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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2013
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Summer Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Task 25.14 -- The America's CupRead one book satisfying one (1) option that is over 500 pages.
Option 3 - Read a book that was first published in or before 1851.
Dombey and Son (1848) by Charles Dickens (Paperback, Penguin Classics, 992 pages)
**** Big Books**** (992 pages) Dombey and Son
310 + 25 = 335
Tasks Completed: 15
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 310 + 25 = 335
Books read: 23
Pages read: 8,641
Read but not claimed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
BRIAN10.2 -- Live Long and Prosper
Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy
25.10 -- Laurie ME's task: My Summer Vacation
Option 1 - set in a place you must travel to
Performance Anomalies by Victor Robert Lee (Goodreads author)
The book is set in Kazakhstan, a bit of a hike from Ohio.
Option 5 - a book of your own choice
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
Points this post: 35
Total points: 280
Books read: 21
Goodreads authors: 7
Big Book Tickets: 1-0-0
20.4 Initial FunAmerican Dervish by Ayad Akhtar whose initials AA are in my reader name TAmmy AZ
Ayad Akhtar is a GR author and he is a new author to me.
Task Total: 20
Grand Total : 190
Repost for #176520.4 Initial Fun
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
Adam Johnson is an author who is new to me. His initials A and J are in my Readerboard name: Jean.
20 points this post.
85 total points.
15.5 No More Homework! book of my choiceThe Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (Goodreads Author)
15 points this post
100 total points
1 Goodreads author this post
2 total Goodreads authors
Post #2630.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Name Dropping
I rolled a 1 and a 3
1. Read the next book in a series you like.
Hen of the Baskervilles by Donna Andrews (book 15)
3. Read a graphic novel
Skip Beat!, Vol. 29 by Yoshiki Nakamura
Donna Andrews is a GoodReads Author
Points this post: 30
Total to date: 485
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 36
Goodreads Author Total: 15
15.3 - Left and Right
Option 1
A:Rest
No Rest for the Wiccan
B:Holly, Jolly
A Holly, Jolly Murder
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Something New
Option 1. Read a book first published in 2013.
Crystal Cove - published: February 5th 2013
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Pigletto's task: Whedonite
option 2: Hex Marks the Spot
points this post:55
total points:545
Option 1
A:Rest
No Rest for the Wiccan
B:Holly, Jolly
A Holly, Jolly Murder
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Something New
Option 1. Read a book first published in 2013.
Crystal Cove - published: February 5th 2013
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Pigletto's task: Whedonite
option 2: Hex Marks the Spot
points this post:55
total points:545
Ashley FLTask 20.7 (Something New) Option 3: Author new to me. I read Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business by Dolly Parton.
Task 25.19 (School is Out Forever) I chose:
Option 1 (Where in the World?) and read Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord by Sarah MacLean
**Sarah MacLean is a GOODREADS AUTHOR**
Option 4 (Teacher's Pet -- Free Space) and read Lookaway, Lookaway: A Novel by Wilton Barnhardt
Task 50.1 (Seven Mansions of the Black Tortoise)
Mansion 10 (NonFiction autobiography of a strong-willed female) Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen
Mansion 13 (Duke in title) Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart by Sarah MacLean
**Sarah MacLean is a GOODREADS AUTHOR**
Mansion 14 (book borrowed from library) I borrowed from my local library, and read, Once Upon a Tower by Eloisa James
**Eloisa James is a GOODREADS AUTHOR**
Points: 95 (485 Total)
Big Book Tickets: 5 Total
Goodreads Authors: 3 (20 Total)
PeebeeFINAL VERSION OF POST (sorry mods)
5.1 – 10 years ago
The Engagements by J. Courtney Sullivan
The author uses the initial "J." in her Goodreads name.
J. Courtney Sullivan is a Goodreads Author.
5.8 – 80 years ago
Meet Me at Emotional Baggage Claim by Lisa Scottoline & Francesca Serritella
This book is written by two co-authors, a mother-daughter team.
Lisa Scottoline is a Goodreads Author.
