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Cynthia's Seasonal Challenges
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OFFICIAL SPRING CHALLENGE - 2009
hey there Cynthia would i be able to get away with 50 point task being sensibility peneed under 'a lady"
Sense and Sensibility was author Jane Austen's first novel to be published under pen name "A Lady."
and pride and prejudice which id move from somewhere else i used it
oh wait up, im guessing not... i just found this
Jane Austen's name was never attached to any of her published novels during her lifetime, and the title page of Pride and Prejudice read only:
BY THE AUTHOR OF "SENSE AND SENSIBILITY."
I just finished listening to The Wind in the Willows on tape for task 5.10, so I now have 320 points.
I've completed two tasks (one worth 15 pts and the other worth 5 pts):15. 5. Read any book written by an author who won a major literary prize in the year you were born. I was born in 1982 and Gabriel Garcia Marquez won the Nobel Prize for Literature so I read The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor which was a really easy and interesting read. (I couldn't get in to Love in the Time of Cholera)
5. 5. Read a Christian Fiction novel, a book about sacrifice, OR a book about something you would give up. I read The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis, which has lots of religious references, including the Aslan's sacrifices for a traitor.
That brings my total to 280 points
Jon, I sympathise, been having some of the same problems - a lot of really great classic authors wrote under a pseudonym, but never under their real name, such as George Elliot. One you might try though is that C.S. Lewis apparently published a collection of poems under a pseudonym. My library sadly doesn't have it so no-can-do, but yours might! And thanks, all those who offered suggestions. I'm still hunting, but since I was never going to be at the very top of the pile anyway, I may just continue doing the tasks I have and see how many points I can get with those :-D
Just finished another brilliant book for 10 points - His illegal self by Peter Carey. This challenge has brought a lot of great reads to my attention. I don't think I had read as many 5 star books in any one period before!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
9. ?
10. ?
10 POINTS
2. Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
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
2. ?
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)
6. ?
7. ?
8. Eragon by Christopher Paolini and Artemis Fowl and the Time Deception by Eoin Colfer
9. The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: or the Murder at Road Hill House by Kate Summerscale
50 POINTS
1. Rape: A Love Story by Joyce Carol Oates and Take Me Take Me With You by Lauren Kelly
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Iain Banks and Iain M Banks is one author who publishes under two names. Would it count though as the only difference is the middle initial? He publishes his science fiction under Iain M Banks. Might be good for someone.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Judith wrote: "The 50 point task is an interesting idea. I would be most grateful though, if anyone is able to unearth a writer who uses two names to write and doesn't write genre fiction (histori..."Joyce Carol Oates is a good one thanks I think I am going to read hers. She has also published under Lauren Kelly as you said but also Rosamond Smith.
HiJust finished another task for 15 points:
4. Novel that takes place in a location you plan to visit or have visited during Spring break Enduring Love by Ian McEwan, set in London (Maida Vale).
It was my first Ian McEwan - kind of felt a duty to try him... This one is/was on a UK A'level syllabus for English Lit... It was a good novel, but a bit tedious in places. But a good examination of madness and love, and the fine line between them, via the theme of stalking...
Susanna UK wrote: "HiJust finished another task for 15 points:
4. Novel that takes place in a location you plan to visit or have visited during Spring break Enduring Love by Ian McEwan (set in London, Maida Vale)..."
Ian McEwan is my favourite author and Enduring love one of my favourites (along with chesil beach) so I guess my favourite book!
I finished 3 more tasks:5.2 - Epistolary - 84, Charing Cross Road
5.4 - Transportation (I read it in the car over the Easter weekend)- Siddhartha
15.2 - Poetry - Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
total points: 330
I just read another 25 point book, The Hobbit, for the Big Reads List challenge. That brings me to 195 points.Anyone who knows me would be somewhat shocked to find that I had never read the Hobbit. I started it when I was 12 and didn't like it much, so it wasn't until I was 20 that I finally picked up The Lord of the Rings, and then immediately became a huge Tolkien fan. I've read LOTR twice, and even have been creating an index of Tolkien's universe. I've also read The Silmarillion and have bought but not yet read The Unfinished Tales, Children of Hurin, and a large part of the Histories of Middle Earth. But still, it was only just now that I finally made it back to the Hobbit!
