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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2017
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
Andy P.Task # 15.1 - A One and A Two Cha Cha Cha
Book 1: Read a book that is identified in the Goodreads metadata as book #1 in a series.
by Kelley Armstrong Casey Duncan #1Book 2: Read a book that is identified in the Goodreads metadata as book #2 in a series.
by Kelley Armstrong Casey Duncan # 2Points this post: 15
Total points: 1075
Brave5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder: Read a book of your choice.
A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver
Page count: 82, using this as my one book 80-99 pages.
Total points this post: 5
Total points: 140
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets:
500+: 1
750+: 0
1000+: 0
Brave15.8 - Sink Your Teeth Into This: Read a book with teeth on the cover.
Required: Include the cover.
by Bill WillinghamPage count in my edition: 166 pages
The wolf's teeth are visible (though with the way the cover art looks on Goodreads, some zooming in may be needed).
Total points this post: 15
Total points: 155
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets:
500+: 1
750+: 0
1000+: 0
30.14 >600 pgsOption 3: Popular Book Report Books list
The Maze Runner by James Dashner(374 pgs)
page 1 of the list
Option 4: initials in "GRAND PRIZE WINNER".
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande(282 pgs)
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 530/1270
Tasks completed: 25/67
Books Read: 40
Golden Oldies: 8
Big Books:500+(4)750+(0)1000+(0)
Readerboard Name: Kathy P25.8 - Chris MD's Task: Quincy, You’re My Home
Book 1
1. Presidents.
My Badass Book of Saints: Courageous Women Who Showed Me How to Live
Maria Morera Johnson Shares a name with Lyndon B. JohnsonBook 2
6. Library. This book came from my library.
A Truck Full of Money Tracy Kidder
Previously read Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World and Strength in What Remains: A Journey of Remembrance and Forgiveness
Points this post: 30
Books this post: 2
Totals
Points: 275
BB:0
GO: 0
Total Task completed: 12
Total Books read: 15
Christine USTask 5.2 Location, Location, Location
The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah
The book is set in England.
Total: 5
Task 25.4 My Name is?
book 1: A Cold Day For Murder by Dana Stabenow
Book 2: Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle
The series title for this book is "Kate Shugak", and the author for book 2 is "kate".
Total: 25
Total post: 30
Total season: 90
Queen Bee Darlene25.5 KatieGirl's TAsk: Whole 30
Option 1: Food or Food and Drink as main page genre
Whole 30: The Official 30-day Guide To Total Health and Food Freedom by Dallas and Melissa Hartwig The Whole 30: The Official 30-day Guide To Total Health And Food Freedom
Option 3: Title with exactly 3 words where all words in title start with the same letter
Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay Darkly Dreaming Dexter
25 points
Points this post: 25
Total points: 355
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY15.4 - Summer of Love
Option 2: Read one book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
Book 1: Read a book with a main page genre of Fantasy, Music or a genre that contains History or Historical.
AND
Book 2: 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.
--> Dead Heat
--> Performer: Canned Heat
--> Genre Fantasy
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
[Points]
This post: 15
Total: 655
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY25.4 - Tien's Task: Hi! My name is (what?)
This is a two book task.
✓ Your two books combined should have a total of at least 500 pages.
--> Villette is 573p long.
Book 1: Read a book in a series where the series name (in parentheses following the title/subtitle) is ONLY the name of the main protagonist.
--> The Last of August
--> (Charlotte Holmes 2)
Verified: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Book 2: Read a book by a single author whose name contains either the first or last name, found intact, of the series name from book 1.
--> Villette
--> Charlotte Brontë
[Points]
This post: 25
Total: 680
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY25.8 - Chris MD's Task: Quincy, You’re My Home
1. Presidents.
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).
--> Symbiont
--> Mira Grant / Ulysses S. Grant
6. Library.
Read a book by an author that you’ve read at least twice before AND that you borrowed from your local library.
--> Fathomless
--> Read the first two books in this series: Sisters Red and Sweetly.
--> Checked out from library.
