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FALL CHALLENGE 2015
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Fall Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
CoralieI would like to replace a book for task 10.6
10.6 Back to Reality
Non-fiction book
Speechless: A Year in My Father's Business replacement book
25.9 On the Injured Bench
Option 3 Duck
There are various birds around this cover.
H in other, I in stories, P in places
Option 4 Catch Up Time
People In Glass Houses
This book has been on my TBR pile for over a year.
H in houses, I in in, P in people.
This post 25 points
Total to date 505 points
Sandra20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
Option #2: book that shows a single female on the cover
Smoke
by Catherine McKenziePoints this post: 20
Points to date: 195
Catherine TTask 30.6 - Me, Myself & I
Option 1 read a book with ME in the author's name
Cress by Marissa Meyer
Meyer opens with ME
Option 3 read a book with 1st person narration
Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie
"But it was six minutes earlier than I'd intended. Why? I reached."
15.3 - Past & PresentOne book option
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
15.5 - Act (on) Your Age!
My 49th birthday was in September, so my single digit is 3 or 4.
Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
15.6 - The Name Game
At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft
Nouns in Author's name are LOVE and CRAFT
* This is a GOLDEN OLDIE (1st published 1936)*
15.8 - Culture Vulture
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
This book is number 1 on page 1 of the Native American Fiction list.
Points this post: 60
TOTAL POINTS: 60
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total tasks completed: 4
Total books read: 4
20.1 A Calgary AutumnOPTION 3: Read a book with War as a main page genre.
Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles by Bernard Cornwell
20.5 Into the Wilderness
OPTION 1: Read a book with a main page genre History, Historical fiction or Historical Romance.
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
*This is a GOLDEN OLDIE (1st published 1868)*
*This is a BIG BOOK (528 pages)*
20.6. Quetzalcoatl
OPTION 2: Read a book with the letter “Q” somewhere in the main title.
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
*This is a GOLDEN OLDIE (1st published 1928)*
Points this post: 60
TOTAL POINTS: 120
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book Tickets: 1 (500+)
Total tasks completed: 7
Total books read: 7
30.1 DNAOPTION 2: read a book that has a title that contains the letters: S-P-A-I-N.
The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman by Denis Thériault
OPTION 3: read a book that takes place at least 50% of the time in England
Dear Thief by Samantha Harvey
This review from The New Yorker talks about the novel's setting.
30.10 Moving the Fences!
BOOK 1: Dracula by Bram Stoker (382 pages, 3.95 ave rating)
*This is a GOLDEN OLDIE (1st published 1897)*
BOOK 2: Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard by Kiran Desai (209 pages, 3.4 ave rating)
Total pages - 591
Difference in pages - 173
Difference in ratings - 0.55
Points this post: 60
TOTAL POINTS: 180
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book Tickets: 1 (500+)
Total tasks completed: 9
Total books read: 11
CYNBAXTERTask # 5.03 – What are We Made Of?
Book 1: The Kalahari Typing School for Men by Alexander McCall Smith* which is the Fourth in a Series
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date = 535 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
Karen D. Task 5.5.Esaugetuh Emissee.
Read a book with a body of water on the cover. It must be large enough for a regular-sized human to swim in.
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff, finished 10/20
(it's an ocean...easier to tell in the physical book)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 395
Books read: 31
Tasks completed: 23/61
Reader Name: Daphne10.10 - Dreamcatcher: Dream in title/sub
Dreams of a Final Theory: The Scientist's Search for the Ultimate Laws of Nature
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 900/1070
Books Read: 69
Completed Tasks: 54/60
GO Tickets: 14
Big Book Tickets: 2
30.3 - Perspectives Over Time Book 1: first published before I was born (1991)
The Door in the Hedge and Other Stories by Robin McKinley
This book was first published in 1981.
Book 2: first published after 2010
In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters
This book was first published in 2013.
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 585
GO Tickets: 6
BB Tickets: 4
10.9 - Bridge The GapRead a book with a word in the title, subtitle or author's* name that is hyphenated.
Death on the D-List by Nancy Grace
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 390
Total Tasks: 28
15.4 - The World Without EndRead ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements - read a book that was first published in December 2012 or any time afterward AND read a book with the genre "Post-Apocalyptic" or "Dystopia" on its main page.
One Year After: A Novel by William R. Forstchen
Published September 15, 2015 and Apocalyptic > Post Apocalyptic 8 users.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 405
Total Tasks: 29
Brooke TX10.6 - Back to Reality
Read a non-fiction book.
15.3 - Past & Present
Read ONE book that fulfills both requirements: genre "Historical Fiction" or "History" on its main page and first published within the last year.