Though I didn't like it quite as much as the other tales, mainly because there were no Elves or Numenorians, and little grandeur, it definitely reads much easier. I finished it in one day pretty much (waking up at 4 am with a killer stomachache that lasted two hours after breaking Passover by eating half a pizza probably helped!) When I read the first line, "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit," I let out an embarassing squeal. There's something kind of nice about returning to a real story, and one you haven't read, in a universe you adore, when you're used to much longer and less plot-driven works.
Finished a comedy last night for April Fool's 5.8 task - Spanking Shakespeare by Jake Wizner. If anyone is looking for a book for this task still, I highly recommend it. It is the fictional memoir of a high school boy named Shakespeare Shapiro. I laughed out loud throughout the whole book. Total Points: 435
Hi AliceYes, I liked Ian McEwan enough to try another of his. No idea which one, I need to get to a bookshop! Quite like the look of A Child in Time...but no idea where it would fit any of the tasks I have left...
Would Atonement be ok for: "Read a book about a veteran OR someone serving in the military (fiction or non-fiction)."...????
Previously completed: 25.4 - The Woman in White - 3/5/2009
15.1 - The Other Boleyn Girl - 3/7/2009
15.5 - Eros, Eros, Eros Selected and Last Poems -3/9/2009
15.8 - The Numerati - 3/14/2009
5.4 - Naked in Death - 4/4/2009
5.7 - When You Are Engulfed in Flames - 4/13/2009
Newly completed:
5 pt task #6 - Women's History Month - The Icarus Girl
25 pt task #9 - Title with 12 words - When Genius Failed The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
Total Tasks Completed: 8
Total Ponts Earned: 110
Judith wrote: "I just read another 25 point book, The Hobbit, for the Big Reads List challenge. That brings me to 195 points.Anyone who knows me would be somewhat shocked to find that I had never read the Hobb..."
Judith, this was probably the nicest review I've ever come across regarding Tolkien's writing. Even though you talk about specific books there is such a genuine and articulate review of your love for reading under the surface. And I'm glad you finally read The Hobbit!
Completed: Task 25.8 (read two YA novels)I read: The Truth-Teller's Tale by Sharon Shinn AND Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. I am not a fan of YA, so let me just say that these books were a surprise. I thoroughly enjoyed each one, and I give them nearly 4 stars. I did not realize that 'Uglies' was the first book in a series, though I'm not sure if the sequels are out yet...I definitely plan to read them when I can get them. Anyway, my new points total for the Challenge is 160.
Oh, I need to add now that I didn't realize The Truth-Teller's Tale was the 2nd book in a series... I'll have to get the others now too! lolAlso, for the 50-point task, I don't think anyone mentioned Stephen King.. he also writes as Richard Bachman. Hope this helps someone.
10 POINT TASK COMPLETED:7. Mother's Day: Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
I loved this. My boyfriend literally had to wrestle it away from me yesterday because I wouldn't put it down to go get ready for dinner with friends. :)
Points to Date: 180/575
Tasks Completed: 14/40
Here's another author for the 50 point task if anyone is interested. Carolyn Gold Heilbrun = Amanda Cross.Heilbrun was an English professor at Columbia when she started writing her Kate Fansler mysteries. She wrote under the name of Amanda Cross to keep it a secret in order to protect her job. This was the 1960's and the world of academia looked down upon mystery writers and women professors as well. She also published books about literature from a feminist perspective under her real name. Some say her pseudonym Amanda Cross means "A Man to Cross" Heehee.
I may read her books for this task if I have time to fit it in.
Stephanie - I loved Rebecca too! I didn't leave this house while I was reading it - I just got du Maurier's My Cousin Rachel and I'm hoping to read it for the author birthday task.
Heather - I agree - her style was so captivating I just couldn't put it down. :) I hope you enjoy My Cousin Rachel - that one is definitely going on top of Mt. TBR for me!
Finished 2 more tasks.10 pts. #3 - The Ranger's Apprentice: The Icebound Land by John Flanagan
15 pt. #4 - A Conventional Corpse by Joan Hess - set in Arkansas, did a spring break there twice, once in Hot Springs, once in Eureka Springs for the Passion Play.
50 pt task - Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich and The Grand Finale by Steffie Hall ( This was totally coincidental for me as I read both of these in the last two weeks!)
prior total 175 plus 75 = 250 (Yeah! finally broke the 200 barrier!)
Stephanie wrote: "Heather - I agree - her style was so captivating I just couldn't put it down. :) I hope you enjoy My Cousin Rachel - that one is definitely going on top of Mt. TBR for me!"Heather & Stephanie -- You'll have to find "The Scapegoat" next -- another riveting DuMaurier book! As most of hers are...
