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

Coralie’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

10.9 A Wrinkle in Time

The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers

+10 Task (#24 on list)
+5 Combo 10.2

Post Total: 15
Season Total: 35

Progress update

Tasks completed
10.4 Political Animals: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics read by itpdx
10.6 Dog War read by Denise
10.7 The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul read by Denise
10.9 The Anubis Gates read by Coralie
15.1 A Streetcar Named Desire read by Louise
15.2 An Officer and a Spy read by Elizabeth
15.3 Ironweed read by Coralie
15.4 The Time of the Buffalo read by Deedee
15.5 Death of a Salesman read by Louise
15.6 Evening Out read by Denise
15.8 Why Men Are Afraid of Women read by Denise
15.9 Living with Snakes read by Denise
20.1 The Mayor of Casterbridge read by Elizabeth
20.3 Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite read by Deedee
20.7 Big Little Lies read by Louise
20.9 Intern: A Doctor's Initiation read by Denise
20.10 The Turn of the Screw read by Elizabeth

Tasks in progress:
10.2 by Coralie
10.3 by Coralie
10.8 by Deedee (a very long book)
15.7 by Coralie
15.10 by Denise
20.4 by Denise
20.5 by Elizabeth
20.6 by itpdx
20.8 by Louise

Tasks available
10.1
10.5
10.10
20.2

17 completed
9 in progress
4 available

I will be finishing most of mine at the weekend so I'll be ready to start books for 10.1, 15.10 and perhaps 20.4 or 20.5.

If Louise posts Big Little Lies for 20.7 (and I have no objections) then our progress looks like -

Progress update

Tasks completed
10.4 Political Animals: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics read by itpdx
10.6 Dog War read by Denise
10.7 The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul read by Denise
15.1 A Streetcar Named Desire read by Louise
15.2 An Officer and a Spy read by Elizabeth
15.3 Ironweed read by Coralie
15.4 The Time of the Buffalo read by Deedee
15.5 Death of a Salesman read by Louise
15.6 Evening Out read by Denise
15.8 Why Men Are Afraid of Women read by Denise
20.3 Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite read by Deedee
20.7 Big Little Lies read by Louise (not yet posted)
20.9 Intern: A Doctor's Initiation read by Denise
20.10 The Turn of the Screw read by Elizabeth

Tasks in progress:
10.2 by Coralie
10.3 by Coralie
10.8 by Deedee
10.9 by Coralie
15.7 by Coralie
15.9 by Denise
20.1 by Elizabeth
20.6 by itpdx
20.8 by Louise

Tasks available
10.1
10.5
15.10
20.2
20.4
20.5

14 completed
9 in progress
7 available

Does an anesthetist count? I am looking at Robert Edeson.

Progress update

Tasks completed
10.4 Political Animals: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics read by itpdx
10.6 Dog War read by Denise
15.1 A Streetcar Named Desire read by Louise
15.2 An Officer and a Spy read by Elizabeth
15.3 Ironweed read by Coralie
15.5 Death of a Salesman read by Louise
15.6 Evening Out read by Denise
20.3 Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite read by Deedee
20.9 Intern: A Doctor's Initiation read by Denise
20.10 The Turn of the Screw read by Elizabeth

Tasks in progress:
10.2 by Coralie
10.3 by Coralie
10.7 by Denise
10.9 by Coralie
10.10 by Louise
15.4 by Deedee
15.7 by Coralie
20.1 by Elizabeth
20.6 by itpdx
20.8 by Louise

Tasks not yet finalized
10.1
20.7

Tasks available
10.5
10.8
15.8
15.9
15.10
20.2
20.4
20.5

10 completed
10 in progress
2 yet to be finalized
8 available

Sorry Denise. I had it marked as completed on my records but missed it on the update.

Progress update

Tasks completed
10.4 Political Animals: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics read by itpdx
10.6 Dog War read by Denise
15.1 A Streetcar Named Desire read by Louise
15.2 An Officer and a Spy read by Elizabeth
15.3 Ironweed read by Coralie
15.5 Death of a Salesman read by Louise
15.6 Evening Out read by Denise
20.3 Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite read by Deedee
20.9 Intern: A Doctor's Initiation read by Denise
20.10 The Turn of the Screw read by Elizabeth

Tasks in progress:
10.2 by Coralie
10.3 by Coralie
10.7 by Denise
10.9 by Coralie
10.10 by Louise
15.4 by Deedee
15.7 by Coralie
20.1 by Elizabeth
20.6 by itpdx
20.8 by Louise

Tasks not yet finalized
10.1
20.7

Tasks available
10.5
10.8
15.8
15.9
15.10
20.2
20.4
20.5

10 completed
10 in progress
2 yet to be finalized
8 available

I am moving the book I was reading for a 15 pointer to 10.9 and started a different one for the 15 pointer.
Yes, that means that I am working on 4 tasks but I always read half a dozen books at one time.

