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SP 2016 RwS Completed Tasks Spring 2016
20.7-David BowieThe Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
+20 Task: on list
+10 Combo: 20.5-R.K. Narayan (on list / approved recently) / 20.10 AutoBioMem
+10 Not a Novel
+ 5 Oldies (1963)
Task Total: 45
Grand Total: 665
20.6 - The Bronte SistersCannery Row by John Steinbeck
Lexile 930
+20 task (on the list)
+ 5 combo (10.7)
+ 5 multiple
+ 5 oldies (1945)
Task total: 35
Grand Total: 630
15.9 Waters of the WorldThe Death of Artemio Cruz by Carlos Fuentes
First published in Spanish in 1962
Atlantic Ocean: Mexico
+15 Task (author's nationality & setting)
+20 Bonus
Task Total: 35
Season Total: 405
15.10 Waters of the WorldDeath in Venice - Tristan - Tonio Kröger by Thomas Mann
First published in German in 1955
Rhine River Basin: Germany
+15 Task (author's birth place)
+ 20 Bonus
+ 100 Completion bonus
+ 25 all books were originally written in languages other than English
+ 50 all books originally published in 1991 or earlier
Task Total: 210
Season Total: 615
Karen Michele wrote: "20.5-R.K. NarayanThe Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze and Other Stories by William Saroyan"
You beat me to it! ;) What did you think?
Task 10.9 Back to BusinessRead a book with the main page genre Business.
The Undercover Economist (The Undercover Economist #1) (2005) by Tim Harford (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 276 pages)
+10 Task
+10 Not-a-Novel: non-fiction
Task Total: 10 + 10 = 20
Grand Total: 245 + 20 = 265
20.5 R. K. NarayanDeath of Anton by Alan Melville
+20 Task (approved in message 308 of help thread)
+10 combo (10.4, 10.7)
+10 oldies (pub 1936)
+5 multiple (7th claim for 20.5)
Points this post: 45
Grand Total: 490
20.8 - A Nod To Tristram ShandyHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
+20 task
+ 5 combo (10.7)
+10 jumbo (705 pages)
Task total: 35
Grand Total: 665
15.1 Waters of the WorldSorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho
S China Sea – Malaysia
+15 Task (born in Malaysia/Malaysian)
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 170
20.10 AutoBioMem Elizabeth (Alaska)'s TaskShakespeare Never Did This by Charles Bukowski
+20 task (biography at worldcat, can't find at BPL)
+ 5 combo (post 175)
+10 not-a-novel
+ 5 oldies (1979)
+ 5 multiple
Task total=45
Grand total=925
10.8-License to Write The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma
+10 Task (teaches creative writing)
+5 Combo (10.7)
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 185
10.1 Square PegThe Born Frees: Writing with the Girls of Gugulethu by Kimberly Burge
+10 task
+10 Not a Novel
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 125
10.3 Bailey's PrizeThe Bees by Laline Paull
+10 task (nominee in 2015)
Task Total: 10
Grand Total: 135
10.7 Four Letter NamesTrust Me, I'm Lying by Mary Elizabeth Summer
low Lexile, no styles
Task Total: 10
Grand Total: 145
10.7 Four Letter NamesTrust Me, I'm Trouble by Mary Elizabeth Summer
low Lexile, no styles
Task Total: 10
Grand Total: 155
20.8 A Nod to Tristram ShandyAlice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
(Lexile 980 and 910)
+20 task
+5 combo (20.5 - approved list, 10.8 - professor)
+10 oldies (published 1871)
Task Total: 35
Grand Total: 190
20.5 R.K. NarayanOne Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
+20 task (approved in thread)
+5 combo (10.8 - according to her GR bio, teaches at University of Houston)
Task Total: 25
Grand Total: 215
10.4-Popular GenreQuicksand by Gigi Pandian
+10 Task
+10 Combo (10.2, 10.7)
+5 Multiple
Task Total: 25
Grand Total: 210
15.4 Waters of the WorldVeronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho
Brazil - born + citizenship
Amazon
15 task
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15
Running total: 420
20.4-Evelyn WaughIn the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower by Marcel Proust
+20 Task: Dies 1922
+ 5 Combo: 20.5-R.K. Narayan (on list)
+10 Oldies (1919)
+ 5 Jumbo (576 pages)
Task Total: 40
Grand Total: 705
10.9 Beth's Task: Back to BusinessAbundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think by Peter H. Diamandis
+10 task
+10 not-a-novel
Task total: 20
Grand total: 575
10.4 Popular GenreBest in Showby Laurien Berenson
Mystery listed on GR book page 55 users
Task +10
Style +5 Multiple
Book Total: 15
Grand Total: 115
10.10 Group ReadsSeveneves by Neal Stephenson
+10 Task
+10 Combo (10.2, 10.7)
+15 Jumbo (881 pages)
Task total: 35
Season Total: 650
20.4-Evelyn WaughRobbery Under Arms by Rolf Boldrewood aka Thomas Alexander Browne - died 1915
+20 Task
+15 Combo (10.7 - ROLF; 20.5 - approval; 20.6 -approval)
+10 Oldies (pub. 1882)
+5 Multiple
Task total: 50
Season Total: 700
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 367 Heather wrote: "10.8 - author is an MDJurassic Park by Michael Crichton
lexile 710, no styles
+10 task
task total: 10
grand total: 275"
This book is not l..."
Sure. +5 oldies (1991) and +5 combo for 20.5 - wrote screenplays, short stories, non-fiction, and novels according to his Wikipedia entry. That'd make my grand total 310, right?