20.7 Something New
Option 1
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach (replacing The Lost Art of Mixing by Erica Bauermeister, moved to 25.1)
This book was published April 1st 2013, and has 348 pages.
Mary Roach is a Goodreads Author.
25.1: Winter in Melbourne
Option 1 - THE TEAMS
The Lost Art of Mixing by Erica Bauermeister (moved from 20.7)
The book title has 18 characters.
Option 3 THE CODE
Heart Like Mine by Amy Hatvany
The title contains the word "heart."
Amy Hatvany is a Goodreads Author.
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Points this post: 35
Total points: 1035/1350
Goodreads Authors: 4/37
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Jessica PDX20.3 - Nick KY's Task - The Blank Blank
by Lauren WilligPoints This Post: 20
Total Points: 580
Elizabeth BIn post 1098, I claimed Life of Pi for Task 25.18 -- Adventures @ Your Library!. I would like to replace this with
Neverwhere (fulfills the requirements of option 1, as it takes place in an underground strange world)
New tasks
Task 15.9 Mountains to Climb
Master of the Abyss (Mountain Masters series #2)
Task 30.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Name Dropping
I rolled 1 and 6 and read
for 1: Never Too Far (Too far series #2)
for 6: Acid Row by Minette Walters, who is British
Task 30.8 - Peebee’s Task: A Summer Visit to the National Zoo
Option 3:
(the main character was born in India)Option 6:The White Tiger (most read this week, accessed 20/5/2013), the author was born in India and the book is set in India, as well
Points this post: 75
Total points: 940+75=1015
Total tasks: 51+3=54
BJ Rose2 new tasks
25.3 - JennRenee's task: Summer Road Trip
Option 4: Fill the car up with gas: GAS in author's initials
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Option 5:Read a book with a cover that is predominately (at least 50 percent) red, orange, or brown:
by Kat Martin25.12 -- Chris MD's task: What Comes Next?
I chose Option 1 and read two books from two different series that are one number apart:
Spellbound Falls by Janet Chapman is book #1 in the Spellbound Falls series
A Rake's Vow by Stephanie Laurens is book #2 in the Cynster series
Points this post = 50
Total Points = 640
Tasks Completed = 33
Total Pages Read = 17,151
10.2 -- Live Long and ProsperRead a book with the genre "Classics" listed on its main page
Android Karenina (Big Book 538 pages) by Ben H. Winters (Goodreads Author) and Leo Tolstoy
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 70
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Post #2730.3 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: Kickin' Back with the Girls from R.E.L.A.X.
E: Evil Genius: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is so evil the author can't stop telling us how great his evil is. He is a murderer. Didn't enjoy it.
A: Acquire a book to read from a friend or from the library. A Nun in the Closet by Dorothy Gilman
Borrowed from the Tigard Public Library
Points this post: 30
Total to date: 515
Tasks completed: 26
Books read: 38
Goodreads Author Total: 15
Delicious Dee10.6 -- Black Flag Day
Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba, Angola, Africa, 1595 - set in what is now Angola which has black on the flag, approved in the THT
25.11 -- Vi/Midu 's task: Explore Listopias
inital book - The Privilege of the Sword
Listopia 1 - LGBT sci-fi and fantasy - Dark Space- Lisa Henry (GR Author) - tPotS is 30/425 on the chosen listopia, and Dark Space was 109/425 on the list; ebook only approved line 271 in the spreadsheet
Listopia 2 - FAVORITE GAY COUPLES - Starfish and Coffee- Kele Moon (GR Author) - tPotS is 630/1167 books and Starfish and Coffee is 389/1167
Points This Post: 35
Total Points: 1155
GR Authors: 64
Big Books: 500+ (7), 750+ (1)
Kimber30.1 Name Dropping
Rolled #1, #2
For #1 (read the next book in a series you like)
Whiskey Sour by Liliana Hart
post # 2675 in ebook verification okays this book for length
For #2 (read a book with the genre time travel)
