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SPRING CHALLENGE 2014
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Completed Tasks (Do Not Delete Posts)
REPLACING A BOOK25.3 - THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT
OPTION 1
BOOK 1 - The Cottage At Glass Beach - 22 Characters.
BOOK 2 - REPLACE Trojan Gold with Shaken by J.A. Konrath with 6 characters.
J.A. Konrath is a Goodreads Author.
TOTAL POINTS - 830
GOODREADS AUTHOR - 30
BIG BOOKS - 2
5.7 - BRIDGE - Last Bridge Home by Iris Johansen.5.10 - POKER - Bluegrass King by Janet Dailey.
15.4 - WHEELING AND DEALING
One book option with Gold in the title by an author named Elizabeth.
Trojan Gold by Elizabeth Peters.
TOTAL POINTS - 855
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 30
BIG BOOKS - 2
15.5 Vincent From Goghde Rosnay:
The Other Story by Tatiana de Rosnay
+15 Points
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Bluemoon's task: Covers of Spring
2. April: Clouds
The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard+20 Points
50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Five Crowns
My Flip: Tails
Book One: 1st in series:
If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O by Sharyn McCrumb
Book Two: 2nd in series:
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
Book Three: 3rd in series:
The Death Cure by James Dashner
+50 Points
Points this Post: 85
Grand Total: 725
Alexis30.1 - Susan A’s Task: Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat
Option 1 - Backstroke -
by Tony Horwitz***Tony Horwitz is a GOODREADS AUTHOR***
Authorized by Susan at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Option 4 - Freestyle - Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
This post: 30 points
Total to Date = 255 points
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 100+(0)
Tasks completed: 13
Lauren Marie20.5 - Bigger is Better - Mary Beth's task: Big Books are Best!
please read one book of more than 500 pages.
For this task I read, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Goodreads authors: 0
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
I completed:10.9 Colorful Captions
by reading:
by Janet Evanovich.The title is Orange, White and Purple.
Janet Evanovich is a GR Author.
Tasks Complete: 11
Total Points: 165
Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+(), 1000+()
GR Authors: 6
FANDURY30.1 - Susan A’s Task: Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat
Option 1: Read a book that shows at least one person from the back on the cover
by Thomas E. SniegoskiOption 5: Read a book with the letters IM consecutive within a single word in the title or subtitle.
The Grim Reaper's Dance by Judy Clemens
The letters IM are found in the word grIM in the title.
Judy Clemens is a Goodreads Author!
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 555
Books Read: 34
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books:500+(3)750+(1)1000+(0)
JESS PHILLY10.9 - Colorful Captions
I read
by Jonathan Tropper.Points this post: 10
Total points: 175
5.4- Boggle.The word I'm using is ROSE: Rose Harbor in Bloom by Debbie Macomber
Points this post: 5
Total points: 795
Jen UT5.3 - Candyland
Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal
Points in This Post: 5
Total Points: 85
Total Books Read: 11
10.4 - A Token TaskMonopoly token is a cat
by Carmen Agra DeedyUsed audiobook so available hardback is
with 228 pages
15.1 Nowruz Day
Option B
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Option C
Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen
use ebook so paperback is Still Life with Bread Crumbs: A Novel with 352 pages
15.6 - World Champs
Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
setting is in United Kingdom
*Tracy Chevalier is GR author, claiming ticket
15.10 Goof Off!
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
used audio so paperback is The One and Only Ivan with 304 pages.
*Katherine Applegate is a GR author, claiming ticket
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Tammy AZ's
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
*Sarah Addison Allen is GR author, claiming ticket
my GR friend Karen GHHS has had the book on her to-read list since 2010 . it is one of her 10 oldest still unread.
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3...
25.3 - Jessica PDX’s task
option 1-
Book A (23 letters)
Dancing Fish and Ammonites: A Memoir by Penelope Lively
used ebook so hardback is Dancing Fish and Ammonites: A Memoir with 224 pages.
