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FALL CHALLENGE 2017
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15.6 - Rio's HarborRead a book with the name of a natural water body found on The Glossary of Bodies of Water list in the title/subtitle.
The Lake District Murder by John Bude
(LAKE)
*This book is a GOLDEN OLDIE (first published 1935)*
Points this post: 15
TOTAL POINTS: 395
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets: 3 (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 17
Total books read: 24
PAULA S5.1 Author initials in NATURAL
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Vol. 3 av Naoko Takeuchi author initials NaTural5.2 set 50% in location of a natural wonder:
Set in Canada
Alla mina vänner är superhjältar by Andrew Kaufman5.5 the number of pages includes the number 0, 1 or 9.
En dos stryknin by Agatha Christie188 pages
5.9 genre “Self Help”
Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives
5.10 Book of choice
Smothered in Lies by Holly PlumI read the Kindle Edition, here is the Paperback Smothered in Lies
PAULA S10.1 Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of these top ten rice producing countries
A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo IshiguroThe story is set at least 50% in Japan
10.6 motorcycle on the cover
I read the Kindle ebook, the paperback is here A Cutthroat Business
10.7 hyphenated word in the title or subtitle.
Katherine-teorin by John Green
10.9 Book for any of your OTHER Goodreads groups or your "Real Life" reading groups
Vem var den skyldige? by Agatha Christie.This is the Swedish translation of The Murder on the Links that was the group read for November in the Agatha Christie Lovers Group that I am a member of.
10.10 pages on Goodreads that falls between 244 and 334 inclusive.
Witch Chocolate Bites by H.Y. HannaI read the Kindle Edition, the paperback has 280 pages Witch Chocolate Bites, which is between 244 and 334 pages.
PAULA S15.7 sea creature featured on the cover or sea creature features prominently in the plot.
Twisted Threads by Lea WaitThere is an embroidered lobster on a pillow in the sofa. It has been approved in the help thread.
I read the ebook, the Mass Market Paperback is here: Twisted Threads
15.10 main page genre "Horror"
Den viskande dödskallen by Jonathan StroudI didn't see mpg Children or Middle Grade, but in case it shows up: IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 16.0
PAULA S20.1 op2. 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.
Still Life with Murder by P.B. RyanI read the Kindle Edition, the most popular Mass Market Paperback has 254 pages Dunkel wie die Spur des Todes)
I have never read this book or any book in this series before. I found the book as #187 on page 2 of the list.
20.2 op1. set before 1900
by Carol K. CarrThe story is set in 1876
20.3 optin 1. from list Best literary mysteries
Den blinde mördaren by Margaret AtwoodThis is the Swedish translation of The Blind Assassin found as no.75 on the 1st page of the list
20.4 op1. letters O L D in title
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienO in lOrd
L in Lord
D in lorD
20.5 op1. mpg Horror
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyI read the Project Gutenberg EPUB, the Mass Market Paperback has 212 pages Frankenstein
20.6 option B. from list Memoirs of grief
H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald20.7 option B. author initials HISPANIC HERITAGE
Killer Salsa by Holly Plum initials HP in HisPanic heritageI read the Kindle edition, the paperback has 184 pages (Killer Salsa)
20.8 option 2: Read a book with one of the following gender neutral pronouns in the title/subtitle: It, Its, Itself, They, Them, Their, Theirs, Themselves. The word must match exactly, no variations.
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silveragender neutral pronoun found: They
20.10 Group read
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth KolbertMy post about the book is here
loafer30.5 - Diane's Task: Listamania/Lisztomania
Option 1: Listamania. Read two books found on one of the following book lists.
list: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
Silas Marner by George Eliot on page 3 - #252
mmpb: Silas Marner 208 pages
first published in 1861 - claiming "golden oldie"
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy on page 2 - #115
mmpb: Il dio delle piccole cose 360 pages
208 + 360 > 500 pages
total: 620
BB: 9
GO: 7
tasks completed: 35
PAULA S30.1 2 books, >500 pgs
Option 2: 7 letters in one of the words in the title.
The word is THREADS
Threads of Evidence by Lea WaitI read the ebook, the paperback has 304 pages, Threads of Evidence)
Option 3: single author who has 7 letters in his/her last name.
