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FALL CHALLENGE 2017
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Lacy Susanne 10.10 Countdown A book between 244 and 334 pages
The Burning Girl by Claire Messud
247 pages
Points this post: 10
Total points: 55
10.10 - CountdownRead a book with a number of pages on Goodreads that falls between 244 and 334 inclusive
Scorch has 332 pages
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Book Concierge's task: National Hispanic Heritage Month
C) The U.S. states with the highest concentrations of Hispanic residents are: Texas, Florida, California, Arizona, New Mexico, and New York. Read a book set at least 50% in one of these states. The location should be evident on the book’s main page metadata, description or genres.
Midnight Crossroad is part of the Midnight, Texas series and takes place in Texas
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 60
Kim O15.9 - Ghouls and Goblins Read a book with a title that begins with the letter "G."
Georgia: A Novel of Georgia O'Keeffe
Points this task: 15
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Cumulative Totals
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+ 0
Golden Oldies: 1
SocialPsySteph30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Wonders of 7
This is a TWO book task. Read one book from two different options. Required: Identify which options you select when you post. Page total must equal 500 pages or more. No books with the main page genre of “children’s” or “kid’s” may be used. Extraordinary things have been counted in sevens since ancient times: continents, oceans, days of the week, and wonders of the world. ‘The Seven Seas’ was an ancient idiom used to identify the oceans of the world. Also, seven has long been associated with good luck.
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.
I read The Liberal Redneck Manifesto: Draggin' Dixie Outta the Dark, LIBERAL is 7 letters. It is 352 pages long.
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.
I read America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction which is by Jon STEWARD (7 letters). This book has 228 pages. Thus my page total exceeds 500 pages.
POINTS
This post: 30
Total: 30
Siobhan30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session
I chose option 4 and 5
4. History:
Read a book with "History" or "Historical" as MPG. Genres may be stand alone or embedded.
Jackdaw by KJ Charles
5. Science:
Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in SCIENTIFIC METHOD.
Do You Want to Start a Scandal by Tessa Dare
Tessa Dare = Scientific Method
Points this post: 30
Total points: 105
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 8
LAVENDER25.6 - M1nks's task: Natural Wonders
Option 2 - 1 book option: Read a book which is set over 75% in an isolated area and apart from people.
Mardi and a Voyage Thither by Herman Melville 729 pages
The story mostly takes place in boats out in the middle of the ocean (initially a whaling ship, then a small whale boat, then canoes) or on sparsly populated islands.
They land on several isles during the course of the story. Most of these lands appear to be small settlements.
There are a few larger settlements described, but the characters don't tarry long in these places.
Approved in message 2.
I am claiming a GOLDEN OLDIE for this book, first published in 1849.
I am claiming a BIG BOOK ticket for this book that has 729 pages.
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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”) in the title of the book.
Rise of the Six by Matt Ryan Kindle edition I read
Rise of the Six Top paperback (No MMPB) 370 pages
SIX in the title.
Book 2 - Read a book written by an author with the same first or last name as Book 1's author.
Nothing New Under the Sun by J.C. Ryan Kindle edition I read
Nothing New Under the Sun Top paperback (No MMPB) 408 pages
RYAN last name of both authors.
Points this post: 55
Total Points: 55
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 3
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Ava Catherine10.1 - Rice is Nice
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of these top ten rice producing countries: China
The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices by Xinran
Xinran is a radio call-in host in China and uses her interviews with Chinese women callers as a basis for these short stories.
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - MegSCL's task: My own wonder of nature
Option 3. How will you manage?
Read a book from this listopia of novels featuring single parents: Novels Featuring Single Parents.
page 1, book #40 on list
The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton
total=240
Ava Catherine20.9 - 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.
Company of Liars by Karen Maitland
total=260
Readerboard Name: Amarie15.6 - Rio's Harbor - Read a book with the name of a natural water body in the title
Book: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 90/965
Total Tasks Completed: 7/56
Total # of Books Read: 9
Readerboard: Katie Ker5.3 - Oh... Craps
In gambling dice games throwing an 11 on the first cast is a "natural". Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains two 1’s such as 1981 or 2011.
