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WINTER CHALLENGE 2016
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Andy P.Task # 20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Option 1. I or Eye ?
Read a book that has 2 “I”s AND 2 “E”s in the title
by Ian RankinEVEN DOGS IN THE WILD
Points this post: 20
Total points: 825
LAVENDER20.9 Moderator's pet - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating Proofreading
Read a book where the author's initials can be found in the word PROOFREADING. Middle initials may be ignored.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (307 pages)
The initials of the author (ignoring middle names) are "AD". Both letters are found in the word PROOFREADING.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 570
Tasks Completed: 26
Books Read: 37
Andy P.Task #
Task 25.11 - Wayne's Task: A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
Option 1
Read a book whose author's initials are JS
by Jane Smiley (476 p.)Option 4.
Read a book from one of these two lists:
Books with Strong Women Characters
by Kerry Greenwood(175 p.) # 97 on list as of 2/10/17Page count: 175 + 476= 651>500 p
Points this post: 25
Total points: 850
Rockynook15.5 - BINGO - Read a book whose first word starts with a letter in BINGO
Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
total points: 50
Sara G15.4 - To Tell the Truth
The television game show “To Tell the Truth” premiered on December 18, 1956. A team of celebrity panelists asked questions to determine which of three contestants was the actual person associated with a story.
option 1: Read TWO books, one Book A and one Book B.
Book A: Read a book with a question mark "?" and/or one of these interrogative words: who, whose, whom, what, where, when, why, which, how, whether, whence in the title or subtitle.
Book B: Read a non-fiction book.
OR
option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both option 1 Book A and Book B.
I went with option two.
The Woman Who Ran for President: The Many Lives of Victoria Woodhull by Lois Beachy Underhill
Points this post: 15
Total points: 245
Task 30.7 - Jonquil’s Task: Dreams are made of thisBook 1: Alone in Berlin by Hans Fallada Set in Berlin.
Golden Oldie: first published in 1947
Big Book: 602 pages
Book 2: Dark Stars by C.S. Quinn Set in London.
Points this post: 30
Points in total: 425
Tasks completed: 20
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book tickets: 2
Readerboard Name - LaureYTask 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 found intact in the title/subtitle or featured on the cover. The resources are : wood, ore, brick and stone.
by LM MontgomeryAR BookFinder
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 16.0
The church on the cover is made of stone.
I claimed a Golden Oldie Ticket for this book as it was first published in 1909
Points this post: 20
Total points: 365
Task this post:1
Total Tasks: 20
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 5
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
BBooks - 500+: 3 BBooks - 750+: 0 BBooks - 1000+: 0
10.4. Fire and Ice Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between by Lauren Graham
Read a book with all letters of FIRE and ICE in the book's title/subtitle/author name.
F in Fast
I in I
R in Girls
E in Gilmore
I in In
C in Can
E in Everything
Points this Post: 10
Big Books this Post: 0
Golden Oldies this Post: 0
Total Points: 125
Total Books Read: 10
Big Books Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Kristina Marie5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Fall 2016 5, 10 or 15 point tasks. Required: Indicate which Fall 2016 task you are using, and include any information required.
I am using: 5.7 - Desk Set
Read a book with a main character that is an author or journalist. Required:If the vocation/avocation is not evident in the book’s description provide a reference or quote from the book.
I listened to The Cat Who Wasn't There by Lilian Jackson Braun. The mass-market paperback (The Cat Who Wasn't There) has 279 pages.
*The main character, Qwilleran, is a journalist for the local paper and is known around town for his column.
5.10 - Diamond
Read a book of your choice.
I listened to The Cat Who Blew the Whistle by Lilian Jackson Braun. The mass-market paperback (Le chat qui donnait un coup de sifflet) has 283 pages.
10.2. Ring, Sing, Bling?
Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle ending in “ing.”
I listened to Talking As Fast As I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between by Lauren Graham.
There is no mass-market paperback, the paperback version (Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between) has 209 pages.
