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WINTER CHALLENGE 2015 CT
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Winter Challenge 2105: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
15.1 Make the SwitchRead two books by authors with names* that differ by exactly one letter.
Tirra Lirra by the River by Jessica Anderson
Exposure by Susan Andersen
author's surnames: ANDERSON vs. ANDERSEN
15.5 That’s So Random
Random titles generated:
"Frozen Servant
The Bound Girl
Illusion of Nobody
The Game's Petals
The Night of the Stream
Sons in the Sorcerer"
Read: Night Study (Soulfinder #2) by Maria V. Snyder
eARC courtesy of publisher
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Emmalita's task: Favorite SEASONings
Option 1. "Horror" as a main page genre.
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
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.
Ignite Me (Shatter Me #3) by Tahereh Mafi
Ignite Me in LUMINARIA
Option 3. read a book that has a gemstone in its title/subtitle.
Opal (Lux #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
opal is a type of gemstone
Total this post: 75 points
Golden Oldies Tix: 3
Bigger is Better Tix: 3
Total points: 420 points
Ava Catherine25.15 Jamie NY's task: Winter Challenge Goals!
Dice roll: 1 and 2
Book 1: Read a book in a series based on the dice roll. (1)
Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie #1 in series
Book 2: Read a Goodread's Best Book of 2015 nominee or winner as determined by the dice roll (2)
Memoir & Autobiography
Born with Teeth by Kate Mulgrew (nonfiction)
Paints this post: 25
Total points: 1055
Andy P.Task # 15.2 Word For Word
Read TWO books with synonyms in their titles
Book 1.
by Greg IlesBook 2.
by Alex KavaPer list of Synonyms Quiet = silent
Points this post: 15
Total points: 430
Andy P.Task # 30.6 - Donna Jo's task: Winter in Iowa circa 1950s
Option 1. Read a book with one of the following words in the title, snow
by Thomas Cobb (304 p,)Option 2. Read a book written by an author whose first and last name have initials in the phrase "DRESSING WARMLY"
by Mary Gaitskill DressinG WarMLY (441 p.)page total 745 p.>500
Points this post: 30
Total points: 460
Readerboard Name Kathy P10.9. Catch Up With the SRC
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd The Invention of Wings
This book is new to me.
Points this post: 10
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 15
Books Read: 2
Tasks Complete: 2
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Readerboard Name Kathy P20.4 - Camilla's Task: Lost in Translation
Option 3 countries are Germany and US
The Baker's Daughter
by Sarah McCoy
The Baker's Daughter
Points this post: 20
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 35
Books Read: 3
Tasks Complete: 3
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.4 - Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet
Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix
On page 5 of the Popular Satire Books list (toward the bottom)
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 210 points
Tasks completed: 13
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and SciencePlease remove Consider Phlebas from my claimed tasks, and replace it with Stranger Things Happen (Option B - short story collection).
25.15 - Jamie NY's task: Winter Challenge Goals!
I rolled a 1 and a 6.
Book 1 - Consider Phlebas (#1 in a series)
Book 2 - Mr. Kiss and Tell (2015 nominee for category #6, Mystery & Thriller)
Points in this post: 25
Points so far: 260
25.5 The Most Wonderful Time of the YearOption B - A book by an author whose initials appear in CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Option D - A book of my choice
The Tea Planter's Wife by Dinah Jefferies
25.14 Winter Wonderland
Option 3 - a book whose initials can be found in any of these three words: SWEATER, JEANS, BOOTS
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
Option 6 - a book with a page count that contains at least two of the following numbers - 0,1,2,3,4,5
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty - 406 pages
Both books must have a combined minimum of 800 pages. The Husband's Secret is 406 pages, the mass market paperback edition of The Miniaturist is 433 pages = 839
Points in this post: 50
Total points: 50
30.7 A New Start in ArtOption 2 - A book where the page numbers can be found in any combination of these figures (46,396; 6; 2,000)
Life After You by Lucie Brownlee - 320 pages
Option 3 - A book in which the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TRAFALGAR SQUARE
Room by Emma Donoghue
Both books are new to me and Life After You is non fiction (Autobiography / Memoir)
Points in this post: 30
Total points: 80
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Emmalita's task: Favorite SEASONings Option 1. Read a book that has "Horror" as a main page genre.
