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WINTER CHALLENGE 2015 CT
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Winter Challenge 2105: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Julia10310.2. Art Appreciation
I am claiming three BB tickets. (I read the ebook. The first mass market paperback is listed with 0 pages. The second is a Spanish translation of the first half of the book only. The third mass market paperback War and Remembrance has 1171 pages. The first paperback listed War and Remembrance has 1056 pages.)
50.1 - Sheila's task: It's Leap Year, Just 4 fun, let's enjoy that extra reading day!
Book A: The Moving Finger (MISS Marple #4)
Book B: The Shadow of Saganami (first published 2004)
I am claiming two BB tickets. This book has 960 pages.
Book C: The Winds of War by Herman Wouk
I am claiming three BB tickets. I read the ebook. The first mass market paperback listed The Winds Of War has 1047 pages.
This post: 60 points, 8 BB
Challenge total points: 395
BB: 12
GO: 1
Completed tasks: 18
30.6 - Donna Jo's task: Winter in Iowa circa 1950s2. Read a book written by an author whose first and last name have initials in the phrase "DRESSING WARMLY".
Book read: Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams, 224 pages.
4. Read a book with the main page genre "Christmas," "Family," "Relatives," or "Cousins."
Book read: The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis, 320 pages.
320 + 224 = 544
Points this post: 30
Previous points: 305
MADDIE15.7- Here Be Dragons: storyline involving dragons
The Hobbit
**claiming a Golden Oldie for book written in 1937.**
15.8- Please Mr. Postman: book on Popular Epistolary Novels List
Ella Minnow Pea
On list page 1, #7
20.4- Lost in Translation
Option 2: Read book originally written not in native language
My native language: English
Book's Original language: Russian
The Overcoat and Other Short Stories
**claiming a Golden Oldie for book written in 1842**
Points this post: 50
Golden Oldies: 2
Total points: 85
Pamela326525.2 - Brooke TX's task: December: It's that time of the year
Option 3:
by jose Kiplack - London skyline in the backgroundOption 4:
by Brenda Minton - Martin's Crossing #4 newest book in this series30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Tis the season for giving back
Option 3:
by Tina RadcliffeOption 4:
by Jane PeartPoints this post: 55
Total Points: 440
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 7
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 6
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+: 3
Big Books - 1000+:
perletwo25.3 - Sirena's task: Hey Baby, It's Cold Outside...So Pick a Side! - My virtual coin flip came up heads/USA.
Option 2: Space Race: Read a non-fiction book about a topic listed under your alliance. Topic should be obvious in the GR summary. USA: NASA; Astronauts; Space Race; Apollo program; Space Exploration; Aviation; Physics
Astro Turf: The Private Life of Rocket Science
Option 4: Peace: Read a fiction book that contains a word of 3 or more letters (excluding "the") from the quote attributed to the leader of your alliance OR David Hasselhoff in the title or subtitle. Words must match exactly. USA: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."
Till the Butchers Cut Him Down
Points this task: 25
Total points: 725
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 8
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 53
Tasks completed: 37
Elizabeth PTask 25.15 - Winter Challenge Goals!
I rolled a 4 and a 6
Book one: Number 4 in a series
Tricked by Kevin Hearne
#4 in The Iron Druid Chronicles
Book two: Goodreads best book of 2015 nominee in category six: mystery/thriller
Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 430
Total Tasks: 22
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 3
Total Books: 31
20.9 Laura NT's task - Art & ScienceOption C: Read a book that is #1 in a series you haven't read before
Casino Royale by Ian Fleming
The first in the James Bond series, none of which I've read before.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 165
Repost of 2249Andy P.
Task #
25.2 - Brooke TX's task: December: It's that time of the year
Option 1. Birthdays Read a book written by an author born the same year you were.(1945) A Long December by Donald Harstad proof here
Option 4. Read the latest (or most recently published) book in a series of at least 3 books.
by Michael Connelly series link
loafer 5.4 - Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet
Read a book found on first 5 pages of Popular Satire Books
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
found on page 1
points: 5
total points: 360
BB: 3
GO: 7
tasks completed: 24
NARUMON 30.5 Daphne's task: Exploring the world of -ogy
Option 3: Read a book with Biology as main page genre.
Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery by Henry Marsh. Biology>Neuroscience shelved by 19 users.
Option 5: Read a book shelved by at least 3 users as zoology from the list Popular Zoology Books
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey.
30.6 Donna Jo's task: Winter in Iowa circa 1950s
Option 3: Author name in DRESSING WARMLY
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach. Author initials found in DRESSING WARMLY. 334 pages.
Option 5: Main page genre as Family, Christmas, Relatives, or Cousins.
Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offil. 180 pages. Family shelved by 28 users.
Total page numbers: 334 + 180 = 514.
IN POST:
Points: 30*2 = 60
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
TOTAL SO FAR:
Points: 600 + 60 = 660
Golden Oldies: 1 + 0 = 1
Big Book: 3 + 0 = 3
M1NKS15.4 The Force, It's Calling To You
Swords in the Mist (a & b)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 630
Golden Oldies: 17
Big Books: 500=7, 750=1, 1000=0
Tasks Completed = 39
M1NKS20.6 - Favorite SEASONings
Option 2. Read a book with a mostly brown (over 50%) colored-cover
20.8 - December's Celebrations
Option 3: - Read a book from this list: Essential Non-Fiction Reading Re: Human Rights (page 1)
12 Years a Slave Published 1853
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
Points this post: 40
Total points: 670
Golden Oldies: 18
Big Books: 500=7, 750=1, 1000=0
Tasks Completed = 41
5.7 - Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir Read Running Blind by Lee Child5.10 read a book of your choice Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
10.3- Young Girl Reading read The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. Renoir Painting the Girl with the Watering Can
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 20
Books Read: 3
5.7 - Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste RenoirIt's a painting of a boating party! Read a book with a word ending in -ING in the title or subtitle. The word must terminate in -ING.
Leaving Everything Most Loved by Jacqueline Winspear has 2 words in the title ending in ING.
This Post
Points: 5
Tasks Posted: 1
Books Posted: 1
Pages Read: 336
Golden Oldies ticket request: no
Big Book ticket request: no
Total
Points: 185
Tasks Posted: 10
Books Posted: 12
Pages Read: 3,598
Golden Oldies ticket request: 1
Big Book ticket request: 0
15.6 En Plein Air"My only merit," Monet wrote later in life, "lies in having painted directly in front of nature, seeking to render my impressions before the most fleeting moments." Most Impressionists worked spontaneously from nature- en plein air. Read a book with an outdoor scene on the cover.
by Eli GottliebThis Post
Points: 15
Tasks Posted: 1
Books Posted: 1
Pages Read: 256
Golden Oldies ticket request: no
Big Book ticket request: no
Total
Points: 200
Tasks Posted: 11
Books Posted: 13
Pages Read: 3,854
Golden Oldies ticket request: 1
Big Book ticket request: 0
Sarah E20.4 - Camilla's Task: Lost in Translation
Option 3: The Aviator's Wife is set mostly in the US, but also in Mexico, China, England, France, and Germany.
I listened to the audio, paperback (no MMPB) is The Aviator's Wife
Points this post: 20
Total points: 210
15.2 Word For WordRead TWO books with synonyms in their titles or subtitles
MURDER at the manor
Dressed to KILL
Link to hardcover: Dressed to Kill
Synonyms are:
KILL-MURDER and appear on the list
*Both books are ARC's
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POINTS
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 440
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 24
BB Total:
GO Total: 1
20.1 Most Improved - Megan W's task: (Super)HeroesSuperhero movies and T.V. shows are one of my guilty pleasures, but I also love learning about acts of heroism done by real people in everyday life.
For this task, choose ONE of these options:
2) Read a non-fiction book by or about someone who you consider heroic. Required: Include an explanation of who you think is heroic and why.
