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FALL CHALLENGE 2017
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Kathy G.20.10- Group Reading
I read Death on the Nile.
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Link to my response on the group read:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Total- 110
GreenFairy5.2 Location, Location, Location
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE location of a natural wonder: Alaska, USA; Arizona, USA; Australia; Brazil; Canada; China; Denmark; Finland; Greenland; Iceland; Mexico; Nepal; Norway; Russia; Scotland; Sweden; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
Book: Snuff
Author: Bonny Capps
Kindle Version Read: 236 pages
Paperback Version: 334 pages
How it fits: Over 90% takes place in Russia, and Russia is mentioned in the blurb
5 points
15.1 - Climbing Everest
Elbrus-Book:Cartel
Author: Lili St. Germain
Kindle Version Read: 336 pages
Paperback: 336 pages
Denali-Book: Kodiak's Claim
Author: Eve Langlais
Kindle Version Read: 240 pages
Paperback Version: 240 pages
15 points
Total points: 25
Ava Catherine25.4 - Andy P's task: I didn't think I would finish the Summer Challenge but...
Book 1. Read a book whose title contains the following letters IDRETF, which stands for I Didn't Really Expect To Finish. Books with subtitles may NOT be used for this task.
The Sound of Mountain Water by Wallace Stegner 288 pages
The Sound of Mountain Water = IDRETF
Book 2: Read a book written by a single author whose complete initials are found in ARDUOUS.
The Heirs by Susan Rieger 254 pages
author's initials=SR found in aRduouS
288+254=542 total pages> required 501 pages
total=510
Ava Catherine30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Wonders of 7
Option 2: Read a book with 7 letters in one of the words in the title.
Mothers and Sons by Colm Tóibín 288 pages
Mothers = 7 letters
Option 3: Read a book by a single author who has 7 letters in his/her last name.
My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent 432 pages
Tallent= 7 letters
288+432=720 pages> 500 pages
total=540
trishhartuk20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Book Concierge's task: National Hispanic Heritage Month
C) The U.S. states with the highest concentrations of Hispanic residents are: Texas, Florida, California, Arizona, New Mexico, and New York. Read a book set at least 50% in one of these states.
Day Shift (Midnight, Texas, #2), Charlaine Harris (307pg)
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here.
100% set in Texas.
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 175
Tasks Completed: 12
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book tickets: 2 (1 x 750+ = 2 tickets)
Readerboard Name - LaureY5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
Death Masks by Jim Butcher
Points this post: 5
Total points: 90
Total Books: 9
Total Tasks: 8
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name: Amarie30.3 - Time Flies
Opt 2 - Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich
Authors Initials: E and J
Pages: 299
Opt 3 - Winter 2016-2017 Task
Task 10.9 - Read a book with a main page genre of Mythology
Book: The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
Pages: 499
Total Pages: 798
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 185/965
Total Tasks Completed: 12/56
Total # Books Read: 16
Big Book Tickets: 1
Bookwrm526Task #20.4 - Golden Oldies
Option 1: Read a book with all the letters OLD in the title. I read Shadowhouse Fall by Daniel José Older. (OD in shadowhouse, L in fall).
Point this post: 20
Total points so far: 85
5.4 - Best Laid Plans
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.
Raven's Gate
Just in case:
AR Bookfinder Info: MG+
Points this post: 5
Total points: 125
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 4
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.
Raven's Gate
Just in case:
AR Bookfinder Info: MG+
Points this post: 5
Total points: 125
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 4
Chelleann10.4 - It's a Fan Thing
The SYFY channel an American basic cable and satellite television channel debuted 25 years ago on September 24, 1992. Read a book with a main page genre that contains "Science Fiction". The genre may be stand alone or embedded.
Book:
More Than This, by Patrick NessMain Page Genres:
Young Adult
1,371 users
Science Fiction
648 users
Glbt
451 users
Science Fiction > Dystopia
421 users
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20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Book Concierge's task: National Hispanic Heritage Month
Option C: The U.S. states with the highest concentrations of Hispanic residents are: Texas, Florida, California, Arizona, New Mexico, and New York. Read a book set at least 50% in one of these states. The location should be evident on the book’s main page metadata, description or genres.
Required: Specify the state when you post.
