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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2017
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
By Peakles5.8 - Under the Summer Moon
The word "green" in the title.
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Audiobook - Librivox
Entry did not have an ISBN number but had this URL
http://librivox.org/anne-of-green-gab...
Children's:
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 17.0
25.8 - Quincy, You're my Home
Option 5 - Kilroy Was Here
WWII Historic Fiction List https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Book #1 on Page 1 of the list.
Option 6 Library
I read Beartown by Fredrik Backman which I borrowed from the Tuscaloosa Public Library.
I have also read:
A Man Called Ove and My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by this author.
By PeaklesSorry I left this one off previous post. This is the last one!
5.10 - Your Own 8th Wonder
Book of choice
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
Mod
For my first book, I chose option 1, and read Murder on the Orient Express. Author initials, AC, found in sesquiCentenniaAl. 274 pages.
For my second book, I chose option 4, and read
- cover predominately red, with white letters on the ends of each line of the title. 392 pages.Total pages 666, exceeding required 600 page minimum.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 1220
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Readerboard Name: Nicola T
Task: 30.10 - Andy P's Task: Calendar Boy
This is a two book task. One book should fulfill the requirement for Book 1, the second for book 2. The total page count for the two books should be 500 or more pages.
For 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
I read a book by Samit Basu (BONUS): Turbulence (360 pages)
For 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.
I read The Improbability of Love : The ImPRobAbilitY of Love (416 pages )
Total pages: 360 + 416 =776 > 500
Points this post: 30
Final Stats for Summer 2017:
Points Overall: 365
GO Overall:2
BB Overall:1
Books Read:23
Tasks Completed: 17
Mod
30.12 - Wayne's Task: Canada 150!Option 2, a book from Best Books About Family Relationships page 1, #86: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
A Man Called Ove paperback edition 337 pages
Option 4, a book with a cover that is at least 50% red and white: Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman by Lisa Scottoline, 304 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 755
Sarah E25.7 - TrishHartUK's Task: Strawberries and Cream
Option 1: Author initials in STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM
Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie
Golden Oldie - first published 1938. I claim 1 GO ticket.
Option 3: Strawberries on the cover
Points this post: 25
Total points: 685
GO tickets this post: 1
Total GO tickets: 3
Sarah E20.5 - Bigger is Better - Jukka's Task: SF, F, & WTF
Option A
Ringworld
I listened to the audio, top MMP is Ringworld
Won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1971
Points this post: 20
Total points: 705
Sarah E10.10. Gimme S’more
The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain
This was a new to me book. I have previously read The President's Hat by the same author.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 715
loafer10.8. "The (Fill In The Blank) Who..."
read a book whose title/subtitle follows the formula "The (insert noun here) Who (insert verb here)...".
The Cat Who Came to Breakfast by Lilian Jackson Braun
points: 10
total: 720
BB: 7
GO: 9
tasks completed: 38
Readerboard Name: SAM M30.11 - 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.
The Age of Innocence
**The Age of Innocence is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1920) claiming 1 Golden Oldie ticket for this book. **
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.
American War
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 365/1270
Books Read: 29
Tasks Completed: 22
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 5
Kim O25.8 - 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).
Legends of the Fall
5. Kilroy Was Here. Read a book with a main page genre of World War I or World War II, standalone or embedded.
The Muralist: A Novel
Points this task: 25
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Cumulative Totals
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+ 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Reader board name: DAIRE30.13 Option B
Book 1: Has cake on the cover
by Celeste Fletcher McHaleBook 2: Author initials in MRANDMRS
The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage by Mel Robbins
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 145
Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 7
GO Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: 0
CHANDNI50.1 - Diane's Task: On the Mend
Option 2: Choose a book found in posts 2-13. You may instead choose to read a book by an author found in posts 14-16.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie - 304 pages
Agatha Christie is found in post 16.
Option 4: Read a book found in the first 5 pages of the Medicine and Literature list.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie - 288 pages
Found on page 1, number 62.
Option 6: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in PHYSICAL THERAPY.
