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Fall Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
25.5 All About My Dad!OPTION A: Read a book which has been made into a movie that you HAVE NOT seen but would like to.
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind
The film of the book is Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
OPTION E: Read a non-fiction book with the genre of POLITICS
Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence by Joseph J. Ellis
Points this post: 25
TOTAL POINTS: 355
Golden Oldies: 6
Big Book Tickets: 1 (500+)
Total tasks completed: 17
Total books read: 21
20.3. Best Review Contest - Catie's Task: Moving House1. Read any of the 121 books that I have with me in my current house.
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
Found on page 4 of Catie's bookshelf.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 895
Total Tasks: 53
25.8 - Amanda A's Task: Happy Fall!A. Fall TV Shows: Read a book that a TV series is based on.
Flash and Bones by Kathy Reichs
Temperance Brennan #14 inspired the TV series BONES.
C. Cooler Weather (Brrrr): Read a book with a word that contains "ber" found intact in the title/subtitle.
September Fair by Jess Lourey
SEPTEMBER FAIR
25.9 - Delicious Dee's Task: On the Injured Bench
Option 1 - RICE – read a book with a food item on the cover.
The Spia Family Presses on by Mary Leo
Food - olives
THESPIAFAMILYPRESSESON
Option 2 - FOAM ROLLER – give a second chance to an author you may not have liked in the past.
Whirlpool by Elizabeth Lowell
I read a book by Elizabeth Lowell called Desert Rain, gave it 1 star and placed it on my "absolute garbage" shelf. One of the worst "romances" I have ever read, with a romantic male lead no better than a rapist and a romantic female lead that was dumber than a box of hair. This one was better, probably because it was romantic suspense and I could focus on the mystery and ignore the idiot couple. I think I'm done with Elizabeth Lowell though.
WHIRLPOOL
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 945
Total Tasks: 55
trishhartuk20.9 Moderator's Pet: Katy's Task: The Trip of a Lifetime!
*** Changing Book from Original Task Claim (post #1076) ***
I just got back from the trip of a lifetime - two weeks in South Africa! For this task, choose one option related to the highlights of my trip:
Option C - A surprise bonus highlight of the trip was how many interesting and kind people we met. Read a book whose title/subtitle contains an x (for Xhosa) or a z (for Zulu).
death waXed over, Tim Myers
Total points and tasks completed remain the same.
Total Points: 695
Tasks Completed: 34
Golden Oldies: 7
Big Books: 500+: 2
*** Moving the original book from post #1076 (Amazing & Extraordinary London Underground Facts) to: ***
50.1 - Daphne's Task: Gone to the dogs - What's in a name?
For this task, all books must be nonfiction. Read 3 books, from 3 different options.
2. Thutmose IV - He is my splendidly neurotic English Shepherd mutt. For this option, read a book on the listopias Popular Archaeology and Paleoanthropology or Best Popular Anthropology Books. REQUIRED: In your post, state which list you chose and the page the book is found on.
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, Jared Diamond
On both lists on page one: Rank #1 on Best Popular Anthropology Books; Rank #5 on Popular Archaeology and Paleoanthropology
4. Theseus - He is my goofy hound mix. For this option, read a non-fiction history book about Rome or Greece. History (standalone or embedded) must appear as a main page genre, and the GR description must indicate that the book is about Rome or Greece.
Magic in the Roman World, Naomi Janowitz
Approved by Daphne in help thread message #47
5. Xerxes - My ginger chow/shar pei with a major, major attitude. For this option, 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.
Amazing & Extraordinary London Underground Facts, Stephen Halliday
Has X in the word eXtraordinary, and using the title letters you can make up both the words DOG (in unDerGrOund) and CANID (ANID in extraorDINAry, C in faCts.)