Book:
Moxie, by Jennifer MathieuBook Description: An unlikely teenager starts a feminist revolution at a small-town Texan high school in the new novel from Jennifer Mathieu, author of The Truth About Alice.
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Points this post: 30
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Delicious Dee30.8 - Brooke TX's task: Stacks on Stacks on Stacks
Option B: BookRiot
Book A - The Chilbury Ladies' Choir - 371pgs
Book B - The Bees - 340pgs
Summary:
Points this Post: 30
Points overall: 220
Maddie O.5.3 - Oh... Craps
Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains two 1’s such as 1981 or 2011.
I read A Red Herring Without Mustard, first published in 2011.
5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Summer 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
I used Task 5.5, which requires reading a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 6, 7 or 8. I read Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham, which has 196 pages.
15.10 - Thrills and Chills
Read a book with the main page genre "Horror" and/or "Thriller."
I read Amberlough, which has MPG "Thriller".
20.3 - Best Review - Sam M's task: The Secret History
Option 3: read a book that has all the letters of WICKED in the title and/or author's name.
I read Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden. (agatha raisIn and the witch of WyCKhadDEn)
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy Filmfest
Option 5: read a book that has at least two edition on Goodreads, that are in another language than your mother language.
I read Waking Gods. My mother language is English and this book has a German edition (Giants - Zorn der Götter) and a Spanish edition (Los dioses despiertan).
Points this post: 65
Points total: 140
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - SweetMelissa's task: In MemoriamOption D, a book with the word GOOD in the title: The Good House by Ann Leary
Points this post: 20
Total points: 255
5.4 - Best Laid Plans"Summer 2017 Task: 15.6 - The Fugitive
In this US TV series, a doctor, wrongly convicted for a murder he didn't commit, escapes custody and must stay ahead of the police to find the real killer. The series finale in which Dr. Kimble's fate was revealed aired on August 2, 1967 and holds the third rank for the all-time highest U.S. television household share, at 72%.
Read a book with the main page genre Thriller."
Little Black Lies by Sharon Bolton
5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Black by Fleur Ferris
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
2. Read a book with a cover that has either the TITLE lettering in yellow or a yellow OBJECT. And object can be an article of clothing or a identifiable thing but not just a band of coloring as decoration/graphic.
The Messenger of Athens (The Greek Detective #1) by Anne Zouroudi
-yellow bird on coverTotal this Post: 30
Golden Oldies: 1
Bigger is Better:
Season Total: 275
Dakimel5.3 - Oh ... Craps
Faro's Daughter (1941)
10.7 - Mosi-oa-Tunya
Hard-Hearted Highlander
10.9 - Members Only
Marlena - read for my IRL Tea & Toast book club
10.10 - Countdown
An Extraordinary Union (263 pages)
15.1 - Climbing Everest
Take Me Home by Lorelie Brown - for ELBRUS- length approved message 6420
Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman by Anne Helen Petersen - for PUNCAK JAYA
15.9 - Ghouls and Goblins
Glass Houses
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love Story
1: A Useful Woman
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy Filmiest
5: My native language is English
Edition I read: Crooked Kingdom
Other language editions:
Królestwo kanciarzy (Polish)
Sahte Krallık (Turkish)
20.10 - Group Reads
Death on the Nile
25.2 - Nick KY's task: Schmoop the Dude
1: Selfie by Amy Lane (420 pgs)
2: Sex Criminals, Vol. 3: Three the Hard Way (160 pages - page 1 of Quality Graphic Novels list)
30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session
3: News of the World
4: Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk: A Novel
TALLY:
This post - 180
Total - 180
Post #1030.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session
4. History: First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers History Main Page Genre
5. Science:Mr. Churchill's Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal SEM in SciEntific Method
Points this post:30
Total Points:190
Books read:15
Tasks Done:11
Anja25.5 - Perletwo's task: HAPPY RETURNS
1. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in SEPTEMBER TWENTY-FIVE.
A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner
2. Read a book with a page count that includes a 4 or a 7.
Twisted Palace by Erin Watt (370 pages)
394+370=764 pages
POINTS:
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 180
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
Tasks Completed: 10
loafer5.6 - Michaelmas
Read a book written by an author named “Michael” or any of the related names found at Behind the Name - Michael
The Hours by Michael Cunningham
points: 5
total: 145
BB: 3
GO: 3
tasks completed: 10
15.9 - Ghouls and GoblinsThe Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz
Points this post: 15
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 10
10.2 - The BodyguardRead a book with a word from this list of track titles in the title or subtitle.
