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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2017
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Cindy AL30.12 - Wayne's Task: Canada 150!
The total page count for the two options must be at least 600 pages.
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose first, last, and any middle initials are found in the word SESQUICENTENNIAL.
Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews.
382 pages
Option 4: Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% red/white. Both red and white MUST appear on the cover
by Jean Hanff KorelitzCover approved by Wayne in Help Thread Post 65
368 pages 382 + 368 = 750 pages total
Both Ilona Andrews and Jean Hanff Korelitz are Goodreads Authors, I would like to claim 2 tickets.
Points in this post - 30
Total Points - 110
Total Books - 7
Goodreads Authors - 5
Big Books:500+ - (0), 750+ - (0),1000+ - (0)
Readerboard Name - LaureY15.2 - All’s Well Than Ends Well
Book 1: Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that ENDS in “ness”.
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
*I clain a Golden Oldie ticket for this book as it was first published in 1899*
Book 2: Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that ENDS in ‘ful”.
Beautiful Stranger by Cristina Lauren
Points this post: 15
Total points: 85
Total Books: 10
Total Tasks: 6
Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Ava Catherine10.2 - Celebrate Alban Hefin
Read a book from this list: Popular Druid Books.
The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore by W.B. Yeats page 2 of list
10.8. "The (Fill In The Blank) Who..."
For this task find and read a book whose title/subtitle follows the formula "The (insert noun here) Who (insert verb here)...". Examples: The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Man Who Sold the Moon.
The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson
15.2 - All’s Well Than Ends Well
Book 1: Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that ENDS in “ness”.
The Wake of Forgiveness by Bruce Machart
Book 2: Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that ENDS in ‘ful”.
The Beautiful Miscellaneous by Dominic Smith
total=320
Ava Catherine20.10 Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season.
Modern True Crime: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
I participated in the discussion thread, post #11.
30.12 - Wayne's Task: Canada 150!
Option 2:
Read a book from one of these lists about family relationships:
Best Books About Family Relationships.
Best Family Sagas.
The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving 520 pages; page 1, #30 on Best Books About Family Relationships list
Option 4:
Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% red/white.
Moonglow
430 pages by Michael Chabon book approved in help thread post #57520+430=950 pages
total=370
Delicious Dee20.1 - Most Improved Player - Lauren Jodi's task: Wonder Woman
Option 2 - Blade Bound
25.4 - Tien's Task: Hi! My name is (what?)
Book 1 - Sawbones (Laura Elliston #1) - 421pgs
Book 2 - Love in the Light - Laura Kaye - 193pgs
total pages - 421+193 = 614
Points this Post: 45
Points Overall: 130
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1)
Ava Catherine25.6 - Lavender's Task: Derivative Work
Book 1: Read a derivative work.
March by Geraldine Brooks
Book 2: Read the book that the first book was derived from.
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
total=395
Ava Catherine30.8 - Diana K’s Task: Where am I From and How Did I Get Here?
Book 1: Option A:
(Ancestors from France)
Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik
set in Paris, France
Book 2: Read a book with a cover that shows the type of transportation that immigrant used.
The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha ChristieREQUIRED: Explain in your post how your ancestor arrived in this country. My French ancestors crossed the Atlantic aboard ships.
total= 425
Natalie CH15.7 - Don't Leave Fingerprints
The Lucky Ones by Julianne Pachico
set in Colombia with the exception of one chapter that is set in New York
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 65
Total Books Read:4
Tasks Completed: 4
15.8 - Sink Your Teeth Into This
ebook approved for length msg #6286 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...30.13 - JennRenee's Task: A Busy Year of Changes
A. An old house ready to go for the sale
Book 1 - Through a Broken Window
Book 2- Scarlet
Fairy Tale Retellings verified in genre verification thread msg #14 and Fairy Tale Retellings approved as genre in task help thread msg #8
Points this post: 45
Points total: 70
GO total: 0
BB total: 1
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 6
5.3 - Common GoodHelp Thread
Choose an option.
Required: Indicate the option.
Option 1: Read one Book 1 AND one Book 2.
Book 1: Read a book written by an author whose FIRST name as it appears on Goodreads begins with a letter that appears on this list of the most common initial letters in first names in English: J, M, R, A, D, C.
Authors who use an initial in the first name place DO work. One qualifying author in a work with multiple contributors works.
