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SPRING CHALLENGE 2016
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Spring Challenge 2016: Completed Tasks:PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS THREAD
15.9 - Three/Four/FiveSchindler's List by Thomas Keneally
average rating 4.34 as of 4/14
Total points: 305 + 15 = 320
20.1 - Most Improved - MegSCL's task: Pick a card **I drew 9 of diamonds**
>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 number card, this determines the number of letters OR words in the title.
Courtiers: The Secret History of the Georgian Court- Lucy Worsley
(Courtiers = Nine Letters, this book has the non-fiction genre)
Points this post: 20
Points total: 130
Tasks completed: 6
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 1 - 500+(1) 750+() 1000+()
Total pages: 2317
HINA50.1 - Perletwo's task: Primary Colors -
Book 1: A Husband of Her Own by Brenda Novak.
Set 100% in Idaho.
Book 2: Baking and Babies by Tara Sivec.
Set 100% in Ohio.
Book 3:
Rock Chick Rescue by Kristen Ashley.Green background. Approved in help thread, message 2.
Current post:
Points: 50
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 620
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books- 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
5.8 - I was a Rich Man’s Plaything by Eduardo PaolozziThe Writing Life by Annie Dillard
Annie Dillard's description of her writing process
Total points: 320 + 5 = 325
Reader name: Maya15.7. Tax time!
Read a book with the main page genre Finance or Finances.
Book read: Numbered Account
This book has been verified on the task help thread
I am claiming 2 BB tickets for Numbered Account. It has 768 pages.
20.1 - Most Improved - MegSCL's task: Pick a card
Read a book based on a card draw.
Book read: Mistborn by Brandon Anderson
Card drawn: THE ACE OF SPADES (trying not to sing it)
How It Fits: MISTBORN has one word in the title and has a main page genre of Science Fiction Fantasy, which has been approved for the spades on the task help thread.
I am claiming 1 BB ticket for Mistborn. It is 643 pages.
25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Pop Voices
TWO BOOKS
Book 1. Read any book (not necessarily the highlighted one) written by any of the Good Minds authors.
Book read: Feed by Mira Grant
Found on: Page 3 :: October 2013
Book 2. Read any of the five choices (or sometimes there are 6) recommended by the author of your first book.
Book read: Dreamcatcher by Stephen King
I am claiming 1 BB ticket for Feed. Feed has 599 pages.
I am also claiming 2 BB ticket for Dreamcatcher. Dreamcatcher has 882 pages.
25.5 - Andy P's Task: Symmetry
TWO BOOKS
Book 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).
Book read: Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde
Required: Both Jasper and Fforde have 6 letters.
Book 2.
Read a book whose TITLE consists of words of the same number of letters. Book titles must be at least two words long.
Book read: Rebel Queen by Michelle Moran
Required: Both Rebel and Queen have 5 letters each.
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Points this post : 85
Points total : 655
Golden Oldies : 2
Big Book : 10
Jasmiina F20.1 - Most Improved - MegSCL's task: Pick a card:
Card: Five of Clubs: Read a book that's genre is Historical Fiction or Contemporary or Horror and it has to have a five word title or a five letter title:
The Sorrows of an American by Siri Hustvedt.
Genre: Contemporary.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 185
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
NARUMON10.8 Hey Einstein!
Read a book with the main page genre "Science" or "Philosophy."
A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis. Philosophy shelved by 114 users. This book was previously used in task 30.6; it will be replaced.
30.6 Donna Jo’s Task — Making a Name for Yourself
Book 1: Author whose first and last initials are adjacent letters in alphabet
Cinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy Orenstein. 260 pages, which means I need to do option 3 for book 2.
Book 2 (Option 3): Title is no more than 3 words long
Blue Nights by Joan Didion; 188 pages. Replacing the previously used book A Grief Observed.
