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WINTER CHALLENGE 2015 CT
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Winter Challenge 2105: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Karrie15.1 Make the Switch
Read two books by authors with names* that differ by exactly one letter. *The name may be in any position- first, middle, other, last, but the names for both books must be in the same position- first/first, last/last, have the same number of letters and may NOT be initials.
Cat Winters
Kat MartinNew Total 195
Karrie5.3 - Water Lilies by Claude Monet
Read a book found on first 5 pages of Popular Art Books.
Found on page One of Popular Art Books
New Total 200
Karrie5.4 - Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet
Read a book found on first 5 pages of Popular Satire Books
Found on page one of Popular Satire Books
New Total 205
Karrie10.10. Jump!
read a book with a number of pages that is evenly divisible by 4.
912 Pages
New Total 215
Karrie15.6 En Plein Air
Read a book with an outdoor scene on the cover.
Required: Include the cover
New Total 230
Karrie 15.9 Degas and the Dancers
Read a book that features dancers.
One of the stories is The Twelve Dancing Princesses
Total 245
BARBARA ★25.5 - Amanda A's task: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Option C:
The Dirt on Ninth Grave - Darynda Jones (drinks on cover) 2/12Goodreads Author
Option D: Fade to Black - Morgan Kearns (choice) 12/7
Goodreads Author
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 440
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Books - 500+: (5)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
440/1185 POINTS
Readerboard Name Kathy P20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Emmalita's task: Favorite SEASONings
Option 2
Letters from Yellowstone
by Diane SmithPoints this post: 20
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 80
Books Read: 6
Tasks Complete:6
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
SANDYD5.2 - The Luncheon on the Grass by Edouard Manet
Read a book with a nude or partially-nude figure on the cover.
Big Rock by Lauren Blakely
Task points: 5
Total points: 120
SANDYD5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro
Read a book of your choice.
Raid by Kristen Ashley
Task points: 5
Total points: 125
SANDYD10.2 - Art Appreciation
Read a book that has a framed painting or framed photograph on the cover.
The Fine Art of Murder by Jessica Fletcher
Task points: 10
Total points: 135
SANDYD10.7 - Are you Up to Date?
Catch up on your reading by reading a book from
Popular Books 2015.
The Deal by Elle Kennedy #43 on list
Task points: 10
Total points: 145
SANDYD15.6 - En Plein Air
Read a book with an outdoor scene on the cover.
The Princess & the Pig Keeper by DC Rivers
ebook approved for length msg #5406
Task points: 15
Total points: 160
SANDYD20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science
Option C: Read a book that is #1 in a series.
Master of Desire by Kinley MacGregor (Master of the Sword/McAllister #1)
I have not read any books in this series before
Task points: 20
Total points: 180
SANDYD25.5 - Amanda A's task: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Option B: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.
The Barter System by Shayne McClendon
Option D: Read a book of your choice.
Motorcycle Man by Kristen Ashley
Task points: 25
Total points: 205
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM10.3. "Young Girl Reading"
I read The Girl in the Red Coat by Kate Hamer, matching "Girl" in the title to the painting "Young Girl Reading" (1895).
30.2 - Jonquil's task: You think you saw what?
Book 1: I chose the fourth image,
, which looks very idyllic and pastoral, a scene implied by the term "arcadia", so I read
Arcadia
by Iain Pears.** Arcadia is 528 pages long, I'd like to claim ONE Big Book ticket**
Book 2: I chose the last image,
, which is a still life with no meat in it and could probably found in any vegetarian's house, so I read
The Vegetarian
by Han Kang.Previous point total: 535
New points this post: 10+30
Total points: 575
New tasks completed in this post: 2
Total tasks: 29
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 1
Total Big Books: 4
30.6 - Donna Jo's task: Winter in Iowa circa 1950sOption 1, a book with "Snow" in the title: Dashing Through the Snow by Debbie Macomber
Dashing Through the Snow paperback edition, 256 pages
Option 4, genre Christmas: Christmas Letters by Debbie Macomber, 272 pages
Total pages=528
Points this post: 30
Total points: 450
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Brooke TXI'd like to move a couple of books around to different tasks:
Tears of Pearl from 25.6 to 50.1
Modern Romance from 25.17 to 25.6
All tasks (plus others) are re-posted here in full.