AND
Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose LAST name as it appears on Goodreads begins with a letter that appears on this list of the most common initial letters in last names in English: R, M, W, B, C, S.
A last name is a name in the final name place preceded by a space. One qualifying author in a work with multiple contributors works.
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
I read The Widow of Wall Street by Randy Susan Meyers.
Her first name starts with an "R" and her last starts with an "M."
points: 115
books read: 9
tasks completed: 8
Big Books: 3
pages read: 3561
Siobhan25.8 - Chris MD's Task: Quincy, You’re My Home
I picked option 1 and option 2
1. For this task, read a book the includes the LAST name of a U.S. president in either the title or the author’s name (subtitles may not be used)
The Strangler Vine by MJ Carter
MJ Carter = Jimmy Carter
2. Read a book with hotel, motel, inn, restaurant, or diner in the title.
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
Points this post: 25
Total points: 200
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 10
Task 10.1. - Seven or Six?
Still Pumped from Using the Mouse by Scott Adams...
...is the 7th book in the Dilbert series. As "Sequential Art > Comics" it may be used for 5/10/15-point tasks.
Nope. I missed the line in the rules that "Collections [like this] must be at least 200 pages to be used for SRC tasks."
=== my tallies ===
total points: 35 Big Books: 0 Golden Oldies: 0
CHRISTINE USTask 10.1 Seven or Six?
The Unholy by Heather Graham
This book is the 6th in the Krewe Hunters series.
Task 20.5 SF, F & WTF
Option B: Witch's Canyon by Jeffrey J. Mariotte
This book is tied into the TV series "Supernatural".
Post total: 30
Season total: 55
Readerboard Name: Bridgit10.1 - Blood Rites (#6)
15.2 - A Merciful Death and Darkness Hunts
15.10 - Caraval - January 2017
30.4 - FantasticLand and Burn for Me
30.9 - Opt 4: Page 1: Flowers for Algernon and Opt 2:
Ilona Andrews White Hot
Points this Post: 100
Total Points: 100
Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 5
5 4 Best Laid Plans Didn't quite finish last time? Read a book that fits one of the Spring 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
I used task 10.10 from the Spring 2017 SRC:
The 2017 Rooster
Get your brackets ready for the 2017 Tournament of Books. Read a book from the Tournament of Books Longlist
.
I read The Mothers.
Task Points:5
Total Points 60
Number of tasks completed:4
Number of books read:5
5.4 - Best Laid Plans Read a book that fits one of the Spring 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks
I chose task 10.3 which required you to read a book with more than 1,454 5-star ratings on Goodreads
The Sellout (6523 five star ratings)
15.3 - Common Good
I did Option 2, one book which fit both Book 1 and Book 2
Book 1: Read a book written by an author whose FIRST name as it appears on Goodreads begins with a letter that appears on this list of the most common initial letters in first names in English: J, M, R, A, D, C.
Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose LAST name as it appears on Goodreads begins with a letter that appears on this list of the most common initial letters in last names in English: R, M, W, B, C, S.
Minister Without Portfolio: A Novel by Michael Winter
Total new points: 20
Total Challenge Points: 20
KAREN F15.3 - Common Good
Option 2 - 1 Book
Caramel Crush by Jenn McKinlay
Most Common Letters First Name: J, M, R, A, D, C.
Most Common Letters Last Name: R, M, W, B, C, S
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Lauren Jodi's task: Wonder Woman
Option 2: DOUBLE TROUBLE
Silver Silence by Nalini Singh
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 60
ElaineL20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Brooklyn's Task: Lake Lida Love
REQUIRED: State which option you choose.
Option 3: Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the words MONOPOLY.
What to Eat by Marion Nestle
Claiming one big book ticket: 624 pages
Points claimed this post: 20
Total points: 355
Books read: 27
Tasks completed: 18
Read 60 15.5 Best Books of the Month
Rules of Civility by Amor Towlers was the book of the month for August 2011.
Points this post: 15
Total Points : 30
Readerboard name MAZZA 1Task 25.5 Whole30
Option 2 : Read a book that does not contain any of the following as main page genres, standalone or embedded: Mystery, Romance, Fantasy, Science Fiction, or Historical.
Mend the Living
MPGs = Fiction 110 users
Cultural > France 31 users
Literary Fiction 18 users
Literature 15 users
none of the genres identified as not allowed
Option 3 Read a book with a title with exactly 3 words where all words in the title start with the same letter.
