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Ch. #718- Wanderlustsee- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
*****COMPLETED 1/24/21*****
The Bahamas Capital: Nassau
December 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
100p. min.
6/6
Tasks
✔1. JUNKANOO
Junkanoo is a unique Bahamian street festival dating back to the 17th century. Participants gather in the pre-dawn hours of the morning to "rush" down Bay Street. The high energy parade takes place on Boxing Day (December 26), and is reminiscent of the Brazilian Carnival. Hundreds of dancers and musicians spend months to create elaborate, colorful, hand-made costumes from cardboard and crepe, and to rehearse their dances. The participants shake cowbells, use whistles, blow brass instruments and beat goat-skin drums. At other times of the year you may be able to catch mini “rush outs” as a part of the entertainment of major resorts or restaurants.
In conjunction to this is Educulture Bajamas, a museum that preserves the costumes, music and performance art of Junkanoo, spanning from the olden days when costumes were made from newspaper and sponge, to present-day works of art.
✱ Read a book with music or dancing as a central theme (share how it fits) OR
✱ Read a book with a parade or costumes on the cover or in the text (post cover or share text) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in JUNKANOO PARADE.- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth by Albert Podell-1/8/21
✔2. BAY STREET
Nassau’s two major industries of tourism and banking meld on Bay Street. It’s not uncommon to see vacationers in swimsuits walking beside business professionals in the heart of historic Nassau. For centuries, Bay Street has operated as the country’s center for trade and business. However, every year thousands of tourists descend on the area to enjoy the mix of pubs, cafes and art galleries, as well as to bargain hunt and buy duty-free items. International designers like Gucci also have storefronts on Bay Street for the high-end shopper. While in the area, a visit to Nassau’s famous Straw Market is recommended. It is an excellent place to find local handcrafted straw items such as handbags and hats.
✱ Read a book that centers around a restaurant, cafe or pub (give a brief description) OR
✱ Read a book with a store on the cover or one where the MC goes shopping (post cover or share text) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in STRAW MARKET.- The Father by August Strindberg-1/11/21-
✔3. THE QUEEN'S STAIRCASE AND FORT FINCASTLE
This 102-foot ascent from Elizabeth Avenue to Fort Fincastle and the Water Tower was carved out of a limestone wall by 18th century slaves. The steps afforded soldiers protected passage to and from the fort. The staircase was named in honor of Queen Victoria and the 66 years of her reign. The original staircase did have 66 steps; It now only has 65 as the bottom one got buried when the path to the stairs was paved. Residents, tourists, and fitness buffs use the steps regularly, so it can get quite crowded.
At the top of the stairs, at the highest point of the island, are the ruins of Fort Fincastle, built by Governor Lord Dunmore in 1793. The fort's name came from Lord Dunmore's noble title of Viscount Fincastle. It was small and never used in battle, but it was the perfect lookout for approaching pirates. The awesome panoramic views of the island, harbor, and surrounding waters are much prized today. The adjacent 126 foot water tower was built in the early 1900s; it once also served as a lighthouse. Its observation deck provides terrific views, as well.
✱ Read a book with stairs or steps on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book showing a view (water, a town, an island, etc) on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in THE QUEEN'S STAIRCASE.- A Murder Is Announcedbook:A Murder Is Announced|16298] by Agatha Christie-1/3/21
✔4. CLIFTON HERITAGE NATIONAL PARK
This multi-faceted park preserves the island's natural and social history. The multi-acre park sits on a quiet side of Nassau, and features the remains of an ancient Lucayan Indian village, the ruins of Loyalists' 18th- and 19th-century plantations, and artistic wooden sculptures. It also has several hiking trails that reveal cliffs, coastal westlands, rocky shorelines, sandy beaches, and offshore coral reefs. Visitors can enjoy swimming, snorkeling, fishing, birdwatching and picknicking.
One such place for swimming is Jaws Beach, located behind Clifton Heritage Park. It has white sand, rocky protrusions, shallow water, and shade trees, making it a good choice for families with kids.
Also not to be missed at Clifton Heritage Park is a snorkeling adventure to the coral reef sculpture garden. Here you can view various underwater sculptures, the most notable of which is the 60 ton "Ocean Atlas" by Jason deCaires Taylor.
✱ Read a book with ruins or a sculpture on the cover - Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist by M.C. Beaton-12/3/20-
-12/3/20or in the text (post cover or share text) OR
✱ Read a book with a plantation or beach on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in CLIFTON HERITAGE NATIONAL PARK
✔5. PIRATES OF NASSAU MUSEUM
This interactive pirate experience in downtown Nassau takes you back to the year of 1716, when piracy reigned. Vignettes, interactive Q&As, and realistic sound effects present non-romanticized fact and fiction behind Nassau's celebrated swashbuckling past. It's lightly educational, and entertaining for anyone fascinated by this part of island history.
✱ Read a book with a ship on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book featuring pirates (be creative & share text or circumstance) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in PIRATES OF NASSAU.- The River Between by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o-1/24/21
✔6. ADASTRA GARDENS ZOO AND CONSERVATION CENTRE
Originally created as a nature preserve, Adastra Gardens has evolved into a tropical garden, conservation center, boutique zoo, and wildlife rescue and rehab center. Over 135 animals now call it home. Here you'll encounter, among others, lemurs, monkeys, reptiles, pot-bellied pigs, and a wonderful array of birds. Some just may share the walkways with you as you stroll along its four acres. Try to time your visit to see the trained flamingos, national bird of the Bahamas, march in unison and on command. The attraction also includes feeding times for its colorful lorikeets, and guests are invited to enter the screened aviary to hand feed the birds. Enjoy as well the briiliant array of flowers, orchids, and trees which thrive in the temperate weather. Although quite close to downtown Nassau, this place feels worlds away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
✱ Read a book with a bird or wild animal on the cover (post the cover) OR
✱ Read a book with a character who takes care of animals (share text) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in ADASTRA GARDENS ZOO-Orange Crush by Tim Dorsey 1/1/21
****COMPLETED*****TIMELY(11/30/20-8/1/21)- 255 days; last word="adages"; 24 words; 14 sources; .094wpd; 1.714wps
Ch. #719- My Words #71
ADAGES; ADVICE; BEHAVIOR; CAUTION; CLEVER; HEED; HELP; IDEAL; INFORM; INSPIRE; KEEN; LAWS; PRINCIPLE; PROPER; PROVERB; REMARK; RULES; SAYINGS; TRUTH; URGE; VIRTUES; WARN; WISDOM; WISE
*****COMPLETED 1/5/21*****TIMELYCh. #720- Wanderlust
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New Year's Traditions
December 1, 2020 - January 31, 2021
100p. min.
8/8
✔1. In Greece, Turkey and Armenia, pomegranates are a source of good luck. In Greek mythology, the pomegranate is said to resemble the human heart in color and shape, and is a symbol for fertility, life and health. Modern Greeks, smash a pomegranate against the door of their house and the number of seeds that are scattered are directly correlated with the amount of good luck to come. In Turkey, they open a pomegranate on New Year’s Eve so insure wealth and prosperity in the coming year. And in Armenia the fruit are thrown on the ground and again, the more the pieces and seeds spread, the more successful the new year will be.
✺ Read a book with fruit on the cover or with a cover that is primarily red (post cover) - Orange Crush by Tim Dorsey 1/1/21-
OR
✺ Read a book that takes place in a location starting with the letter G, T or A (tell us where) OR
✺ Read a book tagged MYTHOLOGY on its GR homepage.
✔2. It's not fruit that is thrown in Denmark but plates!! Residents of the county believe that broken glass is meant to bring good luck. So after eating a traditional holiday meal of boiled cod and a tower of marzipan doughnuts called kransekage, they greet the New Year by throwing old plates and glasses against the doors of family and friends to banish bad spirits. It is said that the bigger your pile of broken dishes, the more luck you will have in the upcoming year.
✺ Read a book with some sort of glassware on the cover (post cover) OR
✺ Read a book that takes place in a location starting with a letter in DENMARK (tell us where)-Northern Cyprus- Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist by M.C. Beaton-12/3/20
OR
✺ Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in BROKEN (ignore A, An or The).
✔3. In Venezuela they wear bright yellow underwear for luck, and typically showcase it for the world to see. Whether that means wearing underwear on the outside or no pants at all, each are supposedly good luck. Other variations of the same ritual include wearing different colors for what you want to have in the new year: red for love, gold for wealth, and white for peace and a fresh start. Extra luck is bestowed upon the wearer if the underwear is new and was received as a gift.
✺ Read a book that has a cover that is primarily yellow (post cover) OR
✺ Read a book that takes place in a location that starts with a letter in VENEZUELA (tell us where) -England- A Murder Is Announcedbook:A Murder Is Announced|16298] by Agatha Christie-1/3/21
OR
✺ Read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in UNDERWEAR.
✔4. Just before midnight on New Year’s Eve in Japan, the Japanese eat soba noodles while listening to the bells across the country ringing. The Toshikoshi Soba, which means “year crossing buckwheat noodle” has lots of symbolism. The long noodle denotes the crossing from one year to the next and signify a letting go of the past year’s regrets, before the fresh start the new year brings. And in all the Buddhist temples, the traditional ceremony of bell-ringing takes place, where the bells are rung 108 time filling the night with beautiful music.
✺ Read a book that has something long and thin on the cover (post cover) OR
✺ Read a book that takes place in a location that start with a letter in JAPAN (tell us where) OR
✺ Read a book with a MC whose first name starts with a letter in SOBA.- MC=Sharon McCone in Ask the Cards a Question by Marcia Muller-12/2/20
✔5. In Spain, the first 12 seconds of their New Year are focused on eating 12 “miraculous grapes” that symbolize 12 lucky months ahead. Eating these grapes pretty much guarantees starting off the year with a little adrenaline rush, and most likely some laughs. It’s thought to be bad luck if you can’t eat them all by the final midnight chime. But gobble them down in time and 12 months of good fortune will come your way.
