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FALL CHALLENGE 2017
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Lisa K5.6 - Michaelmas
Help Thread
September 29 is Michaelmas or the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels. Read a book written by an author named “Michael” or any of the related names
The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia - Michael Booth
15.1 - Climbing Everest
The Seven Summits (highest mountain peaks on each continent/major tectonic plate) are: Everest, Aconcagua, Denali, Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Puncak Jaya, Vinson
Conquer two of the seven summits by reading TWO books by two different authors. The author initials for each book must be found in ONE peak, and you must "summit" two different peaks.
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat - Oliver Sacks (Vinson).
The End of the Day - Claire North (Aconcagua)
Points this post : 20
Total points so far : 150
Books read: 14
Tasks completed: 9
5.1 - Only NaturalThe Play of His Life by Amy Aislin
There is no print edition. The book was approved for length in the ebook verification thread, post #6462
Points this post: 5
Total points: 390
Andy P.Task # 25.2 - Nick KY's task: Schmoop the Dude
Option 1. Schmoop the Dude…like, for real.
read a book written by one woman that was first published since 1998 (inclusive)
by Hannah Kent first published 9/27/16 (400 p)Option 5. Laugh Out Loud Read any of the books on one of these “Laugh Out Loud” lists:32 Books Guaranteed To Make You Laugh Out Loud
by Woody Allen(213 p.)
400 +213= 613 p>500
Points this post: 25
Total points: 500
Mod
5.4 - Best Laid Plans
I used task 15.3 from the Summer 2017 challenge, and read Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling. The author's name fits both parts of 15.3 - first name begins with a J, surname begins with an R.
Childrens is not currently showing as a main page genre - in case it shows at the time of review, ARBF info is IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 18.0.
15.7 - Sea Life
I read
- shark on the cover, and important in the plot.50.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Outside the box
For my first book, I chose option 1 and read Elite - title does not contain a B, an O, or an X.
For my second book, I chose option 2 and read A Scandal in Battersea - Fantasy is the top main page genre.
For my third book, I chose option 3 and read
- there's a very large house or mansion on the cover - at any rate, a building too large to fit into a box.Points this post: 70 (minus 10) = 60
Total points: 565
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Book Concierge's task: National Hispanic Heritage MonthOption B: read a book by a single author whose first and last initials are in HISPANIC HERITAGE
O' Artful Death by Sarah Stewart Taylor
Points
This task: 20
Total: 70
Queen Bee Darlene10.5 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
Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt Tell the Wolves I'm Home
Carol Burnett
10 points
15.9 Ghouls and Goblins - Title begins with a G
Great Again by Donald J. Trump Great Again: How to Fix Our Crippled America
15 points
30.1 Ava Catherine's task: Wonders of 7
Option 2) 7 letters in one of the words in title
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones Silver Sparrow (352 pages)
Silver has 7 letters
Option 3) author with 7 letters in last name
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (386 pages)
Books must equal 500 pages or more: 352 + 386 = 738 pages
30 points
Points this post: 55
Total Points: 255
Congratulations, Schatzie! Task 30.1 of the Winter 2017 challenge is yours.
Congratulations, Mazza1! Task 30.2 of the Winter 2017 challenge is yours.
25.7 More is Better
Book 1: Regular Plural Noun: Court of Fives
Book 2: Dragon Teeth
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 280
Catherine TTask 10.9 - Members Only
read a book that is a group read for Sep - Nov
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Group: GR Reading with Style group
just in case: IL: UG
Task 20.6 - In Memoriam
option c - read a book with a flower on the cover
And Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
flower to left of R; approved in help thread
Season total = 765
Shiraloo15.6 -- Rio's Harbor
Redemption Bay by Raeanne Thyne
25.3 -- Catherine T's task: Seasonal Poems
Book1: Bring Me Home for Christmas by Robyn Carr
REQUIRED: Word is “Home” from stanza 5 line 2, RC in Laurence
Book2: P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han
REQUIRED: Poem I chose is “To Autumn”. Word is “still” in line 9, JH in John
CURRENT POST
Points: 40
BBT: 0
GO: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 505
BBT: 1
GO: 1
Bluegrass Pam10.5 - I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together
Author who shares a name with one of the show's stars or season 1 guest stars.
Expo 58: A Novel by Jonathan Coe
Matched with Season 1 guest Jonathan Winters
Points this post: 10
Total points: 120
K-DEE30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Wonders of 7
Required: Identify which options you select when you post.
Page total must equal 500 pages or more.
Option 2: Read a book with 7 letters in one of the words in the title.