I read Letters to my Grandchildren: Lessons for the Future by Tony Benn.
The word "for" appears in the song "Waiting for you."
Points this post: 10
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 8
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 0
30.4 - Dlmrose's task: Vowel PowerBook 1: Read a book with a word that contains three consecutive vowels (ONLY a, e, i, o, u; NOT Y) in the title or subtitle.
The Queen's Jewels
Book 2: Read a book with a word of at least 3 letters that contains the letter Y as the ONLY vowel, such as crypt, tryst, spry, rhythm, in the title or subtitle.
If Fried Chicken Could Fly
Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 155
Total Tasks: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Lisa K5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Didn't quite finish last time? Read a book that fits one of the Summer 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
I used the following task from the last challenge:
10.5. June 19 - National Martini Day
In 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. All initials of the author's name as shown on the book's main page on Goodreads must be found in the phrase, and letter may be used only as often as they appear in the phrase (S, E, N, T, R may be used twice). If there are multiple listed authors, one author's initials is sufficient.
Everybody Lies: What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really are
The Author is Seth Stephens-Davidowitz (S,S,D)
Points this post : 5
Total points so far : 10
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 2
CelesteR15.6 - Rio's Harbor
Lost at Sea by Bryan Lee O'Malley
GN: 100+ < 160 pages
pts/post= 15
total: 100 thx for counting my points correctly! i was off sorry.
Andy P.Task # 10.5 - I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together
Read a book written by an author who shares a name with one of the show's stars: Vicki Lawrence
by Lawrence Block Matching name is LawrencePoints this post:10
Total points: 220
5.6 - MichaelmasFRENCH: Michaël, Michel, Mickaël
After the Crash by Michel Bussi
+5 Points
10.8 - Best Original Novel
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
+10 Points
25.3 - Catherine T's task: Seasonal Poems
Book 1: Remembrance Day
Down in poem:
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
lAurenCe
All Fall Down by Ally Carter
Book 2: To Autumn
Poet: John Keats
Autumn in title
keAtS
Autumn by Ali Smith
+25 Points
25.5 - Perletwo's task: HAPPY RETURNS
500 Pages: 240 + 370 = 610
1. Mine is a September birthday. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in SEPTEMBER TWENTY-FIVE.
sEtemBer
The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen, 240 pages
2. I will be turning 47 this fall! Read a book with a page count that includes a 4 or a 7: 370
In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming, 370 pages
+25 Points
Points this Post: 65
Grand Total: 265
LAVENDER30.6 - Diana K's task: Fall Baking
Baked good: cupcake
Recipe: http://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/2599...
Option A - Read a book which has an ingredient from your baked good in the title/subtitle.
The Dog That Laid Eggs by Jonathan Maas Kindle book I read
The Dog That Laid Eggs Top paperback (No MMPB) 436 pages
Eggs are in the list of ingredients
Option E - Read a book that has a picture of your baked good on the cover.
Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge Kindle book I readCupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic Top paperback (No MMPB) 264 pages
Cupcake on cover.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 115
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 7
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
BOOKLOVER**REPOST**
**25.4**
1. The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave
2. Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love Dava Sobel
Readerboard name: R Mink5.10
Austenland
15.5
Norse Mythology
p. 1 of the Popular Norse Mythology Book List
20.7 Option B
Commonwealth
Ann Patchett
(hisPAnic heritage)
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 40
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
BOOKLOVER**25.1**
1. Cross Justice
2. Clockwork Prince Prince of Penzance
**25.2**
1. A Week in Winter
5. Me Talk Pretty One Day 32 books list
**25.3**
1. Against the Tide
2. Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain Autumn poem
415 points total to date
Task 15.7 - Sea LifeRead a book with a sea creature featured on the cover or one in which a sea creature features prominently in the plot. To qualify as a sea creature, the creature must spend at least part of its life underwater. Mythical sea creatures work.
That’s the Loch Ness Monster on the cover!!
