The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion
note: This topic has been closed to new comments.
SUMMER CHALLENGE 2017
>
Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
15.2 - All’s Well Than Ends WellBook 1: Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that ENDS in “ness”.
Fifth Business
Book 2: Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that ENDS in ‘ful”.
The Story of Beautiful Girl
Total New Points: 15
Total Challenge points: 190
TANYA D30.14 - Brooke TX's Task: SRC vs. SRC
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in the phrase "IN IT FOR THE BOOKS."
Face the Fire by Nora Roberts
Option 2:. Read a book with both a 1 and a 5 found in the first published year (e.g. 2015 or 1995).
A Few of the Girls: Stories by Maeve Binchy (first published 2015)
Previous Total: 160
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 190
BB tickets: 1
PegW15.3 - Common Good
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
Option 1: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.
I read A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
Total Points this post-15
Total Points -155
Tasks Completed - 11
5.4 - Best Laid Plans I'm using task 5.3, the book is #2 in the Insiders series
Outside In
5.6 - Find Wisdom
Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella
10.1. - Seven or Six?
The Inquisitor's Key
Points this post: 20
Points total: 300
GO total: 0
BB total: 2
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 27
Jenn AB5.5 - June, July, August
Read a book with the number of pages listed on Goodreads that includes the number 6, 7, or 8.
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness at 206 pages
10.7 - They Go Together
Read a book that has a number word on the cover.
by Sheila Connolly10.10 - Gimme S'more
Read s'more by an author you've read before.
I had previously read Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
For this challenge I read Living Dead in Dallas also by Charlaine Harris
which was new to me.
15.1 - A One and A Two Cha Cha Cha
Book 1 - The Butterfly Garden (The Collector #1) by Dot Hutchison
Book 2 - Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson #2) by Patricia Briggs
30.13 - A Busy Year of Changes
I chose option A
Book 1 - Read a book with the word old, forgotten, broken, unused in the title/subtitle.
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Book 2 - Read a book with Retelling as a main page genre.
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Points this post: 70
Points total: 70
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 7
Jayme(the Ghostreader)5.4 Best Laid Plans
Read a book from Spring 2017 challenge 5, 10 or 15 task
10.4 Partners in Crime
Read a book with two authors.
Ravens of Avalonby Diana L. Paxsonand Marion Zimmer Bradley
Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 6
Total BB: 0
Task Points: 5
Total Points: 45/1270
Siobhan20.4 – Golden Oldies – Kristi CO’s Task: Bound for Boston!
I chose option 1
Option 1
Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in the words HARVARD and/or MIT.
Save the Date by Annabeth Albert and Wendy Qualls
(No hard copy edition, approved for length in line 2046 of the Ebook verification spreadsheet)
Annabeth Albert = Harvard
Points this post: 20
Total points: 480
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 28
ElaineL20.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended
Option B: Read a book which has at least 1000 Goodreads Reviews.
Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh 1,425 reviews
Points claimed this post: 20
Total points: 1075
Books read: 82
Tasks completed: 59
Diana K25.6 - Lavender's Task: Derivative Work
Book 1: Read a derivative work.
Hag-Seed This was part of the Hogarth Shakespeare Project and was a retelling of The Tempest by William Shakespeare
Book 2: Read the book that the first book was derived from.
The TempestThe Tempest
Claiming one Golden Oldie - 1st published in 1623
30.6 - Mazza1's Task: First Friday
Option 2 read a book from the first 2 pages of any of these lists. I read the 2nd book on the first page of the list of Notable Atheist Books.
god is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
Option 3 Read a book whose title, not including subtitles, exceeds two words and is either alliterative or a tautogram
The Towers of Tuscany
Points this post: 55
Total points: 680
NICOLE OH10.10. Gimme S’more
The Reason You're Alive by Matthew Quick This book is new to me! It just came out recently and I look forward to all of this author's releases.
I have actually read all of his books but my two favorites are:
Love May Fail
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
Total claimed this post: 10
Total points: 230
DEBRAJEAN30.14 - Brooke TX's Task: SRC vs. SRC
I chose option 4 (read a book by a single author whose first and last names can be found in "GRAND PRIZE WINNER". The total number of pages for the book I read is 1070 so I did this task as a one book task.
I read Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
This book has 1070 pages so I am claiming 3 Big Book tickets.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 30
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 3
DEBRAJEAN25.3 - Diane Whitney's Task: First Time for Everything
I chose options 1 and 3.
For option 1, I read Homegoing a debut novel by Yaa Gyasi who is a new to me author.
