Joanna’s Comments (group member since Nov 17, 2010)

Joanna’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

Post 485:
Coralie wrote: "20.7 Art

The Raging Storm by Ann Cleeves

+20 task
+10 Combo [10.6 it had flecks of GOLD thread in it, 20.9 aNN clEEves]
+15 series (previously used for 20.10 & 20...."

+5 Combo - 10.5 - 7 letters in Cleeves

15.6 Scrabble

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

I1 - auth uses initials

Task total: 15
Grand total: 450

15.5 Scrabble

Gap Creek by Robert Morgan

K1 - Title word ends in K

Task total: 15
Grand total: 435

Mary wrote: "Y1 - author first name ends in Y OR last name begins with Y

Will an author writing with an initial and middle name ending in Y qualify. C. Daly King?"

We will accept that. Please reference this in your post so I don't forget that we said yes when we go to score it.

Joanne wrote: "Into a Dark Realm has Magic as an MPG-is that enough to qualify for this task?"

Yes, based on the reviews there's magic and some sort of supernatural evil otherworldly creatures/beings.

Rosemary wrote: "Joanna wrote: "Post 410:
Rosemary wrote: "20.6 Literature

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein

+5 Combo 20.8 (b. 1920)

I think he was born in 1907..."

Ha! So he was, but it's wrong in our database! I'll fix it.

Owlette wrote: "Is pronunciation a limitation? That is, will “lead” work if context of the sentence is about leading?"

No, the pronunciation has to be the same even if the meaning is different.

20.6 Literature

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Lexile: 750

+20 Task
+10 Combo - 10.5 (pub. 1967), 10.6 - "Nothing gold can stay."

Task total: 30
Grand total: 420

20.1 Back to School

Winkie by Clifford Chase

+20 Task (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliffor... - He's worked as a visiting writer at Bowling Green State University, where he instructed courses in creative writing...
+5 Combo - 10.6 - "The blue-dark alleys wound and intersected in a maze, giving way to shops of silver, brass, or inlaid wood."

Task total: 25
Grand total: 390

Post 410:
Rosemary wrote: "20.6 Literature

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein

Combos:
10.6: "And you might try crossing her palm with silver in convincing denominations."
20.3: Be Ta I..."

+5 Combo 20.8 (b. 1920)

Post 455:
Karen Michele wrote: "10.3 Thankful for Family:

We Are Not Ourselves by Matthew Thomas

+10 Task: 23 shelvings
+10 Combo: 10.6 Elementary My Dear Reader (silver: "sterling silver shaker..."

+5 Jumbo

Post 450:
Tawallah wrote: "20.8 Fall Authors

The October Country by Ray Bradbury

Help task - spreadsheet shows born in 1920

Task: 20
Combo: 10 10.9 - keep it short, 10.7 Country in title - C..."

This doesn't fit 10.7 because "country" includes letters that are not included in HELICOPTERS. The whole word has to be made from the letters.

But, Ray Bradbury fits 20.3, so the score is the same.

Jayme(theghostreader) wrote: "Anika wrote: "Jayme(theghostreader) wrote: "10.8 Crime Writers Festival
A Caribbean Mysteryby Agatha Christie
Crime in the MPG
Book total: 10
Grand total 200"

This boo..."

Great, this will be scored as 20.8 with +10 combo (10.6, 20.3).

Post 432:
Joanna wrote: "10.10 Group Reads

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

+10 Task
+10 Combo (10.2, 10.6 - "For a short period after the war, we had lost so many young men that our ..."

+5 Combo 20.5

Tawallah wrote: "Not sure if this is the right place to place this,
apparently I misunderstood task 20.3 and missed some combos
and I don't want to confuse the completed tasks.

Post 395
Paula Hawkins : Pa - Pro..."

Great! I've picked these up and added to the update I'm doing today.

Rosemary wrote: "Kathleen (itpdx) wrote: "George Monbiot was/is a visiting fellow at Green College, Oxford. From his Wikipedia bio “ Sir Crispin Tickell, a former United Nations diplomat, who was th..."

We'll take it.

10.10 Group Reads

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

+10 Task
+10 Combo (10.2, 10.6 - "For a short period after the war, we had lost so many young men that our male population was also grey, which led to the popular tragic song, "Silver, Clay, and Frost."
+10 Young

Task total: 30
Grand total: 360

10.3 Thankful for Family

The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

+10 Task
+15 Combo (10.5 - pub. 2017, 10.6 - "It wasn’t the gold medal that I craved so much as the day out, the destination of which changed every year and had previously included such exhilarating venues as Dublin Zoo, Howth Head and Dun Laoghaire pier.", 20.8 - author born 1971
+5 Jumbo

Task total: 30
Grand total: 330

15.4 Scrabble

Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen

A2 - Author (any) name starts with A

Task total: 15
Grand total: 300

Post 346:
Apple wrote: "20.4 Home Economics:

Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci
(Totally crushing on Stanley Tucci right now after this!)

+20 task
+10 comb (10.6 - "The pizza ov..."

+5 Multiple (previous 20.4 at Post 260)