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Finished my book for this challenge.I readThe Light Between Oceans,
Scoring:
10 pts - all 5 words
Plane or Boat >Boat - There is a boat in the story
Sun or Moon >Moon - moon on the book
Hawk or Owl> Owl-there is an owl in the story
Ocean or Lake >Ocean- In the title
Blue or Pink >Blue - the cover is blue
Genre: Chick lit - 3pts
343 Pages:
3 pts - 300-399 pages long
August Observances:
3 pts - there is an infant under the age of 1, in honour of National Breastfeeding Month.
- yes baby Lucy
3 pts - if the main character has a sister, in honour of Sister's Day (Aug 2)
-yes there is a sister of one of the main characters
3 pts - if a character quotes poetry, in honour of Bad Poetry Day (Aug 18)
- yes how one of our couples meet over a poetry book
total 25 points
I reread The Owl & Moon Cafe
by Jo-Ann Mapson. My new review of it is here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...I have some questions about how to score it. I know four words count, and I think the fifth (cat) is arguable.
Owl is in the title, and there are owls in the book, in the barn where the school girls work on their science project.
Moon is last name of the main characters, and also in the name of the book.
Wine-several glasses are drunk at various times in the book. The most note-worthy is on Thanksgiving, when one of the main characters get deliberately drunk on wine and is nasty to her mother.
Cat - This one I am not sure about. There are cats in the barn along with the owls, but we don't actually meet any of them. The youngest of the main characters tells her grandfather that she has always wanted a cat, and thinks she would like to have an orange cat. But she doesn't get a cat in this book, so the barn cats are pretty much it.
Boat -- One of the main characters falls in love with a man named Fergus, who lives on a boat. The couple spends time on his boat.
Genre is probably chick-lit.
Book is between 300 and 400 pages.
Observances: poetry is quoted. How much red does there have to be? There is a red banner line across the bottom of the cover.
Assuming everything discussed above counts, here is how I would score it:
All five words: 10 points
Genre: 3 points
Pages: 3 points
Observances: 6 points.
Total: 22 points. If Janice disallows anything, I will adjust my score accordingly.
You're all good Casceil. The barn cats are obviously talked about. The author's name is also in red on the title.
I read The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty by G.J. Meyer, using both the Kindle and Audiobook versions. Here are the two covers:Kindle:
Audiobook:
Scoring:
10 pts - all 5 words
Hawk or Owl >Hawk begins with "H" as does the name Henry, found in this book as Henry Tudor, Henry VII, Henry VIII, and several other Henrys.
Beer or Wine >Wine - There are many references to wine.
Flowers or Chocolate - Flowers "...adjacent to a small walled garden for growing flowers and vegetables."
Ocean or Lake > Ocean "In 1494 the Treaty of Tordesillas drew a north-south line down the length of the Atlantic Ocean..." and other references
King or Jack > King - There are many references to Kings, most notably King Henry VIII
Genre:
5 pts - non-fiction
Pages:
5 pts -500+ pages long - 612 pages
August Observances:
3 pts - there is an infant under the age of 1, in honour of National Breastfeeding Month. Many births are described in this book.
0 pts - there is NO clown in the book, not even a mention of a Court Fool.
3 pts - red on the cover, in honour of Stop on Red Week (whatever that is) The Kindle cover has a red dress, ruby necklace, and red lettering. The Audiobook cover has red hair and clothing.
3 pts - if the main character has a sister, in honour of Sister's Day (Aug 2) Henry VIII's sister Mary is discussed in the book.
3 pts - if a character quotes poetry, in honour of Bad Poetry Day (Aug 18) "...old John Howard, Duke of Norfolk, awoke to find a handwritten verse fastened to the entrance of the house where he had slept:
Jack of Norfolk, be not too bold,
For Dickon, thy master, is bought and sold.
Total 32 points
I read Roam: A Novel with Music10 points for all 5 words
Dress or jeans - jeans - one character wears them
Beer or wine - wine -imbibed by the (view spoiler)
Flowers or chocolate - chocolate - the main character (a dog) makes the decision to not eat chocolate as it makes him sick. Later in the book he does eat it out of hunger.
Cat or dog - Dog - main character of the book
Lake or ocean - ocean - part of the book occurs on "the coast". There is a body of water on the cover which may be the ocean.