Progress update

Tasks completed
10.6 Dog War read by Denise
15.1 A Streetcar Named Desire read by Louise
15.2 An Officer and a Spy read by Elizabeth
15.3 Ironweed read by Coralie
15.5 Death of a Salesman read by Louise
20.9 Intern: A Doctor's Initiation read by Denise

Tasks in progress:
10.2 by Coralie
10.3 by Coralie
10.4 by itpdx
10.7 by Denise
15.4 by Deedee
15.6 by Denise
15.7 by Coralie
20.3 by Deedee
20.6 by itpdx
20.8 by Louise
20.10 by Elizabeth

Tasks not yet finalized
10.1
20.7

Tasks available
10.5
10.8
10.9
15.8
15.9
15.10
20.1
20.2
20.4
20.5

I have just realised that the book I was reading for 20.5 won't work for the task so this task is available if someone else wants it. If not, I have plenty of books that fit.

15.1 AotD

Ironweed by William Kennedy

+15 Task (National Book Critics Circle Award 1983)
+5 Oldies

Post Total: 20
Season Total: 20

I have almost finished my 15 pointer and 20.5. When they are done I will update our progress.

I will also steal someone else's author for 10.7. I am hopeless at searching for such things. It is why I hate browsing for books online.

Progress update

Tasks completed
10.6 Dog War read by Denise
15.1 A Streetcar Named Desire read by Louise
15.2 An Officer and a Spy read by Elizabeth

Tasks in progress:
10.3 by Coralie
10.4 by itpdx
15.3 by Coralie
15.4 by Deedee
15.5 by Louise
20.3 by Deedee
20.5 by Coralie
20.6 by itpdx
20.8 by Louise
20.9 by Denise
20.10 by Elizabeth

Tasks not yet finalized
10.1
10.7
10.8
10.9
20.7

Tasks available
10.2
10.5
10.10
15.6
15.7
15.8
15.9
15.10
20.1
20.2
20.4

Deedee, I have marked you down on the spreadsheet for 15.4 and 20.3.

I have also updated Post #2.

Progress update

Tasks completed
10.6 Dog War read by Denise

Tasks in progress:
10.4 by itpdx
15.1 by Elizabeth
15.2 by Louise
15.3 by Coralie
20.3 by Deedee?
20.5 by Coralie
20.6 by itpdx
20.8 by Louise
20.9 by Denise

Tasks not yet finalized
10.1
10.7
10.8
10.9
10.10
20.7

Tasks available
10.2
10.3
10.5
15.4
15.5
15.6
15.7
15.8
15.9
15.10
20.1
20.2
20.3
20.4
20.10

Denise wrote: "I'm still a little confused about the sub-challenge tasks. We only need ten posts of any 15 point tasks, repeats count? Thus we could theoretically complete it, if for example, all six of us post f..."

Yes, that is correct.

Here is my summary of where we currently are. Could you all check that this is correct. I will copy this update to Post # 2 so we can have an easily accessed update as well as the spreadsheet in Post # 9. Thank you Louise for adding the technology that I can't manage.

No tasks completed as yet.

Tasks in progress:
10.4 by itpdx
10.6 by Denise
15.1 by Elizabeth
15.2 by Louise
15.3 by Coralie
20.3 by Deedee?
20.5 by Coralie
20.6 by itpdx
20.8 by Louise

Tasks not yet finalized
10.1
10.7
10.8
10.9
10.10
20.7

Tasks available
10.2
10.3
10.5
15.4
15.5
15.6
15.7
15.8
15.9
15.10
20.1
20.2
20.3
20.4
20.9
20.10

I'm glad we're not the only household that has quite a few vinyl records. My husband was really glad when CD's arrived because he had always said he would stop buying records when he had one thousand.

The temperature here is in the low thirties - Celsius! and that is just too hot for me. At this time of year I like to congratulate myself on surviving another summer but this year it looks like the worst of our heat is yet to come.