Deedee’s Comments (group member since Aug 04, 2010)

Deedee’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

Task 10.1 Number of letters in author's first or last name

7 letters in author’s last name: ADD I SON

A Spell for Trouble (Enchanted Bay Mystery #1) (2020) by Esme Addison

+10 Task

Task Total: 10

Grand Total: 415 + 10 = 425

Task 10.4 Number of letters in a title word (title only, but book can have a subtitle)

6 letters in each of these title words: fie rce, sub tle, poi son

A Fierce and Subtle Poison (2016) by Samantha Mabry
Lexile 860L

+10 Task

Task Total: 10

Grand Total: 405 + 10 = 415

Task 10.6 Number is in year of Author birth (numbers: 6, 7, 8)

Born: December 22, 19 78

The Will of the Dead (The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Titan Books #4) by George Mann

+10 Task

Task Total: 10

Grand Total: 395 + 10 = 405

Task 10.9 Author first/last name begins with the 6th, 7th, 8th letter of the alphabet (F, G, H)

Last Name: Hilderbrand

Nantucket Nights (2002) by Elin Hilderbrand

+10 Task

Task Total: 10

Grand Total: 385 + 10 = 395

Task 15.3 Listopia Chain –

Book from 15.2 = A House with Good Bones (2023) by T. Kingfisher
Find another Listopia where your second book is in any position.
It is #9 on Hugo 2024 Eligible Novels https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

On that new Listopia, your third book will be in the Top 100.
Third book is: = The Final Season (Planet Gallywood #1) (2023) by Andrew Gillsmith
It is #5 on Hugo 2024 Eligible Novels https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...


+15 Task

Task Total: 15

Grand Total: 370 + 15 = 385

Task 20.10 Favorites -
10 tasks from 10 different seasons – all one task, #20.10

FALL 2017
20.10 Uncommon Letter (Elizabeth (Alaska)'s Task)
Read a book where a Q, X, or Z is the first or last letter of any word in the title (but not the subtitle) or the first or last letter of one of the author's names, hyphenated names included.

Author Name: marcel therouX

The Sorcerer of Pyongyang (2022) by Marcel Theroux

+20 Task
+100 points: 10 tasks from 10 different seasons

Task Total: 20 + 100 = 120

Grand Total: 250 + 120 = 370

Task 20.9 Favorites -
10 tasks from 10 different seasons – all one task, #20.10

SPRING 2014
20.10 - I Love NYC - Liz M's Task:
Read a title published by one of my favorite NYC indie publishers: Archipelago Books, Melville House, or NYRB. While you do not have to read the specific edition from one of these three publishers, please provide a link the publisher's website for the title you read.


The Reverberator (1888) by Henry James

I read a different edition; here’s the link to the MELVILLE HOUSE edition:

https://www.mhpbooks.com/books/the-re...


+20 Task
+05 Published Before 1998

Task Total: 20 + 05 = 25

Grand Total: 225 + 25 = 250

Task 15.2 Listopia Chain –

A House with Good Bones (2023) by T. Kingfisher (Hardcover 247 pages)

+15 Task: #69 on list Most_Anticipated_Book_Releases_2023
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

#84 on list 2023 Releases That I'm Excited About
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...


Task Total: 15

Grand Total: 205 + 15 = 220

Almost done with the 20. pointers. I used the same task number from each of the seasons (20.10). I have 3 10-pointers and working on the 2nd book for the 15 pointers.

Task 15.1 Listopia Chain –

Atalanta (2023) by Jennifer Saint

#51 on list Most_Anticipated_Book_Releases_2023
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

+15 Task

Task Total: 15

Grand Total: 190 + 15 = 205

Task 20.8 Favorites -
10 tasks from 10 different seasons – all one task, #20.10

WINTER 2011-2012
20.10 - Sam’s Task - Play the numbers
The winter Challenge is held in 2011 and 2012, in the 12th, 1st, and 2nd months. Read a book that was originally published in a year which contains the numerals 1 and 2, such as 2011, 1925, 1862, etc.

Published year: 2010

Unexpectedly, Milo (2010) by Matthew Dicks


+20 Task

Task Total: 20

Grand Total: 170 + 20 = 190

Task 20.7 Favorites -
10 tasks from 10 different seasons – all one task, #20.10

FALL 2011
20.10 - Sam’s Task - Monsterfest III
A) - Read a book with one of the following in the title: Devil(s)/Demon(s), Witch(es), Vampire(s), Zombie(s)/Undead, Ghost(s), or Werewolf(s)

Ghost Eaters (2022) by Clay McLeod Chapman

+20 Task

Task Total: 20

Grand Total: 150 + 20 = 170

Task 20.6 Favorites -
10 tasks from 10 different seasons – all one task, #20.10

SPRING 2013
20.10 - Elizabeth (Alaska) task - Initially:
Read a book by an author whose given names are usually published as initials only. Examples: V.S. Naipaul, T.C. Boyle, T.S. Eliot.

Author: S.C. Gwynne

His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine (2023) by S.C. Gwynne [363.124]

+20 Task

Task Total: 20

Grand Total: 130 + 20 = 150

Task 20.5 Favorites -
10 tasks from 10 different seasons – all one task, #20.10

FALL 2022
20.10 Birthday (Elizabeth (Alaska's) Task
This year my age will be consecutive digits. Read any book whose original publication year is 2 consecutive digits. (e.g. 1944, 1880, 2006)

Original publication year: 2022

Invisible Things (2022) by Mat Johnson

+20 Task

Task Total: 20

Grand Total: 110 + 20 = 130

Task 10.5
Number of letters in setting, city/state/country (Setting is at least 51%)

Seven letters in setting: IRE LAND

Lake of Sorrows (Nora Gavin #2) (2004) by Erin Hart

+10 Task

Task Total: 10

Grand Total: 100 + 10 = 110

Task 20.4 Favorites -
10 tasks from 10 different seasons – all one task, #20.10

summer 2014
20.10 World Series Read a novel set primarily (more than half) in one of the cities which has won a world series
Won world series: NEW YORK CITY

Novel set > 90% in New York City

Good Riddance (2019) by Elinor Lipman

+20 Task

Task Total: 20

Grand Total: 80 + 20 = 100

Task 10.2 Number of words in title

Seven words in title.

Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club (2023) by J. Ryan Stradal

+10 Task

Task Total: 10

Grand Total: 70 + 10 = 80

Task 20.3 Favorites -
10 tasks from 10 different seasons – all one task, #20.10

Winter 2022-2023

Task 20.10 Mystery (Elizabeth (Alaska)'s Task)
Read any book with an MPG of mystery.


Death of a Trophy Wife (A Jaine Austen Mystery #9) (2010) by Laura Levine (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover 259 pages)

+20 Task

Task Total: 20

Grand Total: 50 + 20 = 70

Task 10.8 Number is in MPE page count

Pagecount: 226

Games and Rituals: Stories (2023) by Katherine Heiny (Hardcover 226 pages)

+10 Task

Task Total: 10

Grand Total: 40 + 10 = 50

Task 20.2 Favorites -
10 tasks from 10 different seasons – all one task, #20.10

summer 2014
task 20.10 Austria-Hungary
The Great War began on 28 July 1914 when the Austro-Hungarians fired the first shots in preparation for the invasion of Serbia. Read a book about or set in (more than 75%) Austria-Hungary -- Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine.

Novel is set 100% in Ukraine.

Calling Ukraine (2023) by Johannes Lichtman

+20 task

Task Total: 20

Grand Total: 20 + 20 = 40