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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2013
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Summer Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Something NewOption 3 - New to Me Author & I've never read Rumer Gooden
**In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden
**Big Book: In This House of Brede is 672 Pages**
Points in This Task: 20
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 1
Pages Read in This Post: 672
Totals:
Total Points: 210
Total Goodreads Authors: 6
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(3), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 10
Total Books Read: 12
Total Pages Read in Summer 2013 SRC: 5183
Review Available. Anne (Booklady)Summer 2013 Reviews
Kristi CO30.8 A Summer Visit to the National Zoo
Option 1: Sloth Bears
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra (May 7, 2013)
Option 6: Giant Pandas
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (Most Read this Week-->Asia, 7/7/13)
Anthony Marra is a Goodreads author
Ruth Ozeki is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 30
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 6
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Kristi CO20.6 They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky…
Option 3: mystery genre
The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø
The Redbreast is at big book at 626 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 115
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 7
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0
Kathy G.30.10 - Jayme VA's task: Book News Feed
I rolled a 2 and a 6
Both of these authors are new to me!
Option 2-
women's Prize for Fiction- 2013 Long List
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Option 6- World Book Night-
I chose the 2012 UK List
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Total Points- 300
Total Tasks- 20
Goodreads Authors- 7
Big Books- (500+)- 0
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Pigletto's task: WhedoniteOption 1: Through the Killing Glass by Mainak Dhar (Goodreads author)
This book is based on Alice in Wonderland
25.17 -- Lindsey IL’s Task: Metal!
Option 1: The Black Prism by Brent Weeks (Goodreads author)
One book option, 787 pages BIG BOOK TICKET. Has epic fantasy on main book page.
25.20 -- Sarah the Librarian's task: Reading Goals
Rolled a 5: The Heist by Janet Evanovich (Goodreads author) & Lee Goldberg
Book is "new and hot" published June 18, 2013
Rolled a 6: The Queen Is Dead by Kate Locke
Book 2 in the Immortal Empire series
30.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Name Dropping
Rolled snake eyes (double 1's)
Wolf Tales VIII by Kate Douglas (Goodreads author)
Book 8 in Wolf Tales series
Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh (Goodreads author)
Book 3 in Guild Hunter series
30.5 - Sandy's task: History with Dialogue
Book 1: The Osiris Ritual by George Mann, 348 pgs.
The villain in the story is obsessed with immortality
Book 2: Long for This World: The Strange Science of Immortality by J. Weiner, 320 pgs.
Non-fiction book about immortality
30.10 - Jayme VA's task: Book News Feed
Rolled a 1: Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James
Bookpage location: http://www.bookpage.com/the-book-case...
Rolled a 5: City of Dark Magic by Magnus Flyte (Goodreads author)
Author/Book is on the Good Minds Suggest page 1
Both authors are new to me
Total Points This Post: 160
Total Tasks This Post: 6
Goodreads Authors This Post: 6
Grand Total Points: 315/1350
Total Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 12
Total Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Book Tickets This Post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Peebee5.3 – 30 years ago
What's Wrong With Homosexuality? by John Corvino
There are three consecutive Ws in the title.
5.4 – 40 years ago.
by Audrey Niffenegger(The see-through head was approved in help thread, post 100)
Audrey Niffenegger is a Goodreads Author.
5.10 – 100 years ago
Siri & Me: A Modern Love Story by David Milgrim
The author's name matches nominee David Hyde Pierce.
10.3 -- The Summer of '69
The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
This book was published in 2009.
Erica Bauermeister is a Goodreads Author.
10.7 -- Blown Away
So Much to Say: Dave Matthews Band--20 Years on the Road by Nikki Van Noy
"Van" is a 2013 Atlantic hurricane name.
10.9 -- Add It Up
Landing by Emma Donoghue
My current age equals 10, so I used a one-word title.
Emma Donoghue is a Goodreads Author.
15.2 - Good Luck Charms
Option 3: Something Borrowed
The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout
My Goodreads friend Courtney Sieloff gave this 4 stars.
Option 4: Something Blue
by Kati MartonThere is blue text on the cover.
