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SP 2016 RwS Completed Tasks Spring 2016
10.2-Single WordOceanic by Greg Egan
+10 task
+10 not-a-novel (short stories)
+5 combo (10.7 4 letter)
Task total: 25
Grand total: 1830
Task 15.9- Waters of the WorldThérèse Raquin (1867) by Émile Zola (Paperback, 211 pages)
Translated from the French
~first pub. 1867
Rhine River Basin: France
+15 Task (author born & nationality & setting)
+20 point bonus
Task Total: 15 + 20 = 35
Grand Total: 570 + 35 = 605
15.5 - Waters of the WorldThe Curious Case of Dassoukine’s Trousers by Fouad Laroui
Mediterranean Sea: Morocco
+15 task (author nationality and birthplace) (translated)
Task total: 15 points
Grand total: 300 points
Thanks for the extra points! I added Paris late and forgot it was a group read!10.7 Rosemary's Task: 4 Letter Names
The Girl in the Red Coat by Kate Hamer
+10 Task
+ 5 Combo: 10.4-Popular Genre
+ 5 Multiple
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 1505
20.5 R.K. NarayanThe Whore's Child and Other Stories by Richard Russo
+20 Task (help thread)
+ 5 Multiple
+10 Not-a-novel
Task Total = 35
Grand Total = 640
20.2-Graham GreeneA Judgement in Stone by Ruth Rendell
+20 task
+15 combo (10.4; 10.7; 20.5 - post 191)
+ 5 oldies (1977)
+ 5 multiple
Task total=45
Grand total=1745
15.4 Waters of the WorldVisitation by Jenny Erpenbeck
Baltic Sea/Germany
Born/Nationality/Setting
+15 task
Task total: 15
Grand total: 630
From Post 849D wrote: "20.6-The Bronte Sisters
The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis
+20 task (approved post 156)
+15 combo (10.8 - post 204; 20.4 - died 1963; 20.5 -
post 77)
+10 not-a-novel..."
I show this as your first post for 20.6. So it would not qualify for multiple. Did I mis-mark one of your posts? Could you direct me to either a post # or title. Sorry.
From Post 995Sam wrote: "20.4 - Evelyn Waugh
The 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, l..."
+5 Multiple, I show your first claim for 20.5 in post 145.
Joanna wrote: "+100 RWS finish"Congrats, Joanna!
Coralie wrote: "15.10 Waters of the WorldCompletion bonus: 100."
Nicely done, Coralie!
Beth wrote: "15.10 Waters of the World+35 Task
+100 Waters of the World completion
+25 translated works only
And.. +200 Mega Finish"
Nice reading, Beth! Congrats on your Mega Finish!
Nick wrote: "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. The..."
Sorry, I think I just screwed up the icon. It appears I have you down for the correct finish in the score keeping place, just picked the wrong symbol. Sorry for the confusion.
Kate S wrote: "From Post 849D wrote: "20.6-The Bronte Sisters
The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis
...I show this as your first post for 20.6. So it would not qualify for multiple. ..."
Kate, you are correct, I am the one who messed up. I have claimed books for 20.6 in two posts, post 849 and post 922. I claimed "multiple" style points both times, when it should have been only once. Could I move both books to 20.5 and claim 20.6 as combo on each? That way the points will stay the same (I think). I'm sorry for causing confusion.
15.9 Waters of the WorldEat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes by Tom Rath
Pacific Ocean / US
+15 Task (author born/nationality/setting)
+20 Bonus
Task Total: 35
Season Total: 1540
20.2 Graham GreenThe Eye in the Door by Pat Barker
+20 task
+ 5 combo 10.8 (GR bio)
Task total: 25
+5 post 1014
Grand Total 665
15.1 Waters of the WorldOriginal Letters from India by Eliza Fay
+15 Task (North Sea) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Fay) born in England
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 265
Task 10.6 Book LoversThe Polysyllabic Spree (Stuff I've Been Reading #1) (2004) by Nick Hornby
+10 Task
+05 Combo (#10.7 “Nick”)
+10 Not-a-Novel: non-fiction
Task Total: 10 + 05 + 10 = 25
Grand Total: 605 + 25 = 630
15.9 Waters of the WorldThe Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Lee
South China Sea: Hong Kong
+15 Task (Author born/setting)
+20 Bonus
Task total: 35
Grand total: 935
20.4 - Evelyn WaughTo Let by John Galsworthy
+20 task (died 1933)
+10 combo (10.7, 20.5 on list)
+ 5 multiple
+10 oldies (1921)
Task total: 45
Grand Total: 2070
20.8 Gabriel's Task: A Nod to Tristram ShandyAmalgamemnon by Christine Brooke-Rose
task +20
combo +20 (10.2, 10.8-professor, 20.3, 20.5-pending approval in post 419)
oldie +5 (1984)
total= 45
grand total = 755
(This would have been great as just a short story but it dragged on so long that I grew to hate it. Had no idea it was racking up so many combo and oldie points.)
20.7 David BowieLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
+20 Task
+10 Combo (10.2, 20.5)
+5 Oldies (published 1955)
Task total: 35
Grand Total: 1005
10.1 Square PegRemember How I Told You I Loved You? by Gillian Linden
+10 Task
+10 Not a Novel (short stories)
Task total: 20
Grand Total: 1025
20.5-R.K. NarayanThe Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
+20 Task (approved in message 415 of help thread)
+10 combo (10.7 Hugo, 20.6 approved in message 167 of help thread)
+15 oldies (pub 1831)
+5 jumbo (614 pages)
+5 multiple (12th claim for 20.5)
Points this post: 55
RwS total: 860
WotW total: 30
Grand Total: 890
10.2 Single WordCinder by Marissa Meyer
+10 task
(no styles - low lexile!)
