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message 1401: by Joanne (new)

Joanne (joabroda1) | 1557 comments Joanne MI

Task 20.4 Golden Oldies

Option 2: Mercutio will be 16 this February.
-For this option read a book that's #1 or #6 in a series.

Read: The Summer Dragon-1st book in The Evertide Series

The Summer Dragon

Points this task: 20
Total Points: 180


message 1402: by Brigia (new)

Brigia | 451 comments 20.1 - Maddie O's Task: A Year of Improvements

Option 4: Freckles by Amy Lane (mALtese)
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 170 pages.

Points this post: 20
Total points: 355


message 1403: by Bridgit (last edited Jan 25, 2018 01:07PM) (new)

Bridgit | 505 comments 5.3 - Banished - 3 word title A Dark Lure
5.10 - Born Free - Archangel's Kiss

Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 90


message 1404: by Darlene (new)

Darlene | 656 comments Queen Bee Darlene

5.7 Power Pets - # of pages includes at least 2 different digits from 1235
Jar City by Arnaldur Indridason Jar City
275 pages

5 points

15.5 New Beginnings - New to me author
Try Not to Breathe by Holly Seddon Try Not to Breathe
I have not read Holly Seddon before

15 points

20.4 Golden Oldies - Creynard's Task: My February Baby
Option 1: Retelling of Shakespeare play
Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler Vinegar Girl
This is a retelling of The Taming of the Shrew

20 points

20.5 Bigger is Better - DebraJean's Task: Let it Snow!
Option 3: Page numbers include 1,9,7, or 3
Miss Kopp's Midnight Confessions by Amy Stewart Miss Kopp's Midnight Confessions
365 Pages

20 points

25.5 Tien's Task: All in the Family
Option B: 2 books by 2 different authors with same last name
Book 1: Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart Girl Waits with Gun
Book 2: The New Neighbor by Leah Stewart The New Neighbor

25 points

Points this post: 85

Total Points: 85


message 1405: by Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus (last edited Jan 25, 2018 02:22PM) (new)

Dlmrose | 18433 comments Mod
Dlmrose

5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Fall task
5.2 - 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.

Set in Denmark: The Purity of Vengeance by Jussi Adler-Olsen
From the description...a charismatic surgeon who was part of a movement to sterilize wayward girls in 1950s Denmark.

10.6 - Who's Up For a Challenge?

For Around the World in 80 Books World Cup 2018 Challenge

Group C Match 5:

set in France: Avenue of Spies: A True Story of Terror, Espionage, and One American Family's Heroic Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Paris by Alex Kershaw

10.10 - Goin' on a Safari

travel genre: The Nile: A Journey Downriver Through Egypt's Past and Present by Toby Wilkinson

total = 935


message 1406: by Fandury (new)

Fandury | 957 comments FANDURY

20.3 - Best Review - Ed's Task: Titles and Suffixes

Read 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.

Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle by Fiona Carnarvon

The title is Lady Almina in the title.


Points this post: 20
Total Points: 275
Books Read: 17
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)


message 1407: by Sara (new)

Sara (phantomswife) Phantomswife

5.3 - Banished!

Read a book with a title (subtitles should be ignored) that is exactly 3 words. Spaces determine words.
The Ivy Tree

5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Fall 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
using task #5.2 Location, Location, Location - Book set in Mexico
this is my one 88-99 page - this play has 93 pages.
The Night of the Iguana

15.7 - Groundhog Day
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.
An Artist of the Floating World
The word I am making is "DOOR"

20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Bringing Pets and People Together
Option 4: Mini Merlin Read a book with Fantasy or Magic as a Main Page Genre. These genres can stand alone or be embedded.
Dune

Task 30.2 - Mazza1's Task: Prolific Pensmiths
Book one
Read a book by any author who has published MORE than 25 books (i.e., at least 26 books). The author must have published at least 26 book-length books, at least 100 pages (not short stories, essays, etc.). This book may be standalone or part of a series.
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

Book two
Read a book by either the same author OR by a different author who has published MORE than 25 books (at least 26). The author must have published at least 26 book-length books, at least 100 pages (not short stories, essays, etc.). This book must be a standalone book, not part of a series
The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas

30.6 - TessaVanessa's Task: 25 Years and Counting
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.
Marianne by George Sand

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.
Vanity Fair published 1847

Points this Post: 105
Total Points: 270
Books Read: 20
Tasks Completed: 16


message 1408: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments Delicious Dee

15.1 - Don't Make Me Choose!
I read Hidden Figures from the Non-Fiction - Space as my group read this season
Book A - Artemis - Winner from Space Opera
Book B - Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars - Nominee in the non-fiction space category

Points this Post 15
Total Points 395


message 1409: by Sara (new)

Sara G | 907 comments Sara G

30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Mad Max; My Heart

Option 2: Schnauzer - Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in the the word SCHNAUZER.

Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets by Svetlana Alexievich
SCHNAUZER
I read the Kindle edition. The MMPB here (La Fin de l'homme Rouge) has 688 pages.

**Secondhand Time is a Big Book (688 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**

Option 3: Work - Because Schnauzers are fierce little detectives snooping out what is different around the house (or castle) or even neighborhood when taking a walk and immediately alerting their owners, read a book with the main page genre mystery, detective, crime, or thriller.

The Coffin Dancer by Jeffery Deaver
I read the Kindle edition. The most shelved paperback here has 532 pages.

**The Coffin Dancer is a Big Book (532 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**

Points this post: 30
Total points: 495


message 1410: by Theresa (new)

Theresa | 300 comments Theresa 

5.1 - Lassie Come Home 
Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler – Julie Kibler 

5.2 - Go Wild 
Firestorm (Anna Pigeon, #4) by Nevada Barr – Nevada Barr 
Set in California 

5.3 - Banished 
Carved In Stone (Art of Love, #1) by Donna McDonald – Donna McDonald 

5.4 - Best Laid Plans 
Two Sisters by Mary Hogan – Mary Hogan 
15.4 - Stranger Things, Option 1, Book A  - TS

5.5 - Wonders of the Deep 
The Butterfly Sister by Amy Gail Hansen – Amy Gail Hansen 

Points this post –25 
Total Points - 25 
 


steph (librarianish) (steph_davidson) | 540 comments 10.3 Sir Nils Olav

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams (first published in 1979).


message 1412: by Book Concierge (new)

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 4447 comments Task 25.3 – Bluemoon – Santa Clause Is Coming To Town

Option B – THE ELVES: Author first & last initials in E L V E S - L.S.
Lawrence Sanders / The First Deadly Sin
*** BIG BOOK *** 1 tickets – 630 pages


Option C – THE POEM: Title word matches word from 1st stanza of poem
‘Twas the NIGHT before …”
The Longest Night
I listened to the audio / MMP: Idaho


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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 225 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1


message 1413: by Kathy (last edited Jan 25, 2018 08:52PM) (new)

Kathy | 890 comments Readerboard Name: Kathy P

15.6 - Hoping, Wishing, Trying........
A Hitchhiker's Guide to Jesus: Reading the Gospels on the Ground A Hitchhiker's Guide to Jesus Reading the Gospels on the Ground by Bruce N. Fisk

The goal is to learn more about the bible which is exactly what this book aims to teach.

Points this post: 15
Books this post: 1


Totals
Points: 160
BB:0
GO:2
Total Task completed: 9
Total Books read: 10


message 1414: by Jammin Jenny (new)

Jammin Jenny (jamminjenny) | 941 comments Readerboard Name: JamminJenny

Task 25.3 - Bluemoon's Task: SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
OPTION A - CHRISTMAS MAGIC
Cold Days MPG Magic, claiming 1 BB ticket, 614 pages
OPTION C - THE POEM
Christmas Stories: 7 Original Short Stories
using the word "Christmas"

Points this post: 25
Total points: 465
Books read: 37
Tasks completed: 30
BB tickets: 2
GO tickets: 4



message 1415: by Kathy (new)

Kathy | 890 comments Readerboard Name: Kathy P

20.1 - Most Improved Player - Maddie O's Task: A Year of Improvements

Option 1

Glass House: The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town Glass House The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town by Brian Alexander

Genre: Economics

Points this post: 20
Books this post: 1


Totals
Points: 180
BB:0
GO:2
Total Task completed: 10
Total Books read: 11


message 1416: by Meg (new)

Meg (megscl) | 2466 comments MegSCL
15.10. Trash to Treasure

Firefly Lane - a new to me book rated 2* by my friends Lynne and Book Concierge - I totally agree
**513pp - 1 big book ticket

