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

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

From Post 313

Coralie wrote: "20.9 Birthdays

A Christmas Escape by Anne Perry

+20 Task p149 They were offered cakes and wine.
+5 Combo 10.4

Task total = 25
Season Total: 490"

+5 Combo 20.7

From Post 304

Rebekah wrote: "20.10 Between the wars
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Pub 1926

+20 pts - Task
+5 pts - Combo(10.2)
+10 pts - Oldies

Task Total - 35 pts"

+5 Combo 10.3

From Post 85

Coralie wrote: "10.4 Name

Paragon Walk by Anne Perry

+10 Task
+ 5 Oldies pub 1981

Task total = 15
Season Total: 75"

+5 Combo 20.7

From Post 296

Tien wrote: "10.6 Space Out
Defy the Stars (Constellation #1) by Claudia Gray
YA - 830L

+10 Task

Post Total: 10
Season Total: 320"

+5 Jumbo

From Post 293

Tawallah wrote: "10.4 - Name
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo

Task : 10
Combo: 10.9

Post: 15
Season total: 70"

+5 Combo 10.2

From Post 292

Tawallah wrote: "10.1 Popular
Taken from January 2021 #8 on list
A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
Task: 10

Season total: 55"

+5 Combo 10.2

From Post 289

Rosemary wrote: "20.6 The Color Purple

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Lexile 880

I read this over 20 years ago, and I thought it might be fun to listen to the audi..."

+5 Oldies
+5 Combo 10.3

From Post 190

Coralie wrote: "15.2 Western Africa
Guinea-Bissau

The Ultimate Tragedy by Abdulai Sila

+20 Task
+10 Non-Western
+20 Project Bonus

Task total: 50
Season Total: 375"

+5 Oldies

From Post 185

Bucket wrote: "20.1 Pulitzer

Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne

Review: Jules Verne is fun reading, as long as I go in expecting fluff and nothing serious. There’s li..."

+5 Combo 10.2

From Post 174

Ed wrote: "10.3 Shakespeare

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

I've been reading Dickens' works in chronological order....so, it was time to read this one (and this is the thir..."

+5 Combo 20.1

From Post 171

Coralie wrote: "10.10 Group Reads

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

+10 Task
+5 Combo 10.4

Task total = 15
Season Total: 305"

+5 Combo 10.6

From Post 160

Anika wrote: "15.6 Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan

Mother Earth by Chingiz Aitmatov

This is the short, simple story of Tolgonai, so beautifully and artfully told it feels like it shoul..."

+5 Oldies

From Post 153

Lagullande wrote: "20.5 The Killer Angels

Hadji Murat by Leo Tolstoy

+20 Task
+10 Combo (10.4 Leo, 20.3 mostly small villages in the Caucasus)
+10 Oldies (pub 1912)


Points this post..."

+10 Non-Western

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Does fruit cake count as cake?"

I don't think of it as a cake, but I know I have at least one birthday person next month who would love to celebrate his special day with one.

I think cheesecake, fruit cake, cookie cakes, coffee cakes can all work, they have the target word, and I am not trying to be too limiting.

Tien wrote: "I found a lovely cake for you, Kate:

"They cut thick slices of the chocolate layer cake that had been fashioned into the shape of a book with gold-edged pages and a blue cover." - [book:The Beauti..."

Sounds amazing! Thank you for sharing, Tien!

From Post 150

Coralie wrote: "15.6 Central Asia
Turkmenistan

The Tale of Aypi by Ak Welsapar

+20 Task
+20 Project Bonus

Task total: 40
Season Total: 280"

+10 Non-Western

From Post 133

Bucket wrote: "10.4 Name

The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster

Review: Burying myself in an experiment that works is my favorite type of reading experience. So I absolutely loved this t..."

+5 Oldies

From Post 93

Sue wrote: "20.4 The Reivers

The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie

+20 task (theives stole the Heart of Fire ruby)
+10 #4 styles oldies pub date 1928

Post total 30..."

+10 Combo 10.2 and 20.10

From Post 77

Rosemary wrote: "10.4 Name

Professor Martens' Departure by Jaan Kross

It's 1909 and Friedrich Martens (a real Estonian-born Russian statesman) is returning to Russia from a break in ..."

+10 Non-Western

From Post 70 (and 80)

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "Jayme(the ghostreader)
10.2 Easter
The Mystery of the Blue Trainby Agatha Christie

ThE MysteRy of the Blue Train

Task +10
Styles: oldies published 1928 +10
Grand tota..."

I have this reported as 20.10 with +10 Combo (10.2 and 20.4) and +10 Oldies