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WINTER CHALLENGE 2013
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Winter Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (Do Not Delete Posts)
Shannon South Africa20.9 (Book 250pp+) Love of christmas Films
4A Book made into a film
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
IMDB refrence: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779/?...
Task points: 20
Challenge points: 60
Shannon South Africa15.4 Whodunit?
Option 2 - satisfies both 1A (genre: mystery) and 1B (author name matches one in the Clue list - Jeffrey Kramer)
Paths of Glory by Jeffrey Archer
Task points: 15
Challenge points: 75
10.3 Donor's WantedDracula, My Love: The Secret Journals of Mina Harker by Syrie James - 2/3/14
Syrie James is a Goodreads author.
Points this task: 5
Total: 130
GR authors: 4
Big Book Tickets: (0) 500+ (0) 700+ (0) 1000+
Julie P15.8 - No Time To Waste
Requirement: Read one of the 10 shortest books on my TBR
The Sinful Life of Lucy Burns by Elizabeth Leiknes (167 pages)
*Elizabeth Leiknes is a Goodreads Author*
Points this task: 15
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 11
Pages read: 3877
Goodreads Author Tickets: 9
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (2) 750+ (0) 1000+ (0)
Shelby
5.3 - In the Ballroom
Dance word in title : Dance With Me, by Heidi Cullinan
Word: Dance
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
5.4 - In the Conservatory
Plant on Cover : Breaking Cover, by Kaje Harper
Cover:
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
5.6 - In the Billiards Room
Series #1-9 : Threshold, by Jordan L. Hawk
Series: Whyborne & Griffin #2
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
5.7 - In the Hall
Author name 4 letters : Hainted, by Jordan L. Hawk
Author name: Hawk
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
5.8 - In the Study
MC is a writer : All She Wrote, by Josh Lanyon
Characters: Both MC's are mystery writers
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
5.9 - In the Cellar
Top 10 Wine Consumption Countries : The Melody Thief, by Shira Anthony
Country: Italy
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
10.9 White Sale
Hat on Cover : Fish & Chips, by Abigail Roux
Cover: Fish & Chips, background is white
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
15.6 Happy Birthday, Jim!
4 letter word from title of a Doors song : On Fire, by Drew Zachary
Song Title: "Light My Fire" - Word: Fire
15.8 No Time to Waste
One of 10 shortest books on TBR : Break and Enter, by Rachel Haimowitz
Approval: Already on approval list
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
Points this post: 70
Total points: 70
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 0
Elizabeth B10.6 - SWLAT
(genre:humor) Truce: The Historic Neighbor from Hell (e-book, approved at post#3192 for length)
15.9 - First or Last?
the latest published book in a series
Turn and Burn most recent book in the Blacktop cowboys series - next book is due out August 2014
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Laurie ME's Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here?
Opt 2: science fiction genre Cinder
Points this post:45
Total points:690+45=735
Tasks: 41+3=44
Anne (Booklady)15.7 - Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet?
The Eden Prophecy: A Thriller by *Graham Brown
*Graham Brown is a Goodreads Author*
50.1 - Pamela Su's task: Variety is the Spice of Life
Selections Approved in Help Thread Post 2
#1A. Miss Scarlett
Romance 26 users
Regulars at Nadia's nature lodge don't ask what she does in the off-season. And that's a good thing. If she told them, she'd have to kill them. She's a hit woman for a Mafia family.
Exit Strategy by *Kelley Armstrong
#4B. Reverend or Mr. Green - Red Cover
, Edge by *Jeffery Deaver#5. Mrs. Peacock
Recognizing that the final stage of their lives is upon them, John and Ella Robina--the former an Alzheimer's patient, the latter succumbing to cancer--sneak away from their over-protective children and doctors to embark on an RV vacation along Route 66.
The Leisure Seeker by *Michael Zadoorian
*Kelley Armstrong is a Goodreads Author*
*Jeffery Deaver is a Goodreads Author*
*Michael Zadoorian is a Goodreads Author*
Points in This Task: 65
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 4
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 1456
Totals:
Total Points: 445
Total Goodreads Authors: 19
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(6), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 24/59
Total Books Read: 32
Total Pages Read in Winter 2013-14 SRC: 12,510
Sheila30.3 Sassafrass's Task: Readers Also Enjoyed
Book A:
Lady Killer by Lisa ScottolineAND
Book B:
The Alibi Man by Tami Hoagrecommended on 2/1/14 from the readers also enjoyed list from book A.