Read the kindle edition. There doesn't seem to be a paperback, but there is a hardback
Points this Task: 50
Books Read: 3
Total Points: 745
Tasks Completed: 35
Golden Oldies: 7
Big Books: 500+: 2
M1NKSREASSIGNMENT
25.10
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No changed to points/ -1 Golden Oldie Ticket
POINTS
Points This Post: -
Points Total: 865
Golden Oldies: 30
Big Books: [500+: 4] [750+: 1] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 50
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Amy O - QuetzalcoatlOption 1: feather in title: Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 125/1070
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 11
Golden Oldies
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)
SpiderMac5.7 Raven the Trickster
Read a book with the main page genre humor or funny.
I read Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson
This book has main page genre humor.
5.9 Spider Grandmother
Read a book by an author* whose initials can be found in SPIDER GRANDMOTHER.
I read The ADHD Advantage: What You Thought Was a Diagnosis May Be Your Greatest Strength by Dale Archer
Dale Archer - SpiD er GrAndmother
10.7 Sedna the Sea Goddess
Read a book with one of these words in the title or subtitle: whale, seal, sea, lion.
I read Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings by Christopher Moore
My word was “whale”. Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings
20.1 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.
I read Death at Gills Rock by Patricia Skalka
REQUIRED: Indicate in your post the option you chose.
I chose option 1. Patricia Skalka – Go StamPS Go
20.2 Rookie at the Top - Puppitypup's Task: Picky, picky, picky!
Read a book that combines at least THREE of the following features.
I read A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
REQUIRED: (1) State which three features your book contains
(1) A Walk in the Woods satisfies options (A) Adventure, (C) Humor, and (E) History. The genres were noted in message 29 in the genre verification thread. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
REQUIRED:(2) State how the book satisfies your storyline option(s).
(2) This book was about the adventures of the author as he set out on the Appalachian Trail with his buddy. A good deal of the author’s humor consisted of making fun of his buddy and snide comments about other hikers. There was a lot of history about the trail itself, the national forest system, different little towns along the way, etc. The history side was really bumped up after the author took a “break” about third of the way through the book. He never really got back into full on hiking the trail.
20.6 Seasoned Reader - Amy O's Task - Quetzalcoatl
Option 3 - Read a book with a main page genre of Education or Self Help.
I read You Say More Than You Think: Use the New Body Language to Get What You Want!, The 7-Day Plan by Janine Driver
REQUIRED: Please state which option you chose when posting your completed task.
I chose option 3 – Self Help. This book has the main page genre Self Help by 10 users.
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
Option 2 - Read a book with a single female on the cover.
I read Long Gone by Alafair Burke
REQUIRED: State which option you chose when you post. For all options, include the cover when you post.
I chose option 2.
20.8 Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!
Option D - Read a book with exactly 12 letters in the author's* name.
Regrettably, I read Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn. There are things in this book I will never be able to unsee.
I chose option D - Gillian Flynn = 12 letters.
25.1 Andy P.'s task: The Fall Months
Two book task.
Book 1- Read a book whose author's* surname has 9, 10, or 11 letters.
I read Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
Slaughter has nine letters.
Book 2 - Read a book whose title (Not a subtitle or series title) contains a word of 9, 10, or 11 letters.
I read Bossypants by Tina Fey
Bossypants has ten letters.
30.3 Ava Catherine’s task: Perspectives Over Time
Two book task.
Book 1- Read a book first published before you were born.
I read Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Frankenstein was first published in 1818 which was before I was born.
Book 2 - Read a book first published in 2010 or later.
I read Little Black Lies by Sharon Bolton
Little Black Lies was first published May 2015.
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Points this post: 175
Points total: 390/1070
Tasks completed: 23/60
Books read: 26
NARUMONThis post is to swap some books around different tasks
10.2 Happy Hour
Originally posted with I Am Half-Sick of Shadows, this book is being moved to another task
30.1 Schatzie's Task: DNA
The task was originally claimed using H is for Hawk (option 3) and Dr. Mütter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine (option 4).
Option 3: Set in England.
