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Fall Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Jamie NYCTask #20.8. Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!
Option B - Read a book with a word that contains "far" intact in the title
So Far Gone by Avril Ashton
eBook approval at Msg 5118 of SRC thread
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Task #25.6 - Dakimel’s Task: Wedding Traditions
Option 3: Something Borrowed – Read a book you’ve borrowed REQUIRED: State where or whom you got it from in your post
Shiny! by Amy Lane
I borrowed this book from the e-library eNYPL
Option 4: Something Blue – Read a book with a blue “something” on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover when posting and point out the blue object
Easy Ryder by Deanna Wadsworth
There are blue jeans and the blue canton on the flag
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Task #30.6: Donna Jo's Task - Me, Myself, and I
Option 1 - Me: Read a book by an author* whose name has "me" found intact in it.
Relief Valve by J.L. Merrow
MErrow
eBook approved here: Row 1577 SRC document
Option 3 - I: Read a fiction book written in the first person. REQUIRED: Include in your post the first sentence from the book that demonstrates the first person perspective.
Still Life with Strings by L.H. Cosway
1st sentence - "They call me the Blue Lady. The more poetic would say a dark angel, or an unexpected, fantastical surprise standing upon the mundane Street. I wear a long midnight blue dress, a matching wig, white paint on my hands and face, and glorious, feathery blue wings affixed to my back."
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Task #30.8 - Nick KY’s Task: Ghost Hunters
Option 1 - Read a book with the word “Ghost” found intact in the title
Ghosts in the Wind by Marguerite Labbe
Option 3 - “Hunt” for a book which fits the following criteria, read any novel which is 100 – 150 pages in length
Shock & Awe by Abigail Roux
The book is 106 pages
Points
Points this Post: 105
Books: 7
Tasks: 4
Total Points: 260
Total Books: 22
Total Tasks: 19
Jayme VA15.3 - Past & Present
I chose the one book option. Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
Circling is shelved by 392 users as historical fiction and was originally published on 1/1/15. I believe it was actually released on 7/28/15 but it does have that original January pub date listed as well.
15.5 - Act (on) Your Age!
My age got me the number 5 and I read The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield
15.6 - The Name Game
Her by Harriet Lane
LANE is a four letter noun.
20.5. Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness
The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo
Shelved by 624 users as historical fiction.
Points this post: 65
Total points: 65
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)
LAUREN JODI10.7 Sedna the Sea Goddess
Seal in the title (possessive's allowed):
A SEAL's Kiss by Tawny Weber
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 145/1070
Total Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 10/60
Heather (Gibby)10.1 - Take the Stairs
The Age of InnocenceClaiming Golden Oldies Ticket, first published 1920
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 85
Total Golden Oldies: 2
15.5 - Act (on) Your Age!Add the numbers that make up your age until you get a single number. Read a book with that number of words in the title.
My number is a 1
I read:
POINTS
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 250
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 13
BB Total:
GO Total: 3
CYNBAXTERTask # 10.01 – Take the Stairs
Book 1:
A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore – which shows a staircase on the coverPoints this post: 10 points
Total points to date = 225 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 2
Shawn H.20.5. Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness
Option 1: History / Historical Fiction
Middle Passage by Charles R. Johnson
***Historical Fiction is the 2nd Genre listed with 54 users***
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 40
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Ticket Books: 0
ColetteG10.4 Ten-Four Day
Pastel Orphans
Author Gemma Liviero
on 10/1/15 it had 265 5 star ratings
10 points
GRA-Gemma Liviero
ColetteG15.6 Name of the Game
On the Occasion of My Last Afternoon
Kaye Gibbons
Gibbon(s)last name is a noun with 4 letters or more.
noun
1.
any small, slender, long-armed arboreal anthropoid ape of the genus Hylobates, of the East Indies and southern Asia: all gibbon species are reduced in number and some are very rare.
From Dictionary.com
15 points for task
ColetteG25.6 Dakimel's task: Wedding Traditions
Option 1: Book published before 1898
Silas Marner by George Eliot
Published in 1861
Option 3: Borrowed book
A Teacher Named Faith
by Nicole L.V. Mullis
Borrowed from my sister who went to her book reading.