Saving Saffron Sweeting approved in post 2 of help thread
Task 25. 11 Treasure Hunting
Option 1 Pick your compass direction from the 16-point compass rose. A list of the 16 directions is included in post 2 of the help thread.
Using the title only, the first letter of each word in the title must match the letters of one of the abbreviations used for compass directions.
Silver - compass direction used = South; abbreviation "S"
Option 2 How many paces?
2 dice were rolled giving 1 +1 = 2
Read a book that is the same number in a series as the total number rolled.
The Cheesecake Fake Slice of Paradise Mystery #2 identified in GR metadat
Kindle edition e book verification post 6282 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post = 50
total points = 360
Tasks this post = 2
Books this post = 4
Tasks to date = 26
Books to date = 31
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Lauren Jodi's task: Wonder WomanOption 3: SUPERHEROINE
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Currently appears on page 1 (#7) of "I am Woman Hear Me Roar" list.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 7
Phantomswife30.14 - Brooke TX's Task: SRC vs. SRC
Option 2: Read a book with both a 1 and a 5 found in the first published year.
Water Witches published 1995. #pages=352.
Option 4: Author's Initials found in GRAND PRIZE WINNER.
Losing Battles by Eudora Welty #pages=448
Total Pages = 800
Points claimed this post: 30
Total Points: 125
Books read: 9
Tasks completed: 5
Readerboard Name: Jess Philly5.5 - June, July, August
I read The Sword Thief which has 156 pages. This book is a children's book, so here is the AR information as well:
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4.0
20.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended
For this task I chose Option 2 and read The Ask and the Answer. It has 4,975 reviews on Goodreads.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 25
DIANE30.5 - Catherine T's Task: Inspired by Books
For this task, you may read 1 or 2 books, but you must read a minimum of 600 pages. If you read 2 books, they may come from the same option or different options. REQUIRED: State the option(s) you chose in your post.
Option 2. Read a book with all author initials found in the two phrases SO IT GOES and/or I CHING
Revenge by Taslima Nasrin (176 pages). so iT goes / i chiNg
Option 3. Read a book with the main page genre World War II. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (531 pages). Has a main page genre of WWII, as shelved by 960 users.
532 pages + 176 pages = 708 pages, which meets the minimum requirement of 600 pages.
I would also like to claim a BB Ticket for All the Light We Cannot See, which has 532 pages.
Points Claimed this Post: 30
Total Points: 500/1270
Golden Oldies Tickets: 7
Big Book Tickets: 2
Books Read: 33
Tasks Completed: 25/67
Readerboard Name - LaureY20.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended
Option B: Read a book which has at least 1000 Goodreads Reviews.
Traitor's Blade by Sebastien de Castell
The book has 8,397 ratings on Goodreads.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 105
Total Books: 11
Total Tasks: 7
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Julia10320.10 - Group Reads
Station Eleven
My thoughts are post #10 in the thread.
This post: 20 points,
Total Points: 95
Total BB tickets: 2
Tasks completed: 5
HINA15.6 - The Fugitive - No Turning Back by Tiffany Snow.
Thriller ~39 users on main page genre.
Current post:
Points: 15
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 135
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Cindy C.Task 30.11-Perletwo's task: A Place Both Wonderful and Strange
Book 1: Read a book that is set at least 50% in South Dakota. This book deals with Lakota tribes fight for the Black Hills which are located in South Dakota. (In an aside, I bought it in the Black Hills too.)
The Lakotas and the Black Hills: The Struggle for Sacred Ground
Book 2: Read a book first published in 1992.
The Patron Saint of Liars
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Task 30.14-Brook TX's Task: SRC vs. SRC
I chose to read one book which has 1059 pages, well over the 600 page minimum.
Option 4: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in "Grand prize winner." My author's initials are D.G.
**Claiming 3 Big Book tickets as this book has 1059 pages.**
Voyager
Points this post: 60
Total points: 60
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
Total tasks: 2
Diana K5.9 Isn’t It Romantic? Read a book with a main page genre that includes “Romance” or “Romantic”
Under a Sardinian Sky
10.4 Surprise! read a book mentioned in the Best Books You Accidentally Read thread.
Kitchen
30.1 Dlmrose's task: But Who's Counting
Book 1 - Read a book with a TITLE of at least 2 words where every word in the title has the same number of letters.
