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FALL CHALLENGE 2017
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Congratulations, DLMRose! You have Winter task 30.4.
Morgan Faeriesfolly10.4 It's a Fan Thing
Read a book with a main page genre that contains "Science Fiction".
--> Landscape with Invisible Hand
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: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, or season 1 guest stars. The name must match exactly, but may be found in any name position- first, middle, other, last.
--> A Body to Spare
--> Sue Ann Jaffarian
--> Sue Ann Jaffarian
--> Lesley Ann Warren
[Points]
This post: 10 + 10 = 20
Total: 390
Morgan Faeriesfolly15.9 Ghouls and Goblins
Read a book with a title that begins with the letter "G." Articles (A, An, The) can be ignored.
--> Grave Ransom
[Points]
This post: 15
Total: 405
ED10.3 - No Blindfold- Read a book with the word "spy" in the title, subtitle, or series name or with the genre “spy thriller” on its main book page.
Casino Royale by Ian Fleming -
genre “spy thriller” on its main book page.
Post Total=10
Season Total= 225
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 13
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 4
5.9 - Help YourselfThe Go Giver: A Little Story About A Powerful Business Idea by Bob Burg
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5/965
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
10.2 - The BodyguardGive Me Your Heart
Song title: "Even If My Heart Would Break"
20.3 - Best Review - Sam M's task: The Secret History
Option 3: The Dawn: The Bombs Fall by Michelle Muckley
25.4 - Andy P's task: I didn't think I would finish the Summer
Book 1. Heavenly Date and Other Flirtations 200 p.
Book 2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
MMPB 447 p. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
200 + 447 = 647 pages
Points this post: 55
Points total: 355
GO total: 2
BB total: 2
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 27
Catherine TTask 5.1 - Only Natural
read a book with author initials in NATURAL
The Incredible Crime by Lois Austen-Leigh
LA (hyphenated name)
Task 5.7 - A Breath of Fresh Air
read a book from the list with 3+ nature shelvings
My Life with the Chimpanzees by Jane Goodall
on p15 of the list with 15 shelvings
Task 5.10 - Your Own 8th Wonder
free choice
The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land In Between by Hisham Matar
Post total = 15
Season total = 885
15.10 - Thrills and ChillsThe Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle
Main page genre: horror
IL: MG, BL: 5.0
Points this post: 15
Total points: 125
Kayla C20.1 Most Improved Player
Option 2 Read a book from a series (any number in the series is ok) that you've never read before that can be found on this list of cozy mysteries, Cozy Mystery Series.
Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot
this series is new to me
page 1 of list, #69
points this post: 20
total points: 530
GO: 0
BB: 2
LAVENDER10.1 - Rice is Nice
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of these top ten rice producing countries or top rice-producing US states.
Angel With a Bullet by M.C. Grant kindle I read
Angel With a Bullet 324 pages (Top Paperback, no MMPB)
The book takes place entirely in San Francisco and surrounding regions in California.
The goodreads description mentions San Francisco and the Bay Area.
California is on the given list of rice-producing states.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 385
Tasks Completed: 20
Books Read: 27
Big Book Tickets: 11
Golden Oldie Tickets: 8
Shiraloo10.7 -- Mosi-oa-Tunya
The Cowboy's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seaton
10.8 -- Best Original Novel
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
15.1 -- Climbing Everest
Book1: Roman Crazy by Alice Clayton
REQUIRED: Peak is Aconcagua
Book2: Going Down and Man Candy by Elise Sax
REQUIRED: Peak is Elbrus. Book is approved in ebook list around line #1056
20.6 -- Seasoned Reader - SweetMelissa's task: In Memoriam
The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman
REQUIRED: Option A
CURRENT POST
Points: 55
BBT: 0
GO: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 560
BBT: 1
GO: 1
babbling c10.1 - Rice is Nice
September is National Rice Month. Read a book set at least 50% in Texas.
Wildfire -kindle Wildfire - paperback 391 pages by Ilona Andrews
10.3 - No Blindfold
Mata Hari was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I and executed by firing squad in France on October 15, 1917. Read a book with the word "spy" in the title.
Her Royal Spyness -Audible Her Royal Spyness -paperback 324 pgs. by Rhys Bowen
spyness
10.6 - Highway Patrol
The tv show CHiPs about the adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers premiered on September 15, 1977. Read a book with a motorcycle (a two-wheeled vehicle that is powered by a motor and has no pedals) on the cover.
