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Mary P20.3 - Best Review: mstan's Task: Returning to My Source of Inspiration...
Option 3: Read a book by an author who is new to you this season.
Celia Garth by Gwen Bristow.
Gwen Bristow is a new author for me this season. First posted in message 709 completed tasks.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this task: 20
Total points: 150
Task 10.1 – Ever So POPularUsing the Goodread's Popular function, read one of the top 200 books published from 1955 through 1959 (inclusive).
Peyton Place (#27 in 1956)
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This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 70 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 0
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
5.3 - Campbell's Soup CansKeep Me Posted by Lisa Beazley
Was rated 3.87 on 4/1/16
5.8 I Was a Rich Man's Everything
A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy by Sue Klebold
10.2 Andy Warhol
The Moon in the Palace by Weina Dai Randel
WDR are all in Andy Warhol
25.2 Reading Goals
#3 - #Old Favorites
Back Of Beyond by C.J. Box
He is #3 on my list and this is the 17th book I've read.
#4 - #NewBooks
Flight of Dreams by Ariel Lawhon
She is a new author to me.
Post Total: 45
Grand Total: 105
Task #20.5 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BookOption 2 - Read a book written by an author who shares at least one name with a person on the album cover. I read Rough, Raw, and Ready by Lorelei James, who shares the name James with James Joyce from the cover.
Points this post: 20
Total points so far: 240
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.9 - Three/Four/Five
How to Start a Fire by Lisa Lutz
On 2/16/16, this book had a rating of 3.53. It currently has a rating of 3.52.
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 170 points
Tasks completed: 11
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Karen D. Task 15.3. Still Flying........
Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found By Rebecca Alexander
Fits both criteria:
'Away' from "Don't Fade Away"
Points this task: 15
Total points: 380
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 24
HINA5.6 - Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? by Richard Hamilton - The Good, the Bad and the Wild by Heidi Rice.
Title has 7 words.
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Gabriella's Task: Time for Celebration -
Option C: The Irish Devil by Donna Fletcher.
Set 100% in Ireland.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Pamela3265's Task: When Books Went to War -
Option A: When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II by Molly Guptill Manning.
Current post:
Points: 45
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 495
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books- 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Susan W.10.1 Ever So POPular: Read one of the top 200 books published between 1955 and 1959. State which year your book was popular.
I read The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
This was popular in 1958 (#8 on the list)
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10.2 Andy Warhol: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in ANDY WARHOL
I read Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated by Alison Arngrim
AA are in Andy Warhol
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15.8 It's Magic: Read a book with "Magical Realism" as a main page genre.
I read Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Magical Realism is on the main page.
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 140
Julia10320.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Pamela3265's Task: When Books Went to War
Option B: Green Dolphin Street
This book was first published in 1944 and has 600 pages - claiming one Golden Oldies ticket and one Big Book ticket
This post: 20 points
Challenge total points: 235
Total BB: 4
Total GO: 2
Tasks completed: 13
MEGSCL15.4. Towel Day
Option 2: Read one book that satisfies both main page genre science fiction or fantasy and author's initials can be found in DOUGLAS ADAMS. The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K Le Guin
15.7. Tax time!
Read a book with the main page genre Finance. The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 225
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
Mod
20.5 - Bigger is Better- Catherine T's Task: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Book
option 3, 3rd row David Livingston (missionary/explorer):
Slade House by David Mitchell
25.1 - Sandy's task as suggested by Katy: Fact and Fiction
Book 1, historical fiction: I Am Madame X by Gioia Diliberto
Book 2, Nonfiction set in France, 1880's+: Strapless by Deborah Davis
25.2 - Brooke TX's Task: #ReadingGoals
option 3. #OldFavorites:
Off The Grid by C.J. Box, #4 on my Most Read List, 11 books read on my GR list, a new-to-me book, 384 pages
option 4. #NewBooks: Shelter by Jung Yun, first published March 2016, a new-to-me book and author, 336 pages
384 +336 = 600+
25.5 - Andy P's Task: Symmetry
Book 1, author: Tahoe Deathfall by Todd Borg (4/4)
Book 2, title: Deep Blue Home: An Intimate Ecology of Our Wild Ocean by Julia Whitty (4/4/4)
total = 650
10.9 - March MadnessTold from the Hips: short stories by Andrea Amosson
10.10 - Tournament of Books
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
#19 on list
2 x BIGGER IS BETTER (880 pages)
