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Fall Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
FANDURY30.1. Ms. Anderson's Task: I'm Sorry, Dee!
For this task I rolled a 1 and a 5
Option 1: Read a book by an author you've discovered and read at least one book by since January 2013.
Why Mermaids Sing by C.S. Harris
I read my first book by C.S. Harris What Angels Fear on 20.05.2013 for the Spring task 20.1 Again! Again!
C.S. Harris is a Goodreads Author
Option 5: Read a book with at least five words in the TITLE
At the Mouth of the River of Bees: Stories by Kij Johnson
This book has 8 words in the title.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 310
Books Read: 18
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
Tea30.4. - Donna Jo's Task: Elementary Art
A. The Primary Colors: Blue
Kiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- 1st on Cry, Tear-Jerker Romances list
*** Susan Elizabeth Phillips is GR author ***
B. The Secondary Colors: Green
by Janet Evanovich*** Janet Evanovich is GR author ***
Points This Post: 30
Total points: 330
Tasks Completed: 20
Total Books Read: 26
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Books: 500 (/), 750 (/), 1000 (1)
Task 20.4. Author! Author! - Tribute to Two Mystery Greats4 - The Awards: For this option read a book by one of the other winners of this prestigious award.Grand Master Award Winners
2007 Winner: Stephen King
Four Past Midnight (1990) by Stephen King (Hardcover, 1st, 779 pages)
**** Big Books**** Four Past Midnight (779 pages)
135 + 20 = 155
Tasks Completed: 9
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 135 + 20 = 155
Books read: 12
Pages read: 4,509
Read but not claimed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books:
(2) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
30.4 - ELEMENTARY ARTA2 - YELLOW - The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy which has 320 pages.
B1 - ORANGE -
by Robin Antalek which has lemons on the cover. I tried to double check that lemons was on the list but due to the government shutdown the website is not available. This book has 367 pages.Robin Antalek is a Goodreads Author.
TOTAL POINTS - 455
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 15
BIG BOOKS - 2
Readerboard Name: Jill ReneeTask - 5.1 2013 A New Season
Read a book that has less than 1,000 ratings (0-999) on the main book page.
Ratings at time I picked book: 853
Destination Truth: Memoirs of a Monster Hunter by Josh Gates
Points this Task: 5
Total Points this Challenge: 90
Books Read this Task: 1
Total Books Read this Challenge: 8
GR Authors: 3
Amy D.10.5. Found in Translation
Read a book that was translated from the language in which it was originally published.
Orange by Benjamin (ZHANG Bin 本杰明)
Published in Japanese, read in English.
15.5 - All Fall Down
Words in the title begin with the letters found in AUTUMN and/or FALL. Letters may be in any order and may be used more than once.
To Taste Temptation by Elizabeth Hoyt (Goodreads Author)
15.7 - Spookfest!
"Horror," "Paranormal," or "Supernatural" listed as a genre on its main page.
Untold by Sarah Rees Brennann (Goodreads Author)
15.10 - Free for Fall
Batman: Year One by Frank Miller
20.2 - Rookie at the Top: Bouchra's Task: School-time!
Option 2 - Set in a country where Arabic or Persian is one of the official languages.
Hostage Three by Nick Lake(Goodreads Author)
Set in Somalia. (This was an advance reader copy.)
20.8 - It's My Birthday - Cindy F's Task: We Love Scrabble!
Option 6 - Read a book with a 2 letter word in the title.
The Color of Rain by Cori McCarthy
25.2. Andy P.'s task: Love That Alphabet
Option B - One Book with 3 alphabetically sequential letters (in any order) in title AND author.
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black (Goodreads Author)
Title: C,D,E Author: A,B,C (419 pages)
Points: 120
Total Points: 120
Tasks Completed: 7
GA Tickets: 4
BB Tickets: 0
Mod
5.7 - 45 years ago - 60 Minutes
season in title: The Wildfire Season by Andrew Pyper
15.6 -- Far East
set in Japan: The Typist by Michael Knight
25.1. Nick KY’s Tasks: The Reviews Are In!
option 1, book by Camilla Läckberg: The Preacher by Camilla Läckberg, 432 pg
option 6, book by Jim Butcher: Cold Days by Jim Butcher, 515 pg
total = 480
Sheila30.2. Dlmrose's Task: What a Team!