Total Points = 1035
This should do it for me this season and unless there is a problem with this post I will have successfully avoided "the wall" woohoo!
Thanks mods - great challenge!!
Lulu5.6 -- In the Billiards Room
Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
Book 1 in the Saga series.
5.8 -- In the Study
Speculative Fiction 2012 by Justin Landon & Jared Shurin
This book contains essays and reviews in regards to science fiction and fantasy books and writing.
Jared Shurin is a Goodreads Author, along with many of the other contributors for this collection.
15.2 -- The Old and the New
Book 1: Old Favourite:
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Book 2: New-to-Me Author:
Snowblind by Christopher Golden
Christopher Golden is a Goodreads Author.
25.8 -- Children Make Christmas Fun!
OPTION #1:
by Lewis CarrollThis book has a rabbit on the front.
OPTION #3: Award-winning
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
This book won the Carnegie Medal in Literature in 2012.
Both these books have the genre 'childrens' on the main page, as well as meeting the 100 page requirement.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 335
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 26
Goodreads authors: 11
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Chaitra5.2 In the Library
Inkspell by Cornelia Funke. Writing > Books About Books is a genre on the main page.
Points: 5
**Inkspell is a big book. My copy had 635 pages.**
5.4 In the Conservatory
The Cat in the Window: And Other Stories of the Cats We Love by Callie Smith Grant. Reflection of trees on the cover. Approved in Help Thread.
Points: 5
5.8 In the Study
Lion Heart: A Novel by Justin Cartwright. Main character is a speech-writer for a politician and in the course of the book he writes a novel. Approved in Help Thread.
Points: 5
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Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 55
Big Books: 500(1), 750( ), 1000( )
Goodreads Author: 0
Tasks Completed: 6/71
Books Claimed: 6
Pages Read: 2,277
MB30.3 Sassafras's Task - readers also enjoyed
a. Allegiant by Veronica Roth pages 526
b. Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo pages 432
I checked it on 12/1/13 but it was still there as of this posting today.
total points 270
total pages 7105
tasks completed 15
books read 19
Jayme VA25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pick a Pair
Option 3: Adult/Young Adult
Book 1: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Young adult was not originally listed on the main page. I got this approved in the genre verification thread. YA is there now, so here's the link to the approval.
Book 2: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman has young adult on its main page.
Neil Gaiman is a goodreads author. Claiming two tickets.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 435
GR Authors: John Searles, Alafair Burke, Debbie Macomber, Nicholas Sparks, Liane Moriarty, Matt Haig, Rainbow Rowell, Kristin Hannah, Ted Dekker, Holly Black, Elin Hildebrand, Cathleen Schine, Neil Gaiman*
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(1),1000+(0)
10.6 - SWLATRead a book with the genre humor on the book’s main GR page
Candide by Voltaire
Approved post #244 in Genre Verification thread
Task total=10
Grand total=480
Mod
30.3 Sassafrass's Task: Readers Also Enjoyed
Book A:
Lady Killer by Lisa ScottolineAND
Book B: [bookcover:The Alibi M..."
Congratulations, Sheila! Task 30.4 for the spring 2014 challenge is yours!
15.4 Whodunit? The Closers by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author)
This book fills both options.
A. Mystery is listed as a genre on the main page.
B. Author's name MICHAEL is the same as MICHAEL McKean who played Mr. Green.
20.3 Solo and Ensemble
Option 1. Read a collection of short stories.
Flowers in the Rain by Rosamunde Pilcher Contains 16 short stories.
25.8 Children Make Christmas Fun
Option 3. Literary award winner: Newberry Medal, 2007.
The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron (144 p. Reading level: ages 9 and up.)
Option 4. About Pirates
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
60 points this post
235 total points
1 GR Author this post
7 total GR Authors
Andy P.Task # 15.3 - Happy Valentine’s Day!