Book B (9 letters)
Innocence by Dean Koontz
*Dean Koontz is GR author, claiming ticket
25.4 - Bamaace83's task
Option 3 #16 on 'Drunken Masters'
A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
Option 4 ANY
Nothing by Janne Teller
25.5 - Oma1229/JenneRenee's task
Option 2 - book with Mystery genre on main page
Lincoln's Grave Robbers by Steve Sheinkin
Option 4 - author initials KH in Haiku
The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings
used audiobook so paperback is The Descendants with 320 pages.
*Kaui Hart Hemmings is GR author, claiming ticket.
25.6 - Stacie MI’s Task
Book 1 -Blue
by Sarah Addison AllenThere are some blue lanterns on the cover and the Fantasy genre on main page.
*Sarah Addison Allen is a GR author, claiming ticket
Book 2 -Violet/Purple
by Uri OrlevCover color in title letters approved in help thread msg 135 & historical fiction is a main genre.
30.1 - Susan A’s Task
Option 4 Freestyle -ANY
The Other by David Guterson
Option 5 IM
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
used audio book so paperback is A Tale for the Time Being with 422 pages
*Ruth Ozeki is GR author, claiming ticket
Points this post: 205
Total points to date: 600
Goodreads authors this post: 7
Total Goodreads authors: 18
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 500+(4)750+(0)1000+(0)
aka Metshaft20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Rhonda's Task: On This Day in History!
I chose option B and read
by James Patterson (Goodreads author) as it has 'mental health' listed on the main book page.20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Bluemoon's task: Covers of Spring
I chose option 2 and read
Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer. The book has clouds of the cover.25.4 - Bamaace83's task: Mardi Gras Fun!
For option 3 I read
which is book number 170 on the Food on the cover list.I also chose option 4 and read
as a book of my choice.25.6 - Stacie MI’s Task: All the Colors of the Rainbow*
I chose Green and read
as it has science fiction listed on the main page. I also chose blue and read
as it has Fantasy listed on the main page.Points this post: 90
Total points: 170/ 940
Goodreads authors: 1
BRIAN30.2 - Sassafrass's task: Mouth full of words!
Option 4 - book is about a musician
Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke by Peter Guralnick
This book is about the legendary early R&B artist Sam Cooke; also, at 768 pages this qualifies as a Big Book!
Option 6 - Young Adult is a genre on main page
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads author!)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 315
Books read: 19
Goodreads authors: 4
Big Books: 2-1-0 (4)
oma1229-10.1 - Go to Jail
Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth E Wein
Claiming Elizabeth Wein as GR author
10.10 - Take a Chance
Make a list of 20 books you really want to read this season. Set the True Random Number Generator to generate a number between 1 and 20. Read the book at the number generated.
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
Claiming Gabrielle Zevin as a GR author
Total Points: 540/940
Total Tasks: 28/55
Total GR Authors: (17)
Total Big Books: 500+(1 );759+( )
STACIE MITask 30.8 - Read 'Em Again
In Fall 2012, I read Still Alice by Lisa Genova, so this time around I read:
Left Neglected by Lisa Genova
**Lisa Genova is a Goodreads author!!**
In Winter 2012-13, I read Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis, so this season I read:
The Sweetest Thing by Jill Shalvis
**Jill Shalvis is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 30
Total points: 695
Tasks completed: 46
Books read: 59
Pages read: 13898
Goodreads authors: 26
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
10.9 - Colorful Captions
Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman May 18Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 400
Total Tasks Completed: 28
Total Books Read: 32
Total Goodreads Authors: 15
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
15.5 Vincent From GoghThe Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo May 20
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 415
Total Tasks Completed: 29
Total Books Read: 33
Total Goodreads Authors: 15
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
dawn995.6 Stratego
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
genre Thriller on main page
15.10 Goof Off!
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Reader's Choice
20.7 Celebrate the Sibs!
Water by Terra Harmony
I have one sibling, Water is 1st in the Akasha series.