There’s no “I” in team
Manner of Death by Stephen WhiteAND
We have to have fun
Jazz Funeral by Julie SmithTotal Points = 800
Tea10.4. - Back by Request - Labor Day
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
*** Jim Butcher is GR author ***
Points This Post: 10
Total points: 340
Tasks Completed: 21
Total Books Read: 26
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Books: 500 (/), 750 (/), 1000 (1)
5.7 – 45 years ago – 60 MinutesHour in Title:
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
+5 Points
15.2 — Day and Night
Day:
The Moon and More by Sarah DessenNight:
Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia+15 Points
25.8. Chaitra’s Task: A Quarter of Baking Cakes
2. Black Forest Cake for my dear husband: 304 pages
Fantasy on main page: 29 users 10/12/13
The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells by Andrew Sean Greer
6. Tiny Pumpkin Cupcakes for my little one!: 336 pages, 1st and only book:
Belle Epoque by Elizabeth Ross
+25 Points
Points this Post: 45
Grand Total: 255
Casselm15.10 Free for Fall
Conquering Your Quarterlife Crisis: Advice from Twentysomethings Who Have Been There and Survived by Alexandra Robbins.
25.2 Love That Alphabet
B. One Book Option
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Stewart Lee. I found MNO in the title and RST in the author's name; and the book is 492 pages long.
25.3 Happy Birthday American Authors
2. Our Town by Thornton Wilder, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1938.
6. Armadale by Wilkie Collins which was first published in 1864 during Louisa May Alcott's lifetime.
30.7 I Blame Ms. Anderson... and Ellen Hopkins
Rolled 1 and read Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard which Ms. Anderson's gave five stars. This author was new to me.
Rolled 5 and read Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture by Peggy Orenstein which had Sociology listed on its main page. This author was also new to me.
This post: 95
Total points: 95.
5.5 35 years ago - WKRP in Cincinnati:
Swallowtail (ebook verification thread #2721) by K.T. McColl which has a butterfly on the cover.***K.T. McColl is a Goodreads Author***
10.2 Far, Far Away: Can You Keep a Secret? which is set in London, England. I live in the US.
25.7 Football Kick-off Fun!
Option 2: Cowboy with a Cause (281 pages) by Carla Cassidy which has "cowboy" in the title for the Dallas Cowboys.
***Carla Cassidy is a Goodreads Author***
Option 3: Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (388 pages) which is #14 on the "Touchdown: Romance and American Football" List.
***Susan Elizabeth Phillips is a Goodreads Author***
Total Points this Post: 40
Total Points in Challenge: 640
Books Read: 51
Tasks Completed: 40
GR Authors: 43
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
BRIAN15.7 -- Spookfest!
The Shining by Stephen King
At 512 pages, this is a big book!
Points this post: 15
Total points: 145
Books read: 8
Goodreads authors: 4
Big Book Tickets: 3-0-1 (6)
20.9 Expanding the Classic CanonLizard
Banana Yoshimoto is under 20th Century ~ Japanese, and her books are approved in the second post on the help thread.
25.1 The Reviews Are In!
Option 2 (graphic novel): Freddie and Me: A Coming-of-Age (Bohemian) Rhapsody
Has 304 pages
Option 3 (vampire and hunter in title): Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D, Volume 01
Has 250 pages
25.6 General Education
Option 4 (religion genre): Taming the Tiger Within: Meditations on Transforming Difficult Emotions
Has 293 pages; religion is the first and fourth genre
Option 5 (psychology genre): The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum
Has 256 pages; psychology is the second genre
25.9 The Cornetto Trilogy
Option 2 (horror genre): Hell Girl, Volume 1
Horror is the second genre on the page
Option 4 (SF genre): From the Twilight Zone
Science Fiction is the first and third genre on the page
30.4 Elementary Art
Book A, Option 2 (y in author's name): Send Me a Sign by Tiffany Schmidt
Y in tiffanY
Has 384 pages
Book B, Option 3 (princess in title): The Last Princess
Has 304 pages
30.6 Ancestry
Option 1 (same author name as me): Never Eighteen by Megan Bostic
My first name is Megan.
Option 2 (ancestral country): Withering Tights
My maternal grandfather is part English, and this book takes place in England. As an added bonus, it specifically takes place in Yorkshire, which was occupied by the Vikings about a thousand years ago, and my father's family is 100% Scandinavian (thus, Viking).
Total: 155 + 640 (from earlier) = 795 points
5.9 55 Years Ago The RiflemanCowboy Hat:
by Brenda Jackson15.7 Spookfest!
