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

Coralie’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

20.6 Edith Wharton

The Canterbury Papers by Judith Koll Healey

+20 Task
+10 Combo 10.4, 10.8

Post Total: 30
Season Total: 1950

Thanks Ed, Elizabeth and Karen.

20.6 Edith Wharton

The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince by Robin Hobb

+20 Task
+10 Combo 10.2, 10.7

Post Total: 30
Season Total: 1920

15.10 BtE2 Land and Sea

Finland A & B

The Weaver by Emmi Itäranta

+30 Task

Post Total: 30
Finisher Bonus: 100
Mega Finish: 200
Season Total: 1890

I was thinking the same thing. I really enjoy reading books about Africa because the culture is so different from what I am used to.

10.8 New Authors

Light by M. John Harrison

+10 Task
+10 Prizeworthy

Post Total: 20
Season Total: 1555

15.9 BtE2 Land and Sea

Norway A, B & C

I Refuse by Per Petterson

+30 Task

Post Total: 30
Season Total: 1535

10.6 MLK

Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

+10 Task
+5 Combo 10.9 GA
+10 Prizeworthy
+5 Jumbo

Post Total: 30
RWS finish: 100
Season Total: 1505

20.1 Winter Birthdays

Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire

+20 Task birthday Jan 5
+20 Combo 10.2, 10.4, 10.7, 10.9

Post Total: 40
Season Total: 1375

20.1 Winter Birthdays

Matter by Iain M. Banks

+20 Task birthday Feb 16 (today!)
+10 Combo 10.9, 20.6
+ 5 Jumbo 593 pages

Post Total: 35
Season Total: 1335

Thank you.

Am I correct in thinking https://www.goodreads.com/award/show/... would work for Denmark and https://www.goodreads.com/award/show/... for Spain?

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "In the AbC Plans thread Coralie wrote: "My plan so far -

1. Austria - Franz Kafka - something by Amos Oz
"

See above. The Franz Kafka award is for Czech Republic. I think this does..."

I thought that's where it should belong.

My plan so far -

1. Czech Republic - Franz Kafka - something by Amos Oz
2. Finland - Tahtivaeltaja Gun, With Occasional Music
3. Germany - Corine Internationale The Death of Vishnu
4. Italy - Premio Strega The Solitude of Prime Numbers
5. New Zealand - Prime Minister's Award - something by Lloyd Jones or Janet Frame
6. Portugal - Camoes Prize - something by José Saramago
7. Spain - Miguel de Cervantes - lots of choices
8. Australia
9. UK
10. USA

1. France - Prix Femina for Etranger - The Great World
2. Sweden - Nobel Prize for Literature - many choices
3. Denmark - Danske Banks Litteraturpis - The Murder of Halland
4. France - Prix RFO du livre - Broken Glass
5. Germany Deutscher Science Fiction Prize - The Cusanus Game
6. Spain - Premio Ateneo de Sevilla - The Map of Time
7. Russia - Большая книга - Laurus
8. Japan - Akutagawa Prize - Snakes and Earrings
9. Israel Berstein Prize - The Blue Mountain

Thank you everybody for your kind thoughts..

10.3 Gerald Durrell

City of Bones by Martha Wells

+10 Task
+5 Combo 10.2

Post Total: 15
Season Total: 1295

15.8 BtE2 Land and Sea

Sweden A, B & C

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

+30 Task

Post Total: 30
Season Total: 1280

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Time to start looking for all of your sharp pencils! Spring sub-challenge this weekend, probably tomorrow!"

Good. I need something to distract me after my sister's death this week.

10.7 Conjunctions

The Grave's a Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley

+10 Task
+5 Combo 10.9 AB
+10 Aged

Post Total: 25
Season Total: 1250

10.2 Goodreads authorized

The Black Tides of Heaven by J.Y. Yang

+10 Task
+5 Combo 10.4

Post Total: 15
Season Total: 1225