0 points for genre
3 points for pages 336 pages
August observances
3 points - several infants appear. Also, the main character (view spoiler)
3 points - main character has a litter mate that is a sister (view spoiler)
Total points 19
Theresa~OctoberLace wrote: "I read The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty by G.J. Meyer, using both the Kindle and Audiobook versions. Here are the two covers:Kindle..."
If the only mention in the book for "hawk" is what you quoted, I would be reluctant to accept it. For one, it is a verb. When you look at the pairing "hawk or owl", I would have thought a noun was the intention. However, I think it's easy enough for you to apply the H to King Henry and still count it that way.
Janice,I had thought we were matching words rather than nouns. I'll edit my post to match H in hawk to the character Henry once I'm home.
Sorry for the misunderstanding.
No, don't apologize. It's all so dang confusing isn't it. Sometimes we tell you to go knock yourselves out in the interpretation and the next time, you're expected to be literal. I try to be as specific as possible when I write a challenge, but it's so hard to know what is going to be problematic and needs to be addressed. And with this group.... you are all so analytical. I love this group for that very reason. It just makes writing challenges a real challenge.
I decided to read
.Scoring : all 5 words - 10 points
Plane or Boat - Boat "The boat plunged through the waves..." p. 77
Sun or Moon - Sun "...the sun eventually set." p. 100
Dress or Jeans - Dress "...the shimmering white dress..." p. 57
Leather or Cotton - Cotton "...dirty t-shirt and cotton shorts..." p.500
Apple or Orange - Orange, set on the Olympic Peninsula
Genre : paranormal romance - 4 points
Pages : 500+ pages (756 pages) - 5 points
August Observances :
3 pts - there is an infant under the age of 1 - Nessie
no clown in the story
3 pts - red on the cover - the red chess piece
3 pts - the main character has a sister - Edward's sisters, Rosalie and Alice
3 pts - a character quotes poetry - Bella had "...been reading Tennyson to [Nessie]..." p. 529
There is sweet music here that softer falls
Than petals from blown roses on the grass,
Or night-dews on still waters between walls
Of shadowy granite, in a gleaming pass;
- The Lotos-eaters
total - 31 points
I read Bad Moon RisingWords:
Spice: S for Sherrilyn (author first name)
Moon: title
City : set in new Orleans
Chocolate: Carlson (book character)
Cat: Colt(book character)
Score
10 pts - all 5 words
Genre:
4 pts - Paranormal Romance
Pages:
3 pts - 300-399 pages long
August Observances:
3 pts - if the main character has a sister, in honour of Sister's Day (Aug 2)
Total: 20 points
Wedding the WidowTotally missed it on actually having any words mentioned. I thought for sure the woman would use sugar or apples to made a pie, drink wine at the wedding, walk underneath a moonlit sky or speak of living in the country.
If I have scored something that doesn't count please let me know:
Country = C for Charlotte, the Widow who was Wed
Wine = W for Wilbur, Charlotte's deceased husband
Apple = A for Augustus who Wed the Widow
Sugar = S for Sophia, the Wed Widows best friend
Moon = Mapletown, the town nearest where the Wife became a Widow and then was Wed.
If this counts as having all 5 words then that's
10 points
Pages 200
2pts
Infant under the age of 1, in honor of National Breastfeeding Month
3 pts
Total 15 points
Lori wrote: "Wedding the WidowTotally missed it on actually having any words mentioned. I thought for sure the woman would use sugar or apples to made a pie, drink wine at the wedding, walk un..."
The only one giving me problems is Wine. The only times you can use first letters is a character name or a location in the book. Here's where it's detailed about how to use the words.
So I calculate 13 points. Sorry, Lori
Janice wrote: "Lori wrote: "Wedding the WidowTotally missed it on actually having any words mentioned. I thought for sure the woman would use sugar or apples to made a pie, drink wine at the wed..."
That's actually not a problem!! The first husband's name was Wilbur!! I can substitute that and still remain at 15 pts, right??
I read Crow HollowWords: 10 points
Cotton: Prudence Cotton (main character)
Jeans: James Bailey (main character)
Country: large portions take place in wilderness in New England
Ocean: Atlantic is mentioned 3 times
Dog: dogs are mentioned on page 64
Genre: Mystery 2 points
The book is listed first as historical fiction but Mystery is also on the list.
Pages: 3 points (335)
Bonus Points
3 points: Infant under 1 year: There are at least 2 (Laka's) child and the newborn child of Henry Edwin's)
3 points: the main character has a sister Anne
Total points: 21
Is there a specific place to find the genre listings on Good reads?
