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SP 2016 RwS Completed Tasks Spring 2016
10.1 Square PegA Bintel Brief: Sixty Years of Letters from the Lower East Side to the Jewish Daily Forward by Isaac Metzker
+10 task
+10 not-a-novel
+5 oldies
Task total: 25
Grand Total: 575
Task 15.8 Waters of the WorldAll Souls (1989) by Javier Marías; translated from Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa; (Paperback, 210 pages)
Translated from the Spanish
~first pub. 1989
Mediterranean Sea: Spain
+15 Task (author born & nationality)
+10 point bonus
Task Total: 15 + 10 = 25
Grand Total: 530 + 25 = 555
10.8 - Licensed to WriteThe Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon
+10 task (doctor, on her Goodreads profile)
+ 5 combo (10.4)
+ 5 multiple
Task total: 20
Grand Total: 1650
20.9 Tournament of BooksThe Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
+20 Task (2015 short list)
+ 10 Combo (10.8, 20.5 both approved in help thread)
+5 Jumbo (624 pages)
Task total: 35
Grand Total: 925
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 956 Rachelccameron wrote: "20.5 R K Narayan Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
+20 Task (short stories, novels, plays)
+ 5 Combo 10.5 Novella (MPE 142 pgs..."
Dang it I really need to start checking these better!
15.9 Waters of the WorldTen Women by Marcela Serrano
Pacific Ocean - Chile
author is born and resident and book is set in Chile
Task total: 35
Grand total: 1445
15.10 Waters of the WorldThe Flanders Panel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Atlantic Ocean - Spain
author is born and resident
and I'm DONE!
+ the bonus for all works being translated
(many were after 1991. I don't get that one)
+35 Task
+100 Waters of the World completion
+25 translated works only
And.. +200 Mega Finish
Total this post: 360
Grand total: 1805
Beth wrote: "+100 Waters of the World completion
+25 translated works only
And.. +200 Mega Finish"
Well done!
Task 10.2-Single WordArkwright (2016) by Allen Steele (Hardcover, 336 pages)
+10 Task
+05 Repeat a Task
Task Total: 10 + 05 = 15
Grand Total: 555 + 15 = 570
10.5 NovellasTracy's Tiger by William Saroyan
+10 task
+5 combo 20.5 (approved in thread)
+5 oldies (1950)
Task total: 20
Grand Total: 595
20.7 David BowieThe Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
+20 Task (on list)
+5 Combo (20.5)
+10 Not a Novel
+ 5 Oldies (1963)
Task Total: 40
Grand Total: 590
10.4 Popular GenreEnemies at Home by Lindsey Davis
+10 Task
+5 Multiple
Task total: 15
Grand Total: 940
20.8 A Nod to Tristram ShandyTrout Fishing in America by Richard Brautigan
+20 Task
+5 Combo (10.5 – 112 pages)
+5 Oldies (published 1964)
Task total: 30
Grand Total: 970
10.2-Single WordParis by Edward Rutherfurd
+10 Task
+15 Jumbo (809)
+ 5 Multiple
Task Total: 30
Grand Total: 1415
20.6 The Bronte SistersThe Lemur by Benjamin Black
+20 task
+10 combo (10.5 Popular Genre; 10.5 Novella-144 pages)
Task total: 30
Grand total: 565
20.5-R.K. NarayanWerewolves in Their Youth by Michael Chabon
+20 task (approved post 189)
+10 not-a-novel (short stories)
+ 5 multiple
Task total=35
Grand total=1700
20.4 - Evelyn WaughIn Chancery by John Galsworthy
+20 task (died 1933)
+10 combo (10.7, 20.5 on list)
+ 5 multiple
+10 oldies (1920)
Task total: 45
Grand Total: 1695
It doesn't look like I'll be reading any old, jumbo or not-novel square pegs now, so I'll pick from the regular ones I've read in the season for the mega finish!10.1 - Square Peg
My Best Friend's Girl by Dorothy Koomson
+10 task
Task total: 10
RWS finish: 100
Mega finish: 200
Total this post: 310
Grand Total: 2005
Rosemary wrote: "RWS finish: 100
Mega finish: 200"
Well done!
Thanks Kate S, for noticing the extra points. I guess they bring my total up to 515.Kate S wrote: "From Post 878
Nick wrote: "20.7 David Bowie
The Outsider by Colin Wilson, 1956
+ 20 Task
Total Points So Far: 500"
+10 Not a Novel"
10.7 Rosemary's Task: 4 Letter NamesAll True Not a Lie in It by Alix Hawley
+10 Task
+ 5 Multiple
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 1455
Congratulation to those who have already finished!
15.6 Waters of the World-round 2
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare by G.K. Chesterton
North Sea: United Kingdom
+15 Task (author birthplace & nationality + setting)
Task total: 15
Season Total: 1,745
20.2-Graham GreeneThey Do It With Mirrors (Miss Marple #6) by Agatha Christie
shelved on BPL as FIC under Murder with Mirrors
+20 Task
+10 Combo (10.4; 20.5 - approval)
+5 Oldies (pub. 1952)
+5 Multiple
Task Total: 40
Season Total: 1,785
10.5 - NovellasThe Turn of the Screw - Henry James
+10 task
+10 oldies
+15 combo (20.4; 20.5; 20.6)
All combos approved in help threads.
