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OFFICIAL SPRING CHALLENGE - 2009
Heather wrote: "More points!! 15.7 rhyming books: Barefoot A Novel and [b:The Dare|680214|The Dare ..."Jegka is right those don't rhyme
I see several of you reading The Red Tent as Christian fiction. Having read it, this surprises me. The book takes place several thousand years before the birth of Christ. I didn't think it particularly religious, rather an exploration of what it is to be a woman.
Update! I finished task 10.4. 5 points
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15 points
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25 points
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Point Total: 220
Tasks Completed: 16/40
Maliades wrote: "25.9 - Sara's task - "The Professor and the Madman, A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary" by Simon Winchester."It's been several years since I read this one, but what an unexpectedly enjoyable read!
I finished Seven Up for the humor task - not quite as funny as some as the last few but still I had a few laugh out loud moments and was left wanting more - I've read 2-7 of this series for this challenge and enjoyed every one of them - I read the first one months ago but maybe I wasn't in the mood for it but wasn't real crazy about it so I put off continuing the series but now I'm wishing I could fit more of them into the challenge - the way this one ended I can't wait to find out what happens next - also makes me glad I discovered this series when so many had already been written otherwise I would have gone crazy waiting for her to publish another one. [image error]
Hi - I have a few more to add from this weekend. I finished Zugzwang by Roman Bennet as task 5.4. I read this on the train home to my mother's house. It was an interesting book, set in the pre-revolution Russia, focused on a political conspiracy involving a Jewish psychologist and a high-profile chess match. I enjoyed it, but not knowing the technical aspects of chess (ke5, kf6, etc) i definitely missed some aspects of it. It followed one game to the end, which ended up in a 'Zugzwang' which is a position in chess where all moves end with negative results. Overall, it was an interesting read, but not one that I would recommend unless you were particularly interested in either chess or the struggle of Russian Jews in the 1910's.
The other book I read was March by Geraldine Brooks, for 10.3, an author born in Australia. March was a Pulitzer Prize winning book that follows the unheard story of Mr. March from Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. It gives his back story, the tale of how he met his wife, the story of while he was away, and how he eventually made it home. It wasn't really my style of book, but I enjoyed it. It took a lot longer for me to get through than it shoudl have though - one of those books that is easy to put down. A great read, though, for lovers of Little Women.
Total Points: 325
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "I see several of you reading The Red Tent as Christian fiction. Having read it, this surprises me. ..." The main character Dinah is from the Bible so that's why it works 
Jegka wrote: "IMHO, bare foot and dare would rhyme, but barefoot and dare don't. Try the limerick test:
There once was a girl who went barefoot
And she only wore shoes on a dare...
But then again, this..."
Isn't this kind of like bitten and ten though? I thought I saw someone use them and they were okayed?
For those of you who liked The Red Tent, you might also like Sarah A Novel by Marek Halter. If I remember my Bible genealogy, this is the Sarah who is the grandmother to Dinah of The Red Tent, but if I have my generations confused, she is the Sarah, long-barren wife of Abraham. When I read this, it was to be the first of a trilogy of biblical women, and I see the author has followed with Zipporah, Wife of Moses A Novel and Lilah A Novel. I have not read these last two. Sarah has more religion, but, again, you get a good feeling and understanding of the time period.
Another book to cross off...
5 POINTS-
1.
Twilight
3/27/09
2.
Bridget Jones's Diary
4/1/09
3.
Hunted A House of Night Novel
3/25/09
4. Three Weeks with My Brother
5. Redemption
6. J. K. Rowling The Wizard Behind Harry Potter
7.
Confessions of a Shopaholic
3/16/09
8.
One for the Money
3/26/09
9. The Secret Life of Bees
10. Henderson the Rain King
10 POINTS-
1. Bard The Odyssey of the Irish
2. Like Water for Chocolate
3. The Magicians' Guild
4. Good in Bed
5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
6. New Moon
7. Mr. Darcy's Diary
8.
