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Cynthia's Seasonal Challenges
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OFFICIAL SPRING CHALLENGE - 2009
I wonder if anyone is rushing to finish another book right now so they can secure the top spot.... :)I'm so curious about the 50-point task!!
For some reason, I was thinking yesterday was the 15th, so I DO need to be more patient. Sorry Cynthia :) I know that someone different recently took the top spot. I wonder what the requirement will be to pick a 50 point task (how many books we will have to read, what other things we will have to do to meet this requirement). That is a tough task to pick out because it really has to be challenging to earn 50 points!!
Kristen wrote: "Ashley wrote: "I finished The Lightning Thief for task 15.1. I guess I must have been hiding under a rock, but I only just heard of this Percy Jackson series in the last few weeks. Are there othe..."I have only read the first in the Ranger's Apprentice series, but I really liked it. I listened to the first in the Gregor series and it seems a little young to me, but you might like it just fine.
I really like the Daughters of the Moon series by Lynne Ewing. I just read the first Maximum Ride book by James Patterson and liked it. I haven't read them, but my grown up niece likes the Edge Chronicles. Again, I haven't read them, but I know a lot of "girls" that like the Georgia Nicholson series by Louise Rennison. The first one is called Angus Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging.
There are also: The Sisters Grimm by Michael Buckley, Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead, House of Night by P.C. Cast, Children of the Lamp by Philip Kerr, several series by Tamora Pierce...I recommend Alanna, Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz, Fablehaven by Brandon Mull, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares, The Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine...a little bit older teens, and Amelia Atwater-Rhodes shapeshifting series...as well as her vampire books that aren't quite a series...LOL.
Hehe. I have no chance to finish anything by noon today. I'm just excited to see what our new task will be. I've only got about 8 left right now.
Angela wrote: "I wonder what the requirement will be to pick a 50 point task (how many books we will have to read, what other things we will have to do to meet this requirement). That is a tough task to pick out because it really has to be challenging to earn 50 points!!"I'm wondering the same thing--how many MORE books will I have to read... Will they have to be a certain length, will any of the books I've already read be transferable to the 50-point task.
I was thinking that with Holocaust Remembrance Day being April 21st, we might get a task having something to do with that, and for this Challenge, I've read The Diary of Anne Frank and The Book Thief already... But I have NO idea what the task will be, so this kind of planning is not very useful...
There are a couple of books on my TBR that I am hoping to use for the 50 point task that do not currently fit into the challenge. I am only reading books that will fit into the challenge since there are so many books to read this time around. Last time there were only 3 25 point tasks and this time we have 9! I do love these challenges though :)
25 point task #9 - Sara's Task. Read a book that has a title of 12 or more words.... Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
Total points 30
I also have a handful of books I am reading outside the challenge right now that I hope fall into the 50pt task.. cross your fingers!
LEADERBOARD
SANDY - 435
BRIDGIT - 430
DONNA JO - 410
KRISTEN IL - 400
LIZZI - 400
MEGHAN - 400
BONNIE - 365
BJ ROSE - 360
SHARON - 355
TINA - 335
RORA - 330
BEV - 325
LEORA - 325
JOSIE - 315
KRISTENR - 305
ASHLEY ID - 300
KRISTINA GA - 300
RORY - 290
BETH MN - 280
EVA - 270
PERS - 265
SARANICOLE - 265
ANGELA IL - 255
LINDSEY - 255
CAIT - 250
NICOLE NC - 250
ANGIE - 245
LIZ BRKLYN - 245
LOUISE - 245
LAURA NY - 235
MAGGIE - 235
ALICE - 230
CATHEROO - 230
MARY BETH - 230
AMY - 225
COURTNEY - 225
KRITIKA - 225
SUZIER - 225
EL - 220
APRIL NY - 215
FIONA (TITCH)- 215
LORI TX - 215
SUSAN - 210
CYNTHIA (SCM) - 200
ASHLEY AL - 190
SANDIE - 185
BECKY - 180
ELIZABETH NC - 180
FALLON - 180
JON - 180
WENDY - 180
JAMIE MN - 175
