Kate S’s Comments (group member since Sep 13, 2010)

Kate S’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

From Post 279

Tawallah wrote: "10.3 -The Police

The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø

Combo: 5 - 10.4,
Jumbo 5 - MPE 618 pages

Total post: 20
Season total: 20"

+5 Combo 20.10

From Post 273

Coralie wrote: "20.7 Ratings

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

+20 Task more than 75,000 ratings
+10 Canon
+10 Aged

Task total = 40
Season Total=440"

+5 Combo 20.01

Owlette wrote: "Yes, thanks.
So, how about this one for Task 20.2?: The Composers: their lives and works by D. K. Publishing, first published in 2020. Sorry, I don’t know how to enter the links when using the phon..."

I am sorry, I can't find that title. Can you give me an author?

From Post 237

Rebekah wrote: " 10.10 Series
Leaving Everything Most Loved by Jacqueline Winspear

+10 pts - Task
+ 5 pts - Combo (10.10)
+50 pts - halfway bonus
Task Total - 65 pts"

I am pretty sure; this should be task 10.1 with a combo of 20.10. If I am wrong, please let me know.

From Post 223

Joanne wrote: "20.1 Mystery

Little Souls by Sandra Dallas

Helen and Lutie, sisters, live together. Helen is a nurse and Lutie draws the fashion ads for a large elite Department S..."

+10 Aged
+10 Combo 10.6, 20.10

From Post 208

Jayme wrote: "Jayme(the ghostreader)
20.10 Mystery
Christmas Sweetsby Joanne Fluke

Task +20
combo +5 Police -There are police officers that are characters in this story.
Grand To..."

+10 Aged
+5 Combo 20.8

From Post 205

Coralie wrote: "20.8 Short

First Person Singular: Stories by Haruki Murakami

+20 Task

Task total = 20
Season Total=305"

+5 Combo 20.9

From Post 146

Jayme wrote: "10.5 Journey
Daughter of the Forestby Juliet Marillier

Task +10
Grand Total: 80"

+5 Jumbo
+10 Aged

From Post 145

Rosemary wrote: "20.3 NYRB

As a Man Grows Older by Italo Svevo

The title of this book (especially the original Italian title, Senilità,) led me to expect a novel about a man in old ag..."

+10 Aged

From Post 108

Bea wrote: "20.10 Mystery

X Marks the Scot by Kaitlyn Dunnett

+20 Task (MPG - Mystery)
+ 5 Combo (20.7 - 479 ratings)

Task total = 25
Season Total=25"

+10 Aged

Updated Through Post 1081

Rebekah - 2605*^&
Anika - 2250*^&
Rosemary - 2245*^&
Apple - 1635*^&
Tien - 1580*^&
Mary - 1440*^&
Bea - 1355
Joanna - 1330*^&
Karen Michele - 1115*^&
Valerie - 1025^
Elizabeth (Alaska) - 920*^
Joanne - 895
Denise - 885
Coralie - 815*
Connie - 775*
Norma - 755
Kathleen (itpdx) - 715^
Marie - 705^
chunwui - 615
Deedee - 580
Lagullande - 555
Owlette - 435
Bucket - 430
Tawallah - 370
Nick - 340*
Rachel - 340
Nancy - 335
Jayme - 330
Katy - 320
Arlene - 305
Ed - 270
Ann - 235
Don (The Book Guy) - 135

*=Alpha Omega Finisher
^=Halfway Finisher
&=Mega Finisher

Group Read Leaders

Valerie 25/25 (100.0%)
Mary 21/21 (100.0%)
Kathleen (itpdx) 20/20 (100.0%)
Connie 13/13 (100.0%)
Elizabeth (Alaska) 13/13 (100.0%)
Bucket 12/12 (100.0%)
Owlette 9/9 (100.0%)
Ann 8/8 (100.0%)
Ed 7/7 (100.0%)
Joanna 23/24 (95.8%)
Joanne 22/24 (91.7%)
Rosemary 38/45 (84.4%)
Katy 6/8 (75.0%)
Anika 22/33 (66.7%)
chunwui 12/18 (66.7%)




the Spring 2023 "group reads" books will be chosen by a combination of moderators, mega-finishers, and members that read at least 5 books and earn the highest percentage of Review points in the Winter 22-23 Challenge.

Readerboard for the Winter 2022-23 Reading with Style Challenge!

(Please post your points for completed tasks in the Completed Tasks topic. This Readerboard folder shows the current point standings of the challenge participants who have posted points. It's generally updated every week or so.)

Note: Please post your points frequently. Players who post many completed tasks the last week of the challenge may not have all their points tallied for inclusion on the Readerboard.

From Post 34

Rosemary wrote: "20.7 Ratings

White Noise by Don DeLillo

Jack Gladney is chairman of the department of Hitler Studies at a small-town college, a department he invented solely in order to..."

+10 Canon

Fingers crossed, we’re over the hump of isolation, closed libraries, and virtual schooling.

For this task, read any nominated book from the Goodreads Choice Award Polls for the years 2020, 2021, 2022 in these genres: Fiction, Mystery/Thriller, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Horror, Humor, Non-Fiction, Memoir/Autobiography, History/Biography, Poetry and Debut. (2022 list has been removed until Dec 8 when winners announced.)
Go to https://www.goodreads.com/choiceaward... previous years are listed in the sidebar. Click on any genre to see nominated books. Again, side bar will have links to other genres. To lighten the load for the mods, when posting please include the year and the genre of the book you read.

Please post any questions or comments about task 10.9 in this thread.

Read a book with a three-word title whose first word is ‘The’ (or equivalent if reading in another language). If there is a subtitle, it doesn’t count towards the number of words.

Please post any questions or comments about task 10.8 in this thread.

Sample Post for Alpha Omega

15.6 Alpha Omega

The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill

+15 Task (C-L)

Task Total=15
Season Total=515 (assumes midseason with a previous total of 500)

Post your completed tasks here. In order to help us better manage our score keeping: PLEASE ONLY POST ONE BOOK PER MESSAGE.

Please use the add book/author link for the book titles. When claiming combo points, tell how the book qualifies, and provide a link if requested in the task description.

If using an outside source to qualify a book for points or combo, please be sure to post in the appropriate task thread prior to posting in this thread.

Sample Post

20.7 Ratings

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

100+ word review

+20 Task (300k + ratings)
+10 Review
+ 5 combo (10.4)
+10 Canon
+10 Aged (1828-1910)
+25 Jumbo (1392 pgs)

Task total = 80
Season Total=150 (assumes midseason with a previous score of 70)

Read a book set 75% or more in a fictional setting. A fictional country, planet, space, or fantasy world works; a fictional city in a real state/country does not work.

Please post any discussion about task 10.7 in this thread.

In honor of Patricia A. McKillip, P.J. O'Rourke, and Nicholas Evans, read a book by one of the authors on their literature map:

McKillip: https://www.literature-map.com/patric...
O'Rourke: https://www.literature-map.com/p.+j.+...
Evans: https://www.literature-map.com/nichol...

Please post any questions or comments for task 10.6 in this thread.

Polls are up. Make your opinion known!