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WINTER CHALLENGE 2015 CT
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Option 3: author initials can be found in the word HEART. Winter Stroll by Elin Hilderbrand
Option 4: a book of choice: The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
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Points this post = 30
Total points = 80
BB tickets = 0
GO tickets = 0

10.6. It's Cold Here, but Colder There!
Ondskaben set in Sweden
20.10 - Group Reads
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
My post in the discussion thread
Points this post: 30
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total points: 100
Big Books total: 2
Golden Oldies total: 0
Tasks completed: 6

10.7 Are You Up to Date?
The First Bad Man by Miranda July
This book was number 126 on the list on December 31st.
25.9 Dakimel's task: Diversify Your Reading
Oreo by Fran Ross
This book is written by an African American female author who is new to me.
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
This book is written by a female with middle eastern descent. She is new to me and I located her ethnic background at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottessa... .
This post: 35
Total points to date: 80
Golden oldie tickets: 0
Big book tickets: 1
Total tasks completed: 4

10.5 Curl Up and Read
Read a book from Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling.
#60 on page 1 of the list
The Sugar Queen
15.2 Word For Word
Read two books with synonyms in their titles/subtitles.
Synonyms: kill/murder
The Murder Room by P.D. James
A Time to Kill by John Grisham
15.7 Here Be Dragons
Read a book with a dragon on the cover or with a storyline involving dragons. The dragon connection must be obvious from the Goodreads book main page.
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

AR: IL: UG
20.1 Most Improved-Megan W's task: Super Heroes
Option 2: Read a non-fiction book by or about someone who you consider heroic. Include an explanation of who you think is heroic and why.
Madame Curie: A Biography by Eve Curie After many years of dedicated work, Marie Curie and her husband Pierre discovered radium. She was one of the first female scientists in the twentieth century and a truly remarkable person who never gave up no matter what obstacles she confronted. There were periods of time when she was existing on water and raisins because she was so determined to stay in the lab.
Points this post: 60
Total points: 540

5.2 The Luncheon on the Grass by Edouard Manet
Read a book with a nude or partially-nude figure on the cover.
I read Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
Required: Include the cover in your post.

This book was approved in message 70 of help thread. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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10.2 Art Appreciation
Read a book that has a framed painting or framed photograph on the cover.
I read Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
Required: Include the cover in your post.

This book is one of the approved in message 2 of the help thread. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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15.5 That’s So Random
Read a book with a word from one of the six titles generated from the Random Title Generator in the title or subtitle. Plurals are ok.
I read Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs
Required: Include the six titles when you post.
My six titles were:
1) Laughing Crying
2) The Black Pirates
3) Lover of Dreamer
4) The Guardian’s Misty
5) The Slave of Words
6) Secret in the Stream – My book was Grave Secrets
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15.8 Please Mr. Postman
Read a book from the list Popular Epistolary Novels.
I read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Required: Indicate the list page and the book's position.
This book is #51 of page one of the list as of 1-5-16.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
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Points this post: 45
Points total: 145/1185
Tasks completed: 11/65
Books read: 11

20.2 Rookie at the Top: Karen D's task: the Cameron Crazies
Option 1: Read a book where the cover is primarily over 50% Duke blue, but any dark blue will be accepted.
The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker

Points this post: 20
Total points: 560

25.16 - Morgan (faeriesfolly)'s task: Don't say I never got you anything!
Both of these authors are new to me!
Book 1: I read

Book 2: I read

**Eligible: A modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice has 512 pages, I would like to claim ONE Big Book ticket**
Previous point total: 275
New points this post: 25
Total points: 300
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 17
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 1
Total Big Books: 1

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: The Woman Who Stole My Life by Marian Keyes
I claim one BB ticket for this book, as it has 531 pages.
Points this post: 25
Big Books this post: 1
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Previous points: 30

1 book task
Read a book from the SRC Bookshelf that I haven't read before.

Red by Kate SeRine
15.10 A Reason to Party
1 book task
Read a book that is identified on GR as #1, #2 or #12 in a series.

Honor's Knight by Rachel Bach
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Points this post: 25
Points thus far: 405

Task # 5.1 Make the Switch
Read two books by authors with names* that differ by exactly one letter
Book 1.

