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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
10.9 March MadnessRead a book with a two-word, alliterative title OR written by an author whose first and last initials are the same.
Sophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary, Anita Anand
As you can probably guess, I chose the author option.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 125/875
Total tasks: 13/52
15.9 - Three/Four/FiveRead The Style Strategy: A Less-Is-More Approach to Staying Chic and Shopping Smart by Nina García. This book's rating is 3.53 so still meets the requirements. In case anything happens to it in the next couple days though, I originally looked at this on March 1st and the rating at that time was also a 3.53.
Points these task: 15
Total points: 140
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 18
Tasks completed: 9
Delicious Dee5.1 - Marilyn Diptych by Andy Warhol
Good Girls Do - Cathie Linz - author died March 7, 2015
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 425
15.1. From Soup to ............Breakfast??Book 1: Beef Stolen-Off by Liz Lipperman - beef from beef broth (or one of the other soups with the word beef)
Book 2: Sugar and Iced by Jenn McKinlay - sugar from brown sugar cinnamon
Total points: 20
5.7 - Flag by Jasper JohnsScarlet by A.C. Gaughen
genre "Retellings" on main book page; genre verified
Total points: 390 + 5 = 395
30.5 Dlmrose's Task--Call the Grammar Police:2. There and Then: The Travel Writing of James Salter by James Salter
3.
by Nathalia Holt (I read the ARC, which had red lettering)(Sandy, you were right, I didn't get the cover on this one--but I did have it on the other one I posted.)
Task 5.1 – Marilyn Diptych by Andy WarholBook by a deceased author
E.M. Forster / A Passage to India
I listened to the audio - MMP is A Passage to India
*** GOLDEN OLDIE *** - original publication date 1924
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This Post: 5 points
Total points to date: 130 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Pop Voices (Two Books)Book 1: I read The Man of My Dreams by Curtis Sittenfeld found on April 2016 Page 1.
Book 2 Option A: I read Longbourn by Jo Baker.
Points this post: 25
Total points to date: 245
Catherine TTask 20.7 - When Books Went to War
option B: read a book on the list
Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Bookwrm526Task #30.2 - Peering really closely at the world
Option 2: Read a book from the first two pages of the list Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing. I read Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach, which is on page one of the list at position #62 at time of posting.
Option 3: Read a book from the list Popular Microbiology Books that has been shelved at least 4 times under microbiology. I had to look on the second page of shelves to verify, it has been shelved under microbiology exactly four times. It is on page 1 of the list. I read The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson.
Points this post: 30
Points so far: 365
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trishhartuk20.10 Group Reads
Notes from a Small Island, Bill Bryson
My main posting is message #44, although I’ve got a smattering of other comments in the thread.
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 455
Tasks Completed: 20
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 0
Dakimel5.2 - Whaam! by Roy Lichtenstein
The Rap Year Book: The Most Important Rap Song From Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed - RAP
5.5 - Drowning Girl by Roy Lichtenstein
Saga, Volume 5
20.10 - Group Reads
Notes from a Small Island
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
TALLY:
This post - 30 points
Total - 545
LAUREN JODI10.3 - It's So Surreal
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
On page #1 of the Popular Surreal Books list
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 490/875
Total Books Read: 40
Tasks Completed: 32/53
10.4 - Remembering David BowieRead Inferno by Dante Alighieri. This is #10 on David Bowie's list. This book was first published in 1304, so, I claim 1 Golden Oldie ticket.
Points these task: 10
Total points: 155
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 19
Tasks completed: 10
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM5.5 - Drowning Girl by Roy Lichtenstein
I read Phonogram, Vol. 1: Rue Britannia by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie. "Sequential Art" is listed in the top two MPGs.
5.9 Triple Elvis 1963 by Andy Warhol
I read Fables, Vol. 3: Storybook Love by Bill Willingham. It's listed as Fables #3 (I double-checked with DLMRose).
15.5. No More Snow!
I read Phonogram, Vol. 2: The Singles Club by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie. S, I, N, and G are found in "Singles" and P and R are found in "Phonogram".
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Gabriella's Task: Time for Celebration
I chose Option B. I read The Tongue's Blood Does Not Run Dry: Algerian Stories by Assia Djebar. These stories are set primarily in Algeria (Northern Africa), with one set partially in Paris, France.
