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Elizabeth B15.10
set in Canada Cast Off
20.5
Option 1: Deacon "Peter Blake Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band"
Points: 35
Total: 345+35=380
CYNBAXTERTask # 15.10 – Batter up!
Book 1: The Vegetarian by Han Kang which is based in South Korea
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date = 230 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
Cindy FTask 15.5 No More Spring!
Title contains letters in SPRING
The Girl in the Spider's Web bt David Lagercrantz
Points this post:15
Total points:235
Tasks Completed:12
Books read:16
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(1)1000+(0)
5.4 -A Bigger Splash by David Hockney Moon Over Manifest
Required 'er' word is OvER
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12.0
5.6 - Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? by Richard Hamilton
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
Title contains at least six words
Total points: 110
M1NKS5.6 - Read a book with a TITLE of six or more words.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Options and Futures
Points this post: 5
Total points: 520
Golden Oldies: 12
Big Books: 500=4, 750=0, 1000=1
Tasks Completed = 37
M1NKS15.1
1. - French Onion
Talk French
2. - Brown Sugar Cinnamon
Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon
15.5 - Read a book containing all the letters of SPRING in its title/subtitle.
Spring Fever Published 1948
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
15.7 - Read a book with the main page genre Finance or Finances.
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
Points this post: 45
Total points: 565
Golden Oldies: 13
Big Books: 500=4, 750=0, 1000=1
Tasks Completed = 40
M1NKS20.6 Eurovision Calling!
Option 1: read a book set at least 50% in Australia
Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All Time
20.7 - When Books Went to War
Option B: Kim Published 1901
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
Points this post: 40
Total points: 605
Golden Oldies: 14
Big Books: 500=4, 750=0, 1000=1
Tasks Completed = 42
Oma122920.6 Seasoned Reader: Val TX's Task: Eurovision Calling!
Option 4: To acknowledge his 8th year involved with the contest, read a book by an author who shares a first, middle or last name with either Graham Norton himself or a guest from the past series of his show. That would be Series 18.
REQUIRED: State the name you chose.
I chose to use option 4 and I chose the name Michael Fassbender.
The Koran: A Very Short Introduction by Michael Alan Cook
Total Points--435/875
Completed Tasks--30/53
GO Books (3)
Big Books 500-750 pages (); 750+pages()
15.9. Three/Four/FiveMarch, April, and May are the 3rd, 4th, and 5th months of the year - Read a book whose average rating is made up of the numbers 3, 4, and 5.
The Master and Margarita - Mikhail Bulgakov (4.33 rating 21/05/16)
Points this post: 15
Points total: 180
Tasks completed: 9
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 1 - 500+(1) 750+() 1000+()
Total pages: 3470
Cindy FTask 5.3 Campbell's Soup Cans by Andy Warhol
Rating >3.5
Bless the Bride by Rhys Bowen
Rating 3.9 on May 13/16
Points this post:5
Total Points:240
Tasks completed:13
Books read:17
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(1)1000+(0)
Karen D. Task 15.1. From Soup to ............Breakfast??
Book one: The Love That Split the World - "Split" for Split Pea with Ham and Bacon
Book two: Baltimore Blues - "Blue" for "Blue Raspberry"
Points this task: 15
Total points: 730
Tasks completed: 40
Books read: 53
10.4 Remembering David BowieI read The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin (#33 on his list)
15.2 Not Answering My Phone Until December
Book 1 - The Prize: Who's in Charge of America's Schools? by Dale Russakoff
Book 2 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer
30.6 Making a Name for Yourself
I chose part C -- the one-book option -- and used option 5. I read Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson -- 656 pages
Claiming a Big Book ticket for Steve Jobs at 656 pages
New Total: 365
10.2 - Andy Warhol: Author's initials in ANDY WARHOLThe Black Book of the American Left Volume 5: Culture Wars by David Horowitz
15.3. Still Flying
I read a book that satisfied both options:
All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood by Jennifer Senior
The word "No" matches the song "It's No Secret"
This book has been verified as Not for Kids on line 3 of the googledoc.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 225
Reader Name Chrissy25.2 - Brooke TX's Task: #ReadingGoals
The two books combined must have a total of at least 600 pages, and both books must be new to you.
Book 1 - #more genre
2015 locus first novel:
The Invisible Library PB has 329 pages
The author and the book is new to me.
Book 2 - #new books
I read The Running Hare: The secret life of farmland HC 304 pages
first published: April 7th 2016
Both authors and both books are new to me.