H is for Hawk
Option 4: Something green on cover
. The skeleton is wearing a green hat. 50.1 Daphne's Task: Gone to the Dogs - What's in a Name?
This task was originally claimed using Seabiscuit: An American Legend, Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, and Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime.
Option 1: Read a biography, the subject must have died before 1950.
Dr. Mütter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine. This book was approved by moderator for another reader in post 89. Dr. Mutter died in 1859. Info verifying his date of death
Option 2: Book from the popular anthropology list
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. This book is found on page 1 of the list.
Option 6: Non fiction book with genre "science"
Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime
TOTAL:
Points: 745 - 10 = 735
Big Book: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
MIMI MICHELE20.1 A Calgary Autumn
Option 1-Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in GO STAMPS GO
A Question of Upbringing by Anthony Powell Letters A & P
Points: 20
20.9 The Trip of a Lifetime
Option 1-Read a book on the list “Best South Africa Reads:
Reeva was #67 on the list
Reeva: A Mother's Storyby June Steenkamp
Points: 20
Total points this post: 40
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 550
Golden Oldie: 4
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
M1NKS15.2 - Which Witch? - Two/To
1. The Man with Two Left Feet and Other Stories
2. Leave It to Psmith - Published 1923
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
POINTS
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 880
Golden Oldies: 31
Big Books: [500+: 4] [750+: 1] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 51
NARUMONSorry moderators, I'm switching more books around :( All tasks that I'm posting about here were previously claimed, I'm just switching the books around
5.2 The Sun and the Moon
Originally claimed with Beauty and the Werewolf.
Task description: Sun or Moon on the cover
. The cover shows the sun (right behind the girl and the horse). 10.2 Happy Hour
Originally claimed with
, which is #4 in Flavia De Luce series Task description: Read a book that is #4 - #7 in a series
Beauty and the Werewolf by Mercedes Lackey. This is #6 in the Five Hundred Kingdoms series.
25.10 M1nk's Task: Let a Little Light and Colour In!
Originally claimed with Cat Daddy: What the World's Most Incorrigible Cat Taught Me About Life, Love, and Coming Clean (option 2), and Six-Gun Snow White (option 3).
Option 2: Cat on cover or title
. Cat sitting on Jackson Galaxy's shoulder and the word "cat" is in the title too. Option 3: Horse on the Cover
. Horse on cover. TOTAL SO FAR:
Points: 745
Big books: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Coralie30.3 Perspectives Over Time
Book 1 The Food of the Gods read in The Time Machine / The Island of Dr. Moreau / The Invisible Man / The War of the Worlds / The First Men in the Moon / The Food of the Gods first published 1904 which was before I was born
Book 2 Others of My Kind first published 2013
This post 30 points
Total to date 1025 points
JennM5.9. Spider Grandmother
Sea Creatures by Susanna Daniel
10.3 - Inti
This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales
10.4 - Ten-Four Day
Summer Secrets
10.6 - Back to Reality
Deliver Us: Three Decades of Murder and Redemption in the Infamous I-45/Texas Killing Fields
15.4 - The World Without End
Book 1: Badlands, published July 2015
Book 2: Defiance
25.5 - Sirena's Task: All About My Dad!
A: The Martian
Movie is also called The Martian: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_m...
D: The Surrendered (Korea)
30.6: Donna Jo's Task - Me, Myself, and I
Option 1: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simison
Option 3: Little Black Lies
"I believe just about anyone can kill in the right circumstances, given enough motivation."
30.10 - Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!
Book 1: Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder - 436 pages, 3.69 average rating
Book 2: Cut Both Ways - 352 pages, 2.99 average rating
Total pages: 788
Difference in pages: 84
Difference in ratings: 0.7
Total Points this post: 135
Total for all posts: 320
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its CoverOption 2: Pskegdemus For this option, read a book that shows a single female on the cover. No other human beings may be on the cover, but animals are allowed. The figure has to be identifiable as female.
by Raymond CarverTotal points: 335
Tasks completed: 14
GO: 1
BBT: 0
Cait S20.8- Happy Anniversary!
