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WINTER CHALLENGE 2015
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Winter Challenge 2015: Questions/Problems in Completed Tasks
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Task 25.13 book 1 The White Peacock there is no page count information listed on Goodreads. It is up to the challenge participant to resolve issues concerning page count before claiming a book for points. You can have a Goodreads librarian research the page count and update the Goodreads database by asking here: Anyone with librarian status....
After the information shows up on the paperback's main page, please repost this task in its entirety to claim your points.
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Task 25.3 USSR option 4 requires " Read a fiction book that contains a word of 3 or more letters (excluding "the") from the quote... " This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress is non-fiction
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It's fine to include more than one newly completed task in a post. If you do include more than one task, the tasks must be listed in numerical order, lowest to highest. Please repost these tasks in task number order
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If you are claiming a Golden Oldie ticket, you must include in your post the year in which the book was published. Please see the Posting Requirements.
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If you are claiming a BB ticket, you must say so and include the number of pages in the book in your post, not simply include a tally at the bottom of your post.
See the posting requirements.
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Task 25.12 option 2 requires "a book set between 1941 – 1945" The metadata for The Book Thief indicates "setting Molching, 1939"
Dlmrose wrote: "Ava Catherine post 1411Task 25.12 option 2 requires "a book set between 1941 – 1945" The metadata for The Book Thief indicates "setting Molching, 1939""
Dang it! Ok, I will take care of it.
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Goodreads Author tickets are no longer awarded. They have been replaced with:
20.4 GOLDEN OLDIES - Players may earn a ticket for each book FIRST published in or before 1950. A random ticket will be drawn from the ticket pool to determine who creates this task. Challenge finishers are not eligible for the drawing. Players must specifically request a ticket in the post by claiming "Golden Oldie" and stating the original publication year. See the current season's Posting Requirements for more information.
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Task 25.14 requires "the total pages read must be a minimum of 800 pages." 289 + 256 = <800
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Just FYI
Please check your total- 135 in post 966 + 75 in post 1120 + 40 in post 1450 = 250
Dlmrose wrote: "Blueberry post 1447Task 25.14 requires "he total pages read must be a minimum of 800 pages." 289 + 256 = <800"
Oops sorry. I was going to put an Outsider book in there (over 800 pgs) but then changed it ad forgot.
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Task 25.6 option 4 Completed task posts must include links to the books you read
Sorry I thought I had linked them - will repost. Thanks!
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Reposts must include all task requirements including previously posted requirements as well as the missing/corrected requirements.
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Task 20.3 requires " a book that is a minimum of 250 pages long." You linked Why Not Me?, using the rules to determine page numbers Why Not Me? 240 pages
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Task 25.10 requires "The pages in your two books combined must total at least 500"
You linked to Edna in the Desert @ 167 pages
and Magic Bites @ 260 pages
167 + 260 = 427
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If you are claiming a BB ticket, you must include the number of pages in your post.
See the posting requirements.
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Task 5.10 Oh, boy !The genre childrens is present on the main page.
genres at review:
Cultural > France 17 users
Young Adult 14 users
Contemporary 8 users
Glbt 8 users
Childrens 7 users
Novels 5 users
European Literature > French Literature 5 users
Drama 4 users
Academic > School 4 users
Academic > Read For School 3 users
See top shelves..
From posting requirements
If your book has the genre "childrens" or "kids" on its main page, it must meet the criteria specified in the Rules of the Challenge. AR Bookfinder information MUST be posted when the book is claimed for points or no points will be awarded
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Task 25.1 option B requires " a book that shows the sun or the moon on the cover. "
The object has hands and numbers and does not appear to be a moon
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Task 30.7 requires "one [book] must be non-fiction." Both books are fiction.
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Task 25.6 option 4- I've recorded this task with the book you linked Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes by Tom Rath as the author name fits the task. You indicated Greg Wells as the author. if you meant Eat, Move, Sleep by that author the book doesn't fit the task
Dlmrose wrote: "Donna Jo post 1577Task 25.6 option 4- I've recorded this task with the book you linked Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes by Tom Rath as the au..."
