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WINTER CHALLENGE 2016
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Task 30.5 - Dlmrose's Task: This and that, then this or that - Book 1: Read a book with a title or subtitle that contains an “and” coordinating conjunction phrase: “[word] and [word]”. Ampersands “&” are considered “and” for this task.
Flesh and Bone
Book 2: Using the “and” phrase from Book 1, read a book whose title begins with one of the words joined by the “and” as described below. Words must match exactly.
Bone Appétit
Points this task: 30
Total points: 500
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 35
Tasks completed: 26
Kevin15.8 - Not-So-Secret (leavening) Agent
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P.'s Task: One or Two?
Option One: I or Eye?
The Numbers Game: Baseball's Lifelong Fascination with Statistics by Alan Schwarz
Points this post: 35
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 35
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
MADDIE O.10.1. Let's Follow Up
Read a book from The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend listopia.
I read And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. (Agatha Christie is mentioned at the top of the list)
I am also claiming a Golden Oldies ticket since this book was published in 1939.
25.6 - Trishhartuk's Task: Celebrate the City
Option 4: Read a book from the list of speculative fiction set in London.
I read Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman.
Option 5: Read a book by an author who shares a name with one of those commemorated at Postman's Park.
I read Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan. (There are multiple Roberts on the list, including a Robert Wright).
I am also claiming a Big Books ticket since the above edition of this book is listed as 704 pages.
Points this post: 35
Total points: 55
Tasks completed this post: 2
Total tasks completed: 3
Total Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Total Big Book tickets: 1
Ava Catherine25.8 Beth F's Task: Backwards Alphabet Code
E=V: selected letters
Book 1: Read a book whose title begins with the letter "E." (ignoring articles)
E=The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld
237 pages
Book 2: Read a book whose title begins with the letter "V." (ignoring articles)
V=Vanessa and Her Sister by Priya Parmar 368 pages
237+368=605 total pages: total must equal 500 pages for this task
25.9-Brooke TX's Task: Is It Ancient, or Just a Classic?
Option 2: Read a book #10 in a series
The Inheritance (Charles Lenox Mysteries #10) by Charles Finch
Option 3: Read a book whose author's first and last name initials can be found in CERTAMEN.
Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
C=Christie
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A=Agatha
M
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total=685
etwatson15.5 - B-I-N-G-O! - Read a book where the FIRST word of the title begins with a letter in BINGO.
Gilead
Points - 15
Total Points - 30
Ava Catherine15.7 Tales of Middle-earth
Read a book with a main page genre that contains “Fantasy”
Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth
Fantasy main page genre users 365
total=700
KATIEGIRL10.8 - On the Coast
A book set in a country with a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea.
To Capture What We Cannot Keep by Beatrice Colin
Book takes place primarily in France.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 195
Total tasks: 17
BB total: 1
GO total: 2
Ava Catherine25.10 – Pamela3265's Task: Tis the Season
Option 1: the Christmas Season
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in CHRISTMAS CARDS.
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
C
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T=Towles
M
A=Amor
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Option 3: January Birthdays
Read a book with a main page genre young adult
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
young adult main page genre users 756
total=725
5.10 - Your Own WonderRead a book of your choice.
The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
15.4 - To Tell the Truth
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both option 1 Book A and Book B.
The Kennedy Curse: Why Tragedy Has Haunted America's First Family for 150 Years by Edward Klein
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Stephanie12720.1. Most Improved Player - CynBaxter's Task: Christmas in the Caribbean:
Option 1 - Read a book whose author's* initials can be found in the word CARIBBEAN. Letters may be used as often as they appear in the phrase. Middle initials may be used or ignored.
The Mothers by Brit Bennett
Points this post: 20
Total points: 65/1075
Tasks completed: 5/60
Books read: 6
25.1 - Andy P.'s task: BookendsBook 1: By Nightfall by Michael Cunningham
Book 2: Skylight Confessions by Alice Hoffman
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date: 160 points
Tijana (REPOSTING post#255 - fixed)10.6. More Following Through!
Read another book by an author you read for the first time in 2016 (including December).