The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie - 320 pages
[POINTS]
This Post: 50
Total Points: 515
Books Read: 33
Completed Tasks: 26
Mod
I chose option 2, the one book option, and read The Trouble With Magic. The book fits criterion 1, with a main page genre of Fantasy. It also fits criterion 2, with the word "magic" in the title, matching Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band.
Points this post: 15
Total points 1235
SandiCompleted Tasks
NOTE: I wish to remove Cake Icing, Butt Budder & Tea Lids from task 20.8
10.5. June 19 - National Martini Day
Author's initials found in SHAKEN NOT STIRRED
Kindle edition I read: Cake Icing, Butt Budder & Tea Lids by Renee Andrews
Paperback edition: Cake Icing, Butt Budder & Tea Lids
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Nick KY’s Task: Dark Age Wonder
All letters of the word DARK can be found in title/subtitle
Kindle edition I read: Barefoot in the Dark
Paperback edition: Barefoot in the Dark
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 375
Less Task Removed: -20
Points Earned this Post: 30
Total Points To Date: 385
25.10 - BellaGBear's Task: OLD LOVE AND NEW LOVERead two books, one from the A option and another from the B option.
Option A: Unexpected pleasures
Option 3: For this option read a book written by an author from this list: Nobel Prize in Literature winners
Indicate the author when posting this task.
The Stranger by Albert Camus, who won The Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957. Both the book and the author are new to me.
This book was first published in 1942. I am claiming a Golden Oldie Ticket.
For option B, a book you have read
Option 3: go with the crowd
Read a book from the first 3 pages of this list: Popular to Reread Books.
Siddhartha
This book is on page 2 of this list. This is a reread for me; I first read this book in high school. It was first published in 1922; I am claiming a Golden Oldie Ticket
Total points this post: 25/Total Points: 260
G.O. this post: 2/Total G.O. 5
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Book Concierge: Happy RetirementB) Read a book where ALL the letters of RETIREMENT can be found in the title, subtitle and/or author’s name. You need THREE E’s, TWO R’s, TWO T’s, and ONE each of I, M and N.
I read The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-time by Mark Haddon
R in cuRious
E in thE
T in The
I in curIous
R in maRk
E in incidEnt
M in night-tiMe
E in night-timE
N in Night-time
T in nighT-time
Points claimed this post: 20
Total points: 585
Books read: 46
Tasks completed: 39
Big book tickets: 4
Golden oldie tickets: 6
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Brooklyn's Task: Lake Lida LoveOption 3 – There was no television in the cabin, so when it was raining we would play cards or board games. Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the words MONOPOLY or TRIVIAL PURSUIT.
I read Priestdaddy: A Memoir by Patricia Lockwood. Both her initials can be found in the words triviaL Pursuit.
Points: 375
books read: 27
tasks completed: 22
Big Books:3
pages read: 1,047
That is it for me this season. Thank you so much to all the mods for their hard work!!
Christine V15.3 - Common Good
Option 2: Son of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier
I read the indicated Kindle edition. The top MMPB Son of the Shadows has 608 pages. ***Claiming one Big Book Ticket***
Thanks for a great Summer Challenge!
Points this post: 15
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total points: 170
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 14
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=6, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=6)
5.5 - June, July, AugustRead a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 6, 7 or 8.
Een Jaar Offline by Bram van Montfoort.
173 pages, that includes the number 7.
10.10. Gimme S’more
August 10 is National S'mores Day. 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.
For this task I read Gods stem horen by Hanneke van Dam. This book was new to me.
Earlier (in 2013) I read another book by Hanneke van Dam: Alles opgeven en rijk worden.
20.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended
This is a one book task, choose Option A or Option B.
Option B: Read a book which has at least 1000 Goodreads Reviews.
De belofte by John Grisham.
2971 reviews.
Points this post: 35
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Jukka's Task: SF, F, & WTFOption 1. The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
Nominated in the 2017 Hugo Best Related Work category.
