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WINTER CHALLENGE 2016
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Diana K10.3.They're Old! read a book with History or Historical Fiction as a main page genre
To Capture What We Cannot Keep
15.3 - Her Declaration of Independence. Option 2, Read ONE book that fulfills both option 1 Book A and Book B.
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World Page 1 on list of Popular Feminism Books and authors initials MY found in Mary Wollstonecraft
15.4 - To Tell the Truth. option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both option 1 Book A and Book B.[
[book:When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II|22715829]
When in title and non-fiction50.1 Birthday is May 6, 1954
Book 1) Marlene Starts with M and published May 24, 2016
Book 2) The Summer that Melted Everything
4.06 GR rating confirmed in post 148
Book 3) The 39 Steps First published in 1915
Claiming 1 Golden Oldie
Point this post: 90
Total Points: 695
25.10 – Pamela3265's Task: Tis the SeasonOption 1 - The Christmas Season - Read a book by an author whose first and last initals can be found in CHRISTMAS CARDS.
Castles We Build by Alyson Reuben - 1/16/17 - AR - CHRISTMAS CARDS
Option 3 - January Birthdays - Read a book with a main page genre of history, historical fiction, romance, young adult, fantasy or science fiction.
Champagne and Lemon Drops by Jean Oram - 2/05/17 - MPG Romance>26 users
Points This Post - 25
Total Points - 770
MegSCL20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Option One: I or Eye? Read a book that has 2 “I”s AND 2 “E”s in the title. Leaving Time
25.7 - Dakimel’s task: Podcast Recommendations
So Many Damn Books Podcast bookshelf (page 1): The Little Friend
**624pp - 1 big book ticket
TOTAL TO DATE
points: 255
BB tickets: 12
CHANDNI10.5. Noel!
Read a book with NO "L" in the title/subtitle and NO "L" in the author name.
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
[POINTS]
This Post: 10
Total Points: 370
Books Read: 26
Completed Tasks: 20
trishhartuk5.7 - Long, Long Ago
Read a book from this list of Popular Ancient Books. Required: State the page.
The Bhagavad Gita, Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
Page 1, #22ish (shelved 33 times as ancient)
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie: 1 - The Bhagavad Gita was first published in 400BC!
Big Book: No
Total Points: 645
Tasks Completed: 36
Golden Oldies: 7
Big Books: 2 (500+ x2)
*REPOST* Rebekka30.4 - Mazza1's Task - Readers Recommend
I’m sorry, I must have claimed the wrong edition for Zout van de zee. I read the hardcover edition and that one counts 412 pages. In this repost I added the right link.
I chose the 2 book option.
Option 1: Read a book with an average GR rating above 4.24 (that is, at least 4.25).
The Siege of Macindaw by John Flanagan. GR rating is 4.33 at the time of this post.
328 pages.
Option 2: Read a book that features as a winner or nominee on the Goodreads Choice Awards for 2016.
Zout van de zee (Dutch version of Salt to the Sea) by Ruta Sepetys. Nominated (and winner) in the category Young Adult Fiction.
412 pages.
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.
328 + 412 = 740 pages.
Points this repost: 30
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 6
Sara ITA5.3 - Sole Survivor
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).
Pietr il lettone by Georges Simenon
(audiobook - most popular edition has 176 pages)
Maigret #1
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Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 135
Catherine TTask 15.4 - To Tell the Truth
one book option - read a non-fiction book with a question word in the title
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
WHEN is listed, this is N-F
Task 15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
read a book which starts with I
In the Labyrinth of Drakes by Marie Brennan
Task 25.1 - Bookends
book 1 - read a book where author first and last letters are the same
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
letter: S
page count: 416
book 2 - read a book where title first and last letters are the same
Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs
letter: D
page count: 509
TOTAL pages= 900+ > 500
Task 25.11 - A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
option 1 - read a book with author initials CK
The Book of You by Claire Kendal
page count: 384
option 5: read a book that is #3 in series
The Kingdom of Gods by N.K. Jemisin
series: Inheritance
page count: 613
TOTAL pages = 900+ >500
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.
