Apple’s Comments (group member since Aug 28, 2021)

Apple’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

15.2: FA23 Celebration of Styles
Read 10 books by 10 different authors where each would qualify for one of the below RwS styles. ... Your books will fit at least four of the styles, with no more than 5 of any one style.

The Yield by Tara June Winch
Young, born 1983

Task Total: 15
Season Total: 45

15.1; 15.2;
15.11

15.11: SP12 Around the World
Read 10 books, set in 10 different countries, with no continent being visited more than twice.

Your Own Kind of Girl by Clare Bowditch
Australia, Oceania

Task Total: 15
Season Total: 30

15.1;
15.11

15.1: FA23 Celebration of Styles
Read 10 books by 10 different authors where each would qualify for one of the below RwS styles. ... Your books will fit at least four of the styles, with no more than 5 of any one style.

Born with Teeth by Kate Mulgrew
Not a Novel

Task Total: 15
Season Total: 15

15.1;

Oh, I missed :

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney Ireland/Europe
Gliff by Ali Smith Scotland/Europe

I am going to make a quick list to update where I am at, and I am hoping the next season will get me a lot closer to my goal (check out my planning!).

I will hopefully be able to face screens after the work day, as we seem to have sorted out my meds enough that my headaches are being held at bay better, so I will try to be better at updating and reviewing going forward, and updating my map.

Not all of the books have been read for RWS.

The Twins by Tessa de Loo Netherlands, Europe
Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill USA, North America
The Darkness by Ragnar Jónasson Iceland/Europe
Snow Fall by Jørn Lier Horst Norway/Europe
The Woman from Uruguay by Pedro Mairal Argetina/South America
Clean by Alia Trabucco Zerán Chile/South America
The Midwife by Tricia Cresswell England/Europe
We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida Japan/Asia
Eyrie by Tim Winton Australia/Oceania
White Nights by Urszula Honek Poland/Europe
The Seamstress of Sardinia by Bianca Pitzorno Italy/Europe
Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova Mexico/North America
Black Moses by Alain Mabanckou Congo/Africa

I have doubled up on a few countries, but I won't post all of those.

Owlette wrote: "I think I am going to use Favorites from Summer 2023 as mentioned by Elizabeth. I have selected the books and now I need to choose a task for each. Can I choose 20-point tasks from 2024 and 2025 as..."

Sorry, I misunderstood ... I have just got home from work and traffic was a nightmare ... yes, you can use from any season prior to the next one.

Owlette wrote: "I think I am going to use Favorites from Summer 2023 as mentioned by Elizabeth. I have selected the books and now I need to choose a task for each. Can I choose 20-point tasks from 2024 and 2025 as..."

Only Subchallenges can be used , not 20 point tasks unless they are designates as a subchallenge (ie SU2024 Opening Ceremonies.)

All Subchallenges prior to this season can be found here

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

It is the only one that there was a query on, and I queried it simply because of the different format and how it would work because it was different from the norm, there was no question about it being a subchallenge.

Correct, original scoring and finisher bonuses do not apply.

I guess, for me personally, it would be the difference that there are 75 potential tasks in the Bingo which makes it different from the standard 10. The original scoring was in blocks of 10, but if you chose Bingo, would you only do Bingo (this would be how I played it if I chose it, because I would want to finish the Bingo board), or are you only doing 10 tasks.

This does not reflect the thoughts of the moderators en masse, but perhaps explains why there was some thinking behind it :)

15.7 - CYOA - Scifi Path
Step 10 - MPG Thriller

Death Deserved by Jørn Lier Horst and Thomas Enger

+15 task

Task Total: 15
Season Total: 850

10.1 (x2); 10.2;10.3; 10.4; 10.5 (x3); ...; 10.7 (x3); ...; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7;
20.1 (x3); 20.2; 20.3 (x3); 20.4 (x2); ...; 20.6 (x2); 20.7; 20.8 (x3); 20.9; 20.10

10.7 Singing Season (Karen Michele's task):

Just Kids by Patti Smith
Smith is a singer

+10 task
+10 not a novel
+5 comb (20.2 - National Book Award for non-fiction 2010 & NAIBA Book of the Year 2010)


Task Total: 25
Season Total: 835

10.1 (x2); 10.2;10.3; 10.4; 10.5 (x3); ...; 10.7 (x3); ...; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6;
20.1 (x3); 20.2; 20.3 (x3); 20.4 (x2); ...; 20.6 (x2); 20.7; 20.8 (x3); 20.9; 20.10

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We are discussing, Bingo was different to the standard subchallenge, but I think there has been some agreement about how to make it work. Stay tuned!