Here's my updated list... finished "Gone for Soldiers" by Jeff Shaara (book on CD) while jogging yesterday (task 5.7) and "The Double Bind" by Chris Bohjalian (task 10.9) last night. I'm still mulling over the Bohjalian book, but I was disappointed. I had trouble all the way through with the whole Gatsby thing -- couldn't feel the story was REAL because of the attempt to make me believe the Gatsby story was real. And how did Laurel know so many behind the scenes aspects of the Buchanan/Gatsby story if it was supposed to be real? Then the twist at the end (although I figured out early on who the patient was in all those "psychiatrist's notes" sections) -- that just killed it for me. It felt like Bohjalian was trying to trick us through the whole book, and part of me wants to go back and find places where the whole "false reality" doesn't hold up.
The first book I read by him was The Midwife, which floored me. I was so moved by that book. This one... I don't know. I won't soon forget it, but I'm not sure the whole false reality idea worked either.
Anywho, 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
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5. The Redemption, M. L. Tyndall
6. Myself When Young, Daphne DuMaurier
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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)
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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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4. The Blessing Way, Tony Hillerman
5. Epitaph for a Spy, Eric Ambler (winner of the Edgar award in... drumroll please... 1964)
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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:
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2. My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams
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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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Heather & Stephanie -- You'll have to find "The Scapegoat" next -- another riveting DuMaurier book! As most of hers are...Did you hear that loud boom? That was my TBR shelves collapsing under the weight of so many books (and I don't mind a bit)
Another 25 points, I have completed Jon's task. I read Elizabeth: Apprenticeship by David StarkeyThis book is an easy to read history of the early years of Elizabeth I, with only the last few chapters written about her 45yr reign. It is written in an easy to read style, full of interpretation and not just containing facts. I thoroughly enjoyed it and will now be looking for more of Mr Starkey's books they differ so much from the dry history lessons I remember from school days.
WV Heather wrote: "Heather & Stephanie -- You'll have to find "The Scapegoat" next -- another riveting DuMaurier book! As most of hers are...Did you hear that loud boom? That was my TBR shelves collapsing under ..."
Hahaha ... I know! My bookshelves are straining, too! I keep telling my bf I need him to build me a new one - I've completely run out of room and have big stacks piled everywhere!
Tracy - Thanks for the tip on The Scapegoat - onto the list it goes! :)
I edited my 4/15/09 post.Women's History Month
The GIRL who Married a Lion by McCall Smith
5 points
Total 215.
rebecca j wrote: "Finished 2 more tasks.10 pts. #3 - The Ranger's Apprentice: The Icebound Land by John Flanagan
15 pt. #4 - A Conventional Corpse by Joan Hess - set in Arkansas, did a spring break there twice, o..."
50 pt task - Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich and The Grand Finale by Steffie Hall ( This was totally coincidental for me as I read both of these in the last two weeks!)
Someone can correct me if I am wrong but I think that you have to have read one of those books since the 50 point task was named... I think that is what Cynthia decided for the 50 point task... one of the books could have been read before it was posted, but one had to have been started after it was announced
Maliades wrote: "Completed: Task 25.8 (read two YA novels)I read: The Truth-Teller's Tale by Sharon Shinn AND Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. I am not a fan of YA, so let me just say that these books were a surprise..."
I don't know if you have found them or not yet, but there are 4 books in the Uglies , Uglies, Pretties, and Specials are the three tht focus on Tally. Extras is the fourth, and it is a comanion novel. Tally is in it, but not the focus of the book. All four are out now. I am a big fan of the ! I am really glad that you liked Uglies! I hope you like the rest too!
Good luck!
Kathryn wrote: "Someone can correct me if I am wrong but I think that you have to have read one of those books since the 50 point task was named... I think that is what Cynthia decided for the 50 point task... one of the books could have been read before it was posted, but one had to have been started after it was announced "That was my understanding as well; it was Cynthia's way of compromising so it was a more even playing field for everyone.
Kathryn wrote: "Someone can correct me if I am wrong but I think that you have to have read one of those books since the 50 point task was named... I think that is what Cynthia decided for the 50 point task... one of the books could have been read before it was posted, but one had to have been started after it was announced "If the books had not been counted toward the challenge, it would seem reasonable to count them now. I think the big thing would be changing books from a lower point category to the 50-point. It seems to me that if you were spending time reading outside of the challenge, you were using up challenge time anyway.