For option 3, I read The Light Between Oceans The first letters of this book title are the anagram for the word BOLT.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 55
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 3
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 25.8 - Chris MD's Task: Quincy, You’re My Home
Option 2 - Death at a Diner read 7/6
Option 3 - Blackberry Pie Murder read 7/22
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 465/1270
Books Read: 39
Tasks Completed: 31
GO Tickets: 5
BB Tickets: 3
DEBRAJEANTask 20.6 - Seasoned Reader- Marie-Anne's Task: Medieval Time Technologies
I rolled a 1 and chose option 1. For this option I read Voyager which has a one word title.
This book also has 1104 pages so I am claiming 3 Big Book Tickets
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 75
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 6
DEBRAJEAN20.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended
I chose option B (a book with at lease 1000 Goodreads reviews). For this option I read Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 95
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 6
DEBRAJEAN20.1 - Most Improved Player - Lauren Jodi's task: Wonder Woman
I chose option 1 (a book by an author who uses a pseudonym.
For this option I read Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King, who also writes under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.
This book has 931 pages, so I am claiming 2 Big Book Ticket
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 105
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 8
Jen UT20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Brooklyn's Task: Lake Lida Love
Option 1: Wild Pork and Watercress by Barry Crump
Points this post: 20
**************************
Total points: 70
Jenn AB - Repost for message 15985.5 - June, July, August
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 6, 7, or 8.
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness at 206 pages
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR pts: 5.0
30.13 - A Busy Year of Changes
I chose option A
Book 1 - Read a book with the word old, forgotten, broken, unused in the title/subtitle.
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Book 2 - Read a book with Retelling as a main page genre.
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
genre confirmed in message 63 of its thread.
Points this post - 35
Points total - 70
Tasks complete - 5
Books read - 7
Andy P.Task # 30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrate Summer
Option 3: Nature
Read a book with the main page genre environment or nature
by Douglas Adams Environment>Nature (147 users) on main pageOption 4: Vacation
Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in VACATION
by Anne Cleeland VACATIONPoints this post: 30
Total points: 555
Task 20.3 - Highly RecommendedOption B: Read a book which has at least 1000 Goodreads Reviews.
A Man Called Ove (2012) by Fredrik Backman (Goodreads Author); translated by Henning Koch (Goodreads Author); (Hardcover, 337 pages)
On July 22, 2017: 32,981 Reviews
75 + 20 = 95
Tasks Completed: 7
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 75 + 20 = 95
Books read: 07
Pages read: 2,321
Read but not claimed: 11
Goodreads Authors: 03
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Readerboard name: Tori Grace5.9: Isn't it Romantic?
Read a book with a main page genre of romance.
Freefall by Tess Oliver has a main page genre of romance :)
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Points this post: 5
Points total: 5
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Kristi CO’s Task: Bound for Boston!I'd like to substitute the book I already claimed for this task, and use it for task 30.2, option 3. I'm replacing it with The Undercover Scientist: Investigating The Mishaps Of Everyday Life by Peter J. Bentley, which has an MPG of Science. This is for option 3 of task 20.4.
30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrate Summer
Option 3. The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben
Option 5: Night by Elie Wiesel, found on the first page of the list.
Points this post: 30
Points in total: 280
Tasks completed: 18
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 1
SSKrout10.5 National Martini Day
The Day of the Donald: Trump Trumps America
points this post: 10
total points: 25
BARBARA ★20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Brooklyn's Task: Lake Lida Love
Option 3: The Empire's Ghost - Isabelle Steiger (I & S in purSuIt) 7/22
*********************************
25.8 - Chris MD's Task: Quincy, You’re My Home
Option 1: Midnight's Warrior - Donna Grant 7/20
(Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877) )
Option 6: Spectacle - Rachel Vincent 6/14
Borrowed from Westland Public Library, Columbus, Ohio
link to books I've read by this author: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 45
Total Points: 365
Coralie15.9 Slaying Dragons
From page 1 of the list of popular dragon books
Dragonsong
30.9 Rising Seniors
Option 2 – book with author’s initials in Senior Year
Kingyo Used Books, Vol. 1 by Seimu Yoshizaki 208 pages
Option 3 – book with word BRIDGE in title
A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove 248 pages
This post 45 points
Total to date 725 points
ElaineL25.4 - Tien's Task: Hi! My name is (what?)