I read Kindle version: paperback
pts this post: 40
Total Points: 285
CathyG15.8 Take Your Vitamins
Read a book with a word of a single letter in the title or subtitle. - The single letter must be separated by a space
A Mackenzie Family Christmas: The Perfect Gift by Jennifer Ashley
Goodreads Author
25.3 - Jessica PDX’s task: The Long and the Short of It
Option 1 - Long and Short Titles
The title of Book A must be at least twice the length of that for Book B when you count characters.
Book A: Divorced, Desperate and Delicious (29) by Christie Craig
Goodreads Author
Book B: Rumor Has It (10) by Jill Shalvis
Goodreads Author
Required: Include the letter count when you post.
30.2 - Sassafrass's task: Mouth full of words!
For this task, you must chose two different options and read one book that fits each option. Standard SRC rules apply.
Option 3--Palpitations: read a book with Romance as a genre on the main page.
Three Weeks With Lady X by Eloisa James
Goodreads Author
Option 6--Amblyopia: read a book with the genre children's, kids, or young adult on the main page.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
30.6 - Sandy/Kristi's task: Oh, the Places You'll Go
Read one book for A and one book for B.
Book A: Read a book by an author whose first, middle, or last name is the same as a place name.
Julia London Highlander in Disguise
Goodreads Author
Book B: Read a book set primarily in the place identified by the author's name of book A.
Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart by Sarah MacLean
Goodreads Author
Points this post: 100
Total points: 500
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 33
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Books: 500= 1,750=0, 1000=0
10.9 - Colorful Captions
by Georgia Le CarreGoodreads Author
15.4 Wheeling and Dealing
Option 1 C x 2
Elizabeth
The Singer by Elizabeth Hunter
"J"
Shattered Promises by J.R. Grant
*approved for length #1229
Goodreads Authors x 2
15.10 Goof Off!
Renegade Reject by Emily Minton
*approved for length post #3523
Goodreads Author
25.5 - Oma1229/JenneRenee's task: Spring Reading Haiku
Option 2: Romance
Renegade Lady by Dawn Martens
Option 3: word "love"
Conflicted Love by Lola Stark
Goodreads Author x 2
25.6 - Stacie MI’s Task: All the Colors of the Rainbow*
Orange - Romance
by Erika RhysBlue - Fantasy
by Mandy M. Roth*genre noted for fantasy post #33
Goodreads Author x2
30.2 - Sassafrass's task: Mouth full of words!
Option 3--Palpitations
Sex Love Repeatby Alessandra Torre
Option 5--Borborygimi
by Maya BanksGoodreads Author x 2
Points this post: 120
Total points: 655
Books read: 45
Tasks completed: 30
Goodreads Authors: 41
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Jessica PDX25.2 - Elizabeth B's Task - Nordic Noir
Book A - Set in Sweden
by Henning MankellBook B - Matching word is "before"
by Peter RobinsonPoints This Post: 25
Total Points: 720
Repost to correct my post 204020.9 The covers of Spring
Option 3--boat on cover small in the middle
Now with cover art attached
Post 2220.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's task: Monopoly Money, Spring, and the SRC
$5 – Pink: Read a book where the cover shows a flower of any type or color.
