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SU 2014 RwS Completed Tasks - Summer 2014
10.6 - Summer SchoolThe Professor by Charlotte Brontë 8/7/14
This book is #49 on the list of Novels about Professors or Academics.
Combos:
10.2 - Lisa and D rated it 5-stars
+10 task
+5 combo (10.2)
Task total: 15
AtA Total: 240
AtA Familiar Faces Completion Bonus: 50
RwS Total: 705
Grand Total: 995
10.9 Hot Off the PressesBlackberry Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Published in 2014
Task +10
Style +5 Multiple
Book Total 15
Grand Total: 165
20.1 - Tea:Read Azalea by Anchee Min
author born in China
+20 Task
+5 Combo (10.3 - born in 1957)
+10 Non-Western
+5 Multiple
Task Total: 40
Grand Total: 1,425
20.9 - Father's DayThe Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
+20 Task (set in England during WWII)
+10 Combo (10.2 - rated 5 stars by Anika and others; 10.4 - Connolly
+ 5 Multiple
Task total=35
Grand total=750
15.10 AtAUsing 2nd List
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor
+30 Task
+100 New Faces Bonus
+200 Mega Finish
Post Total: 330
Season Total: 1270
10.6 Summer SchoolThe Secret History by Donna Tartt
+10 Task
+15 Combo (10.2 Katrina, 10.3-b. 1963, 10.4 Tartt)
+5 Multiple
+5 Jumbo (559 pages)
Post Total: 35
Season Total: 1305
20.8 Shelved 15+ times as natureMy Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
+20 Task
+ 5 Combo (20.9 set 1933 - 1938)
+ 5 Combo (10.4 author surname has double letter)
Post total: 30
Grand total: 100
20.9 Father's DayFifth Business by Robertson Davies
+20 Task (1908 - about 15% goes past 1954)
+15 Combo (10.2 Jane from BC, 10.6, 10.7 b. August 28, 1913)
+ 5 Multiple
+10 Canon
Task Total = 50
Grand Total = 565
10.10 - Group ReadsThe Garden of Evening Mists by Twan Eng Tan
+10 task
+ 5 combo (10.2 Caitlin and others gave 5 stars)
+10 non-western
Task total: 25
Grand Total: 880 points
10.5 Sounds of SummerStill Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys by Billy Crystal
+10 Task (Audiobook of the Year)
+10 Combo (10.3: born in 1948; 10.9: pub 2013)
Task Total = 20
Grand Total = 230
20.6 UnfinishedThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
20pt. Task
+ 15 combo (10.2 rated 5 stars by Jules and others: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show_... 10.7 -born July 24, 20.4)
+ 5 repeated task
+25 jumbo
Task total- 65
Grand total- 405
Task 10.02 Highly RatedRated 5*s by:
Lisa rated it 5 of 5 stars
Eowyn rated it 5 of 5 stars
Max Karpovets rated it 5 of 5 stars
Meg rated it 5 of 5 stars
Aubrey Danielle rated it 5 of 5 stars
Rusty Nugent rated it 5 of 5 stars
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle #2) (1970) by Ursula K. Le Guin
+10 Task
+05 Multiple
Task Total: 10 + 05 = 15
Grand Total: 595 + 15 = 610
Task 20.1 - TeaBollywood Fiancé For A Day by Ruchi Vasudeva
+20 task (born in India... hard to find proof but here's an interview, not to mention her book is part of an Indian authors line)
+10 Non-Western
Task total: 30
Grand total: 205
10.8 - The 17th Century (1601-1700)Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 8/9/14
This book takes place in the second half of the 17th Century.
Combos:
10.2 - Kama and Shin rated it 5-stars
20.2 - Defoe was put in a pillory and spent time in Newgate jail, as detailed in this article.
20.5 - This book is mentioned in the Financial Fiction blurbs.
20.6 - This book is #165 on the list of Unfinished Books.
+10 task
+20 combos (10.2, 20.2, 20.5, 20.6)
+10 Canon
Task total: 40
AtA Total: 240
AtA Familiar Faces Completion Bonus: 50
RwS Total: 745
Grand Total: 1035
Post 941 Tien wrote: "20.1 - Tea:Read Azalea by Anchee Min
author born in China
+20 Task
+5 Combo (10.3 - born in 1957)
+10 Non-Western
+5 Multiple
Task Total: 40
Grand Total: 1,425"
Anchee Min has become a US Citizen, so does not qualify for non-western points.
20.8 Great OutdoorsThe Moon by Whale Light and Other Adventures Among Bats, Penguins, Crocodilians and Whales by Diane Ackerman
+ 20 Task--shelved 19 times as nature
+10 Combo (10.3 born 1948 and 10.2 rated 5 stars by Joanna)
Task total: 30
Grand total: 230
10.6 Summer SchoolWonder Boys by Michael Chabon
+10 Task
+10 Combo (10.2 – Anika rated it 5 stars, 10.3 –born 1963)
+5 Multiple
Task total: 25
Grand Total: 1680
20.6 - UnfinishedBel Canto by Ann Patchett 8/10/14
This book is #221 on the list of Unfinished Books.
Combos:
10.2 - Erin (NY) and Lisa rated this book 5 stars
10.3 - The author was born December 2, 1963.
