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WINTER CHALLENGE 2013
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Winter Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (Do Not Delete Posts)
30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, RunI rolled a 1 and a 2
1 - Read a book where the authors initials appear in the word TRIATHLON
Night Magic by Thomas Tryon
TRIATHLON - Thomas Tryon
2 - read a book that has a picture of a body of water that is big enough to swim in on the cover
by Walter Lord(ocean is pictured)
Task total=30
Grand total=525
Task #20.1. Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!Option 2b: The knight
Hell on Wheels by Julie Ann Walker (GR Author)
#1 in the Black Knights Inc. series
Task #30.1 - Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This
Dice rolled: 2 & 4
Option 2:It's Popular
Thoughtless by S.C. Stephens (GR Author), (Big Book Ticket - 530 pages)
Option 4: It Can Be Frustrating
Archangel's Legion by Nalini Singh (GR Author)
A-R-G-H found in the title - Archangel's Legion
Points this Post: 50
Totals:
Total Points: 610
Total Goodreads Authors: 32
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(1)
Total Tasks Completed: 36
Total Books Read: 45
Chaitra5.7 In the Hall
The Man Who Walked Away: A Novel by Maud Casey. Maud is a four letter first name. (This was an ARC).
Points: 5
10.2 Sochi Sidekicks
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. Fire on the cover.
**Inkheart is a big book. My copy had 548 pages.**
Points: 10
10.4 A Really Big Show
Under Your Skin: A Novel by Sabine Durrant. Your is in I Want to Hold Your Hand.
Points: 10
10.6 SWLAT
Eric by Terry Pratchett. Humor is a genre on the main page.
Points: 10
***
Points this Post: 35
Total Points: 90
Big Books: 500(2), 750( ), 1000( )
Goodreads Author: 0
Tasks Completed: 10/71
Books Claimed: 10
Pages Read: 3,566
SAM ID20.9 - Love of Christmas Films
Option 5: A book that has been added since Dec 2012.
The False Princess by Eilis O'Neal
*book added to my TBR 1-16-14*
*Eilis O'Neal is a GR Author*
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 245/1035
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500(1)/750(0)/1000(0)
10.6 SWATThis book was approved for humor in the genre verification help thread message #242.
Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck
25.4 Snow is a Four Letter Word
Option 1: The word "frost" in title.
Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford
Jamie Ford is a Goodreads author.
Option 4: Book set in Alaska.
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Eowyn Ivey is a Goodreads author.
25.7 Don't Be Clueless
Clue 1: Prefix title
The Beautiful Mrs. Seidenman by Andrzej Szczypiorski.
Clue 3: Set on an island in Indonesia
The Girl from the Coast by Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Points this post: 60
Total points: 310
Tasks: 17
Books: 24
Goodreads authors: 6
10.6 - SWLAT (Humor Genre)The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction
Total Points: 10
RACHEL CA: 50 pts total5.01
Mexican Everyday by Rick Bayless (cookbook)5.02
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan (Books-about-books genre on main page)Robin Sloan is a Goodreads author
5.04
The Magicians by Lev Grossman (tree on cover)Lev Grossman is a Goodreads author
5.06
Unusual Uses for Olive Oil by Alexander McCall Smith (#4)Alexander McCall Smith is a Goodreads author
10.01
The Sensory Child Gets Organized by Carolyn Dalgliesh (C,L,U,E in title)Carolyn Dalgliesh is a Goodreads author
10.06
The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket (humor on main GR page)10.09
The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket (ice and snow on cover)Points: 50
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Goodreads authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Tea25.7 - Janet F's Task: Don't Be Clueless
Clue 2 - What is happening?
Someone to Watch over Me by Lisa Kleypas
- title has words starting with S and W
*** Lisa Kleypas is GR author ***
Clue 4 - When did it happen?
The Hanover Square Affair by Ashley Gardner
- first line of book description has year (London, 1816)
*** Ashley Gardner is GR author ***
Points This Post: 25
Total points: 765
Tasks Completed: 39
Total Books Read: 59
Goodreads Authors: 42
Big Books: 500 (/), 750 (1), 1000 (/)
Lulu15.9 -- First or Last?
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
This is the first book in the Southern Reach trilogy.
Jeff VanderMeer is a Goodreads Author.