Skinwalker - audible Skinwalker - paperback 320 pages by Faith Hunter
10.9 - Members Only
October is National Reading Group Month. Read a book that is a Group Read during September thru November for any of your OTHER Goodreads groups or your "Real Life" reading groups. Books shelved as "Currently Reading" or identified as a Group Read on the group's homepage work.
Secondborn - Kindle Secondborn - paperback 322 pgs. by Amy A. Bartol
Goodreads Group: Serious Overload of Series - September
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - SweetMelissa's task: In Memoriam
C) To remember Dad and Grandpa's many garden adventures, read a book with a garden goodie on the cover. The item should be either a flower or a fruit/vegetable (uncooked - an apple in a pie won't work) since those were the things they planted.
Sweet Everlasting - kindle Sweet Everlasting - paperback 374 pgs. by Patricia Gaffney
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lauren Jodi's task: Morbid Nursery Rhymes
Option 3: ASHES, ASHES
Read a fiction book in which a plague or disease plays a significant role in the story. As the rhyme refers to an epidemic, the disease must be widespread and cannot refer to a single individual who is ill. Ex: The Stand, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, Blindness, Year of Wonders
Doomsday Book -audible Doomsday Book - paperback 578 pgs. Connie Willis
This is a big book 578 pages.
approved in help thread
25.2 - Nick KY's task: Schmoop the Dude
option 1:To “Schmoop the Dude,” read a book written by one woman that was first published since 1998 (inclusive), the original release date of the film.
After You - Audible Après toi - paperback 473 pages by Jojo Moyes
Option 2. Color Me Cool. Read a book that fits SRC guidelines from one of these listopias:
Graphic Novels that are Quality page 1 no.1
Saga Vol. 1 - Kindle Saga, Vol. 1 - paperback 160 pages by Brian K. Vaughan
473+160=633>500
30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Wonders of 7
Option 2: Read a book with 7 letters in one of the words in the title. Subtitles may not be used for the selected title word and should be ignored. Only letters count. Hyphens, apostrophes, diacritical marks, and other punctuation should be ignored.
Letters to Zell - kindle Letters to Zell - paperback pgs. 336 by Camille Griep
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.
Magic Bleeds - audible Magic Bleeds - paperback pgs. 349 by Ilona Andrews
Andrews
349 + 336 = 685>500
30.2 - MAZZA1’S Task: Six Degrees of Separation
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. No variations are allowed. Six must be written out as a word and the word "Degrees" must be plural. Subtitles are excluded. Ex: Six Encounters with Lincoln: A President Confronts Democracy and Its Demons by Elizabeth Brown Pryor
Six of Crows -audible Six of Crows- paperback pgs, 491 by Leigh Bardugo
Book 2: Read a book related to Book 1 by one of the following degrees of separation.
A) Read a book written by an author with the same first or last name as Book 1's author. Middle names should be ignored. Book 2 may NOT be by the same author as Book 1. If the book(s) have multiple authors, only one author must meet the requirement. Ex: The author of Book 1 is Elizabeth Brown Pryor. Book 2 could be a book by Elizabeth Gilbert or Karen Pryor.
The Skeleton Takes a Bow -kindle The Skeleton Takes a Bow - paperback pgs 304. by Leigh Perry
Leigh
491 + 304 = 795>666
THIS POST
Points: 165
Completed Tasks: 9
Golden oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total This Season
Points: 350 / 965
Completed Tasks: 18 /56
Golden oldies: 1
Big Books: 1
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Pages read this season: 8,206
Books read this season: 24
I would like to remove the two books I originally claimed for task 30.5 and instead count them for the following two tasks, please. Apologies to the mods for creating extra work for you. 10.10 - Countdown
Read a book with a number of pages on Goodreads that falls between 244 and 334 inclusive.
I read The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I read an ebook, the top MMPB (le monde de Charlie) is 252 pages long.
20.9 - 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.
I read One Hundred Years of Solitude. This book was approved in the help thread for use in this task.
Points this post: {30 but replacing 30 points previously claimed}
Total points: 285
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 21
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 2
CelesteR10.9 - Members only
Club: (online goodreads) 2017 Reading Challenge
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Month: October
this post: 10
total - 235
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - MegSCL's task: My own wonder of natureOption 1: read a book first published in January of any year.
Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time by Rob Sheffield.
First published January 1, 2007.
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Points this post: 20
Total points: 195
Books read: 11
Tasks completed: 9
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
30.3 - ElaineL's task: Time FliesOPTION 2: Read a book by an author whose initials (in any order) come from these letters: S, A, S, S, E, J, G and/or K.