The Lucky One
3/8/09
9. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUPDATE
10.
Eragon
3/8/09
15 POINTS-
1. SAGITARIUS: Moneyball The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
2. Where the Sidewalk Ends
3.
Stardust
3/18/09
4. The Leisure Seeker A NovelUPDATE (Disneyland)
5. Foreign Affairs A Novel
6. If On a Winter's Night a Traveler
7. The Picture of Dorian Gray/Me Talk Pretty One Day
8. Lover EnshrinedUPDATE
9. White Noise
10. Black Dagger Brotherhood 3/4/5:
Lover Awakened
3/20/09/
Lover Revealed
3/25/09/
Lover Unbound
4/1/09
25 POINTS-
1. The Girls from Ames A Story of Women and Friendship/Romeo and Juliet
2. Diaries, 1885-97 With Earlier and Later Diary Fragments from 1875-1917
3. Little Women/
A Wrinkle in Time
3/3/09
4. Anne of Green Gables
5. In Cold Blood
6. Diana Story of a Princess
7. UNDECIDED
8. Eclipse/
Specials
3/12/09
9. Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
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5 POINTS-
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4. Three Weeks with My Brother
5. Redemption
6. J. K. Rowling The Wizard Behind Harry Potter
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9. The Secret Life of Bees
10. Henderson the Rain King
10 POINTS-
1. Bard The Odyssey of the Irish
2. Like Water for Chocolate
3. The Magicians' Guild
4. Good in Bed
5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
6. New Moon
7. Mr. Darcy's Diary
8.
9. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUPDATE
10.
15 POINTS-
1. SAGITARIUS: Moneyball The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
2. Where the Sidewalk Ends
3.
4. The Leisure Seeker A NovelUPDATE (Disneyland)
5. Foreign Affairs A Novel
6. If On a Winter's Night a Traveler
7. The Picture of Dorian Gray/Me Talk Pretty One Day
8. Lover EnshrinedUPDATE
9. White Noise
10. Black Dagger Brotherhood 3/4/5:
25 POINTS-
1. The Girls from Ames A Story of Women and Friendship/Romeo and Juliet
2. Diaries, 1885-97 With Earlier and Later Diary Fragments from 1875-1917
3. Little Women/
4. Anne of Green Gables
5. In Cold Blood
6. Diana Story of a Princess
7. UNDECIDED
8. Eclipse/
9. Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
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Eva - I think the rhyme of Bitten and Ten would be more like Footbare and Dare; if "footbare" was a word, of course.
Just finished task 5-3, I read "Death Walked In" by Carolyn Hart. I liked it, a light mystery in a series with charcters and setting that I enjoy. This is like the tenth book in the Death on Deman series and they are entertaining.This brings my total to 305 points.
♡ Eva ♡ wrote: "Jegka wrote: "IMHO, bare foot and dare would rhyme, but barefoot and dare don't. Try the limerick test:
There once was a girl who went barefoot
And she only wore shoes on a dare...
But th..."The difference is that the ending sounds match
ok, so now I am getting paranoid that the books I chose for the rhyming challenge don't rhyme afterall!Sniper One and Elephant Run. I THINK they rhyme, am I right?
I would think so, Leora.
There once was a girl who was one,she often went for a run.
With the limerick is sounds good.
Cynthia? You are the boss here, what do you think?
Cynthia wrote: "♡ Eva ♡ wrote: "Jegka wrote: "IMHO, bare foot and dare would rhyme, but barefoot and dare don't. Try the limerick test:
There once was a girl who went barefoot
And she only wore shoes on a dare...."
So they can be the same words right? Since 'ten' and 'ten' are the words that sound the same we could use two others words as long as they are exactly the same also? For example, 'ForGET' and 'GET a grip', if those were the titles, they would work?
I switch my books around a lot so this may be useful. I had no idea the same words would count as rhyming.