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran
Published 2011
[Points]
This post: 5
Total: 30
Anja5.10 - Your Own 8th Wonder
Crazy B!tch by Jamie Begley
pages approved here
POINTS:
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 40
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
Tasks Completed: 3
Readerboard Name: JamminJennyTask 20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
Option 1 - Our Mutual Friend read 9/14, 3 stars
O - Our
L - mutuaL
D - frienD
initially published in 1865, claiming 1 GO ticket, Mass Market Paperback Our Mutual Friend version is 1,081 pages long, claiming 3 BB tickets
Task 30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session
1. Reading: The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook: From Cauldron Cakes to Knickerbocker Glory--More Than 150 Magical Recipes for Wizards and Non-Wizards Alike read 9/14, 4 stars
the word "book" found in "cookbook"
5. Science: Jagged Love by Nicole Simone read 9/5, 4 stars
NS in SCIENCE
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 160
Books Read: 13
Tasks Completed: 12
BB Tickets: 5
GO Tickets: 3
Post #615.1 - Climbing Everest
1) Dengeki Daisy, Vol. 13 by Kyousuke Motomi
KM in KiliManjaro
2) The Betrayal by R.L. Stine
RS in eveReSt
Points this post:15
Total Points:85
Books read:8
Tasks Done:7
Shiraloo5.6 - Michaelmas
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love Story
Ash by Malinda Lo
REQUIRED: Book is from Option 2 List -- Non Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction Fantasy Horror and Paranormal Romance -- page 1
CURRENT POST
Points: 25
BBT: 0
GO: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 30
BBT: 0
GO: 0
perletwo25.1 - Coralie's task: Melbourne’s Spring Holidays - Holiday 1: Grand Final Parade Day - Enjoy this holiday by reading a book first published in 2015.
Bryant & May and the Burning Man - first printed Dec. 15, 2015
Holiday 2: Melbourne Cup Day - 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. Required: Name the horse you used when you post.
Black Widow: Forever Red - horse: Black Knight
verified not really a comic book
Read two books with a total over 500 pages, one for each holiday
book 1 top pb ed 416 pgs + book 2 top pb ed 432 pgs = 848 pgs
Points this task: 25
Total points: 160
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 12
Tasks completed: 09
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - MegSCL's task: My own wonder of natureOption 1, a book first published in January of any year: Death Threads by Elizabeth Lynn Casey, first published January 1, 2010
Points this post: 20
Total points: 120
Task 15.10 - Thrills and Chills Read a book with the main page genre "Horror" and/or "Thriller."
HORROR
The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories (1906) by Algernon Blackwood (Paperback, 188 pages)
** The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories is a Golden Oldie, published in 1906**
00 + 15 = 15
Tasks Completed: 01
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 00 + 15 = 15
Books read: 01
Pages read: 188
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 00
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden OldiesOption 1, a book that has all the letters O L D in the title: Love Lies Bleeding by Susan Wittig Albert
Points this post: 20
Total points: 140
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love StoryI chose option 3:
Option 3: Happy Endings: For this option read a book where the author's first and last initials can be found in HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
I read Commonwealth by Ann Patchett.
Task points:20
Total task points for challenge:35
Number of books read:2
Number of tasks completed:2
Readerboard Name - LaureY
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - MegSCL's task: My own wonder of nature
2. Boy or girl?
Read a book with one of the following gender neutral pronouns in the title/subtitle: It, Its, Itself, They, Them, Their, Theirs, Themselves.
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Points this post: 20
Total points: 35
Total Books: 3
Total Tasks: 3
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Coralie5.3 Oh…Craps
Ganymede first published 2011
15.2 Opposites Attract
Baba Dunja's Last Love by Alina Bronsky
The Furthest Station by Ben Aaronovitch
15.10 Thrills and Chills
Book with main page genre ‘horror’
Slade House
This post 35 points
Total to date 35 points
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - SweetMelissa's task: In MemoriamOption D - Word LIFE or GOOD in title - Read This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance! by Jonathan Evison.
Points these task: 20
Total points: 20
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
Readerboard Name: Amarie25.5 - Happy Returns
Opt 1. - Author's initals found in (S)epte(M)ber Twenty-Fi(V)e
Book: Poison Study By: Maria V. Snyder
Opt 2. - Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
Pages: 417
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 115/965
Total Tasks Completed: 8/56
Total # of Books Read: 11
Nick KY30.5 Diane’s Lista/Lisztomania. I chose Option 2-B and read two books with the genre “Music” on the GR main page (both could be Opt. 2-A also),
Book 1. Rethinking Debussy, ed. Elliott Antokoletz. 308 pp – OK’d in message 26 of the help thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Book 2. Chronicles, Vol. 1 by Bob Dylan. 320 pp Total pp = 628 > required 500
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 125
REPOSTING....BARBARA ★
10.1 - Rice is Nice
Dragonsworn - Sherrilyn Kenyon (Louisiana) 9/9
first page
"Dreading the scene of his shapeshifting look-alike ripping the heart out of a demon on the busy streets of New Orleans underneath a closed-circuit police camera"
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 15
BARBARA ★ 20.4 - Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
Option 2: Forbidden Embers - Tessa Adams (title in yellow) 9/11
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 35
ERICA PA5.4 - Best Laid Plans: Didn't quite finish last time? Read a book that fits one of the Summer 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
Summer 2017's 5.9 - Isn’t It Romantic?: August is Romance Awareness Month. Read a book with a main page genre that includes “Romance” or “Romantic”.
