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SPRING CHALLENGE 2017
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30.3 - MAZZA1's Task: It’s ElementaryBook 1, a book that has the name of an element on the Periodic Table in its title: The Pure Gold Baby by Margaret Drabble
Gold=Au #79 on the periodic table
7+9=16; 1+6=7
Book 2, based on the number above, a book that is #7 in a series: Apart at The Seams (Cobbled Quilt #7) by Marie Bostwick
Points this post: 30
Total points: 530
Christine V10.2 - Initial Success
Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
This book was first published in 1928. ***Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket***
Points this post: 10
GO Tickets this post: 1
Total points: 115
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=2)
VickiREPOST:
20.4 - Amy O's Task - April Showers
Option 1: Author's initials in APRIL SHOWERS
Fairy Lights
Edward Lorn EL
20.7 Amy FL's Task - Play Ball
Option 1: Author's initals in GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE
Becoming (ebook verified post #6212)
Glenn Rolfe GL
This post: 40 pts
Total points: 120
Tasks: 9
Books: 9
Vicki10.6 Penguin Places
50% set in Australia
Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
P. 8 "Longest consecutive run of rainy days in Sydney..."
20.6 Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up
Option 3: A book first published in a year ending in 9
Abandon by Blake Crouch
First published 1-1-09
This post: 30 points
Total: 150 points
tasks: 11
books: 11
CEELEETask 30.2 Modern and Contemporary Art
A two book task. Read one book from each option.
BOOK 1
Read a book that was published between 1890-1939 whose author's initials can be found in one of these words/phrases: Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Bauhaus.
I chose Art Deco as my phrase and chose CARDS ON THE TABLE, a classic mystery originally published in 1936 and written by Agatha Christie whose initials are A. C.
Cards on the Table
BOOK 2
Read a book first published from 1970 to the present whose authors initials can be found in the phrase Contemporary Art or Post Modern Art.
I chose Post Modern Art as my phrase and chose GHOST STORY, a classic tale of horror, first published in 1979 by Peter Straub whose initials are P S.
Ghost Story
CARDS ON THE TABLE was written before 1950 so I am claiming 1 Golden Oldies Tticket for the book.
In addition, GHOST STOEY has a total of 567 pages and I am claiming 1 Big Book Ticket for this book.
Total Points for Task:30
Total Books Read for Task: 2
Big Books Claimed for Task: 1
Golden Oldies Claimed for Task: 1
Total Points for Spring Challenge: 35
Total Tasks completed for Spring Challenge: 2
Total Books Read for Spring Challenge: 3
Total Big Books Claimed for Spring Challenge: 1
Total Golden Oldies Claimed for Spring Challenge: 1
Bookwrm526Task #30.2 - Modern and Contemporary Art
Book 1: Read a book first published between 1890 and 1939 whose author's initials can be found in the phrase aRtdeCo. I read The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler (first published 1939).
Books 2: Read a book published between 1970 and the present whose author's initials can be found in the phrase PoStmodernart. I read Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough (first published 2017).
Points this post: 30
Total points so far: 360
Julia10315.8. How do I Get There?
This post: 15 points
Total points: 345
Total BB: 1
Total GO: 2
Tasks completed: 20
Diana K10.5 - And The Tony Goes To.... Read a play.
The Glass Menagerie
10.6 - Penguin Places. Read a book set at least 50% in a country/territory from this list that is a home to penguins: Angola, Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Peru, South Africa, South Georgia Island, South Sandwich Islands, Tristan da Cunha, Uruguay
In a Sunburned Country
30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: passed to Sheila: In Honor of Earth Day - Two Halves of a Whole.
Book 1 Read a book with one of the words: Spring, March, April or May in the title.
They May Not Mean To, But They Do
Book 2 read a book that is designated in the GR series metadata as the 9th, 10th or 11th in a series.
Friends in High Places
Points this post: 50
Total points: 725
Post #1720.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Coralie's Task: Over and Under
The Madness Underneath
Points this post:20
Total Points:355
Books read:30
Tasks Done: 18
KATIEGIRL5.8 - Under the Spring Moon
A book with one of the following words in the title: worm, sap, pink, sprouting, grass, seed, egg, fish, flower, corn, milk.
