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Fall Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Brooke TXI'd like to move Mortal Arts from Task 30.6 to Task 20.4. Both tasks are re-posted here in full.
20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
Option 3: Read a book whose cover shows one of the following: a car, the beach and/or ocean, or a map.
(Ocean on the right side of the cover.)
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.
Marissa Meyer
Option 3 - I: Read a fiction book written in the first person.
("As the orchestra behind me paused between songs, I could just make out the feverish pitches of a fiddle and the low thump of a drum playing a Scottish jig.")
Points
This Post: 50
Total Points: 940
Completed Tasks: 54
Books Read: 73
Mod
I would like to switch the book Secret by Brigid Kemmerer from task
10.2 - Happy Hour!
to task 5.3. What are We Made of? read book 4 in a series -
for task 10.2 - Happy Hour! read a book 5th in the series
I read Sacrifice by Brigid Kemmerer which is 5th in the series
points this task -5
total points 295
Susan W. 5.2 The Sun and the Moon: Read a book with the sun or the moon on the cover.
I read
by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieCover approved in the help thread, message #6
15.6 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.
I read Sinister Sprinkles by Jessica Beck
Beck: a gesture used to signal, summon, or direct someone
http://dictionary.reference.com/brows...
20.1 A Calgary Autumn: This is a one book task.
Option one: Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the phrase GO STAMPS GO. Middle initials may be used OR ignored.
I read The Man With the Golden Torc by Simon R. Green
S in Stamps and G in Go (ignoring his middle initial)
Points this post: 40
Total points: 240
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary AutumnOption 1 - Labour Day Classic: The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion
author's initials found in GO STAMPS GO
Points this post: 20
Season total: 320
Karen D. Task 30.2. Ms Anderson's Task: My Own Words
Option 1: In honor of my first book, a novel-in-verse, read a book with the genre "Poetry" on the main page. As per the SRC rules, more than one book may be used to make up the 100 page requirement.
The Light of the World, finished 9/24
Option 4: Finally, in honor of my AMAZING editors and readers, who willingly dissect everything I write and aren't afraid to tell me when it's drivel, read a book by an author* with one of the following names: Catherine, Daniel, Evan, Jean, Melissa, or Seth. No variations. The name can appear as first, last, or middle name, but it must be part of the author's name as it appears on Goodreads.
We'll Never Be Apart by Emiko Jean, finished 11/11
Points this task: 30
Total points: 600
Books read: 45
tasks completed: 33/61
Mod
read
by Caroline B. Cooney5.7. Raven the Trickster read a book with the main page genre humor or funny
read |22716447]:Horrorstör|13129925]by Grady Hendrix
10.6 - Back to Reality
read a non-fiction book.
read Why Not Me?by Mindy Kaling
15.4 - The World Without End
Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements. 1- read a book that was first published in December 2012 or any time afterward and 2- Read a book with the genre "Post-Apocalyptic" or "Dystopia"
read The Revolution of Ivy by Amy Engel
15.4 - The World Without End
Choose an author who has written a pep talk and read any book they have written chose author Brandon Sanderson from 2014 and
read Steelheartby Brandon Sanderson
20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary Autumn
Read a book whose author's* initials can be found in the phrase GO STAMPS GO.
read Bread of the Dead: A Santa Fe Cafe Mysteryby Ann Myers
25.3 - Elizabeth B's Task: Grape Harvest Season
Read a book set in one of the top 20 wine- I chose France
read Die for Meby Amy Plum set in paris
Read a book "vine," in the title/subtitle.
read The Bittersweet Vine by Marissa De Luna
25.4 - Catherine T's Task: International Travels
read a book by an author* whose initials appear on this list of International Country Codes. chose Bahamas- country code BS read
Never Neverby Brianna Shrum
Bahamas in in north america. read
The Uninvitedby Cat Winters takes place in the US which is in North America
30.1: Schatzie's TASK: DNA
OPTION 2read 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.
read The Prom Goer's Interstellar Excursionby Chris McCoy
OPTION 4 read a book that has an inanimate (not living) object that is green on the cover.
read
by Ellen Raskin house is green AR info is IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8.0
30.6: Donna Jo's Task - Me, Myself, and I
option 1- Read a book by an author* whose name has "me" found intact in it.
read Strandedby Melinda Braun
me found in melinda
option 3 Read a fiction book written in the first person
read Thicker Than Waterby Kelly Fiore- this was an ARC copy
30.10 - Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!
option 1- Read a book of your choice.
read The Houseby Christina Lauren
384 pages rating 3.74 10/22
option 2 3Read a second book that has fewer pages than book 1 and that has a lower average rating than book 1 (lowering the rope).
the second book must have at least 50 fewer pages than book 1 and an average rating at least.50 lower.
read Twisted Fateby Norah Olson 272 pages 3.07 rating 10/22
points this post 210
total points 505
15.10 - Nanowrimo!Choose an author who has written a pep talk and read any book they have written.
