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FA 2015 RwS Completed Tasks - Fall 2015
20.3 Difficult(read the "Heart of Darkness" #9 on the list)
Heart of Darkness: And Other Tales by Joseph Conrad
20 task
10 oldie
5 libravox 6x
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35
Running total: 585
20.2 InnocenceA Second Home by Honoré de Balzac
This was both typical Balzac and not the story I anticipated. The original title is Un double famille - A Double Family - and I anticipated bigamy, or, at the very least, a duplicitous relationship. That, it is. However, my sympathies were allied with the wrong character and the ending was completely unexpected. I should come to expect the unexpected with Balzac - this is not the first time.
If I have not said it before, I think I am coming to appreciate his short offerings more than the longer ones. It is characterization that makes Balzac such a compelling read. These shorter pieces provide less opportunity for wandering as to plot. The character we see most clearly in this one is another of his recurring characters, that of Monsieur Roger de Granville. There are three women who we see almost as clearly as he.
I am not reading these close enough to each other to remember all of the back story with Granville, and perhaps the backstory contained in this provides insight to the others. A group on the internet has read all of La Comedie Humaine and offered a recommended reading order. I started my reading of him before I knew of it, and I decided to just try to fit all of them into the challenges, rather than abide by it.
+20 Task (pub 1842, d. 1850)
+ 5 Combo (10.9, post 84)
+10 Review
+15 Oldies
Task Total = 50
Grand total = 810
And that'll do it for me for Fall - see you in Winter!
15.8 - TtUS Land CruiserAmerican Rust by Philipp Meyer
set in Pennsylvania
+15 task
+10 bonus
Task total: 25
Grand Total: 1475
10.3 DictionaryIndependent People by Halldór Laxness
+10 Task
+10 Oldies (1934)
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 1515
Anika wrote: "20.6 RatingsA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Ebenezer Scrooge is one of my favorite characters in all of literature. Not only does he have the greatest tag line (..."
+5 Combo 10.7
Will wrote: "Kate, I'd like to move this book from task 15.1 TtUS (post 929) to 10.2. Thanks!
Task 10.2 Christie's Life Time
The Hamlet by William Faulkner
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I expected to be..."
Will, thank you very much for including the original post number. This is a very simple move as long as I have that piece of information.
Moved.
Rebekah wrote: "Yeah for you! Mega challenge and being a moderator! Have you had enough of early US history? (smile) "Thank you, Rebekah. I think I am good on my early American history now. It's a fascinating time filled with impressive characters, but I am good for now.
20.2 InnocenceOne Writer's Beginnings by Eudora Welty
Review:
Eudora Welty delivered three lectures at Harvard University in 1983 which were developed into her charming memoir, "One Writer's Beginnings". She explored events in her own life that were important in becoming a writer.
In the first section, "Listening", she tells about the importance of books in her childhood home, her parents teaching her to read, singing, and listening to the stories of the ladies in Jackson, Mississippi. Welty writes, "Long before I wrote stories, I listened for stories. Listening FOR them is something more acute than listening TO them. I suppose it's an early form of participation in what goes on. Listening children know stories are THERE. When their elders sit and begin, children are just waiting and hoping for one to come out, like a mouse from its hole." She seemed to be a very observant child, remembering details about how various people communicated--a strict principal, the evangelists that visited Jackson, and the fictional comedy of the silent movies.
"Learning to See" was the title of the second section which was mainly about trips with her family to visit relatives in West Virginia and Ohio. Welty is known to have a strong sense of place in her writing, and she expresses it in her memories of visits to her grandparents and her mother's lively brothers.
In the third section, "Finding a Voice", Welty writes about the things that sparked the writing of her stories. It might be a phrase from a conversation, or a person she met. One of her first jobs was working as a photographer and publicity agent for the Works Progress Administration, an occupation that also required her to be very observant. When she wrote "Death of a Traveling Salesman" she realized that her real subject was human relationships. Writing stories also helped her discover connections in her own experiences and in her memories of her parents. She also incorporated mythology into some of her works.
The tone of the memoir is conversational. I could picture myself on Miss Eudora's front porch swing as I listened to this gentle lady who had wonderful gifts of observation.