15.10 -- Celebrate!
Saga, Volume 2 by Brian K Vaughan
Free choice option.
50.1 -- Variety is the Spice of Life
OPTION #4B, Reverend Green:
by Andrew SmithThe cover is more than half green.
Andrew Smith is a Goodreads Author.
OPTION #5, Mrs Peacock:
Farthing by Jo Walton
This book takes place during a weekend retreat. Approved in help thread post #49
Jo Walton is a Goodreads Author.
OPTION #6:
The Echo by James Smythe
The main characters are described as the most brilliant minds in science. Approved in help thread post #130
James Smythe is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 80
Total points: 415
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 31
Goodreads authors: 15
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Rhonda15.8 - No Time to Waste.
Read one of the 10 shortest books that meet general SRC guidelines (at least 100 pages, etc.) on your TBR.
I read
Looking for Rachel Wallace 180 pagesPoints this post: 15
Total points: 135
Tasks this post: 1
Total tasks: 7
Goodreads authors this post: 0
Total Goodreads authors: 1
30.1 - Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me Thisrolled 4 and 6
Option 4: Deer in Headlights - Staci Hart
deeR in HeAdliGts
Option 6: Saga, Volume 1 - Brian Vaughan
30.2 - Ty's Task: Absolute Zero
Option B (Celsius): The Countess Conspiracy - Courtney Milan
250 pages
Option C (little): Little Conversations - Sybilla Maltilde
30.3 - Sassafrass's Task: Readers Also Enjoyed
Book A: Sweet as Sin - Inez Kelly
ebook app'd @1194
Book B: The Reluctant Nude - Meg Maguire
found around Jan 10ish
30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Beyond Comparison
Book A: Axel - Harper Sloan
Angel Book Junkie TBR
Book B: Temporary Bliss - B.J. Harvey
Fran common books
30.5 Susan A's Task: I Love My TBR
Option 2 (rolled 1): Slam! - J.L. Merrow
Option 4: This Girl - Colleen Hoover
added to TBR on 6/25/13
30.6 - Kate S's Task: Beginnings and Endings
Option 3: Lola Stark
Book A (debut): Tattered Love
Book B (latest): Conflicted Love
Points this post: 180
Total points: 890
READERBOARD NAME - seussscat5.3 -- In the Ballroom
Haruki Murakami byDance Dance Dance
Points this task: 5
Total: 20
GR Authors: 0
Big Books: 0
Tasks done: 2
MARWA 20.6 Seasoned Reader - Susan's Task: I Love To Plan
So here is your chance to pick a one book task from either the Fall or Summer 2013 Challenges, that you did not complete.
From the Summer Challenge, I got the below task approved in its help thread but didn't have the chance to read the book. So, here it is:
15.3 - Left and Right
Option 2- Read ONE book with a left-hand word (option A) AND a right-hand word (option B) in the title or subtitle. Both words must be at least 4 letters long.
I read Please Look After Mom in which the word "LOOK" is right handed and the word "AFTER" is left handed.
Points claimed for this post: 20
Total Points: 215
Tasks Completed so far: 11
Books Read for this challenge so far: 14
GR Authors: 4
Big Book Tickets:500(2), 750(0), 1000(0)
Nick KY50.1 Pamela Su’s Variety is the Spice of Life
I read the following:
Option 2.
Phule's Company by Robert Lynn Asprin – Colonel Mustard: Genre of “Military” and “Science Fiction” – approved in message 2 of the help thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... Option 4.
Weekend In Guatemala by Miguel Ángel Asturias – Mr. Green: book with a mostly green coverOption 5.