REQUIRED: Please include the series name in your book link in your post
Two Book Task...500 page minimum
Book 1: Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich 326 pages (Stephanie Plum #2)
Book 2: Second Wife by Stephanie James 187 pages
Name: Stephanie
326 + 187 = 513
Points claimed this post: 25
Total points: 1100
Books read: 84
Tasks completed: 60
Theresa5.6 - Find Wisdom
- Sophie Kinsella5.7 - Medieval Times
- Tracy Chevalierpage 3
5.8 - Under the Summer Moon
- Liza Klaussmann5.9 - Isn’t It Romantic?
- Nora Roberts5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
- Nevada BarrPoints this post - 25
Total points - 50
DEBRAJEANTask 20.6 - Seasoned Reader- Marie-Anne's Task: Medieval Time Technologies
I rolled a 1 and chose option 1. For this option I read Voyager which has a one word title.
This book also has 1059 pages so I am claiming 3 Big Book Tickets
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 75
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 6
DEBRAJEAN20.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended
I chose option B (a book with at lease 1000 Goodreads reviews). For this option I read Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 95
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 6
5.6 - Find WisdomA Midwinter's Tail by Sofie Kelly
Points this post: 5
Total points: 370
Tasks completed: 23
Reader name : Maya-----
5.3 - Six Pack
Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains a 6 such as 1968, 1976 or 2016.
Book read: Until We Collide
---
5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Spring 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
Task 5.5 : Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 3, 4, or 5.
Book read: That Night
---
5.5 - June, July, August
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 6, 7 or 8.
Book read: The Appearance of Annie van Sinderen
Required: 7 in page count
---
5.9 - Isn’t It Romantic?
Read a book with a main page genre that includes “Romance” or “Romantic”.
Book read: The Testing
---
Points this post: 20
-------------------
Tasks completed: 4
Big Book tickets:
Golden Oldies tickets:
Points Total: 20
Reader name : Maya-----
10.9. In Case You Missed Them
Read a book from NPR's list of Best Books of 2016
Book read: All the Birds in the Sky
---
10.10. Gimme S’more
Read s'more by an author you've read before. No rereads allowed.
Book read: Off Sides
Required: Have not read before. Previously have read Zack by same author.
-----
Points this post: 20
-------------------
Tasks completed: 6
Big Book tickets:
Golden Oldies tickets:
Points Total: 40
Reader name : Maya-----
15.4 - Summer of Love
ONE BOOK OPTION
Read a book with a main page genre of Fantasy, Music or a genre that contains History or Historical.
Read a book with a word in the title, subtitle or author's name from this list of performers who appeared at the Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival
Book read: Raging Sea
Required: Author's last name BUCKLEY matches TIM BUCKLEY
---
15.5 - Scan It
Read a book where ALL of the letters UPC are found in the title and/or subtitle.
Book read: The Republic of Thieves
-----
Points this post: 30
-------------------
Tasks completed: 8
Big Book tickets:
Golden Oldies tickets:
Points Total: 70
Reader name : Maya-----
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Lauren Jodi's task: Wonder Woman
Read a book whose title consists of at least two words beginning with the same letter.
Book read: Red Rising
---
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Brooklyn's Task: Lake Lida Love
Read a book first published between July 1974 and July 1989, inclusive.
Book read: The Dark Tide
Required: Book was published in 1984.
---
20.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended
Option B: Read a book which has at least 1000 Goodreads Reviews.
Book read: What's Left of Me
---
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Kristi CO’s Task: Bound for Boston!
Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in the words HARVARD and/or MIT.
Book read: Slasher Girls & Monster Boys
Required: One of the authors is McCormick Templeman.
-----
Points this post: 80
-------------------
Tasks completed: 12
Big Book tickets:
Golden Oldies tickets:
Points Total: 150
Reader name : Maya-----
Task 20.6 - Seasoned Reader- Marie-Anne's Task: Medieval Time Technologies
Option 1: Printing Press: Ultimately giving us the gift of books! In honor of this invention, read a book with the number of words in the title you rolled.
Book read: Demon Queen
Required: Rolled a 2.
---
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Book Concierge: Happy Retirement
B) Read a book where ALL the letters of RETIREMENT can be found in the title, subtitle and/or author’s name.
Book read: A Canticle for Leibowitz
RETIREMENT
ETIENT - TITLE
RRM - AUTHOR
---
25.3 - Diane Whitney's Task: First Time for Everything
Option 3 - Read a book that fulfills the task requirements for my favorite task from the first time I participated in SRC.
Book read: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
Required: Anagram is STOP
Option 2 - Read the first book in a New-To-You series.