+20 task (Pub 1983, Died 2001)
+ 5 combo (10.4 Math-One)
+10 not a novel
+10 review
+ 5 oldie (Pub 1983)
Task total: 50
Grand total: 715
Sending a big "Thank You" to the moderators for all their hard work during this challenge!
Krista wrote: "TtUS Land Cruiser Completion Bonus +100"Congrats, Krista!
Amanda wrote: "RWS Finish 100"Well done, Amanda!
itpdx wrote: "+100 TtUS completion bonus"Nice work, itpdx!
Eleanor wrote: "And now to work out if I can read a book for 20.5 by tomorrow night :)"Good luck, Eleanor, hope you find something.
10.1 - AuthorsElizabeth Is Missing - Emma Healey
Sorry, Elizabeth Is Missing, it's not you, it's me. This is one of those books where, probably had I read it at any other point, I would have liked it much more than I did at this time. As it was, a frustrating, somewhat repetitive novel about an elderly woman with memory loss wasn't really what I needed after finding out someone in my life is going through something similar.
I think regardless of my frame of mind, I would have found the narrative a little frustrating, however I think it's intentional. It isn't supposed to be easy for the reader, because it isn't easy for Maud to keep her thoughts straight. The writing itself was okay; not awful, but not anything that really stood out either. The plot was a little slow, and the ending felt way over the top to me (and it took too long to get there, though that might have also been because I just wasn't feeling the book as a whole). Nothing particularly stuck out to me.
Other than the slightly depressing feeling I got from this book, based on my personal stuff, I really just didn't feel much for it. I never really connected with the characters or the story, and I don't think it'll be much of a standout compared to other books I've read recently.
+10 task
+10 review
+5 combo (10.3)
Post total: 25
Grand total: 395
15.10 - TtUS - Land CruiserWhere You Once Belonged - Kent Haruf
(Set in Colorado)
+15 task
+15 bonus
+100 completion bonus
Post total: 130
Grand total: 525
20.4 - BalanceAnnabel - Kathleen Winter
I wanted to love this book. I started off loving it but...it lost me.
This is probably the first novel I've read about an intersex character, so I admittedly don't have a lot of insight into how realistic Wayne's character was in that respect. I loved the juxtaposition of Wayne's childhood and adolescence against the background of late 60s and 70s Labrador. You have this unique child who KNOWS he's different without knowing why, trying to blossom and flourish in a small, cold Labrador town where nothing grows or changes for most of the year. Winter paints a beautiful picture of the area, and the first half of the book is fantastic. All the characters felt very real and relatable. Treadway's struggles to bring Wayne up as the son that he chose and wanted, to suppress his femininity, don't make him an easily likable character, but I found myself sympathizing with him. I also really liked Thomasina's character right up until near the end, where she makes, to me, a very out of character decision that completely changes the dynamic of the story, particularly the dynamic between Wayne and his father.
I don't want to talk too much about the part of the novel that derailed it for me, except to say that it resulted in a lot of Googling and it does appear to not actually be a thing, and that bugged me. A lot. I don't think the story needed that particular plot point, and the fact that it isn't realistic made it even more frustrating and jarring. There's also a fairly violent scene towards the end that I wasn't a fan of at all. I don't mind violence, if it furthers the plot, and really this wasn't even very detailed. But it bugs me what a raw deal Annabel, the female part of Wayne, got throughout the novel. And it never really gets addressed either, these horrible things happen and really, other than helping to bring everything together and wrap things up neatly in a very unrealistic way, they didn't serve much of a purpose. There are so many other, better ways that she could have tied things up, but the route she chose just rubbed me the wrong way and made me feel like, for the second half, I was reading a completely different kind of novel from the first half.
While the background is beautiful and captivating, the story itself fell flat for me. It just needed SOMETHING to make everything more cohesive. There were too many superfluous parts, characters that just didn't matter enough in the grand scheme for me to care about, and the lack of closure on all of these aspects left me feeling a little unsatisfied.
