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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
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.
I read Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter by Kate Clifford Larson . The word “Daughter” ends in -ER”
This Post
Points: 5
Tasks Posted: 1
Books Posted: 1
Pages Read: 320
Total
Points: 205
Tasks Posted: 12
Books Posted: 14
Pages Read: 3,887
Post #1120.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Pamela3265's Task: When Books Went to War
B) The Postman Always Rings Twice page 7 of the Armed Service shelf.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Points this post: 20
Total: 255
Books read: 19
Tasks Done: 16
Reader name: Maya10.8 - Hey, Einstein!
Read a book with the main page genre "Science" or "Philosophy."
Book read: The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
Required: Verified here
30.6 - Donna Jo's Task--Making a Name for Yourself
I am choosing the one book option for this task
Book read: The Three Musketeers
This book fits Option 3, Read a book with a one, two or three word TITLE.
I am claiming 2 BB tickets for The Three Musketeers. It has 830 pages.
I am also claiming 1 GO ticket. It was originally published in 1844.
Points this post : 40
Points total : 695
Golden Oldies : 3
Big Book : 12
I'd like to make another switch from post https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Gabriella's Task: Time for Celebration
Please remove The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party by Alexander McCall Smith
and replace it with:
Option C - Read a book set at least 50% in Ireland or with a cover that's at least 50% blue.
The Drowning by Camilla LäckbergNo Points Change
Grand Total: 385
Karen D. Task 20.3 - Best Review: mstan's Task: Returning to My Source of Inspiration...
Option 3: The Likeness by Tana French, who is a new author to me this season. First read a book by her for Task 30.1 (In the Woods), posted here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this task: 20
Total points: 500
Tasks completed: 27
Books read: 34
BARBARA ★15.3 - Still Flying.........
Book 1: Spirited Away - Cindy Miles 4/24
Title: Don't Slip Away
Goodreads Author
Book 2: Guardian - Jo Anderton (J and A in JeffersonAirplane) 3/5
Goodreads Author
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 245
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books - 500+: (2)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
CANDY5.5 - Drowning Girl by Roy Lichtenstein
Read a book with the genre Sequential Art, comics or manga on the GR main page.
Saga, Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan
10.4 - Remembering David Bowie
Read one of David Bowie's Top 100 Must Read Books
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
*Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket. Madame Bovary was first published in 1856*
Points: 15
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Points: 125
Total Golden Oldies: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
20.5 - Bigger is Better- Catherine T's Task: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BookOption 2: The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson matching Shirley Temple
Claiming Golden Oldies ticket, first published in 1949
20.9 - Moderator's Pet: Seakbee's Task: Give Yourself Permission…
Option 1: Read a book that lists the genre Biography or Autobiography on the main page.
The Road of Lost Innocence: The True Story of a Cambodian Heroine
Total New Points: 40
Total Challenge Points: 205
GO's: 2
Spantalian Joanne20.1 - Most Improved - MegSCL's task: Pick a card
Required: State the card you drew, the suit genre you selected and whether your title count is letters or words.
~ by Justine Larbalestier, 4/21/16Card: 3 of Hearts
Suit genre: Young Adult
Title count: # of words in title
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 110
Spantalian Joanne5.3 - 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.
~ by Ruta Sepetys, 4/6/16Rating : 4.39 on 4/1/16
Points this Task: 5
Total Points: 115
CarlaTask 20.6 - option 1 - set in Australia.
I read The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty. It is set entirely in Australia.
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 55
CHANDNI15.6. Light My Fire
Read a book with the word FIRE in the title/subtitle or fire/flames on the cover.
