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

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

From Post 509

Rebekah wrote: "10.9 The Fifth Season
The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead

Review
I finished this book on 9 January and I’m still trying to figure it all out. The beginning seemed stra..."

+5 Combo 20.1

From Post 476

Anika wrote: "20.7 Lifetime

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass

It's always a difficult thing to read the first-hand accounts of former slaves...even h..."

+5 Combo 10.3

From Post 460

Ed wrote: "10.5 Author

The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre

I thoroughly enjoyed this short novel. Like one of my favorite books, The Count of Monte Cristo, this novel features a..."

+5 Combo 10.6

From Post 439

Beth wrote: "20.6 Caribbean

Crossing the Mangrove by Maryse Condé

This story takes place entirely on the island of Guadeloupe. It is the kind of book where multiple voices and per..."

+10 Lost in Translation

From Post 434

Valerie wrote: "20.10 Grand Master

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

Christie is always a comfort read for me. After ‘The Memory Police’ I needed something lighter a..."

+5 Prize worthy

From Post 427

Nick wrote: "20.3 Postmodern


The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

Task Points = 20
Combo = 5 (10.3 1st name begins with J)

Total Task Points = 25
Season Total = 505"

+5 Combo 20.1

From Post 412

Nick wrote: "10.8 Lunar (Tien's Task)

The New Year, 2021 will be The Year of the Ox.

Read a book first published in a year of the Ox: 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021.

[book:Foucault|2080..."

+10 Lost in Translation

From Post 375

Sarah wrote: "20.3 Post Modern
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

Four Stars
I listened to this as an audiobook and I loved that it was narrated by Neil Gaiman hims..."

+5 Prize worthy (total of 15)

From Post 384

Katy wrote: "10.3 Winter

Knife by Jo Nesbø

I got back into the Harry Hole series recently and once I read #11 (which was crazy!) I was eager to get onto this one. Harry Hole i..."

+5 Jumbo

From Post 377

Rebekah wrote: "10.7 La Nina
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital by Sheri Fink

Review
Five Days at Memorial

This book is another perspective on the ..."

+5 Combo 10.6

From Post 357

Beth wrote: "10.6 NYT Noteable

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
#2 on 2016 list

This was a really good book and I see why it got so many awards. The playing with rea..."

+5 Combo 10.4

From Post 303

Kim wrote: "20.7 Lifetime

A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle

Published in 1890

These are the first two stories in The Complete Sherlock Holmes collecti..."

+5 Combo 10.4

Top Scoring Books

75 Points in PostNbr 585 - Underworld by Don DeLillo - 20.03 ( Combo 15, Jumbo 15, Prize Worthy 15, Review )

65 Points in PostNbr 626 - Hawaii by James A. Michener - 20.08 ( Combo 15, Jumbo 20, Review )

65 Points in PostNbr 788 - Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco - 20.03 ( Combo 05, Jumbo 05, Lost in Translation, Prize Worthy 15, Review )

60 Points in PostNbr 336 - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon - 20.09 ( Combo 05, Lost in Translation, Prize Worthy 15, Review )

60 Points in PostNbr 457 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi - 20.01 ( Combo 15, Lost in Translation, Prize Worthy 15 )

60 Points in PostNbr 858 - Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - 20.01 ( Combo 15, Prize Worthy 15, Review )

55 Points in PostNbr 143 - Life and Times of Michael K by J.M. Coetzee - 20.05 ( Combo 10, Prize Worthy 15, Review )

55 Points in PostNbr 472 - The Reader by Bernhard Schlink - 10.02 ( Combo 10, Lost in Translation, Prize Worthy 15, Review )

55 Points in PostNbr 543 - The Book of Salt by Monique Truong - 20.02 ( Combo 10, Prize Worthy 15, Review )

55 Points in PostNbr 560 - Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine - 20.01 ( Combo 10, Prize Worthy 15, Review )

55 Points in PostNbr 608 - Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - 20.01 ( Combo 10, Prize Worthy 15, Review )

55 Points in PostNbr 648 - Simone by Eduardo Lalo - 20.06 ( Combo 10, Lost in Translation, Prize Worthy 05, Review )

55 Points in PostNbr 685 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness - 20.09 ( Combo 15, Jumbo 05, Prize Worthy 05, Review )

55 Points in PostNbr 811 - The Neverending Story by Michael Ende - 10.02 ( Combo 10, Lost in Translation, Prize Worthy 15, Review )

55 Points in PostNbr 918 - The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead - 20.03 ( Combo 10, Prize Worthy 15, Review )

55 Points in PostNbr 930 - Life and Times of Michael K by J.M. Coetzee - 20.05 ( Combo 10, Prize Worthy 15, Review )

Most Strategic Reader
Through Post 996

Denise - 52.0, for 10 Books
Owlette - 46.1, for 14 Books
Rebekah - 43.8, for 42 Books
Anika - 43.2, for 52 Books
Elizabeth (Alaska) - 42.0, for 27 Books
Nick - 39.6, for 14 Books
Kim - 39.3, for 55 Books
Ed - 38.9, for 31 Books
Kathleen (itpdx) - 38.9, for 18 Books
Tien - 38.7, for 52 Books
Ann - 37.2, for 20 Books

requires a minimum of five books claimed during the season

From Post 231

Kim wrote: "15.7 - Name of the game

$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America by Kathryn J. Edin and H. Luke Shaefer

Square 13D - Letter T - Title word..."

Kim, this unfortunately does not work for 11C. When dealing with multiple authors, we use only the primary or first listed author to determine eligibility.

Do you want me to score it as a three letter word using 13d, 2d and 6d?

From Post 292

Rachel wrote: "20.1 Black History Month

A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

5 Awards (second award is for audiobook)"

We'll accept the audio award. (for a total of +10 Prizeworthy)

From Post 287

Karen Michele wrote: "20.6 Caribbean

The Long Song by Andrea Levy

+20 Task
+ 5 Combo: 10. 6 Notable
+ 5 Prizeworthy

Task Total: 30
Season Total: 310"

+5 Combo 20.1

From Post 263

Anika wrote: "10.4 Valentine's

HHhH by Laurent Binet



When you look at this (granted, it's small and not terribly detailed), you immediately recognize it: it's the Mona Lisa, o..."

+5 Prizeworthy (for a total of 10)

Kim wrote: "I don't see a thread for general questions, so I'll ask here. I see the Readerboard is updated through #250, and my total adds up to 340, but my records add up to 365 . I have:
10.x - 50 (M:53 & 57..."

Kim, post #231 is not currently included in the Readerboard total. That is why we do not match. I know it is out there and will address it shortly.

From Post 225

Coralie wrote: "10.5 Author

A Breath of Life by Clarice Lispector

+10 Task
+5 combo (10.4)
+10 Lost in Translation

Task total = 25
Season Total: 275"

+5 Combo 20.3