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

Deedee’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

Task 20.6 Young Men
Read a book with a male protagonist 18 years old or younger.

For Combo with #10.6:
SAWYER: R e a ding w ith S t y l e

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) by Mark Twain (Paperback, Penguin Classics, 226 pages)
Lexile 950L

+20 Task
+15 Combo (#10.2 no “O”; #10.6 anagram; #20.3 historical)
+10 Oldies -76 to 150 years old: (1866-1941)

Task Total: 20 + 15 + 10 = 45

Grand Total: 680 + 45 = 725

I've been at the library looking at the 800-809.9 books. I found several that look good :). I was surprised that one book that my local library has shelved as 808.2 is shelved under Biography at BPL (The Late Bloomer's Revolution). The others I found at my local library under 800-809.9 are shelved under 800-809.9 at BPL

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "You all may know I don't do things video - not movies and not YouTube. But today one of my GR friends happened to mention (in a review of Thomas Hardy's The Woodlanders) the existence..."

Booktube is my second favorite bookish site on the internet :) (goodreads is my first favorite) -- I especially appreciate the booktubers focused on science fiction.

and .... here in USA, CSPAN2 does "booktv" Friday night thru Monday morning. All the programming is about books! Mainly non-fiction, mainly public policy - history - biography. CSPAN2 has a webpage where its programs can be viewed:

https://www.c-span.org/series/?bookTv

Task 10.4 French

Bel-Ami (1885) by Guy de Maupassant; translated by Margaret Mauldon (Paperback, 303 pages)

+10 Task
+10 Combo (#10.2 no “O”; #10.3 “U”)
+10 Oldies -76 to 150 years old: (1866-1941)

Task Total: 10 + 10 + 10 = 30

Grand Total: 650 + 30 = 680

Task 20.10 Debut
See: https://www.fantasticfiction.com/e/da... to verify Pall in the Family is the debut novel.

Pall in the Family (A Family Fortune Mystery #1) (2013) by Dawn Eastman

+20 Task
+05 Repeat
+05 Combo (#10.2 no “O”)

Task Total: 20 + 05 + 05 = 30

Grand Total: 620 + 30 = 650

Pall in the Family is the debut novel by Dawn Eastman. See:

https://www.fantasticfiction.com/e/da...

Task 15.4 A Counting Game

21st century - female authors – ascending order

The Dragons of Heaven (Missy Masters #1) (2015) [ANGRY ROBOT] by Alyc Helms

+15 Task

Task Total: 15

Grand Total: 605 + 15 = 620

Task 10.6 ANAGRAMS

TAILING
"Re a d ing w i th S t y l e"

Tailing a Tabby (A Bookmobile Cat Mystery #2) (2014) by Laurie Cass

+10 Task
+05 Combo (#10.2 no “O”)

Task Total: 10 + 05 = 15

Grand Total: 590 + 15 = 605

Task 10.9 The Arts

Anagram: THINGS

Yes, My Accent Is Real: and Some Other Things I Haven't Told You (2015) by Kunal Nayyar (Hardcover, 245 pages) [Biography/921]
Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Humor (2015)

+10 Task
+20 Combo (#10.2 no “O”; #10.3 K”u”nal; #10.5 Nominee; #10.6 anagram)

Task Total: 10 + 20 = 30

Grand Total: 560 + 30 = 590

Task 20.2 Canadian Women

The Cure for Death by Lightning (1996) by Gail Anderson-Dargatz (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 294 pages)

+20 Task
+20 Combo (10.3 “U”; 10.7 name; 20.3 historical; 20.10 debut)

Task Total: 20 + 20 = 40

Grand Total: 555 + 40 = 595

When we used to live in Florida, July & August frequently were 100 - 105 degrees. The local stations would run public service announcements about not letting children outside to play for more than 15 minutes at a time, about the need for hydration, and to never never never leave a baby in a hot car, 15 minutes is long enough to cause permanent damage.

