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Kate S wrote: "Heather wrote: "20.4 - GeorgiaMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story by John Berendt
+20 task
+10 not a novel (true crime)
+5 combo (20.9 - Jim Wil..."
Works for me!
Kate S wrote: "Valerie wrote: "10.1 Square PegDespair by Vladimir Nabokov
10 task
5 oldie (1966)
______
15
Running total 30"
+10 oldies (first published 1934)"
Thank you, Kate for all of the corrections to this entry. For some reason it never occurred to me that he would fit as a post modern writer and I thought it must have had an older pub date, but for the life of me couldn't see it when I posted!
10.4 - TBR RouletteTwelfth Night by William Shakespeare
task +10
not a novel +10 (play)
oldie +25 (1601)
total= 45
grand total = 90
10.6 - WILLAGhost Town: Seven Ghostly Stories by Joan Lowery Nixon
+10 Task
+ 5 Combo (10.2 - Subtitles)
+10 Not-A-Novel
Task total=25
Grand total=60
15.2 Time TravellerThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
task +15
2nd book bonus +10
total = 25
grand total = 115
20.7 - Jumbo Books:The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
+20 task
+10 Jumbo (720 pages)
+5 oldies (published 1943)
Task total: 35
Grand total: 55
ok...so with the new task I am going to change my posting in message 58 to 20.8. that gives me 10 extra task points but I'm not sure if I qualify for 5 combo points for 10.4?My understanding is that posts for 10.4 don't qualify for combo points ...but is that true of postings in other categories for books that are on my top ten TBR?
For the moment, I'll assume the answer is that it is ok and give myself 5 combo points and that would give me a
grand total of 130
Ed wrote: "ok...so with the new task I am going to change my posting in message 58 to 20.8. that gives me 10 extra task points but I'm not sure if I qualify for 5 combo points for 10.4?My understanding is t..."
I will move this book for you the next time I do scoring, but I did want to respond to the question here.
When claiming a book for 10.4, you can claim combo points. You can not claim 10.4 as a combo with another task. So, this book will not have a combo with 10.4 when I do the scoring. I hope this is clear. :)
Yes.....understood, it is the reverse of what I assumed. ok...thanks Kate.
Task 20.4 – The SouthSet mostly in Florida; and, the part that isn’t in Florida is set inLouisiana.
Double Whammy (Skink #1) (1987) by Carl Hiaasen
+20 Task
+05 Oldies -25 to 75 years old: 5 points (1940-1990)
Task Total: 20 + 05 = 25
Grand Total: 20 + 25 = 45
15.1 - 10-20 - Time TravelerStardust by Neil Gaiman
p.1998 b.1960
+15 task
Task total: 15
Grand total: 15
15.2 - 10-20 - Time TravelerInvisible Monsters Remix by Chuck Palahniuk
p.1999 b.1962
+15 task
+10 bonus
Task total: 25
Grand total: 40
15.3 - 10-20 - Time TravelerFreakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt
p.2001 b.1967
+15 task
+10 bonus
Task total: 25
Grand total: 65
20.7 - Jumbo BooksLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
+20 task (#5)
+5 combo (10.3 #143)
+15 oldies (pub 1862)
+25 jumbo (1,463 pages)
Task total: 65
Grand total: 130
Man am I glad to finally get that book finished. It was worth the read/listen :) (this is also my one book that i started and read less that 50% of before the season started)
10.2 - SubtitlesWatching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour by Kate Fox
+10 task
+10 not-a-novel (non-fiction)
Task total: 20 points
Grand total: 20 points
10.4 TBR RouletteLincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times by Donald T. Phillips
+ 10 task
+ 10 not-a-novel (non-fiction)
+ 5 combo with 10.2, has a unique subtitle
Task Total: 25 points
Grand Total: 40 points
15.2 - 10-20 Time TravelerThe Anatomy Lesson by Nina Siegal
pub 2014, born 1969
+15 Task
+10 Bonus
Task Total = 25
Grand Total = 40
15.3 10-20 Time TravelerThe House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
+15 task
+10 bonus
total = 25
grand total = 150
20.7 - Jumbo BooksThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
+ 20 task
+ 5 combo with 10.3 Best Twists
+ 15 oldies - published 1844
+ 25 length - 1276 pages most popular edition
Task total: 65 points
Grand total: 105 points
10.2 SubtitlesGhettoside: A Story of Murder in America by Jill Leovy
+10 task
+10 not-a-novel (nonfiction)
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 20
10.2 - SubtitlesStiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
Lexile rating 1230
+10 Task
+10 Not-a-Novel
Task total=20
Grand total=80
15.1 Time LeaperInside the O'Briens by Lisa Genova
Pub 2015
Born 11/22/70 per Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Genova
+15 task
Task total: 15
Grand total: 15
20.6 Under 31Tobacco Road by Erskine Caldwell
Erskine Caldwell was born in 1903, and the book was published in 1932 when he was 29 years old.
