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SPRING CHALLENGE 2018
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Nick KY, you'll have task 25.2!
Diana K, task 25.3 is yours!
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 5.3: Museum of bad art: All-Butter ShortDead by H. Y. Hanna. Title contains all the letters in BAD ART: AllBuTteR short DeAD.
Task 5.5: International Cryptozoology Museum: Blood Retribution by David and Aimee Thurlo. The book description on the main page states that one of the 2 main characters in the book is a skinwalker, a Navaho Vampire; vampires are on the Cryptids list.
Task 10.3: Tell me where it hurts: The Doctor Digs a Grave by Robin Hathaway. The book description on the main page states that the main character , Dr. Fenimore, is a cardiologist and has main page genre medicine.
Task 10.4: Birds and bees: Blackbird Fly by Lise McClendon. The title contains both the name of a specific bird BLACKBIRD and the name of an insect FLY.
Task 10.6: Want to see my slides? Jenna Starborn by Sharon Shinn.
The main page genre includes SCIENCE FICTION.
Task 10.8: Tax day And Only to Deceive by Tasha Alexander.
The author initials are in TAX DAY.
Task 10.10: Africa Day Death on Tour by Janice Hamrick.
The book is set in EGYPT, listed as a member of the African Union.
Totals this posting:
Points: 60
Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 80
Total Books Read: 10
Total Tasks Completed: 10
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Brooklyn5.1 – A Night at the Museum
Read a book with a MPG that starts with a letter in MUSEUM.
Shark Skin Suite by Tim Dorsey
MPG of mystery
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5.8 – The Museum of Sex
Read a book with a MPG of sexuality, gender, feminism or LGBT.
Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman by Anne Helen Petersen
MPG of feminism
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10.8 – Tax Day
Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in TAX DAY.
Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman
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25.6 – Windy City Museums
Book 1, Option B: Read a book whose author’s first and last name initials can be found in CLAUDE MONET.
The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens – 303 pgs
Book 2, Option C: Read a book whose number of pages includes the numbers 3 and 5.
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara – 352 pgs
303 + 352 = 655 pgs
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30.5 – Name Game
Book 1: Read a book by an author with the same first name as the name generated.
My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella
Matches Sophie Powers
Book 2: Read a book by an author with the same last name as the name generated.
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Matches Morris Saunders
5 names generated:
Sophie Powers
Tamara Haight
Morris Saunders
Janette Parks
Laurie Apted
Points this post: 75
Total points: 595/930
Tasks completed: 36/55
Books read: 46
Golden Oldies Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2
Task 5.10 – From Your CollectionReader’s choice
A Thread of Grace
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Task 30.3 – Ava Catherine – Happy Birthday, Dr Seuss
Option 1 – Cat on Cover
Option 2 - Published March (any year) - 1st pub March 2017
Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste
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This Post: 35 points
Total points to date: 460 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (3) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 3
Amy FL10.2 - Free For All
A Tangled Mercy - Won it in a drawing from the publisher
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Rina's Task: Tallinn
1. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend - whEEl recoMMend
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Siobhan's Task: Wedding Day
Option 4: The Wife by Alafair Burke - Best dAy ever
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Kim O's task: We Are The Music Makers, And We Are The Dreamers Of Dreams
Option 4: The Great Alone - I'll be so ALONE without you
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet - Book Concierge's Task: Happy 300th Birthday
C) Turtles All the Way Down - bATTle of floWers paraDe
Points this post: 90
Total points: 215
10.9 -"Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press" - Thomas JeffersonA non-fiction book written about or by a journalist: Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival by Anderson Cooper
Points this post: 10
Total points: 800
MegSCL10.5. Springtime in Paris
Read a book set in France
Paris for One
TOTAL TO DATE
points: 890
BB tickets: 11
Golden Oldies; 3
Laurah3015.10 - Pay the Piper
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of the countries that has a type of bagpipe: England
Persuasion
ED50.1 - Booklover's Task: The Classic Novel
1B- Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding 272 p.
