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No, please don't delete - we use the post numbers in scoring! We'll just change the book score on this post.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "No, please don't delete - we use the post numbers in scoring! We'll just change the book score on this post."I didn't mean I'd delete the actual post...just the points. I'm still referring back to the review from the original post.
Joanna wrote: "Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "No, please don't delete - we use the post numbers in scoring! We'll just change the book score on this post."I didn't mean I'd delete the actual post...just the points...."
Whew! Thank you - yes, I see that reference now.
20.6 Best of 20th CenturyThe Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Lexile 940
This is the book out of all the Chronicles of Narnia that I have read, listened to and watched the most. When I was younger there was no Hollywood blockbuster version but a BBC made for TV production that I took out from the library... constantly. I really liked reading it again. I found the action went very fast, for example the waking of the statues, the battle, Edmund's wound and the crowning were all in one 15 page chapter. I seem to remember it more drawn out, but maybe they just gave more screen time to the more exciting bits. I enjoy Father Christmas' cameo :) I'm not sure how such a popular book is not shelved as fantasy 1000 times!
+20 Task : number 13
+5 Combo 20.10 : Lewis born 1898
+10 Review
+5 Oldies: published 1950
Task Total: 40 points
Grand Total: 195 points
Task 10.4 - Read a book with one of the astrological signs in the Chinese horoscope in the title:
Snake(s)
This book is listed as her second novel. She has a third novel due to be published in “2014”.
Lady of the Snakes (2008) by Rachel Pastan (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 308 pages)
Review:The novel revolves around a thirtyish woman, a literary scholar who is pursuing an academic career. She is fortunate enough to have a loving husband and a delightful, healthy young daughter. However, she doesn’t feel fortunate, she feels stressed – too much to do and not enough time to do it all. The events feel real. I read that the author is also a thirtyish woman, a literary scholar who is pursuing an academic career. The standard advice to new writers is to write what you know, and Ms. Pastan seems to have done exactly that. The ending is more optimistic than the novel’s events warranted. I’m OK with a happier than justified ending, but I recognize that some readers would not be. Recommended for when you want to read a novel about life in modern academia.
+10 Task
+10 Combination (#10.5 Goodreads Author; #10.06 most recently published book as of Dec. 1, 2013)
+10 Review
Task Total: 10 + 10 + 10 = 30
Grand Total: 200 + 30 = 230
I went back and edited post 310 to add "not a novel" - just saying in case you already counted it.10.5 Goodreads Authorized
The Slightly True Story of Cedar B. Hartley, Who Planned to Live an Unusual Life by Martine Murray
Lexile 800
I read the UK edition with a different title: Cedar B. Hartley: Upside Down
This one doesn't qualify for 10.8 (bingo) combo points.
Review:
A nice Australian story for older children/young adults. Cedar Hartley lives with her mother in a suburb of Melbourne. Her father is dead and her older brother has recently run away to another city. Cedar’s lost dog is found by a boy named Kite who is the son of circus acrobats, and Cedar soon learns to do acrobatics with him, putting on a show to raise money for vet’s bills for a neighbour’s pet.
There are some potentially heavy family issues but Cedar is a strong character who overcomes obstacles and does what is right. If I have a criticism it would be that it’s all a little bit excessively politically correct, but it is still a heart-warming story.
+10 task
+10 review
Task total: 20 points
Grand total: 745
10.8 BINGOThe Weight-Loss Prescription: A Doctor's Plan for Permanent Weight Reduction and Better Health for Life by Ali Zentner
weIGt lOss plaN Better
This is a weight loss guide that was recommended to me by my piano teacher. Lately, as I have been struggling with personal health issues, we have been talking a lot about good nutrition and healthy lifestyles. The book was pretty good. I enjoyed how she breaks down the different types of eaters and suggestions on improving each one's bad habit. I didn't like the second half of the book as much. Although she does say that this will be difficult and that implementing changes can take a long time, it seemed a little too "puppy dogs and rainbows" for me. Her tone was also a bit preachy. Overall, I think there were some good suggestions and that this book is probably more understanding and empathetic than other weight loss books out there.
