Tobey’s Comments (group member since Nov 02, 2010)

Tobey’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

Backpacking Through Europe - L&S Traveller

15.3 (Destination #3 - United Kingdom) - The Black Sun by James Twining

+15 Task
+10 Style

Task Total=25
Grand Total=225

Backpacking Through Europe - Land & Sea Traveller

15.2 - (2nd Itinerary Stop) Portugal: The Last Pope by Luís Miguel Rocha

+15 Task
+10 Style

Total Task Points=25
Grand Total=200

10.5: New Year's Resolutions (Best Beginnings) One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

+10 Task
+5 Combo (20.4: Nobel prize winner in 1982)
+10 Canon (Latin America)
+5 Oldies (published 1970)

Total Task Points=30
Grand Total=175 pts

Task 20.3 Shortest Day/Month of the Year: Blackout by Connie Willis

+20 Task
+5 Series (All Clear #1)
+5 Combo (20.8 The Time of Your Life)

Task Total=30
Grand Total=145

Rhea wrote: "Task 10.9 - Alphabet Soup: Queen of Sorcery by David Eddings (D-Q, David-Queen)

+10 Task
+5 Combo (10.6, no L)
+5 Series (The Belgariad #2)
+5 Oldies (Publ 1982)
Task T..."

This is one of my all time favorite series! How are you enjoying them?

RwS

Task 20.2: While Visions of Sugarplums (Epic Fantasies)
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

+20 Task
+10 Jumbo (722 pgs)
+5 Series (Kingkiller Chronicle #1)
+5 Combo (10.6 Noel, Noel)

Task Total=40
Grand Total=115 pts

RwS

Task 10.6: Noel, Noel
Something from the Nightside by Simon R. Green

+10 (Task)
+ 5 (Series - Nightside #1)

Task Total=15
Grand Total=75

Backpacking Through Europe - Land & Sea Traveler

Task 15.1 - 1st Itinerary Stop (Ireland)
Faithful Place by Tana French
+15 Task

Task Total=15
Grand Total=60

Task 20.8 - The Time of Your Life
Somewhere In Time by Richard Matheson
+20 Task
+5 Combo (10.6 - Noel, Noel)
+5 Oldies (first published 1974)

Task Total=30
Grand Total=45

For Task 20.2 A Wrinkle in Time is listed as #31 on the list but it is the first book in the series. Do I need to read the whole series to claim points for this task?
Thanks.

10.2 Special Gift(B) - Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts (released Nov 2, 2010)

+10 Task
+ 5 Series (Bride Quartet #4)

Task Total=15
Grand Total=15

20.2 Banned Book Week - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (using option B, book is listed at #88)
+20 Task
+5 Combo (Fall Birthday's - Margaret Atwood's birthday is Nov 18)

Task Total=25
Grand Total=175

Going to give this a go...

Ireland
Portugal
UK
Spain
France
Germany
Czech Republic
Poland
Russia
Sweden

Krista wrote: "In Msg 848 -- Tobey wrote: "Tobey

10.3 Fall Birthdays Glory in Death by J.D. Robb (Birthday Oct 10)
+10 (Task)
+10 (Series - Book 2 in In Death series which I have..."

Hi Krista, I re-read the Style points and misunderstood. I get it now, thanks!

Tobey

10.3 Fall Birthdays Glory in Death by J.D. Robb (Birthday Oct 10)
+10 (Task)
+10 (Series - Book 2 in In Death series which I have read 2 books during this challenge)

Task Total=20

10.2 Literature Map of Douglas Preston - Ice Station by Matthew Reilly
+10 (Task
+5 (Series - Shane Scofield #1)
+5 (Jumbo - 513 pgs)

Task Total=20

Total Points=40
Grand Total=160

I concur with Colleen's question even though the month is half over. Bueller? :-)

10.3 Fall Birthdays
Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt by Anne Rice (Oct 4)
+10 (Task)
+5 (Series - Christ the Lord #1)

Total Task Points=15
Grand Total=120

10.5 - City Lights - City of Glass by Cassandra Clare (Lexile 760:L)
+10 (Task)
+5 (Series - #3 in The Mortal Instruments)
+5 (Jumbo - 541 pages)

Task Total=20
Grand Total=105

10.3 Fall Birthdays - Naked in Death by J.D. Robb born Oct 10
+10 (Task)
+5 (Series - #1 in "In Death Series")

Task Total=15
Grand Total=85

Krista wrote: "In Msg 597 -- Tobey wrote: "All right, I'm new here but am going to jump in and gear up for the next challenge starting in Dec. Please feel free to let me know if I screw this up! :-)

Task 10.1..."

Krista - Duly noted and will do in future posts! Twas my first time and I figured I screwed something up somewhere! :-)