For this challenge, I've read
!Words:
Plane or Boat Boat: One of the the characters, "Beast" starts with a "B."
Country or City City: The story takes place in the city of Brittany.
Dress or Jeans Dress: The main character mainly wears a dress throughout the book.
Beer or Wine Wine: Wine is mentioned a few times in this book.
Cat or Dog Dog: One of the character’s name “Duval” starts with an “D.”
Scoring
10 pts - all 5 words
Pages:
5 pts -500+ pages long
August Observances:
3 pts - red on the cover, in honour of Stop on Red Week (whatever that is)
Total Points: 18 points
Lori wrote: "Janice wrote: "Lori wrote: "Wedding the WidowTotally missed it on actually having any words mentioned. I thought for sure the woman would use sugar or apples to made a pie, drink ..."
Yes, you can substitute. LOL!
I've noticed that there are some problems in interpreting how to use your words.The only time you can use the first letter is for a character's name or location name.
The reason for this is that it's easy enough to find the exact word in a title or an author's name, but it's not always so easy to find it in a character's name or a location.
That means Tasha, Esther, and Ronyell need to assign their word to something else, or adjust their totals. Please edit your scoring messages.
Sorry!
Tammy wrote: "Is there a specific place to find the genre listings on Good reads?"Sort of. The book page lists the genres based on how readers are shelving them. They are pretty subjective, because there are often differing opinions about the book's genre. Use that as a guideline as long as a significant number of people shelve it the same. If 1000 out of 5000 readers shelve a book as mystery and 10 shelve as romance, I'd reject romance as being insignificant.
I finished my choice for this challenge. Now to tally up the points... I read Song of Susannah by Stephen King.
Words:
- Spice: Character Susannah
- Rose: There's always a rose in The Dark Tower Series and mentioned several times
- Cat: Character Jake Chambers
- Cotton: Character Father Callahan
- King: Author
Points:
10 pts - all five words
5 pts - 544 pages
3 pts - infant, Mia's chap was born
3 pts - someone was always spouting poetry. Here's a short example, "“Dad-a-jum, dad-a-jiggers, goddam lobsters bit off your fingers."
Total - 21 points
Joanna wrote: "I've just finished "Sun of Suns".+2 because there's a ship’s name starting with the letter j. At least, there is in the Polish version. "Jasność"...."
Which "J" word was on your criteria? And is the ship a character or object? You can only use the first letter match if it's a character or location. An object won't work.
Ok, so I pickedSugar
Boat
Wine
Moon
Dog
My book was Tryst by Elswyth Thane which I read before I saw the points system, which makes the some of the points I earned just CRAZY.
8 pts - 4 words
Sugar--Sabrina is a main character
Boat--Takes place in Britain
Moon--Specfically in the Mendip Hills
Dog--there is an evil little dog in the tale
There might have been wine, but I don't remember and don't have access to the book, so I will assume there is no wine.
4 pts - Paranormal Romance (really, I don't do romance, but this is a favorite from high school that I decided to read at my Mom's this week).
2 pts - 200-299 pages long--264
3 pts - if a character quotes poetry, in honour of Bad Poetry Day (Aug 18)
17 total!
Joanna wrote: "Sorry and thanks for the help :) (I'm new here ;) ). A ship is generally an object and this one wasn't animated, so I guess that it doesn't count. I'm not sure, but it could slightly count as a l..."
No need to apologize. We'll call it a location then. A ship, especially when a crew is restricted to its decks from weeks on end, is really no different than a small community.
Welcome to our group and our crazy challenges. :)
I read
Words:
- Hawk:
- Country: Character Cathy Bailey, also mentioned twice
- Ocean:
- Jeans: Mentioned several times
- Blue: Mentioned several times
Points:
6 pts - three words
4 pts - 432 pages
2 pts - mystery
3 pts - infant, baby in waiting room at doctor's appointment
3 pts - red on the cover
total points 18
Janice wrote: "I've noticed that there are some problems in interpreting how to use your words.The only time you can use the first letter is for a character's name or location name.
The reason for this is tha..."
I fixed my moon word to reflect the cover and forgot to add the genre points I am at 25
That worked out for you then, Tasha! Thanks for editing.
Does Apple or Orange have to be the fruit?
