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WINTER CHALLENGE 2018
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
5.4 - A Dickens of a ChristmasRead a book with a main page genre of Holiday
I listened to the audio version of The Christmas Hirelings
***Claiming Golden Oldie Ticket, originally published in 1894***
Total new points: 5
Total challenge points: 180
GO's: 5
5.10 - Book Blitzread a book of your choice that meets SRC rules
I listened to an audio book of Another Brooklyn
Total New Points: 5
Total Challenge Points: 185
GO's: 5
Readerboard Name: Jammin JennyTask 5.4 - A Dickens of a Christmas
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - MPG Holiday, initially published in 1843, claiming one GO ticket
Points this post: 5
Total points: 185
BB Tickets: 2
GO Tickets: 1
Coralie15.2 Winter of Summer?
Book 1 – winter in title
Winter in the Blood
Book 2 – summer in the title
Prodigal Summer
Total to date 210 points
Shala5.2 The Book Flood Cometh
Yappy Hour by Diana Orgain
Published Nov. 3, 2015
Points for this task: 5
Total points: 5
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Jayme(the ghostreader)5. 10 Book Blitz (book of choice)
Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich
Task +5
Grand Total: 5
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Task 5.7 – Crimson And CloverRead a book with a three-word TITLE that includes "AND".
Me and Kaminski (2003) by Daniel Kehlmann; translated from the German by Carol Brown Janeway (Hardcover, 208 pages)
20 + 05 = 25
Tasks Completed: 04
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 20 + 05 = 25
Books read: 04
Pages read: 777
Read but not claimed: 06
Goodreads Authors: 00
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Bookwrm526Task #20.7 - Yo, Adrian!
Option 3: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials are found in SYLVESTER STALLONE. I read In Sights: The Story of a Welsh Guardsman by Tim Rees
Points this post: 20
Total points so far: 180
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Erin NY's Task: Goodreads choice award winners
I read Elevation by Stehen King.
It was the winner in the Horror section and I have never read it before.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 405/985
Tasks completed: 25/57
Books read:34
perletwo20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Yo, Adrian! - Option 1: Read a book with a horse or dog (domesticated dogs, please - no wolves, coyotes, or other wild animals) on the cover. REQUIRED: If you choose this option, you must show the cover in your post.
BankerPoints this task: 20
Total points: 220
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 16
Tasks completed: 11
Amy the book bat20.4 - Golden Oldies - Lagullande's Task: Everyday Heroes
OPTION 1: Read a book first published between 1863 and 1927 (this is the Golden Oldies task, after all).
Three Men in a Boat (first published 1889)
claiming 1 GO ticket
Points this task: 20
Total points: 190
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 17
Tasks completed: 15
Sophie25.6
Option 1 - title initials in author name
Desperate Remedies by Thomas Hardy
512p - claiming 1 BB
Option 2 - author initials in title
Coming Home for Christmas by Fern Michaels
Total: 295
BB: 1
DULCINELLA25.8 - Amy "the book-bat"'s Task: It's Cookie Time!
This is a TWO BOOK task. The combined total of pages must be at least 500 pages.
Book 1: Read a book that was first published in 1917, 1933, or 1937.
To Have and Have Not
Ernest Hemingway 272 p. 31 december 2018 4 starsBook 2: Read a book with a cookie on the cover.
Cremas, Christmas Cookies, and Crooks Harper Lin 278 p. 30 december 2018 3 starsPoints in the post: 25 points
Total points: 500 points
3 tickets BB
4 tickets GO
Task 25.6 - They Go Togethertotal page count >=600
book 1: read a book with initial letters of title found in author's name
Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop
EIB in annE BIshop
407pages
book 2: read a book with author initials found in the title
Mr Dickens and his Carol by Samantha Silva
SS in dickenS hiS
320pages
407+320 >600
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330points
Task 30.4 - Shoes, Letters, and Pancakes (in Belgium)each book to be >200p; combined >500p
option 3
book 1: read a book with a female MC, written by a female author
Nerve by Jeanne Ryan
MC is Vee (for Viola)
320p
book 2: read a book by author named MARY
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
I read the audio; MMPB is Le Cercle littéraire des amateurs d'épluchures de patates - 411p
320 + 411 >500p
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360 points
Task 30.6 - Naming Namesbook 1: read a book by an author with a heroic name: ALI
Winter by Ali Smith
book 2: generate some superhero names; read a book with one of the words in the title
Vision in Silver - SILVER from name SILVER GOLIATH
all names generated: The Jade Cat / The Quick Wonder / The Infamous Catman / The Merciful Conjurer / Eager Scepter / Lord Wise Nighthawk / Master Golden Mothman / Doctor Fancy Raven / Heloth / Silver Goliath
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390 points
Task 25.9 - Winter Solsticescratch that; just spotted the total page count
Task 25.9 - Winter Solstice(trying again!)