Post total: 35
Grand total: 515
20.4 - Evelyn WaughThe Violent Bear it Away - Flannery O'Connor
+20 task
+5 oldies
+5 combo (20.5)
(honestly can't remember if I posted this one in the help thread, let me know if you need a link!)
Post total: 30
Grand total: 545
Sam wrote: "honestly can't remember if I posted this one in the help thread, let me know if you need a link."We have her for 20.5. However, we want/need a link to the GR author profile when posting, so if you could fix your posts, it would be appreciated..
20.4 Evelyn WaughSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
+20 task (d. 1962)
+10 oldies (1922)
+10 combo 10.2, 20.5 approved in thread
Task total: 40
Grand Total: 635
20.5 R.K. NarayanThe Turn of the Screw by Henry James
+20 task
+15 combo (10.5, 20.4, 20.5)
+10 oldie (pub 1898)
+ 5 mutliples
Task total: 50
Grand total: 615
10.6-Book LoversThe Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
+10 Task
Points this post: 10
RwS total: 805
WotW total: 30
Grand Total: 835
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Sam wrote: "honestly can't remember if I posted this one in the help thread, let me know if you need a link."We have her for 20.5. However, we want/need a link to the GR author profile when posti..."
Fixed! :)
15.7 Waters of the WorldMy Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Adriatic Sea: Italy
+15 Task (author nationality/setting)
+10 Bonus
Task total: 25
Grand total: 875
15.8 Waters of the WorldWays of Dying by Zakes Mda
Indian Ocean: South Africa
+15 Task (author born/nationality/setting)
+10 Bonus
Task total: 25
Grand total: 900
Moderators! You are great!you do such a great job keeping things straight. I would be beating my head against the wall. In the readerboard thread, though, you have me down as an RwS Finisher. There is no way I could claim that.
I am, however, a Waters of the World finisher, so I got a 100 point bonus there. I got to flesh out that score with some of the autobiographies I tend to read continuously. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to count points. It was great fun!
20.5 The Gentle Art of Verbal Self Defense at Workby Suzette Haden ElginTask +20
Style + 10 Combo 10.9, 10.8 professor
+10 Not A Novel
Book Total: 40
Grand Total: 250
10.2 - Single Word:Allegiant by Veronica Roth (YA, but the lexile score is 830L)
+10 task
+5 combo (10.7 - 4 Letter Names)
+5 jumbo (the most popular edition has 526 pages)
+5 multiple (have used this task already this season)
Task total: 25
Grand total: 130
20.10 - AutoBioMem:KLF: Chaos Magic Music Money by John Higgs/J.M.R. Higgs (book approved on the help thread, message #34)
+20 task
+10 Not-a-Novel (non-fiction, biographical)
+5 combo (10.7 - 4 Letter Names; author known by both of these names, different editions seem to use different versions)
Task total: 35
Grand total: 165
As a more general comment, the book was definitely one of the most bizarre books I've ever read, but absolutely fascinating and gripping! Loved every moment of reading it!
20.5 - R.K. NarayanAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Low lexile
+20 task (approved)
Task total: 20
Grand Total: 2025
10.6-Book LoversThe Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
+10 Task
+ 5 Combo: 10.7 Rosemary's Task: 4 Letter Names
+ 5 Multiple
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 1475
15.7 Waters of the World-round 2
The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Mediterranean Sea: Spain
+15 Task (author birthplace & nationality)
+10 Bonus
Task total: 25
Season Total: 1,810
15.8 Waters of the World-round 2
The Kite Family by Hon Lai Chu
South China Sea: Hong Kong
+15 Task (author birthplace & nationality)
+10 Bonus
Task total: 25
Season Total: 1,835
10.4-Popular GenreWorst Case (Michael Bennett #3) by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge
+10 Task
+5 Multiple
Task total: 15
Season Total: 1,850
15.8 Waters of the worldSouth of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami
Sea of Japan
Japan: author born, living, book setting
25 task
___
25
Running total: 770
20.5 R.K. NarayanThe Mansion by William Faulkner
+20 Task (help thread)
+10 Combo (20.4 - 1962; 20.6 help thread)
+ 5 Multiple
+ 5 Oldies (1959)
Task Total = 40
Grand Total = 605
From post 976itpdx wrote: "10.5 Novellas
Tracy's Tiger by William Saroyan
+10 task
+5 combo 20.5 (approved in thread)
+5 oldies (1950)
Task total: 20
Grand Total: 595"
+5 Combo 20.6
From Post 980Karen Michele wrote: "10.2-Single Word
Paris by Edward Rutherfurd
+10 Task
+15 Jumbo (809)
+ 5 Multiple
Task Total: 30
Grand Total: 1415"
+5 Combo 10.10
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Heather wrote: "10.9
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt
+10 task
+10 not a novel
task total: 10
grand total: 390"
+5 Combo 10.8