Last name BUCKLEY
The Big Chili by Julia Buckley 304 pages304 pages + 304 pages > 500 pages
30.5 >500 pgs, two books from a single option
Option 1: Listamania - 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
Legend by David Gemmell, 345 pages, #614 page 7
She by H. Rider Haggard, 317 pages, #539 page 6345+317 > 500
50.1: 3 books, different options
op1: no letters B-O-X in title and subtitle
Att välja Glädje
op2: mgp Fantasy
A Scandal in Battersea by Mercedes Lackeyop3: inanimate, non-living, object to large for box on the cover
Starboard Secrets by Hope CallaghanI read the Kindle Edition, the paperback has 278 pages Starboard Secrets)
The cruise ship on the cover is too large to fit in a box
10.9 - Members OnlyThree Dark Crowns – November group read in my group “The Perks of Being a Book Addict”
I read the kindle edition. The most popular paperback edition has 421 pages.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 535
Anja10.2 - The Bodyguard
Read a book with a word from this list of track titles in the title or subtitle.
"I Will Always Love You" - Make Me Love You by Johanna Lindsey
POINTS:
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 695
Big Books: 500(4) 750() 1000()
Golden Oldies: 1
Tasks Completed: 39
Oma122910.8 - Best Original Novel
The winner of Booker prize is announced at a ceremony that takes place in London in October. Read a book that has made the list for the Booker prize from this list: Man Booker Prize Winners and Nominees
The award listing must appear on the Goodreads book page.
When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
Total Points-330/965
Total Tasks- 21/56
Total Golden Oldie Books-(2)
Total Big Books-500+(1), 750+(),1000+()
Oma122920.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
I chose Option #1
1. Read a book that has all the letters O L D in the title. The letters need not be consecutive, rather just need to each be present somewhere in the title. Subtitles are excluded.
Wandering Harlot, The by Iny Lorentz
"O" and "L" are found in Harlot
"D" is found in Wandering
Total Points-350/965
Total Tasks- 22/56
Total Golden Oldie Books-(2)
Total Big Books-500+(1), 750+(),1000+()
Oma122915.1 - Climbing Everest
Kilimanjaro
Puncak Jaya are the two peaks that I used.
Conquer two of the seven summits by reading TWO books by two different authors.
Kilimanjaro
Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
Puncak Jaya
Irish Red by Jim Kjelgaard
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 7.0
Total Points-365/965
Total Tasks- 23/56
Total Golden Oldie Books-(2)
Total Big Books-500+(1), 750+(),1000+()
Oma122910.2 - The Bodyguard
Read a book with a word from this list of track titles in the title or subtitle.
The words the, to, of, a, and, in may not be used. Words must match exactly.
The track song is 'I Will Always Love You'.
To Be Where You Are by Jan Karon
Total Points-375/965
Total Tasks- 24/56
Total Golden Oldie Books-(2)
Total Big Books-500+(1), 750+(),1000+()
Oma122930.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Wonders of 7
I have chosen Options #1 and # 3
Option 1: Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in the word SEVEN. Middle name initials may be ignored. Letters may only be used as often as they appear. Spaces determine name.
Sisters One, Two, Three by Nancy Star-354 pages
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.
This Doesn't Happen In The Movies by Renee Pawlish-371 pages
Total Points-405/965
Total Tasks- 25/56
Total Golden Oldie Books-(2)
Total Big Books-500+(1), 750+(),1000+()
Coralie5.4 Best Laid Plans
Using 15.3 from the winter challenge – book fits both options – author’s initials J W
The Philosopher Kings by Jo Walton
15.3 Victoria Falls
Book with ‘Water’ in title
The Waters Rising
Book by author with name related to Victoria
The Changeling by Victor LaValle
This post 20 points
Total to date 675 points
50.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Outside the boxOption 1: Read a book that does NOT contain the letters B - O - X in the title or subtitle.
Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens
1 x Golden Oldies Tix (pub. 1844)
2 x Bigger is Better Tix (960 pages)
Option 2:So read a book with a main page genre of Fantasy. The genre can be standalone or embedded.
The Beast's Heart by Leife Shallcross
ARC received from publisher
Option 3: Read a book with an inanimate, non-living, object on the cover that does NOT come in a box. It must be something that cannot be put in a box.