Princess in Pink by Meg Cabot
Points this post: 5
Total points: 505
Total tasks: 36
BB total: 3
GO total: 2
50.1 - Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very Beginning1. Let's start at the very beginning...
5.3. In 1492 Columbus Sailed The Ocean Blue
Read A Novel Where The Main Character Travels At Sea
The Wanderer
2. It's a very good place to start...
Tainted
Using setting
Straight line distance 0
3. When you read you begin with A, B, C, when you sing you begin with do, re, mi...
RE - a drop of golden sun
Shades of Midnight
Points 540 + 50 = 590
RuthTask 5.2 - Location, Location, Location
The Foundling Boy by Michel Déon
Set in France
Task 5.5 March, April, May
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
254 pages
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
20.7Option 3: Read a book with a cover that shows a flame
Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
*Claiming BB ticket, 693 pages*
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 200/850
Tasks completed: 16/52
Books Read: 16
Golden Oldies: 6
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
SALLY M.5.3 The 20th Century
The Elite by Kiera Cass (#2 in The Selection series)
5.5 March, April, May
The One by Kiera Cass (323 pages)
10.3 Aim High
The Selection by Kiera Cass (240,925 5-star ratings)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 270
Tasks completed: 15
Books posted: 19
Pages read: 6,665
Total BB tickets: 1
Total GO tickets: 0
Emsreviewsbooks5.1- Thoroughly Modern
I read a publisher's advance copy of The Noble Servant by Melanie Dickerson.
10.1 - Catch Some Z's
I read The Bride Wore SiZe 12 by Meg Cabot.
10.3 - Aim High
I reread A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean. On 4/27/17, it has 7,474 5-star ratings.
15.6. I Get By with a Little Help From My Friends.
I read A Cold Legacy by Megan Shepherd. My GR friend Miranda rated it 4 stars.
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?
Option 1: I read a publisher's advance copy of A Stranger at Fellsworth by Sarah E. Ladd. S, E, and L all appear in April Showers.
Points this post: 60
Total Points: 85
Books Read: 10
Tasks Complete: 10
Andy P.Task # 15.1. It's a Wonnder!
Book 1. Read a book with the main page genre engineering or architecture.
by Ross King Architecture on main page (160 users)Book 2. Read a book with 2 n’s found sequentially in the author’s name
by Sophie Hannah SOPHIE HANNAHPoints this post: 15
Total points: 540
15.7. It's Contagious!A book from Best Fiction book about Diseases or Viruses, p. 2 #102: The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
Points this post: 15
Total points: 545
BARBARA ★25.6 ~ Perletwo's task: A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
Option 1: The Girl with All the Gifts - M.R. Carey 4/4
(on page 2 - Popular Near-Future Books)
Option 2: The Conquest - Yxta Maya Murray (historical) 4/22
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 365
SALLY M.20.2 Lucky Charms
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett (option 2: verified for Irish Literature)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 290
Tasks completed: 16
Books posted: 20
Pages read: 6,776
Total BB tickets: 1
Total GO tickets: 0
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball!I chose option 2: Read a book that takes place in Florida or France. At least 50% of the book must be set in either of those locations.
I read Sea Creatures. It takes place in Florida.
Task points: 20
Total points:165
Tasks completed:9
BB ticket:1
Mod
I read A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers. Initials DE found in moDErn.
20.1- Most Improved Player – Camilla’s Task: Finland 100 Years!
I chose option 1 and read The Blood of Angels by Johanna Sinisalo. The book takes place in Finland, and Ms. Sinisalo is from Finland.
30.3 - MAZZA1's Task: It’s Elementary
For book 1, I read Platinum Pohl: The Collected Best Stories. Platinum, symbol Pt, has an atomic number of 78.
For book 2, I read Magic for Nothing, #6 in the InCryptid series. 7+8 = 15, 1+5 = 6.
Points this post: 55
Total points: 800
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder -
by Cornelia Funke - 548 pages (claiming 1 BB ticket) - read 4/21Task 30.5 - Jonquil’s task: There Is No Frigate Like A Book
Book 1:
by Julie Sarff (in the garden) - read 4/14Book 2:
by Polly Iyer (at the lake) - read 3/7Total points this post: 35
Total points to date: 385
GO Tickets: 5
BB Tickets: 6
Kait15.7 - It's Contagious!