A Wreath of Roses by Elizabeth Taylor – Ms Peacock: The main character of this book is on holiday. Points This Post: 50
Total Points So Far: 935
Big Books 500+ (3)
RACHEL CA: 155 pts total5.07
The Artful Parent: Simple Ways to Fill Your Family's Life with Art and Creativity--Includes over 60 Art Projects for Children Ages 1 to 8 by Jean Van't Hul (Jean)5.08
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter (features a writer)5.09
Blood from a Stone by Donna Leon (takes place in Venice, Italy)10.05
Some Buried Caesar by Rex Stout (set in the 30s)15.02
In the Best Families by Rex Stout AND
The Book of New Family Traditions: How to Create Great Rituals for Holidays and Every Day by Meg CoxMeg Cox is a Goodreads author
15.04
Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House by M.C. Beaton (mystery) AND
Who's Afraid of Opera? by Michael Walsh (Michael McKean)15.06
The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw by Patrick F. McManus (night)15.10
Hallucinations by Oliver SacksOliver Sacks is a Goodreads author
20.05
Talking God by Tony Hillerman (a favorite author, not a re-read)Points for this post: 105
Total points: 155
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 18
Goodreads authors: 6 total
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0
MB25.5 a few of my favorite things - pages must be at least 6oo total
option c - author with george - The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George 448 pages
option e - gift book of choice - Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis 320 pages
total points 325
total pages 8913
tasks completed 18
books read 24
50.1 - Pamela Su's task: Variety is the Spice of Life4B. Mr. Green
Green book cover:
The House Girl by Tara Conklin (a GR Author)5. Mrs. Peacock
If Your Dream Doesn't Scare You, It Isn't Big Enough: A Solo Journey Around the World by Kristine K. Stevens (a GR Author)
6. Professor Plum
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Points this post: 50
Total points: 180
Total GR Authors: 8
Mod
I read French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew - both knife and fork in the subtitle.
10.8 - Take the Plunge!
I read The Ice Princess - set in Sweden.
25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pick a Pair
I chose option 1, and read two books by Linda Barnes.
For book 1, I read A Trouble of Fools, #1 in the Carlotta Carlyle series.
For book 2, I read The Perfect Ghost, a stand alone book.
Points this post: 40
Total points: 895
Oma122915.10 – Celebrate!
January is National Book Month – celebrate by reading any book of your choice that meets the general SRC requirements.
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Claiming Khaled Hosseini as GR author
25.9 - Alison's Task: All Things New
Option 1-Read a book by a Goodreads Author whom you have never read before.
Small-Town Hearts (Steeple Hill Love Inspired by Ruth Logan Herne
Claiming Ruth Herne as GR authro
Option 2-For this option read a book that is no more than 6 months old by first publication.
The King's Deception by Steve Berry
Points:615/1035
Tasks: 39/59
GR Authors: 17
Big Books:(2)500 pages; (1)750 + pages
STACIE MITask 30.7 - Beginnings and Endings
I did option 3 and used Alex Flinn's Body of Work.
For Book A, I read:
Breathing Underwater
**Alex Flinn is a Goodreads author!!**
For Book B, I read:
Towering by Alex Flinn
**Alex Flinn is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 30
Total points: 580
Tasks completed: 36
Books read: 46
Pages read: 11395
Goodreads authors: 31
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
30.6 Beginnings and endings A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens - option 1A, 100 Best First Lines from Novels
The Hand That First Held Mine Maggie O'Farrell - option 1B,Stylist Best 100 Closing Lines
Claiming Big Book Ticket for A tale of two cities 544 pages
Task points 30
Total points 350
BB Tickets 3
Suzannesea15.9 First or Last?
Through the Evil Days by Julia Spencer-Fleming is the latest in the Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries.
This post: 15 points
Total to date: 545 points
5.6 -- In the Billiards RoomBook 1:
The Look of Love by Bella Andre
***Bella Andre is a Goodreads Author***
10.1 - Get a Clue
C: Respectable L: Respectable U: Putney E: Near
Nowhere Near Respectable by Mary Jo Putney
15.3 - Happy Valentine’s Day!
Option 2
Vengeful in Love by Nadia Lee
***Nadia Lee is a Goodreads Author***
20.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy
Option 3:
3 E's: 1 - Accidental 2/3- Weaver
An Accidental Family by Ami Weaver
***Ami Weaver is a Goodreads Author***
Points this post: 50
Total points: 800
Tasks completed: 43
Books read: 60
Goodreads authors: 30
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
ALICIA T15.7 Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet? I read Standoff by Sandra Brown (the last name being the color).
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 65
FANDURY50.1 - Pamela Su's task: Variety is the Spice of Life
Option 3: Read a book where the lead character or subject is a household servant who typically serves others similar to the roles held by Mrs. White
A Death in the Family by Caroline Dunford
The lead character Euphemia is engaged as a maid at the beginning of the novel and cleans, mends sheets and helps prepare food, while solving the murder.