I finished To the Last Man A Novel of the First World War for the Memorial & Armed Forces Day task (10 points).I am now at 50 points. I can't really compete with most of you, but this challenge is fun anyway!
Since it is a 50 point challenge, I agree with Cynthia's compromise of having one book be read after the announcement was made.
5 points:1. Science Fiction/Fantasy Novel: Dead until dark
4. While Traveling: Jane Eyre
15 points
10. 3-4-5: Twilight 3 & 4 Harry potter 5
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been missing in action... need to fit other books in!
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DONNA JO - 525
SANDY - 460
BRIDGIT - 435
MEGHAN - 410
KRISTEN IL - 400
LIZZI - 400
BJ ROSE - 375
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TINA - 365
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GREG - 10
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SHELBY - 5
I finished 5-Point Task number 1. I read Greenwitch by Susan Cooper. It was decent, but The Dark Is Rising is the best of the series so far.[image error]
Yay 255 points!
Cynthia wrote: "5 points:1. Science Fiction/Fantasy Novel: Dead until dark
4. While Traveling: Jane Eyre
15 points
10. 3-4-5: Twilight 3 & 4 Harry potter 5
been missing in action... need to fit other boo..." For the 3/4/5 task if a number wasn't in the title then they had to be in the SAME series so I can't give you the points
Wendy wrote: "I edited my 4/15/09 post.
Women's History Month
The GIRL who Married a Lion by McCall Smith
5 points
Total 225."I can only come up with 210 points - I have you having done (5 point tasks 3,5,6,7,8 = 25 points)/(10 point tasks 3,4,6,7,9 = 50 points)/(15 point tasks 1,4,7,9 = 60 points)/(25 point tasks 1,5,8 = 75) and 25+50+60+75=210 not 225
rebecca j wrote: "Finished 2 more tasks.
10 pts. #3 - The Ranger's Apprentice: The Icebound Land by John Flanagan
15 pt. #4 - A Conventional Corpse by Joan Hess - set in Arkansas, did a spring break there twice, o..."
For the 50 point task only ONE book could have been read prior to APRIL 15TH
If an author writes under more than one pen name, can we read two books by different pen names, or do we have to read one book under their real name, and one under a pen name?
As long as you know for sure it's the same person - 2 different pen names is fine with me.
25.2 - A Midwife's Tale The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
25.4 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Duhl
25.7 - The Devil Wears Prada, Laura Weisberger - being read by the Grandmother on the beach in The Nannie Diaries
15.3 - Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen
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 - 150
I posted my whole hopeful list as a writings off my profile if anyone is interested :) I went to the library today and got 7 books so I'm cruising now!
Another one already! I did Wetlands, which ended up being a fairly quick read, for the 15 point translation task. That puts me at 210 points.
Just finished:4. ROS’ TASK - Read a book that’s on the big reads list - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
I love this series, and it was great to get into this one, again. It is actually the series that I thank for making my brother fonder of reading when he was a middle schooler.
25 points, making my total 325.
I am going to change my list a little and for:
10. March, April, and May are the 3rd, 4th, and 5th months of the year
- Read the third, fourth and fifth books of one series
Instead of more Harry Potter, I am going to read the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Shadow Children books: Among the Betrayed, Among the Barons, and Among the Brave by Margaret Peterson Haddix.
Saw this series today and I can't wait to read it.
Uggghhh!! I have not been able to read for days because of this stupid exam I have to take tomorrow. I have been attempting to get a few pages of Sweet Far Thing in here and there but the book is 819 pages! This is especially sad because I went to the library on Wed. and picked up 5 books that will work for this challenge and I have to force myself not to pick one up. After tomorrow, game on!!!
5. March 24 is Harry Houdini’s Birthday – Read a book about magic, a magician etc. (Magic) For 10 points I read...Elsewhere by Will Shetterly
(New total: 375 points)
Angela wrote: "Uggghhh!! I have not been able to read for days because of this stupid exam I have to take tomorrow. I have been attempting to get a few pages of Sweet Far Thing in here and there but the book is 8..."Good luck tomorrow, Angela!
Read The Earth... for 10.6. Cute!5 Points
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9. Down the Rabbit Hole An Echo Falls Mystery
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Total: 40
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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8. Outlander
9. The Eyre Affair
10. The Virgin Suicides
Total: 50 points
15 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
410 points, 29 Tasks
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