School's Out - Forever by James Patterson
James Patterson is a Goodreads Author
25.1 Nick KY's Tasks: The Reviews Are In!
Option 1: Hockey in Fiction - Adult Books #1 on the list
Taking Shots by Toni Aleo
Toni Aleo is a Goodreads Author.
Option 3: Vampire
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Richelle Mead is a Goodreads Author.
30.2 Dimrose's Task: What a Team!
Book 1:
Bachelor Untamed by Brenda Jackson
Book 2:
Fun Loving You: Enjoying Your Marriage in the Midst of the Grind by Ted Cunningham
Points this post: 75
Total points: 415
Tasks completed: 28
Books read: 37
Goodreads Author: 25
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1); 750 (0); 1000(0)
BEKKA - 15.1 -- BookendsBook A: For this task, I read “
” by Cynthia Voigt, since it is the first in the new “Mister Max” series. Book B: For this task, I read “
” by Cynthia Hand, since it is the last in her “Unearthly” series. Also, Cynthia Hand is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 15
Total Points Earned to Date: 135
Pages Read this Challenge: 848
Total Pages Read to Date: 4047
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 12
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: 500( 1 ), 750(), 1000()
Hana C.
5.9 - 55 years ago - The Rifleman: Read a book with the genre “western” on the main book page
The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson
This book has Western listed on it's main page
points this post: 5
Total Points Earned: 220
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 19
5.9 - 55 years ago - The Rifleman: Read a book with the genre “western” on the main book page
The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson
This book has Western listed on it's main page
points this post: 5
Total Points Earned: 220
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 19
25.7 – Bamaace83’s task: Football Kick-off Fun!Option 2: Dallas Cowboys
Love Drunk Cowboy by Carolyn Brown
Option 4: a food item on the cover
by Abbi GlinesAbbi Glines is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 25
Total points: 240
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 15
Goodreads Author: 12
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0); 750 (0); 1000(0)
5.8 - 50 years ago - The Outer LimitsRead a book with the genre "Science Fiction" on its main book page
I read Tarnsman of Gor by John Norman
10.6. What’s Your Sign?
Read a book by an author who shares your animal sign.
I read The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan.
I am a Dragon (DOB 21/08/1988)
Rick Riordan is also a dragon. (DOB 5/6/1964)
15.8 -- Same Time Last Year
Read a book that appears on the September 2012, October 2012, or November 2012 Most Popular Books
I read How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You by Matthew Inman. It appears at number #44 on the October 2012 list.
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Mstan's Task: "What I Would Read If I Had More Time"
I chose to do Option B: pick a 20 point task with multiple options from either Spring or Summer and work on an option you hadn't chosen the previous round.
I decided to re-do 20.5 Bigger is Better- Kate S's task: Tournament of Books 2013 from the Spring 2013 Challenge. During that season I decided to do option 6 and this was my post.
This season I choose option 1 -A book written by an author who shares their first and last initial with a finalist:JG, MS, GF, BF, MM, LE, JW, AJ, HM, KP, LG, AM, CW, LB, AH, DA, SH, CB, MK
I read Out Of Range by C.J. Box.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 345
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 22
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
15.8 -- Same Time Last YearTempting the Player by J. Lynn
Book is #64 on the October 2012 list, approved in ebook verification thread here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
20.1. Most Improved Player - Andrea's Task: A Cozy Read
Option 1: Dim Sum Dead by Jerrilyn Farmer
Book has "cozy mystery" listed on main page
20.3. Best Review - Stefu's task: Most Read Authors
Rolled 6 & 2: Retribution by Sherrilyn Kenyon
I selected my 6th friend LIZZ NEILL & her 2nd author was Sherrilyn Kenyon
20.10. Group Reads
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple (Goodreads author)
Posted response in msg #43
Total Points This Post: 75
Total Tasks This Post: 4
Goodreads Authors This Post: 1
Grand Total Points: 370/1010
Total Books Read: 22
Tasks Completed: 16/58
Total Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Ana30.7.Delicious Dee's task: I blame Ms Anderson….and Ellen Hopkins
I rolled a 4 and a 6
Option 4
by Patricia Briggs. Here's the link. https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/1871760-deborah?utf8=%E2%9C%93&view=table&search[query]=River+Marked I sure hope I did the link right.
