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message 2601: by Robin (Saturndoo) (new)

Robin (Saturndoo) (robinsaturndoo) Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥

25.6 Dakimel’s Task: Wedding Traditions
Option 3 Read a book you’ve borrowed--the library:Wanted: Dead or in Love
Option 4 Read a book with a blue “something” on the cover--Blue Dress:Hopeful

Wanted Dead or in Love by Kym Brunner Hopeful (Return to Sugarcreek #1) by Shelley Shepard Gray


Points Earned This Post:25

Points Achieved to Date:565/1070
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)


message 2602: by Robin (Saturndoo) (new)

Robin (Saturndoo) (robinsaturndoo) Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥

25.10 M1nks's Task: Let a Little Light and Colour In!
Option 3 Read a book with a picture of a horse on the cover:Thankful
Option 4 Brightly coloured clothing on the cover. At least 50% of the outfit must be a bright, vibrant, or bold color. For example, red, pink, orange, bright blue or pastel colours would work:Joyful

Thankful (Return to Sugarcreek #2) by Shelley Shepard Gray Joyful (Return to Sugarcreek, #3) by Shelley Shepard Gray

Verification Post for both books


Points Earned This Post:25

Points Achieved to Date:590/1070
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)


message 2603: by Robin (Saturndoo) (new)

Robin (Saturndoo) (robinsaturndoo) Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥

50 Point Task
Option 1 Read a biography--Died 1945:Anne Frank Remembered
Option 3 Nonfiction book first published in the 19th century (1800-1899)--Published in 1848:Eureka: A Prose Poem
Book 3 Nonfiction book with the main page genre science:Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know
Anne Frank Remembered The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family by Miep Gies Eureka A Prose Poem by Edgar Allan Poe Inside of a Dog What Dogs See, Smell, and Know by Alexandra Horowitz

Book Approval for Option 1 & 3


Points Earned This Post:50

Points Achieved to Date:640/1070
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)


message 2604: by Lauren (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) LAUREN JODI

20.2. Rookie at the Top - Puppitypup’s Task: Picky, picky, picky!

Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase

Satisfies:
B. Romance
C. Humor genre
D. A named horse - two horses in the storyline named Nick and Harry

Approved in post #84 of the task help thread

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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 415/1070
Total Books Read: 33
Tasks Completed: 27/60


message 2605: by Sam F (new)

Sam F | 205 comments Sam F:

5.10 book of your choice

Light Action in the Caribbean: Stories

Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Oldie/Big Book: no

Total Points: 295
Tasks Completed: 14
Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1


message 2606: by Foxy Grandma (new)

Foxy Grandma (foxygrandma) | 1194 comments Beth_NC

5.6 FOUR CORDS - Children of the Night by Mercedes Lackey

5.7 RAVEN THE TRICKSTER - The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg

5.8 FOUR WORLDS - Blue Labyrinth by Douglas Preston
***Big Book Ticket 520 pages***

5.9 SPIDER GRANDMOTHER - Darkwalker: A Tale of the Urban Shaman by Duncan Eagleson
spiDEr

Points: 20
Tasks: 4
Books: 4
Big Book Tickets 1
Pages: 1596

Total Points: 1070
Total Tasks: 59
Total Books: 85
Big Book Tickets: 20
Total Pages: 36,109

CHALLENGE COMPLETED!!!!


message 2607: by Emurphy (new)

Emurphy | 851 comments EMurphy

20.5 - Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness

Option 1: Historical Fiction genre
The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel by Anthony Horowitz

This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GR Author: 0
BB Ticket: 0

Total:
Points: 80
Books Read: 5
GR Author: 1
BB Ticket +1,000: 1


message 2608: by Adria (new)

Adria Adria

10.9 - Bridge The Gap: Read a book with hyphen in title/subtitle

The Black Book of the American Left Volume 4: Islamo-Fascism and the War Against the Jews

15.5 - Act (on) Your Age!

My number is 3

Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman

Points this post: 25
Total points: 180


message 2609: by Tammy AZ (new)

Tammy AZ (tammyaz) | 1207 comments 20.3 Moving House
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Virago Edition: The Handmaid's Tale

25.3 Grape Harvest Season

Option 1: Death in Florence: A Novel by Marco Vichi

Set in Italy and I live in the U.S.

Option 3: Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Dave

Post Total: 45
Grand Total: 230


message 2610: by Erin (new)

Erin (eecamp) | -1 comments ERIN C.