Book 2

Anne and Anna differ by one letter.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 215

read a book with a number of pages that is evenly divisible by 4.
Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club (Lady Helen #1) by Alison Goodman
448 pages - 448 divided by 4 is 112
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science
Option C: Read a book that is #1 in a series. I've not read this series before
The Copper Sign (Das kupferne Zeichen #1) by Katia Fox
646 pages ~ 1x BIG BOOK TICKET
20.10 - Group Reads:
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester
discussion post
Total this post: 50 points
Golden Oldies Tix: 3
Bigger is Better Tix: 2
Total points: 225 points

20. 7 Shorter is Sweeter - Judy's task: Painting 101
I chose Option 1. Read a book with a main page genre of Nature, Animals, or Plants.
I read Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects by Amy Stewart
This book has main page genre of Environment > Nature by 45 users, as well as, main page genre of Animals by 32 users as of 1/5/16.
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25.11 Robin ♥'s task: My Favorite Things
This is a two book fiction task.
Book 1 – Option B - Read a book from Robin’s GLBT shelf.
I read Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
This book is listed second on the first page of her list.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Book 2 – Option C - Read a book of fiction from GR Choice Awards 2011 that was either a winner or a nominee.
I read New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb
This book was a nominee for Mystery & Thriller list.
https://www.goodreads.com/choiceaward...
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30.2 Jonquil's task: You think you saw what?
This is a two book task.
Select from the masterpieces pictured and read two books with the titles you imagined.
Book 1 - I read Spider Woman's Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women by Paula Gunn Allen
Book 2 – I read Little Pretty Things by Lori Rader-Day
Required: Post the inspiration image(s) and explain the connection to the titles you chose.

I think Mary Cassatt’s painting of two little kids playing in the sand could be someone’s grandchildren and, thus, titled Spider Woman’s Granddaughters. Also, they are pretty cute so I believe Little Pretty Things works as a painting title too.
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Points this post: 75
Points total: 220/1185
Tasks completed: 14/65
Books read: 16

10.3. "Young Girl Reading"
A word in the title from the title of one of Renoir's paintings: Red Chrysanthemum by Laura Joh Rowland
The painting is Renoir's Vase of Chrysanthemums (1882). The word is Chrysanthemum.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10

10.7 Are You Up to Date?
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
This book was number 2 on the list on December 16th.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20

15.10 "A Reason to Party"
Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #1, #2 or #12 in a series.
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) by Kerry Greenwood
Points this post: 15
Total points: 35

20.10 "Group Reads"
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester
posted on the discussion board January 1st, 2016 @ 12:12 pm
Points this post: 20
Total points: 55

30.5 - Daphne's task: Exploring the world of -ogy
3. Biology - On Immunity: An Inoculation Biology genre verified in genre verification thread post 14
4. Neurology –Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking is on page 1
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 385
Big Book Tickets: 2

Read a book with a word ending in -ING in the title or subtitle.
Finding Promise by Scarlett Dunn
20.4 - Camilla's Task: Lost in Translation
Option 1: Read a book written in a language other than your native language.
Weeping Women Springs by Tamara Eaton
My native language is Italian, the language of this book is English
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 185
Total Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 12/65

Choose ONE of the options below and read a book that is a minimum of 250 pages long.
OPTION B - Frida Kahlo -
Read a memoir or autobiography written by a female author. If there is a co-author, the co-author must also be female.
My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor
This Post
Points: 20
Tasks Posted: 1
Books Posted: 1
Pages Read: 302
Golden Oldies ticket request: no
Big Book ticket request: no
Total
Points: 60
Tasks Posted: 3
Books Posted: 5
Pages Read: 1,517
Golden Oldies ticket request: 1
Big Book ticket request: 0

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.
Flying in Place by Susan Palwick
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 185
Total Tasks Completed: 13

Read a book from that list that you have never read before.
The Invention of Wings - this book is new to me - not a re-read. I loved it!
Points this post: 10
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 145
Books Read: 10
Tasks Complete: 7
Big Book tickets Total: 3
Golden Oldies Total: 0

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.
There are 2 automobiles on the cover of

This Post
Points: 20
Tasks Posted: 1
Books Posted: 1
Pages Read: 321
Golden Oldies ticket request: no
Big Book ticket request: no
Total
Points: 80
Tasks Posted: 4
Books Posted: 6
Pages Read: 1,838
Golden Oldies ticket request: 1
Big Book ticket request: 0

Choose ONE of the options below.
3. Option 1. When I cook, almost all of my dishes have garlic in them. Garlic is my favorite seasoning. Read a book that has something to do with vampires OR one that has "Horror" as a main page genre
by Shirley Jackson.
No Vampires but Horror “ is the top listed genre.
This Post
Points: 20
Tasks Posted: 1
Books Posted: 1
Pages Read: 146
Golden Oldies ticket request: no
Big Book ticket request: no
Total
Points: 100
Tasks Posted: 5
Books Posted: 7
Pages Read: 1,984
Golden Oldies ticket request: 1
Big Book ticket request: 0

Choose ONE of the options below.
Option 2: International Day of People with Disability (December 3rd) - is an international observance promoted by the United Nations since 1992*.
For this option, read a book with the genre "Disability" on the main page. The genre may stand alone or be embedded.
Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found by Rebecca Alexander.
The genre “Disability” is listed 4th on the main page.
This Post
Points: 20
Tasks Posted: 1
Books Posted: 1
Pages Read: 320
Golden Oldies ticket request: no
Big Book ticket request: no
Total
Points: 120
Tasks Posted: 6
Books Posted: 8
Pages Read: 2,304
Golden Oldies ticket request: 1
Big Book ticket request: 0