The Vicious Vet (Agatha Raisin #2) by M.C. Beaton
-a village (a set of buildings)Total this Post: 50
Golden Oldies: 7
Bigger is Better: 8
Season Total: 830
Readerboard name: witchygal20.2 - Rookie at the Top
Option 3- For this option read a book where the author's first and last initials can be found in HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
I read Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb. Authors initials can be found in target phrase (RH) = Happily eveR after.
I am claiming two Big Book tickets as this book has 752 pages.
Points: 20
Big Book: Yes (2)
Golden Oldie: No
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30.7 - TessaVanessa's task
Option 4- History: Read a book with "History" or "Historical" as MPG. Genres may be stand alone or embedded.
I read Atonement by Ian McEwan. It has a MPG of Historical> Historical Fiction shelved this way by 3034 users. It also has a MPG of Historical shelved this way by 706 users.
Option 5. Science: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in SCIENTIFIC METHOD.
I read Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny by Holly Madison.
Authors initials (HM) can be found in the target phrase = scientific MetHod.
Points: 30
Big Book: No
Golden Oldie: No
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50.1 – Schatzie’s Task
Option 1: Read a book that does NOT contain the letters B - O - X in the title or subtitle.
I read The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton. The title does not contain the letter B, O or X.
I am claiming ONE Big Book Ticket as it has 592 pages.
Option 2 - Read a book with a main page genre of Fantasy. The genre can be standalone or embedded.
I read The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. It has a MPG of Fantasy shelved by 12,063 users.
I am claiming ONE Big Book ticket as it has 502 pages.
Option 3 -Read a book with an inanimate, non-living, object on the cover that does NOT come in a box.
I read
by Philippa Gregory. There is a picture of Bath mansions in the background of the picture which would not fit in a box. I am claiming ONE Big Book ticket as it has 640 pages.
Points: 50
Big Book: Yes (3)
Golden Oldie: No
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Stats of this post
Books read: 6
Points: 100
Big Book: 5
Golden Oldie: 0
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Total points and stats for Fall 2017 Reading Challenge
Books read: 19
Points: 335
Big Book: 8
Golden Oldie: 1
Bookwrm526Task #25.5 - Happy Returns
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in SEPTEMBERTWENTYFIVE. I read The Dire King by William Ritter (352pp).
Option 2: Read a book with a page count that includes a 4 or a 7. I read Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond (418pp).
352+418=770pp
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Task #30.7 - Class Is In Session
Option 4: Read a book with History or Historical as a main page genre (can be imbedded). I read Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.
Option 5: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in SCIENTIFICMETHOD. I read First Love by Ivan Turgenev.
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Points this post: 55
Total points so far: 500
Task 20.8 - 1.When are you due?
January 2018 - to celebrate January babies read a book first published in January of any year.
The Rosie Project (Don Tillman #1) (2013) by Graeme Simsion (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 297 pages)
340 + 20 = 360
Tasks Completed: 18
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 340 + 20 = 360
Books read: 25
Pages read: 7,201
Read but not claimed: 06
Goodreads Authors: 11
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
BARBARA ★ 25.4 - Andy P's task: I didn't think I would finish the Summer Challenge but...
Book 1: Strong, Sleek and Sinful - Lorie O'Clare 11/4
I in sInful
D in anD
R in stRong
E in slEek
T in sTrong
F in sinFul
Book 2: Lady of Devices - Shelley Adina (ArduouS) 11/23
total pages: book 1 (416 pages) + book 2 (259 pages) = 675 pages > 500 pages
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 455
Readerboard Name: McCathy5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
Promises in Death by JD Robb
Free choice!
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10.2 - The Bodyguard
Read a book with a word from this list of track titles in the title or subtitle.
Simply Love by Mary Balogh
Love in title
Track 1 - I Will Always LOVE You
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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.
Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge
SAMHAIN in SHAdows, MAps aNd other ancIent magic
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Points this post: 35
Total Points: 700
5.10 - YOUR OWN EIGHTH WONDER - Home and Away: A World War II Christmas Story15.4 - STRANGER THINGS - Gabriel's Angel first published in 1989.
