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WINTER CHALLENGE 2017
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loafer15.5 - New Beginnings
Read a book by a new-to-you author.
The End of the Affair by Graham Greene
This is the first time I have read Graham Greene
points: 15
total: 155
BB: 2
GO: 3
tasks completed: 11
SweetMelissa15.8 - World Animal Day
All Creatures Great and Small, James Herriot, 552 pgs 1 BBT, 12/8/17
Required: found on page 1
15.9 - Let's Party!
The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein, 12/13/17
Required: found on page 2
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Shiraloo's Task: Coins for Christmas
The Identicals, Elin Hilderbrand, 432 pages, 12/17/17
Required:
fits the Southern category with a beach on the cover, page number includes 3220.9 - Moderators' Pet - Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Bringing Pets and People Together
Option 1: The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern, 512 pages, 1 BBT, 12/15/17
Required: found on page 1
30.2 - Mazza1's Task: Prolific Pensmiths
Book 1: The Murder at the Vicarage, Agatha Christie, published 1930, 1 GO, 285 pgs, 12/11/17
Book 2: Crooked House, Agatha Christie, published 1949, 1 GO, 302 pgs, 12/11/17
30.11 Andy P's Task: Is There a Pattern Here?
Book 1: The Couple Next Door, Shari Lapena, 308 pgs, 12/6/17 (Lapena)
Book 2: Before the Fall, Noah Hawley, 416 pgs, 12/10/17 (Before)
Required: 308 + 416 = 724 pages total
Points: 130
BBT: 2
GO: 2
Total points: 130
Total BBT: 2
Total GO: 2
HINA30.11 Andy P's Task: Is There a Pattern Here? -
Book 1: Conviction by Nicole Edwards.
Author's first name: Nicole (c/v/c/v/c/v).
Book 2: Beware of Doug (Guys & Dogs, #2) by Elaine Fox.
Word from the title: Beware (c/v/c/v/c/v).
384 pages (pb) + 394 pages (pb) = 778 total pages.
Current post:
Points: 30
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 150
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Readerboard name: Rebecca OH20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Barbara ★'s Task: Animal Lover's Unite
Option 4 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
AcrobaT
Points this post: 20
Total points: 145
Nick KY10.1 What a Zoo I read Hunting Party by Elizabeth Moon, “ZOO” in the author’s name: eliZabeth mOOn.
20.10 Group Read I read the winner of the Family Saga category, The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende. My comment is # 6 in the thread. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 180
Andy P.Task # 10.5 - Best Books
Read one of the Best Books of the Month for December, January, or February of any year.
American Dervish by Ayad Akhtar best book January 2012
Points this post: 10
Total points: 125
Siobhan30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Mad Max; My Heart
I chose option 2 and option 3
Option 2: Schnauzer
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in the the word SCHNAUZER
It Takes Two to Tumble by Cat Sebastian
(MMP 304 pages)
Cat Sebastian = Schnauzer
Option 3: Work
read a book with the main page genre mystery, detective, crime, or thriller.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
(MMP 256 pages)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd was first published in 1926 so qualifies for 1 Golden Oldie ticket
It Takes Two to Tumble = 304 pages
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd = 256 pages
Together = 560 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 225
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 17
20.3 - Best Review - Ed's Task: Titles and SuffixesCalling Major Tom by David Barnett
Points this post: 20
Points in total: 85
Tasks completed: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
Phantomswife5.7 - Power Pets
Read a book with a number of pages* that includes at least 2 different digits from 1235.
The Story of the Other Wise Man
has 112 Pages.
10.6 - Who's Up For a Challenge?
Read a book that fits into ANOTHER Goodreads challenge group's challenge. You MUST be a member of the challenge group and provide a link to your challenge tracking thread.
The Death of the Heart
I completed this book for a challenge found here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
10.10 - Goin' on a Safari
Read a book with the main page genre "Travel."
Travels with Charley: In Search of America
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Creynard's Task: My February Baby
Option 2: -For this option read a book that's #1 or #6 in a series.
