WI 15-16 Task Overview

[Kate S]

10.1 Design Your Own Task

Write a task for yourself! If you repeat this task (can be used 3 times total), you must use the same task each time. Cannot be used as a combo.
Please post your task here prior to claiming this task for points.

10.2 Noel, Noel

Read a book with NO "L" in the title and NO "L" in the author name.

10.3 Science Fiction Day

January 2 is National Science Fiction Day. Read one of the top Science Fiction authors listed on Ranker.com

10.4 Valentine's Day

Read one of the top 350 titles from the list Best Love Stories
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10.5 Favorite Authors (a.k.a. Moderator Gift)

Read a book by one of your top 5 most read authors*. This task may be repeated three times using a different author each time. This task may not be used for combo points.
Please post your list here prior to claiming points for this task.

*Your most read authors can be found by going to My Books and using the Most Read Authors link beneath the shelf listings.

10.6 Australia Day

Australia Day - January 26 is Australia Day, marking the anniversary of the day in 1788 when the first British fleet stepped ashore. Read a winner in either the Fiction or Nonfiction categories of any of the following awards:

Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature (was South Australian Premier's Book Award)
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
Queensland Premier's Literary Awards
Victorian Premier's Literary Awards (also includes the Vance and Nettie Palmer Awards)
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards

10.7 Cozy Holidays (Karen Michele's Task)-

Cuddle up with a cozy mystery. Read a book that has been tagged "Cozy Mystery" by at least 10 users in the genre section on the book page.

10.8 Winter Solstice (Rebekah's Task)-

Winter Solstice: On Dec. 21, the sun will remain continuously below the horizon in land within the arctic circle. Read a book written by an author born in one of the countries within the artic circle: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, and Alaska, U.S.

10.9 Realistic Ratings (Cory Day's Task)-

The average rating I have given in all my Goodreads rating is 3.40, so I’m a little wary when books have over 4.0 or under 2.0. A lot of good books end up with ratings between 3 and 4 stars, so read a book that has higher than a 3.0 rating AND lower than a 4.0 average rating.

10.10 Group Reads

Elizabeth (Alaska):The Confessions of Nat Turner by William Styron
Kate S: Before You Know Kindness by Chris Bohjalian
Jama: The Farm by Tom Rob Smith
Connie: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Tien: Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads by Paul Theroux
Will: Liberation Movements by Olen Steinhauer
Jayme(the ghost reader): Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Joanna: The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
Sam: The Inverted World by Christopher Priest
Don (The Book Guy): Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani
Krista: Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
Katlin: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
itpdx: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande

15.1-15.10 Book Dominoes

[Kate S]

20.1-Grazia Deledda (1926)-"for her idealistically inspired writings which with plastic clarity picture the life on her native island and with depth and sympathy deal with human problems in general".
Read a book which evokes a sense of place. (See help thread for further information.)

20.2-Sigrid Undset (1928)-"principally for her powerful descriptions of Northern life during the Middle Ages"
Read a book set during the Middle Ages (500-1500 C.E.) At least 75% of the book must take place during this time period.

20.3-Toni Morrison (1993)-"who in novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives life to an essential aspect of American reality."
In honor of Morrison who "struggl[ed] with and through a language that can powerfully evoke and enforce hidden signs of racial superiority", read a book from the Charleston Syllabus (http://aaihs.org/resources/charleston...), which has been compiled to facilitate informed discussions of racial relations in the United States.

20.4-Elfriede Jelinek (2004)-"for her musical flow of voices and counter-voices in novels and plays that with extraordinary linguistic zeal reveal the absurdity of society's clichés and their subjugating power"
Read a book written by a European (by citizenship/residency) woman written in a language other than English.
Edited 11/15/18

20.5-Alice Munro (2013)-"master of the contemporary short story"
Read a winner of the Governor General's Award OR the Scotiabank Giller Prize.

20.6 Svetlana Alexievich (2015)-"for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time".
Read a book that takes place in or is about the Soviet (1917-1990) Experience.
**Edit: Please see Help Thread for more information.**


20.7 Feminism (Louise Bro's Task)

In February it is 60 years since Judith Butler was born and 10 years since Betty Friedan died.
Read One of the top 300 books from this list of feminist fiction.

20.8 Best of 2015 Jama's Task: Read a book from one of these year end "best of" lists: NYT Notable or NPR's Book Concierge.

20.9 Winnie-the-Pooh Kate's Task: Read a book published during author A.A. Milne's lifetime (1882-1956)

20.10 Leap Year Elizabeth (Alaska)'s Task: February has an extra day this year. Read a book whose title includes all of the letters E X T R A. These letters do not have to appear in the title in order. Subtitles, if part of the MPE on GR, will count for this task.