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steph (librarianish) (steph_davidson) | 540 comments Readerboard name = LIBRARIANISH

20.10 Group Reads
I read The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History and posted on the group discussion thread here.

Points:
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 20
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0


steph (librarianish) (steph_davidson) | 540 comments Readerboard name Librarianish

10.4 - It's a Fan Thing
Kindred, by Octavia E. Butler.

Points:
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 30
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 2
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0


message 2053: by Cait S (new)

Cait S | 738 comments Cait S

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 guest stars.

Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines

Jim C. Hines matches Jim Nabors.

Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 190


message 2054: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11205 comments Congratulations, TessaVanessa! Winter Challenge task 30.6 is yours.


message 2055: by Barbara ★ (last edited Nov 14, 2017 12:08PM) (new)

Barbara ★ | 1573 comments BARBARA ★


15.4 - Stranger Things
Option 1:
Book 1: Fear the Darkness - Alexandra Ivy (A & I in strAnger thIngs) 9/28

Book 2: Foul Play - Janet Evanovich (pub 1989) 10/21

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15.10 - Thrills and Chills
Pig Island - Mo Hayder (MPG horror) 11/12

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20.1 - Most Improved Player - Frugalitymom's task: Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice
Option 4: The Persian Always Meows Twice - Eileen Watkins 10/26
SA in AlwayS
M in Meows
H in tHe
AIN in persIAN

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20.3 - Best Review - Sam M's task: The Secret History
Option 3: Highland Wolf Pact - Selena Kitt 10/31
W in Wolf
I in hIghland
C in paCt
K in Kitt
E in sElena
D in highlanD

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20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - MegSCL's task: My own wonder of nature
Option 1: The Outcast Dead - Elly Griffiths (pub January 6, 2015) 10/30

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30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session
Option 3: Out of the Mist - JoAnn Ross (mist has 4 letters) 9/13

Option 5: Kinked - Thea Harrison (TH in scientific meTHod) 11/13

Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 120
Total Points: 415


message 2056: by Cait S (new)

Cait S | 738 comments Cait S

20.6- In Memoriam

Option C
Read a book with a garden goodie on the cover.

Impatient with Desire by Gabrielle Burton by Gabrielle Burton

(The garden goodies being the two large flowers near the bottom of the cover.)

Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 210


message 2057: by Book Concierge (new)

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 4447 comments
Task 5.7 – Breath of Fresh Air


From LIST: Popular NATURE books / and / shelved at least 3 times as “nature”
Page # 2 / Shelved 65 times

All Creatures Great and Small
I listened to the audio / MMP: All Creatures Great and Small – 437 p

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

This Post: 5 points
Total points to date: 395 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 4
Big Books Read: (3) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (1) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 6


steph (librarianish) (steph_davidson) | 540 comments Librarianish

50.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Outside the box

Book 1:
Option 1: Read a book that does NOT contain the letters B - O - X in the title or subtitle.
Dark Matter

Book 2:
Option 2: Fantasy
A Wrinkle in Time

Book 3:
Option 5: SCIENCE FICTION
America America by Ethan Canin

Points:
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 80
Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 3
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0


message 2059: by Pam (last edited Nov 14, 2017 01:06PM) (new)

Pam | 29 comments 15.1 Climbing Everest 15pts
Conquer two different summits by reading two books by two different authors. The author's initials for each book must be found in each of two different peaks.
I chose Denali and Aconcagua.
Nobody's Perfect: Writings from The New Yorker

Death on the Nile


message 2060: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P
Task # 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
Proving Ground by Peter Blauner(357 p.) 7 letters in proving
Option 3: Read a book by a single author who has 7 letters in his/her last name The Tokyo Zodiac Murders by Soji Shimada (320 p.) 7 letters in Shimada
Page count 320 +357= 677>500
Points this post: 30
Total points: 860


message 2061: by Tien (last edited Nov 14, 2017 02:46PM) (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 2304 comments 15.5 - Northern Lights
The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard #1) by Rick Riordan
Page 1 of Popular Norse Mythology Books
1x Bigger is Better Tix (528 pages)