20.6 Reducing Emissions:

Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda

+20 task
+10 not a novel (short stories)
+5 combo (10.3 - a reservoir is a body of water)

Task Total: 35
Season Total: 810

10.1 (x2); 10.2;10.3; 10.4; 10.5 (x3); ...; 10.7 (x2); ...; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6;
20.1 (x3); 20.2; 20.3 (x3); 20.4 (x2); ...; 20.6 (x2); 20.7; 20.8 (x3); 20.9; 20.10

10.5 Tom Robbins:

Hard Time by Jodi Taylor

+10 task
+5 jumbo

Task Total: 15
Season Total: 775

10.1 (x2); 10.2;10.3; 10.4; 10.5 (x3); ...; 10.7 (x2); ...; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6;
20.1 (x3); 20.2; 20.3 (x3); 20.4 (x2); ...; 20.6; 20.7; 20.8 (x3); 20.9; 20.10

20.10 True/False (Joanna's task):

The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann

+20 task
+5 combo (20.1 - made into a film)

Task Total: 25
Season Total: 760

10.1 (x2); 10.2;10.3; 10.4; 10.5 (x2); ...; 10.7 (x2); ...; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6;
20.1 (x3); 20.2; 20.3 (x3); 20.4 (x2); ...; 20.6; 20.7; 20.8 (x3); 20.9; 20.10

20.9 I Bless the Rains Down in Africa...(Apple's task):

Black Moses by Alain Mabanckou
Set in the Republic ofCongo

+20 task
+10 combo (20.2 - Hurston/Wright Legacy Award & Prix de l'Algue d'Or ; 20.5 - nominated for Aspen award in 2018)

Task Total: 30
Season Total: 735

10.1 (x2); 10.2;10.3; 10.4; 10.5 (x2); ...; 10.7 (x2); ...; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6;
20.1 (x3); 20.2; 20.3 (x3); 20.4 (x2); ...; 20.6; 20.7; 20.8 (x3); 20.9

20.7 Senior Sleuth's (Owlette's task):

At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie
Miss Marple is on the first list

+20 task
+5 oldies

Task Total: 25
Season Total: 705

10.1 (x2); 10.2;10.3; 10.4; 10.5 (x2); ...; 10.7 (x2); ...; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6;
20.1 (x3); 20.2; 20.3 (x3); 20.4 (x2); ...; 20.6; 20.7; 20.8 (x3)

10.7 Singing Season (Karen Michele's task):

M Train: A Memoir by Patti Smith
Smith is a singer

+10 task
+10 not a novel

Task Total: 20
Season Total: 680

10.1 (x2); 10.2;10.3; 10.4; 10.5 (x2); ...; 10.7 (x2); ...; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6;
20.1 (x3); 20.2; 20.3 (x3); 20.4 (x2); ...; 20.6; ...; 20.8 (x3)

10.4 Mother's Day:

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
#49 on the list

+10 task
+10 oldies

Task Total: 20
Season Total: 660

10.1 (x2); 10.2;10.3; 10.4; 10.5 (x2); ...; 10.7; ...; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6;
20.1 (x3); 20.2; 20.3 (x3); 20.4 (x2); ...; 20.6; ...; 20.8 (x3)

20.1 Adaptation and Resilience:":
Made into a film, which I saw this last weekend!

The Salt Path by Raynor Winn

+10 task
+10 not a novel
+10 combo (10.1 - the couple of the memoir walk the Coastal path of the UK and "wild camp" once they lose their home; 20.8 - whilst I think there is more than one occasion, there is a specific occasion where they are invited to someone's home and given dinner, and Moth has a beer)

Task Total: 40
Season Total: 640

10.1 (x2); 10.2;10.3; ...; 10.5 (x2);...; 10.7; ...; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6;
20.1 (x3); 20.2; 20.3 (x3); 20.4 (x2); ...; 20.6; ...; 20.8 (x3)