+10 task
+ 5 combo 10.6 This is the author's debut book
+10 not a novel
+10 review
Task Total: 35 points
Grand Total: 230 points
10.4 Chinese New YearThe Tin Horse by Janice Steinberg
There are parts of The Tin Horse that provide a background of Jewish life in California at the beginning of WWII that are historical fiction at its best. The back stories of the Greensteins and how they came to be immigrants in the west are fascinating. For most of the book I was also entranced by the mysterious disappearance of Elaine's fraternal twin sister, Barbara, and most of the book led up to that disappearance as the tale of the girls growing up unfolded. Unfortunately, I didn't find the resolution of that part of the story all that rewarding. There were a few things about the book that I disliked. One was the inclusion of Philip Marlowe as if he was a real detective in the time period. I found it jolted me out of the historical accuracy of the book and the feeling that it could be a real family. This made more sense after reading of her inspiration for the book from a line from a Raymond Chandler mystery. I wish I had read her website before reading the book. The second thing that I thought was week was the writing of the teen romances in the book. Perhaps this is because I read so much YA fiction that the scenes just didn't ring as true as I wanted them to. My third problem with the story was the lack of detail about Elaine's life between the time she turned 18 and her 80+ year old self still searching for her sister. I still enjoyed reading the book and it wasn't ruined for me, just less highly rated in the end.
+10 Task: Horse
+10 Combo: 10.5 Goodreads Authorized / 10.6 – Beginnings/Endings (newest book)
+10 Review
Task Total: 30
RwS Finish: 100
Grand Total: 785
TtPR – Seafarer15.10 (10th Stop): South Korea
The Bird by Oh Jung-hee
+15 task
+10 bonus
Task total: 125 points
Well-Travelled Bonus: 100
Grand Total: 500
10.6 Beginnings/EndingsSongs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford
Set in Seattle in the 1920s and 1930s, this is a story about the love between a mother and her son during desperate times. When the boys at Sacred Heart Orphanage celebrate their communal birthday, they are treated to an afternoon at the movies. Chinese-American William Eng recognizes the actress on the screen as his mother who abandoned him five years earlier. He decides to sneak out of the orphanage with a friend to search for his mother, Willow Frost. Eventually, Willow tells him her story, and why she signed away her parental rights to the orphanage.
The history about the film industry, the difficult economic times, and the discrimination faced by the Chinese added interest to the book. Although I enjoyed this novel, it didn't have quite as much of an emotional impact on me as the author's first book, "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet". However, "Songs of Willow Frost" should be another book group favorite since there would be many areas for discussion--motherhood, orphanages, Chinese culture, the Roaring Twenties, the Depression, and historical changes in the opportunities available to women.
+10 task (most recent book, published in 2013)
+ 5 combo (10.5 Goodreads author)
+10 review
Task total 25
Grand total 285
10.2 - Reindeer(shelved 1170x as fantasy)
Enchantment by Orson Scott Card
Review:
So far all books I’ve read from Orson Scott Card belonged to the sci-fi genre. Thus I wasn’t certain whether I’d like this more fantasy-like book by him. However, he did a fabulous job on it. Enchantment is a really enchanting story. A modern fairy tale. Set in two worlds it tells the story of Ivan, who stumbles over a Sleeping Beauty in the woods. Of course he’ll have to wake her up. Little does he know that upon awakening the princess Katerina her kingdom is in danger from the evil witch Baba Jaga.
A witty story that not only fantasy-fans might enjoy. I especially loved the parts told from the antagonist’s point of view. She has a really unique voice. I can certainly see myself listening to this audiobook again.
+ 10 Task
+ 10 Review
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 300
10.2 - listed as fantasy 2,562 timesAbhorsen by Garth Nix
lexile 890
+10 task
+5 combo (10.5)
task total: 15
grand total: 415
10.8Genome: the Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters by Matt Ridley
+10 task
+10 not a novel
task total: 20
grand total: 435
10.1Beowulf: A New Verse Translation by Unknown
Beowulf may well be my favorite piece of ancient literature. Most people distain this piece because it’s written in an ancient language, but Seamus Heaney’s translation is fantastic. The story is nothing but a huge period action movie. Guys can’t defeat a monster, so another guy comes to visit and promises to rid them of their problem. Monster kills a lot of people. New guy kills the monster by *beating it to death with its own arm*. Monster’s mom shows up and seeks revenge. New guy kills another monster. What’s not to love about this poem? I think anyone who likes action and monsters needs to read this one.