[Points]
This post: 25
Total: 705
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 5.8 Under the Summer Moon Ink, Red, Dead read 8/19
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 885/1270
Books Read: 70
Tasks Completed: 53
GO Tickets: 9
BB Tickets: 6
Anne (Booklady)10.4. Surprise!
read a book mentioned in the Best Books You Accidentally Read thread. Post 2
*O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
*Golden Oldie Ticket: O Pioneers! was 1st published in 1913.*
25.2 - 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. = KM, Katharine McEwan - Narrator.
Audiobook Link: Circling the Sun
I read this edition Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
Option 3: Read a book that contains a vegetable from this List of Vegetables in the title, subtitle or series. Plurals and possessives are acceptable = Carrot.
Carrots by Colleen Helme
30.13 - JennRenee's Task: A Busy Year of Changes
C. New house is awaiting us.
Book 1:
Read a book first published in 2017
**The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter published Aug 8, 2017
Book 2:
Read a book with a house or a porch on the cover. = House is upper right
by Miranda James**Big Book Ticket: The Good Daughter is 528 Pages**
Points in These Tasks: 65
Golden Oldies in This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 1
Pages Read in This Post: 1720
Totals:
Total Points: 775/1270
Total Golden Oldies: 4
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(8), 750=(1), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 40/67
Total Books Read: 59
Total Pages Read in Summer 2017 SRC: 22,079
Readerboard name: witchygal50.1
Option 1: 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.
I read Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller. Number of pages = 350 pages
Option 5: 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.
I read
by Holly Black. The title has the word cat and the cover has a picture of a cat. Number of pages = 310 pagesOption 6: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in PHYSICAL THERAPY.
I read Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier. Initials found in target word - physiCal Therapy. Number of pages = 233 pages.
Total number of pages read = 893 pages which meets task page minimum requirements.
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Total for this post
Books: 3
Points: 50
Big Book: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
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Total points and stats for Summer 2017 Reading Challenge
Books read: 19
Points: 360
Big Book: 4
Golden Oldie: 1
Bluegrass Pam***Please move Dragon Teeth from 20.1 to 15.9
15.9 - Slaying Dragons - word "Dragon" in the title
Dragon Teeth
20.1 Lauren Jodi's task: Wonder Woman
#1: author who uses a pseudonym
Finders Keepers by Stephen King
*Claiming one BB Ticket (544 pages)
BB this post: 1
Total BB: 1
Total GO: 1
Points this post: 15
Total points: 200
SandiCompleted Tasks
30.6 - Mazza1's Task: First Friday
★Book #1: Using Option 1 where book was first published between June 25 and July 7 of any year. Book first published July 1, 2013
Kindle edition I read: On the Back of the Beast
Paperback edition: On the Back of the Beast
★Book #2: Using Option 3 where book title is an alliteration -- The Lumby Lines
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 295
Points Earned this Post: 30
Total Points To Date: 325
Coralie5.6 Find wisdom
Related name in author’s name
A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar
15.2 All’s Well That Ends Well
Book with word in the title that ends “ness” - darkness
What Darkness Was
Book with word in the title that ends “ful” - dutiful
A Very Dutiful Daughter
20.7 Sunshine Mining Memorial
Option #2 B – 45 is intact in the total page count
Leapfrog and Other Stories 145 pages
20.9 Happy Retirement
Option B – all the letters of RETIREMENT found in the title
E’s in EmpEror, Eight
R’s in emperor
T’s in The, eighT
I in Islands
M in eMperor
N in islaNds
The Emperor of the Eight Islands by Lian Hearn
This post 60 points
Total to date 1175 points
perletwo25.1 Justme's Task: Peace Corps - 2. Read one of the 600+ books that I have rated 5* on GR (following SRC normal rules). Justme's Read Bookshelf.
Once Dead, Twice Shy: A Novel
3. Read a book about their service experiences written by a Volunteer of a specific service group and note which group.
Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times - Nonnatus House Convent
Your 2 books must have a combined page total greater than 400 pages (that is, at least 401 pages).
book 1 top pb ed 232 pgs + book 2 top pb ed 340 pgs = 572 pgs
Points this task: 25
Total points: 1125
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 09
Big Book ticket requests: 03
Books read: 83
Tasks completed: 56
Post #2215.6 - The Fugitive
Odd Thomas Thriller on main page genre and verified in Task Help thread #57
Points this post:15
Total Points:525
Books read:38
Tasks Done:28
CHANDNI15.10 - Best Books
Read a book from one of the Goodreads Newsletter Best Books of the Month lists.