15.10. Batter up!
Robbery Under Arms by Rolf Boldrewood
setting: Australia (100%)
1 x GOLDEN OLDIES (pub. 1882)
25.2 - Brooke TX's Task: #ReadingGoals
BOTH books are NEW to me & total pages read: 772
3. #OldFavorites:
The Storytelle's Muse by Traci Harding, #18, 12 books
384 pages
4. #NewBooks:
For Love of Country by Anthony Hill
NEW to me author & book published March 28, 2016 with 388 pages
30.6 - Donna Jo's Task--Making a Name for Yourself
PART C
PART B - Option 3: Book with three word title
The Aquitaine Progression by Robert Ludlum
2 X BIGGER IS BETTER (800 pages)
Post Total: 90
Goldien Oldies: 5
Bigger is Better: 5
Season Total: 345
15.10. Batter up!Read a book set at least 50% in one of the countries listed.
Set in British Columbia, Canada
* This book was an ARC
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POINTS
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 270
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 18
BB Total: 2
Beth_NC10.5 GLENN FREY TOO - Governor's Road: A Novel of Southern Proportions by Laurie Byrne Smith
"Well I am running down the ROAD
10.6 AND ALAN RICKMAN - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind
25.2 #READING GOALS -
A. A Woman of Substance by Barbara Taylor Bradford
Option 2 B one of the longest books from my to-read list 906 pages
***2 Big Book Tickets 906 pages***
B. Darkness Raging by Yasmine Galenorn
Option 3 Yasmine Galenorn #10 on my list with 30 books read
25.5 SYMMETRY -
A. Low Midnight by Carrie Vaughn
6 letters each name
B. Tin God by Stacy Green
All words in title have 3 letters
25.6 MELTS IN YOUR MOUTH -
Plan B - Peanut
A.
Endangered Species by Nevada BarrOption 1 Orange cover
B.
Dark and Stormy Knights by P.N. ElrodOption 3 female on cover
25.7 SIBLING AND NIECE SEASON -
A. Nightshifted by Cassie Alexander
Option A vegetarianACtuary
B.Veiled Threat by Shannon Mayer
Option B Genre: Urban Fantasy
Points: 120
Tasks: 6
Books: 10
Big Book Tickets: 2
Pages: 3768
Total Points: 455
Total Tasks: 22
Total Books: 29
Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Pages: 10668
15.2. I'm Not Answering my Phone until DecemberBook 1, non-fiction politics: Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon
Book 2, dystopia: The Selection by Kiera Cass
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Pamela3265's Task: When Books Went to War
Option A: When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II by Molly Guptill Manning
Points this post: 35
Total points: 335
20.10 Group Reads The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
Discussion Post # 17 (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 90
Jen UT20.4 - Golden Oldie: Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Golden Oldie Pop TV Shows
Option C: The Siren by Kiera Cass
Points this post: 20
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Total points: 135
Post #815.8. It's Magic
The Ice Queen Magical Realism on main genre page
Points this post: 15
Total: 185
Books read: 14
Tasks Done: 12
Creynard5.5 - Drowning Girl by Roy Lichtenstein
The 14th Dalai Lama: A Manga Biography by Tetsu SaiwaiPoints this post: 5
Points total: 210
Creynard20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: SpiderMac's task: Making It Worth Watching
The Boy Next Door by Meg Cabot
The Boy Next Door won the Orange Prize for New Writers in 2010. It is listed on the Orange Prize Winners page: https://www.goodreads.com/award/show/...
Points this post: 20
Points total: 230
LAUREN JODI10.5 - Glenn Frey, Too
Mine to Hold by Cynthia Eden
Word from “Take it Easy”: One says she’s a friend of mine
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 255/875
Total Books Read: 22
Tasks Completed: 18/53
trishhartuk30.2 Daphne’s Task: Peering really close at the world
Please read 2 books from 2 different options. Identify the options when you post. This is a non-fiction book task.
1. In 1995, Oxford University Press decided to try a new kind of book aimed at introducing readers to big subjects in very few words...Pick a book from the collection Very Short Introductions
The Napoleonic Wars: A Very Short Introduction, Mike Rapport
2. Another interesting way to learn about a particular subject and how it fits into the bigger picture is through the increasingly popular "microhistory". ...For this task, read a book from the first 2 pages of Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing.
A Night to Remember, Walter Lord (list pg 2, #116)
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 235
Tasks Completed: 10
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Julie *
15.5. No More Snow!
Read a book containing all the letters of SPRING in its title/subtitle.