REBECCA J - 175
STEPH - 170
STEPHANIE CA - 170
LYNLEE4 - 165
LIZ VEGAS - 160
JUDITH IA - 155
VICTORIA - 155
CAROL - 150
LILY - 150
MANDAY - 150
ROS - 150
ROSEANN - 150
CYNDEE - 145
ELIZABETH (ALASKA) - 145
JOY - 145
ALISHA - 140
DAVID - 140
TRYPHENA - 140
KAREN - 135
KATE - 135
MALIADES - 135
WV HEATHER - 135
HEATHER KS - 130
JEGKA - 130
SERA - 130
ANN FROM SC - 125
HAYES - 125
RHIANNON - 125
CASSIE - 120
POTJY - 115
RENFREW - 115
TRACY - 115
JENNIFER IN - 110
LACY - 110
CATHERINE - 105
ABBIE - 100
JOANNA - 100
KATHRYN - 100
RYAN - 100
AMANDA - 95
BETH - 95
LINDA - 95
CYNTHIA - 90
KICKI - 90
KRISTINA UK - 90
SAI - 90
JEN B - 85
JESSICA SC - 85
LAUREN - 85
MEREDITH H - 85
SUSANNA UK - 85
JENNY - 80
JESSICA IL - 80
NATALIA - 80
JULIE (ID)'S - 75
JULIE UK - 75
MEGAN - 75
ASHLEY UT - 70
JEANE - 70
MELODY - 70
REBECCA - 70
SARAH PA - 70
SLAIMI - 70
JOANN - 65
SHANNON - 65
JEN MD - 60
KELLY - 60
MADELINE - 60
ALYSSA - 55
JAMIE WA - 55
JOANIE - 55
MEL - 55
RACHEL - 55
ROBIN - 55
SARA E - 55
JESSICA MI - 50
TERRI - 50
ALLISON MO - 45
ELIZ - 45
JULIE TN - 45
JULIE KS - 40
KIM - 40
LDB - 40
LISA CO - 40
LIZ NY - 40
SHELLIE - 40
TOBIE - 40
VICKI - 40
KATIE - 35
JUDITH NY - 30
KELLY MA - 30
DOROTHY - 25
JAIME 26 - 25
KRISTI - 25
MELISSA - 25
JAMIE 23 - 20
LAZARUS - 20
MACKENZIE - 20
NICOLE CA - 20
CAITLIN - 15
JENNI - 15
GREG - 10
MORGAN - 10
MICHELLE - 5
SHELBY - 5
Is it 12 noon in America yet??? I can't wait to find out what the task is and pick my book... :)
It's is 10:45 AM EST so we have a little more than an hour until the 50 point selector will be official - that person will let me know and I'll let you know as soon as I do.
I loved Wuthering Heights *_*5 Points
1 - Coraline by Neil Gaiman
2 - Anne Frank The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
3 - not yet
5 - Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice
6 - [[book:Girl, Interrupted|68783] by Susanna Kaysen
8 -
9 - The Midnight Kittens by Dodie Smith
10 - The House of Thunder by Dean Koontz
10 Points
1 - In the Woods by Tana French
2 - Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
3 - not yet
4 - Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
6 - Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
7 - Pandora by Anne Rice
8 - Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
9 - I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
10 - http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/... Interview With the Vampire
15 Points
1 - Nightmare in Pink by John D. MacDonald
2 -
4 - Blindness by José Saramago
5 - People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
7 - ---
8 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling audiobook
9 - not yet
10 - ---
25 Points
1 - not yet
2 - not yet
3 - not yet
6 - not yet
9 - not yet
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Angela wrote: "There are a couple of books on my TBR that I am hoping to use for the 50 point task that do not currently fit into the challenge. I am only reading books that will fit into the challenge since there are so many books to read this time around. Last time there were only 3 25 point tasks and this time we have 9! I do love these challenges though :)"Plus, there are so many more multiple book tasks this time! Last time, the only one was read a book and its sequel, and now it's multiple books all over the place! There are 45 books vs 34 books from last challenge!
PS - 50 minutes!!
PPS - I hope the top people have already figured out what they want to have as their task, if they win!
I read Alice's Adventures In Wonderland for 25.4. Though I knew the story, I don't know if I had ever actually read this as a child. It was whimsical with the random capitalization and a fun refresher, but not something I loved.Total points: 250 (Nicole NC)
I hope they already know too!! Looks like it is going to be Sandy, unless Bridgit finishes something soon. What if it is a 5 pointer, then they would be tied! I did not actually count the books, but 45!! Wow!
A TIE??? Oh my gosh, Angela... TWO 50-point tasks??? Maybe Cynthia would have mercy on us and draw one of their names out of a hat. Reading this much is starting to affect my ability to sleep at night! I don't know how much more I can take!
Angela wrote: "I know I am not the only one who is curious about our 50 point task :) So Cynthia, any word? Since it is 50 points it is bound to be challenging.