Option 2 one book option
Loyalty by Ingrid Thoft
Loyalty by Inrigd Thoft
LIT are all in VALENTINES
Points this post: 15
Total points: 825
Repost from 163430.1 - Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This
-->Rolled a one and a Two
1) It's Big: read a book with an object that is considered "large" on the cover. If two average-sized people can fit inside it comfortably, it's large (ex. a mansion, a ship, a planet)
Required: post the cover and point out the object
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. LeGuin (Large Object: Castle)2) It's Popular: read a book that has more than 50,000 ratings
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (95, 341 ratings)***Claiming Goodreads Author
Totals for challenge:
Points this task: 30
Total points: 510/1035
Tasks completed: 40
Books read: 41
Goodreads authors: 9
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Kimber 25.11 Showtime for dogs
Option 2 (blue cover)
by Lauren KateOption 3 (Author's 1st name on list of pop dog names)
Love, Kinsey by Brandy Jeffus Corona
Lauren Kate is a gra
Brandy Jeffus Corona is a gra
This task: 25
# tasks complete to date: 23
GRA: 24
Total points: 470
Delicious Dee10.5 - Speakeasy
Jazz Baby - Lorelie Brown (GR Author) - the year isn't specifically mentioned in the description, but the Volstead Act (or National Prohibition Act) is and that it was passed 6 years prior, so makes the book set about 1925/1926
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 720
Goodreads Authors: 36
Post #2220.2 - Rookie at the Top - Tea's Task: Mystery Sub-genres
REQUIRED author is new to me
Room with a Clue BY Kate Kingsbury COZY MYSTERY on main page
Kate Kingsbury is a GR author
Points this task: 20
Total: 395
GR authors: 15
Books read:29
Tasks Done: 23
Shelby
- REPOST from Msg. 163910.9 White Sale
Hat on Cover : Fish & Chips, by Abigail Roux
Cover:
, background is white- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
15.8 No Time to Waste
One of 10 shortest books on TBR : Break and Enter, by Rachel Haimowitz
Approval: Already on approval list Line #234
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
Points this post: 25
Total points: 70
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 0
Nick KYCONGRATULATIONS! to the finishers so far!! – Susan A, Sassafrass, Dlmrose, and Sheila!
I need to REPLACE King and Maxwell in Task 25.9 with The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly, first published in October, 2013. That Task now looks like:
25.9 Amy’s All Things New.
Option 2 – New Books. The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly. published in Oct, 2013, read in Feb 2014.
Option 3 – New Series. Under Cover of Daylight by James W. Hall (Thorn # 1).
There is no point change.
New Tasks:
20.1 Anne (Booklady)’s Chess. I chose the chess piece of the King and read a book with “King” in the title (option 5), King and Maxwell by David Baldacci, 432 pages. (Moved from 25.9)
25.2 Bamaace83”s Christmas. I chose Option 1 – read a book with “Jesus” in the title.
I read American Jesus: How the Son of God Became a National Icon by Stephen R. Prothero. 364 pages
I chose Option 4 – read a book with food on the cover.
I read Bet the Farm: How Food Stopped Being Food by Frederick Kaufman. Corn kernels are piled inside a piggy bank on the cover.
272 pagesPoints This Post: 45
Total Points So Far: 825
Big Books 500+ (3)
Task 30.1 - Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This2) It's Popular: read a book that has more than 50,000 ratings
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently #1) (1987) by Douglas Adams (Mass Market Paperback, 306 pages)
4) It Can Be Frustrating: read a book with all the letters A-R-G-H found in the title and/or subtitle in any order
Waiting for the Mahatma (1955) by R.K. Narayan (Paperback, 256 pages)
W a itin g fo r the Ma h atma
365 + 30 = 395
Tasks Completed: 22
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 365 + 30 = 395
Books read: 30
Pages read: 9,017
Read but not claimed: 3
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Cindy FTask 20.5 Out With the Old and in With the New
Option A: 22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkinsonwho is a GOODREADS AUTHOR! >250pages (302pages) On my TBR list >1 year added May2/11
Points this post:20
Total points:145
Tasks completed:12
Books Read:12
Goodreads Authors:4
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Barbara W25.7 - Janet F's Task: Don't Be Clueless
Clue 3- Where did it happen?
