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SU 2014 RwS Completed Tasks - Summer 2014
10.2 Highly RatedQuiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
Task +10 (5 stars by multiple members https://www.goodreads.com/group/show_...)
Grand total 640
10.7 Summer CelebrationsHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, born 6/8/34
+10 combo ( 10.4, 10.2 - Tien and others )
+5 mutiple
Task Total : 25
Grand Total : 405
10.3 Baby BoomerHow to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell , born 15/4/66
+ 10 combo ( 10.2 - Lisa and others, 10.4 )
+5 multiple
Task Total : 25
Grand Total :430
10.4 Double TroubleTears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
+ 5 combo ( 10.2 - Connie )
+ 5 multiple
Task Total : 20
Grand Total : 460
10.2 Highly RatedExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer - Krista and others
+ 5 multiple
Task Total : 15
Grand Total : 475
10.5 Sounds of SummerCaptain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster BujoldLois McMaster Bujold
+10 Task (winner Science Fiction)
+5 Combo (10.3 – born in 1949 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_McM...)
Task total: 15
RwS Finish: 100 points
Mega Finish: 200 points
Grand Total: 1570
Task 10.9 - Hot Off the PressPrince of Fools (The Red Queen’s War #1) (2014) by Mark Lawrence (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 355 pages)
+10 Task
+05 Multiple
Task Total: 10 + 05 = 15
Grand Total: 580 + 15 = 595
20.6 UnfinishedTess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
+20 Task (although how someone could leave it unfinished baffles me)
+10 Combo (10.2 Lisa and others, 10.7 - June 2, 1840)
+10 Canon
+ 5 Jumbo (518 pgs)
Task Total = 45
Grand total = 515
20.1 TeaThe Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
+20 Task (born in Kolkata, India)
+5 Combo (10.3: born in 1956)
Task Total = 25
Grand Total = 135
10.7 Summer CelebrationsPilgrims and Other Stories by Elizabeth Gilbert
+10 Task (born July 1969)
Task Total = 10
Grand Total = 145
10.2 Highly RatedTempted by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
+10 Task (rated 5-stars by China, Mara, Kristen, and others)
Task Total = 10
Grand Total = 155
10.2 Highly RatedBurned by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
+10 Task (rated 5-stars by Danniella Duff, Alicia, Elizabeth, and others)
Task Total = 10
Grand Total = 165
10.2 Highly RatedCinder by Marissa Meyer
+10 Task (rated 5-stars by Potjy, Marianne, Jana (That Artsy Reader Girl), and Celeste)
Task Total = 10
Grand Total = 175
10.2 Highly RatedEntwined by Heather Dixon
+10 Task (rated 5-stars by Jensen, Kendyl, Amanda)
Task Total = 10
Grand Total = 185
10.2 Highly RatedThe Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
+10 Task (rated 5-stars by Chunwui, Nadane, Halla, Jensen, and Kendyl)
Task Total = 10
Grand Total = 195
sorry i've been MIA for so long...between chauffeuring my mom to doctor's appointments, working like crazy, and planning a wedding i haven't had much time to post or read. i'll be back for real (and reading things other than YA) by the winter!!
20.2 - JailedMoll Flanders by Daniel Defoe 8/4/14
Defoe was put in a pillory and spent time in Newgate jail, as detailed in this article.
Combos:
10.2 - Lisa and D rated it 5-stars
20.3 - Found on Banned Books link
20.5 - Mentioned in Financial Fiction blurbs
20.6 - Unfinished #194 on 8/3/14
+20 task
+20 combos (10.2, 20.3, 20.5, 20.6)
+10 Canon
Task total: 50
AtA Total: 240
AtA Familiar Faces Completion Bonus: 50
RwS Total: 690
Grand Total: 980
20.3 Banned Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
+20 Task
Graphic Novel – no styles
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 1030
20.8 NatureIshmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit by Daniel Quinn
+20 Task (shelved 22 times as nature)
+5 Multiple
+10 Combo (10.2 - Josalin rated it 5 stars, 10.4 – quiNN)
Task Total: 35
Grand Total: 1065
20.1 TeaThe Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye
+20 Task (born in India)
+20 Jumbo (958 pages)
+10 Combo (10.2 - Sally rated it 5 stars, 10.8 – born in August)
Task Total: 50
RwS Finish: 100
Mega Finish: 200
Grand Total: 1435
10.5 Sounds of SummerThe Fifth Assassin by Brad Meltzer
+10 Task
+5 Multiple
Post Total: 15
Season Total: 810
10.10 Group ReadsThe Garden of Evening Mists by Twan Eng Tan
+10 Task
+5 Combo (10.2 - Karen Michele rated it 5 stars)
+10 Non-Western
+5 Multiple
Task total: 30
Grand Total: 1600
20.2 JailedNotes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
+20 Task
+10 Combo (10.2 – Burke Burke rated it 5 stars, 20.3 -burned)
+10 Non-Western
+10 Canon
+5 Multiple
Task total: 55
Grand Total: 1655
Anika wrote: "sorry i've been MIA for so long...between chauffeuring my mom to doctor's appointments, working like crazy, and planning a wedding i haven't had much time to post or read. i'll be back for real (and reading things other than YA) by the winter!!..."I hope your mom is okay and the wedding goes well!
Post 887 Amanda wrote: "10.3 Baby BoomerHow to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell , born 15/4/66
+ 10 combo ( 10.2 - Lisa and others, 10.4 )
+5 multiple
Task Total : 25
Grand Total :430"
The range for Boomers is 1946-1964, so this author doesn't fit this task. You have 2 combos - which task would you prefer we post it?
