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WINTER CHALLENGE 2016
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Task 20.6. Seasoned Reader – Nicola T's Task: Repos Production’s 7Wonders Option 2: “The second age”
by Maggie O'FarrellThere is a tablecloth and a wine glass visible on the cover.
Points this post: 20
Points in total: 525
Tasks completed: 25
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book tickets: 2
LAVENDER25.3 - Karen Michele's Task: I Wonder…
Option 2: Read a book about anything found under the surface of the water.
Tangled Tides by Karen Amanda Hooper kindle edition I read
Tangled Tides Paperback edition for page length (No MMPB): 328 pages
The book is about merfolk and selkies, both found underwater.
Option 4: Read a book from the list that has been shelved as “nature” at least 10 times.
Walden by Henry David Thoreau kindle edition I read
Walden Top MMPB for length: 221 pages
Walden is found on the first page of the list.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 670
Tasks Completed: 33
Books Read: 45
Sarah E15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
I Know Nothing!
20.4. Golden Oldies - Mhairi's Task: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Option 1: Bones in title
Speaking from Among the Bones
Points this post: 35
Total points: 355
Readerboard Name: Sarah DTask 25.6 Celebrate the City
Option 1 Read a book where the initial letters of the author’s name can be found in DOMINE DIRIGE NOS
The Circle by Dave Eggers
pages 493
Option 5 Read a book by an author who shares a name with one of those commemorated. Tablets on the Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
pages 342
Author shares a name with Edward Blake on the memorial
Books read for this task: 2
Pages read for this task: 835
Points this post: 25
Points in total: 110
Readerboard Name: Sarah DTask 25.1 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.
Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn
pages 352
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.
Everything You Want Me to Be by Mindy Mejia
pages 340
Books read for this task: 2
Pages read for this task: 692
Points this post: 25
Points in total: 135
Nick KY30.2 Schatzie’s Pros & Cons
Book 1: I read # 22 (p 1) on the Best Happiness Books list, The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want by Sonja Lyubomirsky. https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Book 2: I read Island of Lost Girls by Jennifer McMahon. Three vowels, AIO, are in the title, but no E: IslAnd Of lost girls.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 1035
Readerboard Name: Sarah DTask 20.7 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
This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance! by Jonathan Evison
There are 4 I's & 3 E's
Points in this post: 20
Points in total: 155
Readerboard Name: Sarah DTask 20.5 The Long and Short of It
Option 2 Read a book that is a collection of short stories or essays.
The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen
This is a collection of short stories
Points in this post: 20
Points in total: 175
Readerboard Name: Sarah D20.3 Best of Times, Worst of Times
Option B 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.
Miller's Valley by Anna Quindlen
Miller's Valley is set in a fictional community in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is referenced in the 3rd paragraph of this review: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/bo...
Points in this post: 20
Points in total: 195
Readerboard Name: Sarah DTask 20.1 Christmas in the Caribbean
Option 2 Read a book set in one of the Caribbean countries or written by an author who was born or currently lives in one of the Caribbean countries.
The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso
The author was born in Barbados as referenced here: https://thisisafrica.me/author/yewand...
Points in this post: 20
Points in total: 215
Readerboard Name: Sarah DTask 15.8 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.
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
N in Lincoln
A in Bardo
H in The
C in Lincoln
1 O in Lincoln
1 O in Bardo
1 O in George
Points in this post: 15
Points in total: 230
Readerboard Name: Sarah DTask 15.7 Tales of Middle-Earth
Read a book with a main page genre that contains “Fantasy”
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Fantasy listed as genre on main page by 931 users
Points in this post: 15
Points in total: 245
Readerboard Name: Sarah DTask 15.6 Multilingual
Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your native language.
The Persian Expedition by Xenophon
My native language is English, the book was originally written in Greek
The edition I read was translated by Rex Warner
Points in this post: 15
Points in total: 260
Readerboard Name: Sarah DTask 15.5 B-I-N-G-O!
Read a book where the FIRST word of the title begins with a letter in BINGO. All words must be considered including articles.
I Hear Your Voice by Young-Ha Kim
Points in this post: 15
Points in total: 275
Readerboard Name: Sarah DTask 10.4 Fire & Ice
Read a book with all letters of FIRE and of ICE found in the book’s title/subtitle/author name.
Foreign Soil by Maxine Beneba Clarke
F Foreign
I Foreign
R Foreign
E Foreign
I Soil
C Clarke
E Maxine
Points in this post: 10
Points in total: 285
Readerboard Name: Sarah DTask 5.10 Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
Lotus by Lijia Zhang
Points in this post: 5
Points in total: 290
Readerboard Name: Sarah DTask 5.9 Listmaker
Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains the numbers 2 AND 5 such as 1952,
The First Bad Man by Miranda July
This book was first published in 2015
Points in this post: 5
Points in total: 295
Readerboard Name: Sarah DTask 10.2 Ring, Sing, Bling?
Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle ending in “ing.” No variations allowed.
The Evening Road by Laird Hunt
Points in this task: 10
Points in total: 305
Readerboard Name: MCCATHY15.2 - 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.
Night with a SEAL by Cat Johnson
"Night" in title
Book 2: Read a book with “time” found intact in a word in the book’s title, subtitle, series title or author’s name.
Limited Time Offer by Kelly Jamieson
"Time" in title
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15.6 - Multilingual
Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your native language.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
My Native Language: English
First written in: Portuguese
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20.3. 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.
Agent of Chaos by Kami Garcia
PB Edition: The X-Files Origins: Agent of Chaos - 311 pgs
Published in 2017
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Points this post: 50
Total Points: 925
10.2 - Ring, Sing, Bling?Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between
25.8 - Backwards Alphabet Code
(1) M = Moonglow (430 pages)
(2) N = News of the World (209 pages)
430 + 209 = 639 (more than 500 pages)
30.6 - Travels
Option 2: Jackson Hole, Wyoming
True Grit (224 pages)
Western genre
Option 5: London, England
James Madison: A Biography (753 pages)
History genre
*** Two Big Book Tickets claimed - 753 pages
224 + 753 = 977 pages (more than 500)
Points this post: 65
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
Total points: 170
Coralie5.3 Sole Survivor
#1 in series
Agatha Heterodyne and the Beetleburg Clank
This is my one book between 80 and 100 pages for a 5 point task
5.4 Best Laid Plans
From task 5.4 in the Fall 2016 challenge
a book by an author whose first and last initials are in cranesBIll geranium
Look to Windward by Iain M. Banks
This post 10 points
Total to date 780 points
30.8 - Sandy's Task: Old and AwesomeBook 1, a book with "past" in the title: Postcards from the Past by Marcia Willett
paperback edition Postcards from the Past 352 pages
Book 2, a book with "sight" in the title: The Sight of the Stars by Belva Plain, 320 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 685
20.5. Bigger is Better - Loafer's Task: The Long and Short of ItOption2: Read a book that is a collection of short stories or essays.
I read an ebook edition, this is link to most popular paperback edition.
My Man Jeeves
***Claiming golden Oldie Ticket-first published in 1919***
Total Points this post: 20
Total Challenge Points: 595
G.O.'s:5
Brooke TXTask 30.5 - Dlmrose's Task: This and that, then this or that
Book 1: Read a book with a title or subtitle that contains an “and” coordinating conjunction phrase.
Book 2: Using the “and” phrase from Book 1, read a book whose title begins with one of the words joined by the “and.”
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 1050
Completed Tasks: 58
Books Read: 82
25.8 - Beth F's Task: Backwards Alphabet CodeBook 1 - Read a book whose title begins with a letter in the left-hand column.
The Dream House by Rachel Hore- 466 pages
Book 2 - Rad a book whose title begins with the letter in the right-hand column that corresponds to the letter you selected from the left-hand.
When Nietzsche Wept: A Novel of Obsession by Irvin D. Yalom– 306 pages
Total pages: 772
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Oldie: 0
Big Book: 0
Total Points: 220
Tasks Completed: 10
Total Books Read: 13
Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Readerboard name: witchygal5.10Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
I read Good Money
Points: 5
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
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Total stats for Winter 2016 - 2017.
Points: 330
Big Books: 6
Golden Oldie: 2
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?Read a book that has 2 “I”s AND 2 “E”s in the title/subtitle - more than 2 of both/either are okay
All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation by Rebecca Traister - book has more than 2 I's and 2 E's.
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Oldie: 0
Big Book: 0
Total Points: 240
Tasks Completed: 11
Total Books Read: 14
Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
25.10 – Pamela3265's Task: Tis the SeasonOption 1: For this option read a book by an author whose first and last initals can be found in CHRISTMAS CARDS.
The Queen of Katwe: One Girl's Triumphant Path to Becoming a Chess Champion by Tim Crothers - authors initials TC are found in phrase
Option 3: For this option read a book with a main page genre of history, historical fiction, romance, young adult, fantasy or science fiction. Genres can be embedded.
One Good Friend Deserves Another by Lisa Verge Higgins– has main page genre of romance
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Oldie: 0
Big Book: 0
Total Points: 265
Tasks Completed: 12
Total Books Read: 16
Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
10.1 Let's Follow Up I read And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (Agatha Christie mentioned in the author list)
Claiming a Golden Oldies ticket - published in 1939!
