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WINTER CHALLENGE 2016
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Task 20.2. Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & GamesOption 1 - Read a book that includes one of these words in the title/subtitle or series title: Hearts
The Architect of Song by A.G. Howard - 1/10/17***
Series name is: Haunted Hearts Legacy
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 175
Amanda D.25.10 – Pamela3265's Task: Tis the Season (2 book task) - Option 1 - Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in CHRISTMAS CARDS.
Delicious! by Ruth Reichl
Option 3 - Read a book with a main page genre of history, historical fiction, romance, young adult, fantasy or science fiction. Genres can be embedded.
A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain
Points this post: 25
Total points (not including this post): 20
Jen UT10.3 - They're Old!
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
Points this post: 10
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Total Points: 105
Task 20.6. Seasoned Reader – Nicola T's Task: Repos Production’s 7Wonders Option 2: Read a book with glass, paper, or cloth in title
The Glass Magician
30.9 - Catherine T's Task: Construction Wonders
Option 1: Read a book where at least 7 of the letters in CONSTRUCTION can be found in the title/subtitle
A Christmas Carol
This book was a re-read for me
2-C
1-O
2-S
1-T
2-R
1-I
Option 2:Read a non-fiction book with the main page genre engineering or history
The Map That Changed the World
This was a new read for me
History 497 users
Nonfiction 396 users
Total New Points: 50
Total Challenge Points: 225
3 GO's
perletwoTask 30.4 - Mazza1's Task - Readers Recommend - OPTION 2 – Awards Season: Read a book that features as a winner or nominee on the GR choice awards for 2016 (winners announced end of November) Goodreads Choice Awards. REQUIRED – identify the category in which the book is nominated
My Best Friend's Exorcism - horror nominee
this is the kindle edition, but the hardback edition has 336 pages
OPTION 3 Birthday Bests: Read a book that features on the best books for the decade in which you were born: Best Books by Decades - REQUIRED: Provide a link to the list that you used, and identify the decade of your birth and the page number of the list on which your book is found.
Ghost Story - on p.1 of Best Books of the Decade 1970s
this is the kindle edition, but the top mmp edition is 567 pages, qualifying it for a Big Book ticket
If you choose the 2 book option, the 2 books must be selected from different options and the two books must have a combined page total of at least 600.
I chose the 2-book option. 336+567=903 pages
Points this task: 30
Total points: 530
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 37
Tasks completed: 27
15.8 - Not-So-Secret (leavening) Agent Read a book where ALL the letters N A H C O O O are found in any combination of title, subtitle, and author's name.
Two By Two by Nicholas Sparks
Points this post: 15
Total points: 35
CHANDNI25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Is It Ancient, or Just a Classic?
Option 1: 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?"
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
I'm using the word SECRET.
Option 3: Read a book whose author's first and last name initials can be found in CERTAMEN.
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley
[POINTS]
This Post: 25
Total Points: 240
Books Read: 16
Completed Tasks: 11
20.1. Most Improved Player - CynBaxter's Task: Christmas in the CaribbeanOption One
The Road is a River by Nick Cole (ebook approved line #2622)
Post Points: 20
Total Points: 50
Tasks Completed: 2
Readerboard Name - LaureY20.10 - Group Reads.
For 2016 Debut Author Fiction: Homegoing
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Message 14 on the group read thread.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 235
Task this post:1
Total Tasks: 13
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
reader board name - MAZZA1. 25 point tasks
25.1 - Andy P.'s task: Bookends
The combined page count for both books should be at least 500 pages.
Book 1. Read a book written by a single author in which the First letter of the author's First name is the same as the Last letter of his/her Last name.
Everything, Everything (310 pages)
Author is Nicola Yoon starts and ends with N
Book 2. Read a book in which the First letter of the First word is the same as the Last letter of the Last word in the title.
Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic
Title begins and ends with C (Cupcakes ... Magic) (264 pages)
Total page count = 574
25.2 - Perletwo's Task: Timeless: Leonard & Leon
This is a two-book task. Read one book from each of the following options.
Book 1. Read a book with one of these words in the title/subtitle: Beauty, Moonlight, Moon, or Light. Words must match exactly - no variations.
Let the Light Shine
Book 2. Read a book about space travel (set at least 50% on a spaceship or involving the mechanics of space travel) or time travel. The space travel element or the time travel element must show on the book's GR main page, either in the summary or the main page genre listings.
