The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion
SUMMER CHALLENGE 2014
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Questions/Problems in Completed Tasks
Jamie wrote: "JAMIENYCNot matching GRA tickets
I have 19 but it wasn't until today's postings. It looks like the Readerboard is saying I have 19 at Msg 1100, but I shouldn't have 19 until through Msg 1162.
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Found and fixed. Thanks, JamieNYC!
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Task 20.3 requires you to read a book "with a title/subtitle that contains one or more words of at least four letters that can be made from the letters in HYPNOTIC CLAMBAKE."
None of the words in Again the Magic can be made from the letters in HYPNOTIC CLAMBAKE.
20.1 Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation! Option 1: Broken Heart Romance on the main Book Page
Material Girl | Julia London | 482 Pages | ★★★★ | GR Author
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Points For This Task: 20
GoodReads Authors This Task: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0
Big Book Tickets: 750+: 0
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Totals
Total Points: 245/1180
Challenges Completed: 16/67
Total Goodreads Authors 14
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+:
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Task 25.7, option A, requires that the setting be a place you have always wanted to visit and that you have never visited before. Please provide the required info.
Task 30.3 requires that each book must be at least 250 pages long - Coraline is only 162 pages. It also has "children" listed as a genre and has fewer than 300 pages, so will not work for a 30 point task since short childrens books are not specifically allowed in the task description.
Angel **Book Junkie** wrote: "20.1 Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation! Option 1: Broken Heart Romance on the main Book Page
Material Girl | Julia London | 482 Pages | ★★★★ | GR..."
psst - wrong thread angel ;)
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The Westing Game has the genre "childrens" on its main page and has fewer than 300 pages. Since task 30.5 does not specifically allow short childrens books, that book will not work for this task.
Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "As of post 800 in the completed tasks thread, I have discrepancies in GRA ticket totals for the following people. The number listed is the number I have:Allison I - 8
Captain America Girl - 15
C..."
Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "As of post 800 in the completed tasks thread, I have discrepancies in GRA ticket totals for the following people. The number listed is the number I have:
Allison I - 8
Captain America Girl - 15
C..."
Post #108 - 1 GRA
Post #759 - 2 GRA
Post #1185 3 GRA
So my total now should be 6!
Thanks.
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Task 20.1 is a one book task. Since Dead End Gene Pool: A Memoir does not include "humor" as a main page genre, I used your second book for the task, and you can use Dead End Gene Pool for some other task.
BTW, I'm not sure whether you meant to link a different book for Dead End Gene Pool: A Memoir. That book currently shows biography/memoir with 7 users, and history with 4.
Hi Sandy,
I could have sworn it had 6 users that said humor/ funny ...
Sorry about that . I'll see if I can use it for something else !
Thanks :)
I could have sworn it had 6 users that said humor/ funny ...
Sorry about that . I'll see if I can use it for something else !
Thanks :)
Lorna wrote: "Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "As of post 800 in the completed tasks thread, I have discrepancies in GRA ticket totals for the following people. The number listed is the number I have:Alli..."
Thanks for looking into that, Lorna. I skipped right over The Clockwork Scarab in post 759 because you didn't provide a link for it. In the future, please make sure all the books you claim have a link to the book you used. Our numbers should match after the next update.
Sugar Snap - post 1172The edition of Without Fail you've linked to has only 401 pages, not enough for a BB ticket. If you read an edition with 500+ pages, please repost with the correct link. Also, please make it clear in your repost that you are only reposting for a BB ticket. The GRA ticket and points have already been recorded for this book.
KSMary - post 1215Jeff Lindsay is not a Goodreads Author. No need to repost, just adjust your GRA ticket total accordingly.
Hi, I should have 3 Goodreads Author tickets, rather than 2. See my posts #803 and #841. Thanks.
Marty wrote: "Hi, I should have 3 Goodreads Author tickets, rather than 2. See my posts #803 and #841. Thanks."In post 803, you stated that Sarah Porter and Kat Richardson are both Goodreads authors. However, you claimed books by Sarah Porter and Joanne Harris. Joanne Harris is not a Goodreads author. So you got 1 GRA ticket for post 803 and 1 for post 841 for a total of 2.
Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "KSMary - post 1215Jeff Lindsay is not a Goodreads Author. No need to repost, just adjust your GRA ticket total accordingly."
Thanks, Kristi! I must have had it marked incorrectly on my spreadsheet.
