Connie ’s Comments (group member since Nov 11, 2013)

Connie ’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

15.1 ACG

21st Century-Female

Inheritance by Lan Samantha Chang

Set in China

+ 15 task
+ 50 completion in any order
+100 using a single gender-female
+ 50 using a single century-21st

Task total: 215
Season total: 1015

15.7 ACG

21st Century

Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name by Vendela Vida

Task total: 15

Season total: 800

15.3 ACG

21st Century

Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

Task total: 15

Season total: 785

15.2 ACG

21st Century

Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir

Task total: 15
Season total: 770

15.10 A Counting Game

21st Century

Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon

+15 task

Season total: 755

From post 495, I would like to move this book from 15.10 to
10.2 No O

The Wisdom of Donkeys: Finding Tranquility in a Chaotic World by Andy Merrifield

+10 task
+ 5 multiple

Task total: 15

No change in points.
Season total: 740

I'm going to try for 6 or 7 continents, but I won't be trying hard to be first for a country. I've got a busy fall lined up between my library groups, my lifelong learning groups, and my Goodreads groups, so I'll be doing well just getting the books read in the right months.

Happy Birthday, Jayme! I hope you have a wonderful celebration.

15.4 A Counting Game

21st Century authors

That Part Was True by Deborah McKinlay

+15 task

Season Total: 740

Welcome, Jen! I like your enthusiasm.

I like the new Gothic masthead. Great work!!!

20.6 Young Men

The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry

+20 task
+10 combo 10.2, 20.3
+ 5 oldie pub 1966

Task total: 35
Season total: 725

The Last Picture Show

I'm hoping to include some of the books I already own.

Antarctica--Antarctica
Botswana--Africa
Canada--North America
France--Europe
Guyana--South America
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of--Asia
India--Asia or Ireland--Europe
Papua New Guinea--Oceania
United Kingdom--Europe or United States--North America
Vietnam--Asia

Libya--Africa if I can't find the books I picked.

20.3 Historical

Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry

+20 task
+ 5 combo 10.2
+ 5 multiple

Task total: 30
Season total: 690

Karen Michele wrote: "I haven't read as many books for this project as I expected to this summer and I've been away from Internet on my annual Montana trip, but I did read [book:Book Lust to Go: Recommended Reading for ..."

I own Nancy Pearl's book too, and have it filled with sticky notes left from an "Around the World--80 countries" challenge a few years ago. It's a great book, and includes some hidden gems that I hadn't heard of before.

20.10 Debut

Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

Set in England, UK

+20 task
+ 5 combo 20.3
+ 5 multiple

Task total: 30
Season total: 660

Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

20.1 Popular Lists

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Set in Russia.

+20 task (approved)
+ 5 combo 20.3 (approved)
+10 jumbo (796 pages)
+10 oldie (pub 1879)
+10 non-Western (Russian)

Task total: 55
Season total: 630

10.6 Anagram

A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler

+10 task (thread)
+10 combo 10.2, 10.5
+ 5 multiple

Task total: 25
Season total: 575