Susanna wrote: "Rory - I read The Professor and the Madman a few years ago and really enjoyed it."Thanks Susanna - it looks really interesting...
Bridgit wrote: "Hi - I have a few more to add from this weekend. I finished Zugzwang by Roman Bennet as task 5.4. I read this on the train home to my mother's house. It was an interesting book, set in the pre-..."
For those of you who enjoy audio books,
March was a good one. Great narrator.
♡ Eva ♡ wrote: "Cynthia wrote: "♡ Eva ♡ wrote: "Jegka wrote: "IMHO, bare foot and dare would rhyme, but barefoot and dare don't. Try the limerick test:
There once was a girl who went barefoot
And she only w..." if it was get and get no but forget and get is ok
Leora wrote: "ok, so now I am getting paranoid that the books I chose for the rhyming challenge don't rhyme afterall!
Sniper One and Elephant Run. I THINK they rhyme, am I right?"Yes they rhyme
15 Point Tasks2. Read a book of poetry
I just finished reading Nursery Rhyme Treasury, a large collection of traditional nursery rhymes. My son and I have been reading a few of these out loud before bed each night. I'd heard most of them before, and I loved hearing his reaction to them ("Peter Piper Picked A Peck of Pickled Peppers" was a huge hit).
I also finished the "G" part of Karen's task (25.1) with Glamour by Louise Bagshawe, which was much too soap-opera for my liking. But I still managed to finish...no points for that task yet, though!
New Point total: 75
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I checked that website, because I was getting paranoid... haha... I'll either use twice/mice or smart/heart. I haven't quite decided yet....I wish I had more time to read lately! My husband is a HUGE distraction when he's sick!! (To quote Anastasia (animated movie), "Men are such babies!") We have a 3-day weekend coming up though, so I plan to read a lot then. Plus, hubby doesn't get Friday off, so it will just be me... and the dogs.... and the cats.... oh boy...
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I just finished reading Courting Trouble by Deanne Gist for the Spring Vacation task - it takes place in Texas where I went for my friends wedding last month. Deanne Gist writes historical Christian Fiction books that I really enjoy - this was a bit more preachy than her first two but it had a really good story and characters that we're flawed but interesting.
I've finished Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult for the Arbor Day Task 5.7. I'm going to pass it on for my mom to read when she flies up here on Thursday.Total Pts: 225
I finished 10 point task #3. For ANZAC Day – Read a book by an Australian author, set in Australia, OR about Australia.I read The Scandal of the Season A Novel by Sophie Gee who is Australian.
New total: 180
Cynthia wrote: "♡ Eva ♡ wrote: "Cynthia wrote: "♡ Eva ♡ wrote: "Jegka wrote: "IMHO, bare foot and dare would rhyme, but barefoot and dare don't. Try the limerick test:
There once was a girl who went barefoot
An..."
Thanks Cynthia! I may end up switching something if I can use a book I thought was non-challenge.
Finished the St Patrick's Day task for 10 points. Read P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern. [image error]
Sandie wrote: "Finished the St Patrick's Day task for 10 points. Read P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern."How did you like it? I'm 86 pages in so far... Had to turn it back in to the library, but I'm also first on the waiting list, so as soon as they scan it, it will be waiting for me... :)
As of April 6-Gathering Blue by Lowry
Rip Van Winkle by Irving
25 points for Karen’s Task
Book Thief by Zusak
10 points for Australian author
Brisingr by Paolini
Maximum Ride by Patterson
25 points for 2 YA books
The Surrender Tree by Engle
25 points
Bonnie’s task
Outside of my normal read
The Fool by Moore
5 points
Humorous book
The Land by Taylor
10 points
Earth day
Devil in the White City by Larsen
15 points
Color White
Two white foods- mushrooms and onions in Chinese food.