Hope to Die by James Patterson
James Patterson was a 2013 pep talk author.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 695
Total Tasks: 44
20.2. Rookie at the Top - Puppitypup's Task: Picky, picky, picky!I finished The Heist by Janet Evanovich
It meets A B and C
Kate is a FBI agent that has to partner with a con man named Nick Fox a con man. The two have had a flirtation over the years of the chase. Kate catches Nick and he works out a deal with the gov't to catch other con men. Nick and Kate must travel and figure out how they're going to catch a con man while running their own con.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 220
Tasks completed: 15
Books Read:16
Brooke TX20.6. 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.
The Serpent's Tale
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 960
Completed Tasks: 55
Books Read: 74
25.7- Ellen R-S’s Task: Wonderful Overseas AssignmentsOption 1: Read a book set in or about East Anglia.
The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths
Book takes place along the Norfolk coast, East Anglia.
Option 2: Read a mystery set in Korea (South or North), China or Japan. ”Mystery” must be a main page genre.
Rashomon Gate by I.J. Parker
Book takes place in ancient Japan. First listed genre is Mystery.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 720
Total Tasks: 45
Coralie50.1 Gone to the Dogs – What's in a Name?
3. Mirza –book published in the 19th century
Thoughts published 1830
5. Xerxes – book containing 'X' and 'DOG' in title and subtitle
'X' in eXpress, 'D', 'O' & 'G' in DanGerOus and DiscOverinG
The Lunatic Express: Discovering the World . . . via Its Most Dangerous Buses, Boats, Trains, and Planes
6. Tesla – book with main page genre 'science'
Why We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average
This post 50 points
Total to date 825 points
Post 165.9. Spider Grandmother
Revival, Vol. 4: Escape to Wisconsin by Tim Seeley T in grandmoTher S in Spider
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5.10. Create Your Own World!
How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
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10.3 - Inti
Read a book by an author* with a name that starts and ends with the same letter.
Beastly Bones by William Ritter Ritter begins and ends with R
Points this post:20
Total: 365
Books read: 26
Tasks Done:20
Elizabeth B15.7 - By the Numbers
Virtual Reality, 240 pgs, published 2004
25.5 - Sirena's Task: All About My Dad!
Option C: Read a book with a cover featuring a HORIZON,
Option D: set in NEW MEXICO With Caution
Points:40
Total:760+40=800
MADDIE20.3: Moving House - Option 3: Read a (non-fiction) book about hoarding, collecting or decluttering. This should be obvious from the Goodreads description.
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
20.8: Happy Anniversary! - Option A: Read a book that is set at least 50% in a country that belonged to the first Persian Empire
The Drowning Guard: A Novel of the Ottoman Empire
(Approved on task thread)
Points this post: 40
Total points: 165
Delicious Dee20.9. Moderator's Pet - Katy's Task: The Trip of a Lifetime!
option 1 -
- lion in the upper right hand corner25.4 - Catherine T's Task: International Travels
Book A - The Forgotten Girls - Sara Blaedel - authors initials SB are the country code for Solomon Islands in Oceania; new to me book
Book B - Just Not Mine - set in New Zealand which is also in Oceania; new to me book
25.7- Ellen R-S’s Task: Wonderful Overseas Assignments
Book A - Option 2 - A Corpse in the Koryo - set in North Korea; shelved as mystery by 86ppl
Book B - option 3 - Underground in Berlin: A Young Woman's Extraordinary Tale of Survival in the Heart of Nazi Germany - set in Germany
points this post: 70
points total: 940
Task # 30.6 – Donna Jo – Me, Myself … and IOption 1 – “ME” intact in author name
JaMEs McBride / Miracle at St. Anna
Option 3 – Fiction book written in first person
The Goldfinch
First sentence: “While I was still in Amsterdam, I dreamed about my mother for the first time in years.”