A book from one of the following lists: Best Fiction Books About Diseases or Viruses or History of Disease.
The Death Cure by James Dashner -- #33 and on page 1 of the Best Fiction Books About Diseases listopia
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Amy O's Task: April Showers?
Option 3 - A book with one of the following main page genres: Ancient, Christian, Christianity, Inspirational, Judaica, Judaism, Mythology, Old Testament, Personal Development, Religion, Self-Help, Spirituality, Theology.
A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet -- Fantasy > Mythology on main page with 96 users -- Genre noted in genre verification thread posts #67 & 68
Points This Post: 35
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
Total Points: 185
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 1
trishhartuk15.1. It's a Wonnder!
Book 1. All of the modern wonders of the world involve engineering. Read a book with the main page genre engineering or architecture.
To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design, Henry Petroski
Science > Engineering 60 users
Agreed in the help thread. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Book 2. Since “Channel" and "Tunnel” both have sequential Ns in the word, read a book with 2 n’s found sequentially in the title/subtitle/author’s name.
the iNNocence of Father Brown, GK Chesterton
Golden Oldie: First published in 1911.
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie: Yes – The Innocence of Father Brown was first published in 1911.
Big Book: No
Total Points: 510
Tasks Completed: 31
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 1 (500+ x 1 = 1 ticket)
CHANDNI5.9 - Whodunit?
Read a book with a main page genre that includes "Mystery".
Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia
[POINTS]
This Post: 5
Total Points: 220
Books Read: 15
Completed Tasks: 15
MegSCL10.7 - Mad For Plaid
15.5. Girls Just Wanta Have Fun!
Luckiest Girl Alive
25.5 - Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!
Option B: Borrowed & Blue
Book 1: "Retellings" as a main page genre.
The Gap of Time
Book 2: On page 2 of the Books With The Blues list
The Sky Is Everywhere
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 530 Goldies: 2 Big Books: 0
LAVENDER5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie
At Bertram's Hotel Top MMPB 223 pages
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 410
Tasks Completed: 25
Books Read: 33
Nikki S20.8 Read a book with "under" or "over" in its title/subtitle or author's name.
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points : 80
Total Tasks : 6
RuthTask 10.3 - Aim High
Read a book that has at least 1,454 5-star ratings on Goodreads.
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards 114,501 5 - star ratings.
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 25
Total Tasks: 4
Books Read 4
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 15.9. They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha! -
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley- first published in 1932 claiming 1 GO ticket
Total points this post: 15
Total points to date: 400
GO Tickets: 6
BB Tickets: 6
Nick KY5.2 Location, Location, Location I read The Devil's Pool by George Sand, set in France. At 82 pages, this is my one book of 80-100 pages allowed in the 5 point section.
30.2 Ava Catherine’s Task
Book 1. I read The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov, inits in Art deCo, 1st pub’d 1904.
Book 2. I read Outline by Rachel Cusk, inits in ContempoRary art, 1st pub’d 2014.
Points This Post: 35
Total Points So Far: 510
trishhartuk50.1 - Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very Beginning
1. Let's start at the very beginning... The first Seasonal Reading Challenge in this stand-alone group took place in Fall 2009. For this task, read a book that fulfils the requirements of a 5 or 10 point task from that challenge.
Fall 2009 Task 10.10 - This Task Is The Cat's Meow - read a book that...has a picture of a cat(s) on the cover.
(336pg)2. It's a very good place to start... Read a book that is a) set within 200 miles of the place you were born or b) written by a single author born within 200 miles of the place you were born.
(416pg)I was born in Hampstead, London, and the Author was born in Cambridge (http://severnhouse.com/author/Alys+Cl...), a straight-line distance of 46.71 miles. In addition, >90% of the book takes place in Kent, and the whole of Kent easily falls within 200 miles of London, with the fictional Hawkenlye Abbey located on the edge of the real Wealden Forest, which is 57.92 miles from Hampstead as the crow flies.
3. When you read you begin with A, B, C, when you sing you begin with do, re, mi... SO - a needle pulling thread: Since "a stitch in time saves nine", read a historical fiction novel.
(384pg)From the series description (https://www.goodreads.com/series/4053... “The Medieval West Country mysteries are set in 14th century Devon, England.”