Option 6
by Neal Shusterman. This author is new to me. I used literature map.***He is a GoodReads author
Points this Post 30
Total Points 195
Tasks Completed 9
Books Read 12
Total Pages 4313
GoodReads Author 8
Big Book Tickets 1
Delicious Dee15.1 -- Bookends
first book in series - The Return of Rafe MacKade - 1st book in the MacKade Brothers series
last book in series (at least 3 books) - How To Run With A Naked Werewolf - Molly Harper (GR Author) - 3rd book in the Naked Werewolf series (the series shows on the page, but not on the hover)
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 425
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1)
Hana C.
10.10. In Honor of Veterans, Military and Otherwise: read a book in which a main character is a military veteran
The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
The main character, John Carter, is a former officer of the confederate army. On the book's Wikipedia Page this information is listed about 2/3 of the way down under character descriptions.
points this post: 10
Total Points Earned: 230
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 20
10.10. In Honor of Veterans, Military and Otherwise: read a book in which a main character is a military veteran
The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
The main character, John Carter, is a former officer of the confederate army. On the book's Wikipedia Page this information is listed about 2/3 of the way down under character descriptions.
points this post: 10
Total Points Earned: 230
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 20
Theresa~OctoberLaceI HAD CLAIMED THIS BOOK IN MESSAGE #890 BUT NEED TO USE IT FOR ANOTHER TASK
5.4 - 30 years ago - Dungeons & Dragons
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 10/6/13
This post: Remove 5 points and one GR Author
Updated totals
Total to Date = 225 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 3
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 3
10.4. Back by Request - Labor Day.
Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest
Goodreads Author ticket claimed
Points this post: 10
Total Points in Challenge: 215
Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 16
GR Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest
Goodreads Author ticket claimed
Points this post: 10
Total Points in Challenge: 215
Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 16
GR Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Angela ILRepost 1008
10.2 Far, Far Away
Smack by Melvin Burgess
This book is set in (England) the UK and I live in the US.
25.4 Elizabeth B's task: Celebration!
Option A:All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris-book number 7 in the series
Option B:Stupid and Contagious by Caprice Crane (first published in May 2006)
***CAPRICE CRANE is a GR AUTHOR***
Tasks Total: 35
Total Points: 240
Total GR Authors claimed: 13
Theresa~OctoberLace30.7.Delicious Dee's task: I blame Ms Anderson….and Ellen Hopkins - I rolled 1 and 4
Roll 1 – Read a book that Ms Anderson has rated 4 or 5 stars.
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 10/6/13
Ms. Anderson rated it 5 stars
Roll 4 - Read a book that was rated 4 or 5 stars by a Goodreads friend who you have never met. REQUIRED: state the friend whose rating you used and provide a link to his or her profile.
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson 10/9/13
Connie rated it 5 stars, and you can find her profile here.
Both Ernest Cline and Kate Atkinson are new authors for me.
***Ernest Cline is a Goodreads Author***
This post: 30 points and one Goodreads Author Ticket
Total to Date = 255 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 3
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 4
Suzannesea15.2 Day and Night
Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones has a daylight scene on the cover.
Blind Goddess by Anne Holt has a nighttime scene on the cover.This post: 15 points
Total to date: 205 points
Katie M25.4 -- Elizabeth B's Task: Celebration!
Option A
Spook Squad: A Psycop Novel by Jordan Castillo Price
Option C
The Charlie Factor by Diana DeRicci
Approved in Msg. 2853.
This Post: 25 points
Total to Date: 210 points
** Repost ** (I already got points for this task. I forgot to claim GR author ticket)
Task #30.1 -- Ms. Anderson's Task: I'm Sorry, Dee!
I rolled a 1 and a 6 for this challenge.
Die #1: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell.
I read her Attachments in July this year.
Addendum: ** GR Ticket Claim: Rainbow Rowell is a Goodreads Author **
Die #6: Since this was a "choose any option", I chose Option #3 for this. I read Maus, Vol. 1: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman for this.
The edition I read is The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale. Book 1 is 161 pages of the 296 page book.
I read a Sequential Art book for this challenge because Ms. Anderson mentions in her challenge that it is open to sequential art/graphic novels.
Points this post: 30 (already claimed)
Total to date: 95
GR author tickets to date: 2
Sandy MN30.1. Ms. Anderson's Task: I'm Sorry, Dee!
