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

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

From Post 52

Karen Michele wrote: "20.7 Shakespeare

King Lear by William Shakespeare

+20 Task
+ 5 Combo: 20.6 Characters
+25 Oldies

Task Total: 50
Season Total: 75"

+5 Combo 10.4

From Post 46

Joanna wrote: "10.5 D-Day

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

+10 Task
+5 Combo (10.3)
+10 Young
+10 Oldies (pub. 1915)

Task total: 35
Grand total: 50"

+5 Combo 10.4

Updated Through Post 1152


Mary - 2830*^&
Ed - 2635*^&
Anika - 2395*^&
Denise - 2060*^&
Tien - 2030*^&
Coralie - 1975*
Rebekah - 1930*^&
Karen Michele - 1825^*&
Lynn - 1665*^&
Valerie - 1655*^&
Norma - 1505*
Rosemary - 1365*^&
Joanna - 1300*^&
Connie - 1130*
Rachel - 1095^
Elizabeth (Alaska) - 1010*
June - 940*
Katy - 925*
Deedee - 810*
Megan - 745
Beth - 630
Kathleen (itpdx) - 485*
Bea - 435
Lagullande - 415
Owlette - 405
Gabriel - 315
Ann - 290
Penny - 200
Jennifer N - 195
Jennifer - 190
Jayme (the ghost reader) - 180
Marie - 130
Lalitha - 110
Katlin - 80
Rachelccameron - 80

*=RG Finisher
^=RwS Finisher
&=Mega Finisher

Group Reads Leaders*

Owlette 3/6 (50.0%)
Joanna 9/21 (42.9%)
Ann 4/10 (40.0%)
Coralie 18/46 (39.1%)
Anika 13/41 (31.7%)
Denise 11/36 (30.6%)
Tien 10/35 (28.6%)
Gabriel 2/7 (28.6%)
Deedee 5/18 (27.8%)
Bea 3/11 (27.3%)
Katy 5/19 (26.3%)


*=the Fall 2019 "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 percentage of Young points in the Summer 2019 Challenge.

Readerboard for the Summer 2019 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!

From Post 36

Penny wrote: " 20.6 Characters

The Bell by Iris Murdoch
Goodreads lists 15 named characters

+20 task
+15 bonus (20.1 Iris Murdoch, 20.2 Oxford Authors & 10.6 Author Lifetime Awar..."

+5 Combo 20.4

From Post 33

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "20.1 Iris Murdoch
The Witch of Blackbird Pondby Elizabeth George Speare
Lexile score 850
Task +20
Combo +5 10.3 Summer 2017
Oldies+5 (1958 published)
Total Points: 30"

This doesn't work for 10.3, but it does qualify for 20.10, so no change in score.

From Post 26

Lalitha wrote: "10.7 Summer Shorts (Mary's Task)

The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (70 pages)

and

The Furnished Room by [author:O. H..."

+10 Oldies

The important part of this task is new-ish author. Someone you first read since June 2018. You can have read more than one book by the author.

Valerie wrote: "Can I assume, since I don't see any qualifying language(!), that the short works DO NOT have to be by the same author?"

You are correct.

Challenges are great because they help introduce me to new genres and authors, but they rarely allow time for developing a deeper relationship with particular authors.

Find an author that you read for the first time in the last year (June 1, 2018 - May 31, 2019). Read an additional book by that author. You may not use this task for combos.

Please post any questions about task 20.8 in this thread.

Whenever people find out I'm a reader, they always ask what my favorite book is. With your input, we have created a list of our favorite books and put them into a Listopia!

Read any book found on our Listopia.

Please remember to add your favorite TWO books by June 7th to be included in the fun!

Read a book in a series, according to Goodreads, that is not #1 in that series. For RwS purposes, a series must consist of at least 3 published works.

Please post questions about task 10.8 in this thread.

Read a book of short works (stories, essays, poems, plays etc) where no single work in the book is more than 100 pages OR read two or more short (<100 pages each) works that collectively total 100+ pages. Reminder: If using the 2 book option, both works must qualify for any style points.

Please post questions about task 10.7 in this thread.

10.10 Group Reads

Read one of these books recommended by RwS members:

Elizabeth (Alaska): Days Without End by Sebastian Barry
Kate S: Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver
Valerie: Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson
Ed: Loitering with Intent by Muriel Spark
Rebekah: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
Tien:
Connie: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Katy: American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson
Don (thebookguy): The Return of Mister Campion by Margery Allingham
Megan: The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
Katlin: The Children of Men by P.D. James
Lalitha: The Letters of Vincent van Gogh by Vincent van Gogh
Ann: Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger by Rebecca Traister
Joanna: Fox Girl by Nora Okja Keller

Please post questions or thoughts about task 10.10 in this thread.

This list will be populated over the next week or so

Please remember to add your two books to this Listopia for task 10.9 before June 7th!

Lynn wrote: "Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "With the polls closing last night, additional 10- and 20-point tasks will be posted today or tomorrow. The member tasks (3 10-pointers, 1 20-pointer) aren't chosen/posted..."

I want to chime in here. I typically message members for task ideas or book recommendations the first day or two of the challenge. However, in order for that to work, each member must have their account set to receive messages. If an account is not set up to receive messages, the member may need to initiate contact with me or change their account settings.

The Ratings Game Sample Post

15.4 RG

250000+ Ratings

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

+15 Task
+5 Oldies

Post Total: 20
Season Total: 475 (assumes mid-season with a previous point total of 455)

Post your completed tasks here. In order to help us better manage our score keeping: PLEASE ONLY POST ONE BOOK PER MESSAGE.

Please use the add book/author link for the book titles. When claiming combo points, tell how the book qualifies, and provide a link if requested in the task description.

If using an outside source to qualify a book for points or combo, please be sure to post in the appropriate task thread prior to posting in this thread.

Sample RwS Post

20.1 Iris Murdoch

Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories by Raymond Carver

+20 Task (Pub 1988)
+10 Combo (10.3, No Letter I, 20.6 Characters)
+10 Young (1938-1988)
+ 5 Multiple
+ 5 Oldies
+ 5 Jumbo (544 pages)

Task Total: 55
Season Total: 455 (assumes mid-season with a previous total of 400)

Read a book by any of these Women historical novelists. You may include books by any pseudonyms of these women. If you're claiming a pseudonym, please note it when you post.

Please post questions/comments about task 20.10 in this thread.

50 years ago, we landed on the moon. Let's celebrate by reading a book shelved as space by at least 30 members.

Please post any questions/thoughts/recommendations for task 20.9 in this thread.