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Winter Challenge 2105: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Karen D's task: The Cameron CraziesOption 1: For this option, read a book where the cover is primarily (over 50%) Duke blue (officially it is Pantone 287, but any dark blue will be accepted).
I read:
Pre-approved in help thread, message 72
Points this post: 20
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Points: 135
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 4
REPOST25.13 M1nks Task--Art Can Set You Free:
1.
by Dinesh D'Souza2.
by Jane HirshfieldToday's total: 25
Grand total: 465
Nick KY25.12 Pamela’s National Parks
Option 1 – Yellowstone: I read Those Who Wish Me Dead by Michael Koryta, which takes place in Montana.
Option 6 – Stature of Liberty: I read Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford, #21 on the Immigrants list.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 345
Jonquil20.4 - Camilla's Task: Lost in Translation
Option 3: Set in USA and Italy
"Italy might seem like a long way to go to hide after a disastrous date."
No Place Like Rome
Julie Moffett
Kindle Edition, 208 pages 1/2
Approved for length message 5327
Points this post: 20
Total points: 380
Books posted: 36
Tasks complete: 34
Pages this post: 208
Total pages as of this post: 10050
Jonquil20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shelley UT's task: Winter Birthdays
3. My youngest son Jack: vehicle on cover-- it's a Jeep, vroom, vroom
A Dead Red Alibi
R.P. Dahlke
Paperback, 274 pages 12/15
Points this post: 20
Total points: 400
Books posted: 37
Tasks complete: 35
Pages this post: 274
Total pages as of this post: 10324
5.1 - Dance at Le moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste RenoirMrs. Dalloway by Virginia Wolfe - hats on cover
Claiming a GO ticket per book published in 1925
5.2 - The Luncheon on the Grass by Edouard Manet
Adulthood Rites by Octavia E. Butler - nude on cover
10.3. "Young Girl Reading"
Second Chance Summer by Jill Shalvis - per painting “In Summer” and word in title “summer”
15.5 That’s So Random
My random titles: Seventh Kiss, The Frozen Death, Wizards of Dreamer, The Soul’s Woman, The Touch of the River, Body in the Doors
I read Death of an Addict by M.C. Beaton - per word “Death” in second random title
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Emmalita's task: Favorite SEASONings
Option 1. Garlic - "Horror" as a main page genre
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman - “Horror” is main page genre
My favorite seasoning to cook with is cumin.
Points This Post: 55
Total Points: 165
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
Jonquil20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Emmalita's task: Favorite SEASONings
Optional: I love fresh basil. I add fennel seed to my sauteed onions and my made-from-scratch tomato sauce. I put fresh tarragon in my pasta salad.
Option 1. Vampires
Paranormal > Vampires 94 users
Vampire Moon
J.R. Rain
Paperback, 274 pages 1/1
Points this post: 20
Total points: 420
Books posted: 38
Tasks complete: 36
Pages this post: 274
Total pages as of this post: 10598
Jonquil20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Judy's task: Painting 101
Option 3- Oils -author's initials LS LinSeed
Agent Gemini
Lilith Saintcrow
Paperback, 288 pages 12/21
Points this post: 20
Total points: 440
Books posted: 39
Tasks complete: 37
Pages this post: 288
Total pages as of this post: 10886
Jonquil20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Elizabeth B's task: December's Celebrations
Option 1: Boxing Day (December 26th) "box" in title
Box of Shocks
Chris McMahen
Paperback, 168 pages 12/24
Points this post: 20
Total points: 460
Books posted: 40
Tasks complete: 38
Pages this post: 168
Total pages as of this post: 11054
Jonquil20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science
Option C: This is book 1 in a series (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard #1). I have not read any other volumes in this brand-new series.
The Sword of Summer
Rick Riordan
Paperback, 528 pages 1/3
Points this post: 20
Total points: 480
Books posted: 41
Tasks complete: 39
Pages this post: 528
Total pages as of this post: 11582
Jonquil20.10 - Group Reads
Discussion message 8
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
Simon Winchester
Paperback, 252 pages 12/20
Points this post: 20
Total points: 500
Books posted: 42
Tasks complete: 40
Pages this post: 252
Total pages as of this post: 11834
Task 15.3 Lost and FoundOption 1: Read 2 books, one book A and one book B
Book A- Read a book with all the letters L, O, S, T in the title, subtitle and/or author's name
The Emperor's Soul (Elantris) (2012) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 175 pages)
LOS: So u l
T: T he
** Brandon Sanderson is a Goodreads Author **
Book B- Read a book with all the letters F, O, U, N, D in the title, subtitle and/or author's name
Death of a Neighborhood Witch (A Jaine Austen Mystery #11) (2012) by Laura Levine (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 262 pages)
** Laura Levine is a Goodreads Author **
FO: of
U: La u ra
N: N eighborhood
D: Neighborhoo d
95 + 15 = 110
Tasks Completed: 08
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 95 + 15 = 110
Books read: 11
Pages read: 3,156
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 04
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
trishhartuk20.5. Bigger is Better: Shelley UT's task: Winter Birthdays
Winter is a time for birthdays in my family. This task is to honor three of them.