TOTAL POINTS - 930
Pamela326520.3 - Best Review - Sam M's task: The Secret History
Option 3: Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens – W in tWist; icked in DICKEns
Big Book - 608 pages
Golden Oldie - First published in 1838
25.5 - Perletwo's task: HAPPY RETURNS
Option 1: The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
Golden Oldie - Originally published in 1925
Option 2: Twin Peril by Susannah Carlton – 224 pages
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 465
Golden Oldie books this post: 2
Total Golden Oldie books: 3
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
Big Books - 500+: 4
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
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 Highland Fling Murders
The HIghland Fling Murders
Book 2 Read a book written by a single author whose complete initials are found in ARDUOUS
Miss Kopp's Midnight Confessions by Amy Stewart
Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 570
Total Tasks: 27
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 0
By Peakles10.1 - Rice is Nice
Book set 50% in CHINA
The Leavers by Lisa Ko
15.9 - Ghouls and Goblins
Title begins with "G"
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
Option 1 - All letters O L D in title.
The Hitchhiker's GuiDe tO the GaLaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Book Concierge's task: National Hispanic Heritage Month
Option (A) Book set 50% in SPAIN.
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
487 pages
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - MegSCL's task: My own wonder of nature
Option 2 - Book with "THEY" in title.
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lauren Jodi's task: Morbid Nursery Rhymes
Option 1 - Book with a bridge on the cover.
by William Kent KruegerPoints this post: 105
Total points: 270
Sara ITA5.5 - September, October, November
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 0, 1 or 9.
Maigret e la vecchia signora (Maigret and the Old Lady) by Georges Simenon
The edition I read has 156 pages
** Maigret e la vecchia signora is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1949). Claiming 1 GO ticket. **
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15.10 - Thrills and Chills
Read a book with the main page genre "Horror" and/or "Thriller."
Il fantasma dell'Opera (The Phantom of the Opera) by Gaston Leroux
Horror as MPG
* Il fantasma dell'Opera is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1909). Claiming 1 GO ticket. *
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20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love Story
Option 3: Happy Endings — Read a book where the author's first and last initials can be found in HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
Lui è tornato (Look Who's Back) by Timur Vermes
Author's initials in EVER AFTER
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20.3 - Best Review - Sam M's task: The Secret History
Option 1: read any book found on the Best Literary Mysteries Listopia.
Poirot a Styles Court (The Mysterious Affair at Styles) by Agatha Christie
Book is #221 on the list, page 3
I listened to the audiobook / MMP: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (198 pages)
* Poirot a Styles Court is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1920). Claiming 1 GO ticket. *
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Points this Post: 60
Total Points: 265
BB Tickets: 3
GO Tickets: 4
Lisa K20.6 - Seasoned Reader - SweetMelissa's task: In Memoriam
Option D: For this option, read a book with either the word LIFE or GOOD in the title.
Life After Dark: A History of British Nightclubs & Music Venues
Points this post : 20
Total points so far : 365
Books read: 28
Tasks completed: 17
FANDURY20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
Option 1: Read a book that has all the letters O L D in the title.
They All Fall Down by Tammy Cohen
All letters of OLD are in the title: they all falL DOwn
Point this post: 20
Total Points: 390
Books Read: 27
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
perletwo15.3 - Victoria Falls - Option 1: Book 1: Read a book with the word "water" or "fall" intact in the title/subtitle/series name.
The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri - I read it in this omnibus edition:
Death in Sicily: The First Three Novels in the Inspector Montalbano Series--The Shape of Water; The Terra-Cotta Dog; The Snack Thief
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.
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Points this task: 15
Total points: 900
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 5
Books read: 69
Tasks completed: 52
Sara G25.1 - Coralie's task: Melbourne’s Spring 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 most shelved paperback here has 544 pages.
**Invasion of the Tearling is a Big Book (544 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
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.
A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain by Marc Morris
King Ingoda won the Melbourne Cup in 1922.
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.
My Enemy, the Queen by Victoria Holt
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.
Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
Points this post: 55
Total points: 715
Kayla C30.8 CORRECTION
Option 1
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
pages 444
and
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
pages 188
444 + 188= 632 pages
total points: 705
Kayla C15.2 Opposites Attract
Read 2 books in which the author's initials are opposite
Heartless by Marissa Meyer
and
How We Eat with Our Eyes and Think with Our Stomachs: The Hidden Influences That Shape Your Eating Habits by Melanie Mulh
MM and MM
points this post: 15
total points 720
Peg W20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season and participate in the discussion.