It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas
needs to be enlarged, but two flower pots in front of the fountainLisa Kleypas is a GR Author
Points this task:20
Total: 505
GR authors:16
Books read:35
Tasks Done:24
BEKKA - 15.7 Mr Monopoly’s MustacheFor this task, I read “
" by Laura Ingalls Wilder, since it shows Pa on the cover in a full beard and mustache. 9780061289804; 238p.Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 15
Total Points Earned to Date: 500
Pages Read this Challenge: 238
Total Pages Read to Date: 12377
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 36
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Book Tickets: 500( 1 ), 750( 1 ), 1000()
Task #5.9 - Gin Rummy Rev It Up by Julie Ann Walker (GR Author)
Link Up - Rev It Up
Task #10.2 - Do Not Pass Go
Twisted by Rebecca Zanetti (GR Author)
(ebook only, approved line 1695 of the spreadsheet)
Task 10.7 - Sugar Shack
Love a Little Sideways by Shannon Stacey (GR Author)
Set in Whitford, Maine - the main character moves back home in Maine in the book
Points this Post: 25
Totals:
Total Points: 295
Total Goodreads Authors: 21
Total Tasks Completed: 20
Total Books Read: 25
Elizabeth PTask 10.6 - Spring Flowers
Genre GLBT on main page
Luna by Julie Anne Peters
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 800
Total Tasks: 46
Goodreads Authors: 37
Big Books: 6
Total Books: 61
SAM ID15.1 - Nowruz Day
Opt C: a book with a title that begins with the letter 's'
Sisters of Mercy Flats by Lori Copeland
Opt D: a book with a person on the cover wearing an article of red clothing
by Lisa Kleypas*the girl's dress is red*
**Both Lori Copeland and Lisa Kleypas are GR Authors, 2 tickets**
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 590
GR Authors: 27
Big Books: 2
PAMELA SU~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
5.7 - Bridge
Love the Sinner by Avril Ashton has a bridge on the cover.
[Ebook verified at line 865]
*** Avril Ashton is a Goodreads Author ***
5.8 - Go Fish!
A Boy and His Dragon by R. Cooper has DRAGON in the title like "sea dragon".
*** R. Cooper is a Goodreads Author ***
10.5 - America's Most Popular
Arabella by Georgette Heyer was first published in 1949.
15.4 Wheeling and Dealing
B. Fear, Hope, and Bread Pudding by Marie Sexton has BREAD in the title.
[Ebook verified at line 525]
*** Marie Sexton is a Goodreads Author ***
C. Bone Rider by J. Fally has "J." as the author's first name.
15.5 Vincent From Gogh
A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean has "Mac" as the prefix of her surname.
*** Sarah MacLean is a Goodreads Author ***
15.10 Goof Off!
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
*** Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads Author ***
30.5 - Ty's task: Poetry Counts
Option 2: You Can See Me by A.E. Via has SEE and ME in the title that rhymes.
*** A.E. Via is a Goodreads Author ***
Option 4: Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett has GUARDS repeated twice in the title.
30.7 - Nick KY’s task: Back to Australia
Option 1: Tigerland by Sean Kennedy is set in Melbourne, Australia and written by an Australian author.
*** Sean Kennedy is a Goodreads Author ***
Option 2: Second Hand by Heidi Cullinan and Marie Sexton is 162 pages/paperback.
*** Heidi Cullinan is a Goodreads Author ***
50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Five Crowns
Flipped: Tails
Not using Wild Card
#2 - Wallflower by Heidi Belleau is Book 2 in the Rear Entrance Video series.
*** Heidi Belleau is a Goodreads Author ***
#3 - When Love Gets Hairy by Jacob Z. Flores is Book 3 in the Provincetown series.
*** Jacob Z. Flores is a Goodreads Author ***
#4 - Covet Thy Neighbor by L.A. Witt is Book 4 in the Tucker Springs series.
*** L.A. Witt is a Goodreads Author ***
Points this Post: 175
Goodreads Author(s): 11
TOTAL
Total Points to Date: 900
Total Tasks Completed: 53
Total Goodreads Authors: 63
Task #10.1 - Go to JailUnravel Me by Kendall Ryan (GR Author)
The main character who has amnesia was found near a dead man and is under arrest for his murder - approved in help thread, post 58
Task #20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Pamela Su's task: Fun in a Box!
Where Dreams Begin by Lisa Kleypas (GR Author)
Where Dreams Begin
Task #25.6 - Stacie MI’s Task: All the Colors of the Rainbow*
Purple
The Sum of All Kisses by Julia Quinn (GR Author)
- "Historical Fiction" as a genre on main page, purple dress on coverBlue
Consumed by Rebecca Zanetti (GR Author)
- "Fantasy" as a genre on main page, background and the author's name is in blue on the coverPoints this Post: 55
Totals:
Total Points: 350
Total Goodreads Authors: 25
Total Tasks Completed: 23
Total Books Read: 29
Chris MD30.1 Eat, Swim, Sleep, Repeat
Option 1: Cover shows someone from the back
by Libba Bray, who is a GoodReads author.Option 5: A book with the letters IM consecutive within a single word in the title or subtitle
Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan
The word with IM is Times.