Visitation by Jenny Erpenbeck
(150 pages)
OPTION 3: Choose any of the 10 point challenges from The Winter 2016-2017 Challenge and read a book that fits that task.
The Muse by Jessie Burton
(464 pages)
This book satisfied Winter 2016-17 task 10.5. Noel!: Read a book with NO "L" in the title/subtitle and NO "L" in the author name.
Points this post: 30
TOTAL POINTS: 160
Golden Oldies: -
Big Book Tickets: 1 (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 7
Total books read: 9
5.9 - Help YourselfRead a book with a main page genre that includes “Self Help”.
I read The 10 Keys to Success.
The book is 96 pages long so I would like to count it as my one 80-100 page book for this season.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 290
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 21
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 2
Readerboard name: Rebecca OH20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
Option 1 - I read Cloud Atlas. cLOuD atlas
25.7 - Sandy's task: More is Better
Book 1 - I read Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream. Regular plural noun - lights
I listened to the audiobook; the MMPB is Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream.
Book 2 - I read The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. Irregular plural noun - lives
I listened to the audiobook; the MMPB is Les Quinze Premières Vies d'Harry August.
357+570=927
927>500
Points this post: 45
Total points: 260
30.2 - MAZZA1’S Task: Six Degrees of SeparationBook 1, "six" in the title: The Six: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters by Laura Thompson, 388 pages
Book 2A, a book written by an author with the same first name as the author of Book 1: Agony of the Leaves by Laura Childs, 320 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 530
Andy P.Task # 20.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy Filmfest
Option 1:.For this task, read a book by Stephen King
The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King
Points this post: 20
Total points: 640
Mod
For book 1, I read The Garden of Evening Mists. I read the kindle edition, but, for page purposes, here's the top paperback edition (no MMPB) The Garden of Evening Mists - 335 pages.
IDRETF:
I in Evening
D, R, E in Garden
T in The
F in of
For my second book, I read Dear Fahrenheit 451: A Librarian's Love Letters and Break-Up Notes to the Books in Her Life by Annie Spence. 256 pages
Author initials, AS, in ArduouS.
335 + 256 = 591 pages, exceeding 501 page minimum.
25.5 - Perletwo's task: HAPPY RETURNS
I chose the one book option and read Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - 734 pages, so meets the 500 page minimum.
The book fits #2, as it has both a 4 and a 7 in the page count.
The book also fits #4, appearing on page 1 of the Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books.
Childrens is currently listed as a main page genre - the ARBF data is IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 32.0.
30.2 - MAZZA1’S Task: Six Degrees of Separation
For my first book, I read The Trinity Six, with the word "six" in the title. I read the kindle edition, the paperback version (no MMPB) is The Trinity Six, 418 pages.
The top genre is fiction, so for my second book, I chose option D and read Anything Is Possible - also with the top genre "fiction." This book has 254 pages.
Total pages 418 + 254 = 672, exceeding task requirement of 666 pages.
Points this post: 80
Total points: 755
Sarah E25.3 - Catherine T's task: Seasonal Poems
Book 1: Peril at End House by Agatha Christie
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted
End in line 3, AC in lAurenCe
Golden Oldie, first published 1932. I claim 1 GO ticket.
Book 2: I chose Autumn
A Fine Night for Tanks: The Road to Falaise by Ken Tout
And still more, later flowers for the bees,
For in line 9, KT in KeaTs
Points this post: 25
Total points: 125
GO tickets this post: 1
Total GO tickets: 1
20.2 Option 1: Historical RomanceThe Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Points:
This post: 20
Total: 80
DANIELLE M30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session
Option 1: The word BOOK found intact in the title - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Option 5: Author's initials found in the words SCIENTIFIC METHOD - Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 50
Books Read: 3
Tasks Complete: 2
Task 15.4 – Stranger ThingsOPTION 2 – One Book fits both tasks
Book 1 – 1st letter each title word in STRANGER THINGS (2-word minimum): E.R
Book 2 – First published in 1980s: 1980
Educating Rita
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 320 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 4
Big Books Read: (3) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 3
perletwo15.8 - NaNoWriMo - Read a book about a writer from the list: Fiction Books About Writers OR read a book about writing from the list: Books for Writers -Required: Indicate which list you chose when you post.
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation is on the Books For Writers list.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 695
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 3
Books read: 49
Tasks completed: 34
perletwo15.6 - Rio's Harbor - Read a book with the name of a natural water body found on The Glossary of Bodies of Water list in the title/subtitle.