I read Lives of the Monster Dogs
for this challenge.My words:
Flowers - flowers are mentioned on page 60 "I was lying in a field of flowers that resembled tulips."
Ocean - character's name Otto, a Bull Terrier, friend of Mops
Dog - in the title Lives of the Monster Dogs
City - location is New York City
Beer - character's name Weil Burkhardt, Bull Terrier, composer of the opera
Points:
10 points: 5 words
2 points: 291 words
3 points: red smoking jacket on cover
3 points: poetry, Ludwig writes a really bad poem to Cleo
The Clinging, Fire
That which is bright rises twice:
The image of FIRE.
Thus the great man, by perpetuating the brightness,
Illumines the four quarters of the world. page 174
Total Points: 18
I may try to read something else if I can squeeze it in this month :)
Cherie wrote: "Does Apple or Orange have to be the fruit?"Yes.
My book was In the Cities of Coin and Spice
My words:
Sugar or Spice - Spice
Rose or Lily - Lily
Sun or Moon - Moon
Beer or Wine - Wine
Cat or Dog - Cat
Scoring:
10 points - all 5 words
Spice - in the title
Lily - mentioned in The Tale of the Lizard's Lesson
Moon - mentioned most prominently in The Ferryman's Tale
Wine - many kinds of wine appear, definitely during the wedding
Cat - in The Tale of the Waste, there is a leopard frequently referred to as the cat; if that doesn't count, there is also a character named Ciriaco (first mentioned in The Huldra's Tale)
Genre:
no points
Pages:
5 points - 500+ pages long (518 pages)
August Observances:
3 points - an infant under the age of 1 - context is mildly spoilery (view spoiler)
3 points - red on the cover - the top and bottom borders
3 points - if the main character has a sister - the boy has many sisters, but especially the one who is getting married (Dinarzad)
No clowns or anything specifically described as poetry
Total: 24 points
The problem with adjudicating these challenges is that I add so many books to my wishlist, your's included Kelly. Did you enjoy it?
I read The Rithmatist by Brandon SandersonMy chosen words: Ocean, Moon, Owl, Country, Boat
Scoring: 8 pts - 4 words
Boat (B for Brandon, first name of author), Moon (M for Melody, main character's name AND the moon made an appearance in the sky), Owl (a springwork owl appears in book), Ocean (mentioned in the book)
Genre: 1 pts - Steampunk
Pages: 3 pts - 300-399 pages long
August Observances: 0 pts
Total: 12 pts
I read The Vanishing Witch
by Karen MaitlandWORDS:
Cat - Cats appear several times in the book/one of the lead characters is called Catlin
Owl - An owl is mentioned (a character hallucinates that an owl with flaming eyes is sitting on their bed post)
Moon - The moon appears a few times
Pink - Pink blossom on an apple tree is described
King - King Richard II is mentioned a lot and one of the characters gets a brief glimpse of him
WORDS:
All five words - 10 points
PAGES
500+ pages long (512pp) - 5 points
AUGUST OBSERVANCES:
Red on the cover, in honour of Stop on Red Week - 3 points
TOTAL - 18 points
I read Long Way Down
10 pts - all 5 words
Lake: They cross, camp at, and drive along several lakes
Chocolate: Twice in the book Ewan and Charley eat chocolate
Moon: the moon is mentioned several times when they describe their camping experiences - also character name McGregor
Spice: location - part of the story is set in Sudan
Lily: They make an excursion and the guide points out day lilies to them
Genre:
5 pts - non-fiction
Pages:
3 pts - 300-399 pages long
August Observances:
3 pts - there is an infant under the age of 1, in honour of National Breastfeeding Month - Ewan and Charley talk to Sarah, who is 17 years old and has her 9 month old baby with her
3 pts - red on the cover, in honour of Stop on Red Week (whatever that is) - small, but it's there! On one one the motorcycles
3 pts - if the main character has a sister, in honour of Sister's Day (Aug 2) - Charley mentions his sister Telsche a couple of times
3 pts - if a character quotes poetry, in honour of Bad Poetry Day (Aug 18) - Not sure! At one point Ewan is singing (this is quoted in the book) "Farewell and adieu to you, Spanish ladies, Farewell and adieu to you, ladies of Spain". I looked up what it is and it turns out to be an old British Naval song. Are lyrics poetry?
