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message 1401: by Laura (new)

Laura (laurajay86) | 74 comments Laurajay

10.2 - Andy Warhol

A Discovery of Witches A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy, #1) by Deborah Harkness
Author Deborah Harkness- D & H used from ANDY WARHOL
***A Discovery of Witches is a Big Book at 579 pages***

Current post: 10
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0

Total:
Total Points: 100
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
Total Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Tasks completed: 5
Total books read: 5


message 1402: by Deborah (new)

Deborah | 1667 comments Post #9

15.10. Batter up!

Fruits Basket, Vol. 1 under "setting" it states that the book takes place in Japan. If memory serves me, the entire series is in Japan (reread).

Points this post: 15
Total: 200
Books read: 15
Tasks Done: 13


message 1403: by Foxy Grandma (new)

Foxy Grandma (foxygrandma) | 1194 comments Beth_NC

5.5 DROWNING GIRL - Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
Genre: Sequential Art

5.10 SELF-PORTRAIT - The Polyamorists Next Door: Inside Multiple-Partner Relationships and Families by Elisabeth Sheff

10.7 HAPPY PI DAY - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
PIlcher
***Big Book Ticket 544 pages***

10.8 HEY EINSTEIN - Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything BY Steven D. Levitt
Genre: Science

10.10 TOURNAMENT OF BOOKS - A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler

15.1 FROM SOUP TO BREAKFAST -
A.
Storm Born by Richelle Mead
Disney Star Wars STORM Trooper
B. Beneath A Blood Red Moon by Shannon Drake
RED Velvet

15.4 TOWEL DAY - The Last Mermaid by Shana Abe
Option 2 - Genre: Fantasy & Authors Initials found in douglaS Adams
***Big Book Ticket 582 pages***

Points: 70
Tasks: 7
Books: 8
Big Book Tickets: 2
Pages: 3101

Total Points: 525
Total Tasks: 29
Total Books: 37
Big Book Tickets: 10
Total Pages Read: 13769


message 1404: by Jonquil (new)

Jonquil | 1059 comments Jonquil

25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Pop Voices
Book 1 Good Minds Suggest 1st page November, 2015
Lisa Randall's Favorite Books that Help Explain the World

Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe
Lisa Randall
Hardcover, 432 pages 4/11

Book 2 Option B Good Voices
Book 1 published Oct 27, 2015
Singer, songwriter, guitar player, author (philanthropist)
Dolly Parton born January 19, 1946, still alive and kicking in Tennessee

Dream More
Dolly Parton
Hardcover, 128 pages 4/13

Points this post: 25
Total points: 600
Books posted: 50
Tasks complete: 44
Pages this post: 560
Total pages as of this post: 14233


message 1405: by Jonquil (new)

Jonquil | 1059 comments Jonquil

25.5 - Andy P's Task: Symmetry
Book 1 same number of letters in her first and last name 5/5

A Diamond Before You Die
Chris Wiltz
Paperback, 208 pages 4/4

Book 2 TITLE consists of words of the same number of letters 5/5

Angel Dance
M.D. Grayson
Paperback, 331 pages 4/5

Points this post: 25
Total points: 625
Books posted: 52
Tasks complete: 45
Pages this post: 539
Total pages as of this post: 14772


message 1406: by Jonquil (new)

Jonquil | 1059 comments Jonquil

25.6- Robin ♥'s Task: Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hands
Plain--Option A-2 single author with 7 letters in the last name chil ton

A Hint of Magic
Claire Chilton
Paperback, 136 pages 4/5

Option A-3 male on the cover; head to the waist
Low Midnight (Kitty Norville, #13) by Carrie Vaughn

Low Midnight
Carrie Vaughn
Mass Market Paperback, 309 pages 3/20

Points this post: 25
Total points: 650
Books posted: 54
Tasks complete: 46
Pages this post: 445
Total pages as of this post: 15217


message 1407: by Christine (new)

Christine (inhalesbookslikepopcorn) | 88 comments Reader name Chrissy

10.2 Andy Warhol

Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in ANDY WARHOL. All initials listed on Goodreads count (middle names, middle initial(s), etc.).