10.5. Curl Up and Read
Read a book from Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling. On page 2:
10.6. It's Cold Here, but Colder There!
Read a book set at least 50% in Canada.
15.4 The Force, It's Calling To You
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills two different options.
a) Read a book with a main page genre that contains "Science Fiction."
b) Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #3 or #7 in a series.
15.7 Here Be Dragons
Read a book with a dragon on the cover or with a storyline involving dragons.
15.10 - A Reason to Party
Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #1, #2 or #12 in a series.
20.5 - 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. (Books on shelf along bottom edge of cover.)
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Judy's task: Painting 101
Option 3: Read a book in which the author's initials can be found in LINSEED.
25.1 - Beth_NC's task: Art of Reading
Option B: Read a book that shows the sun or the moon on the cover.
Option E: Read a book that has a title (title only, no subtitles) that contains the letters: M-O-N-E-T.
25.2 - Brooke TX's task: December: It's that time of the year
3. Read a book with a cityscape or city skyline on the cover.
4. Read the final (or most recently published) book in a series of at least 3 books.
The Others series
25.5 - Amanda A's task: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
B. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.
D. Merry Christmas! Read a book of your choice.
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.
Option 2: Read a book that has the genre "Western" listed on its main page.
25.7 - Coralie's task: Summer at the Stadium
Option 3: Read a book with the first word of the title 'A'.
Option 4: Read a book with someone with a tattoo on the cover.
(Approved in help thread.)
25.8 Nick KY’s task: My Favorite Impressionism
Option A: Read a book with one of these words in the title/subtitle: “Sea” “Water” or “Sunken.”
Option B: Read a book originally written in Spanish.
25.10 - Sandy's Task - Bella Italia!
Option 2: Read a book whose title contains a word of at least 5 letters that is found in the lyrics of Hotel California.
(Line 5: "I had to stop for the night..."
Option 3: Read a book whose author's initials are found in the word "VAPORETTI."
25.11 - Robin ♥'s task: My Favorite Things
Option B: Read a book from My GLBT shelf.
Option C: Read a book from GR Choice Awards 2011 that was either a winner or a nominee.
(Science Fiction nominee.)
25.12 - Pamela3265's task: Celebrating the National Park System
Option 3: Read a book whose author’s initials appear in GLACIER CALVING.
Option 4: Read a book whose author’s first or last name is George, Washington, Thomas, Jefferson Abraham, Lincoln, Theodore, or Roosevelt.
25.15 - Jamie NY's task: Winter Challenge Goals!
I rolled 1 and 3.
Book 1: Read a book in a series.
Book 2: Using whichever number you did not use for book 1, read a Goodread's Best Book of 2015 nominee or winner as determined by the numbers below.
25.16 - Morgan (faeriesfolly)'s task: Don't say I never got you anything!
Both authors are new to me (as of the beginning of this challenge, per the help thread).
From the public library:
Gail Carriger
From NetGalley:
Seanan McGuire
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 of AKC Dog Breeds.
(As in Russell Terrier.)
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.
30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Tis the season for giving back
Option 3: Read a book with an author whose initials can be found in the word HEART.
Option 4: My gift to you....read a book of your choice.
30.2 - Jonquil's task: You think you saw what?
This picture of a girl woman in a fancy dress looking at her reflection and primping made me think of fashion and mirrors and vanity, which led me to these two titles:
Glamour in Glass
Valour and Vanity
30.5 - Daphne's task: Exploring the world of -ogy
3. Read a non-fiction book with the main page genre of "Biology."
4. Read a book that has been shelved at least 3 times as neurology from this list of Popular Neurology Books. Found on page 1:
50.1 - 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.
