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

Joanna’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

Post 292
Connie wrote: "10.10 Group Read

The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

For 10.6 Page 118: "Greg held up one of his gold medals."

+10 task
+ 5 combo 10.6 Elementary My Dear Reader

Tas..."

+5 Combo 20.3

Post 290
Norma wrote: "20.2 - Math

All In: Betting on a Full House by Lane Hart

+20 task - A, All, Full
+5 Combo - 10.5 - Lucky Seven - seven letter title
+5 missed combo on post 279

T..."

+5 Series

Post 237 & 238

Norma wrote: "20.9 - haLLowEEn

Make Her Pay: A Detective Nessa Ainsley Novella by Melinda Woodhall

+20 task - Melinda wOOdhaLL
+5 Combo - 20.3 - Li, Nd, W, Al
+5 series
+5 rep..."

You've already claimed this series for Task 20.9 in Post 236, so no new series points for later posts for the same series and same task.

Post 180
10.1 Exception to the Rule

The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe (64 pages) The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe (36 pages)

+10 Task (100 pages)
+25 Combo*
-10.2 Raven is #17 and Fall is #30
-20.3 Ar - Al - La - N
-20.5 supernatural elements
-20.6 #96 The complete stories and poems.
-20.8 born 1809
+10 Young (died age 40)
*claiming only tasks that applied to *both* selections."

Sorry, this is a short story and a poem together. These work to combine for 10.1, but they wouldn't fit the other tasks.
-25 combo
(they do qualify for Young points).

Mary wrote: "Will time travel be considered supernatural? I am thinking about The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

Thanks"

On that one, that doesn't seem to be supernatural. The time travel in that book is explained as a scientific endeavor rather than something magical or supernatural. If you have a witch who travels through time using magic, that would count as supernatural.

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Bump. Have we clarified whether the Series style can be claimed for the same series on the same task?"

You can only claim the series once per task.

Post 200:
Jayme(theghostreader) wrote: "Jayme(theghostreader)
10.8 Elementary my dear Watson
The Cat of the Baskervillesby Vicki Delany

She wore short white shorts with a tight blur top with silver sparkles. p 20

Task +10
Female author-5
Grand total : 95"

Female isn't a style this time, but I think you meant to combo with 10.6, so that's how I scored it. I have your total as 110 as of Post 200.

15.3 Scrabble

The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber

J1 - Jumbo

Task total: 15
Grand total: 190

15.2 Scrabble

Starter Villain by John Scalzi

Z1 - auth last name has a Z

Task total: 15
Grand total: 175

10.5 Lucky 7s

The Shattered Castle by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Lexile: 710

+10 Task (author last name = 7 letters)
+5 Series (Ascendance series Book 5)
+10 Combo (10.6 - "It didn't look like a single gold coin was missing."; 20.1 - from GR profile - "She is a former speech teacher.")

Task total: 25
Grand total: 160

20.7 Art

The Red by Tiffany Reisz

+20 Task (Godwick's Trilogy)
+15 Combo (10.5 - pub. 2017, 10.6 - "Gabrielle was tall and shapely and black and had the loveliest French accent that made every word sound like it had been dipped in silver.", 20.5 - supernatural - ghost/spirit)
+5 series
+10 young (author b. 1975)

Task total: 50
Grand total: 135

Post 159:
Deedee wrote: "Task 20.3 - Chemistry:

For Task:

daNIel jAMES BRown

28 NI - Nickel
95 AM - Americium
99 ES - Einsteinium
35 BR - Bromine

Combos:
10.6 Elementary My Dear Reader (Mary's task):
OXYGEN
p. 83: “All..."

+5 Multiple

Karen Michele:

Between posts 162 and 163, I think you skipped posting a book. Your season total went from 165 in post 162 to 220 in post 163 when it should have gone up 30, not 55. The season total is wrong after that for the rest of your posts on this page.

Post 94:
Jayme(theghostreader) wrote: "10.4
Significant year 2003
Year I started my career
To the Ninesby Janet Evanovich

Task +10
Series +5 Stephanie Plum
Book total: 15
Grand total: 60"

+5 Combo 20.3

Post 150:
Apple wrote: "10.1 Exception to the Rule:

Foster by Claire Keegan
89 pages

+10 task
+15 combo (10.6 - gold - "Good as gold, she was, the same girl."; 20.1; 20.3 Clai KeeGaN Cl,Ch..."

No combos when the book used is less than 100 pages. Sorry!
-15

Post 149:
Jayme(theghostreader) wrote: "10.8 Crime writers
Ten Big Onesby Janet Evanovich
MPG crime, mystery

Task +10
Series +5 Stephanie Plum #10
Book total: 15
Grand total: 75"

Jayme, I think this doesn't work for 10.8 because you've posted other books you've read by Janet Evanovich before and 10.8 needs a new-to-you author.

It works for 20.3:

Ne - Neon
Te - Tellurium
V - Vanadium
No - Nobelium

I've scored this as 20.3. Please let me know if that's not what you want.
+5 extra series points because same series posted in Post 94

Post 134:
Mary wrote: "20.1 Back to School

Damned If I Do by Percival Everett

20 pts. 20.1 Back to School https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perciva...
5 pts 10.9 Keep it Short
5 pts 10.6 ..."

+5 20.3 - Er V Al Re

Owlette wrote: "Can 10.10 be used for a combo with a 20-point task?"

Yes.

Denise wrote: "Old Babes in the Wood: Stories by Margaret Atwood

"She covered the bowl of mushed-up garlic and parsley mixture with a little red plastic hat and set it aside...then ..."

Yes, that works.

20.5 Speech and Debate

The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness

+20 Task (witches, vampires, magic)
+15 Combo (10.6 - "Another flash of gold caught my eye.", 20.1 - from wikipedia - "Harkness is a professor of history and teaches European history and the history of science at the University of Southern California.", 20.3 Ra/H Ar/Es)
+5 Series

Task total: 40
Grand total: 85