Points this post: 20
Points in total: 505
Tasks completed: 28
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 3
Amber15.3 - Common Good
Option 2 - Fulfills Book 1 and Book 2 requirements: book with an author whose FIRST name begins with J, M, R, A, D, or C and whose LAST name begins with R, M, W, B, C, or S
The Blinds by Adam Sternbergh
Points this post: 15
Total points: 465
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 3
I'd like to change the book I originally claimed for task 20.1 (A Morbid Taste for Bones) to the following please. 20.1 - Most Improved Player - Lauren Jodi's task: Wonder Woman
Option 1: Read a book by an author who uses a pseudonym.
I read The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith which is a pseudonym used by J.K. Rowling.
I read an ebook with 550 pages. The top MMBP (The Cuckoo's Calling) is 576 pages. Therefore I'm requesting one big book ticket please.
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Then I'd like to use A Morbid Taste for Bones to complete task 30.6 as follows:
30.6 - Mazza1's Task: First Friday
Option 2: Read a book from the first 2 pages of any of these lists
I read A Morbid Taste for Bones which appears on page one of the Catholic Fiction list.
Option 3: Read a book whose title, not including subtitles, exceeds two words and is either alliterative or a tautogram
I read Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives which was approved in the help thread.
Points claimed this post: 30
Total points: 615
Books read: 48
Tasks completed: 40
Big book tickets: 5
Golden oldie tickets: 6
EMurphy15.10 Best Books - Book from one of the Goodreads Newsletter Best Books of the Month lists
The Vanishing Year by Kate Moretti
*won September 2016
This Post:
Points: 15
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 315
Books Read: 20
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 13
10.10 Gimme S'More - read a book by author read beforeDuke of Sin by Elizabeth Hoyt. This book is new to me. I have read all of the preceding books in the series including Wicked Intentions
15.6 The Fugitive - thriller genre
The Innocent
20.3 Highly Recommended - >1000 GR reviews
Code Name Verity - 65,790 GR reviews
Total pts. this post : 45
Total pts. challenge: 245
5.6 - Find WisdomSophie's World
*** One Big Book Ticket claimed - 518 pages
Total points: 210
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
Bookwrm526Task #25.11 - Treasure Hunting
Option 2: Roll two dice and read a book that is the same number in a series as the total number rolled. I rolled a total 3, and read The Rogue Pirate's Bride by Shana Galen which is #3 in the Sons of the Revolution series.
Option 3: Read a book with a letter X somewhere in the title, subtitle or author's name. I read Aunt Bessie Believes by Diana Xarissa.
Points this post: 25
Total points so far: 595
5.1 - A (Wo)Man of LettersRead a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in MEDIEVAL
The Absentee by Maria Edgeworth
25.3 - Diane Whitney's Task: First Time for Everything
Option 1:Read a debut book or the first book published by an author who is New-To-You
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Her debut novel, is Homegoing (Knopf, June 2016).This author is new to me.
Option 3: Read a book that has at least four words in the title/subtitle. You must be able to take the first letter from each word and use those letters to anagram a word that is at least four letters long
Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy DPNSITGE
My anagram is TINGED or STING
Total New Points: 30
Total Challenge Points: 415
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.10: Gimme S'more: Primary Inversion by Catherine Asaro, an author I've read before in a different series, the The Charmed Sphere. I have not read Primary Inversion before.
Task 15.3: Common good - Option 2: Armed and Fabulous by Camilla Chafer. The author's first initial is C and the author's last initial is C also.
Task 15.6: Common good - Option 2: Embryo by Charles Wilson. The genre Thriller is listed on the main GR page.
Task 20.6: Medieval Time Technologies - Option 2: Concealed Power by K. J. Colt. Rolled a 1: a 1 in the first published date. The book was first published in 2013. Claim Big Book ticket: 724 pages.
Task 25.7: Strawberries and Cream: Option 1: Tangled Webs by Magaret Tessler. The author's initials are in sTrawberries and creaM.
Option 2: Sin & Bone by Bette Golden Lamb & J.J. Lamb, written by two authors; ebook verification for length approved in message 6395. Two authors approved in task help message 23.