Just One Damned Thing After Another
MPG science fiction > time travel approved in post 2 of the help thread
25.3 - Karen Michele's Task: I Wonder…
Option 2. What secrets lie under the water?
Read a book about anything found under the surface of the water.
The Metropolitan Police Underwater Search Unit 1983 to 1996 approved in post 2 of help thread
Option 4. Will the natural wonders I see around me still be here for my grandchildren and great grandchildren?
read a book from" Popular Nature Books" that has been shelved as “nature” at least 10 times.
REQUIRED: In your post, specify the page on which your book is found.
My Family and Other Animals
On page 1 of that list and shelved as nature 90 times https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Is It Ancient, or Just a Classic?
This is a two book task. You may choose two different options from the choices below, or read two books that satisfy the same option. REQUIRED: In your post, specify the option(s) you chose.
Option 3:. Read a book whose author's first and last name initials can be found in CERTAMEN. If more than one author is listed, all authors' initials must be found in CERTAMEN.
The Heart Goes Last Author Margaret Attwood : M and A found in CERTAMEN
Option 4: Read a book with the main page genre Humor or Funny.
Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All
MPG Humor
25.10 – Pamela3265's Task: Tis the Season
This is a two book task. Choose two different options below and read a book for each option.
Option 1: The Christmas Season.
For this option read a book by an author whose first and last initals can be found in CHRISTMAS CARDS.
The Two of Us, My Life with John Thaw Author Sheila Hancock S and H in CHRISTMAS CARDS
Option 5: Presidents Day
For this option read a book with snow on the cover.
REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post
Clara at Christmas
ebook verification post number 5937 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...verified in help thread as fitting task post number 13
Task 25.11 - Wayne's Task: A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
The total page count for both books MUST be at least 500 pages.
Option 2 - The Festivus Pole
Read a book that has a pole on the cover.
Moving
(388 pages) approved in help thread post number 20 poles from the balustradeOption 3 - The Airing of Grievances:
Read a book that so disappointed one of your GR friends that they only gave it a 1 or 2 star rating.
REQUIRED: Include the name of your GR friend in your post.
Room(321 pages)
Given 1 * by Cait S my friend on goodreads
Total page count = 709
Tasks completed in this post = 6
Points in this post = 150
Tasks completed to date = 45
Points to date = 630
Books read to date = 54
Golden Oldie tickets this post = 0
Total golden oldie tickets = 4
BB tickets this post = 0
BB tickets to date = 1
trishhartuk20.9 Moderator’s pet - Heather (Gibby)’s Task: Celebrating Proofreading
Option 3: Read a book with a main page genre holiday or Christmas.
Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen, Vicki Delany
MPGs: Holiday > Christmas by 36 users, Holiday by 20 users
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 415
Tasks Completed: 21
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 2 (500+ x2)
loafer10.10. Got Your Lottery Ticket?
Read a book about Shirley Jackson, a book by Shirley Jackson, or a book with the main page genre Horror.
NOS4A2 by Joe Hill
mpg = horror
I listened and linked to the audio version.
I am claiming 2 "big book" tickets as the mmpb is 763 pages
NOSFERA2
points: 10
total: 205
BB: 5
GO: 4
tasks completed: 13
Jonquil20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
REPOST of 941 completely missed page count requirement, sorry
Option C: Lucky Seven
published in a year ending with 7 (first published 2017)
Below the Belt
Stuart Woods
Hardcover, 320 pages 1/10
Points this post: 20
Total points: 360
Books posted: 35
Tasks complete: 33
Pages this post: 320
Total pages as of this post: 10540
Jonquil20.4. Golden Oldies - Mhairi's Task: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Option 1: skeleton, skull, or bones on cover
A Skeleton in the Closet
Judith K. Ivie
Paperback, 225 pages 1/6
Points this post: 20
Total points: 380
Books posted: 36
Tasks complete: 34
Pages this post: 225
Total pages as of this post: 10765
Jonquil20.5. Bigger is Better - Loafer's Task: The Long and Short of It
Option 2: collection of short stories
Eggnog Murder
Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, Barbara Ross
Hardcover, 320 pages 12/16
Points this post: 20
Total points: 400
Books posted: 37
Tasks complete: 35
Pages this post: 320
Total pages as of this post: 11085
10.5NO "L" in the title/subtitle author name
The Mothers by Brit Bennett
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 170/1075
Tasks completed: 14/60
Books Read: 14
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
LAVENDER20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Option C: Lucky Seven - Read a book first published in a year ending with the number 7.