I read The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History and participated in message # 27 in the group discussion.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 230
Tasks completed: 13
Cindy FTask 20.7 National Hispanic Heritage Month
Option C: Book set in New York state
Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
Points this post:20
Total points:375
Tasks completed:22
Books read:29
Golden Oldies:1
Big Books:500+(4)750+(1)1000+(0)
Emsreviewsbooks5.5 - September, October, November
I read a publisher's advance copy of The Secret of Flirting by Sabrina Jeffries. It has 416 pages.
10.9 - Members Only
I read All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. It is a group read for the Madison Library District Ultimate Reading Challenge.
50.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Outside the box
Option 1: I read Dawn Study by Maria V. Snyder.
Option 3: I read
by Tricia Goyer. There is a large building on the cover that does not come in a box and cannot be put into a box.Option 5: I read Beyond All Dreams by Elizabeth Camden. E and C appear in science fiction.
This post: 65
Total: 270
Read: 20
Finished: 13
Cindy C.Task 5.4-Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Summer 2017 tasks. My book fits task 5.1-a book whose author's initials are found in the word medieval. My author's initials are D.L.
Why We Don't Suck
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Task 5.5-September, October, November
Read a book with the number of pages containing 0, 1, or 9. My book has 169 pages.
Death of a Myth
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Task 5.10-Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your own choice.
Wild Beauty
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Task 20.2-Rookie at the Top-Siobhan's task: It's a Love Story
Option 3: Read a book where the author's initials can be found in happily ever after. My author's initials are A.F.
**I was sent an ARC from Flatiron Books, the publisher.**
Sometimes I Lie
Points this post: 35
Total points: 280
Total tasks: 14
Big Book tickets: 3
5.8 - Under the Fall MoonWord: Blood
A Fountain Filled with Blood by Julia Spencer-Fleming
+5 Points
10.3 - No Blindfold
spies in title
Palace of Spies by Sarah Zettel
+10 Points
10.6 - Highway Patrol
Bird's eye view of motorcycle:
Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin+10 Points
15.9 - Ghouls and Goblins
The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
+15 Points
30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Wonders of 7
500 Pages: 112 + 489 = 601 Pages
Option 2: Read a book with 7 letters in one of the words in the title. (No subtitles allowed). Only letters count. Hyphens, apostrophes, diacritical marks, and other punctuation should be ignored.
Carried
Carried Away on the Crest of a Wave by David Yee, 112 pages
Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, 489 Pages
+30 Points
30.2 - MAZZA1’S Task: Six Degrees of Separation
666 Pages: 239 + 456 = 695 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. 4.03 Ratings confirmed message 55
Pump Six and Other Stories by Paolo Bacigalupi, 239 Pages
Book 2:
C) Read a book with a rating separated by no more than 0.3 in either direction from Book 1's rating. 3.97
Night Soldiers by Alan Furst, 456 Pages
+30 Points
Points this Post: 100
Grand Total: 685
Task 5.10 - Your own 8th wonder Read a book of your choice.
Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers
Task 10.10 - Countdown
Read a book with a GR page count between 244 and 334 inclusive.
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers (this is the edition I read, it has 252 pages on GR).
Task 15.9 - Ghouls and Goblins
Read a book with a title that begins with the letter G.
Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers
Points this post : 30
Total points : 90
Books read : 8
Tasks completed : 7
DebraJean20.6 - Seasoned Reader
For Option C I read The Dark Tower, which has roses on the cover. I'm also claiming 2 BB tickets for this book that has 1050 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 255
Big Book tickets: 7
Golden Oldies tickets: 4
Katrina H5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book fitting one of the Summer 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks. Not Tasks 5.4 or 5.10
I picked task 5.6 - Find Wisdom: a book with the name Sophia or a related name found in the title, subtitle or author's name.
I read: The Black Sheep by Sophie McKenzie.
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15.2 - Opposites Attract
Read TWO books in which the authors' first and last initials are swapped.
I read: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain and Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I by Charles Spencer.
So - Susan Cain (SC) and Charles Spencer (CS).