Sudden Death by Álvaro Enrigue
Points this post: 20
TOTAL POINTS: 195
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 9
Total books read: 12
20.9 Moderator's pet - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating ProofreadingOPTION 3: Read a book with a main page genre holiday or Christmas.
The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus: The Mathematics of Christmas by Hannah Fry
Points this post: 20
TOTAL POINTS: 215
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 10
Total books read: 13
FANDURY5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 390
Books Read: 30
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Task 10.1. Let's Follow UpAt the top of the The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend listopia:
12. All of Ernest Hemingway
A Moveable Feast (1964) by Ernest Hemingway (Paperback, 211 pages) [Biography/921]
260 + 10 = 270
Tasks Completed: 18
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 260 + 10 = 270
Books read: 23
Pages read: 5,942
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 05
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Nick KY25.6 Trishhartuk’s London
Opt. 3 – Livery companies of London. I read My Life as a Foreign Country: A Memoir by Brian Turner, “Turner” from The Worshipful Company of Turners.
Opt. 5 – Postman’s Park Memorial to Self-Sacrifice. I read Amen Corner by James Baldwin, “James” from James Hewers, d. 1878.
25.7 Dakimel’s Podcast
Book 1. From the Overdue Podcast list, p. 4 about halfway down, I read Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay, 320 pp.
Book 2. From the Books n Boba Pod list, halfway down the first page, I read Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir by Padma Lakshmi, 324 pp.
Total Pages = 644 pp > required 500.
Points This Post: 50
Total Points So Far: 645
Bookwrm526Task #25.10 - Tis the Season
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in CHRISTMAS CARDS. I read The Savage Professor by Robert Roper.
Option 3: Read a book with a main page genre of history, historical fiction, romance, young adult, fantasy, or science fiction. I chose science fiction and read The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin.
Points this post: 25
Total points so far: 520
DANIELLE M20.9 Moderator's pet - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating Proofreading
Option 2: Looking for Alaska by John Green
FOR is a heterograph, and is #22 on the Heterographs II list.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 225
Books Read: 14
Tasks Complete: 12
Creynard10.7. Rollin on the River
Fika: The Art of The Swedish Coffee Break, with Recipes for Pastries, Breads, and Other Treats by Anna Brones
GR main page genre: Food & Drink - Food
25.5 Sarah BR's Task: Return to Stars Hollow
Book 1/Option 2:
by Cleo CoyleCup of coffee on the cover
Book 2/Option 3:
by Patti SmithMy word is "train".
Points this post: 35
Points total: 595
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Tasks completed: 39/60
Books read: 55
Brittany G10.2 Ring, Sing, Bling: Read a book with the title/subtitle ending in "ing"
Seriously... I'm Kidding
Total points: 165
Readerboard Name: Quinn20.1
Option 1 - Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the word CARIBBEAN.
Far From Home by Neve Cottrell
*Approved for length – line #856
POINTS THIS POST: 20
TOTAL POINTS: 420
GO THIS POST/TOTAL: 0/0
BB THIS POST/TOTAL: 0/0
Luara30.6 Travels Total: 772 pages
Book #3 Key West, Florida - main page genre of classic
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
464 pages
Book #5 London, England - main page genre of historical fiction
Murder on Washington Square by Victoria Thompson
308 pages
Points
This post: 30
Total: 335
Kristi COTask 20.5. Bigger is Better - Loafer's Task: The Long and Short of It
Option 2: essays
A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut
Points this post: 20
Total points: 335
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 20
Big Books: 500=1, 750=1, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Becky P10.3.They're Old!
The Earl's Mistress by Liz Carlyle
PB edition The Earl's Mistress
Points this post- 10
Total points- 480
BEKKA - 25.1 - Andy P.'s task: BookendsThese books together equal 768 pages.
