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Cynthia's Seasonal Challenges
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OFFICIAL SPRING CHALLENGE - 2009
Sandy wrote: "Cynthia,I wanted to get your ok about a book that I want to read for Sara's task. I wasn't sure if you would be ok with the page numbers that it has. It has 144 pages.
9. SARA'S TASK - Read a bo..."Unless otherwise stated like in Jon's task - as long as the book is at least 100 pages it counts for all tasks - under 100 pages can count for the 5 pointers only
Fallon wrote: "What genre would you guys call shadow of the wind? (zafron) because i could use it for 25.5... i tried to change a couple of tasks around but lost points so i would really prefer not to lose any." Magic, Historical/Suspense/Gothic
Potjy wrote: "142 new posts!!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaargh! Can't read them all, sorry guys.Cynthia, can I use a complete set of manga (Japanese comic/graphic novel) for a 15-point task (15.4)? It consists of 24 volumes ..."I assume you meant 15.6 the translated task - then yes it's fine
Cyndee wrote: "Just finished another one.
25 pt. #5 - Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin. I've never really gotten into "chick lit" before. And considering the premise of this story, I really didn't want t..."I've read both and I really thought I would hate Something Blue because I disliked Darcy but I loved it just as much - her other two books aren't nearly as good in my opinion
Kelly wrote: "5 POINTS
1.Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan
2. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
3. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
4. TBD
5. Hadassah: One Night wit..."Welcome - just want to point out that for your 25 point task 1 - "How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents" won't count because that would be H not G" and I'm listing you as Kelly MA on the scoreboard because we already had a Kelly
3. Read a past OR present TNBBC group read that you haven’t read before. For 15 points I read...The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
(New total: 285 points)
Fallon wrote: "Does anyone have any suggestions of what category the book club group read - shadow of the wind would fit in? I've already done translated and book club group read tasks???"Well, P. Suskind was born in March, so you could change Perfume to task 10.4 & use Shadow of the Wind for the translated book category.
Sara wrote: "I really love looking for books, too. I've shifted my list around so many times, and each time, I have to try and re-fit books into the categories... It's fun, although I can't tell you how many times I've looked at other people's book lists to find a book they've give 5 stars to! "I do the same thing...so much so that I have the challenge tasks in a spreadsheet & under each task I list the 3-12 books I'm considering for that task. I also list each book I read under all the categories it could fit, in case I want to switch things around. And then I have so many possibilities listed, that I have to highlight which book I actually used to claim points!
Angela wrote: "6. Read a book that was has been translated from its original language. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink (translated from German to English)-4/9
New total 220
Angela: How did you like The Reader? I haven't read it yet but I saw the movie. I have so many questions that I feel I need to read it but didn't fit it in this time. Let me know what you think...and if you've watched the film too...
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Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "A little surgery yesterday and I've lots of time to read.15.7 The Rest of Her Life..."
Elizabeth: Reading has healing powers...get well soon!
Rory - Florida
Liz wrote: "Sara wrote: "I really love looking for books, too. I've shifted my list around so many times, and each time, I have to try and re-fit books into the categories... It's fun, although I can't tell y..."I'm a fan of the stickey note myself...
Jon: Thank you for your task! When I first read it I thought...oh no...boring...but I am loving my book (Royal Affairs A Lusty Romp Through the Extramarital Adventures That Rocked the British Monarchy). I'm on Spring Break from school right now & haven't been able to put it down - I've read 1/2 the book in the last 2 days. It has also spurned me to do some research to find other books, plays, etc related to the royals that I've since added to my ever expanding TO-READ list. In hindsight I have no idea why I would have dreaded this task becaue I'm a huge fan of period piece films.
Thanks for opening me up to a new passion!
By the way - if anyone is looking for a 12 word title this may be the book for you. My only complaint - no pictures so I initially had a hard time placing people in time periods as dates just don't do it for me. Once I looked up the people online (great source of info: http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topi... - use the search box)
I could visualize & make connections with stories I was already familiar with via Hollywood.