The Absolutely True Story of a Part Time Indian by Sherman
15 points
Virgo (born 8/31)
Book about a virgin
Salmon of Doubt by Adams
5 points
Science Fantasy
The Hard Way by Lee Child
5 points
Audio book in a car
Monkey’s Raincoat by Crais
5 points
Arbor Day Audio book
Mostly Harmless by Adams
Born in April
10 points
155 points so far
Sara wrote: "Sandie wrote: "Finished the St Patrick's Day task for 10 points. Read P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern."How did you like it? I'm 86 pages in so far... Had to turn it back in to the library, b..."
It was OK. I've read better chick-lit, but it wasn't too bad. It was definitely better than the movie!
Wendy wrote: "The Red Tent counts in the biography of an insprational woman category. The book Sarah by Orson Scott Card was also excellent."Actually Wendy it wouldn't count as biography because it's a fictional book
LEADERBOARD
DONNA JO - 395
LIZZI - 385
MEGHAN - 365
KRISTEN IL - 345
BONNIE - 340
BRIDGIT - 340
SANDY - 340
SHARON - 310
LEORA - 305
BEV - 300
ASHLEY ID - 290
BJ ROSE - 275
JOSIE - 270
RORA - 270
KRISTENR - 265
PERS - 265
KRISTINA - 260
EVA - 245
LIZ BRKLYN - 245
TINA - 245
RORY - 230
CAIT - 225
KRITIKA - 225
BETH MN - 220
COURTNEY - 220
FIONA (TITCH)- 215
LOUISE - 205
SARA - 205
SUZIER - 205
ANGIE - 200
ANGELA - 195
ASHLEY AL - 190
ALICE - 185
APRIL - 180
EL - 180
LINDSEY - 180
MARY BETH - 180
JON - 175
LAURA - 175
REBECCA J - 175
CYNTHIA (SCM) - 170
JAMIE MN - 170
SUSAN - 170
WENDY - 170
CATHEROO - 165
MAGGIE - 165
NICOLE NC - 165
STEPH - 165
LIZ VEGAS - 160
SANDIE - 160
BECKY - 155
STEPHANIE - 155
AMY - 150
JUDITH IA - 150
LILY - 150
LORI - 150
ROS - 150
ELIZABETH NC - 145
FALLON - 145
LYNLEE4 - 145
DAVID - 140
JOY - 140
VICTORIA - 140
KAREN - 135
ROSEANN - 135
JEGKA - 130
ALISHA - 125
CAROL - 125
RHIANNON - 125
CASSIE - 120
CYNDEE - 120
KATE - 120
ANN FROM SC - 115
POTJY - 115
RENFREW - 115
SERA - 115
CATHERINE - 105
MANDAY - 105
ABBIE - 100
HEATHER KS - 100
JENNIFER IN - 100
RYAN - 100
WV HEATHER - 100
TRYPHENA - 95
CYNTHIA - 90
TRACY - 90
JOANNA - 85
LAUREN - 85
MEREDITH H - 85
ELIZABETH (ALASKA) - 80
JENNY - 80
BETH - 75
HAYES - 75
JEN B - 75
JULIE UK - 75
KICKI - 75
LINDA - 75
MEGAN - 75
SUSANNA UK - 75
MELODY - 70
NATALIA - 70
REBECCA - 70
SLAIMI - 70
KATHRYN - 65
SAI - 65
AMANDA - 60
KELLY - 60
ALYSSA - 55
JEN - 55
JOANIE - 55
MALIADES - 55
MEL - 55
ROBIN - 55
JESSICA MI - 50
JESSICA SC - 50
RACHEL - 50
SHANNON - 50
SARAH - 50
ALLISON - 45
ELIZ - 45
LACY - 45
ASHLEY UT - 40
JAMIE WA - 40
JEANE - 40
JENNIFER MD - 40
JULIE (ID)'S - 40
KIM - 40
KRISTINA UK - 40
LDB - 40
LISA CO - 40
LIZ NY - 40
TOBIE - 40
VICKI - 40
KATIE - 35
TERRI - 35
JULIE TN - 30
SHELLIE - 30
DOROTHY - 25
JAIME 26 - 25
KRISTI - 25
MELISSA - 25
MACKENZIE - 20
NICOLE CA - 20
CAITLIN - 15
JENNI - 15
GREG - 10
MORGAN - 10
JAMIE 23 - 5
JUDITH NY - 5
MICHELLE - 5
SHELBY - 5
Night and Day by ParkerThe Hard Way by Child
Rhymes
15 points
Replacement for audio book in a car
Water for Elephants by Gruen
Total 170
Sandie wrote: "It was OK. I've read better chick-lit, but it wasn't too bad. It was definitely better than the movie!"Well, I'm in love with the movie, so that can't be a bad thing!