Caroline Dunford is a Goodreads Author!
Option 4: Read a book where the cover is mostly (at least half) green.
by Dorothy L. SayersThis book was approved in the Help Thread in post 17
Option 6: Read a book featuring a geek, nerd or a genius.
The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
The main character Melanie is a little genius (and an unusual little girl).
This book was approved in the help thread in post 24
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 495
Books Read: 31
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books:500+(1)750+(1)1000+(0)
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Laurie ME's Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here?Option 1: Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base by Annie Jacobsen (Goodreads author)
Hardcover: Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base
BIG BOOK TICKET 540 pgs
Area 51 Conspiracy: This book explains all about Area 51
25.5 - Bluemoon's Task: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
Option B, Food: Simmer Down by Jessica Conant Park
This book includes recipes and has 304 pgs
Option E, Gifts: Perfect Sax by Jerrilyn Farmer
Book of my choice, 384 pgs
25.7 - Janet F's Task: Don't Be Clueless
Clue 3: Killer Secrets by Lora Leigh
Book is set on the island of Aruba
Clue 4: Time For Eternity by Susan Squires (Goodreads author)
"France 1794" is in the 2nd paragraph of the GR description
Total Points This Post: 70
Total Tasks This Post: 3
Goodreads Authors This Post: 2
Grand Total Points: 600/1035
Total Books Read: 39
Tasks Completed: 29/58
Total Goodreads Authors: 23
Big Book Tickets This Post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
STACIE MITask 15.8 - No Time to Waste
I read the second shortest book on my TBR:
Supermarket by Brian Wood
**Brian Wood is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 15
Total points: 595
Tasks completed: 37
Books read: 47
Pages read: 11499
Goodreads authors: 32
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Cindy FTask 5.8 In The Study
I read The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Points this post:5
Total points:165
Tasks completed:14
Books read:14
Goodreads Authors:4
Big Books: 500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
dawn9925.2 Christmas Memories
Option 1-Author's first name is Mary: The Liars' Club: a memoir by Mary Karr 320 pgs.
Option 3 - the word 'box' is in the title: Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill 376 pgs.
pts. this post: 25
Total points: 245
20.8-Famous December BirthdaysI used option 3, a book that has "Classics" as a genre on its main page.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
I would like to claim 1 Big Book Ticket. This book is 551 pages long.
Books Read:4
Total Challenges Completed:4
Total Pages Read:1854
Big Book Tickets:2
GoodReads Author Tickets:1
Total Points:75
Task 10.9 White Sale!The Seduction of the Crimson Rose by Lauren Willig
{white dress}Post Total: 10 pts
Grand Total = 375 pts
Task 25.9 - All Things NewOption #1: New Authors
For this task read a book by a Goodreads Author whom you have never read before.
The Beautiful Land (2013) by Alan Averill (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 362 pages)
**** Goodreads Author ****Alan Averill
Alan Averill is a new-to-me author.
Option #2: New Books
2013 seemed a wonderful year for books from my perspective. For this option read a book that is no more than 6 months old by first publication. If you read the book in February 2014 reading it must have been first published in August 2013 or later.
Burning Paradise (2013) by Robert Charles Wilson (Hardcover, 320 pages)
First published on November 5th 2013.
415 + 25 = 440
Tasks Completed: 24
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 415 + 25 = 440
Books read: 33
Pages read: 10,098
Read but not claimed: 2
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Theresa~OctoberLace 10.5 - Speakeasy Read a book first published during the era: 1919-1933
One Man's Initiation: 1917 by John Dos Passos published 1920, read 2/2/14
This post: 10 points
Total to Date = 445 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 9
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 8
Theresa~OctoberLace 25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pick a Pair Option 2
Book 1 - Read a book that has been published under two different titles when available in the same language.
Within a Budding Grove by Marcel Proust, also published as In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower, finished 2/8/14
Book 2 - Read a book originally written in a language other than your native language that has been translated into English
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami, written in Japanese and read in English, finished 2/1/14
Claiming 2 Big Book Tickets
In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower 576 pages Paperback, since no English MMP found on GR
Kafka on the Shore 615 pages MMP
Audiobooks were actually used for both
This post: 25 points
Total to Date = 470 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 11
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 8
Oma1229Repost of part of #1755
25.9 - Alison's Task: All Things New
Option 1-Read a book by a Goodreads Author whom you have never read before.