Shelved as Historical by 27 users, Mystery > Historical Mystery by 16 users, Historical > Medieval 12 users
Total pages: 336 + 416 + 384 = 1186
Points this Task: 50
Books Read: 3
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 560
Tasks Completed: 32
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 1 (500+ x 1 = 1 ticket)
Marina H30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Passed to Delicious Dee: A Pride of Lions or a School of Sharks?
Book 1:
by Laura Ruby Animal on cover: bee
Book 2: The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Word associated with bees: Nest
Points this post: 30
Total points: 355
Big book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 5
Tasks completed: 20
5.1- Thoroughly Modern - Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in MODERN.Magic to the Bone by Devon Monk - 4/23/17 - MODERN
10.7 - Mad For Plaid - Read a book with something plaid on the cover.
Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter - 4/27/17
- plaid tie10.10 - The 2017 Rooster - Read a book from the Tournament of Books Longlist
All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders - 4/17/17
15.2. May is for Art and Music!
Book 1 – Read a book with the main page genre graphic novels, sequential art, comics, etc.
Out from Boneville by Jeff Smith - 3/04/17 - MPG Sequential Art>Graphic Novels>1051 users
Book 2 – Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
Rock & Roll Homicide by R.J. McDonnell - 4/21/17
- Guitar on cover.15.5. Girls Just Wanta Have Fun! - Read a book with the word “girl” found intact in the title/subtitle of the book.
Brown-Eyed Girl by Lisa Kleypas - 4/28/17
20.10 - Group Reads - Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - 4/19/17 - First discussion post.
Points This Post - 75
Total Points - 630
Post #185.3 - The 20th Century
Dengeki Daisy, Vol. 10 (Dengeki Daisy #10)
Points this post:5
Total Points:360
Books read:31
Tasks Done: 19
Reader name : Maya10.2 - Initial Success
Read a book with an author who uses exactly 2 initials instead of a first name
Book read: The War of the Worlds
Required: Author is H.G. Wells
I would like to claim 1 GO ticket for The War of the Worlds. It was published in 1897.
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15.3. National Library Week is April 9-15.
1. Read a book featuring a library or librarian.
Book read: Soul Music: A Novel of Discworld
Required: One of the MC's, The Librarian, is a member of the band that is featured in this book. He's an actual librarian. Monkey, yes, but still librarian.
2. Read a book with its author's initials in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.
Book read: Demon King
Required: Author's initials KL
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15.4. Laughing and Singing
OPTION 2: read one book that meets both criteria for option 1.
1 ) Read a book with a main page genre of humor.
2 ) Read a book that is #4 in a series.
Book read: Mort
Required: Approved in Q&A for humor MPG
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20.1- Most Improved Player – Camilla’s Task: Finland 100 Years!
Option 3. Read a book FIRST published prior to 1917.
Book read: A Princess of Mars
I would like to claim 1 GO ticket for A Princess of Mars. It was published in 1912.
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20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball!
Read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in the phrase “GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE.”
Book read: Eric
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Points this post: 80
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Tasks completed: 35
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 4
Points Total: 545
Chelleann30.05a/b: There is no Frigate Like a Boat: 2 book task, each with a cover showing a place where I like to read, either 2 different places, or the same place with a variation.
Book A:
Book B:
My place is a lake, either on the shore, or sitting on a dock, foggy or sunny.
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 140
Total Tasks: 12
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 14
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?
Option 4 -
by Clarissa Pinkola Estés (608 pages, claiming 1 BB ticket) - read 4/27 and Option 1 -
by A.R. Winters - read 4/28Total points this post: 20
Total points to date: 420
GO Tickets: 6
BB Tickets: 7
20.3 - Best Review - Lauren Jodi's task: Hidden FiguresOption 2: GO FLIGHT! - from Space Exploration and Planet Colonization; page 1 (currently #22)
The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold
Points this post: 20
Total points: 310
Tasks completed: 20
Readerboard Name - Brooklyn25.3 – Andy P.’s Task: No More Wolves
Book 1
Read a book whose title does NOT contain any of the letters in the word WOLF.
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
page count: 310
Book 2
Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the word FLOWER.