Previous point total: 430
New points this post: 5+5+15+20
Total points: 475
New tasks completed in this post: 4
Total tasks: 29
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 3
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 4
EMurphy25.7 - Dakimel's Task: Sibling and Niece Season
Option 3: Digit on the cover
by Amanda HodgkinsonOption 4: Body of water large enough to snorkel in and/or with a fish or sea creature on the cover
by Charlie LovettThis Task:
Books Read: 2
BB Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Points: 25
Total:
Books Read: 6
BB Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Completed Tasks: 3
Points: 80
EMurphy15.4 - Towel Day: Science Fiction/Fantasy genre and Author's initials can be found in DOUGLAS ADAMS
The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood
*Satisfies both requirements
This Post:
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Points: 15
Total:
Books Read: 7
BB Ticket: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 4
Points: 95
5.6 - Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? by Richard HamiltonRead a book with a TITLE of six or more words
The Last Painting of Sara de Vos
Title has 7 words
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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
by Helen Brown
5 letter in Helen and 5 letters in Brown
Book 2.
Read a book whose TITLE consists of words of the same number of letters
Breaking Measures
8 letters in Breaking and 8 letters in Measures
* All books are ARC's
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POINTS
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 360
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 25
BB Total: 2
15.4. Towel DayOption 1:
A. Read a book with the main page genre science fiction or fantasy (standalone or embedded)
AND
B. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in DOUGLAS ADAMS.
OR
Option 2
Read one book that satisfies both criteria for option 1.
I chose Option 2:
The Regional Office Is Under Attack! by
Manuel Gonzales
This book has main page genres of Science Fiction and Fantasy and the author's initials, MG, can be found in DouGlas AdaMs
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: When Books Went to War
B. Read ONE of the books that was published by the Council on Books in Wartime: Armed Service Editions.
Cannery Row
This book is on page one of Pamela's Armed Service shelf and is listed as T-05 on the list of books published by the Council
This book was published in 1945; I am claiming one Golden Oldie Ticket
Points this post: 35
Total points: 140
G.O. tickets this post: 1
Total G.O. tickets: 3
COLLEENS10.9 - March Madness
For college basketball fans, Spring means March Madness! Read a book with a two-word, alliterative title OR written by an author whose first and last initials are the same.
The Girls by Lori Lansens
POINTS this post: 10
TOTAL POINTS: 215
loafer5.9 Triple Elvis 1963 by Andy Warhol
Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #3 in a series.
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante
points: 5
total: 325
BB: 1
GO: 6
tasks completed: 22
Mary P20.4 -Golden Oldie: Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Golden Oldie Pop TV Shows
Option C: Fantasy Island: Read a book with "Fantasy" or "Supernatural" genre on the book's main GR page.
The King by J.R. Ward
**The King is a Big Book (605 pgs ). Claiming 1 BB Ticket**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 195
Big Book Tickets: 11
Delicious Deebook swaps for tasks 15.2 and 15.6
15.2. I'm Not Answering my Phone until December
Book A - Mr. Smith Goes to Prison: What My Year Behind Bars Taught Me About America's Prison Crisis - shelved as politics by 5 ppl
Book B - The Fire Sermon - shelved as science-fiction>dystopia by 104 ppl; moved from task 15.6
15.6. Light My Fire
- fire on the covr25.6- Robin ♥'s Task: Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hands
i'm a plain M&M's eater
Option A-2 - Front Lines - Michael Grant - (Big Book Ticket - 576pgs) - 7 letters in Michael
Option A-3
-approved in msg 2Points this Post: 25 (new)
Total Points: 450
MEGSCL25.1 - Sandy's task as suggested by Katy: Fact and Fiction
book 1: The Sixth Wife. Historical fiction set in Tudor England during reign of Henry VIII
book 2: Mary Boleyn: The Great and Infamous Whore. Nonfiction about Tudor England during reign of Henry VIII
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 435
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
JUKKA25.5 - Andy P's Task: Symmetry
Book 1: Book whose author's first and last names have the same number of letters.
Jacaranda by Cherie Priest, (6/6).
Book 2: Book whose title has only words of equal length.
Dead Ball by Matt Forbeck, (4/4).
Points this post: 25
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 230/875
Total Books Read: 20
Tasks Completed: 18/53
Big Books Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 0
15.5 No More Snow!Read a book containing all the letters of SPRING in its title/subtitle.
Arab Spring, Libyan Winter, Vijay Prashad
arab SPRING, libyan winter
Points this post: 15
Total points: 140/875
Total tasks: 14/52
FANDURY5.9 Triple Elvis 1963 by Andy Warhol
Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #3 in a series.
