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WINTER CHALLENGE 2016
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Milena30.7 Jonquil’s Task: Dreams are made of this (two-book task)
Book 1: a book that takes place (80%) in one of these cities: Chicago, USA; Toronto, Canada; Paris, France; Berlin, Germany; or London, England.
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch takes place in Chicago, USA.
Book 2: a book that takes place (80%) in one of the remaining four cities.
Seul dans Berlin (Alone in Berlin) by Hans Fallada takes place in Berlin, Germany.
Since it was first published in 1947 I claim a Golden Oldies ticket. It also has 560 pages so I claim one Big Book Ticket.
Total points: 65
Points this task: 30
Golden Oldies tickets: 4
Big Books Tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 3
CathyG 5.8 - Full Moon
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from the names used by various tribes to describe the winter season’s moons: long, night, cold, wolf, old, snow, hunger.
Midnight Sun by M.J. Fredrick
30.3 - Daphne's Task: Atlas Obscura
Read 1 book from each of 2 different options. Minimum page count for the two books combined is 600 pages.
2. Kravice Waterfalls - Kravice Waterfalls- For this task, read a book with a waterfall on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
Soul of a Highlander by Melissa Mayhue 352pp
4. Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery - Calistoga Pioneer Cemetary- For this task, read a book with a single grave or cemetery on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
Dead But Not Forgotten: Stories from the World of Sookie Stackhouseby Charlaine Harris 352pp
Points this post: 35
Total points: 805
Tasks completed: 39
Books read: 57
Big Book Tickets: 1 Oldie: 1
Maddie O.5.3 - Sole Survivor
I read The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey is #1 in the Inspector Alan Grant series.
It was published in 1929 so counts for one Golden Oldie Ticket
15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
I read Instead of a Letter: A Memoir by Diana Athill, which begins with an "I".
Points this post: 20
Points total: 190
Big Books: 11
Golden Oldies: 2 (1 this post)
10.3.They're Old!In honor of ancient wonders, read a book with History or Historical Fiction as a main page genre.
Gevangen zonlicht by Jane Borodale.
Historical Fiction is a main page genre for this book.
15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
Read a book where the FIRST word of the title begins with a letter in BINGO.
Ik kan veranderen by Michelle van Dusseldorp.
The title starts with the I in BINGO.
20.10 - Group Reads
Opposites Attract: The Prince and the Pauper.
Here is my comment on the book in the discussion thread.
Points this post: 45
Total points: 170
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 13
Maddie O.10.3.They're Old!
I read The Last Bookaneer by Matthew Pearl. It has a "Historical Fiction" MPG.
20.2. Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & Games
Option 2: Read a book with either a two word title in which both words begin with the same letter, or by an author with the same beginning letter for first & last name.
I read Attachments by Rainbow Rowell. Her first and last name both start with an R.
20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Option C: read a book first published in a year ending with the number 7.
I read The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden. It was published in 2017.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 240
Big books: 11
Golden Oldies: 2
CHRISTINA PA10.6: More following through
The Obelisk Gate
by N.K Jemison
*She was a new-to-me author in 2016.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 100
Maddie O.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.
I read Carry On by Rainbow Rowell.
At 522 pages, this qualifies for one Big Book Ticket
Option 3: read a book with a main page genre of history, historical fiction, romance, young adult, fantasy or science fiction. Genres can be embedded.
I read The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley. It has Young Adult as an MPG.
Task 30.4 - Mazza1's Task - Readers Recommend
Option 1: Read a book with an average GR rating above 4.24 (that is, at least 4.25).
I read A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan. It has a current rating of 4.5
In addition, at 909 pages, it counts for 2 Big Book Tickets
Option 3:
Read a book that features on the best books for the decade in which you were born.
I read Small Gods by Terry Pratchett. It is on the second page of Best Books of the Decades 1990s
Points this post: 55
Total points: 295
Big Books: 14
Golden Oldies: 2
CHRISTINA PA5.10: Your Own 8th Wonder
Carve the Mark
by Veronica Roth
Points this post: 5
Total points: 105
10.3.They're Old!The Private Lives of the Tudors by Tracy Borman
Points this post: 10
Points in total: 565
Tasks completed: 28
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book tickets: 2
BellaGBear reposttask 25.4 book 1, option 1:
about the end of aparteid in south-africa written by Desmond Tutu, a south-africanbook 2, option 2:
with the genre eroticathe background of book 2 is red and also the lettering of forgiveness in book 1
>25 points
total points challenge: 665
5.4 - Best Laid Plans: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
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett The sorted MMP number of pages is 127
Kait10.7 - Rollin on the River
A book with "environment," "ecology," "engineering," or "food" as a main page genre.