*Talking As Fast As I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
I chose: Option One: I or Eye?: Read a book that has 2 “I”s AND 2 “E”s in the title/subtitle.
I read Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined by Stephenie Meyer.
*Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined
Points This Post: 40
Total Points: 115
25.6 - Trishhartuk's Task: Celebrate the CityOption 1, a book whose author's initials can be found in DOMINE DIRIGE NOS: A Girl's Guide to Moving On by Debbie Macomber
Option 2, a book with the main page genre of Historical Fiction, set in England: The Royal Nanny by Karen Harper
Points this post: 25
Total points: 480
Kathryn CATask 25.11 - Wayne's Task: A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
Option 3 - Read a book that so disappointed one of your GR friends that they only gave it a 1 or 2 star rating.
Firefight by Brandon Sanderson 416 pages
Goodreads Friend, Irene, rated it a 2 star. I thought it was a 5 star
Option 5 - Read a book that is 2nd, 3rd, or 23rd in a series.
The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen 331 pages
This book is #2 in the Ascendance Trilogy.
The Runaway King has an AR rating of IL: MG - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 12.0
Total page count for this task: 416+331=747
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 290/1075
BB Tickets This Post: 0
Total BB Tickets: 500+: (2), 750+: (0), 1000+: (0)
Total GO Tickets: 1
Books Read: 26
Tasks Completed: 19
5.5 - December, January, February #pages w/1or2King of Spades e118 pgs pb 224
Cumulative Total 595+5 = 600
Brittany G.5.3 Sole Survivor: Read a book that is number 1 in the series
Death Stalks Door County
Series: Dave Cubiak (#1)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 170
10.4 Fire and Ice (in title, etc)The New Philistines: How Identity Politics Disfigure the Arts
IdEntity politiCs disFIguRE
10.6 More Following Through (another book by new-to-me author in 2016)
The Story of the Lost Child by Elena Ferrante
Points this post:20
Total point: 35
Sara ITA20.9 - Moderator's pet - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating Proofreading
Option 1: Read a book where the author's initials can be found in the word PROOFREADING.
Lamento di Portnoy by Philip Roth
(audiobook - most popular edition has 274 pages)
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Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 155
Readerboard Name: Quinn30.6
Book 2: Jackson Hole, Wyoming
>>Read a book with the main page genre western.
All Out of Love by Lori Wilde
*384 pages
Book 5: London, England
>>Read a book with the main page genre historical fiction or history.
A Scot in the Dark by Sarah MacLean
*392 pages
*Total number of pages = 776
*Both books approved for genres
POINTS THIS POST: 30
TOTAL POINTS: 475
GO THIS POST/TOTAL: 0/0
BB THIS POST/TOTAL: 0/0
Nick KY25.1 Andy P’s Bookends
Book 1. 1st and last letter of author’s name are the same – I read Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes.
Book 2. 1st and last letter of the title are the same – I read Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel.
The Year of Yes = 336 pp
Sleeping Giants = 304 pp
Total pp = 640 pp >required 500
25.9 Brooke TX’x Ancient and Classic
Option 1. I read Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in the United States by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva. The letters in the word “RACISTS” can be found in “quIS eST CeasAR”
Option 4. “Humor” as a GR genre. I read Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher.
25.11 Wayne’s Festivus
Option 1. Author’s inits are JS, the same as Jerry Seinfeld. I read Seeds of Deception: Exposing Industry and Government Lies about the Safety of the Genetically Engineered Foods You're Eating by Jeffrey M. Smith (middle initial ignored, as allowed).
Option 4. I read Soldier, Ask Not by Gordon R. Dickson, # 75 on the Strong Male Characters list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
Seeds of Deception = 254 pp.
Soldier, Ask Not = 320 pp.
Total pages = 574 >required 500
Points This Post: 75
Total Points So Far: 775
readerboard name: boromom5.5 - December, January, February
read a book with a 1 or 2 in page total
Turbo Twenty-Three
points this post: 5
total points: 130
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.10 Read a book of your choice.
I read God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut.
Challenge 15.6 Multilingual
Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your native language.
I read The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruis Zafon. It was originally published in Spanish. My native language is English.
Challenge 30.4 Mazza1's Task - Readers Recommend
I am using the 2 book option.
Option 2: 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
I read All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda. It is found in the Best Thriller and Mystery Category. 384 pages.
Option 3: Read a book that features on the best books for the decade in which you were born
Best Books by Decades
I read Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee. It is found https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1... Page one of the list #53. There are 242 pages. I was born in 1969.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 575
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
Creynard25.4 MegECL's Task: World AIDS Day
Book 1/Option 2:
by Kristen AshleyGR main page genre of Paranormal - Vampires.
**Until the Sun Falls from the Sky is a big book with 510 pages. Claiming 1 BB ticket**
Book 2/Option 3:
by Emily BrontëEmily Bronte died of TB. Red rose on the cover.
**Wuthering Heights is a Golden Oldie, first published in 1847. Claiming 1 GO ticket**
Points this post: 25
Total points: 700
Big Books this post: 1
Total Big Books: 7
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 3
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Tasks completed: 42/60
Books read: 59
perletwo25.5 - Sarah BR's Task: A Return to Stars Hollow - Option 2: For this option read a book with a cup of coffee or coffee beans on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
Buzz: The Science and Lore of Alcohol and CaffeineOption 3: For this option read a book with at least a 4 letter word from the song within the title/subtitle. Plural/singular versions of the words work, no other variations. REQUIRED: Specify the song word in your post.
Never Let Me Go - /I never thought I could get satisfaction from just one man/
The total page count for both books MUST be at least 500 pages.
Book 1 top pb ed. 224 pgs; Book 2 this ed. 288 pgs. 224+288=512 pgs
Points this task: 25
Total points: 860
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 9
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 63
Tasks completed: 45
Brooke TX20.9 Moderator's pet - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating Proofreading
Option 1: Read a book where the author's initials can be found in the word PROOFREADING.
30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Travels
Option 2: Read a book with the main page genre western. Approved in help thread message 54:
Option 5: Read a book with the main page genre historical fiction or history.
Points
This Post: 50
Total Points: 790
Completed Tasks: 49
Books Read: 69
Readerboard Name: Kathy P20.2. Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & Games
Option 2
The Mirror
by Marlys Millhiser
Points this post: 20
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 260
BB: 1
GO: 0
Total Task completed: 14
Total Books read: 15
Readerboard Name: Kathy P30.8 - Sandy's Task: Old and Awesome
Book 1 - 203 pages
Good Girls, Bad Girls: The Enduring Lessons of Twelve Women of the Old TestamentBook 2 304 pages
Lust & Wonder
Points this post: 30
Books this post: 2
Totals
Points: 290
BB: 1
GO: 0
Total Task completed: 15
Total Books read: 17
Brave20.10 - Group Reads: Opposites Attract
The Prince And The Pauper by Mark Twain
My post is #23 in the discussion thread.
***I am claiming on Golden Oldie ticket for this book, first published in 1881.***
Points this post: 20
Total points: 200
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
500+: 1
750+: 0
1000+: 0
5.4 - Best Laid Plans Fall 2016 5, 10 or 15 point tasks5.4 - Flowers Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in the 4th wedding anniversary flower CRANESBILL GERANIUM.
King of Diamonds by Cheyenne McCray CM pb 220 pgs
Cumulative Total 600+5 = 605
Post #2750.1 - Allison Ann's Task: Celebrating Birthdays
Using June 17, 1981
Book 1 – Month
Published in June and 50% purple
A/C
Love in the Afternoon Approved in Help Thread #2Book 2 – Day:
17th so 4.17 average rating
Broken Prince was verified in help thread and listed as approved in Help Thread #3
Book 3 – Year:
June of 1981-age of 35=1946
The Hollow First published 1946
Points this post:50
Total Points:480
Books read:36
Tasks Done: 26
LAUREN JODI20.1 - Most Improved Player - CynBaxter's Task: Christmas in the Caribbean
Option 1: Author Initials in Caribbean
A Study in Seduction by Nina Rowan
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 345/1075
Total Books Read: 29
Tasks Completed: 22/60
Catherine TTask 30.7 - Dreams are made of this
read a book set in London, UK
The Mangle Street Murders by M.R.C. Kasasian
100% set in London
read a book set in Paris, France
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
90% set in Paris (two short chapters in Atlanta)
20.4 - The Nightmare Before ChristmasOption 2: The author's first name is related to JACK:
The Lake District Murder by John Bude
***Golden Oldie*** First published 1935
Total Points 120
CYNBAXTER#50.01 – Allison Ann's Task: Celebrating Birthdays
You must include in your post the birthdate you are using (actual or randomly generated), and you must use the same date for all options. 12/24/1964
Task: Read a book that meets at least two of the three criteria:
a) First published in the month you were born, of any year.
b) Title starts with the first letter of the month in which you were born (include all articles).
c) Cover is at least 50% the color of your birthstone
Book 1:
Daemon by Daniel Suarez – first published December 1st 2006 (A) and the title starts with the first letter of the my birth month (B), the cover color is also very close to my birthstone (C)Task: Read a book with your birth date intact in the GR book rating
Book 2: Pride and Prejudice-temp by Jane Austen – rating is 4.24 for the 24th, snapshot & approval of rating provided on Message #70 of the Task Help Thread.
***This is a Golden Oldie (orig pub =1813). Claiming 1 GOLDIE ticket
Task: Take your year of birth and subtract your age. Read a book first published in that new year - if you were born before 1967, you can read any book first published before 1917.
Book 3: Death in Venice by Thomas Mann – 1964 – 52 = 1912
***This is a Golden Oldie (orig pub =1912). Claiming 1 GOLDIE ticket
Points this post: 50 points
Total points to date = 620 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 4
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 2
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
Jess Philly15.3 15.3 - Her Declaration of Independence
For this task, I read:
Book 1- Popular Feminism Books. I read Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit, which is on page 1 of the list.
Book 2- I read What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty. Her initials can be found in Mary Wollstonecraft (L and M).
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 130
CYNBAXTER#25.04 – MegSCL's Task: World AIDS Day
Task: Read a book set (at least 50%) in one of these six countries, or by an author born in one of these countries: South Africa, Nigeria, India, Botswana, Swaziland, and Lesotho.
Book 1, Option 1: The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy – the setting is India
Task: Read a book written by or about (must be mentioned in the goodreads description) one of the authors listed on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... List of Tuberculosis Cases under the Writers and Poets category.
Book 2, Option 3: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
***This is a Golden Oldie (orig pub =1847). Claiming 1 GOLDIE ticket
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date = 645 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 4
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 1
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 4
CYNBAXTER#20.07 – Shorter is Sweeter: Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Task: Read a book that has 2 “I”s AND 2 “E”s in the title/subtitle
Option 1: Perfect Victim: The True Story of "The Girl in the Box" by Carla Norton
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date = 665 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 4
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 4
5.9 - ListmakerPublished in 2015:
The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman
+5 Points
10.1. Let's Follow Up
You may also read a book by one of the authors referenced at the top of that list (and listed in post 2 of the Help Thread):
The Lost Boy by Camilla Läckberg
+10 Points
30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Travels
500 Pages: 396 + 430 = 826 pages
Book 3: Key West, Florida
Since this is the home of Ernest Hemingway, I tend to think of classics.
Read a book with the main page genre classic(s).
Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake
Book 5: London, England
Read a book with the main page genre historical fiction or history. These may be stand alone or embedded.
Historical Fiction:
Moonglow by Michael Chabon
+30 Points
Points this Post: 45
Grand Total: 250
10.3 They're Old!The Children's Book Historical Fiction Genre
*Big Book 675 pages = 1 ticket
Total Big Book Tickets = 3
Points = 10
Total Points = 160
Sarah E25.6 - Trishhartuk's Task: Celebrate the City
Option 1: Author's initials found in DoMine Dirige Nos
Dakota Home by Debbie Macomber
I read the ebook, MMPB is Dakota Home
Option 2: Historical Fiction as a main page genre and over 75% set in England.
