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Post 298 Nick wrote: "20.9 Father's Day I read The Stranger by Albert Camus, first published in 1942, takes place contemporary with writing.
+20 Task
+5 Combo (10.2 Nanci gave it 5*'s he..."
Camus was born in Algeria, but he is French and does not qualify for the non-western style.
Post 311 Karen Michele wrote: "20.9 - Father's DayEuphoria by Lily King
+20 Task: takes place in the 1930s
+ 5 Combo: 10.9 - Hot Off the Press (June 3, 2014)
Task Total: 25
Grand Total: 250
*..."
Wiki shows her birthdate as 1962 or 1963, and we'll give this one to you.
+5 combo 10.3
10.2 Highly ratedUnbelievableSara Shepard
Grace Truth +2 others gave the book 5 stars.
Task +10
Lexile score 770 so no style points.
Grand Total: 100
From Post 232:Erin wrote: "10.2 Highly Rated
Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
+10 Task (rated 5 stars by Karen Michele)
+10 Non-western (Russian)
+10 Canon
+10 Combo (10.6, 20.3)
Task Total: 40
Gran..."
Sorry, Erin, Nabokov does not qualify as a non-Western author. (Further explanation.)
From Post 234Ismaa wrote: "20.1 Tea
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang born in China
+ 20 Task
+ 5 Combo 10.2 Highly rated by Rosemary, Christine
+ 5 Combo 10.3 Baby Boomer. DOB 19..."
+10 Non-Western
From Post 266Heather wrote: "10.9 - 2013
Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
+10 task
+5 combo (10.4)
task total:..."
+5 Multiple
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 311 Karen Michele wrote: "20.9 - Father's DayEuphoria by Lily King
+20 Task: takes place in the 1930s
+ 5 Combo: 10.9 - Hot Off the Press (June 3, 2014)
Tas..."
Thanks -- I didn't know if that would be enough to count. I appreciate it and I also rated it 5 stars;)
From Post 232Erin wrote: "10.2 Highly Rated
Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
+10 Task (rated 5 stars by Karen Michele)
+10 Non-western (Russian)
+10 Canon
+10 Combo (10.6, 20.3)
Task Total: 40
Gran..."
+5 Combo 20.6
From Post 264Coralie wrote: "20.4 Action/Adventure
Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler
+20 Task (#192 on list)
+20 Combo (10.3 & 10.7- born June 22, 1947, 10.8 (approved by Theresa-OctoberLace), 20.6-..."
Sorry, Coralie, I don't see this on the list for 20.6. I may have overlooked it (I am reviewing a lot of posts tonight), but I don't see it at spot 293 or elsewhere on the list. Could this be for a different book?
10.4 Double TroubleThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
+10 task
+ 20 combo (10.2 – Piyush and several others rated it 5 stars (5); 20.3 – banned on the grounds that racial violence might ensue (5); Non-Western (10))
Task total: 30
Grand Total: 75
From Post 282Joy wrote: "20.9 - Father's Day
The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
+20 Task (takes place during 1941-1947)
+5 Combo (10.2 - Katrina rated 5-stars)
Task total: 25
Grand total: 25"
+5 Jumbo (most popular edition has 528 pages)
From Post 282Joy wrote: "20.9 - Father's Day
The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
+20 Task (takes place during 1941-1947)
+5 Combo (10.2 - Katrina rated 5-stars)
Task total: 25
Grand total: 25"
+5 Combo 10.7-July 21 per GR Author profile
From Post 298Nick wrote: "20.9 Father's Day
I read The Stranger by Albert Camus, first published in 1942, takes place contemporary with writing.
+20 Task
+5 Combo (10.2 Nanci gave it 5*'s he..."
+5 Combo 20.6-#292 on the list
10.3Mrs Robinson's Disgrace Special Edition by Kate Summerscale
+10 task
+5 multiple
task total: 15
grand total: 340
20.1 TeaThe White Castle by Orhan Pamuk
Pamuk was born June 7, 1952 in Istanbul
The book takes place in the 17th Century
Rated 5 stars by Ayfer
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show_...
20 pt. task
+20 combo (10.3, 10.7, 10.8, 10.2)
+10 non- western
Task total 50
Grand total 100
Kate S wrote: "From Post 298Nick wrote: "20.9 Father's Day
I read The Stranger by Albert Camus, first published in 1942, takes place contemporary with writing."
Wow. I apologize for being such a pain with the scoring. As things stand now (I hope)....