IN POST:
Points: 10 + 30 (previously claimed)
Big Book: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
TOTAL SO FAR:
Points: 315 + 10 = 325
Big Book: 0 + 0 = 0
Golden Oldies: 0 + 0 = 0
15.6. Light My FireRead a book with the word FIRE in the title/subtitle or fire/flames on the cover.
Book read: A Vision of Fire by Gillian Anderson
25.5 - Andy P's Task: Symmetry
Book 1.
Read a book written by an author who has the same number of letters in his/her first and last names.
Book read: All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill
Book 2.
Read a book whose TITLE consists of words of the same number of letters.
Book read: Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
25.6- Robin ♥'s Task: Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hands
Plan B Peanut
Option B-2: Read a book by a single author with 5 letters in the first OR last name.
Book read: Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
Option B-3: Read a book with a female on the cover.
Book read: Huntress: Year One by Ivory Madison
25.7 - Dakimel's Task: Sibling and Niece Season
A: Read a book written by an author whose initials all appear in VEGETARIANACTUARY.
Book read: Segredos by Nora Roberts
*I'd like to claim a BB Ticket as this edition has 630 pages*
C. Read a book with a digit (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) on the cover.
Book read: 2nd Chance by James Patterson
Points this post: 90
Total points: 220 + 90 = 310
10.5 Glenn Frey, TooRead a book with a title/subtitle that contains a word of at least 4 letters that can also be found in the lyrics of the band's first single, Take It Easy.
The Improbability of Love, Hannah Mary Rothschild
"Love" is the last word in the fourth line from the bottom.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 45/875
Total tasks: 7/52
5.1 - Marilyn Diptych by Andy WarholRead a book by an author who, at the time you select your book, is deceased.
Book read: Love is a Dog from Hell by Charles Bukowski (died in 1994)
10.5 - Glenn Frey, Too
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 the band's first single, Take It Easy. Words must match exactly.
Book read: Lover Awakened by J. R. Ward
"Lover" from "lookin' for a lover who won't blow my cover"
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Gabriella's Task: Time for Celebration
Option C - Read a book set at least 50% in Ireland or with a cover that's at least 50% blue.
Book read:
by Albert Camus*I claim a GO Ticket as it was first published in 1942*
Points this post: 35
Total points: 310 + 35 = 345
CYNBAXTERTask # 20.04 – Golden Oldie: Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Golden Oldie Pop TV Shows
Book 1, Option C: A Criminal Magic by Lee Kelly which has "Fantasy" or "Supernatural" genre on the book's main GR page.
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date = 205 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
BARBARA ★30.5 - Dlmrose's task: Call the Grammar Police
Option 2: Got Your Number - Stephanie Bond (YOUR) 4/5
Goodreads Author
Option 3:
Silenced - Allison Brennan 4/15Goodreads Author
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 215
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Books - 500+: (2)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
MEGSCL10.6 - And Alan Rickman
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
IL: MG - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 12.0
15.2. I'm Not Answering my Phone until December
Book 1. Read a NONFICTION book with the main page genre politics or government.
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
Book 2. Read a book with "dystopia" (standalone or embedded) as a main page genre.
The Walking Dead, Vol. 01: Days Gone Bye
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 355
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
Repost msg 168925.6- Robin ♥'s Task: Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hands
Plan B Peanut
Option B-2: Read a book by a single author with 5 letters in the first OR last name.
Book read: Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
Option B-3: Read a book with a female on the cover.
Book read:
by Ivory Madison
Delicious Dee20.6 Seasoned Reader: Val TX's Task: Eurovision Calling!
Option 1 - Outback Hearts - all of the book with the exception of about 10% were set in Australia
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 420
25.4 Nick KY's Task: Pop Voices:Book 1
Annie Burrows; Page 1, June 2015
The Truth According to Us by Annie Barrows
which led to
Book 2, option A.