The Cabinet of Curiosities by Douglas Preston
This book is #3 in the Pendergast series.
I read the Kindle version, but the MMP is 522 pages: Los asesinatos de Manhattan
I claim 1 Big Book ticket for this book!
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 570
Books Read: 41
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books:500+(2)750+(1)1000+(0)
Andy p.Task # 20.5 - Bigger is Better- Catherine T's Task: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Book
Option 1: Read a book whose title (excluding sub-title) can be made up of ONLY the letters found in "Peter Blake Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band"
by Ken BruenPeter Blake Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
Points this post: 20
Total points :595
5.3 - Campbell’s Soup Cans by Andy Warhol The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, rated at 3.84.
20.9 – Seakbee’s task
#6 Pets - white title:
by Daniel Mason.________________________
Points this post: 25
Total points: 90
BB tickets: 3
GO: 0
Bookwrm526Task #30.5 - Call the Grammar Police
Option 2: Read a book with one of the commonly confused words in the title. I chose your and read Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty.
Option 3: Read a book with the entire title in red on the cover. I read Dying for Dinner Rolls by Lois Lavrisa.
Points this post: 30
Total points so far: 395
Cindy FTask 15.10 Batter Up!
Set in Germany: Journey to Munich by Jacqueline Winspear
Points this post: 15
Total points: 150
Tasks completed:8
Books read: 11
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500+(1)750+(1)1000+(0)
DEAR MODS, PLEASE IGNORE THIS POST - SEE MESSAGE 1920 BELOW10.8 - Hey, Einstein!
Read a book with the main page genre "Science" or "Philosophy."
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
*This is a GOLDEN OLDIE (published 1922)*
20.9 - Give Yourself Permission…
OPTION 6: Read a book with the complete TITLE in white OR in black on the cover.
by Kate HamerPoints this post: 30
TOTAL POINTS: 205
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 11
Total books read: 12
Carla10.9 March Madnes - alliterative title or author name
I read Top Girls by Caryl Churchill.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 65
Post #1430.1 - Schatzie’s Task: Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss
Option B:
Street lights and windows are identicalOption C: Slave to Sensation Book one in a new to me series
Points this post: 30
Total: 330
Books read: 24
Tasks Done: 19
Nick KY20.1 Meg SCL’s Pick a Card I drew a Jack of Hearts. I read a “Mystery” (GR genre) with a “J” in the title, The Jump by Martina Cole.
CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK for The Jump by Martina Cole at 664 pages.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 570
Total Big Books So Far: 500+ (4)
Please may I change the tasks used for the two books listed in message 1916 above (I realised I posted the wrong edition of Siddhartha)? I would like to change to the following:20.6 Eurovision Calling!
OPTION 4: Read a book by an author who shares a name with one of Graham Norton's guests.
The Girl in the Red Coat by Kate Hamer
Kate Winslet was a guest on episode 272.
20.9 - Give Yourself Permission…
OPTION 6: Read a book with the complete TITLE in white OR in black on the cover.
by Hermann Hesse*This is a GOLDEN OLDIE (published 1922)*
Points this post: 40
TOTAL POINTS: 215
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 11
Total books read: 12
25.7 - Sibling and Niece SeasonOPTION A: Read a book written by an author whose initials all appear in VEGETARIANACTUARY.
Gorsky by Vesna Goldsworthy
OPTION C: Read a book with a digit (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) on the cover.
by Zadie SmithThe digits appear at the top of the cover - "Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2013"
Points this post: 25
TOTAL POINTS: 240
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 12
Total books read: 14
Karen D. Task 10.4 - Remembering David Bowie
1984 - #1 on David Bowie's list
Points this task: 10
Total points: 525
Tasks completed: 29
Books read: 37
Mai15.1. From Soup to ............Breakfast??
Book 1. Read a book the title/subtitle with a word from Campbell's soup flavors.
Word: Black
The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois
Request 1 Golden Olden ticket (first published in 1903)
Book 2. Read a book the title/subtitle with a word in the best 27 pop tart flavors.
Word: gone
The Walking Dead, Vol. 01: Days Gone Bye by Robert Kirkman
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 360
Tasks Completed: 21
Books Read: 27
Golden Oldies: 12
perletwo50.1 - Perletwo's task: Primary Colors - Book 1-Red: Either read a book set at least 50 percent in a "red" U.S. state as per the map linked above (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV, WY)
The Raven King is set in West Virginia.