15.9 - Ghouls and Goblins
Glory in Death (In Death #2) by J.D. Robb

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, which stands for I Didn't Really Expect To Finish. Books with subtitles may NOT be used for this task.
The Far Side of the Sun by Kate Furnivall
IDRETF found in ThE FaR sIDe
390 pages


Book 2. Read a book written by a single author whose complete initials are found in ARDUOUS. If an author uses a middle initial, it must also be found in ARDUOUS. Letters may be used only as many times as they appear in the target word.
Kakadu Sunset (The Porter Sisters #1) by Annie Seaton
author's initials, AS, found in ArduouS
336 pages

Total pages read: 726


Total this Post: 55
Golden Oldies: 5
Bigger is Better: 6
Season Total: 725



message 2062: by Mhairi (new)

Mhairi | 348 comments 20.3 - Best Review - Sam M's task: The Secret History

Option 1: Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson, found on page 1 of the list.

30.5 - Diane's Task: Listamania/Lisztomania

Option 2: Music.
The John Lennon Letters by John Lennon

That Close by Suggs

Points this post: 50
Points in total: 285
Tasks completed: 17
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book tickets: 3


message 2063: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11205 comments Congratulations, Catherine T! Task 30.7 of the Winter Challenge is yours.


message 2064: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments Task 20.1 - Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice

Option 4: Read a book where all the letters of SAMHAIN can be found in the title.

The Kalahari Typing School for Men (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #4) (2002) by Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 191 pages)

S: S chool
A: K a lahari
M: M en
H; Kala h ari
A: Kal a hari
I: Kalahar i
N: Me n


260 + 20 = 280

Tasks Completed: 15
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 260 + 20 = 280
Books read: 20
Pages read: 5,794
Read but not claimed: 08
Goodreads Authors: 10
Golden Oldies: 01

Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+


message 2065: by Ed (new)

Ed Lehman | 809 comments ED

5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder

The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith
(first published 1766)**I claim one GO ticket**

Post Total=5
Season Total= 500
Tasks completed: 29
Books read: 35
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 17


message 2066: by Brooke (new)

Brooke | 1419 comments Brooke TX

15.8 - NaNoWriMo
Read a book about a writer from the list Fiction Books About Writers. Found on page 1:
Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia

20.1 - Most Improved Player - Frugalitymom's task: Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice
Option 4: Read a book where all the letters of SAMHAIN can be found in the title.
Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day by Ben Loory

30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session
Option 4: Read a book with "History" or "Historical" as MPG.
When Gods Die (Sebastian St. Cyr, #2) by C.S. Harris
Option 5: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in SCIENTIFIC METHOD.
On Tyranny Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder

Points
This Post: 65
Total Points: 865
Completed Tasks: 51
Books Read: 71


message 2067: by Lois (new)

Lois | 2632 comments 10.7 - Mosi-oa-Tunya


A book with a hyphenated word in the title: The Ex-Debutante by Linda Francis Lee

Points this post: 10
Total points: 670


message 2068: by Anja (new)

Anja | 394 comments Anja

10.4 - It's a Fan Thing
Read a book with a main page genre that contains "Science Fiction".
Hunter's Claim by S.E. Smith
Science Fiction 109 users

POINTS:
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 580
Big Books: 500(3) 750() 1000()
Golden Oldies: 1
Tasks Completed: 32


message 2069: by Lagullande (new)

Lagullande | 387 comments Reposting 2091 to include the cover for option 3

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.

The Headmaster's Wife by Thomas Christopher Greene

OPTION 2: Read a book with a main page genre of Fantasy.

The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain by Charles Dickens

I read a Kindle edition. The top MMP edition is Lo stregato e il patto col fantasma. Fantasia di Natale

*This is a GOLDEN OLDIE (first published 1848)*

OPTION 3: Read a book with an inanimate, non-living, object on the cover that does NOT come in a box.