City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg
[POINTS]
This Post: 15
Total Points: 285
Books Read: 21
Completed Tasks: 20
M1NKSREASSIGNMENT
15.6. Light My Fire - Read a book with the word FIRE in the title/subtitle or fire/flames on the cover.
WAS: Pale Fire
NOW:
(Flames coming from the sun at the top of the cover)No change to points or tickets
Points this post: -
Total points: 325
Golden Oldies: 6
Big Books: 500=3, 750=0, 1000=0
Tasks Completed = 26
M1NKS25.5 - Symmetry
1. an author who has the same number of letters in his/her first and last names
Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew
2. TITLE consists of words of the same number of letters.
Pale Fire
25.6 - Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hands
Plan A Plain - Red
Option A. read a book from the first 5 pages of that color (Red) list
The Name of the Rose 536 pages (Page 1)
* I Claim 1 x Big Book Ticket *
Option A-2 Read a book by a single author with 7 letters in the first OR last name
Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy S. First Published 1933
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
Included for page count MMP: Murder Must Advertise
Points this post: 50
Total points: 375
Golden Oldies: 7
Big Books: 500=4, 750=0, 1000=0
Tasks Completed = 28
Creynard15.1. From Soup to ............Breakfast??
Book 1: The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
Corresponds with Campbell's Chicken Stars & Stripes.
Book 2: Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown
Corresponds with Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop-Tarts.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 415
Creynard15.5. No More Snow!
Long Simmering Spring by Elisabeth Barrett
Approved for length SRC list #1291.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 430
M1NKS30.1 - Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss
Option B: Read a book with at least 2 items on the cover that are identical
(The lamps under his hands)Option C: read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #1 in a series that is new to you AND the TITLE can only have exactly 3 words
The Black Dahlia
This book and series is new to me
Points this post: 30
Total points: 405
Golden Oldies: 7
Big Books: 500=4, 750=0, 1000=0
Tasks Completed = 29
5.2 Wham! by Roy LichtensteinRead a book with a word from this list of onomatopoeia in the title or subtitle.
Whispers Through a Megaphone, Rachel Elliott
"Whispers" is on the list.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 115/875
Total tasks: 12/52
Jess Philly20.4 -Golden Oldie: Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Golden Oldie Pop TV Shows
For this I chose Option C, and read The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima. This has the main page genre Fantasy to meet the requirements of the task.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 75
Oma122920.9 - Moderator's Pet: Seakbee's Task: Give Yourself Permission
I chose option 3
Option 3 Re-reads: I never allow myself the opportunity to re-read a book. For this task, I give you permission to re-read any book you enjoyed several years ago.
Optional:Let us know if you enjoyed it as much the second time around.
The Columbus Affair by Steve Berry
Yes, I enjoyed this just as much. Since reading this book the first time, I was able to be a part of a travel tour with the author and learn first hand some of his experiences in researching this book.
Total Points--285/875
Completed Tasks--20/53
GO Books (1)
Big Books 500-750 pages (); 750+pages()
LOULOU20.2 Rookie at the Top: Gabriella's Task: Time for Celebration
A. History/historical fiction.
The Ballroom by Anna Hope
This post:
Points: 20
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
Overall:
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 0
Points overall: 105
perletwo15.2. I'm Not Answering my Phone until December - Book 1. Read a NONFICTION book with the main page genre politics or government.
Thomas Jefferson: Author of America
Book 2. Since dystopian books are generally about "government gone wrong," read a book with "dystopia" (standalone or embedded) as a main page genre.
The Last Policeman
Points this task: 15
Total points: 660
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 51
Tasks completed: 38
By Peakles15.8. It's Magic
Magical Realism genre.
The Night Garden: A Novel by Lisa Van Allen
20.6 Seasoned Reader: Val TX's Task: Eurovision Calling!
Option 4: Author shares a name with Eurovision guest.
The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick.
MATTHEW Quick shares first name with Matthew Perry from entry #15 in Series 18.