Chronicle in Stone by Ismail Kadare
Today's total: 25
Grand total: 695
5.10 Self-portrait One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean
10.10 - Tournament of Books
A Small Indiscretion by Jan Ellison
#25 on the list
POINTS: 265
Christine V20.5 - Bigger is Better- Catherine T's Task: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Book
Option 2: Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw, matching himself.
I read the indicated audio edition. Link to top paperback (no MMP available)
Arms and the Man was first published in 1894 ***Claiming Golden Oldie Ticket***
Points this post: 20
GO tickets this post: 1
Total points: 165
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 12
Golden Oldies: 7
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Pop VoicesBook 1, Good Minds author: At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier, published 2016
Tracy Chevalier was interviewed in March, 2016.
Page 1 of Good Minds Suggest
Book 2B, non-fiction book about a musician who was alive on the date of Book 1's first publication: Society's Child: My Autobiography by Janis Ian, 1951-present
Points this post: 25
Total points: 395
Julie *
REPOST # 1392
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30.5 - Dlmrose's task: Call the Grammar Police
Option 2. Commonly confused: Read a book with one of these most commonly confused words in the TITLE: They’re, Their, There, Your, You’re, Its, It’s. Subtitles are excluded. Words must match exactly.
You're Never Weird on the Internet
by
Felicia Day
Option 3. March 8 is National Proofreading Day. Break out the red pen! Read a book with the entire TITLE in Red on the cover.
by
Levi Stoltzfus
****ebook verification for 2nd book ****
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this task - 30
Points to date - 225
REPOST # 1392
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30.5 - Dlmrose's task: Call the Grammar Police
Option 2. Commonly confused: Read a book with one of these most commonly confused words in the TITLE: They’re, Their, There, Your, You’re, Its, It’s. Subtitles are excluded. Words must match exactly.
You're Never Weird on the Internet
by
Felicia Day
Option 3. March 8 is National Proofreading Day. Break out the red pen! Read a book with the entire TITLE in Red on the cover.
by
Levi Stoltzfus
****ebook verification for 2nd book ****
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this task - 30
Points to date - 225
Mod
For 10.9 - March Madness, I am removing The Opposite of Everyone by Joshilyn Jackson (qualifier author with same first and last initials). I am substituting Backseat Saints, also by Joshilyn Jackson - author initials JJ.
NO CHANGE IN POINTS
New tasks:
10.10 - Tournament of Books
I read The Turner House, #9 on the 2016 Tournament of Books Longlist.
25.1 - Sandy's task as suggested by Katy: Fact and Fiction
For my first book, I read The Yid - top main page genre Historical Fiction. Set in Soviet Russia, during the last part of the Stalin era.
For my second book, I read The Unquiet Ghost: Russians Remember Stalin, nonfiction about Russia during the Stalin era.
Points this post: 35
Total points: 645
Catherine TTask 15.1 - From Soup to ............Breakfast??
book 1 - read a book with a word in the title matching to a word in the soup flavours
The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
matches: Disney Star Wars Soup (plurals OK)
book 2 - read a book with a word in the title matching to a word in the pop-tart flavours
The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus by Richard Preston
matches Hot Fudge Sunday
Creynard5.4 -A Bigger Splash by David Hockney
Wherever It Leads by Adriana Locke
Points this post: 5
Total points: 340
FANDURY5.2 - Whaam! by Roy Lichtenstein
Read a book with a word from this list of onomatopoeia in the title or subtitle.
Hue & Cry by Shirley Mckay
I used the word cry from the list of onomatopoeia.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 525
Books Read: 37
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books:500+(1)750+(1)1000+(0)
25.2 - Brooke TX's Task: #ReadingGoalsBoth of these books are new to me.
Book 1 - Option 2
Read Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. This is the 3rd oldest book on my Russian Literature to read list, added in September 2010.
