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Read any book with a possessive in the title.Please post discussions about task 10.2 in this thread.
Read any book by an author whose name as published contains no letter I.Questions? Suggestions? Please post them here for task 10.3.
Read a book off of one of these groups shelves: Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) AND Historical Fictionistas. Please post questions or suggestions for task 10.4 in this thread.
June 6, 1944 was the beginning of the end of WWII. Read one of the top 100 from the list Best Beginning or one of the top 200 from the list Best Ending.Please post any discussion about task 10.5 in this thread.
Read a book by any author who has won one of the following lifetime achievement awards:St Louis Literary Award
Irish PEN Award
Golden PEN Award
Please post any thoughts or questions about task 10.6 in this thread.
From Post 777Katy wrote: "20.9 True Crime
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
This book was absolutely riveting! It tells the story of the rise and ..."
+5 Combo 10.3
From Post 761Heather wrote: "20.6 - Wilkie Collins, similar to Bronte
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
+20 task
+15 oldies (published in 1859)
+5 jumbo (672pg.)
+5 combo (10.9 - half-sisters)
T..."
+5 Combo 10.7
From Post 756Coralie wrote: "10.3 Scrabble
Martian Time-Slip by Philip K. Dick
+10 Task
+5 Oldies (published 1964)
Post Total: 15
Season Total: 1065"
+5 Combo 10.8
From Post 749Ed wrote: "20.2 Rebecca
Loitering with Intent by Muriel Spark
I loved this book. It is the book I wish I could write. It oozes with passive aggressiveness....my favorite type of ..."
+5 Combo 10.6
From Post 711Marie wrote: "20.6 Ellen Foster
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
+20 Task
+5 Combo (10.8)
+10 Lost in Translation (read in french)
+5 Jumbo (652 pages)
Task tot..."
+5 Combo 20.7
From Post 709Valerie wrote: "20.9 True Crime
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson
This is a very readable investigation ..."
+5 Combo 10.5
From Post 695Coralie wrote: "10.8 Megafinish
Empire in Black and Gold by Adrian Tchaikovsky
+10 Task
Post Total: 10
Season Total: 950"
+5 Jumbo
From Post 658Bea wrote: "20.9 True Crime (Kate S's Task)
Read a book shelved by at least 50 readers as true-crime.
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon
+20 Task (MPG Crime..."
+Combo 10.8
From Post 65Rebekah wrote: "20.6 Ellen Foster
Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons
+20 pts - Task
+10 pts Combo (10.8, 20.1)
+ 5 pts - oldies
Task Total - 35 pts
Season Total -60 pts"
+5 Combo 10.2
Anika wrote: "Is it only the first person to claim the country from the "Countries Still to Go" who will be able to claim this task? Say I'm reading a book set +50% in Armenia and not quite finished when I see s..."We will not be limiting this task to the first person for each country.
Write a task for yourself! If you repeat this task (can be used 3 times total), you must use the same task each time. Cannot be used as a combo.Please use this space to share your personal task for the summer season!
Read a book published during Iris Murdoch's lifetime (1919-1999).Please post any questions or suggestions for task 20.1 in this thread.
Read a book by an author who is listed as Members of Oxford University. You may choose any author listed in the section "Literature".A place for questions/suggestions about task 20.2.
Read a title that is both a book and a play. The original could have been either and then the alternate form follows. You may read either form. When claiming points for this task, please provide a link to both the play and the book. (See help thread for more information/ideas).Please post questions about task 20.3 in this thread.
Read a book from Boxall's 1001 books to read before you die, written by a woman. This list may be of use.Recommendations or questions about task 20.4 can be posted here.