(first published 1742)**I claim 1 GO ticket**
2A- Emma by Jane Austen
474p.
(first published December 23rd 1815)**I claim 1 GO ticket**
3A- The Hand of Ethelberta by Thomas Hardy
512p
(first published 1876)**I claim 1 GO ticket**
**I claim 1 Big Book Ticket**
272+474+512=1260 pages
Points This Post: 50
Total Points 500
Tasks Completed: 28
Books completed=37
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldie Tickets: 21
Readerboard Name: Nicola TTask: 25.6 - Diana K's Task: Windy City Museums
Read 2 books, choosing from 2 different options. I chose Opt B: Read a book whose author's first and last name initials can be found in CLAUDE MONET. Middle initials may be ignored and Opt C: Read a book whose number of pages includes the numbers 5 and 3.
For Opt B i read The Millstone (172 pages)
by Margaret Drabble (clauDe Monet)
For Opt C i read The Veil (352 pages)
352 + 172 > 500
Task: 25.8 - Dakimel’s Task: Rulebreakers
Pick 2 of the options below and read one book for each option.
For this task, genres Sequential Art, Comics, Comic Book, and Manga are allowed.
I chose Opt 1 For this option, read a book with an ‘other role’ person named in the GR record whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase UNIDENTIFIED OTHERS and Opt 2 read a book by an author whose GR-recorded name contains a capitalized letter somewhere OTHER than the first initials of the first and last name, and that letter must be found in the phrase CAPITAL NOT INITIAL.
For Opt 1 i read Gwenpool, the Unbelievable, Vol. 2: Head of M.O.D.O.K which has Irene Strychalski (Artist): unIdentified otherS
For Opt 2 i read The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen : capiTal not initial
Points this post: 25 + 25 =50
Points total: 285
GO total: 1
Books read: 22
Tasks completed: 18
Kristi CO15.3 -Women’s History Month
Option 2: 'historical' and female author
Circe by Madeline Miller
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet - Book Concierge's Task: Happy 300th Birthday
Option D NIOSA
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Francesca was just about to take a pensive first bite into her Hawaiian Suckling Pig Truffle Tacos when Eleanor interrupted her., Part 3 Chapter 8
Points this post: 35
Total points: 145
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 8
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Catherine TTask 25.7 - To Choose or Not To Choose
Option 1
Book 1: Read a book by an interviewed author
Circe by Madeline Miller
April 2018: https://www.goodreads.com/interviews/...
Book 2: Read a recommended book
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
trishhartuk15.1 - A Truth and A Lie
Book 1: Read a nonfiction book.
Divorced, Beheaded, Died: The History of Britain's Kings and Queens in Bite-sized Chunks, Kevin Flude
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Shelved as-Non-fiction by 28 users and History by 27 users
Book 2: Read a book with any form of the word LIE
The Lie Tree, Frances Harding
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Just in case: AR Quiz No. 229118 EN Fiction. AR Quiz Information IL: MY+ - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 17.0. AR Quiz Types: RP
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
20.2 Rookie at the Top - Rina's Task: Tallinn
1. Read a book with at least 2 pairs of double letters in the title and/or subtitle.
WaterlOO: The History of Four Days, ThrEE Armies and ThrEE BaTTles, Bernard Cornwell
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 820
Tasks Completed: 49
Golden Oldies: 10
Big Book tickets: 1
Dakimel30.2 Castles and Other Historical Sites
1: Heart Berries: A Memoir
5: Shot on Gold (#14)
TALLY:
This post - 30 points
Total - 865
30.4 - Sandy's Task: 3, 4, 52 book task, 600+ pages
Option 1: Read a book that is # 3, 4, or 5 in a series.
Nemesis Games by James S.A. Corey.
Nemesis Games is #5 in The Expanse series.
Nemesis Games has 544 pages.
Option 3: Read a book where the number of pages includes at least 2 of the numbers 3, 4, 5.
Authority by Jeff VanderMeer.
Authority has 341 pages.
544+341=885 total pages
I also claim one Big Book ticket for Nemesis Games which is 544 pages.