The Fox Was Ever the Hunter by Herta Müller by Herta Müller
(Bus - approved in message 19 of help thread)



Points this post: 50
TOTAL POINTS: 345
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets: 3 (500+); - (750+)

Total tasks completed: 14
Total books read: 20


message 2070: by Fandury (new)

Fandury | 957 comments FANDURY

10.4 - It's a Fan Thing

Read a book with a main page genre that contains "Science Fiction".

Paradox Bound by Peter Clines

Book has th Main Page Genre Science Fiction.


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.

Weaver's Lament by Emma Newman

The book is set around 1850. The year is not mentioned in the discription for this part of the series, but for Book 1 it is mentioned that it is 1850 and the second book is set only shortly after the events in book 1: Brother’s Ruin


Points this post: 30
Total Points: 295
Books Read: 21
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)


message 2071: by Laura H L (new)

Laura H L (laurah30) | 504 comments Laurah30
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.
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood Born a Crime Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah


message 2072: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments Delicious Dee

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Book Concierge's task: National Hispanic Heritage Month
Option C - Treachery in Death - set entirely in New York

Summary:
Points this Post: 20
Points overall: 570


message 2073: by Marina (new)

Marina | 428 comments Marina H

20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
Option 1 : Kvinderne på slottet by Jessica Shattuck
Letters OLD found in title

20.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy Filmfest
Option 5: The Big Four by Agatha Christie
Also published in Italian and Portuguese
First published in 1927 - claiming 1 GO ticket

30.3 - ElaineL's task: Time Flies
Option 1: Peril at End House by Agatha Christie
Letters from APRIL found in title - 287 pages
First published 1932 - claiming 1 GO ticket

Option 3: Inconceivable by Ben Elton
Task 10.6 - the author was a new author to me in 2016

Points this post: 70
Total points: 405
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 10
Tasks completed: 19


message 2074: by Sara (new)

Sara G | 907 comments Sara G

25.1 - Coralie's task: Melbourne’s Spring Holidays

Read two books with a total over 500 pages, one for each holiday, OR read one book over 500 pages, satisfying both holidays.

Holiday 1: Grand Final Parade Day
This is our newest holiday. It was first introduced in 2015.
Enjoy this holiday by reading a book first published in 2015.

The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
I read the Kindle edition. The paperback edition has 544 pages.
**The Invasion of the Tearling is a Big Book (544 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**

30.6 - Diana K's task: Fall Baking

I used this recipe Pumpkin Cream Cheese Roll.

Option A: Read a book which has an ingredient from your baked good in the title/subtitle.

The Sugar Girls: Tales of Hardship, Love and Happiness in Tate & Lyle's East End by Duncan Barrett
The recipe calls for 1 cup sugar.

Option D: Read a book whose number of pages includes the digits in the number of servings that your recipe says it makes. The order must be the same. For example, the linked recipe makes 12 servings so a book with 126 pages or 312 would both work.

Mata Hari's Last Dance by Michelle Moran
I read the Kindle edition, but the paperback has 288 pages. This recipe makes 8 servings.

Points this post: 55
Total points: 685


message 2075: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
5.3 - Oh... Craps
I read The Daughter of Time, first published in 1951.

15.6 - Rio's Harbor
I read The Ocean at the End of the Lane - word "ocean" in the title.

20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love Story
I chose option 3 and read Mrs. Fletcher by Tom Perrotta. Author initials, TP, found in
haPpily ever afTer.

25.1 - Coralie's task: Melbourne’s Spring Holidays

For my first book, I read The Sympathizer, first published in 2015. 371 pages.

For my second book, I read One Nation After Trump: A Guide for the Perplexed, the Disillusioned, the Desperate, and the Not-Yet Deported. The 1937 winner of the Melbourne Cup was called "The Trump." 352 pages.

371 + 352 = 723 pages, exceeding required minimum.