Exit West
Book 2: Using the letter count of a word from Book 1’s title, read a book with that number of words in the TITLE.
Over the Plain Houses 4 words.
Point this post: 45
Total points: 150
ElaineL25. 9 - MegSCL's Task: Your Objective
Book 1: Read a book with the name of an object in its title (Plural, singular, and possessive forms of your book 2 cover object can be used, but no other variations)
Key of Light by Nora Roberts object: key
Book 2: Read a book with that same object pictured on its cover.
REQUIRED: include the cover in your post.
Key of Knowledge by Nora Roberts
object: key
Points claimed this post: 25
Total points: 380
Books read: 29
Tasks completed: 19
perletwoTask 30.10 - Andy P's Task: Calendar Boy - Book 1. Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in Either the word AUGUST OR in the word BONUS, NOT a combination of both words.
Nobody Cared for Kate by Gene Thompson
Book 2. read a book whose title(subtitles are excluded) contains ALL the letters in the word PARTY. The letters do NOT have to be consecutive although they may be.
Life Moves Pretty Fast: The Lessons We Learned from Eighties Movies
3. The total page count for the two books should be 500 or more pages.
book 1 top mmp ed 228 pgs + book 2 my pb ed 339 pgs = 567 pgs
Points this task: 30
Total points: 300
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 04
Big Book ticket requests: 00
Books read: 23
Tasks completed: 16
Creynard5.3 - Six Pack
Fast Connection by Megan Erickson
First published in 2016.
10.3. - Lean on Me
The Taco Cleanse: The Tortilla-Based Diet Proven to Change Your Life by Wes Allison
10.10. Gimme S’more
Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid
This book is new to me. I've also read Truth or Beard by Penny Reid.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 115
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Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 16
5.5 - June, July, AugustRead a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 6, 7 or 8.
I read Dad Is Fat. It had 288 pages.
Task Points:5
Total Points 65
Number of tasks completed:5
Number of books read:6
Post #420.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended
Option B: Iron Kissed 2,954 Reviews
Points this post:20
Total Points:110
Books read:8
Tasks Done:6
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Lauren Jodi's task: Wonder WomanOption 2, a book whose title consists of at least two words beginning with the same letter: Star Spangled Summer by Janet Lambert
Points this post: 20
Total points: 105
Readerboard Name MAZZA1Task 25.2 Market Gardening
Option 2 Read a book with an Audio edition that has a Narrator or Reader with their first and last initials in the words MARKET GARDENING.
The End of the Affair
Audible Audio book Narrated by Michael Kitchen https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-End-of-t...
Option 3 Read a book that contains a vegetable from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... in the title, subtitle or series. Plurals and possesives are acceptable, but no other variations.
Carrots (under root and tuberous vegetables)
Points this post = 25
Total points to date 385
Tasks this post = 1
Books this post = 2
Tasks to date 27
Books to date 33
LAVENDER5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
Long Time Dead by Sarah Pinborough 251 pages
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10.10. Gimme S’more
Read s'more by an author you've read before.
First Born by James Goss 253 pages
This book is new to me.
I have previously read Almost Perfect by the same author
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 45
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 5
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Delicious Dee30.3 - Bryony's Task: Enjoy the Journey
Option 2: I am the walrus
Book A - The Invisible Man - shelved as classics 3121 times and found on pg 3 of the list
Book B - Find My Way Home - added to TBR in May 2015
Total Pages: - 192+350 = 542pgs
Points this Post: 30
Points Overall: 160
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1)
Nick KY30.6 Mazza 1’s First Friday
Option 2. From p 2 of the Catholic Fiction list, I read # 130, The Sea and Poison by Shūsaku Endō.
Option 3. With an alliterative title, I read Nobody Knows My Name by James Baldwin, three “N” sounds out of 4 words.
30.8 DianaK’s Where Am I From?
My ancestors come from Scotland, Wales, and Northern Britain, all in the present day UK. I read the following:
Book 1. Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, set in London in the UK.
Book 2. The Coffin Ship by Peter Tonkin has a ship on the cover, the mode of transport of my ancestors to America.
(somewhat in silhouette, the ship is in the bottom of the orange lettering)Points This Post: 60
Total Points So Far: 210
trishhartuk25.2 Shanna Redwind’s Task: Market Gardening
Option 2: Select a book with an Audio edition that has a Narrator or Reader with their first and last initials in the words MARKET GARDENING.