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For task 30.7, your link goes to The Silkworm: Two-Chapter Extract, a 19 page kindle extract. I assume that you read the full book - if so, please repost, linking to the edition that you read.
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Task 25.12 requires that you roll a die to determine one of the options you use, and that you specify which option came from the die roll and which from your own choice. Please repost with the required information.
Hate to be a bother -- I think I should have 4 GR Author tickets as of the last update but I only see 3. In message 1094 I claimed 3 GRAs (Harry Bingham, Laurie Halse Anderson, and James Patterson) and in message 186 I claimed one for John Green. Could you investigate? No rush! :)
Katy wrote: "Hate to be a bother -- I think I should have 4 GR Author tickets as of the last update but I only see 3. In message 1094 I claimed 3 GRAs (Harry Bingham, [author:Laurie Halse Anders..."Thanks for the heads-up, Katy! Found and fixed. ;-)
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All posts must include a link to the book posted. Please repost with the link to your book.
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For task 25.12, you posted the book Luna Tango. The book does not have any number of pages listed, and the publisher's website does not contain that info either. Since SRC rules require that a book have at least 100 pages, please repost, including information about how many pages your edition has.
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Task 15.2 is a two book task. Please repost when you have both books for the task - be sure to repost completely, including both books.
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Task 20.6 requires that the book not be a re-read, and that you state this in your post. Please repost with the required information.
Sandy wrote: "Angel **Book Junkie** post 1269All posts must include a link to the book posted. Please repost with the link to your book."
Okay I am a doofus. I posted in this one with the correct post and the other I forgot to edit and paste DORK...
Sandy wrote: "Tani post 1178The Westing Game has the genre "childrens" on its main page and has fewer than 300 pages. Since task 30.5 does not specifically allow short childrens books, that book wi..."
Oops, sorry. I'll have to find somewhere else for it.
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You must include a link to your books in your post in order to receive credit. See the posting requirements:
3. To claim a task in Completed Tasks, the book you use MUST exist on Goodreads. Instructions on manually adding a book to the Goodreads database can be found in post 9 of Add a book instructions. You MUST include a link to the book edition you read and the link must be included along with the specific task posting information. If a task requires details about an author, the author link must be included. For instructions on adding a link, see post 1 of Add book/author/cover Instructions in General Help.
Note: If no link, then NO points, NO Big Book tickets, NO Goodreads Author tickets.
Please do not repost task 10.3 - those points have been recorded since the cover serves as a link to the book.
Also, please note that there are no additional points for GR authors or big books. Tasks are worth the specified number of points, and there are no bonus points. GRA and BB tickets are simply accumulated for the entries into the drawing for the respective 20 points tasks.
Sandy wrote: "Pamela2365 post 1280Task 15.2 is a two book task. Please repost when you have both books for the task - be sure to repost completely, including both books."
Sorry. I posted it under the wrong task. I have re-posted under the correct task.
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Task 30.7, option B, requires a book first published in July, August or September. The Silkworm was first published in June 2014, so will not work for this task/option.
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Please note that while it is fine to include multiple tasks in one post, tasks must be listed in numerical order, lowest to highest. See the posting requirements and post 1 in the Completed Tasks posting thread.
Task 15.2 is a 2 book task - you must read a book by Michael Connelly as well as a book that he suggested. Please repost when you have both books for the task completed. Reposts must be complete, not just a post of the missing book.
Also, please note post 1313 in this thread - there are no additional points for GR authors or big books.
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Task 20.6 requires that the book not be a re-read, and that you state this in your post. Please repost with the required information.
I posted a completed task on the Completed Tasks Thread, and the total points didn't show up on the readerboard. I checked here for a message, and there wasn't any. The post number was 891.Thanks!
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Thanks!"
Found and fixed, Jen. Thanks for the heads up!
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Task 10.8 - How Green This Land, How Blue This Sea appears to only exist in ebook form.
The ebook approval spreadsheet shows it with conditional approval, only usable for a 5 point task, so it will not work for 10.8.
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas has the genre "childrens" on its main page and has fewer than 300 pages. Since task 25.4 does not specifically allow short childrens books, that book will not work for this task.
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The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook Presents: 10 Summertime Treats appears to exist only as an ebook, and thus cannot be used for tasks requiring a specific number of pages.
If you move this to another task, be sure to get general page length approval before posting.
