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From Post 961Connie wrote: "10.5 Mother
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell
+10 task
+10 combo 10.9 Pub Trivia kahlua; 20.10 Family ( Gibsons and Kilpatricks form a blended family, London..."
I have an MPE at 720 pages, so +10 Jumbo
From Post 316Karen Michele wrote: "20.1 Prize
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
+20 Task (2021 Longlist)
+ 5 Combo: 10.2 Name
Post Total=25
Season Total=390"
+10 Combo 10.9, 20.10
From Post 942Norma wrote: "10.5 - Mother
Body Surfing by Anita Shreve
+10 task
+10 Combos - 20.2, 10.9 - absinthe - Body surfing ANITa SHrEve
Task total: 20
Grand total: 1105"
+5 Combo 20.2
From Post 940Nick wrote: "10.5 Mother
Arts of the Possible: Essays and Conversations by Adrienne Rich
Task Points = 10
Combo 10.9 (Baileys) = 5
Total This Post = 15
Grand Total = 480"
+5 Combo 10.2
From Post 939Nick wrote: "20.4 Crime
A Grave Talent by Laurie R. King
Task Points = 20
Grand Total = 465"
+15 Combo 10.2, 10.3, 20.9
+5 Oldies
From Post 938Nick wrote: "10.6 Sentence
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can by Barbara Gordon
Task Points = 10
Grand Total = 445"
+5 Oldies
From Post 937Karen Michele wrote: "20.9 Series (Kate S's task)
Jazz by Toni Morrison
+20 Task: labeled as part of a trilogy on Goodreads
+15 Combo: 10.2 Name / 10.3 Naughty / 10.5 Mother
+ 5 Oldies: 1993..."
+10 1001
From Post 932Deedee wrote: "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 😊
F..."
+10 Non Western
From Post 930Karen Michele wrote: "20.5 Balkans
Snapping Point by Aslı Biçen
+20 Task: Outside of Istanbul, Turkey, both on land and on the Aegean Sea
+10 Combo: 10.2 Name / 20.3 Opposites: female ..."
+10 Non Western
from Post 903Nick wrote: "10.8 Birds (Kim's Task)
A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes by Eric Jay Dolin. The bird is "Jay."
Points + 10
Combo 10.2 Name 4 le..."
+5 Combo 10.9
Summer Finisher Awards1. 10-point task creation -- the top three readers for the Summer 2021 Challenge, as determined by overall points, will each get to create a 10-point task for the Fall 2021 Challenge. (We will use the top 3 finishers who are not already creating a task for the Fall season).
2. Random -- All participants (except mods) who claim at least five books during the Summer 2021 season will be automatically entered into a drawing for a $25 US Amazon gift card to be awarded at the beginning of the Fall 2021 season. As this will repeat from season to season, the winner will not have won the drawing in either of the two previous seasons.
* although participants may be eligible for multiple rewards, only one will be granted per challenge. (Random excepted)
* Participants that create tasks for three consecutive challenges are ineligible for a task-creation reward on the fourth. Instead, the member will be asked to submit a group read book. Eligibility is reinstated on the following challenge.
20.1-20.10 Riding the MetroRead 10 books set at least 75% in 10 different real cities. "City" is defined as at least 100,000 population as per most recent published data. For very large cities, the book may include the greater metropolitan area. If a small country has no city of that size population, then the largest city in that country.
For this challenge only: We will consider England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland to be different countries rather than just the UK; the boundaries for North America are changed to include only the United States and Canada while Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean will count as part of South America. And an added note: Russia counts as either Europe or Asia, Egypt counts as either Africa or Asia, and Turkey counts as either Europe or Asia as these countries straddle a continental boundary.
There is no set itinerary to follow - books may be read in any order.
Scoring:
20.1-20.5: 20 points
20.6-20.9: 25 points
20.10: 35 points
Bonuses:
100 points finisher bonus
50 points for reading cities in 10 different countries
50 points for reading cities on 3 or 4 continents
100 points for reading cities on at least 5 continents
Repeats
Riding the Metro may be repeated three times.
***5/19 Edited to reflect the addition of Turkey as a multiple continent country.
15.1-15.10 Ten Degrees of Separation (TDoS): Read a chain of ten books chosen from the 5-star reads of ten different RwS members.First, select a RwS member and read one of their 5-star books. For your second book, find another RwS member that has also given the first book 5-stars and read one of their 5-star books. For the third book, find a RwS member that has also given your second book 5-stars and read one of their 5-star books, like so:
15.1 -- Bleak House, rated 5-stars by Elizabeth (Alaska) and Anika
15.2 -- The Elegance of the Hedgehog, rated 5-stars by Anika and Jennifer N
15.3 -- The Grapes of Wrath, rated 5-stars by Jennifer N and Deedee
15.4 -- Tobacco Road, rated 5-stars by Deedee and Rebekah
15.5 -- The Godfather, rated 5-stars by Rebekah and Caroline.....