The Labours of Hercules by Agatha Christie (audiobook I listened to)
The Labours of Hercules (MMPB for page length - 314 pages)
This was first published 1947 and has more than 300 pages
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 190
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 12
Readerboard Name: MAMAJODY(Re-post - I really hope I've got this right!)
Task 5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Fall 2016 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
F**k It: The Ultimate Spiritual Way by John C. Parkin.
I used: Fall Task 10.8 - 26 Letters. Read a book in which the number of words or letters in the title match the numerical designation of the first letter of the title.
I am using the number of words, and I am including the subtitle. The first letter of the first word of the title is F, which equals six words in the title & subtitle.
Task 5.9 - Listmaker
Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains the numbers 2 AND 5.
Fairest by Marissa Meyer.
First Published: January 27th, 2015
Task 5.10 - Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Claiming 1x Golden Oldie - First Published in 1890.
Task 10.2. Ring, Sing, Bling?
Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle ending in “ing".
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner.
Claiming 1x Golden Oldie - First Published in 1930.
Task 10.4. Fire and Ice
Read a book with all letters of FIRE and of ICE found in the book’s title/subtitle/author name.
The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey.
F - in Gifts
I - in Girl
R - in Girl
E - in The
I - in with
C - in Carey
E - in Carey
Task 25.11 - Wayne's Task: A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
Option 4: Read a book from one of these two lists: Books with Strong Women Characters/Strong Male Characters.
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
I used the Strong Male Characters list, and this book is #10.
Claiming 1x Golden Oldie - First Published in 1925.
Option 5: Read a book that is 2nd, 3rd, or 23rd in a series.
Cress by Marissa Meyer. This is listed as #3 in The Lunar Chronicles.
Claiming 1x Big Book
No MMP, linked to Paperback version - 585 pages.
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Points this post: 60
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 7
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books (500+): 1
Total points: 60
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FANDURYTask 20.6. Seasoned Reader – Nicola T's Task: Repos Production’s 7Wonders
Option 1: Read a book with at least one of these 4 resources (wood, ore, brick and stone) found intact in the title/subtitle or featured on the cover.
In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
There is the resource wood in the title.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 200
Books Read: 16
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
20.2. Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & GamesOption 2 - Read a book by an author with the same beginning letter for first & last name.
Clobbered by Camembert by Avery Aames - 1/10/17
Points This Post - 20
Total Points - 490
SweetMelissa10.6. More Following Through!
Read another book by an author you read for the first time in 2016 (including December).
Winter Storms, Elin Hilderbrand, 12/11/16
15.7 - Tales of Middle-earth
Read a book with a main page genre that contains “Fantasy”
The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman, 12/5/16
(AR info: MG+, BL 5.1, AR 10.3)
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. Letters may be used as often as they appear in the phrase. Middle initials may be used or ignored.
Murder on the Orient Express, Agatha Christie, 12/9/16
20.2. Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & Games
Option 2 - 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
The Wishing Spell, Chris Colfer, 12/18/16
(AR info: MG, BL 5.0, AR 15.0)
20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Option B - For this option, read a book set in one of these U.S. states, which uses the designation Commonwealth in its official state name: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania or Virginia
It Ends with Us, Colleen Hoover, 01/03/2017
Required: 376 pages, set in Massachusetts
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Option 1 - Read a book that has 2 “I”s AND 2 “E”s in the title/subtitle - more than 2 of both/either are okay
Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd, Alan Bradley, 12/23/16
20.9 Moderator's pet - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating Proofreading
Option 3 - read a book with a main page genre holiday or Christmas
Starry Night, Debbie Macomber, 12/7/16
20.10 - Group Reads
Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi, 12/19/16
25.1 - Andy P.'s task: Bookends
Book 1. Read a book written by a single author in which the First letter of the author's First name is the same as the Last letter of his/her Last name.
Every Crooked Nanny, Kathy Hogan Trocheck, 12/29/16, 320 pages
Book 2. Read a book in which the First letter of the First word is the same as the Last letter of the Last word in the title. Titles may contain any number of words including one.