Gone: The Disappearance of Claudia Lawrence and Her Father's Desperate Search for the Truth
by
Neil Root
G o N e the d I S a Ppea R ance of Claudia .........
Points this post - 15
Points to date - 15
15.5. No More Snow!
Read a book containing all the letters of SPRING in its title/subtitle.
Gone: The Disappearance of Claudia Lawrence and Her Father's Desperate Search for the Truth
by
Neil Root
G o N e the d I S a Ppea R ance of Claudia .........
Points this post - 15
Points to date - 15
Julie *
15.6. Light My Fire
Read a book with the word FIRE in the title/subtitle or fire/flames on the cover. REQUIRED: If using the cover option, be sure to include the cover in your post.
Gitchie Girl: The Survivor's Inside Story of the Mass Murders that Shocked the Heartland
by
Phil Hamman
Points this post - 15
Points to date - 30
15.6. Light My Fire
Read a book with the word FIRE in the title/subtitle or fire/flames on the cover. REQUIRED: If using the cover option, be sure to include the cover in your post.
Gitchie Girl: The Survivor's Inside Story of the Mass Murders that Shocked the Heartland
by
Phil Hamman
Points this post - 15
Points to date - 30
Julie *
15.9. Three/Four/Five
Read a book whose average rating is made up of the numbers 3, 4, and 5 (i.e. no other number can be found in it - 3.34 is fine while 2.35 is not). Ratings can and do change, so make a note of the rating on the date you select your book.
Operation Ironman: One Man's Four Month Journey from Hospital Bed to Ironman Triathlon
George Mahood
Rating as of today --4-11-16 is 4.55
Points this task -15
Points to date - 45
15.9. Three/Four/Five
Read a book whose average rating is made up of the numbers 3, 4, and 5 (i.e. no other number can be found in it - 3.34 is fine while 2.35 is not). Ratings can and do change, so make a note of the rating on the date you select your book.
Operation Ironman: One Man's Four Month Journey from Hospital Bed to Ironman Triathlon
George Mahood
Rating as of today --4-11-16 is 4.55
Points this task -15
Points to date - 45
Julie *
20.1 - Most Improved - MegSCL's task: Pick a card
This is a ONE book task. The book you read must meet the suit AND the face value of your card as described below.
>The suit you draw determines the book genre. One of the listed genres must be present on the book's main page genre list….
Diamonds: Fantasy or Non Fiction or Chick Lit
>If you draw a court card you need to find the letter: J for Jack, Q for Queen, K for King somewhere in the title or subtitle.
I drew King of Diamonds .
I chose nonfiction for my genre .
The Dark Tourist
Dom Joly
( 4 users have this listed as nonfiction )
K in the word Dark .
Points this task -20
Points to date - 65
20.1 - Most Improved - MegSCL's task: Pick a card
This is a ONE book task. The book you read must meet the suit AND the face value of your card as described below.
>The suit you draw determines the book genre. One of the listed genres must be present on the book's main page genre list….
Diamonds: Fantasy or Non Fiction or Chick Lit
>If you draw a court card you need to find the letter: J for Jack, Q for Queen, K for King somewhere in the title or subtitle.
I drew King of Diamonds .
I chose nonfiction for my genre .
The Dark Tourist
Dom Joly
( 4 users have this listed as nonfiction )
K in the word Dark .
Points this task -20
Points to date - 65
Julie *
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Gabriella's Task: Time for Celebration
Choose ONE of the following options.
REQUIRED: State which option you chose when you post.
I chose -
Option C - March 17 is Saint Patrick's Day and the original color associated with it was blue. Read a book set at least 50% in Ireland or with a cover that's at least 50% blue.
Required: Include the cover.
The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
byPhaedra Patrick
Points this task - 20
Points to date - 85
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Gabriella's Task: Time for Celebration
Choose ONE of the following options.
REQUIRED: State which option you chose when you post.
I chose -
Option C - March 17 is Saint Patrick's Day and the original color associated with it was blue. Read a book set at least 50% in Ireland or with a cover that's at least 50% blue.
Required: Include the cover.
The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
byPhaedra Patrick
Points this task - 20
Points to date - 85
Reader name : Maya15.1. From Soup to ............Breakfast??
TWO BOOKS
Read a book the title/subtitle of which contains a word from this list of Campbell's soup flavors.
Book read: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Soup: Any of the Disney Star Wars editions. This has been approved in the help thread for this task.
Read a book the title/subtitle of which contains a word from this list of the best 27 pop tart flavors.