*** Big Book - 771 pg - 2 tickets ***
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 335 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 6
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (2) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
ColetteG10.7 Sedna the Sea Goddess
Read a book with the word WHALE, seal, SEA, lion in the title.
In the Heart of the Sea
by Nathaniel Philbrick
This book fits both the words Whale (With Whaleship) and Sea.
10 points for task
GRA Nathaniel Philbrick
ColetteG25.2 Sara BR's task: Footy, Movies and Horse oh my!
Option #1: book by author living in a Australian State home to an AFL team.
March by Geraldine Brooks
Geraldine Brooks was born,grew up and went to college in Sydney Australia. She divides her time living in Sydney Australia and Martha's Vineyard.
State: New South Wales/Sydney
Option#3 Author's initials found in Melbourne Cup
The Beggar King
Oliver Potzsch
O for Oliver found in Melbourne
P for Potzsch found in Cup
25 points for task
2 GRA's Geraldine Brooks and Oliver Potzsch
1 BB The Beggar King 512 pages
Emmalita25.1 Andy P's Task: The Fall Months
Let Me In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Book 1: Lindqvist has 9 letters.
The Fishermen: A Novel by Chigozie Obioma
Book 2: Fishermen has 9 letters in the title.
30.10 Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!
Golden Age by Jane Smiley
Book 1: 464 pages; average rating of 3.98 as of 11/4/2015
Mislaid: A Novel by Nell Zinc
Book 2: 242 pages; average rating of 3.38 as of 11/4/2015
The total pages for both books is over 500 at 706 pages. The difference in pages is 222 and the difference in ratings is .6 as of the day I pulled the average rating.
This post: 55
Total points to date: 260
Golden oldie tickets: 0
Big book tickets: 1
Total tasks completed: 12
ColetteGRepost for original post 2304
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task 20.1 Most Improved Player
Option 1: author's initials in GO STAMPS GO
The Hangman's Daughter
Oliver Potzsch
Oliver - O - gO
Potzsch - P - stamPs
ColetteGRepost Original post 1400 per your msg 204
left of cover of book
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter
Option#2 Pskegdemus
read a book that show a single female on the cover
Fast Girl
Suzy Favor Hamilton
20 points for task
ColetteGRepost per your msg 309 original post 2303
25.5 Sirena's Task
Option A: read a book which has been made into a movie that you have not seen but would like to.
Push by Saphire
Movie Precious release date 2009
See More on IMDb Pro »
1,955
Precious (II) (2009)
R | 110 min | Drama | 20 November 2009 (USA)
7.4
Your rating:
-/10
Ratings: 7.4/10 from 80,634 users Metascore: 79/100
Reviews: 268 user | 319 critic | 36 from Metacritic.com
In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.
Director: Lee Daniels
Writers: Geoffrey Fletcher (screenplay), Sapphire (novel)
Stars: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton | See full cast and crew »
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0929632/?...
Option E: Politics main genre
Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter
By Kate Clifford Larson
25 points for task
10.6 - Back to RealityA Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary
30.2. Ms Anderson's Task: My Own Words
Option 3: Messenger
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5.0
Children's>Middle Grade verified in Help Thread post #11
Option 4: The Silence by Ashley Catherine Howie
30.9 Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game
I rolled a four.
(Book A) Earth Girl #1 in Earth Girl series
(Book B) Doctor, Doctor: Incredible True Tales from a GP's Surgery
Word: Doctor
Points this post: 70
Points total: 545/1070
GO total: 3
BB total: 1
Tasks completed: 31/60
Books read: 44
Janice CA30.6: Me, Myself, and I
option 1: "ME" found in the author's name.
author's name: MEyer
Good Mourning by Elizabeth Meyer
and
option 2: Title/subtitle contains a reflexive pronoun.
reflexive pronoun: himself
Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Written by Himself by Henry Box Brown
+30
total: 100
tasks: 7
books: 8
Oldies: 1
Andy P.Task # 25.7- Ellen R-S’s Task: Wonderful Overseas Assignments
Option 1. Read a book set in or about East Anglia.
by Elly Griffiths This is #7 in the Ruth Galloway series set in North Norfolk and mentioned in the help thread as acceptable.Option 2. Read a mystery set in Korea (South or North), China or Japan.
by Peter May This is # 19 on the Mysteries set in Asia list, part of the China Thrillers series.It is set in Shanghai and Beijing China.(mystery on main page 16 users)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 925
5.4 Earth and WaterUse 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.
"UNTIL" (Trenten Caicai Vilu)
There Once Lived a Mother Who Loved Her Children, Until They Moved Back In: Three Novellas About Family by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya
30.4 - Jonquil’s task: Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.