Small Great Things, Jodi Picoult, 12/28/16, 470 pages
Required: 790 pages total
25.6 - Trishhartuk's Task: Celebrate the City
Option 3 - Read a book by an author whose surname matches one of the 110 Livery professions
Worshipful Company of Turners - These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901, Nancy E. Turner, 1/11/17
Option 4 - Read a book from the following list of speculative fiction set in London: Fantasy/SF Set in London. REQUIRED: state the page and number of your book on the list.
A Darker Shade of Magic, V.E. Schwab, 1/6/17
Required: Found on page 1 number 25
25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Is It Ancient, or Just a Classic?
Option 3 - Read a book whose author's first and last name initials can be found in CERTAMEN
The Girl with All the Gifts, M.R. Carey, 1/2/17
Option 4 - Read a book with the main page genre Humor or Funny
The Princess Diarist, Carrie Fisher, 12/30/16
30.1 - Maya's Task : Good Things Come in Pairs
One:
A: Read a book that is 1st in a series. This must be indicated by the book's metadata on Goodreads, and must be marked as #1 in the series (no .5 prequels).
Winter Street, Elin Hilderbrand, 12/2/16
AND
B: Read the 2nd book in the same series as book A. This must be indicated by the book's metadata on Goodreads, and must be marked as #2 in the series.
Winter Stroll, Elin Hilderbrand, 12/6/16
Points this post: 250
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total points: 250
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Amber15.7 - Tales of Middle-earth
Book with a main page genre that contains “Fantasy”
The Wicked + The Divine: Year One by Kieron Gillen
Ebook, hardcover 400 pgs (no MMPB or PB editions)
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Option 1 - has 2 “I”s AND 2 “E”s (or more) in the title/subtitle
(Is in sIlver and lInIngs, Es in thE and silvEr)
The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
Audiobook, MMPB 280 pgs
25.10 – Pamela3265's Task: Tis the Season
Option 1 - book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in CHRISTMAS CARDS
You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott
Hardcover, 345 pgs
Option 2 - book that a MPG of history, historical fiction, romance, young adult, fantasy or science fiction
for this book MPG = historical fiction
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Ebook, paperback 306 pgs (no MMPB)
Points this post: 60
Total points: 60
Helen B10.8. On the Coast
The Awakening of Miss Prim by Natalia Sanmartín Fenollera
Book is set in France.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 3
5.5 December, January, FebruaryRead a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 1 or 2.
*NOTE: ebooks without a print edition cannot be used for tasks requiring a specific number of pages. If you read an ebook, listen to an audiobook or read a Large Print edition use the page count for the mass market paperback if one exists.
Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster
MMP (Monteriano) has 253 pages.
Golden Oldie ticket - first published in 1905
Points: 5
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5.9 Listmaker
Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains the numbers 2 AND 5 such as 1952, 2005 or 2015.
The Gift Bag Chronicles by Hilary De Vries
First published 2005.
Points: 5
Grand Total Points: 70
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 7
Big Book Tickets: 1
Oldies Tickets: 1
trishhartuk25.5 SarahBR’s Task: A Return to Stars Hollow
Option 1: Rory’s reading list. Read a book off the Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge Complete List
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain (394pg)
#2 on the list.
I don't see children's in the MPGs but just in case, its UK AR Quiz No. 200564 EN Fiction; IL: UY (BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 18.0)
Golden Oldie: Yes - First published in 1884
Option 2: Please, Luke. Please, please, please! Read a book with a cup of coffee or coffee beans on the cover.
Cleo Coyle (243pg)
Approved for cups of coffee on the cover (two on the table, one on the floor) in help thread message #11 (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
Total pages: 394 + 243 = 637pg
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie: 1 – Huckleberry Finn was first published in 1884.
Big Book: No
Total Points: 440
Tasks Completed: 22
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 2 (500+ x2)
KATIEGIRL10.9 - Stories Say...
A book with Mythology as a main page genre.
Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
Points this post: 10
Total points: 205
Total tasks: 18
BB total: 1
GO total: 2
KATIEGIRL30.4 - Readers Recommend
Option 1: A book with an average Goodreads rating above 4.24.
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life by Ed Yong
Book currently has a rating of 4.25. Approved in Help Thread Message 4.
368 pages
Option 2: A winner or nominee from the 2016 Goodreads Choice Awards.
The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman
Nominee for Historical Fiction.
290 pages
Total of 658 pages (greater than 600 requirement)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 235
Total tasks: 19
BB total: 1
GO total: 2
30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: TravelsBook 3: Key West, Florida
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Golden Oldie: published 1847.