✺ Read a book with a mouth shown prominently on the cover (post cover) OR
✺ Read a book that takes place in a location that starts with a letter in SPAIN (tell us where) -Paris- Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet 1/1/21
OR
✺ Read a book with 1 AND 2 in the total page count (any order – post pages).
✔6. If you're celebrating New Year's Eve in South Africa, watch out for flying furniture. Throwing old furniture out of windows is supposed to symbolize casting away old problems and getting a fresh start. People stockpile old fridges, couches, and more in the weeks leading up to New Year's Eve and then out the window it goes. Throwing things from tall buildings has been condemned as a hazardous tradition in recent years, so the tradition is limited and caution must be taken, making it not as common as it once was.
✺ Read a book with any type of furniture on the cover (post cover) OR
✺ Read a book that takes place in a location that starts with a letter in SOUTH AFRICA (tell us where) OR
✺ Read a "used" book - one you purchased or received second hand.- Openly Bob by Bob Smith-12/6/20
7. What began as a pagan ritual to ward off bad spirits has become a unique tradition in Romania. During the "dance of the bear," which happens every year between Christmas and New Year's Eve, dancers dress up in real bear skins and dance to the rhythm of pan flutes and drums, to ward off evil spirits and ring in the new year. While this tradition is still observed in many villages, in cities and towns it usually takes the form of a parade that culminates in a major performance in the center.
✺ Read a book with a wild animal on the cover or with a cover that is primarily brown (post cover) OR
✺ Read a book that takes place in a location that starts with a letter in ROMANIA (tell us where)-Melbourne, Australia- Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood-1/5/21
OR
✺ Read a book that has some kind of spirit or ghost in the plot.
✔8. In hopes of a travel-filled new year, it is common for residents of Colombia to run hard and fast around the house with an empty suitcase in hand. For those unable to run, you can simply carry an empty suitcase around the block. This is one New Year’s tradition Wanderlust can completely get behind!
✺ Read a book with a suitcase on the cover (post cover) OR
✺ Read a book that takes place in a location that starts with a letter in COLOMBIA (tell us where) OR
✺ Read a book tagged TRAVEL on its GR homepage or a book where travel is the central theme.- The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures by Louis Theroux 12/12/20
*****COMPLETED 3/5/21***** UNTIMELYCh. #721- Wanderlust
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Trip to the Andes: Bolivia
December 1, 2020-February 28, 2021
100p. min.
15/15
✔Day 1: La Paz
La Paz, with its 3,640 meters of elevation (11,942 feet), is the highest city in the world and is the seat of the government of Bolivia, while the constitutional capital is Sucre. Yes, Bolivia has two capitals! The city is located in a valley dominated by the snow-capped Illimani peak. Founded in 1548, its full name would be Nuestra Señora de La Paz. The city is not known for its monuments, but it is the starting point for various excursions in its surroundings.
* Read a series #2 book - Ask the Cards a Question by Marcia Muller-12/2/20
OR read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in NUESTRA SENORA DE LA PAZ (three word minimum).
In La Paz there are several interesting museums and the most visited church is the Basilica of San Francisco. But tourists are attracted to its markets, especially the so-called “witches market” (mercado de las brujas). Here you will find amulets, folk remedies and objects dedicated to the cult of the Pachamama (Mother Earth, a goddess worshiped by the Incas and other Andean peoples) being sold. To tell the truth some of the merchandise on display is a bit creepy.
* Read a book where a market or witch is mentioned (share the text) OR read a book that has something or someone magical in the story (tell us briefly about it).
✔Day 2: La Paz and Tiwanaku
The airport is located in the nearby municipality of El Alto, overlooking the city of La Paz to which it is connected by a cable-way inaugurated in 2014. Much of the trip to Bolivia takes place at very high altitudes and many tourists try the same remedy used by the local population: chewing coca leaves. The leaves are sold freely, but know that if your journey involves crossing over into one of the neighboring countries you will have serious problems at customs if you find yourself in possession of such goods. Another remedy for altitude sickness is mate, an infusion made from a local plant.
✔* Read a book in the top 10 of your TBR (sorted in any way) OR read a book published in 2014.-pub. 2014- The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain-1/16/21-
About 70 kilometers from La Paz is the Tiwanaku site, which takes its name from a pre-Columbian civilization that inhabited the area that now marks the borders between Bolivia, Peru and Chile. The site was founded around 200 BC and disappeared around 1100 AD. When it reached its maximum expansion, it accommodated some tens of thousands of people! In 2000 it was designated as an Unesco World Heritage Site and its best known (and photographed) monument is the Gate of the Sun.
✔* Read a book whose MC's name begins with a letter in TIWANAKU OR read a book with at least 2000 ratings on its GR homepage.-over 5000 ratings- Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet 1/1/21
Day 3: Titicaca Lake, Copacabana and Isla del Sol
Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world and is divided between Bolivia and Peru. The Bolivian shore is a holiday destination for the wealthy and is home to Copacabana, a town famous for the basilica of the Virgin, who is venerated throughout South America, The Festival of the Virgin is so important that they celebrate it twice a year in Copacabana and you will even see cars being baptized: a very unusual sight.
* Read a book set in a beach town or village OR read a book in which a somewhat particular ceremony takes place (describe it to us briefly).
Lake Titicaca is famous for the floating islands of the Uros, but in the Bolivian territory the largest terrestrial island is the Isla del Sol. This island has been inhabited since the times of the Incas and in fact, you can find some remains of that period that include a staircase and a temple dedicated to the god Inti (the Sun god). Many of the terraces used by the current inhabitants also date back to that period. From the island you can admire beautiful sunrises or equally remarkable sunsets over the lake, so much so that many tourists decide to stay there for at least one night to enjoy them.
* Read a book with a title that begins with either the letter I or U (ignore A, An or The) OR read a book with a sunrise or a sunset on the cover (post the cover).
✔Day 4: Santa Cruz de la Sierra and the Amazon
Founded in 1561, Santa Cruz de la Sierra is the most populous city in Bolivia and with its 400 meters of elevation (1,300 feet) it is almost a rarity among Bolivian cities. The old town ( Casco Viejo ) has retained a colonial feel, but the city is making a name for itself with its cultural institutions. A good idea is to visit its museums: Museo de Historia, Museo Etno-folklórico Municipal and Museo di Historia Natural, which show an insight into the Oriente, the tropical zone of Bolivia.
* Read a book tagged HISTORY or HISTORICAL on its GR page OR read a book whose author’s first and last initials are found in SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA.- A Murder Is Announcedbook:A Murder Is Announced|16298] by Agatha Christie-1/3/21
Santa Cruz can be a starting point for those wishing to have a taste of the Amazonia, which, as it is known, is the largest existing rainforest in the world and is crossed by the longest river in the world, the Amazon River. You will find that 50% of the world's flower species are found here, some of which have medicinal properties. Among the many animals present, which we all got to know thanks to the documentaries, I like to remember the macaw, the largest parrot in existence, with its various species.
* Read a book where a great river is mentioned (share the text) OR read a book whose MC works in the medical field (tell us what he or she does).
Day 5: Sucre
Founded in 1538, Sucre is the constitutional capital of Bolivia. Since 1559 it was the seat of judicial power in the region, then a Spanish colony; in 1604 it became the seat of an archbishopric and twenty years later the second university in the Americas was founded there. The wealth of well-preserved colonial buildings meant that in 1991 it was recognized as a World Heritage Site by Unesco. Many of its buildings are white, so much so that it is known as La Cudad Blanca or The White City.
* Read a book whose MC's name begins with a letter in SUCRE -Emily Pollifax in A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman-1/4/21
OR read a book with a predominantly white cover (post the cover).
Built in 1621, the House of Liberty is the most important building in the nation. Here, in fact, Simón Bolívar founded the Bolivian republic by writing its constitution. Although there are many monuments to describe (and visit) in the city, it is worth spending a few words on this important figure. Simón Bolívar (1783-1830), to whom Bolivia owes its name, is a hero in many South American countries: in fact he also contributed to the independence of Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and Venezuela, so much so that he was given the title of Libertador (Liberator). He was also a fervent anti-slavery proponent and hoped to create a great union of the South American states, a project partially implemented between 1819 and 1831 with Greater Colombia (made up of the current states of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama).
✔* Read a book with a hero as MC (your interpretation; tell us why he/she is a hero) - a mathematical and science genious who had to also deal with severe homophobia- Alan Turing: Unlocking the Enigma by David Boyle-2/12/21
OR read a book set in South America (tell us where).
*****COMPLETED 10/8/23***** LAST WORD="QUINOA"UNTIMELY
(12/1/20-10/8/23)-1042 days; Last word="Quinoa"; 45 words; 15 sources; .043 wpd; 3.000 wps
Ch. #722- Wanderlust
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December 1, 2020 - February 28, 2021
100p. min
Bolivia Word Search
December 1, 2020 - February 28, 2021
100p. min.