3. My youngest son Jack: Jack loves everything that goes: cars, trucks, airplanes, trains, motorcycles. Read a book that has a motorized vehicle on the cover. Required: Include the cover when you post.
, Jana DeLeonRead the Kindle version: PB reference link here
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 220
Tasks Completed: 11
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books: 0
Delicious Dee5.1 - Dance at Le moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- she has a hat on her headpoints this post: 5
points total: 270
Elizabeth PTask 25.16 - Don't Say I Never Got You Anything!
Two books by authors new to you that you received for free
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
Seth Grahame-Smith is a new author for me.
I received this book from my library via their Overdrive website.
Longbourn by Jo Baker
Jo Baker is a new author for me.
I received this book as a Christmas gift from my Grandma.
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 185
Total Tasks: 10
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 3
Total Books: 12
Sarah E15.3 Lost and Found
Option 2
ebook I read: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
Most rated paperback (no MMPB): We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
LOST: we are all compLeTely beSide Ourselves by karen joy fowler
FOUND: we are all completely besiDe oUrselves by kareN joy FOwler
Points this post: 15
Total points: 50
KassandraTask #20.2: The Cameron Crazies
# books required: 1
Option 2: Author's first and last initials in KRZYZEWSKI
Book read: Grave Secrets
Author: Kathy Reichs
Required info: Author's initials are KR, found in KRZYZEWSKI
Task #20.7: Painting 101
# books required: 1
Option 3: Author's initials in LINSEED
Book read: Pall in the Family
Author: Dawn Eastman
Required info: Author's initials are DE, found in LINSEED
Points this post: 40
Total points: 60
Mod
10.2. Art Appreciation
Framed photo
Bettyville by George Hodgman15.2 Word For Word
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed
Notes From a Very Small Island by Anthony Stancomb
PB: Notes from a Very Small Island
synonyms- tiny/small
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Elizabeth B's task: December's Celebrations
option 1, box in title: The Box Garden: A Novel by Carol Shields
PB: The Box Garden
total = 355
Becky P15.10 - A Reason to Party
The Duchess War by Courtney Milan
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Karen D's task: The Cameron Crazies
Option 2- Loving Jay by Renae Kaye
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science
Option C- Tigers and Devils by Sean Kennedy
I have not read any book in this series before
25.5 - Amanda A's task: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Option B- (Initials)
The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham
Option D- Choices and Changes by K.L. Belanger
25.16 - Morgan (faeriesfolly)'s task: Don't say I never got you anything!
Book 1- A Christmas gift
The Amazing Book is Not on Fire by Dan Howell and Phil Lester
Book 2- A library book
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Both authors are new to me
30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Tis the season for giving back
Option 3- Glitterland by Alexis Hall
Option 4- You Don't Have to Say You Love Me by Sarra Manning
Points this post-135
Total points-135
5.8. A Bar at the Folies-Bergere by Edouard ManetRead a book with a word ending in -ISM in the title or subtitle.
Book read: Aphorisms on Love and Hate
15.4. The Force, It's Calling To You
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.
Book read: Star Wars: The Original Trilogy Stories
15.5. That’s So Random
Titles generated: Magnificent Healing, The Sharp Scent, Snow of Stones, The Fire's Name, The Destruction of the Servant, Wind in the Kiss.
Book read: Sharp Objects
20.2. Rookie at the Top - Karen D's task: The Cameron Crazies
Option 1: the cover is primarily (over 50%) Duke blue
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 4.0
Points this post: 55
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Tasks Complete: 4
20.1 Most Improved - Megan W's task: (Super)Heroes2) Read a non-fiction book by or about someone who you consider heroic.
I read Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by the incomparable Elizabeth Gilbert. I find her heroic because she is so brave to be her authentic self, pursue her writing without asking it to support her financially and putting her art in to the world, in the face of haters, humiliators and shamers. She even breaks some of the so called golden rules, (aka trite adages) of creativity, like not to blindly "pursue your passion." She dares to put her "secrets" to creativity out into the world, puts her own ego in its place and seems to truly let go of the outcome.