Book 5: London, England
His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet
Points this post: 30
Points in total: 300
Tasks completed: 14
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
10.2. Ring, Sing, Bling?Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle ending in “ing.”
Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer by Lynne Cox
Points this post: 10
Points in total: 10
Tasks completed: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
CYNBAXTER#10.01 – Let's Follow Up
Task: Read a book from The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend listopia.
Book 1: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee - #4 on the https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8... list
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date = 380 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
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.
Gemstones by Cally Oldershaw
Points this post: 20
Points in total: 30
Tasks completed: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Scooter&Siam20.6, Option 2 (cloth - using cover)
Read
- see dress worn by ladyPoint: 20
Total: 115
Readerboard name: SABRINATask: 5.3 - Sole Survivor
Read a book that is number 1 in a series.
Aliens vs. Predator: Prey by Steve Perry
--> 1st book in the "Aliens vs Predator" series
Task: 5.6 - Jolly Old St Nicholas
Read a book written by an author named “Nicholas” or Nick, Colin, Nils, Nicole, Colette.
Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season by Nick Heil
--> author's first name is Nick
Task: 5.8 - Full Moon
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from the names used by various tribes to describe the winter season’s moons: long, night, cold, wolf, old, snow, hunger.
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
--> book title features the word "night"
Task: 10.2. Ring, Sing, Bling?
Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle ending in “ing".
A Cotswold Killing by Rebecca Tope
--> book title features the word "killing"
Points in this post: 25
Total n° of points: 25
Books read: 4
Tasks completed: 4
15.2 Celebrity Eye-rollBook 1: Read a book with “night” found intact in a word in the book’s title, subtitle, series title or author’s name.
Midnight by Dean Koontz
midNIGHT
Book 2: Read a book with “time” found intact in a word in the book’s title, subtitle, series title or author’s name.
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Golden Oldie Ticket - first published in 1895
Points: 15
Grand Total Points: 85
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 9
Big Book Tickets: 1
Oldies Tickets: 2
25.4 MegSCL's Task: World AIDS DayOption 1: The three countries with the highest number of people living with HIV are South Africa, Nigeria, and India. Taking population size into account, the highest rates of HIV are seen in Botswana, Swaziland, and Lesotho.
Read a book set (at least 50%) in one of these six countries, or by an author born in one of these countries.
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Book setting: India
Author born: India
Option 3: Read a book written by or about (must be mentioned in the goodreads description) one of the authors listed on this page: List of Tuberculosis Cases under the Writers and Poets category.
by Dashiell HammettDashiell Hammett contracted tuberculosis while serving in the Army in 1918.
Golden Oldie Ticket - first published 1930
Points: 25
Grand Total Points: 110
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 11
Big Book Tickets: 1
Oldies Tickets: 3
30.7 Jonquil's Task: Dreams are Made of ThisBook 1: Read a book that takes place (80%) in one of these cities: Chicago, USA; Toronto, Canada; Paris, France; Berlin, Germany; or London, England.
The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain
Setting = Paris, France
Book 2: Read a second book that takes place (80%) in one of the remaining four cities. The city for book 2 cannot be the same as the city for book 1.
Except the Dying by Maureen Jennings
Setting = Toronto, Canada
Points: 30
Grand Total Points: 140
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 13
Big Book Tickets: 1
Oldies Tickets: 3
****Reposting Only to claim the Golden Oldie Ticket*****30.9 - Catherine T's Task: Construction Wonders
Option 1: Read a book where at least 7 of the letters in CONSTRUCTION can be found in the title/subtitle
A Christmas Carol
***Claiming Golden Oldie Ticket-published in 1843****
This book was a re-read for me
2-C
1-O
2-S
1-T
2-R
1-I
Option 2:Read a non-fiction book with the main page genre engineering or history
The Map That Changed the World
This was a new read for me
History 497 users
Nonfiction 396 users
Total Golden Oldies Tickets 3
15.3 - Her Declaration of IndependenceOption 2. Read ONE book that fulfills both option 1 Book A and Book B.
A: Read a book from the list of Popular Feminism Books.
B: Read a book by a female author whose initials are found in MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT.
I read Ik ben Malala by Malala Yousafzai.
This is the Dutch translation of I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban.
The book is on page 1 of the list of Popular Feminism Books, so it fits book A.
The initials of the female author are M.Y. Both letters are found in MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT, so it fits book B.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 55
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Task 15.8 – Not-so-Secret (Leavening) AgentAll the letters: NAHCOOO in the title/subtitle and/or author’s name
CONstellAtiOn and pHenOmena
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena ✔ – 08Jan17
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Task 20.1 – Most Improved Player – Cynbaxter – Christmas in the Caribbean
Option 1 – Author First & Last initials in CARIBBEAN - I.A.
Isabel Allende / Portrait in Sepia
I listened to the audio / MMP: صورة عتيقة
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This Post: 35 points
Total points to date: 130 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
Brittany G.Task 25.10 Tis the Season
Book 1, Option 4: The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness Genre: Self-Help/Self-Improvement
Book 2, Option 3: Cut Genre: Young Adult
Task 15.3 Her Declaration of Independence
Book fulfills both A and B
Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture (Page 1; A and L both present in WOLLSTONECRAFT)
Points this post: 40
Total points this challenge: 105
EMurphy15.5 - Read a book where the FIRST word of the title begins with a letter in BINGO
Inferno by Dan Brown
**Big Book Ticket (611 pages)
This Task:
Points: 15
Books Read: 1
BB Tickets +500: 1
Total:
Points: 15
Books Read: 1
BB Tickets +500: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
Helen B5.1 The Ancients
A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson
ancIEnts
10.2. Ring, Sing, Bling?
Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle ending in “ing.” No variations allowed.
The Morning Gift by Eva Ibbotson
10.3 They're Old
The Nonesuch by Georgette Heyer.
Historical fiction genre
10.4. Fire and Ice
Read a book with all letters of FIRE and of ICE found in the book’s title/subtitle/author name.
The Devil's Diary: Hitler's High Priest and the Hunt for the Lost Papers of the Third Reich by Robert K. Wittman.
F in for
I in devil
R in diary
E in the
I in Hitler
C in Reich
E in priest
15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
Read a book where the FIRST word of the title begins with a letter in BINGO.
Gods and Beasts by Denise Mina.
Title begins with G.
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.
A Good Indian Wife by Anne Cherian.
Authors initials AC.
Points this post: 70
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 9
Brooke TX5.1 - The Ancients
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in ANCIENT.
10.2. Ring, Sing, Bling?
Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle ending in “ing.”
10.6. More Following Through!
Read another book by an author you read for the first time in 2016 (including December). By Kelly Sue DeConnick, a new author for me in 2016:
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 195
Completed Tasks: 18
Books Read: 29
Brittany G. (Repost as requested)Task 15.3 Her Declaration of Independence
Book fulfills both A and B
Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture (Page 1; A and L both present in WOLLSTONECRAFT)
Task 25.10 Tis the Season
Book 1, Option 4: The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness Genre: Self-Help/Self-Improvement
Book 2, Option 3: Cut Genre: Young Adult
Points this post: 40
Total points this challenge: 105
20.5 - Option 2:Tenth of December by George Saunders
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 180 points
20.10 - Group Reads.For 2016 Debut Author Fiction: Homegoing
Homegoing
see post #15
Cumulative Total 270+20 = 290
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?Option 1, a book that has 2 I's and 2 E's in the title: Twelve Rooms With a View: A Novel by Theresa Rebeck
Points this post: 20
Total points: 205
ADNIN
# Post : 1
10.6 More Following Through !
- read another book by an author you read for the first time in 2016.
The Hidden by Jessica Verday
I read the first book of the series in December which is the first book I read from Jessica V .
10.10 Got Your Lottery Ticket?
-book with a main page genre Horror
Diary of a Haunting by M. Verano
15.7 Tales of Middle-earth
-book with a main page genre that contains Fantasy.
The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter
- Option 1 : read a book that has 2 ‘I’s AND 2 ‘E’s in the title or subtitle. More than two are okay
The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkoski
20.9 Moderator’s Pet
-Option 1: Read a book where the author’s initials can be found in the word PROOFREADING .
The Wrath & the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
25.8 Backward Alphabet Code
-The Backwards Alphabet Code is very simple. All you have to do is make a list of all the letters in the alphabet, and then make another list right next to it, of all the letters in backwards order. Kind of like this...
A = Z
B = Y
C = X
D = W
Book 1 - Ignoring the articles "the", "a" and "an", read a book whose title begins with a letter in the left-hand column.