15.5 - Tour de France
The Bungalow by Sarah Jio
This book takes place in Bora Bora, in French Polynesia.
Sarah Jio is a Goodreads Author.
15.6 - As Seen On TV
Me by Ricky Martin
This book was discussed on Oprah (approved in help thread).
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Points this post: 90
Total points: 90/1350
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: Barbara★25.4 -- Janet F's task: Bookin' Around the Bases -
Option 1: Dragon Unmasked - Kathleen Nance (choice) 6/30
Option 2: Undercover - Lauren Dane (one word title) 7/6
30.4 - Cindy AL's task: -30.4 - Cindy AL's task:All Things Wedding -
Option B:
- Dennis Glawe (white cover) 7/5Option C:
- Brodi Ashton♥ (dress on cover) 6/18***Claiming Goodreads Author***
30.10 - Jayme VA's task: Book News Feed (rolled 5,6)
Start Nalo Hopkinson: http://www.goodreads.com/interviews/s...
Option 5: Briar Rose - Jane Yolen 7/6
New to me author: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
Option 6: Someone Like You - Roald Dahl (from 2012 UK list) 6/7
New to me author: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
Points Earned This Post: 85
Points Achieved to Date: 295
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (1)
750+ (0)
1000+ (1)
STACIE MITask 15.5 - Tour de France
I read a book by an author who was French by residence (for at least a good portion of her life):
The Lover by Marguerite Duras
Points this task: 15
Total points: 325
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 25
Pages read: 7463
Goodreads authors: 13
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Nick KY25.13 Deanna’s Dirty Dancing
Book 1: Option B. The Cast. I read Why They Kill: The Discoveries of a Maverick Criminologist by Richard Rhodes who shares a last name with cast member Cynthia Rhodes.
Book 2: Option E. The Time Period. I read A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee, first published in 1966. (1967 Pulitzer Winner)
25.17 Lindsay IL’s Metal!
Book 1: Option 3. Gothic. I read a book with the genre “horror” on the GR main page, A Choir of Ill Children by Tom Piccirilli.
Book 2: Option 5. Symphonic. The word “Gothic” is from Therion’s album Gothic Kaballah, #35 on the list. I read Art of Darkness: A Poetics of Gothic by Anne Williams.
25.19 Oma 1229’s School’s Out
Book 1: Option B. Show Me the Money. I read a book with a green cover,
, Ghouls, Gimmicks, and Gold: Horror Films and the American Movie Business, 1953-1968 by Kevin Heffernan.Book 2: Option C. Woo Hoo! Field Trip! I read a book with musical instruments on the cover,
, Devil Sent the Rain: Music and Writing in Desperate America by Tom Piazza, with a guitar, a piano, and, most clearly, a dobro, in the various photos on the cover.Points This Post: 75
Total Points So Far: 530
Big Books: 500+ (1)
Peebee20.1 - All Things Peru!
Option 2:
The Dinner by Herman Koch
The edition I read had 304 pages.
20.2 Family Vacations
Option 1:
The Humanity Project by Jean Thompson
Shelved as family, and approved in the help thread, post 33.
20.3 The Blank Blank
The House Girl by Tara Conklin
Tara Conklin is a Goodreads Author.
20.5 Motorcycles & Pontoon Boats
Option B:
We Live in Water: Stories by Jess Walter
The title contains the word "water."
20.6 - They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky…
by Elizabeth BergOption 2:
This book has a flower on the cover.
20.7 - Something New
The Lost Art of Mixing by Erica Bauermeister
This book has 288 pages, and was published in January 2013.
Erica Bauermeister is a Goodreads Author.
20.10 Group Reads
Option 2: Books Set in Asia
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
Post 9 in the review thread.
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Points this post: 140
Total points: 230/1350
Goodreads Authors: 2/6
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Cindy FTask 30.5 History with Dialogue
Book 1: FICTION The Last Town On Earth by Thomas Mullen who is a GOODREADS AUTHOR! 387pages
Book2: NON_FICTION Flu: The Story Of The Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus that Caused It by Gina Kolata 352pages
Both books deal with the 1918 Influenza epidemic.
