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

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

From Post 192

Joanna wrote: "10.8 Birds

Another Way by Anna Martin

+10 Task
+15 Combo (20.2, 20.3, 20.9)

Task total: 25
Grand total: 210"

+5 Combo 10.2

From Post 181

Tien wrote: "10.2 Name
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

+10 Task
+5 Combo (10.9 - kahlua found in A confederAcy dUnces joHn Kennedy tooLe)
+10 1001 books
+10 Oldies (pu..."

1980 only earns 5 oldie points

From Post 166

Karen Michele wrote: "10.9 Pub Trivia (Anika's Task)

The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey

+10 Task Lambic: MermAId BLaCk
+ 5 Combo: 20.3 Opposites (David is a main character)

T..."

+10 Non-Western

From Post 155

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "20.9 Series
Evil Under the Sunby Agatha Christie
#18 in the Hercule Poriot series

Task +20
Oldies +10
Task Total: 30
Grand Total: 30"

+15 Combo 10.5, 10.9, 20.3

From Post 122

Beth wrote: "10.9 Pub

Report from Planet Midnight by Nalo Hopkinson

Merlot - repORT from pLanEt Midnight

+10 task
+5 combo 20.9 series (ok'd in help)
+5 combo 10.2 4 letter nam..."

+10 Non-Western

From Post 114

Kim wrote: "20.4 Crime

Murder at the Library of Congress by Margaret Truman 3.10.21

+20 Task
+10 combo - 10.9 [lambic or merlot], & 20.9 - Capital Crimes series
+5 Oldie - 1991
..."

+5 Combo 10.3

From Post 69

Joanna wrote: "10.10 Group Reads

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

+10 Task
+10 Non-western
+10 Combo (10.9 - amaretto, 20.10)

Task total: 30
Grand total: 85"

+5 Combo 20.1

From Post 64

Marie wrote: "10.10 Group Reads

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

+10 Task
+5 Combo (20.10 : 3 households - Gifty, her mother's and her aunt - and briefly her father's new hom..."

+10 Combo 10.9, 20.1

From Post 55

Katy wrote: "10.9 Pub Trivia

The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop: How To Decolonize the Creative Classroom by Felicia Rose Chavez

+10 task (shiraz)

Task Total: 10
Season Tot..."

+5 Combo 10.2

Updated Through Post 1188

Rosemary - 2600*^&
Coralie - 2285*^&
Anika - 2075*^&
Kim - 2035*^&
Karen Michele - 1765*^&
Valerie - 1665*^&
Beth - 1645*^&
Ed - 1560*^&
Norma - 1490*
Rebekah - 1435*^&
Joanna - 1400*^&
Tien - 1345*^&
Katy - 1270*^&
Elizabeth (Alaska) - 1020*
Connie - 905^
Marie - 815
Ann - 800^
Denise - 675
Mary - 635
Nick - 575*
Rachel - 565
Deedee - 510
Lagullande - 510
Kristina Simon - 430
Jayme (the ghost reader) - 390
Bucket - 365
Kathleen (itpdx) - 355
Owlette - 315
Heather - 300
Bea - 225
Bryony - 220
Sarah - 90

*=Fabulous First Finisher
^=RwS Finisher
&=Mega Finisher

Group Read Leaders

Owlette 4/8 (50.0%)
Ann 5/21 (23.8%)
Lagullande 3/13 (23.1%)
Valerie 7/32 (21.9%)
Rosemary 10/58 (17.2%)
Denise 2/14 (14.3%)
Bryony 1/7 (14.3%)
Rebekah 3/22 (13.6%)
Elizabeth (Alaska) 2/17 (11.8%)
Anika 4/35 (11.4%)
Ed 4/35 (11.4%)
Connie 3/27 (11.1%)

(the Fall 2021 "group reads" books will be chosen by a combination of moderators, mega-finishers, and members that read at least 5 books and read the highest percentage of 1001 book points in the Spring 2021 Challenge.)

Readerboard for the Spring 2021 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.

Happy reading!

From Post 48

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "20.9 Series
Cross Fireby James Patterson

Task + 20
Combo 10.1
Grand Total: 25"

Sorry, Jayme, 10.1 is not eligible to claim for a combo.

From Post 44

Norma wrote: "20.4 - Crime

Hold Still by Lisa Regan

+20 task
+5 Combo 10.2
+5 Combo 10.9 - riesling - Hold StIll LISa REGaN

Task total: 30
Grand total: 70"

+5 Combo 20.9

From 37

Kim wrote: "10.9 Pub Trivia (Anika's Task)

Ladies of the Lake by Haywood Smith

ladieS of the laKE HaYWood SmIth = whiskey
+10 Task

Post Total: 10
Season Total: 60

10.1; 10.2..."

+5 Combo 20.10 (this appears to cross and include several generations)

List complete!

I've just finished (& loved) The Codebreakers and would love to read more about codebreaking in WWII.

In honor of this, read a book related to codebreaking, cryptology, or cryptography (karma points for it being set during WWII).

These lists may help: Books Set in Bletchley Park, codebreaking, cryptography, cryptology"

Please post any questions or comments about task 10.7 in this thread.

In honor of spring, read a book with a bird's name (or the word bird) in the title or author's name.

The bird word should be the simple/generic word for a kind of bird such as Robin or Jay and nothing more specific like American or Johnson. For the title, you may use plurals and possessives but no compound words.

No subtitles allowed on this one.

Please post any discussion about task 10.8 in this thread.

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I thought I’d combine two of my favorite things: word games and potent potables. Use the letters from the title, subtitle, and author’s published name to spell one of the following words: whiskey, bourbon, cabernet, absinthe, vodka, Baileys, Kahlua, merlot, riesling, lambic, amaretto, chardonnay, sauvignon, or shiraz.

Example: Who are You , Calvin Bledsoe? by Brock Clarke= “bourbon”

Post which beverage you’re “spelling” when claiming this task.

Letters must be used as often as needed for the target word. For example, Amaretto must match a title/subtitle/author name with at least 2 A's, 1 M, 1 R, 1 E, 2 T's and 1 O.

Please use this thread to discuss task 10.9.

Read a collection of short stories or novellas from the mystery genre. The collection may be written by a single author or multiple authors. No work in the collection should be longer than 125 pages. A single novella will qualify.

Please post any comments/questions/discussions about task 20.8 in this thread.

Fantastic Firsts sample post

15.3 A Promised Land by Barack Obama

B-P

+15 Task
+5 Jumbo
+5 NF

Post Total=25
Season Total=300 (assumes previous posts totaling 275)