Feb 2016 Challenge Reporting Thread - TOTALLED

[Janice, Moderator]

Catch-22 seems to have received various ratings from my GR's friends. How did you rate it?

[Beth]

I actually really enjoyed it, but it was really weird right on the heels of Night. Hard to laugh at anything related to WWII after that book, yet I did. I found it to be a disturbing critique of the ways in which human and bureaucratic stupidity can take what might be a meaningful if tragic situation and make it unnecessarily more tragic.

[Liz]

I read November 9
by Colleen Hoover

Points
Title:
A. 9
D. 2 words= 2
Author:
A. O,O,E 30+5=35 = 8
Cover: 0
Pages: 3
Special:
B. Bacon is eaten : 3
C. Plane is taken, character is pilot : 3
Total: 28 points

[Janice, Moderator]

Nov 9th is significant for me for a couple of reasons. First, it was my grandfather's birthday. Secondly, it was the day I got married as practically a child bride. I was 19... so long ago.

[Liz]

Neat, Janet. It's very significant for the characters in the book, too.

[Ariane]

I read

Scoring:

Title: (subtitles excluded)

a. 4+5+1 = 10 = 1
d. 2 words = 2

Author:

a. Bradbury: a – u – y: 1 + 21 + 25 = 47; 4 + 7 = 11; 1+1 = 2

Cover:

Pages:

d. 200 - 299 pages = 2 points

Bonus points:

b. 3 points - bacon is eaten
c. 3 points - airplanes in the story.

Total: 13 points

[Esther]

I read Tricky Twenty-Two
Title: 6
a. What was the number in your title? 2+2=4
d. Count 2 if the title has 2 words

Author: 3
a. Take the vowels in the author's last name and add them together, 5+1+15+9=30=3

Cover: 0

Pages: 2
d. 200 - 299 pages = 2 points

Bonus points: n/a. I'm fairly sure there is milk and bacon but i did not pay attention. That's what happens when you do not get online. :)

Total: 11

[Janice, Moderator]

Ariane wrote: "

a. 4+5+1 = 10
d. 2 words = 2

"

Sorry, Ariane, but you need to reduce your total in "a" to one digit. So it's 4+5+1=10, 1+0=1

Total score is amended to 13

[Karen]

For this month's challenge I read 1984 by George Orwell It was the first book I thought of because I had been meaning to read it since I down-loaded it in the summer.

I scored 4 points for 1984, 2 points for the author's names, and 2 points for the number of pages, for a grand total of 8 points.

Not a super impressive score and, to be honest, not a fun read (althouth I am glad that I read this classic finally) .

[Stephanie]

I read 206 Bones.

Scoring:

Title- 206 = 2+0+6 = 8 +2 (for title has 2 words) = 10
Author- 5+9=14. 1+4=5
Cover- 1 point (cover is predominantly blue)
Pages - 3 points (303 pages)
Bonus points- 0
Total points: 19

[Cherie]

Esther wrote: "Bonus points: n/a. I'm fairly sure there is milk and bacon but i did not pay attention. That's what happens when you do not get online. :)..."

RE: Tricky Twenty-two: I cannot remember any, Esther. Lots of donuts, and cake and chicken. Joe was on a dairy free diet and I know that Stephanie gives the hamster Cherios but I do not think she mentions eating any in this book.

[Cherie]

Karen wrote: "Not a super impressive score and, to be honest, not a fun read (althouth I am glad that I read this classic finally) ..."

RE: 1984. Awful, huh! I listened to it last year. Although the narrator was very good, I think listening was worse than reading it.

[Janice, Moderator]

I don't remember much of 1984 since we read it in highschool. Maybe the silver lining is that you are in the running for the gluestick award, Karen. The gluestick award is the much coveted badge awarded for having the lowest points.

[Tammy]

I read The Hundred-Year Flood
Title= 5
Arthur last name = 11
Cover = 1 blue
Pages 236= 2
Bonus airplane =3 points

Total 22

[Janice, Moderator]

Sorry Tammy, I only count 2 for the author's name:

a=1
e=5
e=5
Total 11: 1+1=2

Grand Total 13

[Janice, Moderator]

I hate being the meanie.

[Cherie]

Just keeping things honest! We love you!

[Ariane]

Janice wrote: "Ariane wrote: "

a. 4+5+1 = 10
d. 2 words = 2

"

Sorry, Ariane, but you need to reduce your total in "a" to one digit. So it's 4+5+1=10, 1+0=1

Total score is amended to 13"

You're right, I didn't notice that, thank you ;)

[MegMiller]

I read Diane Setterfields The Thirteenth Tale

Title
A) 1+3 = 4 points
B) three words = 3 points
Author
3 E's + 1 I = 24 points
Cover = no points
Pages
406 = 4 points
Total 35 points

[Janice, Moderator]

MegMiller wrote: "I read Diane Setterfields The Thirteenth Tale
Author
3 E's + 1 I = 24 points
Cover = no points"

Sorry, Meg. You made the same error- you need to reduce the score in the author's name to a single digit, just like in the title.