Book read: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
PopTart: Wildlicious Wild! Berry
I am claiming 3 BB tickets and 1 GO ticket for War and Peace. War and Peace is over 1000 pages (clocking in at 1392) and was published in 1865
15.4. Towel Day
I am choosing the one book option for this task.
#1. Read a book with the main page genre science fiction or fantasy.
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#2. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in DOUGLAS ADAMS.
Book read: Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
Initials: douglaS adaMs
20.3 - Best Review: mstan's Task: Returning to My Source of Inspiration...
Option 3: Read a book by an author who is new to you this season.
Book read: This Book Is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don't Touch It by David Wong
Required: This author is new to me this season, I have read 2 of his books: John Dies at the End & Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits.
20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season
Book read: The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishuguro
Post #: 16
Points this post : 70
Points total : 465
Golden Oldies : 1
Big Book : 3
Total books read: 39
Total tasks completed: 34
Julie *
20.4 -Golden Oldie: Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Golden Oldie Pop TV Shows
Read ONE book from the following options. Indicate the option when you post.
I'd like to use -
Option C: Fantasy Island -
-->For this option, read a book with "Fantasy" or "Supernatural" genre on the book's main GR page.
Dark World: Into the Shadows with the Lead Investigator of The Ghost Adventures Crew
by
Zak Bagans
Points this task - 20
Points to date - 105
20.4 -Golden Oldie: Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Golden Oldie Pop TV Shows
Read ONE book from the following options. Indicate the option when you post.
I'd like to use -
Option C: Fantasy Island -
-->For this option, read a book with "Fantasy" or "Supernatural" genre on the book's main GR page.
Dark World: Into the Shadows with the Lead Investigator of The Ghost Adventures Crew
by
Zak Bagans
Points this task - 20
Points to date - 105
Julie *
20.9 - Moderator's Pet: Seakbee's Task: Give Yourself Permission…
Choose one of the following options that fit into your reading or personal life and read ONE book. Indicate the option when you post.
I chose -
4) Travel and entertainment: For this task, put on your Mickey ears and read a book where at least 50% of the story takes place in: California, Florida, France, Japan, Hong Kong, Hawaii or on a cruiseship.
REQUIRED: indicate where the story takes place if it is not obvious in the book's description of metadata.
Alligator Candy
by
David Kushner
The book took place in Florida (and author grew up there when the story took place )
Points this task - 20
Points to date - 125
20.9 - Moderator's Pet: Seakbee's Task: Give Yourself Permission…
Choose one of the following options that fit into your reading or personal life and read ONE book. Indicate the option when you post.
I chose -
4) Travel and entertainment: For this task, put on your Mickey ears and read a book where at least 50% of the story takes place in: California, Florida, France, Japan, Hong Kong, Hawaii or on a cruiseship.
REQUIRED: indicate where the story takes place if it is not obvious in the book's description of metadata.
Alligator Candy
by
David Kushner
The book took place in Florida (and author grew up there when the story took place )
Points this task - 20
Points to date - 125
Bluegrass Pam20.4 Golden Oldie Pop TV shows
Option A: Miami Vice
Word in title from "The Smugglers Blues"
Word used is EVERYTHING
Glory over Everything: Beyond The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 95
20.6 Seasoned Reader: Val TX's Task: Eurovision Calling!Option 4: read a book by an author who shares a first, middle or last name with either Graham Norton himself or a guest from the last series of his show. I chose the name Matt, shared by Matt Damon and Matt Haig.
The Humans by Matt Haig
Points this post: 20
Points in total: 130
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets: 3
Nick KY10.4 David Bowie -- I read The Outsider by Colin Wilson, # 51 on the David Bowie list.
15.9 – 3/4/5 -- I read The Cosmic Puppets by Philip K. Dick, rating of 3.43 on April 10, 2016. (Rating uses only digits 3,4, or 5.)
30.2 Daphne’s Peering Really Close at the World
Upon taking office earlier this year, Kentucky’s governor vowed that he would cut state educational subsidies to students of unneeded subjects such as French Literature. As a show of support to all French Teachers in Kentucky – who are some of my favorite people, c’est vrai! – I read
Option 1. From page 3 of the “Very Short Introductions” list, French Literature: A Very Short Introduction by John D. Lyons.
Option 3. I also read Panic in Level 4: Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other Journeys to the Edge of Science by Richard Preston, #47 on the Microbiology listopia. (4/5/16)
Points This Post: 55
Total Points So Far: 425
trishhartuk20.3 Best Review – Mstan’s Task: Returning to My Source of Inspiration...