25.6 - Perletwo's Task: Winnie the Pooh Day
1. Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase HUNDRED ACRE WOOD. The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince by Robin Hobb

2., read a book with the GR main page genre Magical Realism. Bone Gap

TOTAL TO DATE
points: 750
BB tickets: 4


message 1417: by Papermaker (new)

Papermaker | 144 comments 5.5 - 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 completed:Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh

Points this post: 5
Total points: 105


message 1418: by Lois (new)

Lois | 2632 comments 25.6 - Perletwo's Task: Winnie the Pooh Day


Option 1, a book by an author whose initials can be found in HUNDRED ACRE WOOD: Temptation Ridge by Robyn Carr

Option 2, a book with main page genre Magical Realism: The Night Garden by Lisa Van Allen

Points this post: 25
Total points: 465


message 1419: by Deborah (new)

Deborah | 1667 comments Post #17

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Barbara ★'s Task: Animal Lover's Unite

Option 1: Zoo
Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega, #1) by Patricia Briggs Cry Wolf

Points this post:20
Total Points:310
Books read:23
Tasks Done:18


message 1420: by Marina (new)

Marina | 428 comments Marina H

30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Mad Max; My Heart
Option 2: Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
Author's initials found in SCHNAUZER

Option 3: Bag lukkede døre by B.A. Paris
Thriller as main page genre

Points this post: 30
Total points: 355
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Tasks completed: 17


message 1421: by Diana (new)

Diana Keener | 798 comments Diana K.

Task 10.7 10.7 - What's Your Favorite Hobby? Read a novel (fiction) in which your favorite hobby is prominently featured.

Nighthawks on the New River The main character loves to kayak and so do I.

15.1 - Don't Make Me Choose!
Book 1: Read a nominee or the winner from a different category than you chose for your Task 20.10 selection.

Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void It's a nominee from the Non-Fiction Space category. I am reading The House of the Spirits from the Family Saga category for 20.10

Book 2: Read EITHER (1) a nominee or the winner from the 3d category (not your 20.10 selection or book 1 selection) or (2) a nominee from the category of your Task 20.10 selection.

And the Mountains Echoed

Points this post: 25
Total points: 310


message 1422: by Terri FL (new)

Terri FL (territhemuse) | 615 comments 5.10 - Born Free

Book of choice - Read Cupcakes and Cashmere: A Guide for Defining Your Style, Reinventing Your Space, and Entertaining with Ease by Emily Schuman. My first book for this task was disallowed, so, this is a new post for 5.10.

30.2 - Mazza1's Task: Prolific Pensmiths

Book 1: Author has written 25+ books and book is either series or standalone - Read Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo. Book is part of a series. Author has written 9 in this series (excluding the few short stories) but, quite a number of other books that are not as popular - many Harlequin published - https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Book 2: Standalone book by author with 25+ published books - Read Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter. Pretty Girls is a standalone, and even accounting for box sets, contributor and short stories, I come up with 25+ books in this link - https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Points these task: 35
Total points: 120
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 11
Tasks completed: 7


message 1423: by Nick (last edited Jan 26, 2018 07:16AM) (new)

Nick (doily) | 3392 comments Nick KY

20.7 Barbara’s Animal Lovers. Option 2. The Aquarium. I read Into Great Silence: A Memoir of Discovery and Loss among Vanishing Orcas by Eva Saulitis, with aquatic animals orcas on the cover. Into Great Silence A Memoir of Discovery and Loss among Vanishing Orcas by Eva Saulitis

50.1MegSCL’s Chinese Zodiac. I was born in the year of the Dog.
Book 1. First pub’d in 1970, a year of the dog, I read Nightfall by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg.
Book 2. For the year of the Dog, I need “ME’ consecutively in the title or author’s name. I read Guardians of TiME Guardians of Time by Poul Anderson.
Book 3. For the year of the Goat, I read an anthology of short stories by different authors, The Best Science Fiction of the Year 7 edited by Terry Carr.

