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Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 346 Ann wrote: "20.9 Tom WolfeI'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
+20 task
+10 Female
+1..."
I updated my post to reflect the correct points. Thanks!
15.2 Listopia TagHome Front by Kristin Hannah
Found on listopia Can't Wait Books of 2012 #225
listopia tag 2012
Task +15
Grand Total: 90
Valerie wrote: "20.8 Summer nightsBeauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley
lexile 900
20 task
10 female author
5 combo 20.4
_____
35
Running total:..."
Also combo points for 10.4 as it’s #203 on list and for 10.9
Rebekah wrote: "Valerie wrote: "20.8 Summer nightsBeauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley
lexile 900
20 task
10 female author
5 combo 20.4
_____
35..."
Thanks, Rebekah! (obviously) I totally missed those.
10.9 Emily BronteThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
10 task
10 female author
5 combo 10.4
_____
25
Running (corrected) total: 425
30.1 Island HoppingDeath by Desire by Jaden Skye
SAINT BARTHÉLEMY
+30 - Task
+10 - Female Author
+5 - Multi
task Total - 45 pts
Season Total - 640 pts
20.8 Summer Nights (Karin's Task)Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
+20 Task (approved in message 59 of task thread)
+10 Combo 10.6 (Heat), 10.9
+10 Female Author
Task Total: 40
Season Total: 365
Task 10.9 Emily Bronte (Rosemary's Task)The Characters Of Love (1996) by Susie Boyt (Hardcover, 234 pages)
+10 Task
+10 Female Author
Task Total: 10 + 10 = 20
Grand Total: 105 + 20 = 125
15.5 Listopia TagGuns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Can be found on this list https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4... (#27) with the tag of: flintlock
+15 Task
+ 5 Big
Post Total: 20
Season Total: 665
15.4 Listopia TagJourney Under the Midnight Sun by Keigo Higashino
Book can be found on this list: Best Japanese Books (554 books | 2,619 voters) (#171) with the tag of: nippon
+15 Task
+5 Jumbo (539 pages)
Post Total: 20
Season Total: 395
15.3Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling on Western Canon
This edition is #122 on the Best Read Aloud Chapter Books https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3... list
tag="childrens"
task=15
not a novel=5
pre-1979=5
task total=25
grand total= 295
20.6 Winter's TaleDreamer's Pool by Juliet Marillier
+20 Task
+10 Female
+10 Combo (10.7--434 pages; 20.7--author born in New Zealand)
Task total: 40
Season total: 340
20.9 Tom Wolfe literary nonfictionDevil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America by Gilbert King
+20 task
+10 combo 10.7, 10.9
Task total: 30
Season total: 195
15.3 ListopiaPlato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
tag: humor
#86 on list - Best Humorous Nonfiction
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
+15 task
+5 not a novel
Task total: 20
Grand total: 485
20.10 Art WorldThe Painter's Apprentice by Charlotte Betts
+20 - Task
+20 - Combo (10.7 - 400 pgs, 10.8K-London, 10.9, 20.6)
+10 - Female Author
Task total - 50 pts
Season Total - 690 pts
10.7 Not Quite JumboA Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
+10 - Task
+5 - Combo (10.8 K, set in Moscow)
Task total - 15
Season Total = 145+15 = 160
30.1 Island HoppingNight Diver by Elizabeth Lowell
Setting: St Vincent & The Grenadines (98%)
+30 Task
+10 Combo (10.8K - #23 of least populated country; 10.9 - elizaBEth)
+10 Female
Post Total: 50
Season Total: 445
Post 375 Lalitha wrote: "10.7 Not Quite Jumbo+10 - Task
+5 - Combo (10.8 K, set in Moscow)
Task total - 15
Season Total = 145+15 = 160"
Oops! We need a title!
From Post 288Deedee wrote: "Task 10.7 Not Quite Jumbo (Coralie's Task)
Read a book that has between 400 and 499 pages.
Time Shards (Time Shards #1) (2018) by Dana Fredsti (Goodreads Author) ..."
For our purposes, we only use the first listed author on GoodReads, so +10 for Female Author.
From Post 247Rebekah wrote: "20.8 Summer Nights
Maru by Bessie Head pub 1971
A village chief falls in love with and works to marry a woman from a tribe considered untouchable, “ lower than a diseas..."
We can see that Maru meaning clouds may fit the spirit of the task, but we would prefer to stick to the English language words on the list for this task.
From Post 305Valerie wrote: "20.7 Ambassador
Finding Gobi: The true story of a little dog and an incredible journey by Dion Leonard
(Leonard was born in Australia)
20 task
____
20
Running ..."
+5 Combo 10.5
From Post 341Heather wrote: "15.5 - listopia tag
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
#175 on https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6......"
+5 not-a-novel
Kate S wrote: "From Post 288Deedee wrote: "Task 10.7 Not Quite Jumbo (Coralie's Task)
Read a book that has between 400 and 499 pages.
Time Shards (Time Shards #1) (2018) by Dana Fredsti (Goodreads Author) ..."
For our purposes, we only use the first listed author on GoodReads, so +10 for Female Author. ."
I wondered about that as this book was written by a husband & wife team
Task 20.9 Tom Wolfe (Kate S's Task) Read a work of creative non-fiction, focused on an external subject (i.e. not an autobiography).