Post 410 Karen Michele wrote: "20.7-David BowieThe Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
+20 Task: on list
+10 Combo: 20.5-R.K. Narayan (on list / approved recently) / 20.10 AutoBioMem
+10 Not a Novel
..."
This isn't listed as biography or Memoir at either BPL or WorldCat, so no combo for 20.10.
20.1 William ShakespeareThe Works of Edna St. Vincent Millay by Edna St. Vincent Millay
+20 - Task
+10 - Combo (10.7, 20.4-1950
+10 - Not a Novel
+10 - Oldies (1921)
Task Total -50 pts
Grand Total - 280 pts
20.3 - Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraElizabeth and Her German Garden by Elizabeth von Arnim
+20 task
+ 5 combo (20.4 died 1941)
+10 oldies (1898)
Task total: 35
Grand Total: 700
Rebekah wrote: "20.1 William ShakespeareThe Works of Edna St. Vincent Millay by Edna St. Vincent Millay
+20 - Task
+15 - Combo (10.7, 20.4-1950,20.5 - her GR bio says she wrote pla..."
Pseudonyms are considered a different author in RwS land. If you find another reference, please post in the 20.5 help thread.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 410 Karen Michele wrote: "20.7-David BowieThe Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
+20 Task: on list
+10 Combo: 20.5-R.K. Narayan (on list / approved recently) / 20...."
No big deal on the points, but for my future reference, the B at the end of the call number isn't enough?
http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary....
Kazen wrote: "Karen Michele wrote: "20.5-R.K. NarayanThe Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze and Other Stories by William Saroyan"
You beat me to it! ;) What did you think?"
The stories were well written and I enjoyed it. There was quite a bit about the writing process. As in most story collections, some stories were more engaging than others. I'm glad I read it. Let me know how you like it.
Karen Michele wrote: "Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 410 Karen Michele wrote: "20.7-David BowieThe Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
+20 Task: on list
+10 Combo: 20.5-R.K. Narayan (on list..."
I don't look at it that that way - I know you were a librarian and posted about this change before.
Oh, gosh, Elizabeth, I'm sorry! I remember already posting about that now that you say it, but I had forgotten it was that exact same scenario! Sheesh --- I just saw the B and reacted again.
10.6 - Book LoversThe Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
+10 task
+15 combo (10.7 Nina, 10.8 approved, 20.5 approved)
Task total: 25
Grand Total: 725
20.6-The Bronte SistersNW by Zadie Smith
+20 Task (approved in message 49 of help thread)
+25 combo (10.2 approved in message 6 of help thread, 10.3 shortlisted 2013, 10.8 approved in message 149 of help thread, 20.2, 20.5 approved in message 54 of help thread)
+5 multiple (4th claim for 20.6)
Points this post: 50
Grand Total: 540
20.5 Bronte SistersMoon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
+20 Task (approved in thread)
+5 combo 20.6 (approved in thread)
+5 multiple
Task total: 30
Grand Total: 215
10.4 Popular Genre The Zig Zag Girl by Elly Griffiths
+10 task
+5 combo (10.7)
+5 multiple
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 235
10.8 License to Write What Doctors Feel: How Emotions Affect the Practice of Medicine by Danielle Ofri
+10 task (author is a licensed doctor)
+5 combo (10.7)
+10 not-a-novel (nonfiction)
Task Total: 25
Grand Total: 260
20.6 The Bronte SistersThe Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly
+20 task
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 280
From Post 391Don (The Book Guy) wrote: "20.4 Evelyn Waugh
Triplanetary by E.E. "Doc" Smith, pub. 1934.
Doc Smith died in 1965 and was a chemical engineer. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._E._S...
..."
+5 Combo (10.2-Single Word)
From Post 400itpdx wrote: "20.9 Tournament of Books
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid
+20 Task
+5 combo 20.5 approved in the thread
+5 multiple
Task total: 30
+5 (message 39..."
+5 Combo 10.9
Karen Michele wrote: "20.3-Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraThe Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party by Alexander McCall Smith
+20 Task: approved in help thread
+10 Combo: 10.8 Cory Day's Task: Lic..."
+5 Combo 20.2
Karen Michele wrote: "20.5-R.K. NarayanAfter Alice by Gregory Maguire
+20 Task: on list
+ 5 Multiple
Task Total: 25
Grand Total: 620"
+5 Combo 10.8
From Post 417Rosemary wrote: "20.8 - A Nod To Tristram Shandy
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
+20 task
+ 5 combo (10.7)
+10 jumbo (705 pages)
Task total: 35
Grand Total: 665"
+5 Combo 10.6
From Post 425Katy wrote: "20.8 A Nod to Tristram Shandy
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
(Lexile 980 and 910)
+20 task
+5 combo (20.5 - approved lis..."
+5 Combo 10.8
Tien wrote: "15.10 Waters of the World+ 100 Completion bonus
+ 25 all books were originally written in languages other than English
+ 50 all books originally published in 1991 or earlier."
Impressive! Well done, Tien!
15.5 Waters of the WorldTo Siberia by Per Petterson
Baltic Sea (Norway)
+15 Task (author born /nationality)
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 360
15.1 Waters of the WorldFallen Land by Taylor Brown
Atlantic, United States, A, B, C
Task total: 15
Grand total: 200
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After Alice by Gregory Maguire
+20 Task: on list
+ 5 Multiple
Task Total: 25
Grand Total: 620