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

Deedee’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

Task 20.2 Ann/e
Read a book by an author who shares one of these names similar to Ann/e: Ann, Anne, Anna, Hannah, Nancy, Nanette, Anika (etc). This name can be in the first or middle position in an author's published name.

The Lost Vintage (2018) by Ann Mah

+20 Task

Task Total: 20

Grand Total: 425 + 20 = 445

As of today I have 891 books 5 stars (though that includes cookbooks and under-100 page books). I also have a shelf 6 star books which is the best of the best :)

Task 20.9 Series

For 10.9 combo
ABSINTHE
A hoBokEN HIpSTer in sherwood forest

A Hoboken Hipster in Sherwood Forest (Twisted Time #2) (2007) by Mari Mancusi

+20 Task
+10 Combo (#10.2 “Mari”, #10.9 ABSINTHE)

Task Total: 20 + 10 = 30

Grand Total: 385 + 30 = 415

Task 20.10 Family (Elizabeth (Alaska)'s Task)
Read any book that is multi-generational or a family saga.

As I said in the Help Thread: 3 generations: Uther Pendragon, King Arthur, and Mordred 😊

For Combo #10.9:
CABERNET
Tidhar, lavie – By foRCE AloNE


By Force Alone (2020) by Lavie Tidhar

+20 Task
+05 Combo (#10.9 CABERNET)

Task Total: 20 + 05 = 25

Grand Total: 360 + 25 = 385

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir has arrived in my mailbox! :) I really liked his first novel The Martian. The second novel, Artemis, he tried and failed to write a believable female character. Still, on the strength of his first novel, I'm willing to give his #3 novel a try.

Task 20.7 Real Person
Read a novel about a real person.
Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1543

Combo for #10.9
cabernet
BAnvillE, john – docTor Cop ERNicus


Doctor Copernicus (The Revolutions Trilogy #1) (1976) by John Banville (Paperback, 242 pages)

+20 Task (#20.7)
+10 Combo (#10.2 “John”, #10.9 “Cabernet”)
+05 Oldies -25 to 75 years old: (1946-1996)

Task Total: 20 + 10 + 05 = 35

Grand Total: 325 + 35 = 360

Task 20.3 Opposites
Read a book written by an author of one sex, using a point of view of the opposite sex. The point of view should be a main character and a significant portion of the narrative.

The #1 main POV is Adam; #2 POV is Ronan (male); plus additional POV from Gansey (male), Colin Greenmantle (male) and Blue (female).

Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle #3) (2014) by Maggie Stiefvater (Young Adult)
No combos due to low Lexile.

+20 Task

Task Total: 20

Grand Total: 305 + 20 = 325

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Deedee wrote: "Will By Force Alone fit this task? It's a (snarky) retelling of the King Arthur Myth. The first 50 pages is about Uther (Arthur's father); next generation, Arthur; an..."

Great! Thanks for the quick response. I didn't think I had anywhere else to put By Force Alone but then I realized CABERNET can be formed if I use both the title and the author name. Still, it's good to be able to put it in 20.10 as I haven't used 20.10 for any of my other reads this quarter.

Task 20.08 Queen of Short Fiction

For #10.9 comb:
WHISKEY
moore, thomaS davId – tWo Hundred and twentY-one baKEr streets

Two Hundred and Twenty-One Baker Streets: An Anthology of Holmesian Tales Across Time and Space (2014) edited by David Thomas Moore

+20 Task
+05 Combo (#10.9)

Task Total: 20 + 05 = 25

Grand Total: 280 + 25 = 305

Will By Force Alone fit this task? It's a (snarky) retelling of the King Arthur Myth. The first 50 pages is about Uther (Arthur's father); next generation, Arthur; and toward the end, Arthur's son Mordred. So that's three generations. Thanks for taking a look!

Task 10.02 Name

ABSINTHE
ruTHErford, Adam – a BrIef hiStory of everyoNe who ever lived

A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes (2016) by Adam Rutherford [611]

+10 Task (author: ADAM)
+05 Combo (#10.9 ABSINTHE)

Task Total: 10 + 05 = 15

Grand Total: 265 + 15 = 280

Task 15.05 Fabulous Firsts

Vintage 1954 (2018) by Antoine Laurain; translated from the French by Emily Boyce and Jane Aitken

A – V

+15 Task

Task Total: 15

Grand Total: 250 + 15 = 265

Well, I've bought my second book with my gift card. I'm reading Vintage 1954 right now and greatly enjoying it. I looked at Antoine Laurain's other novels, and the next one that looked good is not available through my library. So now it is on its way to my house! (at least that's what Amazon says)
The Book:
The President's Hat
Thanks again y'all

Task 20.02 Ann/e
Read a book by an author who shares one of these names similar to Ann/e: Ann, Anne, Anna, Hannah, Nancy, Nanette, Anika (etc). This name can be in the first or MIDDLE position in an author's published name.

Every Thing You Are (2019) by Kerry Anne King

+10 Task
+05 Combo (#10.2 last name “King”)

Task Total: 20 + 05 =25

Grand Total: 210 + 25 = 235

Task 20.6 Achilles
In honor of The Song of Achilles (2012 winner), read one of the top 50 from Historical Fiction on Greece and Rome.

On April 19, 2021: #27 of Historical Fiction on Greece and Rome.


The Beacon at Alexandria (1986) by Gillian Bradshaw
For #20.5 combo:
51% of novel is set in Thrace, Greece
14.5% of novel set in Ephesus, Turkey (eastern Turkey near Greece)
the non-Balkan 34.5% set in Alexandria, Egypt

+20 Task
+05 Oldies -25 to 75 years old: (1946-1996)
+05 Combo (#20.5 Balkans)

Task Total: 20 + 05 + 05 = 30

Grand Total: 180 + 30 = 210

Task 20.7 Real Person
In honor of the most recent winner (as of posting), Hamnet, read a novel about a real person.

Hamnet (2020) by Maggie O'Farrell

+20 Task
+10 Combo (#10.5 Mother; #20.1 WINNER - Women's Prize for Fiction (2020))

Task Total: 20 + 10 = 30

Grand Total: 150 + 30 = 180

Task 20.9 Series

A Murderous Glaze (Clay and Crime #1) (2007) by Melissa Glazer

+20 Task

Task Total: 20

Grand Total: 130 + 20 = 150

Task 15.04 Fabulous Firsts

The Haunting of H. G. Wells (2020) by Robert Masello

H – R

+15 Task

Task Total: 15

Grand Total: 115 + 15 = 130

Task 20.2 Ann/e
Read a book by an author who shares one of these names similar to Ann/e: Ann, Anne, Anna, Hannah, Nancy, Nanette, Anika (etc). This name can be in the first or middle position in an author's published name.

Meet Me at the Museum (2018) by Anne Youngson (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 272 pages)

+20 Task ('Anne')
+10 Combo (#10.2 (‘Anne’), #10.6 sentence)

Task Total: 20 + 10 = 30

Grand Total: 85 + 30 = 115

Task 15.03 Fabulous Firsts

I used the X! 😊

Xanadu 2 (1994) edited by Jane Yolen (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 285 pages)

J – X

+15 Task

Task Total: 15

Grand Total: 70 + 15 = 85