Book B: Read a book that is FIRST published in one of the last four leap years: 2016, 2012, 2008, 2004.
Book C: Read a book with a 4-word title by an author with a 4 letter name (first, middle or last).
Points
This Post: 545
Total Points: 1100
Completed Tasks: 55
Books Read: 83
CHANDNI20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Karen D's task: The Cameron Crazies
Option 2: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in KRZYZEWSKI.
Dead Set by Richard Kadrey
[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 370
Books Read: 25
Completed Tasks: 22
ABAYOMI25.8- Nick KY's task: my favorite impressionisms
OPTION B: a book originally written in spanish
Dormir al sol
OPTION C: a book with either the GR genre Music or Sports on the main page
Ouro
Sports on main page genre
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points this task: 25
total challenge points: 295
bb tickets: 3
go tickets: 2
ABAYOMI20.3- Best Review- Book Concierge's task: art and passion
minimum 250 pages long
OPTION B: memoir or autobiography written by a female author
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
356 pages
written by a female
Biography Memoir on main page genre
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points this task: 20
total challenge points: 315
Readerboard name- witchygal20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shelley UT's task: Winter Birthdays
For this task read ONE book that fulfills one of the options below. Option 1- Read a book with books on the cover or "books about books" main page genre.
I read
by Dawn Kurtagich. This has a picture of a book on the cover. This has been approved in message 46 in the help thread.Points: 20
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
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Total for this round
Books read: 13
Total points: 160
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 3
Please could you check my Big Book claim in post 2341? The Readerboard says posts up to 2350 have been checked, but I only have one BB shown (from post 2054), and I don't see anything in the questions/problems thread. Thank you.
Elizabeth B25.4 - Delicious Dee's task: Christmas Movie Bonanza
I drew Numbers 1 and 23.
For number 1, I chose the movie The Preacher’s Wife (word: WIFE) - The Pocket Wife by Susan H. Crawford
For number 23 I chose the movie Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (word: HOME) - Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
Both authors are new to me.
Points: 25
Total : 840+25=865
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found and fixed.
Sandy wrote: "Lagullande wrote: "Please could you check my Big Book claim in post 2341? The Readerboard says posts up to 2350 have been checked, but I only have one BB shown (from post 2054), and I don't see any..."Thank you :)
25.9 - Dakimel’s task: Diversify Your Reading** Asian-Indian - authors whose origins are from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Afghanistan, Pakistan or Sri Lanka
Wave– Author is new to me – Goodreads states “Sonali Deraniyagala is a Sri Lankan memoirist and economist”
** Hispanic/Latin - authors who have origins of Hispanic/Latin heritage, defined as the the following regions: Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean Basin
Paula– Author is not new to me – Goodreads states “Isabel Allende Llona is a Chilean-American novelist”
Points this post: 25
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 355
Books Read: 24
Tasks Complete: 16
Big Book tickets Total: 4
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Veronica WTask 15.10 Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #1, #2 or #12 in a series.
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Task 20.2
Option 2: read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in KRZYZEWSKI.
Apocalypse by Kyle West
Points this post: 35
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 14
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Paula S50.1 - Sheila's task: It's Leap Year, Just 4 fun, let's enjoy that extra reading day!
Book A: Det röda skrinet (Nero Wolfe, #4)
I claim a Golden Oldies ticket; this was first published 1936
Book B: Cinder First published in 2012
Book C: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré
Points this post: 50
Golder oldies this post: 1
Total points: 85
Golden Oldies total: 1
Sarah E30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Celebrate Short Fiction
Book 1: The Inimitable Jeeves: by P.G. Wodehouse
MMPB: The Inimitable Jeeves
From the GR description: "A classic collection of stories"; it also has Short Stories as a main page genre.
