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WINTER CHALLENGE 2015 CT
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Winter Challenge 2105: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
5.1 Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette
by Sarah Vowell. Hats on two figures on lower left. Okayed Help thread post 23.10.6 It's Cold Here, But Colder There:
by Anne Holt takes place entirely in Norway.15.10 A Reason to Party:
by Mercedes Lackey is number 2 in The Herald Spy series.Today's Total: 30
Grand Total: 30
MEGSCL15.7 Here Be Dragons
1 big book ticket (624 pages)
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 20
Big Book Tickets: 2
Reader Name: Lisa NZ20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
I Read: The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester
I posted a comment on the discussion thread, it's message #3.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 40
Total Books Read: 3
Total Tasks Complete: 3
Total Big Books Tickets: 2
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Bookwrm526Task #15.10 - A Reason to Party
Read a book identified on Goodreads as number 1, 2 or 12 in a series. I read: Authority by Jeff VanderMeer, book #2 in the Southern Reach Trilogy.
Points this post: 15
Total points so far: 40
5.6 Paris Street - Rainy Day1 book task
Read a book with the word CITY or CITIES found intact in the title.
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
(According to GR, this is YA genre, but it reads more like middle grade, so I doublechecked the AR rating. It is MG: BL 5.0, AR 9.0.
20.10 Group Read
1 book task
I chose an old fashioned Christmas.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
I participated in the discussion thread, post #5. Here is the link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
30.5 Exploring the world of -ogy
This is a 2 book, non-fiction challenge
Option 4: Read a non-fiction book that has been shelved at least 3 times as neurology from the Popular Neurology Books list.
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Found on page one of the list, shelved six times.
Option 5: Read a non-fiction book that has been shelved at least 3 times as zoology from the Popular Zoology Books list.
Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams
Found on page one of the list, shelved 23 times.
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Points this task: 55
Points thus far: 70
Jen UT5.6 - Paris Street; Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson
Points this post: 5
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Total points: 5
Whimsie15.10 A Reason to Party
Endless Knight by Kresley Cole. This book is #2 in the Arcana Chronicles. So it fits the goal of reading #1, #2 or #12 in a series.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 25
Books Read: 2
Tasks Complete: 2
10.7 - Are you up to date?Catching up on popular books of the year based on Popular Books 2015 list. Title was #1 on list as of Dec. 3, 2015.
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Points this Task: 10
Total Points: 10
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Read Name: Daphne30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Tis the season for giving back
1: about animal rescue
The Birds of Pandemonium
Pre-approved here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
4: book of your choice
The Tainted Relic: An Historical Mystery
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 90
Marina H25.14 - JennRenee's task: Winter Wonderland
Option 6: London
Number of pages: 935
I'm also claiming two Big Book tickets for this book.
Points this post: 25
Big Books this post: 2
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total points: 25
Big Books total: 2
Golden Oldies total: 0
Tasks completed: 1
Nick KYPost # 1
10.4 C’est On? I read Cluny: In Search of God's Lost Empire by Edwin Mullins. Cluny once was the grandest monastery in all of Europe. Today, besides a few scraggly ruins, all that is left is a small town of 4,000 people near the Swiss border in France.
15.10 Reason to Party. I read The Ritual Bath by Faye Kellerman. I started this thinking I would use it for 10.3 because it held the word “Bath,” just as Renoir’s painting “After the Bath.” But then I realized that particular painting’s name was not on the approved list! Bummer. Luckily The Ritual Bath is first in a series, so it fits here. Reason to Party!
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 25
SCHATZIE5.3: Water Lilies by Claude Monet
a popular art book
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles
This book is found on page 1.
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5.5: The Floor Scrapers by Gustave Caillebotte
A book from the Underclass list
Of Mice and Men
This book is found on page 1.
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15.8: Please Mr. Postman
a popular epistolary novel
Flowers for Algernon
This is book is found on page 1, position 11.
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Points this post: 25
Total points: 50
Scooter&Siam 5.7 - Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir: Read a book with a word ending in -ING in the title or subtitle. The word must terminate in -ING.
Read Nothing Is Strange
Points: 5
Total: 5
GO:
BB:
Tasks: 1
Enaria 10.10. Jump!
Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4: Aged Thirteen And Three Quarters
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7.0
It has 272 pages which is evenly divisible by four. (272/4=68)
(I'm sorry, I missed the children genre the first time)
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 2
Andy P.Task #
5.1 - Dance at Le moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Read a book that shows a person wearing hat on the cover.
by Jenny PitmanPoints this post: 5
Total points: 5
5.4 - Impression, Sunrise by Claude MonetSquirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary by David Sedaris
Found on page 2 of Popular Satire Books list
10.3. "Young Girl Reading"
Knits Men Want: The 10 Rules Every Woman Should Know Before Knitting for a Man~ Plus the Only 10 Patterns She'll Ever Need by Bruce Weinstein
Two Renoir paintings contain the word Woman:
'Woman with Fan' and 'Young Woman Arranging Her Earring'
POINTS: 35
Heather (Gibby)15.1 Make the Switch
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
This has childrens on the main page genre
AR: IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 7.0
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 15
loafer15.10 - A Reason to Party
Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #1, #2 or #12 in a series.