The Amazing Dr Darwin: The Adventures of Charles Darwin's Grandfather (2002) by Charles Sheffield (Paperback, 343 pages)
65 + 15 = 80
Tasks Completed: 04
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 65 + 15= 80
Books read: 05
Pages read: 950 + 343 = 1,293
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 01
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Queen Bee Darlene30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session
Option 2 - at least 2 words written in cursive on cover
Voracious: A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Way Through Great Books by Cara Nicoletti Voracious: A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Way through Great Books
Option 3 - Book with a 4 word title and has 1 word with 4 letters
A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierly A Long Way Home
30 Points
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 80
Mod
I read That's Not English by Erin Moore. Author's surname, Moore, matches guest Garry Moore (2/26/68).
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - SweetMelissa's task: In Memoriam
I chose option D and read My Not So Perfect Life, with the word "Life" in the title.
30.3 - ElaineL's task: Time Flies
I chose the one book option and read Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett. I read the kindle edition, but linked to the top MMPB for page purposes - 1159 pages.
This book fits option 3 - a 10 point task from winter 2016-2017 challenge - task 10.3, main page genre historical fiction. Currently historical fiction is the top genre listed, but it was also verified in post 14 of the help thread.
The book also fits option 4, another book by an author whose book I rated 5 stars in 2017. I read Winter of the World, the previous book in this trilogy, in July 2017, and rated it 5 stars. my review.
Points this post: 60
Total points: 155
5.2 - LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATIONRebellion which is set mostly in Scotland
5.3 - OH....CRAPS
Navy Brat first published in 1991.
25.7 - MORE IS BETTER
BOOK 1 - The Immigrants which has 530 pages
BOOK 2 - Nine Lives which has 288 pages.
Life - Lives
530 + 288 = 818 pages
TOTAL POINTS - 180
Readerboard Name: Amarie15.3 - Victoria Falls - I chose Opt 1.
Book 1: Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
Book 2: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 200/965
Total Tasks Completed: 13/56
Total # of Books Read: 18
Big Book Tickets: 1
Stephanie12710.5 - I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together: Read a book written by an author who shares a name with one of the show's stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, or season 1 guest stars.
March: Book Two by John Lewis shares name with season 1 guest star John Davidson
Points this post: 10
Total points: 30/965
Tasks completed: 4/56
Books read: 4
Task 15.1 - Climbing Everest Read two books by different authors where the author of each book has his or her initials in the given mountain peaks' names.
AConcagua : Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie
KiliMaNjaro : When in Rome by Ngaio Marsh
Points this post : 15
Total points : 35
Books read : 3
Tasks completed : 2
MegSCL20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love Story
Option 2: Inclusivity
Saga, Vol. 2 On page 2 of list: Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - SweetMelissa's task: In Memoriam
C) read a book with a garden goodie on the cover
TOTAL TO DATE
points: 95
BB tickets: 1
Readerboard Name: JamminJennyTask 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Book Concierge's task: National Hispanic Heritage Month
Option C - The Devil Wears Prada read 9/27
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 330
Books Read: 27
Tasks Completed: 23
BB Tickets: 7
GO Tickets: 4
Christine V5.5 - September, October, November
Dept. of Speculation I read this Kindle edition. The top PB (no MMP available), Dept. of Speculation, has 180 pages.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=1, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=3)
Anne (Booklady) 5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE location of a natural wonder: Alaska, USA;
Play With Fire by Dana Stabenow
15.7 - Sea Life
Read a book with a sea creature featured on the cover or one in which a sea creature features prominently in the plot. = SHARK
by Peter Benchley 25.2 - Nick KY's task: Schmoop the Dude
This task requires two books from 2 different options with combined page count of 500 pages.
Option 1. Schmoop the Dude…like, for real: Read a book written by one woman that was first published since 1998 (inclusive).
First published May 17, 2007
**In the Woods by Tana French 596 pages
Option 4 Luck o' the Irish: Read a book with “Ireland” or “Irish” as a GR main page genre. The genre may be embedded.
Cultural > Ireland 40 Users = Verified @ Genre Verification Help Thread Post 50
Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly 304 pages
**Big Book Ticket: In the Woods is 596 pages.**
Total Pages: 900
30.2 - MAZZA1’S Task: Six Degrees of Separation
Read one Book 1 AND one Book 2 and the total page count of the two books must be at least 666 pages.