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Points this post: 30
Total points: 80
Books read: 5
Tasks completed: 4
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
5.5 - International Cryptozoology MuseumRead a book that features cryptozoology, a cryptozoologist, or one or more cryptids from the list:
Book read: The Vampire's Mail Order Bride
How it fits: Male MC is a vampire
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Points this post: 5
Total points: 855
Books read: 66
Tasks completed: 52
BB Tickets: 14
GO Tickets: 2
Sarah E10.4. The Birds and the Bees
Birds of a Feather
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes -Christine V's Task: Celebrating the Seasonal Reading Challenge
Option 1: #5 in a series
Chocolate Frosted Murder - Donut Hole Mystery #5
I read the kindle edition, paperback (no MMP) is Chocolate Frosted Murder
Points this post: 30
Total points: 445
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska15.7 - Spring Saints.
Read a book by an author named George.
1984 by George Orwell (328 p.) *
*I wish to claim a GO ticket for this book (1949).*
➸ Points: 180 of 290 (goal)
➸ Total Pages: 4,308
Sarah E25.1 - Perletwo's Task: The Ides of March are Come
Option 1: #1 in series
Strawberry Cream Murder - Donut Hole Mystery #1
I read the kindle edition, paperback (no MMP) is Strawberry Cream Murder
Option 3: Author initials in BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH
The Secret of Chestnut Hall by Olivia Swift
ebook only - approved in message 6732
Points this post: 25
Total points: 470
Jasmiina F20.4 - Golden Oldies - Siobhan's Task: Wedding Day:
Option 3: Read a book with a main page genre of Science Fiction:
The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 205
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 2
BBooks - 750+: 1
BBooks - 1000+: 0
CathyG 5.1 - A Night at the Museum
Read a book with a main page genre that starts with a letter in MUSEUM.
Science Fiction
There All Along by Lauren Dane
5.10 - From Your Collection
Read a book of your choice.
Razr by Larissa Ione
15.10 - Pay the Piper
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of the countries that has a type of bagpipe: England
Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd by Alan Bradley
25.5 - MegSCL's Task: My Favorite Museums
This is a two book task. Choose one of the following museum options and read book 1 and book 2 for that option.
Required: Identify the option.
Option 2. Galleria Borghese, Rome
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in Rome.
Staked by Kevin Hearne
Book 2: This collection includes artworks from Ancient times up to the 18th century. Read a book set before the year 1800.
Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Points this post: 50
Total points: 600
Tasks completed: 35
Books read: 43
Big Book Ticket:
Golden Oldie Ticket:
15.4 - Collect, Preserve, Study, Exhibit, Stimulate, EngageOption 2: Read ONE book that satisfies BOTH book 1 and book 2 requirements. Note that 2 different museum names must be used to satisfy each requirement.
Title: TS, TS in SmitThsonian institution
Author: IM in rIjksMuseum
The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch
+15 Points
15.5 - Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
miSTEr rogEr's NEighBorHood CArdigan SWEater
Between the Acts by Virginia Woolf
+15 Points
15.6 - Oh, Beans!
Red from Red Apple
My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk
+15 Points
15.7 - Spring Saints
George:
Silas Marner by George Eliot
+15 Points
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Deborah's Task: Young Sheldon
2) In A Sneeze, Detention, and Sissy Spacek: Read a book written by a single author who shares first and last name initials with these iconic Texans: shJBss.
Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin
+20 Points
25.1 - Perletwo's Task: The Ides of March are Come
Option 2: In keeping with its tradition of endings and beginnings, the Ides of March was also the Roman Empire's traditional deadline for settling debts.
Read a book from one of these Goodreads lists:
Revenge, page 1
Three Blind Mice and Other Stories by Agatha Christie
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the phrase BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH.
idEs oF
The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante
+25 Points
30.2 – Schatzie's Task: Castles and Other Historical Sites
Opt. 3: Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site: Read a book, nonfiction or fiction, with a main page genre of World War II, embedded or stand alone
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
Opt. 4: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in SCHWARZWALD, middle initials can be ignored.