5+5+5+9= 24: 2+4=6

Amended overall total = 17 points

[MegMiller]

Totally makes sense now! Thanks for correcting for me!

[Lori Z]

I read Nine Years Gone by Chris Culver for this month's challenge


Title: 12 pts.
a. 9
b. 3 words

Author: 8 pts.
a. u=21 + e=5=26 = 2+6=8

Cover: 0 pts.

Pages: 3 pts.
c. 310 pages = 3

Bonus: 0 pts.

Total points: 23

[Janice, Moderator]

I read Four Past Midnight by Stephen King

Title:
a. 4
b. 3

Author:
a. 9

Cover:
c. 3

Pages:
a. 5 (732 pages)

Bonus:
c. 3

Total: 27 points

[Joan]

is Y a vowel, the author of my book is McNally...too bad he isn't MacNally :(

[Janice, Moderator]

Cherie wrote: "How did Four become a 5?"

Hahahaha! Because I'm magic? I will fix.

[Janice, Moderator]

Joan wrote: "is Y a vowel, the author of my book is McNally...too bad he isn't MacNally :("

No, sorry. Not for this challenge.

[Cherie]

Janice wrote: "Cherie wrote: "How did Four become a 5?"

Hahahaha! Because I'm magic? I will fix."

ROFL! I deleted the original post.

[Elinaly]

Scoring:
Vilja teine elu by Kalle Muuli and Tiit Pruuli

Title: English translation: "Vilja's second life" [teine=second]
a. 2
c. 3

Author:
a. 21+21+9=51 -> 5+1= 6
c. 2

Cover:
c. grey, black, white = 3
d. two earrings or two rings = 2

Pages:
c. 3

Bonus points:
a. 3
it's a memoir of Estonian politician and events are mentioned chronologically and by months, february is mentioned several times - 24 Feb is Estonian day of Independence
c. 3
airplanes are in the story, main character is afraid of airplanes, but has to fly with them

Total: 27 points

[KimeyDiann]

1/2986 by Annelie Wendeberg : 20 Points Total


Title: 9 Points
a. Title: 1+2+9+8+6=26 2+6=8
e. Count 1 if the title has 1 word

Author: 6 Points
a. E+E+E=5+5+5=15 1+5=6

Cover: 0 Points

Pages: 2 Pointsd. 200 - 299 pages = 2 points

Bonus points: 3
c. 3 points - in honour of Cow Milked While Flying in an Airplane Day, count 3 points if there is a cow, milk, or airplane in the story. There was mention of a cow, goat's milk, and an airplane!

[Janice, Moderator]

Tracked to here.

[Jannene]

Scoring:

Book read

Title: Points
a. Title: 8 points
a. 5+0=5
e. Count 3 if the title has 3 words

Author: 3 Points
a. Graham Masterton = A+E+O=1+5+15=21 = 2 + 1= 3

Cover: 3 Points (orange, black, and white)

Pages: 3 Points

Total points = 17 (if helicopter works and 3 color cover)

[Janice, Moderator]

I'm confused, Jannene. Can you rescore this leaving out all the original criteria, please? Use KimeyDiann's example in message 79.

You've missed scoring the title, and author. As for the cover, I meant two of the same things - you would need two faces, two cities. Not two separate things.

Thanks

[Almeta]

Finished February 19th, almost forgot to report it.


Title: 61 Hours
7 a. What was the number in your title? Score that number 6+1=7
2 d. the title has 2 words

Author: Lee Child
9 a. Take the vowels in the author's last name and add them together i=9

Cover: (it must be the issue you are reading)
3 c. Count 3 points if there is exactly 3 colours on the cover. white, black, blue
1 e. Count 1 point if the colour of the cover is predominantly blue (70%)

Pages:
3 c. 300-399 pages = 3 points

Bonus points:

a. February mentioned three times...but only in reminiscing.

3 b. Page 92 "Reacher speared half a slice of bacon and..."

3 c. airplane in the story; meant to haul a cache of jewelry and drugs

31 TOTAL

[Debra]

Secondhand Souls

Title: (subtitles excluded)

a. What was the number in your title? 2

c. Count 2 if the title has 2 words

Author:

a. Take the vowels in the author's last name and add them together, applying the numerology equivalent: a=1, e=5, i=9, 0=15, u=21. Then narrow the total to a single digit. If you read Stephen King, your score would be i=9. If you read John Irving, your score would be the total of two I's - 9+9=18 then 1+8=9.

Moore: 15+15+5=35=7

Cover: (it must be the issue you are reading)

d. Count 2 points if there are two of something on the cover.

2 eyes

Pages:

c. 300-399 pages = 3 points

16 points

[Lori]

Janice wrote: "I hate being the meanie."

You're not a meanie Janice; you are a YLTO JCJ!!!