329 + 304 = 633 pages
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Points this Post: 20
Total points : 595
GO: 5
Total Big Book Tickets: (1) 500 pg
KassandraTask #20.8: Nickels & Dimes: SpiderMac's task: Making It Worth Watching
# books required: 1
Option 1: Read a book with “nature” or “animals” as a main page genre
Book read:
Author: Leann Sweeney
Required info: "animals > cats" listed as main page genre
Points this post: 20
Total points: 140
Readerboard name Kathy P15.6. Light My Fire
After the Fire: A True Story of Friendship and Survival
Points this post: 15
Total points: 260
Books this post: 1
Total books posted: 17
Tasks complete: 16
Readerboard name Kathy P15.3. Still Flying......... Option 2
Matching word "IN"
Jennifer 8. LeeThe Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food
Total points: 275
Books this post: 1
Total books posted: 18
Tasks complete: 17
5.2 - Whaam! by Roy LichtensteinRead a book with a word from this list of onomatopoeia in the title or subtitle.
I used CRY
Don't You Cry
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15.9. Three/Four/Five
Read a book whose average rating is made up of the numbers 3, 4, and 5
The Yoga of Max's Discontent
On March 3 it had a rating of 4.55
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25.7 - Dakimel's Task: Sibling and Niece Season
Option C: Read a book with a digit on the cover.
Option D: Read a book with a body of water large enough to snorkel in.
Cover was approved on Message #2 of Help Thread
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* All books are ARC's
POINTS
Points This Post: 45
Points Total: 575
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 36
BB Total: 2
Mary P20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Pamela3265's Task: When Books Went to War
Option B: Read ONE of the books that was published by the Council on Books in Wartime: Armed Service Editions.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith.
**A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a Golden Oldie ( published 1943 ). Claiming 1 GO Ticket.**
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 285
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
20.5 Bigger is BetterOption 1: The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Points: 215
books read: 18
Tasks completed: 14
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 1
pages read: 6010
25.6 Robin's Task: Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your HandsPlan B
Option B2: Read a book by a single author with 5 letters in the first or last name.
The House at the Edge of the World, Julia Rochester
Option B3: Read a book with a female on the cover
, W. Somerset MaughamPoints this post: 25
Total points: 545/875
Total tasks: 37/52
Coralie10.4 Remembering David Bowie
Lolita
20.8 Making it Worth Watching
Option 2 – from page 1 of Orange prize Winners
Fugitive Pieces
This post 30 points
Total to date 555 points
Kristen IA10.9 - March Madness
Read a book with a two-word, alliterative title OR written by an author whose first and last initials are the same. If using the title option, the title may contain only TWO words (all words count) and both words must start with the same letter.
Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas
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.
The Children's Crusade: A Novel by Ann Packer (3.54 rating)
I listened to an audiobook and have linked to the PB edition
20.3 - Best Review: mstan's Task: Returning to My Source of Inspiration...
You can choose any ONE of the options below. Indicate the option when you post.
Option 1: Read a book by Elena Ferrante.
L'amie prodigieuse by Elena Ferrante
I listened to an audiobook and have linked to the MMPB edition
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Total Points this post: 45
Total Points: 490/875
Tasks Completed: 29/53
Books Read: 38
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 1
25.7 - Dakimel's Task: Sibling and Niece SeasonOption A, author initials appear in VEGETARIANACTUARY: How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill
Option D, a large body of water on the cover: Before the Wind by Jim Lynch
Points this post: 25
Total points: 635
15.3. Still Flying.........Option 1.
A. Down to Sleep word: down
B. Kolme by Sarah Lotz initials SL
15.10. Batter up!
Alberta Skies set in Alberta, Canada
20.6 Seasoned Reader: Val TX's Task: Eurovision Calling!
Option 3: Me kolme ja jengi
On page 1, #4 (I read the Finnish translation, the original is The Outsiders)
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7.0
Points total: 315
GO total: 3
BB total: 0
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 25
Creynard15.3. Still Flying.........
Book A: Can You Keep a Secret?
Word: "Secret" from the song title "It's no Secret"
Book B: A Ruthless Proposition by Natasha Anders
Author's initials: NA
Points this post: 15
Total points: 655
15.8. It's MagicRead a book with "Magical Realism" as a GR main page genre.
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi
Points this post: 15
TOTAL POINTS: 370
Golden Oldies: 8
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 17
Total books read: 23
Task 15.3 Still Flying.........b>Option 2 Read one book that satisfies both criteria for option 1.
A/ Read a book whose title contains a word that matches one of the words from the titles of the songs on the Airplane's first album
I matched "and" from "And I Like It" (Track 6, Side 2).
B/ Read a book whose author's initials can be found in JEFFERSON AIRPLANE.
J effer s on
Baltasar and Blimunda (1982) by José Saramago; translated by Giovanni Pontiero; (Paperback, 346 pages)
350 + 15 = 365
Tasks Completed: 31
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 350 + 15 = 365
Books read: 34
Pages read: 9,714
Read but not claimed: 02
Goodreads Authors: 08
Golden Oldies: 04
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Paula S5.1 - Marilyn Diptych by Andy Warhol
Read a book by an author who, at the time you select your book, is deceased.