Option C: His family
For this option read a book where the first letters of the words that make up the title can be found in the words AUSTRALIA and/or GERMANY.
Invisible by Pete Hautman
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 385
Total Tasks Completed: 22
25.1 Andy P.'s task: The Fall MonthsBook 1. Read a book whose author's* surname has 9, 10, or 11 letters.
Flight Behaviour by Barbara Kingsolver
Kingsolver has 10 letters
Book 2. Read a book whose title (Not a subtitle or series title) contains a word of 9, 10, or 11 letters. The word may be plural or possessive.
Capricornia by Xavier Herbert
Capricornia has 11 letters
Pub. 1937 - GOLDEN OLDIE
30.1: Schatzie's TASK: DNA
OPTION 3: read a book that takes place at least 50% of the time in England
The Asylum by John Harwood
OPTION 4:read a book that has an inanimate (not living) object that is green on the cover.
Tower of Thorns by Juliet Marillier
~green dress30.6: Donna Jo's Task - Me, Myself, and I
1. Me: Read a book by an author* whose name has "me" found intact in it. "Me" must be in that order.
I Am a Cat by Natsume Soseki
"me" in Natsume
Pub. 1905 - GOLDEN OLDIE
3. I: Read a fiction book written in the first person - at least 50% of the book must be written from the "I" perspective.
Sweet Wattle Creek by Kaye Dobbie
First line of book: "A rectangular brown cardboard box was sitting on the top step of the Herald offices when I arrived at work."
Points this post: 85
Golden Oldie: 6
Big Book: 3
Total points: 360
Moving Things Around Post:Stone Mattress: Nine Tales is being moved from 20.7 to 30.8
Still Life is being moved from 30.8 to 30.9
Life After Life is being moved from 20.8 to 30.9
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...by a Canadian author:
Stone Mattress: Nine Tales
Margaret Atwood was born in Canada and resides there currently.
30.9 Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game
1. I rolled a ONE
(Book A) Read a book...that is listed as series #1 on Goodreads:
Still Life
This book is listed as #1 in the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series
(Book B) Read a book where the title contains a repeated word of at least for letters.
Life After Life
Points This Post: 60
Total Points: 330
Mary P30.1: Schatzie's TASK: DNA
Option 3: For this task, read a book that takes place at least 50% of the time in England (England only, not other parts of Great Britain).
The Cobbler's Kids by Rosie Harris.
The story takes place in Liverpool, England.
Option 4: For this task, read a book that has an inanimate (not living) object that is green on the cover.
by Lori Nelson Spielman.The book edge is green.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 440
10.6 Back to RealityRead a non-fiction book:
The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street
10.9 Bridge The Gap
Read a book with...an author's name that is hyphenated:
Dear Mr. You by Mary-Louise Parker
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 350
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 15.9: Animal guides: The Llama of Death: A Gunn Zoo Mystery by Betty Webb. The animal in the title is llama, which is a totem animal with comforting to others, secure as its characteristics.
Task 20.1: Calgary Autumn ~ Option 1: Occasion of Revenge by Marcia Talley. The author's initials MT are in GO STAMPS GO. Marcia Talley is a GoodReads author.
Task 20.9: Trip of a lifetimes ~ Option A: A Beautiful Place to Die by Malla Nunn. The book is 67th on page 1 of the Best South African Reads list.
Task 30.9: Players 3 & 4 have joined the game: Rolled a 3, so Option 3:
Book A: Diamonds and Cole by Michael Maxwell. Michael Maxwell is a GoodReads author.
Book B: Murders on Elderberry Road by Sally Goldenbaum. The word Elderberry in the title has 2 consecutive r's. Sally Goldenbaum is a GoodReads author.
Totals this posting:
Total Points: 85
Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 4
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 200
Books Read: 11
Tasks Completed: 9
GoodReads Authors: 4
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
Task 25.1 The Fall MonthsBook 1. Read a book whose author's surname has 9, 10, or 11 letters.