20.3. Best Review Contest - Catie's Task: Moving House
Option 1: Read any of the 121 books that I have with me in my current house.
30.4 - Jonquil’s task: Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.This is a TWO book task.
Book 1: The entirety of your first book’s title must appear in the first quote.
Dead Beat
BE AshAmED To Die until you have won some victory for humanity.
Book 2: The entirety of your second book’s title must appear in the second quote.
Blood Rites
a houSE wIThout BOOks is Like a Room without winDows.
Points
This Post: 75
Total Points: 415
Completed Tasks: 25
Books Read: 37
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.
1788 by Watkin Tench
History on main page genre
Pub 1793 -GOLDEN OLDIE TICKET
10.2 - Happy Hour!
Read a book that is identified as #4, #5, #6 or #7 in a series.
The Witch's Grave (Abby & Ophelia #6) by Shirley Damsgaard
Points this post: 30
Golden Oldie: 2
Total points: 185
TASK NUMBER : 5.5.Esaugetuh EmisseeTASK DESCRIPTION: Body of Water on Cover
BOOK #1 READ:
AUTHOR: Zack Love
DATE READ: 10/20/2015
REQUIRED INFO: body of water at bottom of cover under bridge
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TOTALS
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 585
30.10 - Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!Read a book of your choice.The second book must have at least 50 fewer pages than book 1 and an average rating at least.50 lower.
Book 1 -
Rating: 4.43
Pages: 330
Book 2 -
Rating: 3.44
Pages: 199
Book 2 has .99 less rating than Book 1 and is 131 pages shorter
(Ratings: October 20, 2015)
Combined number of pages is 529 pages
POINTS
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 375
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 19
BB Total: 2
GO Total: 3
SCHATZIE50.1 - DAPHNE'S GONE TO THE DOGS
opt. 1: Biography
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War
Belle Boyd died June 11, 1900
Emma Edmonds died Sept. 5, 1898
Rose O'Neal Greenhow died Oct. 1, 1864
Elizabeth Van Lew died Sept. 25, 1900
opt. 5: XCANID in title/subtitle
Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life
x - excellent
c, a, n, i, d - miseducation
opt. 6: science as a genre
Your Survival Instinct Is Killing You: Retrain Your Brain to Conquer Fear, Make Better Decisions, and Thrive in the 21s t Century
Points this post: 50
Total points: 1070
MADDIE20.1 - A Calgary Winter
Option 3: Read a book with war as a main page genre
Ender's Game
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 35
Reader Name: Daphne25.8: Happy Fall!
A: TV Series (include IMDB link)
Club Dead
True Blood: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0844441/?...
C: 'BER' in title/sub
Berserk
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 925/1070
Books Read: 71
Completed Tasks: 55/60
GO Tickets: 14
Big Book Tickets: 2
20.4. Life’s Too ShortOPTION 4: read a book whose author’s initials can be found in CENTENARIAN.
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
Points this post: 20
TOTAL POINTS: 200
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book Tickets: 1 (500+)
Total tasks completed: 9
Total books read: 11
LOULOUTask 15.6 The Name Game
Read a book by an author whose name contains a noun of four or more letters.
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Required: The word I am using is ROBIN, defined by dictionary.reference.com as "any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast".
This post:
Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Points: 15
Total:
Books: 3
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books (500): 1
Big Books (750): 0
Big Books (1000): 0
Points: 60
Tasks complete: 3
SCHATZIEREPOST
50.1 - DAPHNE'S GONE TO THE DOGS
opt. 1: Biography
Patton
General George S Patton Jr died Dec 21, 1945
opt. 5: XCANID in title/subtitle
Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life
x - excellent
c, a, n, i, d - miseducation
opt. 6: science as a genre
Your Survival Instinct Is Killing You: Retrain Your Brain to Conquer Fear, Make Better Decisions, and Thrive in the 21s t Century
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Points this post: 50
Total points: 1070
Jonquil30.10 - Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!
About a Vampire 4.01--- Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages
A Case of Imagination 3.34--- Paperback, 229 pages
Total pages - 613 pages
Difference in pages - 155
Difference in ratings - .67
Book 1 -
About a Vampire
Lynsay Sands
Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages
A Case of Imagination
Jane Tesh
Paperback, 229 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 1020
Books posted: 80
Tasks complete: 59
Pages this post: 613
Total pages as of this post: 22492
Fran10.5 - Penmanship Practice
Read a book with a TITLE on the cover that is written in cursive
Manhunt
10.6 - Back to Reality
Summer's over, read a non-fiction book.
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell
15.3 - Past & Present
Book 1:Historical Romance- Dark Duke by Sabrina York. Ebook approved in message #5189-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Book 2: first published 1/2015- Three, Two, One by J.A. Huss.
