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2014 Scavenger Hunt Challenge! - BOARD TWO
1. (Kathy) - robin 2. (Kathy) - piano Alan Bradley's The Dead in their Hallowed Arches (finished March 4, 2014)
3. (Connie) - newspaper Wallace Stegner's Angle of Repose (finished 3 March 2014)
4. (Connie) - hospital Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore (which I'm not done with, but I'm past a hospital scene.)
5. (Janet) - opium Pearl Buck's the Good Earth (finished 1/21/2014)
6. (Janet) - rattlesnake
7. (Apoorv) - Rainbow Wallace Stegner's Angle of Repose (finished 3 March 2014)
8. (Apoorv)- Grandmother Wallace Stegner's Angle of Repose (finished 3 March 2014)
9. (Tytti) - prison (Fresnes) Cara Black's Murder in the Sentier (finished March 1, 2014)
10. (Tytti) - interpreter
11. (Julia) - Quilt Pearl Buck's the Good Earth (finished 1/21/2014)
12. (Julia) - Museum tour of the Louvre in The Coral Thief by Rebecca Stott (midway March 9 2014)
13. (MK) a broken coffee cup
14. (MK) a goblet Samantha Shannon's The Bone Season (finished Feb 12 2014)
15. (Annina) saxophone
16. (Annina) canoe
17.) (Daisy) China Pearl Buck's the Good Earth (finished 1/21/2014)
18.) (Daisy) porcelain
Julia, how was The Good Earth? It's one of the kindle daily deals today. I was just looking at it, yet again. I almost picked it up.in summer, I think it was a kid then, too.
Ps - you can join us in collecting BOARD ONE too, if you're interested! :)
Janet, you just read The Good Eath too! How'd you like it?
I found my robin! *Really* hoping this means spring is psspringing, because so far it's still looking very wintery here.1. robin Terry Pratchett's Snuff (finished 3/27/2014)
2. piano in Alan Bradley's The Dead in their Hallowed Arches (finished March 4, 2014
3. Newspaper Wallace Stegner's Angle of Repose (finished 3 March 2014)
4. Hospital in Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore (which I'm not done with, but I'm past a hospital scene. I probably should wait until I'm done though, right?)
5. opium Pearl Buck's the Good Earth (finished 1/21/2014)
6. rattlesnake
7. Rainbow Wallace Stegner's Angle of Repose (finished 3 March 2014)
8. Grandmother Wallace Stegner's Angle of Repose (finished 3 March 2014)
9. Prison (Fresnes prison) mentioned in Cara Black's Murder in the Sentier (finished March 1, 2014)
10. interpreter Cara Black's Murder in Belleville (still in progress)
11. Quilt Pearl Buck's the Good Earth (finished 1/21/2014)
12. museum Jardin des Plantes in Rebecca Stott's Coral Thief, need to check the date but within March anyways
13. broken coffee cup
14. goblet from Samantha Shannon's The Bone Season (finished Feb 12 2014)
15. saxophone
16. canoe Swiss Family Robinson (in progress March 31, 2014) Huzzah!
17. China Pearl Buck's the Good Earth (finished 1/21/2014)
18. porcelain Peter Carey's Chemistry of Tears (March 30, 2014 completion)
:-) So much fun! Thank you!
Julia wrote: Sorry, I just saw your comment :-)Good Earth was quite good, actually, if you can get past the rage the husband MIGHT inspire. And it was a bit of a paeon to capitalism in the "whistle while we work" vein. But all in all, a good and satisfying read.
I hope you got it!
MK -- that former post was for you, in case you missed htat. And I'm going to head for board 1 very soon, though I still need a sax and a broken coffee cup over here. I'm sorely tempted to put Kenny G on the stereo and throw a coffee cup at the fireplace. ;-D Julia
Julia wrote: "MK -- that former post was for you, in case you missed htat. And I'm going to head for board 1 very soon, though I still need a sax and a broken coffee cup over here. I'm sorely tempted to put Ke..."If you do that, do you have to write a book about it???
