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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2018
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Questions/Problems in Completed Tasks
Sandy wrote: "Marie (UK) wrote: "MAZZA1My las t post does not seem to have been added Post 1249 showing last of tasks completed and a 995 total cannot find anything in this thread"
Sorry, Marie, got interrupte..."
thanks Sandy you have a big task here
REAd 60 5.9 Mamma Mia First word 7 letters Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Lincoln has 7 letters
Points 5
Dana wrote: "REAd 60 5.9 Mamma Mia First word 7 letters…"Wrong topic there, Dana. Tried to message you, but…you don't.
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Completed task posts must include a link to the book read - an author's name is not sufficient.
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Please repost with your readerboard name.
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From your description, I assume that you are posting for opton 3 of task 20.7. You posted The Stormy Petrel, which has 272 pages, and does not fit option 3. Also, don't forget that it is required to include in your post the option that you chose.
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Task 20.1 option 3 requires that you point out the yellow object on your bookcover.
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Humans of New York: Stories appears to consist of photographs, with brief captions/quotes. From the "look inside" on amazon, it does not appear to contain 100 pages of text.
If it does, please repost and explain that there are at least 100 pages of text in the book.
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Task 20.1 option 3 requires that you point out the yellow object on your bookcover.
Task 5.9 - Mamma Mia! Read a book where the FIRST word in the title is exactly seven letters.
Ghachar Ghochar (2013) by Vivek Shanbhag (Goodreads Author); translated from the Kannada by Srinath Perur (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 118 pages)
120 + 05 = 125
Tasks Completed: 08
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 120 + 05 = 125
Books read: 08
Pages read: 2,261
Read but not claimed: 04
Goodreads Authors: 03
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
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You already posted this task (same book). Also, please check your totals. I show you with 510 after your previous post.
Oops, sorry bad record keeping on my part.
Deedee wrote: "Task 5.9 - Mamma Mia! Read a book where the FIRST word in the title is exactly seven letters.
Ghachar Ghochar (2013) by Vivek Shanbhag (Goodreads Author); translat..."
Oops! Sorry about posting in the wrong thread
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You linked to Green Rider, with 471 pages. This doesn't qualify for a BB ticket.
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Task 20.1 option 3 requires that you point out the yellow object on the cover.
I reposted in the completed tasks thread.
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Task 10.6 requires that the author's initials be found sequentially in ROCKETTES. T and S are separated in this author's name.
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You posted task 30.6 on July 10.
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A series title is not the same as a subtitle - the word "forgotten" appears in the series title.
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You already posted task 20.5, on June 25.
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You claimed And the Trees Crept In for both 5.10 and 20.9. A book can only be used once per season.
I have left it on 20.9, since that's the higher point task. If you want to change this, please repost.
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We have a number of participants with variations on the name Pam or Pamela, but not one with just the name Pam.
Please repost with your readerboard name. If you don't have one, you can request one in the Readerboard Names thread.
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Task 10.1 requires that your book be related to one of the 15 movies on the list. You haven't specified which of those movies you're referring to.
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Task 20.1 option 3 requires that you point out the yellow object on the cover.
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Task 15.8 - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland] includes Childrens as a main page genre. Genres at review:
Classics 4,153 users
Fantasy 2,397 users
Fiction 1,343 users
Childrens 870 users
Please review the Rules of the Challenge for the use of childrens books in the SRC.
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Task 20.3, option 3, requires a title of at least 3 words, with the initial letter of each word found in the specified band names. Bonk is a one word title.
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We do not use ebook page numbers in the SRC. You need to refer to the MMPB or top PB edition (if no MMPB). The top paperback edition of The Thinnest Air has 284 pages, so does not meet the requirements of 20.7, option 3.
See Rules of the Challenge:
"If you read an ebook, or audiobook use the page count for the mass market paperback if one exists. If there is no mass market paperback edition, use the paperback edition and if no paperback is available use the hardcover edition."
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Only books published in 1950 or earlier qualify for Golden Oldie tickets.
No need to repost.
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Cross Fire is not on the list. If this is part of a series that is on the list, you need to specify that in your post.
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Task 25.3, option 5, requires that you specify the city in which your book is set.
Task 25.7, option 2 - there is no information about the time in which this book is set in the metadata or the GR description. You will need to provide some reference to establish that it is set at least 2/3 before 1900.
Task 30.8, option A requires that you specify the list used and the page of the list on which your book is found.
Please do not repost the other tasks in your post - those have been recorded.
Sandy wrote: "Shanna Redwind post 1668Cross Fire is not on the list. If this is part of a series that is on the list, you need to specify that in your post."
Reposted. I'm sorry. When it actually said Alex Cross Mystery series on the list, I thought that the whole series was included. I was being so careful checking requirements this season too, but the task didn't say to include that it was part of a series. Apologies again.
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Please check your totals. No need to repost.
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Task 15.1: You linked to The Runaway Jury, which has 358 pages so does not qualify for a BB ticket.
No need to repost.
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Please check your totals. No need to repost.
Hi Sandy! Uh my totals show 450 points after that last 15 post. However I’m on my phone right now, not a computer so I can’t see what # post is mine. However it says that there are 102 new post after mine and that the total completed posts are 1743. Which would mean my post is within the 1700 posts you have checked for the Reader Board. Are my totals wrong or am I being premature about this and my post is actually after #1700?
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found and fixed. it will show up in the next update.
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Please see the posting requirements
for big book tickets:
"If you are claiming a BB ticket, you must include the number of pages in the book. Be sure that the link you provide goes to the edition you actually read, with the correct number of pages. If you used an ebook or an audiobook, include a link to the paper edition used to establish length. "
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Task 20.4 requires that you specify in your post the option that you chose.
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Task 20.7 requires that you specify in your post the option that you chose.
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Out of the Nest: An Italian Summer includes Childrens as a main page genre. Genres at review:
Childrens>Middle Grade
Young Adult>Coming of Age
Young Adult>Teen
Task 30.6 specifically states that no books with the main page genre Childrens can be used for the task.
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Ilona Andrews is not a female author - it's a pseudonym for a male/female team.
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Task 20.4 requires that you specify the option that you are using.
Sandy wrote: "Beth NC post 1724Task 15.1: You linked to The Runaway Jury, which has 358 pages so does not qualify for a BB ticket.
No need to repost."
OOPS, Dyslexia strikes again. I had it as 538 in my spreadsheet. I thought I read that one quickly to be a big book.
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While including multiple tasks in one post is still allowed for the rest of this season, they must be posted in numerical order, lowest to highest. See the Posting Requirements.
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All posts must include links to the books read.
Also, to save another post here, it does not appear that your book for 30.5 option 1 (c) contains all the letters of spectacular in the title/subtitle. Series titles are not part of the title/subtitle.
Sandy wrote: "Creynard post 1783Task 20.4 requires that you specify the option that you are using."
rookie mistake!
sorry...reposting now.
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Better check those totals again, Cat!
560 after your post on 8/3. 25 in post 1873, 30 in post 1874, 30 in post 1876. 645 total.
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Task 30.5 requires that both your books come from the same option.
I think my point total is off; my records show 220 points (as of post #1866), and the Readerboard (through post #1900) lists me as having 195.
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My las t post does not seem to have been added Post 1249 showing last of tasks completed and a 995 total cannot find anything in this thread"
Sorry, Marie, got interrupted while working on the readerboard and missed adding the points to the spreadsheet. It will show up in the next update. Task 30.2 in the fall challenge is yours.