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FALL CHALLENGE 2018
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5.10: Our favorite recreation!A book of choice: Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell
Points this post: 5
Total points: 660
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5.4 Hiking
Hot Air: A Villainous Love Story
HA in APPALACHIAN
E-book Verified in the Spreadsheet # 1291
E-book Help Thread Post # 6458
Points this post:5
Total Points:430
Books read:31
Tasks Done: 22
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Cat's task: Bookish Quidditch1. Keeper - Quaffle: For this option, read a book you got as an ARC
(I read the kindle edition, link to paperback here)
This is an ARC I received from NetGalley
POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 280/1010
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 2
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total:
Tasks Completed: 13
10.8 - Happy Anniversary SRC!Read a book that was FIRST published in 2009 or 2018.
Published on August 7, 2018
* This book is an ARC. I read the kindle edition, link to paperback)
POINTS
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 290/1010
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 2
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total:
Tasks Completed: 14
15.10 - Ticket to Ride#5 - Fantasy
Grey
This book has been shelved as Fantasy by 307 users
Cover is 73.4% grey
65.6 % Tasman (Grey)
16.2 % Ecru (Brown)
7.8 % Nevada (Grey)
2.8 % Clinker (Brown)
1.7 % Brass (Yellow)
1.6 % Black (Black)
1.5 % Sandrift (Brown)
1.5 % Muddy Waters (Brown)
0.9 % Rose Taupe (Violet)
0.5 % Hairy Heath (Brown)
POINTS
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 305/1010
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 2
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total:
Tasks Completed: 15
5.10: Our favorite recreation!Read a book of your choice
* This book was an ARC. I read the kindle edition, link to paperback
POINTS
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 310/1010
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 2
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total:
Tasks Completed: 16
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Dulcinella's task: ScrabbleAnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Anna = 1 + 1+ 1 + 1 = 4 points
and = 1 + 1 + 2 = 4 points
the = 1 + 4 + 1 = 6 points
French = 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 = 14 points
kiss = 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 8 points
Total title value = 4 + 4 + 6 + 14 + 8 = 36 points
I read the kindle edition, linking to paperback for page total: Anna and the French Kiss - 372 pages
Total SRC points: 80
30.5 - Sandy's Task: Celebrate the EquinoxBook 1: Mr. Kiss and Tell by Rob Thomas
Title has 3 + 4 + 3 + 4 = 14 characters
Linking to Mr. Kiss and Tell (paperback) for pages, 330 pages
Book 2: A Parfait Murder by Wendy Lyn Watson
Title has: 1 + 7 + 6 = 14 characters
Book has 288 pages
Total points: 110
MEGSCL10.1 - These ARE the Droids You're Looking For
We Can Build You
Simulacra (robots) begin to demand human rights from their creators
TOTAL TO DATE
240 points
3 BB
Task 15.5 - Nonfiction Novemberread a book from the list
Orange Is the New Black
on p2, with 2816 shelvings
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975 points
List_addict25.2: TessaVanessa’s Task - Game On!
Option 3: A book published in the 1980s
B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton
Published: May 15th, 1985
Option 4: An author’s name which contains all the letters from one of the words: dragon, flower, season or wind
The Luxe by Anna Godbersen
Dragon
Total for Challenge: 45
List_addict20.8: Nickels and Dimes - Dianne Whitney’s Task: All Hallows’ Eve (added 27/11 total 65)
A cover featuring a body without a head
The Paper Swan by Leylah Attar
Pages: 374
Total for Challenge: 65
25.4 Shanna Redwind's Task: Country FairsOption 1: Use the Goodreads Book Randomizer 3 times. Record your first 3 generated hits. Choose a word from the title, subtitle or series of one of the books.
See What I Have Done, by Sarah Schmidt
Three shots:
Home Herbal
What Influence Did Margaret Thatcher Have on British Politics?
Two Friends and Me
Matching "Have" from second book.
Option 6: Read a book which has been written by an author with an animal that appears intact in their name.