Julia wrote: "I found my robin! *Really* hoping this means spring is psspringing, because so far it's still looking very wintery here.... 4. Hospital in Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore (which I'm not done with, but I'm past a hospital scene. I probably should wait until I'm done though, right?)
... :-) So much fun! Thank you! "
NO, you don't have to wait until you finish the book :). (It's sometimes easier to write 'em down as you go. Especially if you read multiple books at a time. You risk forgetting one of your collected items if you don't ;-). )
Also: woohooo! on the robin! I hear ya on SPRING! (Maine here, winter's getting ooooolllldddd already!), and, you're welcome! :D
Connie wrote: "Julia wrote: "MK -- that former post was for you, in case you missed htat. And I'm going to head for board 1 very soon, though I still need a sax and a broken coffee cup over here. I'm sorely tem..."Julia wrote: "MK -- that former post was for you, in case you missed htat. And I'm going to head for board 1 very soon, though I still need a sax and a broken coffee cup over here. I'm sorely tempted to put Ke..."
Julia wrote: "Julia wrote: Sorry, I just saw your comment :-)
Good Earth was quite good, actually, if you can get past the rage the husband MIGHT inspire. And it was a bit of a paeon to capitalism in the "whis..."
Julia, ahhh, I didn't pick up The Good Earth on the Kindle Daily Deal that day, but now I sorta wish I did! Also: lol on the coffee cup and Kenny G! I'm also getting quite annoyed with my elusive baseball from Board One. BTW, you do not have to finish one board, before starting to collect on the other. You can do multiple boards at the same time, kinda 'bingo boards' style!
And, Connie, lol~~~~~~ that would be a unique book, I'm thinking :D
MK wrote: "Goblet! Snagged it :)"omgosh .... I forget which book :p.
Edit: based on my status updates, it's likely to be in one of these books:
The Yiddish Policemen's Union, by Michael Chabon
The Poems of Doctor Zhivago, Kayden edition
The Poems of Doctor Zhivago Pasternak's poems translated into English verse with an introduction and a commentary showing the significance of each poem for the novel as a whole, Davie edition
Life, the Universe and Everything, by Douglas Adams
Ireland, by Frank Delaney
Three Dirty Women and the Garden of Death, by Julie Wray Herman
Z for Zachariah, by Robert C. O'Brien
... not a one of which is on kindle, so I can't search. Two of them have been returned to the library, too :/.
Oh, well! A-goblet hunting I must go, I suppose :D
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edit! Found it again - it was in Ireland :)
ps! JULIA! What two items would you like to add to the hunt?
Found some more to my list. Here is the update to my post.Updated List - as of 4/1/2014
MK, the only two items left for me to collect are yours.. Grrr ! :P
Tough ones I must say.
Apoorv wrote: "Found some more to my list. Here is the update to my post.Updated List - as of 4/1/2014
MK, the only two items left for me to collect are yours.. Grrr ! :P
Tough ones I must say."
Heheheehe .... :D. Glad I'm stymie-ing you a little, Apoorv! You are tearing thru the boards, collecting all the hunt items SUPER fast! Well done!!!