Wildflower by Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore is heroic because she has overcome addiction and a severely dysfunctional childhood to become a successful actor, director, author and gives time, money and influence to help some of the poorest people in the world as a World Food Bank Ambassador Against Hunger.
This Post
Points: 20
Tasks Posted: 1
Books Posted: 1
Pages Read: 288
Golden Oldies ticket request: no
Big Book ticket request: no
Total
Points: 220
Tasks Posted: 12
Books Posted: 14
Pages Read: 4,142
Golden Oldies ticket request: 1
Big Book ticket request: 0
30.4 - Ava Catherine's task: Plein AirThis is a two book task. Read one book from two different options.
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.
Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat
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.
by Barbara KingsolverThis Post
Points: 30
Tasks Posted: 1
Books Posted: 2
Pages Read: 608
Golden Oldies ticket request: no
Big Book ticket request: no
Total
Points: 250
Tasks Posted: 13
Books Posted: 16
Pages Read: 4,750
Golden Oldies ticket request: 1
Big Book ticket request: 0
Natasha X5.6 - Paris Street; Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte
Considered one of the greatest pictures of urban life in the 19th century. Read a book with the word CITY or CITIES found intact in the title or subtitle.
Untamed City
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 65
Books Read: 6
Tasks Complete: 6
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Task 15.4 The Force, It's Calling To YouOption 1:
a) Read a book with a main page genre that contains "Science Fiction"
Gateway (2009) by Sharon Shinn (Hardcover, 280 pages) Genre verified here
b) Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #3 or #7 in a series (series, #)
Bad Blood (Being Human #3) (2010) by James Goss (Paperback, 256 pages)
235 + 15 = 250
Tasks Completed: 17
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 235 + 15 = 250
Books read: 24
Pages read: 6,555
Read but not claimed: 08
Goodreads Authors: 08
Golden Oldies: 05
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
REPOST30.7 - Catherine T's task: A New Start in Art
Both books are new to me
2.Read a book where the page numbers can be found in any combination of: 46,396; 6; 2,000
The Evening Spider by Emily Arsenault
400 pages
3. Read a book in which the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TRAFALGAR SQUARE. Subtitles may be ignored. One word titles are fine.
Eat First, Talk Later by Beth Yahp
NON-FICTION (autobiographical work)
E in SQUARE, F in TRAFALGAR, T in TRAFALGAR, L in TRAFALGAR
Total this post: 30 points
Golden Oldies Tix: 3
Bigger is Better Tix: 3
Total points: 505 points
COLLEENS10.8. Hey, We Were There, Too!
Tenth of December by George Saunders
February 15 is Presidents' Day - but let's not forget about the Vice Presidents.
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. Names must match EXACTLY.
REQUIRED: Include in your post the name of the Vice President.
VP = George Clinton
Points this post: 10
Big Books tickets this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 40
Books Read: 5
Tasks Complete: 5
Big Book Tickets Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Andy P.Task # 25.4 - Delicious Dee's task: Christmas Movie Bonanza
I generated numbers 10 and 16. On 12/7/15 Dec 10 was playing Frosty's Winter Wonderland , so I chose Winter and read
by Sarah Jio for Book 1,On 12/7/15 Dec. 16 Year Without a Christmas was playing. I chose the word Year and read
by Elizabeth Berg for Book 2.Prior to this challenge both authors were new to me. I read two books by Jio but this one was the first of the two I read.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 820
MADDIE -Repost15.7-Here Be Dragons: read a book whose storyline involves dragons
The Hobbit
AR Bookfinder: IL: UG
**claiming a GO for book written in 1937**
Points this post: 15
Total points: 85
HINA25.6 - Andy P.'s task: Winter in Tucson -
Option 1: An Arabian Marriage by Lynne Graham.
Initial letter of each word in the title are found in LUMINARIA.
Option 3: The Diamond Bride by Carole Mortimer.
Diamond in the title.
Current post:
Points: 25
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 705
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and ScienceOption C: Read a book that is #1 in a series.
