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

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

From Post 176

Anika wrote: "20.1 Edmund Morris

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert

This book so much reminded me of my first couple of years in college: the integra..."

+5 Combo 20.7

Top Scoring Books

75 Points in PostNbr 481 - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie - 20.10 ( 1001, Combo 25, Oldies 10, Review )

70 Points in PostNbr 192 - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain - 20.04 ( 1001, Combo 20, Oldies 10, Review )

70 Points in PostNbr 834 - The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia by Samuel Johnson - 20.03 ( 1001, Combo 10, Oldies 20, Review )

65 Points in PostNbr 532 - Looking for the Possible Dance by A.L. Kennedy - 20.03 ( 1001, Combo 20, Oldies 05, Review )

65 Points in PostNbr 663 - Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather - 20.04 ( Combo 25, Oldies 10, Review )

65 Points in PostNbr 825 - The Life and Death of Harriett Frean by May Sinclair - 20.08 ( 1001, Combo 15, Oldies 10, Review )

60 Points in PostNbr 563 - Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams - 20.03 ( Combo 25, Oldies 05, Review )

60 Points in PostNbr 575 - Bunner Sisters by Edith Wharton - 20.06 ( 1001, Combo 10, Oldies 10, Review )

60 Points in PostNbr 7 - The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler - 20.04 ( 1001, Combo 10, Oldies 10, Review )

60 Points in PostNbr 533 - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum - 20.04 ( Combo 20, Oldies 10, Review )

60 Points in PostNbr 659 - The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - 10.08A ( 1001, Combo 10, Jumbo 10, Oldies 10, Review )

60 Points in PostNbr 749 - Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, The: Written by Himself by Olaudah Equiano - 20.02 ( 1001, Combo 05, Oldies 15, Review )

60 Points in PostNbr 807 - The Witchcraft of Salem Village by Shirley Jackson - 20.03 ( Combo 25, Oldies 05, Review )

55 Points in PostNbr 125 - Fall of Giants by Ken Follett - 10.09 ( Combo 15, Jumbo 20, Review )

55 Points in PostNbr 229 - The Road Through the Wall by Shirley Jackson - 20.03 ( Combo 20, Oldies 05, Review )

55 Points in PostNbr 243 - The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers - 10.05 ( 1001, Combo 15, Oldies 10, Review )

55 Points in PostNbr 248 - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates - 20.01 ( Combo 25, Review )

55 Points in PostNbr 339 - The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie - 10.06 ( Combo 25, Oldies 10, Review )

55 Points in PostNbr 402 - Close Range by Annie Proulx - 15.10 ( Female, N-Fict )

55 Points in PostNbr 422 - The Comforters by Muriel Spark - 15.10 ( Before 1995, Female )

55 Points in PostNbr 425 - The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Weldon Johnson - 20.02 ( Combo 15, Oldies 10, Review )

55 Points in PostNbr 600 - The Future of the American Negro by Booker T. Washington - 20.02 ( Combo 15, Oldies 10, Review )

55 Points in PostNbr 665 - Aesop's Fables by Aesop - 10.06 ( 1001, Oldies 25, Review )

55 Points in PostNbr 695 - Ghost Stories by M.R. James - 15.10 ( Before 1995, N-Fict )

55 Points in PostNbr 733 - Quicksand by Nella Larsen - 20.02 ( 1001, Combo 05, Oldies 10, Review )

55 Points in PostNbr 735 - Bodily Harm by Margaret Atwood - 15.10 ( Before 1995, Female )

Most Strategic Reader
Through Post 840

Bryony - 45.9, for 29 Books
Denise - 44.1, for 35 Books
Lynn - 43.1, for 8 Books
Ed - 43.0, for 41 Books
Mary - 41.1, for 27 Books
Anika - 39.8, for 42 Books
Elizabeth (Alaska) - 39.2, for 32 Books
Rosemary - 39.2, for 40 Books
Valerie - 38.9, for 58 Books
Connie - 38.1, for 26 Books

From Post 300

Marie wrote: "10.9 Trilogy (Tien's Task)

Magyk by Angie Sage

Fyre (Septimus Heap #7) is the last book of the serie.
(920 Lexile)

+10 Task
+5 Combo (10.6 - 104 000..."

