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20.9 AddictionLooking for Alaska by John Green
# 22 On linked list. She definitely has an alcohol problem. Also all the characters smoke.
+20 Task
+5 Combo 10.3 Book Club
+5 10.9 5 letters in Green
+5 Combo 20.1 Lifetime author still alive
Task Total: 35 pts
Grand Total: 225 pts
20.1 LifetimeHimself by Jess Kidd
+20 task ("born in west London in 1973" paragraph 7, https://www.theguardian.com/books/201...)
Post Total: 20
Season Total: 1060
Post 873Karin wrote: "20.3 AgedGalahad at Blandings by P.G. Wodehouse
+20 Task
+5 Combo 20.4 honourary doctorate from Oxford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._G._W...
Task Total = 25
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Got the doctorate. In future, please use the help threads for verifying information as requested in the task.
20.10 First PersonThe Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa
+20 (See thread!)
+10 Canon
+10 Lost-in-Translation
+5 Jumbo (MPE= 544 pgs)
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Total: 45
Season total: 95
and my review if anyone is interested: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Task 20.1 LifetimeRead a book written by any author born during Muriel Spark's lifetime (1918-2006).
The Walrus and the Elephants: John Lennon's Years of Revolution (2013) by James A. Mitchell (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 272 pages) [921/Biography]
+20 Task
+05 Combo (#10.9 “James”)
+10 Not-a-novel (Non-fiction)
Task Total: 20 + 05 + 10 = 35
Grand Total: 765 + 35 = 800
Post 911 Gabriel wrote: "20.10 First PersonThe Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa
+20 (See thread!)
+10 Canon
+10 Lost-in-Translation
+5 Jumbo (MPE= 544 pgs)
+10 Not a Novel
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Total: 55
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Glad we finally settled on this one having a place this season. But it qualifies because it is fiction, so doesn't get the Not a Novel points.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 911 Gabriel wrote: "20.10 First PersonThe Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa
+20 (See thread!)
+10 Canon
+10 Lost-in-Translation
+5 Jumbo (MPE= 544 pgs)
+10 Not ..."
I'll take it.
20.7 It's Winter (or Summer?)Lorenzo Segreto by Fausto Vitaliano
Set in Italy from January 1st to January 29th
+20 Task
+5 Combo (20.1, approved)
LiT points don't apply because the book was written in my own mother tongue
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 405
20.1 LifetimeChristmas Bride for the Boss by Kate Hardy
+20 Task (b. 1966 per Pamela Brooks's GR profile)
+10 Combo (10.4 -- AKA Pamela Brooks, approved in task thread; 10.9 -- HARDY)
Task Total: 30
Season Total: 660
20.1 LifetimeThe Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin
+20 Task (b. 1972)
+5 Combo (10.8)
Task Total: 25
Grand Total: 180
10.1 Readers also enjoyedThe Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna Clarke
approved in task thread post 39
10 task
10 not a novel
15 combo 10.6, 10.8 , 20.1
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35
Running total: 1020
BTW: if you are interested in this book, I highly recommend the audio book (well done and the accents add to the experience).
Task 20.3 AgedRead a book written by any author who lived 75 years or longer.
Pecos Crossing (1963) by Elmer Kelton
+20 Task
+05 Combo (#20.1)
Task Total: 20 + 05 = 25
Grand Total: 800 + 25 = 825
20.8 OrganizationThe Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
+20 task
+15 combo (10.9; 20.3; 20.10 - entire book is written in first person, except two-page introduction written by the man introducing his uncle's manuscript)
+10 canon
Task total=45
Grand total=1210
10.3 Listopia Reigns!Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
+10 Task
+10 Combo (10.9 - JAMIE; 20.1 - born 1968)
Post Total: 20
Season Total: 880
10.10 - Group ReadsOlive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
+10 Task
+5 Combo (20.1)
+10 NaN (short stories, right)
Task total = 25
Season total = 980
Can I shift a book? prev claimed this book in #36310.1 - Readers Recommend
Old Man's War by John Scalzi
linked from Ender's Game, approved in thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
+10 Task
+15 Combo (10.2 - MAN; 10.8 - 121 shelvings; 20.1 - born 1969)
Post total = 25
Season total = 985
10.2 - It's All RelativeA River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa
+10 Task
+10 LiT
+5 20.1 (he was born in 1950s, moved to Korea when 13 in 1960s)
Post total = 25
Season total = 1010
20.8 - OrganisationRuin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
(view spoiler)
low lex so no styles
Season total = 1030
20.1 - LIfetimeWinter's Child by Margaret Maron
+20 task
+10 Combo (10.9, 20.4)
Task total: 30
Grand total: 1040
20.2 ScottishKidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
+20 task
+10 combo (10.9; 20.10 - written in first person)
+10 canon
Task total=40
Grand total=1250
20.6 Literature MapA Boy's Own Story by Edmund White
+20 task
+20 combo (10.9, 20.1, 20.3 born 1940, 20.10 approved)
Post Total: 40
Season Total: 1100
20.2 ScottishGods and Beasts by Denise Mina
+20 task (GR bio - born in Glasgow)
+5 combo (20.1 - 1966)
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 485
10.8 Fantasy!Artemis by Andy Weir
+10 task (shelved fantasy 102 times)
+5 combo (20.1 - born 1972 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Weir)
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 500
20.4 Doctorate Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
+20 task
+10 combo (10.9, 20.1)
Task Total: 30
Season Total: 530
From Post 59Katy wrote: "20.6 Literature Map
The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
+20 task
+15 combo (20.1, 20.4, 20.5)
+10 LiT
Task Total: 45
Season Total: 60"
+5 Combo 10.8
From Post 796Don (The Book Guy) wrote: "20.1 Lifetime
The Ladder of the Beatitudes by Jim Forest
+20 Task, born in 1941
+10 Not a Novel
Task Total : 30
Grand Total: 105"
+5 Combo 20.3
From Post 830Marina wrote: "20.1 Lifetime
L'economia delle cose by Elena Varvello
Approved here
+20 Task
+5 Combo (10.6, approved here)
+5 Not A Novel (short stories, see above)
LiT points ..."
