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Spring/Summer 2014: Leaderboard and Completed Tasks
10.6 Like a Virgin: Breathe by Sarah Crossen10.8 April Fool's Day: Animal Farm by George Orwell
Task points: 10
Total points: 145
25.1 ResearchA. (Nonfiction) The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance by Laurie Garrett
B. (Fiction) Earth Abides by George R. Stewart
Both books about diseases potentially wreaking havoc.
Task points: 25
Total points: 200
25.6 Take A Vacation4 (Asia): The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
3 (Romantic): Blackmoore by Julianne Donaldson
Task Points: 25
Total Points: 120
25.3 Art SmartBook one: The Heroin Diaries: A Year In The Life Of A Shattered Rock Star by Nikki Sixx (autobiography of a musician)
Book two: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (novel set in the art world)
20.1 Allison’s task: Wheel of Fortune - Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
15.4 Trilogy - started Idlewild by Nick Sagan
10.6 Like a Virgin - read my first novel by Agatha Christie, And Then There Were None
5.6 Road Trip - An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Total points: 75
5.7 These are a Few of My Favorite ThingsThe Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Sherlock Holmes Vs. Dracula by Loren D. Estleman
(I love ridiculous titles and mash-up fiction, like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, etc)
10.3 HonoRORY Gilmore Girl
Othello by William Shakespeare
10.4 Study Abroad
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo
Task points: 5+10+10=25
Total points: 225
10.2: Lost in Translation – The Suitcase by Sergei Dovlatov5.6: Road Trip - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Task Points: 15
Total Points: 15
25.1 Research- Girl with a Pearl Earring and The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century20.1 Wheel of Fortune- The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Task Points: 25+20=45
Total: 70
25.2 Bizarre, Unique, and Special HolidaysMay 25 Towel Day: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
July 21 National Junk Food Day: Eating My Feelings: Tales of Overeating, Underperforming, and Coping with My Crazy Family by Mark Rosenberg
Task Points: 25
Total Points: 100
Finished 15.6 Dictionary Challenge: Belong to Me by Marisa de los SantosTotal points: 105
Books Read: 12
15.8 Bethany's Tasks: This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace EarlTask points: 15
Total points: 65
Task 25.1 Research: The Formal by Kate Harmon and (non-fiction) Pledged: The Secret Life of Sororities by Alexandra Robbins Both about sororities.Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 10
Total Points: 110
10.7 ravished by a highlander by Paula Quinn. Takes place in Scotland and Isle of Skye, we just got back from a road trip through Scotland. Task Points: 10
Total Points: 100
25.1 ResearchNovel: Truth in Advertising by John Kenney
Non-fiction: Advertising & Art: International Graphics from the Affiche to Pop-art by Giovanna Mori
Task points: 25
Total points: 110
Taking advantage of the twist! :)5.4 Get Outdoors: (Group Read from FEB 2010)The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Task points: 5
Total points: 165
Haven't updated in ages!5 points:
4. Get Outdoors: Running Free: A Runner’s Journey Back to Nature (26/06/14)
15 points:
1. National Karaoke Week: Pyramids - same title as Frank Ocean song (30/05/14)
2. Getting Medieval: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (08/06/14)
7. Books about Books: Pale Fire (15/06/14)
25 points:
1. Research: Girl With a Pearl Earring (re-read) (27/06/14) & The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age (12/06/14)
6. Take A Vacation: European history: Rome/Amsterdam: Two Growing Cities In Seventeenth Century Europe (28/04/14)
Total points = 170
Task 15.8 Bethany's Task: Prodigy by Marie Lu for 15 points.Task 20.1 Wheel of Fortune: A Most Peculiar Circumstance by Jen Turano for 20 points.
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 12
Total Points: 145
15.5 Blockbusters - Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.The movie was actually quite disappointing compared to the book (minus the music, which was great)
I found that the book allows the reader to see the character development a lot better. The movie omitted a lot of moments that I thought were very important in seeing the reasons behind each of the characters' addictions.
The acting was mediocre...the Bronx accents were completely omitted (???)
Also kinda irrelevant, but I found it really frustrating that the the movie constantly shows how the characters' pupils dilate when they do heroin which is completely wrong as pupils contract on opiates... a little research might have been good before filming
Overall, the book was much better than the movie (as expected)
Total Points: 115
Task 25.2 Bizarre, Unique, and Special Holidays: 1) July 13--Embrace Your Geekness Day: Perfectly Dateless by Kristin Billerbeck (She is convinced at the beginning of the book that she wants to be like the other kids at school, but by the end she has "embraced her geekness.") & 2) July 14--National Nude Day: Where Do Nudists Keep Their Hankies? by Mitchell Symons for 25 points.Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 14
Total Points: 170
15.3 - Summer StockThe Shape of Things by Neil LaBute, page count: 138
Red by John Logan, page count: 97
Total pages: 235
Total points: 15+ 115= 130
Task 15.2 Getting Medieval: The Captive Maiden by Melanie Dickerson for 15 points.Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 15
Total Points: 185
25.3 Art SmartInferno by Dante Alighieri (poet)
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan (writer)
Task points: 25
Total points: 250
15.1 National Karaoke WeekNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman (also a song by the band Heaven and Hell).