45/45
Words
✔Alpaca-p.240-Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders-"...are roaming zebras, giraffes, alpacas, emus and goats." 5/12/21
✔Amulet-p.143-Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets-"I was able to provide the townsfolk with various amulets..." 2/7/21
✔Cacti/Cactus-p.243- Openly Bob-"Cactuses or snapdragons could be sent in memory of..." 12/6/20
✔Civilization-p.157- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth-"So how should our supposedly enlightened Western civilization confront the Dogon practice of FGM?" 12/13/20
✔Coin-p.125- Openly Bob-"...and favored heavy jewelry of mounted gold coins..." 12/4/20
✔Colonial-p.63- The Trouser People: A Story of Burma in the Shadow of the Empire-"...which in colonial times had been a company lodge." 12/13/20
✔Colorful/Colourful (no variations)-p.197- Orange Crush-"Von Zeppelin introduced himself with colorful language." 12/11/20
✔Creepy-p.63- Orange Crush-"...but Ted Bundy didn't want anything to do with him, calling Frank 'creepy'". 12/9/20
✔Dinosaur-p.258- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth-"...one of the precious dinosaur fossils strewn about the Gobi Desert..." 12/16/20
✔Documentary-p.205- The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures-"I'd made a documentary about him five years earlier..." 12/4/20
✔Dynamite-p.208- Portnoy's Complaint-"After Agee, Adamic's Dynamite!...my own yellowing copy from college..." 12/21/20
✔Elevation-p.189-Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth-"And its highest elevations are a touch of Tibet..." 12/14/20
✔Flamingo- p.22- Triggerfish Twist-"...where cars and Jeeps and pickups sat all over the dirt yard, and a plastic flamingo drank out of a toilet on the porch." 3/6/21
✔Flower-p.123- Openly Bob- "The single yellow flower was offered wearily..." 12/4/20
✔Fossil-p. 214- Openly Bob-"I used to collect rocks and fossils..." 12/6/20
✔Grain-p.52- A Murder Is Announced-"...but I always took it with a grain of salt." 12/7/20
✔Hero-p.179- Openly Bob-"...he's the hero of the repressed." 12/5/20
✔Infusion (variations ok)-p.138-Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth-"...couldn't get through the day without a kava infusion..." 12/13/20
✔Lagoon-p.227- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth-"...with the ocean on one side, a ten-mile wide lagoon on the other..." 12/15/20
✔Leaves-p.147- Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist-"Sun slanted down through the leaves..." 12/3/20
✔Liberty-p.260- The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures-"...a liberty that I'd been allowing myself for some time." 12/4/20
✔Medicine/Medicinal-p.209-Openly Bob-"Every product in the store was like medicine." 12/6/20
✔Merchandise-p.136-Portnoy's Complaint-"...up and down the Via Venito examining the merchandise on parade." 12/20/20
✔Mineral-p.289- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth-"But the violence intensified along the disputed mineral rich border zone." 12/16/20
✔Mother Earth (must be together)-p.15- Hotel Silence-"...and called the essay ' Mother Earth.'" 5/11/21
✔Municipal(ity)-p.123- Our Lady of the Flowers-"That is why M. Roquelaure...an employee of the Municipal Transport Company..." 12/16/20
✔Parrot-p.143- A Murder Is Announced-"...always getting psittacosis (or is that parrot disease?)..." 12/8/20
✔Population-p.265- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth-"...in terms of size, wealth, population, religion, form of governance...Brunei pales in comparison." 12/16/20
✔Prickly-p.62-Games to Keep the Dark Away-"...feeling prickly and out of sort, as dusk fell over the city." 3/24/21
✔ Quinoa-p.176-Nature Wants Us to Be Fat: The Surprising Science Behind Why We Gain Weight and How We Can Prevent--and Reverse--It-"...and grains such as millet, quinoa, and wild rice."
✔Rarity (no variations)-p.123- Ask the Cards a Question-"...slippery with fine, gray rain, a rarity for the month of June." 12/1/20
✔Salt(y)-p.46- Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist-"...a mild breeze blew in with a smell of pine, salt and vanilla." 12/1/20
✔Shore-p.30- Orange Crush-"...developments named... Lake Shores, Shore Acres and Mayberry-by-the-Sea." 12/9/20
✔Silver-p.232-Openly Bob-"...Charlotte bought me my complete set of silver." 12/6/20
✔Snow-Capped (with or without hyphen)-p.254- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth-"...far west, including at least 20 eternally snow-capped peaks." 12/15/20
✔Species-p.210-Openly Bob-"...evolution has led one species to impersonate another..." 12/6/20
✔Staircase-p.142- A Murder Is Announced-"He went quickly to the top of the staircase and looked down." 12/8/20
✔Sunrise-p.87- Orange Crush-"Mahoney gazed across the street at a sunrise fashion shoot." 12/10/20
✔Time Travel (must be together)-p.189- Openly Bob-"I hate time travel." 12/5/20
✔Toxic-p.321- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth- "It cause toxic brain injury..." 1/7/21
✔Vertical-p.188- Orange Crush- "...on the small side and heavily weighted toward the vertical axis of his face..." 12/11/20
✔Virgin-p.142- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth-"...tourists in Khartoum are as rare as virgins in Vegas..." 12/13/20
✔White-p.81-A Murder Is Announced-"...all white and staring with her mouth open..." 12/7/20
✔Witch-p.110- Our Lady of the Flowers-"Luxury hotels, like the dens of withches..." 12/16/20
✔Wool-p.158- Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist-"I got some wool to make myself a sweater." 12/3/20
*****COMPLETED 6/14/21*****Last word="hyperventilate"
Ch. #723- Booktivity
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December 2020 Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01Dec20 / Ends: 31Dec20
100p. min.
20/20
BASIC word list
✔avalanche-p.101- Maybe the Moon-"...until it tumbled toward me in a pungent avalanche of cleaning rags." 1/1/21
✔bartender-p.144- Ask the Cards a Question-"Stanley, the bartender." 12/1/20
✔cliché-p.219- The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures-"Michael struck up a greatest hits medley of self-empowerment cliches..." 12/4/20
✔exhausted-p.196- Our Lady of the Flowers-"...for we have exhausted the dry delights..." 12/18/20
✔frozen-p.163-Portnoy's Complaint-"...I found myself virtually alone on the frozen lake..." 12/20/20
✔furnace-p.123- Ask the Cards a Question-"...at the front of the basement near the furnace room." 12/1/20
✔handshake-p.227- Openly Bob-"...he made his handshake grip firmer..." 12/6/20
✔ignored-p.118-Ask the Cards a Question-"I ignored the question." 12/1/20
✔journalism-p.241-The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures-"She studied journalism in college..." 12/4/20
✔movie-p.141-Openly Bob-"Each wall in the house was covered with framed movie posters..." 12/5/20
✔occasion- p.150-Openly Bob-"...but I always carry a lighter just for these occasions."
✔pudding-p.182- Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist-"Are you really going to have toffee pudding, Aggie?" 12/3/20
✔quitting-p.184- Openly Bob-"...Tom and I thought about quitting..." 12/5/20
✔safety-p.180- A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax-"And when the people shall say- peace and safety..." 1/3/21
✔unit-p.211-Openly Bob-"...ruins that are a unit of Bandelier National Monument." 12/6/20
Optional/BONUS word list
✔Cessna-p.42- A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder-"The small two-seater Cessna aeroplane was buffeted by the winds," 5/12/21
✔daredevil-p.130- A Murder Is Announced-"That attractive dare-devil young man, the good-looking girl with the cool stare..." 12/8/20
✔hyperventilate-p.86- Rabbit at Rest-"...he makes a determined effort not to hyperventilate." 6/14/21
✔nonchalant-p.137- Portnoy's Complaint-"Oh, very witty that reply, very nonchalant indeed..." 12/20/20
✔volleyball-p.75- The Redthroats-"It was full of pictures of nude families playing volleyball." 3/26/21
*****COMPLETED*****TIMELY(12/1/20-1/6/23)-767 days; last word="mitten"; 26words; 16 sources; .034wpd; 1.625wp
Ch. #724- MY WORDS # 72
ACTIVITY; ALLITERATION; AMBITION; BENEFIT; CITY; EDITION; EDITOR; FAITH; GAMBIT; GLITTER; GRIT; KITTEN; KNIT; LITTLE; MITIGATE; MITTEN; OUTFIT; RECITATION; SITTING; SKIT; SLIT; SPLIT; TRANSITION; VITALITY; WAIT; WRITER
*****COMPLETED***** TIMELY(12/13/20-3/6/23)-814 days; 25 words; 12 sources; .031 wpd; 2.083 wps; LAST WORD="MUPPETS"
Ch. #725-MY WORDS #73
ACTIVIST; ACTRESS; COMEDY; GHOST; GLEE; GOLDBERG; HOSTESS; OFFBEAT; OPEN; OSCAR; PRODUCERS; SISTER; ACT; STREAM; STYLE; SUCCESS; TALENT; TALK; SHOW; THE; MUPPETS; THE; VIEW; TIRELESS; WRITER
SRC Plans5.1 ("GO" Intact in Sub/Title)
The Godmother
Redemption in Indigo
5.2 (Exact Word in Sub/Title: Hey, Hi, Hello, Welcome, Greetings, Good, Day, Howdy, Aloha, Yo, Oh)
5.3 ("I Only Watched the Movie" List) -p.3- For Your Eyes Only
5.4 (2 Word Title First Word "The")
The Godmother
The Father
The Visit
5.5 (#5 in Series)
A Murder Is Announced
5.6 (Author Name Exact Match: Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle, Veronica Lodge, Betty Cooper, Ron Dante, Toni Wine, Jeff Barry, Andy Kim)
How We Fight For Our Lives
5.7 (MPG Animals)
5.8 (Exact Word in Sub/Title: Overture, Prologue, Jet, Song, Something's, Coming, Dance, Gym, Maria, America, Tonight, Officer, Intermission, Feel, Pretty, One, Hand, Heart, Quintet, Rumble, Somewhere, Cool, Boy, Like, That, Finale, End, Credits)
5.9 ("Best Spy Novels" List) -p.2-For Your Eyes Only
p.10- A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax
5.10 (Any Book)