Book 1: BE ASHAMED TO DIE UNTIL YOU HAVE WON SOME VICTORY FOR HUMANITY
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
T in to, HE in ashamed, IN in until, V in victory, I in die, S in ashamed, I in victory, B in be, L in until, E in be, MAN in humanity
Pub 1897 -GOLDEN OLDIE TICKET
Book 2: A HOUSE WITHOUT BOOKS IS LIKE A ROOM WITHOUT WINDOWS
The Stand by Stephen King
TH in without, E S in house, T in without, A in a, ND in windows
1,167 pages -3 BIG BOOK TICKETS
Points this post: 35
Golden Oldie: 4
Big Book: 3
Total points: 270
REASSIGNING a book - delete task 10.9----------------------------------------
Task # 25.5 – Sirena – All About My Dad
Option A – Book made into a movie I have NOT seen
The Lady in Gold (moving this book from task 10.9)
IMDb link to movie Movie title changed to "WOMAN in Gold"
Option E – NONfiction with POLITICS on main page
Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bush's America
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This Post: 15 points (25 – 10 for previously posted book)
Total points to date: 350 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 6
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (2) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
Readerboard Name: Elishia25.10 M1nks's Task: Let a Little Light and Colour In!
Option 3.
Read a book with a picture of a horse on the cover.
Option 4.
Read a book with some nice brightly coloured clothing on the cover
Points Earned This Post:25
Points Achieved to Date: 310/1100
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (2)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
SpiderMac20.3 Best Review Contest - Catie's Task: Moving House
I chose option 1.
Option 1 - Read any of the 121 books that I have with me in my current house.
I read Cakes and Ale by W. Somerset Maugham
REQUIRED: Must be found on the bookshelp provided.
This book is on page 1 of the shelf provided.
20.5 Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness
Option 4 - Read a book from one of your own favorite series. The book may be any # in the series.
I read Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly
REQUIRED: State which option you chose when you post.
This was option 4 and the book is #15 in the Harry Bosch series.
20.9 Moderator's Pet - Katy's Task: The Trip of a Lifetime!
Option B - Read a book with one or more of the animals listed that Katy saw on her trip on the cover.
I read Cowboy and His Elephant by Malcolm MacPherson
REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post. Specify the animal, and point it out if it is not obvious.
I chose a book with a baby elephant on the cover. She's walking away from the viewer beside the cowboy.
25.5 Sirena's Task: All About My Dad!
I chose Option 2 which is the 1 Book option
I read Dune by Frank Herbert
REQUIRED: fits 2 of the choices (A-E) AND is at least 580 pages.
It fits choices A and B and has 604 pages.
Choice A - Read a book which has been made into a movie that you HAVE NOT seen but would like to. The movie must have been a theatrical release.
REQUIRED: Name the movie and include a link to Rotten Tomatoes or IMDb in your post.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10063...
The movie is Dune. I have not seen this movie.
Choice B - Read his favorite book, DUNE by Frank Herbert.
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Points this post: 85
Points total: 215/1070
Tasks completed: 13/60
Books read: 14
Emsreviewsbooks10.10 Dreamcatcher
I read Dream a Little Dream by Kerstin Gier.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 725
Books Read: 57
Tasks Complete: 43
50.1 - Daphne's Task: Gone to the dogs - What's in a name?OPTION 1: read a biography. It cannot be a memoir or autobiography. The subject of the biography must have died before 1950.
Dr. Mütter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine
Dr. Mütter died in 1859
OPTION 5: Read a nonfiction book that contains the letter X in the title or subtitle AND that contains all the letters of EITHER the word DOG, the word WOLF or the word CANID in the title and/or subtitle.
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
XDOG: X (sex), D (and), O and G (coupling)
OPTION 6: Read a nonfiction book with the main page genre science.
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 80
CYNBAXTERTask # 5.08 – Four Worlds
Book 1: White Is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi* - the title includes a word from this list: Island, Blue, Yellow, White, Mountain.