I'm going to have to see if I can get some of our many new members to throw down some new items for the hunt. :-)
Edit: I invited all the new members to raise the bar on the difficulty level, and add new items to collect (ahahaha! :-) )
MK wrote: "Heheheehe .... :D. Glad I'm stymie-ing you a little, Apoorv! You are tearing thru the boards, collecting all the hunt items SUPER fast! Well done!!!Hehe, I am truly truly loving this ! Now I read my books with more concentration and end up finding them. Also, in this regard, reading on a Kindle helps at times, coz you can search for an item if you happen to miss it. :)
I'm going to have to see if I can get some of our many new members to throw down some new items for the hunt. :-)
Edit: I invited all the new members to raise the bar on the difficulty level, and add new items to collect (ahahaha! :-) ) "
This will be super-exciting. Thank you for extending the invitations to more people, thereby more items to collect.. and I have a feeling that it is going to get tough ! :P
Here are my two items to add to the list.21. Buckler (small shield)
22. Treasure
Apoorv, so true! I am paying close attention, looking for details, trying to find these various items :-p.Miranda and Kyle, wonderful!!!! Welcome to the hunt! *grin* … and, especially, ty for more/new items to collect :D
MK wrote: "ps! JULIA! What two items would you like to add to the hunt?"Ehrmmm ... scratch that! I really shouldn't post when tired ;-). You already DID add two items to the hunt, Julia :-p. Heh
New to the group and think this is an awesome challenge! Hmmm, to add... how about one word but two items?- a smoking pipe (tobacco, etc...)
- a metal pipe (lead pipe, plumbing pipe, etc...)
MK wrote: "All your books count, Julia. The group is classics, but the challenges are just regarding books read in 2014 :). Classics, pulp, whatever ;-).There's no one way to do your tally sheet. Everyone i..."
So, read in 2014 means I can peek back a few weeks then too right? (I'm trying Board One and Two at the same time!)
Amy wrote: "So, read in 2014 means I can peek back a few weeks then too right? (I'm trying Board One and Two at the same time!)...."Absolutely, Amy! Any books completed in 2014 count. You can go all the way back to Jan 1st, if your memory is up to the task *grin*.
Both BOARDS are open to new hunters. Only BOARD TWO is open to new items being added to the tally sheets tho, and in fact, if you'd add two new items to be collected, we scavengers would be most grateful! :D
Welcome to the hunt! :)
Amy wrote: "New to the group and think this is an awesome challenge! Hmmm, to add... how about one word but two items?- a smoking pipe (tobacco, etc...)
- a metal pipe (lead pipe, plumbing pipe, etc...)"
I missed your first post. FABULOUS! I'll edit the top post and add to our tally sheet. Thankyou, and welcome! Happy hunting!! :D
Super! Okay, I can post my list to start with then:1. (Kathy) robin
2. (Kathy) piano The House of the Scorpionby Nancy Farmer
3. (Connie) newspaper The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place by e.l. koninsburg
4. (Connie) hospital The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
5. (Janet) opium The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
6. (Janet) rattlesnake The Target by Catherine Coulter
7. (Apoorv) rainbow
8. (Apoorv) grandmother Half Upon a Time by James Riley
9. (Tytti) prison
10. (Tytti) interpreter
11. (Julia) quilt
12. (Julia) museum Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
13. (MK) a broken coffee cup
14. (MK) a goblet
15. (Annina) saxophone
16. (Annina) canoe
17. (Daisy) China (the country)
18. (Daisy) porcelain
19. (Miranda) kitchen apron
20. (Miranda) bumblebee
21. (Kyle) buckler (small shield)
22. (Kyle) treasure Twice Upon a Time by James Riley
23. a smoking pipe (tobacco, etc...)
24. a metal pipe (lead pipe, plumbing pipe, etc...) The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place by e.l. koninsburg
25. Fried chicken
26. Paintbrush
nice! Good start. hey, wasn't opium in that one too?
Miranda wrote: "I haven't finished the book yet, I get a sense that it will be though!"oops. sorry! :p
Miranda wrote: "Finished it now. Opium was definitely there!"Yay! :D
I would like to join and add: 1. fried chicken
2. a paintbrush
caallas wrote: "I would like to join and add: 1. fried chicken
2. a paintbrush"
Welcome, caallas! Glad to have you join us :).
I'll add your items to the tally sheet in the original post. Happy hunting!
Question: In the book I'm reading, a character says something about a rainbow...something like "finding a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow". But it is not a rainbow he see's. Does that count? It wasn't the item only the word.