10.1 (First & Last in SEAN CONNERY)
A Murder Is Announced
The Father
10.2 (Set 50% in: Algeria, Argentina, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma (Myanmar), Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Somalia, Somaliland, South Korea, Sudan, Syria, Togo, Turkey, Upper Volta (Burkina Faso), Yemen, Zanzibar)
10.3 (Nonfiction About Civil Rights Movement)
check if this fits- How We Fight For Our Lives
10.4 ("Best Novels about the 1960s" or "Best Books on Sixties History Nonfiction" or "Sixties Memoirs, Biographies" Lists) The Help OR Valley of the Dolls OR The Secret Life of Bees
10.5 Book By Author I First Read Between Jan1-Nov15
Ask the Cards a Question
The Cheshire Cat's Eye
10.6 (Exact Word in Sub/Title: Who, What, When, Where, How, Why)
What Kind of Woman: Poems
How We Fight For Our Lives
10.7 (3+ Word Title Initials in Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious)
Our Lady of the Flowers
Redemption in Indigo
The Amen Corner
The Cheshire Cat's Eye
10.8 (Cookie on Cover)
10.9 (MPG Humor)- Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist
Openly Bob
The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures
Portnoy's Complaint
Orange Crush
10.10 - word in title- 1. vanilla; 2. chocolate; 3. butter pecan; 4. strawberry; 5. neapolitan; 6. chocolate chip; 7. french vanilla
8. cookies and cream; 9. vanilla fudge ripple; 10. praline pecan-Plurals and Possessives Word in Sub/Title:
15.1 (2 Books)*Pick a Day of Woodstock*
(Book 1: Author Name Matches Performer Name)
(Book 2: Exact Word in Sub/Title Matches Song Title)
15.2 (2 Books)
(Book 1: MPG War)
Alan Turing: Unlocking the Enigma
(Book 2: "Anti-War Books" List)
15.3 (2 Books or 2-in-1)
(Book A: First & Last in ASTRONOMY)
The River Between-check surname
The Father
(Book B: MPG Space)
15.4 (2 Books or 2-in-1)-1 Book Option- Ask the Cards a Question
(Book A: "TION" Intact in Sub/Title)-
Redemption in Indigo
(Book B: 2 Sets of Double Letters in Sub/Title and/or Name)
Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist
Blood and Circuses
The History Boys
The House in the Mist
The Visit
15.5 (LASER Letters in Title)-
Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist
Our Lady of the Flowers
The Shoemaker's Holiday
15.6 (Heart on Cover)
The Girl He Used to Know
15.7 (Set 50% in UK)
A Murder Is Announced
The Shoemaker's Holiday
The History Boys
Alan Turing: Unlocking the Enigma
15.8 (4 Word Title)
A Murder Is Announced
For Your Eyes Only
What Kind of Woman: Poems
The Cheshire Cat's Eye
15.9 (MPG Science Fiction)
Redemption in Indigo
15.10 (First & Last in ARPANET)
Portnoy's Complaint
Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth
The River Between-check surname
20.1 (1 Book Must Have MPG Romance)
(Option 1: 3+ Word Initials in I NEED TO LAUGH)
(Option 2: Sad Romance Lists)
(Option 3: First & Last in LISA KLEYPAS)
Redemption in Indigo
The Red Notebook
(Option 4: MPG Paranormal OR Science Fiction)
Redemption in Indigo
20.2 (1 Book)
(Option 1: Pizza List)
(Option 2: 50+% Red Orange and/or Blue Cover)- maybe Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist
The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures
maybe For Your Eyes Only
The Shoemaker's Holiday
How We Fight For Our Lives
maybe- The Cheshire Cat's Eye
The Visit
(Option 3: 3+ Word Title Initials in SHRIMP COCKTAIL)
A Murder Is Announced
Redemption in Indigo
The Amen Corner
20.3 (1 Book)
(Option A: Plurals or Possessives Word in Title: king, queen, knight, bishop, rook, or pawn)
(Option B: Comfort Reads List)
(Option C: Nonfiction AND MPG Politics)
(Option D: Author on PopSugar List)
20.4 (1 Book)
(Option 1: First & Last in SILENT NIGHT)
The Girl He Used to Know
The River Between-check surname
A Brief Conversion and Other Stories
(Option 2: Word in Sub/Title - Silent, Holy, Calm, Bright, Round, Virgin, Mother, Child, Infant, Tender, Mild, Sleep, Heavenly, Peace, Sight, Stream, Heaven, Sing, Born, Pure, Light, Face, Dawn, Grace, Birth)
(Option 3: Translated)
The Father-confirm approval in help thread
The Red Notebook
The Visit
20.5 (1 Book)
(Option 1: Set in 60s NOT 1960s)
(Option 2: Published in 1560s 1660s 1760s or 1860s)
(Option 3: 360+ Pages AND Page Count Ends in 60 OR 66)
20.6 (1 Book No Kids)
(Option 1: Recommended by a Podcast)
(Option 2: MC is Active Military, First Responder or Security)
(Option 3: First & Last in MURDERBOT)
Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist
Orange Crush
The Shoemaker's Holiday
Alan Turing: Unlocking the Enigma
(Option 4: 150-200 Pages OR MPG Novella)
For Your Eyes Only
A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax
How We Fight For Our Lives
Redemption in Indigo
The River Between
A Brief Conversion and Other Stories
The Red Notebook
20.7 - Shorter Is Sweeter: Sara G's Task: Rememberance
Option 1: Read a book with all the letters in MOTOWN in the title
What Kind of Woman: Poems
Option 2: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in JERSEY CITY.
How We Fight For Our Lives
Option 3: Read a book set at least 50% in Japan or one of these countries in Southeast Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam.
20.8-(Option 1: Letter A Appears 3 Times in Single Word in Title OR Author Name Part)- Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist
A Murder Is Announced
(Option 2: Author Named Pieter, Jan, or Paul)
(Option 3: Fruit on Cover OR Name of Fruit in Title)
Orange Crush
20.9 (1 Book 250+)
(Option 1: Non-Fiction AND MPG Adventure OR Set in Washington State or Alaska)
Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth-349p.
(Option 2: Best Female Lead Characters List)
(Option 3: First & Last in OSCAR)
A Murder Is Announced
The Father
20.10 (Group Read)
25.1 (2 Book)(Option 1: Red Blue and/or Green Object on Cover)
Blood and Circuses
The Girl He Used to Know
A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax
(Option 2: First & Last in ANIMATED CHRISTMAS)
Ask the Cards a Question
Orange Crush
A Murder Is Announced
The Shoemaker's Holiday
The Godmother
The River Between-check surname
The Father
(Option 3: 3+ Word Title Initials in SOMEDAY ALL OUR DREAMS WILL COME TO BE)
A Murder Is Announced
The River Between
A Brief Conversion and Other Stories
(Option 4: New to Me Author AND MPG Holiday)
The Amen Corner
25.2 (2 Books)
Book 1
(Option A: First & Last in REGINA KING)
Blood and Circuses
The House in the Mist
(Option B: First & Last in JAMES BALDWIN)
Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist
Openly Bob
The History Boys
How We Fight For Our Lives
The Amen Corner
Alan Turing: Unlocking the Enigma
A Brief Conversion and Other Stories
The Father
The Red Notebook
Book 2
(Option B: 2 Word Title Initials in Mountain Name)
FUJIYAMA
EVEREST- The Visit
KENYA
KILIMANJARO
DENALI
TRES CRUCES
25.3 (2 Books)
(Option 1: Word in Title - Don't, Tell, Me, What, To, Do)
The Girl He Used to Know
(Option 2: 11 in Year OR 11 Letters in Author's Name Part or Full Name OR Title With or Without Subtitle OR 11/Eleven in Sub/Title)
Orange Crush
(Option 3: 2 Vowels Appear 3+ Times Each in Sub/Title)
The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures
Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth
A Brief Conversion and Other Stories
The Red Notebook
(Option 4: Blue & Yellow on Cover)
A Brief Conversion and Other Stories
25.4 (2 Books 1 Option)
Option 1
(Book A: Flower on Cover)
(Book B: OWER Intact in Sub/Title)
Our Lady of the Flowers
Option 2
(Book A: 2+ Word Title All Initials Same Letter)
(Book B: LL or TT in Name)
Ask the Cards a Question
Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth
The History Boys
The Cheshire Cat's Eye
The Visit
Option 3
(Book A: Published Between 1960-1969)
Portnoy's Complaint
For Your Eyes Only
The River Between
Book B: Hyphenated Word in Sub/Title)
25.5 (2 Books No Kids)
(Option 1: Name Matches: Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Judy Carne, Ruth Buzzi, Arte Johnson, Henry Gibson, Lily Tomlin, Goldie Hawn, Jo Anne Worley, Alan Sues and Gary Owens)
(Option 2: 3+ Word Title Initials in “You Bet Your Sweet Bippy!” OR "Sock It to Me!")
(Option 3: MPG Short Stories OR Anthology)
For Your Eyes Only
25.6 (2 Books Both Must Be New to Me Authors)
(Option 1: X in Sub/Title or Name)
The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures
(Option 2: Published in Rabbit Year 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011)
(Option 3: 80% Red Cover)
25.7 (2 Books)
(Option 1: Set 50% in Akrotin and Dhekelia; Bahrain; Cyprus; Egypt; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Oman; Palestine; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Syria; Turkey; UAE; Yemen)-maybe...check- Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist
(Option 2: Non-Fiction AND MPG Young Adult)
(Option 3: PopSugar List)
(Option 4: Another Book by Author I Read Jan1-Nov30 Doesn't Have to Be First Time Read) - Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist
Ask the Cards a Question
Blood and Circuses
Orange Crush
A Murder Is Announced
For Your Eyes Only
A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax
25.8 (2 Books Same Option Ok 1 Comic Ok)
(Option 1: Won an Award)
Portnoy's Complaint
Our Lady of the Flowers
The Nickel Boys
The Godmother
How We Fight For Our Lives
Redemption in Indigo
The Red Notebook
The Visit
(Option 2: Last Name Starts with E, I, Q, U, V, X, Y, or Z)
Hard Rain
(Option 3: First Published 2020 OR 2021)
What Kind of Woman: Poems
(Option 4: MPG Science Fiction)
30.1 (2 Books 600+ No Kids)
(Option 1: Day of Week in Title Plural Ok)
(Option 2: Author Name is a Month)
The Father-104p.
