Coralie’s Comments (group member since Feb 27, 2013)

Coralie’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

20.9 Birthdays

A Christmas Escape by Anne Perry

+20 Task p149 They were offered cakes and wine.
+5 Combo 10.4

Task total = 25
Season Total: 490

20.5 The Killer Angels

Anil's Ghost by Michael Ondaatje

+20 Task
+5 Combo 20.7

Task total = 25
Season Total: 465

20.2 Prize

The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

+20 Task
+5 Combo 10.7

Task total = 25
Season Total: 440

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Coralie wrote: "Would Anil's Ghost work for this task?"

I have this on my Read shelf, so you'd think I'd know right off the top of my head! One of my favorite reviewers writes:

It’s t..."

Thank you.

Would Anil's Ghost work for this task?

15.7 East Asia
Japan

Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

+15 Task
+10 Non-Western

Task total: 25
Season Total: 415

10.6 Space Out

Leviathan Falls by James S.A. Corey

+10 Task
+5 Combo 10.4
+5 jumbo 528 pages

Task total = 20
Season Total: 390

I have a spreadsheet for Reading with Style and a separate one that I use to plan my reading. This one has a column that lists all the unread books I have on my e-reader. I have another column that lists my paper books.

15.2 Western Africa
Guinea-Bissau

The Ultimate Tragedy by Abdulai Sila

+20 Task
+10 Non-Western
+20 Project Bonus

Task total: 50
Season Total: 375

20.9 Birthday

Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore
No Lexile

+20 Task They frequently eat cake as a comfort food

Task total = 20
Season Total: 325

10.10 Group Reads

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

+10 Task
+5 Combo 10.4

Task total = 15
Season Total: 305

15.6 Central Asia
Turkmenistan

The Tale of Aypi by Ak Welsapar

+20 Task
+20 Project Bonus

Task total: 40
Season Total: 280

15.10 Western Asia
Kuwait

The Pact We Made by Layla AlAmmar

+20 Task
+10 Nonwestern (as discussed in general questions thread)
+20 Project Bonus

Task total: 50
Season Total: 240

20.4 The Reivers

The Secret Chapter by Genevieve Cogman

+20 Task

Task total = 20
Season Total: 190

20.3 Our Town

Life and Death are Wearing Me Out by Mo Yan

+20 Task set 80% in Ximen Village
+5 Jumbo 540 pages
+10 Non-Western

Task total = 35
Season Total: 170

20.10 Between the Wars

Cairo Modern by Naguib Mahfouz

+20 Task
+10 Oldies published 1945
+10 Non-Western

Task total = 40
Season Total: 135

20.9 Birthdays

An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire

+20 Task The book begins and ends with birthday cake

Task total = 20
Season Total: 95

I'm currently reading a book by Layla AlAmmar and I am not sure if she would count as Non-western.

Last season I read The Girl from the Channel Islands which was set in Jersey.
Spring 2021 I read My Enemy's Cherry Tree set in Taiwan and The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday set in Nepal.

10.4 Name

Paragon Walk by Anne Perry

+10 Task
+ 5 Oldies pub 1981

Task total = 15
Season Total: 75