A Charmed Little Lie by Sharla Lovelace page count 210
Option 3: Read a book by a single author who has 7 letters in his/her last name.
Wired by Julie Garwood page count 336
Page count total: 564
Points this post: 30
Total points: 80
loafer30.8 - Brooke TX's task: Stacks on Stacks on Stacks
Option B: BookRiot
Book 1: Ill Will by Dan Chaon
no mmpb or pb, hardcover: Ill Will 480 pages
Book 2: Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
no mmpb, pb: Geek Love 348 pages
480 + 348 > 600 pgs
points: 30
total: 335
BB: 6
GO: 4
tasks completed: 21
10.2 - The BodyguardOne, Two, Buckle My Shoe (Hercule Poirot #22) by Agatha Christie
The word, MY, found in track #7, 'even if MY heart would break'
1x Golden Oldies Tix (pub. 1940)
10.3 - No Blindfold
The Honorable Schoolboy (The Karla Trilogy #2) by John le Carré
'Spy Thriller' on MPG
1x Bigger is Better Tix (534 pages)
30.4 - Dlmrose's task: Vowel Power
Book 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. A vowel may be used more than once as in qUEEn.
Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate (Agatha Raisin #13) by M.C. Beaton
3 consecutive vowels in curIOUs
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.
The Spy of Venice (William Shakespeare Thriller #1) by Benet Brandreth
3-letter word with only Y as vowel spY
Total this Post: 50
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 525
loafer20.4 – 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.
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
claiming a "golden oldie", as first published in 1915
points: 20
total: 355
BB: 6
GO: 5
tasks completed: 22
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM 5.8 - Under the Fall Moon
I read Blood of the Dawn by Claudia Salazar Jimenez. I matched the word "blood" to the list.
5.10 - Your Own 8th Wonder
I read Today Means Amen by Sierra DeMulder.
10.4 - It's a Fan Thing
I read Skywalker Strikes by Jason Aaron. Science Fiction is a MPG.
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love Story
I chose Option 1. I read Wilde in Love by Eloisa James. The main page notes that this is a new Georgian romance. The Georgian period was from 1714 to 1830 in the UK (Wikipedia).
Previous point total: 205
New points this post: 5+5+10+20
Total points: 245
New tasks completed in this post: 4
Total tasks: 18
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Readerboard Name: JamminJennyTask 50.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Outside the box
Option 1: Diva Las Vegas read 10/24, 3 stars
Option 2: The Amityville Horror read 10/23 4 stars - MPG Fantasy
Option 3:
- there's a seaplane on the cover, along with the Atlantic Ocean, approved for length via post #6446, read 9/23, 3 starsPoints this post: 50
Total Points: 680
Books Read: 53
Tasks Completed: 41
BB Tickets: 10
GO Tickets: 6
Catherine TTask 25.2 - Melbourne’s Spring Holidays
book 1 - read a book first published in 2015
In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park
273 pages
book 2 - read a book which shares a 4+ letter title word with a winner of the race
Just This Once by Rosalind James
JUST matches Just A Dash (1981 winner)
294 pages
273 + 294 = 567pages
Season total = 790
5.8 - Under the Fall MoonThe Blood Spilt by Åsa Larsson
Points this post: 5
Total points: 400
Tasks completed: 24
LAVENDER5.3 - Oh... Craps
Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains two 1’s such as 1981 or 2011.
Alien Animals by Colin Bord 258 pages
First published January 31st 1981
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5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Summer 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte 324 pages
5.02: Read a book set at least 50% in a location of a medieval wonder: England, Italy, Turkey, China, Egypt.
Wuthering Heights is set in England.
I am claiming a GHOLDEN OLDIE for this book first published December 1847
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10.4 - It's a Fan Thing
Read a book with a main page genre that contains "Science Fiction".
Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson audiobook I read
Steelheart 528 pages (Top MMPB)
Has MPG of Science Fiction (confirmed in message 8 of the help thread just in case)
I am claiming a BIG BOOK for this book at 528 pages
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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 or season 1 guests.
Women's Rituals by Barbara G. Walker 230 pages
Barbara Eden (guest apperance, season 1, 12-04-67) shares a name with Barbara G. Walker
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10.10 - Countdown
Read a book with a number of pages on Goodreads that falls between 244 and 334 inclusive.
Murder on Potrero Hill by M.L. Hamilton audio book I read
Murder on Potrero Hill 246 pages (paperback, no MMPB)
246 is between 244 and 334
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15.5 - Northern Lights
Read a book from the first 10 pages of Popular Norse Mythology Books.
Wolves by C. Gockel kindle I read
Wolves 250 pages (paperback, no MMPB)
On page 1 of the list.