+20 task
+10 review
Post total: 30
Grand total: 555
20.8 - DARA Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
I don't know how to feel about this novel, except relieved by the fact that I've finally finished it. There are definitely some great parts, the characters are well fleshed out, and Dickens' writing is fantastic. But there is SO. MUCH. GOING. ON. I felt like I was missing things or forgetting important details before they became relevant because there was so much being thrown at me that didn't come into play until much later in the novel. It might be partially because I read it so slowly, but then it was originally published as installments so reading it in bits and pieces was the original intent, so maybe not.
I did really enjoy the last quarter of the book, though. It moved a lot faster, and things started to really tie together in a satisfying way. The issue was in the 350 pages leading up to that. The first three quarters of the novel could have been compacted into a third of the length and still gotten all the relevant points across. As it was, I felt like I had to slog through chapters of "hey this guy has randomly decided he's in love with Lucie, but he's convinced it's a waste of time, so I guess he'll just leave now and not come up again," and "look, happy domestic life for 50 pages for no real reason!" Once I DID get to that last quarter though, I couldn't put it down. It took me the better part of two months to read the first 75% of the book, and a day to read the last part.
I'm not going to let this book sour me against Dickens, because the writing was excellent and there were a few passages that were downright brilliant. But I think now I'll have a better grasp on what to expect before diving into another one of his long-winded tomes.
+20 task
+10 review
+15 oldie (published 1869)
+30 combo (10.4; 10.7; 10.9 - post #34; 20.2; 20.3; 20.6)
Post total: 75
Grand total: 630
20.9 - Authors with Three NamesBurned - Karen Marie Moning
I love this series; it's absolutely my guilty pleasure series and I'll keep reading them until KMM stops writing them, but this...was not great. It wasn't BAD, it was just kind of dull. There was a lot of backstory and not a lot actually going on.
I was excited for the series to get back to Mac and Barrons, after the ick-fest that was Iced, but even they were dull. Their relationship didn't grow at all in the time they were gone, there wasn't the passion of the previous books. I'm not huge on super detailed sex in my books, but I've always felt that KMM has done a good job of integrating it in a way that it's appealing and sexy while still relevant to the plot. That didn't happen in this one at all; the few sex scenes there were (outside of the one near the beginning with Lor and a certain Unseelie) were complete throw-aways. They weren't particularly well written and they did nothing for the plot.
I get that there was some controversy after Iced and that this isn't necessarily where she wanted to go with the series, but I feel like the direction she DID take with Dani's story was just weird and still didn't do much in the way of getting rid of the ick factor for me. There was one line where Ryodan tries to justify it as being not-so-creepy since they live for centuries and centuries and therefore will pretty much see any potential bedmate age and whatnot, but I still don't think I like it.
The ending wasn't too bad, and the cliffhanger ensures that I'll definitely snap up the next book, but this one just didn't do much for me.
+20 task
+10 review
Post total: 30
Grand total: 660
20.10 - InterconnectedMy Man Jeeves - P.G. Wodehouse
This was a fun read, but definitely not anything earth-shattering. The humour is very, very British, with lots of wit and wordplay. I did enjoy that aspect of the stories, but not enough to look past how repetitive they are! The formula for each story was pretty much identical: friend comes to Wooster/Pepper with a problem, Jeeves/whoever the brains of the operation is in the Pepper story comes up with a genius idea, genius idea backfires, but Jeeves/Pepper miraculously saves the day! The stories are very silly and over-the-top, but I would have liked them to deviate at least a BIT from that formula.
Wodehouse definitely gave his characters a lot of, well...character. Without knowing much about the collection, I could still distinguish within the first paragraph or so whether it was a Wooster story or a Pepper story, because they each have such clear mannerisms. The very informal, conversational tone of the stories is a lot of fun and makes for quick reads, but I did find the constant repetition of "by Jove!" and "rummy" and other such phrases a little distracting and annoying at times. I understand why it was done and that it fits into the narrative style Wodehouse was going for, but it just wasn't my cup of tea.
I'm glad to have finally gotten around to reading this first collection of Jeeves stories though, and I'll certainly keep the others in mind for when I need a quick, silly palate-cleanser.