Yay, I finally finished another book.10.8--An Unfinished Woman by Lillian Hellman for my mother Lillian Atwood.
5 POINTS:
1. Chandler, Bryn--EVE’S RIB
2. Elinore Pruitt Stewart--LETTERS OF A WOMAN HOMESTEADER
3. TBD
4. Willis, Connie--BELLWETHER
5. Boesharr, Andrea: AUTUMN CRESCENDO: 4 NOVELLAS CELEBRATING THE
CHANGING SEASONS OF LIFE
6. Tedlock, Barbara--THE WOMAN IN THE SHAMAN‘S BODY
7. AUDIOBOOK (TBD)
8. Newhart, Bob--I SHOULDN’T EVEN BE DOING THIS
9. NORMAN, HOWARD--THE BIRD ARTIST--COMPLETED!!--
10. Larson, Eric--THUNDERSTRUCK
10 POINTS
1. O’BRIEN & MAHER--IN SUNSHINE OR IN SHADOW--COMPLETED!!--
2. LIMON, GRACIELA--SONG OF THE HUMMINGBIRD--COMPLETED!!--
3. Kanze, Edward--KANGAROO DREAMING
4. Alcott, Louisa May--BEHIND A MASK
5. Steinmeyer, Jim--HIDING THE ELEPHANT
6. Smith, L Neil--THE VENUS BELT
7. Hellman, Lillian--AN UNFINISHED WOMAN--COMPLETED!!--
8.. Silko, Leslie--CEREMONY
9. Plath, Sylvia--THE BELL JAR #9 from 1962.
10.Kinsella, Sophie--THE UNDOMESTIC GODDESS
15 POINTS
1. Fell, Derrick--VAN GOGH’S WOMEN
2. Moore, Christopher--A DIRTY JOB
3. Kirk, Connie Ann--EMILY DICKENSON:A BIOGRAPHY
4. Smith, Dennis--SAN FRANCISCO IS BURNING
5. O’Conner, Edwin--EDGE OF SADNESS
6. Garcia Marquez, Gabriel--COLLECTED STORIES
7. Koontz, Dean-YOUR HEART BELONGS TO ME & Kingsolver-THE BEAN TREES
8. TBD
9. Gayford, Martin--THE YELLOW HOUSE
10. Davidson, Mary Janice--UNDEAD & UNAPPRECIATED/UNRETURNABLE (Me)
& UNPOPULAR
25 POINTS
1. Nasaw, Johathan--THE GIRLS HE ADORED & Noble, Elizabeth--THE READING GROUP
2. Chesnut, Mary--A DIARY FROM DIXIE
3. Fowler, Karen Joy--THE JANE AUSTIN BOOK CLUB & Reichs, Kathy--TBD--FIONA’S READS
4. DAHL, ROALD--CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY--COMPLETED!!--
5. BRAND, MAX--THE BLACK RIDER--COMPLETED!!--
6. Dunn, Jane--ELIZABETH & MARY-COUSINS, RIVALS, QUEENS
7. Miller, Henry--TROPIC OF CANCER
8. CABOT, MEG-ENTER THREE WITCHES & COONEY, CAROLINE-PRINCESS IN THE
SPOTLIGHT by Meg Cabot--COMPLETED!!!--
9. ABOTT, KAREN--SIN IN THE SECOND CITY: MADAMS, MINISTERS, PLAYBOYS,
AND THE BATTLE FOR AMERICA’S SOUL--COMPLETED!!--
It was very appropriate for me to read this "mother's book" challenge at this time as I am going through a rough patch with my mom who had a stroke during surgery last year and has basically lost the majority of her short term memory. This memoir reminded me of my mom when she was strong and willing to do almost anything. She still is strong willed and is fighting through this battle. It sounds silly, but I felt a little empowered every time I opened the book after a rough day with her, because I saw much of her past in the spunk and spitfire of Ms. Hellman.