20.1 Most Improved Player
I chose option 1 and read The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender - initials in Caribbean
30.9 Construction Wonders
Book 1: Don't Get Too Comfortable: The Indignities of Coach Class, The Torments of Low Thread Count, The Never-Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and Other First World Problems by David Rakoff
2 C
2 O
1 N
2 T
This one was a reread for me!
Book 2: Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right by Arlie Russell Hochschild - nonfic with a mpg of history. New to me!
New Total: 315
Sara G25.10 – 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
One of my favorite activities during the Christmas season is exchanging Christmas cards and letters with family and friends. I love reflecting on the impact these individuals have had on my life.
For this option read a book by an author whose first and last initals can be found in CHRISTMAS CARDS.
The Education of Mrs. Brimley by Donna MacMeans
Option 3: January Birthdays
Three of my favorite people have birthdays in January: my grandmother will turn 86, my oldest niece will turn 17, and my second niece will turn 14. My grandmother and I often discuss the past or watch a Hallmark movie (most frequently a romance). My nieces and I share a love of reading young adult, fantasy, and science fiction books.
For this option read a book with a main page genre of history, historical fiction, romance, young adult, fantasy or science fiction. Genres can be embedded.
Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood (Main page genre - historical fiction, 122 users)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 470
Blueberry25.11
opt. 2 Read a book that has a pole on the cover.
The Prestige
There is a magic wand on the cover which is a pole.
opt. 3 Read a book that so disappointed one of your GR friends that they only gave it a 1 or 2 star rating.
The Housekeeper and the Professor
My Goodreads friend, Amy, rated this book with 1 star.
Pts: 25
Total pts: 335
30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: TravelsBook 3: Key West, Florida >>Read a book with the main page genre classic(s).
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith – 320 pages - has main page genre of classics
Book 5: London, England>>Read a book with the main page genre historical fiction or history. These may be stand alone or embedded.
The People of Forever Are Not Afraid by Shani Boianjiu – 368 pages – has main page genre of historical fiction
Total pages: 688
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Oldie: 0
Big Book: 0
Total Points: 295
Tasks Completed: 13
Total Books Read: 18
Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
15.7 - Tales of Middle-earthRead a book with a main page genre that contains “Fantasy”
The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks- IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6.0 - has main page genre of Fantasy
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1
Oldie: 0
Big Book: 0
Total Points: 310
Tasks Completed: 14
Total Books Read: 19
Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Blueberry15.6 Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your native language.
The Wreath
My native language is English. This books was originally written in Norwegian.
This book is a Golden Oldie, originally published in 1920.
Pts: 15
Total pts: 350
Blueberry5.4 Read a book that fits one of the Fall 2016 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
Fall 2016: 5.4 Opt. B Read a book whose title/subtitle or author's name contains the letter Z.
Razor Girl
Pts: 5
Total pts: 355
perletwo5.8 - 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. Plurals, possessives and word variations that preserve the meaning of the word such as hungry work.
Cold City
Points this task: 05
Total points: 1035
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 10
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 79
Tasks completed: 56
SandiCompleted Tasks
5.1 - The Ancients
Author's initials can be found in ANCIENT - Author: Cynthia Eden
Kindle edition I read: Mine to Take
MM Paperback edition: Mine to Take
5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Using Task 5.4 from Fall 2016 challenge -- Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in the 4th wedding anniversary flower CRANESBILL GERANIUM.