Breath, Eyes, Memory, by Edwidge Danticat
dantiCAT
Points this post: 25
Total points: 825/1010
Total tasks: 51/58
Total books: 67/79
List_addict20.4: Golden Oldies - Ann A’s Task: In Memoriam
Option 2: An author’s initial found in QUEEN OF SOUL
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
Total for Challenge: 85
List_addict10.10: 9, 10, 11
An author whose first or last names starts with I, J or K
The Dry by Jane Harper
Total for Challenge: 95
20.1 Most Improved Player -- Dulcinella's Task: ScrabbleRead a book with a title that, if laid down on the Scrabble board, would give you more than 25 points.
The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking, by Brendan I. Koerner
B x 1 (3)
E x 3 (3)
G x 1 (2)
H x 1 (4)
I x 1 (1)
K x 1 (5)
L x 1 (1)
N x 1 (1)
O x 2 (2)
S x 3 (3)
T x 2 (2)
U x 1 (1)
I *think* this is 28 points.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 845/1010
Total tasks: 52/58
Total books: 68/79
25.6 Nick KY's Task: Autumn Indoors and OutdoorsOption D: Read a book that has the word “FIRE” or the word “SMOKE” intact in the title/subtitle or series title.
Smoketown: The Untold Story of the Other Great Black Renaissance, by Mark Whitaker
(SMOKEtown)
Option E: Read a book with the main page GR genre of “Cozy Mystery.”
A Royal Pain, by Rhys Bowen
"Cozy Mystery" is the fifth of the main page genres as of today.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 870/1010
Total tasks: 53/58
Total books: 70/79
25.6 - Nick KY’s task: Autumn Indoors and OutdoorsOption D. DANGER - Read a book that has the word “FIRE” or the word “SMOKE” intact in the title/subtitle or series title.
Book read: Circle of Fire
How it fits: Fire in the title
Option E. COZY - read a book with the main page GR genre of “Cozy Mystery.”
Book read: Ghouls Gone Wild
How it fits: MPG Cozy Mystery
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Total points: 650
Books read: 50
Tasks completed: 39
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 2
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska15.10 - Ticket to Ride.
Roll the die for MPG and spin the wheel for cover color; then read a book that fits those options.
I rolled: 5 - fantasy
I spun: black
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (387 p.)
From TinEye:
#0d0d0d 76.6 % Black (Black)
➸ Points: 190
➸ Total Pages: 4,350
30.5 - Sandy's Task: Celebrate the EquinoxYour books must have a combined total of at least 600 pages.
Read 2 books with the same number of characters in their titles.
Becoming (426 pg) AND Transcription (352 pg)
Each has 13 characters/letters and a combined total of over 600 pages.
Total points: 275
30.4 Schatzie's Task: The Chunkster Read ONE book with a MPG of Historical Fiction and is at least 750 pages long.
11/22/63 by Stephen King and
11.22.63
I actually started this book in the hardcover edition, but I found the book hard to handle and switched mid-read to the audio.
The hardcover had 849 pages. MPG = Historical Fiction
Claiming BB ticket (2).
Points: 30
Season Total: 85
Kristi CO15.6 - Checkmate
The Air You Breathe by Frances de Pontes Peebles
54.8% white + 29.6% grey + 3.9% black = 88.3%
Points this post: 15
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Kristi CO20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Kathy P's task: Careers
Option 2: Business
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
Points this post: 20
Total points: 130
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Kristi CO25.9 - Delicious Dee's task: Women of American Ninja Warrior
Option 1: initials (Anna Shumaker (AS))
The Blinds by Adam Sternbergh
Option 5: outdoor climbs (Bierstadt)
The Trespasser by Tana French
Points this post: 25
Total points: 155
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 9
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
10.6 Original SixRead a book set at least 50% in ONE of the home cities of the NHL “Original Six” teams: the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York (city of) Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams: A Bernie Rhodenbarr Mystery by Lawrence Block
Book set in NYC. Per Widipedia, "Bernie Rhodenbarr is a New York City-based thief who excels in lock picking and breaking and entering, and who is addicted to the thrill it provides."