I read the kindle version Omens by Kelley Armstrong

How it fits: letters Y&A

Link to paperback Omens: A Cainsville Novel

Points this post 10
Total points 20
Total tasks 3
Total books 3


message 1408: by Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Dlmrose | 18433 comments Mod
Dlmrose

20.9 - Moderator's Pet: Seakbee's Task: Give Yourself Permission…

option 6, title in white
Journey to Munich (Maisie Dobbs, #12) by Jacqueline Winspear Journey to Munich by Jacqueline Winspear

30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss

option C- 3 word title, #1 in a series- this series was new-to-me: The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan, (Rachel Getty & Esa Khattak #1)

option D, travel genre: The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen

30.2 - Daphne's task: Peering really close at the world.

option 1, #221, pg 3: Privacy: A Very Short Introduction by Raymond Wacks

option 2, page 1 #8: In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick

total = 730


message 1409: by Cindy (new)

Cindy (cindyd) Cindy C.

Task 5.8-I was a Rich Man's Plaything by Eduardo Paolozzi
Read an autobiography or memoir.

Best Friends, Occasional Enemies: The Lighter Side of Life as a Mother and Daughter Best Friends, Occasional Enemies The Lighter Side of Life as a Mother and Daughter by Lisa Scottoline

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Task 30.2-Daphne's task: Peering really close at the world

Option 1: Read a book from the Very Short Instroductions collection.

Hollywood: A Very Short Introduction Hollywood A Very Short Introduction by Peter Decherney

Option 2: Read a book from the first two pages of Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing. My book is #28 on page 1.

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith Under the Banner of Heaven A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer

Points this post: 35
Total points: 205
Total tasks: 11


message 1410: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie | 400 comments Stephanie127

10.9 - March Madness-Read a book with a two-word, alliterative title OR written by an author whose first and last initials are the same: Bird Box: A Novel

Points this post: 10
Total points: 110/875

Tasks completed: 9/53
Books read: 9


message 1411: by Melanie (new)

Melanie Greene (dakimel) | 816 comments Dakimel

15.4. Towel Day
A: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
B: Innocents and Others by Dana Spiotta

20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: SpiderMac's task: Making It Worth Watching
2: My Name Is Lucy Barton (pg 1 of Women's Prize List on 4/2)

30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss
B: Bats of the Republic An Illuminated Novel by Zachary Thomas Dodson - green diamonds in lower corner approved https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
C: Only My Love - the series is new to me

30.4 - Jonquil's Task: Every Letter Counts
1: The Past - 3, 4
2: Country Heaven - 7, 6

TALLY:
This post - 95 points
Total - 460


message 1412: by Narumon (new)

Narumon NARUMON
5.7 - Flag by Jasper Johns
Read a book with a genre that contains "Retellings" on its main book page.
The Gap of Time by Jeanette Winterson. Retellings shelved by 24 users.
25.5 Andy P's Task: Symmetry
Task 1: Read a book written by an author who has the same number of letters in his/her first and last names (and middle name if the author uses one).
Murder in Murray Hill by Victoria Thompson. Victoria = 8; Thompson = 8.
Task 2: Read a book whose TITLE consists of words of the same number of letters.
Blood Rites by Jim Butcher. Blood = 5; Rites = 5.

IN POST:
Points: 5 + 25 = 30
Golden Oldies = 0
Big Books: 0

TOTAL SO FAR:
Points: 285 + 30 = 315
Golden Oldies: 0 + 0 = 0
Big Books: 0 + 0 = 0


message 1413: by Trish (last edited Apr 13, 2016 10:47AM) (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 3676 comments trishhartuk

20.8 Nickels & Dimes - SpiderMac's task: Making It Worth Watching

Option 1: As a nature and animal lover, I was in heaven in Thailand...Read a book with an elephant on the cover or with “nature” or “animals” as a main page genre (stand alone or embedded). Required: Include the cover if that is the option you selected.

Buy a Whisker, Sofie Ryan
Shelved as Animals > Cats by 6 users, and Animals by 3 users

Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No

Total Points: 295
Tasks Completed: 13
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0


message 1414: by Kai (last edited Apr 13, 2016 10:56AM) (new)

Kai | 177 comments SpiderMac


10.8 Hey, Einstein!
Read a book with the main page genre "Science" or "Philosophy".

I read Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science-and the World by Rachel Swaby

Tagged on main page “Science” by 180 users. 4.12.16


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15.7 Tax time!
Read a book with the main page genre “Finances”.