Author: Susan Gillard
Kindle edition I read: Maple Frosted Murder
Paperback edition: Maple Frosted Murder
10.1. Let's Follow Up
Found at spot #10 of the listopia list
Kindle edition I read: Persuasion
Most popular MMPB: Persuasion
20.1 Most Improved Player - CynBaxter's Task: Christmas in the Caribbean
Using Option 1 - author's initials can be found in CARIBBEAN - Author: Rhoda Belleza
Audio edition I listened to: Empress of a Thousand Skies
Paperback edition: Empress of a Thousand Skies
25.10 - Pamela3265's Task: Tis the Season
★Book #1: Using Option 1 - Author's initials in CHRISTMAS CARDS - Cassandra Clare
Audio edition I listened to: Clockwork Angel
Most popular paperback edition: Clockwork Angel
★Book #2: Using Option 3 - romance genre on main page
Kindle edition I read: Count Your Blessings
Most popular paperback edition: Count Your Blessings
25.11 - Wayne's Task: A Festivus for the Rest of Us
★Book #1: Using Option 3 - friend, Carla, rated 1 star -- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Kindle edition I read: Lost
Paperback edition: Lost
★Book #2: Using Option 4 - found on woman's list on page one at spot #7
Kindle edition I read: Among the Shrouded
Most popular paperback edition: Among the Shrouded
30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Travels
★Book #1: Using Book 3 Option - classics as MPG - Like Water for Chocolate
★Book #2: Using Book 5 Option - historical fiction as main page genre
Kindle edition I read: The Clockwork Cathedral
Paperback edition: The Clockwork Cathedral
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 335
Points Earned this Post: 120
Total Points To Date: 455
Elizabeth B15.2
Book1 : “night” found intact in the title
Midwinter Night's Dream, e-book only, approved at msg#6054 in the verification thread
Book 2: “time” found intact in the title
Time to Do, e-book only, approved at msg#6086 in the verification thread
25.3
Option 2: a book about mermen Transformation
Option 3: a book about a sculptor Glass Tidings
Points: 40
Total: 680+40=720
30.7 - Jonquil’s Task: Dreams are made of thisBook 1, a book that takes place (80%) in London: Radio Girls by Sarah-Jane Stratford
Book 2, a book that takes place (80%) in Paris: Rodin's Lover by Heather Webb
Camille Claudel's artistic training and career and her association with Rodin took place in Paris. (Camille Claudel)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 715
10.1. Let's Follow UpIn the fall season, one of the group reads was The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend. One of the features enjoyed by many of the SRC participants was the mention of numerous books. Read a book from The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend listopia.
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).
Reaper Man - Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett is on the list of authors.
Points this post: 10
Points total: 110
Tasks completed: 14
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 1 - 500+(1) 750+() 1000+()
Books read: 14
Pages read: 4140
Readerboard Name: Quinn10.4.
Read a book with all letters of FIRE and of ICE found in the book’s title/subtitle/author name.
Barefoot in White by Roxanne St. Claire
*"Barefoot in White" by Roxanne St. Claire
POINTS THIS POST: 10
TOTAL POINTS: 595
GO THIS POST/TOTAL: 0/0
BB THIS POST/TOTAL: 0/0
EMurphy20.2 - Rookie at the Top-JustMe's Task: Fun & Games - Option 2 Dungeons and Dragons: An author with the same beginning letter for first and last name
The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way by Bill Bryson
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 50
Books Read: 3
BB Tickets +500: 2
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 3
EMurphy20.5 Bigger is Better-Loafer's Task: The Long and Short of It - Option 1: From the first 5 pages of the big fat books list: Outlander by Diane Gabaldon
*Found on Page 1 of the Goodreads list
**Big Book Ticket +750 (896 pages)
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket +750: 1
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 70
Books Read: 4
BB Tickets +500: 2
BB Tickets +750: 1 (4 Tickets altogether)
GO Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 4
CYNBAXTER#5.06 – Jolly Old St Nicholas
Task: Read a book written by an author named “Nicholas” or any of the related names such as Nick, Colin, Nils, Nicole, Colette.
Book: The Assyrian by Nicholas Guild
**This is a Big Book (552 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date = 740 points
BB tickets this post: 1
Total BB tickets to date: 5
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 4
Brave25.6 - Trishhartuk's Task: Celebrate the City: Read two books, from two different options below. REQUIRED: State in your post the options you chose.
Option 1: Read a book where the initial letters of the author’s name can be found in DOMINE DIRIGE NOS.
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.
Option 1 book: Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
(previously used this book for 5.10, but would prefer to use it for this option instead)
DOMINE DIRIGE NOS
Option 4 book: 1984 by George Orwell
Page 1, book #5 on the list.
**Claiming one GO ticket for this book, originally published in 1949.**
Points this post: 25
Total points: 280
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
500+: 1
750+: 0
1000+: 0
15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!FIRST word of the title begins with a letter in BINGO: B
Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris
+15 Points
25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Is It Ancient, or Just a Classic?
Read two books that satisfy the same option.
Option 3: Read a book whose author's first and last name initials can be found in CERTAMEN.
CertaMen:
The Member of the Wedding: The Play by Carson McCullers
certAMen
Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood
+25 Points
Points this Post: 40
Grand Total: 395
Task 25.10 – Pamela3265's Task: Tis the SeasonOption 1: The Christmas Season
Maan ääniä by Tuula T. Matintupa
Option 3: January Birthdays
The Girl At The Lion D'or
Points this post: 25
Points total: 880
GO total: 3
BB total: 1
Tasks completed: 53
Books read: 72
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Task 10.4 Fire and Ice
All letters of FIRE/ICE in title /Author
If Books Could Kill by Kate Carlisle
Points this post:10
Total points:115
Tasks completed:10
Books read:11
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)