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20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
Fiction Set in a Member State of the Arab League - Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie 333 pages
I am claiming a GOLDEN OLDIE for this book first published November 1st 1937
Points this post: 75
Total Points: 325
Tasks Completed: 16
Books Read: 22
Big Book Tickets: 9
Golden Oldie Tickets: 6
10.9 - MEMBER'S ONLY - Echoes which I read for my "Real Life" book club.15.7 - SEA LIFE - Deep Blue in which the main characters are mermaids.
15.10 - THRILLS AND CHILLS - Killer Chef
TOTAL POINTS - 510
Readername= ED30.3 - ElaineL's task: Time Flies
Option 2: author initials S, A, S, S, E, J, G and/or K
Memories of Altagracia by Salvador Garmendia 240 pages
initials SG
Option 4:Choose a book that has been a 5 star read for you this year and read another book by that same author.
Memoirs by Tennessee Williams 368 pages
read and rated Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams five stars February 7, 2017
link= https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Total=608 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 2
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Kayla C5.9 Self Help
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson
points this post: 5
total points: 440
GO: 0
BB: 1
Queen Bee Darlene20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love Story
3) Author's initials in HAPPILY EVER AFTER
How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny How the Light Gets In
20 points
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 275
JENNIFER NC5.9 - Help Yourself
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar
by Cheryl Strayed (Goodreads Author)
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love Story
Option 1
Dreaming the Eagle
by Manda Scott (Goodreads Author)
Year 33 AD, per the main page plot summary.
20.3 - Best Review - Sam M's task: The Secret History
Option 2
Cleopatra's Daughter
by Michelle Moran (Goodreads Author)
This takes place in Rome, per the main page plot summary.
25.6 - M1nks's task: Natural Wonders
Option 1
The General in His Labyrinth
by Gabriel García Márquez, Edith Grossman (Translator)
takes place in South America
Option 3
The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Frontier Landscapes that Inspired the Little House Books
by Marta McDowell (Goodreads Author)
Genre: Nature
Points Claimed this Post: 70
Total Points: 370
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 5
Books Read: 25
Tasks Completed: 21
10.9 - Members OnlyRead a book that is a Group Read during September thru November for any of your OTHER Goodreads groups or your "Real Life" reading groups.
I read Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
This is a November group read for The Perks of Being a Book Addict.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 250
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 18
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 2
Nick KY20.5 Fandury’s Filmfest Option 6. I read a book with editions in English, Italian, and Estonian.
English edition I read:
Italian edition:
Estonian Edition:
30.7 Tessa Vanessa’s Class is in Session
Book 1. Option 2 -- Writing: I read Autumn by Ali Smith, with cursive writing above the title: “Booker Prize nominated author of How to Be Both”. --
Book 2. Option 3 -- Math:, four words in the title, I read The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin– three of the four words have four letters: “Fire Next Time.”
Points This Post: 50
Total Points So Far: 570
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Frugalitymom's task: Pumpkin Spice and Everything NiceOPTION 4: Read a book where all the letters of SAMHAIN can be found in the title.
Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All by Jonas Jonasson
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love Story
OPTION 1: Read a book that is set entirely before 1900.
Master Georgie by Beryl Bainbridge
(set during the Crimean War 1853-1856)
20.3 - Best Review - Sam M's task: The Secret History
OPTION 1: Read any book found on the Best Literary Mysteries Listopia.
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
(No 2 on Page 1 of the Listopia)
*This is a BIG BOOK (520 pages)*
Points this post: 60
TOTAL POINTS: 90
Golden Oldies: -
Big Book Tickets: 1 (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 4
Total books read: 5
Mod
10.10 - Countdown
Page numbers between 244 and 334: I read the kindle Lost Dog by Alan Russell
No MMPB, PB: Lost Dog, 320 pg
25.4 - Andy P's task: I didn't think I would finish the Summer Challenge but...
Book 1, IDRETF: The Weight of This World by David Joy, 260 pages
ITE in Weight, F in of, DR in World
Book 2, single author initials DS in Arduous: Change Agent by Daniel Suarez, 416 pages
260 + 416 = 676
30.2 - MAZZA1’S Task: Six Degrees of Separation
Book 1, degrees in title: Sixty Degrees North: Around the World in Search of Home by Malachy Tallack, 352 pages
Book 2, option D same genre as Book 1 Travel 30 users
Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town by Paul Theroux, Travel 566 users, 472 pages
352 + 472 = 824
total = 825
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Book Concierge's task: National Hispanic Heritage MonthOPTION 2: Read a book by a single author whose First and Last initials are in HISPANIC HERITAGE.