Points this post:30
Total points:165
Books read:11
Tasks completed:8
Goodreads Authors:3
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
10.2 -- Live Long and ProsperRead a book with the genre "Classics" listed on its main page: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Total Points = 60
30.8 - Peebee’s Task: A Summer Visit to the National ZooOption 1: Sloth Bears
Read a book published between June 1, 2012 and the present.
by David KirkPublished March 12th 2013
Option 6: Giant Pandas
Read a book that appears on Most Read This Week> Asia
by Aravind Adiga19/05/13 Most Read This Week> Asia
Points this post: 30
Total points: 315
Tasks completed: 12
Books Read: 22
GR Authors: 15
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Peebee25.3: Summer Road Trip
Option 2: Plan a Date
You Take It From Here by Pamela Ribon
This book was published July 3rd, 2012.
Pamela Ribon is a Goodreads Author.
Option 5: Snacks
by Carl HiaasenThis book has an orange cover.
25.5: In the Gardens
Option B:
by Laurie FrankelThe cover features blue sky and white clouds.
Laurie Frankel is a Goodreads Author.
Option D:
by Meg DonohueThe book cover features the ocean.
Meg Donohue is a Goodreads Author.
25.9 Summer Movies, the Low Profile Version
Option 5:
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
This book is shelved both Young Adult and Romance.
Rainbow Rowell is a Goodreads Author.
Option 6:
Elsewhere by Richard Russo
Richard Russo is a favorite author.
25.15 It's Barbecue Time
Option C: Hot Dogs
A Dog Named Boo: How One Dog and One Woman Rescued Each Other--and the Lives They Transformed Along the Way by Lisa J. Edwards
The title contains the word "dog."
Option D: Chicken
In The Pleasure Groove: Love, Death, and Duran Duran by Nigel John Taylor
I was chicken to read this because I worried it would destroy my teenage crush on John Taylor -- that I would find out he was not as crushworthy as I once believed.
25.18 Adventures @ Your Library
Option 2:
Dangerous Refuge: A Novel by Elizabeth Lowell
This book is shelved as mystery.
Elizabeth Lowell is a Goodreads Author.
Option 5:
The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
Goodreads 4.03 and Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer 92%
Matthew Quick is a Goodreads Author.
25.19 School Is Out Forever
Option B-Show Me The Money:
by Jill SmolinskiThis book has a green cover.
Jill Smolinski is a Goodreads Author.
Option C-Woo-Hoo! Field Trip!
by Daphne KalotayThe cover features a violin, approved in help thread, Message 22.
Daphne Kalotay is a Goodreads Author.
25.20 Reading Goals
I rolled a 1 and 3.
Option 1: Nonfiction
In Stitches by Anthony Youn
Anthony Youn is a Goodreads Author.
Option 3: Recommendations
The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud
This book was recommended to me by my favorite librarian, Marilyn.
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Points this post: 175
Total points: 405/1350
Goodreads Authors: 9/15
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
15.2 - Good luck charmOption 2: something new
Matched by Ally Condie
Option 4: Something Blue
Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb
Points this post: 15
Total Points- 35
Total Tasks- 5
Goodreads Authors- 2
Big Books- (500+)0; (750+)0; (1,000+)0
Post #1130.10 - Jayme VA's task: Book News Feed
I rolled a 3 and 6
Both authors are new to me
Option 3: Read a book from the Tournament of Books
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Option 6:Read a book 2012 UK list
Room by Emma Donoghue
Emma Donoghue and
Maria Semple are GoodReads authors
Points this post: 30
Total to date: 185
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 15
Goodreads Author Total: 5
Peebee15.7 - 11/11
Until I Say Goodbye: A Book about Living by Susan Spencer-Wendel
This book title has repeated double Os.
30.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Name Dropping
I rolled a 1 and 4.
Option 1:
Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns by Lauren Weisberger
This book is #2 in the Devil Wears Prada series.
Option 4:
Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou
Because who wouldn't want to meet Maya Angelou?
30.3 - Kickin' Back with the Girls from R.E.L.A.X
E - Evil Genius
Silent No More: Victim 1's Fight for Justice Against Jerry Sandusky by Aaron Fisher
The evil main character is Jerry Sandusky, a convicted pedophile who ruined the lives of countless young men.
