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WINTER CHALLENGE 2017
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Task 20.3 - Titles and SuffixesRead a book in which a title or suffix is used in either the Title, Sub-Title or Author's name as presented on Good Reads.
Mr. Dickens and His Carol: A Novel (2017) by Samantha Silva (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 276 pages)
110 + 20 = 130
Tasks Completed: 07
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 110 + 20 = 130
Books read: 09
Pages read: 2,644
Read but not claimed: 07
Goodreads Authors: 06
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Bookwrm526Task #25.3 - Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Option B: THE ELVES
Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in ELVES. I read Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions by Valeria Luiselli.
Option C: THE POEM
Read a book with a word in the title that is found in the first stanza of A Visit From Saint Nicholas. I chose the word "night" and read The Night Wanderer by Drew Hayden Taylor.
Points this post: 25
Total points so far: 365
Cindy FTask 30.11 Is There A Pattern Here?
Book 1: Authors first name consists of alternating vowels/consonants
Lucifer's Tears by James Thompson (JAMES) 352 pages
Book 2: Word in title of 5 or more letters with alternating vowels/consonants. Tittle must be at least 3 letters in length.
A Christmas Visitor by Anne Perry
(VISITOR) 160 pages
Total page count >500 352 + 160 = 512pages
Points this post:30
Total points:70
Tasks completed:5
Books read:6
Golden Oldies:1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(1)1000+(0)
30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Mad Max; My HeartBook 1: Option 2 - Author's initials in the word SCHNAUZER - Read The Lazarus Project by Aleksandar Hemon. SCHNAUZER
Book 2: Option 3 - MPG of mystery/detective/crime/thriller - Read The Wonder by Emma Donoghue. Mystery is a MPG.
Points these task: 30
Total points: 85
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 9
Tasks completed: 5
perletwo25.3 - Bluemoon's Task: SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN - OPTION A - MAGIC: Read a book that has Magic or Magical as a main page genre. The genre may be embedded and may be paired with another word such as Magical Realism.
Fire Study - genre verified
OPTION B - THE ELVES: Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in ELVES.
Still Waters by Viveca Sten
Points this task: 25
Total points: 775
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 56
Tasks completed: 38
ED15.10. Trash to Treasure.
Brand by Henrik Ibsen
This was rated with 1 star by my GR friend Marina. This book is new to me.
(first published 1866)**I claim 1 GO Ticket**
task=15
grand total=65
books completed=5
tasks completed =5
GO=4
BB=0
Cait S30.3- Mad Max; My Heart
Book #1- Option 2: Schnauzer
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in the the word SCHNAUZER.
Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis by Alexis Coe
Book #2- Option 3: Work
Read a book with the main page genre mystery, detective, crime, or thriller.
Bloody Mary by J.A. Konrath
Page number total= 530.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 190
Readerboard Name: Kathy PReposting
15.8 - World Animal Day
The Dogs of Christmas
Book found on page 1 of list
Points this post: 15
Books this post: 1
Totals
Points: 115
BB:0
GO:2
Total Task completed: 7
Total Books read: 7
Readerboard Name: Kathy P30.10 - Brooke TX's Task: By the Numbers
Book 1 - Tinsel: A Search for America's Christmas Present
331 pagesBook 2 - One Summer: America, 1927
456 pages456/3 = 152
456/1 = 456
Points this post: 30
Books this post: 2
Totals
Points: 145
BB:0
GO:2
Total Task completed: 8
Total Books read: 9
Siobhan25.7 - Wayne's task: My Second Favorite Pastime
Book 1
Read a book that has a word in its title or subtitle that contains exactly 9 DIFFERENT letters.
Confessions of a Dangerous Lord by Elisa Braden
(330 pages)
Dangerous
Book 2
Think of England by K.J. Charles
(Paperback 214 pages)
330 + 214 = 544 pages
30.6 - TessaVanessa's Task: 25 Years and Counting
I chose option 2 and option 4
Option 2
In keeping with the number 25, read a book by an author that has 25 or more distinct works credited to them on Goodreads.
A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie apparently has 1946 distinct works! This is impossible, and a quick check on google reveals that she actually has 78 distinct works.
A Murder Is Announced was published in 1950 and so is eligible for one Golden Oldie ticket
Option 4
Read a book that was first published 25+ years ago.
Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers
Whose Body was first published in 1923 and is so eligible for one Golden Oldie ticket
Points this post: 55
Total points: 510
Big Book Tickets: 3
Golden Oldies Tickets: 6
Tasks Completed: 28
Books Read: 38
Joanne MITask 5.6 Read a book written by a single author who uses a three-part name: first, middle, last
Lionheart
Author: Sharon Kay Penman
Points this task 5
Total points 135
5.1- Lassie Come HomeRead a book with one of the words from Lassie's film titles in the book's title or subtitle.
I have used "GREAT" from Lassie's Great Adventure
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
Total new Points: 5
total challenge Points: 180
BB: 2
GO: 1
Kathy B.20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Barbara ★'s Task: Animal Lover's Unite
Option 4- Author's initials E & R found in word TEACHER
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Total Points- 45
BOOKBEVER5.9 "Get It Done"
"Facing Your Giants" by: Max Lucado
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
"Want To Read List" since Feb 24, 2015
Task 20.10 – Group ReadOption: Nonfiction: Space
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
I listened to the audio / No MMP / Paperback: Hidden Figures
MY COMMENTS in the discussion thread.
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 175 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: () 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS:
Suzannesea30.4 Dlmrose's Task
Book 1. Read a book with a title of at least two words. . .
Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
Book 2. Using the Book 1 title, read a book where the same beginning letters of each word in the reverse order from Book 1 are the beginning letters of the words in the title. . .
Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 320
Shree30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Mad Max; My Heart
Option 2: Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in the the word SCHNAUZER. Middle name initials may be ignored.
The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy E. Reichert pg 318
Option 3: Read a book with the main page genre mystery, detective, crime, or thriller. Genre may be embedded or stand alone.
A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas pg 319 MGP: Mystery
318 + 319 > 500 page requirement
Points in Post: 30
BB Tickets in Post: 0
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Total Points: 180
BB Tickets Total: 1
Didi30235.3 - Banished!
Read a book with a title (subtitles should be ignored) that is exactly 3 words. Spaces determine words.
Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
Current Post Points: 5
Cumulative Total Points: 5
Didi30235.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Fall 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks. Fall 5.4 Northern Lights: Read a book from the first 10 pages of Popular Norse Mythology Books.
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Current Post Points: 5
Cumulative Total Points: 10
Didi30235.6 - It's Alive!
Read a book found on this list of Best Gothic Books of All Time. Page 1 #13
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Current Post Points: 5
Cumulative Total Points: 15
creynard5.6 - It's Alive!
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
On page 1 of Best Gothic Books of All Time.
5.8 - Animals Around Us
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
GR main page genre Animals.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Barbara ★'s Task: Animal Lover's Unite
Dazzling by Elizabeth Hayley
Author's Initials = E.H. --teacHEr
25.3 - Bluemoon's Task: SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
Book1, Option B: Becoming Dragon by Eve Langlais
Author's initials=E.L. ELves.
Book 2, Option C: Christmas at Twilight by Lori Wilde
"Christmas" is my word.
30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Animal Crackers
Book 1, Option 4: Cloak and Silence by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Author's initials=S.K. StocKing stuffer
Book 2, Option 5: Wild Wolf by Jennifer Ashley
"Wolf" is my word, from the line, "When I get hold of the big bad wolf."
Points this Post: 85
Total Points: 375
Tasks Completed: 26
Books Read: 38
Didi30235.9 - Get It Done
Read a book that has been on your want-to-read shelf for at least a year (added on/before 11/18/16.)
From my personal list "Books to Read" 1/6/16
Travels in Alaska by John Muir
Current Post Points: 5
Cumulative Total Points: 20
Didi30235.10 - Born Free
Read a book of your choice.
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Current Post Points: 5
Cumulative Total Points: 25
Didi302310.9 - Good Dog!
Read a book with a title that begins with the letter D, O, or G.
Dreams Underfoot by Charles de Lint
Current Post Points: 10
Cumulative Total Points: 35
Didi302320.4 - Golden Oldies - Creynard's Task: My February Baby
Option 1: Read a book that retells one of Shakespeare's plays.
Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood
A retelling of The Tempest
Current Post Points: 20
Cumulative Total Points: 55
Didi302330.7 -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."
Sourdough by Robin Sloan
Book 2: Dogs: one of the main memes is the Doge meme, with a Shiba Inu dog contemplating existence. Read a book with one of the modifiers: so / much / very / such / many in the title (not subtitle).