5.9 Spider Grandmother

The Last American Man by Elizabeth Gilbert

Task Points: 5
Total Points: 95
BB: 3
GO: 2
Books Read: 13
Tasks Completed: 13


message 2611: by Erin (new)

Erin (eecamp) | -1 comments ERIN C.

10.8 Yo Ho! Yo Ho!

"Pirate"

Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton

Task Points: 10
Total Points: 105
BB: 3
GO: 2
Books Read: 14
Tasks Completed: 14


message 2612: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth (elizabeth_greece) | 1160 comments Elizabeth B
10.1 - Take the Stairs
stairs on the cover Parting Shot (A Matter of Time, #7) by Mary Calmes

10.10 Dreamcatcher
"dream" in the title I'm Dreaming of an Undead Christmas, e-book only, found in line@1024 of the verification thread

Points:20
Total:825+20=845


message 2613: by Beth F (new)

Beth F | 669 comments 5.3. What are We Made of?
Let Sleeping Rogues Lie by Sabrina Jeffries
#4 in a series

5.8. Four Worlds
Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr
Mountain in title

10.8 - Yo Ho, Yo Ho!
Head Over Heels by Jill Shalvis
Head

20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
Option 2 - My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler
Memoir told in first person

POINTS: 95


message 2614: by Deyara (new)

Deyara | 36 comments Deyara


30.6 - Donna Jo's Task - Me, Myself, and I

Book 1 - The Lady Confesses by Carole Mortimer
Option 1 - Me
Carole MortiMEr

Book 2 - State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy
Option 3 - I
"I slid my employee pass into the card reader at the north east gate =and waited for verification - a long shrill chirp that always made me wince."



Points this post: 30 points
Total to Date = 60 points


message 2615: by Ceelee (new)

Ceelee CEELEE

Task 10.1 Take The stairs
Read a book with a staircase or flight of stairs on the cover. Include picture of cover.

I chose Peril in Paperback by Kate Carlisle. There is a lovely staircase in the right side of the picture.

Peril in Paperback (A Bibliophile Mystery, #6) by Kate Carlisle

Total books for task:1
Total points for for task: 10
Big Book Ticket claim: 0
Golden Oldie Ticket claim: 0


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Total Tasks completed for Fall Challenge: 3
Total books read for Fall Challenge: 4

Total Big Book Tickets claimed: 0
Total Golden Oldies Tickets claimed: 0

Total points for Fall Challenge: 40 )30+10)


message 2616: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 1804 comments Sarah E

30.10 - Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!


Book 1: Picture Perfect 400 pages, 4.22 average rating

Book 2: The Puffin Book Of Funny Verse 128 pages, 2.25 average rating

Total pages: 528
Difference in pages: 272
Difference in ratings: 1.97

Points this post: 30
Total points: 250


message 2617: by Karen D (new)

Karen D | 673 comments Karen D.

Task 20.9. Moderator's Pet - Katy's Task: The Trip of a Lifetime!

Option C - A surprise bonus highlight of the trip was how many interesting and kind people we met. So many people went out of their way to help us, talk with us, and even teach us some of South Africa's 11 official languages. Read a book whose title/subtitle contains an x (for Xhosa) or a z (for Zulu).

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan, finished 11/14

Points this task: 20
Total points: 620
Books read: 46
Tasks completed: 34


message 2618: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11205 comments Congratulations, Beth_NC! Task 25.1 in the Winter 2015 Challenge is yours.


message 2619: by Ems Loves to Read (last edited Nov 15, 2015 12:28PM) (new)

Ems Loves to Read (esondie) | -33 comments Emsreviewsbooks

5.2. The Sun and the Moon

I read A Creature of Moonlight by Rebecca Hahn by Rebecca Hahn.

5.7. Raven the Trickster

I read The Princess Bride by William Goldman.

25.10 M1nks's Task: Let a Little Light and Colour In!

Option 2: I read James Herriot's Cat Stories by James Herriot by James Herriot.

Option 4: I read A Worthy Pursuit by Karen Witemeyer by Karen Witemeyer.

