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

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

Updated Through Post 869

Anika - 1880^*&
Beth - 1690^*&
Mary - 1545^*&
Ed - 1465^*&
Valerie - 1450^*&
Tien - 1305^*&
Rebekah - 1180^*&
Karen Michele - 1160^
Lynn - 1140^
Coralie - 1125
Joanna - 1055^
Elizabeth (Alaska) - 990*
Connie - 945*
Rosemary - 900^
Megan - 555*
itpdx - 505
Deedee - 465
Katy - 430
Heather - 410
June - 385
Norma - 340
April - 330
Don (The Book Guy) - 305
Bea - 270
Lagullande - 270
Lalitha - 245
Marie - 245
Denise - 170
Katlin - 165
Ann - 140
Penny - 125
Jayme (the ghost reader) - 110
Rachelccameron - 110
Shannon - 65
Kazen - 20

*=AbC Finisher
^=RwS Finisher
&=Mega Finisher

Group Read Leaders*

Anika 29/29 (100.0%)
Mary 24/24 (100.0%)
Lynn 22/22 (100.0%)
Connie 18/18 (100.0%)
Katy 12/12 (100.0%)
Don (The Book Guy) 9/9 (100.0%)
Elizabeth (Alaska) 7/7 (100.0%)
Megan 7/7 (100.0%)
Katlin 6/6 (100.0%)
Lalitha 6/6 (100.0%)
Ann 5/5 (100.0%)
Joanna 27/28 (96.4%)
Valerie 22/23 (95.7%)
Ed 19/20 (95.0%)

*the Summer 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 Review points in the Spring 2019 Challenge.

Readerboard for the Spring 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 47

Rebekah wrote: "20.9 True Crime
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson

+20 pts - Task
+ 5 pts - Combo (20.7)

Task total..."

+5 Combo 10.3

From Post 46

Karen Michele wrote: "10.4 Animal

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

The atmosphere and voice created from the first page of the book absorbed me in the story immediately. This was ..."

+5 Combo 10.3

From Post 39

Don (The Book Guy) wrote: "10.3 Scrabble

Charles Evans Hughes by Merlo J. Pusey, pub. 1951

Charles Evans Hughes is a great example of why I read history. Hughes was a lawyer who became gove..."

+15 Jumbo

From Post 19

Norma wrote: "10.8 - Megafinish

Faithless by Karin Slaughter

+10 task

Task total: 10
Grand total: 10"

+5 Jumbo

I know I often wish I could have time to read more of the group reads books. Many a time it was difficult trying to choose from so many good choices. So, for this task read a book from our bookshelf, excluding the ones that are offered for the current challenge.

Please post any questions or suggestions about this task in this thread.

Read a book where the first word of the title starts with a letter in MEGAFINISH. (Leading articles can be ignored or included as benefits the reader).

Please post any conversation about task 10.8 in this thread.

Usually at this time of year I congratulate myself on having survived another summer. I would like to dedicate my task to someone who did not survive the summer - my youngest sister. Read a book that features sisters. At least two sisters must be active in the book.

Please post questions about task 10.9 in this thread.

Read a book of poetry written by an author born in the 20th century (1901 to 2000).

Please post thoughts/questions/recommendations about task 20.8 in this thread.

I have requested Group Reads from as many as I can, but there were a couple of private profiles to whom I could not send messages. If you see your name above, but did not receive a message from me, congratulations and you can either post your choice in this thread or PM me directly.

Read a book recommended by an RwS reader from the following list:

Elizabeth (Alaska): The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West
Kate S: The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
Anika: Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
Mary: The Library Book by Susan Orlean
Megan: The Castle Cross the Magnet Carter by Kia Corthron
Lagullande: Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively
Ed: Tess of D'Ubervilles by Thomas Hardy
Owlette: The Orange Girl by Jostein Gaarder
Joanna: Varina by Charles Frazier
itpdx: Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
Penny: The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
April: Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
Katlin: The Lightkeeper's Daughters by Jean E. Pendziwol
Jayme (theghostreader): The Identicals by Elin Hilderbrand
Rachelccameron: The Gunslinger by Stephen King
Tien: Good Women of China by Xinran

This list is now complete.

Read a book with the name of a land animal in the title. The word must be a general term, not a name. Plurals and possessives will be accepted, no other alternatives work. Title and sub-titles will both be considered for this task.

Please post questions about task 10.4 in this thread.

Edited: only land animals will qualify for this task.

In honor of National Scrabble Day on April 13th, read a book with a 7-letter word in the title.

Post questions about task 10.3 in this thread.

Read a book first published in xx81-xx90 (any century will be accepted.)

Post questions about task 10.2 in this thread.

Thank you all for another fantastic season! On to Spring.

Awards by Country Sample Post

15.3 AbC

Australia-Miles Franklin Award

Cloudstreet by Tim Winton

Post Total: 15
Season Total: 515 (assumes a mid-season previous total of 500)

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 Moll Flanders

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

< insert 100+ word review >

+20 Task
+ 10 Combo (20.6, 20.7)
+10 Review
+10 Lost in Translation
+10 Oldies (Pub'd 1877)
+20 Jumbo (964 pages)

Post Total: 80
Season Total: 500 (assumes a previous total of 420 for the season)

Jenifer wrote: "So, I can read any book written by Susan Fletcher (or the other authors listed), right?"

Yes.

Read a book set (at least 75%) in any of these Asian countries.

Please post questions or suggestions about task 20.10 in this thread.