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- Title includes the word 'wolf' and so does the list.
Wolf in Gucci Loafers by Tara Lain. Ebook approved in message #5151
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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.
Heart-Shaped Hack by Tracey Garvis-Graves- initials TGG.
20.5. Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness
Option 4:you may start a new favorite with #1 of a series-
The Pack or the Panther by Tara Lain. First in series. Ebook approved in message #5150.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
20.8. Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!
Option D:read a book with exactly 12 letters in the author's* name.
Double Up by Vanessa North. Author's name contains 12 letters.
Ebook approved in spreadsheet line 639.
Points this post- 110
Total points- 185
15.10 - Nanowrimo!Landline by Rainbow Rowell (2013 Pep Talk Author).
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Points this post = 15
Total points = 190
BB tickets = 1
GO tickets = 0
Kristi CO20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
Option 1: winged creature
by Jean-Dominique Bauby 30.3 Ava Catherine’s task: Perspectives Over Time
Book 1: The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
published in 1922, before I was born
Book 2: The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz
published in 2015
Points this post: 50
Total points: 90
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 5
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Mod
10.4 - Ten-Four Day
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, 12176 5 star reviews
20.6. Seasoned Reader - Amy O's Task - Quetzalcoatl
option 3, education genre: The Artist's Library: A Field Guide by Laura Damon-Moore
genre verified: genre verification post 90
30.3 Ava Catherine’s task: Perspectives Over Time
Book 1, first published in 1956- before I was born: Wildfire at Midnight by Mary Stewart
Book 2, published after 2010- first published in 2012: The Chessmen by Peter May
total = 895
BARBARA ★5.4 - Earth and Water
Waking Evil - Kylie Brant 10/16
EVIL = trEnten caIcai ViLu
5.7 - Raven the Trickster
Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood - Ann Charles (humor) 10/18
Goodreads Author
5.10 - Create Your Own World!
Wulfe Untamed - Pamela Palmer 10/4
Goodreads Author
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Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 350
Goodreads Authors: 22
Big Books - 500+: (1)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
350/1070 POINTS
Elizabeth PTask 20.5 - Into the Wilderness
Option One: Main page genre of historical fiction
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 90
Total Tasks: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 2
Total Books: 8
Oma122930.1: Schatzie's TASK: DNA
I chose Options #2 and #3
Option 2- For this task, read a book that has a title that contains the letters: S-P-A-I-N.
Floating in My Mother's Palm by Ursula Hegi
Option 3-Read a book that takes place at least 50% of the time in England (England only, not other parts of Great Britain).
A Murder of Quality by John le Carré
Total Points-145/1070
Total Tasks Completed-7/60
Big Books-500 pages ();750 ()
Golden Oldie Books (1) (less)
ColetteG10.8 Yo Ho, Yo Ho
Till We Have Faces
C S Lewis Till We Have Faces
"Till" first word in title, "Till in last line of the third verse of the Official Talk Like a Pirate Day song
10 points for task
KAZ KOMO: 20.1 - Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary Autumn - Option 2: Read a book that contains the word "snow" in the title.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
30.3 - Ava Catherine's task: Perspectives Over Time
Book 1: Read a book first published before you were born
Arabella by Georgette Heyer this book had been on my to read list for some time, it was 1st published in 1949, quite a while before I was born.
Book 2: Read a book first published in 2010 or later
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer it was first published in Jan 2014
Points this task: 50
Total Points: 165
25.5 - Sirena's Task: All About My Dad!Option 1A, a book that has been made into a movie that I have not seen but would like to see: The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais
The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)
Option 1C, a horizon on the cover: The Last Midwife by Sandra Dallas
Points this post: 25
Total points: 495
10.9 - Bridge The GapThe Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen
+10 Points
25.5 - Sirena's Task: All About My Dad!
Option 1: A: Read a book which has been made into a movie that you HAVE NOT seen but would like to:
I have not seen The Bell Jar - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078843/?...---, but would like to, especially after reading the book:
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Option 1: C: read a book with a cover featuring a PAVED ROAD, HORIZON, or a MOTORCYCLE:
Almanac of the Dead by Leslie Marmon Silko+25 Points
Points this Post: 35
Grand Total: 240
Congratulations, Schatzie! Task 30.1 in the Winter Challenge is yours.
Kristina Simon wrote: "Congratulations, Schatzie! Task 30.1 in the Winter Challenge is yours."Congrats Schatzie! I can't help but admire your reading prowess. :)
10.2 - Happy Hour! I completed The Seduction of the Crimson Rose by Lauren Willig
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 150
Tasks completed: 10
Books Read:11
BB:
GO:
Reader Name: Daphne30.5 - DLMRose's Task:In The Middle 2 books
Book 1- Read a book by an author who uses 3 names.