Vareopptelling by Erlend Loe
Erlend Loe is the new author for me in 2016. First book read Doppler in October 2016.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
10.7. Rollin on the River"environment" on main page genre
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
1 x GOLDEN OLDIES (pub. 1854)
15.4 - To Tell the Truth
option 2: Non-Fiction book (memoir/history) with 'Where' in title
Where the Sea Takes Us: A Vietnamese Australian Story by Kim Huynh
20.1. Most Improved Player - CynBaxter's Task: Christmas in the Caribbean
Option 1 - Read a book whose author's* initials can be found in the word CARIBBEAN.
The Strays by Emily Bitto
author's initial, EB, found in caribBEan
Total this Post: 45
Golden Oldies: 5
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 245
5.6 - Jolly Old St Nicholas - Read a book written by an author named “Nicholas”.The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks - 1/07/17
Points This Post - 5
Total Points - 430
Julia10315.7 - Tales of Middle-earth
Witch (genre Fantasy)
Task 25.1 - Andy P.'s task: Bookends
Book 1: Succession by Livi Michael (L)
Book 2: The Pattern Artist (T)
This post: 40 points
Total points: 220
Total BB: 2
Total GO: 2
Tasks completed: 17
20.2 - Fun and Games5. Chocolatier. The main characters are chocolatiers:
Desire For Chocolate by Care Santos
Total points 80
READ 60Task 15.6 multilingual
Originally written in Swedish A Man Called Ove
by Fredrik Backan. My only language is English.
Task 15
Total points 30
loafer25.6 - Trishhartuk's Task: Celebrate the City
Option 1. Domine Dirige Nos: Read a book where the initial letters of the author’s name can be found in DOMINE DIRIGE NOS.
The Gold Coast by Nelson DeMille
DomiNe dirige dos
Claiming 2 "big book" tickets as the mmpb, The Gold Coast, is 754 pages (I listened to the audio).
Option 3. Livery Companies: Read a book by an author whose surname matches one of the 110 Livery professions
The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler
Worshipful Company of Wax Chandlers - Raymond Chandler
points: 25
total: 195
BB: 3
GO: 4
tasks completed: 12
READ 60 20.10 Group Read
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum'
I left my comments in the Group Read area
points 20
total points 50
Pam L.Task 5.1 5 points
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in ANCIENT.
The Draining Lake
The book's author is Arnaldur Indridason Both of his initials occur in the word ANCIENT. Thanks!
READ 605.10 8th wonder read your choice
The Hypnotist's Love Story by Liane Moriarty
points 5
total points 55
30.8 Old and awesome book 1 : The Past Tessa Hadley , 362 pages, word "past " in title
book 2 : The Wonder Emma Donoghue , 304 pages, word "wonder" in title
Together 606 pages
Task points 30
Total points 110
5.4 - Best Laid PlansRead a book that fits one of the Fall 2016 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
Using Task 5.4 - Flowers
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in the 4th wedding anniversary flower CRANESBILL GERANIUM.
Vanity Dies Hard by Ruth Rendell
Task total=5
Season total=195
MegsTask 30.4 - Mazza1's Task - Readers Recommend
Using 2 book option
OPTION 1 - Reader ratings
Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
Current rating: 4.27 (also verified in help thread
Pages: 221
OPTION 3 Birthday Bests
Decade of birth - 1980's
List used - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Book is currently #2 on page 1
Pages = 380
Total pages for task = 221 + 380 = 601
Points this post: 30
Total points: 85
10.10 - Got Your Lottery Ticket?Read a book about Shirley Jackson, a book by Shirley Jackson, or a book with the main page genre Horror.