+5 Combo 10.9
From Post 908Rachelccameron wrote: "20.9 Addiction
Looking for Alaska by John Green
# 22 On linked list. She definitely has an alcohol problem. Also all the characters smoke.
+20 Task
+5 Combo 10.3 Bo..."
+5 Combo 20.4
From Post 909Rosemary wrote: "20.1 Lifetime
Himself by Jess Kidd
+20 task ("born in west London in 1973" paragraph 7, https://www.theguardian.com/books/201......"
+5 Combo 10.8
From Post 897Norma wrote: "15 - Page Count - Completed
+100 Completion
+100 published before 1950
+50 Living
Total: 250
Grand total: 1010"
Congrats on finishing the Page Count challenge, Norma.
It appears all of your books were published after 1950, so that bonus does not apply.
20.1 LifetimeTin Man by Sarah Winman
+20 Task (born 1964 - see GR profile)
+10 Combo (10.2 man, 10.9 Sarah)
Points this post: 30
RwS total: 695
PC total: 45
Season Total: 740
20.7 It's Winter (or Summer?)Christmas Days: 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days by Jeanette Winterson
(all stories set at Christmas time)
+20 task
+10 Not a Novel (short stories)
+15 combos (10.6, 20.1 born 1959 - see GR profile, 20.4 approved in help thread)
Points this post: 45
RwS total: 740
PC total: 45
Season Total: 785
20.2 ScottishEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
+20 task (born Stirling - see GR profile)
+5 combos (20.1 DOB not given, but photo on profile shows within correct range)
Points this post: 25
RwS total: 765
PC total: 45
Season Total: 810
20.1 LifetimeThe Ventriloquist's Tale by Pauline Melville
+20 task (born 1948 - see GR profile)
Points this post: 20
RwS total: 785
PC total: 45
Season Total: 830
20.1 LifetimePachinko by Min Jin Lee
+20 task (born 1968 - see GR profile)
Points this post: 20
RwS total: 805
PC total: 45
Season Total: 850
20.1 LifetimeThe Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joël Dicker
+20 task (born 1985 - see GR profile)
+5 Combo (20.10)
+5 Jumbo (MPE=643 pages)
+10 LiT (French -> English)
Points this post: 40
RwS total: 845
PC total: 45
Season Total: 890
20.3 AgedMiss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson
+20 task (1906-2002 see GR profile)
Points this post: 20
RwS total: 865
PC total: 45
Season Total: 910
10.8 Fantasy! (Cat's Task)The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive #1) by Brandon Sanderson
Shelved as Fantasy by 9,936 users
+10 Task
5 Combo (20.1 - born 1975)
25 Jumbo (1,007 pages)
Post Total: 40
Season Total: 920
10.9 The Power of FiveTwilight in Jakarta by Mochtar Lubis
+10 Task
+10 Combo (20.1, 20.3)
+10 Lost in Translation (originally published in Indonesian, my mother tongue is Italian)
Task Total: 30
Season Total: 440
Task 10.10 Group ReadsOlive Kitteridge (2008) by Elizabeth Strout
+10 Task
+20 Combo (10.3 no.156, 10.6, 20.1 born 1956, 20.4)
+10 Not-a-novel (short stories)
Task Total: 10 + 20 + 10 = 40
Grand Total: 825 + 40 = 865
20.1 LifetimeThe Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
+20 task (1961 see GR profile)
Points this post: 20
RwS total: 885
PC total: 45
Season Total: 930
I would like to move a book from Post 209. I'd like to move it to task 10.7 For Real-10 points
Grand total=1240
20.5 Meta-fictionThe Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker
+20 task
+20 combo (10.9; 20.1; 20.4; 20.10 - written in first person)
Task total=40
RWS finish=100
Grand total=1380
15.5 Page CountTommy Glover's Sketch of Heaven by Jane Bailey
278 pages - living author
+15 task
Post Total: 15
Season Total: 1120
10.5 In translationKafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Pen translation prize 2006
10 task
10 LiT
20 combo 10.8, 20.1, 20.4, 20.5
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40
+ 100 RwS finish
Running total: 1160
20.7 It's Winter (or Summer?) (Karin's Task)Love by Hanne Ørstavik
+20 Task ("set on a cold winter's night" in Norway, as per the publisher blurb)
+10 Combo (10.9 -- HANNE, 20.1 -- b. 1969)
+10 LiT (Norwegian)
Task Total: 40
Season Total: 700
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+20 Task (born 1964)
+ 5 Combo (10.9)
+10 LiT
Task Total = 35
Season Total = 780