Rolled 1 and 5
Option 1:
Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand
Option 5:
The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden by Jessica Sorensen Goodreads author
Total Points:335
Total GR Authors:10
2.4 - Tribute to Two Mystery Greats2. The Series: This book is #9 in the Isabel Dalhouse series which is a favourite of mine:
The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds by Alexander McCall Smith **Goodreads Author**
20.8 - We Love Scrabble
Option 3: a book with double letters in a word in the title - swEEt.
Sweet Salt Air by Barbara Delinsky **Goodreads Author**
Total points 140
Task #15.5 -- All Fall DownMetaMaus: A Look Inside a Modern Classic, Maus by Art Spiegelman
M is in AUTUMN.
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Task #20.8. It's My Birthday - Cindy F's Task: We Love Scrabble!
I chose Option #3 for this.
Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella
double e's in title (Keep)
Also, this book has 386 pages.
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Task #30.3 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: Take it or "Leave" It
I chose Option #1 and Option #5 for this.
Option #1: Quarantine: Stories by Rahul Mehta
R and M in liquidaMbeR
Option #5: How To Be a Good Wife by Emma Chapman
Cataloged as Mystery by some users.
** GR Ticket Claim: Emma Chapman is a Goodreads Author **
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Points this post: 65
Total to date: 160
GR author tickets to date: 3
Theresa~OctoberLace20.2. Rookie at the Top: Bouchra's Task: School-time!
Option 4 - Mathematics - Read a book that has a butterfly on its cover.
The Husband's Secret
by Liane Moriarty 10/12/13This post: 20 points
Total to Date = 275 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 3
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 4
20.3. Best Review – Stefu’s task: Most Read AuthorsMy Roll: 3 & 6: I used my 6th friend, Jen and her 3rd author, Sue Grafton:
A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
+20 Points
20.9. Moderator’s Pet: Bucket’s Task: Expanding the Classic Canon
From the 20th Century: Middle East:
Lion's Honey: The Myth of Samson by David Grossman
+20 Points
Points this Post: 40
Grand Total: 295
Theresa~OctoberLace25.8. Chaitra's Task: A Quarter of Baking Cakes
Option 1 Butterscotch Cake: Read a book with flower(s) on the cover.
The Violets of March
by Sarah Jio 10/11/13Option 2. Black Forest Cake: Read a book with the genre "Fantasy" on the main page.
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson 10/9/13
Sarah Jio is a Goodreads Author
This post: 25 points and 1 Goodreads Author Ticket
Total to Date = 300 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 3
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 5
Theresa~OctoberLace30.3 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: Take it or "Leave" It
Option 1 - Liquidamber Leaf: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials are found in Liquidamber.
The Rainbow by D.H. Lawrence 10/5/13
D and L are both found in Liquidamber.
Option 3 - Maple Leaf: Read a book that is
set in Canada or written by a Canadian author
Mariana by Susanna Kearsley 10/13/13
Susanna Kearsley was born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
Susanna Kearsley is a Goodreads Author
This post: 30 points and 1 Goodreads Author Ticket
Total to Date = 330 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 3
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 6
I need to rescind Message #1068
I missed that I had already used Life After Life
This post: Delete 25 points and 1 Goodreads Author Ticket
Total to Date = 305 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 3
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 5
25.8. Chaitra's Task: A Quarter of Baking Cakes1. Butterscotch Cake - flower(s) on the cover or with the word "flower" or "flowers" or any specific flower (rose, daisy, etc.)in the title/subtitle.
, The Inn at Rose Harbor (with bonus short story "When They First Met"): A Novel by *Debbie Macomber*Debbie Macomber is a Goodreads Author*
3. Suitably Reeking Fishy Un-cake for furbaby - "CAT" intact in Author's Name
Author: CATherine Anderson
Here to Stay by Catherine Anderson
Points in This Task: 25
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 866
Totals:
Total Points: 415
Total Goodreads Authors: 10
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(1), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 22/58
Total Books Read: 28
Total Pages Read in Fall 2013 SRC: 9569
Lori TX5.4 30 Years Ago - Dugeons & Dragons
The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton
15.7 Spookfest!
The Lunatic Cafe by Laurell K. Hamilton
Paranormal and Supernatural
15.10 Free For Fall
The Killing Dance by Laurell K. Hamilton
20.8 We Love Scrabble!
Option 2 - #7 in series
Burnt Offerings by Laurell K. Hamilton
25.2 Love That Alphabet
Option B - LMN in both author and title and 418 pages
Blue Moon by Laurell K. Hamilton
First post, total points = 80
5.2 - 10 years ago - Two and a Half Men: Wicked All the Way - A Wicked Lovers Novella by Shayla Black which is #6.5 in the wicked lovers series. ***Shayla Black is a Goodreads Author***
15.4 - Inside Out: I chose the one book option and read What a Goddess Wants (Forgotten Goddesses, #1) by Stephanie Julian (goddess/goddesses)
***Stephanie Julian is a Goodreads Author***
Total Points this Post: 20
Total Points in Challenge: 660
Books Read: 53
Tasks Completed: 42
GR Authors: 45
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Task 5.1 - 2013 - A New Season Read a book that has less than 1,000 ratings (0-999) on the main book page.