Book read: Dark Lover by J. R. Ward
*This book is new to me and so is the series*
Points this post: 20
Previous points: 335
CHRISTINE USTask 25.14 Winter Wonderland
I used Option 6 two times.
book 1: Interred with Their Bones
405 pages
book 2: The White Queen
408 pages
both books have "4" & "0" in the page count. The total is over 800
(813)
Task 30.6 Winter in Iowa in the 50sAyelet Waldman
Book 1: Option 1
Cold Betrayal by JA Jance
"COLD" in title
pages 337
Book 2: OPtion 2
The Big Nap by Ayelet Waldman
"AW" in author's name from 'dressing warmly'
pages 240
Over 500 pages total
TOTAL challenge: 255
Tallulah A5.9 - The Absinthe Drinker by Edgar Degas
Read a book set at least 50% in Switzerland and/or France.
The Conversation by Jean d'Ormesson is set in France.
Points this post: 5
Tallulah A.10.10. Jump! - Read a book with a number of pages that is evenly divisible by 4.
Free: The Future of a Radical Price by Chris Anderson is 288 pages.
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science - Read a book that is #1 in a series. This must be a series you have not read before.
An Heiress at Heart (Love's Grace #1) by Jennifer Delamere
(I have not read before.)
25.16 - Morgan's task: Don't say I never got you anything!
Both authors are new to me!
BOOK ONE: Read a book that you got for free.
Cognac Conspiracies (Winemaker Detective Mysteries #5) by Jean-Pierre Alaux
I won a copy of this book in a blog tour.
BOOK TWO: Read a second book that you got for free, but in a DIFFERENT way than book one.
**The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton was first published in 1920. I claim one Golden Oldie ticket.**
I purchased a free ebook copy of this book on Amazon.
Points this task: 55
Total points: 60
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 5
Tasks completed: 4
Kristen IA5.4 - Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet
Read a book found on first 5 pages of Popular Satire Books
Required: State which page your book can be found on when you post.
I Am America by Stephen Colbert (on page 1 of the list)
I listened to audiobook, linked to PB version
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. Names must match EXACTLY.
Books may be fiction or non-fiction.
REQUIRED: Include in your post the name of the Vice President.
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
Levi P. Morton (1889-1893) (Benjamin Harrison’s VP)
****Claim 1 BB Ticket – 562 pages****
I listened to audiobook, linked to PB version
20.4 - Camilla's Task: Lost in Translation
Choose ONE of the options below and read a book that fits that option. Required: State which option you chose when you post.
Option 3: Read a book that takes place in at least two different countries. Required: In your post, state the countries where the book is set.
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Takes place in France and US (approved for locations in the help thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
I listened to audiobook, linked to PB version
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Emmalita's task: Favorite SEASONings
Read a book from ONE of the following options. Required: State which option you chose when you post.
Option 1. Read a book that has something to do with vampires OR one that has "Horror" as a main page genre. If the book features vampires, this should be obvious from the book's main page description or reviews.
Wayward by Blake Crouch
(Main page genre – Horror)
I listened to audiobook, linked to PB version
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Points this Post: 55
Total Points: 270/1185
Tasks Completed: 15/65
Total Books Read: 18/93
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Total Big Books: 1
Karen D. Task 25.13 - M1nks's task: Art Can Set You Free
Option 3: read a book, fiction or non fiction, which you think celebrates any form of human artistry.
The Blazing World - about an artist, mostly focused on sculpture in the book
Option 4: Read a book, either fiction or non fiction, which expresses the struggle for the freedom of the individual from an oppressive society.
The Breeding Tree - about a future society where all decisions in life are controlled by a central government, and the main character is trying to break out from the job she's expected to do.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 505
Tasks completed: 23/65
5.5 - The Floor Scrapers by Gustave CaillebotteA book from the Underclass list, page 1 #32: The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan
Points this post: 5
Total points: 420
BARBARA ★25.17 - Tara Jo's task: Real Life Gets in the Way
Option 3: Dreams of Gods & Monsters - Laini Taylor (L & T in TranspLant) 12/26
Goodreads Author
Big Book = 613
Option 4: The Closer You Come - Gena Showalter (set in Oklahoma) 2/9
Goodreads Author
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 385
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books - 500+: (5)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
385/1185 POINTS
Kait5.2 - The Luncheon on the Grass by Edouard Manet
A book with a nude or partially-nude figure on the cover.