Gunpowder Green by Laura Childs -- Food and Drink > Food on main page with 9 users -- Genre noted in genre verification thread posts #51 & 52
Points This Post: 10
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
Total Points: 270
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Elizabeth PTask 5.1 - The Ancients
Author's initials in ANCIENT
Royally Screwed by Emma Chase
anCiEnt
Task 25.8 - Backwards Alphabet Code
I chose H and S, title letters that match up when you split the alphabet in half
Book 1: Heartless by Marissa Meyer
464 pages: Heartless
Book 2: Suddenly Last Summer by Sarah Morgan
384 pages: Suddenly Last Summer
Total Page Count: 848
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 475
Total Tasks: 30
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 39
KassandraTask #15.7: Tales of Middle-earth
# books required: 1
Book read: Life of Pi
Author: Yann Martel Yann Martel
Required info: Main page genre contains “Fantasy”
Points this post: 15
Total points: 50
Laura NT15.6 - Multilingual
Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your native language.
Postman, The/ Il Postino
My native language is English, and this book was originally written in Spanish.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 160
Queenbee Darlene5.4 Best Laid Plans - book that fits Fall 2016 5,10 or 15 pt task:
5.4 Flowers: author's initials in CRANESBILL GERANIUM: Jonathon LIvingston Seagull by Richard Bach Jonathan Livingston Seagull
5 points
5.8 Full Moon: Word in title/sub that contains old:
There Was An Old Woman by Hallie Ephron There Was an Old Woman
5 points
5.10: Your own 8th Wonder - Book of your choice:
Mermaid by Carolyn Turgeon Mermaid
5 points
10.2. Ring, Sing, Bling? - Title with ing at the end of a word:
Making Your Own Gourmet Coffee Drinks: Espressos, Cappuccinos, Lattes, Mochas, and More Making Your Own Gourmet Coffee Drinks: Espressos, Cappuccinos, Lattes, Mochas, and More!
10 points
20.9 Moderator's Pet - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating Proofreading - Option 1: author's initials in PROOFREADING
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch The Last Lecture
20 points
30.4 Mazza1's Task - Readers Recommend:
Option 2: GR Choice awards winner/nominee: Before the Fall by Noah Hawley Before the Fall
Nominated for GR Best Mystery & Thriller 2016
Option 4: Book from 21 Brilliant Books you've Never Heard of List: American Youth by Phil LaMarche American Youth
30 points
Points this post: 75
Total Points: 290
BARBARA ★10.6 - More Following Through!
Clash - Nicole Williams 2/25
(I read Nicole Williams for the first time in November 2016)
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30.8 - Sandy's Task: Old and Awesome
Book 1: Raising the Past - Jeremy Robinson (past) 2/28
Book 2: The Lady in Question - Victoria Alexander (question) 2/25
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 40
Total Points: 695
Readerboard Name: Kathy P25.10 – Pamela3265's Task: Tis the Season
Option 3: January Birthdays
Awaiting the Heavenly Country: The Civil War and America's Culture of Death
Option 4: February 1st – My birthday
An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith
Points this post: 25
Books this post: 2
Totals
Points: 390
BB: 1
GO: 0
Total Task completed: 22
Total Books read: 25
Bookwrm526Task #25.6 - Podcast Recommendations
Book One - Read a book from the Overdue Podcast Shelf. I read Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin (from page 5 of the list, 256 pp)
Book Two - Read a book from the Books & Boba Shelf. I read Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake (from page 1 of the list, 398pp).
256+398= 654pp
Points this post: 25
Total points so far: 760
Amy FL25.2 - Perletwo's Task: Timeless: Leonard & Leon
Book 1: Sleeping Beauty (Beauty)
Book 2: The End of All Things (Space Travel - approved in message 3)
50.1 - Allison Ann's Task: Celebrating Birthdays
Book 1:
(fits b and c: I was born in April - title starts with A and cover is predominantly white) - approved in message 2Book 2: Broken - approved in message 3 for a rating of 4.20 (I was born on April 20.)