It's really easy to misunderstand the scoring. You read the rules, search high and low, for days or weeks, for a book with rules which by now have become slightly altered. Weeks later you finally finish the book, applying rules for scoring not as written but as perceived by your previous modifications.

Then,......reality. Your method of scoring is compared to the real rules for scoring by a YLTO Justice Court Judge!!!

You all do a great job!!!

[Jannene]

Janice wrote: "I'm confused, Jannene. Can you rescore this leaving out all the original criteria, please? Use KimeyDiann's example in message 79.

You've missed scoring the title, and author. As for the cover, I ..."

I have updated my post.

[Janice, Moderator]

Janice wrote: "I'm confused, Jannene. Can you rescore this leaving out all the original criteria, please? Use KimeyDiann's example in message 79.

You've missed scoring the title, and author. As for the cover, I ..."

Thanks Jannene. I know that you read The 5th Witch, but you missed putting it in when you edited your post.

Yes, 17 points total.

[Janice, Moderator]

Tracked to here. :)

[Jannene]

Janice wrote: "Janice wrote: "I'm confused, Jannene. Can you rescore this leaving out all the original criteria, please? Use KimeyDiann's example in message 79.

You've missed scoring the title, and author. As fo..."

I just edited it and put it back in using the cover.

[Jannene]

I wanted to post this here too in case Rusalka posts her points.

I just finished The 5th Witch and look at the names in the book "Miska Vedma let out a scream and flailed her arms. The mask that Annie was wearing was the face of a Rusalka, a Russian water witch who could trap her victims behind any shiny surface—a pool, a window, or a mirror.

Miska Vedma screamed so shrilly in Dan’s ear that he was almost deafened. “You think you can play with me, child? You think you can pretend to be a Rusalka? My grandmother was a Rusalka!”

[Elinaly]

Jannene wrote: "I wanted to post this here too in case Rusalka posts her points.

I just finished The 5th Witch and look at the names in the book "Miska Vedma let out a scream and flailed her arms. The mask that A..."

Lol...
PS! Vedma (ведьма) translation from Russian into English is witch.

[Peggy]

I read 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior

Title: (subtitles excluded)

a. What was the number in your title? 50 = 5

Author:

a. Take the vowels in the author's last name and add them together, applying the numerology equivalent:
Lilienfeld = 9+9+5+5 = 28 = 10 = 1
Lynn = 0
Ruscio = 21+9+15 = 45 = 9
Beyerstein = 5+5+5+9 = 24 = 6

1+0+9+6 = 16 = 7

c. Count 2 points if there is more than one author (doesn't include narrators or translators)


Cover: (it must be the issue you are reading)
-

Pages:

c. 300-399 pages = 3 points


Bonus points:

b. 3 points - in honour of National Bacon Day, count 3 points if there is a pig in the story, bacon is eaten, or someone whose name is Bacon (Kevin Bacon, Sir Nathanial Bacon, etc) is mentioned. - Sir Francis Bacon is mentioned

c. 3 points - in honour of Cow Milked While Flying in an Airplane Day, count 3 points if there is a cow, milk, or airplane in the story. - There was a story about a man who went to buy milk.

Total: 23 points

[Sam F]

I read Four Past Midnight by Stephen King too!

Title:
a. 4
b. 3

Author:
a. 9

Cover:
I don't think there are any points for my cover here

Pages:
a. 5 - the total pages in Goodreads says 930, but the pages to read for the stories are 732.

Bonus:
c. 3 - has story in an airplane and a character who runs a dairy farm! Also called someone bacon :)

Total: 24 points

[Janice, Moderator]

What issue did you read for Four Past Midnight, Sam. I gave 3 points for 3 colours on the edition I read.

[Sam F]

Mine seems to have black, white, yellow, orange and some other shades. Wasn't sure if shades counted.

[Janice, Moderator]

Sam F wrote: "Mine seems to have black, white, yellow, orange and some other shades. Wasn't sure if shades counted."

This is the issue I read . I didn't count white as a colour, so we'll add 3 points to your score.

[Elinaly]

so white is colour or not?
because some of us have counted it as one of the three colours... shouldnt we have had those points then?

[Janice, Moderator]

Leave your points, Elinaly. I will subtract 3 points from Sam F and myself.

[Sam F]

Janice wrote: "Sam F wrote: "Mine seems to have black, white, yellow, orange and some other shades. Wasn't sure if shades counted."

This is the issue I read . I didn't count ..."

That's great Janice - thanks!

[Joan]

Title: 6+1+3 = 10

Cover: 4+3+2= 9 or 14 depending on judges' ruling
5 men crowded into a doorway (does that count?)
4 seal for the US interstate highways on cover
3 colors- sepia, black, gray
2 neckties on the cover

Pages 4 pts (430p)

Bonus points: 9
3 pts Dylan spent late February on tour with Joan Baez (p409)
3 pts "you'd be as filthy as a pig" (p212)
3 pts "Milkcow Calf Blues" p363

Total 10+9+4+9= 32
or 10+14+4+9= 37