The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 (2015) by James Shapiro (Hardcover, 384 pages) [822.33]
+20 Task
+05 Combo (#10.3 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Biography (2015))
Task Total: 20 + 05 = 25
Grand Total: 135 + 25 = 160
From Post 333June wrote: "10.3 - Awards
The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge
L.A. Times Young Adult Literature winner in 2016
Lexile score 860
Task - 10
Season total 160"
+10 Female author
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 375 Lalitha wrote: "10.7 Not Quite Jumbo+10 - Task
+5 - Combo (10.8 K, set in Moscow)
Task total - 15
Season Total = 145+15 = 160"
Oops! We need a title!"
So this is what happens when you stay away from books for a couple of weeks :D
The original post is edited.
From Post 331Rosemary wrote: "20.7 Summer Nights
Group Portrait with Lady by Heinrich Böll
+20 Task (approved)
+ 5 Combo (10.7 416 pages)
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 405"
+5 Combo 10.9
From Post 333June wrote: "10.3 - Awards
The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge
L.A. Times Young Adult Literature winner in 2016
Lexile score 860
Task - 10
Season total 160"
+5 Combo 10.7
10.4 Book Lover's DayThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Shelved as YA Assignment, Low Lexile
+10 Task -- #209 on list
Task Total: 10
Season Total: 430
20.10 Art WorldThe Reluctant Nude by Meg Maguire
The heroine is posing for a sculpture, romance with the artist ensues.
+20 task
+10 Female
Task total = 30
Grand total = 500
Kate S wrote: "From Post 247Rebekah wrote: "20.8 Summer Nights
Maru by Bessie Head pub 1971
A village chief falls in love with and works to marry a woman from a tribe considered unt..."
ok. I understand. I just felt so super smart for finding that out! (smile)
10.10 Group ReadsFeminism is for Everybody: Passionate Politics by bell hooks
+10 - Task
+15 - Combo (10.2,10.9,20.9)
+10 - Female Author
Task Total - 35 pts
Season Total - 725 pts
20.7 AmbassadorThe Book of Memory by Petina Gappah
+20 Task (born in Zimbzbwe)
+5 Combo 20.4
+10 Female author
+5 Multiple
Task Total: 40
Season Total: 705
10.5 - Inferno1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List by James Mustich
+10 task
+5 multiple
+20 jumbo
Task total: 35 points
Grand total: 220 points
10.9 Emily Bronte (Rosemary's Task)Close Case (Samantha Kincaid #3) by Alafair Burke
letter e & b found in BurkE
+10 Task
+5 Multiple
+10 Female
Post Total: 25
Season Total: 470
15.5 Listopia TagThe Woman Who Died A Lot (Thursday Next #7) by Jasper Fforde
Book can be found on this list: Science Fiction Fantasy Titles for 2012 (645 books | 1,525 voters) (#235) with the tag of: scifi
+15 Task
Post Total: 15
Season Total: 485
Karen Michele wrote: "Season Total: 905 (I think)"I actually show you at 730 after post 343.
Kate S wrote: "Karen Michele wrote: "Season Total: 905 (I think)"I actually show you at 730 after post 343."
Goodness! I wonder what I did? I'll go over it;)
Kate S wrote: "Karen Michele wrote: "Season Total: 905 (I think)"I actually show you at 730 after post 343."
I found it! When I went from page to page to add a book I messed up and switched 680 to 860. I also forgot to add in some of the extra points found. I don't use a spreadsheet, so it didn't jump out at me that it was extra high --- sorry!
Post 393 Rebekah wrote: "10.10 Group ReadsFeminism is for Everybody: Passionate Politics by bell hooks
+10 - Task
+15 - Combo (10.2,10.9,20.4)
+10 - Female Author
Task Total - 35 pts
Season ..."
20.4 is only for debut novels, so this won't work as a combo there.
15.2 Listopia TagHillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance
+15 Task (from this Listopia: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1... using the tag "politics"
+5 Not-a-Novel
Task total: 20
Season total: 360
20.4 Piano TeacherThe Macdermots of Ballycloran by Anthony Trollope
+20 Task
+ 5 Jumbo (636 pgs)
Task total = 25
Season Total = 150
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 393 Rebekah wrote: "10.10 Group ReadsFeminism is for Everybody: Passionate Politics by bell hooks
+10 - Task
+15 - Combo (10.2,10.9,20.4)
+10 - Female Author
Ta..."
Im sorry. It was a typo. I meant 20.9
In any case, it wasn't even her first book. She wrote that at the ripe old age of 19!
20.2 Track of the CatThe Wives of Bowie Stone by Maggie Osborne
+20 - Task
+ 5 - Combo (10.9)
+10 - Female Author
Task Total - 35 pts
Season Total - 760
30.1 - Island HoppingThe Reef by Nora Roberts
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
+30 task
+10 female
+10 combo (10.9, 10.7)
Task total = 50
Grand total = 550
20.4 - The Piano TeacherIn the Woods by Tana French
+20 task
+5 Combo (10.7)
+5 repeat
+10 female author
Task total: 40
Grand total: 135
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+15 Task
Task total: 15
Season total: 300