+10 task
+10 not a novel
+25 oldies
+10 review
task total: 55
grand total: 490
20.8Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy by Albert Marrin
lexile 1000
Oh my, but was that depressing. I’m not sure why I chose to read about the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, knowing that it would affect me, but I did. This book, written for a young adult audience, is well put together. It pointed out a few connections and consequences that I’d never even considered, much less known. The beginning seems very long winded and unnecessary, but after finishing it, I can see where the information was essential to understanding the circumstances surrounding this disaster and in understanding the after effects. Being written for a younger audience, it does seem a bit simplistic, but for a middle school/high school student, it would be a bit complicated but comprehensible.
+20 task
+10 not a novel
+10 review
task total: 40
grand total: 530
20.4 TravelFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
Review:
I'm glad this book was worth a lot of points, because at least I get some reward for making it through. I hated this book. The narrator for the audiobook did the best he could with this, but the book just didn't work for me at all. Reading about someone's drug-induced paranoia is just boring. I don't understand the desire to take so many drugs that bodily functioning is lost. I didn't find reading about it interesting. I agree that Thompson is a good writer, capable of amusing descriptions and able to capture the general absurdity of his magazine assignments (a motorcycle race in the desert and a narcotics police convention). Still, I never cared about his adventure and never connected with his mission. Maybe I'm just too stodgy for this one. Ah well, can't love everything.
+20 Task
+10 Not a novel
+10 Review
+5 Oldies (1971)
+20 Combo (10.10, 20.2, 20.5, 20.6)
Task total: 65
Grand total: 395
10.6 Beginnings/EndingsThe Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht
Review:
I'm closing out 2013 with a book I just didn't really like. So many people loved this debut novel, but I found it scattered and dull. The folk tales mostly distracted from the story, and the characters just meandered along. The author was able to write evocative descriptions of certain scenes, but the book as a whole never came together. Perhaps this book just didn't translate well to audio format. I found the narrators' voices fine, but not memorable and perhaps the switching around of perspectives here was too confusing in audio format. In any event, this one was a bust for me. I'd give a future book by this author another chance, but won't be recommending this one any time soon.
+10 Task
+10 Review
+10 Combo (10.4, 10.5)
Task total: 30
Grand total: 425
10.5 Goodreads authorizedThere's Something About Christmas by Debbie Macomber. Debbie Maccomber is a Goodreads author.
Review
This is my first Debbie Maccomber book. I did like the book. I liked that it had dogs in it. I liked that the main character was a dog lover. I didn't like the character of Oliver. He seems arrogant to me. I didn't like how the two main characters just ended up together. There wasn't any effort put into their relationship. She just suddenly came to the conclusion that she cared about him. It just seemed to cliché. I like the women she interviewed for the fruitcake contest. They seemed down to earth and small town. I liked how the author wrote about her hometown. It made it more realistic to me.
Task +10
Style + 10 Review
Book total: 20
Grand Total: 105
10.6 - Beginnings/Endings:Chasing Shadows by Swati Avasthi
+10 Task: newest book, low Lexile
Grand Total: 795
20.6 - 20th CThe Stand by Stephen King
Review:
Well, a Stephen King classic, that's for sure. The characters were nicely portrayed and their development was believable enough. Especially some of the major characters, like Larry Underwood or Fran Goldsmith, and Harold Lauder. Somehow the "enemy" Flagg was not as impressive and memorable to me than others made me believe, that was a tad disappointing.
The book is about a post-apocalyptic America after a plague wiped out the majority of the planets population. It is a "Good vs. Bad" story line, which sometimes (unfortunately) drags a little during the second part of the book. While the post-apocalyptic problems that the people left behind have to face are drawn very realistic, there were too much pages "wasted" for depicting a specific character development (repeatedly) [can't say more because of spoilers]. Overall it is a human story, with a good portion of religion, faith and destiny put into the mix. It shows the best, and the worst, humankind has to offer.
+20 task (#54 on the list)
+10 combo (20.5 shelved 14x, 10.5 goodreads author)
+10 review
+25 jumbo (1325 pages)
+ 5 oldies (1978)
Task Total: 60
Grand Total: 80
Kate S wrote: "From Post 255Jenifer wrote: "10.1 Reading Resolution
Read a book from my actual bookshelf
Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly
I bought this book earlier in the..."