Total: 30 points
I read
Scoring: all 5 word links - 10 points
Country - book is set in the country, in a town called Cypress Hollow
Owl - one of the characters is named Olivia
Jeans - shown on cover and worn a lot! (It is a country girl/ hot cowboy book!)
Plane - one of the main characters had a dog named Petaluma
Cotton - Main character is named Cora ( and I'm sure they wore cotton something at some point!)
Genre: Chick Lit - 3 points
313 pages - 3 points
Total: 16 points
Peggy wrote: "Are lyrics poetry?."Yes. You may adjust your points.
I really need to get my "backfield in motion" (speaking of lyrics) and set up my tracker spreadsheet or I'm going to be in trouble when it comes time to post badges.
Janice wrote: "The problem with adjudicating these challenges is that I add so many books to my wishlist, your's included Kelly. Did you enjoy it?"Yes, I enjoyed it a lot! I read the first book earlier this year and had been waiting for a good time to read this. It can be a little hard to keep track of which story you're in at times but I thought the writing was beautiful.
I read PersuasionScoring:
10 pts - all 5 words
rose - Russel, a charachter's name
country - location of some of the story
wine - Wentworth, character's name
chocolate - Croft, character's name
pink - Penelope, character's name
Genre:
0 pts
Pages:
2 pts - 200-299 pages long
August Observances:
3 pts - red on the cover, in honour of Stop on Red Week (whatever that is)
3 pts - if the main character has a sister, in honour of Sister's Day (Aug 2)
3 pts - if a character quotes poetry, in honour of Bad Poetry Day (Aug 18)
Total: 21 points
Moon CalledSun or Moon - Moon
Dress or Jeans - Dress
Beer or Wine - Wine
Leather or Cotton - Leather
Cat or Dog - Cat
Scoring:
8 pts - 4 words
Moon in title
Mercy wore a dress on a date
Leather belt on cover
Mercy owned a cat
Genre:
4 pts - Paranormal Romance
Pages:
2 pts - 200-299 pages long
14 points
That book got you lots of points, Ariane!What did you think of the book, Debra?? Dying to know.
I finished Four Past Midnight: The Sun Dog by Stephen KingRose or Lily - Lily
Sun or Moon - Sun
Beer or Wine - Beer
Cat or Dog - Dog
King or Jack - King
Scoring:
8 pts - 4 words (beer was drank in the book)
5 pts -500+ pages
3 pts - red on the cover, in honour of Stop on Red Week (whatever that is)
3 pts - if the main character has a sister, in honour of Sister's Day (Aug 2)
19 points
That's on my list of books to read in August. I read it years ago and about the only one I remember is The Langoliers.
Janice wrote: "That book got you lots of points, Ariane!What did you think of the book, Debra?? Dying to know."
I know, right? And I liked the book, so that is a plus ;)
Finished
for this challenge. My words were:Country-the MC moves to the country after her husbands accident
Jeans (I could only find a small mention of this)
Chocolate- the 3rd dog is named Caroline -also Rich's (the husband) favorite cookies are chocolate chip and he eats them a few times in the book
Dog- there are 3 dogs in the book, also the word dog is in the title
Lake- Abby talks about the lake a few times in the book, once when she was hypnotized and another time that sounds like she is daydreaming
Scoring
4 words used- 8 points
Genre- 0 points
Pages- 0 points (was only 181 pages)
Bonus points:
3 points-(MC has sisters)
Total points: 11
No bonus points, Stephanie?
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Report and score the book you read for the challenge here. Tell us the name of your book and link to the cover if part of your score involves the cover. Most importantly tell us your choices and how they counted in the book.
Scoring:
10 pts - all 5 words
8 pts - 4 words
6 pts - 3 words
4 pts - 2 words
2 -pts - 1 word
Genre:
5 pts - non-fiction
4 pts - Paranormal Romance
3 pts - Chick Lit
2 pts - Mystery
1 pts - Steampunk
Pages:
5 pts -500+ pages long
4 pts - 400-499 pages long
3 pts - 300-399 pages long
2 pts - 200-299 pages long
August Observances:
3 pts - there is an infant under the age of 1, in honour of National Breastfeeding Month.
3 pts - there is a clown in the story, in honour of National Clown Week
3 pts - red on the cover, in honour of Stop on Red Week (whatever that is)
3 pts - if the main character has a sister, in honour of Sister's Day (Aug 2)
3 pts - if a character quotes poetry, in honour of Bad Poetry Day (Aug 18)