Barrayar, Lois McMaster Bujold
Qualifying audiobook narrated by Grover Gardner: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
market GardeningG
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Option 3: Read a book that contains a vegetable from this List of Vegetables in the title, subtitle or series.
The White Rose Murders (Sir Roger Shallot #1), Paul Doherty
Shallot is listed under Bulb and stem vegetables
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 235
Tasks Completed: 14
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 1 (500+ x1)
30.3 - Bryony's Task: Enjoy the JourneyPicked Option 2
Book 1: On Popular Classics list, shelved 2,000+ times - Read Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.. This is on page 4, shelved 2,448 times as a classic (as of date of post).
Book 2: On TBR list for more than 1 year - Read Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard. My dad recommended this to me a few years ago.
Points these task: 30
Total points: 40
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 4
Tasks completed: 2
Jasmiina F20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Nick KY’s Task: Dark Age Wonder:
Read one book whose title/subtitle contains the letters DARK:
Justice League Dark, Volume 2: The Books of Magic by Jeff Lemire.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
Task 15.3 – Common GoodOPTION 2 – One Book fits both tasks
Book 1: Author first name begins: J, M, R, A, D, C
Book 2: Author last name begins: R, M, W, B, C, S
Marisa de los Santos / Love Walked In
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 110 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
Sandra20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Brooklyn's Task: Lake Lida Love
Option 3 – Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the words MONOPOLY or TRIVIAL PURSUIT.
Replica by Lauren Oliver
Author initials LO can be found in MONOPOLY
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 60
15.9 - Slaying DragonsFirelight page 1 on the list
30.1 - Dlmrose's task: But Who's Counting
Book 1: Lilac Girls 5 letters
*PB (no MMPB available) Lilac Girls 512 pages, claiming one BB ticket*
Book 2: Miracle and Other Christmas Stories 5 words
Points this post: 45
Points total: 115
GO total: 0
BB total: 2
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 9
Readerboard: SAM M20.4 – Golden Oldies – Kristi CO’s Task: Bound for Boston!
Option 2: Read a book found on the first five pages of the New England Books listopia.
The Secret History - found on page 1 of the New England Books listopia
★Secret History is a Big Book (559 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket. ★
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 35/1270
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 2
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets: 1
5.3 - Six Pack
Task: Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains a 6 such as 1968, 1976 or 2016.
Book: The Secrets of Gaslight Lane
1st published: 2nd June 2016
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Brooklyn's Task: Lake Lida Love
Option 1: Read a book first published between July 1974 and July 1989, inclusive
Book: Knots and Crosses
1st Published: 1987
Task: Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains a 6 such as 1968, 1976 or 2016.
Book: The Secrets of Gaslight Lane
1st published: 2nd June 2016
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Brooklyn's Task: Lake Lida Love
Option 1: Read a book first published between July 1974 and July 1989, inclusive
Book: Knots and Crosses
1st Published: 1987
Andy P.Task # 10.8. "The (Fill In The Blank) Who..."
Read a book whose title/subtitle follows the formula "The (insert noun here) Who (insert verb here
The Dog Who Spoke with Gods by Diane Jessup
Points this post: 10
Total points: 130
Readerboard name MAZZA1Task 25.12 Trip to Yelowstone
Two book task
Option 2 : For this option read a book with one of the following types of water features in the title: lake, river, creek, geyser or waterfall. Plurals and possessives are acceptable but no other variations.
The River Is Dark
Option 3: For this option read a book where an author’s initials can be found in “OLD FAITHFUL”.
Heart Attack Watch Author Alyson Foster
Points this post = 25
Total points = 410
Tasks this post = 1
Books this post =2
Total tasks = 27
Total books = 33
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15.3 Common Good
Option 1: Read one Book 1 AND one Book 2.
Book 1: Read a book written by an author whose FIRST name as it appears on Goodreads begins with a letter that appears on this list of the most common initial letters in first names in English: J, M, R, A, D, C.
Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan, first name begins with "J" - note: ARC from Scribner via edelweiss
AND
Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose LAST name as it appears on Goodreads begins with a letter that appears on this list of the most common initial letters in last names in English: R, M, W, B, C, S.
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, last name starts with "C"
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 15/1270
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 1