The Regional Office Is Under Attack! by Manuel Gonzales
The book is from April 2016
[POINTS]
This Post: 15
Total Points: 425
Books Read: 28
Completed Tasks: 23
10.5. June 19 - National Martini DayIn honor of martinis (and James Bond's famous phrase), read a book whose author's initials can be found in the phrase SHAKEN NOT STIRRED.
I read Follow Me by Sheila O'Flanagan.
Points claimed this post: 10
Total points: 475
Books read: 38
Tasks completed: 34
Big book tickets: 4
Golden oldie tickets: 4
Mod
I read Setting Up Your Sewing Space: From Small Areas To Complete Workshops
15.7 - Don't Leave Fingerprints
I read The Old Man and the Sea, set in Cuba (one of the listed countries) as indicated in the GR metadata.
25.12 - Amanda A's Task passed to McCathy: Trip to Yellowstone
For my first book, I chose option 1 and read Wayward, set about 95% in Wayward Pines, Idaho. For some reason, the GR description for this book in the series doesn't include the state, but the descriptions for books 1 and 3 do indicate that Wayward Pines is in Idaho. Pines, The Last Town.
For my second book, I chose option 3 and read Suffer the Little Children by Donna Leon. Author initials DL are found in "oLD faithful."
Points this post: 45
Total points: 970
Readerboard Name: Nicola TTask 15.8 - Sink Your Teeth Into This
Read a book with teeth on the cover. Required: Include the cover.
I read
Task 20.10 - Group Reads
For this i read
.My review can be found on post 34 of the discussion thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Task 30.7 - TessaVanessa's Task: My Favorite Things
This is a two book task. Choose two books from two different options, and specify in your post which options you chose.
The total page count for the two books should be 500 or more pages.
The first option i chose was 3.Read a book with sunglasses on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
I read
. Page count:332.The second option i chose was 5.Read a book with one of the top 100 dog names as the author’s first or last name. Name must be on this website: Top 100 Dog Names. No variations of the names are allowed. I chose the male dog name OLIVER which is number 19 on the male list. I read a book by Lauren OLIVER.
. Page count:544Total page count: 544 + 332= 876 > 500.
I would like to claim 1 BB ticket for Replica
Points this post: 15 + 20 + 30 =65
BB this post:1
Points Overall: 305
GO Overall:2
BB Overall:1
Books Read:19
Tasks Completed: 15
25.11 - TREASURE HUNTINGOPTION 2 - I rolled a 2 - The Way You Look Tonight which is #2 in the Seattle Sullivans series.
OPTION 3 - An Unexpected Song
30.14 - SRC vs SRC
OPTION 1 - Custody by Nancy Thayer which has 384 pages.
OPTION 4 - Close Your Eyes by Amanda Eyre Ward which has 272 pages.
384 + 272 = 656 pages.
TOTAL POINTS - 935
Catherine TTask 25.3 - First Time for Everything
one book option, using options 1 & 2 - read the debut book of an author which is also #1 in a series, by a new-to-me author
A Woman of Substance by Barbara Taylor Bradford
this is the first book by BTB that I have read
this is the first book in the Emma Harte series (https://www.goodreads.com/series/5159...)
this is BTB's debut book (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara...)
928pages >500pages
928 pages = Big Book tickets claimed
Season total = 1130
Sara G30.5 - Catherine T's Task: Inspired by Books
1. Re-read a book you last read a decade or more ago, to see how you or it has changed over time.
REQUIRED: state that it's a reread and that you've not read it for at least a decade.
Optional: let us know how your experience has changed - is an old favourite lacking now, or all the richer? perhaps a book that bewildered is now scintillating?
Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
This is a reread for me. I last read it probably about 18-20 years ago! I can see why my younger self loved this story. Adult me can tell that it's a bit rough around the edges since Pierce was a new writer, but the story was still really good. I'm glad I reread it.