Completed Tasks5 POINT TASKS (10)
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10 POINT TASKS (30)
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15 POINT TASKS (75)
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25 POINT TASKS (50)
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TOTAL= 165 points
Thank you so much to Liz who pointed out that Patrick Suskind was born in March so I have changed this months book club read - shadow of the wind to our translated task, and only managed to lose 5 points. Not bad!
El wrote: "Angela wrote: "I hope you do not take offense because it is your task I am not looking forward to doing. I get the feeling that you are offended. When you wrote as long as it is... I did not ta..."
Wow- I never even thought someone may be offended by something like that. I'm happy you're not too- especially since I wouldn't have even known! LOL
That said- I may be skipping that one! I'm going to try not to though and I do already have the book pulled out (and happened to have the book before I knew it would work for the task) and plan on doing them all also!
15 Points1. Astro Sign—Leo (royalty): The Queen's Fool A Novel by Philippa Gregory.
This was a fun book, it pulls you in and keeps you reading. This is the second Gregory book I've read and I really have to ask, did Queen Elizabeth kill Gregory's puppy or something? Because Gregory HATES Elizabeth. It came through in The Other Queen A Novel and it really comes through in this book. She portrays Elizabeth as a self-indulgent, whiny, bratty, selfish, scheming, manipulative, whore who enjoys nothing more than seducing another woman's husband just because she can. Is this really an accurate portrayal? Or is Gregory just really sympathetic to Queen Mary and thus turns Elizabeth into a villian? I understand humanizing/redeeming an unliked monarch (Mary) but she made Elizabeth so hateful that every time she appeared I wanted to slap her. My huge dislike for Elizabeth's portrayal eroded some of my enjoyment of the book. I think if I read The Virgin's Lover, where Elizabeth plays an even greater role, I'd choke on my own rage. I'll give that one a pass, but I'll still read Gregory's books that DON'T feature Elizabeth.
Total Points: 355
Finished Ella Minnow Pea for 5.2. Very cute!5 Points
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9. Down the Rabbit Hole An Echo Falls Mystery
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Total: 30
10 Points
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2. Rain of Gold
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4. Until I Find You A Novel - John Irving (March 2nd)
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6. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things
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8. Outlander
9. The Eyre Affair
10. The Virgin Suicides
Total: 40 points
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5. The Witches of Eastwick - John Updike (National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction - 1981)
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10. Three Cups of Tea One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time; The Rule of Four; Slaughterhouse-Five
Total: 120 Points
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Total: 200 points
Grand Total
390 points, 26 Tasks
Rory, I read the book in less than a day and I gave it three stars. It kept my attention but nothing spectacular. There were a lot of phrases that were in it that made me think after I read them. I would like to see the movie though because I have a feeling that it would be better than the book.
Meghan wrote: "Finished Ella Minnow Pea for 5.2. Very cute!5 Points
1. Fire Study(3/14/..."
Did you like Dewey and Blackout Girl? I've been meaning to start Dewey since the week it came out and of course haven't. Blackout Girl I keep going back and forth on whether I want to get it or not.
Just finished 100 Poems to Lift Your Spirits for task 15.2 - it was a pretty good collection, but I liked the humorous poems best!Total: 315 points
Tasks Completed 5 Points
#1 Read a sci-fi or fantasy novel- Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
#4 Read a book while in a car- Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
#6 Read a book with one of the following in the title: woman, women, etc..- A Drowned Maiden's Hair A Melodrama by Laura Amy Schlitz
#7 Read and recycle a book- The Bride Wore Chocolate by Shirley Jump (I'm giving this away via paperbackswap.com.)
#9 Read a book with a type of bird in the title- The Secret Life of Sparrow Delaney by Suzanne Harper
10 Points
#3 Read a book written by an Australian author- I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
#5 Read a book about magic- Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
15 Points
#6 Read a book that has been translated from its original language- Perfume The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind
#7 Read two books w/rhyming titles- Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs and Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning
#8 Read a book & then read an interview with that author- Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs http://us.penguingroup.com/static/htm...