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback looks like it doesn't come out in the U.S. until this fall. The hardback version has 333 pages.
30.4 A Springtime Stroll Through the World of Monopoly
Springtime Option 1: Author's initials in SPRINGTIME
Watergate by Thomas Mallon
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 448 pages.
Monopoly Option 3: Book of Your Choice
Breakfast with Buddha by Roland Merullo
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 336 pages.
50.0 Five Crowns
I rolled heads and read two authors with the same first name and a wild card.
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Champion by Marie Lu, who is a GoodReads author.
Champion #3 in the Legend Series.
Points for this post: 30 + 30 + 50 = 110
Total points: 110 + 270 = 280
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 23
Goodreads authors: 2 + 8 = 10
Big books: 500=2, 750=0, 1,000=0
Nick KYFirst, I would like to remove Be Careful What You Wish For from Task 20.9.
I will replace it with no change in score:
20.9 Blue Moon’s Covers
Option D. Ship on the Cover. I read In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors by Doug Stanton
.Next I will add:
20.2 Pamela Su’s Fun in a Box.
Option 1: Lady Alice. I read a book with the word “what” in the title,
Be Careful What You Wish For by Jeffrey Archer. (moved from 20.9)30.4 Sheila/Kathy G’s Springtime Monopoly.
OptionA1. Author’s Initials in SPRINGTIME. I read In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick "N" and "P" are in "sPriNgtime".
OptionB 1. Train on the Cover. I read The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
.30.6 Sandi/Kristi’s Places.
First book – I read The Creed of Violence by Boston Teran.
Second Book – I read Dead on Your Feet by Grant Michaels, which takes place in Boston -- only the GR description doesn't mention it. O.K. It's #3 in the "Stan Kraychek Mystery" series. Stan Kraychek being a Boston detective, as explained in book 1 of the series A Body to Dye For.
or how about this: http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0...
Points This Post: 80
Total Points So Far: 870
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(2)
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 15.8: Take your vitamins Death In A Strange Country by Donna Leon. The title must have a single letter word: Death In A Strange Country.
Task 20.4: My Bye Bye Birdie Birthday -- Option 4: A bird on the cover. A Peach of a Murder
by Livia J. Washburn. There is a red robin on the cover. Livia J. Washburn is a GoodReads author.Totals this posting:
Total Points: 35
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 310
Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 13
GoodReads Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 0;
10.2 - Do Not Pass GoSilently and Very Fast by Catherynne M. Valente
10.8 - Join the Crowd
Sure Signs of Crazy - found on 22 Feb 2014.
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Mary Beth's task: Big Books are Best!
The Secret History - 559 pages
25.5 - Oma1229/JenneRenee's task: Spring Reading Haiku
Option 2 - Gregor and the Code of Claw (fantasy)
Option 3 - Die for Love (word chosen: 'love')
30.1 - Susan A’s Task: Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat
Option 3 - Swim the Fly
Option 4 - The Murders of Richard III
50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Five Crowns
I flipped tails (not using wildcard option).
