Kim’s Comments (group member since Nov 20, 2020)

Kim’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

I just went through my RwS unfinished tasks and discovered that I used one of the books for NoG that was meant to be for RwS. I guess I'll just have to read a different one.

15.6 The Name of the Game
The House I Loved by Tatiana de Rosnay

12B - Letter H - MPG: Historical Fiction
17E - Letter E - Author born in Europe (France)
8C - Letter G - Goodreads Author
Word: HEG (n. a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes.)
Total: 20
Season Total: 785

15.5 Name of the Game
Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman

12D - Letter H- Hot off the press (pub'd 2020)
5E - Letter E- Double Trouble: Title or author name has consecutive letters that are the same
2C - Letter R - MPG: Romance
17E - Letter D - Novel has Eight or more named characters

Word: HERD
Total: 20
Season Total: 765

15.4 Name of the Game
Murder in the Mystery Suite by Ellery Adams

11C - Letter T- MPG: Thriller
2E - Letter R - Series name includes the letter R (Book Retreat Mysteries #1)
15C - Letter Y - One of author's names ends in Y

Word: TRY
Total: 15
Season Total: 745

15.3 Name of the Game
Return to Virgin River by Robyn Carr

16D - Letter L - An author's last or most recent novel (book)
D6 - Letter I - Author name has no letter I
14D - Letter T - Title words of To, Too, or Two
Word: LIT
Total: 15
Season Total: 730

15.2 Name of the Game
Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table by Ruth Reichl

12E - Letter H - Highly Rated: Read a book rated 5 stars by another RwS member (Lisa rated 5 stars)
3D- Letter E - A book with an 8 (or better) word title.
2B - Letter R - Ratings: 10K plus
3E - Letter E - "END" - the word! First, last or contained in a word or author's name

Word: HERE
Total: 15
Bonus - 5 Not a novel
Season total: 715

15.1 Name of the Game
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum
8B - Letter G - Author name has no letter G
17D- Letter E - Title has no letter E
7E - Letter N - New to you author.
11B - Letter T - Pub'd in the Teens - any century (2019)
Word: GENT
Total: 15
Season total: 695

Kate S wrote: "Kim wrote: "I don't see a thread for general questions, so I'll ask here. I see the Readerboard is updated through #250, and my total adds up to 340, but my records add up to 365 . I have:
10.x - 5..."

Thanks, Kate. I was confused because the Readerboard says: Updated Through Post 300.

Kate S wrote: "From Post 231

Kim wrote: "15.7 - Name of the game

$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America by Kathryn J. Edin and H. Luke Shaefer

Square ..."
Sure, thanks. That shouldn't change my points, since I had four other 4 letter words, right?

I don't see a thread for general questions, so I'll ask here. I see the Readerboard is updated through #250, and my total adds up to 340, but my records add up to 365 . I have:
10.x - 50 (M:53 & 57)
15.x - 160 (M: 111-113, 202-204, 231 & 236)
20.x - 155 (M: 23, 31, 123 & 201)
I'd rather find out now where I goofed than have to correct a dozen mistakes later. Thanks.

15.10 - Name of the game

Morning Glory by Sarah Jio

Square 12E - Letter H - Highly Rated: Read a book rated 5 stars by another RwS member - Erin(NY) gave it 5 stars
Square 17D - Letter E - Title has no letter E
Square 9D - Letter W - Wild Card! (Can be used for any letter of the alphabet)

Word - HEW
Task - 45
Completion: 100 points
Using 3 or more 4 letter words: 100 points (Dine, Grid, Girl, Then, This)
Season - 675

15.9 - Name of the game

The Silence: A Novel by Don DeLillo

Square 14C - Letter T - Title: The Plus (The and one other word)
Square 12D - Letter H - Hot off the press (pub'd 2020)
Square 10C - Letter I - Character is an instructor (university faculty)
Square 13E - Letter S - MPG: Science fiction

Word - THIS
Task - 30
Season - 430

20.7 Lifetime

A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle

Published in 1890

These are the first two stories in The Complete Sherlock Holmes collection from Audible. Of the two, I prefer the second story, primarily because the middle of the first story was very LDS-phobic/offensive, which I realize had much to do with the time period in which it was written. I haven't read Doyle in 40 or more years, and I was reminded of his genius, by listening to these two stories. I stumbled across Sherlock on Netflix, and it was fascinating to see how they updated and retold these in the first two episodes.

Task - 20
Review - 10
Combo - 5 (10.5 - Watson chronicles the cases)
Total: 35

Season total 400

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "You can claim it as one book if you wish, or you may claim the individual titles. Many of the titles will stand on their own, but for the stories under 100 pages you will need to find an equivalent title of a collection. This is the Name of the Game questions thread, so I might not have answered your real question."

Thanks, you definitely answered the question, even if I asked it under the wrong thread!

How do you handle collections? Specifically, I am listening to the complete Sherlock Holmes on Audible, which is 63 hours and contains 52 cases. It appears to be The Complete Sherlock Holmes, or approximately 1800 pages. My question is: can I count individual stories as I finish them, or even group them together? I'm about 5 hours in, and have finished A Study in Scarlet and am part way through The Sign of Four.

15.8 - Name of the game

Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons

Square 13B - Letter S - Page count 75-199
Square 17C - Letter E - Pub'd in the Eighties - any century (1987)
Square 10E - Letter T - Title includes the name of a character.

Word - SET
Bonus Pub'd 1996 and earlier - 5
Task - 30
Task Total - 35
Season - 365

Can it be any book written by the author, or does it have to be in the mystery genre? I'm thinking about Ken Follett who writes epic, historical novels.

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Kim wrote: "15.7 - Name of the game

$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America by Kathryn J. Edin

I haven't, but let me think on how I want to do this. There were some other letter options available, too.

15.7 - Name of the game

$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America by Kathryn J. Edin and H. Luke Shaefer

Square 13D - Letter T - Title words of To, Too, or Two
Square 11C - Letter H - Author's first or last name begins with H
Square 2D - Letter E - A book with an 8 (or better) word title.
Square 6D - Letter N - Title has a number (all forms)

Word - THEN
Bonus (NaN) - 5
Task - 20
Task Total - 25
Season - 330

15.6 - Name of the game

Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich

Square 10E - Letter T - Title has no "The"
Square 1B - Letter R - Ratings: 10K plus
Square 14D - Letter Y - MPG: Mystery

Word - Try
Task - 20
Season - 305