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caallas wrote: "Question: In the book I'm reading, a character says something about a rainbow...something like "finding a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow". But it is not a rainbow he see's. Does that count?..."I think that counts, caallas. Rainbow was Apoorv's item, though. Maybe he will say if it counts or not :D
Kathy wrote: "This is a tougher list. I really need to pay attention better in my reading."No worries, Kathy, you have all year! :)
OK MK, I wasn't sure if I was even ok with it.
I'll continue to update this post as I find things. I went back and checked several books I've read in 2014, and, of course, it helps having a Kindle with a search feature!11.) (Julia) - a QUILT (the homemade kind, not just a bedspread)
13.) (MK) a broken coffee cup
14.) (MK) a goblet
15.) (Annina) saxophone
16.) (Annina) canoe
19.) (Miranda) a kitchen apron
20.) (Miranda) a bumblebee
25.) (caallas) fried chicken
27.) (Kelly) Windchimes
29.) (Aidan) Mirror
30.) (Aidan) Tattoo
Great work, Kyle! (Yes, it's soooo much easier with Kindle books! heh). Do you have a tally sheet going for BOARD ONE, too? If not, you're welcome to join us there as well :)
caallas wrote: "Question: In the book I'm reading, a character says something about a rainbow...something like "finding a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow". But it is not a rainbow he see's. Does that count?..."Hey Caallas, apologies for replying really late on this one. Since rainbow is mentioned in the text, it will definitely work. :)
MK wrote: "... 25.) (caallas) fried chicken..."^^^^ *almost* had it (in Calculating God! It was chicken ... coated in Rice Krispies even. But then they grilled it instead of frying it :p. Boo for heathier (? lol) cooking! hah
Lol! works for me. At least it's breaded (rice krispied)!
ooooo .... yay!Well, I can still look for actual fried chicken, too. I still have 7+ months :p.
Thx, caallas
I'd like to play too, if that's okay?My two items are:
Windchimes
A king
My list:1.) (Kathy) - A robin Life After Life
2.) (Kathy) - A piano Boy, Snow, Bird
3.) (Connie) - a newspaper Schindler's List
4.) (Connie) - a hospital Schindler's List
5.) (Janet) - opium The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
6.) (Janet) - rattlesnake The Unvanquished
7.) (Apoorv) - A Rainbow In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages
8.) (Apoorv)- A Grandmother Schindler's List
9.) (Tytti) - A prison In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages
10.) (Tytti) - An interpreter In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages
11.) (Julia) - a QUILT (the homemade kind, not just a bedspread) Boy, Snow, Bird
12.) (Julia) - and a MUSEUM! This is fun! Schindler's List
13.) (MK) a broken coffee cup
14.) (MK) a goblet In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages
15.) (Annina) saxophone
16.) (Annina) canoe The Johnstown Flood
17.) (Daisy) China (the country) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
18.) (Daisy) porcelain (could be anything - dishes, tiles, a vase, statuary, etc.) Schindler's List
19.) (Miranda) a kitchen apron In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages
20.) (Miranda) a bumblebee Jane-Emily
21.) (Kyle) Buckler (small shield)
22.) (Kyle) Treasure In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages
23.) (Amy) a smoking pipe The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
24.) (Amy) a metal pipe (lead pipe, plumbing pipe, etc...) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
25.) (caallas) fried chicken Americanah
26.) (caallas) a paintbrush Schindler's List
27) (Kelly) Windchimes
28) (Kelly) A King In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages
29.) (Aidan) Mirror Schindler's List
30.) (Aidan) Tattoo Schindler's List
31. diary Orlando
32. scaffold Heroes and Villains
33. university Heroes and Villains
34. cemetery Crime and Punishment
35. an amputee The Day of the Triffids
36. a talking animal The Bees
Kelly wrote: "I'd like to play too, if that's okay?My two items are:
Windchimes
A king"
Yes! More than okay :). Welcome to the hunt, Kelly. Glad to have you join us, and thanks for bringing two new items to the challenge :D.
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14.) (MK) a goblet
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