The Constant Princess
Task 30.2 - Mazza1's Task: Prolific Pensmiths
Book one
Read a book by any author who has published MORE than 25 books
The Black Tulip by the very prolific Alexandre Dumas
Book two
Read a book by either the same author OR by a different author who has published MORE than 25 books
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Points this post: 75
Total Points: 75
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 6
Task 5.4 – Best Laid PlansBook that fits a FALL 2017: 5-, 10- or 15-point task
Fall Task 15.3 – Victoria Falls – Book 1 – title word WATER
Shape of Water
I listened to the audio / MMP: La forma del agua
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This Post: 5 points
Total points to date: 85 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: () 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS:
Task 10.2 – No, It’s a Three-Ring Circus From LIST: Circus/Carnival Books - Pg 1, # 61
Queen of the Air: A True Story of Love and Tragedy at the Circus
I listened to the audio / no MMP / no paperback / Hardcover: Queen of the Air16030654
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This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 95 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier):
Big Books Read: () 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS:
Laurah3030.6 - TessaVanessa's Task: 25 Years and Counting
Option 2: read a book by an author that has 25 or more distinct works credited to them on Goodreads.
Jeffrey Archer
This Was a Man
220 distinct works
Option 4: Read a book that was first published 25+ years ago. Since this challenge begins in 2017, it would mean any book published in 1992 or before.
To Kill a Mockingbird Published in 1960.
30.10 - Brooke TX's Task: By the NumbersBook 1: Read a book of your choice. I read The Spy which has 208 pp.
Book 2: Read a book with a page count that is divisible by each of the digits found in the page count of Book 1 (zeroes excluded). I read The Weight of Ink which has 576 pp. This is a *******BIG BOOK********
576/2 = 288; 576/8=72
points: 80
books read: 6
tasks completed: 3
task in progress: 1
Big Books: 1
pages read: 2085
Suzannesea20.5 Bigger Is Better
Option 3 - Read a book whose page numbers include a 1, 9, 7, or 3.
The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Frontier Landscapes that Inspired the Little House Books by Marta McDowell has 390 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 150
Completion PostReaderboard Name: Louise
25.2 Big Cats
Please Choose 2 different Options and Read 2 books with a total of at least 550 pages, since it took me 5 1/2 to finally finish a Seasonal challenge.
Option 1
--> For this option read a book that has the letters PURR or CHIRP in the Title (not subtitle).
The Unpredictable Consequences of Love by Jill Mansell
Date Read: 19/12/17
Rating: 4*
How It Fits: CHIRP in title " tHe unPRedICtable consequences of love "
Pages: 400
Option 2
For this option read a book set in a place where Cougars can still be found: Canada - Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia, and territory of Yukon; USA States: Washington, Oregon, California, Texas, South Dakota, Michigan, Kentucky, Florida, and Maine; and Mexico. REQUIRED: Specify the location, and if it is not apparent from the description or metadata, please provide a reference for the Setting
The Christmas Cowboy Hero by Donna Grant
Date Read: 20/12/17
Rating: 3*
How It Fits: Set In Texas
Pages: 320
Total Pages: 400 + 320 = 720
Points this post: 25
Points Claimed: 100
Tasks Completed: 11
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Books Read: 12
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Maddie O's Task: A Year of ImprovementsOption 4: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the word (and dog breed) MALTESE. Letters can be used only as often as they appear.
I read The Good House by Ann Leary.
Task points:20
Total Points: 65
Tasks Completed:4
perletwo30.5 - Diana K’s Task - Word Play on a Few of My Favorite Things - Option 3: Travel - Book 1: Read a book that includes a word of at least 4 letters in the title/subtitle.
Wylding Hall
Book 2: Take that word and add one letter, change one letter or drop one letter to create a new word. Read a book with that new word in the title/subtitle.
Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal - Hall/Hell
the top pb ed. of this book is 768 pages, qualifying for a Big Book ticket.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 450
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 30
Tasks completed: 20
Christine V10.9 - Good Dog!
Dark Fire
I read the audio edition. The top MMPB has 528 pages.
***Claiming one Big Book Ticket***
Points this post: 10
BB Tickets this post: 1
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 8
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
CYNBAXTER# 15.06 – Hoping, Wishing, Trying........
Task: Read a NONFICTION book that involves something you’d like to do in 2018, a goal or an aspiration or even a faint hope!
Book: Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste by Bea Johnson – we want to further reduce our waste in the house, I follow her on FB and belong to the group but wanted to read her book as well, A lot of useful items to consider in there.
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date = 15 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
Brooke TX10.10 - Goin' on a Safari
Read a book with the main page genre "Travel."
30.9 - Jennifer NC's Task: Obsession
Option 1: Read a book with a word from the name of one of Taylor Swift's albums in the title, subtitle, series name, or author name: Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, Reputation.
Option 3: Read a book that has inspired a tv series from the following list: Best TV Shows Based on Books.