Sorry to be so impatient!! Waiting for new tas..."
Angela, we don't know yet who is going to propose the task, so how can we know what it is?
saranicole wrote: "A TIE??? Oh my gosh, Angela... TWO 50-point tasks??? Maybe Cynthia would have mercy on us and draw one of their names out of a hat. Reading this much is starting to affect my ability to sleep a..."No luck! Stupid work! Sandy will be the winner! Pick a good task!
Bridgit wrote: "saranicole wrote: "A TIE??? Oh my gosh, Angela... TWO 50-point tasks??? Maybe Cynthia would have mercy on us and draw one of their names out of a hat. Reading this much is starting to affect my..."I'm in South Africa, it is 6pm here - what time is it there? How long do I have to wait to know the 50 point task??
It's official Sandy is the winner I've messaged her and will post as soon as I hear. In the future in the event of a tie for this task the person who has completed the greatest percentage of tasks will win - if it is a tie after that I will have both submit a task and put it to a vote.
I love putting books in the writing section! It looked like I wasn't going to be able to get my hands on a book from the library for a task, so I wanted some ideas. I looked through like 70 pages!! This is so much easier!
There are 34 TNBBC stories now! That makes it so easy to see what others are using for a particular task! What a great idea!
Angela wrote: "For some reason, I was thinking yesterday was the 15th, so I DO need to be more patient. Sorry Cynthia :) I know that someone different recently took the top spot. I wonder what the requirement w..."
I thought the same thing about yesterday being the 15th- I even paid almost $20 to have something overnighted when I could have paid $4.95 and had it been there in plenty of time had I known what day it really was. Talk about kicking yourself- I could have bought a brand new book with that money!
Elizabeth wrote: Angela, we don't know yet who is going to propose the task, so how can we know what it is?Humor me Elizabeth!! Read my other posts following the post you commented on and you will see my error of thinking that yesterday was the 15th. My mistake!!
Latest numbers 25.2 - A Midwife's Tale The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
25.7 - The Devil Wears PradaLaura Weisberger - being read by the Grandmother on the beach in The Nannie Diaries
15.4 - My Philadelphia Father, Cordelia Drexel Biddle - Went to Philly for spring break one year with the family.
10.1 - Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt
10.6 - From the Earth to the Moon and 'Round the Moon - Jules Verne
10.10 - The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kid - off Krittle's shelf
5.1 - The Time Machine, H. G. Wells
5.5 - The Silent Harp - 1935, Gilbert Morris
5.7 - Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Robert Lous Stevenson - PDF acquired from planetpdf.com
TOTAL - 110
I fell behind on just about everything this month :( Started Angela's Ashes as soon as I got it from the library and JUST finished it. Now off to Water for Elephants since I actually have that one in the house. Sooooo behind :(
My Books So far..5 pts
1. C.S. Lewis Letters to Children
10 pts
1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2. The Superstition of Divorce
3. The Devil's Dictionary
15pts
1. The Memory Keeper's Daughter
2. A Mercy
25 pts
1. Gawayne and the Green Knight/The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
2. One Hundred Years of Solitude
3. The World According to Narnia:A Christian Meaning in C. S. Lewis's Beloved Chronicles
4. Life, the Universe and Everything
5. Five Sci-Fi Short Stories by H. Beam Piper
That's a total of 180 pts.
I'm currently reading The Complete Stories of Zora Neale Hurston, A Tale of Two Cities, Poems by C.S. Lewis and The Magical World (E. Nesbit). Plan to begin The Secret Life of Bees soon.
Just finished:
7. DARLA'S TASK - Read a book you've either seen in a movie or heard referenced in a movie - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen which is referenced in loads of movies, including You've Got Mail.
This was a slow read for me but once I got use to the language it became a great story.
25 points, making my total 300 points.
Does anyone know what happened to Ros? I remember she racked up a lot of points in the beginning... I thought when we first started that she would be the 50 point winner... Now I don't see her at all.
will any of the books I've already read be transferable to the 50-point task.I don't know, would that really be fair? I think everyone should have to start fresh on the 50-point task. Since it's worth so many points I don't think it would appropriate to use something that has already been read for this challenge. Of course that's up to Cynthia to decide, but that's my opinion. I like the idea of everyone being on the same playing field with such a high pointer.
Angela wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: Angela, we don't know yet who is going to propose the task, so how can we know what it is?Humor me Elizabeth!! Read my other posts following the post you commented on and you w..."