Sorry, it is the Tom Rath book. I swear that was what I clicked on and what showed up in the comment box before I hit POST.
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Task 25.13 The Mourners: Tomb Sculpture from the Court of Burgundy This appears to be a museum exhibition catalogue. Please confirm that the book contains a substantial written component (essays, criticism, biography of artist, etc.).
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20.9 option C Yesterday's Gone: Episode 1 appears to be an ebook without a print edition. You must have it approved for length in Ebook page verification in General Help.
Your post must include the line number of the approval in the ebook spreadsheet or a link/post number of the post in which the ebook was approved for length.
Task 25.4 states "state...that both authors are new to you" Please repost this task with the required information
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Task 25.1 option E: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets The genre childrens is present on the main page.
genres at review:
Fantasy 32,264 users
Young Adult 10,760 users
Fiction 8,502 users
Fantasy > Magic 2,878 users
Childrens 2,610 users
Adventure 1,546 users
Science Fiction Fantasy 1,023 users
Classics 817 users
Childrens > Middle Grade 725 users
Novels 690 users
See top shelves
From posting requirements
If your book has the genre "childrens" or "kids" on its main page, it must meet the criteria specified in the Rules of the Challenge. AR Bookfinder information MUST be posted when the book is claimed for points or no points will be awarded
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Task 25.2 option 4 requires "Include a link to the series Goodreads page in your post. (For example: Cormoran Strike Series) Please repost this task with the required information.
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Task 30.3 Book 1 The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales does not show an author with a short name on the GR main page. If information is incorrect or incomplete it is up to the challenge participant to resolve issues before claiming a book for points. You can ask a Goodreads librarian to correct/complete GR records by asking here: Anyone with librarian status
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Task 25.5 option C
has a cup on the cover, but no food or drink is visible
Dlmrose wrote: "Karen D post 1645Task 25.5 option C
has a cup on the cover, but no food or drink is visible"No problem, the same book worked for a different option in that challenge. Reposted with new option selected
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No BB tickets are awarded for books that only exist in ebook form. The approval in the ebook thread is only to verify that the book meets the 100 page minimum for SRC use.
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Task 25.7 is a two book task.
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We have many Beths in the challenge. If you have a Readerboard name please repost and include it at the top of your post. If you need a Readerboard name, you may request one here
Dlmrose wrote: "Beth post 1669We have many Beths in the challenge. If you have a Readerboard name please repost and include it at the top of your post. If you need a Readerboard name, you may request one here"
Sorry I really thought I had put it up on there. I did add my name, but will repost it also.
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Task 10.9 requires " State in your post that this book is new to you, not a re-read."
Please repost this task with the required information
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Task 25.12 option 4 requires "a book whose author’s first or last name is George, Washington, Thomas, Jefferson Abraham, Lincoln, Theodore, or Roosevelt." T. Jefferson Parker does not have a first or last name from the list
Task 30.3 book 2 requires "each [book] must be written by an author who uses a short first or last name of no more than 3 letters" Annie Bellet does not have a short name
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Task 5.1 You must include the cover that fits the task. If GR information is incorrect or incomplete it is up to the challenge participant to resolve issues before claiming a book for points. You can ask a Goodreads librarian to correct/complete GR records by asking here: Anyone with librarian status
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You claimed a BB ticket for The Help - the edition you linked to has 451 pages. If you read an edition with 500+ pages, please repost, linking to the correct edition.
If you repost to claim a BB ticket, be sure and indicate that at the top of your post.
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Task 30.2 book 1 The Daughters Take the Stage The genre childrens is present on the main page.
genres at review:
Young Adult 29 users
Womens Fiction > Chick Lit 10 users
Realistic Fiction 7 users
Fiction 5 users
Contemporary 4 users
Romance 4 users
Family 3 users
Young Adult > Teen 3 users
Childrens > Middle Grade 2 users
Young Adult > Young Adult Contemporary 2 users
See top shelves..