The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
Liliana Hart is a GRA
Lauren Beukes is a GRA
This task: 30
# tasks completed to date: 26
Total points: 555
GRA: 30
Kimber30.4 All Things Wedding
A. Destination Wedding
The Breakup by Brenda Grate
Set in Italy
Post #2613 verifing length for e book
D. Something old, something new...
Slammed by Colleen Hoover
Published January 4, 2012
Brenda Grate is a GRA
Colleen Hoover is a GRA
This task: 30
Tasks complete: 27
Total points: 585
GRA: 32
Kimber25.5 In The Gardens
B. Blue & White Garden - WWII as genre on main page
The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bojalian
D Sub Rosa Garden - Romance as genre on main page
Off Limits by Sawyer Bennett
ebook verification cleared post #2662
Chris Bohjalian is a GRA
Sawyer Bennett is a GRA
This task: 25
Tasks complete: 28
Total points: 610
GRA: 34
Ana25.3 JennRenee's task: Summer Road Trip
Option 1
by J.A. Redmerski.She is a GoodReads author.
Option 2
by Pittacus Lore.Points this Post 25
Total Points 255
Tasks Completed 9
Books Read 18
Total Pages 5148
GoodReads Author 11
Big Books 500+(1)
25.9 - SUMMER MOVIESOPTION 1 - JEWELRY ON THE COVER -
by Jennifer Crusie which has a bracelet on the cover.OPTION 6 - BOOK BY A FAVORITE AUTHOR -
by James Patterson who is one of my favorite authors.James Patterson and Jennifer Crusie are Goodreads Authors.
25.10 - MY SUMMER VACATION
OPTION 1 -
by Jayne Ann Krentz which takes place in Oregon. I live in New York State so would have to travel to get there.OPTION 5 - ANY BOOK -
by Wanda E. Brunstetter.Jayne Ann Krentz is a Goodreads Author
30.9 - LET'S BE SENSIBLE
OPTION 5 - TASTE -
by Jabari Asim.OPTION 6 - TOUCH -
by Alexi Zentner.Alexi Zentner and Jabari Asim are Goodreads Authors.
TOTAL POINTS - 910
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 33
BIG BOOKS - 6
15.2 - Good Luck CharmsOption 2 - Read a book you added to your To-Read shelf or that you purchased between January 1, 2013 and May 17, 2013. I read Off Limits by Sawyer Bennett *GR Author. Approved in spreadsheet line #719. I added this book to my tbr on March 21, 2013.
Option 4 -Read a book with something blue on the cover. Blue titles and text work. I read Uncharted
by Tracey Garvis-Graves *GR Author. Approved in ebook thread message #2673. Blue water and sky on cover.Points this post- 15
Total Points- 305
GR Authors- 19
MAI10.4 -- The Sunshine State
Read a book set in California
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
25.15 -- Stacie MI's task: It's Barbeque Time!
B. Hamburger: read a book "sandwiched" in a series
Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler
This is the second book in Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe series.
E. Corn on the Cob: read a book with a predominately yellow cover.
The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression by Andrew Solomon30.4 - Cindy AL's task: All Things Wedding
Option B: Read a book with a predominantly white cover
Seriously...I'm Kidding by Ellen DeGeneresOption D: read a book that was first published in 1987 or earlier
I read The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
The book was first published in 1980
Points this post: 65
Total Points: 485
Tasks Completed: 26
Books Read: 40
GR Authors: 4
Bouchra5.5 – 50 years ago
I chose the color Pink, and read: Pink and white tyranny. A society novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
5.7 – 70 years ago
I chose the word Monday, and read: Five Minutes on Mondays: Finding Unexpected Purpose, Peace, and Fulfillment at Work by Alan Lurie.
10.3 -- The Summer of '69
I read A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, which was first published in 1596.
15.1 - A Machiavellian Task
Option 4: I read What Every Body is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People by Joe Navarro and Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell, both of which have the genre Self Help listed on their Goodreads pages.
15.2 - Good Luck Charms
Option 2: I read Angels Flight by Michael Connelly, which I purchased in April 2013.