+5 Jumbo

From Post 249

Beth wrote: "10.5 Holmes

Two Plays of Anton Chekhov by Anton Chekhov
Pub 1903

+10 task
+10 oldies

Task total: 20
Grand total: 345"

+5 Combo 10.4

From Post 200

Kelly wrote: "20.4 Robert Penn Warren

The Awakening by Kate Chopin

+20 Task (pub'd 1899)
+ 5 Combo (10.5 Sherlock Holmes)
+10 Oldies (pub'd 1899)
+10 1001

Post Total: 45
Season Tota..."

+5 Combo 20.6

From Post 167

Karen Michele wrote: "20.10 It's a Mystery (Elizabeth(Alaska)'s Task)

Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers

+20 Task
+10 Combo: 10.5 Sherlock Holmes / 10.9 Trilogy
+10 Oldies (1923)

Task Total:..."

+5 Combo 20.8

From Post 83

Ed wrote: "10.1 Thirst for More

In the Heart of the Country by J.M. Coetzee

This is the sixth book I've read by Coetzee.

This novel has an unusual structure. Each passage...usua..."

+5 Oldies

From Posts 78 and 79

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "20.5 read a book set in Cleveland
"Little Fires Everywhere " by Celeste Ng
Task + 20
Total Points 20"

+5 Combo 20.8

From Post 71

Norma wrote: "10.8 - Go to Jail

Memoirs Of Fanny Hill by John Cleland

+10 task
+5 Combo (20.8 - page 66 - she brought a very honourable gentleman to drink tea with me)
+20 oldi..."

+10 1001 books

From post 85:

Kathleen (itpdx) wrote: "20.1 Edmund Morris
Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America by Eliza Griswold

Stacey Haney believed that by being a good person and working ha..."

Kathleen, this title appears to be investigative journalism as opposed to creative journalism. Was the reporting more objective, or was there more of a subjective focus?

From Post 46

Coralie wrote: "20.8 My cup of Tea

Fool's Fate by Robin Hobb

Tea must have been mentioned about 100 times in this book.
p725 and when the tea had finished steeping, poured him a cup…..."

+5 Combo 20.6

Updated Through Post 840

Valerie - 2555*^&
Tien - 2375*^&
Ed - 2065*^&
Anika - 1970*^&
Rosemary - 1870*^&
Karen Michele - 1840*^&
Elizabeth (Alaska) - 1555*^&
Denise - 1545*
Joanna - 1535*^&
Bryony - 1330*
Nick - 1210*^&
Mary - 1110*
Connie - 990*
Coralie - 880*
Beth - 810
Norma - 745
Katy - 495
Deedee - 450
Marie - 395
Kathleen (itpdx) - 370
Lynn - 345
Jayme (the ghost reader) - 245
Bea - 130
Don (The Book Guy) - 110
Sarah - 110
Penny - 85
Owlette - 80
Ann - 70
Kelly - 50

*=Blackjack Finisher
^=RwS Finisher
&=Mega Finisher

Group Reads Leaders*

Lynn 3/8 (37.5%)
Bryony 3/9 (33.3%)
Valerie 10/38 (26.3%)
Ed 5/20 (25.0%)
Connie 3/16 (18.7%)
Rosemary 5/30 (16.7%)
Kathleen (itpdx) 1/7 (14.3%)
Elizabeth (Alaska) 3/22 (13.6%)
Nick 3/22 (13.6%)
Karen Michele 5/37 (13.5%)

*=The Summer 2020 "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 books in the Spring 2020 Challenge.

Readerboard for the Spring 2020 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!

2019 was not a good year for my family. Read a book by an author who shares one of these names with a family member who died in 2019.
Judith, Melinda, Margaret, Joan, June, Winifred, Bruce, Graham.
(Note, these are four people, not eight - it wasn't that bad!)

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

Read a book where jail or prison plays a role OR a book by an author who has been to prison or jail.

Please post discussions and questions about task 10.8 in this thread.

Read a novel in which a character drinks or brews a cup of hot tea. Please include the sentence when claiming the book for points. See help thread for ideas.

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

Read a book that is the first in a completed series/trilogy.
If description of the last book published in the series does not note it as 'final' / 'concluding' etc, please provide related link which note that is the intention.

Please post questions and comments about task 10.9 on this thread.

I have been able to message most members with a request to submit a title, but not all. If you see your name above, but did not receive a message from me, please feel free to shoot me a message with your choice!

Sample Blackjack Post

15.6 Blackjack

Swimming Lessons and Other Stories from Firozsha Baagby Rohinton Mistry

8 spades (author born in India)
8 diamonds (pub 1987)
2 clubs (250 pages)

+20 Task
+5 Before 1995

Task Total: 25
Season Total: 400 (assumes mid season with a previous total of 375)