Option 2: Read a book that was originally written in Italian. This should be evident in the book's information page from the "Original title." (I can help double-check this if needed!)
The Voice of the Violin, Andrea Camilleri
Original title: La voce del violin (Inspector Montalbano #4)
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 255
Tasks Completed: 11
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
DANIELLE M20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: SpiderMac's task: Making It Worth Watching
Option 2: My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
This book is found on page 1 of Women's Prize list - Orange Prize post 2013
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 130
Books Read: 9
Tasks Complete: 9
Reader name: Daphne25.2 - Brooke TX's Task: #ReadingGoals
#1:2015 Locus SF Novels Recommended Reading List:
Planetfall 336pages - #19
Emma Newman is a New To Me author
#3: Fav authors: https://www.goodreads.com/user/most_r... - #8 - 6 books read by author
The Lost Art of Gratitude by Alexander McCall Smith 262pages
Total Pages: 630
Points this post: 25
Points Total: 640
REPOST25.3 Whitnie I's Task--Celebrate Spring:
1. Stealing History: Tomb Raiders, Smugglers, and the Looting of the Ancient World by Roger Atwood
2. Awakening the Buddha Within: Eight Steps to Enlightenment by Lama Surya Das found on page 1, number 57.
Total remains 440
Julie *
5.1 - Marilyn Diptych by Andy Warhol
Read a book by an author who, at the time you select your book, is deceased.
English Creek
by
Ivan Doig
Author died April 2015 - link below
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Points this task - 5
Points to date -130
5.1 - Marilyn Diptych by Andy Warhol
Read a book by an author who, at the time you select your book, is deceased.
English Creek
by
Ivan Doig
Author died April 2015 - link below
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Points this task - 5
Points to date -130
Julie *
5.2 - Whaam! by Roy Lichtenstein
Read a book with a word from this list of onomatopoeia in the title or subtitle.
I used CRY
Link for page below -
http://www.onomatopoeialist.com/onoma...
CRY FROM AN UNHOLY GRAVE: A Nineteen-Year Cold Case
by
David Slater
Points this task - 5
Points to date - 135
5.2 - Whaam! by Roy Lichtenstein
Read a book with a word from this list of onomatopoeia in the title or subtitle.
I used CRY
Link for page below -
http://www.onomatopoeialist.com/onoma...
CRY FROM AN UNHOLY GRAVE: A Nineteen-Year Cold Case
by
David Slater
Points this task - 5
Points to date - 135
Julie *
5.3 - Campbell’s Soup Cans by Andy Warhol
Read a book with a "good" rating of 3.5 or above. As ratings can change, note the book's rating at the time you select your book.
Required: If your book's rating falls below 3.5 at the time you post include the date and rating at the time of selection.
While the City Slept: A Love Lost to Violence and a Young Man's Descent into Madness
by
Eli Sanders
Rated 4.03 as of 4-11-16
Points this task --- 5
Points to date --140
5.3 - Campbell’s Soup Cans by Andy Warhol
Read a book with a "good" rating of 3.5 or above. As ratings can change, note the book's rating at the time you select your book.
Required: If your book's rating falls below 3.5 at the time you post include the date and rating at the time of selection.
While the City Slept: A Love Lost to Violence and a Young Man's Descent into Madness
by
Eli Sanders
Rated 4.03 as of 4-11-16
Points this task --- 5
Points to date --140
Julie *
5.4 -A Bigger Splash by David Hockney
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that ends in -ER. NO plurals, possessives or other forms; the word must terminate in -ER.
The Phantom Killer: Unlocking the Mystery of the Texarkana Serial Murders: The Story of a Town in Terror
by
James Presley
killer
Points this task -- 5
Points to date -- 145
5.4 -A Bigger Splash by David Hockney
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that ends in -ER. NO plurals, possessives or other forms; the word must terminate in -ER.
The Phantom Killer: Unlocking the Mystery of the Texarkana Serial Murders: The Story of a Town in Terror
by
James Presley
killer
Points this task -- 5
Points to date -- 145
Julie *
5.6 - Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? by Richard Hamilton
Read a book with a TITLE of six or more words. Subtitles are excluded. Spaces determine words. Digits should be counted as words.
A King in a Court of Fools
by
Larry Enright
points- 5
Points to date --150
5.6 - Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? by Richard Hamilton
Read a book with a TITLE of six or more words. Subtitles are excluded. Spaces determine words. Digits should be counted as words.