Option 4: I read 61 Hours by Lee Child. Here is the cover:
Michael Connelly is a Goodreads Author.
15.6 - As Seen On TV
I read The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century by Thomas L. Friedman, which was featured on The Daily Show Reading Club .
The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century is a Big Book, with a total of 660 pages.
15.8 - The Battle of Gettysburg
I read The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane. Civil War is listed as a genre on Goodreads.
Points This Post: 80
Total Points: 790
Tasks Completed: 41
Goodreads Authors: 29
Big Books: 1
25.12 -- Chris MD's task: What Comes Next?Option 2: Author ABC's
Gold by Chris Cleave
Neverland: J. M. Barrie, The Du Mauriers, and the Dark Side of Peter Pan by Piers Dudgeon
Chris Cleave is a Goodreads author
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 290
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500- 3, 750, 1000 pages
BRIAN15.1 - A Machiavellian Task
Option 3 - genre is philosophy
Mastery by Robert Greene
Option 5 - 50,000+ ratings
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
96,473 ratings
Points this post: 15
Total points: 295
Books read: 23
Goodreads authors: 7
Big Book Tickets: 1-0-0
Ana20.4 Author! Author! - Ann A's task: Initial fun
Option 1
by Ann Aguirre.She is a GoodReads author.
Points this Post 20
Total Points 275
Tasks Completed 10
Books Read 19
Total Pages 5407
GoodReads Author 12
Big Books 500+(1)
Kristi CO20.4 Initial Fun
Option 1: author is new to me, initials 'S' & 'C'
Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall
Susan Crandall is a goodreads author
20.7 Something New
Option 3: author is new to me
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
Jamie Ford is a goodreads author
Points this post: 40
Total points: 295
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 17
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500=4, 750=0, 1000=0
25.5 - Bluemoon's task: In the GardensOption C: The Inn at Rose Harbor by Debbie Macomber
Debbie Macomber is a Goodreads author.
Option D: Beachcombers by Nancy Thayer
Points this post: 25
Total points: 755
GR authors: 27
MAI30.3 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: Kickin' Back with the Girls from R.E.L.A.X.
R: Read a book that has been RECOMMENDED to you.
My best friend recommended Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino to me as an ideal short beach read.
L: Read a book with a beverage on the cover.
The Lady in the Lake by Raymond ChandlerPoints this post: 30
Total Points: 515
Tasks Completed: 27
Books Read: 42
GR Authors: 4
Ana20.6 Seasoned Reader - CASSELM's task: They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky…
Option 1
by Andrew Fukuda.Points this Post 20
Total Points 295
Tasks Completed 11
Books Read 20
Total Pages 5700
GoodReads Author 12
Big Books 500+(1)
Jessica PDX15.6 - As Seen on TV
I saw Sedaris promoting this one on The Daily Show.
by David Sedaris25.2 - JenBent's Task - Trivial Pursuit, Summer of '94 Edition
Option 2 - "King" in title
by Don WinslowOption 4 - Mystery genre
by Reed Farrel ColemanPoints This Post: 40
Total Points: 620
25.2 Trivial PursuitOption 1 - Geography
I read No Angel: My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the Inner Circle of the Hells Angels by Jay Dobyns set in Phoenix and around Arizona. It was a real eye-opener about criminal activity in my midst!
Option 3 - History
I read Guilt by Degrees by Marcia Clark which has legal thriller on the main page (but is also by the OJ prosecutor!)
*Marcia Clark is a GR author.
Post Total: 25
Grand Total: 215
Jayme VA20.4 - Author! Author! - Ann A's task: Initial Fun
Option 1: Initials in my readerboard name (AM). McDonnell is new to me (this is her debut).