At the Mountains of Madness
MPG at time of posting:
Horror 993 users
Fiction 309 users
Science fiction 258 users
Classics 238 users
Fantasy 189 users
Points this post: 10
Total points: 35
5.6 - Jolly Old St NicholasZombie War: An account of the zombie apocalypse that swept across America by Nicholas Ryan
Task 25.3 - Karen Michele's Task: I Wonder…
Option 2. Leviathan Approved in task help thread msg #15
Option 4. Ensimmäinen kesäni Sierravuorilla page 1
*My First Summer in the Sierra was originally published 1911, claiming one Golden Oldie ticket*
Points this post: 30
Points total: 335
GO total: 1
BB total: 0
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 26
20.1 - Christmas in the CaribbeanI read Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski. This fits option one because the author's initials (EN) can be found in the word CARIBBEAN.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 95
Tasks complete: 5
Books read: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 3
Cait S25.4- World AIDS Day
Book #1- Option 2
Read a book with a main page genre of erotica, vampires, or pregnancy.
by Amanda MarroneThis book is verified for a vampire genre here
Also, this book meets the red item requirement as the hands have red fingernail polish on them.
Book #2- Option 2 Again
Read a book with a main page genre of erotica, vampires, or pregnancy.
by Naima SimoneThis book has an "erotica" genre and, in case the red fingernails aren't clear enough on Book 1, also has red text for the word "Night"
Points This Post: 25
Big Book Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 8
Total Points: 140
Louise B30.5 Dlmrose's Task: This and That
Book 1: My Life and Hard Times by James Thurber first published 1933
Book 2: Hard Times by Charles Dickens first published 1854
As both of these were published before 1950, I would like to claim 2 golden oldies tickets.
Total points this post: 30
Total points to date: 30
Total tasks completed: 1
Total big books: 0
Total golden oldies: 2
Louise B20.3 Best Review
I chose option D: A book by an author on rejected list
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie; 363 pages
Total points this post: 20
Total points to date: 50
Total tasks completed: 2
Total big books: 0
Total golden oldies: 2
hoodoomends30.2 - Pros & Cons
• Option 1: a book from the list Best Books About Family Relationships.
O Apanhador no Campo de Centeio by J.D. Salinger (★★)
This book is a Brazilian edition of "The Catcher in the Rye", which is on page 1 of the list.
• Option 2: a book that contains at least 3 of these 4 vowels in the title and subtitle (A-I-O-U).
Wall of Kiss by Gina Ranalli (★★)
Vowels a, i, o.
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Current Post
Points: 30
GO: -
BB: -
Total
Points: 150
GO: 1
BB: -
Andy P.Task # 10.8. On the Coast
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries with a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea -France. This was set 100% in France.
by Mark PryorPoints this post: 10
Total points: 300
Susan W.15.1 Madly in Love With Me Day.
Book 1: Read a book with one of these words in the title: me, myself, I, my, or mine.
I read Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Book 2: Read an autobiography or memoir.
I read Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
Autobiography/Memoir is on the main page
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 75
BEKKA - 20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Option C: For this task, I read “Caraval” by Stephanie Garber since it will be published in 2017. It has 416 pages. I read this book as an Advanced Readers Copy.
25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Is It Ancient, or Just a Classic?
Option 1: For this task, I read “The Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein since the work RAIN from the title can be found in the letters of "QUIS EST CAESAR TIBI NUNC?” 321 pg
Option 4: For this task, I read “Laughing at My Nightmare” by Shane Burcaw since it has the genre Humor on its main Goodreads page. 272 pg
25.10 – Pamela3265's Task: Tis the Season
Option 1: For this task, I read “Written in the Stars” by Aisha Saeed since the author’s initials can be found in CHRISTMAS CARDS. 304 pg
Option 3: For this task, I read “Half Bad” by Sally Green since it has the genres of Fantasy, Romance and Young Adult on its main Goodreads page. 394 pg
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 70
Total Points Earned to Date: 225
Pages Read this Challenge: 1707
Total Pages Read to Date: 5880
Books Read this Challenge: 5
Total Books Read: 17
Emsreviewsbooks10.7. Rollin on the River
I read Joanne Fluke's Lake Eden Cookbook: Hannah Swensen's Recipes From The Cookie Jar by Joanne Fluke. Food and Drink > Food is a main page genre. Genre verified at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/....
This post: 10
Total: 190
Read: 14
Finished: 11
Mod
I chose option 2, and read a non-fiction book with the main page genre science (2nd genre listed) - Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
25.2 - Perletwo's Task: Timeless: Leonard & Leon
For book 1, I read Moon Over Soho, with the word "moon" in the title.