Hard Evidence by Pamela Clare -- The man and woman on the cover are naked
Points This Post: 5
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
Total Points: 325
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Jasmiina F15.8 Please Mr. Postman:
Read a book from the list Popular epistolary novels:
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple.
Page one, number 22
Points this post: 15
Total points: 230
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
JUKKA30.7 - Catherine T's task: A New Start in Art
Option 1: A book by an author who shares initials with one of the listed artists.
Fools by Pat Cadigan. She shares her initials with Paul Cezanne.
Option 2: A book whose page count is formed by numbers in the figures 46,396; 6; 2,000.
Käsikirjoittamisen taito by Anders Vacklin et al. The book has 640 pages. This also makes it a Big Book. The title translates as "The Craft of Screenwriting".
Both books were new to me.
Points this post: 30
Big Books this post: 1
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 400/1185
Books Read: 30
Tasks Complete: 26/65
Big Books Total: 3
Golden Oldies Total: 2
Bookwrm526Task #25.5 - The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Option B - Read a book with a Christmas decoration on the cover OR by an author whose initials can be found in CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. I went with the author's initials and read Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach.
Option D - Read a book of your choice. I read The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater.
Points this post: 25
Total points so far: 615
SpiderMac5.5 The Floor Scrapers by Gustave Caillebotte
Read a book from the Underclass list.
I read Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
The book is #21 on page 1 of the list as of Feb 9, 2016.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6...
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10.9 Catch Up With the SRC
Read a book from the SRC Bookshelf list that you have never read before.
I read The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie
This book is on page 3 of the list (6/2010) and is new to me, not a re-read.
https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...
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20.5 Bigger is Better - Shelley UT's task: Winter Birthdays
This is a one book task. I chose option 2.
Read a book with a professional athlete of one of these sports (football (American), baseball and basketball) as a main character. The book may be fiction or non-fiction.
I read Boys Will Be Boys: The Glory Days and Party Nights of the Dallas Cowboys Dynasty by Jeff Pearlman
This is a non fiction book about the Dallas Cowboys (football)(Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, Emmitt Smith) and was approved in message 41 of the help thread.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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20.6 Seasoned Reader - Emmalita's task: Favorite SEASONings
This is a one book task. I chose option 2.
Read a book with a mostly brown (over 50%) colored-cover.
I read Return of the Bird Tribes by Ken Carey
This book was approved in message 24 of the help thread.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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Points this post: 55
Points total: 695/1185
Tasks completed: 42/65
Books read: 53
Cindy C.Task 10.10-Jump!
Read a book with a number of pages that is evenly divisible by 4. My book had 400 pages.
Maeve's Times: In Her Own Words
Points this post: 10
Total points: 295
Total tasks: 12
HINA25.15 - Jamie NY's task: Winter Challenge Goals! -
I rolled 4 and 1.
Book 1: I Married a Billionaire by Melanie Marchande.
Book 1 in I Married a Billionaire series.
Book 2: Hollywood Dirt by Alessandra Torre.
Nominee of Romance.
Current post:
Points: 25
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 730
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Reader Name: Whitnie I25.6 - 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. The title must be at least two words long.
Royal Assassin
Option 4. For this option, 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.
Assassin's Quest Robin Hobb
**For this task I am requesting 3 BB tickets. The first book is 675 pages and the second is 757 pages**
Points this post: 25
Big Books this post: 3
Golden Oldies this post:0
Total Points: 780
Books Read: 64
Tasks Complete: 45
Big Books Total: 7
Golden Oldies Total: 2
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM5.2 - The Luncheon on the Grass by Edouard Manet
I read
by Bhanu Kapil.50.1 - Sheila's task: It's Leap Year, Just 4 fun, let's enjoy that extra reading day!