(Option 3: Digit 1st-31st in Title)
(Option 4: Year in Title)
30.2 (2 Books 600+ No Kids)
Book 1
(On TBR 3+ Years)
Our Lady of the Flowers
The History Boys
The River Between-152p.
Book 2 *Must be New to Me Author*
(Option A: Same Name as Book 1)
(Option B: Similar Author to Book 1)
(Option C: Similar Book to Book 1)
30.3 (2 Books 1 Comic Ok)
*Pick a Pair of Reindeers. One Author First & Last Initials in One Name, Other Author Initials in the Other. Only One Author of Multiple Needs to Work.*
(Dasher & Dancer)
Dasher- The Father
Dancer- A Murder Is Announced
(Prancer & Vixen)
Prancer- Portnoy's Complaint
Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth
Vixen- Hard Rain
A Murder Is Announced
(Comet & Cupid)
Cupid- Portnoy's Complaint
(Donner & Blitzen)
Blitzen- The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures
The River Between-check surname
A Brief Conversion and Other Stories
30.4 (2 Books)
(Book 1: Word in Title Becomes New Word Backwards)
(Book 2: Backwards Word from Book 1 in Title)
30.5 (2 Books 600+ Same Option Ok No Kids)
(Option 1: MC is Doctor, Nurse, Medical Researcher or Hospital Worker AND Medical Setting)
(Option 2: All Initials in ESSENTIAL WORKER)
The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures-266p.
Redemption in Indigo-188p.
The River Between-152p- check surname
A Brief Conversion and Other Stories
The Father
The Red Notebook
(Option 3: MPG Education OR MC is Teacher, School Bus Driver or Works in a School AND School Setting)
teacher?- The History Boys
(Option 4: "Future Technology Nonfiction" or "Science & Literature Together at Last" or Essential Computer History and Information Revolution Books" Lists)
30.6 (2 Books 501+ No Kids)
(Book 1: First or Last Name Begins or Ends with PH)
Portnoy's Complaint
(Book 2: ACID or BASE Letters in Title)
Ask the Cards a Question
The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures
Blood and Circuses
A Murder Is Announced
A Brief Conversion and Other Stories
30.7 (2 Books)
(Option 1: First Published 1964 or 1968)
(Option 2: First & Last in VOLKSWAGEN)
Blood and Circuses
The House in the Mist
Redemption in Indigo
A Brief Conversion and Other Stories
The Father
The Red Notebook
(Option 3: 3+ Word Title Initials in DODGE CHALLENGER)
(Option 4: Exact Word in Title: Flower, Blister, Branch, Twig, Carrion, Checkered, Click, Fireflies, Flat, Bark, Grain, Fungus, Ground, Tiger, Hairy, Ladybugs, Leaf, Cobalt, Milkweed, Colorado, Potato, Flea, Tortoise, Lizard, Metallic, Pleasing, Soldier, Scarab, June, Eastern, Shining, Skin, Spider, Stag, Tumbling, Water, True)
30.8 (2 Books Same Option Ok No Kids)
(Option 1: First Published 1932 or 1963)
(Option 2: First & Last in BEEKEEPERS)
Portnoy's Complaint
What Kind of Woman: Poems
(Option 3: First & Last Are WY or TE)
(Option 4: MPG Mental Health or Mental Illness)
The Girl He Used to Know
50.1
*****COMPLETED 1/16/21***** TIMELYCh. #726- ACATT- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✔1. KAREENA:
✱Read a book by an author whose first name begins with K - Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood-1/5/21
or whose last name begins with A.
✔2. BOOKS:
Kareena has 794 books on her shelves.
✱Read a series book #7, #9 or #4, OR read a WTR #7, #9 or #4.-series #4- -A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman-1/4/21
✔3. COVER:
✱Read a book with a book shown on the cover or with the word "Book" in the title or subtitle.- The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain-1/16/21-
✔4. TAGS:
Some of the popular tags shown for the book Kareena is currently reading are: Contemporary, Young Adult, Roman, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Chick Lit, Womens Fiction, and Coming of Age.
✱Read a book in which one of the above tags can be found on the book's main page.-Fiction- Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet 1/1/21
✔5. BONUS:
✱Read a book which has more than 172 pages.-354p.-Orange Crush by Tim Dorsey 1/1/21
*****COMPLETED 3/4/21***** UNTIMELYCH.#727-WRC
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January 2021 Featured Author | Arnaldur Indriðason
Date: 01/01/21 - 01/31/21
125p. min.
Time to kick off a new year and a new round of featured authors. First up for 2021 is Arnaldur Indriðason. No - I promise I did not chop the top of the author's profile picture...that's is just how it shows up in the thumbnail :)
This is a two-part challenge, where you are welcome to complete either the task section or the spell section, or both. A book may be used only one time for this challenge.
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TASKS:
To complete the task section, read a book that fits each of the items listed below.
✔1. Arnaldur Indriðason:
Arnaldur Indriðason was born January 28, 1961 in Iceland.
☀Read a book set in Iceland, OR
☀Read a book published either in January (any year) or one published in 1961.-pub. 1961- Thunderball by Ian Fleming-3/4/21-
✔2. Genres:
Mr. Indriðason writes in the genres of crime, mystery and thriller.
☀Read a book in which the first letter of each title word can be found in CRIME MYSTERY THRILLER; no word count limit, but all words count (subtitles may be used or ignored - your preference).- - Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord-1/19/21
✔3. Professions:
Arnaldur Indriðason has worked as a journalist, a freelance writer and a film critic.
☀Read a book in which the main character is a journalist, OR
☀Read a book by an author whose first name begins with "A" or whose last name begins with I.- A Murder Is Announcedbook:A Murder Is Announced|16298] by Agatha Christie-1/3/21
4. First Book:
Mr. Indriðason's first book was Sons of the Earth, which came out in 1997 and is the first book of the Detective Erlendur series.
☀Read a book with the word Sons or Earth found in the title, OR
☀Read the first book of a series.- Hard Rain by Irma Venter-2/24/21
5. Bonus:
☀Read a book written by Arnaldur Indriðason.
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SPELL OUT:
Choose something related to this author to spell out by using the following: (1) first letter of the book's title, or (2) first letter of the author's first or last name. Below is a list to choose from, but you are welcome to use something of your own.
1. Arnaldur Indriðason (first, last or both)
2. Iceland
3. Journalist
4. Freelance Writer
5. Movie Critic
6. Crime
7. Mystery
8. Thriller
9. Sons of the Earth
C- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 1/4/21
R- Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth-1/9/21
I- For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming-1/6/21
M- A Murder is announced-1/3/21- A Murder Is Announcedbook:A Murder Is Announced|16298] by Agatha Christie-1/3/21
E- A Brief Conversion and Other Stories by Earl Lovelace-1/26/21-
*****COMPLETED 3/15/21***** TIMELYCH.#728-WRC
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HISTORICAL LANDMARKS OF CONNECTICUT
FIRST QUARTER, 2021
DATE: 01/01/21 - 03/31/21
125p. min.
WRC Rules and Guidelines can be found here.
Grab some books, and let's visit some of the historical landmarks in Connecticut!
This is a combination task/spell challenge. You may complete just the task section or just the spell section, or both. Please note: a book may be used only once for this challenge - either for the task section or the spell section, but not for both.
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TASKS:
To complete the task section, read a book for each of the landmarks listed below.
✔1. CHARLES W. MORGAN:
Charles W. Morgan is an American whaling ship built in 1841. It was active during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
❂Read a book with a ship or boat shown on the cover, OR
❂Read a book whose title begins with "C".- The Cheshire Cat's Eye by Marcia Muller-2/2/21
✔2. HARRIET BEECHER STOWE HOUSE:
The Harriet Beecher Stowe House located at 73 Forest Street in Hartford, Connecticut was once the home of author, Harriet Beecher Stowe.
❂Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with H, - The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre 1/14/21
❂Read a book whose title begins with "U".
✔3. NOAH WEBSTER BIRTHPLACE:
Home of lexicographer, Noah Webster, this historic home became a National Historic Landmark in 1962.
❂Read a book that published sometime between 1962 and 2021 (inclusive), OR
❂Read a book whose title begins with "N".- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 1/4/21
✔4. YALE BOWL:
The Yale Bowl Stadium is a college football stadium located about 1.5 miles from the main campus of Yale University. It opened in 1914.
❂Read a book Series or WTR book #1, #9 or #4, -series #4- A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman-1/4/21
OR
❂Read a book whose title begins with "Y".
✔5. DINOSAUR TRACKWAY:
This natural history preserve occupies 80 acres, and it protects one of the largest dinosaur track sites in North America.
❂Read a book in which the word "dinosaur" can be found in the text of the book, OR
❂Read a book whose title begins with "D".- Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney-3/15/21
✔6. CHENEY BROTHERS HISTORIC DISTRICT:
The Cheney Brothers Historic District was as center of the silk industry in the late 19th and early 20th century. It contains 175 acres and includes over 275 mill buildings, workers houses, churches, schools, as well as the Cheney family mansions.
❂Read a book in which the total page count between 175 to 275 pages (inclusive), 216p.- Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet 1/1/21
OR
❂Read a book whose title begins with "C".
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SPELL OUT:
Choose something related to Connecticut to spell out by using the following: (1) first letter of the book's title, or (2) first letter of the author's first or last name. I've provided a list of options below, but feel free to use something of your own.