The Winter People
Points this post: 20
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 260
Books Read: 17
Tasks Complete: 12
Big Book tickets Total: 4
Golden Oldies Total: 0
JulieD5.4 - Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet
1st page
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 25
Books Read: 5
Tasks Complete: 5
15.8 Please Mr Postman:Freedom and Necessity by Steven Brust This was #75 when I made up my list--it's now #78.
30.1 Schatzie's Task--Tis the Season for Giving Back:
1. Animal Rescue:
Last Chance Mustang: The Story of One Horse, One Horseman, and One Final Shot at Redemption by Mitchell Bornstein
3. Author initials in HEart:
Sweetest Scoundrel by Elizabeth Hoyt
Today Total 45
Grand Total 975
Readerboard Name Kathy P20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Art and Passion
OPTION B - Frida Kahlo
The Blue Cotton Gown
by Patricia Harman
The Blue Cotton Gown: A Midwife's Memoir
Points this post: 20
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 55
Books Read: 4
Tasks Complete: 4
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
10.10. Jump!Read a book with a number of pages that is evenly divisible by 4.
Book read: Macunaíma: O herói sem nenhum caráter by Mário de Andrade
240 pages/4 = 60
I claim a Golden Oldie Ticket for this book as it was first published in 1928.
20.3 - Best Review
Option D: Read a book written by an Hispanic author.
Book read: Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis
I claim a Golden Oldie Ticket for this book as it was first published in 1899.
This post:
Points: 30
Golden Oldies: 2
Previously:
Points: 155
Big Books: 1
5.7 Luncheon of the Boating Party by Renoir1 book task
Read a book with a word endng in ING
Starling by Virginia Taylor
5.10 Rainy Weather by Pissarro
1 book task
Read a book of your choice.
How to Lose a Duke in Ten Days by Kate McKinley
25.2 It's that Time of Year
2 book task
Option 3: Read a book with a cityscape of city skyline on the cover
The Body Institute by Carol Riggs
Option 4: Read the final (or most recently published) book in a series of at least 3 books.
How to Rescue a Rake by Jayne Fresina
This is the most recent in a series that now stands at 3 books.
25.17 Real Life Gets in the Way
2 book task
Option 1: Read a book about cancer or one where the main character is battling or has battled cancer.
On the Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves
From GR book blurb "He's almost seventeen and if having cancer wasn't bad enough, now he has to spend his first summer in remission with his family..."
Option 2: Read a book with a word in the title found in the list of dog breeds on this list.
I chose the American Eskimo Dog and used the word dog
The Salty Dog by Debbie White
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Points this post: 60
Points thus far: 690
CHANDNI20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shelley UT's task: Winter Birthdays
1. Read a book with books on the cover or "books about books" main page genre.
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
This has "Books about Books" as a main page genre.
[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 270
Books Read: 18
Completed Tasks: 15
VAL TX25.11 - Robin ♥'s task: My Favorite Things
Option B: Read a book from My GLBT shelf
The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith
Option C: Read a book from GR Choice Awards 2011 that was either a winner or a nominee.
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Book was chosen from the "Favorite Book of 2011" category.
This post:
Points - 25
Total:
Points - 110
Catherine TTask 20.2 - Cameron Crazies
option 2 - read a book whose author initials (excluding middle) can be found in KRZYZEWSKI
Enthroned by K.M. Shea
KS found in KRZYZEWSKI
ebook verification @msg5414
Christine V5.8 - A Bar at the Folies-Bergere by Edouard Manet
Everyday Sexism - I read the indicated audio edition. Link to Paperback (no MMP available)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 10
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
FANDURY50.1 - Sheila's task: It's Leap Year, Just 4 fun, let's enjoy that extra reading day!
Book A: Read a book that is 4th in a series AND that has a 4 letter word in the SERIES name as noted on Goodreads.
Dying Echo by Judy Clemens
This book is #4 in the GRIM reaper mystery series.
Book B: Read a book that is FIRST published in one of the last four leap years: 2016, 2012, 2008, 2004
The Colony by F.G. Cottam
This book was first published in 2012.
This book was approved in the ebook verification thread and can be found in the googledoc in line 2151.
Book C: Read a book with a 4-word title by an author with a 4 letter name (first, middle or last).
Death on Beacon Hill by P.B. Ryan
The title has 4 words and the last name Ryan of the author has 4 letters.
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 345
Books Read: 20
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
ABAYOMI15.1- Make the switch
two books by authors with names that differ by exactly one letter.
Otoyomegatari by Kaoru Mori
and
Fairy Cube, Vol. 01 by Kaori Yuki
The names are Kaoru and KaorI.