Task Total: 10
Grand Total: 600
20.2 Graham GreeneA God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson
+20 task
+5 combo (10.7)
Task Total: 25
Grand Total: 625
20.10 AutoBioMemSteve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
+20 task
+5 combo (10.9)
+10 Not-a-novel
+5 jumbo (656 pages)
+5 multiple
Task Total: 45
Grand Total: 670
10.7 - 4 Letter NamesThe Half-life of Hannah by Nick Alexander
+10 task (Nick)
+ 5 multiple
Task total: 15
Grand Total: 2085
Karen Michele wrote: "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"
+10 Combo 10.8, 20.5
D wrote: "Kate S wrote: "From Post 849D wrote: "20.6-The Bronte Sisters
The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis
...I show this as your first post for 20.6. So it would not qualify..."
I have moved both claims to 20.5. Thank you for including the original post numbers.
Deedee wrote: "Task 10.6 Book LoversThe Polysyllabic Spree (Stuff I've Been Reading #1) (2004) by Nick Hornby
+10 Task
+05 Combo (#10.7 “Nick”)
+10 Not-a-Novel: non-fiction
Task Tot..."
+5 Combo 20.2
Katy wrote: "20.2 Graham GreeneA God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson
+20 task
+5 combo (10.7)
Task Total: 25
Grand Total: 625"
+10 Combo 10.8, 20.5
Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "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"
+5 Multiple, I show your first claim for 20.5 in post 570
Beth wrote: "10.2-Single WordOceanic by Greg Egan
+10 task
+10 not-a-novel (short stories)
+5 combo (10.7 4 letter)
Task total: 25
Grand total: 1830"
+5 Multiple
10.3 Bailey's PrizeFugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels
+10 Task (1997 winner)
Task total: 10
Grand Total: 1035
Task 10.7 4 Letter NamesRead a book by an author who uses at least one four letter name for their publications.
The Dream Years (1985) by Lisa Goldstein (Hardcover, 181 pages)
World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (1986)
+10 Task
+05 Repeat a Task
+05 Oldies -25 to 75 years old: (1941-1991)
Task Total: 10 + 05 + 05 = 20
Grand Total: 635 + 20 = 655
20.4 Evelyn WaughParnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley
+20 task (died 1957)
+10 combo (10.6 Book Lovers; 20.5 R.K. Narayan-GR profile states he wrote essays, poetry, novels)
+ 5 multiples
+10 oldie
Task total: 45
Grand total: 675
10.8 - License to WriteShrink Rap: Three Psychiatrists Explain Their Work by Dinah Miller, Annette Hanson, and Steven Roy Daviss
+10 task (all are licensed doctors, lead author here (sorry I didn't preapprove this one! :( )
+10 not-a-novel
+5 multiple
Task total: 25 points
Grand total: 325 points
20.5-R.K. NarayanWhat Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi
+20 Task (approved in message 416 of help thread)
+5 combo (20.2)
+5 multiple (13th claim for 20.5)
+10 not-a-novel (short stories)
Points this post: 40
RwS total: 900
WotW total: 30
Grand Total: 930
28/5/16 edited to correct RwS total from 860 to 900 - no change to Grand Total
Task 15.10- Waters of the WorldBaltasar and Blimunda (1982) by José Saramago; translated by Giovanni Pontiero; (Paperback, 346 pages)
Translated from the Portuguese
~first pub. 1982
Atlantic: Portugal
+15 Task (author born & nationality & setting)
+20 point bonus
+100 point for completing Waters of the World
+25 point : all books were originally written in languages other than English
+50 point: all books originally published in 1991 or earlier
Task Total: 15 + 20 + 100 + 25 + 50 = 210
Grand Total: 655 + 210 = 865
10.10 Group ReadsBloodletting & Miraculous Cures by Vincent Lam
Thanks for this recommendation!
+10 task
+5 combo 10.8
+10 not a novel (short stories)
Task total: 25
Grand Total: 690
10.7 4 Letter NamesThe Tie That Binds by Kent Haruf
+10 task
+ 5 combo (10.8 - post 238)
+ 5 oldies (1984)
Task total=20
Grand total=1765
My total on the Readerboard is 1,870 but I've only got 1,850?Just checking...
I could totally be wrong in my calc.
Tien wrote: "My total on the Readerboard is 1,870 but I've only got 1,850?Just checking...
I could totally be wrong in my calc."
In post 940, you claimed your style points, but did not include your task points. Adding those 20 points should rectify our difference.
lol - that's pretty funnyThanks, Kate! ;)
20.1 William ShakespeareA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
+20 Task
+5 oldies
+20 combos 10.8, 20.2, 20.5, 20.7
Task total: 45
+100 RwS completion bonus
Grand Total: 835
10.6-Book LoversGreat Books: My Adventures with Homer, Rousseau, Woolf, and Other Indestructible Writers of the Western World by David Denby
+10 task
+10 not a novel
+5 multiple
Task total: 25
Grand total: 1860
10.8 License to WriteMy Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
+10 task (GR profile states that author teaches in the MFA program at a university)
+ 5 multiples
Task total: 15
Grand total: 690
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Karen Michele wrote: "10.10-Group Reads
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
+10 Task
+15 Jumbo
Task Total: 25
Grand Total: 1440"
+5 Combo 20.9