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From Post 793Rebekah wrote: "20.6 Winter's Tale
The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt
+20 - Task
+15 - Combo (10.3,10.4, 20.10 two of the main characters are professional sculptors of clay. There a..."
+5 Multiple
From Post 611Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "10.7 Not Quite Jumbo
The Big Bad Wolf by James Patterson
MPE 400 pages
Task +10
Grand Total: 135"
+5 Multiple
The Stone Carvers was on the first publicly announced Man Booker Prize Longlist. Read any book which has been long-listed for the Man Booker Prize since 2001.
Singled Out: How Two Million Women Survived Without Men After the First World War, read a book with a single female as the main character. The woman may be never-married, widowed, abandoned, etc, but should be the main character and obviously head of her own household.
Inspired by To Conquer Hell: The Meuse-Argonne, 1918, read a non-fiction work about a 20th Century event. This should not be a biography/autobiography/memoir.
The Vanquished: Why the First World War Failed to EndRead a book set (at least 51%) in the years 1918-1938.
Please ask general questions about the RwS Fall 2018 challenge here.
Completion Bonuses1. 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).
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.
Other Rewards*:
1. Group Reads -- the Winter 2018-19 "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 Prizeworthy points in the Fall 2018 Challenge.
2. 10-point task creation -- the top three readers for the Fall 2018 Challenge, as determined by overall points, will each get to create a 10-point task for the Winter 2018-19 Challenge.
3. 20-point task creation -- the "most strategic" reader, the member that, on average, earns the most points per book (with a 5 book minimum) will have the opportunity to create a 20-point task for the Winter 2018-19 Challenge. 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.
4. Random -- All participants (except mods) who claim at least five books during the Fall 2018 season will be automatically entered into a drawing for a $25 US Amazon gift card to be awarded at the beginning of the Winter 2018-19 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.
Style Categories and Bonuses1. 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. Prizeworthy Prize-Worthy (5 to 15 points): Reward yourself for reading award-winning books. If a book has won a Literary award, you will receive 5 style points. If the book has won two awards, you will receive 10 points. If the book has won three or more awards, you will receive 15 points. No nominees, silver/bronze, finalist, short or longlist etc. status will earn this style. An award will appear on the GR book page.
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 (1943-1993)
-76 to 150 years old: 10 points (1868-1942)
-151 to 250 years old: 15 points (1768-1867)
-251 to 400 years old: 20 points (1618-1767)
-400+ years old: 25 points (1617 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.
A place to record your reading plans for the Fall Season. Completely voluntary, of course.
A place to discuss the fabulous books we read this Fall.
20.1 War's EndThe Vanquished: Why the First World War Failed to End
Read a book set (at least 51%) in the years 1918-1938.
20.2 To Conquer Hell
Inspired by To Conquer Hell: The Meuse-Argonne, 1918, read a non-fiction work about a 20th Century event. This should not be a biography/autobiography/memoir.
20.3 Birds without Wings
Birds Without Wings, read a book shelved as Turkey at least 5 times.
20.4 Birdsong
Similar to Birdsong, read a book which takes place in at least two distinct time periods.
20.5 Singled Out
Singled Out: How Two Million Women Survived Without Men After the First World War, read a book with a single female as the main character. The woman may be never-married, widowed, abandoned, etc, but should be the main character and obviously head of her own household.
20.6 The Stone Carvers
The Stone Carvers was on the first publicly announced Man Booker Prize Longlist. Read any book which has been long-listed for the Man Booker Prize since 2001.
20.7 A Month in the Country
A Month in the Country is considered a novella. Read a short novel or novella 100-200 pages.
20.8 Autumn (Karin's Task)
In 1725 Italian Antonio Lucio Vivaldi published 12 new concerti (concertos in English) including the most famous of all classical seasonal music, The Four Seasons. Others, including Hadyn, Tchaikovski and Vaughan Williams have written seasonal music that include the fall.
Read any book published between 1678-1958 (Vivaldi's birth to Vaughan William's death), by an author born in and a resident of one of the countries of these composers: Italy, Germany, Austria, Russia or Great Britain.
20.9 Arkansas (Kate's Task)
This season, my nephew will be realizing a life-long goal of starting for the Arkansas Razorbacks (football). In honor of his accomplishment, read one of the top 300 books from the Best Southern Literature list.
20.10 Fall Equinox (Elizabeth (Alaska)'s Task)
Fall Equinox contains all 5 vowels. Read any book whose title contains all of the letters A-E-I-O-U. The book may have a subtitle, but all of the letters should be in the title.
10.1 Favorite ListsRead a book from a favorite listopia - yours or that of another member. Using the list of listopias claimed during the Listopia Tag sub-challenge from the Summer 2018 season, select a list and read any book listed. Members may post their favorite list from the Summer season in the help thread if they wish. Please post a link to the appropriate LT claim when posting. A list of posts will be included in post 2 of the help thread. You may complete this task 3 times. This task cannot be used for combo.
10.2 Next?
Start a new series or read the next book in a series you are reading. (Book must be labeled as part of a series on GoodReads and must be have at least 3 books).
10.3 Real Place
Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World: Read any book that has a real place in the title.
10.4 Bookshelves
Read any book off of one of these two groups' bookshelves:
21st Century Literature AND The Next Best Book Club
10.5 Pet Day
Sept 9 is National Pet Memorial Month. Read a book that has at least one edition published by a publishing house that has the name of an animal in its name...such as Penguin, Black Dog, Graywolf, etc. Please include a link to both the MPE and the applicable edition.
10.6 Noir
In honor of Halloween, read a book written by one of these 100 mostly noir authors.
10.7 Crazy Rich Asians...Or Not! (Tien's Task)
Read a book originally published in English written by an author born in one of these Asian countries.
10.8 Cli Fi (Karen Michele's Task)
As we drove from the Puget Sound to Montana in door to door smoke this year for the first time ever and dealt with a fire close by the cabin we rent, I couldn’t help thinking about climate change. Read a book about climate change. If it is not clear from the book synopsis on the GR page, please include a sentence or two about how the book qualifies in the appropriate help thread.
9, 10, 11 (Norma's Task via Rebekah)
This challenge includes the 9th, 10th and 11th months of the year. Read a book with a 9-, 10-, or 11-letter word in the title.
10.10 Group Reads
Read one of these books recommended by other RwS readers.
Elizabeth (Alaska): History of the Rain by Niall Williams
Kate: The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea
Ed: Rain of Gold by Victor Villaseñor
Anika: Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them by Jennifer Wright
Megan: What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah
Ann: Silently and Very Fast by Catherynne M. Valente
Rosemary: I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
Valerie: News of the World by Paulette Jiles
Lalitha: War's Unwomanly Face by Svetlana Alexievich
Owlette: Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship by Gregory Boyle
Connie: The Yellow House by Patricia Falvey
Rebekah: An American Family: A Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice by Khizr Khan
15-point task Sub-Challenge: Authors by Birth Year
From Post 742Deedee wrote: "Task 20.7 Ambassador
Read a book by an author born in a country entirely in the Southern Hemisphere.
Author was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
The Book of Not (Nervous Conditions #2) ..."
+5 Combo 10.9
Rebekah wrote: "What about post #687? Can I get the points for combo with 10.8K?"I got this added as well.
From Post 691Norma wrote: "10.7 - Not Quite Jumbo
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown
+10 task
+5 Combo (10.9..."
+5 Combo 10.3. I also think this should qualify for 20.9-creative non-fiction. Thoughts?