Book read: Illuminated
Required: I've never read this series before!
---
25.8 - Chris MD's Task: Quincy, You’re My Home
Read a book with a cover that shows a cup of coffee or tea or some kind of pastry.
Book read: Blackberry Pie Murder
Read a book the includes the LAST name of a U.S. president in either the title or the author’s name
Book read: Shatterglass
Points this post: 90
-------------------
Tasks completed: 16
Big Book tickets:
Golden Oldies tickets:
Points Total: 240
Reader name : Maya-----
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.
Book read: Cold Fire
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.
Book read: Island of Lost Girls
---
30.7 - TessaVanessa's Task: My Favorite Things
Read a book from this Goodreads list on WWII fiction.
Book read: The Book Thief
Required: On page 1.
Read a book with one of the top 100 dog names as the author’s first or last name.
Book read: The Bone Season
Required: Samantha is on the list.
---
50.1 - Diane's Task: On the Mend
Option 1. Must Move. Read a book with a present-tense action verb in the title or subtitle.
Book read: Take the Monkeys and Run
Option 3. Variations in Theme. Read a book with a title that describes your summer or current state of affairs.
Book read: House of Wolves
Required: My roommate situation is getting out of hand - with two of them fighting each other non-stop, it literally feels like a house of wolves.
Option 6: Physical Therapy : Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in PHYSICAL THERAPY.
Book read: The Will of the Empress
198 + 336 + 550 = 1084 pages total
-----
Points this post: 110
-------------------
Tasks completed: 19
Big Book tickets:
Golden Oldies tickets:
Points Total: 350
Brooke TX10.5. June 19 - National Martini Day
Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the phrase SHAKEN NOT STIRRED.
15.7 - Don't Leave Fingerprints
Read a book set at least 50% in a location where cacao beans are grown. Set mostly in Peru and Brazil:
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 605
Completed Tasks: 33
Books Read: 58
Post #1320.4 – Golden Oldies – Kristi CO’s Task: Bound for Boston!
Option 1: The Ballroom by Anna Hope
AH in HArvard
Points this post:20
Total Points:285
Books read:22
Tasks Done:17
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)...".
I read The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson.
This was approved in post 28 of the help thread.
Points claimed this post: 10
Total points: 245
Books read: 21
Tasks completed: 18
Big book tickets: 2
Golden oldie tickets: 2
5.5 - June, July, AugustKelmit
10.10. Gimme S’more
Dust & Decay by Jonathan Maberry
*528 pages, claiming one BB ticket*
I read Rot & Ruin by the same author during the spring challenge, and this book is new to me
15.5 - Scan It
Chalked Up: My Life in Gymnastics
30.8 - Diana K’s Task: Where am I From and How Did I Get Here?
Book 1: Option B: The Landing
Approved in task help thread msg #48
Book 2:
The immigrant sailed to his new country, thus there's a ship on the cover
ebook approved for length post #6349 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
30.11 - Perletwo's task: A Place Both Wonderful and Strange
Book 1: We All Looked Up setting: Seattle, Washington
Book 2: Alien Plot: A Short Story Collection first published 1992
Points this post: 90
Points total: 390
GO total: 0
BB total: 3
Tasks completed: 26
Books read: 34
Readerboard name: witchygal20.2 - Rookie at the Top
Option 3: Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the words MONOPOLY or TRIVIAL PURSUIT.
I read The Hypnotist's Love Story by Liane Moriarty. L. M. can be found in MonopoLy.
Points: 20
Big Book: No
Golden Oldies: No
===================================
Task 20.6 - Seasoned Reader
Option 1: In honor of this invention, read a book with the number of words in the title you rolled.
I rolled a number 6. I read The Good Thief's Guide To Vegas by Chris Ewan. The title has six words.
Points: 20
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
==================================
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes
For this task, read one book whose title/subtitle contains the letters DARK.
I read Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth.
Phrase can be found in title: shADows of the woRKhouse.
Points: 20
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
-------------------------------
Total for this post
Books: 3
Points: 60
Big Book: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
====================
Total points and stats for Summer 2017 Reading Challenge
Books read: 12
Points: 220
Big Book: 1
Golden Oldie: 1
Readerboard Name: Nicola TTask: 15.6 - The Fugitive
Read a book with the main page genre Thriller.