book 1 must be longer than book 2; total page count >500
book 1: read a book with title initials in LONGEST
Lake Silence
LS in LongeSt
464 pages (I read the kindle but linked to MMPB for page count)
book 2: read a book with title initials in SHORTEST
Sexy Stranger
SS in ShorteSt
301 pages
464 + 301 >500p
book 1 longer than book 2
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415 points
Task 10.9 - Write Me a Letterread an epistolary book
Sleeping Giants
this is written as a series of interviews / diary entries etc (stated at end of blurb)
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435 points
Repost - Removing BB Ticket15.3 - Songs About Heroes
Option 2: Read a book with a title of at least 3 words, where the initial letters of each word can be found in the name of one of these songs. & Read a single author book, where the initial letters of the author's name can be found in the name of one of the listed artists
Song: #52 The Hero of Chivalry - Kerrs Pink
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Date Read: 4/12/18
Rating: 5*
How It Fits: the heRo of ChivAlry - Kerrs pinK
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 150
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 10
BB Tickets: 0
REPOSTM1nks
20.7 - 2. Clouds of Witness Pub 1926
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
Points this post: 20
Total points: 435
Golden Oldie Tickets: 6
Big Book Tickets: 5
REPOSTM1nks
25.9 - 1. H.M.S. Surprise
2. The Thirteen-Gun Salute
Points this post: 25
Total points: 460
Golden Oldie Tickets: 6
Big Book Tickets: 5
M1nks10.1 - A Civil Contract - Historical
Points this post: 10
Total points: 470
Golden Oldie Tickets: 6
Big Book Tickets: 5
5.8 Go ShortI read Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens edited by Marieke Nijkamp
New Total: 10
20.1 And The Winner Is...I read The Distant Echo by Val McDermid
Won the Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel in 2004
New Total: 30
Sara G20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Laurah30’s Task: Remembering A Canadian Hero
Option 1: Terry’s vision was to travel across the country raising awareness and money for cancer research. Read a book that was a winner or nominee for the Giller Prize, whose author's first and last initials are found in MARATHON OF HOPE. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
This book won the Giller Prize in 2016.
MARATHON OF HOPE
Points this post: 20
Total points: 325
Task 25.1 - What Makes a Good Hero?change of books. prev claimed in #281
option 2 - read a book whose title does NOT contain A / AN / THE
Blood of Assassins
option 4 - read a book with Fantasy MPG
Rivers of London Volume 6: Water Weed
NOTE: this is my one allowed graphic novel for this task
Task 10.6 - Let's Eat!read a book set in Australia
Picnic at Hanging Rock
(this book prev claimed for Task 25.1, but replaced as above)
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445 points
ElaineL10.9: Write Me a Letter
Read a book written in an epistolary style.
Almost Like Being in Love
Required: If the epistolary nature of the book is not obvious from the book's description, explain how it fits the task when you post.
#89 on Epistolary Fiction list
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 635
Total Tasks Completed: 38
ElaineL25.8: Amy "the book-bat"'s Task: It's Cookie Time!
Book 1: Read a book that was first published in 1917, 1933, or 1937.
Brentwood First published in 1937
Book 2: Read a book with a cookie on the cover.
The Sugar Cookie Sweetheart Swap
Required: Include the cover in your post.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 660
Total Tasks Completed: 39
FANDURY5.3 - Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day ... .-. -.-.
Read a book with ALL the letters in DOT DASH (including 2 Ds) in the title and/or subtitle
The Demon's Den and Other Tales of Valdemar by Tanya Huff
Has all the letters of DOT Dash in the title: THe DemOn'S Den and other tAles of valdemar
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 80
Books Read: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(1)1000+(0)
FANDURY5.5 - O? No!
Read a book written by a single author who does NOT have an O in his or her name.
Lightning in the Blood by Marie Brennan
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 85
Books Read: 8
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(1)1000+(0)
FANDURY20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Erin NY's Task: Goodreads choice award winners
Read a book that won one of the goodreads choice awards this year that you have not read before.
