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25.4 - Andy P's task: I didn't think I would finish the Summer Challenge but...
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Andy, same here! I suddenly realised it would be possible when I found myself reading books that fitted a couple of the tasks I was having complete mental blocks with. Hopefully this season will be a bit easier....
For book 1 do you mean you can't use a book with a subtitle even if all the letters are found just in the title?
Would this work for book 1 Love at First Bark: How Saving a Dog Can Sometimes Help You Save Yourself
QUESTION re Book 1 Directions: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.
We cannot use a book that has a subtitle at all?
OR ... We cannot use the subtitle to find the letters IDRETF?
Chris wrote: "For book 1 do you mean you can't use a book with a subtitle even if all the letters are found just in the title?"Correct, The book cannot have a subtitle even if the letters are all contained in the title.This is my personal campaign against subtitles. If an author can't hook me with the title, a lengthy subtitle just makes me mad.
Katie wrote: "Does this book work? We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families"
Yes, but do the moderators a favor and highlight or put in caps the lettters in the title
Book Concierge wrote: "QUESTION re Book 1 Directions: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.
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The book cannot have a subtitle at all.
Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "Would this work for book 1 Love at First Bark: How Saving a Dog Can Sometimes Help You Save Yourself"I think, according to SRC rules anything after the colon is a subtitle, so it can't be used.
Book Concierge wrote: "QUESTION re Book 1 Directions: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.
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You cannot use a book that has a subtitle
Cat wrote: "Andy, same here! I suddenly realised it would be possible when I found myself reading books that fitted a couple of the tasks I was having complete mental blocks with. Hopefully this season will be..."That challenge taught me to read books I wanted to read if they fit a task regardless of the fact that I might not be able to finish.
I'm amazed that so many people managed to finish the summer one, given the points total. Congratulations!!
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Sandy wrote: "Just to be clear, it appears that the subtitle prohibition only applies to book 1 - is that correct?"Yes, the focus on Book 2 is the author's initials. The title can include subtitles
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Yes, the focus on Book 2 is the author's initials. The title can include subtitles"
thanks!
The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Love at First Bark: How Saving a Dog Can Sometimes Help You Save Yourself (other topics)We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families (other topics)
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families (other topics)
Love at First Bark: How Saving a Dog Can Sometimes Help You Save Yourself (other topics)
This is a TWO book task. Chose a book which fulfills the requirements for Book 1 and another which fulfills the requirements for Book 2.
No books with the main page genre of “children’s” or “kid’s” may be used for this task.
The total number of pages in Book 1 plus Book 2 must exceed 500 pages (501+).
Book 1. The Summer Challenge was a challenge in the truest sense of the word. There were more tasks to be done, and, for me, many long books which fit the tasks that I wanted to read, which took more time. I didn't really think I would be able to do them all.
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.
Book 2. One word which adequately describes the Summer Challenge is ARDUOUS.
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.