I read Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls which has (at time of posting) MPG Thriller with 52 votes
Task: 20.8 Nickels and Dimes - Nick KY’s Task: Dark Age Wonder
For this task, read one book whose title/subtitle contains the letters DARK
I read Our Dark Duet
Points this post: 15 + 20 = 35
Points Overall: 155
GO Overall:2
Books Read:10
Tasks Completed: 8
Mod
20.6 - Seasoned Reader- Marie-Anne's Task: Medieval Time Technologies
I rolled a 3, option 1, 3 words in title: Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden
25.4 - Tien's Task: Hi! My name is (what?)
book 1: Her Last Breath by Linda Castillo (Kate Burkholder, #5), 320 pages
book 2, Kate author: The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore, 480 pages
320 + 480 = 800
30.4. Sandy's Task: Follow the Author
Book 1: Round the Bend by Nevil Shute, 396 pages
Book 2, N(ow) S(it) in title: Now I Sit Me Down: From Klismos to Plastic Chair: A Natural History by Witold Rybczynski, 256 pages
396 + 256 = 652
total = 885
TANYA D30.11 - Perletwo's task: A Place Both Wonderful and Strange
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50 percent in one of the states used as a setting in the series: Washington, British Columbia (Canada), Oregon, South Dakota, Nevada, New York.
Why We Came to the City by Kristopher Jansma set entirely in New York
Book 2. Read a book first published in 1992 or in 2017; the publication year must be listed on the book's Goodreads main page.
The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel
Previous points: 190
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 220
BB tickets: 1
Stephanie12710.10. Gimme S’more: Read s'more by an author you've read before. No rereads allowed. REQUIRED: Include in your post a link to another book you've previously read by that author AND state that this book is new to you.
Jailbird I have read many other books by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.. The most recent was Welcome to the Monkey House in July of 2016. Jailbird is a NEW book to me, I have never read it before now.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 95/1270
Tasks completed: 8/67
Books read: 8
SALLY M.15.1 A One and A Two Cha Cha Cha
Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige (Dorothy Must Die #1)
The Magician King by Lev Grossman (The Magicians #2)
**The Magician King is a Big Book (542 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 15
Total points: 310
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 23
Pages read: 8,181
Total BB tickets: 4
Total GO tickets: 0
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM 15.3 - Common Good
I chose the one book option. I read Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai.
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Brooklyn's Task: Lake Lida Love
I chose Option 3. I read The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee. M and L in MONOPOLY.
** The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue is 513 pages long, I'd like to claim 1 BIG BOOK ticket**
20.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended
I chose Option A. I read Voltaire in Love by Nancy Mitford, found on page 3, #268.
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Jukka's Task: SF, F, & WTF
I chose Option A. I read Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee, a finalist in the Best Novel category 2017.
Previous point total: 330
New points this post: 15+20+20+20
Total points: 405
New tasks completed in this post: 4
Total tasks: 28
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 1
Total Big Books: 1
15.3 - Common GoodOption 2, one book by an author whose FIRST name begins with one of the letters J, M, R, A, D, or C, and whose LAST name begins with one of the letters R, M, W, B, C, or S: The Muse by Jessie Burton
Points this post: 15
Total points: 365
ElaineL10.3. - Lean on Me
Read a book in which the word "lean" appears intact in the title/subtitle or author's name.
The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin
...Clean My Closets...
Points claimed this post: 10
Total points: 1110
Books read: 85
Tasks completed: 61
This topic has been frozen by the moderator. No new comments can be posted.
The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
My Life in France (other topics)The Lady and the Unicorn (other topics)
Summer House Party (other topics)
Courting Carrie in Wonderland (other topics)
Forever and Forever: The Courtship of Henry Longfellow and Fanny Appleton (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Neil Abramson (other topics)Brian Freeman (other topics)
Lisa See (other topics)
Brittany Cavallaro (other topics)
Sarah Title (other topics)
More...
50.1 - Diane's Task: On the Mend - Option 1. Must Move. - Read a book with a present-tense action verb in the title or subtitle. The verb must be something that requires the active use of the limbs in a physical activity with motion.
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
Option 5: KHP, or Kitty Healing Powers - Read a book either with a picture of a cat on the cover or with the stand-alone word “cat” found in the title or subtitle.
Option 6: Physical Therapy - Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in PHYSICAL THERAPY.
Tales: Short Stories Featuring Ian Rutledge and Bess Crawford by Charles Todd
your books must total at least 801 pages.
book 1 this ed. 384 pgs + book 2 this ed. 307 pgs + book 3 top pb ed. 176 pgs = 867 pgs
Points this task: 50
Total points: 800
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 07
Big Book ticket requests: 01
Books read: 58
Tasks completed: 39