+20 task
+ 5 combo 20.4 (set in Georgia)
+10 oldie (pub 1932)
Task total: 35
Grand total: 60
10.2 SubtitleTracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson
+10 task
+ 5 combo 20.6 (born 9/9/50, published 1980 at age 30)
+ 5 oldie (pub 1980)
+10 not-a-novel (non-fiction)
Task total: 30
Grand total: 90
10.3 Best TwistsThe ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
+ 10 task
+ 10 oldies
Task total = 20
Grand Total = 95
Task 10.6 – WILLAWILLA Literary Award for Nonfiction (2004)
Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk Across Victorian America (2003) by Linda Lawrence Hunt (Paperback, 307 pages)
+10 Task
+05 Combo (#10.2 Sub-title)
+10 Not-a-Novel: Non-fiction
Task Total: 10 + 05 + 10 = 25
Grand Total: 45 + 25 = 70
20.4 - The SouthThe Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
+20 task (South Carolina)
+10 combo (10.9 Hetty is an African-American slave, 20.9 Sarah Grimke)
Task total: 30
Grand Total: 30
10.4 - TBR RouletteOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Lexile=630 so no styles :-(
+10 task (my list of 10 books)
Task total: 10
Grand Total: 40
20.9 - Novel LivesRemarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
+20 task (Mary Anning)
Task total: 20
Grand Total: 60
10.1 - Square PegThe Wright Brothers by David McCullough
+10 Task
+10 Not a Novel
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 20
20.7 - Jumbo BooksAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
+ 20 task
+ 5 jumbo
Task total: 25
Grand total: 65
Post 62 Tuyen wrote: "20.7 - Jumbo Books:The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
+20 task
+10 Jumbo (720 pages)
+5 oldies (published 1943)
Task total: 35
Grand total: 55"
I'm sorry, Tuyen. BPL has this listed as YA Assignment and the Lexile is 780. Task, but no style points.
10.2 SubtitlesThe Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra by Helen Rappaport
+10 Task
+10 Not-a-Novel
Task Total = 20
Grand Total = 20
10.3 TwistsAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
+10 Task (#3 on the list)
+10 Oldies (pub. 1939)
Task Total = 20
Grand Total = 40
20.7 JumboMansfield Park by Jane Austen
+20 Task (#49 on the provided list)
+5 Jumbo (507 pages)
+15 Oldies (pub. 1814)
Task Total = 40
Grand Total = 80
10.10 - Group ReadsThe Book of Salt by Monique Truong
+10 Task
+ 5 Combo: 10.9 - Diverse Genres (Historical Fiction, Vietnamese author and main character)
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 95
20.3 - Post-modernThe Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnesby Neil Gaiman
+20 Task / Graphic Novel
Grand Total: 115
20.6 - Under 31The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
+20 Task: Born 1954, Published 1984
+ 5 Combo: Best Twists
+ 5 Oldies (1984)
Task Total: 30
Grand Total: 145
20.8 - A Funny Story - Elizabeth (Alaska)'s Task:Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh
+20 Task
+10 Combo: 10.2 - Subtitles / 20.6 - Under 31 (born 1986, published 2013) : this article written in 2010 says she is 24 making her 27 when the book was published (http://trueslant.com/michaelhumphrey/...)
+10 Not a Novel (Nonfiction)
Task Total: 40
Grand Total: 185
15.1 Time LeaperBeauty and the Werewolfby Mercedes Lackey
author born 1950, published 2011
Task +15
Book Total:15
Grand Total:15
From Post 7Heather wrote: "10.7 - 576 thousand million and two years
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
+10 task
+5 oldies (1980)
task total: 15
grand total: 45"
+5 Combo 20.8
From Post 41Deedee wrote: "Task 10.2 – Subtitles
The Riddle and the Knight: In Search of Sir John Mandeville, the World's Greatest Traveler (1996) by Giles Milton
+10 Task
+10 Not-a-Novel: Non-..."
+5 Combo 20.6 (author born 1966, book published 1996)
10.2 - SubtitlesMissoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer
+10 Task
+10 Not-a-Novel
Task total=20
Grand total=100
20.3Batman: Arkham Asylum - A Serious House on Serious Earth by Grant Morrison
Graphic novel, so no styles
+20 task
task total: 20
grand total: 150
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Black Light by Elizabeth Hand
born 1975, published 1999
+15 task
task total: 15
grand total: 15"
You may have just transp..."
Yeah, I did transpose the numbers on my entry, but '57 is what I'd worked my plan around. :-)