Points: 150
Books read: 14
tasks completed: 11
task in progress: 1
pages read: 3839
MEGSCL20.4 - Camilla's Task: Lost in Translation
Option 2: Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your native language. My native language is English. The Alchemist was originally published in Portuguese
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shelley UT's task: Winter Birthdays
1. My mom: Read a book with books on the cover or "books about books" main page genre. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
30.2 - Jonquil's task: You think you saw what?
looks like two girls rehearsing for a musical performance so I read The Rehearsal
looks like people out early in the morning, walking a dog so I read Started Early, Took My Dog
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 355
Big Book Tickets: 2
15.10 A Reason to PartyCascade by Lisa Tawn Bergren
#2, River of Time series
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 55
Cait S20.10- Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season.
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
My comment can be found here
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 180
Total Tasks Completed: 12
15.4 The Force, It's Calling To Youa) Read a book with a main page genre that contains "Science Fiction"
It's been shelved by 3 users as Science Fiction
b) Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #3 or #7 in a series (series, #)
Link to paperback: Secret Exposure: Paula Mitchell, P.I.
This is book #3 in the Paula Mitchell, P. I. series
*Both books are ARC's
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25.6 - Andy P.'s task: Winter in Tucson
Option 1. Read a book in which the initial letter of each word in the title can be found in the word LUMINARIA. The title must be at least two words long.
R&N are in lumiNaRia
Option 4: Read a book whose author's initials can be found in WHAT'Z IT WORTH. If an author uses a middle name or initial(s) all three (or more) letters must be included.
by Angela Wren
A&W are found in WHAT'Z IT WORTH
This book is an ARC and it was verified for length here
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POINTS
Points This Post: 40
Points Total: 180
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 10
BB Total:
GO Total: 1
Cindy C.Task 30.3-Dlmrose's task: Celebrate Short Fiction
Book 1: Read a collection of at least 3 short stories or novellas with at least one author using a short name. E. Lockhart is one of the contributors to this collection. Approved in Help Thread post #40.
21 Proms
Book 2: Read a book with at least 100, but no more than 200 pages. The author is L. Frank Baum. IL: MG BL: 7.0 AR Pts.: 7.0
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Points this post: 30
Total points: 170
Total tasks: 6
DANIELLE M20.9 Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science
Option C: Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
This is book #1 in the Crazy Rich Asians series. I have not read any books in this series before.
I'd like to claim 1 BB ticket for this book; it has 527 pages.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 115
Books Read: 7
Tasks Complete: 7
Jen UT5.7 - Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
Points this post: 5
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Total points: 55
Readerboard Name: Diane L15.10 - A Reason to Party
Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #1, #2 or #12 in a series.
The Private School Murders by James Patterson, Confessions #2
I listened to the audio. This is the link to the paperback edition.
The Private School Murders
25.6 - Andy P.'s task: Winter in Tucson
Option 1: For this option read a book in which the initial letter of each word in the title can be found in the word LUMINARIA.
luMINarIA
No Man Is an Island by Thomas Merton
Option 4: read a book whose author's initials can be found in WHAT'Z IT WORTH.
wHatzitwortH
Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam
25.17 - Tara Jo's task: Real Life Gets in the Way
Option 2: Read a book with a word in the title found in the list of dog breeds on this list: AKC Dog Breeds.
West Highland WHITE Terrier
WHITE Death by Clive Cussler
Option 3: Read a book where the Author’s Initials can be found in any order and in any combination of the words KIDNEY, DIALYSIS, TRANSPLANT.
KidneydialySis
A Desperate Fortune by Susanna Kearsley
I read the ebook. This is a link to the paperback edition with 528 pages.
A Desperate Fortune
Points this post: 65
Points to date: 100
Lindsey IL5.7 - Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Thunder & Lightning: Weather Past, Present, Future by Lauren Redniss
"lightning" in title
20.5 - Shelley UT's task: Winter Birthdays
Interstate 69: The Unfinished History of the Last Great American Highway by Matt Dellinger
option 3, motorized vehicle on cover, approved #13
25.11 - Robin ♥'s task: My Favorite Things
Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
option B, on Robin's glbt shelf
Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
option C, 2011 young adult fiction nominee
30.6 - Donna Jo's task: Winter in Iowa circa 1950s
Dashing Through the Snow by Debbie Macomber
option 1, snow in title, 256 pages
Wishes for Christmas by Fern Michaels
option 4, Christmas genre, 384 pages
Points This Post: 80
Total Points: 150
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 12
repost message 104615.4. The Force, It's Calling To You
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.