3. Read a book with the main page genre World War II. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen
MPG War > World War II 57 users
Points this post: 30
Total points: 795
15.3 - Common GoodOption 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
The Lying Game by Ruth Ware
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 735
Total Tasks: 32
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrate SummerOption 1: Plants
The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child
Option 5: Personal Growth
From page 1 on listopia list: Brave New World *First Published 1932 = 1 Golden Oldie Ticket*
Total GO Tickets = 3
Challenge Total = 455
PAULA S5.8 Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from the names used by various tribes to describe the summer season’s moons
Rose in Bloom IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 17.0. The word is Rose
Rose in bloom was first published in 1876. I claim 1 GO ticket.
15.3 Read ONE book that fulfills both first name initial in J, M, R, A, D, C and last name initial in R, M, W, B, C, S
initials C S 15.6 Read a book with the main page genre Thriller
15.8 teeth on cover
, one can see the teeth of the skull on the right15.10
, found on 'best books of the month' list in november 2014Points this post: 65
GO this post: 1
Total points this season: 165
Total GO this season: 4
Nick KY10.4 Surprise! I read Stone Mattress: Nine Tales by Margaret Atwood from message 85 (May 29/15) of the “Books I accidentally read” thread. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 1140
Catherine TTask 5.8 - Under the Summer Moon
read a book with RED in the title
This Red Earth by Rachel S. Roberts
Season total = 1135
Andy P.Task # 20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Book Concierge: Happy Retirement
Option A) Read a book with a main character who works in Criminal Justice
by Peter Robinson Main character Detective Inspector Alan Banks works for a police department in Yorkshire, England.416 pages>250 page requirement
Points this post: 20
Total points: 1095
Nick KYI would like to take away from task 5.1 (Wo)man on letters The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy.
Then I would like to post (hopefully correctly this time – fingers crossed).
30.10 Andy P’s Calendar Boy
Book 1. I read a book whose author’s initials are in AuGust, The Outlander by Gil Adamson. 387 pp
Book 2. I read a book whose title contains all the letters in PARTY, The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy.
PA in APply
R in Rules
T in The
Y in applY 224 pp
Total Pages = 611 > required 500
Points This Post: -5 +30 = +25
Total Points So Far: 1165
Readerboard Name: Jammin Jennyreposting
Task 5.8 Under the Summer Moon Ink, Red, Dead read 8/19
approved for length in post #6385
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 885/1270
Books Read: 70
Tasks Completed: 53
GO Tickets: 9
BB Tickets: 6
Laurah3050.1 - Diane's Task: On the Mend
Option 1. Must Move. Read a book with a present-tense action verb in the title or subtitle.Medicine Walk
245 pages
Option 3. Variations in Theme. Read a book with a title that describes your summer or current state of affairs.
A Tale of Two Cities
489 pages
I have spent the summer living in two cities. I worked in Toronto a few days a week and then went home to a small city in southwestern Ont. The two places are very different from one another; Toronto is busy and bustling while Stratford is much smaller and quieter.
Option 4: Healing and Recovery. Read a book found in the first 5 pages of the Medicine and Literature list.
The Fault in Our Stars
#180 on p 2 of list - 313 pages
Total pages: 1047 pages
KELLI KK15.6 - The Fugitive
Read a book with the main page genre Thriller.
I chose: Prodigal Son
Points this post: 15
Total points: 85
5.7 - Medieval TimesRead a book that has been shelved at least 10 times as “medieval” from this list Popular Medieval Books
I read Beowulf which appears on page one of the list.
According to Goodreads it was first published in 975 so I'm requesting one Golden Oldie ticket please.
Points claimed this post: 5
Total points: 480
Books read: 39
Tasks completed: 35
Big book tickets: 4
Golden oldie tickets: 5
PegW15.8 - Sink Your Teeth Into This
Read a book with teeth on the cover.
I read
Points this post-15
Total Points -270
Tasks Completed - 17
******REPOST******perletwo
25.1 Justme's Task: Peace Corps - 2. Read one of the 600+ books that I have rated 5* on GR (following SRC normal rules). Justme's Read Bookshelf.
Once Dead, Twice Shy: A Novel
3. Read a book about their service experiences written by a Volunteer of a specific service group and note which group.
Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times - though a qualified nurse, Jenny is a first-year trainee midwife at Nonnatus House Convent's free nursing service in the slums of London's Docklands district.