25 points for task
Nicole L.V. Mullis is a GRA
Sarah E20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
Option 3: One eye on the cover
I read the kindle edition, MMPB: Uglies
Points this post: 20
Total points: 55
Vanessa S.5.1. Five Suns
Reader Board Name: Daphne10.5 - Penmanship Practice: Cursive title
An English Ghost Story
30.9 Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game (3)
I rolled a 3
A. Read a book where the title/subtitle contains the phrase "_____ and _____" or " ______ & ______"
The Works and Days/Theogony/The Shield of Herakles
Works AND Days
**Claiming a GO ticket for this book - First published 750BCE**
B. Double letter
The Big Splat, or How Our Moon Came to Be
Word used: MOON
Points this task: 40
GO this task: 1
Total Points: 375/1070
Books Read: 32
Completed Tasks: 26/60
Pages Read: 8787
GO Tickets: 7
Big Book Tickets: 1
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover Read ONE book from the following options. Required: State which option you chose when you post. For all options, include the cover when you post.
Option 3: Balor
For this option, read a book that shows one eye of a human or other being on the cover. Only one eye may be shown, and the iris has to be visible..
The Mind’s Eye by Oliver SacksThis Post
Points: 20
Tasks Posted: 1
Books Posted: 1
Pages Read: 263
Golden Oldies ticket request: no
Big Book ticket request: no
Total
Points: 110
Tasks Posted: 6
Books Posted: 7
Pages Read: 2053
Golden Oldies ticket request: 0
Big Book ticket request: 0
Karen D. Task 30.1: Schatzie's TASK: DNA
Option 2: For this task, read a book that has a title that contains the letters: S-P-A-I-N.
Desperation by Stephen King, finished 9/11.
DeSPerAtIoN (and it even happens to be in the right order!)
Option 3: Read a book that takes place at least 50% of the time in England
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, finished 9/22
The GR description doesn't mention England, but wikipedia page confirms it's set in Essex, England: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tur...
Points this task: 30
Total points: 125
Books read: 9
Tasks completed: 6/61
Elizabeth B30.6: Donna Jo's Task - Me, Myself, and I
Option 1:Me: The Missing Butterfly by MEgan Derr
Option 3: I: fiction book written in the first person If You Only Knew
first sentence: "Today is one of those days when I realize that staying friends with my ex-husband was a huge mistake"
Points:30
Total=170+30=200
Karen D. Task 5.6.Four Cords
Read a book with a four word title. Subtitles may be used or ignored.
Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf; finished 10/1.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 130
Books read: 10
Tasks completed: 7/61
Karen D. Task 10.6 - Back to Reality
Summer's over, read a non-fiction book.
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer, finished 10/1.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 140
Books read: 11
Tasks completed 8/61
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM10.4 - Ten-Four Day
I read
by John Irving. As of today, 10/1, there are 58,225 5-star ratings (whoa). Mass market paperback for length.**The mass market edition of Garp is 609 pages long, I'd like to claim a Big Book Ticket**
Previous point total: 125
New points this post: 10
Total points: 135
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 7
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 1
Total Big Books: 1
Adria20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
I chose Option 2: read an autobiography or memoir
A Cracking of the Heart
20.8. Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!
I chose Option D: author name with 12 letters
The Devil's Pleasure Palace: The Cult of Critical Theory and the Subversion of the West by Michael Walsh
15.6 - The Name Game: author name with noun
For the Love: Fighting for Grace in a World of Impossible Standards by Jen Hatmaker "maker"
Points this post: 55
Total points: 55
Andy P.Task # 5.1. Five Suns.
Read a book that includes a natural disaster
by Gordon ThomasPoints this post: 5
Total points: 245
Kristen IA15.10 - Nanowrimo!
Choose an author who has written a pep talk and read any book they have written* (that fits within the rules of the SRC). Books written by multiple authors may be used only if all authors have written a pep talk.
Roses are Red by James Patterson
I listened to the audiobook, but have linked to the MMPB version.
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 110/1070
Total Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 5/60
Big Books This Post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Task 30.5 - In The MiddleBook 1- Read a book by an author who uses 3 names. The name must appear on Goodreads as “name^name^name” and the middle name must NOT be an initial.
The Affinities (2015) by Robert Charles Wilson (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 304 pages)
** Robert Charles Wilson is a Goodreads Author.**
Book 2- Read a book by an author who uses a 3 part name* that includes a middle initial. The name must appear on Goodreads as "name^middle initial^name."