Points This Post: 70
Total Points So Far: 620


message 1424: by Marina (new)

Marina | 428 comments Marina H

10.9 - Good Dog!
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

Points this post: 10
Total points: 365
Big book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Tasks completed: 18


message 1425: by Brooke (new)

Brooke | 1109 comments Brooklyn

*Repost of 1454, incorrect task only*

20.1 – A Year of Improvements

Option 3: Read a book from the first 5 pages of the “most interesting magic systems” listopia.
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Found on page 1


Points this post: 20
Total points: 235/1055

Tasks completed: 12/59
Books read: 16
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2


message 1426: by Deborah (new)

Deborah | 1667 comments Post #18

30.11 Andy P's Task: Is There a Pattern Here?

1) After the Woods by Kim Savage 304 pages SAVAGE

2) The Women in the Castle 356 pages WOMEN

304+356=660/500 pages

Points this post:30
Total Points:340
Books read:25
Tasks Done:19


message 1427: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 10.4 - It's a Llama, Mama
Read a book with a non-human mammal on the cover.
Thunder Dog The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero by Michael Hingson by Michael Hingson, Dog on cover
I listened to the audio book so here is the paperback info for pages
Thunder Dog The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust by Michael Hingson
points this post: 10
Total points: 520


message 1428: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Animal Crackers

Option 1. So read a book with the letters N-A-B-I-S-C-O in the title and/or subtitle.
The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith
NA in Sunday
B in Club
IS in Philosophy
C in Club
O in Philosophy
Option 4. Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in STOCKING STUFFER.
Fear: A Novel of World War I by Gabriel Chevallier STOCKING
Points this post: 30
Total points: 550


message 1429: by Kristen (new)

Kristen (kristenia) | 1119 comments Kristen IA

15.8 - World Animal Day

Read a book from this list: Best Animal Rights Books
REQUIRED: Specify the page of the list on which your book is found.

From Baghdad, With Love by Jay Kopelman - page 2, #134 on the list

I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition for page count.

20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season: Fiction - Space Opera - Artemis by Andy Weir - post #36 in the discussion thread

25.5 - Tien's Task: All in the Family
Pick one (1) from the following three (3) Options and read 2 books as per option's task.

Option A
For this option, read 2 books by 2 different authors with the same first initial. Books must be written by a single author. Names must be different but starting with same letter.

Book 1: Where We Belong by Emily Giffin

I listened to the audiobook and linked to the PB edition.

Book 2: The Island by Elin Hilderbrand


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Points This Post: 60
Total Points: 230/1055
Tasks Completed: 12/59
GO: 0
BB: 0


message 1430: by Suzanne (last edited Jan 26, 2018 02:12PM) (new)

Suzanne (perletwo) | 1586 comments perletwo



10.4 - It's a Llama, Mama -
Read a book with a non-human mammal on the cover.



Going Postal (Discworld, #33) by Terry Pratchett Going Postal - embiggen and you'll see a horse on there.



Points this task: 10
Total points: 825
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 60
Tasks completed: 41


message 1431: by Alycia (new)

Alycia (alyciac) | 212 comments 5.6 - It's Alive!
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

Page 1 of list, currently number 26.

Points this post: 5
Total points: 575
Tasks completed: 33


message 1432: by Amber (new)

Amber (ambrosian) | 344 comments Amber


20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Anja's Task: RARE18 London

Option 1 - Book from one of the attending authors on this list

Away from the Dark by Aleatha Romig


30.6 - TessaVanessa's Task: 25 Years and Counting

Option 1 - Book with the author’s first and last initials found in SWEET SIXTEEN - the author's initials, TN, appear in sweeT sixteeN

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Option 4 - Book that was first published 25+ years ago - this was first published in 1963, so 54 years ago

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin


30.7 -Catherine T's Task: Down the Rabbit Hole

Book 1 - Book where all the letters in the title can be found in the definition of lolcat - all the letters in the title can be found in the words lolCAt and HuMoRous

March: Book Two by John Lewis

Book 2 - Book with one of the modifiers: so / much / very / such / many in the title

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
**Much Ado About Nothing is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1598) - claiming 1 GO ticket.**


Points this post: 80
Total points: 455
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets: 1


message 1433: by Rosemary (new)

Rosemary | 613 comments 20.4 My February Baby

Option 4: read a book with a bird's wing or a planet on the cover, OR with the word SILVER in the title/subtitle.

City Sister Silver by Jáchym Topol - SILVER in the title

Claiming 1 Big Book ticket - 512 pages

Points this post = 20
Total points = 275

Big Book tickets = 3
Golden Oldies = 4


message 1434: by Rosemary (new)

Rosemary | 613 comments 30.5 Word Play on a Few of My Favorite Things

I chose Option 1.