Your 2 books must have a combined page total greater than 400 pages (that is, at least 401 pages).
book 1 top pb ed 232 pgs + book 2 top pb ed 340 pgs = 572 pgs
Points this task: 25
Total points: 1125
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 09
Big Book ticket requests: 03
Books read: 83
Tasks completed: 56
Readerboard name: D15.3 - Common Good
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
Book 1: FIRST name begins with: J, M, R, A, D, C
Book 2: LAST name begins with: R, M, W, B, C, S
The Last Night of the Earth Poems by Charles Bukowski
15.6 - The Fugitive
Read a book with the main page genre Thriller.
A Suspension of Mercy by Patricia Highsmith
20.2 - Rookie at the Top
I chose Option 1 – Read a book first published between July 1974 and July 1989.
Cold Spring Harbor by Richard Yates
Post total=50
Season total=50
Task 20.4 –Bound for Boston!Option 3: Read a non-fiction book with one of the following main page genres: Biology, Business, Chemistry, Health, Nature, or Science.
American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World (2017) by David Baron (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 330 pages) [523.78]
350 + 20 = 370
Tasks Completed: 19
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 350 + 20 = 370
Books read: 26
Pages read: 7,784
Read but not claimed: 4
Goodreads Authors: 10
Golden Oldies: 03
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
15.7 - Don't Leave FingerprintsRead a book set at least 50% in Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby)
44 Days: 75 Squadron and the Fight for Australia by Michael Veitch
25.7 - TrishHartUK's Task: Strawberries and Cream
Option 1: read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM.
Sylvia by Bryce Courtenay
author's initials, BC, found in strawBerries and Cream
Option 2: Read a book with two authors writing under both names
Fifty Fifty (Detective Harriet Blue #2) by James Patterson & Candice Fox
30.11 - 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: New York.
Miles from Nowhere by Nami Mun
100% in NY
Book 2: Read a book first published in 2017
The Barrier by Shankari Chandran
Total this Post: 70
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 6
Season Total: 810
Phantomswife30.3 - Bryony's Task: Enjoy the Journey
Option 2:
Book one: Read a book that has been shelved as 'classics' at least 2,000 times on this Goodreads list.
REQUIRED: Include the page of the list on which your book is found in your post.
Flowers for Algernon from Page 3 (3887 times shelved as "classic")
Book two: We all have books we mean to read but keep putting off because they're long, or a bit intimidating. Read a book that has been on your TBR for at least a year.
Our Mutual Friend
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 600
Tasks Completed: 27
Books Read: 42
10.2. Celebrate Alban HefinRead a book from this list: Popular Druid Books
This book appears on page 2 of the list
Claiming 2 Big Books Tickets, as this book has 850 pages
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25.11 - Sarah E's Task: Treasure Hunting
I chose NORTH - N
Nineveh
Option 3: X marks the spot
Read a book with an X found somewhere in the title, subtitle, or author's name
by Qiu Xiaolong
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POINTS
Points This Post: 35
Points Total: 235/1270
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 2
500 () 750 (√) 1000 ()
GO Total: 1
BB Total: 4
Tasks Completed: 13/67
trishhartuk25.11 Sarah E’s Task: Treasure Hunting
Option 3: X marks the spot. Read a book with an X found somewhere in the title, subtitle, or author's name.
Scrapbook of Secrets, mollie coX bryan
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Option 4: It's a book! Read a book from the first five pages of the Best Lesser-Known Books list.
Tom's Midnight Garden, Philippa Pearce
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Listed on page 1, #24
AR Quiz No. 200015 EN Fiction. AR Quiz Information IL: MY - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 9.0.
I'd probably leave the copy in the chest so someone else can enjoy it, as I loved the book.
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 770
Tasks Completed: 41
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 3 (500+ x3)
hoodoomends5.5 - June, July, August
A book with the number of pages that includes the numbers 6, 7 or 8.
The Cannibal's Guide to Ethical Living by Mykle Hansen
184 pages
15.8 - Sink Your Teeth Into This
A book with teeth on the cover.