I read Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt by Michael Lewis

Tagged on main page “Finances” by 24 users. 4.12.16
In case “Finances’ is no longer showing, genre was approved in message 68.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


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30.2 Daphne's task: Peering really close at the world
This is a two book, non-fiction task. I chose option 1 and option 2.

Book 1 – Option 1 - Read a book from the collection Very Short Introductions.

I read Witchcraft: A Very Short Introduction by Malcolm Gaskill

This book is #228 on page 3 of the list.
https://www.goodreads.com/series/5445...



Book 2 – Option 2 - Read a book from the first 2 pages of Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing.
I read Color: A Natural History of the Palette by Victoria Finlay

This book is #22 on page 1 of the list.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...


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Points this post: 55
Golden oldies this post: 0
Big book tickets this post: 0

Points total: 255/875
Golden oldies total: 4
Big book ticket total: 0

Tasks completed: 21/53
Books read: 23


message 1415: by Danielle (new)

Danielle | 212 comments DANIELLE M

20.4 -Golden Oldie: Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Golden Oldie Pop TV Shows

Option B - A book with a very prominent character who is a female senior citizen: Infinite Home by Kathleen Alcott

In this story, Edith is an elderly landlord of a NY brownstone who is beginning to suffer from dementia. The book goes back and forth in time from when Edith and her husband purchased the brownstone, to the present where the tenants band together to assist Edith find her estranged daughter.

Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 150
Books Read: 10
Tasks Complete: 10


message 1416: by Fandury (new)

Fandury | 957 comments FANDURY

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. You must have claimed at least one other task with a book by this author by the time you post your completion of my task.

An Unholy Alliance by Susanna Gregory

This author is new to me this season, and I already claimed a task from this author this season:

post 872


Points this post: 20
Total Points: 445
Books Read: 30
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books:500+(0)750+(1)1000+(0)


message 1417: by Jasmiina (new)

Jasmiina F (slipperbunny) | 529 comments Jasmiina F


15.9. Three/Four/Five :
Read a book whose average rating is made up of the numbers 3, 4, and 5:

The Doctors: Who's Who: The Story Behind Every Face of the Iconic Time Lord by Craig Cabell.


Points this post: 15
Total points: 155
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 2
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0


message 1418: by Jonquil (new)

Jonquil | 1059 comments Jonquil

25.7 - Dakimel's Task: Sibling and Niece Season

A: author initials in VEGETA R IANA C TUARY
Devil's Due
Rachel Caine
Paperback, 297 pages 4/13

C. digit on the cover
"#1 New York Times Bestselling Author" at tippy-top
Family Jewels (Stone Barrington #37) by Stuart Woods

Family Jewels
Stuart Woods
Hardcover, 320 pages 4/7

Points this post: 25
Total points: 675
Books posted: 56
Tasks complete: 47
Pages this post: 617
Total pages as of this post: 15834


message 1419: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 30.5 - Dlmrose's task: Call the Grammar Police

Option 1. Read a non-fiction book with the genre Language on its main book page.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King Language>Writing on main page (3002 users)
Option 3. Read a book with the entire TITLE in Red on the cover.
Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford Approved in message 2 of help thread.

Points this post: 30
Total points: 360


message 1420: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.

15.3. Still Flying.........
One book option
Read a book whose title/subtitle contains a word that matches one of the words from the titles of the songs on the Airplane's first album(It's no Secret and a book whose author's initials can be found in JEFFERSON AIRPLANE.
Best Kept Secret (The Clifton Chronicles, #3) by Jeffrey Archer by Jeffrey Archer JEFFERSON AIRPLANE



message 1421: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 15.10. Batter up!
read a book set at least 50% in one of the countries listed above.
(Japan 100%) Hotel Iris by Yōko Ogawa

Points this post: 15
Total points: 390


message 1422: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Repost of Post # 1445 Andy P.
Task # 30.5 - Dlmrose's task: Call the Grammar Police

Option 1. Read a non-fiction book with the genre Language on its main book page. On Writing A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King by Stephen King Language>Writing (3002 users)
Option 3. Read a book with the entire TITLE in Red on the cover
Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford by Jamie Ford Approved in message 2 of help thread.


message 1423: by Colleen (new)

Colleen (colls) | 28 comments COLLEENS

20.9 - Moderator's Pet: Seakbee's Task: Give Yourself Permission…
Option 6) Read a book with the complete TITLE in white OR in black on the cover.