The Sands of Mars (1951) by Arthur C. Clarke (Paperback, 206 pages)
135 + 30 = 165
Tasks Completed: 09
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 135 + 30 = 165
Books read: 11
Pages read: 3,701
Read but not claimed: 02
Goodreads Authors: 06
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
30.10 - Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!Book 1: We Never Asked for Wings by Vanessa Diffenbaugh, 320 pages, 4.01 average rating on 8/17/15
Book 2: Tapestry of Fortunes by Elizabeth Berg, 219 pages, 3.42 average rating on 8/17/15
Total pages: 539
Difference in pages: 101
Difference in ratings: .59
Points this post: 30
Total points: 190
Mod
I read The Three-Body Problem, with the hyphenated word "Three-Body" in the title.
15.8 - Culture Vulture
I read Vanishing Act, page 3, #224 on the Native American Fiction list.
25.8 - Amanda A's Task: Happy Fall!
For my first book, I chose option A and read The Case of the Dangerous Dowager. The Perry Mason tv series was based on the Perry Mason book series by Erle Stanley Gardner.
For my second book, I chose option D, and read Widdershins, #11 in the Newford series.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 375
Nick KY10.8 Yo Ho! Yo Ho! I read The Crystal Skull by Manda Scott. The word “skull” is also in the song lyric, verse 2, line 1: “For I dream of the skull and crossbones….”
20.4 Seakbee’s Life is Short – Option 4: I read Anathemas and Admirationsby Emil Cioran, initials in “CEntenarian.” –first published in 1986, English translation in 1991.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 370
Emsreviewsbooks10.5 - Penmanship Practice
I read a publisher's advance copy of
by Callie Hutton. 25.6 - Dakimel’s Task: Wedding Traditions
Option 3: I read Against the Wind by Bodie Thoene. I borrowed it from the library (and returned it on time!).
Option 4: I read
by Laura Frantz. The blue object is the dress that the lady is wearing. Points this post: 35
Total Points: 275
Books Read: 23
Tasks Complete: 22
Mary P15.5 - Act (on) Your Age!
Calculations = 1
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon.
Outlander is a Big Book ( 850 pgs ). Claiming 2 BB Tickets.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 225
Big Book Tickets: 5
JackattackTask: 5.5.Esaugetuh Emissee.
Description: Read a book with a body of water on the cover. It must be large enough for a regular-sized human to swim in.
Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
Pond on cover.
Task: 10.6 - Back to Reality
Description: Read a non-fiction book.
Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship by Robert Kurson
TOTALS - THIS POST
Points This Post: 15
Golden Oldies This Post: No
Big Book This Post: No
TOTALS - OVERALL
Total Points: 180
Total Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book Tickets: 0
10.6 - Back to RealitySummer's over, read a non-fiction book.
The Cheese and the Worms by Carlo Ginzburg
Task total=10
Grand total=145
Karen D. Task 30.8 - Nick KY’s Task: Ghost Hunters
Option 2: Read a book with the GR genre “Gothic” which does NOT have the word “Ghost” in the title/subtitle/series title.
Undermajordomo Minor by Patrick DeWitt, finished 9/24, Gothic listed as one of the main page genres
Option 4: Read any work of fiction or nonfiction by a Canadian author* (by birth or residence), or set at least 50% in Canada.
A Dark Lure by Loreth Ann White, finished 9/19. This is set completely in Canada.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 170
Books read: 13
Tasks completed: 9/61
5.6.Four CordsRead a book with a four word title. Subtitles may be used or ignored.
Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie
Dies is 4 letter word
Pub. 1933 ~Golden Oldie
15.3 - Past & Present
Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 (historical) and Book 2 (Pub Sep 14 -Nov 15) requirements.
The Earl's New Bride by Frances Fowlkes
historical romance published 7th September 2015
Points this post: 20
Golden Oldie: 1
Total points: 105
Karen D. Task 10.1 - Take the Stairs
Read a book with a staircase or flight of stairs on the cover
Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge, finished 9/24
Points this task: 10
Total points: 180
Books read: 14
Tasks completed 10/61
loafer10.6 - Back to Reality
Summer's over, read a non-fiction book: Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
points this task: 10
15.10 - Nanowrimo!
Choose an author who has written a pep talk and read any book they have written
author: Neil Gaiman (2007 talk)
book: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
I listened to the audio book, MMPB lists 192 pages Havet i enden av veien
pts this task: 15
total points: 185
BB: 1
GO: 3
tasks completed: 13
Anne (Booklady)20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
One character sets foot in one of these states: Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada or California = Harry Bosch, now retired from the LAPD, works a case he couldn't let go of.