30.10 - Brooke TX's Task: By the Numbers
Book 1: Chew, Vol. 5: Major League (120 pages)
Book 2: Lucifer, Book Three (400 pages)
400/1=400; 400/2=200; 400+120 = 520
Points
This Post: 70
Total Points: 200
Completed Tasks: 15
Books Read: 25
Bookwrm526Task #10.6 - Who's Up For a Challenge
Read a book that fits ANOTHER Goodreads challenge group's challenge, or the BookRiot Read Harder 2017 challenge. I went with Book Riot (https://bookriot.com/2016/12/15/book-...) task 18, to read a superhero comic with a female lead, and read Ms. Marvel, Vol. 3: Crushed by G. Willow Wilson.
Points this post: 10
Total points so far: 165
20.6 - Seasoned Rader - Lagullande's Task: IT’S BEHIND YOU!OPTION 1: Read a book with a title/subtitle where the same consonant appears EXACTLY three times
The Long and Winding Road by Alan Johnson
3 x letter D
Points this post: 20
TOTAL POINTS: 120
Golden Oldies: -
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 6
Total books read: 6
Readerboard: JENBENT30.11 Andy P's Task: Is There a Pattern Here?
Total page count = 624
Book 1 - 5+ letter word in author's name has alternating vowels and consonants - BoWeN
Burying Ariel by Gail Bowen
(272 pg)
Book 2 - 5+ letter word in title has alternating vowels and consonants, & title is 3+ words long - WoMaN, CaBiN
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
(352 pg)
Points this post: 30
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Big Books this post: 0
Total points: 190
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Books: 0
25.7 - Wayne's task: My Second Favorite PastimeBook 1: Shunned and Dangerous by Laura Bradford ("dangerous")
Book 2: A Certain Wolfish Charm by Lydia Dare
Page count: 288 + 375 = 663
Points this post: 25
Total points: 220
Tasks completed: 15
5.9 Get it DoneI read Find Me, which has been on my to-read-fiction shelf since 9/11/2015. I listened to the audio, but paperback page count for Find Me is 288 pages.
Andy P10.6 - Who's Up For a Challenge?
Correcting non qualifying post # 353 with a different option :
read a book that fits into the BookRiot's 2017 Read Harder Challenge. . I chose #2 Read a debut novel
Dark River Rising by Roger Johns From this book's Good Reads main page: A tense and expertly-plotted debut mystery set against the bayous of Louisiana.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 135
Shree15.8 - World Animal Day
Read a book from Best Animal Rights Book List.
Beasts: What Animals Can Teach Us About the Origins of Good and Evil by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
#60 in list.
Points in Post: 15
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Total Points: 50
MegSCL30.7 -Catherine T's Task: Down the Rabbit Hole
Book 1. Read a book where all the letters in the title (not subtitle) can be found in the definition: "lolcat (NOUN) (on the Internet) a photograph of a cat accompanied by a humorous caption written typically in a misspelled and grammatically incorrect version of English."
The Sundial
Book 2. Read a book with so / much / very / such / many in the title .
Much Ado About Nothing
**published 1598 - 1 golden oldie ticket
TOTAL TO DATE
points: 175
BB tickets: 2
Goldies: 1
Readerboard name: D25.1 - Dakimel’s Task – Hurricane Recovery
I chose Option 1 and Option 3.
Option 1: read a book by a single author whose first and last initials are located in the phrase JUST ONE MORE.
A Prayer for the Dying by Stewart O'Nan Stewart O'Nan
Option 3: Read a book where every letter in OPHELIA can be found in the title, subtitle, and/or author.
How It All Began by Penelope Lively
H, A in title
O, P, E, L, I in author's name
Task total=25
Season total=150
Chris MD15.4 Endangered Animals
One book option
Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 416 pages.
1. Author's initials found in one of the animals on the list - chineSe giant salaMander
2. First letter in each word in title is found in the name of a different animal on the list - javan rhinocEroS
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.1 - Don't Make Me Choose!
Book 1 - Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
This book was a nominee from the Family Saga for the Winter 2017 Group Read.
Link to PB edition: Commonwealth
Book 2 - Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
This book is the winner for Non-Fiction - Space for the Winter 2017 Group Read.
Link to PB edition: Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
I read Artemis for Task 20.10.
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 75 points
Tasks completed: 5
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ10.10 - Goin' on a Safari
And We're Off by Dana Schwartz
Travel is a main page genre shelved by 26 people.