A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra

POINTS this post: 20
TOTAL POINTS: 145


message 1424: by Barbara ★ (new)

Barbara ★ | 1573 comments BARBARA ★


25.5 - Andy P's Task: Symmetry
Book 1: Burning Skies - Caris Roane 3/5
(Caris = 5, Roane = 5)
Goodreads Author

Book 2: Wicked Charms - Janet Evanovich 3/26
(wicked = 6, charms = 6)
Goodreads Author

Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 185

Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books - 500+: (2)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)


message 1425: by Cait S (new)

Cait S | 738 comments Cait S

20.6- Eurovision Calling!

Option 2
Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains a word of at least 4 letters that can also be found in the lyrics of "Heroes".

Time You Let Me In: 25 Poets under 25 by Naomi Shihab Nye

The matching word is "time".

Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 195
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 14


message 1426: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments Delicious Dee

20.3 - Best Review: mstan's Task: Returning to My Source of Inspiration...
Option 3 - The Love Charm - Pamela Morsi - honestly amazed I hadn't read anything else by her...but my first book finished this season by her was Garters, that I used for Task 20.2

Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 295


message 1427: by Kassandra (new)

Kassandra | 27 comments Kassandra

Task #20.2: Rookie at the Top - Gabriella's Task: Time for Celebration
# books required: 1

Option C:
Read a book with a cover at least 50% blue
Book read: The Atlantis Code (Thomas Lourds, #1) by Charles Brokaw
Author: Charles Brokaw
Required info: cover is mostly blue

Points this post: 20

Total points: 60



message 1428: by Daphne (new)

Daphne (daphnesm) | 486 comments Reader name: Daphne

15.1. From Soup to Breakfast?? 2 books
Help Thread

1.Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms: Essays on Natural History - Manhattan Clam Chowder

2. The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring - Wildlicious Wild! Berry

Points this post: 15
Points Total: 695


message 1429: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
5.3 - Campbell’s Soup Cans by Andy Warhol
I read Where Memories Lie - 4.17 rating.

10.2 - Andy Warhol
I read The Last Days of Dogtown by Anita Diamant. Author initials AD found in AnDy.

10.3 - It's So Surreal
I read Annihilation, found on page 1 of the Popular Surreal Books list.

Points this post: 25
Total points: 570


message 1430: by Sam F (last edited Apr 13, 2016 05:00PM) (new)

Sam F | 205 comments 30.6 - Donna Jo's Task--Making a Name for Yourself
Two book task (Parts A and B)

Part A: If the last letter of your Readerboard Name is A-M, do option 1 - Sam F - so Option 1. Read a book by an author whose first and last name start with the same letter. It need not be the same letter as your name.

Landline by Rainbow Rowell - Both names start with the letter R – 310 pages

Part B: You will use the number of pages in your book for part A to determine which option you must use in part B.

If your Part A book had 301-500 pages do option 4. My book has 310 pages, so Option 4. Read a book with a TITLE that contains TWO or more of the following words: A, An, The, And, If, But. The same word may be used more than once.

The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer– the title uses the word 'THE' twice - 336 pages

Points this post: 30
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0

Total Points: 190
Books Read: 11
Tasks Complete: 9
Big Book tickets Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 0


message 1431: by Maya (new)

Maya (ferafaces) | 356 comments Reader name : Maya

30.5 - Dlmrose's task: Call the Grammar Police
Options 2 and 3 chosen.

Option 2: Read a book with one of these most commonly confused words in the TITLE: They’re, Their, There, Your, You’re, Its, It’s.

Book read: I'll Be Right There by Kyung-sook Shin

Option 3: Read a book with the entire TITLE in Red on the cover.