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
pts this task: 15
total pts: 15
Kait15.3 - Lost and Found
Option 2 - A book with all the letters L, O, S, T and F, O, U, N, D in the title, subtitle and/or author's name.
A Touch of Crimson by Sylvia Day -- A Touch of Crimson Sylvia Day
Points This Post: 15
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
Total Points: 15
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Sheila5.9 - The Absinthe Drinker by Edgar Degas
The Crowded Grave by Martin Walker(set in France)
10.6. It's Cold Here, but Colder There!
Hostage by Kristina OhlssonSweden
Total Points = 30
15.6 - En Plein AirSecuring Aisling
by Andrea Boyd - ebook approved line 1731Points this post: 15
Total Points: 35/1185
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldies 1
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)
10.1 This is Your Brain1 book task
Read a nonfiction book from one of the three lists of science books. I chose the second list, Best Science Books - NonFiction Only.
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
This book is #93 on the list.
10.4 C'est ou?
1 book challenge
Read a book with the name of a French city or town or the word "France" or "French" in the title/subtitle.
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
10.5 Curl Up and Read
1 book challenge
Read a book from the "Best Books to Read When the Snow is Falling" list.
The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
The book is on page one of the list, number 58.
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Points this task: 30
Points thus far: 100
Read Name: Daphne5.1 - Dance at Le moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Hat cover
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 95
perletwo30.4 - Ava Catherine's task: Plein Air - Option 2 - Realistic portrayal of light was a major element of Impressionist art. Share the impressionists’ enthusiasm of light by reading a book with the word “light” embedded intact in the title/subtitle.
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf - first published in 1927, qualifying it as a Golden Oldie
Option 3 - Absinthe became popular as an alcoholic drink in late 19th and early 20th century, especially among Parisian artists and writers. Absinthe traditionally has a natural green color (peridot green) and is commonly referred to in historical literature as “la fee verte” (the green fairy). To celebrate the popularity of absinthe among the Parisian artists, read a book with a green cover. At least 80% of the cover must be green. Required: Include the cover when you post.
The Spanish Cape Mystery by Ellery Queen - first published in 1935, qualifying it as a Golden OldieBoth these books were approved for the task in the help thread.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 90
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 6
Tasks completed: 4
Brooke TX5.2 - The Luncheon on the Grass by Edouard Manet
Read a book with a nude or partially-nude figure on the cover.
15.8 Please Mr. Postman
Read a book from this list: Popular Epistolary Novels.
(Found on page 1, number 33.)
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 2
Books Read: 5
Reader Name: Daphne10.5. Curl Up and Read
Read a book from Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling
Found on Page #2 - 140th
MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 7.0
Word Count: 42802
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 105
Cait S5.5- The Floor Scrapers by Gustave Caillebotte
Read a book from the Underclass list.
Push by Sapphire
This book is on Page 1 of the list.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 10
Total Tasks Completed: 2
Nick KY15.6En Plein Air I read Death Watch by Jim Kelly, with an outdoor scene on the cover:
30.2 Jonquil's You Think You Saw What?
Book 1. Painting --
The title of the painting could be “Wash” since the picture depicts a woman washing. I read Wash by Margaret Wrinkle.Book 2. Painting --
Book 2. The title of the painting could be “The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death.” The man could be 1) cleaning up after a death, 2) toiling to remind himself that life is work and work is therefore the opposite of death, or 3) doing some obeisance of a mystical nature because there has just been a death. Or he could just be scraping the floor. I read The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death by Charlie HustonPoints This Post: 45
Total Points So Far: 70
Sara2
10.8. Hey, We Were There, Too!
Read a book written by an author whose first, middle, or last name is the same as the first, middle, or last name of a U.S. Vice-President
Black Wings, by Christina Henry (approved in task help thread #8)
Vice-president: Henry Wilson (1873-1875)
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 55
Total Tasks Completed: 3
Total Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
10.8. Hey, We Were There, Too!
Read a book written by an author whose first, middle, or last name is the same as the first, middle, or last name of a U.S. Vice-President
Black Wings, by Christina Henry (approved in task help thread #8)
Vice-president: Henry Wilson (1873-1875)
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 55
Total Tasks Completed: 3
Total Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
20.10 - Group ReadsRead ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
December: -- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Commented in Message 6 in the Discussion thread. I loved the book. I think it will now be something I will read or listen to every year.