Read a book that has a primary setting on a named real or fictional island or archipelago (excluding continental islands/land masses like Australia or Antarctica).
-set in Iceland
-approved in help thread post #47
Clue 4- When did it happen?
Read a book with at least one 4 digit calendar year in the GR book description.
Goodreads description begins with the following:
"Growing up in the 1930s, there is no more magical place than Palisades Amusement Park in New Jersey"
Points this task: 25
Total points: 185
Tasks completed: 10
# of books read: 13
Jessica PDX30.6 - Kate S's Task - Beginnings and Endings
Option A
Book A - on both lists
by Virginia WoolfBook B - Stylist list
by John SteinbeckPoints This Post: 30
Total Points: 840
BRIAN25.5 - Bluemoon's Task: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
Option C - author's name matches James, Stewart, George, Mary, Bailey, Donna, or Reed
The Man He Became: How FDR Defied Polio to Win the Presidency by James Tobin (Goodreads author!)
The author is JAMES Tobin.
384 pages
Option E - book of my choice
The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht (Goodreads author!)
338 pages
Page count: 384 + 338 = 722 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 255
Books read: 18
Goodreads authors: 2
Big Books: 3-0-0 (3)
20.10 Group,ReadI chose Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. She is a GR author.
My review is #47 on the review thread.
Task Points: 20
Total Points: 200
Good Read Authors: 10
Tasks Completed: 11
Jen UT10.9 - White Sale!
The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman
The title and author name are white.
Total Points: 65
Total Books Read: 6
Task 20.5--Big Books.Claiming two Big Book tickets for reading
byHaruki Murakami, 925 pages, finishing this morning.Task Points: 20
Total Points: 75
Total Books: 6
Big Books: (750+) 1
Mai25.4 - Donna Jo's Task: Snow Is a Four Letter Word
Option 2: Author's first AND last name begins with S, N, O, or W
An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde
Option 3: Read a book with six words in the title.
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 595
Tasks Completed: 33
Books Read: 43
GR Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Shelby
10.10 – ‘Tis The Season
Genre: Holiday : A Wealth of Unsaid Words, by R. Cooper
Genre: Holiday on main page
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
15.7 Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet?
Author name also a color : Back To You, by Leighton Rose
Color: Rose (a variation of pink/red)
Verified for length in Msg. 3203
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
15.9 First or Last?
Read first or last book in a series : Aftermath, by Cara Dee
First in series: Aftermath #1
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
15.10 Celebrate!
Book of your choice : Mine, by Mary Calmes
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
20.1 – Most Improved Player – Anne (Booklady)’s Task: Check…And Mate!
Pawn - MC military or ex-military : Catch a Ghost, by S.E. Jakes
Pawn Option A: Main character Prophet is a former Navy SEAL
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
20.2 Rookie at the Top – Tea’s Task: Mystery Sub-genres
Mystery sub-genre : A Casual Weekend Thing, by A.J. Thomas
Sub-genre: Mystery > Crime / New to you author
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
20.3 Best Review – Band Director Terry’s Task: Solo and Ensemble
Collection of at least 3 short stories : Christmas Delights, by Diane Adams and others
Genre: Short Stories on main page
Verified for length in Msg. 3203
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
20.4 Author! Author! – Lorna’s Task: Ode to Joy
Three E’s in title and author : My Mate's a Dragon Slayer?, by Scarlet Hyacinth
Option 3: My MatE’s a Dragon SlayEr by ScarlEt Hyacinth
Verified for length in Msg. 3203
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
20.5 Bigger is Better – Shawn H’s Task: Out With The Old And In With The New!
Start a series that is new to you : Double Full, by Kindle Alexander
Option D - Series: A Nice Guys Novel #1, new to me series
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
20.6 Seasoned Reader – Susan’s Task: I Love to Plan
Task from Fall 2013 Challenge : Secrets, Skin and Leather, by Sean Michael
Fall 2013 15.4 Option B - Read one book where a word of at least 3 letters appears in 2 separate words in same book title/subtitle/series title: Title - Secrets, Skin and Leather and Series Title - Secret Series #1
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter – Laurie ME’s Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here?