Book read: Star Wars: The Original Trilogy Stories
15.5. That’s So Random
Titles generated: Magnificent Healing, The Sharp Scent, Snow of Stones, The Fire's Name, The Destruction of the Servant, Wind in the Kiss.
Book read: Sharp Objects
25.2. Brooke TX's task: December: It's that time of the year
Option 2: Christmas: For this option, read a book you received as a gift.
Bood read: Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9.0
My mother gave it to me as a birthday gift.
Option 3: Holiday vacation: read a book with a cityscape or city skyline on the cover.
Book read:
Points this post: 55
Big Books this post: 1
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Tasks Complete: 3
15.8 - Please Mr. PostmanCinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown - 12/31/15
#141 on the 2nd page of the Popular Epistolary Novels list.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 30
Catherine TTask 25.9 - Diversify Your Reading
read two books by an ethnically-diverse female, new to me
The Governess Affair
The Duchess War
both by Courtney Milan
Courtney Milan is new to me, and is pacific-asian american (confirmed as OK in the help thread)
loafer10.1. This is Your Brain
Read a nonfiction book from one of the following lists:
Popular Science for Smarties or Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only, or A Nerd's Guide to Reading.
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking mmpb: تاريخ مُوجز للزمان
found on Best science books - non-fiction only on pg 1, #2
points this task: 10
total points: 140
BB: 2
GO: 4
tasks completed: 12
Reader Name: Whitnie I30.2 - Jonquil's task: You think you saw what?
This is a 2 book task.
Examine the masterpieces pictured below. 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.
This is a 2 book task.
Examine the masterpieces pictured below. 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.
For this picture I chose the book The beauty of humanity movement. I saw the dancers and thought of how beautiful their movements are.
The Beauty of Humanity Movement
For this book I read Gwenhwyfar the white spirit. The picture of the lady on the book made me think of a white spirit.
Gwenhwyfar: The White Spirit
Points this post: 30
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post:0
Total Points: 345
Books Read: 29
Tasks Complete: 23
Big Books Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 2
Alexxy5.1 - Dance at Le moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Anne of Green Gables
5.7 - Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Everything I Never Told You
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 10
Total Points: 130
Tasks Completed: 9
JonquilRepost
Not my season for genres, The Sword of Summer was only shelved as fantasy, no kids in sight, when I selected it, sigh.
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science
Am I the only one who sees the irony in me messing up on the "Moderator's Pet" task?
Option C: This is book 1 in a series: Cassidy Jones Adventures #1.
It was the only book I had read in the series until my superheroes genre disappeared and I had to read Cassidy Jones Adventures, #2 , so at the time I read Cassidy Jones and the Secret Formula (#1) it was the only Cassidy Jones Adventure I had read.
Cassidy Jones and the Secret Formula (Cassidy Jones Adventures #1)
Elise Stokes
Paperback, 314 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 500
Books posted: 42
Tasks complete: 40
Pages this post: 314
Total pages as of this post: 11620
Jonquil25.1 - Beth_NC's task: Art of Reading
Option B: Moon on cover
Black Cat Crossing
Kay Finch
Paperback, 304 pages 1/4
Option C: short mystery stories featuring dogs
" an incomparable quartet of crime stories with a canine edge"
Bark M For Murder
J.A. Jance, Lee Charles Kelley, Virginia Lanier, Chassie West
Paperback, 320 pages 12/28
Points this post: 25
Total points: 525
Books posted: 44
Tasks complete: 41
Pages this post: 624
Total pages as of this post: 12244
Jonquil25.2 - Brooke TX's task: December: It's that time of the year
3. Holiday Vacation: cityscape
Hard Magic
Laura Anne Gilman
Paperback, 329 pages 12/11
4. New Year's Eve: most recent of a series of 3 or more -- Ghost Hunter Mystery, #9
https://www.goodreads.com/series/4411...
No Ghouls Allowed
Victoria Laurie
Paperback, 352 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 550
Books posted: 46
Tasks complete: 42
Pages this post: 681
Total pages as of this post: 12925
CYNBAXTERTask # 10.07 – Are you Up to Date?
Book 1: All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven which is #5 on Page 1 of the Popular Books 2015 list https://www.goodreads.com/book/popula...