Points this post: 65
Total points: 965


message 2076: by Patricia (new)

Patricia | 680 comments 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.
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Parts of the Pachinko machine on the cover are yellow

Total Points = 140


message 2077: by Tammy AZ (new)

Tammy AZ (tammyaz) | 1209 comments 5.2 - Location, Location, Location

The Saboteur by Andrew Gross

Takes place in Norway

10.10 Countdown

The Woman From Prague by Rob Hart

Total Pages 320

25.4 I Didn't Think I Would Finish

Book 1 - The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld

The chIlD FindER

Book 2 - Sting-Ray Afternoons by Steve Rushin

30.3 Time Flies

Option 2: Off Rock by Kieran Shea

Author Initials S & K

Option 3: 10.2 from Winter Challenge Ring, Sing, Bling
Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle ending in “ing.” No variations allowed.

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson

Post Total: 70
Grand Total: 145



message 2078: by N (new)

N | 21 comments 15.10 - Thrills and Chills : Read a book with the main page genre "Horror" and/or "Thriller."

Cuckoo Song

Horror MPG: 265 users


Points
this post:15
total:95


message 2079: by Pam (new)

Pam (bluegrasspam) Bluegrass Pam

20.5 Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy Filmfest
Option #5: at least two editions on Goodreads, that are in another language than your mother language.

I listened to the audiobook. The link to the paperback is: Beartown

Published in two other languages: Björnstad (Swedish) and Бьорнстад (Russian)
English is my native language.

Points this post: 20
Total points: 145


message 2080: by Kristen (new)

Kristen (kristenia) | 1119 comments Kristen IA


30.6 - Diana K's task: Fall Baking

This is a TWO book task. The page total of your two books must be at least 500 pages.

REQUIRED: State which options you chose and provide a link to your recipe or indicate you've used the recipe linked in the task when you post.
I used the recipe linked in the task.


Option A: Read a book which has an ingredient from your baked good in the title/subtitle. "Salt"

The Salt House by Lisa Duffy - 304 pages

I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition.

Option D: Read a book whose number of pages includes the digits in the number of servings that your recipe says it makes. The order must be the same.
"12 servings"
Ό,τι βρεις, δικό σου by Stephen King - 512 pages


I listened to the audiobook (Finders Keepers) and have linked to the MMPB edition above.

*****I claim 1 BB Ticket - 512 pages*****

304 + 512 = 816 total pages


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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 400/965
Tasks Completed: 21/56
GO: 1
BB: 2


message 2081: by Bluemoon (new)

Bluemoon (bluemoon286) | 1797 comments 5.1 - ONLY NATURAL - Noah's Compass by Anne Tyler




15.3 - VICTORIA FALLS - OPTION 1

BOOK 1 - FALL - Free Fall

BOOK 2 - Sofie Metropolis by Tori Carrington





TOTAL POINTS - 760


message 2082: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer | 72 comments JENNIFER NC

Repost from message 2103

The moderator has not reviewed my post yet, but I realized I did not include the cover

10.6 - Highway Patrol
Chasing Destiny by Eric Jerome Dickey

Points Claimed this Post: 10
Total Points: 965
Golden Oldies Tickets: 7
Big Book Tickets: 8
Books Read: 75
Tasks Completed: 56

Apologies for the error! I also corrected my "total points" log. How could I forget that?! :)


message 2083: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne (perletwo) | 1586 comments perletwo



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 Required: State the page.



The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession - list page 4



Points this task: 05
Total points: 855
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 4
Books read: 63
Tasks completed: 47


message 2084: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder

Read a book of your choice
The Drug Hunters: The Improbable Quest to Discover New Medicines by Donald R. Kirsch
Points this post"5
Total points: 865


message 2085: by Cindie (last edited Nov 15, 2017 06:42PM) (new)

Cindie | 1836 comments 25.1 - Coralie's task: Melbourne’s Spring Holidays


Read two books with a total over 500 pages, one for each holiday, OR read one book over 500 pages, satisfying both holidays.

Holiday 1: Grand Final Parade Day
This is our newest holiday. It was first introduced in 2015.
Enjoy this holiday by reading a book first published in 2015. I read All Who Go Do Not Return: A Memoir. This book was published in 2015 and is 310 pages. In 1905, the horse winner was named Blue Spec

Holiday 2: Melbourne Cup Day
This is our biggest horse race in Australia.
Enjoy this holiday by reading 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. It does not have to be the complete name but the word must match exactly, no variations.
Required: Name the horse you used when you post.
I read The Mystery of the Blue Train which has 225 pages.