#9 Read a book w/a color in the title- Redwall by Brian Jacques
#10 Read the 3rd, 4th, and 5th books of one series- Lover Awakened, BDB#3; Lover Revealed, BDB#4; Lover Unbound, BDB#5 by J.R. Ward
25 Points
#4 Read a book from The Big Read's list- Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
#5 Read a book outside of your normal genres- Ghost Walk by Brian Keene
#7 Read a book referenced in a movie- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (referenced in the movie Inkheart)
#8 Read two YA novels- Confessions of a Serial Kisser by Wendelin Van Draanen and Love, Cajun Style by Diane Les Becquets
Total Points= 220
15 points3. Just finished The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
What a great book! It really had me captivated throughtout the whole book!
New total: 65
Just finished Stardust (Neil Gaiman) for 15 point task number 3, bringing my total to 400 points.
Read two rhyming titles for a 15 point task. Loved The New Policeman.. couldn't put it down.. great YA fantasy. Thought True Blood was pretty good - for my first sci-fi romance.5 point challenge
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8. Slaughterhouse-Five
9. I Capture the Castle #1
10.The Restaurant at the End of the Universe - 5 stars from Mary
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2. Wagner
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4. Good Omens The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
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6. The Decline and Fall of the House of Windsor
7. Gulliver's Travels (from Pagemaster)
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Cynthia wrote: "Potjy wrote: "Cynthia, can I use a complete set of manga (Japanese comic/graphic novel) for a 15-point task (15.4)? It consists of 24 volumes ..."I assume you meant 15.6 the translated task - then yes it's fine"Uhh... I intend to use it for 15.4 Spring break location, which I just notice it's more specific as "novel". So that'll bring more complication to you. So sorry.
♡ Eva ♡ wrote: "Meghan wrote: "Finished Ella Minnow Pea for 5.2. Very cute!5 Points
1. [b:Fire Study|1966969|Fire Study (Study, Book 3)|Maria V. Snyder|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1219......"
Both of my reviews are here (actually, all of my reviews for books read in 2009 are there). Blackout Girl was an interesting story, but written poorly. Dewey was a little overly sentimental for me, but was alright.
Tasks completed6. Read a book that was has been translated from its original language
Love in the Time of Cholera READ
NEW TOTAL = 350 points
5 points
1 Inkheart (Inkheart, Book 1) by Cornelia Funke (reading)
2 The Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank(ordered)
4 Little Women - EBOOK (reading)
6 Mah, Adeline Yen Title Falling leaves return to their roots : the true story of an unwanted Chinese daughter
7 Barbara Trapido – Juggling - read then give to charity (on shelf)
8 Three bags full / Leonie Swan /
9 The One Flew over the cukoos nest – Kesey
10 The House of Thunder – Dean Kootz
10/50 points
10 points
2 Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel READ
3 Author Grenville, Kate Title The Secret river READ
4 SUE GRAFTON O is for Outlaw
5 Practical Magic – Alice Goffman
7 Walk Two Moons – Sharon Creech
8 TBD
9 Numer 1 on the list - I Capture the Castle – Dodie Smith (on shelf)
50/100 points
15 points
1 Riordan, Rick Title The lightning thief (ordered)
3 The Audacity of Hope – Barack Obama (ordered)
One city / Alexander McCall Smith, Ian Rankin and Irvine Welsh READ
6 Love in the time of Cholera READ
7 : Alias Grace Mary Higgins Clark & No Place Like Home A Novel Margaret Atwood
Then read about him online. DONE
9 A CLOCKWORK ORANGE READ
CARROT AND SWEET POTATO MASH
10 Stirling, Jessica - Sisters three (on shelf)
Caldwell, Ian – Rule of Four (on shelf)
Harris, Joanna – Five quarters of the orange(on shelf)
90/150 points
25 points
2 Wordsworth, Dorothy Title Dorothy Wordsworth's illustrated Lakeland journals READ
3 The Cellist of Sarajevo – Steven Galloway READ
When Will There Be good news – Kate Atkinson READ
4 Animal Farm – George Orwell READ
5 Young Adult – Angus, Thongs and perfect snogging READ
6 In The Footsteps of Robert Bruce – Alan Young & Michael J Stead 190 pages (on shelf)
7 Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice READ
8 The growing pains of Adrian Mole – Sue Townsend READ
Private peaceful – Michael Morpurgo READ
9 Waiting for Daisy : the true story of one couple's quest to have a baby / Peggy Orenstein READ
200/225 points
Total 350 points
For the mother's day task can I use a book that my Mother-in-law suggested?