Thank you!
10.10 Group ReadThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
+10 pts
+5 combo (10.4)
Task Total= 15 pts
Grand Total = 150 pts
20.5 - Disturbing: read a book shelved at least five times as "disturbing" .Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 12/31/13
Shelved 15 times as "disturbing"
Review:
Early in this book, Vonnegut relates a conversation between the author/narrator and a movie producer. The movie producer asks if he is writing an anti-war book, and when the response is yes, he asks, “Why don’t you write an anti-glacier book instead?” Vonnegut clarifies, “What he meant, of course, was that there would always be wars, that they are as easy to stop as glaciers. I believe that, too.” Published in 1969, the time of Woodstock and anti-war rallies at colleges across the country, this is Vonnegut’s anti-war message. He introduces Billy Pilgrim, a former WWII POW, becomes unstuck in time and touches on the various stages of the war, including the bombing of Dresden, which Vonnegut himself experienced in real life. It is classic Vonnegut, and I would recommend it to everyone.
Combo: 20.6 - 20th C: #22 on the list of Best Books of the 20th Century
+20 Task
+5 Combo (20.6)
+10 Review
+5 Oldies (pub. 1969)
Task total: 40 points
TtPR Total: 65
RwS Total: = 405
Grand Total: 470
20.3 Post-ColonialThe Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
Review: This was not on my reading radar, but after reading Oryx and Crake I wanted to read the next in the trilogy. I did not read it as fast as that one either. This does not mean it was not as good. This one is told in the same time period as the other, but from different characters' perspectives-those not in the compounds. Ren and Toby alternate from the present to the past like Jimmy in the first book. They have found themselves in with the God's Gardeners group. The GGs try to live in a most eco-friendly way at one with the earth. The leaders are named Adams and Eves. They are also constantly awaiting the "waterless flood."
I like the world Atwood has created. It feels like some parts of it could happen and that is scary. I also like how the characters do overlap with the first book. I see the last book has come out so I will have to read it soon so I have it all fresh in my mind.
+20 Task
+10 Review
+5 Combo (10.5 Goodreads author)
Task Total = 35
Grand Total = 280 points
20.5 - Disturbing: Read a book shelved at least five times as "disturbing" .Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut 12/31/13
Shelved 13 times as "disturbing"
Review:
Throughout Slaughterhouse Five, I heard the refrain, “So it goes.” Here in Breakfast of Champions, the refrain is, “…and so on…” Vonnegut himself acknowledges that toward the end of the book. Vonnegut has penned a wonderful satire, his work runs in all directions, and yet I find myself really paying attention. His characters are funny, improbable, and even insane! He uses them to touch on the problems plaguing America in the early 70s – war, racism, pollution, politics – issues still not resolved, and so his work is still relevant today. Take time someday to read about Kilgore Trout, Rabo Karabekian, Dwayne Hoover, Eliot Rosewater, Francine Pefko, and the rest of the characters of Midland City found in this book. I think you might enjoy it!
Combo: 20.6 - 20th C: #146 on the list of Best Books of the 20th Century
+20 Task
+5 Combo (20.6)
+10 Review
+5 Oldies (pub. 1973)
Task total: 40 points
TtPR Total: 65
RwS Total: = 445
Grand Total: 510
20.7 Group Reads ReduxMemoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Dicks
This delightful book is narrated by Budo, the imaginary friend of Max Delaney. Eight-year-old Max has a hard time interacting with other people since he's on the autistic spectrum, but he's helped by Budo's good advice and love. Budo is a very observant, smart imaginary friend who has plenty of time to watch humans interact since he doesn't have to sleep. When Max has to escape from a frightful situation, Budo rises to the occasion to help Max figure out what to do.
I enjoyed this engaging book. The pages are filled with wisdom about human nature, childhood, courage, and caring for others.
+20 task
+10 review
+ 5 combo 10.6 Beginnings/Endings (most recent book)
Task total: 35
Grand total: 320
Coralie wrote: "TtPR – SeafarerWell-Travelled Bonus: 100
Grand Total: 500"
Nicely done, Coralie!