SchWarzwald
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
+30 Points
Points this Post: 135
Season Total: 440
trishhartuk10.7 - My Favorite Holiday!
Read a book from this list: Stories for Book Lovers.
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, Gabrielle Zavin
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Page 1, #84 on the list
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 830
Tasks Completed: 50
Golden Oldies: 10
Big Book tickets: 1
Kristi CO20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Frugalitymom's Task: Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History
Option 3: 1st letters in title words
Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala
Points this post: 20
Total points: 165
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 9
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Suzannesea30.4 Sandy's Task
Option 1. Read a book that is #3, 4, or 5 in a series.
The Big Four by Agatha Christie is the fifth in the Hercule Poirot series.
272 pages
Option 3. Read a book where the number of pages includes at least 2 of the numbers 3, 4, 5.
Wayfaring Stranger by James Lee Burke
435 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 350
30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: AidaOption C: BEA (BookExpo America), May 30-June 1
BookExpo America is a reader's paradise - the biggest publishing conference of the year.
Book 1: Read a book written by a single author who is appearing this year at BookCon 2018, BEA's sister event for non-professionals. A list of authors can be found here: 2018 Guests.
I read The Hate U Give by The Hate U GiveAngie Thomas who will be attending BookCon 2018.
Book 2: Read a book set at least 50% in a city that has hosted BEA: New York, NY; Chicago, IL; Washington, DC; or Los Angeles, CA. Required: If the setting of your book is not evident in the description or metadata, please explain how the book fits the task.
I read the book: The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine who Outwitted America's Enemies, which was set more than 50% in Washington, DC.
points: 235
books read: 17
tasks completed: 15
pages read: 6561
PAULA S15.10 - Pay the Piper
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of the countries that has a type of bagpipe: Sweden
Mördare utan ansikte - I read the ebook, mmp for reference Faceless Killers
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Rina's Task: Tallinn
option 4: Read a book with a main page genre Mythology
Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor
20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Frugalitymom's Task: Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History
option 4: For this option read a book FIRST published in May or December from 2007-2018 inclusive.
A Court of Thorns and Roses - first published May 5th 2015
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Kim O's task: We Are The Music Makers, And We Are The Dreamers Of Dreams
option 3: Read a book where the author's first and last name initials (middle initials excluded) can be found in OCTOBASS.
Dolken från Tunis - author initials AC found in oCtobAss
Dolken från Tunis was originally published in 1926. I claim 1 GO ticket
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Deborah's Task: Young Sheldon
option 3: Read a book written by a single author with a first name of one of his family members
Silas Marner - author George Eliot matches family member George (dad and brother)
- I read the ebook, MMP for reference Silas Marner
Silas Marner was originally published in 1861. I claim 1 GO ticket
Points this post: 95
Total points to date: 95
GO tickets claimed: 2
Kristen IA25.1 - Perletwo's Task: The Ides of March are Come
This is a two book task. Read one book from each of two of the following options.
REQUIRED: state which option you are using.
Option 1: Read a book that is either #1 in the series or the last (most recently published) entry in a series (by first printing, not a paperback, re-issue etc). The book's Goodreads series main page must indicate this by series listing and/or publication date.
End of Watch by Stephen King
I listened to the audiobook and have linked the MMPB edition.
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the phrase BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH. All name part initials must be present. Spaces determine names. Letters may only be used as often as they appear in the phrase.
Release by Brenda Rothert
I read the Kindle edition and it is approved for length on line #2090
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 325/930
Tasks Completed: 16/55
GO: 0
BB: 4
Task 5.3 - The Museum of Bad ArtRead a book that has a title/subtitle that contains all of the letters in BAD ART.