Book 1: Read a book with a palindrome of at least 4 letters in the title/subtitle or author's name.

The Eagle's Mate by Anna Alice Chapin - the palindrome is ANNA.

Claiming Golden Oldie ticket - published 1914

Book 2: Read a book where the name of a type of animal is contained intact within a word of the title and/or subtitle.

The Amazing Maurice & His Educated Rodents - the word is CAT in eduCATed

Points this post = 30
Total points = 305

Big Book tickets = 3
Golden Oldies = 5


message 1435: by Book Concierge (new)

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 4447 comments Task 15.1 – Don’t Make Me Choose

Book 1: Nominee or Winner from category I did NOT read for 20.10
FAMILY SAGA - nominee
Commonwealth

Book 2: Nominee from category I DID choose
NONFICTION: SPACE – Nominee
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
I listened to the audio / No MMP / Paperback: Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void



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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 240 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1


message 1436: by Dana (new)

Dana (read60) | 363 comments READ 60

20.5 Let it snow

Sourdough by Robin Sloan has 259 pages. the 9 is the number needed.

points 20

total 120


message 1437: by Shree (new)

Shree | 120 comments Shree


20.5 - Bigger is Better - DebraJean's Task: LET IT SNOW!
Option 2: Choose a book from the list White as the Driven Snow.

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
#1 in the list.
**First published in 1949, claiming one GO ticket***

Points in Post: 20
BB Tickets in Post: 0
GO Tickets in Post: 1
----------------------------
Total Points: 200
BB Tickets Total: 1
GO Tickets Total: 1


message 1438: by Coralie (new)

Coralie Coralie

10.4 It’s a Llama, Mama
Book with a non-human mammal on the cover – a dog
Someone To Run With by David Grossman

10.9 Good dog
Book with a title that begins with D
Dodger

20.1 A Year of Improvements
Option 4: book by an author whose first and last initials are in MalteSe
The Girls Of Slender Means by Muriel Spark

20.7 Animal Lovers Unite
Option 4 circus
Book by an author whose initials can be found in aCrobaT
Falling Angels by Tracy Chevalier

This post 60 points

Total to date 410 points


message 1439: by Ed (new)

Ed Lehman | 809 comments ED

20.1 - Most Improved Player
Option 4-read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the word (and dog breed) MALTESE

The Wedding of Zein by Tayeb Salih

task=20
grand total=85
books completed=6
tasks completed =6
GO=4
BB=0


message 1440: by Suzanne (last edited Jan 26, 2018 08:20PM) (new)

Suzanne | 479 comments Suzannesea


30.11 Andy P's Task

Book 1. Read a book by a single author in which the letters of the author's first, middle, or last name consist of alternating vowels and consonants. The target word must be at least five letters.

Love Walked in by Marisa de los Santos
307 pages
Marisa = cvcvcv

Book 2. Read a book in which the title contains a word of five or more letters of alternating vowels and consonants, The title must be at least three words in length,

The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
314 pages
Paris = cvcvc

Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 410


Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) | 3040 comments Jayme(the ghostreader)
10.4 It's A Llama Mama
dog on the cover
Amazing Gracie A Dog's Tale by Dan Dye by Dan Dye

Tasks Completed:6
Books Read: 8
Points This Task: 10
Grand Total: 75/1055


message 1442: by Shannon SA (new)

Shannon SA (shannonsa) Shannon South Africa

20.9 Bringing People and Pets Together
Option 2 BOSS in title

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

B in Baskervilles
O in Hound
S in Baskervilles
S in Baskervilles

Task points: 20
Challenge points: 190


message 1443: by Louise (last edited Jan 27, 2018 01:06AM) (new)

Louise Completion Post
Readerboard Name: Louise

20.4 - My February Baby
Option 2 - Read a book that's #1 or #6 in a series.
Virgin River (Virgin River, #1) by Robyn Carr
Virgin River by Robyn Carr
Date Read: 17/1/18
Rating: 3*
How It Fits: #1 Virgin River

30.6 - 25 Years and Counting
Option 2 - Read a book by an author that has 25 or more distinct works credited to them on Goodreads.
The King (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #12) by J.R. Ward
The King by J.R. Ward
Date Read: 21/1/18
Rating: 5*
How It Fits: J.R. Ward 91 Distinct Works
Claiming Big Book ticket: 591 pages

