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

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

Top Scoring Books

80 Points in PostNbr 665 - Ethnology of Tokelau Islands by Gordon MacGregor - 50.01 ( Combo 15, Multiple, Oldies 10 )

80 Points in PostNbr 707 - Meet Me At Tamerlane's Tomb by Barbara Corcoran - 50.01 ( Combo 20, Multiple, Oldies 05 )

75 Points in PostNbr 172 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte - 20.04 ( Combo 25, Jumbo 05, Oldies 15, Young )

75 Points in PostNbr 231 - Loser Takes All by Graham Greene - 50.01 ( Combo 15, Multiple, Oldies 05 )

75 Points in PostNbr 418 - The Beggars' Strike by Aminata Sow Fall - 50.01 ( Combo 15, Multiple, Oldies 05 )

75 Points in PostNbr 423 - My Car in Managua by Forrest D. Colburn - 50.01 ( Combo 15, Multiple, Oldies 05 )

75 Points in PostNbr 431 - Xala by Ousmane Sembene - 50.01 ( Combo 15, Multiple, Oldies 05 )

75 Points in PostNbr 436 - The Dark Child by Camara Laye - 50.01 ( Combo 15, Multiple, Oldies 05 )

75 Points in PostNbr 534 - Falcon's Prey by Penny Jordan - 50.01 ( Combo 15, Multiple, Oldies 05 )

75 Points in PostNbr 538 - The Black Joke by Farley Mowat - 50.01 ( Combo 15, Multiple, Oldies 05 )

75 Points in PostNbr 567 - The Beggars' Strike by Aminata Sow Fall - 50.01 ( Combo 15, Multiple, Oldies 05 )

75 Points in PostNbr 973 - The Wreck of the Nancy Bell by John Conroy Hutcheson - 50.01 ( Combo 10, Multiple, Oldies 10 )

75 Points in PostNbr 1048 - And No Birds Sing: A True Ecological Thriller Set in a Tropical Paradise by Mark Jaffe - 50.01 ( Combo 15, Multiple, Oldies 05 )

Most Strategic Reader
Through Post 1152

Owlette - 67.5, for 6 Books
Ed - 46.7, for 50 Books
Gabriel - 45.0, for 7 Books
Mary - 44.4, for 57 Books
Anika - 41.1, for 51 Books
Lynn - 40.1, for 34 Books
Rebekah - 39.8, for 41 Books
Jennifer N - 39.0, for 5 Books
Denise - 38.3, for 46 Books
Elizabeth (Alaska) - 37.4, for 27 Books


Requires a minimum of 5 books claimed.

From Post 299

Rosemary wrote: "10.8 Series

Winter by Ali Smith

+10 Task
+ 5 Multiple

Post Total: 15
Season Total: 260"

+5 Combo 20.4

From Post 286

Karen Michele wrote: "10.4 Visiting

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

+10 Task: Catching up on Classics

+10 Task

Task Total: 10
Season Total: 250"

+5 Oldies

From Post 251

Norma wrote: "20.8 - Revisit a Friend

Fractured by Karin Slaughter

+20 task
+10 Combo (10.8, 20.6)

Task total: 30
Grand total: 360"

+10 Young

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)

+..."

For score keeping ease, we only look at the first author listed for a title. In this case, we use Terry Pratchett, so this book also qualifies for 10.3.

From Post 223

Deedee wrote: "Task 10.7 Summer Shorts

A Book of Essays:

Eating the Dinosaur (2009) by Chuck Klosterman (Hardcover, 245 pages) [306.0973]

+10 Task
+05 In-depth
+10 Young Authors

Ta..."

We carry this editor as the author, +5 Combo 10.3

Anika wrote: "Anika wrote: "20.10 Historical

New Boy by Tracy Chevalier

+20 Task
+10 Combo (20.6, 20.7)

Task total: 30
Season total: 215"

When posting Hag-Seed, ..."

Got an extra combo for post 129.

From Post 213

Rachel wrote: "10.10 Group Reads

Loitering with Intent by Muriel Spark

+10 Task
+ 15 Combo (20.1 Iris Murdoch, 20.5 London, 20.6 Characters)
+5 Oldies (1981)

Task total: 30
Season t..."

+5 Combo 10.6

From Post 199

Megan wrote: "10.5 D-Day

The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

+10 Task -- #97 on Best Beginning
+15 Combo (10.3 no I; 20.3 approval for productions in task thread; 20.9 shelved as "s..."

+5 Combo 10.4

From Post 178

Beth wrote: "20.6 Characters

Mythical Doorways edited by H.L. Burke

+20 task
+10 combo (10.7, 10.8)
Series is not an active collection with its own link but you can see it by ..."

We carry this with the editor as the author, so +5 Combo for 10.3

From Post 158

Coralie wrote: "20.6 Characters

A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White

+20 Task
+ 10 Young

Task Total: 30
Season Total: 130"

+5 Combo 20.9

Jennifer wrote: "20.5 London

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

+20 task
+15 combo (20.3 Aldwych Theatre, May 2014, 20.6, 20.10)
+ 5 jumbo (672 pages)

Task total: 40
Season total: 40"

Welcome to RwS, Jennifer! We are glad you have joined us! I currently have two Jennifers participating this season. I have added you as Jennifer N for the purpose of score keeping. Changing that is very easy, if you would prefer a different name for the Readerboard.

From Post 148

Bea wrote: "10.8 Series (Beth's Task)

Grave Dance by Kalayna Price

+10 Task (previously read #1 in series)
+5 Combo (20.8)
+5 Multiple

Task Total: 20
Season Total: 70"

I have moved this to 20.8, removed multiple (first claim for 20.8) and added 10 for Young. For a post total of 35

From Post 130

Lynn wrote: "10.4 Visiting

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel, 224 pages. On the Catching Up with Classics (and lots more!) Bookshelf.

+10 task
+15 Combo (20.1 Iris Murdoch, 20.3 Severed..."

+5 Combo 20.4

From Post 121

Rachel wrote: "20.1 Iris Murdoch

Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair by David Stuart Davies

Published 1991

+20 Task
+ 5 Combo (20.6 - more than 9 named characters)
+ 5 Oldies ..."

+5 Combo 10.8

From Post 122

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "10.7 Summer Shorts
Chicken Soup for the Soulby Jack Canfield

Task +10
Grand Total: 40"

+5 Oldies
ETA: +5 Combo 20.1

Deedee wrote: "I'd like to "lock in" Benjamin Franklin: An American Life. Right now it's at 97,472, but last week it was 96,999 and I was hoping to use it for the 75,000 - 99,999 task. Thanks!"

Got it.

From Post 79

June wrote: "10.7- Summer Shorts

Caribbean New Wave: Contemporary Short Stories by Stewart Brown
Combo-5 (20.1- published in 1990)

Post: 15
Season total: 45"

Post 80 is a duplicate. I have ignored it, but if there should be another book/task there, please make a new post for us.

Also, +5 Oldies and +5 combo 10.3

From post 72

Anika wrote: "10.8 Series

Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

+10 Task (thanks for the recommendation, Rosemary...what a great story and great characters!)
+10 Oldies (pub. 1930)
+20..."

+5 Combo 20.2