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POINTS THIS POST: 15
TOTAL CHALLENGE POINTS: 220
M1NKS 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.
Going Solo
IL: MY - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 9.0
Points this post: 5
Total points: 365
Golden Oldies: 10
Big Books: 500=2, 750=1, 1000=0
Tasks Completed = 26
M1NKS10.2. Art Appreciation - Read a book that has a framed painting or framed photograph on the cover.
published 1768* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
10.7. Are you Up to Date?
Uprooted (#32 at time of posting)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 385
Golden Oldies: 11
Big Books: 500=2, 750=1, 1000=0
Tasks Completed = 28
M1NKS20.2 - The Cameron Crazies
Option 1. read a book where the cover is primarily dark blue
- 545 pages* I Claim 1 x Big Book Ticket *
20.3 - Art and Passion
Option C. - Read a book with a cover image of a Madonna (or mother & child), a horseback rider (on a horse), or a train.
(train in centre)20.4 - Lost in Translation
Option 2: - Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your native language. I speak English, this was translated from French.
Dangerous Liaisons - Published 1782
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
Points this post: 60
Total points: 445
Golden Oldies: 12
Big Books: 500=3, 750=1, 1000=0
Tasks Completed = 31
M1NKS25.3 - Hey Baby, It's Cold Outside...So Pick a Side! - Tails = USSR
Option 2: Space Race - Physics (Science topics (space exploration, rocketry, etc.) are general and do not need to be alliance specific.**)
The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe
Option 3: Espionage - USSR: The book must be set at least 50% in the USA.
Patriot Games - 544 pages 50% of this book is set in the US.
* I Claim 1 x Big Book Ticket *
Points this post: 25
Total points: 470
Golden Oldies: 12
Big Books: 500=4, 750=1, 1000=0
Tasks Completed = 32
Emmalita5.2 The Luncheon on the Grass by Edouard Manet
by Bhanu Kapil20.2 Rookie at the Top - Karen D's task: The Cameron Crazies
The Invaders by Karolina Waclawiak
Option 2: Author Karolina Waclawiak's initials are found in KRZYZEWSKI
This post: 25
Total points to date: 195
Golden oldie tickets: 0
Big book tickets: 1
Total tasks completed: 10
10.3 - Young Girl ReadingThe title shares a word with Renoir's painting Two WOMEN with Umbrellas:
A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. King
Total points 170
10.10 Jump! Read a book where the number of pages is divisible by 4He's a Stud, She's a Slut, and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know by Jessica Valenti = 224 pages, 224/4 = 56!
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 90
Total Books: 7
Tasks Completed: 4
MWEAVER5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro
Longbourn by Jo Baker
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 30
Sandra20.4 - Camilla's Task: Lost in Translation
Option #2: book originally published in language other than your native language
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
My native language is English and this book was originaly published in Swedish.
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 70
Sandra15.3 Lost and Found
ONE book that fulfills both Book A and Book B
The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston
The MonSTer of FLOrence by DOUglas PrestoN
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 85
Sandra15.4 The Force, It's Calling To You
Option #2: ONE book that fulfills two different options
Shades of Earth by Beth Revis
The genre 'science fiction' is #2 on the book main page.
Book #3 in 'Across the Universe' series
Points this post: 15
Total points to date: 100
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 15.6 En Plein Air
Murder Strikes a Pose by T. Weber
Qualifier: outdoor scene on cover
Points this task: 15
Points Total: 50
Tasks Completed: 4
Big Books: 1
HINA REPOST25.17 - Tara Jo's task: Real Life Gets in the Way -
Option 2: The Italian Tycoon's Bride by Helen Brooks.
Italian Greyhound from AKC Dog Breeds List
Option 3: The Hot-Blooded Groom (Passion) by Emma Darcy.
Author's Initials are found in: KIDNEY.
Current post:
Points: 25
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 445
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 25.2 December: It's that time of year
Option 2: Christmas
Carrying Albert Home: The Somewhat True Story of A Man, His Wife, and Her Alligator by Homer Hickham
Qualifier: Received as a Christmas present.
Book 2: Option 4 - New Year's Eve
A Study in Death by Anna Lee Huber
Qualifier: Lady Darby #4 (newest in series)
Points this task: 25
Points Total: 75
Tasks Completed: 5
Big Books: 1
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 15.10 A Reason to Party
by Luke McCallumQualifier: Gregor Reinhardt #1 (first book in series)
Points this task: 15
Points Total: 90
Tasks Completed: 6
Big Books: 1
Karen D. Task 25.16 - Morgan (faeriesfolly)'s task: Don't say I never got you anything!