Dic / kin / son
The Traitor Baru Cormorant (2015) by Seth Dickinson (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 400 pages)
** Seth Dickinson is a Goodreads Author.**
Book 2. Read a book whose title (Not a subtitle or series title) contains a word of 9, 10, or 11 letters.
Ini / mit / abl / e
The Inimitable Jeeves (Jeeves #2) (1923) by P.G. Wodehouse (Paperback, 240 pages)
**The Inimitable Jeeves is a Golden Oldie, published in 1923**
440 + 25 = 465
Tasks Completed: 23
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 440 + 25 = 465
Books read: 34
Pages read: 11,390
Read but not claimed: 2
Goodreads Authors: 12
Golden Oldies: 05
Big Books:
(2) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 5.6: Four Cords: Boy Made of Dawn by R. Allen Chappell. The title has 4 words.
Task 10.4: Ten-Four Day: Holder of Lightning by S.L. Farrell. The book has 145 5-star ratings (104 or more required). Claim Big Book ticket: 589 pages in the book.
Task 15.6: Name Game: Wildcard by Ken McClure. The word in the auhtor's name is lure, which is a noun with several meanings, including decoy. Ken McClure is a GoodReads author.
Totals this posting:
Total Points: 30
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 230
Books Read: 14
Tasks Completed: 12
GoodReads Authors: 5
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 0;
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
I chose the tiger and read
POINTS
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 620
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 33
BB Total: 3
GO Total: 5
5.1 - Five SunsThe Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer
This is the second book in the Last Survivors series - an asteroid has hit the moon and moved it closer to Earth, resulting in massive tidal waves, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions
Points this post: 5
Season total: 410
Amy O.***REPOST***
20.3. Best Review Contest - Catie's Task: Moving House
Option 1 - book from Catie's bookshelf in her current house
The Shepherd's Crown by Terry Pratchett
25.4 - Catherine T's Task: International Travels
Book 1: Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
author initials MK = 2-letter code for Macedonia
Book 2: H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald
Book is set in England - same continent where Macedonia is
Both books listed for Task 25.4 are new to me
Amy O.25.10 - M1nks's Task: Let a Little Light and Colour In!
Option 1: book with people sitting in sun on cover
The Book of Mormon Girl: A Memoir of an American Faith by Joanna BrooksOption 4: book with brightly colored clothing on cover
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling (pink dress on cover)This post: 25 points
Total to Date = 310 points
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Books read: 20
Tasks completed: 16
10.4 - Ten-Four DayA book with at least 104 5-star ratings: Silver Linings by Debbie Macomber
1026 5-star ratings
Points this post: 10
Total points: 760
perletwo*****REPOST*****
10.8 - Yo Ho, Yo Ho! - Celebrate Talk Like A Pirate Day on September 19th by singing the official Talk Like A Pirate Day song. Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters from the song lyrics in the title or subtitle. The word must match exactly. Required: State the word.
Fork on the Left, Knife in the Back
Go to work, come back home, watch TV,
Points this task: 10
Total points: 760
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 57
Tasks completed: 44
Coralie5.9 Spider Grandmother
Book by an author whose initials can be found in spider grAndMother
Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey
This post 5 points
Total to date 1030 points
Readerboard name: Diane LRepost of message 2866
5.10. Create Your Own World!
Read a book of your choice.
The Lighthouse Land by Adrian McKinty
A R Bookfind info: IL: MG+
Points this post: 5
Points to date: 400
M1NKS10.6 - Back to Reality - read a non-fiction book.
The Black Death
POINTS
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 890
Golden Oldies: 31
Big Books: [500+: 4] [750+: 1] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 52
SpiderMac10.5 Penmanship Practice
Read a book with a TITLE on the cover that is written in cursive - where many or all of the letters are connected, sometimes making a word one single complex stroke.