Angela, sorry. I didn't even read all the other posts, which I usually do first, and see that others already chimed in. I'd be in a much better mood if I could just go take a walk, but I'm a week out of knee surgery. I think a person can have too much time to read!
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "I'd be in a much better mood if I could just go take a walk, but I'm a week out of knee surgery. I think a person can have too much time to read!I hear that. I had surgery a few years back near my tailbone - I couldn't sit, could only lie down on one side or the other and then needed help turning to the other side, etc. I could only stay in bed and read, which sounds great only in theory, not in execution. I got through the first two books of Proust that way, but the pain medication made it more difficult that it probably is under sober conditions!
I understand your frustration, Elizabeth. It's actually not that fun to read when that is all you're capable of doing.
El, I agree with you about the 50 pointer being a fresh start for everyone.I just spent a little over an hour browsing through the local library. It was heaven. I'm usually in and out quickly so today was a bit of a treat for me. In my mind, Heaven will be a library.
WV Heather wrote: "In my mind, Heaven will be a library"Ditto! Hell is other people and Heaven is a library!
My boyfriend has learned that going to the library with me is not an in-and-out affair, and I am not to be rushed. :) My time spent at the library can literally make or break my entire day, so the happier I am leaving the building, the more improved my mood for the rest of the day.
Mmm. Library. I love libraries. Especially old convoluted ones you can get lost in.
I like that concept... I think that heaven will be whatever means the most to that particular person, and hell the opposite... for some people, spending an eternity reading would be hell...
JoAnn wrote: "My Books So far..5 pts
1. C.S. Lewis Letters to Children
10 pts
1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2. The Superstition of Divorce
3. The Devil's Dictionary
15pts
1. The Memory Keeper's Daug..."
I have issues with most of these...
5 Point Task 1 - Should be Fictional Fantasy/Sci-Fi
10 Point Task 1 - Irish task - Which edition did you use because some are less than 100 pages and all 10 point or higher tasks must be at least 100 pages - besides that and I've never read it but from what I can tell it's not set in Ireland or written by an Irish author.
10 Point Task 2 - Mexico - Again too short and not sure where Mexico comes in play
10 Point Task 3 - Australia - Not too short but not sure of Australian connection
15 Point Task 2 - Is neither poetry nor about a poet - it is fiction written by a poet which is not what I wanted
25 Point Task 2 - Needs to be Non-Fiction
25 point task 3 - Requires 2 books
25 point task 4 - Not on the big reads list
So I can only give you at this point 65 points
Our community needs a new library. It is housed in the building that was intended to be the museum, but some 30 years ago, some big shot decided the building should be shared. Of course, both city departments have outgrown the present accomodations. But can you believe there are people in town who think we don't need a new library? It's bursting at the seams! How can there be people who don't understand what a library does for a community!
I keep anxiously checking for the 50 point task! I want it!!!
LEADERBOARD
DONNA JO - 510
SANDY - 435
BRIDGIT - 430
KRISTEN IL - 400
LIZZI - 400
MEGHAN - 400
BJ ROSE - 375
BONNIE - 365
SHARON - 355
TINA - 335
RORA - 330
BEV - 325
LEORA - 325
JOSIE - 315
KRISTENR - 305
ASHLEY ID - 300
KRISTINA GA - 300
RORY - 290
BETH MN - 280
EVA - 270
PERS - 265
SARANICOLE - 265
ANGELA IL - 255
LINDSEY - 255
CAIT - 250
NICOLE NC - 250
ANGIE - 245
LIZ BRKLYN - 245
LOUISE - 245
APRIL NY - 240
LAURA NY - 235
MAGGIE - 235
SUZIER - 235
