Cory Day’s Comments (group member since Aug 18, 2012)

Cory Day’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

20.8 Spring Fling

First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones

+20 Task (fIrst, rIght)

Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 740

20.8 Spring Fling

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

+20 Task (frEnch)

Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 720

20.8 Spring Fling

The First Husband by Laura Dave

+20 Task (fIrst)

Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 700

10.3 Historical Fiction

The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

(Lexile 850)

+10 Task (shelved as historical fiction by 1,464 users)
+5 Oldies (pub. 1958)
+15 Combo (10.4, 10.8, 20.8)

Task Total: 30
Grand Total: 680

20.6 Tempest (1 Day)

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn

+20 Task (the entire story takes place during one night)

Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 650

20.8 Spring Fling

Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart

+20 Task (stArt)

Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 630

20.1 Shakespeare's Birthday

Emma by Jane Austen

+20 Task (born 1775, died 1817)
+5 Combo (10.4)
+5 Jumbo (512 pg)
+15 Oldies (pub. 1815)

Task Total: 45
Grand Total: 610

20.8 Spring Fling

A Night Like This by Julia Quinn

+20 Task (nIght)

Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 565

10.7 Dystopia

Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve

+10 Task

Task Total: 10
Grand Total: 545

Kate S wrote: "Cory (Bigler) '00-'05 wrote: "*I’m still off on my math – I added the 10 combo points Kate pointed out last time and now I’m 10 over what’s on the Readerboard. I’m pretty sure I’ve picked up all th..."

I think we've got it, thanks! I've adjusted mine and it now matches the Readerboard. I had an extra 5 combo points (10.8) in Henry VI part 1 that I didn't post as a separate update, but I've taken it off because it doesn't fit the exact task restrictions. Theresa~OctoberLace did say she thought it fit the spirit of the task in the topic thread, but it's not in my total for now. Thanks again!

20.5 Otello (Minority)

King's Passion by Adrianne Byrd

+20 Task (all the main characters are African-American; it’s set in the USA)
+5 Combo (kIng’s)

Task Total: 25
Grand Total: 540

10.8 War of the Roses

King Henry VI, Part 2 by William Shakespeare

+10 Task
+25 Oldies
+10 Not-a-Novel
+5 Jumbo (507 pg)
+15 Combo (10.2, 10.4, 20.1)

Task Total: 65
Grand Total: 515

10.4 Everyone Should Read

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

+10 Task
Low Lexile, no style

Task Total: 10
Grand Total: 450*

*I’m still off on my math – I added the 10 combo points Kate pointed out last time and now I’m 10 over what’s on the Readerboard. I’m pretty sure I’ve picked up all the negative points, so not sure what’s off kilter. My spreadsheet adds up ☺

15.4 - 2012 – World Fantasy Award – Winner – Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson

+15 Task

Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 430

10.5 Twelfth Night (LGBT)

Half-Off Ragnarok by Seanan McGuire

+10 Task (McGuire is bisexual - http://seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com...)

Task Total: 10
Grand Total: 415

15.3 - 1943 – Newberry Medal – Winner – Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes (Lexile 840)

+15 Task
+5 published 1943

Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 405

20.5 Otello (Minority)

Night Broken by Patricia Briggs

+20 Task (narrated entirely by Mercy, who is half Native American)
+5 Combo (20.8 – nIght)

Task Total: 25
Grand Total: 385

10.6 Lady Macbeth (Femme Fatales)

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

+10 Task (#13 on women and mental illness list)
+10 Oldies (published 1925)
+10 Combo (20.1 – born 1882, died 1941; 20.6 – takes place on the day of Clarissa’s party)

Task Total: 30
Grand Total: 360*

*I added +5 Combo Points for 10.4 to Henry VI, Part 1 in post 186, putting my prior total at 330. Let me know if I’ve got any math wrong. Thanks!

When I claimed it last season Wool did not count as not a novel, unfortunately. Apparently the cover says "a novel" now...

Hey, that works for me, since I just read the first part!