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FALL CHALLENGE 2015
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Fall Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Elizabeth BBook Replacement
15.3 - Past & Present
I chose the one book option and read The Nightingale, published Feb 3, 2015 genre historical romance on main page
New tasks
25.3 - Elizabeth B's Task: Grape Harvest Season
Opt1: set in US Better Than Friends
OPt3: wine bottle on cover
25.4 - Catherine T's Task: International Travels
Book 1: Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover by Sarah MacLean (SM-San Marino - Europe)
Book 2: Set in Norway-Europe Don't Look Back
Points:50
Total:665+50=715
trishhartuk5.5. 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. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
, Robert van de WeyerPoints this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 625
Tasks Completed: 30
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 500+: 1
CYNBAXTERTask # 30.08 – Nick KY’s Task: Ghost Hunters
Book 1 - Option 2: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs which has the genre “Gothic” listed on its top shelves and does not have the word “Ghost” in the title
Book 2 - Option 4: The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood* - the author is Canadian
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date = 650 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
25. 9 Delicious Dee's Task-- On the Injured Bench:1. RICE
by Joanne Harris H in Father, I in Francis, P in Peaches3. Duck
by Donna Andrews H and I in with, P in Puffins 30.8 Nick Ky's Task--Ghost Hunters:
2.
by Hester Young4.
by Farley Mowat about an expedition in the north of CanadaToday's Total: 55
Grand Total: 915
Jamie NYCTask #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
I chose Hawk, it's meaning is: Messenger, intuition, victory, healing, nobility, recollection, cleansing, visionary power, and guardianship
Black Hawk Tattoo by Aundrea Singer
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Task #25.4 - Catherine T's Task: International Travels
Book 1: Honored Vow by Mary Calmes
The author's initials are MC which is the code for Monaco. Monaco is in Europe.
Book 2: If It Flies by L.A. Witt & Voinov Aleksandr
This book is set in London which is in Europe
The eBook has been approved in Line 1020 of the Ebook verification document
Both books were new to me reads
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Task #25.5 - Sirena's Task: All About My Dad!
Option C: Read a book with a cover featuring a PAVED ROAD or HORIZON
A Clean Break by Keira Andrews
This was approved for Option C in the Task Help Thread
Option D: Read a book that is set at least 50% in HAWAII
Mahu Surfer by Neil S. Plakcy
The book is 100% set in Hawaii
POINTS
Points this Post: 65
Books: 5
Tasks: 3
Total Points: 710
Total Books: 57
Total Tasks: 44
Bookwrm526Task #20.8 - Happy Anniversary
Option D: OUR ANNIVERSARY - read a book with exactly 12 letters in the author's name. I read:
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis.
Points this post: 20
Total points so far: 400
Jen UT15.2 - Which Witch?
Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James
Two Crafty Criminals!: and how they were Captured by the Daring Detectives of the New Cut Gang by Philip Pullman
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8.0
Homophones: to/two
Points this post: 15
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Total points: 250
Nick KY25.8 Amanda A’s Happy Fall
Option B – “Sports” as a GR genre, I read Bottom of the 33rd: Hope, Redemption, and Baseball's Longest Game by Dan Barry,
and Option C – “ber” in title, I read The Boys of October: How the 1975 Boston Red Sox Embodied Baseball's Ideals - And Restored Our Spirits by Doug Hornig. "ber" in October
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 665
Heather (Gibby)20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
The Enormous Room by E.E. Cummings
Option 4: the Author's initials are found in CEntEnarian
Claiming golden Oldies ticket, published in 1922
30.3 Ava Catherine’s task: Perspectives Over Time Two book task
Book1: Published before year I was born (1963)
A Study in Scarlet was published before I was born
Claiming golden Oldies Ticket, published in 1887
Book 2: Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief was published after 2010 or later on January 17th, 2013
30.10 - Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!
Book of my Choice is The White Rhino Hotel: A Novel
416 pages and average rating of 3.89
2nd book is An Obedient Father
288 pages (128 less than book 1)
average rating of 3.32 (.57 less than book 1)
Points this post: 80
Golden Oldies Tickets this post: 2
Total Points: 260
Total Golden Oldies: 6
SHELLEY UT20.9. Moderator's Pet - Katy's Task: The Trip of a Lifetime!
Option C: The Black Box by Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly is a goodreads author.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 205
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 20
Goodreads authors: 13
Big books: 500+ (4); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Emmalita20.4 Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life's Too Short
Citizen by Claudia Rankine
Option 4: Claudia Rankine's inititals can be found in CENTENARIAN and this book was published 1/1/2014.
This post: 20
Total points to date: 205
Golden oldie tickets: 0
Big book tickets: 1
Total tasks completed: 10
Catherine TTask 25.2 - Footy, Movies and Horses oh my!
option 2 - read a book on the Pop Culture list
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
one page one of the list
option 3 - read a book whose author's initials can be found in Melbourne Cup
Saint Peter's Fair by Ellis Peters
Coralie25.10 Let a Little Light and colour In
Option 2 - book with the word 'cat' in the title
Gigi & The Cat
Option 3 – book with a horse on the cover (up top)
This post 25 points
Total to date 680 points
25.6 - Dakimel’s Task: Wedding TraditionsOption 3: Something Borrowed - this was borrowed from my local library.
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle Golden Oldie - published 1902.
Option 5: A sixpence in her shoe – Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in SIXPENCE.
Getting the Buggers to Read by Claire Senior
Total points: 270
Tasks completed: 12
G.O.: 2
BBT:0
Kimber20.1 A Calgary Autumn
Option 1: GO STAMPS GO
Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder
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20.5 Into The Wilderness
Option 1: Historical Fiction main page genre
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
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Above tasks: 40 points
Tasks completed: 10
New total: 200 points
Blueberry25.4
Book 1: read a book by an author* whose initials appear on this list of International Country Codes.
House of Prayer No. 2: A Writer's Journey Home by Mark Richard
MR = Mauritania, Africa
Book 2: read a book set on the continent that the country code used for book one is part of.
Circling the Sun is set in Kenya, Africa.
Pts this task: 25
Total pts: 275
WHIMSIE (edited RIGHT after I posted it to correct totals at bottom)
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5.9 Spider Grandmother
I Am Pilgrim - Terry Hayes (Pilgrim #1)
The authors initials TH are in spider grandmoTHer.
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10.3 Inti
(Objective: author has a name that begins and ends with the same letter.)
Murder to Go - Chloe Kendrick (Food Truck Mysteries #1)
KendricK begins and ends with K.
(Note: This is an e-book only – length was approved on post 5206 of the e-book verification thread. Verification page
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20.4 Author!Author
Initial Requirement: published between 1915 and April 17, 2015 – my book was published Nov. 5, 2013
All Fudged Up - Nancy CoCo
Option 4: Author’s initials can be found in CENTENARIAN. Author is Nancy Coco – N and C are both in CeNtenarian
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20.8 Happy Anniversary!
Option C 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.
The Stranger - Harlan Coben
T and S are both in auSTralia
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Totals for Challenge
Points this Post:55
Total Points: 230
Total Tasks completed: 15
230/1070 POINTS
5.9 Spider GrandmotherThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
SPIDER GRANDMOTHER
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 610
GO Tickets: 7
BB Tickets: 5
30.10 - Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!Book 1 - The Visitors are up to bat. Read a book of your choice.
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas. Maas is a Goodreads Author.
Book 2 - To mark 10 years of up to a 5 foot advantage, the second book must have at least 50 fewer pages than book 1 and an average rating at least.50 lower.
Pale Queen Rising by A.R. Kahler.
Posting Example:
Book 1 - Queen of Shadows- 645 pages, 4.66 average rating.
Book 2 - Pale Queen Rising - 246 pages, 3.52 average rating.
Total pages - 891
Difference in pages - 399
Difference in ratings - 1.14
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
Option 2: Pskegdemus
read a book that shows a single female on the cover.
Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas.
