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10.9 - Keep it Short! (Valerie's task):Read a book of short stories, either by one author or a compilation.
10.8 - BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival (Tien's task):The countdown is on! I've been exploring attending crime authors who are new to me. Read a book whose author is new to you AND has MPG of Crime, Thriller, or Mystery.
Note: This task may not be used for combos.
10.7 - Helicopter Season (Coralie's task):I call this time of year helicopter season because extra tourists in town mean more joy flights which we see from our windows.
Read a book whose title (or subtitle) includes a word of at least four letters which can be made from the letters in HELICOPTERS. Letters may only be used as often as they appear in helicopters (i.e., only the E can be used more than once).
10.6 Elementary My Dear Reader (Mary's task):Read a book that mentions an element from the periodic table (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...). Provide a quote that mentions the element name in your post. No plurals or other forms of the element name. Using an element name that does not refer to a physical substance, e.g., “copper” referring to a police officer not the metal, is allowed.
10.5 Lucky Sevens (Rosemary's task):Read a book with 7 words in the title (including subtitle if there is one), or with 7 letters in the author’s last name, or whose year of first publication ends in 7. Say which option you are claiming when you post.
10.4 - Significant Year (Karen Michele's task): Read a book that was first published in a year that has significance to you. Name the year and the significant event. Each year and event pairing can only be used once, but a year can be repeated with another paired event.
For Example:
1953 - my birth year
1987 - my son’s birth year
2023 - my grandson’s birth year
Note: This task may not be used for combos.
10.3 Thankful for Family:Read a book shelved at least 15 times as family-saga.
Ask any questions about this task here!
10.2 Gothic Fiction:Read on of the top 200 books on this list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Ask any questions about this task here!
10.1 Exception to the Rule:Here is the place for that book that only has 96 pages and won't fit other RwS tasks. Read a book with 75-150 pages, or a combination of shorter works by the same author that total 75-150 pages.
This task may only be completed one time.
Here's the thread for your optional plans for our 10- and 20-point tasks in Fall 2024.
Please post any general questions about the Fall 2024 challenge here.
Styles and Bonuses1. Combo: 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. Multiple (5 points): For reading in-depth, reward yourself with 5 style points each time you repeat a task.
3. Young (10 points): Read a book by a youthful author. Collect 10 points for each book read by an author, living or dead, who is age 50 or younger. (For the purpose of this challenge, we will use only birth/death years; exact dates will not be considered.)
4. Series (5+ points): Read a book to complete a task that is part of a series and receive 5 points. Read a book from that same series to complete a different task and receive 10 points...and so on.
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
Readerboard for the Fall 24 Reading with Style Challenge!Please post your points for completed tasks in the Completed Tasks topic. This Readerboard folder shows the current point standings of the challenge participants who have posted points. It's generally updated every week or so.
Post your completed tasks here. In order to help us better manage our score keeping: PLEASE ONLY POST ONE BOOK PER MESSAGE.Please use the add book/author link for the book titles and include both title and author in your post.
If using an outside source to qualify a book for points, please be sure to post in the appropriate task thread prior to posting in this thread.
Sample Post
20.6 Literature
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
+20 Task
+10 Combo [10.5 (7-letter author name); 20.7 (trilogy - only 3 books in series by same author)]
+5 Series
+5 Multiple*
+10 Young (died age 50)
Post total = 50
Season total = 250 (assuming mid-season with a previous total of 200 and a previous post for 20.6)
10.1 Exception to the Rule:Here is the place for that book that only has 96 pages and won't fit other RwS tasks. Read a book with 75-150 pages, or a combination of shorter works by the same author that total 75-150 pages.
This task may only be completed one time.
10.2 Gothic Fiction:
Read on of the top 200 books on this list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
10.3 Thankful for Family:
Read a book shelved at least 15 times as family-saga.
10.4 - Significant Year (Karen Michele's task):
Read a book that was first published in a year that has significance to you. Name the year and the significant event. Each year and event pairing can only be used once, but a year can be repeated with another paired event.
For Example:
1953 - my birth year
1987 - my son’s birth year
2023 - my grandson’s birth year
Note: This task may not be used for combos.
10.5 Lucky Sevens (Rosemary's task):
Read a book with 7 words in the title (including subtitle if there is one), or with 7 letters in the author’s last name, or whose year of first publication ends in 7. Say which option you are claiming when you post.
10.6 Elementary My Dear Reader (Mary's task):
Read a book that mentions an element from the periodic table (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...). Provide a quote that mentions the element name in your post. No plurals or other forms of the element name. Using an element name that does not refer to a physical substance, e.g., “copper” referring to a police officer not the metal, is allowed.
10.7 - Helicopter Season (Coralie's task):
I call this time of year helicopter season because extra tourists in town mean more joy flights which we see from our windows.
Read a book whose title (or subtitle) includes a word of at least four letters which can be made from the letters in HELICOPTERS. Letters may only be used as often as they appear in helicopters (i.e., only the E can be used more than once).
10.8 - BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival (Tien's task):
The countdown is on! I've been exploring attending crime authors who are new to me. Read a book whose author is new to you AND has MPG of Crime, Thriller, or Mystery.
Note: This task may not be used for combos.
10.9 - Keep it Short! (Valerie's task):
Read a book of short stories, either by one author or a compilation.
10.10 Group Reads:
Read one of the following books OR any book by the author of one of these books recommended by fellow RwS readers:
Apple - Audition by Pip Adam
Marie - A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
Katy - The Passenger by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz
Tawallah - The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
Norma - A Wicked Mercy by Bilinda P. Sheehan
Joanne - The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Joanna - Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Anika - Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
20.1 Opening Ceremonies - Round 2Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson
(H) 1990-2002 / USA
+20 Task
+5 pre-1999
Task total: 25
Grand total: 790
15.4 Olympic Scavenger - Round 2The Shadow Throne by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Lexile: 810
Option A - horse riding; characters ride horses several times.
+15 Task
Task total: 15
Grand total: 765
20.10 Opening CeremoniesLast Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
(J) 2015-2024 / China
Task total: 35
+150 Opening Ceremonies finish
Post total: 185
Grand total: 750
20.9 Opening CeremoniesGateway by Frederik Pohl
(G) 1977-1989 - USA
+35 Task
+5 pre-1999
Task total: 40
Grand total: 565
15.3 Olympic Scavenger Round 2The Women by Kristin Hannah
Option B - volleyball - "I saw an old friend of yours, I can't recall her name, the frizzy-haired girl from St. Bernadette's that played volleyball so poorly..."
+15 Task
Task total: 15
Grand total: 525