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 85 points
Tasks completed: 6
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Jayme(the ghostreader)5.6 It's Alive Best Gothic Books of All Time
The Thirteenth Taleby Diane Setterfield p1 #10 on the list as of 11/17/17
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Points this task: 5
Grand Total: 20/1055
Readerboard Name - LaureY10.9 - Good Dog!
Read a book with a title that begins with the letter D, O, or G. All words count.
Golden Son by Pierce Brown
Points this post: 10
Total points: 135
Total Books: 11
Total Tasks: 7
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Elizabeth PTask 20.1 - A Year of Improvements
Option 3 - Book from first 5 pages of Most Interesting Magic System list
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
Page 1 of the list, number 87 as of this posting
Has childrens as main page genre, according to AR Bookfinder this is a UG reading level - can be used without restrictions
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 115
Total Tasks: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 3
Total Books: 7
Jasmiina F5.10 - Born Free:
Read a book of your choice:
Avatar: The Last Airbender - Smoke and Shadow by Gene Luen Yang.
20.5 - Bigger is Better - DebraJean's Task: LET IT SNOW!:
Option 3: Read a book whose page numbers include a 1, 9, 7, or 3:
Boundless by Cynthia Hand.
Pages: 434.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 75
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
Readerboard name: DAIRE20.2: Book published in Feb of any year
The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay Stanier
Points this post: 20
Points total: 50
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 3
GO: 0
BB: 0
trishhartuk10.8 Here Kitty Kitty
Read a book with one of the top 100 cat names in the title/subtitle or author's name.
The Humbug Murders, LJ Oliver
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Oliver is #33 on the cat names list.
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 160
Tasks Completed: 12
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book tickets: 0
Delicious Dee20.10 - Group Reads
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
Points this Post 20
Total Points 105
Nick KY5.1 Lassie Come Home I read Come Together: Lennon and McCartney In The Seventies by Richard White. The word “Come” is in the title and the film title Lassie Come Home.
10.9 Good Dog! I read Droll Stories, V2 by Honoré de Balzac, the title beginning with the letter “D.”
15.5 A New Beginning I read Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah, a new-to-me author.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 210
PegW5.5 - Wonders of the Deep
Read a book written by a single author who uses a three-part name: first, middle, last. Spaces determine names. Names with initials may not be used.
I read Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
Points this post: 5
Total points: 65
Total Books: 5
Total Tasks: 4
Big Book tickets: 1
20.5 - Bigger is Better - DebraJean's Task: LET IT SNOW! Option 3 - read a book whose page numbers include a 1, 9, 7, or 3.
I read Carmilla which is an ebook. The mass-market edition that comes up first on the list is Carmilla at 303 pages.
I also claim a Golden Oldie ticket as this book was originally published in 1872.
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Points for this post: 20
Total points = 90
Big Book tickets = 1
Golden Oldies = 1
HINA30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Backward Day -
Book 1: Highland Surrender by Tracy Brogan
Book 2: Soul Hunger by Marisa Chenery.
Book 1 letters: HS, Book 2 backward letters: SH.
Current post:
Points: 30
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 180
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Marina H20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Anja's Task: RARE18 London
Option 3:
by Rosamund Lupton30.10 - Brooke TX's Task: By the Numbers
Book 1: It's Always the Husband by Michele Campbell, 336 pages
Book 2: Orphan Train by Christina Baker, 278 pages
336/2=168, 336/7=48, 336/8=42, 336+278=614
Points this post: 50
Total points: 105
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 3
10.5 - Best BooksI read The Flame Alphabet on Kindle; page count for the paperback is 289. From the January 2012 list.
Elizabeth PTask 5.6 - It's Alive!
Book on list of Best Gothic Books
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
On page 1 of the Best Gothic Books list, number 26 at time of this post
First published in 1902 - good for *1 Golden Oldies Ticket*
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 120
Total Tasks: 8
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 3
Total Books: 8
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25.1 - Dakimel’s Task – Hurricane Recovery
1: Because I didn’t get to log that last book for the Summer SRC, read a book by a single author whose first and last initials are located in the phrase JUST ONE MORE. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
McGlue by Ottessa Moshfegh
3: In October, my husband’s homeland, Ireland, was, unusually, also hit by a hurricane. Read a book where every letter in OPHELIA can be found in the title, subtitle, and/or author.
Bitch Planet: Triple Feature, Vol. 1 O in DeConnick, PHELIA found in Bitch Planet
Points this post: 25
Total points: 115/1055
Tasks completed: 8/59
Books read: 10