Book 3: The Sea Wolf by Jack London, Fiction, Classics, Sea Stories - Published in 1904 (1960 - 56 = 1904)
Points this post: 75
Final total: 600
KATIEGIRL5.10 - Your Own 8th Wonder
A book of your choice.
Lion by Saroo Brierley
Points this post: 5
Total points: 530
Total tasks: 39
BB total: 4
GO total: 5
Kathy G.15.7 - Tales of Middle-earth
Read a book that is fantasy
Winter by Marissa Meyer
Link to paperback:
Winter
Total Points- 100
Cindy C.Task 10.4-Fire and Ice
Read a book with all of the letters of fire and ice in the title & author's name. a FEw of the gIRls by maEve bInChy.
A Few of the Girls: Stories
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Task 10.10-Got Your Lottery Ticket?
Read a book with the main page genre of Horror. Horror is present as of 6:10 pm PST today.
Mexico, 1850
Points this post: 20
Total points: 325
Total tasks: 14
Thanks for another fun season! :)
Kathy G.20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Opt. 1- 2 I's and 2 E's in title
The Mysterious Mr. Quin: Twelve Complete Mysteries by Agatha Christie
Link to Paperback:
The Mysterious Mr. Quin
Total Points- 120
ANNA K5.5 - December, January, February
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 1 or 2.
The Blizzard
The Blizzard, by Vladimir Sorokin
192 pages
5 points this post
85 points total this challenge
Kim O25.9 - 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 Lock Artist -- the word I'm using is artist
Option 3: Read a book whose author's first and last name initials can be found in CERTAMEN.
The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood
Points this task: 25
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Cumulative Totals
Big Books - 500+: 1
Golden Oldies: 5
KATIEGIRL30.1 - Good Things Come in Pairs
Three A: A book with only black text on the cover.
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Three B: A book with only white text on the cover.
Forever, Again by Victoria Laurie
Points this post: 30
Total points: 560
Total tasks: 40
BB total: 4
GO total: 5
Sara G10.2. Ring, Sing, Bling?
Some ancient wonders such as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon end with the letters “ing,” and that ending also is common during the holiday season – bells “ring,” people “sing” carols.
Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle ending in “ing.” No variations allowed.
Becoming Queen Victoria by Kate Williams
Points this post: 10
Total points: 530
Bluegrass Pam20.5 Bigger is Better - Loafer's Task: The Long and Short of It
Option 2- collection of short stories
Coulrophobia & Fata Morgana by Jacob M. Appel
This post: 20
Total Points: 280
GO Total: 2 / BB Total: 3
Total Tasks Completed: 18
Total Books Read: 19
Amy O.Task 10.3 - They're Old! (Book with History or Historical Fiction genre)
The Regency by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Points this post: 10
Total points: 300
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 24
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books: 0
30.3 - Daphne's Task: Atlas ObscuraOption 1: read a book with one of 55 words for snow in the title or subtitle.
Holidays on Ice-175 pages
"ICE" is one of the words on the list
Option 6: read a book from this list: Popular Social Justice Books.
What Is the What-475 pages
This is on page 5 of the list-shelved 11 times as social justice
Total New Points: 30
Total Challenge Points: 625
GO's: 5
That's it for me-thanks for another great challenge
5.10 Your Own 8th WonderBook of your choice
Version Control by Dexter Palmer
Post Total: 5
Grand Total: 375
Amber15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
Book where the FIRST word of the title begins with a letter in BINGO.
Gunnerkrigg Court, Vol. 2: Research by Thomas Siddell
Points this post: 15
Total points: 345
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
I chose the less stressful route today...and it's getting late, so I'm done. Blessings!5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Unconditional pb 232 pgs
Cumulative Total 780+5 = 785
And thanks for the chuckle Wayne!
Julia103Task 25.11 - Wayne's Task: A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
Option 1: A Plain & Fancy Christmas by Cynthia Keller
Option 5: The Road to Hell (Multiverse #3)
The Road to Hell is 1024 pages - claiming 3 BB tickets
This post: 25 points, 3 BB
Total points: 560
Total BB: 8
Total GO: 5
Tasks completed: 31
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20.10 - Group Reads.
For 2016 Debut Author Fiction: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
I posted my thoughts in Post #30 of the discussion thread.
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB version.
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Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 520/1075
Total Tasks: 26/60
GO: 1
BB: 3