Points: 10
Season Total: 95
25.3 - Beth NC 's task: Cards Against HumanityOPTION A: Read a book with a one or two word title that answers one of the following questions or completes the phrase.
Money can't buy me love, but it can buy me...
Brick Lane by Monica Ali
OPTION B: Read a book with a title that has three or more words in the title that can complete the phrase.
Next time on Dr Phil, how to talk to your child about...
Heat And Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Points this post: 25
TOTAL POINTS: 325
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book Tickets: 3 (500+); 1 (750+)
Total tasks completed: 16
Total books read: 20
BARBARA ★ 25.8 - Bluemoon's task: FOREST LAWN CEMETERY
Option A: read a book that has that has LAKE, POND, CREEK, GEESE, SWAN, DUCK, DEER in the title
Swan and the Bear - Eve Langlais (SWAN in title) 11/30
Option B: read a book that has a word of at least 4 letters from the quote below in the title (not subtitle). Words must match exactly and be found in the quote itself (this does not include the author of the quote, Frank Lloyd Wright).
Suicide Forest - Jeremy Bates (FOREST) 10/13
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Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 675
Final post!BARBARA ★
25.10 - Brooke TX's task: #LitsyLove
Option A: #ASwapOfIceAndFire
Book 1: Read a book from this list of Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2018. If the book is part of a series, any book in the series may be used.
Trail of Lightning - Rebecca Roanhorse (page 1, #69) 11/28
Book 2: In honor of George R.R. Martin, read a book by a single author who uses at least one initial in their name as it appears on Goodreads.
Playing for Keeps - R.L. Matheson 11/29
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Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 700
BIG BOOKS: 500+: (1), 750+: (1); 1000+: (0)
Sarah E15.8 - Spell it Out
Caramel Glazed Murder
I read the kindle edition, paperback (no MMP) is Caramel Glazed Murder
Total points: 625
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.3 - Let's Play!
Book 1 - Don't You Cry by Mary Kubica
The initial letters of every word in the title can be found in the
DunCan Yo-yo which was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 1999
Link to HB: Don't You Cry
Book 2 - One Perfect Lie by Lisa Scottoline
The author's initials can be found in bubbLeS which was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2014
Link to HB: One Perfect Lie
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 110 points
Tasks completed: 10
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Sarah E20.3 - Best Review - TrishhartUK's task: 11am on 11 November 1918
Option 3: #1 in a series
Ross Poldark
I read the ebook but have linked to the top MMP
Golden Oldie, first published 1945. I claim 1 GO ticket.
Total points: 645
Total GO tickets: 4
PAULA S20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Sophie's task: Boardgames
Option 4: Read a book with the author's first and last initials in NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.
by Lynn BohartI read the kindle edition. PB for reference: A Candidate For Murder
Points this post: 20
Total points: 105
Tasks completed: 8
Sarah E25.2 - TessaVanessa's task: Game on!
Option 1: 24 in the page numbers
Meet Me at the Museum - 224 pages
I read the kindle edition but have linked to the top paperback (no MMP)
Option 4: Season found in author name
Austerity Dad: Handy Hints and Tips for the Family on a Budget by Jason Ayres
I read the kindle edition but have linked to the paperback (no MMP)
SEA found in AyrES
SON found in jaSON
Total points: 670
PAULA S20.5 - Bigger is Better - Cat's task: Bookish Quidditch
Option 3C: read a book by an author that has one initial (either first or last) in FRIGGATRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA and one initial that is one letter off from a letter in FRIGGATRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA.
by Agatha Christie, first inital A is found in phrase, second inital C is one letter away from B (or D) in the phrasePoints this post: 20
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 9
Sarah E30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Listmaker
Option 1
The God of Small Things - currently #116 on page 2 of the list
I read the ebook, the top MMP is Il dio delle piccole cose
Option 2
Raspberry Mojito Murder - #20 of 60 books in the series
I read the kindle edition but have linked to the paperback (no MMP)
Total points: 700
Ana10.8 - Happy Anniversary SRC!