Points this post: 35
Total Points: 760
Books Read: 61
Tasks Complete: 46


message 2620: by Tara (new)

Tara | 391 comments TASK NUMBER : 20.1 - A Calgary Autumn
TASK DESCRIPTION: Author initials in GO STAMPS GO

BOOK #1 READ: Until Friday Night (The Field Party, #1) by Abbi Glines
AUTHOR: Abbi Glines
DATE READ: 11/15/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Option 1 - GO STAMPS GO


✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦

TOTALS
Points This Post: 20

Total Points: 820



message 2621: by Sirena (last edited Nov 16, 2015 05:52AM) (new)

Sirena (spthewife) | 298 comments REPOST due to approval verification

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. Approved in message 38 of the Help Thread
Option 3: Look Who's Back, by Timur Vermes
REQUIRED: Set in Berlin, Germany


message 2622: by Amy (new)

Amy | 2170 comments Amy FL

5.1. Five Suns

The Living
There is an earthquake followed by a tsunami in this book.

5.3. What are We Made of?
Dexter Is Dead
#8 in series

5.4 Earth and Water
The Ice Princess
trEnten CaIcai vilu (ICE)

5.5.Esaugetuh Emissee
Murder House by James Patterson

5.6.Four Cords
Go Set a Watchman

5.7. Raven the Trickster
The Reformed Vampire Support Group
Humor

5.9. Spider Grandmother
At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen
initials are SG - Spider Grandmother

Points this post: 35
Total points: 35


message 2623: by JackAttack (last edited Nov 15, 2015 02:56PM) (new)

JackAttack | 34 comments Jackattack


Task: 25.2: SarahBR's task: Footy, Movies and Horses oh my!

Description: This is a two book task.

Option One: Read a book either set at least 50% in or by an author* born or currently living in one of the states that are home to an AFL team. Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden- born in Victoria (Melbourne) Reference - Author's Bio

Option Three: read a book whose author's* initials can be found within the words MELBOURNE CUP. The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell

Tomorrow, When the War Began (Tomorrow, #1) by John Marsden The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1) by Bernard Cornwell

TOTALS - THIS POST

Points This Post: 25
Golden Oldies This Post: No
Big Book This Post: No

TOTALS - OVERALL

Total Points: 450
Total Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book Tickets: 0


message 2624: by S.L. (new)

S.L. Berry Scooter & Siam
10.4 - Ten-Four Day
Read a book that has at least 104 5-star ratings.

Read Dissolution

Points: 10
Total: 220
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
Tasks: 14


message 2625: by S.L. (new)

S.L. Berry Scooter&Siam
20.2. Rookie at the Top - Puppitypup's Task: Picky, picky, picky!
This is a one book challenge. Read a book that combines at least THREE of the following features.

A. Main page genre: Adventure
B. Storyline includes a romance. The romance can be anything from a crush to a long-term marriage.
D. Storyline includes a named horse.

Read The Book of Lost Things - categories A, B, D

A on main page
B -- Rose's marriage to David's father
D - Roland's horse is named Silla. Roland is a knight helping David get to a castle so he can get back home.

Points: 20
Total: 240
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
Tasks: 15



message 2626: by Lola (new)

Lola | 283 comments 10.3 Inti
Read a book by an author with a name that starts and end with the same letter.

All My Puny Sorrows

Miriam Towes- Her first name starts and ends with the letter "m"

10.6 Back to Reality

Read a non-fiction book:
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

15.3 Past & Present

Read ONE book that fulfills both book 1 (...Historical Fiction on main page...) and book 2 ( published in the last year)

Go Set a Watchman

15.6 The Name Game

Read a book written by an author whose ...name contains a noun of four or more letters:

Somebody I Used to Know
Author David Bell-Noun is "bell"

Points This Post:50

Total Points: 50


message 2627: by Michele (last edited Nov 15, 2015 04:15PM) (new)

Michele Mimi Michele

50.1 Daphne's Task

Option 1. Read a biography whose subject died before 1950

A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert "Believe It or Not!" Ripley byNeal Thompson
Robert Ripley died May 27, 1949

Approved by Daphne in post 65

Option 2-read a book for one of two lists

How to Cook a Tapir: A Memoir of Belize byJoan Fry

From list best popular anthropology books
On 10/20/2015 this book was #62 on page 1

Option 6-read a book with main page genre science

H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

Approved by Daphne in post 60


Points: 50

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Total points: 490
Golden Oldie: 4
Big Book: 0


message 2628: by Lola (new)

Lola | 283 comments 20.1 Most Improved Player-Calgary Autumn

Option 1: Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the phrase GO STAMPS GO:

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie's initials, SA, are found I'm the word "StAmps"