This brings my total to 135 points.
Oh, as a note I have changed my choice for #15.4 as the book was not what I had expected. I am now reading from a prior Spring vacation: "San Francisco Is Burning: The Untold Story of the 1906 Earthquake and Fires" by Dennis Smith.
I have FINALLY finished another challenge! I don't think the next one will take me so long. For 15.6 I read The Name of the Rose, which was translated from Italian to English. I loved this book. Once I actually got some time to read I raced through it!Total points: 40
Finally finished another one -- 5.9 Lamb in Love A Novel. Also, I'm changing task 25.8 again -- my daughters and I are reading Artemis Fowl for our Mother-Daughter Book Club, so I figured I might as well get credit for it here, too!Here's my updated list:
5 points:
1. A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle
2. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society (I just finished this, but I can't wait to read it again!)
3. The Enchanted Castle, E. Nesbit
4.
5. The Redemption, M. L. Tyndall
6. Myself When Young, Daphne DuMaurier
7. Gone for Soldiers (book on CD), Jeff Shaara
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9.
10. The Bean Trees, Barbara Kingsolver
10 points:
1. Nights of Rain and Stars, Maeve Binchy
2. Under the Volcano, Malcolm Lowry
3. The Australian Stories, T. James Pierce
4. Moon Tiger, Penelope Lively
5. Inkheart, Cornelia Funke
6. The Wind on the Moon, Eric Linklater
7. Sufficient Grace, Darnell Arnoult (a gift from my mom)
8.
9. The Double Bind (#14 on the TNBBC list), Chris Bohjalian
10. The Screwtape Letters (Susan's list, joined 1/29/09), C. S. Lewis
15 points:
1. Museum Pieces, Elizabeth Tallent (set in New Mexico -- I'm a Scorpio)
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3.
4. The Blessing Way, Tony Hillerman
5. Epitaph for a Spy, Eric Ambler (winner of the Edgar award in... drumroll please... 1964)
6.
7. The DAY I Ate Whatever I Wanted, Elizabeth Berg; I Am the CLAY, Chaim Potok
8. The Sunday Philosophy Club, Alexander McCall Smith (listening to a lecture given at our local library)
9. either The Golden Bowl, Henry James (if I'm up to Henry James) or The Golden Thread, N. McLeod (that way I don't have to come up with a new meal idea!)
10. The Third Angel, Alice Hoffman; The Fourth Angel, Suzanne Chazin; The Fifth Angel, Tim Green (I'll let you know if I find any unifying themes!)
25 points:
1.
2. My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams
3.
4. Winnie-the-Pooh, A. A. Milne
5. Road from Coorain, Jill Ker Conway (I don't read many memoirs/biographies)
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7.
8. Artemis Fowl, Eoin Cofer; I Capture the Castle, Dodie Smith
9.