Book 1. For this task, I read “Blue Rage, Black Redemption: A Memoir” by Stanley Tookie Williams since the first letter of the author’s first name is the same as the last letter of his last name. (416 pg)
Book 2. For this task, I read “The Muralist” by B.A. Shapiro since the first letter of the first word in the title is the same as the last letter of the last word. (352 pg)
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 25
Total Points Earned to Date: 370
Pages Read this Challenge: 768
Total Pages Read to Date: 10116
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 27
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
loafer25.8 - Beth F's Task: Backwards Alphabet Code
D = W
The total combined page count for both books MUST be at least 500 pages.
Book 1: D =Dune Road by Jane Green
no mmpb, paperback: Girl Friday 401 pages
Book 2: W = The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame 256 pages
AR bookfinder info: IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 11.0
published in 1908, it is a "golden oldie"
401 + 256 = 657 pages
points: 25
total: 420
BB: 6
GO: 6
tasks completed: 24
KATRINAT10.6 I first read Carys Bray in 2016 reading her books Sweet Home and Museum of you one after another.
A Song for Issy Bradley, Carys Bray
Points this post: 10
Total points: 165
GO:1
BB:
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 13
Kim ATask 20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & Games - Read a book with a two word title in which both words begin with the same letter
Memory Man by David Baldacci
Points This Post - 20
Total Points - 265
KATIEGIRL25.8 - Backwards Alphabet Code
Book 1: A book whose title begin with a letter in the left column.
Human Acts by Han Kang
H
218 pages
Book 2: A book whose title begins with the letter in the right column that corresponds to the letter in the left column chosen for Book 1.
Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up by Marie Kondō
S
291 pages
H=S
Total of 509 pages (greater than 500 requirement).
Points this post: 25
Total points: 385
Total tasks: 29
BB total: 1
GO total: 4
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM 5.10 - Your Own 8th Wonder
I read The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Meets World by Shannon and Dean Hale. Children's>Middle Grade is listed as a MPG, but I can't find the book in either US or UK Bookfinder.
10.1. Let's Follow Up
I read Persuasion by Jane Austen (mass market paperback). Persuasion is currently #10 on the task Listopia.
10.6. More Following Through!
I read The Lawrence Browne Affair by Cat Sebastian (mass market paperback). Cat Sebastian was a new author for me in September 2016, I read her debut The Soldier's Scoundrel .
20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
I chose Option C. I read Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, published 2/7/17 and 490 pages.
25.6 - Trishhartuk's Task: Celebrate the City
I chose Options 1 and 2.
Option 1: I read Jane Austen's Names: Riddles, Persons, Places by Margaret Doody. M and D are in DOMINE.
Option 2: I read Seven Minutes in Heaven by Eloisa James. The book is set entirely in England: Ward's estate is situated in Oxford (where he used to be a don) and Eugenia's registry office is in London. Historical Fiction is a MPG.
Previous point total: 300
New points this post: 5+10+10+20+25
Total points: 370
New tasks completed in this post: 5
Total tasks: 27
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Laurah3030.1 - Maya's Task : Good Things Come in Pairs
Three:
A: Read a book with only black text on the cover.
11/22/63 by Stephen King
Please note this is a big book at 849 pages - claiming 2 BB tickets.
B: Read a book with only white text on the cover.
The Antagonist by Lynn Coady
Jen UT15.2 - Celebrity Eye-roll
Book 1: The Watch That Ends the Night by Allan Wolf
Book 2: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Points this post: 15
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Total points: 190
Andy P.Task # 20.2. Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & Games
Option 2. Read a book by an author with the same beginning letter for first & last name
by Shreve Stockton Author's first and last name start with "S"Points this post:20
Total points: 785
Andy P.Task # 20.5. Bigger is Better - Loafer's Task: The Long and Short of It
Option 2. Read a book that is a collection of short stories or essays.
by William Kent Krueger book approved herePoints this post: 20
Total points: 805
Coralie5.8 Full Moon
Book with 'long' in title
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
20.3 It was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Option C – book first published in a year ending with the number 7
A Betrayal in Winter first published in 2007
This post 25 points
Total to date 510 points
Susan W.5.3 Sole Survivor: Read a book that is number one in a series.
I read Scott Pilgrim, Volume 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley
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15.3 Her Declaration of Independence: Read two books, one for book 1, and one for book 2.
Book one: Read a book from the list provided. State which page your book is on.
I read Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
The book is on page one of the list.
Book 2: Read a book by a female author whose initials can be found in MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT
I read Murder Is Bad Manners by Robin Stevens
RS are in Wollstonecraft
AR info: IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 9.0
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 95
(I hope all of my links show up....Goodreads started glitching when I was posting this....)
Susan W.20.2 Fun and Games: This is a one book task.
Option 2: Read a book with a two word title in which both words begin with the same title.
I read Deja Demon by Julie Kenner
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 115
Maddie O.15.7 - Tales of Middle-earth
I read Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan.
At 863 pages, this book qualifies for 2 Big Book Tickets
Points this post: 15
Total points: 170
Big Books this post: 2
Big Books total: 11
Kristina Marie15.8 - 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.
I listened to Carry On, Warrior: Thoughts on Life Unarmed by Glennon Doyle Melton.
There is no mass-market paperback, the paperback (Carry On, Warrior: The Power of Embracing Your Messy, Beautiful Life) has 320 pages.
*Carry On, Warrior: Thoughts on Life Unarmed
20.9 Moderator's pet - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating Proofreading
This is a one book task. REQUIRED: State in your post the option that you chose.
I picked: Option 1: Read a book where the author's initials can be found in the word PROOFREADING.
I listened to Where She Went by Gayle Forman.
The mass-market paperback (Là où j'irai) has 240 pages.
*Gayle Forman's initials can be found in PROOFREADING
Points This Post: 35
Total Points: 75
Hannah MoTask 15.5 first word of title begins with BINGO
Black Heart by Holly Black
Points this post: 15
Hannah MoTask 25.1 bookends
Book 1: first letter of author's first name is the same as last letter of author's last name
A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas (letter S) 336 pages
Book 2: first letter of title same as last letter of title
Soulless by Gail Carriger (letter S) 365 pages
Total combined pages: 701
Points this post: 25
Hannah MoTask 15.7 main page genre fantasy
Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Main page genres at time of post:
Fantasy>Urban Fantasy 3,897 users
Fantasy 2,615 users
Fantasy>Paranormal 2,098 users
Points this post: 15
25.4 - MegSCL's Task: World AIDS DayOption1: Book set in (India)
The Lowland
Option 2:Read a book with a main page genre of vampires
Dead in the Family
Has a red rose on the cover
Task 25.11 - Wayne's Task: A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
Option 1: Read a book whose author's initials are JS
Lock In by John Scalzi 336 pages
Option 3:Read a book that so disappointed one of your GR friends that they only gave it a 1 or 2 star rating.
The Virgin Cure 356 pages which my friend Petra gave 2 stars
Total new points: 50
Total challenge points: 440
G.O's: 3
Jonquil30.9 - Catherine T's Task: Construction Wonders
Re-read
Book 1
The Case Of The Poisoned Eclairs
Ten letters from Construction: 2 Cs, 2 Os, 1 N, 1 S, 2 Ts, 1 R, 1 I
The Case Of The Poisoned Eclairs
E.V. Cunningham
Paperback, 212 pages 2/5
New-to-me book 2
Nonfiction 416 users
History 51 users
Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
Mark Miodownik
Paperback, 272 pages 2/6
Points this post: 30
Total points: 1025
Books posted: 81
Tasks complete: 59
Pages this post: 484
Total pages as of this post: 25042
Brave20.2 - Rookie at the Top, 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 Bear: A Novel by Claire Cameron
(C.C.)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 170
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
500+: 1
750+: 0
1000+: 0
KassandraTask #15.5: B-I-N-G-O!