Lost Light by Michael Connelly
30.2. Ms Anderson's Task: My Own Words
Opt 1: Poetry Genre
Heartsongs by Mattie J.T. Stepanek 32 Pages Poetry 33 Users
Journey Through Heartsongs by Mattie J.T. Stepanek 80 Pages Poetry 34 Users
Opt 4: Author Name is Catherine
Backfire by Catherine Coulter
Points in These Tasks: 50
Golden Oldies in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 933
Totals:
Total Points: 245
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(0), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 14/60
Total Books Read: 19
Total Pages Read in Fall 2015 SRC: 5991
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its CoverOption 3: Balor The Here and Now
25.10 - M1nks's Task: Let a Little Light and Colour In!
Option 2. Pet from Hell
Option 4. Aisle Be Damned: Swaying Hips, Praying Lips and Flying Tips
Points this post: 45
Points total: 195/1070
GO total: 2
BB total: 0
Tasks completed: 13/60
Books read: 17
KAZ KOMO25.8 - Amanda A's Task: Happy Fall!
A. Fall TV Shows: Read a book that a TV series is based on. Ross Poldark by Winston Graham
IMDb link below
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3636060/?...
D. I Love a good Series! Read a book that is #9, #10 or #11 in a series
Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea by Nancy Atherton (identified as #11 in the Aunt Dimity Series on Goodreads)
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 95
GRA this task: 2
Total GRA tickets: 6
15.6 - The Name GameRead a book written by an author* whose first, middle, or last name contains a NOUN of 4 or more letters intact within the name.
Inferno by Dan Brown (BROW in Brown)
Also ticket for big book (672 pages)
This Post:
Points:15
GO:0
BB>500:1
TOTAL:
Points:150
GO:1
BB:
>500:1
>750:0
>1000:0
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.1 - Five Suns
Ice by Linda Howard
An ice storm/blizzard hits the town forcing roads to close and damage to trees. This book was approved in the Task Help Thread.
Link to PB edition - Ice (no MMP exists)
25.1 - The Fall Months
Book 1 - Dear Committee Members: A novel by Julie Schumacher
There are 10 letters in the author's surname - SCH|UMA|CHE|R
Link to PB edition - Dear Committee Members (no MMP exists)
Book 2 - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
There are 11 letters in grandmother - GRA|NDM|OTH|ER
This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 30 points
Tasks completed: 2
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Marina H10.8 - Yo Ho, Yo Ho!
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver
The word TALK is found in both the title and the song lyrics
Points this post: 10
Total points: 160
Didi302330.1: Schatzie's TASK: DNA
OPTION 1: read a book that has a tribal name in the title.
Ho Chunk Chiefs by Mark Diedrich
OPTION 4: read a book that has an inanimate (not living) object that is green on the cover.
The End of Growth: Adapting to Our New Economic Reality
by Richard HeinbergDeflated green balloon on cover
CURRENT POST
Points: 30
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 165
Didi302315.8 - Culture Vulture
Read a book found on the Native American Fiction list.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman AlexieNative American Fiction Page 1 #1.
IL: UG - BL: 4.0 - AR Pts: 6.0
CURRENT POST
Points: 15
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 180
Becks20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
Option 2: Pskegdemus
For this option, read a book that shows a single female on the cover.
by Susannah CahalanSusannah Cahalan is a GRA.
Points this post: 20
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets this post: 0
Total Points: 40
Total Goodreads Authors: 3
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Big Books Tickets - 500+: 0, 750+: 0, 1000+: 0
didi3023Task 30.5 - DLMRose's Task:In The Middle
Book 1- Read a book by an author* who uses 3 names.
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
Book 2- Read a book by an author* who uses a 3 part name that includes a middle initial. The middle initial MUST be the initial of the middle name of the author of Book 1.
The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12.0
CURRENT POST
Points: 30
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 210
Oma122930.3 Ava Catherine’s task: Perspectives Over Time
Book 1: Read a book first published before you were born.
REQUIRED: State in your post that your book was first published before you were born.
The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
This book was published before I was born.
Claiming The Sign of Four as GO Book as it was published in 1890
Book 2: Read a book first published in 2010 or later.
Come Rain or Come Shine by Jan Karon
Total Points-30/1070
Total Tasks Completed-1/60
Big Books-500 pages ();750 ()
Golden Oldie Books (1)
5.2.The Sun and the Moon Read a book with the sun or the moon on the cover.