25.5 - Amanda A's task: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
2.initials: CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
A Wild Swan: And Other Tales by Michael Cunningham
4. Book of your choice
HELP! A Bear is Eating Me!
Points this post: 25
Points Total: 605

25.9 - Dakimel’s task: Diversify Your Reading
Female Author - Ethnic/NTM
1: The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeyemi - Of African ancestry and new to me
2: Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science by Carol Kaesuk Yoon - of Asian ancestry and new to me
About author link: http://www.carolyoon.com/page3/page3....
Points this post: 25
Points Total: 630

10.1. 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.
REQUIRED: Include in your post the list on which you found the book and the number of the book on the list.
The book I read was #27 on the Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only list.
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Points this post: 10
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post:0
Total Points: 355
Books Read: 32
Tasks Complete: 25
Big Books Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 2

10.5 Curl Up and Read-- Indicate the page of the list on which your book was found
Book from Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling--Page 1 book #18:Blackberry Winter

Points Earned This Post:10
Points Achieved to Date:255/1185
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)

20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Judy's task: Painting 101
Option 3 author's initials can be found in LINSEED--Sarah E. Ladd:The Heiress of Winterwood

Points Earned This Post:20
Points Achieved to Date: 275/1185
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)

5.4: The Wee Free Men which can be found on page 3 of Popular Satire Books
Points this post: 5
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 130
Books Read: 9
Tasks Complete: 9
Big Book Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0

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: The Woman Who Stole My Life by Marian Keyes

I claim one BB ticket for this book, as it has 531 pages.
Points this post: 25
Big Books this post: 1
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Previous points: 30

My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories by Stephanie Perkins
Found on page 2 of Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling
10.10. Jump!
Number of pages divisible by 4: The Christmas Basket by Debbie Macomber
print edition 240 pages The Christmas Basket
Points this post: 20
Total points: 135

Task 5.2 - The Luncheon on the Grass
read a book with a scandalously naked body on the cover
Binary by John Lange

(I have no idea why they put this poor woman on here. there is literally no relevance to the plot whatsoever. #badolddays)

15.3 Lost and Found: (Option 2) Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
The title contains the letters in LOSTFOUND
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secret of the Universe
Points this post: 15
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 145
Books Read: 10
Tasks Complete: 10
Big Book Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0

15.10 - A Reason to Party
Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #1, #2 or #12 in a series.
Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn
This book is #2 in the Lady Julia Grey series.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 235
Books Read: 13
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)

Read a book from Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling.
Bood read: The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Found in page 1, #41.
Points this post: 10
Previous points: 55

5.1 Dance de la Gallette. Book with person wearing hat on the cover. I read Erik Satie by Rollo H. Myers.

20.3 Book Concierge’s Art and Passion
Option 2. Freda Kahlo – Read a woman’s autobiography. I read Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher.
30.1 Schatzie’s Giving Back
Option 3. Author’s initials are in HEART – I read Brigid of Kildare by Heather Terrell.
Option 4. I read The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro, which was selected for a real-life book club I am in, but I could not fit in anywhere in this challenge (except the dragon task which I already had filled), so it is my book of choice for this option – Thank you Schatzie!
Points This Post: 55
Total Points So Far: 400

25.11 Robin’s Task: My Favorite Things
One of my all-time favourite movies is celebrating 50 years this year. Yep you guessed it....The Sound of Music. I am going to share with you a few of "My Favourite Things".
Book One: Choose Option A OR Option B
Option A: There is an Amish Community close to my home. Read a book from the Best Amish Fiction List. Required: State which page of the list your book can be found on when you post.
Murder Freshly Baked, Vanetta Chapman
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
This is the first book in the Best Amish Fiction list, Page 1 #1
Book 2: Choose Option C OR Option D
Option D: I am a cover lover! Read a book with something pertaining to Christmas on the cover. Required: Include the cover when posting.