20.4 Author! Author!

Option 4: Choose a book whose author's initials can be found in CENTENARIAN

Citizen: An American Lyric

Claudia Rankin's intials, CR, can be found in CentenaRian

20.8 Happy Anniversary!

Option D: Read a book with exactly 12 letters in the author's name

Life After Life

Kate Atkinson has exactly 12 letters in her name

20.9 Trip of a Lifetime!

Option C: Read a book whose title contains...the letter Z

Less Than Zero

Points This Post: 80
Total Points: 130


message 2629: by Anne (Booklady) (new)

Anne  (Booklady) Molinarolo (wwwgoodreadscomAnneMolinarolo) | 754 comments Anne (Booklady)


20.2. Rookie at the Top - Puppitypup's Task: Picky, picky, picky!

The Heist by Janet Evanovich

A. Main page genre: Adventure
B. Storyline includes a romance. The romance can be anything from a crush to a long-term marriage.
C. Main page genre: Humor



25.4 - Catherine T's Task: International Travels

Both Books are new to me.


Book 1 Cocos (Keeling) Islands CC
SW of Christmas Island under territory of Australia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocos_%... Therefore: Oceania

Bombshell by Catherine Coulter CC


Book 2 Set in Australia

The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty





Points in These Tasks: 45
Golden Oldies in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 1270








Totals:
Total Points: 495
Total Golden Oldies: 3
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(2), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 25/60
Total Books Read: 36
Total Pages Read in Fall 2015 SRC: 12,431



message 2630: by Lola (new)

Lola | 283 comments 25.6 Wedding Traditions

Option 1: Something Old
Read a book that was first published before 1898

The Best Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe

This book was published in 1833
As this is also before 1950, I am claiming a Golden Oldie ticket for this book

Option 3 Something Borrowed

Read a book you've borrowed. State where you got it from.

Library of Souls

I borrowed this book from the library.

25.9 On the Injured Bench

Option 1 RICE
Read a book with a food item on the cover

Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

This book has tomatoes and hot peppers pictured on the cover

Option 3 DUCK

Read a book with a bird on the cover

Stone Mattress Nine Tales by Margaret Atwood

This book has a bird on the cover holding a ring/the letter O in its beak

25.10 Let a Little Light and Colour in!

Read a book with a cover showing one or more people sitting or lying down outside in the sun

The Invaders by Karolina Waclawiak

Several people are sitting and lying in the sun poolside on the cover

Option 3 Read a book with a picture of a horse on the cover

Train Dreams by Denis Johnson

Points This Post: 75
Total Points: 205
Golden Oldie Tickets This Post: 1
Total GO Tickets: 1


message 2631: by Cathy (last edited Nov 15, 2015 04:46PM) (new)

Cathy Galloway | 1077 comments CathyG

15.8 - Culture Vulture
Delve into Native American culture by reading a book found on the Native American Fiction list. Required: State on which page of the list your book can be found when you post.p3
Follow the River by James Alexander Thom p3

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.
If I Were Youby Lisa Renee Jones is set in San Francisco, CA
Goodreads Author

20.8. Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!
Option D: OUR ANNIVERSARY
To celebrate 12 years of "happily married" read a book with exactly 12 letters in the author's* name
Not Another Bad Date by Rachel Gibson

20.9. Moderator's Pet - Katy's Task: The Trip of a Lifetime
Option C - Read a book whose title/subtitle contains an x (for Xhosa) or a z (for Zulu).
Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter
Goodreads Author

25.2: SarahBR's task: Footy, Movies and Horses oh my!
Read two books from different options.

Option One:
For this option, read a book either set at least 50% in or by an author* born or currently living in one of the states that are home to an AFL team. These states are New South Wales (Sydney), Queensland (Brisbane), South Australia (Adelaide), Victoria (Melbourne) and Western Australia (Perth)
Her Mediterranean Playboy: Mistress at the Italian's Command\Italian Boss, Housekeeper Mistress by Melanie Milburne
Approved : https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Melanie Milbourne grew up near Sydney in the state of New South Wales

Option Three: for this option, read a book whose author's* initials can be found within the words MELBOURNE CUP.
Safe at Last by Maya Banks
Goodreads Author

Points this post: 100
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 6
Goodreads Authors:3


message 2632: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
5.3. What are We Made of?
I read By the Pricking of My Thumbs - #4 in the Tommy and Tuppence series.

5.5.Esaugetuh Emissee.
I read The Button Man by Mark Pryor , with a large body of water (I think it's the Thames) on the cover.

15.4 - The World Without End
I read Yesterday's Kin, published in 2014. The main page genres have changed, but the book was approved in post 30 of the Help Thread for the one book option.