It's Time to Fight Dirty: How Progressives Can Build a Lasting Majority in American Politics (2018) by David Faris (Hardcover, 178 pages) [324.2736]
B: B uild
A: L a sting
D: D irty
A: A merican
R: Di r ty
T: Dir t y
300 + 05 = 305
Tasks Completed: 19
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 300 + 05 = 305
Books read: 23
Pages read: 6,587
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 05
Golden Oldies: 03
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Cindy FTask 20.6 We Are The Music Makers, And We Are The Dreamers Of Dreams
Option 3: Author's initials found in OCTOBASS (A,B)
Serpents in the Garden by Anna Belfrage
Points this post:20
Total points:300
Tasks completed:19
Books read:22
Golden Oldies:1
Big Books:500+(5)750+(0)1000+(0)
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 5.1: Night at the Museum: Batman: Knightfall by Dennis O'Neil. One of the main page genres is Sequential Art, one of the letters in MUSEUM.
Task 5.9: Tell me where it hurts: The Doctor Digs a Grave by Robin Hathaway.
The book description on the main page states that the main character , Dr. Fenimore, is a cardiologist and has main page genre medicine.
Task 5.10: From your collection: Herculaneum: Guide to the Excavations by Maria Paola Guidobaldi.
Task 10.2: Free for all: Titanic 1912 by Ken Rossignol. This is a book I got for free from Bookbub. Bookbub is something you can sign up for, and there is NO subscription cost associated with it. You can buy ebooks at low cost, and some books are free. I read the ebook version. The paperback edition has 196 pages.
Task 10.5: Springtime in Paris: The Braque Connection by Estelle Ryan. The book is set (90%) in Strasbourg, France; The main character lives and works in the city. The setting is the same as in the previous volumes in the series (setting is listed for volume #2 in series). I posted queries in the help section for the task (#7) and was advised to include quotes from the text:
The book contains 6 direct quotes that contain "Strasbourg" and 12 that contain "France" in context of the main character driving, walking, etc. example (page 113) "... we were in Vinnie's black pickup driving to the outskirts of Strasbourg", (page 119) "I had never been to any industrial area in or around Strasbourg. Or in any other city for that matter. My travels had been to museums, galleries or remote villages untouched by industry.", and (page 140):"...me walking accross one of Strasbourg's beautiful bridges", (page 154) "Doc, I need to know where I'm driving. Somehwere in Strasbour, in France, ...". In addition there are over 114 references to being in the office at "Rousseau & Rousseau" in Strasbourg.
Task 10.7: My favorite holiday! The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.
The book is #272, page 3 of the list. Also claim a Big Book ticket for 512 pages.
Task 20.3: Red or green?: Option 4: In Cold Pursuit: A Mystery From The Last Continent by Sarah Andrews. Author initials SA can be found in WHITE SANDS. At 384 pages, the book is over the required minimum of 250 pages.
Task 20.4: Red or green?: Option 4: Tensleep: An Em Hansen Mystery by Sarah Andrews. Author initials SA can be found in BEST DAY EVER.
Totals this posting:
Points: 85
Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 8
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 1;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 165
Total Books Read: 18
Total Tasks Completed: 18
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 1; 1000+: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.5: Well-behaved women: Option 1: Salmon in the Soup by Meg O'Brien. The first letter of each word in the title SITS can be found in WELL BEHAVED WOMEN SELDOM MAKE HISTORY.
Task 20.6: Music makers: Option 3: Double-Booked for Death by Ali Brandon. Author initials AB can be found in OCTOBASS.
Task 20.8: Celebrating SRC: Option 1: Silent Orchids by Morgan Wylie
is #1 in the Age of Alandria series.
Totals this posting:
Points: 60
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 225
Total Books Read: 21
Total Tasks Completed: 21
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 1; 1000+: 0
Misty#20.1 Most Improved Player- Amber's Task
Option 1: Read a book with number of pages divisible by 15.
Children of Blood and Bone
525 pages: 35×15=525 (Big Book Ticket Claim)
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 30
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
Big Book Tickets (500+): 1
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM(not sure I'll get another finished tasks before the end of the month, so just in case this is the last one, thanks again to the mods :D )
20.10 Group Reads
I chose the Short Story Collection and read Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado (paperback). I participated in the discussion thread here.
50.1 - Booklover's Task: The Classic Novel
Book 1: I chose Option A. I read Tom Jones by Henry Fielding, first published in 1749, 848p.