For book 2, I read Good Morning, Midnight. This book was approved for space travel in the help thread, noted in post 3.
30.1 - Maya's Task : Good Things Come in Pairs
I chose option 1, and read Killing Floor and Die Trying, books 1 and 2 in the Jack Reacher series.
Points this post: 75
Total points: 415
Readerboard name: boromom15.3 - Her Declaration of Independence
option 2
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
Malala Yousafzai
points this post: 15
total points: 70
MegSCL15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
Naamah's Curse
**576pp = 1 big book ticket
TOTAL TO DATE
points: 130
BB tickets: 8
Bluegrass Pam30.1 - Maya's Task : Good Things Come in Pairs
I chose Option 3.
3A: Only black text on the cover
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
3B. Only White on the cover
Any Day Now by Terry Bisson
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 155
GO Total: 2 / BB Total: 1
Readerboard name: Helen BTask 5.2 - location, location, location
I read Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters.
This book is set entirely in Egypt.
Points this post: 5
Points in total: 15
Tasks completed: 2
BB:0
GO:0
CYNBAXTER#25.09 – Brooke TX's Task: Is It Ancient, or Just a Classic?
Task: Read a book whose title/subtitle contains a word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters found in "QUIS EST CAESAR TIBI NUNC?"
Book 1, Option 1: Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan by Jake Adelstein – the word is BEAT
Task: Read a book whose author's first and last name initials can be found in CERTAMEN.
Book 2, Option 3: The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date = 355 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
CHANDNI10.10. Got Your Lottery Ticket?
Read a book about Shirley Jackson, a book by Shirley Jackson, or a book with the main page genre Horror.
Little Heaven by Nick Cutter
[POINTS]
This Post: 10
Total Points: 215
Books Read: 14
Completed Tasks: 10
ANNA KTask 30.1, (Maya's Task : Good Things Come in Pairs), 2 book challenge
Option #1:
A: Read a book that is 1st in a series.
B: Read the 2nd book in the same series as book A.
Book 1: Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death (#1 in The Grantchester Mysteries)
Book 2: Sidney Chambers and the Perils of the Night (#2 in The Grantchester Mysteries)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 50
15.4 - To Tell the TruthBook A - Read a book with one of these interrogative words: who, whose, whom, what, where, when, why, which, how, whether, whence in the title or subtitle.
The Cat Who Turned On And Off by Lilian Jackson Braun - 12/08/16 - WHO
Book B - Read a non-fiction book.
A Chance in the World: An Orphan Boy, a Mysterious Past, and How He Found a Place Called Home by Steve Pemberton - 1/08/17
Points This Post - 15
Total Points - 445
Megs20.2. Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & Games
Option 2. Dungeons & Dragons
Lessons Learned by Nora Roberts
Points in this post: 20
Total points: 105
5.10- Your Own 8th WonderRead a book of your choice
Room by Emma Donoghue
Points this post: 5
Total points: 65
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
500+: 2
750+: 0
1000+: 0
BARBARA ★15.8 - Not-So-Secret (leavening) Agent
The Chocolate Pirate Plot - JoAnna Carl 1/7
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30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Travels
Book 2: Restless Heart - Emma Lang (western genre) 12/5
Book 5: The Thrall's Tale - Judith Lindbergh (historical fiction) 1/8
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 45
Total Points: 275
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?OPTION 2: Read a non-fiction book with the main page genre science or health.
A Buzz in the Meadow: The Natural History of a French Farm by Dave Goulson
Points this post: 20
TOTAL POINTS: 70
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 4
Total books read: 4
Shiraloo5.9 – Listmaker
Beautiful Redemption by Jamie McGuire
REQUIRED: First published in 2015
10.7 – Rollin on the River
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual by Michael Pollan
10.8 – On the Coast
The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran
REQUIRED: Set completely in Egypt
CURRENT POST
Points: 25
BBT: 0
GO: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 95
BBT: 0
GO: 0
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20.5. Bigger is Better - Loafer's Task: The Long and Short of It
Option 2: A collection of short stories or essays.
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
Points this post: 20
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 285/1075
Total Books Read: 22
Tasks Completed: 20/60
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 1