A King in a Court of Fools
by
Larry Enright
points- 5
Points to date --150
Julie *
5.8 - I was a Rich Man’s Plaything by Eduardo Paolozzi
Read an autobiography or memoir- a non-fiction account of the author’s own life or experiences.
Last Resort: A Memoir
by
Linwood Barclay
points - 5
Points to date --155
5.8 - I was a Rich Man’s Plaything by Eduardo Paolozzi
Read an autobiography or memoir- a non-fiction account of the author’s own life or experiences.
Last Resort: A Memoir
by
Linwood Barclay
points - 5
Points to date --155
Julie *
5.10 Self-portrait
. Read a book of your choice.
Can I Kiss Her Yet?: A True Tale of Love, Marriage... and Camels
by
Tony James Slater
points - 5
Points to date -- 160
5.10 Self-portrait
. Read a book of your choice.
Can I Kiss Her Yet?: A True Tale of Love, Marriage... and Camels
by
Tony James Slater
points - 5
Points to date -- 160
Julie *
10.7 - Happy Pi Day
Read a book with the letters "PI" found together, in order, and intact in the title/subtitle or author's name.
Jumping in Mud Puddles: A Memoir of a Picky, Hyper, Big Fat Liarby
Vickie Mendenhall
jumping
Points this task - 10
Points to date -- 170
10.7 - Happy Pi Day
Read a book with the letters "PI" found together, in order, and intact in the title/subtitle or author's name.
Jumping in Mud Puddles: A Memoir of a Picky, Hyper, Big Fat Liarby
Vickie Mendenhall
jumping
Points this task - 10
Points to date -- 170
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM20.5 - Bigger is Better - Catherine T's Task: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Book
I chose Option 2.
I read Giant Days, Vol. 2 by John Allison. John Lennon is present on the album cover twice.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Pamela3265's Task: When Books Went to War
I chose Option B.
I read Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck. It was published as A-09 and found on the first page of the ASE list.
** Tortilla Flat was originally published in 1935, I'd like to claim a Golden Oldies ticket**
Previous point total: 225
New points this post: 20+20
Total points: 265
New tasks completed in this post: 2
Total tasks: 13
GO tickets this post: 1
Total GO: 3
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 3
Julie *
25.7 - Dakimel's Task: Sibling and Niece Season
Required: Specify which options you picked when you claim your task.
Choice A & C
A: My big brother is a vegetarian actuary. Read a book written by an author whose initials all appear in VEGETARIANACTUARY.
Things Like the Truth: Out of My Later Years
by
Ellen Gilchrist
E G
C. Read a book with a digit (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) on the cover. The number may appear as part of the title, artwork, series name, etc., so long as it is not spelled out, a Roman numeral or anything other than a digit 0-9.
by
Victor McQueen
Points- 25
Points to date - 195
25.7 - Dakimel's Task: Sibling and Niece Season
Required: Specify which options you picked when you claim your task.
Choice A & C
A: My big brother is a vegetarian actuary. Read a book written by an author whose initials all appear in VEGETARIANACTUARY.
Things Like the Truth: Out of My Later Years
by
Ellen Gilchrist
E G
C. Read a book with a digit (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) on the cover. The number may appear as part of the title, artwork, series name, etc., so long as it is not spelled out, a Roman numeral or anything other than a digit 0-9.
by
Victor McQueen
Points- 25
Points to date - 195
Emsreviewsbooks5.7 - Flag by Jasper Johns
I read Hold Me Like a Breath by Tiffany Schmidt. Genre verified at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 360
Books Read: 29
Tasks Complete: 22
Catherine TTask 15.5 - No More Snow!
read a book with the letters SPRING in the title
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics by Tim Marshall
SPRIN in prison
G in geography
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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25.4 - Pop Voices
Book 1- Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
Author was interviewed on September 2015
Book 2 - I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron
Option A - This book was one of the 4 books Mindy Kaling recommended.
Link to PB edition: I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts On Being a Woman
25.7 - Sibling and Niece Season
Book 1 - The One and Only by Emily Giffin
Option 1 - The author's initials appear in vEGetaraianactuary.
Link to PB edition: 0345546903
Book 2 - The Rumor by Elin Hilderbrand
Option D - The cover has a body of water large enough to snorkel in (ocean)
Link to PB edition: The Rumor: A Novel
This post: 50 points
Total points to date: 155 points
Tasks completed: 10
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **