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Read a book by a new-to-you author. This task can be used only once. This task cannot be used for combo.Please post any questions or comments about task 10.1 in this thread.
From Post 891Joanne wrote: " 20-10 Mystery
Going Rogue by Janet Evanovich
Another rollick with Stephanie and Gang. Connie, from the office. has gone missing, Lula's taken over office manager du..."
+10 Aged
From Post 879Valerie wrote: "20.10 Mystery
The Seven Dials Mysteryby Agatha Christie
I don’t recall ever reading this Christie, which is of note! It is rather different from her other mysteries,..."
+5 Combo 10.3
+10 Aged
From Post 877Jayme wrote: "20.10 Mystery
Dead in the Familyby Charlaine Harris
Mystery in MPG
Task +10
Grand Total: 250"
+5 Combo 20.7
From Post 871Deedee wrote: "Task 20.5 Books
Read a book whose MPG is Books About Books.
Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius (2022) by Nick Hornby [823]
Review: Dickens and Prince is ..."
+5 Combo 20.2
From Post 860Lagullande wrote: "Please may I move a book from 15.2 (post 629) to 10.1. I think it doesn't affect my overall total points.
10.1 Series
World of Trouble by Ben H. Winters
-15 Post ..."
Moved and
+5 Combo 10.3
Completion Bonuses1. Half-way Finish (50 points): Complete all of the 10-point tasks OR all of the 20-point Reading with Style tasks. (Using a book for combo points for a task does not qualify as completing that task).
2. Mega Finish (200 points): Complete all Reading with Style tasks and the 15-point tasks. (30 book minimum -- at least one book claimed for task points for each task. Using a book for combo points for a task does not qualify as completing that task and a book may only be claimed for task points once).
Other Rewards*:
1. Group Reads -- the Fall 2023 "group reads" books will be chosen by a combination of moderators, mega-finishers, and members that read at least 5 books and earn the highest number of Series points in the Spring 2023 Challenge.
2. 10-point task creation -- the top three readers for the Spring 2023 Challenge, as determined by overall points, will each get to create a 10-point task for the Fall 2023 Challenge.
3. 20-point task creation -- the "most strategic" reader, the member that, on average, earns the most points per book (with a 5 book minimum) will have the opportunity to create a 20-point task for the Fall 2023 Challenge. In calculating this number, we are taking into account the Task & Style points for the RwS tasks, and the Task, Bonus, and Completion points for the sub-challenge. The Halfway Finish(es) & the Mega-finish will not be included in the calculation, so that members who are unable to read more than 20 books in three months have an equal chance at being the "most strategic reader" as our fastest readers.
4. Random -- All participants (except mods) who claim at least five books during the Spring 2023 season will be automatically entered into a drawing for a $25 US Amazon gift card to be awarded at the beginning of the Summer 2023 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.
Note: Our usual Lexile rules will apply (although we have reverted to a lexile score of 700). You can follow one of these links to find pertinent links.
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A place for planning your Spring reading, if you like
In honor of The Lord of the Ring series, read a book with a non-human main character. This can be a hobbit, space alien, dog, etc.Please post any discussion about task 20.7 in this thread.
In honor of the Bosnian Trilogy, read a book written by an award winning author. The award in this case should be for an author's body of work. Such as the Nobel Prize.Please post any questions or comments about task 20.6 in this thread.
In honor of the Amelia Peabody series read a book in the top 300 from the Best Female Leads List.Please post any discussion about task 20.5 in this thread.
In honor of Bangla Desh, read a book set at least 75% on the sub-continent.Geopolitically, it includes the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Please post any questions or comments about task 20.4 in this thread.
In honor of Alexandria Quartet, read a book told through multiple point of views (POVs).Please post any questions or comments about task 20.3 in this thread.
In honor of In Search of Lost Time Series by Marcel Proust, read a book originally published in French.Please post any discussion about task 20.2 in this thread.
In honor of The USA Trilogy by John Dos Passos, read a book by an author off of this modernist list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...Please post any conversation about task 20.1 in this thread.
Please post any general questions about our Spring challenge in this thread.
Styles1. Combo (5 points): Read a book for one task that could have applied to another task as well. If a book applies to one other task, you will receive 5 style points. If it applies to two other tasks, you will receive 10 points...and so on.
2. Series (5 points): Read a book to complete a task that is part of a series and receive 5 points. Read a book from that same series to complete a different task and receive 10 points...and so on.
3. Non-Western (10 points): read a book by author born and citizen of/residing in a non-Western country: Mexico, Central America, South America, Africa, and Asia (which includes Russia & all former USSR countries).