Points this post: 25
Total points: 775


message 2633: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11205 comments 50.1 - Daphne's Task: Gone to the dogs - What's in a name?
1. Plutarch - Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel
biography of John Harrison who died in 1776

5. Xerxes - The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester
X in Oxford; D in Madman; O in Professor; G in Making

6. Tesla - Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
science is main page genre

Points this post: 50
Season total: 370


message 2634: by Pam (new)

Pam (bluegrasspam) Bluegrass Pam

10.9 Bridge The Gap

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby

Author’s name has a hyphen in it.

Points this post: 10
Total Points: 245


message 2635: by Lola (new)

Lola | 283 comments 25.4 International Travels

Both of these books are new to me:

Book One My Pantry: Homemade Ingredients That Make Simple Meals Your Own

The author is Alice Waters. Her initials, AW, form the country code for Aruba, which is in North America (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_A...)

Book Two Imperial Bedrooms, is set in Los Angeles, Ca, USA, which is also in North America

30.4 Anything Can Happen...

Book 1

A Raisin in the Sun

BE ASHAMED TO DIE UNTIL YOU HAVE WON SOME VICTORY FOR HUMANITY

A in ashamed, R in victory, A in ashamed, I in until, S in ashamed, I in victory, N in until, I in victory, N in won, T in until, H in ashamed, E in ashamed, S in some, u in until, N in Humanity

(be ASHAmEd To dIe UNTIL you have woN Some vIctoRy for humaNity)

Book 2 Mislaid

A HOUSE WITHOUT BOOKS IS LIKE A ROOM WITHOUT WINDOWS

M in room, I in without, S in house, L in like, A in a, I in is, D in windows

A houSe wIthout books Is Like a rooM without winDows

30.8 Ghost Hunters

Option 2 Read a book with the GR genre "Gothic" which does not have the word "ghost" in the title:

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Option 4 Read any work of fiction...by a Canadian author, or set at least 50% in Canada

Still Life

Author Louise Penny was born in and currently lives in Canada. This book is set entirely in Canada.

Points This Post: 85
Total Points: 290
Total GO Tickets: 1


message 2636: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11205 comments 20.6. Seasoned Reader - Amy O's Task - Quetzalcoatl
Option 3 - Personality: What Makes You the Way You Are by Daniel Nettle
main page genre of Self Help

Points this post: 20
Season total: 390


message 2637: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne (perletwo) | 1586 comments perletwo

30.8 - Nick KY’s Task: Ghost Hunters -

Option 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. Part of a larger word, such as “Ghostly” or “Hunter,” is O.K.

Jane and the Ghosts of Netley

Option 4. Read any work of fiction or nonfiction by a Canadian author* (by birth or residence), or set at least 50% in Canada.

No Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay

Points this task: 30
Total points: 695
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 52
Tasks completed: 39


message 2638: by Melissa (new)

Melissa (balletbookworm) | 915 comments Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM

25.6 - Dakimel’s Task: Wedding Traditions
I chose Options 3 and 5.
Option 3: I read Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff (paperback for length). I borrowed this from the library via the digital lending service.
Option 5: I read Armada by Ernest Cline (paperback for length). E and C are found in SIXPENCE.

Previous point total: 410
New points this post: 25
Total points: 435

New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 23

GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2


message 2639: by Robin (Saturndoo) (new)

Robin (Saturndoo) (robinsaturndoo) Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥

30.5 DLMRose's Task:In The Middle
Book 1 Read a book by an author* who uses 3 names--Shelley Shepard Gray:Forgiven
Book 2 author* who uses a 3 part name* that includes a middle initial. The middle initial MUST be the initial of the middle name of the author of Book 1--Kathi S. Barton:Royce

Forgiven (Sisters of the Heart, #3) by Shelley Shepard Gray Royce (Hunters, #1) by Kathi S. Barton

Points Earned This Post:30

Points Achieved to Date:670/1070
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)


message 2640: by Robin (Saturndoo) (new)

Robin (Saturndoo) (robinsaturndoo) Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥

25.1 Andy P.'s task: The Fall Months
Book 1 author's* surname has 9, 10, or 11 letters--10 letters]:The Midwife by Jolina Petersheim
Book 2 title (Not a subtitle or series title) contains a word of 9, 10, or 11 letters--9 letters:Mansfield Park

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen The Midwife by Jolina Petersheim

Big Book Ticket--507 pages:Mansfield Park

Points Earned This Post:25

Points Achieved to Date:695/1070
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (1)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)


message 2641: by Lois (new)

Lois | 2632 comments Task 30.5 - DLMRose's Task:In The Middle


Book 1, a book by an author who uses three names: The Late Scholar by Jill Paton Walsh

Book 2, a book by an author who uses a middle initial that is the same as the middle initial of the author of book 1: Daughters of the Samurai: A Journey from East to West and Back by Janice P. Nimura

Points this post: 30
Total points: 715


message 2642: by Adina (new)

Adina | 97 comments 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: Watchmen
Alan Moore – Moor= a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.