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
Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody, #2) by Elizabeth Peters
Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters
Date Read: 25/1/18
Rating: 3*
How It Fits: First published 1981

Points this post: 50

Points Claimed: 260
Tasks Completed: 22
Big Book Tickets: 3
Golden Oldies: 1
Books Read: 24


message 1444: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Some changes:

1. Remove Future Home of the Living God from task 15.7. No replacement right now. (minus 15 points)
2. Remove The Rules of Magic from 25.3A.
3. 5.1- Lassie Come Home
read The Rules of Magic - word Magic in title, matching film title The Magic of Lassie. (plus 5 points)
4. 25.3 - Bluemoon's Task: SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
For my first book, I chose option B and read Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich. Author initials, LE, found in ELVES.
For my second book, I chose option D and read The Bastard of Istanbul, set about 80% in Turkey.
no change in points

Current point total - 550. +5, -15.
New total - 540


message 1445: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
10.10 - Goin' on a Safari
I read London Stories: London Walks - travel is top MPG.

Task 30.2 - Mazza1's Task: Prolific Pensmiths
For my first book, I read End Game by David Baldacci - 408 pages. Baldacci has written about 29 series books, and another 9 or so standalone books. https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/da....

For my second book, I read The Wind in His Heart by Charles de Lint. The paperback edition, The Wind in His Heart, has 558 pages. de Lint has written approximately 25 series books, and another 26 standalones. https://www.fantasticfiction.com/d/ch...
This book is a standalone.

30.7 -Catherine T's Task: Down the Rabbit Hole

Book One - What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism
"lolcat (NOUN) (on the InTErnet) a photograpH of a cAT accompanied by a humoroUSus caption Written typically in a miSspelled and grammatically incorrect version of English."

Book 2 - In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox = word "such" in title.

Points this post: 70
Total points: 610


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Ed Lehman | 809 comments ED

30.6 - TessaVanessa's Task: 25 Years and Counting
Book 1- Option 1- Read a book with the author’s first and last initials found in SWEET SIXTEEN
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
(first published 1947)**I claim one GO Ticket**

Book 2-Option 2-read a book by an author that has 25 or more distinct works credited to them on Goodreads

Memento Mori by Muriel Spark
Muriel Spark has 135 distinct works credited to her on GR

task=30
grand total=115
books completed=8
tasks completed =7
GO=5
BB=0


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Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 15.2 - February is for Romance

Book 1: Read a book with a main page genre of Romance
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks Romance on mp (262 users)
Book 2: Read a book with a ring (a piece of jewelry worn on the finger) on the cover. For Time and All Eternities by For Time and All Eternities by Mette Ivie Harrison by Mette Ivie Harrison several rings on the cover

Points this post: 15
Total points: 565


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Janice (jamasc) | 43 comments Janice AB


20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Anja's Task: RARE18 London
Option 2: Read a book first published in 2018

The Night Market
Published January 10, 2018 by HighBridge Audio

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Points for this post: 20
Total points = 175

Big Book tickets = 4
Golden Oldies = 1


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Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 3940 comments Readerboard Name MAZZA1
Please can i remove The Moonglow Cafe from task 30.11 option 1
claimed in post 939 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I am replacing it with 2666

The task should now read

Task 30.11 Andy P's Task: Is There a Pattern Here?

Page count for both books 501 or more

Book 1. Read a book by a single author in which the letters of the author's first, middle, or last name consists of alternating vowels and consonants. The target word must be of at least five letters or more.

2666 Roberto Bolaño BoLaNo alternating consonants and vowels
Pages 898


Book 2. Read a book in which the title contains a word of 5 or more letters of alternating vowels and consonants. The title must be at least 3 words in length and may contain a subtitle BUT the target word must appear in the title.

The Music Shop Pages 336 Word MuSiC alternating consonants and vowels

Page count 898 + 336 - 1234 exceeding requirements

this will not alter my overall total of 810


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Julia (julia103) | 2719 comments Julia103

15.10. Trash to Treasure.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
This was rated one star by my GR friend A B
This is book is new to me.

Optional: I agree with her but rated it two stars because I reserve one star for books that I want to throw against a wall.

This post: 15 points,
Challenge total points: 335
BB: 1
GO: 3
Tasks completed: 17


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