Book read: Mockingbird by Chuck Wendig
Mockingbird (Miriam Black, #2) by Chuck Wendig




Points this post : 30
Points total : 495
Golden Oldies : 1
Big Book : 3
Total books read: 41
Total tasks completed: 35


message 1432: by Wanda (new)

Wanda (wanda71) | 1770 comments Oma1229

I chose Option 2

Option 2


A. Read a book whose title/subtitle contains a word that matches one of the words from the titles of the songs on the Airplane's first album (when Anderson was with the band) Jefferson Airplane Takes Off.

B.Read a book whose author's initials can be found in JEFFERSON AIRPLANE. Middle initials can be disregarded.

Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexie

Total Points---175/875
Completed Tasks--15/53
GO Books (1)
Big Books 500-750 pages (); 750+pages()



message 1433: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2108 comments Bookwrm526

Task #30.1 - Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss
Option B: Read a book with at least two items on the cover that are identical. I read All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders. All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders The birds are my identical items.

Option C: Read a book identified on Goodreads as #1 in a series that is new to you, title has exactly three words. I read The Fifth Season (#1 in the Broken Earth series) by N.K. Jemisin. The series and the author are both new to me.

Points this post: 30
Total points so far: 270


message 1434: by Seakbee (new)

Seakbee | 185 comments 25.1 - Sandy's task as suggested by Katy: Fact and Fiction

Book 1: "Historical Fiction" on its main page: The Glass Room by Simon Mawer.

Book 2: nonfiction book that is about the same era as Book 1: The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club by Phillip M. Hoose.

Both books take place during WWII – Europe.
________________________

Points this post: 25
Total points: 65
BB tickets: 3
GO: 0


message 1435: by Hina (new)

Hina (hinaj) | 677 comments HINA


10.3 - It's So Surreal - A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare.
Found on Page 4 of Popular Surreal Books

15.5. No More Snow! - Desert King, Pregnant Mistress (Bought for Her Baby) by Susan Stephens.
Spring is in the title: Desert King, Pregnant Mistress.


Current post:
Points: 25
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0

Total:
Total Points: 555
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books- 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:


message 1436: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia (cynthiabaxter) | 4 comments CYNBAXTER
Task # 5.03 – Campbell’s Soup Cans by Andy Warhol

Book 1: My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout which had the average rating of 3.70 at the time of selection 02/15/2016

Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date = 170 points

BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1


message 1437: by Janice (new)

Janice  | 713 comments Janice CA

20.9 - Give Yourself Permission…

Option 1: Read a book shelved under "autobiography" on its main page.

The Plague and I by Betty MacDonald

***GOLDEN OLDIE, first published in 1948***

+20
total: 70
tasks: 4
books: 4
G Oldies: 1


message 1438: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments Task 5.2 - Whaam! by Roy Lichtenstein
Read a book with a word from this list of onomatopoeia in the title or subtitle.

“sprinkle”

Sprinkle with Murder (Cupcake Bakery Mystery #1) (2010) by Jenn McKinlay (Goodreads Author) (Mass Market Paperback, 222 pages)

** Jenn McKinlay is a Goodreads Author **


145 + 05 = 150

Tasks Completed: 13
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 145 + 05 = 150
Books read: 14
Pages read: 4,074

Read but not claimed: 04
Goodreads Authors: 03
Golden Oldies: 02

Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+


message 1439: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments Task 5.4 -A Bigger Splash by David Hockney
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that ends in -ER.

Undercover

The Undercover Economist (The Undercover Economist #1) (2005) by Tim Harford (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 276 pages) [330.905]

** Tim Harford is a Goodreads Author **

150 + 05 = 155

Tasks Completed: 14
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 150 + 05 = 155
Books read: 15
Pages read: 4,350

Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 04
Golden Oldies: 02

Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+


message 1440: by Lauren (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) LAUREN JODI

30.4 - Jonquil's Task: Every letter counts

Book 1: Longer words in title

In the Dark by Marliss Melton (2, 3, 4)

Book 2: Shorter words in title

Wicked Widow by Amanda Quick (6, 5)

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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 310/875
Total Books Read: 26
Tasks Completed: 20/53


message 1441: by Fatemeh (new)

Fatemeh (alexxy) | 72 comments Alexxy

5.10 Self-portrait : Read a book of your choice

Clockwork Prince

Points this post: 5
Points Total: 45


message 1442: by Nicola (last edited Apr 13, 2016 11:33PM) (new)