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 genre may be stand alone or embedded.
by Mary Ann Shaffer20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary Autumn
Option 1 - Read a book whose author's* initials can be found in the phrase GO STAMPS GO. Letters may be used as often as they appear in the phrase. Middle initials may be used or ignored.
by Sarah J. Maas. Ignoring middle initial:go StaMps go
Points this Post: 90
Total Points: 90
Total Tasks: 4
Goodreads Authors: 1
Books this Post: 5
Total Books: 5
15.9 - Animal GuidesChoose a totem from the North American Totems list and read a book that contains the name of that animal in its title or subtitle.
Crow Hollow by Michael Wallace. Wallace is a Goodreads Author.
10.4 - Ten-Four Day
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas.
78,882 5-star ratings as of 2 November 2015.
5.9. Spider Grandmother
All initials of the author's name as shown on Goodreads must be found in SPIDER GRANDMOTHER.
The Morisot Connection by Estelle Ryan. Ryan is a Goodreads Author
spidER grandmother
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 120
Total Tasks: 7
Goodreads Authors: 2
Books this Post: 3
Total Books: 8
Kristen IA5.2.The Sun and the Moon
Read a book with the sun or the moon on the cover. There must be enough of the sun or the moon to make it obvious, but it need not be completely shown.
REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
(I listened to the audiobook and included the cover from that edition, but included the PB version for page count)
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 205/1070
Total Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 11/60
Big Books This Post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
ABAYOMI30.10- Sandy's task: Moving the fences: Two books (combined they must have at least 500 pages)
BOOK 1: a book of my choice
Enfrentando o Fogo by Nora Roberts
386 PAGES
RATING- 4.14
BOOK 2: fewer pages than book 1 (at least 50), and lower rating (at least .50)
A Audácia Dessa Mulher by Ana Maria Machado
216 PAGES (162 PAGES FEWER THAN BOOK 1)
RATING- 3.16 (0.98 LOWER THAN BOOK 1)
These books combined have 602 pages.
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POINTS FOR THIS TASK: 30
TOTAL POINTS IN THE CHALLENGE: 225
BIG BOOKS TICKETS: 6
GOLDEN OLDIES TICKETS: 2
Brooke TX10.3 - Inti
Read a book by an author with a name that starts and ends with the same letter.
(Author Anna Lee Huber)
15.2 - Which Witch?
Read TWO books with matching homophones in their titles/subtitles.
Empire of Night
Summer Knight
(Night/Knight)
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 705
Completed Tasks: 42
Books Read: 60
5.2.The Sun and the MoonRead a book with the sun or the moon on the cover.
A Touch of Ice by L.J. Charles
Moon -
10.1 - Take the Stairs
Read a book with a staircase or flight of stairs on the cover.
Simon Said by Sarah R. Shaber
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 465
Total Tasks: 33
Task 15.9 - Animal GuidesChoose a totem from the North American Totems list and read a book that contains the name of that animal in its title or subtitle.
Animal: Wolf
Lamp Black, Wolf Grey (2010) by Paula Brackston (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 318 pages)
** Paula Brackston is a Goodreads Author.**
215 + 15 = 230
Tasks Completed: 13
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 215 + 15 = 230
Books read: 16
Pages read: 5,235
Read but not claimed: 09
Goodreads Authors: 07
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Task 20.1 CALGARY AUTUMNOPT 1, Authors initials in GO STAMPS GO!:
Just Kids by Patti Smith
*Patti Smith's initials are found here: goStamPsgo*
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 325/1,100
Books Read: 21
Completed Tasks: 17/61
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 0
25.4 - Catherine T's Task: International TravelsBook one: Read a book by an author whose initials appear on this list of International Country Codes.
I read
by Angela MarsonsBook was approved for length here
AM is Armenia, which is in Asia
Book two: Read a book set on the continent that the country code used for book one is part of.
Book is set in China
Both books are new to me
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POINTS
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 500
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 27
BB Total: 3
GO Total: 4
15.5 - Act (on) Your Age!Add the numbers that make up your age until you get a single number (Ex: 47=4+7=11=1+1=2). Read a book with that number of words in the title.