+20 Task
+10 Combo (10.2 Nanci gave it 5*'s here, 20.6-#292 on the list )
+10 Canon
Points This Post: 40
Grand Total: 215
20.3 BannedWe by Yevgeny Zamyatin
+20 Task
+10 Non-Western
+10 Combo (10.2 - 5-star by Soul_Sale; 20.4)
Task total: 40
Grand total: 250
20.9 Father's DayZ: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler
+20 Task
Task total: 20
Grand total: 270
20.5 - Financial FictionA Dangerous Fortune by Ken Follett
+20 Task: on list
+15 Combo: 10.3 Baby Boomers (1949) / 10.4 Double Trouble / 10.7 - Summer Celebrations (June 5, 1949) http://ken-follett.com/biography/earl...
+ 5 Jumbo (576p)
Task Total: 40
Grand Total: 295
20.6 UnfinishedCatch-22 by Joseph Heller, #1 on the list of unfinished books.
+20 task
+20 combo (10.2 (rated 5 stars by Emily Green,10.4 (heLLer), 20.3 (on the banned books list), 20.9 (WWII)
Task total: 40 pts
Grand total: 105 pts
10.10 Group ReadsThe Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart
+10 Task
+5 Combo (10.2 – Rosemary rated it 5 stars)
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 310
10.5 Sounds of SummerThe Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
+10 Task (The Complete Sherlock Holmes won the Classics award)
+5 Combo (10.2 – Lisa rated it 5 stars)
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 325
Task 15.2 Author to AuthorNadine Gordimer
No Time Like the Present: A Novel (2012) by Nadine Gordimer
+20 Task
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 185 + 20 = 205
10.9 Hot Off the PressAncillary Justice by Ann Leckie
+10 Task (published 2013)
+5 Multiple
Task total: 15
Grand Total: 500
Kate S wrote: "From Post 234Ismaa wrote: "20.1 Tea
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang born in China
+ 20 Task
+ 5 Combo 10.2 Highly rated by Rosemary, Christine
+ 5 C..."
Thanks Kate S, will adjust it in on my sheet. :)
20.5 - Financial Fiction:The Recognitions by William Gaddis
+20 task
+15 combo (10.2 - Benjamin, 10.4 - Gaddis, 20.9 - takes place 1919-1950)
+10 canon
+20 jumbo
Task total: 65
grand Total: 155
20.8 Great OutdoorsThe World Without Us by Alan Weisman
+20 Task (shelved as "nature" 119 times)
+5 Combo (10.3, Weisman was born in 1947)
Task Total = 25
Grand Total = 110
20.10 Austria-HungaryEverything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
+20 Task (set in Ukraine)
+10 Combo (10.2 – Lisa gave it 5 stars, 20.6 - #129 on list)
+5 Multiple
Task total: 35
Grand Total: 565
15.2 AtAA Train in Winter: An Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship, and Resistance in Occupied France by Caroline Moorehead
+20 Task
Grand Total: 35
10.10 Group ReadsThe Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart
+ 10 Task
+5 Combo (10.2 Highly Rated by Rosemary, Rebekah
Task Total = 15
Grand Total = 390
20.7 - Call and ResponseThe Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux
approved in the help thread (message 11) as a response to The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom, read in spring
+20 task
Task total: 20
Grand Total: 225 points
10.1 Instant ReplayWhere Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley
+10 Task (2012 Michael L. Printz Award)
Grand Total = 60 points
10.9 - Hot off the PressHotelles: A Novel by Emma Mars
+10 task (2014)
+5 jumbo (592 pages)
Task total: 15 points
Grand total: 40 points
20.8 - Great Outdoors The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey
+20 Task: 60 shelvings
+15 Combo: 10.2 Highly-rated (5 stars from Jama https://www.goodreads.com/group/show_...) / 10.4 Double Trouble (aBBey) / 20.4 - Action/Adventure #186
Task Total: 35
Grand Total: 330
10.2 Highly RatedA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Rated 5* by Teresa
+10 Task
+5 Combo (10.9 published in 2013)
Task total: 15
Grand total: 55
Post 321 Debra wrote: "10.4 Double TroubleThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
+10 task
+ 20 combo (10.2 – Piyush and several others rated it 5 stars (5); 20.3 – banned on the grounds that rac..."
I'm sorry, Debra. Hosseini is an American citizen and does not qualify for the non-western style.
Post 326 Heather wrote: "10.3Mrs Robinson's Disgrace Special Edition by Kate Summerscale
+10 task
+5 multiple
task total: 15
grand total: 340"
Heather, Kate Summerscale was born in 1965 and so is not a Baby Boomer (1946-1064). However, she does qualify for 10.4 Double Trouble and we'll move this there.
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Euphoria by Lily King
+20 Task: takes place in the 1930s
+ 5 Combo: 10.9 - Hot Off the Press (June 3, 2014)
Task Total: 25
Grand Total: 250
*I think Lily King is a baby boomer, but I haven't been able to confirm it.