Genre Sci-fi : Alien 'n' Outlaw, by K.C. Burn
Option 2: Genre Sci-fi on main page
Verified for length – Line #99 on approval page
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
20.8 It’s My Birthday! Skandia’s Task: Famous December Birthdays!
Title words begin with letters in GRIFFITH JOYNER : Ricochet, by Xanthe Walter
Option 4: Letter in GRIFFITH JOYNER - Ricochet
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
25.9 Alison’s Task: A Things New
New to you Goodreads author : Mind Magic, by Poppy Dennison
Option 1: Author is new to me
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
Start new series : Timing, by Mary Calmes
Option 3: Series – Timing #1
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
25.9 Stacie MI’s Task: Nutcracker Tradition
Author initials in TCHAIKOVSKY : A Feral Christmas, by Stephani Hecht
Option 2: Initials are Stephani Hecht
Verified for length in Msg. 3203
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
Cover with someone all dressed up : Forever, by Tinnean
Option 5: Cover with suits –
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
25.11 Lois’s Task: Showtime For Dogs
Predominantly blue cover : Between Sinners and Saints, by Marie Sexton
Option 2: Blue cover -
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
Author name on list of Top 100 dog names : Don't..., by Jack L. Pyke
Option 3: Dog name from list - Jack
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
30.3 Sassafrass’s Task: Readers Also Enjoyed
Choice : The Elegant Corpse, by A.M. Riley
Verified for length in Msg. 3203
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
Reader also enjoyed :
, by C.B. ConwyDate found: 12/1/13
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
30.4 SusanA’s Task: I Love My TBR
TBR set to 40 : Justice For Skylar, by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Option 1: TBR page number - 8
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
Infinite covers : Sinner's Gin, by Rhys Ford
Option 2: Rolled 5
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
50.1 Pamela Su’s Task: Variety is the Spice of Life
Genre erotica on main page : The Good Boy, by Lisa Henry
Option 1 – Miss Scarlet: Genre erotica on main page
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
Genre Military Science Fiction : Blind Space, by Marie Sexton
Option 2 – Colonel Mustard: Genre – Military and Genre – Sciene Fiction
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
Characters on vacation : Sticks & Stones, by Abigail Roux
Option 5 – Miss Peacock: Both main characters are ordered to take a vacation (also in GR description)
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
Points this post: 355
Total points: 425
Goodreads Authors: 28
Big Books: 0
Eepa5.5 In the Dining Room
Read a book with an eating utensil in the title or subtitle.
Magic Fingers by Etienne
Etienne is GR author.
5.7 In the Hall
Read a book written by an author with 4 letters in their first, middle, or last name (as listed on the book's GRs main page).
Claimings, Tails, and Other Alien Artifacts by Lyn Gala
4-letter name: Gala
Lyn Gala is GR author.
Approved for length at line #288.
5.10 In the Lounge
Read a book that has "book club" or "book group" as a genre on its main page.
Finnish edition Kesäpuu, The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay
Guy Gavriel Kay is GR author.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 310
GR author tickets: 24
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shawn H's Task: Out With The Old And In With The New!option C: +400 pages
Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong (480 pages)
Kelley Armstrong is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 20
Total points: 405
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 26
Goodreads Author: 20
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2); 750 (2); 1000(0)
I read the books for tasks 15.7, 15.9 and 20.1 in an omnibus, The Shakespeare Stealer Series, but have linked to the stand-alone editions below.15.7 - Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet?
Shakespeare's Spy by Gary BLACKwood
15.9 - First or Last?
The Shakespeare Stealer - first in a series
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!
2B - Shakespeare's Scribe - 279 pages in the omnibus edition I read.
20.8 - It's My Birthday!: Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!
Option 3 - Northanger Abbey
Total points accumulated: 245 (70 in this post)
Total # of big book tickets: 1
10.9 - White Sale!Read a book with something white on the cover.