I finished Lords of the North by Bernard Cornwell for the 10.8 task.new total 75+10=85
Bonnie wrote: "15 Points1. Astro Sign—Leo (royalty): The Queen's Fool A Novel by Phili..."
personaly i only read the other Boleyn girl and found it incredibly inaccurate - not that this should be wrong for a work of fiction, but knowing a bit about that period it bothered me so havnt read any more of hers
Most recenlty completed in BoldFive Point Tasks
2 Letters: Paper Darts by Virginia Woolf
3. Spring Cleaning: Girl with a Pearl Earring
5. Christian: The Magician's Nephew
6. Women's History: Smart Blonde
7. Arbor Day: Fugitive Pieces will bookmooch
10. Book with Flower: The Name of the Rose
10 Point Tasks
2. Mexican Theme: The Crystal Frontier
3. ANZAC Day: Rabbit Proof Fence
4. Author B'Day in May: Heat and Dust
5. Book with Magic: The Mistress of Spices
7. Mother's Day: Moominvalley in November
8. Armed Forces Day: The Ghost Road
10. Five Stars: Of Human Bondage
15 Points
3. TNBBC Group Read:The Witch of Portobello
4. Spring Visit: Possession A Romance
5. Award Winning Author: Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally (won Miles Franklin Award for Australian Literature in 1968)
6. Translated Book: Our Lady Of The Flowers
7. Rhyming Books: The Remains of the Day / The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
8. Get to Know the Author: The Blind Assassin
9. Book with Colour Title: White Teeth
10. 3-4-5: Three Continents , Four Queens , Slaughterhouse-Five
25 Points
1. G/R The Godfather/The Road Home
3. Jamie's Shelves: Interpreter of Maladies and
5. Off Genre - True Crime Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
7. Book referenced in movie Mrs. Dalloway (ref The Hours)
9. Saras Crazy Title Sisters to the King The Tumultuous Lives of Henry VIII's Sisters - Margaret of Scotland and Mary of France
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I think this will be OK, but I want to check. I am a teacher and have local author coming into my classroom to do a week long workshop with my students. If I read one of his books, can I count that for the "get to know the author task"? (Seems like I should, but it's outside of the activities listed, so thought I would check before reading!)
5 POINTS3. Spring Cleaning --- Fatal Waltz by Tasha Alexander
8. For April Fools Day --- Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life by Steve Martin
10 POINTS
7. In Honor of Mother’s Day --- Sisterchicks on the Loose by Robin Jones Gunn
Total Points: 310
Tasks Completed: 24
jUst finsihed task 10-3 for Anzac Day. I read "Foreign Correspondance" by Geraldine Brooks. I enjoyed the book, it's a memoir of her childhood and her searching for her former penpals as an adult. It was interestiing and a very quick read!I now have 320 points.
Jon wrote: "Most recenlty completed in BoldFive Point Tasks
1. Science Fiction: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - I would have missed a phenomenal read but for your challenge task - thank you !
Bonnie - I think Philippa Gregory really does hate Elizabeth I. It's one reason I haven't read The Virgin's Lover.Also, her "history" is often not very accurate. (More accurate than "The Tudors," but not that that's saying much!)
The Gregory books I've liked best somehow do not feature Elizabeth Tudor in any significant way - The Boleyn Inheritance, and Virgin Earth, which is set in the 1600s.
Just finished 25pt task no.8- Blue Bloods (Melissa de la Cruz)
- Twilight (Stephanie Meyer)
Up to 90 points.