I read Becoming Ellen by Shari Shattuck
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.
I read Dreaming Bears: A Gwich'in Indian Storyteller, a Southern Doctor, a Wild Corner of Alaska by J. Michael Holloway
My totem is a bear.
25.2 SarahBR's task: Footy, Movies and Horses oh my!
Two book task.
Book 1- Option 2 - Read a book from the first 10 pages of Popular Pop Culture Books.
I read Yes Please by Amy Poehler for Option 2.
Yes Please is on page 1.
Book 2 – Option 3 - Read a book whose author's* initials can be found within the words MELBOURNE CUP.
I read The Bees by Laline Paull for option 3.
Laline Paull – MeLbourne CuP
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Points this post: 50
Points total: 440/1070
Tasks completed: 26/60
Books read: 30
Jamie NYCREPOSTING - corrected paperback entry in GR
Task #20.6. Seasoned Reader - Amy O's Task - Quetzalcoatl
Option 1: Read a book with one of the following words in its title or subtitle: Wind
Running with the Wind by Shira Anthony
POINTS
Points this Post: 20
Books: 1
Tasks: 1
Total Points: 915
Total Books: 73
Total Tasks: 55
Readerboard Name: Elishia30.9. Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game
3. If you rolled a THREE or SIX: Good things come in pairs...
Rolled a 3
(Book A) Read a book where the title/subtitle contains the phrase "_____ and _____" or " ______ & ______".
(Book B) Read a book where there are consecutive double letters found in a single word in the title/subtitle.
FF in affair
Points Earned This Post:30
Points Achieved to Date: 340/1100
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (2)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
25.8 - Amanda A - Happy FallOption C: Cooler weather ("ber" intact in title/subtitle) - The Bone Chamber by Robin Burcell
Option D: I love a good series (#9, 10 or 11 in series) - Yankee Doodle Dead by Carolyn Hart
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 150/1070
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 13
Golden Oldies
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)
Nick KY15.9 Totems I read The Lizard's Tale: A Novel by José Donoso, with the totem of "Lizard" in the title.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 990
Scooter&Siam 20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
This is a one book task. REQUIRED: State which option you chose in your post.
Option 1: For this option, read a book in which at least one character sets foot in one of these states: Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada or California. REQUIRED: Specify the state. If the state is not mentioned in the metadata or GR description, include a brief explanation of the character's presence in the specified state.
Read Superhighway
Set at least 50% in California -- the main character Alex Fine a/k/a Alex Knox grows up in an L.A. (Los Angeles) orphanage, finds his first serious girlfriend in L.A., buys and lives in a house in Bel Air for about half the time.
Points: 20
Total: 300
GO: 1
BB: 1
Tasks: 19
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM25.10 - M1nks's Task: Let a Little Light and Colour In!
I used Options 2 and 3.
Option 2: I read
edited by Caroline Casey, et al. (So many kitties on the cover!)Option 3: I read
by Timothy Egan.Previous point total: 550
New points this post: 25
Total points: 575
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 28
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2
Mary P5.10. Create Your Own World!: Since reading a book can create a whole new world for the reader, create your own world, by reading a book of your choice.
Father Mine by J.R. Ward.
Length approved: #740 SRC ebook verification list.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 445
Kristen IARemove Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor from Task #5.5
Remove Plum Spooky from Task #5.10
Reassign the above books as follows:
10.4 - Ten-Four Day
Read a book that has at least 104 5-star ratings.
Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich
This book has 8921 5-star ratings
I listened to the audio version, but linked to the PB version.
25.1 Andy P.'s task: The Fall Months
This is a two book task: Choose two books, one for Book 1, and one that works for Book 2.
Book 1. Numerically, the Fall months, SRC style, are 9, 10, and 11.
Read a book whose author's* surname has 9, 10, or 11 letters. The book must be written by a single author. Please note that a surname, for SRC purposes, is the last word in the author's name preceded by a space.
Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
"Evanovich" has 9 letters
I listened to the audio version, but linked to the MMPB version.
Book 2. Read a book whose title (Not a subtitle or series title) contains a word of 9, 10, or 11 letters. The word may be plural or possessive.
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas
"Christmas" has 9 letters
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Points This Post: 35-10=25
Total Points: 385/1070
Total Books Read: 28
Tasks Completed: 19/60
Big Books This Post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
20.9. Moderator's Pet - Katy's Task: The Trip of a Lifetime!I chose Option C: Read a book whose title/subtitle contains an x (for Xhosa) or a z (for Zulu).
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King "Z" in Bazaar
Task total=20
Grand total=345
Adria20.6. Seasoned Reader - Amy O's Task - Quetzalcoatl
I chose Option 1: "Star" in title
A Star in the East: The Rise of Christianity in China
25.5 - Sirena's Task: All About My Dad!
I chose to read two books for Option A & D
Option A: book made into a movie
Child 44
Link to movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1014763/
Option D: book set in Korea
Over 50% of the book is set in North and South Korea
The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story
Points this post: 45
Total points: 305
Andy P.Task # 25.8 - Amanda A's Task: Happy Fall!
Option C. Read a book with a word that contains "ber" found intact in the title/subtitle.
by Kim van Alkemade NumberOption D. Read a book that is #9, #10 or #11 in a series. The book must be identified as part of a series on Goodreads.
by C.J. BoxBook is # 9 in Joe Pickett series
Points this post: 25
Total points: 1070
finished if I did this task correctly
CYNBAXTERTask # 5.05 – Esaugetuh Emissee
Book 1: [cover]
The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan* which shows a body of water on the coverPoints this post: 5 points
Total points to date = 770 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
ColetteGTask 30.5 In the Middle
Option 1 Author uses 3 part name all full names
Meditations for People Who May worry Too Much
Anne Wilson Schaef
Meditations for People Who Worry
Option 2 Author uses 3 part name, middle name initial
A Pledge of Silence
by Flora J. Solomon A Pledge of Silence
30 points for task
Kim O30.4 - Jonquil’s task: Anything can happen, child. Anything can be
Book 1: The entirety of your first book’s title must appear in the first quote: BE ASHAMED TO DIE UNTIL YOU HAVE WON SOME VICTORY FOR HUMANITY.
The Nature of the Beast
T in TO, he in ASHAMED, N in UNTIL, a in ASHAMED, tu in UNTIL, r in VICTORY, e in BE, of in FOR, T in VICTORY, he in HAVE, B in BE, e in SOME, a in HUMANITY, s in SOME, t in HUMANITY
Book 2: The entirety of your second book’s title must appear in the second quote: A HOUSE WITHOUT BOOKS IS LIKE A ROOM WITHOUT WINDOWS
Horns
Ho in HOUSE, r in ROOM, ns in WINDOWS
Points this task: 30
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Cumulative Totals
Golden Oldies: 3
Books read: 43
Cindy C.Task 20.3-Best Review Contest-Catie's Task: Moving House
Option 1: Read any of the 121 books on Catie's bookshelf. This book was on page 3.
Half Bad
Points this post: 20
Total points: 635
Total tasks: 28
Cindy C.Task 15.5-Act (on) Your Age
My birthday was during the Fall Challenge, so I am using the age at the beginning of the challenge, 39. 3+9=12 1+2=3 word title.
Every Ugly Word
Points this post: 15
Total points: 650
Total tasks: 29
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM20.6. Seasoned Reader - Amy O's - Quetzalcoatl
I chose Option 3.
I read
by Brene Brown (paperback). Self-help is the second genre on the main page.Previous point total: 575
New points this post: 20
Total points: 595
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 29
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2
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TASK DESCRIPTION: Q in Title
BOOK #1 READ:
AUTHOR: Meg Cabot
DATE READ: 11/24/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Option 2 - Q in Title
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 940