** The Inimitable Jeeves is a Golden Oldie (first published 1923). I claim one GO ticket. **
Book 2: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
MMPB: The Great Gatsby - 182 pages
** The Great Gatsby is a Golden Oldie (first published 1925). I claim one GO ticket. **
Points this post: 30
Total points: 240
GO tickets this post: 2
Total GO tickets: 2
Reader Name: Whitnie I15.2 Word For Word
Read TWO books with synonyms in their titles or subtitles. The synonyms must match the listed words exactly- Required: State the synonym pair
The synonym pair I chose was Tale and Legend
The Thirteenth Tale
I Am Legend / Hell House
Points this post: 15
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post:0
Total Points: 810
Books Read: 67
Tasks Complete: 47
Big Books Total: 7
Golden Oldies Total: 2
Task 20.6 - Emmalita's task: Favorite SEASONings3. I also love to use rosemary in many of dishes. Read a book written by an author whose name is "Rose," "Mary," or "Rosemary."
The Drylands (1993) by Mary Rosenblum (Mass Market Paperback, 279 pages)
Option Optional: When you post, list your favorite seasoning(s).
In alphabetical order: Basil, Cumin, Lemon, Marjoram, Oregano
300 + 20 = 320
Tasks Completed: 20
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 300 + 20 = 320
Books read: 29
Pages read: 8,007
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 09
Golden Oldies: 06
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Catherine TTask 25.3 - It's Cold Outside, So Pick a Side
Alliance USSR
option 3: espionage genre, set in US
approved in help thread
The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
654 pages - claiming BB ticket
option 4: match a word from the Gorbachev quote
matching "who"
The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson
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I read My Paris Dream: An Education in Style, Slang, and Seduction in the Great City on the Seine - word "city" in subtitle.
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Elizabeth B's task: December's Celebrations
I chose option 1, and read If the Other Guy Isn't Jack Nicholson, I've Got the Part: Hollywood Tales of Big Breaks, Bad Luck, and Box-Office Magic - word "box" found intact in subtitle word "Box-Office."
25.3 - Sirena's task: Hey Baby, It's Cold Outside...So Pick a Side!
I flipped tails, so USSR.
For my first book, I chose option 3 and read Six Days of the Condor. Main page genre Spy Thriller>Espionage, and the book is set in Washington DC and the surrounding area.
For my second book, I chose option 4 and read Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle. The word "and" appears in the book title and in the USSR quote - "And if not now, when?"
Points this post: 50
Total points: 890
Susan W.10.10 Jump! Read a book with a number of pages that are evenly divisible by 4
I read The Lost Heir by Tui T. Sutherland
AR Info: MG - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 10.0
There are 296 pages
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25.16 Don't Say I Never Got You Anything
Read two books, one from each category.
Book 1: Read a book you got for free where the author is new to you.
I read The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
This author is new to me. I got the book from the public library.
Book 2: Read a second book you got for free, but in a different way as the first book.
I read Vampire Academy by Richelle
Mead
This author is new to me. I borrowed the book from a friend.
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 210
10.10 JumpHausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum
This has 324 pages, which is divisible by 4.
20.9 Art and Science
Option B Short Stories - Philadelphia Noir by Carlin Romano
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 250
20.3I chose Option C:
Read a book with a cover image of a Madonna (or mother & child)...if using the mother & child option, the child should be clearly under the age of 12. Book must be a minimum of 250 pages.
This book is 431 pages
Total points this post: 20
Total points: 40
30.1 I chose options 3 and 4:
Option 3: Read a book where the author's initials can be found in the word HEART:
Winter Stroll by Elin Hilderbrand- E and H are found in the word heart
Option 4: Read a book of your choice:
Off Keck Road: A Novella
Points this post: 30
Total points: 70
Kim O25.15 - Jamie NY's task: Winter Challenge Goals!
I rolled 2 and 5.
