The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion
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WINTER CHALLENGE 2016
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Reader Name: Daphne5.8 - Full Moon
Title: long, night, cold, wolf, old, snow, hunger
Black Wolf - WOLF
Elizabeth PTask 5.5 - December, January, February
Book with 1 or 2 in page number
How to Run with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper
I read the kindle edition, but according to rules use paperback edition for page numbers (no mass market paperback)
Paperback edition has 317 pages
How to Run with a Naked Werewolf
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 25
Total Tasks: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 3
10.3.They're Old!In honor of ancient wonders, read a book with History or Historical Fiction as a main page genre.
I read The Gravity of Birds by Tracy Guzeman. It has "Historical Fiction" listed on the main page.
Task points:10
Total points: 10
perletwo20.2. Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & Games - 2. Dungeons & Dragons: Read a book with either a two word title in which both words begin with the same letter, or by an author with the same beginning letter for first & last name.
Blue Blood
Points this task: 20
Total points: 100
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 07
Tasks completed: 07
** READERBOARD NAME DENISE M **Task 5.5 - December, January, February - December is the 12th month, January is the 1st and February is the 2nd. Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 1 or 2.
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
229 pages according to GoodReads.
[POINTS]
This Post: 5
Total Points: 10
Books Read: 2
Completed Tasks: 2
KATRINAT5.5 The Raw Shark Texts, Steven Hall
Required to have the numbers 1 or 2 in the page count, this book has 427 pages.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15
GO:
BB:
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
SarahBR20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Option 4: Different Seasons by Stephen King Stephen King appears 8th on the Authors whose work was rejected list. This book is also 560 pages long making it apply for a BB ticket.
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Option 1:Sweet Little Lies by Lauren Conrad Two E's in Sweet and Two I's in Little and Lies
20.10 - Group Reads
The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain I read this for the group task. my post is post two on the books discussion thread. This book was first posted in 1881 which makes it pass for Golden Oldies. I am claiming a Golden Oldies Ticket.
Points this post:60
Total points: 90
Books posted: 5
Tasks complete: 5
Pages this post: 1109
Total pages as of this post:1960
Big Book Tickets:2
Golden Oldies:1
Luara20.5 - the long and short of it
*Option 2 - short stories
Wish List by various authors
points
This post: 20
Total:25
SarahBR10.6. More Following Through!
Sugar and Spice by Lauren Conrad I have read two of Lauren's other books this year for the Seasonal reading challenge.
25.10 – Pamela3265's Task: Tis the Season'
Option 1: The Christmas Season
Never Always Sometimes by Adi Alsaid Adi Alsaid's initials are in ChristmAs CArds
Option 3: January Birthdays
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain by John Boyne This book has Historical Fiction listed as a main page genre meeting the challenge requirement.
Points this post:35
Total points: 125
Books posted: 8
Tasks complete: 7
Pages this post: 832
Total pages as of this post:2792
Big Book Tickets:2
Golden Oldies:1
Bookwrm526Task #5.5 - December, January, February
Read a book where the number of pages list on Goodreads includes the number 1 or 2. I read High Fidelity by Nick Hornby, which in this paperback edition has 323 pages.
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Task #20.10 - Group Reads
Read one of the group reads and comment in the discussion thread. I read The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum. I commented in the thread at post #5.
Points this post: 25
Total points so far: 40
Creynard5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
The Debt by Karina Halle
Points this post: 5
Total points: 35
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Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 5
Task 10.8. On the CoastRead a book set at least 50% in one of these countries with a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea –
Italy
The Glorious Ones: A Novel (1974) by Francine Prose (Hardcover, 175 pages)
00 + 10 = 10
Tasks Completed: 01
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 00 + 10 = 10
Books read: 01
Pages read: 175
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 00
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
FANDURY5.3 - Sole Survivor
Read a book that is number 1 in a series.
by Charles ToddThe book is #1 in the Bess Crawford series.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 20
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
loafer5.6 - Jolly Old St Nicholas
Read a book written by an author named “Nicholas” or any of the related names found at Behind the Name- Nicholas
The Finder by Colin Harrison
related name = Colin
points: 5
total: 5
BB: 0
GO: 0
tasks completed: 1
10.3 They're old The Puppet Boy Of Warsaw Eva Weaver - genre: historical fiction
Task points 10
Total points 10
Val TX20.1. Most Improved Player - CynBaxter's Task: Christmas in the Caribbean - This is a ONE book task. Please choose from the options below.
Option 1 - Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the word CARIBBEAN.
Talk Before Sleep by Elizabeth Berg
This post:
Points - 20
Total:
Points - 35
Nick KY15.3 Her Declaration of Independence I chose the one book option.
I read On Lies, Secrets, and Silence: Selected Prose, 1966-1978 by Adrienne Rich, on page 10 of the Popular Feminist Books list, and the author’s initials are in mARywollstonecraft.
15.7 Middle Earth I read Fellside by M.R. Carey, with the GR genre “Fantasy.”
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 40
Cait S20.9- Celebrating Proofreading
Option 3
Read a book with a main page genre holiday or Christmas.