The Seventh Sinner (#1)
Nothing Special (#2)
Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods (#3)
Total points claimed: 890 (145 in this post)
Stacey
5.5 Scrabble
The American Way of Poverty: How the Other Half Still Lives by Sasha Abramsky (initials in SCRABBLE)
10.10 Take a Chance
Web of Dreams
25.3 Long and the Short of it
Option 1: Titles
Book 1: Heaven (6 characters)
Book 2: Fallen Hearts (12 characters)
New points: 40
Total points: 555
5.5 Scrabble
The American Way of Poverty: How the Other Half Still Lives by Sasha Abramsky (initials in SCRABBLE)
10.10 Take a Chance
Web of Dreams
25.3 Long and the Short of it
Option 1: Titles
Book 1: Heaven (6 characters)
Book 2: Fallen Hearts (12 characters)
New points: 40
Total points: 555
JACKIE NC15.9 Spring Into Action
Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Added to TBR January 2014
30.3 - DLMRose's task: Crazy Quilt
Option 1:
Word: 'Star' - Quilt pattern April Star
Rise of the Evening Star by Brandon Mull
Option 2:
One of 10 books on my TBR the longest - #4
The Sins of the Fathers by Lawrence Block
50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Five Crowns
Flipped tails; wild card option not used
Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
Gemma Doyle #2
Homemade Sin by Kathy Hogan Trocheck
Callahan Garrity Mystery #3
Back Spin by Harlan Coben
Myron Bolitar #4
Lawrence Block and Libba Bray are Goodreads authors.
Points this post: 95
Total Points: 560
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Book Tickets:
Task # 15.1 Nowruz Day (CAN use the same option twice)
Option C – title begins with an “S”
Storm Damage ✔ – 08May14
*** Ed Kovacs is a Goodreads Author ***
Option C - title begins with an "S"
State of the Onion ✔ – 20May14
*** Julie Hyzy is a Goodreads Author ***
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 460 points
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books Read: (2 ) 500 pg / (1 ) 750 pg / ( ) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
Task 30.5 - Poetry CountsOption 1 - Read one book in which the entire title consists of either 5 or 7 syllables. (I verified syllable count with the linked syllable counter.)
5 syllables
Nervous Conditions (1988) by Tsitsi Dangarembga (Paperback, 256 pages)
Option 3 -Read a book with a title consisting of exactly 14 letters, including at least one word that is exactly 5 letters long. Subtitles are NOT included.
5 letter word: Enemy
No Enemy but Time (1982) by Michael Bishop (Mass Market Paperback, 338 pages)
370 + 30 = 400
Tasks Completed: 24
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 370 + 30 = 400
Books read: 33
Pages read: 10,137
Read but not claimed: 7
Goodreads Authors: 09
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
oma1229Substitution of books
I would like to make a substitution of book 1 for task 50.1
The book that I would like to remove is The Case of Jack the Nipper by H.L. Stephens
I would like to use Louisiana Longshot by Jana Deleon This book is also #1 in a series so it will fulfill the requirement for task 50.1
Laurie ME30.1: Susan A's Task: Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat:
3. Fly: Sparks Fly by Katie MacAlister. Katie Macalister is a GRA.
5. vict(IM): The Fifth Victim by Beverly Barton
30.5: Ty's Task: Poetry Counts:
1. house/of/ev/I/dence 5 syllables:
House of Evidence by Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson. Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson is a GRA.
2. words that rhyme - tasket and casket:
A Tisket, A Tasket, A Fancy Stolen Casket by Fran Rizer
Points this Post: 60.
Total Points: 775.
2 GRA this post.
Janice CA25.3 - The Long and the Short of It
Option 1: long and short titles
book one: 10 letters
"We Were Five:" the Dionne Quintuplets' Story From Birth Through Girlhood to Womanhood by James Brough
and
book two: 4 letters
Vedi by Ved Mehta
+25
total: 195
tasks: 11
books: 14
GR authors: 2
Kimber25.2 Nordic Noir
Book A: Hot Property: by Susanne O'Leary
(auth born in Sweden as stated on above link page)
pb 238/pub 2013
Book B: Schroder by Amity Gage
(#4 -connected to 1st book by publish date)
pb 272/pub 2013
total pages=510
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20.5 Big Books Are Best!
Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts
pb 512 pages
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Susanne O'Leary is a GRA
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Above tasks: 45 points
# tasks submitted to date: 31
GRA: 29
New total points: 595
Jayme VA5.2 - Go.
The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
The majority takes place in Hong Kong, China.