This book was published 1928 which makes this a *****Golden Oldie****
These pages 225+ 310+ 535
points: 230
books read: 18
tasks completed: 13
task in progress: 1
Golden Oldie: 1
pages read: 6469


message 2086: by Melanie (new)

Melanie Greene (dakimel) | 816 comments Dakimel

5.9 - Help Yourself

The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better 

15.4 - Stranger Things

1-1: The Idiot

1-2: An Artist of the Floating World

25.4 - Andy P's task: I didn't think I would finish the Summer Challenge but...

1: Lost and Found Sisters (371 pgs)

2: Lickety Split by Damon Suede (286 pgs)

30.1 - Ava Catherine's Task: Wonders of 7

2: Black Rainbow - RAINBOW] (288 pgs)

3: Love Will Always Remember by Tracey Livesay (384 pgs)

50.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Outside the box

1: Grace and the Fever

2: Shadowhouse Fall

3: The Body at the Tower (The Agency, #2) by Y.S. Lee (Big Ben Tower)

TALLY:
This post - 125 points
Total - 840


message 2087: by Christine (new)

Christine | 917 comments Christine V

20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - MegSCL's task: My own wonder of nature
Option 1: The Just City


Points this post: 20

Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 15
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 500=2, 750=1, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=4)


message 2088: by Kathy (new)

Kathy | 890 comments Readerboard Name: Kathy P
30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Wonders of 7
Option 2
Thieving Weasels Thieving Weasels by Billy Taylor
320 pages Weasels has 7 letters

Option 3
The Gift of an Ordinary Day A Mother's Memoir by Katrina Kenison The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother's MemoirKatrina Kenison
320 pages

Points this post: 30
Books this post: 2


Totals
Points: 270
BB:0
GO:1
Total Task completed: 13
Total Books read: 16


message 2089: by Kathy (new)

Kathy | 890 comments Readerboard Name: Kathy P
30.3 - ElaineL's task: Time Flies
Option 2: A Sad Goodbye…
The Book of Dahlia The Book of Dahlia by Elisa Albert
Elisa Albert
276 pages

Option 3: Hello Seasonal Reading Challenge!
Using 10.3.They're Old!
Newton's Gift How Sir Isaac Newton Unlocked the System of the World by David Berlinski Newton's Gift: How Sir Isaac Newton Unlocked the System of the World
240 pages


Points this post: 30
Books this post: 2


Totals
Points: 300
BB:0
GO:1
Total Task completed: 14
Total Books read: 18


message 2090: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11205 comments Congratulations, Sandy! Task 30.8 of the Winter Challenge is yours!


message 2091: by frugalitymom (new)

frugalitymom  (frugalitymom) 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

The Cat of the Baskervilles by Vicki Delany
Vicki Lawrence

Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 490
Total Tasks: 23
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 0


message 2092: by Lois (new)

Lois | 2632 comments 5.8 - Under the Fall Moon


A book with a word in the title from the names used by Native American tribes to describe the fall season's moons ("harvest"): The Cherry Harvest: A Novel by Lucy Sanna

Points this post: 5
Total points: 675


message 2093: by Anja (new)

Anja | 394 comments Anja

30.3 - ElaineL's task: Time Flies
Option 2: A Sad Goodbye…: Read a book by an author whose initials come from these letters: S, A, S, S, E, J, G and/or K.
Option 4: Where Has the Year Gone?: Choose a book that has been a 5 star read for you this year and read another book by that same author.

Complicated by Kristen Ashley (574 pages - claiming big book ticket)
I have read Three Wishes by Kristen Ashley in October (review found here)

POINTS:
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 610
Big Books: 500(4) 750() 1000()
Golden Oldies: 1
Tasks Completed: 33


message 2094: by Kayla (new)

Kayla Calhoun | 210 comments Kayla C.