Here in Georgia it is usually in the 90s this time of year but it's been hotter than normal. Last week my home thermometer was 104 degrees (on the TV they only admitted to 98).

No blizzards here in the winter is the tradeoff. Of course, Atlanta can't deal with 2 inches of snow (see: January 30, 2014).

January 30, 2014: less than 2 inches of snow shut down the city, traffic did not move on the roads at all. My daughter spend 3 hours going 1 mile (en route to work) before she gave up and walked home. Those of us who are northern transplants were amazed at the incompetence of the city that day.

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Deedee wrote: "Will Yes, My Accent Is Real: and Some Other Things I Haven't Told You (2015) by Kunal Nayyar work for this task? It's a memoir/autobiography by a man..."

Yeah! Now I have 2 books to fit the task. Still not sure which one I'll read.......

Will Yes, My Accent Is Real: and Some Other Things I Haven't Told You (2015) by Kunal Nayyar work for this task? It's a memoir/autobiography by a man who is an actor on the TV show The Big Bang Theory.

Task 20.3 Historical

Human Acts (2014) by Han Kang; translated by Deborah Smith

+20 Task
+10 Combo (#10.2 no “O”; #10.3 “U”)
+10 Non-Western Author
+05 Repeat

Task Total: 20 + 10 + 10 + 05 = 45

Grand Total: 510 + 45 = 555

Setting: South Korea

Task 10.8 The Ancients (Karen Michele's Task)

Historical novel based on the life of Alcibiades (born 450 B.C. died 404 B.C.) (See: Wikipedia Alcibiades)

The Flowers of Adonis (1969) by Rosemary Sutcliff (Hardcover, 383 pages)

+10 Task
+10 Combo (#10.3 “U”; #20.3 Historical)
+05 Oldies -25 to 75 years old: (1942-1992)

Task Total: 10 + 10 + 05 = 25

Grand Total: 485 + 25 = 510

Setting: Greece

Task 20.10 Debut!

Elizabeth (Alaska) has already checked this one in the help thread and verified that it is the debut novel of Charles L. Harness. (Thanks!)

The Paradox Men (1949) by Charles L. Harness (Hardcover, Crown Classics of Modern Science Fiction #7, 205 pages)
(Recommended by Isaac Asimov and Brian W. Aldiss)

+20 Task
+05 Combo (#10.2 no “O”)
+05 Oldies -25 to 75 years old: (1942-1992)

Task Total: 20 + 05 + 05 = 30

Grand Total: 455 + 30 = 485

Well, I've decided that next month I'm more likely to read a book fitting #10.4 than one fitting #20.5 so I'll post this book that I finished earlier this month:

Task 20.5 It’s Elemental

In honor of Actual Air, Earth Abides and Young Men and Fire, read a book with one of the words 'earth', 'air', or 'fire' in the title.

From the Earth to the Moon (Baltimore Gun Club #1) (1865) by Jules Verne; translated by Lowell Bair (Paperback, Bantam Classic Reissue, 240 pages)

+20 Task
+20 Combo(#10.2 no “O”; #10.3 Jules; #10.4 French; #20.4 trilogy: The Baltimore Gun Club)
+15 Oldies -151 to 250 years old: (1766-1865)

Task Total: 20 + 20 + 15 = 55

Grand Total: 400 + 55 = 455

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Deedee, Karin - I've been thinking about my answer to your two questions and I've decided my initial answer is just plain wrong. I was thinking about Olive Kitteridge and .....

Thanks!

I have another debut novel:

The Paradox Men (original title: Flight into Yesterday)

See: isfdb for Charles L. Harkness

From Best Urban Fantasy SERIES:

#7 Hounded

Task 10.7 Marked Name (Anika's Task)
Read a book whose author's name, when written in English, has a unique character in it.

Memory of Water (2012) by Emmi Itäranta

+10 Task
+05 Combo (#10.2 No “O”)

Task Total: 10 + 05 = 15

Grand Total: 385 + 15 = 400