SP 2016 Task Overview

[Kate S]

10.1 Square Peg
Read a book that does not qualify for any other 10- or 20-point task. This task can only be used once.

10.2-Single Word
Read a book with a one word title. No leading articles or sub-titles allowed for this one.

10.3-Bailey's Prize
Read a winner or a nominee of the Bailey's Prize

10.4-Popular Genre
Read a book with "mystery" listed as the first genre on the book's main page. Mystery must be listed second if "fiction" is the topmost genre.

10.5-Novellas
Read a novella of between 100 and 150 pages.

10.6-Book Lovers
Read a book that has been shelved at least 25 times as books about books.

10.7 Rosemary's Task: 4 Letter Names

Read a book by an author who uses at least one four letter name for their publications, eg Lisa Genova, Bret Easton Ellis, Roald Dahl, Victor Hugo

10.8 Cory Day's Task: License to Write

License to write: Read a book by an author who has worked in a profession that requires a license as listed on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profess.... If not mentioned in their GR profile, please provide a link showing the author's previous profession.

10.9 Beth's Task: Back to Business

Read a book with the main page genre Business.

10.10-Group Reads

Tien: 11/22/63 by Stephen King
Coralie: Paris by Edward Rutherfurd
Ed: The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
Rebekah: The Funeral Dress by Susan Gregg Gilmore
Heather: Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
Katy: A Pleasure and a Calling by Phil Hogan
Joanna: Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
Kath: The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
Sam: Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures by Vincent Lam
Kate: The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing
Elizabeth (Alaska): The Murder Room: The Heirs of Sherlock Holmes Gather to Solve the World's Most Perplexing Cold Cases by Michael Capuzzo


15.1-15.10 Sub-challenge: Waters of the World

[Kate S]

20.1-William Shakespeare
Read any book by one of these Sonneteers.

20.2-Graham Greene
Read any book written by a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

20.3-Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Read an author who has a complex surname: surname consists of two distinct words, includes an article, or is hyphenated.

20.4-Evelyn Waugh
Read a book written by an author who died during Evelyn Waugh's lifetime (1903-1966)

20.5-R.K. Narayan
Read any work by an author who has published in multiple forms (at least 3 types of works).

Qualifying types of work:

Long Fiction (novels and novellas)
Short Stories
Poetry (including novels in verse)
Plays (or screenplays)
Graphic Novels
General Non-Fiction (includes published essays, journalistic writing, literary critiques, etc.)

If it is not obviously stated in the author's Goodreads profile, please provide a link referencing the author's three forms when claiming this task for points or combo.

20.6-The Bronte Sisters
Read a book written by an author from a literary family. A literary family for this task is defined two or more blood-related people within two generations who are published authors.

20.7-David Bowie
Read any book off this list

20.8 Gabriel's Task: A Nod to Tristram Shandy

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman is to the post-modern/anti-novel what Don Quixote is to the novel. However, the reaches of this work are deeper and further-reaching than many expect. Expand your realm into the fantastical, farcical and/or post-modern world with a selection from this list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4... (Missing from this is Tristram Shandy itself, which will count for this task!).

20.9 Tournament of Books Kate's Task

Thanks Kazen!

Read a book that has been included on the short list from any one of the past 12 years of the Tournament of Books. (There are links to listopia in help thread.)

20.10 AutoBioMem Elizabeth (Alaska)'s Task

Read a biography, autobiography or memoir.