Metraux
The Author is from Argentina
+20 Task
+ 5 Combo Also fits 20.8
Total Task 25
According to Wikipedia, this author is Swiss although he grew up in Argentina, and worked in South America for quite awhile. No points awarded for this book.

The Rhythm of Success by Emilio Estefan

Author is from Cuba
+20 Task
+ 5 Combo Also Fits 20.8
Task Total 25

I'll go ahead and award points for this book even though I don't really think that Estefan should be considered Cuban. Cuban-American? -- Yes. Cuban? -- No

Hi fellow travelers! I have a "Please Be Kind to the Scorekeeper" request. If we could use this folder just for posting your FINAL intinerary that will help me verify travel plans more easily as we get further into the challenge.

Please post your questions about books, authors, or routes on one of the more general Help type folders in this section. Then when you have it all sorted out, post your completed list of countries here.

Thanks! -Krista

(Off to get some points tallied for the Fall Challenge now. Boy do I REALLY want to sit down and figure out my itinerary though!)

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "which itenaries are by land and Sea and which are by Air?"

Hi Jayme: I've you're traveling by "Air" then you don't need to post an itinerary and you don't have to visit contiguous countries. But you do get fewer points for traveling this way.

Joanna wrote: "Krista wrote: "Yes, I would prefer smaller posts as they are easier to manage. What I think would work best is if you posted just one message with a few books included in it to start with. Let me t..."

No worries. I'll work through them and let you know if I find any issues. Again --- Welcome to Reading with Style!

Tobey wrote: "I concur with Colleen's question even though the month is half over. Bueller? :-)"


Yes, this task can be repeated using different books by the same author.

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Joanna, whatever you have read since September 1 can be posted for this challenge. I think Krista would prefer that you post only a few books in each post to make it easier for her to tally, but yo..."

Yes, I would prefer smaller posts as they are easier to manage. What I think would work best is if you posted just one message with a few books included in it to start with. Let me take a look at that message and get back to you with any comments or suggestions before you start posting your whole slug of books.

I usually only have a chance to update the score tallies on Saturday and/or Sunday. As with other folks who joined the challenge late, I will keep up with the current player's scores and work your messages in as time permits. There is a chance that I may not get all your points posted on the Readerboard before the challenge ends. (Depending on how many books you post -- and the volume of messages from other players.)

I'll note which if your messages I still need to tally when I update the scores in the Readerboard folder.

Welcome to the challenge!
-Krista

nsfancy wrote: "Task 20.5 Freedom Season The Awakening by Kate Chopin

.....And so it is done! And with two weeks to spare - last challenge went down to the wire to get that last book in :)

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Good going! Congratulations on completing the whole enchilada, and getting it done two weeks earlier than last quarter's challenge! -Krista

Yes, we are planning roll out a 'general chat' type of folder as part of the Winter Challenge folder sets.

Liz M wrote: ""In Msg 717 -- Rebekah wrote: "RTT...10.4 One hit wonders..."
Krista wrote: "This is for a RtT task, it doesn't earn any Combo points. "

Krista,

I believe the combo points were for The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society which Rebekah first posted in msg #699 & quoted in msg 717...."

Doh! Well that would make much more sense! I'll add in those 5 combo points when I tally up the points again. Thanks for the info Liz! (It's been a long scorekeeping day, as you can tell from the plethora of notes from me.) :-)

In Msg 675 -- Cheryl wrote: "Readerboard Name Cheryl TX

I am going to post some more but I have no idea how many points I have, so I will just post the task amount ....

20.1 Halloween Adjective or Ward ...
Monster High by Lisi Harrison Lexile not Available
+20 Task
Task TOtal 20
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Hi Cheryl: Monster High doesn't work for Task 20.1. Monster isn't being used an an adjective in this title (Part A), and it's not an approved title word (Part B)

No points were added for this book.

Grand Total after all eligible books from Msg 675 were added = 1180

Task 20.1 Mosterfest Redux Part B: Death of a Witch by M.C. Beaton
+20 Task
+ 5 Series (Hamish Macbeth #25)
Task Total = 25

Task 20.3 Season of Shorter Days: Many Bloody Returns edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner
+20 Task
+10 Combo (10.3 Fall Birthday, Charlaine Harris 11/25, and 20.1 Part A) Bloody = Halloween adjective)
Task Total = 30

That completes all 20 Tasks in the RwS categories! I finally got through enough tasks to earn a bonus!

+100 RwS Finish Bonus

New Grand Total = 695

In Msg 735 -- Rebekah wrote: "RtT 1751 - 1800 5th stop
The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith (1766)....

+25 pts
+45 pts
+70 pts for total of above two tasks
605 pts Grand Total (I think?)
595 pts Grand Total
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Hi Rebekah:

With the two books added in this message, by my tally your Adjusted Grand Total = 660

In Msg 717 -- Rebekah wrote: "RTT - 4th book in order 1801-1850
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë pub 1847 ...

I forgot to add combo points for harvest season on this one too.
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Hi Rebekah:

This is for a RtT task, it doesn't earn any Combo points.

In Msg 716 -- Rebekah wrote: "Rebekah wrote: "20.10 Late One Night
Dracula by Bram Stoker
I used Option A - Best gothic Novel

+20 task
+ 5 combo (10.10 group reads)
+10 Canon

35 pts -Task Total

How far back can we go to add points we forgot? I forgot the fall birthday on Dracula.
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+5 Combo (Task 10.3, Fall Birthdays)

Adjusted Grand Total = 590

In Msg 707 -- Sam wrote: "Reading through Time - Constant Traveler...

20.5 - Freedom Season: As I Lay Dying - William Faulkner (Mississippi)
+ 20 Task Points
+ 5 Combo Points (10.3 9/25 bday)
+ 10 Canon Points
Task Points: 40 35

New Points: 130
Grand Total: 555..."

"As I Lay Dying"
Task Points = 35
Funny thing though --- your Grand Total of 555 is correct. :-)