Totals this posting:
Points: 85
Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Summary Totals:
Points: 315
Books Read: 21
Tasks Completed: 16
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 2; 750+: 1; 1000+: 0
Task 5.2 - Location, location, location Read a book set at least 50 % in the location of a medieval wonder.
Pearls, Girls And Monty Bodkin by P.G. Wodehouse
The book is set more than 50 % in England (London is mentioned on the MP for the book : "arrives in London").
Task 10.10 - Gimme S'More
Read s'more by an author you've read before.
The Adventures of Sally by P.G. Wodehouse
I have read another Wodehouse this year (before the summer challenge), which was Something Fresh but this book (the Sally one) is new to me.
Points this post 15
Total points 115
BB tickets 0
GO tickets 1
Tasks completed 9
Pamela326510.10. Gimme S’more
The Heir of Brownlie Manor by Anita Stansfield - This book is new to me.
I have previously read The Gable Faces East by the same author.
30.4. Sandy's Task: Follow the Author
Book 1: Taking on Twins by Mollie Campbell - 288 pages - Authors Initials: MC
Book 2: Montana Cowboy's Baby by Linda Ford - 278 pages - M in Montana, C in Cowboy's
566 total pages
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 685
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 6
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+: 1
5.10 Your Own 8th WonderKangaroo Too by Curtis C. Chen
10.10 Gimme S'More
Among the Ruins by Ausma Zehanat Khan
This is not a re-read. The other book I read by her was The Unquiet Dead
20.2 Lake Lidia Love
Option 3 - The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso
Author's Initials are in mOnopolY
20.3 Highly Recommended
Option B: The Alice Networkby Kate Quinn This has 1,178 Reviews
20.9 Happy Retirement
Option A: - The Thing About Love by Julie James
Both main characters are FBI agents.
30.2 Celebrate Summer
Option 1: Plants -
by Sebastian BarryOption 4: Vacation - Little Heaven by Nick Cutter
Author initials in vaCatioN
Post Total: 105
Grand Total: 255
MegSCL25. 9 - MegSCL's Task: Your Objective
Object: Apple
Book 1: Vivian Apple at the End of the World
Book 2:
**827 pages - 2 bb tickets
SEASON TOTAL
points: 330
BB tickets: 7
Thanks to the moderators and all my fellow readers for another fun season!
Task 15.10 - Best BooksRead a book from one of the Goodreads Newsletter Best Books of the Month lists.
Required: State the date of the list.
Date of List: January 2017
The Bear and the Nightingale (The Bear and the Nightingale #1) (2017) by Katherine Arden (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 322 pages)
445 + 15 = 460
Tasks Completed: 25
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 445 + 15 = 460
Books read: 34
Pages read: 10,159
Read but not claimed: 0
Goodreads Authors: 14
Golden Oldies: 06
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Task 5.10- Your Own 8th WonderRead a book of your choice.
The Refrigerator Monologues (2017) by Catherynne M. Valente; illustrated by Annie Wu (Hardcover, 160 pages)
460 + 05 = 465
Tasks Completed: 26
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 460 + 05 = 465
Books read: 35
Pages read: 10,319
Read but not claimed: 0
Goodreads Authors: 14
Golden Oldies: 06
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
And that's it for me this season. Thanks to the moderators for all their hard work, and see ya in the Fall!
repost of 2886, to include cover30.12 - Wayne's Task: Canada 150!
Option 2, a book from Best Books About Family Relationships page 1, #86: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
A Man Called Ove paperback edition 337 pages
Option 4, a book with a cover that is at least 50% red and white: Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman by Lisa Scottoline, 304 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 755
Sara ITA5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
Figlie sagge (Wise Children) by Angela Carter
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Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 240
BB Tickets: 9
GO Tickets: 7
Anne (Booklady)15.8 - Sink Your Teeth Into This
Read a book with teeth on the cover.
by Jessica FletcherMrs. Fletcher is showing her toothy grin.