Book 1: Read a book in a series. The position in the series is determined by your dice roll.
On the Wrong Track Book 2 in the series
Book 2: Using whichever number you did not use for book 1, read a Goodread's Best Book of 2015 nominee or winner as determined by the number.
First Frost Taken from #5, the fiction list.
Points this task: 25
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Cumulative Totals
Golden Oldies: 3
Books read: 26
20.6I chose option 2: Read a book with a mostly brown cover:
20.7
Option 2-Acrylics
Read a book first published between 1940 and 1965
This book was first published in 1946
I am claiming a Golden Oldie ticket for this book
Points this post: 40
Total points: 110
GO tickets this post: 1
Total GO tickets: 2
5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro Read a book of your choice.
The Secret Museum - Molly Oldfield
Just to confirm, although this looks like it ought to be a coffee table art book, it is predominantly text, certainly more than 100 pages of text (indeed, many of the reviews comment on the fact that the pictures are very small, and confined to the margins)
Points this post: 5
Points total: 190
Tasks completed: 11
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 4 - 500+(2) 750+(1) 1000+(0)
Total pages: 4884
Repost of task 20.6 to better show a cover that is mostly brown:I chose option 2: Read a book with a mostly brown cover:
Points this post: 20
Total points: 110
30.7 - Catherine T's task: A New Start in Art This is a TWO book task. Choose from 2 different options below.
Because this is a new start, both books must be new to you, not rereads. And because it's a job, one must be non-fiction.
Required: State that both books are new to you and which options you chose when you post.
I chose options 2 and 3:
2. Great Building:
Read a book where the page numbers can be found in any combination of those figures (46,396; 6; 2,000) Ex: 263 pages, 300 pages, 436 pages, etc.
I read H is for Hawk. This book is 320 pages. It is new to me and is non-fiction.
3. Great Location.
Read a book in which the first letter of each word in the title can be found in Trafalgar Square:
The Fishermen
T and F are both in Trafalgar
This book is new to me.
Total points this post: 30
Total points: 140
Andy P.Task # 25.8 Nick KY’s task: My Favorite Impressionism
Option A Debussy Read a book with one of these words in the title/subtitle: “Sea” “Water” or “Sunken.”
by Doug AllynOption D. Griffes Read a book by a single author whose first or last name begins with “Deb-” “Rav-” “Sat-” or “Gri-.”
by Elly GriffithsPoints this post: 25
Total points: 870
Andy P.Task # 25.13 - M1nks's task: Art Can Set You Free
Option 1. For this task select a book which has some statuary on the cover.
by Mindy Friddle (cover approved in help thread message 1 second row third from right)Option 2. Read a book (or books if you need to combine for page length) of poetry.
by Edgar Allan PoePoints this post: 25
Total points: 895
Kait20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's Task: Art and Science
Option C - A book that is #1 in a series.
On Dublin Street by Samantha Young -- #1 in the On Dublin Street series; I have not read any books in the On Dublin Street series before
Points This Post: 20
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
Total Points: 360
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 1
FANDURY10.8. 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.
Wings Of Fire by Charles Todd
The author has the same first name as Charles Fairbanks, who was Vice-President during Theodore Roosevelts time as president.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 490
Books Read: 31
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
BARBARA ★15.1 Make the Switch
Book 1: The Grove - Jean Johnson 12/8
Goodreads Author
Book 2: Odd Interlude - Dean Koontz 2/13
Goodreads Author
NOTE: Jean - Dean
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25.8 Nick KY’s task: My Favorite Impressionism
Option A: Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea - Nancy Atherton (sea in title) 2/4
Option C: Melting the Ice - Jaci Burton (Sports/hockey) 2/13
Goodreads Author
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 40
Total Points: 480
Goodreads Authors: 23
Big Books - 500+: (5)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
480/1185 POINTS
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5.2 - The Luncheon on the Grass by Edouard Manet
New Total 180