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

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

From Post 969

Joanna wrote: "20.3 A Severed Head

Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany

+20 Task
+10 Combo (10.3, 20.1)
+5 oldies (1966)

Task total: 35
Grand total: 900"

+5 Combo 20.6

From Post 966

Deedee wrote: "Task 20.6 Characters
Read a book with at least 9 named characters.

The Final Reveille (Living History Museum #1) (2015) by Amanda Flower

+20 Task
+05 Combo (#10.3..."

+10 Young

From Post 963

Rosemary wrote: "20.3 A Severed Head

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

The lexile for this book is 790, but I think it is "grandfathered in" as a non-YA book because of preivous claims,..."

+20 Combo 10.2, 10.5, 10.9, 20.1

From Post 951

Rosemary wrote: "10.4 Visiting

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

+10 Task
+25 Combo (10.3, 20.1, 20.2, 20.3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor... , 20.6)
+ 5 Oldies (19..."

+5 Combo 10.5

From Post 950

Rosemary wrote: "10.2 Jackson's Dilemma

Nefertiti's Heart by A.W. Exley

+10 Task
+10 Combo (10.3, 20.6)

Post Total: 20
Season Total: 695"

+10 Young

From Post 943

Coralie wrote: "10.2 Jackson’s Dilemma

Yesterday's Kin by Nancy Kress

+10 Task
+5 Combo 10.3
+5 Multiple

Task Total: 20
Season Total: 1715"

+5 Combo 10.8

Anika wrote: "Mods, you're gonna hate me. I'm moving all of my books from my second round of RG , because I don't think I'll finish it and it's worth so many more points as straightforward tasks. I'm sorry I did..."

I don't hate you. I do believe I got all of these moved. Thank you for including the original post number.

From Post 931

Rebekah wrote: "50.1 Group Project
Sierra Leone
Radiance of Tomorrow by Ishmael Beah

+50 pts - Task
+5 pts. - Combo (20.6)
+5 Pts - Multi

Task Total - 60 pts
Season Total - 1115 pts"

+10 Young

From Post 921

Katy wrote: "20.4 The Black Prince

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

+20 task
+25 combo (10.8 - #4 in Poirot series; 20.1 - 1926; 20.3 - play here; 20.6; 20.10)
+10..."

+5 Combo 10.5

From Post 918

Rachel wrote: "20.6 Characters

How to Stop Time by Matt Haig

+20 Task
+5 Multiple

Task total: 25
Season total: 725"

+10 Young

Please be aware of a few changes in our upcoming season:

In order to properly celebrate the 10th Anniversary of our challenge, we will be altering the rewards for the Fall challenge. Our Winter challenge will be packed with classic tasks we have all enjoyed. We will also be using November 1st to determine *winners* for the Fall season. To accommodate this we will be using the following rewards for the Fall challenge only:

Our Top 3 Point Earners (by November 1) will each get to choose a Style category for the Winter season.

Our Most Strategic Reader* (by November 1) will get to design a poll for the Winter season.

We will not be using a Group Read category for the Winter season.

Polls have been posted! Make sure you vote on all three.

In honor Lincoln in the Bardo (2017 winner), read a book shelved as speculative fiction by at least 20 GR users.

Please post any comments about task 20.7 in this thread.

In honor of The Old Devils (1986 winner), Read a book with one of the following in the title: Devil(s)/Demon(s), Witch(es), Vampire(s), Zombie(s)/Undead, Ghost(s), or Werewolf(s).

Please post any questions/comments/etc about task 20.6 in this thread.

In honor of The English Patient (1992 winner), read a book with a non-linear narrative.

Please post any questions, comments, or suggestions for Task 20.5 in this thread.

In honor of The Line of Beauty (2004 winner), read a book written by a baby boomer (born 1946-1964).

Please post any comments or questions about Task 20.4 in this thread.

In honor of Hotel du Lac (1984 winner), read a novel where the central figure is an author (either real or fictional), OR a biography of an author.

Please post any comments or questions about Task 20.3 in this thread.

In honor of Wolf Hall (2009 winner), read a book set (at least 75%) or published in the 16th or 17th century.

Please post questions/comments about Task 20.2 in this thread.

In honor of Something to Answer For, the inaugural winner of the Booker Prize, read any winner of the prize or any short- or long-listed title. List of titles can be found here.

Please post any comments or questions about Task 20.1 in this thread

20.1 Inaugural

In honor of Something to Answer For, the inaugural winner of the Booker Prize, read any winner of the prize or any short- or long-listed title. List of titles can be found here.

20.2 Wolf Hall

In honor of Wolf Hall (2009 winner), read a book set (at least 75%) or published in the 16th or 17th century.

20.3 Author

In honor of Hotel du Lac (1984 winner), read a novel where the central figure is an author (either real or fictional), OR a biography of an author.

20.4 Boomer

In honor of The Line of Beauty (2004 winner), read a book written by a baby boomer (born 1946-1964)

20.5 Non-Linear

In honor of The English Patient (1992 winner), read a book with a non-linear narrative.

20.6 Monster Redux

In honor of The Old Devils (1986 winner), Read a book with one of the following in the title: Devil(s)/Demon(s), Witch(es), Vampire(s), Zombie(s)/Undead, Ghost(s), or Werewolf(s).

20.7 Spec Fic

In honor Lincoln in the Bardo (2017 winner), read a book shelved as speculative fiction by at least 20 GR users.

20.8 Periodic Table (Owlette's Task)

This year is the 150th anniversary of the Periodic Table of Elements.

Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initial match a chemical symbol in order (e.g., Fe). For this task, authors with only a first and last name would be eligible (as listed on the GR page). Not eligible: authors with a listed middle name, hyphenated name, or listed middle initial(s). Include the chemical name in the post.

20.9 Shipwrecked! (Kate S's Task)

Read a book about a shipwreck. The wreck should be a major part of the story, not a minor detail of afterthought.

20.10 Difficult (Elizabeth (Alaska)'s Task)

Read any of the top 200 from the list Most Difficult Novels.