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

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

In honor of my favorite book read in 2020 -
The Fifth Season - Read one of the top 100 books from ReadPOC Speculative Fiction by Authors of Color.

***Please note this is a change from the original list***

Please post any discussion about task 10.9 in this thread.

It is a 'La Nina' year, and predictions are for lots of wintery weather here in Eastern Canada.
Read a book where weather plays a major role. (examples: The Dry, Mother of Storms, Winter Study, The Weather of the Future: Heat Waves, Extreme Storms, and Other Scenes from a Climate-Changed Planet, etc)

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

Read any book authored by a recipient of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award.

Please post any discussion about task 20.10 in this thread.

My nieces (ages 6 and almost 10) are in love with a couple of series. Both of them are about books (color me in love!) In honor of their reading preferences (aka the books I read aloud every day):

Read a book shelved as "books about books" at least 60 times.


Please post any questions/discussions about task 20.9 in this thread.

In honor of December, January, and February, read any book by an author whose first name begins with a D, J, or F.

Please post any discussion about task 10.3 in this thread.

Sample Post

15.2 Name of the Game

Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett

Square 10C - letter T - MPG Thriller
Square 11C - letter H - author first or last name begins with H
Square 14D - letter Y - MPG Mystery
Word = THY

+15 Task
+5 Before 1996

Post Total: 20
Season Total: 385 (assumes a previous total of 365)

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

20.3 Post Modern

The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño

100+ word review

+20 Task
+10 Review
+10 Combo (10.4, 10.5)
+10 Lost in Translation (Spanish)
+10 Prize Worthy (2 prizes)
+ 5 Jumbo (577 pgs)

Task total = 65
Season Total: 365 (assumes a previous total of 300)

From Post 891

Bea wrote: "Journalist

Read any book by an author who has earned a living as a journalist.

The Question of Red by Laksmi Pamuntjak

GR bio lists as journalist...and a post was..."

+5 Combo 10.9

From Post 881

Beth wrote: "10.4

Poems of the Sea Ed by J.D. McClatchy

+10 task
+10 combo 10.2 - SOP, 10.7

Task total: 20
Grand total: 220"

+5 Combo 20.10
+10 Not-A-Novel

From Post 872

Rebekah wrote: "10.4 Pilgrim
Laura by Vera Caspary

+10 pts - task
+15 pts - Combo (10.3,10.10,20.5)
+10 pts - Oldies
+100 pts - Completion Bonus

Task Total - 135 pts
Season Total - 1..."

+5 Combo 20.3

From Post 868

Tien wrote: "20.6 Civil War
Neverhome by Laird Hunt

Review
I think the only reason I had this book on my tbr was because I found it on a list for 'girl as boy' as in a girl disg..."

+5 Combo 10.3

From Post 859

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "10.9 Pilgrim
Left Behind by Tim LaHaye
task +10
Grand Total: 305"

+5 Oldies
+5 Combo 20.9

In honor of Valentine's Day, read any book whose title begins with the letters in CHERUBS. Leading articles may be ignored.

Please post any questions or discussion about task 10.4 in this thread.

In honor of A Christmas Carol, read one of the top 300 from the list I Only Watched the Movie. (If the book has fewer than 100 pages, you may read any collection which contains the list title.)

Please post any questions or comments about task 10.2 in this thread.

Read a book recommended by another RwS member:

Elizabeth (Alaska): A Bird in the House by Margaret Laurence
Kate S: The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Kathleen (itpdx): The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friendship, and Hope in an American Classroom by Helen Thorpe
Rebekah: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Rosemary: Cost by Roxana Robinson
Kaja: The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Joanna: Salt Slow by Julia Armfield
Anika: Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts by Julian Rubinstein
Rachel: Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage
Owlette: Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life by Queen Noor
Mary: All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny
Karen Michele: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
Katy: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

Read a book from the NYT Notable Books from 2010-2019.

Please post any questions/discussion about task 10.6 in this thread.

Read a novel where a main character is an author/writer. The author/writer can be either a real or a fictitious person.

Please post any questions/comments/discussion about task 10.5 in this thread.

Read a book that does not qualify for any other RwS task. This task may not be used for combos. You may only use this task once in the season.

Polls are posted. They are very late, but will stay open until the 30th. Please be sure to vote for your favorite tasks.

Please post general questions about our Winter challenge in this thread.