After Many a Summer Dies the Swan by Aldous Huxley
Current Post Points: 30
Cumulative Total Points: 85
Didi302330.8 - Sandy's Task: Anagram It
Book 1 - Read a book of your choice.
Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon
Book 2 - Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title (not subtitle) that can be made from the letters in the title (not subtitle) of Book 1.
Dear Mr. M by Herman Koch
The word "dear"
Current Post Points: 30
Cumulative Total Points: 115
Didi302330.10 - Brooke TX's Task: By the Numbers
Book 1: Read a book of your choice.
The Ice Harvest by Scott Phillips
218 pages
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.
The Breakdown by B.A. Paris
328/2=164, 328/1=328, 328/8=41 (328+218=546)
Current Post Points: 30
Cumulative Total Points: 145
Didi302310.4 - It's a Llama, Mama
Read a book with a non-human mammal on the cover.
Mercy for Animals: One Man's Quest to Inspire Compassion and Improve the Lives of Farm Animals
by Nathan RunkleCurrent Post Points: 10
Cumulative Total Points: 155
Didi302315.4 - Endangered Animals
Book 1 - read a book whose author's initials are found in the name of one of these animals. All initials must be found in the animal name.
Sarah Maas: Hawaiian Monk Seal
A Court of Mist and Fury[by [author:Sarah J. Maas|3433047]
Book 2 - read a book with a title of at least two words in which the initial letter of each word of the title can be found in the name of a different animal from the list.
The Smoke Thief: Leatherback Sea Turtle
The Smoke Thief by Shana Abe
Current Post Points: 15
Cumulative Total Points: 170
Didi302325.6 - Perletwo's Task: Winnie the Pooh Day
3. Read a book whose cover shows a bear, an owl, a kangaroo, a tiger, a pig, a rabbit or a donkey
Tiger's Curse
by Colleen Houck4. Read a book from the list Concealed Authorship.
Silas Marner by George Eliot
page 1 on the list
Current Post Points: 25
Cumulative Total Points: 195
Delicious Dee5.4 - Best Laid Plans
River Marked - fits task 15.6 from last season - body of water (RIVER) in title
20.6 - Seasoned Rader - Lagullande's Task: IT’S BEHIND YOU!
Option 2 - No Kind of Hero - NO in title
Points this Post 25
Total Points 330
Julia10330.5 - Diana K’s Task - Word Play on a Few of My Favorite Things
Option 2:
Book 1: Penric and the Shaman
Book 2: Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County: A Family, a Virginia Town, a Civil Rights Battle
The word "Prince" in Book 2's title is an anagram of "Penric" in Book 1
This post: 30 points,
Challenge total points: 320
BB: 1
GO: 3
Tasks completed: 16
Name: MeegzChallenge:
15.7 - Groundhog Dag
Groundhog Day is February 2nd. Read a book whose title contains a word of at least 3 letters that can be made from the letters in GROUNDHOG DAY. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in GROUNDHOG DAY.
REQUIRED: Specify in your post the word that you are using
Book: Euphoria by Lily King
Euphoria
The letters U, A, & R
Challenge:
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Maddie O's Task: A Year of Improvements
Help Thread
I like to think it’s fitting that I got to create this task, since I feel like 2017 has been a year of a lot of improvements for me. I created this task around all of the positive changes in my life this year.
Option 2: I also moved to Boston, a city in which I’ve wanted to live since I was a teenager. One of my favorite parts about living here is the beautiful New England Fall season. So, read a book set at least 50% in one of the six states of New England- Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, or Connecticut. REQUIRED: If the setting of your book is not evidence from the description or metadata, please explain how the book fits the task.
Book: The Women's Room by Marilyn French
The Women's Room
Half of the book takes place when the main character, Mira, is at graduate school in Harvard (Massachusetts).
Claim Big Book Ticket (526 pages).
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 25
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
20.3 - Best Review - Ed's Task: Titles and SuffixesRead a book in which a title or suffix is used in either the Title, Sub-Title or Author's name as presented on Good Reads.
Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 615
Total Tasks: 25
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 1
15.7 - Groundhog Day As You Are (“you” in grOUndhog daY)
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 200 pages.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 320
Laurah3020.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Shiraloo's Task: Coins for Christmas
read ONE book that meets BOTH the following criteria:
The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden
(1) The book must have 32, 24, or 41 intact somewhere in the page numbers.