A - Acquire
Ferris Beach by Jill McCorkle
I acquired this book from my local library.
30.4 - All Things Wedding
A) Destination Wedding:
The Cottage At Glass Beach by Heather Barbieri
This book takes place on a small island off the coast of Maine, which would be a beautiful setting for a wedding.
Heather Barbieri is a Goodreads Author.
D) Something Old, Something New...:
Don't Go by Lisa Scottoline
This book was published April 9th 2013.
Lisa Scottoline is a Goodreads Author.
30.6 - Reading Your 123s
2. Prime Number
Book 1
The Soldier's Wife by Joanna Trollope
This edition has 352 pages.
Book 2
Ladies' Night by Mary Kay Andrews
This edition has 464 pages.
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Points this post: 135
Total points: 540/1350
Goodreads Authors: 2/17
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Andy P.Task # 10.7 Blown Away
A book written by an author who shares one of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane names
The Girl Who Disappeared Twice by Andrea Kane
Andrea was the name of the first hurricane this season
Points this post; 10
Total points: 450
Jayme VA15.4 - Get to the Finish Line
I chose option 2, tortoise, and read The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson which has 447 pages.
Erik Larson is a goodreads author.
30.7 - Delicious Dee's task: Scattergories SRC Style
I drew a C and drew a 2 and a 4.
Option 2: The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro. The female main character's name is Claire.
Option 4: The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin. The author's last name starts with C.
Points this post: 45
Total points: 220
GR Authors: Emma Straub, Kiera Cass, Ariel Djanikian, Kami Garcia, Gillian Flynn, Erik Larson
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)
Andy P.Task # 30.7 Delicious Dee's task: Scattergories SRC Style
The letter I drew was an A
The numbers I rolled were a 1 (male author, last name)
A Killing Winter by Wayne Arthurson, last name begins with A
and a
3 (word in title that begins with an A)
Rage Against the Dying by Becky Masterman
"A" word is against
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 480
REPOST from before creating a Readerboard name:Mai
30.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Name Dropping
I rolled 4 & 3:
3. Read a graphic novel (preferred: one published by Marvel).
4. Read a book by an author (living or dead) that you'd love to meet.
I read V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
GR Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
REPOST from before having a Readerboard nameMAI
25.13 -- Deanna's task: Dirty Dancing
Option A - The Music:
Song: "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
I read Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
Option B - The Cast:
Actor: Max Cantor
The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead by Max Brooks
Max Brooks is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 55
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
GR Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Bouchra10.1 -- The Black Tortoise and Snake
For this task I read Snake Talker by Anna-Maria Crum, which has a snake on its cover:
.Anna-Maria Crum is a Goodreads Author.
20.5 - Bigger is Better - CathyG's task: Motorcycles and Pontoon Boats
Option B: I used the word water from the song, and read Deadly Stillwater by Roger Stelljes.
Roger Stelljes is a Goodreads Author.
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - CASSELM's task: They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky…
Option 3: In honor of Wednesday, I read After the Plague which has a predominantly black-and-white cover:
.20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Pigletto's task: Whedonite
Option 2: I read Invasion by Robin Cook, who is one of my favorite authors.
25.8 - Karen GHHS's task: Big Sky Country
Option 3: I chose the word star and read Into the Shadows of the Stars.
Option 4: (A) I chose the word wild and read The Call of the Wild by Jack London.
Points This Post: 95
Total Points: 370
Tasks Completed: 19
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books: 0
Mod
10.7 -- Blown Away
name- Barry:
The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
30.2 - DLMRose's task: Behind the Name
name used- William
male: Northwest Angle by William Kent Krueger
female: The Professor's House by Willa Cather
30.5 - Sandy's task: History with Dialogue
Historical fiction 334 pgs The Secret River by Kate Grenville
From The Guardian "a powerful portrait of the conflict between convicts and Aborigines" in the NSW colony
Nonfiction 346 pg: Dancing with Strangers: Europeans and Australians at First Contact by Inga Clendinnen
total = 545
20.7 Ana's Task: Something NewI chose option 3 and read a 261-page book by a new-to-me author. I read Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward. I definitely plan to read her other books now!