Book 2 - Ignoring the articles "the", "a" and "an", read a book whose title begins with the letter in the right-hand column that corresponds to the letter you selected from the left-hand.
Total page count must be at least 500 pages
CHOOSEN LETTERS
D=W
Book 1 : Doon by Carey Corp
Book 2 : The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski
Total page count : 852
25.10 Tis the Season
-This is a two book task. Choose two different options below and read a book for each option.
Option 1: read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in CHRISTMAS CARDS.
Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou
Option 3: read a book with a main page genre of history, historical fiction, romance, young adult, fantasy or science fiction.
A Thousand Nights by E.K. Johnston
30.1 Good Things Come in Pairs
-Choose one pair of the following and read the two books for that pair. You CANNOT mix and match pairs!
Option 1:
A: Read a book that is 1st in a series. This must be indicated by the book's metadata on Goodreads, and must be marked as #1 in the series (no .5 prequels).
AND
B: Read the 2nd book in the same series as book A. This must be indicated by the book's metadata on Goodreads, and must be marked as #2 in the series.
The Hollow by Jessica Verday
The Haunted by Jessica Verday
Point this task : 155
Total Points : 155
GO : 0
BB : 0
Books Read : 11
Task Completed : 8
# Post : 1
10.6 More Following Through !
- read another book by an author you read for the first time in 2016.
The Hidden by Jessica Verday
I read the first book of the series in December which is the first book I read from Jessica V .
10.10 Got Your Lottery Ticket?
-book with a main page genre Horror
Diary of a Haunting by M. Verano
15.7 Tales of Middle-earth
-book with a main page genre that contains Fantasy.
The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter
- Option 1 : read a book that has 2 ‘I’s AND 2 ‘E’s in the title or subtitle. More than two are okay
The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkoski
20.9 Moderator’s Pet
-Option 1: Read a book where the author’s initials can be found in the word PROOFREADING .
The Wrath & the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
25.8 Backward Alphabet Code
-The Backwards Alphabet Code is very simple. All you have to do is make a list of all the letters in the alphabet, and then make another list right next to it, of all the letters in backwards order. Kind of like this...
A = Z
B = Y
C = X
D = W
Book 1 - Ignoring the articles "the", "a" and "an", read a book whose title begins with a letter in the left-hand column.
Book 2 - Ignoring the articles "the", "a" and "an", read a book whose title begins with the letter in the right-hand column that corresponds to the letter you selected from the left-hand.
Total page count must be at least 500 pages
CHOOSEN LETTERS
D=W
Book 1 : Doon by Carey Corp
Book 2 : The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski
Total page count : 852
25.10 Tis the Season
-This is a two book task. Choose two different options below and read a book for each option.
Option 1: read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in CHRISTMAS CARDS.
Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou
Option 3: read a book with a main page genre of history, historical fiction, romance, young adult, fantasy or science fiction.
A Thousand Nights by E.K. Johnston
30.1 Good Things Come in Pairs
-Choose one pair of the following and read the two books for that pair. You CANNOT mix and match pairs!
Option 1:
A: Read a book that is 1st in a series. This must be indicated by the book's metadata on Goodreads, and must be marked as #1 in the series (no .5 prequels).
AND
B: Read the 2nd book in the same series as book A. This must be indicated by the book's metadata on Goodreads, and must be marked as #2 in the series.
The Hollow by Jessica Verday
The Haunted by Jessica Verday
Point this task : 155
Total Points : 155
GO : 0
BB : 0
Books Read : 11
Task Completed : 8
SheilaTask 20.4. Golden Oldies - Mhairi's Task: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Option 1:
Skeleton Justice by Michael Baden20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Option One: I or Eye?
House of the Rising Sun by James Lee Burke20.9 Moderator's pet - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating Proofreading
Option 1:
Reliquary by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child(I used author Douglas Preston for the task)
Task 25.11 - Wayne's Task: A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
Option 1 - JS
Rough Country by John SandfordPaperback, 417 pages
and
Option 5 -
The Dogs of Riga by Henning MankellPaperback, 326 pages
(Kurt Wallander #2)
Total Points = 415
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Option 2, Read ONE book that fulfills both option 1 Book A and Book B
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai - 1/5/17****
Book is listed on page 1 of list
Author is Malala Yousafzai, M and Y found in Mary
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 155