Snowed In by Rachel Hawthorne
Genre verified here
Points This Post: 20
Tasks Completed: 2
Total Points: 25
Kait15.8 - Not-So-Secret (Leavening) Agent
A book where ALL the letters N A H C O O O (3 O’s) are found in any combination of title, subtitle and author’s name.
Worth the Fall by Claudia Connor -- Worth the Fall Claudia Connor; Ebook approved on line #2977 of spreadsheet; Childrens genre overridden on line #46 of spreadsheet
Points This Post: 15
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
Total Points: 15
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Christine V10.10. Got Your Lottery Ticket?
The Graveyard Book Main page genre "Horror" verified here. AR Bookfinder information for Children's book: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10.0
I read the indicated audio edition. Link to the top MMP: El libro del cementerio
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
10.3.They're Old!In honor of ancient wonders, read a book with History or Historical Fiction as a main page genre.
Etiquette & Espionage
This book has historical fiction as a main page genre
10.6. More Following Through!
Read another book by an author you read for the first time in 2016 (including December).
Curtsies & Conspiracies Gail Carriger
Gail Carriger is new to me in 2016.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 30
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 4
** READERBOARD NAME DENISE M **(repost for approval)
Task 5.3 - Sole Survivor - Of the ancient seven wonders, only one, the Great Pyramid, exists today. Read a book that is number 1 in a series. It must be identified as #1 in a series in the Goodreads metadata (series #1).
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
This is the first book in the His Dark Materials trilogy.
From ARBookFinder (due to Childrens' genre designation):
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 19.0
[POINTS]
This Post: 5
Total Points: 10
Books Read: 2
Completed Tasks: 2
20.1. Most Improved Player - CynBaxter's Task: Christmas in the CaribbeanI chose Option 2 - Read a book set in one of the Caribbean countries or written by an author who was born or currently lives in one of the Caribbean countries.
The Duppy by Anthony C. Winkler (born in Kingston, Jamaica)
Task=20
Season totsl=20
Emsreviewsbooks20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Option 1: I read a publisher's advance copy of Nothing Like a Duke by Jane Ashford. There are exactly 2 Is and 2 Es in the title.
This post: 20
Total: 45
Read: 3
Finished: 3
SarahBR10.6. More Following Through!
Sugar and Spice by Lauren Conrad I have read two of Lauren's other books this year for the first time. She was a new author to me this year.
Points this post:10
Total points: 125
Books posted: 8
Tasks complete: 7
Pages this post: 288
Total pages as of this post:2792
Big Book Tickets:2
Golden Oldies:1
perletwo20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times - Option D: If at First You Don't Succeed: For this task, read a work from one of the authors on this list. Rejected Authors Who Found Success
Murder in the Mews by Agatha Christie
First printed in 1937, this qualifies for a Golden Oldie ticket.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 120
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 08
Tasks completed: 08
Kristi CO20.1 Most Improved Player - CynBaxter's Task: Christmas in the Caribbean
Option 1: initials in CARIBBEAN
The Mothers by Brit Bennett
20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Option B: takes place in Pennsylvania
Revolver by Duane Swierczynski
Points this post: 40
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
20.9 Moderator's pet - Celebrating ProofreadingOPTION 1:Read a book where the author's initials can be found in the word PROOFREADING
Casino Royale by Ian Fleming
Points this post: 20
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Pages read: 485p
Golden oldies: 0
Big books: 500 (0), 750 (0), 1000 (0).
Marina H20.2. Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & Games
Option 3: Mordere uden ansigt
#1 in series and title begins with M
Points this post:20
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 1
KATIEGIRL20.7 - One or Two?
Option One: A book with 2 Is and 2 Es in the title.
The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay
Is: tranquIlIty
Es: thE sEa
Points this post: 20
Total points: 30
Total tasks: 2
BB total: 0
GO total: 0
LAUREN JODI5.7 - Long, Long Ago
Medicus by Ruth Downie
Book on page #2 of the Popular Ancient Books shelf
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 1/1075
Total Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1/60
Kim ATask 15.5 - B-I-N-G-O! - Read a book where the FIRST word of the title begins with a letter in BINGO
No Safe Secret by Fern Michaels
Points This Post - 15
Total Points - 15
20.1. Most Improved Player - CynBaxter's Task: Christmas in the CaribbeanOption 1: Read a book whose author's* initials can be found in the word CARIBBEAN.
Christmas at the Vicarage by Rebecca Boxall
20.9 Moderator's pet - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating Proofreading
As a professional proofreader, I love this task!
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in PROOFREADING.
Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell
Golden Oldie: published 1853
Points this post: 40
Points in total: 40
Tasks completed: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book tickets: 0
Jen UT5.5 - December, January, February
100 Sideways Miles by Andrew Smith
Points this post: 5
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Total points: 10
K-Dee15.4 - To Tell the Truth
What Is Relativity?: An Intuitive Introduction to Einstein's Ideas, and Why They Matter by Jeffrey Bennett
This fulfills both requirements: ? in title and non-fiction
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 1
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ10.5 - Noel!
Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diana Xarissa
There is no "L" in the title/subtitle/author name
Link to PB edition: Aunt Bessie Assumes
20.7 - One or Two?
Friends With Partial Benefits by Luke Young
Option 1 - There are 2 “I”s AND 2 “E”s in the title/subtitle (I and E in frIEnds, I and E in benEfIts)
Link to PB edition: Friends With Partial Benefits
This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 30 points
Tasks completed: 2
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
reader name: Daphne25.6
2. MPG History or HF in London
The Execution of Sherlock Holmes: And Other New Adventures of the Great Detective London
4. London SF
Printer's Devil Court Page1
Andy P.Task # 5.1 - The Ancients
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in ANCIENT
byAnn CleevesANCIENT
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
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I read The Reluctant Matador, first published in 2015.
10.10. Got Your Lottery Ticket?
I read Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life, a biography of Shirley Jackson.
20.2. Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & Games
I chose option 2, and read a book by an author whose first and last names begin with the same letter.
Someone Always Knows by Marcia Muller.
Points this post: 35
Total points: 35
Andy P.Task # 10.3.They're Old!
Read a book with Historical Fiction as a main page genre.
by Dan Simmons Historical Fiction on mp (105 users)Points this post: 10
Total points: 20
10.6 - More Following Through!Read another book by an author you read for the first time in 2016
The Stranger by Albert Camus
This was a new author for me in 2016. (I read The Plague in November.)
The Stranger was first published in 1942, so I'd like to claim a Golden Ticket.
15.9 - It's Summer Somewhere
Word "Summer" in the title or subtitle.
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
Points this post: 25
Total points: 35
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM 5.9 – Listmaker
I read No Groom at the Inn by Megan Frampton (paperback), first published in November 2015 (2 and 5).
10.2. Ring, Sing, Bling?
I read An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro. "Floating" ends in -ing.
10.5. Noel!
I read Two Weeks in the Midday Sun: A Cannes Notebook, With a new foreword by Martin Scorsese and a new postscript by Roger Ebert. There are no Ls in the title, the (very!) long subtitle, or the author name.
Previous point total: 0
New points this post: 5+10+10
Total points: 25
New tasks completed in this post: 3
Total tasks: 3
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Post #315.8 - Not-So-Secret (leavening) Agent
Read a book where ALL the letters N A H C O O O (3 O’s) are found in any combination of title, subtitle and author’s name.
Dying to Know You by Aidan Chambers
tO kNOw yO CHAmbers
Points this post:15
Total Points:40
Books read: 4
Tasks Done: 4
10.2. Ring, Sing, Bling?The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become by Robert Kirkman
walk-ing
15.3 - Her Declaration of Independence
Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
One book fulfills both options, found on page one, author's initials in MARY WOLLSTONECROFT
30.1 - Maya's Task : Good Things Come in Pairs
Option 1A - Sex Criminals, Volume 1: One Weird Trick by Matt Fraction
1B - Sex Criminals, Volume 2: Two Worlds, One Cop by Matt Fraction
POINTS: 75
Julia1035.4 - Best Laid Plans
. This fits Task 5.1 from Fall 2016 - books on the cover5.5 - December, January, February
A Colourful Death has 352 pages
10.4. Fire and Ice
Echoes of Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon
F in Of
IRE in Stories
I in Inspired
CE in Sherlock
This post: 20 points
Total points: 20
Total BB:
Total GO:
Tasks completed: 3
Jonquil5.2 - Location, Location, Location
50% in Greece
Series Women of Greece #1
Setting Greece
Seven Days of Friday
Alex A. King
Paperback, 482 pages 12/3
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Books posted: 2
Tasks complete: 2
Pages this post: 482
Total pages as of this post: 639
Jonquil5.3 - Sole Survivor
number 1 in a series (Wisteria Tearoom, #1)
A Fatal Twist of Lemon
Patrice Greenwood
Paperback, 274 pages 12/3
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15
Books posted: 3
Tasks complete: 3
Pages this post: 274
Total pages as of this post: 913
Kait5.3 - Sole Survivor
A book that is number 1 in a series.
How to Misbehave by Ruthie Knox -- #1 in the Camelot series; Ebook approved on line #1126 of spreadsheet
*This is my single book between 80-99 pages used for a 5 point task.
Points This Post: 5
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
Total Points: 20
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
5.3 - Sole Survivor - Read a book that is number 1 in a series.Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown - 12/02/16 - Mrs. Murphy #1
5.4 - Best Laid Plans - Read a book that fits one of the Fall 2016 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
Fall 5.4 - Flowers - Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in CRANESBILL GERANIUM.
The Woman in Blue by Elly Griffiths - 12/04/16 - EG in geranium
10.5 - Noel! - Read a book with NO "L" in the title/subtitle and author name.
Rest in Pieces by Rita Mae Brown - 12/05/16
Points This Post - 20
Total Points - 20
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Painted Skins by Matt Hilton. This book has 256p.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Pages read: 256p
Golden oldies: 0
Big books: 500 (0), 750 (0), 1000 (0).