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date = 720 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
ANGIE CAFirst, I would like to move Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover from 15.3 to 5.4 and replace it with Rebel Mechanics.
5.2.The Sun and the Moon
Book:
by Rachel CaineNotes: Moon on the cover.
5.4 Earth and Water
Book: Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover by Sarah MacLean
Notes: tREntEN caicai Vilu
5.5.Esaugetuh Emissee.
Book:
by Harper BlissNotes: Body of water on cover.
5.7. Raven the Trickster
Book: Talking Dirty With the Boss by Jackie Ashenden
Notes: Humor genre locked in. Approved for length.
10.3 - Inti
Book: Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
Notes: David
10.7 - Sedna the Sea Goddess
Book: The Lion's Daughter by Loretta Chase
Notes: Lion
15.3 - Past & Present
Book: Rebel Mechanics by Shanna Swendson
Notes: Historical Fiction genre and published in July 2015.
20.9. Moderator's Pet - Katy's Task: The Trip of a Lifetime!
Book: Vixen by Felicia Fox
Notes: C) X in title.
30.9 Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game
Book 1: White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Notes: Rolled 1. A) The Dark Elements #1.
Book 2: She Loves You, She Loves You Not... by Julie Anne Peters
Notes: B) Loves
This Post: 90 {+105, -15)
Points to Date: 720
25.10 Let a Little Light and Colour In!2 book challenge
Option 3: Read a book with a picture of a horse on the cover.
The Hob's Bargain by Patricia Briggs
(There is a horse to the left of the Hob)
Option 4: Read a book with some nice brightly coloured clothing on the cover, appropriate to cooler weather.
Jeweled Fire by Sharon Shinn
(The dress and wrap are royal blue)
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Points this post: 25
Points thus far: 550
Big Books this post: 0
Big Books thus far: 5
Elizabeth B10.10 Dreamcatcher
"dreaming" in the title I'm Dreaming of an Undead Christmas
25.7 - Ellen R-S's Task: Wonderful Overseas Assignments
Option 1: The Man in the Picture, set in Cambridge
Option 3: March Violets, set in Berlin/Germany
Points:35
Total:800+35=835
LAUREN JODI20.5. Bigger is Better - Mary P’s Task: Into the Wilderness
Option One: Historical Romance as main page genre
Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 370/1070
Total Books Read: 29
Tasks Completed: 24/60
M1NKS15.9 - Animal Guides -
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
POINTS
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 665
Golden Oldies: 23
Big Books: [500+: 3] [750+: 1] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 43
EDIT - The Gothic genre has dropped off. It was two from the bottom. I will reassign this if it doesn't appear again in the next few days so please disregard this post.M1NKS
30.8 Ghost Hunters
Option 2 - The Best Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe - Published 1833
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
Option 3 - Candide - Published 1759
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
POINTS
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 695
Golden Oldies: 25
Big Books: [500+: 3] [750+: 1] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 44
Mod
Read a book set in one of the top 20 wine- I chose France
read Die for Meby Amy Plum
set in paris I live in the US
Read a book "vine," in the title/subtitle.
read The Bittersweet Vine by Marissa De Luna
25.4 - Catherine T's Task: International Travels
read a book by an author* whose initials appear on this list of International Country Codes. chose Bahamas- country code BS
read
Never Neverby Brianna Shrum
Bahamas in in north america. read The Uninvited
by cat Winters takes place in the US which is in North America
books are both new to me.
30.6: Donna Jo's Task - Me, Myself, and I
option 1- Read a book by an author* whose name has "me" found intact in it.
read Strandedby Melinda Braun
me found in melinda
option 3 Read a fiction book written in the first person
read Thicker Than Waterby Kelly Fiore- this was an ARC copy
first sentence:
I was seventeen, it was weeks from graduation, and I was crouched behind a foldout couch, crushing a pile of pizza boxes and trying not to gag from the smell.
points this posts. 80
total points 505
Delicious Dee20.6. Seasoned Reader - Amy O's Task - Quetzalcoatl
Option 2 - Squeeze Play - Q in sQueeze
points this post: 20
points total: 960
5.10. Create Your Own World!The Scourge, by Roberto Calas
Goodreads Author
10.8 - Yo Ho, Yo Ho!