25.4 Janet F's Task: Bookin' Around the Bases
Option 2. SPORTSMANSHIP - I read a book with a one-word title: Runaway by Alice Munro.
Option 6. HOMERUN DERBY - What a fun option! I created my list and randomly got #9. I read In a Free State by V.S. Naipaul.
Points this post: 45
Total points: 90
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 6
Goodreads Authors: 1 (Amy Waldman)
Big Book Tickets: (1) - (2) - (3) -
BouchraReposting #933 because I forgot to indicate the posts in which the ebooks were verified
10.1 -- The Black Tortoise and Snake
For this task I read Snake Talker by Anna-Maria Crum, which has a snake on its cover:
.Anna-Maria Crum is a Goodreads Author.
This ebook was verified by Dlmrose in post #2546.
20.5 - Bigger is Better - CathyG's task: Motorcycles and Pontoon Boats
Option B: I used the word water from the song, and read Deadly Stillwater by Roger Stelljes.
Roger Stelljes is a Goodreads Author.
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - CASSELM's task: They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky…
Option 3: In honor of Wednesday, I read After the Plague which has a predominantly black-and-white cover:
.This ebook was verified by Dlmrose in post #2546.
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Pigletto's task: Whedonite
Option 2: I read Invasion by Robin Cook, who is one of my favorite authors.
25.8 - Karen GHHS's task: Big Sky Country
Option 3: I chose the word star and read Into the Shadows of the Stars.
This ebook was verified by Dlmrose in post #2546.
Option 4: (A) I chose the word wild and read The Call of the Wild by Jack London.
Points This Post: 95
Total Points: 370
Tasks Completed: 19
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books: 0
5.3 30 Years AgoMarry Me, Mendoza! by Judy Duarte
Judy Duarte is a Goodreads Author.
5.7 70 Years Ago
Tuesday
Tuesday's Child by Fern Michaels
10.5 The Tortoise and the Hare
Slow Burn by Julie Garwood
20.6 Seasoned Reader - CASSELM's task: They're Creepy and They're Kooky...
Option 2:
Home in Carolina by Sherryl Woods
Option 3:
Got Your Number by Stephanie Bond
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 405
Total Tasks: 24
Books Read: 34
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
5.2 20 Years AgoA book with a number (hundred) spelled out in the title
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
10.3 The Summer of '69
Book first published in 2009
Cain by José Saramago
10.4 The Sunshine State
At least 50% of this book takes place in San Francisco, California
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
10.7 Blown Away
Karen is on the list
Wild Kat by Karen Kijewski
15.1 A Machiavellian Task
I chose to do option 5 twice
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke which has just over 78,000 ratings today
AND
Under the Dome by Stephen King which has over 80,000 ratings today
***At 1074 pages, Under the Dome is a Big Book***
25.5 In the Gardens
Option A: Author's initials found in TEA HOUSE
The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout
Option C: ROSE found intact in title
The Desert Rose by Larry McMurtry
30.2 Behind the Name
Using the family tree of the name ANTONIUS: http://www.behindthename.com/name/ant...
Book 1: masculine: Anthony
The Family Mansion by Anthony C. Winkler
Book 2: feminine: Toni
Jazz by Toni Morrison
Post Total: 105
Season Total: 420
20.2 - Rookie At the Top - Bamaace83's task: Family VacationsOption 1: Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr
the genre "Family" appears on the book's main page
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - CASSELM's task: They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky…
Option 2 - Morticia Addams:
by Jill Shalvisthere are flowers on the cover and the genre romance is on the book's main page
Points this post: 40
Season Total: 215
Correction: RePost of 635Readerboard Name: Tallulah A.
Task #15.2 – Good Luck Charms
OPTION 3: Read a book that a Goodreads friend has read and rated 4 or 5 stars.
Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Friend, Shelly Crane rated it 4 stars
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
** GRA Ticket Claim: Kami Garcia is a Goodreads Author **
** Big Book (500+) Ticket Claim: Beautiful Darkness is 528 pages. **
OPTION 4: Read a book with something blue on the cover.