Cynthia, for Darla's task (book mentioned in movie) can I use A Good Man Is Hard to Find & other stories by Flannery O'Connor? In the movie Ben in Real Life he mentions a book A Good Man Is Hard to Find, but no author given, and I couldn't see the cover too well.Thanks.
Another book to cross off...
5 POINTS-
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Twilight
3/27/09
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Bridget Jones's Diary
4/1/09
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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
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Confessions of a Shopaholic
3/16/09
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One for the Money
3/26/09
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The Secret Life of Bees
4/9/09
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
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The Lucky One
3/8/09
9. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUPDATE
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Eragon
3/8/09
15 POINTS-
1. SAGITARIUS: Moneyball The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
2. Where the Sidewalk Ends
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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
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Lover Enshrined
4/10/09
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. Wuthering Heights
8. Eclipse/
Specials
3/12/09
9. Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
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5. Redemption
6. J. K. Rowling The Wizard Behind Harry Potter
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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
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9. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUPDATE
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15 POINTS-
1. SAGITARIUS: Moneyball The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
2. Where the Sidewalk Ends
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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
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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. Wuthering Heights
8. Eclipse/
9. Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Liz wrote: "I do the same thing...so much so that I have the challenge tasks in a spreadsheet & under each task I list the 3-12 books I'm considering for that task. I also list each book I read under all the categories it could fit, in case I want to switch things around. And then I have so many possibilities listed, that I have to highlight which book I actually used to claim points!"Mmmm... I love spreadsheets... Mine adds up page numbers, keeps track of book availability from the library, library due dates, adds points up for me (I don't trust my adding skills), etc., etc. It was really fun to program. A lot of it, I have to manually update, but I use it all the time (with the fiddling I do), so it's pretty effective for me.
Bonnie wrote: "She portrays Elizabeth as a self-indulgent, whiny, bratty, selfish, scheming, manipulative, whore who enjoys nothing more than seducing another woman's husband just because she can. Is this really an accurate portrayal? Or is Gregory just really sympathetic to Queen Mary and thus turns Elizabeth into a villian? "Gosh, I HOPE Elizabeth's not like that. I'm going to start reading The Life of Elizabeth I for Jon's task really soon!!
Sara wrote: "Bonnie wrote: "She portrays Elizabeth as a self-indulgent, whiny, bratty, selfish, scheming, manipulative, whore who enjoys nothing more than seducing another woman's husband just because she can. ..." but I thought she was a beloved queen! Well, Jane Austen didn't think much of Elizabeth--or any of the Tudors, come to that. Her History of England is a hoot.
I finished Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel, for task 10.2. It was... all right, I suppose. Actually Mama Elena was really making me mad, so I guess I liked it enough to have an emotional reaction to it! My new point total is 85 points.
I have read The Gargoyle and The Reader for 25 points. Both books were brilliant and I really enjoyed them. Was good to have chosen two good books back to back!5 POINTS
1. A Neil Gaiman book
2. Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction by Sue Townsend
3. Half of Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
4. ?
5. The Shack by William P. Young
6. The Girls by Lori Lansons
8. The Difficult Second Book by Chris Moyles
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10 POINTS
2. Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
3. His Illegal Self by Peter Carey (Aussie Author)
4. Mr Pip by Lloyd Jones (Born 23rd March)
5. Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold
6. East of the Sun by Julia Gregson
8. The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies
10. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson (One of Meg's 5 star rated books).
15 POINTS
2. Shakespeare by Bill Bryson
3. Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen
5. The Sea by John Banville (won the Guardian Prize in 1981 for Kepler
6. Shape of Water by Andrea Camillia (translated from Italian into English
7. The Girl who was going to die by Glyn Maxwell and The End of Mr Y by Scarlett Thompson
9. The White Tiger by Aravind Acliga
10. ?
25 POINTS
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3. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Chasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisberger (from Angela's bookshelves)
5. The Face by Dean Koontz (Horror)
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8. Eragon and Eldest by Christopher Paolini
9. The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: or the Murder at Road Hill House by Kate Summerscale
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Jon wrote: "Most recently completed in Bold...8. Armed Forces Day: The Ghost Road... "
I just completed this for the first half of the G/R task & really enjoyed it. Have you read the first two books in the trilogy? If not, consider using Regeneration for this task. IMO it is the best of the three.
