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

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

10.1 Sub-Sandwich

Read a book that one of our members read for a sub-challenge within the last year (Fall 2018-Summer 2019).

10.2 Book Lover's Day

Read a book shelved at least 15 times as Books about Books.

10.3 Andre Gide

In honor of André Gide's 150th birthday, read a book whose title is "The ______" no subtitles on this one.

10.4 Replay

Read a book that would have qualified for a task from last season. This task cannot be used for combo points. You may use this task only once.

10.5 Banned

In honor of Banned Book Week (Sep 22-28), read one of the top 250 from the list Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books.

10.6 WWII

Germany's invasion of Poland on Sept 1, 1939 was the opening salvo for WWII.

Read one of the top 150 World War II Fiction or one of the top 100 Best World War II History (non fiction).

10.7 A, E, I, O, U, sometimes Y (Anika's Task)

Read a book by an author whose name contains four of the six accepted English vowels.

Example: Jane Hamilton would work (four unique vowels: a, e, i, o), while Agatha Christie would not (only containing three unique vowels: a, e, i).

10.8 Double O (Ed's Task)

Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle with two consecutive letter Os.

10.9 Science! (Mary's Task)

In honor of Marie Curie, the only person to receive a Nobel prize in two different science disciplines (physics and chemistry), read a book classified as science or mathematics by any library. The books in the following classifications qualify: Dewey Decimal class 500-599 or Library of Congress class Q. If your source for the classification is not BPL, please provide a link in your post.

If your chosen book is shelved only in a library that doesn't use either the DDC or LOC system, please post in the help thread with a link, and we will consider your choice.

10.10 Group Reads

Read one of these books recommended by RwS readers:

Elizabeth (Alaska): The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
Kate S: The 42nd Parallel by John Dos Passos
Denise: What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver
Tien: Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Rebekah: In the Country We Love: My Family Divided by Diane Guerrero
Karen Michele: Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli
Lynn: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Valerie: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Rosemary: A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr
Joanna: Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
Ann: The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
Coralie: The White Earth by Andrew McGahan
Gabriel: The Sellout by Paul Beatty
Deedee: Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson
Bea: Scrublands by Chris Hammer
Katy: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

****Changes ahead! Please be sure to read carefully!****


Completion Bonuses

1. RwS Finish (100 points): Complete all Reading with Style tasks (20 book minimum -- one claimed for task points for each 10 & 20 point task. 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 sub-challenge (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*:
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.

*=the "most strategic" reader, the member that, on average, earns the most points per book. 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 RwS Finish & 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.

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

Random -- All participants (except mods) who claim at least five books during the Fall 2019 season will be automatically entered into a drawing for a $25 US Amazon gift card to be awarded at the beginning of the Winter 2019-20 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.

A note on young adult books: If you want to claim style points for YA, you can do so--with one catch: You must have read a YA novel (designated YA, Assignment, or Juv by the Brooklyn Public Library) with a Lexile score of at least 800. Not familiar with Lexile? Want to find out if your book has a high enough score...go here.

A note on graphic novels: Graphic novels can be read and claimed for tasks, unless otherwise specified. However, they are not eligible for style points.

Style Categories & Bonuses

1. 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. Not-a-Novel (10 points): Explore new forms by reading short story collections, non-fiction, plays, and poetry collections.

3. Review (10 points): Inquiring minds want to know your thoughts about the books you’ve read, so help us grow our to-be-read lists by posting a 100+ word review with your completed task.

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 (1944-1994)
-76 to 150 years old: 10 points (1869-1943)
-151 to 250 years old: 15 points (1769-1868)
-251 to 400 rs old: 20 points (1619-1768)
-400+ years old: 25 points (1618 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

Please post any general questions about our Fall 2019 challenge in this thread.

Tien wrote: "In post #856 I have claimed The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (Miss Marple #9) by Agatha Christie for 20.1
Can I please move this book to:
20.10 Historical (Elizabet..."

