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FALL CHALLENGE 2015
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Fall Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Sheila25.3 - Elizabeth B's Task: Grape Harvest Season
Option 1:
Black Diamond by Martin Walker(set in France, I live in the USA)
and
Option 3:
Blood Vines by Erica Spindler25.8 - Amanda A's Task: Happy Fall!
Option B.
One False Move by Harlan Cobenand
Option D.
Without Due Process by J.A. Jance(J.P. Beaumont #10)
Total Points - 695
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.
I read:
Author is Scott Westerfeld and the nouns in the last name are:
WEST (a cardinal point of the compass)
WESTER (a wind or storm coming from the west)
POINTS
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 295
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 15
BB Total: 2
GO Total: 3
Sam F: 20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary Autumn
Option 1 - Task: Read a book whose author's* initials can be found in the phrase GO STAMPS GO.
Vintage– Susan Gloss - Initials S. G. are found in the phrase.
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 155
Tasks Completed: 5
Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Julia10330.9 Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game
I rolled FIVE.
Book A: Jaran by Kate Elliott (LOT in eLliOTt, R in jaRan)
Book B: Sporting Chance by Elizabeth Moon (LE in ELizabeth, GOS in SpOrtinG)
Post total: 30 points
Challenge total points: 200
Total BB: 4
Tasks completed: 10
Queenbee Darlene10.6 Back to Reality: Read a Non-fiction book
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
10 points
15.3 Past & Present 1) History genre; 2) published within the last year; this book fulfills both requirements
Between The World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates published July 14, 2015
Between the World and Me
15 points
20.5 Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness
Option 1 - History genre
41: A Portrait of My Father by George W. Bush
41: A Portrait of My Father
20 points
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla's task: Judge the Book by its cover
Option 2 - book with single female on the cover
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
20 points
20.8 Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!
Option D: 12 letters in author's name
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
The Library at Mount Char
20 points
30.9 Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game
Rolled a 6: Book A has title that contains phrase "___ and____"
Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan
Glitter and Glue
Book B has consecutive double letters found in a single word in the title/subtitle - Double T in glitter
The Tao of Martha: My Year of LIVING; or, Why I'm Never Getting All That Glitter Off of the Dog
The Tao of Martha: My Year of LIVING; Or, Why I'm Never Getting All That Glitter Off of the Dog
30 points
Points this post: 115
Total Points: 115
SarahBR30.4 - Jonquil’s task: Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.
Book 1:BE ASHAMED TO DIE UNTIL YOU HAVE WON SOME VICTORY FOR HUMANITY
Scarletby Marissa Meyer
S in Ashamed C in Victory A in Ashamed R in Victory L in Until E in Ashamed T in Victory 452p
Book 2:A HOUSE WITHOUT BOOKS IS LIKE A ROOM WITHOUT WINDOWS
I Was Here by Gayle Forman
I in Is W in Without A in A S in House H in Without E in House R in Room and E in Like 270p
Task 30.5 - DLMRose's Task:In The Middle
Book 1:Little Women by Louisa May Alcott This Author uses 3 names with a Middle name being May. This was released originally in 1868 meeting the golden oldies requirement. 449p
Book 2:The Magician's Wife by James M. Cain this author uses as an inital for their middle name meeting the requirement for this challenge. 240p
30.8 - Nick KY’s Task: Ghost Hunters
Option 1: The HuntAndrew Fukuda This book has Hunt within the title which meets the requirement for having Hunt or Ghost in the title 293p
Option 3:The Time Machine by H.G. Wells is 118 pages which falls within the 100-150 page mark completing this challenge component. This was also released in 1895 meeting the requirement for the golden oldies task.
Points this post: 90
Golden Oldies this post:2
Total Points: 270/1070
Books Read: 18
Completed Tasks: 9/60
Pages Read:5311
Golden Oldies:3
5.8 Four Worlds - using the word MountainPoe's Heart and the Mountain Climber: Exploring the Effect of Anxiety on Our Brains and Our Culture by Richard Restak
15.1 The Twins
Last Words by Michael Koryta
and
Last Words by George Carlin
Points this Post: 20
Total Points to date: 90
30.4 - Anything can happen, child. Anything can be. Book 1: Lady Susan by Jane Austen
BE ASHAMED TO DIE UNTIL YOU HAVE WON SOME VICTORY FOR HUMANITY
I am claiming one Golden Oldies ticket for this book (first published in 1794).
Book 2: Rain by Shaun Harbinger
A HOUSE WITHOUT BOOKS IS LIKE A ROOM WITHOUT WINDOWS
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 415
GO Tickets: 5
BB Tickets: 4
perletwo20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover - 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.