Mordet i prästgården
Agatha Christie died January 12, 1976.
5.4 -A Bigger Splash by David Hockney
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that ends in -ER.
The Confession of Brother Haluin
brothER ends with -ER
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.
Vad är så skört att det bryts om du säger dess namn?
5.9 Triple Elvis 1963 by Andy Warhol
Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #3 in a series.
Saga, Volume 3
5.10 Self-portrait
Read a book of your choice.
Saga, Volume 4
5.9 Triple Elvis 1963 by Andy WarholRead a book that is identified on Goodreads as #3 in a series.
Bamboo and Blood, James Church
Bamboo and Blood is #3 in the Inspector O series
Points this post: 5
Total points: 550/875
Total tasks: 38/52
I'd like to switch books. The book of task 20.2, The Stranger, should be replaced by Fábulas selecionadas: La Fontaine. So, The Stranger should be the book of task 10.4.10.4 - Remembering David Bowie
Read one of David Bowie's Top 100 Must Read Books.
Book read: The Stranger by Albert Camus
[NO NEW POINTS] 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 La FontainePoints this post: 10
Total points: 495
Elizabeth B20.4
Option 3 genre "Fantasy"
The Tinder Chronicles: Complete 3-Volume Series
Points: 20
Total: 380+20=400
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes: SpiderMac's task: Making It Worth WatchingOption 1: read a book with an elephant on the cover or with “nature” or “animals” as a main page genre (stand alone or embedded).
Black Beauty - IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 11.0 - Has Animals as a main page genre.
** Black Beauty is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1877). I claim one GO ticket.**
Points this post: 20
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Points: 275
Books Read: 18
Tasks Complete: 14
Big Book tickets Total: 4
Golden Oldies Total: 2
Elizabeth B20.3
Option 3: Coming Home by Alexa Land, new author for me this season
I claimed task 20.4 reading another book of hers.
Link to claimed task: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points: 20
Total: 400+20=420
30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: Happy Birthday Dr. SeussOption B: read a book with at least 2 items on the cover that are identical.
- MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood – 2 eyes with make up onOption D: Read a book with “Travel” as a main page genre.
Traversa by Fran Sandham- has Travel as a main page genre
Points this post: 30
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Points: 305
Books Read: 20
Tasks Complete: 15
Big Book tickets Total: 4
Golden Oldies Total: 2
5.5 - Drowning Girl by Roy LichtensteinRead a book with the genre Sequential Art, comics or manga on the GR main page.
Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol - as Sequential Art - Graphic Novel as a main page genre
Points this post: 5
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Points: 310
Books Read: 21
Tasks Complete: 16
Big Book tickets Total: 4
Golden Oldies Total: 2
FANDURY30.2 - Daphne's task: Peering really close at the world.
Option 2: Read a book from the first 2 pages of Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach
The book is on page 1, #45 on the list.
Option 3: Read a book shelved at least 4 times under Microbiology from this list Popular Microbiology Books OR read a book from this listopia: Microbiology
The Hot Zone by Richard Preston
This book is on the Popular Microbiology Books list on position 1 and is shelved 13 times as microbiology.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 720
Books Read: 55
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books:500+(4)750+(1)1000+(0)
LAUREN JODI25.1 - Sandy's task as suggested by Katy: Fact and Fiction
Book 1. “Historical Fiction” on main page (Edwardian England)
A Test of Wills by Charles Todd
Book 2. Non-fiction set in Edwardian England
Life Below Stairs: True Lives of Edwardian Servants by Alison Maloney
Confirmed in post #130 of the task help thread.
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 645/875
Total Books Read: 51
Tasks Completed: 41/53
15.8. It's Magic read a book with "Magical Realism" as a GR main page genre.
The Girl in the Flammable Skirt by Aimee Bender
15.10. Batter up!
Set in Italy
The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri
Points this post: 30
Total points: 240
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 19
Mai10.6 - And Alan Rickman
Read a book on the list of The Literary Roles of Alan Rickman
Journey into the Past by Stefan Zweig
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 410
Tasks Completed: 25
Books Read: 32
Golden Oldies: 13
Mai25.6- Robin ♥'s Task: Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hands
Option A-2: Read a book by a single author with 7 letters in the first OR last name.
by Stephen KingOption A-3: Read a book with a male on the cover.
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
***Request one Golden Oldies ticket (book first published in 1889)
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 435
Tasks Completed: 26
Books Read: 34
Golden Oldies: 14
SandyD25.6- Robin ♥'s Task: Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hands
Plain - Plan A
Option A-2: Read a book by a single author (NO HYPHENATED NAMES) with 7 letters in the first OR last name
The Mistake by Elle Kennedy
(7 letters in Kennedy)
Option A-3: Read a book with a male on the cover.