1. Connecticut
2. Charles W. Morgan
3. Harriet Beecher Stowe House
4. Noah Webster Birthplace
5. Yale Bowl
6. Dinosaur Trackway
7. Cheney Brothers Historic District
Y- The Counterfeiter and Other Stories by Yasushi Inoue-3/8/21
A- A Murder Is Announcedbook:A Murder Is Announced|16298] by Agatha Christie-1/3/21
L- Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord-1/19/21
E- A Brief Conversion and Other Stories by Earl Lovelace-1/26/21
B- Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood-1/5/21
O- Orange Crush-1/1/21- Orange Crush by Tim Dorsey 1/1/21
W- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 1/4/21
L- The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain-1/16/21
*****COMPLETED 4/2/21***** UNTIMELYCH.#729-WRC
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FAVORITE ALBUM | GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS
Date: 01/01/21 - 03/31/21
125p. min.
10/10
✔1. Girls, Girls, Girls:
Girls, Girls, Girls is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band, Mötley Crüe.
☀Read a book whose title begins with "G" or ends with "S", OR
☀Read a series #4 book.-A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman-1/4/21
✔2. Mötley Crüe:
Mötley Crüe was formed in Los Angeles in 1981.
☀Read a book set in Los Angeles or in California, -set in San Francisco, CA- The Cheshire Cat's Eye by Marcia Muller-2/2/21
OR
☀Read book #19 or book #81 from your WTR.
✔3. Release Date:
Girls, Girls, Girls was released May 15, 1987.
☀Read a book published in May (any year), -pub. May 18, 1995- Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth-1/9/21
OR
☀Read a book published in 1987.
✔4. Length:
The album is 39 minutes, 54 seconds long.
☀Read a series book #3, #9, #5 or #42 - #3- Orange Crush by Tim Dorsey 1/1/21
OR
☀Read a book from your WTR found somewhere between #39 and #54 (inclusive).
✔5. Genre:
Girls, Girls, Girls is categorized as Glam Metal and Heavy Metal.
☀Read a book with a girl shown on the cover,- Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood-1/5/21-
OR
☀Read a book in which the letters M, E, T, A and L can be found in the title (order does not matter).
6. Founding Members:
Mötley Crüe was founded by Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, Mick Mars, and Vince Neil.
☀Read a book written by more than one author (example: Greer Hendricks), - March: Book Two by John Lewis- and Andrew Aydin-4/2/21-
OR
☀Read a book by an author whose first name is Nikki, Tommy, Mick or Vince...all substitutions allowed (Tommy = Thomas, Nikki = Nicky, etc).
✔7. Studio:
Girls, Girls, Girls was recorded at three different studios: One on One in Hollywood, Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, and Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, CA.
☀Read a book in which the first letter of each title word can be found in ONE CONWAY RUMBO. No word count limit, but all words count (subtitles may be used or ignored - your choice).- Orange Crush by Tim Dorsey 1/1/21
✔8. Billboard:
Girls, Girls, Girls reached number 2 on the Billboard 200, and has sold over 4 million copies.
☀Read a book with over 200 ratings here on GR, -over 5000 ratings- Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet 1/1/21
OR
☀Read a Series/WTR book #2 or #4.
✔9. Producer:
The album was produced by Tom Werman.
☀Read a book by an author whose first and last initials are found in TOM WERMAN.- The River Between by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o-1/24/21
✔10. Spell:
Spell something related to this album or band using the following options ONLY: (1) first letter of the book title, or (2) first letter of the author's first or last name.
0/5
G- Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet 1/1/21
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by Ian Fleming-1/6/21R- The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain-1/16/21-
L- Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord-1/19/21-
S-How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones-1/30/21
*****COMPLETED 2/10/21***** TIMELYCH.#730
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WRC BOOK TAG CHALLENGE #19
January 1 - March 31, 2021
125p. min.
7 of 10 Complete
List of Tags:
1. 4-stars- The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain-1/16/21
2. 2020- Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet 1/1/21
3. book-club- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 1/4/21
4. books- -A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman-1/4/21
5. finished- Orange Crush by Tim Dorsey 1/1/21
6. library books- Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood-1/5/21
7. literature- Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth-1/9/21
8. paperback- For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming-1/6/21
9. read-in-2016- A Murder Is Announcedbook:A Murder Is Announced|16298] by Agatha Christie-1/3/21
10. urban-fantasy- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling-2/10/21
*****COMPLETED 1/8/21***** TIMELYCH.#731- Wanderlust
Papua New Guinea's Capital: Port Moresby
January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021
100p. min.
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Papua New Guinea's Capital: Port Moresby
January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021
6/6
Tasks
✔1. Parliament Haus
✱ Read a book with a butterfly or mosaic pattern on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book with a character that is involved in government (tell us how) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in PARLIAMENT HAUS.- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth by Albert Podell-1/8/21
✔2. National Museum & Art Gallery
✱ Read a book with an object that represents an indigenous culture on the cover (post cover OR
✱ Read a book tagged CULTURAL on its GR Homepage -Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet 1/1/21
OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in NATIONAL MUSEUM.
✔3. Bomana War Cemetery
✱ Read a book with a cemetery or grave on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book where war is important to the plot line (briefly share why) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in BOMANA WAR CEMETERY.- A Murder Is Announcedbook:A Murder Is Announced|16298] by Agatha Christie-1/3/21
✔4. Hanuabada
✱ Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in MOTU (feel free to use or ignore A, An or The) OR
✱ Read a book that has at least 15,000 ratings on its GR homepage
->140,000 ratings- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 1/4/21
OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in HANUABADA.
✔5. Port Moresby Nature Park
✱ Read a book with an animal or bird on the cover -horse- Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood
-1/5/21OR
✱ Read a book with a character that works with animals or plants in some way (tell us how) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in PORT MORESBY NATURE PARK.
✔6. Varirata National Park
✱ Read a series book #1, #3 or #6 -series #3- Orange Crush by Tim Dorsey 1/1/21
OR
✱ Read a book with a total page count that includes the number 4 or 5 (include page count) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in VARIRATA NATIONAL PARK.
****COMPLETED 1/9/21*****TIMELYCH.#732- Wanderlust
Port Moresby Spell Out
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January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021
100p. min.
Port Moresby Spell Out
January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021
100p. min.
Choose one or more of the below words to spell out this month. You can use any of the following to complete a letter:
1. First letter of the Book's title
2. First letter of the Author's first or last name
3. First letter of a Main Character's first or last name
Challenge Rules: All forms of books are accepted as long as they are 100 pages or more. When posting updates of completed books, please include a link to the title and author’s name, along with the date you finished reading the book. When you have finished the challenge, please copy and paste your entire challenge and re-post in a new message, letting us know it is completed.
P- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth by Albert Podell-1/8/21
A- A Murder Is Announcedbook:A Murder Is Announced|16298] by Agatha Christie-1/3/21
R- Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth-1/9/21K- Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood-1/5/21
Words to Choose From:
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby
Parliament
Haus
National
Museum
Art
Gallery
Bomana
War
Cemetery
Hanuabada
Nature
Park
Varirata
*****COMPLETED 3/23/21***** TIMELYCH.#733- Wanderlust
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"Hit the Road" National Parks
January 1, 2021 - April 30, 2021
100p. min
15/15
1. Great Ocean Road, Australia
✔🚙 Read a book with a car on the cover or read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in GREAT OCEAN ROAD.- Orange Crush by Tim Dorsey 1/1/21
Great Otway National Park:
✔🚙 Read a book with a main character whose first name starts with a letter found in OTWAY.-Alex in Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth-1/9/21
Port Campbell National Park:
✔🚙 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in PORT CAMPBELL NATIONAL PARK (3 Word Minimum).- The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain-1/16/21
2. Acadia National Park - Maine, USA
✔🚙 Read a book with the ocean on the cover or read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in PARK LOOP ROAD.- Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord-1/19/21
✔🚙 Read a book with a main character whose first name starts with a letter found in TRAIL or BEACH.-Bertha in The Father by August Strindberg-1/11/21
✔🚙 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in ACADIA PARK LOOP TRAIL (3 Word Minimum).- The Amen Corner by James Baldwin-1/21/21
3. Ruta (Route) 40, Argentina
✔🚙 Read a book with a mountain on the cover or read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in ARGENTINA RUTA.
Los Glaciares National Park:- Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya 3/3/21
✔🚙 Read a book with a main character whose first name starts with a letter found in LOS GLACIARES.- -Anika- The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves-2/27/21
Talampaya National Park:
✔🚙 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in TALAMPAYA NATIONAL PARK (3 Word Minimum).- A Murder Is Announcedbook:A Murder Is Announced|16298] by Agatha Christie-1/3/21
4. Lake District National Park - England
✔🚙 Read a book with a lake on the cover or read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in INSPIRATION.- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth by Albert Podell-1/8/21
✔🚙 Read a book with a main character whose first name starts with a letter found in CASTLERIGG.-Elwood- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 1/4/21
✔🚙 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in LAKE DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK (3 Word Minimum).- Lettice and Lovage: A Comedy by Peter Shaffer-1/11/21
5. Garden Route Road Trip
✔🚙 Read a book with a road on cover or read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in GARDEN ROUTE.- The Shoemaker's Holiday by Thomas Dekker 1/10/21
Wilderness & Knysna National Parks:
✔🚙 Read a book with a main character whose first name starts with a letter found in WETLAND.-Emily- A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman-1/4/21
Plettenberg Bay & Tsitsikamma National Park:
✔🚙 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in GARDEN ROUTE NATIONAL PARK (3 Word Minimum).- The Three Arrows by Iris Murdoch-3/23/21
CH.#734- Wanderlustsee-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
2021 Travel Journal
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
100p. min.