10.10I read Oil on Water: A Novel by Helon Habila
Task Points: 10
+ 5 Multiple
Points This Post: 15
Total: 685
20.7 Call and ResponseFor 10.1 this summer, I read The Moon and the Sun by Vonda N. McIntyre, which concerns fictional women (including a mermaid) at the court of Louis XIV.
As a response, I read a history book about the real women at the court of Louis XIV, Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King by Antonia Fraser.
Task Points: 20
Combo: 15 (10.2 - Lisa reated it 5*'s, 10.7 - author born August 27, 10.8 - takes place in 17th century)
Points This Post: 35
Grand Total: 720
20.9 - Father's DayRazorhurst by Justine Larbalestier
as per book page, setting is 1932 in Sydney
Not on BPL
+20 Task
+5 Combo (10.9 - pub 2014)
+5 Multiple
Task Total: 30
Grand Total: 1,035
Nick wrote: "10.10I read Oil on Water: A Novel by Helon Habila
Task Points: 10
+ 5 Multiple
Points This Post: 15
Total: 685"
+10 Non-Western
From Post 900Anika wrote: "10.2 Highly Rated
The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
+10 Task (rated 5-stars by Chunwui, Nadane, Halla, Jensen, and Kendyl)
Task Total = 10
Grand Total = 195
sorry i'v..."
+5 Multiple
From Post 886Amanda wrote: "10.7 Summer Celebrations
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, born 6/8/34
+10 combo ( 10.4, 10.2 - Tien and others )
+5 mutiple
Task Total : 25
Grand Total : 405"
This does not qualify for 10.4. Wynne appears to be a middle name and the surname Jones has no double letters. Sorry.
From Post 889Amanda wrote: "10.4 Double Trouble
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
+ 5 combo ( 10.2 - Connie )
+ 5 multiple
Task Total : 20
Grand Total : 460"
+10 Combo (10.3 and 10.7-b. Aug 24 1948)
20.3 - Banned: The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy
author's works burned in Nazy Germany
+20 Task
+5 Combo (10.2 - Se Na rated 5 stars)
+10 Non-Western
+5 Multiple
Task Total: 40
Grand Total: 1,075
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 887 Amanda wrote: "10.3 Baby BoomerHow to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell , born 15/4/66
+ 10 combo ( 10.2 - Lisa and others, 10.4 )
+5 multiple
Task Total..."
Thanks Elizabeth, put it under 10.4. Seems with the plus and minuses I have I still end up on the same score at least!
Kate S wrote: "From Post 886Amanda wrote: "10.7 Summer Celebrations
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, born 6/8/34
+10 combo ( 10.4, 10.2 - Tien and others )
+5 mutiple
..."
Thanks Kate, just presumed it was a double barrel surname!
Kate S wrote: "From Post 889Amanda wrote: "10.4 Double Trouble
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
+ 5 combo ( 10.2 - Connie )
+ 5 multiple
Task Total : 20
Grand Total : ..."
Thanks Kate, at least this keeps my points intact after the 2 minuses I had above.
And can i just add, this book was AWFUL!!! So anyone who reads it deserves as many points as they can get. If it wasn't for a different challenge I would not have gone there.
Amanda wrote: And can i just add, this book was AWFUL!!! So anyone who reads it deserves as many points as they can get. If it wasn't for a different challenge I would not have gone there. Oh no, I'm so sad to hear that! I liked the first book well enough so this was an automatic add to my TBR. :/
10.3 Baby BoomerShaman's Crossingby Robin Hobb
+ 10 Task
+ 5 Combo 10.2 Highly Rated by Bossy
+ 5 Combo 10.4 Double Trouble
+ 5 Multiple
+ 5 Jumbo 591 pages
Task Total = 30
Grand Total = 1340
10.2 Highly RatedDestined by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
+10 Task (rated 5-stars by Kristen and Mara)
Task Total = 10
Grand Total = 210
Thanks, Liz! The wedding is end of September and it's a lot of work, but exciting...my mom is having a rough time (cancer, post-surgical infection, ongoing ER visits...and the reason my finace and I have decided to have just a three-month engagement), but it finally seems like she's on the upswing...thank you for your well-wishes, I really appreciate it!
Hope you're having a lovely summer :-)
Kazen wrote: "Amanda wrote: And can i just add, this book was AWFUL!!! So anyone who reads it deserves as many points as they can get. If it wasn't for a different challenge I would not have gone there. Oh no,..."
Sorry Kazen, I found the book to be sermonising, no discernible plot, only several sub plots that were not really tied together in any way, and not much of a mystery novel.
10.1 - Instant ReplayThe White Earth by Andrew McGahan
Winner of Miles Franklin Award of 2005
+10 Task
Task Total: 10
RwS Finish: 100 points
Mega Finish: 200 points
Grand Total: 1,385
10.3 Baby BoomerThe Shining by Stephen King
+10 Task (born 1947)
+5 Combo (10.2-5 stars by Rebekah, Melanie, etc.)
+5 Jumbo (512 pages)
Task Total = 20 points
Grand Total = 220 points
10.9 - Hot Off the PressProblems with People: Stories by David Guterson
+10 Task (June 3rd, 2014)
+ 5 Combo (10.3)
+ 5 Multiple
Task total=20
Grand total=715
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+10 task (double e)
+ 5 multiple
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 255