# books required: 1
Book read:
Author: Maya Corrigan
Required info: FIRST word of the title begins with a letter in BINGO, By Cook or By Crook
Task #20.9: Moderator's pet - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating Proofreading
# books required: 1
Option 1: Author's initials can be found in the word PROOFREADING
Book read:
Author: Neil Gaiman
Required info: Neil Gaiman, PROOFREADING
Points this post: 35
Total points: 35
Jonquil50.1 - Allison Ann's Task: Celebrating Birthdays
Book 1 – Month: May
green cover
Title starts with M
May Day
Jess Lourey
Paperback, 226 pages 2/2
Book 2 – Day: 9th
confirmed for length message 6037
4.09 rating confirmed in Help Thread
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Mistress of Fortune
Holly West
ebook, 274 pages 2/3
Book 3 – Year: if you were born before 1967, you can read any book first published before 1917--I was born before 1967, so no need "to show my math"
(first published 1902)
The Grand Babylon Hotel
Arnold Bennett
Paperback, 272 pages 2/4
Points this post: 50
Total points: 1075
Books posted: 83
Tasks complete: 60
Pages this post: 772
Total pages as of this post: 25814
20.6. Seasoned Reader – Nicola T's Task: Repos Production’s 7Wonders Option 1 - wood, ore, brick and stone - Read a book with at least one of these 4 resources found intact in the title/subtitle or featured on the cover.
Bloodstone by Barbra Annino - 2/06/17 - STONE
Points This Post - 20
Total Points - 790
Cindy FTask 10.6 More Following Through
Read a book by a new to you author in 2016
A Well-Tempered Heart by Jan-Philipp Sendker
New to me author in 2016!
Points this post:10
Total points:85
Tasks completed:8
Books read:9
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Brooke TX10.4. Fire and Ice
Read a book with all letters of FIRE and of ICE found in the book’s title/subtitle/author name.
10.5. Noel!
Read a book with NO "L" in the title/subtitle and NO "L" in the author name.
15.2 - Celebrity Eye-roll
Book 1: Read a book with “night” found intact in a word in the book’s title, subtitle, series title or author’s name.
Book 2: Read a book with “time” found intact in a word in the book’s title, subtitle, series title or author’s name.
30.9 - Catherine T's Task: Construction Wonders
1. Read a book where at least 7 of the letters in CONSTRUCTION can be found in the title/subtitle. 1 C, 2 O, 2 N, 1 R, 1 T, 1 I. This book is a r-read:
2. Read a non-fiction book with the main page genre engineering or history. This book is new to me:
Points
This Post: 65
Total Points: 670
Completed Tasks: 44
Books Read: 63
Diana K25.6 - Trishhartuk's Task: Celebrate the City
Option 1. Read a book where the initial letters of the author’s name can be found in DOMINE DIRIGE NOS
AWOL on the Appalachian Trail byDavid Miller D and M
Option 3. Read a book by an author whose surname matches one of the 110 Livery professions
Face the Winter Naked byBonnie Turner Turner is on the list
25.9 - 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 Taste of Conquest: The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice TASTE
Option 3. Read a book whose author's first and last name initials can be found in CERTAMEN.
No Light byMichael Costello
30.8 - Sandy's Task: Old and Awesome
Book 1 Read a book that has the word “ancient” or one of these synonyms for various meanings of “ancient” in its title/subtitle: old, past, early, antique, archaic, bygone.
The Little Antique Shop under the Eiffel Tower 284 pages
Book 2: Read a book that has the word “wonder” or one of these synonyms for various meanings of “wonder” in its title/subtitle:
Wonder Women: 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed History 240 pages
Points this post: 80
Total points: 775
20.4-Golden Oldies - Mhairi's Task: The Nightmare Before ChristmasI love Christmas movies and one of my all time favourites is Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. Inspired by Jack Skellington, the task is as follows:
Choose one of the following options. REQUIRED: State in your post the option that you chose.
I chose option 2, as below:
Option 2. Read a book by an author called Jack or who has a name related to Jack. You can check this list at Behind the Name - Jack
I read The Children Act by Ian McEwan. According to the link in the task, Ian is an English relation to Jack.
Task points:20
Total points earned:95
Total completed Tasks:6
Number of books read:7
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25.7 - Dakimel’s task: Podcast Recommendations
The Likeness 553 pages; Overdue Podcast bookshelf, page 1
*553 pages, claiming one BB ticket*
The Young Elites 355 pages; Books & Boba bookshelf, page 3
553 + 355 = 908 pages