From posting requirements
If your book has the genre "childrens" or "kids" on its main page, it must meet the criteria specified in the Rules of the Challenge. AR Bookfinder information MUST be posted when the book is claimed for points or no points will be awarded
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Task 25.2 option 3
City skylines have multiple buildings/structuresTask 25.17 option 4 A SEAL's Song appears to be an ebook without a print edition. You must have it approved for length in Ebook page verification in General Help.
Your post must include the line number of the approval in the ebook spreadsheet or a link/post number of the post in which the ebook was approved for length.
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Task 30.6 requires " The two books combined should have a total of at least 500 pages. "
PB A Cold Day For Murder 208 p + A Fatal Thaw 179 p = <500
Dlmrose wrote: "Karen Michele post 1738Task 30.6 requires " The two books combined should have a total of at least 500 pages. "
PB A Cold Day For Murder 208 p + A Fatal Thaw 179 p ..."
Oh, goodness - sorry, I missed that completely on this task. I will figure it out!
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Task 25.2 option 4 requires " Include a link to the series Goodreads page in your post." Please repost this task with the required information
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Task 30.2 book 1 You state "cousins Rory & Arden are so much alike they nearly look like twin, yet Arden is always in Rory's shadow*" I'm not sure I see the connection to The Good Goodbye. Please explain
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Just FYI- the task has been recorded
There is a MMPB Carrie- 253 pages
>If there are multiple editions in a format:
From the editions page (click all editions on the main book page)
Set the Format, beginning with Mass Market Paperback
Set the Sort By as "num ratings"
Use the top edition result to determine the page number for ebooks and audiobooks
If there are no editions in MMPB, reset with Paperback and the same sort (num ratings). If there are no paperback editions, reset with Hardcover and the same sort (num ratings). If there are no print editions the ebook or audiobook may not be used for a task requiring a page number
Dlmrose wrote: "Victoria (RedsCat) post 1789Task 30.2 book 1 You state "cousins Rory & Arden are so much alike they nearly look like twin, yet Arden is always in Rory's shadow*" I'm not sure I see the connection..."
Maybe I'm not understanding the task? I thought the painting was to remind me of a book. In The Good Goodbye, two girls, Arden and Rory, are cousins. They are the same age and look enough alike to be twins. They've grown up together and are like sisters. They've spent summers together at a lake and went to the same high school. I related the book to the painting in that the two little girls in the painting could be Rory and Arden as toddlers. They look alike, they could be cousins...
Victoria (RedsCat) wrote: "Dlmrose wrote: "Victoria (RedsCat) post 1789Task 30.2 book 1 You state "cousins Rory & Arden are so much alike they nearly look like twin, yet Arden is always in Rory's shadow*" I'm not sure I se..."
Hmmm. I'm reading through it again, and I guess it's much more a literal translation. (As in "The girls are on a beach, so the book title must have girls or beach"? Yes?) I guess I thought it was a bit more creative than literal.
Victoria (RedsCat) wrote: "Hmmm. I'm reading through it again, and I guess it's much more a literal translation. (As in "The girls are on a beach, so the book title must have girls or beach"? Yes?) I guess I thought it was a bit more creative than literal. Oh dear. I thought it was creative rather than literal as well! What the picture suggests to our imaginations. I had better check one of my options on the task thread before posting to make sure it will be ok.
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The connection is between the image and the title of the book you read.
From the task:
" If you were tasked with naming, or captioning, one of these masterpieces, what would you call it? What possible titles or captions come to mind? Locate and read a book with the title you imagined. "
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Taks 25.2 option 4 requires "Include a link to the series Goodreads page in your post." Please repost this task with the required information
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Task 25.12 option 3- Hickory Dickory Dock is a 32 page children's picture book not an Agatha Christie book- wrong link?"
oh, dear! My apologies, I thought I checked all links... will repost.