20.10 - Group Reads
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe
I commented on this book in Post #4 of Kool-Aid Discussion Thread
Total Points: 335
Total BB: 2
Andy P.Task # 20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: SpiderMac's task: Making It Worth Watching
Option 2. Read a book from the Orange Prize list
by Francesca Kay page 1 #5 on the list(2009)Points this post: 20
Total points: 575
Sarah E10.2 - Andy Warhol
Author's initials in WArhoL
Kindle edition I read: Skeeter: A Cat Tale by Anne L. Watson
Paperback (no MMPB): Skeeter: A Cat Tale
10.3 - It's So Surreal
On page 1 of the list
Kindle edition I read: Annihilation
Paperback (no MMPB): Annihilation
Points this post: 20
Total points: 215
50 Perletwo's Task--Primary Colors:1. Red: Set in Alaska:
Murder on the Last Frontier by Cathy Pegau'
2. Blue: Set in Vermont:
Good Grief: Life in a Tiny Vermont Village by Ellen Stimson
3. Green: fromSocial JUstice List, page 1 almost the bottom of page:
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen
Today's total 50
Grand total 780
Karen D. Task 15.2. I'm Not Answering my Phone until December
Book 1: Between the World and Me - Nonfiction, "Politics" as main page genre
Book 2: Champion - "Science Fiction - Dystopia" as main page genre
points this task: 15
Total Points: 515
Tasks completed: 28
Books read: 36
Post #1220.9 - Moderator's Pet: Seakbee's Task: Give Yourself Permission…
2/3) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Over 500 pages and a re-read (first and only other time read in 2000)
Points this post: 20
Total: 275
Books read: 20
Tasks Done: 17
10.5 - Glenn Frey, TooFaithful Place by Tana French
The word "place" is in the song Take It Easy by the Eagles
Points this post: 10
Total points: 70
LAUREN JODI10.1 - Ever So POPular
4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie
#8 on the 1957 list
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 480/875
Total Books Read: 39
Tasks Completed: 31/53
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM20.10 - Group Reads
I chose the "Ancient History" option and read The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro (paperback for length). I commented on the discussion page here.
30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss
I chose Options B and D.
Option B: I read
by Julius Green (approved by Donna here).** Curtain Up: Agatha Christie: A Life in the Theatre is 624 pages long, I'd like to claim one Big Book ticket**
Option D: I read The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts by Joshua Hammer. I had the genre verified just in case.
Previous point total: 380
New points this post: 20+30
Total points: 430
New tasks completed in this post: 2
Total tasks: 25
GO tickets this post: 1
Total GO: 4
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 3
15.2 I'm not answering my phone until December:1. The Essential Bernie Sanders and His Vision for America by Jonathan Tasini
2. On Such a Full Sea by Chang-rae Lee okayed #16 in help thread.
25.5 Andy P's Task--Symmetry:
1. The Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston First and last names have 7 letters each
2. Mage's Blood by David Hair Five letters each word.
25.7 Dakimel's Task--Sibling and Niece Season:
B. By a Thread by Jennifer Estep
D.
by M.C. Beaton30.5 Dlmrose's Task--Call the Grammar Police:
2. There and Then: The Travel Writing of James Salter by James Salter
3. Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars by Nathalia Holt (I read the ARC, which had red lettering)
Today's total: 95
Grand total: 875
I think that finishes me.
Didi30235.1 - Marilyn Diptych by Andy Warhol
Read a book by an author who, at the time you select your book, is deceased.
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
CURRENT POST
Points: 5
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 115
babbling c10.3 - It's So Surreal
Pop surrealism is a popular subgenre of pop art. Read a book found on the first 5 pages of the Popular Surreal Books list.
Required: State which page the book can be found on when you post
The Night Circus -Audiobook The Night Circus - paperback pgs. 502 by Erin Morgenstern
page #1
this is a big book: 502
15.1. From Soup to ............Breakfast??
Book 1. Read a book the title of which contains a word from this list of Campbell's soup flavors.
soup name: French Onion
State of the Onion - audiobook State of the Onion - paperback pgs. 325 by Julie Hyzy
AND
Book 2. Read a book the title of which contains a word from this list of the best 27 pop tart flavors.
Flavor: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder - kindle Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder - paperback pgs. 432 by Joanne Fluke
THIS POST
Points: 25
Completed Tasks: 2
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books:1
Total This Season
Points: 265/875
Completed Tasks: 18/53
Golden oldies: 2
Big Books: 2
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Pages read this season: 7,772
Books read this season: 22
Didi30235.3 - Campbell’s Soup Cans by Andy Warhol
Read a book with a "good" rating of 3.5 or above.