Here is the AR information for the book: IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14.0
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date = 435 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
Emsreviewsbooks15.6 En Plein Air
I read
by Lauren Willig.Points this post: 15
Total Points: 215
Books Read: 17
Tasks Complete: 13
Jasmiina F5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro :
Read any book of your choice:
Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search by Gene Luen Yang.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 95
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
30.7 Catherine T's Task--A New Start in Art:1. Great Art
The Match of the Century by Cathy Maxwell, who matches initials with Claude Monet. This is her newest book which I read for the first time.
2. Great Building
Touching the Wild: Living with the Mule Deer of Deadman Gulch by Joe Hutto, which is nonfiction and has 320pp. This was a new book for me.
Today's total: 30
Grand total: 495
Sheila25.1 - Beth_NC's task: Art of Reading
Option A:
The Silent Hour by Michael Koryta(approved in help thread)
and
Option B:
North of Nowhere by Steve Hamilton25.4 - Delicious Dee's task: Christmas Movie Bonanza
I rolled a 5 and a 10
The movie on the 5th is The Year Without a Santa Claus
The Girl Without a Name by Sandra Block(without)
AND
The movie on the 10th is Frosty’s Winter Wonderland,
A Fatal Winter by G.M. Malliet(Winter)
Both authors are new to me
25.5 - Amanda A's task: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Option A.
Winter Prey by John SandfordSong is Winter Wonderland
and
Option B.
Driving Heat by Richard Castleauthor whose initials can be found in CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.
Total Points = 605
LLJones5.8 - A Bar at the Folies-Bergere by Edouard Manet
Read a book with a word ending in ISM in the title or subtitle. The word must terminate in ISM.
--Read: The End of Vandalism by Tom Drury - 321 pages
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20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's Task: Art and Passion
Choose one option and a book that is a minimum of 250 pages.
Option B: Read a memoir or autobiography written by a female author.
--Read: Boys in the Trees: A Memoir by Carly Simon - 384 pages
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Points This Post: 25
Points Thus Far: 130/1185
Tasks Completed: 11/65
Total Pages Read: 2871
Golden Oldies: 0
BB500+: 0
BB750+: 0
BB1000+: 0
Reader name: Maya30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Celebrate Short Fiction
Make use of the long winter night by reading 2 books, one Book 1 and one Book 2. Both books must be FICTION and each must be written by an author who uses a short first or last name of no more than 3 letters.
Book 1: Read an anthology or collection of at least 3 short stories or novellas.
Book read: To Hold the Bridge by Garth Nix
NIX has 3 letters in the last name.
Book 2: Read a book with at least 100, but no more than 200, pages.
Book read: Purple and Black by K.J. Parker
K.J. is under 3 letters. Other names with initals have been approved by the task help thread, therefore this should work.
Points this post: 30
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 275
Tasks Complete: 19
Big Books Total: 7
Golden Oldies Total: 1
Reader Name: Whimsie25.2 Brooke TX's task: It's that time of the year
Option 2: Read a book you received as a gift.
I read The Scorpio Races that I got for Christmas from my horse-loving sister.
Option 3: Read a book with a city skyline on the cover.
I read Luna: New Moon
. It was approved on the help thread (and is listed in message 2).25.4 - Delicious Dee's task: Christmas Movie Bonanza
My random numbers were 5 and 25. Both of the following authors were new to me.
Movie Title 1: Dr. Seuss' The Grinch who Stole CHRISTMAS
Book Read: Plundered Christmas (The word Christmas was in the title.) This book was approved for length my post 5302
Movie Title 2: Nightmare BEFORE Christmas
Book Read: Me Before You (The word BEFORE is in the title).
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Points this post: 50
Total points: 220
Books Read: 17
Tasks Complete: 13
5.1 - Dance at Le moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste RenoirA person wearing a hat on the cover: Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter by Kate Clifford Larson
5.4 - Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet
I Am America by Stephen Colbert
Found on page 1 of Popular Satire Books
5.7 - Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
A word ending in -ING in the title: Tiny Little Thing by Beatriz Williams
10.3. "Young Girl Reading"
A word in the title from the title of one of Renoir's paintings: The Garden of Happy Endings by Barbara O'Neal
The painting is Monet Painting in His Garden at Argenteuil (1873). The word is Garden.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 105
Julie D5.9 - The Absinthe Drinker by Edgar Degas
Montecristo by Martin Suter
This book is set almost entirely in Switzerland
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5
Books Read: 1
Tasks Complete: 1
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
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Lord of the Flies (other topics)
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Option 1. Read a book that has something to do with vampires OR one that has "Horror" as a main page genre
I read: Frankenstein
Points this post: 20
Big Books this post: 0
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