Fall 2013 Task Overview

[Liz M]

10.1 - Square peg: Read a book that does not fit any of the other Reading with Style 10 or 20-point tasks. This task cannot be repeated.

10.2 - Celebrate Book Lover's Day (November 2nd) by reading a book from the top 200 Stories For Book Lovers.

10.3 - Conjunction Junction: Read a book whose title contains one (and one only) of these conjunctions: and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet.

10.4 - Prize-worthy: Read a book by an author that has won the Miguel de Cervantes Prize OR a book that has won the Prix Goncourt.

10.5 - In honor of Labor Day, read a book written by an author whose surname is a job or profession on the linked list OR a book that has a job or profession in the title.

10.6 - In honor of All Saints Day, sometimes called The Day of the Dead, read a book by an author who died before September 1, 2013.

10.7 - Rebekah's task - Ex-pat experience:
Read a book in which the main character lives in a country other than his/her native country, and experiences a different culture than that with which s/he is natively familiar. For example, The Poisonwood Bible or Burmese Days work, but not A Room with a View; Paris to the Moon works, but not travel literature such as Eat Pray Love (Dewey Decimal number of 910 at BPL). The following lists might be helpful in finding suggestions: American expatriate writers, Ex-Pats

10.8 - Anika's task - "Something wicked this way comes":
Read a book whose title was inspired by Shakespeare. Ideas can be found on this wiki page or this web site (click the name of a Shakespeare play on the left to see titles). If using a source other than the wiki list, please provide the Shakespeare play & the quote that inspired the book title.

10.9 - Karen GHHS' task - It IS Unusual:
Read a book that has unusual characteristics, such as an author known by a single name as listed on goodreads (Sapphire, Sjón, Stendhal), OR read a book considered "quirky" due to it's content or unusual design from one of the following lists: Quirky Books, Delightfully Quirky Books, Best Quirky Dark Novels, Innovative Design or Structure.

10.10 - Group Reads
Liz M: The Guide by R.K. Narayan
Elizabeth (Alaska): Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Kate S: The Double by José Saramago
Coralie: Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières
Cory (Bigler): In the Woods by Tana French
Joanna: An Invisible Sign of My Own by Aimee Bender
Camille: Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen
Jane from BC: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
itpdx: Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick

15.1 - 15.10: Pick 'n' Mix

[Liz M]

20.1 - In honor of the 100th anniversary of the publication of Swann's Way, read a book originally written in French by an author born in France.

20.2 - Proust started work on In Search of Lost Time in 1909 and died in 1922 before finalizing the last three volumes. Read a book written by an author alive between 1909 and 1922.

20.3 - Proust's lifetime is almost exactly that of what has been termed the Belle Époque (beautiful era). Read one of the top 100 Belle Epoque books.

20.4 - Proust's writing is largely based on his life with an overlay of fiction. Read one of these prose roman à clef titles or one of these notable autobiographical novels.

20.5 - One of the major themes of In Search of Lost Time is the role of art in society. From the linked list, read a novel about an artist or an autobiography/memoir/biography about a visual artist (potter, painter, sculptor, photographer, filmmaker, architect).

20.6 - In Search of Lost Time is considered the definitive modern novel and it has had a profound effect on subsequent writers. Read a book written by an author influenced by Proust (Proust is mentioned in the influences section of their goodreads author profile or provide a link to an internet reference).

20.7 - Don's task:
In honor of the five important Jewish holidays in September (Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah), read a book by a Jewish author.

20.8 - Kate's Task:
In honor of Stephen King's birthday, read a book with a non-human MAJOR character. The non-human character needs to be important enough to the plot that it would be mentioned in a 2 sentence summary of the book. For example, Christine, The Art of Racing in the Rain, or Frankenstein.

20.9 - Elizabeth (Alaska) Task:
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of JFK (11/22/63) and to honor his war service, read one of top 100 books on this WWII fiction list.

20.10 - Liz M's Task:
In recognition of International Day for the Eradication of Poverty observed on October 7th, read a book written by an author born in one of the least developed countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep., Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Lao PDR, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia.