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WINTER CHALLENGE 2016
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dawn995.9 Listmaker
Day Shift by Charlaine Harris
first published in a year with a 2 and a 5 - 2015
20.6 Seasoned Reader Nicola T's Task: Repo's Production's 7 Wonders
Option 1: The first age
by Rudyard KiplingIL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 9
Wood is represented by the tree on the cover.
points this post: 25
Total points: 135
Cindy FTask 20.1 Christmas in the Caribbean
Option 1: Author initials found in CARIBBEAN (RB)
The Edge of Dreams by Rhys Bowen
Points this post:20
Total points:105
Tasks completed:9
Books read:10
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Task 30.8 – Sandy – Old and AwesomeREQUIRED – total pages 500+ – 250 pg + 272 pg = 522 pg
Book 1 – Title word: OLD
Old Dogs - 250 pg
Book 2 – Title word: AWE
Days of Awe
I listened to the audio / NO MMP / Paperback Days of Awe - 272 pg
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 560 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 3
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
CEELEETask 10.10 Got Your Lottery Ticket?
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of author Shirley Jackson's birth, read a book by Shirley Jackson, a biography of Shirley Jackson or a book with the main page genre of Horror.
Easy one for me! I am a Shirley Jackson fan but never read a biography about her so I picked SHIRLEY JACKSON: A RATHER HAUNTED LIFE by Ruth Franklin
Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
Five stars no no complaints from me! :) Since this is a big book!!! Over 500 pages, I am claiming a BB ticket too.
Total Points For Task: 10
Total Books Read for task: 1
Total Big Books Tickets Claimed for Task: 1
Total Golden Oldies Claimed for Task: 0
Total Points for Winter Challenge: 40
Total Tasks Completed for Winter Challenge: 3
Total Books Read for Winter Challenge: 4
Total Big Books Claimed for Winter Challenge: 1
Total Golden Oldies Claimed for Winter Challenge: 0
Luara10.2 Ring, Sing, Bling: title with a word ending in ing
Waiting Sands by Susan Howatch
Points
this post: 10
total: 475
30.2: SCHATZIE’S TASK: Pros & ConsOption One: The PROs
I read A Man Called Ove. From List: Best Books About Family Relationships – pg 3, # 193
Option Two: CONs
The biggest CON with this change is that I won’t be able to listen to AUDIOBOOKS all day long like I do now. Read a book that contains at least 3 of these 4 vowels in the title and subtitle (A-I-O-U). They need to appear at least once (and it's ok if they appear more than once), but there can be NO “e” used in either the title or subtitle.
I read Portrait of a Conspiracy. It has 3 O's, 3 a's and 2 I's, but no E's.
Points: 230
Books read: 28
tasks completed: 24
GO's: 3
pages read: 8863
Emsreviewsbooks20.2. Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & Games
Option 2: I read a publisher's advance copy of When Tides Turn by Sarah Sundin, using the same beginning letter for the author's first and last names.
This post: 20
Total: 480
Read: 36
Finished: 28
Task 5.9 - ListmakerRead a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains the numbers 2 AND 5 such as 1952, 2005 or 2015.
Hall of Small Mammals: Stories (2015) by Thomas Pierce (Hardcover, 294 pages)
385 + 05 = 390
Tasks Completed: 26
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 385 + 05 = 390
Books read: 34
Pages read: 9,386
Read but not claimed: 02
Goodreads Authors: 09
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(2) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Task 20.1 Christmas in the CaribbeanOption 1 - Read a book whose author's* initials can be found in the word CARIBBEAN.
Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd (Flavia de Luce #8) (2016) by Alan Bradley (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 331 pages)
390 + 20 = 410
Tasks Completed: 27
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 390 + 20 = 410
Books read: 35
Pages read: 9,717
Read but not claimed: 02
Goodreads Authors: 10
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(2) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
perletwo25.2 - Perletwo's Task: Timeless: Leonard & Leon - 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.
Huntress Moon
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.
Girl on the Moon
Points this task: 25
Total points: 1000
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 10
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 75
Tasks completed: 53
Jen UT10.10 - Got Your Lottery Ticket?
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Points this post: 10
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Total points: 245
Sara GTask 25.11 - Wayne's Task: A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
This is a two-book task. Read one book from each of two different options.
The total page count for both books MUST be at least 500 pages.
Option 1 - The Characters: Festivus first came to public attention due to a 1987 Seinfeld episode called "The Strike." All of the main characters, Jerry Seinfeld, George Costanza, Elaine Benes, and Cosmo Kramer, attended the celebration, and George's father, Frank Costanza, was very important as the Festivus founder.
Read a book whose author's initials are JS, GC, EB, CK, or FC. The initials must be in this order. Middle names or initials are to be ignored. If the book has two authors, only one need have the required initials. Books with more than two authors cannot be used for this option.
Stealing the Bride by Elizabeth Boyle (EB initials)
I read the Kindle edition. The most popular paperback edition has 384 pages.
Option 4 - The Feats of Strength: This is the final Festivus ritual, and requires that the head of the household is wrestled to the floor and pinned. In fact, Festivus does not end until this is accomplished! This task also upset George so much that the mere mention of it would cause him to run from the room in tears. Of course, we SRC members are of a more cerebral type, and are more interested in feats of emotional, intellectual, or psychic strength.
Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood
This book is on page 1, #100 on the Books with Strong Women Characters list.
I read the Kindle edition. The most popular paperback edition has 175 pages.
384 + 175 = 559 pages, more than 500.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 445
Readerboard Name: Quinn15.7
Read a book with a main page genre that contains “Fantasy”
Demon Street Blues by Starla Silver
POINTS THIS POST: 15
TOTAL POINTS: 585
GO THIS POST/TOTAL: 0/0
BB THIS POST/TOTAL: 0/0
Reader name : Maya5.1 - The Ancients
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in ANCIENT.
Book read:Amnesty
Required: Author's initials are TC
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5.3 - Sole Survivor
Read a book that is number 1 in a series.
Book read: Stealing Snow
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5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Fall 2016 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
Book read:Gemina
Required: Fits 5.6 - Candy ; author's name is Amie Kaufman
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5.5 - December, January, February
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 1 or 2.
Book read: Floating Eye
Required: 200 pages according to GR
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5.7 - Long, Long Ago
Read a book from this list of Popular Ancient Books
Book read: Pride and Prejudice
Required: Found on page 33
I would like to claim 1 GO ticket for Pride and Prejudice. It was published in 1813.
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5.9 - Listmaker
Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains the numbers 2 AND 5
Book read: Magonia
Required: Originally published in 2015.
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Points this post : 30
Total : 30
GO tickets : 1
BB tickets : 0
Reader name : Maya10.1. Let's Follow Up
Read a book from The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend listopia.
Book read: Of Mice and Men
I would like to claim 1 GO ticket for Of Mice and Men. It was published in 1937.
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10.3.They're Old!
Read a book with History or Historical Fiction as a main page genre.
Book read: By Blood
Required: MPG Historical Fiction
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10.5. Noel!
Read a book with NO "L" in the title/subtitle and NO "L" in the author name.
Book read: In My Dreams
Required: No L in In My Dreams as well as Cameo Renae.
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10.6. More Following Through!
Read another book by an author you read for the first time in 2016 (including December).
Book read: Reunion Tour
Required: Read Clancy Teitelbaum for the first time in 2016 (debut author)
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10.10. Got Your Lottery Ticket?
Read a book with the main page genre Horror
Book read: Feedback
I would like to claim 1 BB ticket for Feedback. It is 512 pages.
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Points this post : 50
Total : 80
GO tickets : 2
BB tickets : 1
Reader name : Maya15.3 - Her Declaration of Independence
Option 2, Read ONE book that fulfills both option 1 Book A and Book B.
A Read a book from this list of Popular Feminism Books
B Read a book by a female author whose initials are found in MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT.
Book read: The Handmaid's Tale
Required: #1 on list ; author's initials are MA.
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15.7 - Tales of Middle-earth
Read a book with a main page genre that contains “Fantasy”
Book read: Sister Light, Sister Dark
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Points this post : 30
Total : 110
GO tickets : 2
BB tickets : 1
perletwo25.3 - Karen Michele's Task: I Wonder… - 2. Read a book about anything found under the surface of the water. Fantasy creatures (mermaids, sea monsters, etc) are fine for this task.
Of Triton
4. read a book from the following list that has been shelved as “nature” at least 10 times. (Popular Nature Books) REQUIRED: In your post, specify the page on which your book is found.
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 - page 2 of the list
genre verfied on the help thread
Points this task: 25
Total points: 1025
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 10
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 77
Tasks completed: 54
Reader name : Maya20.5. 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.
Book read: The Early Work of Philip K. Dick Volume 2: Breakfast at Twilight and Other Stories
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20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Option One : Read a book that has 2 “I”s AND 2 “E”s in the title/subtitle - more than 2 of both/either are okay
Book read: The Girl Who Disappeared Twice
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Points this post : 40
Total : 150
GO tickets : 2
BB tickets : 1
Scooter&Siam 5.4 - task from fall 15.4 option A - book whose title starts with an A
Read A House Without Windows
Points: 5
Total: 210
Reader name : Maya5.8 - 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: night
Book read: The Night Sister
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20.4. Golden Oldies - Mhairi's Task: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Option 2. Read a book by an author called Jack or who has a name related to Jack.
Book read: Me Before You
Required: JOJO is on the list associated with Jack.
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25.5 - Sarah BR's Task: A Return to Stars Hollow
Option 3: Read a book with at least a 4 letter word from the song within the title/subtitle.
Book read: Need
BOOK IS 335 PAGES
Option 4: Choose a job from Kirk's Odd Jobs list and
read a book in which a main character performs a similar job.
Book read: The Husband Maker
Required: Kirk was a T-shirt designer/salesman ; Charlie works in graphics. PAGE 17 : Page 17 …up profession, but I'd worked hard to get my position with Jayne Fife Graphics...
BOOK IS 226 PAGES
TOGETHER IS 561 PAGES
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25.7 - Dakimel’s task: Podcast Recommendations
Read a book or books found on any of these bookshelves.
Book read: Outlander
Required: Page 4 of Overdue Podcast, book over 500 pages.
I would like to claim 2 BB tickets for Outlander. It is 896 pages.
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25.8 - Beth F's Task: Backwards Alphabet Code
Book 1 - Ignoring the articles "the", "a" and "an", read a book whose title begins with a letter in the left-hand column.
Book read: Suzanne's Dream
BOOK IS 200 PAGES
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.
Book read: Hunter
BOOK IS 374 PAGES
TOTAL IS 574 PAGES
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Points this post : 100
Total : 250
GO tickets : 2
BB tickets : 3
Reader name : Maya20.2. Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & Games
OPTION 3 : Read a book that is # 1, 2 or 3 of a series, and with a title beginning with the letters M, R, or E.
Book read: Magic Steps
Required: #1 in The Circle Opens series
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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?"
Book read: The Poison Tree
Required: All the letters in TREE are in the phrase.
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 read: These Broken Stars
Required: All the letters in STARS are in the phrase.
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25.10 – Pamela3265's Task: Tis the Season
OPTION 1 : Read a book by an author whose first and last initals can be found in CHRISTMAS CARDS.
Book read: Truth or Date
Required: Author's intials are SH.
OPTION 3 : Read a book with a main page genre of history, historical fiction, romance, young adult, fantasy or science fiction.
Book read: Fever
Required: MPG Young Adult
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Task 25.11 - Wayne's Task: A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
OPTION TWO : Read a book that has a pole on the cover.
Book read: The Ferryman Institute
oar/pole on coverBOOK IS 426 PAGES
OPTION FIVE : Read a book that is 2nd, 3rd, or 23rd in a series.
Book read: Street Magic
Required: #2 in The Circle Opens series
BOOK IS 300 PAGES
TOTAL IS 726 PAGES
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Points this post : 95
Total : 345
GO tickets : 2
BB tickets : 3
Amy O.15.8 - Not-So-Secret (leavening) Agent (N A H C O O O found in some combination of title, author's name)
The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra
Required letters: The Tsar of Love and Techno
Points this post: 15
Total points: 260
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 18
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 0
Amy O.Task 5.5 - December, January, February
(number of pages as listed on Goodreads contains the number 1 or 2)
Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
paperback edition has 276 pages
Task 5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder (book of your choice)
Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty
Points this post: 10
Total points: 270
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 20
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 0
Laurajay 20.4. Golden Oldies - Mhairi's Task: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Option 2. Read a book by an author called Jack or who has a name related to Jack. Chosen name is JOHN
The Last Child
Author name John Hart
Current post: 20
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 180
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 7
Total books read: 11
CHANDNI25.8 - Beth F's Task: Backwards Alphabet Code
Book 1 - Ignoring the articles "the", "a" and "an", read a book whose title begins with a letter in the left-hand column.
The Dark and Other Love Stories by Deborah Willis
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.
Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
[POINTS]
This Post: 25
Total Points: 460
Books Read: 33
Completed Tasks: 25
Marina H15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
Navnefællen by Jhumpa Lahiri
First word begins with N found in BINGO
Points this post: 15
Total points: 315
Tasks completed: 17
Post #315.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
One Salt Sea
Points this post:5
Total Points:540
Books read:41
Tasks Done: 32
CYNBAXTER#20.05 – Bigger is Better: Loafer's Task: The Long and Short of It
Task: Read a book that is a collection of short stories or essays.
Option 2: Tenth of December by George Saunders
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date = 735 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 4
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 4
FANDURY10.4. Fire and Ice
Read a book with all letters of FIRE and of ICE found in the book’s title/subtitle/author name.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
All letters of FIRE and ICE can be found in the title: thE cuRious InCIdEnt oF the dog in the night-time
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 525
Books Read: 40
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
5.4 - Best Laid Plans Using:
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.
cRAnesbill:
Sleeping on Jupiter by Anuradha Roy
+5 Points
5.5 - December, January, February
Includes 1: 150 pages:
Live Cargo by Pauls Toutonghi
+5 Points
Task 20.6. Seasoned Reader – Nicola T's Task: Repos Production’s 7Wonders
Option 2: “The second age”
Cards that give you manufactured resources to use are available in this age.
The resources are: glass, paper and cloth
Requirements: Read a book with at least one of these 3 resources found intact in the title/subtitle or featured on the cover.
Cloth on cover:
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli+20 Points
Task 30.5 - Dlmrose's Task: This and that, then this or that
and Other: starts with Other
The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories by Carson McCullers
Other Stories and other stories by Ali Smith
+30 Points
Points this post: 60
Grand Total: 355
Dakimel5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Playing by the Greek's Rules
5.6 - Jolly Old St Nicholas
To Pleasure A Lady by Nicole Jordan
5.7 - Long, Long Ago
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome - page 1 of list
10.6. More Following Through!
Pretty Face - Lucy Parker was a new-to-me author in 2016
10.7. Rollin on the River
The Case Against Sugar (food)
10.10. Got Your Lottery Ticket?
End of Watch (horror)
25.1 - Andy P.'s task: Bookends
1: The Art of Sinning by Sabrina Jeffries (S) (400 pgs)
2: Her Every Wish (H) (168 pigs)
TALLY:
This post - 70 points
Total - 875
FANDURY10.7. Rollin on the River
Read a book with "environment," "ecology," "engineering," or "food" as a main page genre .
The Lion in the Living Room: How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World by Abigail Tucker
The book has Environment as one of its genre on the mian page.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 535
Books Read: 41
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
REPOSTING.....BARBARA ★
25.4 - MegSCL's Task: World AIDS Day
Option 1: A Walk Across the Sun - Corban Addison (set in India) 1/9
(the whole bottom of the cover is red)Option 2: Fair Game - Jasmine Haynes (erotica) 1/21
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 575
BARBARA ★25.1 - Andy P.'s task: Bookends
Book 1: In Cold Pursuit - Sarah Andrews (Sarah starts with S, Andrews ends with S) 2/24
Book 2: The Final Cut - Catherine Coulter (title starts and ends with T) 1/5
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25.2 - Timeless: Leonard & Leon
Book 1: Eleventh Grave in Moonlight - Darynda Jones (moonlight in title) 2/6
Book 2: Time Thief - Katie MacAlister (Time Travel) 2/23
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30.5 - Dlmrose's Task: This and that, then this or that
Book 1: Mad, Bad, and Dangerous in Plaid - Suzanne Enoch (bad and dangerous) 12/2
Book 2: Bad Nights - Rebecca York (bad) 2/23
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 80
Total Points: 655
BIG BOOKS: 500+: (1), 750+: (0); 1000+: (0)
25.1 - Andy P.'s task: BookendsBook 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.
Neil Gaiman-Stardust-266 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
The Arsonist-320 pages
Total New Points: 25
Total challenge Points: 575
GO's:4
Laurah3020.5. Bigger is Better - Loafer's Task: The Long and Short of It
Option 1 - Big Fat Books Worth the Effort - p. 2 #109
Cutting for Stone
Big Book ticket requested as this was 541 pages.
CHRISTINA PA20.10 Group Reads
The Prince and the Pauper
by Mark Twain
Points this post: 20
Total points: 90
Readerboard name: D15.1 - 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.
Trust the Darkness: My Life as a Writer by Anthony C. Winkler
Book 2 - Read an autobiography or memoir
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes On An Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande
Post total=15
Season total=405
Kristi CO25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Is It Ancient, or Just a Classic?
Option 1: 'quiet' in QUIS EST CAESAR TIBI NUNC
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
Option 3: initials in CERTAMEN
All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai
Points this post: 25
Total points: 400
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 26
Big Books: 500=2, 750=1, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
perletwo5.9 - Listmaker - Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains the numbers 2 AND 5 such as 1952, 2005 or 2015.
A Head Full of Ghosts - first printed in 2015
Points this task: 05
Total points: 1030
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 10
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 78
Tasks completed: 55
2 changes & 1 new10.5. Noel!
Read a book with NO "L" in the title/subtitle and NO "L" in the author name.
Odd Man In K.M. Mahoney
CHANGE to:
How To See and Read The Aura Ted Andrews
15.4 - To Tell the Truth
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both option 1 Book A and 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.
How To See and Read The Aura
CHANGE to:
Go Green: How to Build an Earth-Friendly Community
NEW25.2 - 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: Beauty, Moonlight, Moon, or Light. Words must match exactly - no variations.
Eleventh Grave in Moonlight
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.
Odd Man In "Three men, one spaceship"
Cumulative Total 755+25 = 780
DANIELLE M25.8 - Beth F's Task: Backwards Alphabet Code
Book 1: Lucky Us by Amy Bloom - 256 pages
Book 2: One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B.J. Novak - 288 pages
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 320
Books Read: 20
Tasks Complete: 15
15.5 - B-I-N-G-OThe first word of the title begins with a letter found in BINGO:
Grave Suspicions of Murder by Evelyn James (approved for length post 6050)
20.5 - The Long and Short of It
Option 2. A collection of short stories:
Reader, I Married Him by Tracy Chevalier
20.6 - Repos Production's 7Wonders
Option 2. Paper is featured on the cover:
There is a letter underneath the various objects.The Woman Died Thrice by Evelyn James (approved for length post 5060)
Total points 175
Readerboard Name: Sarah DTask 30.4 Reader's Recommend
Read a book with an average GR rating above 4.24
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Goodreads rating at time of post 4.29
490 pages
Read a book that features as a winner or nominee on the GR choice awards for 2016
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance
272 pages
Books read for this task: 2
Pages read for this task: 762
Points this post: 30
Points in total: 30
15.1 - Madly in Love With Me DayBook 1, a book with "my" in the title: Things I Want My Daughters to Know: A Small Book About the Big Issues in Life by Alexandra Stoddard
Book 2, an autobiography/memoir: Becoming Grandma: The Joys and Science of the New Grandparenting by Lesley Stahl
Points this post: 15
Total points: 655
Readerboard Name: Sarah DTask 30.1 Good Things Come in Pairs
Option 2
Read a book by a new-to-you author
Difficult Women by Roxane Gay
Roxane Gay is a new-to-me author
pages 260
Read another book by the same author (not in the same series)
An Untamed State by Roxane Gay
pages 368
Books read for this task: 2
Pages read for this task 628
Points this post: 30
Points in total: 60
Readerboard Name: Sarah DTask 25.10 'Tis the Season
Option 1 read a book by an author whose first and last initals can be found in CHRISTMAS CARDS.
Moonglow by Michael Chabon
pages 420
and
Option 4 read a nonfiction book with a main page genre of self-improvement, fitness, nutrition, mental health, education, spiritual, or religion.
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown
pages 287
Books read for this task: 2
Pages read for this task 707
Points this post: 25
Points in total: 85
Marina H10.5. Noel
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
No L found in title or author’s name
20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Option C: Erak's Ransom by John Flanagan
First published in 2007
Points this post: 30
Total points: 345
Tasks completed: 19
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MPG mythology verified in task help thread msg #56
25.5 - Sarah BR's Task: A Return to Stars Hollow
Option 2: Please, Luke. Please, please, please!
Option 3: Where you lead
Where Does It Hurt?: What the Junior Doctor Did Next 264 pages
word: where
239 + 264 = 503 pages
Points this post: 35
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