Elevation by Stephen King
The book won in the Horror category this year and I have not read it before.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 105
Books Read: 9
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(1)1000+(0)
10.1 - Holding Out for a HeroRead a book with a main page genre that starts with an H or E or R or O. Genres may be stand alone or embedded and must be a genre (defined as a set of artistic characteristics) and not just a classification of format (such as ebook).
Headhunters on My Doorstep: A True Treasure Island Ghost Story by J. Maarten Troost.
Main page genre of Humor
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Points this post: 10
Total points: 70
Total BB points: 2
5.5 - O? No!"Oh no, no O! Read a book written by a single author who does NOT have an O in his or her name."
Book: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Total Points: 5
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Babbling C's Task: February Babies"3b. read a book, written by a single author, whose initials can be found in "college student". Middle initials can be ignored. "
Sadie by Courtney Summers
Total Points: 25
ElaineL5.3: Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day
Read a book with ALL the letters in DOT DASH in the title/subtitle.
The Girl Who Wouldn't Stay Dead
DOT (Dead, whO, The)
DASH (deaD, stAy, Stay, wHo)
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 665
Total Tasks Completed: 40
Amy FL15.3 - Songs About Heroes
Option 2: All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin
21. thE Wind beneAth my Wings - kenny roGErs
Points this post: 15
Total points: 60
Amy FL15.7 - Catch up with the SRC
The Wonder - Book was new to me
Points this post: 15
Total points: 75
Amy FL15.10 - National Book Awards
An American Marriage - Fiction Longlist
Points this post: 15
Total points: 90
Erin NY30.7 - TessaVanessa's Task: New Year, New You
With January comes the opportunity to start afresh, and people around the world resolve to change something in their lives for the better. Below is a list of some of the more popular New Year’s Resolutions people make.
This is 2 book challenge.
1. Eat better
2. Exercise more
3. Spend less money
4. Self care
5. Read more books
6. Learn a new skill
7. Get a new job
8. Make new friends
9. Get a new hobby
10. Focus more on appearance
Book 1: Pick one resolution and read a book that has all the letters in that resolution in the title/ subtitle. REQUIRED: State which resolution you used.
Examples: #1 - Eat Better - Eastern Standard Tribe
# 4 - Self Care - Hiddensee: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker
#8 - Make New Friends - My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues
Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities by Rebecca Solnit
* Resolution: Eat Better
Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities
Book 2: Pick a different resolution and read a book that has a word of at least 3 letters from that resolution in the title/subtitle. Words must match exactly. REQUIRED: State which resolution you used.
The Possessed: Adventures With Russian Books and the People Who Read Them by Elif Batuman
* Resolution: Read more books - word "read"
Points this post: 30
Books claimed this post: 2
Total Points: 220
Tasks completed: 15
Tasks in progress: 2
Books read: 19
Big Book tickets: 2 (500+)
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Total pages read: 6,764
30.1 Gotta Love the HeroThe Pearl by John Steinbeck
(Option 2, superhero actor #36 John Wayne) (This is a golden oldie, as this book was first published in 1947)
AND
Learning by Karen Kingsbury
(Option 3, this is the second book in the bailey flanigan series, this book is new to me.)
Points: 30
Total points: 70
5.2 The Book Flood ComethHate Notes by Vi Keeland. This book was first published in November.
Points: 5
Total points: 75
20.7 Shorter is SweeterJust Off For A Walk byStephen Reynolds.
Option 3: The letters S and R can be found in "Sylvester Stallone".
Points: 20
Total points: 95
10.9 Write me a LetterThe Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
The book is written as a series of diary entries.
Points: 10
Total poinst: 105
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM10.1 - Holding Out for a Hero
I read Abbott by Saladin Ahmed. "Horror" is an MPG (verified).
Previous point total: 125
New points this post: 10
Total points: 135
Total tasks completed: 10
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 1
Diana K5.5 - O? No! Read a book written by a single author who does NOT have an O in his or her name.
My Real Name Is Hanna
Total points: 25
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5.1 - This and That
This, That, These and Those are demonstratives used grammatically to point to people and things.
Read a book with This, That, These or Those in the title or subtitle. Words must match exactly. That Summer, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, In This Grave Hour
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh
* Word "that" in subtitle
Points this post: 5
Books claimed this post: 1
Total Points: 190
Tasks completed: 14
Tasks in progress: 3
Books read: 18
Big Book tickets: 2 (500+)
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Total pages read: 6,468