There are a few ways you can "work your journal".
✱ Complete one, two, three or four full lists from below (1X21, 2X21, 3X21, 4X21).
✱ Complete two mini lists to complete 21 locations (1X10 AND 1X11).
✱ Mix full lists and mini lists to equal sets of 21 to suit your reading goals.
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*****COMPLETED 3/24/21***** TIMELYCH.#735- Wanderlust
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*****COMPLETED 3/24/21*****
Fifty Nifty US States: Arizona
January 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021
100p. min.
9/9
TASKS
✔1. Number: 48th State to Join the Union
* Read a series book #4, #8 or #48 -series #4- -A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman-1/4/21
or a read book with a total page count that includes 4 AND 8.
✔2. State Animal (Mammal): Ring-tailed Cat
* Read a book with a title that starts with R or C (ignore A, An or The) - The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain-1/16/21
or a title that has a hyphenated word.
✔3. State Bird: Cactus Wren
* Read a book that has something spotted on the cover (post cover).
- Aya of Yop City by Marguerite Abouet-3/24/21-
✔4. State Flower: Saguaro Cactus Blossom
* Read a book with a MC whose name starts with a letter in SAGUARO CACTUS (tell us who).-Serge Storms- Orange Crush by Tim Dorsey 1/1/21
✔5. State Tree: Palo Verde
* Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in PALO VERDE.- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth by Albert Podell-1/8/21
✔6. Official State Nickname: The Grand Canyon State
* Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in THE GRAND CANYON STATE (3 Word Minimum).- The Amen Corner by James Baldwin-1/21/21-
✔7. Most Visited Attraction: Grand Canyon National Park
* Read a book that takes place in a canyon setting or read a book with a four word title.- For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming-1/6/21
✔8. Must Try Food: Red Chile Chimichanga
* Read a book with something wrapped on the cover or with a cover that is primarily red (post cover) .- Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet 1/1/21-
✔9. Weird Fact:
Cactus theft can land you in prison and if it's the adored saguaro cactus you could garner a felony charge for its theft.
* Read a book where something is stolen (tell us what) -stolen drugs-The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre 1/14/21
or a book with a character that is or has been in prison (tell us who).
10. Optional Bonus Task
* Read a book that takes place in Arizona
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Discover Space: Fly Me to the Moon
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
100p. min.
0/11 to 15 Space Junkie
Tasks: Only one task per book can be used.
🚀 Read a book that has the moon on the cover (post cover).
🚀 Read a book whose title begins with a letter found in MOON.
🚀 Read a book with a character whose first name begins with a letter found in NASA.
🚀 Read a book whose author’s first AND last initials can be found in ARTEMIS MISSION.
🚀 Read a book that has space travel in it.
🚀 Read a book with TWO of these number in its total page count: 2, 0, 2, 4 (include page count).
🚀 Read a book tagged Science Fiction on its GR home page.
🚀 Read a book that takes place on a different planet (imaginary planet is accepted).
🚀 Read a book where the moon's phases is important to the plot line (tell us how).
🚀 Read a book that has an alien, shape-shifter or robot as a character.
🚀 Read a book that has the word "eclipse" or "lunar" found in the text (share text).
🚀 Read a book that has the name of a planet in its title (i.e. Venus, Mars, etc). Here's a helpful list but your book doesn't have to be on it: Planets in the Title
🚀 Read a book with some kind of futuristic technology in the story (tell us what).
🚀 Read a book that you thought was "out of this world".
🚀 Read a book from one (or more) of the following GR Lists. Each book counts as one task but you can only choose from each list once:
Moon
Over the Moon
Howl at the Moon
Space Race Books
Best Science Fiction
Teenagers in Space
*****COMPLETED 12/10/21***** LAST WORD= "GINSENG"(1/1/21-12/10/21)-344 days; 100 words; 50 sources; .291 wpd; 2.000 w
CH.#737-Booktivity
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MEGA Scavenger Hunt III
Begins: 01January21 / Ends: 30June21
100/100
Word list
✔abandoned-p.242- A Murder Is Announced-"Miss Blacklock herself had abandoned the effort..." 1/2/21
✔alligator-p.82- One Writer's Beginnings-"...the main entrance took the form of alligators..." 3/21/21
✔appetite-p.175- The Nickel Boys-"The country was big, and its appetite for prejudice and depredation limitless..." 1/4/21
✔auxiliary-p.299- Sodom and Gomorrah-"...a relative of the female sex, auxiliary like a goddess..." 4/13/21
✔bad news (phrase)-p.115-Hard Rain-"...she must be bad news." 1/29/21
✔bookend-p.71- The Cheshire Cat's Eye-"An onyx bookend, lying near the body." 1/31/21
✔breakfast-p.194- The Nickel Boys-"The rest of the dormitory was at breakfast." 1/4/21
✔brewery-p.xvi- The History Boys-"...when I was working at Terley's Brewery..." 2/13/21
✔bubbles-p.194- The Nickel Boys-"...like a bubble of worry in his chest upped and popped." 1/4/21
✔carafe-p.62- The Engagement-"...from water and coffee. 'A carafe?'" 8/26/21
✔catastrophe-p.45-Redemption in Indigo-"...turning the tiniest of choices into a dire misstep or a trigger for catastrophe." 1/17/21
✔celery-p.56-The Red Notebook-"...vegetables he had part-cooked the night before: carrots, potatoes, leeks, turnips, celery..." 1/14/21
✔coffin-p.142- A Brief Conversion and Other Stories-"...opened her eyes in a coffin at her own funeral..." 1/26/21
✔cryptic-p.140-Redemption in Indigo-"...his offhand salutation was calm, and cryptic." 1/19/21
✔dangle-p.170- Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder-"They dangle gay people over cliffs..." 6/26/21
✔dexterity-p.76-Biloxi Blues-"...a feat of dexterity worthy of a paratrooper..." 3/6/21
✔disease-p.125- The River Between-"The disease in the ridges had started with Joshua." 1/23/21
✔dogwood-p.91- How We Fight For Our Lives-"The dogwood trees on campus blossomed first that spring." 1/28/21
✔duty-p.86- The Last Chronicle of Barset-"Since then Dr. Thorne had done his duty..." 1/24/21
✔emphasize-p.87- The Plains-"And to emphsise that the subject of his art..." 3/12/21
✔estimate-p.85- Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death-"It's always hard to estimate time of death..." 5/12/21
✔eulogy-p.174-How We Fight For Our Lives-"...it was time for me to deliver the eulogy." 1/30/21
✔exaggeration-p.188- Broken April-"'It's no exaggeration,' the surveyor said." 2/28/21
✔faith-p.17- The Shoemaker's Holiday-"Faith, then have at 'up tails all.'" 1/9/21
✔feeble-p.12- The Amen Corner-"...and try to strengthen the feeble knees." 1/19/21
✔filly-p.182-The Price of Paradise-"Mount me like a filly!" 5/27/21
✔flustered-p.291- Orange Crush-"The camera cut to a flustered Ned receiving slaps on the back..." 1/1/21
✔fresco-p.17- Mountolive-"...the mind of Mountolive forgotten Pharaonic frescoes of light and darkness." 4/1/21
✔ginseng-p.211-The Trouser People: A Story of Burma in the Shadow of the Empire-"...popular selection of souvenirs: jade bracelets, packets of ginseng, and..."