4. Oldies (5 to 25 points): Put down the bestseller list and read something with a bit more mileage on it. Based on a book's original publication date, style points will be awarded according to the following scale:
-25 to 75 years old: 5 points (1948-1998)
-76 to 150 years old: 10 points (1873-1947)
-151 to 250 years old: 15 points (1773-1872)
-251 to 400 years old: 20 points (1623-1772)
-400+ years old: 25 points (1622 and older).
5. Jumbo (5 to 25 points): Receive extra points for reading big books according to the following scale:
500-699 Pages: 5 Points
700-799 Pages: 10 Points
800-899 Pages: 15 Points
900-999 Pages: 20 Points
1000+ Pages: 25 Points
20.1 ModernistIn honor of The USA Trilogy by John Dos Passos, read a book by an author off of this modernist list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
20.2 French
In honor of In Search of Lost Time Series by Marcel Proust, read a book originally published in French.
20.3 POV
In honor of Alexandria Quartet, read a book told through multiple point of views (POVs).
20.4 Sub-Continent
In honor of Bangla Desh, read a book set at least 75% on the sub-continent.
Geopolitically, it includes the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
20.5 Female
In honor of the Amelia Peabody series read a book in the top 300 from the Best Female Leads List.
20.6 Award
In honor of the Bosnian Trilogy, read a book written by an award winning author. The award in this case should be for an author's body of work. Such as the Nobel Prize.
20.7 Non-human
In honor of The Lord of the Ring series, read a book with a non-human main character. This can be a hobbit, space alien, dog, etc.
20.8 Real Fiction (Owlette's Task)
Read a work that has an MPG of historical fiction AND a GR character list or GR book summary that includes the name of a real-life person.
20.9 Non-Fiction (Kate S's Task)
In honor of Jared Diamond's Civilizations Rise and Fall series, read a work of non-fiction that is part of a series. A series is defined by a gray title in parenthesis after the book title on the GoodReads book page. For this task, a series does not need to be by a single author.
20.10 Uncommon Letter (Elizabeth (Alaska)'s Task)
In honor of Quirke, read any book where the name of a major character - main or supporting - has a Q, X, or Z. The letter can appear anywhere in the name. Please post the name of the character when claiming this task.
10.1 New HorizonsRead a book by a new-to-you author. This task can be used only once. This task cannot be used for combo.
10.2 Albright Sisters
In honor of the Albright Sisters series, read a book with a family relationship in the title. While a book used for this task may have a sub-title, the target word must be found in the title proper.
10.3 Discworld
In honor of the Discworld series, read any book from a series with a non-person series title.
10.4 3, 4, 5
Read a book with exactly 3, 4 or 5 words in the title.
10.5 Wimsey
In honor of the first appearance of Lord Peter Wimsey, read any book by an author whose initials (in any order) can be found in consecutive letters of the character name. If an author has 3 or more initials, any 2 will work.
LO, OR, RD, DP, PE, ET, ER, RW, WI, IM, MS, SE, EY.
10.6 Pi Day
In honor of Pi Day (March 14), read a book that has a title containing a word beginning with the letters "Pi" examples:
Life of Pi, The Picture of Dorian Grey, The Pickwick Papers.
The title can have a sub-title, but the target word must be found in the title itself.
10.7 20th Century Bookends (Rosemary's Task)
Read a book by an author who was born in the decade 1901-1910 or died in the decade 1991-2000.
10.8 Gilmore Girls (Anika's Task)
My favorite Stars Hollow teen, Rory Gilmore, was an avid reader. Every episode, she's toting around a different book (or stack of books, more likely). Read one of the books from the Rory Gilmore Reading List: https://bookriot.com/rory-gilmore-rea...
10.9 Quilting (Rebekah's Task)
March 18 is National Quilting Day. Read a book with a word from these traditional quilt block names in the title. Words can be singular, plural or possessive.
Air Castle
Grandmother’s Flower Garden
Card Trick
Broken Dishes
Log Cabin
Irish Chain
Drunkard’s Path
Friendship Star
Crazy Ann
Bear Paw
Fancy Fan
Yankee Puzzle
Examples include Flowers for Algernon or The Drunkard
10.10 Group Reads
Read one of the following books recommended by fellow RwS readers:
Elizabeth (Alaska): Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading by Nina Sankovitch
Kate S: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka
Apple: Spring by Ali Smith
Tien: Spirits Abroad by Zen Cho
Joanna: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Karen Michele: Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah
Valerie: If Cats Disappeared from the World by Genki Kawamura
Mary: Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Defeat by Giles Milton
Kathleen(itpdx): Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Connie: The Ice Garden by Moira Crone
Bucket: When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamín Labatut
Ann: We Are All So Good at Smiling by Amber McBride
Ed: Who Is Vera Kelly? by Rosalie Knecht
Joanne: A Thread of Grace: A Novel by Mary Doria Russell
Katy: Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi
chunwui: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
15-point sub-challenge Growing Genres
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