Book 2 - Option 3
Read Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat. Edwidge Danticat is on my most read author list, #41. I have read 2 books by her before. (I don't typically follow authors, so, do not have many that I have read too many books before)
Crime and Punishment has 545 pages, so, I claim 1 Big Book ticket. Claire of the Sea Light has 238 pages, so, combined these are over 600 pages meeting the requirements.
Points these task: 25
Total points: 125
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 15
Tasks completed: 7
LAUREN JODI10.4 - Remembering David Bowie
Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
#11 on David Bowie’s Top 100 Must Read Books
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 420/875
Total Books Read: 34
Tasks Completed: 27/53
Andy P.Task # 15.1. From Soup to ............Breakfast??
Book 1. Read a book the title/subtitle of which contains a word from this list of Campbell's soup flavors. (Black Bean Cumin and Cilantro)
by Martin WalkerBook 2. Read a book the title/subtitle of which contains a word from this list of the best 27 pop tart flavors. (Whole Grain Brown Sugar Cinnamon)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 445
Andy P.Task 25.2 - Brooke TX's Task: #ReadingGoals
1. #MoreGenre: 2015 Locus SF Novels Recommended Reading List,
# 3 on list is:
by Paolo Bacigalupi3. #OldFavorites: Good Reads Most Read Authors Choose a new to you book by one of the authors on this list. CJ Box is # 2 on my list I have read 12 of 16 (now 13) of his books .
by C.J. BoxPoints this post: 25
Total points: 470
Andy P.Task # 25.3 - Whitnie I's Task: Celebrate Spring
Option 1: Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials appear in the word OSTARA.
by Tasha Alexander OSTARAOption 2: Read a NONFICTION book found on the Best Self Help Books list.
by Eric Berne nonfiction/ # 26 on provided list.Points this post: 25
Total points: 495
Jen UT10.2 - Andy Warhol
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
Points this post: 10
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Total points: 160
Bookwrm526Task #25.6 - Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hand
I chose Plan A because I am plain.....
Option A-1: Read a book from the first 5 pages of the color list of your choice. I chose red, and read The Wrath & the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh which is on page five of the list.
Option A-3: Read a book with a male on the cover, seen from at least head to waist. I read The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson
.Points this post: 25
Total points so far: 335
Task 10.2 – Andy WarholAuthor initials in A N D Y W A R H O L
Ron Hansen / Atticus
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This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 125 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 0
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
15.4 - Towel DayOption 2: The Inferno by Dante Alighieri
"Fantasy" is a main page genre and the author's initials (DA) can be found in DOUGLAS ADAMS
Total points: 325 + 15 = 340
Sarah E20.10 - Group Reads
ebook I read: The Buried Giant
MMPB: The Buried Giant
My comment was Post 21 in the discussion thread.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 195
Jen UT15.2 - I'm Not Answering my Phone until December
Book 1: The Company We Keep: A Husband-and-Wife True-Life Spy Story by Robert Baer
Book 2: The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski
Points this post: 15
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Total points: 175
BARBARA ★15.10 - Batter up!
In Too Deep - Tracey Alvarez (set in New Zealand) 4/21
Goodreads Author
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 230
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books - 500+: (2)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
Cindy FTask 5.10 Self-Portrait
The Last Illusion by Rhys Bowen
My book of choice!
Points this post:5
Total points:80
Tasks completed:5
Books read:6
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books: 500+(0)750+(1)1000+(0)
Oma122920.4 -Golden Oldie: Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Golden Oldie Pop TV Shows
I chose Option B
Option B: Golden Girls - For this option, read a book in which a senior citizen woman, roughly 60 or older, is a very prominent character.
Miss Julia Inherits a Mess by Ann B. Ross
VTotal Points--265/875
Completed Tasks--19/53
GO Books (1)
Big Books 500-750 pages (); 750+pages()
10.8 Hey, Einstein!In honor of Einstein, read a book with the main page genre "Science" or "Philosophy."
Strangers Drowning: Grappling with Impossible Idealism, Drastic Choices, and the Overpowering Urge to Help, Larissa MacFarquhar
"Philosophy" is one of the main-page genres.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 55/875
Total tasks: 8/52
KassandraTask #20.9: Moderator's Pet: Seakbee's Task: Give Yourself Permission…
# books required: 1
Option 6: Read a book with the complete TITLE in white OR in black on the cover.