Points this post: 20
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 20
Books Read: 1
Tasks Complete: 1
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Andy PTask # 5.2 - The Luncheon on the Grass by Edouard Manet
Read a book with a nude or partially-nude figure on the cover.
by Lawrence BlockApproved in help thread under plenty of skin, third row last on right.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
CYNBAXTERTask # 30.01 – Schatzie’s Task: Tis the season for giving back
Book 1 - Option 1: Pawprints of Katrina: Pets Saved and Lessons Learned by Cathy Scott which is about Animal Rescue
Book 2 – Option 3: Ethiopian Tattoo Shop by Edward Hays whose initials can be found in the word HEART
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date = 45 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
Anne (Booklady)5.6 - Paris Street; Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte
**Terminal City by Linda Fairstein
**Big Book: Terminal City is 512 Pages.**
20.10 *A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
I posted in A Christmas Carol Discussion Thread: Post 8
*Claiming GO Ticket: A Christmas Carol was 1st pub in 1843*
Points in These Tasks: 25
Golden Oldies in This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 1
Pages Read in This Post: 616
Totals:
Total Points: 25
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(1), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 2/65
Total Books Read: 2
Total Pages Read in Winter 2015-16 SRC: 616
JAMTOWN8010.4 - C'est ou? A book with a French City or town or France or French town in title
The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
set in France and first published in 1923. I would like to claim a GO ticket
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
BB:0
GO:1
JAMTOWN 80 There is any error in post 86. Changing the task to
5.9 The Absinthe Drinkers- Degas. Book set in France
The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
I would like to claim a GO ticket as book first published in 1923
Points this post: 5
Total: 5
BB:0
GO: 1
5.9 - The Absinthe DrinkerRead a book set at least 50% in Switzerland and/or France.
The Devil's Pool by George Sand
set 100% in France
Task total=5
Season total=20
Reader Name: Daphne15.2 Word For Word
read TWO books with synonyms in their titles or subtitles. The synonyms must match the listed words exactly- no variations
The Great Bazaar and Other Stories
and
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
GREAT and MUCH
Required: State the synonym pair
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 120
Sara2
15.4 The Force, It's Calling To You
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills two different options [a) Read a book with a main page genre that contains "Science Fiction" AND c) Read a book with one of these words: star, war, seven (7), seventh (7th), three (3), third (3rd), force, awaken(s) in the title or subtitle].
Tomorrow, When the War Began (main page genre Science Fiction & 'War' in title)
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 70
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books Read: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
15.4 The Force, It's Calling To You
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills two different options [a) Read a book with a main page genre that contains "Science Fiction" AND c) Read a book with one of these words: star, war, seven (7), seventh (7th), three (3), third (3rd), force, awaken(s) in the title or subtitle].
Tomorrow, When the War Began (main page genre Science Fiction & 'War' in title)
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 70
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books Read: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
DANIELLE M10.10. Jump!
I read Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg. It has 304 pages, which is divisible by 4.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 10
Books Read: 1
Tasks Complete: 1
Task 10.7 ARE YOU UP TO DATE?After You by Jojo Moyes
*After You is #27 on the list as of this posting*
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 10/1,185
BB=0
GO=0
Task 5.7 Luncheon of the Boating PartyEverything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Points this post: 5
Total points :5
BB=0
GO=0
Books Read 1
Tasks competed 1
15.6 - En Plein Air 
Point this Post: 15
Total Points : 15
Tasks Complete: 1
Books Read: 1
Bookwrm526Task #15.5 - That's So Random. Generate six titles with the random title generator, then read a book where the title contains a word from one of the generated titles. My randomly generated titles were "Devoted Witch, The Stolen Mist, Year of Elves, The Lover's Abyss, The Pleasure of the Light, Person in the Spirits"
I read Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins by Emma Donoghue, which contains the word Witch, from the random title "Devoted Witch".
Points this post: 15
Total points so far: 55
SCHATZIE5.6: Paris Street; Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte
"city" in title
The City & the City
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5.8: A Bar at the Folies-Bergere by Edouard Manet
ISM in title or subtitle
Why Is God Laughing?: The Path to Joy and Spiritual Optimism
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5.9: The Absinthe Drinker by Edgar Degas
50% in Switzerland and/or France
The Cleaner of Chartres
This book is set in France in a village called Chartres.
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10.1: This is your brain
a nonfiction science book
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
#64 on the Best Science Books list
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Points this post: 25
TOTAL POINTS: 75
Bluegrass Pam30.2 Jonquil's task: You think you saw what?
Book 1 - The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder
Claiming 1 Golden Oldies Ticket – published in 1927.
Both the picture and the title have a bridge in it.
Book 2- Songs Without Words by Paul Verlaine
The girls are playing Mendelssohn’s ”Songs Without Words” on the piano.
Points this post: 30
GO this post: 1
Total Points: 30
Total GO: 1
Michele C5.5 Read a book from the Underclass list
Little Bee
Little Bee by Chris Cleave
Found on page 1 of the Underclass list #88
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Read Board Name: Daphne10.10. Jump!
read a book with a number of pages that is evenly divisible by 4
Doctor Who: The Pirate Loop
256 pages / 4 = 64
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 130
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I read The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton.
This book was approved in the help thread.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Tasks complete: 1
Books read: 1
Goldie Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0