Rico Slade Will Fucking Kill You by Bradley N. Sands
20.5 - SF, F, & WTF
✿ option A: a book that has been a Hugo Award finalist.
Um Cântico para Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Hugo Award for Best Novel (1961)
20.8 - Dark Age Wonder
A book whose title/subtitle contains the letters DARK.
The Last Days of Jack Sparks by Jason Arnopp
50.1 - On the Mend (total at least 801 pages)
✿ option 2: a book found here.
O Homem Invisível by H.G. Wells
England, message #7 - English title: The Invisible Man
238 pages
**I'd like a GO ticket since it was first published in 1897**
✿ option 4: a book found in the first 5 pages of this list.
A Peste by Albert Camus
#19 on page 1 - English title: The Plague
264 pages
**I'd like a GO ticket since it was first published in 1947**
✿ option 6: a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in "PHYSICAL THERAPY".
Assombro by Chuck Palahniuk
387 pages
(option 2 + option 4 + option 6 = 889 pages)
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Current Post
Points: 110
GO: 2
BB: -
Total
Points: 150
GO: 3
BB: -
FANDURY5.5 - June, July, August
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 6, 7 or 8.
Zombie Spaceship Wasteland by Patton Oswalt
The paperback has 267 pages: Zombie Spaceship Wasteland: A Book by Patton Oswalt
Task 20.6 - Seasoned Reader- Marie-Anne's Task: Medieval Time Technologies
I rolled a 1
Option 1: Read a book with the number of words in the title you rolled.
Vlad: The Last Confession by C.C. Humphreys
The title has only 1 word.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 435
Books Read: 31
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(4)750+(0)1000+(0)
Shannon South Africa20.9 Happy Retirement
MC is a policeman/attorney/doctor/nurse
250+ pages
Broadchurch by Erin Kelly
The MC is a policeman
The book has 433 pages
Task total: 20
Challenge total: 185
SandiCompleted Task
25.11 - Sarah E's Task: Treasure Hunting
★Book #1: Using Option 3 where the letter X can be found in the title -- The Dex-Files
Book available in ebook format only. Length verified at line 2554 of the spreadsheet
★Book #2: Using Option 4 where book can be found on the Best Lesser-Known Books list. Book found on page 3 at spot #225
Kindle edition I read: Captured
Most popular paperback edition: Captured
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 325
Points Earned this Post: 25
Total Points To Date: 350
30.1 - Dlmrose's task: But Who's CountingBook 1: Read a book with a TITLE of at least 2 words where every word in the title has the same number of letters.
Mate Bond 4 letters
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.
A Conjuring of Light 4 words
30.7 - TessaVanessa's Task: My Favorite Things
This is a two book task. The total page count for the two books should be 500 or more pages.
1. Read a book with all the letters of JUNETEENTH in the title, subtitle and/or author's name.
Gaia: The Human Journey From Chaos To Cosmos Elisabet Sahtouris
using subtitle & author (for 2 'e') 252 pgs
5. Read a book with one of the top 100 dog names as the author’s first or last name. Name must be on this website:
42 Joey
Divine Solace Joey W. Hill 456 pgs
252+456 = 707 pgs
Cumulative Total 455+60 = 515
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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25.4 Tien’s “Hi, My Name is What?”
Book 1. I read The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum, from the Jason Bourne series.
CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK for The Bourne Identity at 566 pp.
Book 2. I read The Red King's Rebellion: Racial Politics in New England 1675-1678 by Russell Bourne, last name “Bourne” is same as the last name of the series title character of Book 1.
The Bourne Identity = 566 pp
The Red King’s Rebellion = 304 pp
Total Pages = 870 > required 500
30.10 Andy P’s Calendar Boy
Book 1. I read a book whose author’s initials are in AuGust, The Outlander by Gil Adamson. 387 pp
Book 2. I read a book whose title/subtitle contains all the letters in PARTY, The Making of an Ordinary Saint: My Journey from Frustration to Joy with the Spiritual Disciplines by Nathan Foster.
PART in sPiRiTuAl
Y in ordinarY 208 pp
Total Pages = 595 > required 500
Points This Post: 55
Total Points So Far: 1160
Big Books So Far: 500+ (4)