Book read:
Author: Alan Bradley
Required book info: Complete title text is in black.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
5.9 Triple Elvis 1963 by Andy Warhol#3 in a series: Two for Sorrow (Josephine Tey #3) by Nicola Upson
Points this post: 5
Total points: 400
April 22, 2016Readerboard Name: JamminJenny
Task #5.10 Self-portrait
Armada - read 4/11
Armada by Ernest Cline
Task #10.6 - And Alan Rickman
Alice in Wonderland, originally published 1865 - read 4/19, 1 GO ticket
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Task #15.10. Batter up!
Slaughterhouse-Five - Germany - read 4/22
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Points this post: 30
Total Points to Date: 130
Claiming One GO ticket for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
5.8 - I was a Rich Man’s Plaything by Eduardo PaolozziRead an autobiography or memoir- a non-fiction account of the author’s own life or experiences.
Do They Hear You When You Cry by Fauziya Kassindja - autobiography/memoir main page genre - I'd like to claim 1 BB Ticket - 544 pages
Points this post: 5
Big Book tickets this post: 1
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 225
Books Read: 14
Tasks Complete: 11
Big Book tickets Total: 4
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Task 5.5 - Drowning Girl by Roy LichtensteinRead a book with the genre Sequential Art, comics or manga on the GR main page.
Nimona (2015) by Noelle Stevenson (Hardcover, 266 pages)
185 + 05 = 190
Tasks Completed: 18
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 185 + 05 = 190
Books read: 19
Pages read: 5,884
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 06
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
20.9 Give Yourself PermissionI chose option 6 and read
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (white title lettering) 30.1 Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss
Option A: I read BLooDlEtting & miRacUlous curEs by Vincent Lam - REDBLUE letters capitalized
Option B: I read
by Lyndsay Faye -- identical items are daggers (as well as swords, rolling pins, etc!) - this cover approved in help threadNew Total: 245
Ava Catherine50.1 - Perletwo's task: Primary colors
Book 1: Read a book with a red cover with a red background.
The Girl in the Red Coat by Kate Hamer
Book 2: Read a book set in a "blue" state (NY)
The Ex by Alafair Burke is set in New York City
Book 3: Read a book with a green cover.
by Amy Tan; The Kitchen God's Wifetotal=875
MEGSCL25.6- Robin ♥'s Task: Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hands
Plan A Plain
Option A-1:Blue (p4, #380)
Never Never
Option A-2: Read a book by a single author (NO HYPHENATED NAMES) with 7 letters in the first OR last name.
The Walking Dead, Vol. 02: Miles Behind Us by Robert Kirkman
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 380
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
Post #105.10 Self-portrait
Skip Beat!, Vol. 36
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30.5 - Dlmrose's task: Call the Grammar Police
1) Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation language on main genre page
3)
The Riddle-Master of HedPoints this post: 35
Total: 235
Books read: 18
Tasks Done: 15
Alexxy10.2 - Andy Warhol
Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in ANDY WARHOL.
Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz
Points this post: 10
Points Total: 90
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15.10 Batter Up! Somewhere in the MLB there is at least one baseball player who is from New Zealand. I read Colour Scheme by Ngaio Marsh, originally from New Zealand, who, in this instance, had her detective, Inspector Roderyck Alleyn, travel to New Zealand for most of the length of the book.
20.9 Seakbee’s Permission Option 1. Autobiography. I read the autobiography Dreams in a Time of War: A Childhood Memoir by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o.
This is the post where I only posted authors whose first names begin with “Ng”
Points this Post: 35
Total Points So Far: 495