**Tom Jones is 848p pages long, I would like to claim 2 Big Book tickets**
**Tom Jones was first published in 1749, I would like to claim 1 Golden Oldies ticket**
Book 2: I chose Option A. I read Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth (who was female), first published in 1800, 127p.
**Castle Rackrent was first published in 1800, I would like to claim 1 Golden Oldies ticket**
Book 3: I chose Option A. I read The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens, first published in 1837, 801p.
**The Pickwick Papers is 801p pages long, I would like to claim 2 Big Book tickets**
**The Pickwick Papers was first published in 1837, I would like to claim 1 Golden Oldies ticket**
848+127+801 = 1,776 pages
Previous point total: 520
New points this post: 20+50
Total points: 590
New tasks completed in this post: 2
Total tasks: 35
GO tickets this post: 3
Total GO: 3
Big Book tickets this post: 4
Total Big Books: 6
PAULA S5.1 - A Night at the Museum
Read a book with a main page genre that starts with a letter in MUSEUM
Gökens rop - mpg Mystery
I read the ebook, MMP for reference The Cuckoo's Calling
10.2 - Free For All
Read a book that you got for free – a gift, library book, etc.
Ghostly Interests - this book was free on Kindle (free for all, not just Kindle Unlimited)
I read the Kindle ebook, PB for reference: Ghostly Interests
10.5. Springtime in Paris
Read a book set in France
Good Morning, Midnight - book is set in Paris, France
10.6 - Want to See My Slides?
Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction (standalone or embedded)
The Ghost Brigades
15.5 - Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Read a book where ALL the letters in the title can be found in MISTER ROGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD and/or CARDIGAN SWEATER.
Thread and Gone
T in misTer
H in neigHborhood
R in misteR
E in mistEr
A in cArdigan
D in neighborhooD
A in cardigAn
N in cardigaN
D in carDigan
G in roGer's
O in rOger's
N in Neighborhood
E in rogEr's
I read the ebook, PB for reference: Thread and Gone
Points this post: 50
Total points to date: 145
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO tickets claimed: 2
30.1 Dlmrose's Task: And The Award Goes To...Option 1: Read a book that has won or been nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award. The award winner or nominee designation must be present on the Goodreads main book page.
Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexievich
Found on page 3 of list. National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction (2005).
Option 2. Read a book that has won or been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize award. The award winner or nominee designation must be present on the Goodreads main book page.
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Found on page 2 of list. Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2009).
Points this post: 30
Season Total Points: 100
Kathy G.20.1 - Most Improved Player - Amber's Task: Adventure in the Southwest
Option 1-
Read a book evenly divisible by 15
My book is 240/15 = 16
Total Points- 90
Readerboard name: DAIRE5.1 Read a book with a main page genre that starts with a letter in MUSEUM. Genres may be stand alone or embedded.
How to Stop Feeling Like Sh*t: 14 Habits that Are Holding You Back from Happiness by Andrea Owen (Genre: Self help)
5.3 Read a book that has a title/subtitle that contains all of the letters in BAD ART.
Drinking and Tweeting and Other Brandi Blunders by Brandi Glanville
5.4 Read a book that has human hair visible on the cover.
by Janet Street-Porter5.10 Book of your choice
The Whole30: The 30-Day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedomby Melissa Hartwig
15.3 Option 2 MPG History and written by a woman
Not Just Jane: Rediscovering Seven Amazing Women Writers Who Transformed British Literature by Shelley DeWees
15.4, Option 2 Read ONE book that satisfies BOTH book 1 and book 2 requirements. Note that 2 different museum names must be used to satisfy each requirement.
The Four TendenciesThe Four Tendencies (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) by Gretchen Rubin (The Uffizi Gallery)
15.9 Read a book with BOTH a three-letter word AND a nine-letter word in the title and/or subtitle. Numbers and symbols count at letters, punctuation (apostrophe's, hyphens, etc.) do not count.