20.6 - Seasoned Reader- Marie-Anne's Task: Medieval Time Technologies
I rolled a 1.
Option 1: Printing Press:
Read a book with the number of words in the title you rolled.
Psycho by Robert Bloch
30.3 - Bryony's Task: Enjoy the Journey
Choose an Option and read book 1 and book 2 from that option with a total page count of at least 500 pages.
Option 3: Paperback writer
Book 1: Read a book by a single author who appears on Wikipedia's list of writers of airport novels. = Arthur Hailey
Hotel by Arthur Hailey 480 pages
Book 2: Read a book with any of the following items on the cover: Beach = 3 women sitting on a sandy beach before the ocean.
by Mary Alice Monroe 400 pagesPoints in These Tasks: 65
Golden Oldies in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 1349
Totals:
Total Points: 920/1270
Total Golden Oldies: 5
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(8), 750=(1), 1000=(1)
Total Tasks Completed: 46/67
Total Books Read: 68
Total Pages Read in Summer 2017 SRC: 25,652
Julia10320.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Nick KY’s Task: Dark Age Wonder
The Dark Days Club
This post: 20 points
Total Points: 670
Total BB tickets: 9
Tasks completed: 36
SweetMelissa5.5 - June, July, August
We Were the Lucky Ones, Georgia Hunter, 416 pgs, 6/6/17
10.4. Surprise!
The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafon, 520 pgs BBT, 8/21/17
10.5. June 19 - National Martini Day
Plainsong, Kent Haruf, 7/4/17
10.10. Gimme S’more
My Not So Perfect Life, Sophie Kinsella, 8/29/17
Required: This book was new to me. I have read Confessions of a Shopaholic by this author.
25.3 - Diane Whitney's Task: First Time for Everything
Option 3: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J.K. Rowling, 652 pgs BBT, 8/16/17
Required: PATH
25.4 - Tien's Task: Hi! My name is (what?)
Book 1: The Quiche of Death (Agatha Raisin #1), M.C. Beaton, 272 pgs, 8/30/17
Book 2: The Murder on the Links, Agatha Christie, published 1923, GO, 232 pgs, 8/31/17
Required: 272 + 232 = 504 pgs, Name: Agatha
30.5 - Catherine T's Task: Inspired by Books
Option 1: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling, 870 pgs, 2 BBT, 8/14/17, (AR info: MG, 7.2, 44.0)
Required: This book is a reread and I haven't read it for at least a decade
30.14 - Brooke TX's Task: SRC vs. SRC
Option 3: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling, 784 pgs, 2 BBT, 8/24/17
Required: found on page 1 of list
Points this post: 145
GO this post: 1
BBT this post: 6
Total points: 495
Total GO: 2
Total BBT: 10
30.3 - Bryony's Task: Enjoy the JourneyPlease choose one of the following options and read book 1 and book 2 from that option. You must read two books with a total page count of at least 500 pages.
Option 2: I am the walrus
Book one: Read a book that has been shelved as 'classics' at least 2,000 times on this Goodreads list. https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
REQUIRED: Include the page of the list on which your book is found in your post.
Book two: Read a book that has been on your TBR for at least a year. If you don't have a TBR then read a book you've been planning to read for at least a year.
Little Women pg 3 3774 times
Babes in the Woods TBR since 2008
562+144 = 706 pgs
Requesting 1 Big Book Ticket (total 4)
Little Women mmpb 562 pgs
Requesting 1 Oldie Ticket
Little Women 1st publ 1862
Cumulative Total 610+30 = 640
30.3 - Bryony's Task: Enjoy the JourneyOption 1: The long and winding road
Book one: Read any book that is at least 500 pages long.
I read A Brief History of Seven Killings which is 688 pages long. I'm also requesting one big book ticket.
Book two: Read any book from Buzzfeed's list of the 25 most challenging books you will ever read.
I read One Hundred Years of Solitude which is number four on the list.