Sandy wrote: "Kalyenjewelry post 1313You must include a link to your books in your post in order to receive credit. See the posting requirements:
3. To claim a task in Completed Tasks, the book you use MUST e..."
I did not understand about the extra points. so will ignore that aspect now. There are 4 tasks I posted and all include a link to the books? The Bell Jar may have been the only one that does not fit. I read all the directions. I followed posting by looking at longer time members of the group's way they posted. I got confused on the extra bb and GR author, but do not get not having a link since I do for each task. I posted the cover on the one because that was required. And I made sure I put the correct edition in also. I will say it is hard to post in a small window when You cannot see all you are doing or have done. I am sure you know how that is. Maybe if I post covers it will be seen? I am at a loss since I did not see covers posted unless it was a task having to have a certain cover on it.
Sandy wrote: "Kalyenjewelry post 1317Please note that while it is fine to include multiple tasks in one post, tasks must be listed in numerical order, lowest to highest. See the posting requirements and post ..."
I just saw when reading the rules over again, the tasks needed to be in # order. I apologize for this and will redo when I have time to get to it.
Sandy wrote: "Kalyenjewelry post 1317Please note that while it is fine to include multiple tasks in one post, tasks must be listed in numerical order, lowest to highest. See the posting requirements and post ..."
I also will put my Michael Connelly book on there. This is really helping me learn how to do it so I will be quicker at it for Fall. thank you.
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I guess this is more GR strangeness - the links were not showing up when I reviewed posts, but they are now. So, don't worry about reposting.
The Bell Jar is fine - you don't have to read the same edition as the one on a list - it's the book that matters.
There are no extra points in the challenge - so you don't add points for GR authors or big books. When you look at the Readerboard, you'll see running tallies for authors and big books. At the end of the season, people who have not earned another task for the next season are entered into a drawing for various 20 point tasks - one of these is for big books, one for GR authors. If you've read 5 books by GR authors, for instance, your name would be put in the drawing for that task 5 times.
Thanks you for the clarification and follow up. I still did not see all my points on the reader-board though yet. Sorry that the site is being so ornery.
Karen - Sandy may not have updated to the readerboard to that point, now that those issues have been fixed
Dee wrote: "Karen - Sandy may not have updated to the readerboard to that point, now that those issues have been fixed"Okay thanks. I also needed to add the book for If they like it maybe you will which is a 2 book task and I only put the one on there. I wanted to remind the moderators that I need to do that so not to add the points on it since she said I did not need to repost.
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Okay thanks. I also needed to add the book for If they like it maybe you wil..."
You don't need to repost for post 1313 - that doesn't resolve the problem with 1317, and that will need to be reposted.
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From the comments and the description of Lord of Endersley, it appears that a significant part of this book is set in England, rather than India. The book must be at least 50% set in India to work for this task. Please repost, confirming that the book is at least 50% set in India.
Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "Sugar Snap - post 1172The edition of Without Fail you've linked to has only 401 pages, not enough for a BB ticket. If you read an edition with 500+ pages, please repost with the co..."
When I click this link, it takes me to the GR page that says the book has 550 pages?? I'm confused! Sorry! :(
Sugar Snap wrote: "When I click this link, it takes me to the GR page that says the book has 550 pages?? I'm confused! Sorry! :( "It takes me to a 550 page book, too. I think GR is acting up again.
Sandy wrote: "Karen wrote: "Dee wrote: "Karen - Sandy may not have updated to the readerboard to that point, now that those issues have been fixed"Okay thanks. I also needed to add the book for If they like it..."
Thanks.
Angie wrote: "Sugar Snap wrote: "When I click this link, it takes me to the GR page that says the book has 550 pages?? I'm confused! Sorry! :( "It takes me to a 550 page book, too. I think GR is acting up again."
Thanks, Angie...For a second I thought I was going crazy!
Sandy wrote: "Karen wrote: "Dee wrote: "Karen - Sandy may not have updated to the readerboard to that point, now that those issues have been fixed"Okay thanks. I also needed to add the book for If they like it..."
I reposted-hopefully correctly this time for 1317. I put them in order and removed the one I need to do 2 books for.
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Posting requirements require that if you are claiming a Big Book ticket and you used an ebook or an audiobook, you must include a link to the paper edition used to establis..."
I have reposted. Comment # 1172 to fix this. Sorry! I actually read the paperback edition...didn't even pay attention. Apologies.