Dead Guy's Stuff by Sharon Fiffer
There is a blue poker chip on the cover.
** GRA Ticket Claim: Sharon Fiffer is a Goodreads Author **
Points This Post: 15 points
Total Points: 25 points
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Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 3
Goodreads Authors Tickets: 2
Big Book (500+) Tickets: 1
Laurie ME10.2: Live Long and Prosper: a Classic
The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
10.3: The Summer of 69 - published initially in 1939:
No Wind of Blame by Georgette Heyer
10.8: Summer Reading - from NPR's List:
The Stonecutter by Camilla Läckberg
10.10: Blister in the Sun: song - Blister in the Sun:
Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie
15.2: Good Luck Charms:
A. Something Old: published in 1917:
Summer by Edith Wharton
B. Something Blue:
Blue Asylum by Kathy Hepinstall
25.15: Stacie MI's Task: It's Barbeque Time
A. fancy dress:
Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn.
B. part of a series:
What Happens in London by Julia Quinn. Julia Quinn is a GRA.
Points This Post: 80.
Total Points: 185.
1 GRA this post.
Michael LA
5.7: 70 Years Ago
The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton
Points this post: 5
Total points: 70
GR Authors: 1
Big Books:
5.7: 70 Years Ago
The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton
Points this post: 5
Total points: 70
GR Authors: 1
Big Books:
JeniferTask 20.2 Family Vacation
option 1 - family genre
Indiscretion by Charles Dubow
**Charles Dubow is a GR author**
Task 20.6 They're Creepy & They Know It
option 2 - mystery genre
Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris
Task 20.7 Something New
Option 3 - author new to me
The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley
**Susanna Kearsley is a GR author**
Points this post: 60
Total points: 100
GR Authors: 4
30.10 - Jayme VA's task: Book News FeedI rolled 3 & 5.
Option 3: Tornament of Books
I read Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. I haven't read any of Flynn's work before.
**Gillian Flynn is a Goodreads author**
Option 5: Goodminds Suggest
I read Dispatches by Michael Herr. This can be found on Sebastian Junger's recommendation list for books on war. I haven't read a book by Michael Herr before.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 270
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 16
Pages read: 5561
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
25.20 -- Sarah the Librarian's task: Reading GoalsNumbers rolled 1 & 6
1: Nonfiction:
Shadow Space: Suicides and the Predicament of Rural India
6: Series-ly- Guards! Guards! ( 8th book in an ongoing series)
Points this Post: 25
Total points: 75
Tasks Completed: 4
Books read: 7
GR Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ 5.2 - 20 years ago
Knit One Pearl One: A Beach Street Knitting Society Novel by Gil McNeil
Book has a number in its title "one" - Knit One Pearl One
10.6 - Black Flag Day
Mr. Monk Goes to Germany by Lee Goldberg
Book is set in Germany which has the color black on its official flag. **The very beginning is set in the US but 80-85% is set in Germany.
15.4 - Get to the Finish Line
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
Option 2 - Book is at least 400 pages (435 pages).
15.10 - No More Homework!
The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka
20.3 - The Blank Blank
The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro
Book has a three word title, the first word of which is "The."
20.7 - Something New
The Lost Soul by Gabriella Pierce
Option 1. Book was first published in 2013 and is 256 pages.
This post: 85 points
Total points to date: 85 points
Tasks completed: 6
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
Laurie ME15.2: Good Luck Charms:
A. Something Old: published in 1917:
Summer by Edith Wharton
B. Something Blue:
Blue Asylum by Kathy Hepinstall.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 185
20.5 - Bigger is Better - CathyG's task: Motorcycles and Pontoon BoatsOption B. Spending time on the pontoon boat: Read a book with a word from the lyrics of
Pontoon.
Word = Black
Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison by Piper Kerman
Total Points = 80
REPOST30.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Name Dropping
I rolled 4 & 3:
3. Read a graphic novel (preferred: one published by Marvel).
4. Read a book by an author (living or dead) that you'd love to meet.
I read V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
25.13 -- Deanna's task: Dirty Dancing
Option A - The Music:
Song: "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" --> the word "life"
I read Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
Option B - The Cast:
Actor: Max Cantor
The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead by Max Brooks
Max Brooks is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 55
Total Points: 55
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
GR Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
25.12 -- Chris MD's task: What Comes Next? Option 2. Author A-B-C’s
I first read Inferno by Dan Brown. His last name starts with a B
Then I read Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain. Her last name starts with a C.