I read Heat Exchange.
5.5 - September, October, November: Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 0, 1 or 9.
I read Sex Criminals, Vol. 2: Two Worlds, One Cop (128 pages).
10.2 - The Bodyguard: Read a book with a word from this list of track titles in the title or subtitle.
I read Beautiful You, with the word "You" in common with Run to You, track 4.
10.3 - 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.
I read My Lord and Spymaster.
Post Total: 30
Point Total: 30
Cindy FTask 10.1 Rice Is Nice
Set in California
16th Seduction by James Patterson
Points this post:10
Total points:15
Tasks completed:2
Books read:2
Golden Oldies:1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Andy P.Task # 15.4 - Stranger Things
One book option
Read a book where the beginning letter of each word in the title can be found in STRANGER THINGS. and first published in the 1980s (1980-1989, inclusive)
by Stephen KingSTRANGER THINGS
first published June 10, 1983
Points this post: 15
Total points: 80
VAL TX20.3 - Best Review - Sam M's task: The Secret History - choose from one of the following options, and read ONE book.
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.
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Book found on page 6 of listopia.
This post:
Points - 20
Total:
Points - 100
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love StoryOption 3: Happy Endings
For this option read a book where the author's first and last initials can be found in HAPPILY EVER AFTER. Middle initials should be ignored. If the book has multiple authors, only one author's initials must be found in the phrase for the book to qualify for the task.
I read Why?: Explaining the Holocaust by Peter Hayes. His initials "P" and "H" are found in the phrase HaPpily ever after.
points: 60
books read: 4
tasks completed: 3
tasks in progress: 1
pages read: 1534
Readerboard Name - LaureY5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE location of a natural wonder: Alaska, USA; Arizona, USA; Australia; Brazil; Canada; China; Denmark; Finland; Greenland; Iceland; Mexico; Nepal; Norway; Russia; Scotland; Sweden; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin
Locale: Edinburgh - Scotland
Points this post: 5
Total points: 40
Total Books: 4
Total Tasks: 4
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name: Nicola TTask: 5.5 - September, October, November
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 0, 1 or 9.
I read DC Comics: Bombshells Vol. 4: Queens. This book is 200 pages long.
Points this post: 5
Fall 2017:
Points Overall:60
Tasks Completed:5
Books Read: 5
perletwo15.10 - Thrills and Chills - Read a book with the main page genre "Horror" and/or "Thriller."
Horrorstör
Points this task: 15
Total points: 175
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 13
Tasks completed: 10
PegW30.3 - ElaineL's task: Time Flies - Choose two tasks from the choices below and: (A) Read two books with a total of over 500 pages that fit two different task
Option 1 - Read a book with ALL of the letters from the month of APRIL found in the title
A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn 352 pages
Option 4 - Choose a book that has been a 5 star read for you this year and read another book by that same author.
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil Gaiman 310 pages
Based of my 5 star read of American Gods by Neil Gaiman
352 + 310 = 662 total pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 90
Tasks completed: 5
5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE location of a natural wonder: Canada
Anne of Avonlea
AR info: IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 16.0
Golden Oldie: published 1909
Points this post: 5
Total points: 30
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 1
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE location of a natural wonder: Canada
Anne of Avonlea
AR info: IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 16.0
Golden Oldie: published 1909
Points this post: 5
Total points: 30
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 1
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM 5.5 - September, October, November
I read Train Dreams by Denis Johnson (116 pages).
25.5 - Perletwo's task: HAPPY RETURNS
I chose Options 1 and 2.
Option 1: I read The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel (paperback), 224p. M and F are in SEPTEMBER TWENTY-FIVE.
Option 2: I read Sip by Brian Allen Carr, 304p.
224+304=528p.
Previous point total: 0
New points this post: 5+25
Total points: 30
New tasks completed in this post: 2
Total tasks: 2
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
PegW10.6 - Highway Patrol
Read a book with a motorcycle (a two-wheeled vehicle that is powered by a motor and has no pedals) on the cover.
On the Move: A Life by Oliver Sacks
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy Filmfest
Choose one option and read a book that fits the requirements.
Option 4: For this option read a book of short stories. The book should include at least 9 different stories
Stone Mattress: Nine Wicked Tales by Margaret Atwood
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 120
Tasks completed: 7
Oma122925.5 - Perletwo's task: HAPPY RETURNS
I chose Options #1 and #2
Option #1-Read a book whose author's initials can be found in SEPTEMBER TWENTY-FIVE.
Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild-233 pages
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9.0
Option #2-I will be turning 47 this fall! Read a book with a page count that includes a 4 or a 7.
QB VII by Leon Uris-464 pages
Total Points-55/965
Total Tasks- 4/56
Total Golden Oldie Books-(8
Total Big Books-500+(), 750+(),1000+()
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Oma122925.2 - Nick KY's task: Schmoop the Dude
I chose Options #1 and #2
Option #1- Read a book written by one woman that was first published since 1998 (inclusive)
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki-422 pages
Option #2-Option 2. Color Me Cool. Read a book that fits SRC guidelines from one of these listopias:
Graphic Novels that are Quality
Best Manga Art
The Little Prince by Joann Sfar
This book is #516 on the Graphic Novels that are Quality
Total Points-80/965
Total Tasks- 6/56
Total Golden Oldie Books-(8
Total Big Books-500+(), 750+(),1000+()
Julia10315.10 - Thrills and Chills
Prelude to Terror (MPG Thriller)
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - MegSCL's task: My own wonder of nature
A Scone to Die for (published January 2016)
This post: 35 points
Total points: 105
Total BB: 0
Total GO:0
Tasks completed: 5
Diana K.Task 5.4 Best Laid Plans. Read a book that fits one of the Summer 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
The Devouring Dragon: How China's Rise Threatens Our Natural World Fits Task 15.9/
Task 10.8 Best Original Novel. Read a book that has made the list for the Booker prize from this list: Man Booker Prize Winners and Nominees
Days Without End on page 2
Task 20.2 Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love Story
Option 3 Author's initials in haPPily ever after
My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues by Pamela Paul
Task 20.10 The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History My review is in post 5.
Task 30.1 Ava Catherine’s task: Wonders of 7
Option 1: Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in the word SEVEN
A History of the United States in Five Crashes: Stock Market Meltdowns That Defined a Nation by Scott Nations
Option 2: Read a book with 7 letters in one of the words in the title.
Another Brooklyn
Points this post: 85
Total points: 150
Readerboard Name: Nicola TTask:30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session
Choose two different subjects and read 1 book for each.
I read 2. Writing: Read a book that has at least 2 words written in cursive on the cover.
(approved in message 19 of help thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
and
5. Science: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in SCIENTIFIC METHOD. The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B by Teresa Toten : SCIENTIFIC METHOD
Points this post: 30
Fall 2017:
Points Overall:90
Tasks Completed:6
Books Read: 7
Task 30.7 TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session Option 4, History: i read Commonwealth, which has historical fiction as a main page genre.
Option 5, Science: i read TransAtlantic by Colum McCann.... C and M in sCientific Method
20.6 Seasoned Reader - SweetMelissa's task: In MemoriamOption D: read a book with either the word LIFE or GOOD in the title
Life Before Man by Margaret Atwood
Points
This task: 20
Total: 20
Creynard5.1 - Only Natural
Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian
Author initials = L.A. nAturaL
5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Bedding the Highlander by Sabrina York
Set in Scotland.
10.2 - The Bodyguard
Dare to Run by Jen McLaughlin
"Run" ismy word, from the title "Run to You".
10.10 - Countdown
Put a Ring On Itby Beth Kendrick
GR page count = 283.
15.2 - Opposites Attract
book 1: Love Hacked by Penny Reid
Author's initials = P.R.
book 2: Pryor Convictions: and Other Life Sentences by Richard Pryor
Author's initials = R.P.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Book Concierge's task: National Hispanic Heritage Month
Making Faces by Amy Harmon
Author's initials = A.H. hispAnic Heritage.
Points this post: 65
Total points: 75
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Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 11
Nick KY10.2 The Bodyguard I read What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life by Tim Conway. Title word “Funny,” in fact the entire title phrase “What’s So Funny,” is also in the track title “What’s So Funny ‘bout Peace, Love, and Understanding?”
10.7 Mosi-Oa-Tunya. I read Murder Buys a T-shirt by Christy Fifield, with a hyphenated word in the title.
20.4 Loafer’s Golden Oldies Option 2. Yellow Lettering for the title. I read Murder Hooks a Mermaid by Christy Fifield.
Points This Post: 40
Total Points So Far: 165
Anja5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book from task 5.3 in Summer Challenge (Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains a 6 such as 1968, 1976 or 2016.)
Juked by M.E. Carter (published in 2016)
POINTS:
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 45
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
Tasks Completed: 4
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Task # 10.4 - It's a Fan Thing
Read a book with a main page genre that contains "Science Fiction"
Science Fiction on mp (735 users)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 65