Book 1: Read a book with one of the words of this task’s title (excluding “of”)--SIX, DEGREES, SEPARATION--in the title of the book = Six
Six Years by Harlan Coben 448 pages
Book 2: D) Read a book of the same genre as Book 1=
Mystery 119 Users
The Dante Connection by Estelle Ryan 360 pages
Total Pages: 808
Points in These Tasks: 75
Golden Oldies in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 1
Pages Read in This Post: 2,364
Totals:
Total Points: 350/965
Total Golden Oldies: 3
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(5), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 18/56
Total Books Read: 24
Total Pages Read in Fall 2017 SRC: 9,635
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska20.7 – Shorter is Sweeter – Book Concierge’s task: National Hispanic Heritage Month. C. Read a book that is set at least 50% in New Mexico.
Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood by Benjamin Alire Saenz
➸ Points: 55 of 225 (goal)
Cindy FTask 5.5 September, October, November
Book with # of pages includes 0,1,or 9.
The Medical Examiner by James Patterson
144 pages (includes #1)
Points this post:5
Total points:45
Tasks completed:5
Books read:6
Golden Oldies:1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(1)1000+(0)
KELLI KK10.10 - Countdown
Read a book with a number of pages on Goodreads that falls between 244 and 334 inclusive
Scorch has 332 pages
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Book Concierge's task: National Hispanic Heritage Month
C) The U.S. states with the highest concentrations of Hispanic residents are: Texas, Florida, California, Arizona, New Mexico, and New York. Read a book set at least 50% in one of these states. The location should be evident on the book’s main page metadata, description or genres.
Midnight Crossroad is part of the Midnight, Texas series and takes place in Texas
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 90
Nick KY25.6 M1nks Natural Wonders I chose the one book option, and for
Opt C – “Biology” as GR genre: I read The Ecological Rift. Confirmed in the help thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Total pages = 544 > required 500
CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK for The Ecological Rift
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 275
Big Books So Far: 500+ (5)
Readerboard: Sam M20.3 - Best Review - Sam M's task: The Secret History
Option 2: Read a fictional work set in Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome, or a nonfiction book covering some topic related to Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome.
S.P.Q.R: A History of Ancient Rome
**SPQR is a Big Book (my edition 608 pages). Claiming 1 Big Book ticket for this book**
30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Wonders of 7
Total pages: 738
Option 2: Read a book with 7 letters in one of the words in the title.
City of Thieves - THIEVES has seven letters
Option 3: Read a book by a single author who has 7 letters in his/her last name. Spaces determine name, meaning the author’s last name is the final word in the name that is preceded by a space. Only letters count. Hyphens, apostrophes, diacritical marks, and other punctuation should be ignored.
Libra - Author last name DeLillo has seven letters
Points this post: 50
Total points: 165
Tasks Completed: 8
Big Book tickets: 4 - 500 (1) 750 () 1000 (1)
Golden Oldies: 2
5.5 - September October November - A book with a 9, 0, 1 in page numbers: Beautifully Damaged
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 100
Andy P.Task # 5.8 - Under the Fall Moon
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from the names used by various tribes to describe the fall season’s moons: hunter
by Adam Leith GollnerPoints this post:5
Total points: 225
Task 20.10 – Group ReadOption: Fiction Set in an Arab League Nation
Death on the Nile
I listened to the audiobook / MMP: Death on the Nile
LINK to my comments in the Group Read Discussion thread.
+++ GOLDEN OLDIE +++ – 1st published 1937
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 115 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
5.3 - Oh... CrapsFirst published in a year containing 2 1's - Read 11/22/63 by Stephen King. This was first published in 2011.
Also, this has 849 pages, so, I claim 2 Big Book tickets.
Points these task: 5
Total points: 40
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 5
Tasks completed: 4
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20.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy Filmfest
option 2, set in Switzerland: Swiss Vendetta by Tracee de Hahn
30.3 - ElaineL's task: Time Flies
option 1, APRIL in title: Triple Play by Elizabeth Gunn
PB: Triple Play, 224 pages
option 4, 5 star 2017 read Imperial Valley by Johnny Shaw
another book by the same author
Floodgate by Johnny Shaw
PB: Floodgate
224 + 354 = 576
30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session
option 3, math, 4 word title, King 4 letter word: The King of Macau by Jake Needham
PB: The King of Macau
option 4, history genre: Dunkirk: A Miracle of Deliverance by David Boyle
PB: Dunkirk: A Miracle of Deliverance
total = 310