15.4 Wheeling and Dealing
Option 2: Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World by Gary Hirshberg
A: Business is listed on the main page and B: money is in the title.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 710
GR Authors: 28
Big Books: 500+(3),750+(0),1000+(0)
Natalie CH20.7- Shorter is Sweeter
I am an only child and for this task I've read:
The Emigrants by W.G. Sebald
points this task: 20
total points so far: 35
Oma1229Reposting task for substitution of book
50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Five Crowns
I flipped tails so I will use that option.
Book #1-First in a SeriesLouisiana Longshot byJana Deleon
Claiming Jana DeLeon as GR author
This is the only book being substituted. The others remain as previously posted. All totals remain the same as the substituted author was as a GR author
Book #2-Second in a Series-A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. King
Claiming Laurie R. King as GR author
Book #3-Third in a Series-Emerald Green by Kerstin Gier
Total Points: 475/940
Total Tasks: 21/55
Total GR Authors: (14)
Total Big Books: 500+(1 );759+( )
Oma122925.6 - Stacie MI’s Task: All the Colors of the Rainbow*
Red Option-Read a book with the genre Mystery on the book’s main page.
by H.L. StephensThe color is red and there is a large spot of blood on the cover. This cover was approved in post #132 of help thread.
Claiming H.L. Stephens as GR author
Orange option-Read a book with the genre Romance on the book’s main page.
by Jodi Lynn AndersonThe color is orange and the scarf is orange.
Claiming Jodi Lynn Anderson as GR author
Total Points: 565/940
Total Tasks: 29/55
Total GR Authors: (19)
Total Big Books: 500+(1 );759+( )
SandiCompleted Tasks
15.1 Nowruz Day
Book #1 - Using Option 3. Book title begins with an 'S'
Soul Particle
Link to print edition: Soul Particle
TICKET CLAIM: This book is by Carolyn Wyatt who is a Goodreads Author
Book #2 - Using Option 4 -- Dress is red
Link to print edition: Shrew Untamed
TICKET CLAIM: This book is by James Carter who is a Goodreads Author
I'm beginning to believe I may complete the entire challenge so probably should not have bothered with the ticket claims in this post (but just in case I guess -- sorry for extra work!)
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Previous Points Earned: 855
Points Earned this Post: 15
Total Points to Date: 870
Big Book Tickets to Date: 2
Goodreads Authors to Date: 41
SETAL15.10 Goof Off!
The High Window by Raymond Chandler
20.4 - Author! Author! - Janet F's Task: My Bye Bye Birdie Birthday
Option # 3
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Mary Beth's task: Big Books are Best!
The Iliad by Homer
+1 Big Book ticket for this one.
30.4 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: A Springtime Stroll Through the World of Monopoly
Springtime Option 1 (intials MT)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Monopoly Option 3
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Points this post: 85
Total points: 210
BB tickets this post: 1
Task # 5.6 StrategoGenre on main page – THRILLER
The Black Ice ✔ – 07April14
Michael Connelly is a **** Goodreads Author ****
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This Post: 5 points
Total points to date: 465 points
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books Read: (2 ) 500 pg / (1 ) 750 pg / ( ) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
Repost 211525.6 - Stacie MI’s Task: All the Colors of the Rainbow*
Orange - Romance
by Erika RhysOrange author name and border around title
Blue - Fantasy
by Mandy M. RothBlue title
*genre noted for fantasy post #33
Goodreads Author x2
Points this post: 25
Total points: 655
Books read: 45
Tasks completed: 30
Goodreads Authors: 41
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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30.6 - Sandy/Kristi's task: Oh, the Places You'll Go
The place name is used is San Francisco and the word I used is Francisco.
Book A: Say Her Name by Francisco Goldman
Book B: 7th Heaven by James Patterson, goodreads author.
7th Heaven takes place in San Francisco. Here's a link to James Patterson's website that includes the setting.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 690
GR Authors: 28
Big Books: 500+(3),750+(0),1000+(0)