15.3 SeafarerSouth Korea-A, B, & C
Your Republic Is Calling You by Young-Ha Kim
+15 Task
+10 Bonus
Post Total: 25
Season Total: 270
20.10 Between the WarsInvitation to a Beheading by Vladimir Nabokov
+20 Task (author born 1899)
+5 Combo (10.8-Title)
+10 Oldies (1936)
Post Total: 35
Season Total: 330
Phoebe wrote: "20.6 - 20th CThe Stand by Stephen King
Review:
Well, a Stephen King classic, that's for sure. The characters were nicely portrayed and their development was believab..."
At the moment, your review is only 92 words long. Surely for a 1300+ page book, you can find a few more things to say! ;)
Congratulations, Coralie! I hope you enjoyed your travels!
10.5 Goodreads AuthorizedFangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Lexile 570
+10 task
Task total: 10 points
Grand total: 755
10.5 – Goodreads authorized:Delirium Stories: Hana, Annabel, and Raven by Lauren Oliver
+10 Task
Grand Total: 805
TtPR Seafarer15.3 Mexico A & C:
The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea
+15 Task
+10 Bonus
Task Total: 25
Grand Total: 830
Karen GHHS wrote: "Congratulations, Coralie! I hope you enjoyed your travels!"Thank you Karen. I did enjoy my travels. It was a great way to find new authors and see new parts of the world.
Congratulations on completing RWS, a much harder feat.
20.10 Between The warsMiracle on 34th Street byValentine Davies This author was born in the year 1905.
Task +20
Style +0
Book Total: 20
Grand Total: 125
20.9 - Daytona 500:The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro
Now famed for his continuing series of biographies of Lyndon B. Johnson, Caro's first foray into biography was that of a now little-known public figure, Robert Moses. Caro began his writing career as a journalist and it was while working as investigative reporter for a New York City newspaper that he became interested in Moses. According to wiki, he came to the realization that "everything you've been doing is baloney. You've been writing under the belief that power in a democracy comes from the ballot box. But here's a guy (Moses) who has never been elected to anything, who has enough power to turn the entire state around, and you don't have the slightest idea how he got it."
Caro's efforts to understand how Moses acquired the power to shape New York (city and state) for centuries to come resulted in the daunting 1162-page (excluding notes & index), Pulitzer-prize winning biography. Caro includes all the details necessary to fully comprehend the man without overwhelming the dramatic arc of a tragic hero. And make no mistake, Moses was a tragic hero -- he achieved unprecedented power and wielded it to accomplish an unprecedented, unfathomable number public works (in the wiki category Robert Moses projects there are 117 pages - everything from the 1964 World's Fair to Grand Central Parkway to Orchard Beach to Wollman Rink) and after 44 years as "The Master Builder" change of fortune was brought about by his own actions. Not only is this biography thorough, it is remarkably engaging.
+20 task
+5 combo (10.5 - beginnings/endings)
+5 oldies (pub. 1974)
+10 not-a-novel
+10 review
+25 jumbo
Task Total: 75 points
Grand Total: 190 points
10.3 Edgar Allen PoeDearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
Review: I read the first Dexter book years ago and have seen the first couple seasons on Showtime. I remember that book one was season one, but I do not think this book was the season two I remember. This book is part of a series, but it reads like a stand-alone in that I do not think you would miss anything if you had not read the first book. Anyway, the book is told from Dexter's POV, a man without any emotion who has the urge to kill. His foster dad felt this in him and honed him to only kill bad people. There is not as much bloodshed done by Dexter. The worst crimes are done by a guy who is silencing those who worked for the US government in the past. Dexter also feels a flicker of emotion.
Once again the story is fast-paced and quick read.
+10 Task
+10 Review
Task Total = 20 points
Grand Total = 300 points
Task 10.5 - Goodreads authorized: Read a book written by a goodreads author.Renfield (2006) by Barbara Hambly (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 320 pages)
Review:This novel is a re-imagining of Bram Stoker’s Dracula using modern English. The point of view narrator of the novel is Renfield. The novel begins with Renfield as a patient at Dr. Seward’s Insane Asylum, eating flies and spiders to become more powerful. The first half of the novel is a re-stating of Dracula; having recently read Dracula, I found it slow going. The second half is more interesting. Hambly recounts Renfield’s backstory, as well as the backstory of other secondary characters from Dracula. The ending to this novel is unique and, simultaneously, does not contradict the original Dracula. Recommended for fans of Dracula.