My age 30 = 3+0 = 3
I read: Flowers for Algernon
Current post:
Points: 15
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 145
Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Susan W.5.9 Spider Grandmother: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in SPIDER GRANDMOTHER.
I read : Death Note, Vol. 2: Confluence by Tsugumi Ohba
TO are in Grandmother
20.2 Picky! Picky! Picky!: This is a one book challenge. Read a book that combines at least THREE of the listed features.
I read The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
The book fits A, B, and D. Romance is on the main page as is Adventure. The named horses are Red Wind and Fireheart.
30.9 Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game: Go to the link and roll a die to determine which option you'll do. I rolled a 5.
Book A: Read a book with the main page genre science fiction, and where the letters LOTR can be found in any order in any combination of title/subtitle/author* name. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
I read Pure by Julianna Baggott
Science Fiction is on the main page.
L is in Julianna, O and T are in Baggott, and R is in Pure
Book B: Read a book with the main page genre fantasy, and in which the letters LEGOS can be found in any order in any combination of title/subtitle/author* name. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
I read Rat Queens, Vol. 2: The Far Reaching Tentacles of N'rygoth by Kurtis J. Wiebe
Fantasy is on the main page.
L,E, are in Tentacles, G,O are in N'rygoth, and S is in Queens.
Points this post: 55
Total Points: 200
CYNBAXTERTask # 15.04 – The World Without End
Book 1 (that fulfills both requirements): The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey which was published after December, 2012 (2014) and has Dystopia as a main-page genre
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date = 665 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
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Task #25.5 - Sirena's Task: All About My Dad!
Option C: Read a book with a cover featuring a PAVED ROAD or HORIZON
A Clean Break by Keira Andrews
This was approved for Option C in the Task Help Thread
Option D: Read a book that is set at least 50% in HAWAII
Mahu Surfer by Neil S. Plakcy
The book is 100% set in Hawaii
POINTS
Points this Post: 25
Books: 2
Tasks: 1
Total Points: 710
Total Books: 57
Total Tasks: 44
25.3 Elizabeth B's Task--Grape Harvest Season:1. The Unknown Terrorist by Richard Flanagan takes place in Australia.
2. Flesh and Fire by Laura Anne Gilman
30.3 Ava Catherine's Task: Perspectives Over Time:
1. The Trees by Conrad Richter first published in 1940. I was born in 1942.
2. A Wolf Called Romeo by Nick Jans
Today's post: 55
Grand total: 970
Ellen R-S30.1: Schatzie's TASK: DNA
Opt 2:For this task, read a book that has a title that contains the letters: S-P-A-I-N.
Best Laid Plans by Allison Brennan
Opt 3:Read a book that takes place at least 50% of the time in England. Satan's Lullaby by Priscilla Royal set 100% in England
30.2: 30.2. Ms Anderson's Task: My Own Words
Opt 3: read a book with the genre "Childrens > Middle Grade" on the main page. The Glass Sentence by S.E. Grove IL: MG - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 20.0 493 pages
Opt 4: read a book by an author* with one of the following names: Catherine, Daniel, Evan, Jean, Melissa, or Seth. Irreparable Harm by Melissa F. Miller
30.3 Ava Catherine’s task: Perspectives Over Time
Opt 1: Read a book first published before you were born. I was born in 1960 Grey Mask by Patricia Wentworth Originally published 1928 -- Golden Oldies ticket
Opt 2: Read a book first published in 2010 or later. The Kingdom by Amanda Stevens published 2012.
30.4 - Jonquil's Task: Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.
Opt 1: bE AshAmED To Die until you Have won some victory for humanity Dead Heat by Allison Brennan
Opt 2a house without books is like a ROom without wiNDOws
Donor by Ken McClure
Task 30.5 - DLMRose's Task:In The Middle
Opt 1: Read a book by an author* who uses 3 names. The Prime Minister's Secret Agent by Susan Elia MacNeal
Opt 2: Read a book by an author* who uses a 3 part name* that includes a middle initial. Shallow Grave by Lori G. Armstrong
30.6: Donna Jo's Task - Me, Myself, and I
Opt 1: Read a book by an author* whose name has "me" found intact in it. "Me" must be in that order. Hour of Need by Melinda Leigh
Opt 3: Read a fiction book written in the first person - at least 50% of the book must be written from the "I" perspective.
Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
"One is not, for example, allowed to work on a cosmetics counter at Harrods, as I was about to find out."
30.8 - Nick KY’s Task: Ghost Hunters
Opt 1 Read a book, fiction or nonfiction, with the word “Ghost” or the word “Hunt” found intact in the title/subtitle/series title, or the author’s* name.
Ghost Shadow by Heather Graham
Opt4: Read any work of fiction or nonfiction by a Canadian author* (by birth or residence), or set at least 50% in Canada.
A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny has a Canadian author and is set 100% in Canada.
30.9 Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game
I rolled a 1.
Opt 1a Read a book of your choice that is listed as (series #1) on Goodreads. Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts
Read a book where the title/subtitle contain a repeated word of at least four letters. The repeated words need not be sequential. Shoot Don't Shoot by J.A. Jance
30.10 - Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!
Opt 1 The Visitors are up to bat. Read a book of your choice.
Devoted in Death by J.D. Robb Avg Rating on 15 Sept 4.46 Pages 384
Opt 2: the second book must have at least 50 fewer pages than book 1 and an average rating at least.50 lower.
A Means of Escape by Joanna Price
Rating on 15 Sep 3.83 (.63 less) Pages 281 (103 less)
total pages 665
50.1 - Daphne's Task: Gone to the dogs - What's in a name?
Opt 1: Plutarch -- For this option, read a biography. The subject of the biography must have died before 1950.
Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan Death approximately 36CE -- approved message 79 task help 50.1
Opt 3: Mirza -- For this option, read a nonfiction book first published in the 19th century (1800-1899). The English Governess at the Siamese Court: The True Story Behind 'The King and I' by Anna Harriette Leonowens memoir pub. 1870 -- approved message 61 task help 50.1 -- Golden Oldies tickets
Opt 6 Tesla -- For this option, read a nonfiction book with the main page genre science.
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe -- approved message 61 task help 50.1
Points this post: 320
Grand Total:320
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.7 - Raven the Trickster
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
Humor is a main page genre, shelved by 1,497 users
5.9 - Spider Grandmother
Ain't Too Proud to Beg by Susan Donovan
The author's initials can be found in the word SPIDER GRANDMOTHER. (both S and D are in spider)
10.4 - Ten-Four Day
Raging Heat by Richard Castle
This book has 797 5-star ratings.
10.8 - Yo Ho, Yo Ho!
Home by Matthew J. Costello
Used the word HOME from the line "Go to work, come back home, watch TV"
This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 60 points
Tasks completed: 6
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Devon15.5 - Act (on) Your Age!
Add the numbers that make up your age until you get a single number (Ex: 47=4+7=11=1+1=2). Read a book with that number of words in the title.
I'm 30, my number is 3.
I read See Jane Run by Joy Fielding.
20.10 Group Read1 book challenge
Read one of the books selected as the group reads choice for the season. Required: You must participate in the book's discussion thread with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Here is a link to my participation in the discussion thread, post 13.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
This is a big book at 653 pages
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Points this post: 20
Points thus far: 440
Big Books this post: 1
Big Books thus far: 4
loafer15.4 - The World Without End
Book 1: Read a book that was first published in December 2012 or any time afterward.
Book 2: Read a book with the genre "Post-Apocalyptic" or "Dystopia" on its main page. Reasonable variations of these genres will also be accepted (ex: Apocalyptic, Dying Earth, etc).
OR
Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood
genre: science fiction > dystopia
published: 2015
points this task: 15
total points: 390
BB: 1
GO: 4
tasks completed: 25
Jasmiina F5.3. What are We Made of?:
Read a book that is #4 or #8 in a series:
House of Mystery, Vol. 8: Desolation by Matthew Sturges.