I finished a couple more tasks this week5 pt tasks
7. Phantom of the Opera (e-book)
9. Trumpet of the Swan
25 pt tasks
3. Across the Nightingale Floor/ The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
Kritika's total points
190+5+5+25
225
I had really mixed feelings about
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle A Novel. I really liked some parts of the book, and other parts just dragged on and on. I didn't think the Chequamegon and Forte's Children parts needed to be so long. The book took me a long time to read, especially b/c I would skim a long description, read more, figure I missed something important, and have to read the whole part again. It got rather annoying. I loved the ending of the book though. It was so surprising and moving. It took me a while to figure out what was happening, but I was so shocked when... well, I'll not spoil it.
I actually started The Phantom of the Opera in 5th grade, and I didn't understand it so I didn't finish it. Now that I have read it again, I can say amazing . The book was very intense and I couldn't guess what would happen until the very last few moments. I watched the 2004 movie right after I read it, and I was surprised at how much of the story the movie changed. They were both very good and I enjoyed them.
9. Read a book from the TNBBC Top Books list… - The book can not be your own contribution
- The number that corresponds to that book must only contain numbers that can be found in the year you were born
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee (#19) (born in 1978)-4/6
New Total 195
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Cynthia, I believe my total should have been 235 pts (See message 3672). And I've completed another task.
8. In Honor of Memorial and Armed Forces Day – Read a book about a veteran OR someone serving in the military (fiction or non-fiction): The Eye in the Door. (10 pts.)
The second book in a trilogy, a quick engrossing read, but perhaps not as wonderful as the first.
Tasks Completed: 14/39
Pages Read: 4904
New Total: 245 pts.
Liz (Bklyn)
Rory wrote: "COMPLETED 25 POINT TASK#3 ANGELA’S TASK - Look for your first post in the Official Spring Challenge. Once you find it, look at the person below you and go to their profile and pick TWO books to r..."
I am so glad you liked the books!
6. Read a book that was has been translated from its original language. (Gaelic to English)For 15 points I read...The Poor Mouth A Bad Story About the Hard Life by Flann O'Brien
(New total: 270 points)
Just finished task 15.5 - a book written by an author who won a major literary prize in the year you were born. I chose Dick Francis (an Edgar in 1981). I was a little hesitant to do this challenge, but I actually loved it! And I think I have discovered a new (to me) author that I am going to go out and start reading all of his work.Total Points: 340
Yay! I've finally broken 100!! I've finished:25 pts, #8 (2 YA novels)--The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Anne Brashares.
New total: 120 pts.
Now I have to figure out what to read next!
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5. Read a book written by an author who won a major literary prize (Nobel, Pulitzer etc.) in the year you were born (it does not have to be the book they won the award for).
This belongs in the group of books I'd have never picked up if not for a specific reason. I really wasn't looking forward to it at all and would have waited until I'd finished all the tasks with books I was looking forward to reading if I hadn't found this so easily on bookmooch.
I was pleasantly surprised, which is nice since I may use Isaac Bashevis Singer for the magician task also, with the entire book. It's supposed to be a love story and in a way it is but it's so much more. The fact that it's revolves around the lives of Holocaust survivors was interesting too because I read a lot of non-fiction survivor stories and I had no idea that played such a lareg roll in this.
Singer's writing is wonderful- I definitely would recommend to almost anyone. Usually a 'love story' holds no interest for me but this was nothing if not fascinating!
Cyndee wrote: "Yay! I've finally broken 100!! I've finished:25 pts, #8 (2 YA novels)--The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Anne Brashares.
New tota..."
Did you like Perks? I read that for a different task in this challenge. I thought it was okay but didn't really understand all the fuss made about it. It was just average for me.
Wow. I think we've spent more time saying what doesn't rhyme on this thing than that particular challenge was worth. I didn't know we were being so picky about exactly where the rhyme is. Oh well, apparently including the task I just completed, I now only have 100 points. So...Would Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea work for 5.8?
Heather in KS
I think the reason people are being picky is because they don't want to have their points wrong and then have confusion result. If they ask Cynthia and everyone is clear than Cynthia's work will be easier and everyone will be following the same rules. Like your question about Handler's book for that task!
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