+20 task
+10 review
+10 oldies (published 1936)
+10 not a novel
+10 combo (10.7; 10.9 - post #47)
Post total: 60
Grand total: 720
Well, that's likely it for me this season! I have one more on the go but I really doubt I'll finish it before tomorrow night.
10.4 MathOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Review:
This is the second book by Gabriel García Márquez that I have read, and I have decided that I just do not like his style of writing. At first, I thought it was the genre of Magical Realism that I did not like, but, in this book, I really did not mind that. In fact, the magical realism felt natural to the story.
No, in this book, it was definitely the writing itself. The story included many characters who shared the same name over generations of the same family. There was not much to distinguish them from each other, which made for some very confusing reading. It was also a tedious story in that much of the action was boring after a time. The only characters for me that stood out were the women and yet none of them were people that I would have liked to have known.
I know that this book was a Putlitzer winner, but I just don't see why.
+10 Task
+10 Review
+20 Combo (10.9 - Gabriel Garcia Marquez Post 103, 20.3 #7 on list, 20.6 ratings = 480,121, 20.9)
+5 Oldie (first published 1967)
Task total: 45
Grand Total: 720
20.8 DARJohn Adams by David McCullough
Review:
I am intimidated by huge books. This book at over 700 pages seemed very daunting to me, so I tackled it with a buddy.
I was fascinated! It was obvious to me that David McCullough had gained an admiration for John Adams and his wife, Abigail, because he was able to write of him and his life in a way that communicated the man and his times positively to me.
John Adams was a man, not a saint. He wanted to be liked and appreciated as much as anyone, but he was also dedicated to serving his country. He also was sustained by a deep love for his wife, his family and his farm.
It was also through this book that I learned more about the history of my own country. I was astonished to learn that the US incurred debt even before it was fully formed as a nation, that media/political snipping against a president started with the FIRST president, and that John Adams' ideas of how government should be designed was very close to what we actually have. I also appreciated the insight into the characters of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, among others.
I think I have Mr. McCullough's book on Truman on my shelves. I might get up the nerve to tackle that one next year.
+20 Task
+10 Review
+10 Jumbo (751 pages)
Edit: (per Kate S) +5 Combo (10.9 David McCullough Post 12) and +10 Not-a-Novel (Biography)
Task total: 55
Grand Total: 775
10.1 - AuthorsSweetland by Michael Crummey
+10 task
Task total: 10
RwS total: 725
TtUS total: 30
Grand Total: 755
That's all for me this season. Many many thanks to the Mods for another great challenge.
Bea wrote: "20.8 DARJohn Adams by David McCullough
Review:
I am intimidated by huge books. This book at over 700 pages seemed very daunting to me, so I tackled it with a buddy..."
I won't finish this in time, still have around 100 pages to go, but have really enjoyed reading this also.
Kate S wrote: "Rebekah wrote: "Yeah for you! Mega challenge and being a moderator! Have you had enough of early US history? (smile) "Thank you, Rebekah. I think I am good on my early American history now. It's..."
Me too!
20.2 Innocence4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie
(pub. 1957 death 1976)
Review
Also published under the title, What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw!, Miss Marple uses her sharp intelligence to thwart the plans of a greedy killer. Two motifs Mrs. Christie likes to use are in this book, trains and the large country home filled with guests for a holiday gathering. Although the elderly Miss Marple has the brains, she does not have the physical strength for the required sleuthing so she calls in the intrepid and talented Lucy to pose as a relation needing a domestic situation near her “poor ill aunt”. Miss Marple again proves to Scotland yard, not to take the advice of elderly ladies too lightly, for her friend, Mrs. McGillicuddy did see a murder however unlikely on a train, and it all tied in with the location of the body. This is an Agatha Christie classic.