Book 2-Blue: Either read a book set at least 50 percent in a "blue" U.S. state as per the map linked above (CA, CT, DC, DE, HI, IA, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, VT, WA, WI)
Even the Wicked is set in New York.
Book 3-Green: It's not easy being a third-party alternative to the two majors, but the Green Party gives its best every election year. Either read a book from Popular Social Justice Books,
Everyday Justice: The Global Impact of Our Daily Choices is on page 5 of the Popular Social Justice Books shelf.
Points this task: 50
Total points: 710
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 54
Tasks completed: 39
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Pamela3265's Task: When Books Went to WarOption B: Is Sex Necessary? or Why You Feel the Way You Do by James Thurber and E.B. White (yes, THAT, E.B. White....)
found this at M-02 on the Armed Service Editions list
Total points: 395 + 20 = 415
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Gabriella's Task: Time for CelebrationI chose Option A: read a book with "History" or "Historical" genre
The End of Days
20.9 - Moderator's Pet: Seakbee's Task: Give Yourself Permission…
I chose Option 2: read a book over 500 pages
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
20.10 - Group Reads
Notes from a Small Island
My post is #47.
Points this post: 60
Total points: 120
20.6 Seasoned Reader: Val TX's Task: Eurovision Calling!I chose 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". Words must match exactly.
REQUIRED: State the word.
We Were Liars- The word is "were"
*When you WERE lost I followed right behind*
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: SpiderMac's task: Making It Worth Watching
I chose Option 2: read a book from the Orange Prize list or Women's Prize list - Orange Prize post 2013(winners or nominees) at
Required: State on which page your book is found.
A Dictionary of Mutual Understanding
This book is on page one of the Orange Prize for Fiction list; it is on the 2016 Longlist
Points this post: 40
Total points: 180
15.4. Towel DayOption 1:
A. Read a book with the main page genre science fiction or fantasy (standalone or embedded)
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury - science fiction main page genre
**The Martian Chronicles is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1950). I claim one GO ticket.**
AND
B. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in DOUGLAS ADAMS. Middle initials can be disregarded.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer whose initials M.A.S are found in Douglas Adams.
Points this post: 15
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Points: 240
Books Read: 16
Tasks Complete: 12
Big Book tickets Total: 4
Golden Oldies Total: 1
25.2 - Brooke TX's Task: #ReadingGoalsBoth books are new to me.
344 + 280 = 624 pages
B2 - Size 14 Is Not Fat Either by Meg Cabot
As I've been active on GR only since December, it was one of the oldest "to-read", with the date of December 19. It's been on my physical shelves since 2014, though.
B3 - Big Boned by Meg Cabot, #9, 8 books
Points this post: 25
Total points: 345 + 25 = 370
10.8 - Hey, Einstein!In honor of Einstein, read a book with the main page genre... "Philosophy."
When Breath Becomes Air
Verified for philosophy here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/..., message 78 on 3/10/16
Total points this post: 10
Total points: 190
Mod
For book 1, I read Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with Politics as a main page genre.
For book 2, I read Oryx and Crake, with Science Fiction>Dystopia as a main page genre.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Pamela3265's Task: When Books Went to War
I chose option B and read Final Curtain - #1269 on the Armed Service Editions list.
25.6- Robin ♥'s Task: Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hands
I like my M & Ms plain, so I went with Plan A. Both books are fiction.
For my first book, I chose option A-1, and read The Street of a Thousand Blossoms. Found on the Red list, p. 2, #195.
For my second book, I chose option A-2, and read This Thing of Darkness by Harry Bingham - 7 letters in the last name Bin/gha/m.
Points this post: 60
Total points: 745
25.3 - Whitnie I's Task: Celebrate Spring -Option 1: Tattoos and Tatas by Tara Sivec.
Author's initials found in OSTARA.
Option 2: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen.
Found on page 2 No. 103 of Best Self Help Books list.
Current post:
Points: 25
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 660
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
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Big Books - 1000+:
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BOOK 1: Each word in the title is exactly one letter longer than the previous word.
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
IL: MY - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 11.0
5 letters; 6 letters
*This is a GOLDEN OLDIE (published 1877)*
BOOK 2: Each word in the title is exactly one letter shorter than the previous word.
This Boy by Alan Johnson
4 letters; 3 letters
Points this post: 30
TOTAL POINTS: 175
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 9
Total books read: 10