✔gizzard-p.31- Crimes of the Heart-"...or I'll have to cut out your gizzard!" 5/3/21
✔globe-p.313-Our Lady of the Flowers-"...orange blossoms that lay under a glass globe..." 1/1/21
✔guinea pig-p.168-The Price of Paradise-"...and sometimes he used me as a guinea pig to try out his ideas." 5/24/21
✔happiness-p.174- The Godmother-...her only daughter, whom she saw as the enemy of her happiness..." 1/13/21
✔hesitate-p.146- Sodom and Gomorrah-"...Swann, remaining unsociably in his corner,did not hesitate..." 2/25/21
✔holster-p.14- A Brief Conversion and Other Stories-"...and with a toy pistol in his holster..." 1/24/21
✔horror-p.123- The Godmother-"...she let out a little cry of horror..." 1/12/21
✔hurry-p.303- Our Lady of the Flowers-"I'm in a hurry to get rid of Divine." 1/1/21
✔immense-p.313- Our Lady of the Flowers-"The souls, the shades, formed an immense, a numerous cortege..." 1/1/21
✔imp-p.341- Waverley-"There is kind of sunaltern imp, for example, a sort of sucking devil..." 7/30/21
✔incense- p.292- Our Lady of the Flowers-"...an odor of incense and melting taper..." 1/1/21
✔interest (as for a loan)-p.141- Broken April-"...compared with other sources of income....from loans at high interest..." 2/27/21
✔jackrabbit-p.241-Bless Me, Ultima-"Jackrabbits bolted from shady thickets..." 3/3/21
✔juggler-p.210-Martin Chuzzlewit-"He passed more Golden Balls than all the jugglers in Europe..." 10/31/21
✔June-p.6- The Cheshire Cat's Eye-"The row of Victorian houses loomed dark in the early June fog." 1/30/21
✔juniper-p.59- Bless Me, Ultima-"At the big juniper tree where the hill sloped..." 2/28/21
✔keen-p.81- The Godmother-"They're pretty keen on you, aren't they?" 1/12/21
✔kidney-p.247- Thunderball-"...free hand at his only target, Largo's kidneys..." 3/4/21
✔knapsack-p.261- Portnoy's Complaint-"'American society,' she said, dropping her knapsack and bedroll on the floor." 1/8/21
✔Korean-p.14- Hotel Silence-"...and a book about the Korean War..." 5/11/21
✔lard-p.110-The Godmother-"...T-shirts accentuating rolls of lard." 1/12/21
✔lethal-p.237- Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders-"Red crabs...are no match for the jets of lethal acid that swarms of ants spray..." 1/29/21
✔local-p.37- A Brief Conversion and Other Stories-"Boy, these local people is hell." 1/25/21
✔lode-p.141- Hope Rides Again-"...they hit the mother lode." 4/4/21
✔madhouse-p.161- The Last Straw-"...and that place is a complete madhouse." 3/26/21
✔marigold-p.15- The Shoemaker's Holiday-"These blushing gillflowers, these marigolds, the fair embroidery..." 1/9/21
✔merchandise-p.32- The Shoemaker's Holiday-"Dis be de skipper heb de skip van merchandise." 1/9/21
✔mumbling-p.84- How We Fight For Our Lives-"I stopped mumbling and stuttering." 1/28/21
✔nascent-p.332- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth-"...between the nascent Muslim attempt at representative government, pluralism, and self-expression..." 1/7/21
✔nestled-p.85- Finding Nouf-"...on the outskirts of town, nestled inside a larger market..." 4/24/21
✔noose-p.68- A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder-"...he was putting his head in a noose." 5/16/21
✔nutrition-p.101-Rabbit at Rest-"...and thought maybe nutrition, or dietetics..." 6/14/21
✔oasis-p.179- Redemption in Indigo-"The oasis with the ruined town was almost as difficult to get to..." 1/19/21
✔opaque-p.314- Our Lady of the Flowers-"...replies, dated from remote, misty, opaque ages..." 1/1/21
✔orgy-p.14- The Spy Who Loved Me-"...a short orgy of remembering." 5/8/21
✔overcoats--p.120-Sodom and Gomorrah-"I had put on my overcoat..." 2/24/21
✔pagoda-p.119- The Trouser People: A Story of Burma in the Shadow of the Empire-"...dotted with whitewashed pagodas..." 5/11/21
✔parlor-p.73- Martin Chuzzlewit-"...there was nobody in the sanded parlour of the tavern..." 2/12/21
✔perfect-p.185- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets-"The holidays would be the perfect time to use..." 2/8/21
✔physician-p.7- The Counterfeiter and Other Stories-"...the son of an Army physician in Hokkaido..." 3/6/21
✔poncho-p.180- The Last Straw-"...and Mom packed ponchos for everybody." 3/26/21
✔quilt-p.104- Ruddy Gore-"...Evans, still draped in his quilt..." 2/17/21
✔quid-p.39- Ruddy Gore-"A quid a week and expenses?" 2/15/21
✔ranch- p.16- Triggerfish Twist-"...classic ranch houses of the fifties and sixties." 2/11/21
✔ravish(ing)-p.164- Blood and Circuses-"Ravishing music poured from the violin." 1/4/21
✔rhododendron-p.677- A Suitable Boy-"It's made from rhododendrons, he explained." 1/27/21
✔savannah-p.58- Redemption in Indigo-"...the lion that rules the savannah." 1/17/21
✔several-p.299- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth-"...and headed up the sandy slopes for several hours..." 1/7/21
✔sinner-p.10-The Amen Corner-"Once I was a sinner, Treading a sinful path..." 1/19/21
✔squeak-p.153-Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets-"...they heard him squeak." 2/7/21
✔struggle- p.174- Blood and Circuses-"Phryne recounted her struggles...." 1/4/21
✔suicide-p.272- A Murder Is Announced-"It might have been brought in suicide or accidental death." 1/3/21
✔television-p.210-The Nickel Boys-"Three tilted television set nattered the same cable news station..." 1/4/21
✔theory-p.174- Blood and Circuses-"Phryne completed her theory." 1/4/21
✔traffic light-p.51- The History Boys-"The road. The traffic lights. And so on." 2/14/21
✔trinket-p.719- A Suitable Boy-"...where handloom cloth, bangles, trinkets, vermilion powder...were being sold." 4/8/21
✔twig-p.20- Redemption in Indigo-"...the manner in which it sat: back curled like a young twig..." 1/16/21
✔unhappy-p.264- Portnoy's Complaint-"'You are the most unhappy person I have ever known.'" 1/9/21
✔utterance-p.79-Martin Chuzzlewit-"...his feelings during the embrace were too much for utterance." 2/12/21
✔various-p.141- The River Between-"Since then the rifts between various factions had widened..." 1/24/21
✔verified-p.143- The Cheshire Cat's Eye-"...I verified Paul's alibi again..." 2/2/21
✔violet-p.240-A Murder Is Announced-"Then came the word Violets." 1/2/21
✔wake-p.224- A Murder Is Announced-"...Mis Murgatroyd squeaking shrilly in her wake." 1/2/21
✔wizard-p.3- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets-"Harry Potter was a wizard..." 2/4/21
✔wraith-p.55- The Sea- "...that she was at once a wrath of my imagination and a woman of unavoidable flesh and blood..." 4/18/21
✔wrought iron-p.142- Redemption in Indigo-"...hemmed in by stone walls topped with wrought iron." 1/19/21
✔yam-p.70- Where the Sidewalk Ends-"Candy the yams and spice the hams..." 3/30/21
✔yield-p.335- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth- "He was going to tell one of the guys in the front seat to yield it to the venerable foreign visitor." 1/8/21
✔yucca-p.87- Bless Me, Ultima-"It was a beautiful morning when the yucca buds were opening..." 2/28/21
✔zephyr-p.748-Martin Chuzzlewit-"...blue check, which prevented the Zephyrs that were abroad in Kingsgate Street..." 11/26/21
✔zinc-p.92- The Godmother-"...we had the cheap version in zinc and alimony..." 1/12/21
*****COMPLETED 3/11/21***** UNTIMELYLast word= "fanatic"
CH.#738-Booktivity
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January 2021 Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01Jan21 / Ends: 31Jan21
15 / 15 basic words found
5/ 5 BONUS words found
BASIC word list
✔approach-p105- Hard Rain-"When the last journalist has turned around...I approach." 1/22/21
✔blaze- p.181- Blood and Circuses-"Where the blazes have you been?" 1/5/21
✔charity-p.306- Our Lady of the Flowers-"'I am,' she says, 'Bernadette Soubiroux in the Convent of Charity..." 1/1/21
✔dwelling-p.235- Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders-"...gangs of bushrangers- 19th century forest dwelling outlaws..." 1/29/21
✔envelope-p.291- Orange Crush-"...Julia Roberts opened an envelope and called out Coppola's name for best documentary." 1/1/21
✔fanatic-p.9- Games to Keep the Dark Away-"...but this room bore the mark of a fanatic." 3/11/21
✔gentle-p.244- A Murder Is Announced-"...and the door, with its usual gentle little whine..." 1/2/21
✔important-p.252- A Murder Is Announced-"Very important in this sort of inquiry." 1/2/21
✔joined-p.174- The Nickel Boys-"Turner's angry question joined his host of worry." 1/4/21
✔kitchen- p.244- A Murder Is Announced-"There are shadows in that kitchen..." 1/2/21
✔makeup-p.31- The Red Notebook-"Next he took out a little fawn and violet leather bag containing make-up and accessories." 1/14/21
✔neighbors-p.146- A Brief Conversion and Other Stories-"...he washing clothes and in full view of the neighbours..." 1/26/21
✔odor-p.292- Our Lady of the Flowers-"...an odor of incense and melting taper..." 1/1/21
✔purpose-p.688- A Suitable Boy-"...cannot be said to have a public purpose in the strict..." 1/27/21
✔sheriff-p.208- The Nickel Boys-"...the sheriff of Eleanor was going to give an update..." 1/4/21
Optional/BONUS word list
✔hobo-p.13- Triggerfish Twist- "...and zigzagged across town on darkened industrial roads through the hobo-land of the underpasses." 2/11/21
✔ludicrous-p. 95-Waverley-"...attendance would seem to Edward rather ludicrous..." 2/4/21
✔ravenous-p.128- Ruddy Gore-"...her eyes glinting with ravenous curiosity." 2/17/21
✔trustee-p.48- Thunderball-"...an emergency meeting of the Trustees of Firco was called..." 2/20/21
✔yearned-p.2- Redemption in Indigo-"He yearned for those days of walking free..." 1/16/21
*****COMPLETED*****TIMELY(1/1/21-7/12/22)- 558 days; last word="outlets"; 26 words;19 sources;; .047 wpd; 1.368 wps
CH.#738-MY WORDS #74
ASHES; BITUMINOUS; BOILERS; COALS; DEALERS; DEPOSIT; EMBERS; HAUL; HEAPS; HEAT; LIMIT; LOADS; MACHINERY; MINER; OPERATOR; OUTLETS; OWNERS; SALE; SAMPLES; SEAMS; SHIPMENTS; STEAMSHIP; STOVE; STRIKES; TESTS; TRADE
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Ch. #717- Wanderlust
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Nassau Spell Out
December 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Choose one or more of the below words to spell out this month. You can use any of the following to complete a letter:
1. First letter of the Book's title
2. First letter of the Author's first or last name
3. First letter of a Main Character's first or last name
Challenge Rules: All forms of books are accepted as long as they are 100 pages or more. When posting updates of completed books, please include a link to the title and author’s name, along with the date you finished reading the book. When you have finished the challenge, please copy and paste your entire challenge and re-post in a new message, letting us know it is completed.
C- The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures by Louis Theroux 12/12/20
E-Easterbrook, Colonel in A Murder Is Announcedbook:A Murder Is Announced|16298] by Agatha Christie-1/3/21
N- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead-1/4/21
T- Orange Crush by Tim Dorsey 1/1/21
R-Raisin, Agatha in Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist by M.C. Beaton-12/3/20
E-Emily Pollifax in A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman-1/4/21
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The Bahamas
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Street
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Fort
Fincastle
Clifton
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National
Park
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Museum
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