The Sunset Limited by Cormac McCarthy5.7. Raven the Trickster Read a book with the main page genre humor or funny.
Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov Golden Oldie Ticket: 1925
20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary Autumn Option 2: Read a book that contains the word "snow" in the title or subtitle.
Snow Hunters by Paul Yoon
20.5. Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness Option 1: Read a book with a main page genre History, Historical fiction or Historical Romance.
The Spire by William Golding (Historical fiction)
20.9. Moderator's Pet - Katy's Task: The Trip of a Lifetime! Option C: Read a book whose title/subtitle contains an x (for Xhosa) or a z (for Zulu).
The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes by Anonymous Golden Oldies Ticket: 1554
25.3 - Elizabeth B's Task: Grape Harvest Season
Option 1: Read a book set in one of the top 20 wine - producing countries, from this list: Top Wine Producing Countries.
Smoke by Ivan Turgenev (Russia) Golden Oldie Ticket: 1867
Option 3: Read a book with grapes, wine, wine glass, wine bottle, or grape vines on the cover OR with the words "wine", "grape," "vine," or the name of a grape varietal from this list in the title/subtitle.
by James Conway (grapes; grape vines)
1 Big Book Ticket (565 pages)
Task 30.5 - DLMRose's Task:In The Middle
Book 1- Read a book by an author* who uses 3 names.
Sugar by Dierdre Riordan Hall Goodreads Author
A Room with a View by E. M. Forster Golden Oldie Ticket: 1918
30.6: Donna Jo's Task - Me, Myself, and I
2. Myself: Read a book with a Reflexive pronoun in the title, subtitle, or series title.
Ourselves by S.G. Redling Goodreads Author; 2 Big Book Tickets: 864 pages
3. I: Read a fiction book written in the first person - at least 50% of the book must be written from the "I" perspective.
At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft
Required: "I am forced into speech because men of science have refused to follow my advice without knowing why."
Golden Oldie Ticket: 1936
30.8 - Nick KY’s Task: Ghost Hunters
Option 2: Read a book with the GR genre “Gothic” which does NOT have the word “Ghost” in the title/subtitle/series title.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Golden Oldie Ticket: 1847
Option 3: Read any novel (“novella,” “novelette”) which is 100 – 150 pages in length.
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (121 pages) Golden Oldie Ticket: 1898
30.9 Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game Rolled 1-4
Book A: Read a book of your choice that is listed as (series #1) on Goodreads.
The Living by Matt de la Pena Goodreads Author
Book B: (Book B) Read a book where the title/subtitle contain a repeated word of at least four letters.
The Yellow Kids: Foreign Correspondents in the Heyday of Yellow Journalism by Joyce Milton (YELLOW)
30.10 - Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!
Book 1: Read a book of your choice.
The Godfather by Mario Puzo (448 pages, 4.34 rating (10/2/2015)
Book 2: Read a second book that has fewer pages than book 1 (moving the rope closer in), and that has a lower average rating than book 1 (lowering the rope).
The Enormous Room by E.E. Cummings (200 pages, 3.79 rating (10/2/2015) Golden Oldie Ticket: 1922
Total Pages: 648 pages
Difference in pages: -248 pages
Difference in rating: -.55
Total Points: 500
Goodreads Authors: 3
Golden Oldie Tickets: 6
Big Book Tickets: 3
Oma122910.4 - Ten-Four Day
Read a book that has at least 104 5-star ratings.
The Romanov Prophecy by Steve Berry
This book has 4516 5 star ratings as of 10/2/15.
Total Points-40/1070
Total Tasks Completed-2/60
Big Books-500 pages ();750 ()
Golden Oldie Books (1)
Oma122915.6 - The Name Game
Read a book written by an author* whose first, middle, or last name contains a NOUN of 4 or more letters intact within the name.
Golden Threads by Kay Hooper
The four letter word is Hoop found in the last name of the author.
Total Points-55/1070
Total Tasks Completed-3/60
Big Books-500 pages ();750 ()
Golden Oldie Books (1)
*REPOST*5.9. Spider Grandmother
Read a book by an author* whose initials can be found in SPIDER GRANDMOTHER.
Tuscan Blood by Dick Rosano
SPIDERGRANDMOTHER
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 30
Total Tasks: 4
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Read a book with the sun or the moon on the cover.
The sun is in the background, behind the leaping boys.
5 points this post
6 / 60 tasks completed
6 / 83 books read
75 / 1070 total points