Susan Cain is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 80
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 5
GR Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
Repost30.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Name Dropping
I rolled 4 & 3:
3. Read a graphic novel (preferred: one published by Marvel).
I read V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
4. Read a book by an author (living or dead) that you'd love to meet.
America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't by Stephen Colbert
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 80
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 6
GR Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
Readerboard Name: Jordan H15.1 - A Machiavellian Task
Option 5: Read a book with at least 50,000 ratings on it's main page.
I did this option twice:
by Veronica Roth
by Rick RiordanVeronica Roth is a Goodreads author.
Claiming The Lost Hero as a Big Book Ticket (557 pgs)
15.2 - Good Luck Charms
Option 2: Read a book you purchased this year.
by Rick RiordanOption 4: Read a book with something blue on the cover.
by Rick Riordan15.4 - Get to the Finish Line
Option 1: Read two books whose combined page count totals at least 200 pages.
by Rick Riordan (375 pgs)
by Margaret Peterson Haddix15.10 - No More Homework!
Read a book of your choice.
by Margaret Peterson Haddix20.3 - Best Review - Nick KY's task: The Blank Blank
Read a book whose title is three words, the first of which is 'The'.
by Rick RiordanTotal Points This Post: 80
Total Points: 80
Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 5
Big Book Tickets: 1
Goodreads Authors: 1
Task #30.7: Scattergories SRC StyleI drew an L with the random letter generator, and rolled a 3 and a 5.
Category 3: Word in Title or Subtitle
Book:
The Inn at Lake Devine
The word Lake begins with the letter L.
Category 5: Male Character Name
Book: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
The male character Luo appears in at least 50% of the book.
Today's Points: 30
Cumulative Points: 155
Total Tasks Completed: 11
Jennifer KS5.7 – 70 years ago.
I readThe Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton who is a Goodreads author
5.9 – 90 years ago
I read
by Jael McHenry who is a Goodreads author10.1 -- The Black Tortoise and Snake
I read
by Barbara Graham who is a Goodreads authorPoints this post: 20
Total Points: 150/1350
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 14
GR Authors: 6
Pages: 4056
Big Book Tickets: 0
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20.9 Moderator's Pet--Pigletto's Task--Whedonite:1. Book inspired by anothe story:
Crusoe's Daughter by Jane Gardam
Book was inspired by and featured the ghost of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. I had not read this title or this author before.
25.7 Jessica PDx's Task--Author or Title?
A. Home Safe by Elizabeth Berg
B. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Today's total: 45
Grand Total: 455
JOLIE5.10 – 100 Years Ago
Author name matches a Tony Award nominee name
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold Story of English by John H. McWhorter
Author has the same first name as Tony nominee John Gromada, nominee for Best Sound Design for The Trip to Bountiful
Points this post: 5
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 11
Goodreads authors (total): 3
Big books: 0
Task 25.18 -- Bekka's task: Adventures @ Your Library!Option 1. ➜ Read a book that has to do with anything underground or underwater, digging into the ground or coming up through the ground or water.
First-person narrator is an archeologist working in Israel. Major element of novel is an excavation beneath the home of a young Arab couple.
Drawing In the Dust (2009) by Zoe Klein (Paperback, 384 pages)
Option 6. ➜ For this option, read a book about the importance of reading, or where reading and books have a central role in the plot.
Specifically approved in the help thread for Option 6:
The Art Forger (2012) by B.A. Shapiro (Hardcover, 355 pages)
145 + 25 = 170
Tasks Completed: 8
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 145 + 25 = 170
Books read: 12
Pages read: 4,111
Read but not claimed: 4
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
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25.20 Reading Goals
rolled 1 and 5
Option 1: Non-fiction
Prairie Silence: A Memoir by Melanie Hoffert
Option 5: New & Hot
The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
Lauren Beukes is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 25
Total points: 65
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 4
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0