Moved

From Post 871

Deedee wrote: "Task 10.3 Summer 2017
Read any book by an author whose name as published contains no letter I.

The Hanging Of Father Miguel (1989) by M.A. Armen

+10 Task
+05 Oldie..."

+5 Combo 20.1

From Post 882

June wrote: "20.4- The Black Prince

#92 on list- Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys

Task: 20
Combo-5- 20.1
Oldies: 10 first published in 1939

Post total: 35
Season total: 570"

+5 Combo 10.3

From Post 836

Coralie wrote: "20.9 Apollo 11

The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi

+20 Task
+5 Combo 20.6
+5 Multiple
+10 Young (born 1969)

Task Total: 40
Season Total: 1400"

+5 Combo 10.8

From Post 830

Mary wrote: "20.4 Black Horse

Villette by Charlotte Brontë

20 pts. 20.4 Black Horse
5 pts 10.3 Summer 2017
5 pts 20.6 Characters
10 Young
15 pts Oldies
5 pts Jumbo

Task total : ..."

+5 Combo 10.4

From Post 815

Ed wrote: "20.3 D-Day

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

Task=20
Combo=10 (10.5; 20.6)
Multiple=5
Oldie=10 (1904)
Task Total: 45

Grand Total= 1830

Completed Tasks: (43)
✔10.1 (15); 10...."

+5 Combo 10.4

From Post 807

Tien wrote: "10.3 Summer 2017
The Complete Autobiography (Janet Frame Autobiography #1-3) by Janet Frame

+10 Task
+5 Multiple
+5 Combo (20.6)
+5 Oldies (books were published from 1..."

+5 Combo 20.1

From Post 236

Jennifer wrote: "20.1 Iris Murdoch

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman (391 pages, published 1990)

+..."

Another member has found an additional combo for this book and since we don't want anyone to miss out on points...

+5 Combo 20.3

From Post 793

Rebekah wrote: "10.5 Lifetime Achievement
Sexing the Cherry by Jeanette Winterson

+10 pts - Task
+15 pts - Combo (20.1, 20.2, 20.4)
+ 5 pts - Oldies (1989)

Task Total - 30 pts
Season ..."

+5 Combo 10.6

From Post 771

Rachel wrote: "20.7 Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

+20 Task
+10 Combo (10.4 Catching up on Classics, 20.6 >9 named characters)
+25 Oldie

Task total: 55
Season tot..."

+5 Combo 10.5

From Post 764

Deedee wrote: "Task 20.5 London
Read a book set at least 75% in London, England.

Sherlock Holmes: The Spirit Box (Sherlock Holmes) (2014) by George Mann (Paperback, 254 pages)

+20..."

+10 Young

From Post 763

Deedee wrote: "10.7 Summer Shorts (Mary's Task)
Read a book of short works (stories, essays, poems, plays etc)

I'm positive the author is aged 50 or younger -- one of the essays indicates that she was born in 1985 -- however, goodreads etc. don't have a birthday for her so I didn't claim "young authors""

Elizabeth worked her magic and found this author does qualify for our Young style. +10 Young

From Post 755

Rebekah wrote: "10.5 D-DayGood Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

+10 pts - Task
+15 pts - Combo(20.1, 20..."

+5 Combo 10.3 (we carry this with just the first author listed: Terry Pratchett)

Valerie wrote: "For the author's name do we use first or last name(s) or which ever one works?"

First letter of their published name.

John Irving is J
Min Jin Lee is M
Xinran is X

From Post 745

Katy wrote: "10.4 Visiting

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

+10 task (from Historical Fictionistas bookshelf)
+5 combo (20.6)
+10 young (born 1981)

Task Total: 25
Season T..."

+5 Jumbo

From Post 744

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "10.8 Series
Love's Pursuitby Siri Mitchell
#2 in the series

Task +10
Combo 10.2 (Love's) +5
Multiple +5
Book Total: 20
Grand Total: 125"

+10 Young