The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong. It was published in 2009
Points this Post: 10
Total points: 365
Tasks Completed:20
Total Books Read:23
Total Pages:7633
Big Book Ticket: 1
Brooke TX5.5: Capture the Flag
Read a book with the word "flag" found intact in the title/subtitle or author's name. (This is my one 80-99 page 5 point task book).
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 615
Completed Tasks: 41
Books Read: 73
Brooke TX5.10: Our favorite recreation!
Read a book of your choice.
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 620
Completed Tasks: 42
Books Read: 73
Brooke TX10.1 - These ARE the Droids You're Looking For
Read a FICTION book with a robot, android or cyborg as an important character. The Vision is an android:
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 630
Completed Tasks: 43
Books Read: 73
Brooke TX25.4 - Shanna Redwind's task: Country Fairs
Option 1. Use the Goodreads Book Randomizer 3 times, choose a word from the title, subtitle or series of one of the books, and read a book with your chosen word in the title, subtitle, or series title.
My three titles were: Intelligent Techniques in E-Commerce: A Case Based Reasoning Perspective, A Song for Will and the Lost Gardeners of Heligan, and Nutritional Strategies for the Very Low Birthweight Infant. With "Case" from the first book in the title:
Option 6. Read a book which has been written by an author with an animal that appears intact in their name. With "cat" in "Catherynne":
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 655
Completed Tasks: 44
Books Read: 73
Brooke TX30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Southeastern Conference (SEC) Football
Option 1: Read a book FIRST published in a year containing the numerals 1 and 4 in the publication date.
Option 3: Read a book with a picture of food on the cover.
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 685
Completed Tasks: 45
Books Read: 73
Brooke TX30.2 - MAZZA1's task: TENNIS MEMORIES
Option 1: Read a book with MPG Comedy/Humor. (This cover has green on it).
Option 2: Read a book whose page numbers include 2 of the numbers 2, 4, 6 OR includes 99 intact in the page numbers.
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 715
Completed Tasks: 46
Books Read: 73
Brooke TX30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Listmaker
Option 1: Read a book from 1001 Book You Must Read Before You Die. Found on page 2:
Option 2: Read a book from a series that you have already started, but have not yet caught up to the latest release. This is #6 of 10 total books:
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 745
Completed Tasks: 47
Books Read: 73
Brooke TX30.4 – Schatzie’s task: The Chunkster
Option 2: Read two books, both with a MPG of Historical Fiction, and with a combined page length that equals at least 750 pages.
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 775
Completed Tasks: 48
Books Read: 73
Brooke TXI'm reposting Task 25.1 because I'm moving Maelstrom to a different task.
25.1 - Andy P's task: A Quick Look at Asian Sport
Book 1. Read a book in which none of the letters in SUMO are in the author's name as indicated on the GR main page of the book.
Book 2. Read a book whose TITLE contains 3 different vowels and no more than that.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 775
Completed Tasks: 48
Books Read: 73
Brooke TX30.5 - Sandy's Task: Celebrate the Equinox
Read 2 books with the same number of characters in their titles.
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 805
Completed Tasks: 49
Books Read: 73
Brooke TX30.6 - Amanda A's task: The Game of Clue
Option 1: Read a book with a suspect's game piece color found in the title or predominantly on the cover (at least 50% according to TinEye). With a cover that is 80%+ green:
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials appear in one of the rooms listed below. With CH found in kitchen:
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 835
Completed Tasks: 50
Books Read: 73
Brooke TX30.6 - Amanda A's task: The Game of Clue
Option 1: Read a book with a suspect's game piece color found in the title or predominantly on the cover (at least 50% according to TinEye). With a cover that is 80%+ green:
Option 3: Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials appear in one of the rooms listed below. With CH found in kitchen:
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 835
Completed Tasks: 50
Books Read: 73
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I rolled a 3 (historical fiction) and spun white
The Darling Dahlias and the Poinsettia Puzzle by Susan Wittig Albert
64.6% white
Points this post: 15
Total points: 655