Girl Code: Unlocking the Secrets to Success, Sanity, and Happiness for the Female Entrepreneur by Cara Alwill Leyba (“the”, “unlocking”)
20.2 Option 1 Read a book with at least 2 pairs of double letters in the title and/or subtitle.
Gizzi's Healthy Appetite: Food to nourish the body and feed the soul by Gizzi Erskine
20.5 Option 3 For this option please read a book where the first letter of each word of the title and subtitle can be found in "Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History." Titles must be at least three words in length.
The Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
20.6 Read a book where the author's first and last name initials (middle initials excluded) can be found in OCTOBASS.
Vlog Like a Boss: How to Kill It Online with Video Blogging by Amy Schmittauer
20.9 Option C Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in: BATTLE OF FLOWERS PARADE -or- FIESTA FLAMBEAU PARADE.
Made In Spain: Recipes and stories from my country and beyond by Miriam González Durántez
30.5 Randomized names
Book 1 (Name: Linda Lindsay)
Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History—without the Fairy-Tale Endings by Linda Rodríguez McRobbie
Book 2 (Name: Marcus Thompson)
Being Boss: Take Control of Your Work and Live Life on Your Own Terms by Emily Thompson and Kathleen Shannon
Points this post: 175
Total points: 255
GO tickets: 0
BB tickets: 1
10.2 - Free For AllWhat Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
*I took this book out of the library*
Total Points = 220
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 5.7: New England maple museum: Killer Cupcakes by Leighann Dobbs. Cupcakes on the cover of the ebook edition I read.. (cover:
, The mass paperback edition (linked in title) has 146 pages.Totals this posting:
Points: 5
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 230
Total Books Read: 22
Total Tasks Completed: 22
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 1; 1000+: 0
20.7Option 2: author initials in SHJBSS
Force of Nature by Jane Harper
25.1
Option 1: either #1 or last entry in a series
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Option 3: initials can be found in the phrase BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH.
A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 300/930
Tasks completed: 19/55
Books Read: 22
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books:500+(1)750+(1)1000+(0)
loafer5.3 - The Museum of Bad Art
Read a book that has a title/subtitle that contains all of the letters in BAD ART.
American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road by Nick Bilton
AmeRicAn kingpin: The epic hunt for the criminal mastermind BehinD the silk road
points: 5
total: 635
GO: 9
BB: 7
tasks completed: 38
5.4 - Avanos Hair MuseumRead a book that has human hair visible on the cover.
Book read: Iron Kissed
How it fits:
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Points this post: 5
Total points: 860
Books read: 67
Tasks completed: 53
BB Tickets: 14
GO Tickets: 2
CYNBAXTER# 20.04 – GOLDEN OLDIE: Siobhan's Task: Wedding Day
Task: Read a book with a main page genre of Science Fiction.
Option 3: How to Stop Timeby Matt Haig
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date = 350 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 4
5.8 – The Museum of SexCarry On by Rainbow Rowell
Shelved as LGBT
10.7 – My Favorite Holiday!
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Found on page #1
Points: 325
Dakimelrearranging claimed task here
10.7 My Favorite Holiday
The Dry - page 11 of list
(This was previously claimed for task 25.6)
(new version of this task)
25.6 - Diana K's Task: Windy City Museums
B: A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole (360 pgs)
C: My Oxford Year (352 pages)
TALLY:
New points - 10
Total - 875
LAVENDER5.04 - Avanos Hair Museum
Read a book that has human hair visible on the cover.
The Adventures of Gerard by Arthur Conan Doyle ebook I readThe Adventures of Gerard 178 pages (Top paperback, No MMPB)
hair on cover
I am claiming a GOLDEN OLDIE for this book, first published January 1st 1903
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15.08 - The Red Baron
Read a book with an airplane on the cover
In Farleigh Field: A Novel of World War II by Rhys Bowen Kindle I readIn Farleigh Field: A Novel of World War II 396 pages (Top paperback, No MMBP)
2 planes visible on cover
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50.01 - Booklover's Task: The Classic Novel
>1200 pages total
Book 1 Option A: Read a novel first published between 1700 and 1799 AND whose title includes the name of its protagonist
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 275 pages
First published April 25th 1719.