Hint: There is a quick way to search for member's 5-star reads. Click on the RwS "Bookshelf" link on the top right. On the top left below the RwS photo icon, enter a book title in the search box. On the results page click on the "view group reviews »»" link. An example..
Scoring:
15.1 - 1st book = 15 points
15.2-4 - 2nd, 3rd, 4th books = 20 points
15.5-7 - 5th, 6th, 7th books = 30 points
15.8-15.10 - 8th, 9th, 10th books = 45 points.
Completion bonus: 100 points.
Repeats
TDoS may be repeated three times during the season. While members may not be used more than once in a single chain, you may revisit a member's shelf in subsequent repeats.
Please be aware that short stories on Goodreads need to have been published separately from their magazine/journal or anthology. You may find stories added here that do not belong, and those may be deleted at some unknown future date. To be sure your reading for 10.1 will be on GR when you want to claim the task, we urge you to choose stories that have an ISBN or ASIN on the GR record. If you have questions about a specific entry, please ask in this thread.
Please post any general questions about our Summer season in this thread.
20.1-20.10 Riding the MetroRead 10 books set at least 75% in 10 different real cities. "City" is defined as at least 100,000 population as per most recent published data. For very large cities, the book may include the greater metropolitan area. If a small country has no city of that size population, then the largest city in that country.
For this challenge only: We will consider England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland to be different countries rather than just the UK; the boundaries for North America are changed to include only the United States and Canada while Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean will count as part of South America. And an added note: Russia counts as either Europe or Asia, Egypt counts as either Africa or Asia, and Turkey counts as either Europe or Asia as these countries straddle a continental boundary.
There is no set itinerary to follow - books may be read in any order.
Scoring:
20.1-20.5: 20 points
20.6-20.9: 25 points
20.10: 35 points
Bonuses:
100 points finisher bonus
50 points for reading cities in 10 different countries
50 points for reading cities on 3 or 4 continents
100 points for reading cities on at least 5 continents
Repeats
Riding the Metro may be repeated three times.
Please use this thread for discussion about our Riding the Metro challenge.
***5/19 Edited to reflect the addition of Turkey as a multiple continent country.
While not required, if you would like to share your plans for Riding the Metro, please do so in this thread.
While not required, you may use this thread to plan your 15-point Ten Degrees of Separation trip, if you like.
15.1-15.10 Ten Degrees of Separation (TDoS): Read a chain of ten books chosen from the 5-star reads of ten different RwS members.First, select a RwS member and read one of their 5-star books. For your second book, find another RwS member that has also given the first book 5-stars and read one of their 5-star books. For the third book, find a RwS member that has also given your second book 5-stars and read one of their 5-star books, like so:
15.1 -- Bleak House, rated 5-stars by Elizabeth (Alaska) and Anika
15.2 -- The Elegance of the Hedgehog, rated 5-stars by Anika and Jennifer N
15.3 -- The Grapes of Wrath, rated 5-stars by Jennifer N and Deedee
15.4 -- Tobacco Road, rated 5-stars by Deedee and Rebekah
15.5 -- The Godfather, rated 5-stars by Rebekah and Caroline.....
Hint: There is a quick way to search for member's 5-star reads. Click on the RwS "Bookshelf" link on the top right. On the top left below the RwS photo icon, enter a book title in the search box. On the results page click on the "view group reviews »»" link. An example..
Scoring:
15.1 - 1st book = 15 points
15.2-4 - 2nd, 3rd, 4th books = 20 points
15.5-7 - 5th, 6th, 7th books = 30 points
15.8-15.10 - 8th, 9th, 10th books = 45 points.
Completion bonus: 100 points.
Repeats
TDoS may be repeated three times during the season. While members may not be used more than once in a single chain, you may revisit a member's shelf in subsequent repeats.
Please post any questions or discussions about our 15-point tasks in this thread.
Summer StylesWith the introduction of our all sub-challenge season, this is a much shorter list than other seasons.
1. Before 1996 (5 points): Read a book originally published in 1996 or earlier.
2. Review (5 points): Share your thoughts about what you are reading. Post a 50 word or better review to let us know the good, the bad, and the ugly.
For this summer season, we will be suspending our lexile rules. Now is the time to dust off those titles that have not made the cut in previous seasons and get them read!