Longbourn
My edition does not specify the location, but the default edition Longbourn has this description: "... into the gritty daily particulars faced by the lower classes in Regency England during the Napoleonic Wars ..."
Points this post: 25
Total points: 215
Andy P.Task # 10.9. Stories Say..............
Read a book with a main page genre of mythology.
by Neil Gaimanmain page fantasy>Mythology (208 users)
Points this post: 10
Total points; 860
5.5 December, January, February I read I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual by Luvvie Ajayi - 241 pages
5.10 Your Own 8th Wonder
I read Aunty Lee's Chilled Revenge by Ovidia Yu
New Total: 175
5.10- Your Own 8th WonderKahlittu
Task 25.4 - MegSCL's Task: World AIDS Day
Option 2:
MPG vampires verified in help thread post #29
red on cover: background and name of author
Option 3: Far Eastern Tales by W. Somerset Maugham
I listened to the audio CD, link to PB (no MMPB available) Far Eastern Tales
*originally published 1921, claiming one Golden Oldie ticket*
Points this post: 30
Points total: 750
GO total: 3
BB total: 1
Tasks completed: 44
Books read: 59
Bluegrass Pam20. 7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Option One: I or Eye?- 2 “I”s AND 2 “E”s in the title/subtitle
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 225
GO Total: 2 / BB Total: 3
Emsreviewsbooks15.7 - Tales of Middle-earth
I read The Wrath & the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh. Genre verified at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
This post: 15
Total: 460
Read: 35
Finished: 27
15.5 B-I-N-G-OI want to withdraw I Almost Forgot About You from a previous post and replace it with
IQ by Joe Ide
No Change in Points
10.10 Got Your Lottery Ticket?The Last Days of Jack Sparks by Jason Arnopp
Has Horror on the Main Page
15.1 Madly in Love with Me Day
Book 1: I Almost Forgot About You by Terry McMillan
Book 2: The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy
25.10 Tis the Season
Option 1 Champion of the World by Chad Dundas
The letters CD are in Christmas carD
Option 3 The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore
Has Historical Fiction on Main Page
30.6 Travels
Book 1 Nags Head, North Carolina:
by Ben H. WintersThis was approved in the Help Thread
Book 2 Jackson Hole, Wyoming: Endangered by C.J. Box
Has Western as a Main Page Genre
Post Total: 80
Grand Total: 345
Andy P.Task # 25.5 - Sarah BR's Task: A Return to Stars Hollow
Option 1: Rory's reading list
by Anne Collet # 299 on list (288 p.)Option 3: Where you lead
read a book with at least a 4 letter word from the song within the title/subtitle
by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (416 p.)From the fifth stanza: But, if anyone could keep
me happy
Page count 288+ 416= 704>500
Points this post: 25
Total points: 885
Readerboard Name - LaureY15.1 - Madly in Love With Me Day
Book 1 - Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from this list: me, myself, I, my, mine.
The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
Book 2 - Read an autobiography or memoir- a nonfiction account of the author's own life or experiences.
A Street Cat Named Bob: How One Man and His Cat Found Hope on the Streets by James Bowen
Points this post: 15
Total points: 380
Task this post:1
Total Tasks: 21
Number of books: 33
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 5
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
BBooks - 500+: 3 BBooks - 750+: 0 BBooks - 1000+: 0
Elizabeth PTask 10.8 - On the Coast
Book primarily set in Italy
Roman Crazy by Alice Clayton
This book is set mostly (90%) in Rome, Italy
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 410
Total Tasks: 26
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 34
15.10 - The Plane! The Plane!A book with an aircraft on the cover: Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave
Points this post: 15
Total points: 495
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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First word in the title begins with a letter in 'Bingo' - Read Orphan Number 8 by Kim van Alkemade. Orphan begins with 'O'.
Points these task: 15
Total points: 90
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 16
Tasks completed: 7