The Doctor and the Diva by Adrienne McDonnell
Adrienne McDonnell is a goodreads author.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 505
GR Authors: Emma Straub, Kiera Cass, Ariel Djanikian, Kami Garcia, Gillian Flynn, Erik Larson, Paul Kemprecos, Marissa Meyer*, Marci Nault, Michael Connelly, Ruth Ozeki, Mary Alice Monroe, Ted Dekker, Adrienne McDonnell
Big Books: 500+(1),750+(0),1000+(0)
25.19 -- Oma1229's task: School is Out Forever! Option 1: The Heiress Effect - Courtney Milan, GR Author
set in 1860s England
Option 4: Masters at Arms - Kallypso Masters, GR Author
ebook approved @ line 641
30.5 - Sandy's task: History with Dialogue
Book 1: The Last Romanov - Dora Levy Mossanen , GR Author, 333 pages
Book 2: The Romanovs: The Final Chapter - Robert Massie, 320 pages
book set approved here
Both novels cover the last days of the Romanov monarchy and the ensuing mystery of their horrific execution and disappearance.
50.1 - Beth NC's task: Seven Mansions of the Black Tortoise
Mansion 11: The Gladiator's Honor - Michelle Styles, GR Author
set in 65 BC Rome
Mansion 12:
- Laura Kaye, GR Authorbook approved here
Mansion 14: Hidden Away - Maya Banks
borrowed from friend's library
Points this post: 105
Total points: 1350
GR Authors: 71
Big books: 500+ (3)
zomg, that's a lot of freaking books. Once again, thanks to the moderators and task creators for a great season.
25.3 - JennRenee's task: Summer Road TripOption 2 & 5: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Cover:
Published: July 21st, 2007
Pages: 759
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 140
Tasks Completed: 6
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (1), 1000+ (2)
Big Books Tickets: 8
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25.5 - Bluemoon's task: In the GardensOption A - The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott (Authors initials: E & S from TEAHOUSE)
Option B - If I Stay by Gayle Forman
MAI5.2 – 20 years ago.
Book with a number in its title:
4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 520
Tasks Completed: 28
Books Read: 43
GR Authors: 4
Way to go, Ty! We're going to have a lot more finishers than I thought. (I won't be one of them!)
Delicious Dee50.1 - Beth NC's task: Seven Mansions of the Black Tortoise
Mansion 9: The Ox - Pardonable Lies - Jacqueline Winspear (GR Author) - #113 on the Best Murder Mysteries of All Time list
Mansion 12: Rooftop -
- Jesse Hayworth (GR Author) - cover approved in the THTMansion 14: Wall - The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls - Anton DiSclafani (GR Author) - book borrowed from my local community library
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 1205
GR Authors: 67
Big Books: 500+ (7), 750+ (1)
congrats Ty!!Dee checks her page count feverishly - 7 books to go - I can do it by the cut off ;)
Ana15.1 A Machiavellian Task
Option 2
byJennifer A. Nielsen.She is a GoodReads author.
Option 5
by Pittacus Lore.Points this Post 15
Total Points 310
Tasks Completed 12
Books Read 22
Total Pages 6482
GoodReads Author 13
Big Books 500+(1)
Task 20.2: Family VacationsI chose option 1 and read The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving by Jonathan Evison. This book has the genre "family" on its main page.
**Jonathan Evison is a Goodreads Author!**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 145
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 9
Goodreads Authors: 2 (Amy Waldman, Jonathan Evison)
Big Book Tickets: (1) - (2) - (3) -
STACIE MITask 15.3 - Left and Right
I decided to do option 2 and read:
Tressed to Kill by Lila Dare
"Tressed" is written with the left hand and "kill" is written with the right.
**Lila Dare is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 15
Total points: 770
Tasks completed: 44
Books read: 62
Pages read: 16352
Goodreads authors: 34
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 25.15 - It's Barbeque Time!
I decided to read one book of over 400 pages that fulfilled options C and F:
What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures by Malcolm Gladwell
Nonfiction is a genre that I don't read too much off, but I almost never read anything shelved as Business or Economics! This book has 413 pages.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 795
Tasks completed: 45
Books read: 63
Pages read: 16765
Goodreads authors: 34
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Also, Erin Jade Lange is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 25
Total Points Earned to Date: 575
Pages Read this Challenge: 701
Total Pages Read to Date: 13273
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 40
Goodreads Authors: 21
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()