Book 2- Read a book by an author who uses a 3 part name*
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
A Monk and Two Peas by Robin Marantz Henig
Letter used: M
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 955/1070
Books Read: 72
Completed Tasks: 56/60
GO Tickets: 14
Big Book Tickets: 2
5.3. What are We Made of?Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon **Goodreads Author** Big Book: 2 (880 pages)
5.9. Spider Grandmother
Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
25.4 - Catherine T's Task: International Travels
Book 1: Big Ray by Michael Kimball (Macedonia; Europe)
Book 2: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Russia; Europe) Big Book: 1 (545 pages) Golden Oldie: 1865
Required: Both books are new to me.
25.8 - Amanda A's Task: Happy Fall!
A. Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0979432/?...
B. Yogi: The Life & Times of an American Original by Carlo DeVito
25.9 - Delicious Dee's Task: On the Injured Bench
3.
Edgar Allen Poe: The Fever Called Living, by Paul Collins **Goodreads Author**4.
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War, by Karen AbbottRequired: This book has been on my To-Read list for more than 1 year.
Total: 810
Goodreads Authors: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets: 3
Dakimel5.10 Create Your Own World
I read Early Warning
25.1 The Fall Months
for book 1 I read Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
For book 2 I read China Rich Girlfriend
30.8 Ghost Hunters
For option 1, I read His Wicked Reputation by Madeline Hunter (HUNT in surname)
For option 4, I read The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny
TALLY:
This post - 60 points
Total - 660
Andy P.Task # 30.9 Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game
I rolled a 1 so
Book A. Read a book of your choice that is listed as (series #1) on Goodreads.
by Rhys Bowen Listed as #1 in Her Royal Spyness Mysteries.Book B.
(Book B) Read a book where the title/subtitle contain a repeated word of at least four letters.
by J. California Cooper The repeated word is SomePoints this post: 30
Total points: 530
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.
Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb
Noun: Robin
Ship of Magic has 880 pages, two big book tickets claimed
Points this post: 15
Points total: 120
Tasks completed: 6
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 5 - 500(1) 750(2) 1000()
Pages read: 3364
Sarah E5.7. Raven the Trickster
Main page genre of Humor
How to Be an Alien: A Handbook for Beginners and Advanced Pupils
This is my one book of 80-99 pages allowed for one 5 point task.
Golden Oldie - How to be an Alien was first published in 1946.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 75
GOs this post: 1
Total GOs: 1
Andy P.Task # 30.10 - Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!
Book 1
by Carl SafinaBook 2.
by Michael PalmerBook 1 page total 480
Book 2 page total 384
Difference= 96 pages
Ratings obtained 8/27/17 for Book 1, 8/28/15 for Book 2
Book 1 Rating 4.43
Book 2 rating 3.77
Difference= .66
Total pages 480+ 384 = 864
Both books approved here
Points this post: 30
Total points: 560
Nick KY5.3 Made Of? I read A Thief of Time by Tony Hillerman, #8 in the Navajo Mysteries series.
10.10 Dreamcatcher I read Train Dreams by Denis Johnson, with “Dreams” in the title.
25.6 Dakimel’s Wedding Traditions
Book a. Option 1. Something Old. Book pub’d before 1898. I read Utopia by Thomas More, first published 1516.
Book b. Option 3. Something Borrowed. I read Gun Machine by Warren Ellis, borrowed from the public library.
Points This Post: 40
Total Points So Far: 550
Sandra15.10 - Nanowrimo!
Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Beth Revis is a 2011 Pep Talk Author
Points this post: 15
Points to date: 210
30.2 My Own Words2 book challenge
Option 3: Read a book with the genre "Childrens > Middle Grade" on the main page.
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
This book has main page genre Childrens>Middle Grade and meets the SRC childrens' books requirements as follows: IL: MG 5.0 AR 9.0.
Option 4: Read a book by an author with one of the following names: Catherine, Daniel...
The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million by Daniel Mendelsohn
This is a Big Book with 516 pages.
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Points this post: 30
Points thus far: 405
Big Books this post: 1
Big Books thus far: 2
Catherine TTask 25.4 - International Travels
Book 1- The Children Act by Ian McEwan
IM is the code for the Isle of Man, which is in Europe.
Book 2- The Girl and the Bomb by Jari Järvelä
Set in Finland, which is in Europe
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Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters from the song lyrics in the title or subtitle.
Song lyric: Most days are like all others
A Shelter of Others
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This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 220 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 3
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0