+20 pts - Task
+10 pts - Review
+15 pts - Combo (10.2,10.4,10.9-approved authors list)
+ 5 pts - oldies
Task total - 50 pts
Grand Total - 1645 pts
10.10 Group ReadsThe Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Review: At the beginning, this book reminded me a lot of The Shadow of the Wind, which I loved. As I continued the story, I felt less love for The Club Dumas, in large part due to the fact that I really didn’t get most of the literary references beyond a surface level. I shouldn’t fault the book – I’ve only read one Dumas, and for the record I now want to move The Three Musketeers higher up on my list – but I guess I felt like it was too clever for its own good. The ending also bothered me, although some of it was well done. It just wasn’t as engaging as I’d hoped. Oh, and if I read one more time about ‘Irene Adler’s’ boy-short haircut, tan skin, and long legs, I would’ve been in danger of throwing my Kindle across the room.
+10 Task
+10 Review
+5 Combo (10.9 – post 400)
Task Total: 25
Grand Total: 1865
Cory Day wrote: "10.10 Group ReadsThe Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Review: At the beginning, this book reminded me a lot of The Shadow of the Wind, which I loved. As I continued ..."
Uh-oh! I'm working on that book, on my Kindle as well. I'm trying to decide if I should stop before I get to 50% and try to fit it into the next challenge or plow on. I also loved The Shadow of the Wind and another of Perez - Reverte's books, Captain Alatriste, which is more like the Musketeers with the swordplay, dashing men in capes etc.. I do recommend The Three Musketeers. It was one of those books I always heard about and thought I'd read but never had until a previous challenge gave me a chance. One of the best things about this group! Expanding the reading horizon!
20.10 Interconnected"The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer
Dear moderators,
My husband needed the computer for work tonight, so I am writing from my phone and cannot add the proper links for books and authors. If this makes it too cumbersome to process these, please just leave them without adding to my total score.
Best regards, Louise
+ 20 task (10.7, 10.9 (post 399), 20.2 (book written in the late 1380's and author died about 1400)
+ 15 Combo
+5 jumbo (504 pages)
+10 not-a-novel
+ 25 oldie (written in the late 1380's)
Task total: 75 pts
Grand total: 610 pts
20.8 DAR "Washington's Crossing" by David Hackett Fisher
Dear moderators,
I refer to the comment above :-)
+20 task (The book takes place in 1776 and 1777)
+20 combo ( 10.9 (post 163), 20.5 (2005 winner), 20.7 (this book revolves around how the battle of Trenton decided the American Revolution), 20.9)
+10 not-a-novel
+5 Jumbo ( 564 pages)
Task total: 55pts
Grand total: 665 pts
That's it for me this season! Thank you all for a great season.
I have a bunch of books to post. I've been bad about noting them as I read them this month...15.3 TtUS - Land Cruiser
New York
By Nightfall by Michael Cunningham
Task total: 15
Grand total: 435
15.6 TtUS - Land CruiserVirginia
Fireflies in December by Jennifer Erin Valent
Task total: 25
Grand total: 510
15.7 TtUS - Land CruiserNorth Carolina
First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen
Task total: 25
Grand total: 535
10.1 AuthorsMan Descending: Selected Stories by Guy Vanderhaeghe
+10 task
+10 combo (10.5; 10.9 - post 271
+10 not-a-novel (short stories)
+ 5 oldies (1982)
Task total=35
Grand total=1040
15.8 TtUS - Land CruiserSouth Carolina
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
Task total: 25
Grand total: 560
15.9 TtUS - Land CruiserGeorgia
Someone Else's Love Story by Joshilyn Jackson
Task total: 30
Grand total: 590
20.7 Microhistory Joanna's Task-Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads by Paul Theroux
Review
Paul Theroux has travelled extensively through third world countries and now, he chose to explore the Deep South. It’s a different sort of travel as he went to and fro between home and the South over 1.5 years. He met numerous people; most were courteous with very interesting stories. He contemplated the severity of poverty he’s encountered and which he found to be comparable to that of a third world country. He reflected on the civil rights movements and its effects; the violence, the delay of integration, the current attitude of the South. This book is written in little chapters of stories –of people he met and interacted with and of subject matter. There were some humorous moments, some inspiring tales, but in the end, I found it quite sad that there is such poverty and illiteracy in a First World which are buried whilst all eyes are turned elsewhere.