To Helen Back: A River Road Mystery
Points this task: 15
Total points: 710
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 3
Books read: 50
Tasks completed: 35
Brooke TX10.6 - Highway Patrol
Read a book with a motorcycle on the cover.
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 680
Completed Tasks: 43
Books Read: 61
Readerboard Name: JamminJennyTask 15.9 - Ghouls and Goblins
The Good Widow read 11/2
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 715
Books Read: 55
Tasks Completed: 43
BB Tickets: 11
GO Tickets: 6
20.3 - Best Review - Sam M's task: The Secret History Option 1: The Secret History is thought of as a contemporary literary mystery; read it or any book found on the Best Literary Mysteries Listopia.
Murder on the Orient Express
Found on Page 1
Murder on the Orient Express was published in 1934 and I am claiming one Golden Oldie Ticket
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 385
Total Tasks: 16
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 0
Post #2320.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love Story
Option 1: Historical Romance
Married By Morning
setting: Hampshire, England, 1852 (United Kingdom)
Points this post:20
Total Points:435
Books read:32
Tasks Done:24
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Book Concierge's task: National Hispanic Heritage MonthC) 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.
Once Upon a Spine
California
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 405
Total Tasks: 17
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 0
5.6 - MichaelmasThe Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
15.7 - Sea Life
Blueback by Tim Winton
approval
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lauren Jodi's task: Morbid Nursery Rhymes
The Idea of Perfection by Kate Grenville
approval
25.3 - Catherine T's task: Seasonal Poems
"Book 1: Remembrance Day
Use the stanzas of the Ode of Remembrance found at this wiki link: Ode of Remembrance (Stanzas 3,4 and 5 only)
Poet: Laurence Binyon"
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing #1) by R. Scott Bakker
"THAT" in title found in this line: "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old"
Author's first & last initials, RB, found in lauRence Binyon
1x Bigger is Better Tix (638 pages)
"Book 2: To Autumn
Poet: John Keats"
See Now Then by Jamaica Kincaid
"NOW" in title found in this line: "Hedge-crickets sing; and now with treble soft "
Author's first & last initials, JK, found in John Keats
Total this Post: 65
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 3
Season Total: 590
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.4 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.
I read The Driftless Area by Tom Drury. 224 p.
Book 2: Read a book written by a single author whose complete initials are found in ARDUOUS
I read A Change in Altitude by Anita Shreve. 336 p.
224+336=560 p.
Challenge 30.8 Brooke TX's task: Stacks on Stacks on Stacks
Option B: BookRiot
Book 1: Read a book found on this list of BookRiot's Best Books of 2017 (so far).
I read We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter. 416 pages
Book 2: Book 2: Read a book from this list of BookRiot's 100 Must-Read Strange and Unusual Novels.
I read God Help the Child by Toni Morrison. 192 p. #54 on the list.
416+192=608 pages
Challenge 50.1 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.
I read The Day the Nazis Came by Stephen Matthews.
Option 3: Read a book with an inanimate, non-living, object on the cover that does NOT come in a box.
I read
by Sandra Brown. There is a car on the cover.Option 5: Read a book where all of the author’s initials (including any middle initials) can be found in SCIENCE FICTION.
I read
by Ellen Schwartz.Points this post: 105
Total points: 895
Tasks completed: 52
Books read: 71
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
5.10- Your Own 8th WonderMosquitoes of Summer
Book is not found on ARBookfinder
Points this post: 5 (-25)
Points: 615-20 = 595
BB: 2
GO: 2
Laurah3020.3 - Best Review - Sam M's task: The Secret History
Option 1: The Secret History is thought of as a contemporary literary mystery; read it or any book found on the Best Literary Mysteries Listopia.
And Then There Were None
page 1 #4
Ed 20.1 - Most Improved Player
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the word AUTUMN.
The Invention of Curried Sausage by Uwe Timm : U & T in Autumn
Post Total=20
Season Total= 245
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 14
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 4
5.7 - A BREATH OF FRESH AIR - Hatchet on page 2.ARBookfinder - IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7.0
25.4 - I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD FINISH...
BOOK 1 - Running from the Devil with 307 pages.
BOOK 2 - Leap of Faith by Danielle Steel with 256 pages.