15.4 - The World Without End:
Book 1 and 2: Read a book that was first published in December 2012 or any time afterward and with the genre "Post-Apocalyptic" or "Dystopia" on its main page:
The Walking Dead, Vol. 23: Whispers Into Screams by Robert Kirkman.
15.10 - Nanowrimo!:
Check out some of the inspirational letters written by well-known authors at the Nanowrimo Pep Talk page. Choose an author who has written a pep talk and read any book they have written:
Shadow Show: Stories In Celebration of Ray Bradbury by Neil Gaiman (and other authors).
Points this post: 35
Total points: 280
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 2
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
Jen UT5.4 - Earth and Water
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Word: Tale
Points this post: 5
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Total Points: 255
30.6: Donna Jo's Task - Me, Myself, and I1. Me: Read a book by an author* whose name has "me" found intact in it.
Look Who's Back by Timur Vermes ME found in verMEs
3. I: Read a fiction book written in the first person - at least 50% of the book must be written from the "I" perspective.
The Way Inn: A Novel by Will Wiles
First sentence: The bright red numbers on the radio-alarm clock beside my bed arranged themselves into the unfortunate shape of 6:12.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 140
GO: 1
20.3. Best Review Contest - Catie's Task: Moving HouseOption 3, non-fiction book about decluttering: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondō
20.6. Seasoned Reader - Amy O's Task - Quetzalcoatl
Option 1, stars in the title: Evening Stars by Susan Mallery
Points this post: 40
Total points: 605
Mod
I read Rights at Risk: The Limits of Liberty in Modern America and Adulthood Rites - rights/rites are listed on the Homophone list
15.6 - The Name Game
I read The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood - Atwood contains the 4 letter noun "wood."
30.8 - Nick KY’s Task: Ghost Hunters
For my first book, I chose option 1 and read Hunter, with the title containing the intact word "hunt."
For my second book, I chose option 2 and read The Turn of the Screw. "Gothic" is a main page genre, but the title does not include the word "ghost."
Points this post: 60
Total points: 590
20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary AutumnI used Option 1 Author's initials are SS
300 Sandwiches: A Multilayered Love Story . . . with Recipes by Stephanie Smith
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 200
Tasks completed: 14
Books Read:15
Dakimel - repost of post 2190 after ?s from post 293MOVING THINGS AROUND:
20.5 Into the Wilderness
previously claimed with The Wright Brothers; now being claimed with The Watchmaker of Filigree Street for option 1
25.1 The Fall Months
in the questions/problems you said I claimed this task in post 1707. In post 1707 I claimed task 25.10(ten), not 25.1(one)
book 1: The Wright Brothers by David McCullough (moved from 20.5)
book 2: China Rich Girlfriend
30.6: Me, Myself, and I
For 1, I read Retreat to Love by Melanie Greene (I see 300 pages listed on the paperback edition.)
For 3, I read Dumplin' proof sentence (1st sentence of ch 1): All the best things in my life have started with a Dolly Parton song.
TALLY:
New points this task - 55
Total - 730
Dakimel10.10 Dreamcatcher
I read Dream Lake
30.2 My Own Words
for 3, I read One Dog and His Boy - MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 8.0
for 4, I read Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
TALLY:
This post - 40 points
Total - 770
ERIN C.5.8 Four Worlds
The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
This book was first published in 1896, I'm claiming one GO ticket.
Task Points: 5
Total Points: 90
BB: 3
GO: 2
Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 12
loafer10.10 Dreamcatcher
Read a book with the word "dream" in the title, subtitle or series title
Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman
points this task: 10
total points: 400
BB: 1
GO: 4
tasks completed: 26
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen (other topics)Speak a Word for Freedom: Women Against Slavery (other topics)
The Far Time Incident (other topics)
The Ludwig Conspiracy (other topics)
MaddAddam (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Neve Maslakovic (other topics)Sarah Vowell (other topics)
J.D. Robb (other topics)
Sophie Kinsella (other topics)
Suzanne Hayes (other topics)
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5.9. Spider Grandmother:
Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in SPIDER GRANDMOTHER:
The Sculptor by Scott McCloud.
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BBooks - 1000+: 0