Cat’s Comments (group member since Aug 02, 2017)

Cat’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

15.3 - ACG
The Pumpkin Eater by Penelope Mortimer

female author

+15 Task

Season total = 285 + 15 = 300

15.4 - ACG
It's in His Kiss by Julia Quinn

female author

+15 Task

Season total = 270 + 15 = 285

15.5 - ACG
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

female author

+15 Task

Season total = 255 + 15 = 270

15.6 - ACG
The Long and Short of It by Jodi Taylor

female author

+15 Task

Season total = 240 + 15 = 255

15.7 - ACG
The Cat Who Turned On and Off by Lilian Jackson Braun

female author

+15 Task

Season total = 225 + 15 = 240

10.8 - The Ancients
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard

606 pages

+ 10 Task
+ 15 Combo 10.2, 10.5, 20.3
+ 5 Jumbo

Book total = 30

Season total = 195 + 30 = 225

20.1 - Popular Lists
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

noted in this msg: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

+20 Task

Total for book: 20

Season total = 175 + 20 = 195

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Catherine wrote: "(curse you Renee Ahdieh!)"

You have Anaïs Nin and China Miéville on your To Read list!"

That I do... I'm just taking it personally right now ;-)
Though I think the Nin will be used for "originally in French" task :-)

@Karin - not quite a book a day, no! I've just got back from a week on holiday, which helped boost the total. And not having children helps too ;-)

@Jayme - SO many books I want to read, I am sure I'd cope without running out. And without having to resort to hellish kindle self-published stuff.

@Elizabeth - yup, I know, I'm just trying to work out how best to place them. Having joined this late I don't think I'm going to finish with one book against each task (curse you Renee Ahdieh!) But don't worry, I'll be trying to slot all of them in somewhere...

10.1 - Instant Replay

using 10.3 English Language from Spring season
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

+10 Task
+10 Non-Western (I assume, sorry if I got that wrong...)
+ 5 Combo 20.6 (Trevor is younger than 18 for the vast majority of the book)

ETA: set in South Africa for the Countries game :)

Total for book = 25

Total = 150 + 25 = 175

They're all SRC compliant, so that's ok.
Well, I had a couple of books that we less than 50% preread, so I will make sure to only use one of them!

20.10 - Debut!
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson Braun

originally published 1966

+20 Task
+5 Oldie

Total for book = 25

Total = 125 + 25 = 150

10.6 - Anagrams
The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern by Lilian Jackson Braun

word: DANISH
originally published 1967

+10 Task
+ 5 Oldie

Total for book = 15

Total = 110 + 15 = 125

10.5 - Always a Bridesmaid
The Rose & the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh

lexile score fail :(

+10 Task

Total for book = 10

Total = 100 + 10 = 110

10.3 - U's Have It
The Song of the Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde

has lexile score of 920

+10 Task
+5 Combo 20.6

Total for book = 15

Total = 85 + 15 = 100

10.2 - No Os
Lost Boy by Christina Henry

+10 Task
+5 Combo 20.6

Total for book = 15

Total = 70 + 15 = 85

20.4 - Trilogies
Golden Age by Jane Smiley

+20 Task
+15 Combo 10.2; 10.5; 20.3

Total for book = 35

Total: 35 +35 = 70

dipping my toe into this water..... hope I don't make too many mistakes!

20.6 - Young Men
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
is JUV, Lexile - for the full length versions - varies, but all 800+, so - I think - OK for styles

+20 Task
+5 Combo 10.2;
+10 Oldie (pub 1911)

Total this post: 35

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Catherine wrote: "I suspected as much. Silly person, setting up her profile all wrong for me! ."

I should correct my previous post as to the combos. This is a YA at Brooklyn Public Library and has..."

Noted, thanks

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "We'll go with the GR profile without the accents, especially as a GR author, and is the one who sets up her profile, so she could have chosen to use the accents.."

I suspected as much. Silly person, setting up her profile all wrong for me!