15.3 Victoria Falls
option 1: 1 book with the word fall or water in title, 1 book written by Victoria or derivative

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

and

This Savage Song by Victoria Shwab

20.5 Bigger is Better
Option 1: read a book by Stephen King or MPG Horror

Dracula by Bram Stoker
*Claiming 1 GO ticket, Dracula first published in 1897*

25.1 Coraline's Task
Read 2 books, 500+ pages
Book 1: a book published in 2015
Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra
448 pages
published May 26, 2015

Book 2: a book including at least 4 letters from a Melbourne Cup winner's name in the title
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Hariku Murakami
188 pages
Horse- What A Nuisance, 1985 winner
word- WHAT

448 + 188 > 500

points this post: 60
total points: 645
GO: 1
BB: 3


message 2095: by Megs (new)

Megs (medicasali) | 60 comments MegD

5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
That Month in Tuscany

10.1 - Rice is Nice
The Hideaway
Set at least 50% in Louisiana

10.4 - It's a Fan Thing
The Martian
Main page genre science fiction

10.5 - I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together
Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
Season 1 Guest Star-John Davidson

10.7 - Mosi-oa-Tunya
Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality
"so-called"

10.9 - Members Only
The Toughest Indian in the World
Real-life book club (no web presence)

10.10 - Countdown
Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
326 pages

20.1 - Most Improved Player
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Option 2-page 1

20.2 - Rookie at the Top
The Demon in the Freezer
Option 3-author's first and last initials found in Happily Ever After

20.3 - Best Review
The Sign of Four
Option 1-page 2

20.4 – Golden Oldies
The Quiche of Death
Option 2-yellow quiche

20.5 - Bigger is Better
NOS4A2
Option 1-main genre horror

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter
The Roanoke Girls
Option b-author w/ first and last initials in Hispanic Heritage


Points This Post: 185
Total Points: 185
Total Books Read: 13
Tasks Completed: 13


message 2096: by Trish (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 3675 comments trishhartuk

25.5 Perletwo’s Task: Happy Returns

I went with Option 1 – Read two books for two of the options offered, with a total length of no less than 500 pages.

1. Mine is a September birthday. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in SEPTEMBER TWENTY-FIVE.

Gilt by Association, Tamar Myers (256pg)
sepTeMber twenty-five

2. I will be turning 47 this fall! Read a book with a page count that includes a 4 or a 7.

Maximum Bob, Elmore Leonard (272pg)

Total pages: 256 + 272 = 528pg

Points this Task:25
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No

Total Points: 490
Tasks Completed: 27
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book tickets: 2 (1 x 750+ = 2 tickets)


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Ann | 29 comments Ann H

15.4 - Stranger Things

The Gunslinger by Stephen King

Option 2: First letters of title found in "Stranger Things" AND first published in 80s (1982)

15.5 - Northern Lights

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

Page 7 of Popular Norse Mythology Books.

15.10 - Thrills and Chills

The Bone Thief by Jefferson Bass

Main page genre - "Thriller"

Books this post: 3
Total Books: 9
Points this post:45
Total points:155
BB Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 2


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Kevin (naughtonkp) 10.10 - Countdown

Read a book with a number of pages on Goodreads that falls between 244 and 334 inclusive.

The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made by Greg Sestero.

288 pages

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Points this post: 10
Total points: 205
Books read: 12
Tasks completed: 10
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0


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Lacy | 70 comments Lacy Susanne

5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder

Read a book of your choice.
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport

15.7 - Sea Life
Read a book with a sea creature featured on the cover.
The Clay Girl by Heather Tucker by Heather Tucker

20.6 - Seasoned Reader - SweetMelissa's task: In Memoriam
D) For this option, read a book with either the word LIFE or GOOD in the title. The word must match exactly.
My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem

Points this post: 40
Total points: 440


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Bridgit | 505 comments 5.7 - Fresh Air
Into the Wild - Page 1

10.4 - Fan Thing - Genre of Science Fiction - Battle Cruiser by B.V. Larson

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter

Option B- hispAnic heritaGe - The Last Paradise by Antonio Garrido

Points this Post: 35
Total Points; 405


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