Joanna wrote: "Just finished task 15.1The Blue Sword 4/8/09 (Scorpio = set in a desert)
Previous points:..."
OOH! Thanks! I'll read the next one in the series for that task and cancel the one I had slated.
Jane Austen, however, could write.
Alice - I think the book for Jon's task has to be non-fiction - and I believe Philippa Gregory's The Other Queen is a novel.
5 POINTS1:Stolen by Kelley Armstrong (4/06/09)
2:84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff (3/04/09)
4:From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris (3/10/09)
6:The Spymaster's Lady by Joanne Bourne (4/10/09) ...this was...cheesy...heh...
7: My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult (3/12/09)
10 POINTS
3:Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody (3/20/09)
4:A Great and Terribly Beauty by Libba Bray (3/02/09)
6:Moon Called by Patricia Briggs (3/11/09)
10:All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris (3/03/09)
15 POINTS
3:The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (4/02/09)
4:Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore (3/30/09)
5:The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald (4/07/09)
6:The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (3/13/09)
8:City Dog by Alison Pace (3/01/09)
25 POINTS
1:The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (3/09/09) and Rebel Angels by Libba Bray (3/16/09)
4:The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett (3/24/09)
5:The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (3/27/09)
8:Holes by Louis Sachar (3/17/09) and Life: An Autobiography as Told by Jack Gunthridge by Jack Gunthridge (3/18/09)
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Points: 240
Tasks Completed: 18.5/40
-Beth MN
I just finished the 9th 10 point task, and I rearranged all of my books. 5 Points
8. The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett
10 Points
5. Dandelion Fire by N.D. Wilson
7. The Desperate Housewives Cookbook: Juicy Dishes and Saucy Bits by Styler Christopher (Given for Christmas)
15 Points
6. The Stranger by Albert Camus (From French)
8. Stone Heart by Luanne Rice (http://januarymagazine.com/profiles/l...)
9. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (Snapea crisps, green tea soymilk, and chicken soup with celery)
10. Sourcery, Mort, and Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett (Discworld 3,4, and 5)
25 Points
1. Growing Up by Russell Baker and ...
4. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (#93)
5. Are You Loathsome Tonight?: A Collection of Short Stories by Poppy. Z. Brite
7. Carrie by Stephen King
8. The Quillian Games by D.J. Machale and Coraline by Neil Gaiman
9. Chicken Soup of the College Soul: Inspiring and Humorous Stories for College Students by Jack Canfield
Points- 210
Cookbooks are ok for our challenge? I should use that for my "out of genre" task since I hate to cook! =)
Oooh.. we should have a cookbook challenge... and have to try like 3 different recipes from it, or something. That would be fun.Anyway... I finished TWO MORE TASKS! Yay!!
Task 5.1 - SciFi/Fantasy: Undead and Unworthy by MaryJanice Davidson (4/9/09)
This book was not as light and fluffy as the previous 6 books. It was a lot more... not DARK, but dramatic, maybe. Loved it though.
Task 25.7 - Book seen in movie (The Pagemaster): The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (4/10/09)
This one was good. Not my favorite book of all time, but it was short and a classic, and I'm glad I read it. There was an underlying idea that everyone has a kind of dual personality--the good and the evil--that are in conflict and sort of warring with each other. It was interesting.
STATS
Tasks Completed: 17/39
Books Read: 22/45
Pages Read: 5675
Points Earned: 240
Sara wrote: "Oooh.. we should have a cookbook challenge... and have to try like 3 different recipes from it, or something. That would be fun.Anyway... I finished TWO MORE TASKS! Yay!!
Task 5.1 - SciFi/..."
Only if I can come stay with you when I burn my house down Sara! LOL
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I haven't read it yet, but my understanding is it is sort of mystery/thriller (though the ex-bookstore employee in me would probably still shelve it in Literature and not a specific genre section).