Task points: 15
Total points: 265
Finished: 15.1 National Karaoke Week:How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran - song lyricsTotal points: 120
Tasks completed: 10
15.1 National Karaoke Week: Fever 1793 Peggy Lee anyone? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYxoA...
Task points: 15
Total points: 80
10.7 Summer Vacation: A Game of Thronesgotta catch up on the TV show as well!
Task Points: 10
Total: 80
15.1 National Karaoke WeekWhite Teeth by Zadie Smith
Song: White Teeth Teens by Lorde (not really related to the book in any way, but I'm going with it...)
Task Points: 15
Total Points: 135
20.1 Allison’s task: Wheel of Fortune: The Truth About Ruth and More. . .: Behind Yankees Myths, Legends, and Lore by Peter Handrinos15.5 Blockbusters: It's Kind of a Funny Story by [Ned Vizzini
10.6 Like a Virgin: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by
Stephen Chbosky
5.6 Road Trip: The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis
Total Books: 4
Total points: 50
MY FIRST TASK EVERRRR :) let me know if I messed up in anyway!
25.8: Two Become OneHow to Love by Noelle August and What is Hidden by Lauren Skidmore
(I think I've missed adding a few other tasks to the leaderboard, but I'm not sure which. So here is my updated tally:)
Tasks Completed: 13
Total Points: 175
15.1 - National Karaoke Week: The Long Hard Road Out of Hell by Marilyn MansonThe title is this great song by Marilyn Manson - The Long Hard Road Out of Hell
Total points: 15+ 130= 145
Task 15.5 Blockbusters: Austenland by Shannon Hale for 15 points. I thought the movie followed pretty closely to the book compared to some others I have seen, but there definitely were several changes to make a better movie. Both the movie and book were enjoyable and quirky.Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 16
Total Points: 200
15.6 - The Dictionary Challenge: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chboskywall·flow·er [wawl-flou-er]
noun
1.a person who, because of shyness, unpopularity, or lack of a partner, remains at the side at a party or dance.
2.any person, organization, etc., that remains on or has been forced to the sidelines of any activity: The firm was a wallflower in this year's bidding for government contracts.
3.a European plant, Cheiranthus cheiri, of the mustard family, that, when growing wild on walls, cliffs, etc., has sweet-scented, usually yellow or orange flowers, but when cultivated has flowers varying in color from pale yellow to brown-red or purple.
4.any of several related plants of the genera Cheiranthus and Erysimum.
Origin:
1570–80; wall + flower
Total points: 15+ 145= 160
10.8 April Fool's Day:I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
(Pseudonym for James Frey and Jobie Hughes)
Task Points: 10
Total Points: 20
10.6 Everlasting by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss15.8 Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
New Point: 25
Total Points: 125
25.7 Classics Old and NewA. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
B. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Task points: 25
Total points: 290
Finished 20.2 Micklibrarian's Task: Angels & Demons by Dan Brown and Mercy by Julie GarwoodTotal points: 150
Tasks complete: 12
Books read: 16
25.8 Two Become OneWhere'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
That Summer by Sarah Dessen
"Where'd you go, Bernadette, that summer?"
Task Points: 25
Total Points: 175
5.1 (Second Twist!!) I still Believe in 398.2Beyond Discipline: From Compliance to Community by Alfie Kohn
Task points: 5
Total points: 295
Task 10.5 PotterMORE: Private by Kate Brian (boarding school) for 10 points.Task 15.1 National Karaoke Week: You're the One That I Want by Cecily von Ziegesar for 15 points.
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 18
Total Points: 225
5.1 I Still Believe in 398.2 (2nd Twist Substitute): The Soloist Publisher: Berkley Trade; Mti editionTask points: 5
Total points: 85
10.2 lost in translation- The Alchemist by Paulo CoehloTask: 10
Total: 90
15.8 Bethany's TaskGoing Postal by Terry Pratchett
20.2 Micklibrarian's Task
The Marching Morons by CM Kornbluth
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Create Your Life, Your Relationships, and Your World in Harmony with Your Values by Marshall B. Rosenburg
Task points: 35
Total points: 330
Finished 25.6 Take a Vacation: The Queen of Water by Laura Resau (S. America- Ecuador) & 12th of Never by James Patterson (thrillseeker)Total points: 175
Books read: 17
Tasks completed: 13
Finished 5.6 Road Trip: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart takes place in Massachusetts, where I have never been.Task Points: 5
Total Points: 25
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Total points: 90
Books read: 11