10.4 - Double Trouble - Patchett
+20 task
+15 combos (10.2, 10.3, 10.4)
+5 multiples
Task total: 40
AtA Total: 240
AtA Familiar Faces Completion Bonus: 50
RwS Total: 785
Grand Total: 1075
10.2 Highly RatedIlse Witch by Terry Brooks
Highly Rated by Alicia Muck
+ 10 Task
+ 5 Double Trouble
+ 5 Multiple
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 1360
10.2 Highly RatedAntrax by Terry Brooks
Highly Rated by Alicia Muck
+ 10 Task
+ 5 Double Trouble
+ 5 Multiple
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 1380
10.2 Highly RatedMorgawr by Terry Brooks
Highly Rated by Alicia Muck
+ 10 Task
+ 5 Double Trouble
+ 5 Multiple
Task Total: 20
Grand Total:1400
20.7 Call and ResponsePresumption: An Entertainment: A Sequel to Pride and Prejudice by Julia Barrett
Response to Pride and Prejudice
+ 20 Task
+ 5 Double Trouble
+ 5 Multiple
Task Total: 30
Grand Total: 1430
10.9 Hot off the PressOne Man Guy by Michael Barakiva
+10 Task
+5 Multiple
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 1450
20.3 - BannedThe Awakening by Kate Chopin
+20 Task (Banned Books list)
+ 5 Combo (10.2 - Rebekah and others)
+10 Canon
Task total=35
Grand total=815
10.9 Hot off the PressThis Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash
+10 Task
+5 Multiple
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 1465
20.9 Fathers' Day (set 1904-1954) The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress by Ariel Lawhon
+20 Task (set >90% 1930-1931)
+5 Combo (10.9 – published 2014)
+5 Multiple
Task Total: 30
Grand Total: 1495
From Post 920Don (The Book Guy) wrote: "10.10 Group Reads
The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andrić Link that tells about being jailed as a studetn. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prize......"
+10 Canon
From Post 925Tien wrote: "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
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+10 Canon
Karen Michele wrote: "20.10 - Austria-HungaryThe Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andrić
+20 Task: Set in Bosnia and Herzegovina
+ 5 Combo: 10.10 Group Reads
+10 Canon
Task Total: 35
Grand Total:..."
+5 Combo 20.2-see post 920
Post 947Shannon wrote: "20.8 Shelved 15+ times as nature
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
+20 Task
+ 5 Combo (20.9 set 1933 - 1938)
+ 5 Combo (10.4 author surname has double letter)
Post total:..."
+5 Combo 20.1-Durrell was born in India
Kazen wrote: "Task 20.1 - TeaBollywood Fiancé For A Day by Ruchi Vasudeva
+20 task (born in India... hard to find proof but here's an interview, not to mention her book is par..."
+5 Combo 10.9-published 2013
Tien wrote: "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
..."
Whoo hoo, Tien! Congratulations on your Mega Finish!
20.9 Father's DayThe Two Hotel Francforts by David Leavitt
+20 Task (takes place in 1940)
+20 Combo (10.3 - June 23, 1961; 10.4, 10.7, 10.9 - pub 2013)
+ 5 Multiple
Task Total = 45
Grand Total = 610
20.8 - Great OutdoorsGalápagos by Kurt Vonnegut 8/10/14
This book has been shelved as Nature 20 times.
Combos:
10.2 - Mai rated it 5-stars
10.3 - Double Trouble - Vonnegut.
20.2 - Kurt Vonnegut was a POW in WWII.
+20 task
+15 combos (10.2, 10.3, 20.2)
Task total: 35
AtA Total: 240
AtA Familiar Faces Completion Bonus: 50
RwS Total: 820
RwS Bonus: 100
Mega Finish Bonus: 200
Grand Total: 1410
This completes RwS and my Mega Finish. I'll finish out this season with some books I've been wanting to read for a while, mostly Jumbos, starting with Bleak House.
10.9 - Hot off the pressThe Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
+10 Task Points
+20 combo (10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5)
+10 Jumbo Pages: 771
Total Points this Post: 40
Grand Total: 465
10.9 - Hot off the pressTenth of December by George Saunders
+10 task points
+5 multiple
+10 combo (10.2 - rated 5 stars, 10.3 -born in 1958)
Task total: 25
Grand Total: 530
10.9 - Hot off the pressThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
+10 task
+5 multiple
+10 combo (10.2 - Cindie Harp rated it 5 stars, 10.5)
Task total: 25
Grand Total: 555
10.9 - Hot Off the PressThe Fiery Heart by Richelle Mead ~pub. 2013
+10 Task
Task Total: 10
Grand Total: 1,435
10.9 - Hot Off the PressSilver Shadows by Richelle Mead ~pub. 2014
+10 Task
Task Total: 10
Grand Total: 1,445
10.2 - Highly-rated: I Robot by Isaac Asimov (820L)
Rick F and a few others rated book 5 stars
+10 Task
+10 Non Western - Belarus
+5 Multiple
Task Total: 25
Grand Total: 1,470
Kate S wrote: "Whoo hoo, Tien! Congratulations on your Mega Finish! .."Thanks, Kate :)
20.8 - Great OutdoorsCod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky
+20 Task (On the 4th page of linked list, shelved as Nature 20 times)
+10 Combo (10.2 - Lisa and others; 10.3 - December 07, 1948)
Task total=30
Grand total=845
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+25 Task
Task total: 25
Grand total: 200