One Sweet Ride by Jaci Burton
Task points = 25
Total points = 160
SandyD20.9 - Moderator's Pet: Seakbee's Task: Give Yourself Permission…
Option 3: re-read any book you enjoyed several years ago.
Breathe by Kristen Ashley
I originally read this book in 2013 and yes, I loved it just as much the second time around!
Task points = 20
Total points = 180
SandyD20.5 - 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"
Tackled by Sabrina Paige
T in Peter, A in Blake, C in Club, K in Blake, L in Blake, E in Blake, D in Band
*ebook approved for length msg # 5595*
Task points = 20
Total points = 200
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM50.1 - Perletwo's task: Primary Colors
Book 1: I read
by Alisha Rai. Approved in message 2 here. Approved for length on line 1050 of the ebook verification document.Book 2: I read
by Neil Gaiman (mass market paperback for length). Approved in message 2 here.**I would like to claim ONE Big Book ticket - the mass market paperback is 592 pages long**
Book 3: I read I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou - found on the third page of the Social Justice list, near the top.
Previous point total: 530
New points this post: 50
Total points: 580
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 35
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 3
Big Book tickets this post: 1
Total Big Books: 5
Nick KY20.2 Gabriella’s Celebration Option B: Set in Asia – China. Empress Orchid by Anchee Min.
25.3 Whitnie I’s Celebrate Spring
Book 1. The author’s first and last name initials appear in OSTARA. I read Illuminations by Arthur Rimbaud. AR in ostARa
Book 2. From the self-help list, I read # 12, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Miguel Ruiz
Points This Post: 45
Total Points So Far: 745
DIANE L25.1 - Sandy's task as suggested by Katy: Fact and Fiction
Book 1: Read a book with the genre "Historical Fiction" on its main page.
The Unquiet Bones by Mel Starr, set in late 14th century England
Book 2: Read a nonfiction book that is about the same era (same general time and place) as Book 1.
The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century by Ian Mortimer
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.
The Murder Farm by Andrea Maria Schenkel
Option 2: Since spring is a time of change and renewal. Read a NONFICTION book found on the Best Self Help Books list.
On page 8, #761
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us by Michael Moss
25.5 - Andy P's Task: Symmetry
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).
The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen Hawking
Read a book whose TITLE consists of words of the same number of letters. Book titles must be at least two words long.
Raven Black by Ann Cleeves
25.6- Robin ♥'s Task: Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hands
I am a PEANUT M&M lover.
Option B-2: Read a book by a single author (NO HYPHENATED NAMES) with 5 letters in the first OR last name.
Key Out Of Time by Andre Norton
Option B-3: Read a book with a female on the cover.
by Eloise Jarvis McGrawAR Bookfinder Info: IL: MG, BL: 6.7, AR Pts: 14.0
Points this post: 100
Points to date: 300
30.2 - Daphne's task: Peering really close at the world.1. Pick a book from the collection Very Short Introductions.
Book read: Evolution: A Very Short Introduction by Brian Charlesworth (page 2, #1)
2.For this task, read a book from the first 2 pages of Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing.
Book read: Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach (#21)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 495 + 30 = 525
SpiderMac15.3 Still Flying......
I chose Option 2 for a one book task.
A – Read a book whose title contains a word that matches a word from a title on the Airplane's first album.
B – Read a book whose author's initials can be found in JEFFERSON AIRPLANE.
I read Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! by Fannie Flagg
Song title is "Runnin' Round This WORLD "
Fannie Flagg - JEFFERSON AIRPLANE.
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15.4 Towel Day
I chose Option 2 for a one book task.
A – Read a book with the main page genre science fiction or fantasy.
B – Read a book whose author's initials can be found in DOUGLAS ADAMS.
I read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Both science fiction and fantasy are main page genres and author is Douglas Adams.
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25.3 Whitnie I's Task: Celebrate Spring
This is a two book task.
Book 1 - Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials appear in the word OSTARA.
I read A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Ruth Ozeki - OSTARA
Book 2 - Read a NONFICTION book found on the Best Self Help Books list.
I read The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
This book is #163 on page 2 of the list.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6...
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25.5 Andy P's Task: Symmetry
This is a two book task.
Book 1 - Read a book written by an author with the same number of letters in his/her first and last names.
I read The Wolf Gift by Anne Rice
Anne = 4
Rice = 4
Book 2 - Read a book whose TITLE consists of words of the same number of letters.
I read Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
Equal = 5
Rites = 5
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Points this post: 80
Golden oldies this post: 0
Big book tickets this post: 0
Points total: 785/875
Golden oldies total: 5
Big book ticket total: 0
Tasks completed: 48/53
Books read: 62
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15.8. It's Magic
The House at the End of Hope Street - shelved as magical realism by 78 people
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 695