419 pages
(2) The book must have on its cover an item that reflects the categories chosen this year. Extravagant - jewelry, a crown, or a stack of money
There is a crown on the cover - the girl is wearing a crown.
30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Animal CrackersOPTION 1: read a book with the letters N-A-B-I-S-C-O in the title and/or subtitle.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
(the BrIef wONdrouS life of osCAr who)
OPTION 4: Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in STOCKING STUFFER.
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
Points this post: 30
TOTAL POINTS: 265
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 12
Total books read: 15
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Maddie O's Task: A Year of Improvements I finished Option 4: In his honor, 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 Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 100
Cindy FTask 20.4 My February Baby
Option 2: Book that is #1 or #6 in a series.
Trigger by Jessica L. Webb
#1 in Dr Kate Morrison series!
Points this post:20
Total points: 90
Tasks completed:6
Books read:7
Golden Oldies:1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(1)1000+(0)
MAZZA15.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Fall 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks. You may not use Task 5.4 or 5.10.
The Zero Hour fits task 15.10 of fall MPG thriller
Task 25.7 Wayne's task: My Second Favorite Pastime
This is a two book task of at least 499 pages.
Book 1: Read a book that has a word in its title or subtitle that contains exactly 9 DIFFERENT letters.
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
REQUIRED: Identify the word you are using. "SCOUNDREL"
Pages 265
Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose name contains exactly 9 letters.
The Reluctant Baker
Sara Alexi
Pages 324
265 +324 = 579
Point this post = 30
Points to date = 770
loafer30.7 -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."
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
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
Book 2
Read a book with one of the modifiers: so / much / very / such / many in the title
Too Much Happiness: Stories by Alice Munro
points: 30
total: 375
BB: 3
GO: 4
Tasks completed: 24
Catherine TTask 15.1 - Don't Make Me Choose!
book 1 - from Space Opera
Provenance by Ann Leckie
book 2 - from Family Saga
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
Task 30.1 - Animal Crackers
option 1 - NABISCO in title & subtitle
At the Existentialist Café: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails by Sarah Bakewell
NBI in BeINg
S in exiStentialist
ACO in ApriCOt
option 4 - author letters in STOCKING STUFFER
The Hundredth Queen by Emily R. King
EK initials
Season total = 530
Janice AB5.9 - Get It Done
The Lost World
Read a book that was on TBR longer than 1 year.
I shelved this book on January 25, 2016.
- - - - - -
Points for this post: 5
Total points = 155
Big Book tickets = 4
Golden Oldies = 1
25.2 Big CatsOption 1: read a book that has the letters PURR or CHIRP in the Title.
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (CHIRP) by Gail Honeyman
I read the Kindle edition. The top paperback edition has 336 pages: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Option 3: read a book with a Night Scene on its Cover.
Thin Air by Michelle Pavercover approved in the help thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
This book has 223 pages. Total page count for task = 559 pages
Points this post = 25
Total points = 215
Big Book tickets = 2
Golden Oldies = 3
Nick KY15.3 Hot or Cold? My opposite words are "Heaven" and "Hell."
Book 1. “Heaven” in title: I read My Journey to Heaven: What I Saw and How It Changed My Life by Marvin J. Besteman.
Book 2. “Hell” in title: I read Hell House by Richard Matheson.
30.3 Ava Catherine’s Mad Max, My Heart
Opt. 2. Author’s inits are in “sChnauzEr.” I read Cosmic Canticle by Ernesto Cardenal. 490 pp
Opt. 3. “Mystery” as a GR genre. 224 pp I read The Black Dudley Murder by Margery Allingham.
Total pp = 714 > required 500
Points This Post: 45
Total Points So Far: 475
Delicious DeeREPOST - with page count corrected
20.6 - Seasoned Rader - Lagullande's Task: IT’S BEHIND YOU!
Option 2 - No Kind of Hero - NO in title
Points this Post 20
Total Points 330
Joanne MITask 20.6 Lagullande's Task: IT’S BEHIND YOU!
Option # 1 Read a book with a title/subtitle where the same consonant appears EXACTLY three times
Letter T in(poinT of conTacT):
Point of Contact
Points this post: 20
Total points : 155
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changing a claimed task books (from 1254)
Task 25.1 - Hurricane Recovery
option 1 - read a book with author initials in MORE
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell
initials MO
option 3 - read a book with OPHELIA in title & author
previously claimed Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas
replacing with
Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald
OHE in OffsHrE
P in Penelope
LIA in fItzgerALd