ALICE - 230
CATHEROO - 230
MARY BETH - 230
AMY - 225
COURTNEY - 225
KRITIKA - 225
EL - 220
FIONA (TITCH)- 215
LORI TX - 215
SUSAN - 210
CYNTHIA (SCM) - 200
ASHLEY AL - 190
SANDIE - 185
BECKY - 180
ELIZABETH NC - 180
FALLON - 180
JON - 180
WENDY - 180
JAMIE MN - 175
REBECCA J - 175
STEPH - 170
STEPHANIE CA - 170
LYNLEE4 - 165
LIZ VEGAS - 160
CAROL - 155
JUDITH IA - 155
VICTORIA - 155
JOY - 150
LILY - 150
MANDAY - 150
ROS - 150
ROSEANN - 150
CYNDEE - 145
ELIZABETH (ALASKA) - 145
SERA - 145
ALISHA - 140
DAVID - 140
TRYPHENA - 140
KAREN - 135
KATE - 135
MALIADES - 135
WV HEATHER - 135
HEATHER KS - 130
JEGKA - 130
ANN FROM SC - 125
HAYES - 125
RHIANNON - 125
CASSIE - 120
POTJY - 115
RENFREW - 115
TRACY - 115
JEN B - 110
JENNIFER IN - 110
LACY - 110
CATHERINE - 105
ABBIE - 100
JOANNA - 100
KATHRYN - 100
RYAN - 100
AMANDA - 95
BETH - 95
LINDA - 95
CYNTHIA - 90
KICKI - 90
KRISTINA UK - 90
SAI - 90
JESSICA SC - 85
LAUREN - 85
MEREDITH H - 85
SUSANNA UK - 85
JENNY - 80
JESSICA IL - 80
NATALIA - 80
JULIE (ID)'S - 75
JULIE UK - 75
MEGAN - 75
ASHLEY UT - 70
JEANE - 70
MELODY - 70
REBECCA - 70
SARAH PA - 70
SLAIMI - 70
JOANN - 65
SHANNON - 65
JEN MD - 60
KELLY - 60
MADELINE - 60
ALYSSA - 55
JAMIE WA - 55
JOANIE - 55
MEL - 55
RACHEL - 55
ROBIN - 55
SARA E - 55
JESSICA MI - 50
TERRI - 50
ALLISON MO - 45
ELIZ - 45
JULIE TN - 45
JULIE KS - 40
KIM - 40
LDB - 40
LISA CO - 40
LIZ NY - 40
SHELLIE - 40
TOBIE - 40
VICKI - 40
KATIE - 35
JUDITH NY - 30
KELLY MA - 30
DOROTHY - 25
JAIME 26 - 25
KRISTI - 25
MELISSA - 25
JAMIE 23 - 20
LAZARUS - 20
MACKENZIE - 20
NICOLE CA - 20
CAITLIN - 15
JENNI - 15
GREG - 10
MORGAN - 10
MICHELLE - 5
SHELBY - 5
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Our community needs a new library. It is housed in the building that was intended to be the museum, but some 30 years ago, some big shot decided the building should be shared. Of course, both city ..."Is it an issue of funds, or do they just not want to find more space?
Either way, that sort of mentality is baffling to me that a library would be considered unimportant and somehow less deserving of space or funds.
El wrote: "will any of the books I've already read be transferable to the 50-point task.I don't know, would that really be fair? I think everyone should have to start fresh on the 50-point task. Since i..."
We wouldn't be able to use a book that's already been used for this challenge would we? That wouldn't make any sense. I think she meant to use a book that was read since March but not used for any tasks, like everyone has been able to do with the rest of the tasks. Or did I misunderstand?
♡ Eva ♡ wrote: "We wouldn't be able to use a book that's already been used for this challenge would we? That wouldn't make any sense. I think she meant to use a book that was read since March but not used for any tasks, like everyone has been able to do with the rest of the tasks. Or did I misunderstand? Hmm, good question. Not sure which of us misunderstood - but I still feel that for 50 points we should have to read something fresh. Otherwise it somehow feels unsportsmanlike. :)
♡ Eva ♡ wrote: We wouldn't be able to use a books that's already been used for this challenge would we? That wouldn't make any sense. I think she meant to use a book that was read since March but not used for any tasks, like everyone has been able to do with the rest of the tasks. Or did I misunderstand?That is certainly what I meant!!
Completed #1 under the 5 point catagory! YIPEE!!!!Didn't realize "Coraline" was a middle school level read when I saw some other people had it on their list. It just sounded like an interesting book. I almost didn't check it out when I found out where it was filed in the library. Then I figured, "why not," and it turns out it was worth it. Very cute, but morbid book!
Also changed "The Alchemist" from 15.8 to 15.6. Doesn't change my points but I just wanted to let you guys know.