+10 Task
+10 Review
Task Total: 10 + 10 = 20
Grand Total: 230 + 20 = 250
10.6 - most recentAll Wound Up: The Yarn Harlot Writes for a Spin by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
All Wound Up is one of those books you either get or you don’t. If you’re not a mom, you probably won’t get a lot of her humor. If you’re not a knitter, you REALLY won’t understand why these things are so funny/important/obsessive. To be completely honest, I literally laughed out loud while I was reading this book because there were parts that just hit a little close to home and I would crack up because I’D DONE THAT BEFORE. I’m not a fan of humor writing a lot of the time, but I’m definitely looking forward to reading some of her other work, now.
+10 task
+10 not a novel
+10 review
task total: 30
grand total: 560
TtPR-Seafarer15.4 Fourth Stop-Australia, ABC
Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in Twelve Fish by Richard Flanagan
+15 Task
+10 Bonus
Task total: 25
Grand Total: 215
Liz M wrote: "Phoebe wrote: "20.6 - 20th CThe Stand by Stephen King
Review:
Well, a Stephen King classic, that's for sure. The characters were nicely portrayed and their developme..."
Oh sorry! I update my review above as follows:
"Well, a Stephen King classic, that's for sure. The characters were nicely portrayed and their development was believable enough. Especially some of the major characters, like Larry Underwood or Fran Goldsmith, and Harold Lauder. Somehow the "enemy" Flagg was not as impressive and memorable to me than others made me believe, that was a tad disappointing.
The book is about a post-apocalyptic America after a plague wiped out the majority of the planets population. It is a "Good vs. Bad" story line, which sometimes (unfortunately) drags a little during the second part of the book. While the post-apocalyptic problems that the people left behind have to face are drawn very realistic, there were too much pages "wasted" for depicting a specific character development (repeatedly) [can't say more because of spoilers]. Overall it is a human story, with a good portion of religion, faith and destiny put into the mix. It shows the best, and the worst, humankind has to offer."
10.1 New Years Resolution Continue reading the Les Rougon Macquart series.Abbé Mouret's Transgression by Émile Zola
+10 Task
+ 5 (10.8 Bingo [abbe, transgression])
+10 Oldies (pub 1875)
Task total = 25
Grand Total = 240
20.4 TravelA Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
Number 17 on the first list
Review: A Moveable Feast took me a very long time to read considering it is only 215 pages. It's not that it wasn't good or that it wasn't interesting, it just wasn't that riveting. I also felt like this was a book that I should savor and not just read right through. Hemingway uses an interesting style. Each chapter is like a small anecdote, with no specific time. I assume that the book travels in chronological order but that might not be the case. The ensuing result is that there is no through story or narrative. The last bio/memoir I read were the Jeffrey Archer prison diaries and those books read far more like a story with a continual narrative. Of course Archer omitted certain periods of time where nothing of interest happened but Hemingway just jumps around. Hemingway also begins to talk about people without really introducing the character. I wish there was a map with the book so I could see where all the places in Paris and Europe were situated; I feel like this may have helped me to relate to the book better. Overall, it wasn't a bad book just different.
+20 Task
+ 5 combo 10.9 winner of a nobel prize
+5 combo 20.1 first published in 1964
+5 combo 20.6 number 390 of best books
+5 combo 20.10 born in 1899
+10 not a novel
+10 review
+5 oldies
Task Total: 65 points! :)
Grand Total: 295 points
Joanna wrote: "From Post 304 - Kate S wrote: "From Post 233...
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Lexile 870
+5 Combo (20.6 #201 on list) "
Cool. I'd like to move it to 20.6 the..."
Got it.
From Post 319Rosemary wrote: "I went back and edited post 310 to add "not a novel" - just saying in case you already counted it.
10.5 Goodreads Authorized
[book:The Slightly True Story of Cedar B. Hartley, Who Planned to Live..."
We are giving you the +5 combo for 10.8. We use the most popular edition of each book for most things, and in that spirit, we will do the same here. :)
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James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Lexile 870
+5 Combo (20.6 #201 on list) "
Cool. I'd like to move it to 20.6 then.
From Post 233, I posted 25 points for this. I'll delete that and instead:
+20 Task (#201)
+10 Review (see post 233)
+5 Combo (10.2)
+5 Oldies
Task total: 40
Grand total: 315-25+40=330