Both authors new to me.
Book one: A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James. Borrowed from a friend
Book two: The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks, borrowed from the library
Points this task: 25
Total points: 255
Tasks completed: 11/65
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 10.10 Jump!
Stolen Remains by Christine Trent
Qualifier: 304 pages, evenly divisible by 4 (76)
Points this task: 10
Points Total: 100
Tasks Completed: 7
Big Books: 1
CYNBAXTERTask # 5.01 – Dance at Le moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Book 1:
At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen which shows the MC wearing a hatPoints this post: 5 points
Total points to date = 635 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 5
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
CYNBAXTERTask # 10.05 – Curl Up and Read
Book 1: The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen which was found on Page 1, #60 of the https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2... List
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date = 645 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 5
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
Catherine TTask 25.2 - December: It's That Time of Year
option 1 - I was born in 1971, as was Jim Butcher (as per Fantastic Fiction site) - author of the book
The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher
630 pages - claiming BB ticket
option 4 - most recent published installation of a 3 book series
Jessica's Christmas Kiss by Alison May
ebook verification msg #5401
series info
Nick KY10.8 Hey…. I read Train Dreams by Denis Johnson, with the same last name as President Lincoln’s VP, Andrew Johnson.
10.9 Catch Up w/ the SRC – I read March: Book One by John Robert Lewis, the Fall 2015 Group Read in the category Graphic Novel. I have not read this book before.
20.4 Camilla’s Lost in Translation
Option 2. I read a translation of a book into English. The original was in French, François Truffaut: The Lost Secret by Anne Gillain, translated by Alistair Fox.
Points This Post: 40
Total Points So Far: 570
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Elizabeth B's task: December's CelebrationsOption 2: International Day of People with Disability (December 3rd)
The Vixen and the Vet by Katy Regnery - per genre “Disability”
25.14 - JennRenee's task: Winter Wonderland
Option 3. SWEATER, JEANS, BOOTS
My Kind of Wonderful by Jill Shalvis - JeanS - 368 pgs
Option 6. Holiday fun. Since my favorite holidays happen in the winter --read a book with at least 2 of these numbers in the page numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Dark Skye by Kresley Cole - 432 pgs
Total pages = 800 pgs
25.15 - Jamie NY's task: Winter Challenge Goals!
I rolled a 2 & 3
Book 1: Read a book in a series. The position in the series is determined by your dice roll.
Using dice roll “3”:
Trouble on Tap by Avery Flynn - #3 in Sweet Salvation Brewery series (https://www.goodreads.com/series/1328...)
Book 2: Goodread's Best Book of 2015 nominee or winner
Using dice roll “2”
2. Memoir & Autobiography
Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church by Rachel Held Evans - nominee for Memoir & Autobiography: https://www.goodreads.com/choiceaward...
Points This Post: 70
Total Points: 385
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
Big Book tickets: 1
TASK 30.2 YOU THINK YOU SAW WHAT?
: I read
by Carla Buckley*cousins Rory & Arden are so much alike they nearly look like twin, yet Arden is always in Rory's shadow*
: I read
by Elisabeth Egan*a family going through some difficult times, especially mom Alice, who struggles with her work situation until a new window of opportunity opens*
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 230/1,185
BB=0
GO=0
Mimi Michele15.8 Please Mr. Postman
Read a book from popular epistolary novels
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
It is found on page 1, the 43 entry
Points: 15
20.2 Rookie at the top
Option 1: book cover 50% Duke blue
Until the End of Time byDanielle Steel
Points: 20
Total points this post: 35
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Total points: 260
Golden Oldie: 3
Big Book: 1
Task 25.10 – Sandy – Bella ItaliaTOTAL pages must be 500+
Option 2 – Rome – Title word matches word in lyrics of Hotel California
Song Lyric: "I HEARD the mission bell"
I HEARD You Paint Houses 352 pg
Option 5 – Sienna – 17 letters in title & author name
Stephen King / Carrie
Stephen (7 letters) + King (4 letters) + Carrie (6 letters) = 17 letters
I listened to the audio / MMP has 290 pages - Carrie
Total pages: 352 + 290 = 642
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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 245 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (1) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 3
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15.1 Make the Switch
Book A - All the Right Places - author JENNA SUTTON
Book B - Saving the CEO - author JENNY HOLIDAY
points this post: 15
points total: 455