Current post:
Points: 15
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0

Total:
Total Points: 160
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:


message 2643: by Adina (new)

Adina | 97 comments 30.8. Nick KY's Task

Option 2. Read a book with the GR genre “Gothic” which does NOT have the word “Ghost” in the title/subtitle/series title.

I read: Dracula

Option 3. Read any novel (“novella,” “novelette”) which is 100 – 150 pages in length. No poetry, plays, short story collections, or nonfiction here.

I read: Candide

Points: 30
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0


Total Points: 190
Total Goodreads Authors: 2


message 2644: by Emily (new)

Emily | 782 comments Boston Kate

20.8 Happy Anniversary!

Option C: I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

AUSTRALIA GERMANY


30.9 Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game

Rolled 4

Book A: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

#1 in No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series - a new-to-me series

Book B: Head To Head by Linda Ladd

"Head" is repeated in the title


Points this post: 50
Total points: 90
Tasks completed: 6
Books read (including unposted): 9


message 2645: by Book Concierge (last edited Nov 16, 2015 05:50AM) (new)

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 4447 comments Task # 25.9 – Delicious Dee – On the Injured Bench

Letters H I P must be in each title (any order)

Option 1 – RICE – Food item on the cover
Garlic and Sapphires The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl - sapPHIres


Option 2 – FOAM ROLLER – give a second chance to an author I previously rated 1 or 2 stars
The Christie Caper - tHe chrIstie caPer
I had previously read Dead Man’s Island (Sept 2011) and gave it 2 stars.
2-star review of previously read book


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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 375 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


message 2646: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 20.3 Best Review Contest-Catie's Task: Moving House

Option 2 Read any book published by Virago.
The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood by Margaret Atwood

Points this post: 20
Total points: 950


message 2647: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 25.4 - Catherine T's Task: International Travels

Book 1. read a book by an author* whose initials appear on this list of International Country Codes. Austria's country code is AT so I chose Cold Black Earth by Sam Reaves by Aline Templeton Aline Templeton.
This book is not a reread.

Book 2. Austria is in Europe, so I chose The Patriarch (Bruno, Chief of Police, #8) by Martin Walker by Martin Walker which is set in France, part of Europe. This book is not a reread.

Points this post: 25
Total points: 975


message 2648: by Nick (last edited Nov 16, 2015 09:21AM) (new)

Nick (doily) | 3392 comments Nick KY

30.2 Ms. Anderson's

Option 1. "Poetry" as a GR genre -- I read Moon Woke Me Up Nine Times: Selected Haiku of Basho by Matsuo Bashō.

Option 4. Author's first name is Daniel -- I read The Americans, Vol. 1: The Colonial Experience by Daniel J. Boorstin.


30.5 DlmRose's

Book 1. Author with three full names -- I read The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo by Oscar Zeta Acosta.

Book 2. Author has same middle initial as author of Book 1 -- I read Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite, he now goes by Billy Martin and no longer writes gothics, as she once did. She was one of my favorite authors of gothic literature, but now, as I understand, he is much happier.


Points This Post: 60
Total Points So Far: 840


message 2649: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments Task 5.10 Create Your Own World!
Read a book of your choice.

What Ho, Automaton! (Reeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries #1) (2011) by Chris Dolley (Goodreads Author) (Kindle Edition, 159 pages) Approved for length by dlmrose.

**Chris Dolley is a Goodreads Author.**


295 + 05 = 300

Tasks Completed: 18
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 295 + 05 = 300
Books read: 23
Pages read: 7,516

Read but not claimed: 10
Goodreads Authors: 10
Golden Oldies: 03

Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+


message 2650: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 1804 comments Sarah E

20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short


Option 1: Takes place entirely in California
Published October 2nd 2013

Kindle edition I read: Quicksilver
Paperback: Quicksilver

Points this post: 20
Total points: 270


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