Small-Town Hearts (Steeple Hill Love Inspired by Ruth Logan Herne
Claiming Ruth Herne as GR author
Option 2-For this option read a book that is no more than 6 months old by first publication.
The King's Deception by Steve Berry
This book was published June 11,2013. I read it in December, 2013.
Points:615/1035
Tasks: 39/59
GR Authors: 17
Big Books:(2)500 pages; (1)750 + pages
Theresa~OctoberLace 15.2 - The Old and the New
Book 1 – read a book by an author who’s an “old favorite” of yours.
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier 1/26/14
Book 2 – read a book by an author who is new to you.
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain 2/9/14
Claiming 1 Goodreads Author Ticket
Paula McLain is a Goodreads Author
This post: 15 points
Total to Date = 485 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 11
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 9
Oma122920.2 - Rookie at the Top - Tea's Task: Mystery Sub-genres
Read a book that has one of mystery sub-genres (cozy, detective, historical, murder mystery, noir, etc.) on the main book page.
A Duty To The Dead by Charles Todd
This author is new to me.
Claiming Charles Todd as GR author
Points:635/1035
Tasks: 40/59
GR Authors: 18
Big Books:(2)500 pages; (1)750 + pages
APOORV15.10 – Celebrate !
Read any book of your choice that meets the general SRC requirements.
Book Read : Norwegian Wood
Author : Haruki Murakami
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Books Read : 1
Points this post: 15
Goodreads Authors : 0
Pages Read : 304
Total Points: 95
Tasks Completed: 6
Total Books Read: 8
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Pages Read : 1890
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Theresa~OctoberLace 10.9 - White Sale Read a book with something white on the cover.
Candide by Voltaire 2/1/14The man's shirt is white.
This post: 10 points
Total to Date = 495 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 11
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 9
25.9 - Alison's Task: All Things NewOption 2: The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg, published in November 2013 and read in December 2013
Option 4: Mrs. Lincoln's Rival, newest book by Jennifer Chiaverini, one of my favorite authors
Points this post: 25
Total points: 465
Elizabeth B5.3 -- In the Ballroom
A Dance in Moonlight
15.1. The Murder happened in the _____ with a __________.
book 1:The Girl in the Steel Corset
book 2:The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo
15.10 – Celebrate!
Hunting Ground
Points this post:35
Total points:790+35=825
Tasks: 48+3=51
20.3 - Best Review - Band Director Terry's Task: Solo and EnsembleRead a collection of AT LEAST THREE (3) short stories.
, Lisa Scott Points this post: 20
Total points: 215
Tasks completed 17
Rudy5.8 In the Study
FangirlbyRainbow Rowell main character is an author of fan-fiction
25.4 Donna Jo's Task: Snow is a Four Letter Word
Option 3: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fryby Rachel Joycesix words in title
Option 4: Doctor Sleepby Stephen KingThe book is primarily set in New Hampshire
points this post:30
Total points:325
Books Read:23
Tasks:17
50.1 - Pamela Su's task: Variety is the Spice of Life4. Reverend or Mr. Green, Option B: I read
. This book approved on the help thread5. Mrs. Peacock
I read G'Day to Die, about a murder on a tour group from Iowa to Australia. This book was approved on the help thread.
6. Professor Plum I read Steve Jobs, a biography about the ultimate in geek/nerd/world changers. This books was also approved on the help thread. At 656 pages, this is a *********big book*********
Points: 240
Books read: 18
tasks completed: 14
GR authors: 8
Big Books: 2 (500) 1 (750+)
pages read: 7158
SAMJAYMC15.10 – Celebrate!
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
CLAIMING GOODREADS AUTHOR
Points: 15
Total Points: 45
GR Authors: 3
Big Books: 1
SAMJAYMC20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Laurie ME's Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here?
Option 2: Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier
Approved here, message 32
Points: 20
Total Points: 65
GR Authors: 3
Big Books: 1
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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celebrate by reading any book of your choice that meets the general SRC requirements
A Boy's Will & North of Boston by Robert Frost
Task total=15
Grand total=495