Title includes name of protagonist.
I am claiming a GOLDEN OLDIE for this book, first published April 25th 1719
Book 2 Option A: Read a novel first published between 1798 and 1837 AND written by a female author.
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen 560 pages
First published 1814.
Female author.
I am claiming a GOLDEN OLDIE for this book, first published 1814
I am claiming a BIG BOOK for this book at 560 pages.
Book 3 Option B: Read a novel first published between 1837 and 1901, AND by a single author whose first and last name initials appear in VICTORIA REGINA.
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell Kindle I read
North and South 521 pages (Top MMPB)
First published January 1855.
EG in VICTORIA REGINA.
I am claiming a GOLDEN OLDIE for this book, first published January 1855.
I am claiming a BIG BOOK for this book at 521 pages.
Points this post: 70
Total Points: 580
Tasks Completed: 29
Books Read: 39
Golden Oldie Tickets: 9
Big Book Tickets: 7
Bookwrm526Task #25.5- - My Favorite Museums
Option 3. The Met, New York City
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in New York City - I read Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade by Patrick Dennis. Here is a link to a synopsis review that mentions that it is set in NYC http://allreaders.com/book-review-sum...
Book 2: My favourite room in this museum is the Pacific Islands collection. Read a book set at least 50% on a Pacific Island. I read Written in Black by K.H. Lim, which is set in Brunei, on the island of Borneo, part of Indonesia. I had this approved for setting in posts 20 and 21 of the help thread for the task.
Points this post: 25
Total points so far: 805
15.10 – Pay the PiperSet in a country with bagpipes: Scotland
Espresso Tales
I listened to the audio / No MMP / Paperback: Espresso Tales
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 475 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (3) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 3
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25.5 - MegSCL's Task: My Favorite Museums
Option 3. The Met, New York City
Book 1: Read a book set at least 50% in New York City.
The Myth Manifestation kindle The Myth Manifestation paperback pgs. 300 by Lisa Shearin
"New York is one of the most popular convention destinations in the world"
Book 2: My favourite room in this museum is the Pacific Islands collection. Read a book set at least 50% on a Pacific Island.
Torch Ginger - kindle Torch Ginger - paperback pgs,. 314 by Toby Neal
setting Kauai, Hawaii (United States)
50.1 - Booklover's Task: The Classic Novel
1: The Eighteenth Century
Read a novel first published between 1700 and 1799 (inclusive), AND fulfills either:
(A) One of the most famous novels of this period is The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman which purports to be an autobiography of the eponymous Tristram Shandy. Read a novel whose title includes the name of its protagonist (e.g., Moll Flanders, Robinson Crusoe or Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady)
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman - Audible Vie et opinions de Tristram Shandy, gentilhomme - paperback pgs. 632 by Laurence Sterne
this is a Golden Oldie pub 1759
this is a big book 632 pages
2: Romanticism
Read a novel first published between 1798 and 1837 (inclusive) AND fulfills either:
(A) Jane Austen is one of the most well known novelists of this period. Read a novel written by a female author.
Northanger Abbey - Audible Northanger Abbey - paperback pgs. 276 by Jane Austen
this is a Golden Oldie pub 1817
3: The Victorian Era
Read a novel first published between 1837 and 1901 (inclusive), AND fulfills either:
(A) Charles Dickens is widely regarded as one of the greatest early Victorian era novelists and Thomas Hardy as one of the greatest of the late Victorian era. Read a novel by either Charles Dickens or Thomas Hardy.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - Audible Tess Of The D'urbervilles - paperback pgs. 508 by Thomas Hardy
this is a Golden Oldie pub 1891
this is a big book 508 pages
632+276+508>1200
THIS POST
Points: 75
Completed Tasks: 2
Golden oldies: 3
Big Books: 2
Total This Season
Points: 445/930
Completed Tasks: 24/55
Golden oldies: 6
Big Books: 5
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Pages read this season: 11,101
Books read this season: 30