+20 Task
+10 Combo (10.3 dictionary; 10.4 Math)
+10 Review
+10 Not-a-Novel
Total this post: 50
Total points: 640
20.6-RatingsJane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
>1M ratings
Review
This is the second time I’ve read (or rather, listen) to Jane Eyre and I think I’ve enjoyed it more than before. I’ve forgotten just how romantic the language is! It’s really like a rediscovery of an old friend; I loved the passion of Mr Rochester, Jane’s opinions and reserve, and even the absurd St. John Rivers! *sighs* There was some corny romantic moments but really I can’t help but to chuckle my way through it. I think the narrator, Juliet Stevenson, had done a pretty good job in channelling Jane Eyre –her reserved & quiet resolve interspersed with passionate moments. I think it’s time for another viewing of the movie ;)
+20 Task
+10 Combo (10.7 librivox -17; 20.2 Innocence - pub. 1847, died 1855)
+10 Review
+15 Oldies (pub. 1847)
+5 Jumbo (507 pages by MPE)
Total this post: 60
Total points: 700
15.10 TtUS - Land CruiserFlorida
Scat by Carl Hiaasen
Lexile: 810
Task total: 30
Completion bonus: 100
Grand total: 720
Got one more almost finished -- we'll see if I make it tonight.
Post 1007 Tien wrote: "20.7 Microhistory Joanna's Task-Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads by Paul Theroux
Review
Paul Theroux has travelled extensively through third world countries a..."
I'm sorry, Tien. This doesn't fit the dictionary task because in addition to the title, the subtitle words must continue the alphabetical order requirement.
Post 994 Rebekah wrote: "20.2 Innocence4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie
(pub. 1957 death 1976)
Review
Also published under the title, What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw!, Miss ..."
I'm sorry, Rebekah, but this doesn't fit the Dictionary Task. The numerals in the title start with the letter "F: and thus duplicate a letter.
15.9 TTUS Land Cruiser61 Hours by Lee Child
SOUTH DAKOTA
Task: 15
Bonus: 15
Task Total: 30
Grand Total: 610
15.10 TTUS Land Cruiser Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik
MINNESOTA
Incidentally, I picked this on a whim to finish off Minnesota but I ended up really enjoying it!
Task: 15
Bonus: 15
TTUS Completion Bonus: 100
Task Total: 130
Grand Total: 740
15.1 TTUS Land Cruiser Round 2Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
NEW YORK
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 755
20.10 InterconnectedThe Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
I liked this one way more than I expected! I initially picked it up just because it was a group read - but as it turned out, I found it pretty enjoyable. As others have posted, I found it humorous and light, not necessarily deep, but it was neat to see a totally different style of writing than what I typically read, and fascinating to read about the exploits of Jeeves and Wooster. I wonder how common this lifestyle really was -- it seems hard to imagine many people living a life with no obligations, no job, just spending your time entertaining and getting your butler to solve your friends’ romantic problems. Hard to imagine, but definitely intriguing! Just imagine how much reading we could all do if we had butlers to handle the other stuff!
+20 Task
+10 Combo (10.10, 10.9)
+10 Review
+10 Not-a-Novel (Short Stories)
+10 Oldies (1923)
Task Total: 60
Grand Total: 815
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The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
Review
The 2013 Pulitzer Prize winner makes Orwellian dystopias mere nightmares as opposed to this book described as a “Frightmare” by editor, David Ebershoff. The horror increasing because it may very well be true and happening while we are living our own free lives. Does it give a better of sense of why people choose to become refugees from such an all-consuming dictator in any country?
This author was a bit of a surprise when the Pulitzers were announced. He is not one of our most well known authors and indeed most of his work has been published in magazines yet his resume is impressive. He has won multiple awards for his writing and teaches creative writing at Stanford. When you read this book you will understand how well written is the book and how totally immersed the reader becomes with the main character. The book has a dreamy quality as reality changes its avatar through layers of an almost mythical like mist. What is dream and what is real if all of reality is in the hands of a single man? This is a book that haunts.
+10 pts - Task
+10 pts - Review
+5 pts - Combo (10.9 on approved authors list)
Task Total - 25 pts
Rws Completion - 100 pts
Mega Finish Bonus - 200 pts
Grand Total - 1595 pts