Nicola | 1360 comments M1NKS

5.7 - Read a book with a genre that contains "Retellings" on its main book page.
Cinder - Confirmed as having the 'Retellings' genre on the Help Thread #39


Points this post: 5
Total points: 290
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0
Tasks Completed = 24


message 1443: by Nicola (last edited Apr 13, 2016 11:37PM) (new)

Nicola | 1360 comments M1NKS

10.9 - March Madness - Read a book with a two-word, alliterative title
Harriet Hume Published 1929
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *


Points this post: 10
Total points: 300
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0
Tasks Completed = 25


message 1444: by Nicola (last edited Apr 14, 2016 12:20AM) (new)

Nicola | 1360 comments M1NKS

25.7 - Sibling and Niece Season
C: Read a book with a digit on the cover
Contact by Carl Sagan (Says No. 1 Bestseller across the top) 580 pages
* I Claim 1 x Big Book Ticket *
D: Read a book with a body of water large enough to snorkel in
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne Published 1864
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *


Points this post: 25
Total points: 325
Golden Oldies: 6
Big Books: 500=3, 750=0, 1000=0
Tasks Completed = 26


message 1445: by Julia (new)

Julia (julia103) | 2719 comments Julia103

5.6 - Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? by Richard Hamilton
Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate

20.6 Seasoned Reader: Val TX's Task: Eurovision Calling!
Option 4: The man who shook the world by John Creasey
John Boyega was on episode 277

This post: 25 points
Challenge total points: 260
Total BB: 4
Total GO: 2
Tasks completed: 15


message 1446: by Kathy G. (last edited Apr 14, 2016 05:41AM) (new)

Kathy G. | 1931 comments
10.9 - March Madness
Author's initials start with the same letter

Mirage by Clive Cussler

link to paperback:
Mirage

Total Points- 105
Total Tasks- 6


message 1447: by Jonquil (last edited Apr 14, 2016 05:33AM) (new)

Jonquil | 1059 comments Jonquil

30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss
I loved and still love these books, too.

Option A: “R-E-D-B-L-U- E” in title
mur DER at BLUE falls

Murder at Blue Falls
Maggie Bishop
Paperback, 192 pages 4/9

Option C: Series #1-- (Palmyrton Estate Sale Mystery #1) AND
this is the first time I read this book and this series AND
title has 3 words: Another Man's Treasure

Another Man's Treasure
S.W. Hubbard
Paperback, 352 pages 3/6

Points this post: 30
Total points: 705
Books posted: 58
Tasks complete: 48
Pages this post: 544
Total pages as of this post: 16378


message 1448: by Trish (last edited Apr 14, 2016 05:36AM) (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 3676 comments trishhartuk

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. If you draw a number card, this determines the number of letters OR words in the title...Required: State the card you drew, the suit genre you selected and whether your title count is letters or words.

I drew the Five of Spades (Spades - Crime or Science Fiction or Memoir - I chose Science Fiction for the genre.)

Pines, Blake Crouch
The title is five letters long
Pines has been shelved as Science Fiction by 292 users, and Science Fiction > Dystopia by 119 users.

Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No

Total Points: 315
Tasks Completed: 14
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0


message 1449: by Jonquil (new)

Jonquil | 1059 comments Jonquil

30.2 - Daphne's task: Peering really close at the world
Option 1. Very Short Introductions page 1

Judaism: A Very Short Introduction
Norman Solomon
Paperback, 135 pages 3/22

2. Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing page 2 # 126

Straight: The Surprisingly Short History Of Heterosexuality
Hanne Blank
Hardcover, 228 pages 3/21

Points this post: 30
Total points: 735
Books posted: 60
Tasks complete: 49
Pages this post: 363
Total pages as of this post: 16741


message 1450: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth (elizabeth_greece) | 1160 comments Elizabeth B

10.2
Learning to Feel by N.R. Walker (N.R.W can be found in aNdy WaRhol)

25.7
Option B: genre “Urban Fantasy" Marked in Flesh
Option D: a body of water large enough to snorkel in
Control by Mary Calmes

Points: 35
Total points: 230+35=265


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