Danger in the ShadowsPoints this task: 20
Total points: 345
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 27
Tasks completed: 24
Emsreviewsbooks15.7 - By the Numbers
I read Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman. There are 401 pages, and it was published in 2014.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 290
Books Read: 24
Tasks Complete: 23
20.5 Bigger is betterOption 1: Read a book with a main page genre History, Historical fiction or Historical Romance
Juan Gabriel VásquezPoints: 20
Total points: 60
Morgan Faeriesfolly10.6 Back to Reality
REQUIRED: Read a non-fiction book.
Approval/Verified: Ebook only verification
Genre Verified
Selection: Liz Tells Frank: The Skip It/Watch It Guides -- Liz Shannon Miller
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30.1 Schatzie's TASK: DNA
REQUIRED: OPTION 2: I am 20% SPANISH. For this task, read a book that has a title that contains the letters: S-P-A-I-N. The letters can appear in any order and they can appear more than once within the title. These letters must appear in the title. Subtitles and series titles are not included for use in this option.
SPAIN: Daughter of Deep Silence
Selection: Daughter of Deep Silence -- Carrie Ryan
REQUIRED: OPTION 3: I am 17% BRITISH. For this task, read a book that takes place at least 50% of the time in England (England only, not other parts of Great Britain). If the setting does not appear in the GR description or the book's metadata, please explain how the book fits the task.
Setting: Still London area like where Bridget lived in the first two Bridget Jones books. It's just 20 years in the future of that first book. Bridget Jones's Diary She only goes to the English countryside for a short holiday, so zero out of England travel for this one.
Selection: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Bridget Jones #3) -- Helen Fielding
Page #: MMPB 480 pages
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30.3 Ava Catherine’s task: Perspectives Over Time
REQUIRED: Read a book first published before you were born. State in your post that your book was first published before you were born.
It was published in 1874. That's well before I was born (1981), and before any of my grandparents were even born. lol.
Selection: Far from the Madding Crowd -- Thomas Hardy
REQUIRED: Book 2: Read a book published in 2010 or later.
Published 2014.
Selection: Vitro (Corpus #2) -- Jessica Khoury
[POINTS]
This Post: 10 + 30 + 30 = 70
Total Points: 480/1070
Books Read: 40
Completed Tasks: 35/60
Pages Read: 10599
babbling c5.3. What are We Made of?
Read a book that is #4 or #8 in a series. The book must be identified as #4 or #8 in a series in the Goodreads title on its main page.
Mine to Possess - audiobook Mine to Possess paperback pg 328 by Nalini Singh
#4 in the Psy-Changeling series
5.4 Earth and Water
Use the letters in "Trenten Caicai Vilu" to make a word of at least 3 letters. Read a book with the word you made in the title/subtitle. Letters may be used as many times as they appear in the combination of the 3 words.
word: ice -trEnten CaIcai vilu
Caressed by Ice - audiobook Caressed by Ice paperback pgs. 352 by Nalini Singh
10.2 - Happy Hour!
Read a book that is identified as #4, #5, #6 or #7 in a series. The series must be identified as a series on Goodreads (series title , #) whole numbers only.
Hostage to Pleasure - audiobook Hostage to Pleasure paperback pg. 330 by Nalini Singh
#5 in the Psy-Changeling series
10.4 - Ten-Four Day
Read a book that has at least 104 5-star ratings. On a book's main page immediately to the right of the star ratings, click on rating details to see the rating frequency chart. The number of ratings is the far right column with the heading "#".
Slave to Sensation - audiobook Slave to Sensation paperback pg. 352 by Nalini Singh
16,775 5-star ratings
20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
REQUIRED: Your book choice must have been first published between 1915 and April 17, 2015.
Option 1: For this option, read a book in which at least one character sets foot in one of these states: Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada or California. REQUIRED: Specify the state. If the state is not mentioned in the metadata or GR description, include a brief explanation of the character's presence in the specified state.
Owl and the Japanese Circus - kindle Owl and the Japanese Circus - paperback pgs. 432 by Kristi Charish
Fist published Jan 2015
Owl spends time in Las Vegas, Nevada
20.8. Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!
Option C: HIS FAMILY
For this option read a book where the first letters of the words that make up the title can be found in the words AUSTRALIA and/or GERMANY. Letters may be used only as often as they appear. Subtitles can be ignored. The letters may be found in the target words in any order, and a one word title may be used.
Alice - kindle Alice - paperback pgs 304 by Christina Henry
THIS POST
Points: 70
Completed Tasks: 6
Golden oldies:
Big Books:
500 pages: 0
Total This Season
Points: 130
Completed Tasks: 11
Golden oldies:
Big Books: 0
500 pages
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Pages read this season: 3,724
Books read this season: 11
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Personal Best: 660/1180 (summer 14)
LAUREN JODI10.3 Inti
The Switch by Lynsay Sands
Author surname starts and begins with “S"
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 155/1070
Total Books Read: 13
Tasks Completed: 11/60
LAUREN JODI5.10 Create Your Own World!
Mr. Perfect by Linda Howard
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 160/1070
Total Books Read: 14
Tasks Completed: 12/60
LAUREN JODI20.7. Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s Task: Judge the Book by its Cover
Option 2: Pskegdemus
Female on the cover:
Archangel's Legionby Nalini Singh
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 180/1070
Total Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 13/60
25.4 - Catherine T's Task: International TravelsBoth books are new to me.
Book 1: The Supreme Macaroni Company: A Novel by Adriana Trigiani
Author initials, AT = country code for Austria
Book 2: The Sea Garden: A Novel by Marcia Willett, set in England. Both Austria and England are in Europe.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 245
Post #530.6: Donna Jo's Task - Me, Myself, and I
1. Me: Read a book by an author* whose name has "me" found intact in it. "Me" must be in that order. First, last, or middle names will work.
The Darkest Frost, Vol 1 of 2 by Tanya Holmes holMEs
3. I: Read a fiction book written in the first person - at least 50% of the book must be written from the "I" perspective.
Filthy Beautiful Lies
First Sentence in book: "TONIGHT I WILL BE SOLD TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER."
Points this post:30
Total: 140
Books read: 8
Tasks Done:7
Jasmiina F20.6. Seasoned Reader - Amy O's Task - Quetzalcoatl:
Option 2: Read a book with the letter “Q” somewhere in the main title:
The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn by Colin Dexter.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 165
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
ThunderBritches....Task Number: 10.3 - Ava Catherine’s task: Perspectives Over Time
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REQUIRED:
This is a TWO book task. You must read a book from each category.
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.
Book 2: Read a book first published in 2010 or later.
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Books Read:
Book 1: I Am Legend - Published 1954
Book 2: Saying It Well: Touching Others with Your Words - Published 2012
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[POINTS]
This Post: 30
Total Points: 135
Books Read: 9
Completed Tasks: 6/61
Pages Read: 2,106
Reader Name: Daphne20.3 Moving House: 1 book
Option 2. Read any book that has been published by Virago.
Virago Book: The Constant Nymph
Published November 26th 2004 by Virago (first published 1924)
*Claiming GO ticket: First published 1924*
Points this post: 20
GO this post: 1
Total Points: 415/1070
Books Read: 34
Completed Tasks: 28/60
Pages Read: 9435
GO Tickets: 8
Big Book Tickets: 1
RUCHI# 20.1 (Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary Autumn)
I chose option 1.
Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma
Author initials : TS (GO STAMPS GO)
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# 20.5. (Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness)
I chose option 4.
Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas (#2 in the Throne of Glass series)
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Points this post : 40
Total points : 300
FANDURY20.6. Seasoned Reader - Amy O's Task - Quetzalcoatl
Option 1: Read a book with one of the following words in its title or subtitle: feather, plume, snake, serpent, calendar, star, wind.
Two Serpents Rise by Max Gladstone
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
Option 2: Read a book that shows a single female on the cover.
by Emma BullThis ebook was approved in the Ebook Verification Thread and is found in the googledoc in line 1721.
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 240
Books Read: 12
Classics: 0
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
5.7. Raven the Tricksterread a book with the main page genre humor or funny.
A Date with Fate by Tracy Ellen
Humor, Humor>Funny
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 35
Total Tasks: 5
15.2 - Which Witch?Read TWO books with matching homophones in their titles/subtitles.
Murder Spins a Tale by Veryl Ann Grace
AND
Tail Spin by Catherine Coulter
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 50
Total Tasks: 6
Catherine TTask 10.8 - Yo Ho Ho!
Read a book with a four+ letter word found in the song lyrics
Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge
Beauty is in the line "duty to grab his proud beauty"
25.5 - Sirena's Task: All About My Dad!I chose Option 1, A and B.
Option A: read a book which has been made into a movie that you HAVE NOT seen but would like to.
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, made into movie "A Clockwork Orange" which I haven't seen but would like to
A Clockwork Orange at Imdb
B: pick from the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books list
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
#16 on list
Task total=25
Grand total=170
Elizabeth B15.3 - Past & Present
I chose the one book option and read Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover published 25/11/14, genre historical romance on main page
20.7 - Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
Option 2: a single female on the cover
Points:35
Total=200+35=235
Task 20.2 - Rookie at the Top - PuppityPup - Picky, Picky, PickyONE book that matches 3 options:
A - Adventure
C - Humor
E - History
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Approved here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 105 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
20.5. Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the WildernessOption 1: Read a book with a main page genre History, Historical fiction or Historical Romance. The genre may be stand alone or embedded.
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Historical Fiction - 427 users
Mansfield Park was first published in 1814, one Golden Oldie ticket claimed
Mansfield Park has 512 pages, one Big Book ticket claimed
Points this post: 20
Points total: 60
Tasks completed: 3
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 3 - 500(1) 750(1) 1000()
Pages read: 1736
20.9. Moderator's Pet - Katy's Task: The Trip of a Lifetime!Option A - Read a book from Best South African Reads.
I read:
This book is # 67 on the list, page # 1
POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 315
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 16
BB Total: 2
GO Total: 3
20.4 Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too ShortOption 2: For this option, read a memoir or autobiography written in first person. The genre memoir or autobiography must appear on the book's main page.
Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father, by Alysia Abbott
Autobiography > Memoir is the top genre on the book's main page.
20 points this post
9 / 60 tasks completed
9 / 83 books read
110 / 1070 total points
Andy P.Task # 15.1 - The Twins
Read TWO books with exactly the same title
Book 1.
by Sharon BoltonBook 2.
by Sandra BlockPoints this post: 15
Total points: 285
Jonquil25.3 - Elizabeth B's Task: Grape Harvest Season
Option 2: set in a vineyard, AND working in wine production
"Candace, a painter, and Ferenc, a writer, begin a new life near the hill town of Montalcino. They restore a thirteenth-century friary, plant fifteen acres of vines, build a winery"
A Vineyard in Tuscany: A Wine Lover's Dream
Ferenc Máté
Paperback, 282 pages
Option 3: grapes and vines on cover and "Grapes" in title
Grapes of Death
Joni Folger
Paperback, 264 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 575
Books posted: 48
Tasks complete: 43
Pages this post: 546
Total pages as of this post: 13017
5.6 Four CordsI read If Snow Hadn't Fallen by S.J. Bolton (e-book only, approved for 5 point task in line 1009 of spreadsheet (post 5085 in thread)
25.1 Andy P's Task: The Fall Months
Book 1: The Accident Season by Moïra Fowley-Doyle - 11 letters in surname
Book 2: The Forgotten by David Baldacci - 9 letters in "forgotten"
25.5 Sirena's Task: All About My Dad!
1 book option --
by Neil GaimanSatisfies: B (#10 on the list) & C (Paved Road) & 624 pages
Claiming a Big Book ticket for
at 624 pages
New Total: 150
Sheila25.9 - Delicious Dee's Task: On the Injured Bench
Option 1 - RICE
Chopping Spree by Diane Mott Davidson(bread)
and
Option 4 - CATCH-UP TIME
One Scream Away by Kate Brady(This book has been on my TBR for more than a year)
30.10 - Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!
Book 1
Hot Target by Suzanne BrockmannHardcover, 416 pages ---- 4.23 rating
and
Book 2
Strangers at the Feast by Jennifer VanderbesHardcover, 334 pages ---- 3.50 rating
Total Points = 750
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.
The Devil's Code by John Sandford
SAND
15.7 - By the Numbers
Read a book where the total number of pages (as stated on Goodreads) can be found, in any order, in the first publication date (year) of that same book.
A Cold Day For Murder by Dana Stabenow
199 pages, published 1992
15.9 - Animal Guides
Choose a totem from the North American Totems list and read a book that contains the name of that animal in its title or subtitle.
The Cat Who Went Bananas by Lilian Jackson Braun
CAT, page 1
Points This Post: 45
Total Points: 95
Total Tasks: 9
Cindy C.Task 25.1-Andy P's task: The Fall Months
Book 1: Read a book whose author's surname has 9 letters.
The Best of Enemies
Jen LancasterBook 2: Read a book with a 9-letter word in the title.
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
Points this post: 25
Total points: 355
Total tasks: 13
loafer5.1 Five Suns
Read a book that includes a natural disaster: Zeitoun
The natural disaster the book centers on is Hurricane Katrina, which struck the US in 2005.
points this task: 5
total points: 190
BB: 1
GO: 3
tasks completed: 14
Elizabeth B30.9 Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task
I rolled 3
(Book A) Read a book where the title contains the phrase " ______ & ______".
Wood, Screws, & Nails, e-book only approved for length at line 2577 of the spreadsheet
Bk B:(Book B) Read a book where there are consecutive double letters found in a single word in the title Hidden Agendas (hiDDen)
Points:30
Total=235+30=265
Beth_NC10.4 TEN FOUR DAY - Priestess Dreaming by Yasmine Galenorn
Book has 301 5* Ratings
15.7 BY NUMBERS - The Skinny 5:2 Diet Slow Cooker Recipe Book: Skinny Slow Cooker Recipe And Menu Ideas Under 100, 200, 300 And 400 Calories For Your 5:2 Diet by Cooknation
Published in 2013 132 Pages
15.9 ANIMAL GUIDES - Panther Prowling by Yasmine Galenorn
Panther is a totem animal
INTO THE WILDERNESS - The Gilded Hour by Sara Donati
Option 3: Author's Initials are SD
***2 Big Book Tickets 752 pages***
25.3 HARVEST SEASON -
A. Sideways by Rex Pickett
Option 2: set in winery/vineyard (Approved in task help)
B. The Vineyard
by Barbara DelinskyOption 3: Grape Vines on cover
Points: 85
Tasks: 5
Books: 6
Big Book Tickets: 2
Pages: 4969
Total Points: 585
Total Tasks: 27
Total Books: 40
Total Big Book Tickets: 6
Total Pages: 17114
Mary P15.6 - 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.
Abandon by Blake Crouch.
lake = noun of 4 letters
**Abandon is a Big Book ( 521 pgs ). Claiming 1 BB ticket. **
Points this post: 15
Total points: 240
Big Book Tickets: 6
Kait10.1 - Take the Stairs
A book with a staircase or flight of stairs on the cover.
A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean -- The background portion of the cover is a flight of stairs
10.6 - Back to Reality
A book that is non-fiction.
Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship by Robert Kurson -- Non-fiction; I listened to the audiobook edition, here is the paperback: Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary Autumn
Option 1 - A book whose author's initials can be found in the phrase GO STAMPS GO.
Ice Blue by Anne Stuart -- A and S are found in GO STAMPS GO
Points This Post: 40
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
Total Points: 95
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Didi302330.8 - 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.
The Monk by Matthew Gregory Lewis
Best Gothic Books Of All Time #19
Option 3: Read any novel (“novella,” “novelette”) which is 100 – 150 pages in length.
The Virgin and the Gipsy byD.H. Lawrence
119 pages
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Points: 30
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 240
Task 20.4 Life’s Too ShortOption 1: For this option, read a book in which at least one character sets foot in one of these states: Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada or California.
The first two chapters of this novel is set in Leadville, Colorado.
The Doctor and the Rough Rider (Weird West Tales #3) (2012) by Mike Resnick (Paperback, 303 pages)
165 + 20 = 185
Tasks Completed: 10
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 165 + 20 = 185
Books read: 12
Pages read: 4,004
Read but not claimed: 02
Goodreads Authors: 06
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
perletwo10.10 Dreamcatcher - Read a book with the word "dream" in the title, subtitle or series title. Plurals, possessives and compound words or variations that preserve the meaning of the word all work- dreamer, dreaming, dreamland, etc.
Men on Strike: Why Men Are Boycotting Marriage, Fatherhood, and the American Dream - and Why It Matters
Points this task: 10
Total points: 355
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 28
Tasks completed: 25
Delicious Dee10.7 - Sedna the Sea Goddess
Sea Witch
10.8 - Yo Ho, Yo Ho!
Carry Me Home - word used was home
10.10 Dreamcatcher
Only In My Dreams - dreams
25.1 Andy P.'s task: The Fall Months
Author - Blessed Are the Dead - author's last name Belcamino (9 letters)
Title - Archangel's Enigma - archangel's is 10 letters, excluding the punctuation
points this post: 55
points total: 480
Julia10325.10 - M1nks's Task: Let a Little Light and Colour In!
Option 3:
Option 4:
Both of these were approved in post 106 of the task help thread.
An Earthly Crown has 512 pages - Claiming one BB ticket
Post total: 25 points, 1 BB
Challenge total points: 225
Total BB: 5
Tasks completed: 11
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30.4 Jonquil's Task
Book 1-title in quote: be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity
American Taboo: A Murder in the Peace Corps by Philip Weiss
Be in be, ama in ashamed, to in to, n in until, o in you, a in have, icr in victory
Book 2-title in quote:a house with out windows is like a room without books.
The Birth House by Ami McKay
House in house, itht in without, e in like, r in room, h in without, b in books
Points: 30
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Total points: 235
Golden Oldie: 1
Big Book: 0