5 POINTS
#1 Coraline by Neil Gaiman Rating - B 4/15/09
#3 Angels & Demons by Dan Brown Rating - A 4/9/09
#4 I listened to this audiobook in my car during the 7 hr drive to and 7 hr drive from the Texas Valley. Andrew Jackson by Robert V. Remini Rating - C 3/21/09
#8 Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich Rating - A 3/31/09
10 POINTS
#2 Like Water for Chocolate byLaura Esquivel Rating - A 3/23/09
#4 Seven Up by Janet Evanovich Rating - B 3/5/09
#7 My mom's name is Kathleen. Calamity Jayne by Kathleen Bacus Rating - C+ 4/2/09
#9 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams #77 off the TNBBC Top Books List (I was born in 1977) Rating - A- 3/26/09
15 POINTS
#6 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Rating - A+ 3/6/09
25 POINTS
#3 From Eva's List (THANKS EVA!) The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve AND The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom Rating on both of these is A-. 3/20/09
#5 Manhunt The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson I NEVER read true crime and don't plan to again any time soon!....Rating - C+ 3/13/09
#8 Beauty Shop for Rent . . . fully equipped, inquire within by Laura Bowers and Eva Underground by Dandi Daley Mackall Give a B+ to both these books. 3/30/09
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El wrote: "Is it an issue of funds, or do they just not want to find more space? Either way, that sort of mentality is baffling to me that a library would be considered unimportant and somehow less deserving of space or funds. "
It's both space and funding. It isn't clear to me what the city manager and mayor want to do instead, but they seem to keep moving the goal posts, so to speak. Everyone is onboard one day, then a proposal for the decided upon property comes in that makes sense, so they say they can't use it for the library. Another property gets decided upon, then something else happens. In the meantime, like with everything else, the cost goes up with the passage of time.
El wrote: "♡ Eva ♡ wrote: "We wouldn't be able to use a book that's already been used for this challenge would we? That wouldn't make any sense. I think she meant to use a book that was read since March but n..."Haha....I hate it when a simple sentence is so hard to understand sometimes on line. (I was trying to help someone yesterday because they incorrectly listed a book to the system and they got upset with me!) I do know what you mean though- I can definitely see your point. I think Cynthia will have to tell everyone what she wants to do- since we've been doing that with other books and this one is worth so much more and coming in late and all. It'll be interesting to see how it's going to be done- I can't wait to see what it is!
I know I wouldn't want the job of coming up with it! LOL A 25 ptr. maybe but not the 50 ptr.- way too much attention on it!
Manday wrote: "♡ Eva ♡ wrote: We wouldn't be able to use a books that's already been used for this challenge would we? That wouldn't make any sense. I think she meant to use a book that was read since March but n..."That's what I thought- it's so darn easy to get misunderstood or to misunderstand something on-line. As much time as I spend on-line, I'll never get used to that!
One more =p and yeah, I almost hated lol5 Points
1 - Coraline by Neil Gaiman
2 - Anne Frank The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
5 - Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice
6 - [[book:Girl, Interrupted|68783] by Susanna Kaysen
8 -
9 - The Midnight Kittens by Dodie Smith
10 - The House of Thunder by Dean Koontz
10 Points
1 - In the Woods by Tana French
2 - Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
3 - not yet
4 - Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
6 - Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
7 - Pandora by Anne Rice
8 - Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
9 - I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
10 - http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/... Interview With the Vampire
15 Points
1 - Nightmare in Pink by John D. MacDonald
2 -
4 - Blindness by José Saramago
5 - People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
7 - ---
8 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling audiobook
9 - not yet
10 - ---
25 Points
1 - not yet
2 - not yet
3 - not yet
6 - not yet
9 - not yet
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♡ Eva ♡ wrote: "We wouldn't be able to use a book that's already been used for this challenge would we? That wouldn't make any sense. I think she meant to use a book that was read since March but not used for any tasks, like everyone has been able to do with the rest of the tasks. Or did I misunderstand?"No, I meant move one of the books we'd already read for the challenge over to the 50-point task. If people don't think that's fair, that's fine. I'll be the first to admit that my ideas aren't always the best. Plus, I've been very insomniatic lately; I feel like a zombie. ... And zombies aren't exactly known for their good ideas... ;)
BUT, when I was thinking that, I had this Holocaust-Awareness-Day idea stuck in my mind, and, since I didn't want to read ANOTHER Holocaust book (they're very sad, and kind of depressing me!), and had another Aussie book I wanted to read, I thought it would be QUITE convenient to switch The Book Thief to the 50 pt task, and read another Aussie book. But it was just wishful thinking, as I don't even know what the 50 point task is going to be.
SO, just ignore that idea. Sara was just having a crazy moment.
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I enjoyed reading this book. I found it a little slow in the beginning, but by the end it was really funny. But overall I couldn't give it 4 stars, I would give it 3.5 if I could, maybe even 3.75.