307 + 256 = 563 pages
TOTAL POINTS - 690
Delicious Dee5.9 - Help Yourself
Succeeding When You're Supposed to Fail: The 6 Enduring Principles of High Achievement - shelved as self-help by 5ppl
Summary:
Points this Post: 5
Points overall: 450
Delicious Dee10.10 - Countdown
Dear Fahrenheit 451: A Librarian's Love Letters and Break-Up Notes to the Books in Her Life - 256pgs falls between the pg counts provided
Summary:
Points this Post: 10
Points overall: 460
Nick KY20.10 Group Read I did a quick re-read of Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile. I reported in message 55 of the Group Read thread. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
25.2 Nick KY’s Schmoop the Dude
Opt. 2. Color Me Cool. I read Cantarella Vol. 1 by You Higuri, # 168 on the Best Manga Art list. 200 pp -- https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
Opt. 4. Luck o’ the Irish --“Ireland” as GR genre. I read Thirteen Ways of Looking by Colum McCann. 311 pp --
approved for Cultural > Ireland in message 3 of the help thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Total pages = 511 > required 500.
Points This Post: 45
Total Points So Far: 645
Nick KYIt looks like I completely messed up my own task by reading and putting in the wrong book with the wrong number of pages -- so I am taking that task out until I can refigure what in the world I have done.
20.10 Group Read I did a quick re-read of Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile. I reported in message 55 of the Group Read thread. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 620
Chris MDRepost
30.7 Class Is in Session
Option 2: Title has at least two words written in cursive
by Amanda QuickI listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 408 pages.
Option 3: A book with a four-word title or which one word is four letters long
In This Grave Hour by Jacqueline Winspear
I listened to the audio version of this book. There is no paperback yet. The hardcover has 335 pages.
This should bring my collective total for the challenge to 200.
25.6 - M1nks's task: Natural WondersI chose to read two books.
Option 1: Letters From Burma
I read the kindle edition. The most popular paperback edition has 209 pages.
Option 2: The Lawrence Browne Affair - The setting is rural Cornwall. The MC is an agoraphobic who lives in an old estate with just one housekeeper, one maid and one secretary.
Quotes from the book:
“Everyone with any sense kept a safe distance from the Earl of Radnor.”
“He hid in his tower, surrounded by disorder and decay, utterly alone.”
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 336 pages.
Total page count: 545
Points this post: 25
Total points: 475
Cindy FTask 15.6 Rio's Harbor
Name of natural water body in title (Lake)
Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen
Points this post:15
Total points:265
Tasks completed:17
Books read:22
Golden Oldies:1
Big Books:500+(3)750+(1)1000+(0)
Andy P,Task # 5.7 - A Breath of Fresh Air
Read a book that has been shelved as "nature" at least 3 times from this list Popular Nature Books
The Shepherd's Life: A Tale of the Lake District by James Rebanks found on page 3 of list second from bottom. Shelved 42 times as nature.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 645
Samantha CH15.10 - Thrills and Chills
The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle
Main page genre: horror
IL: MG, BL: 5.0, AR Points: 12.0
Points this post: 15
Total points: 125
Andy P.Task # 25.1 - Coralie's task: Melbourne’s Spring Holidays
Holiday 1: Grand Final Parade Day
Read a book first published in 2015.
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer first published 4/21/15 384 p.
Holiday 2: Melbourne Cup Day
Read a book with a word in the title, NOT SUBTITLE, of at least four letters that is also a word in the name of a horse that has won the Melbourne Cup. Motor City Blue by Loren D. Estleman Horse is Blue Spec (1905) matching word is Blue (248 p.)
Page count 384 + 248= 632> 500 p. requirement
Points this post: 25
Total points: 670
Kristen IA10.1 - Rice is Nice
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.
Required: If the setting is not evident on the book's main page include a reference or quote from the book when you post. - Main page refers to the setting - San Francisco, California
16th Seduction by James Patterson
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition
15.2 - Opposites Attract
Read TWO books in which the authors' first and last initials are swapped. Middle initials should be ignored. The authors' names must use two different initial letters.
Book 1: Everywhere That Mary Went by Lisa Scottoline
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the MMPB edition
Book 2: The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition
15.8 - NaNoWriMo
Read a book about a writer from the list: Fiction Books About Writers OR read a book about writing from the list: Books for Writers
Required: Indicate which list you chose when you post: Fiction Books About Writers, #81
The Siren by Tiffany Reisz
I read the ebook and have linked to the PB edition
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Points This Post: 40
Total Points: 215/965
Tasks Completed: 13/56
GO: 1
BB: 0
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Option 1: read a book written by one woman that was first published since 1998
Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson published in 2017, 336 pages
Option 5: Read any of the books on one of these “Laugh Out Loud” lists: My book is from
46 Hilarious Books Guaranteed To Make You Laugh Out Loud
Seriously...I'm Kidding, 256 pages
Total new points 25
Total challenge points: 270