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Originally published in 1890 **claiming 1 Golden Oldie ticket**
Page count: 248
310 + 248 = 558 pages read
Points this post: 25
Total points: 250/850
Tasks completed: 17/52
Books read: 19
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets = 1)
KATIEGIRL25.6 -A Stitch in Time Saves Nine
1: A book from the first 5 pages of the Popular Futurism Books or Popular Near-Future Books lists.
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Page 3 of Popular Futurism Books.
First published in 1895. Claiming as a GOLDEN OLDIE ticket.
118 pages
2: A book with History or Historical as a main page genre.
At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson
497 pages
615 pages total (greater than 500 requirement)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 530
Total tasks: 37
BB total: 3
GO total: 3
Vicki10.2 Initial Success
An author who uses 2 initials for first name
The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 160
Tasks: 12
Books: 12
Anna K30.1 Schatzie’s Task (2 books):
#1 -Must have Spring, March, April, or May in title
#2 - 9th, 10th, or 11th in series
Book 1: Spring Flowers, Spring Frost, by Ismail Kadare
Word: Spring
Book 2: Murder on the Orient Express, by Agatha Christie
#10 in Hercule Poirot series
*Claiming as Golden Oldie - originally published in 1934*
Points this post: 30
Total points this challenge: 80
Golden Oldies claimed: 1
Total Golden Oldies this challenge: 2
Laurajay10.3 - Aim High
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
This book has 9491 5 star ratings
Current post: 10
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 25
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 2
Total books read: 2
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM 5.2 - Location, Location, Location
I read Little Sister: A Novel by Barbara Gowdy. It is set entirely in Toronto, Canada, where the main character, Rose, owns a repertory movie theatre. On the second page, she discusses the weather with her mother, Fiona:
"'Wind gusts to sixty kilometers an hour,' Fiona said. She was reading. 'The greater Toronto area should expect -.' Lightning crackled the line."
5.10 - Your Own 8th Wonder
I read Evensong by Kate Southwood.
15.5. Girls Just Wanta Have Fun!
I read Gone: A Girl, a Violin, a Life Unstrung by Min Kym. "Girl" is in the subtitle.
15.9. They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!
I read Tender: Stories by Sofia Samatar, Science Fiction is a MPG (verified).
Previous point total: 255
New points this post: 5+5+15+15
Total points: 295
New tasks completed in this post: 4
Total tasks: 20
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
5.7- Modern ClassicsA Passage to India page 8
*first published 1924, claiming one GO ticket*
20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!!
Option 3: Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children 1999
Verified as not being a children's book https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Passed to Delicious Dee: A Pride of Lions or a School of Sharks?
Book 1:
dolphinBook 2: Miss Mabel's School for Girls school
Points this post: 55
Points total: 495
GO total: 2
BB total: 4
Tasks completed: 33
Books read: 41
50.1 - Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very BeginningBook 1, a book that fulfills the requirement of Task 10.5 from the first Seasonal Reading Challenge, a book set in Germany: The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck, 368 pages
Book 2, a book set within 200 miles of the place I was born or written by an author born within 200 miles of the place I was born: Stars Over Sunset Boulevard by Susan Meissner
Stars Over Sunset Boulevard paperback edition, 400 pages
I was born at Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, California. The author was born in San Diego. The distance is 37.76 miles.
Book 3, option TI, a book set at least 75% in China: The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane paperback edition, 320 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points: 595
Cait S20.9- Welcome To My Wheelhouse
Option 3
Read an epistolary novel from one of these lists: Epistolary Fiction or Best Diary Novels.
The Murder Farm by Andrea Maria Schenkel
This book can be found on Page 3 of the Epistolary Fiction list.
Points This Post: 20
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Points: 170/850
50.1 - Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very BeginningOption 1. 5.8. Read a book that has more than one author (not including short story collections).
The Ring and the Crown: A History of Royal Weddings 1066-2011 by Alison Weir and three other authors.
Option 2. The Torment Of Others by Val McDermid
The author was born in Kircaldy, Fife, which is 39.1 miles in a straight line from my birthplace.
Option 3. Re - read a historical novel.
The Witchfinder's Sister by Beth Underdown
Set in 1645, published in 2017.
Page count: 192 + 466 + 400 = 1058
Points this post: 50
Points in total: 515
Tasks completed: 26
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book tickets: 0
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This Post: 5 points
Total points to date: 335 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (3) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (2) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 9