4/19/16: 3.68
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You by Peter Cameron
IL: UG - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 9.0
CURRENT POST
Points: 5
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 120
Didi30235.5 - Drowning Girl by Roy Lichtenstein
Read a book with the genre Sequential Art, comics or manga on the GR main page.
Through the Woods by Emily Carroll
IL: UG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1.0
Comics & Graphic Novels by Women #7
CURRENT POST
Points: 5
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 125
Didi30235.6 - 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.
The Girl with a Clock for a Heart by Peter Swanson
CURRENT POST
Points: 5
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 130
Didi30235.10 Self-portrait
Read a book of your choice.
Dregs by Jørn Lier Horst
CURRENT POST
Points: 5
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 135
Didi302310.3 - It's So Surreal
Pop surrealism is a popular subgenre of pop art. Read a book found on the first 5 pages of the Popular Surreal Books list: Page 1
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
CURRENT POST
Points: 10
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 145
Didi302310.6 - And Alan Rickman
Read a book on this list of The Literary Roles of Alan Rickman
Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola
CURRENT POST
Points: 10
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 155
Didi301230.6 - Donna Jo's Task--Making a Name for Yourself
If the last letter of your Readerboard Name is A-M, do option 1: 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.
One Coffee With by Margaret Maron
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 100-300 pages do option 3 (196 pages). Option 3. Read a book with a one, two or three word TITLE. All words count.
The Charm Bracelet by Viola Shipman
CURRENT POST
Points: 30
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 185
Jen UT5.5 - Drowning Girl by Roy Lichtenstein
SuperMutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki
20.9 - Moderator's Pet: Seakbee's Task: Give Yourself Permission…
3) Re-reads: The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
Points this post: 25
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Total points: 200
CHANDNI20.3 - 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.
Jessica Rules the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
Previous book by author link.
The author is new to me this season.
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This Post: 20
Total Points: 305
Books Read: 22
Completed Tasks: 21
25.6- Robin ♥'s Task: Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your HandsI chose B Peanut.
Option B-2, author with 5 letters in her name: Come to Me: Stories by Amy Bloom
Option B-3, a female on the cover: My American Duchess by Eloisa James
Points this post: 25
Total points: 445
Post #12REPOST
20.9 - Moderator's Pet: Seakbee's Task: Give Yourself Permission…
2/3) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Over 500 pages and a re-read (first and only other time read in 2000)
MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 32.0
Points this post: 20
Total: 275
Books read: 20
Tasks Done: 17
Post #1325.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Pop Voices
1) The Red Garden (AUTHOR ON PAGE 3: February, 2014)
2A) Jazz
Points this post: 25
Total: 300
Books read: 22
Tasks Done: 18
MEGSCLI messed up task 5.9 so some shuffling below… Sorry about that
5.9 Triple Elvis 1963 by Andy Warhol
Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #3 in a series.
Freedom, Ashuak Chronicles #3
*610 pages – 1 bb ticket
20.4 -Golden Oldie: Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Golden Oldie Pop TV Shows
Option C: Fantasy Island - read a book with "Fantasy" genre on the book's main GR page.
The Walking Dead, Vol. 02: Miles Behind Us
25.6- 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. 03: Safety Behind Bars by Robert Kirkman
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 395
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
MEGSCL15.3. Still Flying.........
Option 2: Song ‘Run Around’ AND intials JAL
Bingo's Run
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 410
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
Catherine TTask 15.2 - I'm Not Answering my Phone until December
book 1: read a book with MPG politics
Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis
book 2: read a book with MPG dystopia
Champion by Marie Lu
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Option C. For this option, read a book with "Fantasy" or "Supernatural" genre on the book's main GR page.
Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder has the genre “Fantasy” on its main GR page
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Points: 20
Tasks Posted: 1
Books Posted: 1
Pages Read: 320
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Points: 200
Tasks Posted: 11
Books Posted: 13
Pages Read: 3,567