Book A: I read The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie (paperback). This is the 4th Miss Marple novel and "Miss" has four words.
**The Moving Finger was first published in 1942, I would like to claim a Golden Oldies ticket**
Book B: I read The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective by Kate Summerscale (paperback), first published in 2008.
Book C: I read All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld (paperback).
Previous point total: 480
New points this post: 5+50
Total points: 535
New tasks completed in this post: 2
Total tasks: 27
GO tickets this post: 1
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 3
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REPOST
15.3 Lost and Found
Book A- Read a book with all the letters L, O, S, T in the title, subtitle and/or author's name
by Barry EislerL&S in eiSLer
O in gOd
T in The
Book B- Read a book with all the letters F, O, U, N, D in the title, subtitle and/or author's name
by Patrick ModianoF in aFter
O-N-D in mODiaNo
U in circUs
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25.4 - Delicious Dee's task: Christmas Movie Bonanza
I got 1 and 7
Day 1: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
The Life and Loves of Lena Gaunt
Word: LIFE
Day 7: Three Days
Perfect Days: A Novel
Word: DAYS
Both authors Tracy Farr and Raphael Montes were new to me.
*All books are ARC's
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Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 465
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 25
BB Total:
GO Total: 1
trishhartuk20.7. Shorter is Sweeter: Judy's task - Painting 101
Option 3- Oils - Read a book in which the author's initials can be found in LINSEED. Letters may only be used as many times as they appear (2 Es.) Middle names/initials should be ignored.
World After, Susan Ee
lin S Ee d
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 615
Tasks Completed: 28
Golden Oldies: 8
Big Books: 0
Nick KY25.3 Sirena’s Cold War. I rolled tails, meaning my alignment is with USSR.
Option 2. Space Race. I read How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown, with “Astronomy” as an embedded GR genre, it is an obvious topic of the book.
Option 4. Peace. From the Hasselhoff quote: “I find it a bit sad….” I read a book with the word “Find” in the title: Find Me by Laura van den Berg.
30.4 Ava Catherine’s En Plein Air.
Option 1. Book has mostly outdoor setting – I read After the Wind: 1996 Everest Tragedy—One Survivor's Story by Lou Kasischke climbing to the top of the world's tallest mountain is done outside.
Option 3. Book with a mostly green cover – I read The Green Dwarf: A Tale of the Perfect Tense by Charlotte Brontë.
Points This Post: 55
Total Points So Far: 835
25.16 - Morgan (faeriesfolly)'s task: Don't say I never got you For this task you will read TWO books, ONE book from each category.
BOTH authors should be NEW TO YOU. Because this whole night thing is going to be new to me!
::BOOK ONE::
Read a a book that you got for free (library, netgalley, borrowed from a friend, received as a gift, $0 on Kindle/Nook/etc.) where the AUTHOR is new to you. I read Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person, which I got from the library after a loooooooong wait! This authorShonda Rhimes is new to me!
::BOOK TWO::
Read a second book that you got for free, but in a DIFFERENT way than book one. Remember the author still has to be new to you. I borrowed God's Ear from a friend. This author Rhoda Lermanis new to me
REQUIRED: When claiming STATE how you came by the books and that the authors are new to you.
Points: 255
Books read: 24
tasks completed: 18
pages read: 7199
25.17 - Tara Jo's task: Real Life Gets in the WayBook 1: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Book 2: The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle (dog - Afghan Hound)
Delicious Dee20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Karen D's task: The Cameron Crazies
Option 1 -
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro
Read a book of your choice.
Outrageously Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
IL: UG - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 5.0
10.7. Are you Up to Date?
Catch up on your reading by reading a book from Popular Books 2015.
Golden Son by Pierce Brown
This book was #40 on Feb 8th, 2016.
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This Post: 15
Total Points: 350
Books Read: 24
Completed Tasks: 21