Transit by Rachel Cusk
Points this post: 20
TOTAL POINTS: 110
Golden Oldies: -
Big Book Tickets: 1 (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 5
Total books read: 6
Christine V10.7 - Mosi-oa-Tunya
Ten Days in a Mad-House
This book was first published in 1887. *Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket*
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love Story
Option 1: Three Men in a Boat
This book was first published in 1889. *Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket*
Points this post: 30
GO Tickets this post: 2
Total points: 190
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 14
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 500=2, 750=1, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=4)
Sheila50.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Outside the box
Option 1:
Kill Chain by Meg GardinerOption 3:
The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin⬛ Mountains ⬛
Option 4:
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee ShetterlyTotal Points = 695
10.1 - Rice is NiceHelp Thread
September is National Rice Month. Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of these top ten rice producing countries: China, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), Philippines, Brazil, Japan or top rice-producing US states: Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Texas.
I read Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir which takes place more than 50% China, in the lives of the author's mother and grandmother, as well as her half sisters.
Points: 190
books read: 14
tasks completed: 9
tasks in progress: 3
pages read: 5222
Readerboard name - D20.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy Filmfest
I chose Option 1: For this task, read a book by Stephen King or a book with the main page genre Horror.
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders by
Neil Gaiman Horror 385 users
Post total=20
Season total=135
Readerboard name - ED30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Wonders of 7
Page total must equal 500 pages or more.
Option 2: Read a book with 7 letters in one of the words in the title. (No subtitles allowed).
The Complete Poems and Stories of Edgar Allan Poe, VoIume 1 by Edgar Allan Poe
"Stories" has 7 letters.
542 pages **Claiming one BB ticket.**
**(first published 1849)-I claim one GO ticket.**
Option 3: Read a book by a single author who has 7 letters in his/her last name.
The Voices of Marrakesh: A Record of a Visit by Elias Canetti
104 pages
Total pages=646
Post Total=30
Season Total= 60
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 4
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
Post #2015.8 - NaNoWriMo
Cards on the Table currently #74 on Fiction Books About Writers list
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6...
Points this post:15
Total Points:385
Books read:28
Tasks Done:21
SandiCompleted Tasks
5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Book set in Sydney Harbor, Australia
Kindle edition I read: Little Lost Girl
Most popular paperback edition: Little Lost Girl
10.10 - Countdown
Between 224 - 344 pp
Astrid and Veronika 270 pp
15.5 - Northern Lights
Found on page 8 of the Popular Norse Mythology Books list (currently 2nd from top)
Audio edition I listened to: Neverwhere
Most popular MMPB edition: Neverwhere
15.8 - NaNoWriMo
Found on page 1 of the Fiction Books About Writers list (currently at spot #6)
The Shining
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - MegSCL's task: My own wonder of nature
Using Option 1 - first published in January of any year
Kindle edition I read: The Preacher's Faith
Paperback edition: The Preacher's Faith
25.6 - M1nks's task: Natural Wonders
★Book #1: Using Option 1 where book is set in an Asian country
A Thousand Splendid Suns
★Book #2: Using Option 2 where book is set in an isolated area. Book was used as an example in the task requirements.
The Call of the Wild
AR Bookfinder info: IL: MG - BL: 8.0 - AR Pts: 7.0
30.3 - ElaineL's task: Time Flies
★Book #1: Using Option 2 where author's initials are in the letters S, A, S, S, E, J, G and/or K.
Audio edition I listened to: The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory by John Seabrook
Most popular paperback edition: The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory - 352 pp
★Book #2: Using Option 3 where book fits a task from the Winter 2016 ten point tasks. Using 10.5 Noel where there is no 'L' in title or author name.
Audio edition I listened to: Country Bride by Debbie Macomber
Most popular paperback edition: Country Bride - 150 pp
50.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Outside the box
★Book #1: Using Option 1 where no letters found in Box is in the book title.
Kindle edition I read: Wicked Charms
Most popular paperback edition: Wicked Charms
★Book #2: Using Option 2 where book has main page genre of Fantasy
Arrows of the Queen
★Book #3: Using Option 5 where author's initials (including any middle initial) can be found in SCIENCE FICTION
Audio edition I listened to: The Gate Thief by Orson Scott Card
Mass Market PB edition: The Gate Thief
AR Bookfinder info: IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 18.0
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 230
Points Earned this Post: 170
Total Points To Date: 400
Jasmiina F20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lauren Jodi's task: Morbid Nursery Rhymes:
Option 3: Read a fiction book in which a plague or disease plays a significant role in the story:
The Walking Dead, Vol. 27: The Whisperer War by Robert Kirkman.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 155
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
perletwo50.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Outside the box - Option 1: Read a book that does NOT contain the letters B - O - X in the title or subtitle.