Points
Points this post: 20
Total points: 95
Maddie O.5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of your choice.
I read The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 5: Imperial Phase I.
15.6 - Rio's Harbor
Read a book with the name of a natural water body in the title/subtitle.
I read Frenchman's Creek. Creek is on the bodies of water list.
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.
I read
. Queen has three consecutive vowels.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.
I read
. Wyrd has a Y as the only vowel.30.8 - Brooke TX's task: Stacks on Stacks on Stacks
Option A: Tor.com
Book 1: Read a book published by Tor, Tor.com, or Tor Teen.
I read Infomocracy.
Book 2: Read a book with a spaceship on the cover.
I read
.Points this post: 80
Points total: 620
15.2 - Opposites AttractBook 1: Red Sister by Mark Lawrence
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 500 pages.
I would like to claim one big book ticket.
Book 2: Rule Breaker by Lily Morton
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 255 pages.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 550
Big Book tickets: 4
30.8 Brooke TX's task: Stacks on Stacks on StacksOption A: Tor.com
Book 1: Old Man's War (351 pages)
Book 2: The Ghost Brigades
(spaceship on cover) (347 pages)351+347 = 698 total pages
ANGIE CA10.5 - I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together
Book: Debt Inheritance by Pepper Winters
Notes: Guest star Jonathan Winters.
25.7 - Sandy's task: More is Better
Book 1: Rules of Negotiation by Inara Scott
Notes: Rules is a regular plural. Paperback is 218 pages.
Book 2: City of Saints & Thieves by Natalie C. Anderson
Notes: Thieves is an irregular plural. 401 pages.
This Post: 35
Points to Date: 525
Readerboard name: DAIRE5.9 MPG Self Help
Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Malone Scott
5.10 Book of choice
The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by Dalai Lama XIV
15.7 Underwater creature on cover
by Gay Hendricks30.1
Option 1 - Author whose initials are in SEVEN
Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw
Option 2 - 7 letters in one word of title
Los grandes hombres también hablan de amor by Ursula Doyle
Points this post: 55
Total Points: 120
Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 7
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.17: Rice is nice: Imperfect Strangers by Lea O'Harra. The book is set entirely in the top-10 rice producing country of Japan. Japan is mentioned in the first sentence on the GR page.
Task 20.10: Group reads: The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert. My comments are posted in thread #28 in the discussion.
Totals this posting:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Cumulative Totals:
Points: 260
Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 11
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Anna K30.7 TessaVanessa’s Task: Class is in session
2 “subjects”/options, 1 book each
Subject/Option 1 - Reading - Read a book with the word BOOK intact in title
Book Lust to Go: Recommended Reading for Travelers, Vagabonds, and Dreamers, by Nancy Pearl
Subject/Option 4 - History - Read a book with history as a main page genre
The Astronaut Wives Club, by Lilly Koppel
50.1 Schatzie’s Task: Outside the box
3 books
Option 1 - a book where the letters b, o, and x do not appear in the title
The Princess Diarist, by Carrie Fisher
Option 4 - a book with a main page genre of science
Lab Girl, by Hope Jahren
Option 5 - a book where all of the authors initials can be found in “SCIENCE FICTION”
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital, by Sheri Fink (S in Sheri for S in Science, F in Fink for F in Fiction)
Points this post: 80
Total points this challenge: 200
Cait S5.3- Oh... Craps
Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains two 1’s such as 1981 or 2011.
Finding Jack by Gareth Crocker
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 250
Task 30.1 – Ava Catherine – Wonders of 7REQUIRED: 500+ total pages: 290 + 232 = 522 p
Option 2 – 7-letter word in title: MURDERS
The Xibalba Murders - 290 p
Option 3 – By a single author with a 7-letter last name: KLEYPAS
Lisa Kleypas / Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor: A Novel
I listened to the audio / MMP: Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor – 232 p
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 465 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 4
Big Books Read: (4) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (1) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 7
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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 most shelved paperback here has 544 pages.
**Invasion of the Tearling is a Big Book (544 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
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.
A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain by Marc Morris
King Ingoda won the Melbourne Cup in 1922.
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.
My Enemy, the Queen by Victoria Holt
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.
Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
Points this post: 55
Total points: 715