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

Krista’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

Would time travel books where the traveler goes back (or forward) more than 100 years from their current time work?

For example, Outlander was mentioned in Msg #3, but I haven't seen that it's been approved yet.

Liz M wrote: "Krista wrote: "
Doh! I knew I'd seen that wording somewhere, but I thought it was on this task specifically. Thanks for the quick response!..."

We put a lot of time into creating the FAQ posts (it..."

Yep! Note to self (again) double or triple check FAQs before asking questions.

Thanks for all the work you guys do to keep this complicated challenge running quarter after quarter.

Liz M wrote: "Krista wrote: "If there are two authors, is it the just first author listed who needs to be 30 or younger?

I'm thinking specifically of: [book:I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and..."

Doh!

I knew I'd seen that wording somewhere, but I thought it was on this task specifically, and then I didn't see it when I just reviewed this task.. Thanks for the quick response!

-Krista

Here are few that I've read that I didn't see on the list(s):

Loving Frank (Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Borthwick Cheney)
Under the Wide and Starry Sky (Robert Louis Stevenson and his wife)
Clara and Mr. Tiffany

If there are two authors, is it the just first author listed who needs to be 30 or younger?

I'm thinking specifically of: I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

Thanks!
-Krista

Liz M wrote: "Krista wrote: "Can I get a ruling as to whether The Diving Pool: Three Novellas would count for 'Not-a-Novel' Style points?

It seems like it would be in between short-stories and no..."

Okay -- thanks! I'll strike that Combo

Can I get a ruling as to whether The Diving Pool: Three Novellas would count for 'Not-a-Novel' Style points?

It seems like it would be in between short-stories and novels. It's 164 pages with three distinct stories.
I'm looking at this for my TBR Roulette choice.

Thanks!
-Krista

10.4 Scrabble
Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child by John M. Gottman

'Raising'

+10 Task
+10 Style: Not-a-Novel
Task Total = 20

Grand Total = 1,440

And so ends the Spring Challenge for me. Thanks to all the Group Mods for their hard work in putting the challenge together and keeping it running. I can't believe that this is the 2nd challenge in a row that I've finished all the tasks. My reading speed must be increasing. (Either that or I don't have much of a life....) :-)

20.6 Crime
Black Dog by Stephen Booth

+20 Task
+ 5 Prize Worthy (Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel 2001
Task Total = 25

Grand Total = 1,420

20.6 Crime
Curse of the Pogo Stick by Colin Cotterill

+20 Task
Task Total = 20

Grand Total = 1,395

Rebekah wrote: "Oh, I so hope I get to get more reading done for the next challenge. My mother has been in the hospital all this month in Texas and I've had to fly back and forth. Of course each time I've come to ..."

Hi Rebekah: So sorry to hear that your Mom has been in the hospital for a month! Add the floods to that and you've had a whopper of a month.

I'm helping my Mom move from her house to a retirement community setting this weekend. It's been a long hard process of winnowing and packing. I'll be glad when it's all done.

Hang in there!

Author Birthdates 1951-1970


(p. 1992) The Loop by Joe Coomer b. 1958
(p. 1996) Urn Burial by Kerry Greenwood b. 1954
(p. 2001) Silence of the Grave: A Thriller by Arnaldur Indriðason b. 1961
(p. 2002) Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde b 1961
(p. 2006) A Deeper Sleep by Dana Stabenow b. 1952
(p. 2008) Playing With Fire by Katie MacAlister b. 1964
(p 2010) Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny b. 1958
(p. 2013) One Plus One by Jojo Moyes b. 1969
(p. 2014) Lock In by John Scalzi b. 1969
(p. 2015) A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson b. 1951

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Congratulations on your Mega Finish, Krista!"

Thanks!

20.4 Guardian
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

+20 Task
+25 Combo (10.3 Elizabeth's Read shelf, 10.9 Tried & True (5/27/15 Average rating: 3.91 with 140,153 ratings 5/10/15) 20.1, 20.6, and 20.7)
+15 Style - Canon, and Jumbo (528 pages)
Task Total = 60

Challenge Total = 1,075

With this book, I've read a book for all 30 tasks this season. (Yay!)

+100 RwS Finish
+200 Mega Finish

Grand Total = 1,375

20.2 Series
Perfecting Fiona by Marion Chesney
(Part of the School for Manners series that was approved on this task's help thread.)

+20 Task
Task Total = 20

Grand Total = 1015

10.9 Tried and True
Night of Cake and Puppets by Laini Taylor

5/27/15: Average rating: 4.11 of with 277,990 ratings

This book has been published in eBook format only. The most popular eBook is 100 pages in length.

This is only shelved as 'Electronic Resource' at BPL so I'm assuming that this will qualify for Combo points. I know you'll let me know if that's incorrect. :-)

+10 Task
+ 5 Combo (10.4 'Puppets')
Task Total = 15

Grand Total = 995

Kate S wrote: "Krista wrote: "While these books can't be used for Combo points with other tasks -- can we claim Combo points if the book read for this task works for other tasks?

We can claim Style points for th..."

Thanks!!

While these books can't be used for Combo points with other tasks -- can we claim Combo points if the book read for this task works for other tasks?

We can claim Style points for these books, correct?

For example: Crime and Punishment from my list would earn Non-Western, Oldies and Jumbo Style points. (I don't know off the top of my head what Combo points it might qualify for.)

Here's my list:

She Weeps Each Time You're Born by Quan Barry
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling)
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper
The Diving Pool: Three Novellas by Yōko Ogawa
American Pastoral by Philip Roth
Making Toast by Roger Rosenblatt
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
Mudwoman by Joyce Carol Oates

10.7 Weird
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

+10 Task
+10 Combo (10.8 Podcast: http://booksonthenightstand.com/2008/...
10.9 5/22/15 - Avg Rating 4.07, with 275,330 ratings)
+ 5 Prize - ALA Alex Award (2003)
Task Total = 25

Grand Total = 980

That leaves me one task to finish for the Mega Finish. By golly I think I'm going to complete the challenge this season. I'm two-thirds of the way through The Moonstone. I should finish it this weekend. I'm so surprised to have gotten this far. Wa-hoo!