Racing the Devil
Option 2: read a book with a main page genre of Fantasy.
Sourcery - genre verified
Option 5: Read a book where all of the author’s initials (including any middle initials) can be found in SCIENCE FICTION.
The Hunger Pains by Chelsea Field
Points this task: 50
Total points: 580
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 43
Tasks completed: 28
50.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Outside the boxOption 1: Tinker by Wen Spencer
Option 2: Project Elfhome by Wen Spencer
Option 3:
by Sherry Thomas - lamp post does not fit in a boxPoints this post: 50
Total points: 450
Tasks completed: 25
Diana K.Task 5.3 - Oh... Craps. Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains two 1’s such as 1981 or 2011.
The Lost Wife
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - MegSCL's task: My own wonder of nature
Opt 2. Read a book with one of the following gender neutral pronouns in the title/subtitle: It, Its, Itself, They, Them, Their, Theirs, Themselves.
Dawn of the Belle Epoque: The Paris of Monet, Zola, Bernhardt, Eiffel, Debussy, Clemenceau, and Their Friends
Points this post: 25
Total points: 645
Ava Catherine50.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Outside the box
Option 1: Read a book that does NOT contain the letters B - O - X in the title or subtitle.
The Dry by Jane Harper
Option 3: Read a book with an inanimate, non-living, object on the cover that does NOT come in a box.
In the Language of Miracles: A Novel
by Rajia Hassib (two houses=objects on cover)Option 4:
Read a book with Science as a main page genre, and it can be embedded.
How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker mpg science 682 users
total=965
Morgan Faeriesfolly10.10 Countdown
Read a book with a number of pages on Goodreads that falls between 244 and 334 inclusive.
--> Lost Among the Living
--> 318p
[Points]
This post: 10
Total: 310
Morgan Faeriesfolly15.3 Victoria Falls
Option 1: Read one Book 1 AND one Book 2
Book 1: Read a book with the word "water" or "fall" intact in the title/subtitle/series name.
--> Dreamfall
--> Dreamfall
Book 2: Read a book written by an author named “Victoria” or any of the related names found at Behind the Name - Victoria such as Vicky, Tori, Victor. The name may be found in any name position.
--> A Panicked Premonition
--> Victoria Laurie
15.4 Stranger Things
Option 1: Read one Book 1 AND one Book 2
Book 1: Read a book where the beginning letter of each word in the title can be found in STRANGER THINGS. Minimum 2 word title.
--> Now I Rise
--> STRANGER THINGS
AND
Book 2: A book first published in the 1980s (1980-1989, inclusive)
--> Howl's Moving Castle
--> IL: UG
--> first published 1986
[Points]
This post: 15 + 15 = 30
Total: 340
Andy P.Task #
15.10 - Thrills and Chills
Read a book with the main page genre "Thriller."
by Earl MerkelThriller on main page (6 users)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 515
Andy P.Task # 25.7 - Sandy's task: More is Better
Book 1 – Read a book whose title contains a regular plural noun.
The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister (240 p.) ingredients add "s"
Book 2 – Read a book whose title/subtitle contains an irregular plural noun Children of the Jacaranda Tree by Sahar Delijani Child becomes children as a plural (used as an example in link given in task description) (282 p)
Page count 240 + 282=522>500 page requirement
Points this post: 25
Total points: 540
30.3 - ElaineL's task: Time FliesOption 2: It's in His Kiss by Jill Shalvis
author initials JS; 334 pages
Option 3: Scrappy: A Little Book About Choosing to Play Big by Terri L. Sjodin
fits Winter 2016-2017 task 10.2 with a word in the subtitle that ends in “ing” (Choosing); 256 pages
334 + 256 = 590 pages
Total points: 80 + 30 = 110
Readerboard Name: ED25.5 - Perletwo's task: HAPPY RETURNS
Option 2- Read a book with a page count that includes a 4 or a 7.
Oroonoko by Aphra Behn
144 pages
**(first published 1688)-I claim one GO ticket.**
Option 4- Read a book from one of these two lists: Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books or The Most Frequently Challenged Books.
#125 on page 2 of the Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books list
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
371 pages
Total page requirement of 500 page: 144 + 371= 515 pages
Post Total=25
Season Total= 85
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 6
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 2
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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15.9 - Ghouls and Goblins
Grim Tuesday
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 10.0
Points this post: 15
Total points: 70