Where the Hell is Tesla?, by Rob Dirks
Required: HELL
Goodreads Author
10.9 - Bridge The Gap
Catch-22, by Joseph Heller
Big Book: 519 pages
15.1 - The Twins
The Double, by Jose Saramgo
The Double, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Golden Oldie: 1846
15.2 - Which Witch?
Native Son, by Richard Wright
Golden Oldie 1940
Big Book Ticket: 1 (594)
South of the Border, West of the Sun, by Haruki Murakami
25.7- Ellen R-S’s Task: Wonderful Overseas Assignments
Option 1: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, by Douglas Adams
REQUIRED: I found this via the link to Books Set in England by County; this book is set on a fictional campus in Cambridge.
Option 3: Look Who's Back by Timur Vermes
REQUIRED: Set in Berlin, Germany
25.10 - M1nks's Task: Let a Little Light and Colour In!
Option 3:
, by Stephen CraneGolden Oldie: 1895
Option 4:
, by Susan Wittig AlbertGoodreads Author
Total: 1030
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 3
25.5 - Sirena's Task: All About My Dad!Option 1 - 2 choices
Choice B - Dune or a top Sci-Fi or Fantasy
Read Dune by Frank Herbert.
I listened to this, but, since the paper equivalent is 604 pages, I claim 1 Big Book ticket.
Choice D - Read a book that is set at least 50% in one of these locations: HAWAII, KOREA, BELGIUM, SAUDI ARABIA, OR NEW MEXICO
Read In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom by Qanta A. Ahmed. This whole book was set in Saudi Arabia.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 190
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 18
Tasks completed: 12
TASK NUMBER : 10.9 - Bridge The GapTASK DESCRIPTION: Book w/ Hyphen in Title
BOOK #1 READ:
AUTHOR: Julia Heaberlin
DATE READ: 11/1/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Black-Eyed Susans
✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦
TOTALS
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 775
Cindy FTask 30.10 Moving the Fences!
Book 1: A Darker Place by Laurie R. King
512 pages 3.82 rating Claim 1 Big Book ticket 512 pages!
Book 2: No Crystal Stair by Mairuth Sarsfield
247 pages 3.27 rating
Total pages:759 >500
Difference in pages: 265 >50
Difference in ratings:.55 >.50 (on Nov 13)
Points this post:30
Total points:260
Tasks completed:20
Books read:22
Golden Oldies:2
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Laura NT20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
Option #1: read a book in which at least one character sets foot in one of these states: Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada or California. 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.
Happy Hour In Hell
The main character starts out and ends up in California. He is an angel who works out of a fictional town in California as a kind of angel lawyer for souls. He goes down to Hell to save his girlfriend, but ends up back in California at the end of the book.
REQUIRED: Your book choice must have been first published between 1915 and April 17, 2015.
Published July 1st 2014
Points this post: 20
Total points: 110
SHELLEY UT30.3 Ava Catherine’s task: Perspectives Over Time
Book 1: The Masqueraders by Georgette Heyer
(this was published before I was born)
Book 2: Bluegrass State of Mind by Kathleen Brooks
(published in 2011)
Kathleen Brooks is a goodreads author.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 235
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 22
Goodreads authors: 14
Big books: 500+ (4); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM5.9. Spider Grandmother
I read Dangerous Books For Girls: The Bad Reputation of Romance Novels Explained: Expanded Edition by Maya Rodale. M and R can be found in GRANDMOTHER.
20.3. Best Review Contest - Catie's Task: Moving House
I chose Option 3.
I read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
I chose Option 2.
I read
by Lisa Kleypas.30.4 - Jonquil’s task: Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.
Quote 1: I read Lit: A Memoir by Mary Karr. L, I, and T can be found entirely in the word "UNTIL". (Paperback for length.)
Quote 2: I read Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky. S in "HOUSE", A in "A", L in "LIKE", and T in "WITHOUT". (Paperback for length.)
Previous point total: 335
New points this post: 5 + 20 + 20 + 30
Total points: 410
New tasks completed in this post: 4
Total tasks: 22
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2
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5.8 Four Worlds
A book with ISLAND in the title.
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
5.10 Create Your Own World
A book of my choice
Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen
25.6 Wedding Traditions
Option 3: Something Borrowed
Finders Keepers by Stephen King
I borrowed the audiobook from my friend.
Option 4: Something Blue
Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
The girl is wearing a blue scarf. Approved HT 20
This post: 35 pts
Total: 190