Read the kindle edition (which is strangely the one with the "cover" picture). PB reference edition link for page count here
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 245
Tasks Completed: 12
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books: 0

5.7
a word ending in -ING in the title (livING)
Living Promises
15.10
Scoring chances #1 Breakaway
20.5-Shelley UT's task
Option 3: motorized vehicle on the cover

Points: 40
Total: 440

30.5 - Daphne's task: Exploring the world of -ogy
This is a 2 book, non-fiction challenge.
1. Ecology - Read a non-fiction book that has been shelved at least 3 times as ecology from this list: Popular Ecology Books.
Book read: Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation - Michael Pollan
Found on: Page 6, also pre-approved in the task help thread.
4. Neurology - Read a non-fiction book that has been shelved at least 3 times as neurology from this list: Popular Neurology Books.
Book read: The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains - Nicholas Carr
Found on: Page 1.
Points this post: 30
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 305
Tasks Complete: 20
Big Books Total: 7
Golden Oldies Total: 1

25.8 Nick KY’s task: My Favorite Impressionism
A. Title: Sea, Water, Sunken
Following the Water: A Hydromancer's Notebook
D. Author 1st/last: Deb- Rav- Sat- Gri-
The Last Unicorn: A Search for One of Earth's Rarest Creatures by William deBuys
Points this post: 25
Points Total: 655

5.10 Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy weather by Camille Pissarro
Read a book of your choice.
Lion in the Lei Shop, The: A Novel by Kaye Starbird
20.3 Best Review: Book Concierge's task: Art and Passion
Option B: Read a memoir or autobiography written by a female author.
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
20.6 Seasoned Reader: Emmalita's task: Favorite Seasonings
Option 1: Read a book that has something to do with vampires or one that has "horror" as a main page genre.
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Main page Horror: 873 users
25.2 Brooke TX's task: December: It's that time of the year
Option 2: Christmas: Read a book you received as a gift.
I read Swann's Way by Marcel Proust, which my son gave me as part of a set of Proust's work for Christmas.
Option 3: Holiday Vacation: Read a book with a cityscape or city skyline on the cover.
Anatolian Days and Nights: A Love Affair with Turkey, Land of Dervishes, Goddesses, and Saints by Joy Stocke

Points this post: 70
Total points: 630

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20.4 Camilla's Task: Lost in Translation
Option 2:
I read De lotgevallen van de brave soldaat Švejk in de wereldoorlog: In het achterland by Jaroslav Hašek.
My native language is Dutch and this book was originally written in the Czech language.

20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science
I chose Option C-Read a book that is #1 in a series.
UnEnchanted by Chanda Hahn
I have not read any books in this series before and this is a new author and series for me
Total Points--- -150/1185
Completed Tasks--9/66
GO Books (1 )
Big Books 500-750 pages (); 750+pages()

20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: Judy's task: Painting 101
Option 1: Read a book with a main page genre of Nature, Animals, or Plants. The genre may be stand alone or embedded, so things like Environment, Nature and Gardening, plants are ok.
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World Environment> Nature: 164 users. Gardening: 102 users: Environment: 69 users
Option 2: Read a book first published between 1940 and 1965.
The Reivers: A Reminiscence by William Faulkner first published 1962
Points this post: 20
Total points: 650

Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free by Héctor Tobar
* This is a book about men trapped in a Chilean mine and their rescue efforts. There was plenty of heroism there: the miners, who were trapped for one and how they organized themselves and stayed pretty calm and waited for rescue, as well as family members who stayed strong for them, and lastly all of the people who worked on rescuing them.
25.9 - Books by diverse female authors
Book 1: Champion by Marie Lu
Book 2: The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Lee
* Both authors were approved in the help thread
* Janice Y.K. Lee is new to me (the other one is too as of this challenge, but for a different task)
Total Points: 250
Tasks Completed: 13
Pages Read: 7,098
Books Read: 20
Tasks in Progress: 2
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10.8. Hey, We Were There, Too!
Thomas Jefferson (1797-1801)- Thomas: Forty Thieves by Thomas Perry
20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Art and Passion
option c, horse & rider:
Deep Creek by Dana Hand, 320 pages
25.4 - Delicious Dee's task: Christmas Movie Bonanza
I drew a 10 and 22
Dec. 10- Frosty’s Winter Wonderland- "Winter": Winter at the Door by Sarah Graves, a new-to-me author
Dec. 22- Rudolph’s Shiny New Year- "Year": My Year of Running Dangerously: A Dad, a Daughter, and a Ridiculous Plan by Tom Foreman, a new-to-me author
total = 410
10.8. Hey, We Were There, Too!
Thomas Jefferson (1797-1801)- Thomas: Forty Thieves by Thomas Perry
20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Art and Passion
option c, horse & rider:

25.4 - Delicious Dee's task: Christmas Movie Bonanza
I drew a 10 and 22
Dec. 10- Frosty’s Winter Wonderland- "Winter": Winter at the Door by Sarah Graves, a new-to-me author
Dec. 22- Rudolph’s Shiny New Year- "Year": My Year of Running Dangerously: A Dad, a Daughter, and a Ridiculous Plan by Tom Foreman, a new-to-me author
total = 410
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25.16 Morgan's Task
Book one- lLife After Life by Kate Atkinson
New author to me-borrowed from the public library
Book two-The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
New author to me-borrowed from a friend
First published 1939
Total points:25
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Total points: 130
Golden Oldie: 3
Big Book: 0