And that's my final task until next season. Thanks moderators and task creators for a great season of reading. :-)
Points claimed this post: 30
Total points: 645
Books read: 50
Tasks completed: 41
Big book tickets: 5
Golden oldie tickets: 6
dakimel5.8 - Under the Summer Moon
Chasing Red
10.1. - Seven or Six?
Forged in Steele
10.8. "The (Fill In The Blank) Who..."
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine
25.4 - Tien's Task: Hi! My name is (what?)
1. The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway, #1) (320 pgs)
2. Awakening Alex by Ruth Ryan Langan (251 pgs)
30.3 - Bryony's Task: Enjoy the Journey
3-1: The Gift by Danielle Steel
3-2:
TALLY:
This post - 80 points
Total - 1180
Brooklyn5.10 – Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
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10.10 – Gimme S’more
Read another book by an author you’ve read before
Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
I’ve previously read The Nightingale and Winter Garden.
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30.3 – Enjoy the Journey
I chose option 3.
Book 1: Read a book written by an airport writer.
Rising Sun by Michael Crichton - 399 pgs
Book 2: Read a book with a beach, pool, ice cream, beach chair or sandal on the cover.
by Lisa Scottoline - 320 pgsSandal approved in the help thread.
399 + 320 = 719 pgs
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And I'm done for this season. Thanks, all, for a great challenge!
Points this post: 45
Total points: 590/1270
Tasks completed: 31/67
Books read: 44
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
25.10 - BellaGBear's Task: OLD LOVE AND NEW LOVEBook A: Option 1 - Poorly rated, or common unfinished book - Read The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht. This was on the Favorite Poorly-Rated Books list on the 1st page, # 46 as of this post. I have not read this book, nor any other books by this author, especially considering this is her debut book and as of now, her only published book!
Book B: Option 3 - Poorly rated, or common unfinished book - Read The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. This was on the 1st page of the Popular To Reread Books list. I'm not a big re-reader at all, but, my book club was doing this book, and I first read it about 15 years ago, so, this was a re-read for me.
25.11 - Sarah E's Task: Treasure Hunting
Option 1: Which Direction? Compass point - Read Shakespeare by Bill Bryson. I had chosen South (S), so, this 1 word title fits.
Option 3: X marks the spot. Book has letter 'X' somewhere in title/author's name, etc. - Read Sex with Shakespeare: Here's Much to Do with Pain, but More with Love by Jillian Keenan. Thought I'd keep with my Shakespeare theme. (Funny, this challenge, I've read a Shakespeare play, a modern novel based on a Shakespeare play, a biography of Shakespeare and a memoir about how much Shakespeare meant to the author!)
30.5 - Catherine T's Task: Inspired by Books
Option 1: Re-read from more than 10 years ago - Read The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty. Yes, this is another re-read for me, also prompted by my book club. I last read this about 12 years ago for the same book club actually!
Option 3: MPG of WWII - Read The Fall of Berlin 1945 by Antony Beevor. The MPG is there now. I didn't get it verified, but, would be very surprised if it fell off. The whole book is a non-fiction account of the end of WWII! But, stranger things have happened with GR, so, just need to cross my fingers.
The Optimist's Daughter is 180 pages and The Fall of Berlin 1945 is 490 pages, so, over the 600 page minimum.
Points these task: 80
Total points: 300
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 3
Books read: 23
Tasks completed: 16
Amber5.5 - June, July, August
Book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 6, 7 or 8
Paper Girls, Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan
128 pgs
10.10. Gimme S’more
Read s'more by an author you've read before
This book is new to me and I have previously read Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan (as well as the above book, which was Vol. 2 of the same series).
Paper Girls, Vol. 3 by Brian K. Vaughan
Points this post: 15
Total points: 480
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 3
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Task 20.6 - Seasoned Reader- Marie-Anne's Task: Medieval Time Technologies
REQUIRED: State the number you rolled and the option you choose.
Number Rolled: 3
Option 1: Printing Press: Read a book with the number of words in the title you rolled. Only the title can be used, no subtitles. Words are separated by spaces.
Book: Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket for 532 pages read.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 165/1270
Total Tasks: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 10