All Set About With Fever Trees and Other Stories (1985) by Pam Durban (Hardcover, 211 pages)
155 + 05 = 160
Tasks Completed: 10
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 155 + 05 = 160
Books read: 13
Pages read: 4,720
Read but not claimed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books:
(2) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Susan A25.1. Nick KY’s Tasks: The Reviews Are In!
Option 3: Read a book with the word Hunter in the title. (“Hunt” will also work, as will plurals or possessives. No other variations.)
Details of the Hunt by Laura Baumbach
"Hunt" is in the title
316 pages
Option 5: read any book with a non-human animal on the cover. (Real or fantasy animals are OK.)
by A.J. MarcusHorse on the cover
212 pages
25.10. Oma1229's Task: Autumn in the South
option 1: read a book that has either the words stars or stripes in its title
Stars & Stripes by Abigail Roux
Title continas words stars and stripes
292 pages
Abigail Roux is a goodreads author
option 5: So read a book that is set in any city in which an NFL team plays its home games.
Whiskey and Wry by Rhys Ford
Set is San Franciso as stated in goodreads plot description.
49ers play in San Francisco http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Fran...
254 pages
Rhys Ford is a goodreads author
Points this post: 25 + 25 = 50
Total points: 460
Books read: 36
Goodreads authors: 31
Big Book Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 26
BRIAN10.2 Far, Far Away.
Book is set in a foreign country.
Endangered Species, Book 1: "Diary of an Eco-Warrior" by Vaulte Kamish (Goodreads author!)
I'm from the USA, and while the book does spend minimal amounts of time there, the bulk of the book is set in England, North Korea, and the rainforests in South America.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 155
Books read: 9
Goodreads authors: 5
Big Books: 3-0-1 (6)
5.5 - 35 years ago - WKRP in CincinnatiAn Available Man by Hilma Wolitzer
5.10 - 60 years ago - Make Room For Daddy
Daddy-Long-Legs & Dear Enemy by Jean Webster
10.1 Early to Bed, Early to Rise
Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps by Kelly Williams Brown
Kelly Williams Brown is a Goodreads author.
20.5. Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Pumpkin State
Option 2. I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence by Amy Sedaris
Points this post: 40
Total points: 350
GR authors 13
30.3 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: Take it or "Leave" ItOption 3: The Douglas Notebooks by Christine Eddie -Canadian author, see more info: http://mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/th...
Option 5: Soulless by Gail Carriger
Gail Carriger is a Goodreads Author.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 70
Good Read Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
ANGELASUNSHINE5.8 - 50 years ago - The Outer Limits
Virals by Kathy Reichs
Science Fiction is a genre on the main page for this book
Total Points: 200
5.10 - 60 years ago - Make Room For DaddyTouching My Father's Soul: A Sherpa's Journey to the Top of Everest
10.1 - Early to Bed, Early to Rise
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (self-help genre)
10.9 - Put On Your Hat - It's Getting Cold Outside!
20.10 - Group Reads
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
*** Maria Semple is a Goodreads author
My comment is #45 in the thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
25.6 - Sandy's task: General Education
Option 2. The Past (History)
Great American Speeches - 320 pages
Option 5. The Social Sciences (Psychology)
Awakenings - 464 pages
Points this post: 70
Tasks completed this post: 5
GR authors this post: 1
Total challenge points: 150
Total tasks completed: 14
Total number Big Books: 500(1) 750(0) 1000(1)
Total Goodreads authors: 2
Post #1520.8. It's My Birthday - Cindy F's Task: We Love Scrabble!
Option 6: If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch (IF, ME)
Emily Murdoch is a GoodReads author
Points this post: 20
Total points: 240
GR authors: 12
Books read: 21
Tasks completed: 15
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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10.4. Back by Request - Labor Day.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Total Points: 195