Blackstone & Brenwen: Swansong for a Sibling by Andrew D. Mellusco
Cover is white.Points This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 60
Total Books Read: 6
GoodReads Authors: 4
BEKKA - 25.10 - Stacie MI’s Task: Nutcracker TraditionOption 4. For this task, I read “
” by Gene Luen Yang, since it is set in China (it tells the story of the Boxer Rebellion). This book is over 250 pages. Option 5. For this task, I read “
” by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner, since it shows people wearing fancy dress-up clothes. Also, Amie Kaufman 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: 230
Pages Read this Challenge: 699
Total Pages Read to Date: 5603
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 20
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
SAM ID20.4 - Ode to Joy
a book with three syllables in the title:
Heart of Glass by Jill Marie Landis
*Jill Marie Landis is a GR Author*
30.1 - Riddle Me This?
Option 2: a book with 50,000+ ratings
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Option 3: a book with a hobby that I enjoy
By Love and Grace by Anita Stansfield
*the main character enjoys watching old movies, especially ones with Cary Grant, my favorite actor*
Points this post: *50*
Total points: 225/1035
Goodreads authors: 9
Big Books: 500(1)/750(0)/1000(0)
20.10 - Group ReadsRead one of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
Mythology in Fiction -
American Gods by Neil Gaiman***Claiming Goodreads Author***
***Claiming Big Book Ticket Item***
Totals for challenge:
Points this task: 20
Total points: 530 / 1035
Tasks completed: 41
Books read: 42
Goodreads authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
5.9 -- In the CellarVanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of Mona Lisa by R.A. Scotti January 29 (set in France)
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 315
Total Tasks Completed: 18
Total Books Read: 24
Total Goodreads Authors: 11
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
15.8 - No Time to WasteLove That Dog by Sharon Creech February 2 (106 p)
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 330
Total Tasks Completed: 19
Total Books Read: 25
Total Goodreads Authors: 11
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
10.1 - Get a Clue Read a book with all the letters C, L, U, E found in any combination of the title, subtitle, series title or author's name
Damned, Chuck Palahniuk
DamnEd ChUck PaLahniuk
10.6 - SWLAT
Read a book with the genre humor on the book’s main GR page
, Jennifer CruisePoints this post: 20
Total points: 195
Tasks completed 16
NiWa15.4 - Whodunit?
Option 2: 1 book both a mystery AND the author’s first name matches actor Michael McKean as Mr. Green
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
**GR Author **
Points this Post: 15
Total Challenge Points: 140
Goodreads Author Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Delicious Dee20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shawn H's Task: Out With The Old And In With The New!
Option C
Dark Triumph - R.L. LaFevers (GR Author) - I listened to the audiobook of this, but the paperback version is 467 pgs which meets the task requirements
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 740
Goodreads Authors: 37
15.8 - No Time to Waste.Earwitness: Fifty Characters
by Elias Canetti
15.10 – Celebrate!
Tanjir pun reči
by Grupa autora
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Michael's Task: Love of Christmas Films
Option 3A, genre Christmas on book's Goodreads page
The Gift
by Cecelia Ahern
Points this task: 50
Total points: 155
Task completed: 10
Goodread authors: 1
Big Books: 500(0), 750(0), 1000(0)
15.2 - The Old and the New
Old favourite:
The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
New to me author:
The Merrybegot by Julie Hearn
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 310
Tasks Completed: 20
Books Read: 26
GR Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (1)
Old favourite:
The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
New to me author:
The Merrybegot by Julie Hearn
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 310
Tasks Completed: 20
Books Read: 26
GR Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (1)
Barbara AllenTask#10.4 A Really Big Show Read a book with a word from a song the beatles preformed on The Ed Sullivan Show. Song I Saw Her Standing There
Standing in the RainbowbyFannie Flagg The word is Standing
Points this task 10
Total points 90
Total GRA 2
Big Book over 500 pages 1
I am claiming a big book ticket on this Total pages 512
10.5 - SpeakeasyLady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
first published 1928
Points this post = 10
Total points = 375
Big Book tickets = 6
Goodreads Authors = 5
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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-->Rolled a one and a Two
1) It's Big: read a book with an object that is considered "large" on the cover. If two average-sized people can fit inside it comfortably, it's large (ex. a mansion, a ship, a planet)
Required: post the cover and point out the object
2) It's Popular: read a book that has more than 50,000 ratings
Totals for challenge:
Points this task: 30
Total points: 510/1035
Tasks completed: 40
Books read: 41
Goodreads authors: 9
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)