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WINTER CHALLENGE 2018
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MEGSCL20.4 - Golden Oldies - Lagullande's Task: Everyday Heroes
OPTION 2: Read a book that is at least 350 pages long and that was first published in 2007.
Un Lun Dun
TOTAL TO DATE
675 points
7 big books
MEGSCLreposting this task to swap out Sleeping Giants for Trauma Cleaner
30.4 - Dulcinella's task: Shoes, Letters, and Pancakes (in Belgium)
Option 2. New Year
Book 1 - a book from page 3 Epistolary Fiction. Parable of the Sower
Book 2 - read a book in which the page number contains at least two of these numbers 3 1 2. The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster (291 pages)
TOTAL TO DATE
675 points
7 big books
SandyL25.5 - Tien's Task: 2018 Reading Stats
Option 2: Read a book from my australian-author shelf.
Catch of the Day by Carla Caruso
344 pages
Option 3: Read a book that received 5 stars from at least 27 readers
Rock Chick Revenge by Kristen Ashley
18,206 5 star ratings
532 pages
*******Requesting Big Book Ticket**********
876 total pages
************
Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 975
Tasks Completed: 56
Books Read: 78
Big Book Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies: 2
Amy FL15.1 - Not Just Big, Strong Men!
One Summer - Best Tortured Heroes in Fiction - page 2 (#146)
WWW: Wonder - Books With Nerdy, Geeky, or Genius Heroes and Heroines - page 3 (#203)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 660
Amy FL15.4 - From A to Z
Option 2: All These Beautiful Strangers by Elizabeth Klehfoth
Points this post: 15
Total points: 675
Amy FL25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Winter Solstice
Book 1: The Terminal List - The LongesT night (408 pages)
Book 2: The Raging Ones - the shORTest day (352 pages)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 700
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Brooklyn10.10 – Happy Holidays!
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in HOLIDAY.
Rooms by Lauren Oliver
hOLiday
Points this post: 10
Total points: 490/985
Tasks completed: 28/57
Books read: 36
Big Book Tickets: 8
Brooklyn15.7 – Catch Up With the SRC
Read a book from the SRC bookshelf that you’ve never read before.
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
This book was new to me.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 505/985
Tasks completed: 29/57
Books read: 37
Big Book Tickets: 8
Brooklyn15.10 – National Book Awards
Read a book that won, was a finalist, or was on the longlist for the award in 2018.
There There by Tommy Orange
On the longlist for fiction
Points this post: 15
Total points: 520/985
Tasks completed: 30/57
Books read: 38
Big Book Tickets: 8
Brooklyn25.2 – Winter Sports!
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in ICE HOCKEY.
Now That You Mention It by Kristan Higgins
ice HocKey
Option 4: Read a book with 24, 25, 26, or 27 intact in the number of pages.
The Ploughmen by Kim Zupan – 256 pgs
Points this post: 25
Total points: 545/985
Tasks completed: 31/57
Books read: 40
Big Book Tickets: 8
Pamela326510.8 - Take the Stairs
by Jessica Day GeorgeThe stairs were approved in post #32 of the help thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 385
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Brooklyn25.3 – Christmas in Japan
Book 1: Read a book by a single author whose complete initials can be found in KIDDIELAND.
Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar – 288 pgs
kiDdiElAnd
Book 2: Read a book that has a 4+ letter word in its title that can be made from the letters in EXCHANGERATE.
Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman – 336 pgs
Word is “here”
288 + 336 = 624 pgs
Points this post: 25
Total points: 570/985
Tasks completed: 32/57
Books read: 42
Big Book Tickets: 8
Diana K.25.6 - Sandy's Task: They Go Together
Book 1 - Read a book with a title of at least two words, where the initial letters of all of the words in the title can be found in its author's name.
Savage Feast: Three Generations, Two Continents, and a Dinner Table by Boris Fishman
Book 2 - Read a book, the title (not subtitle) of which contains its author's initials.
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
Total points: 985
Anja20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Yo, Adrian!
Option 2: Read a book with a title of at least three words where the first letter of each word can be found in HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION.
Not a Hero by Cherise Sinclair
POINTS:
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 135
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 11
Anja25.5 - Tien's Task: 2018 Reading Stats
Option 1: Read a book with a main page genre of Short Stories or Anthologies.
How the Dukes Stole Christmas by Tessa Dare
Anthologies 49 users
Option 3: Read a book that received 5 stars from at least 27 readers.
Luna and the Lie by Mariana Zapata
Recieved 5230 5 star ratings from readers
POINTS:
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 160
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 12
Anja25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Winter Solstice
Book 1: Read a book with a title of at least two words, where the initial letters of all of the words in the title can be found in the phrase THE LONGEST NIGHT.
Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis (311 pages)
Book 2: Read a book with a title of at least two words, where the initial letters of all of the words in the title can be found in the phrase THE SHORTEST DAY.
Dr. ER by Max Monroe (304 pages)
POINTS:
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 185
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 13
Anja30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Gotta love the Hero!
Option 1: Read a book with a mpg of Young Adult.
When It's Real by Erin Watt
Young Adult 368 users
Opt. 3: Read a book from one of your favorite series (a series you have already started) that features a hero. This book must be new to you and cannot be #1 in a series.
Devil's Daughter (The Ravenels #5) by Lisa Kleypas
This is a new book to me and 5th book I've read from the series
POINTS:
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 215
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 14
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25.3 Andy P.’s task: Christmas in JapanBook 1: Read a book written by a single author whose initials (First, Middle if applicable, and Last) can be found in KIDDIELAND.
Season of the Raven by Denise Domning
Authors initals DD can be found in kiDDieland
I read the Kindle version, but the paperback has 250 pages: Season of the Raven: A Servant of the Crown Mystery
Book 2: Read a book that has a word in its TITLE (not subtitle) of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters in EXCHANGERATE.
Agent of Chaos by Kami Garcia
The word AGENT of the title can be found in exchANGEraTe
I read the Kindle version, but the paperback is 311 pages: Agent of Chaos
250 + 311 = 561 pages
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 420
Books Read: 32
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(1)1000+(0)
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Babbling C's Task: February BabiesOption 3a: a. Read Book #1 in a series
The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman
Book is #1 in the Lady Helen series.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 440
Books Read: 33
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(1)1000+(0)
FANDURY10.10 - Happy Holidays!
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in HOLIDAY.
Diamond Fire by Ilona Andrews
The initals of the author IA can be found in holIdAy
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 450
Books Read: 34
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(1)1000+(0)
FANDURY30.5 - Mazza1's Task: A world of books
My home country is Germany
Book 1: Read a book that is SET IN or WRITTEN BY an author from a country starting with ANY letter of your READERBOARD name.
The Shadow Queen by Anne Bishop
The author Anne Bishop is from the USA, and U can be found in my Readerboard name Fandury, Continent North America
Book 2: Read a book that is SET IN or WRITTEN BY an author from a country starting with one of the initials of the author of Book 1, including middle initials.
Death At Victoria Dock by Kerry Greenwood
The book is set completely in Australia, and this starts with the A from the author initals AB of book 1, continent Australia
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 480
Books Read: 36
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(1)1000+(0)
FANDURY25.4 - Diana K's Task: Happy 200th Illinois
Option 2: Read a book that contains all the letters in LAND OF LINCOLN in the title/subtitle.
Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival by Peter Stark
The letters of LAND OF LINCOLN can be found in the title/subtitle: AstOrIa: johN jacob astor aND thomas jeffersoN's Lost paCific empire: a story OF weaLth, ambition, and survivaL
Option 4: Read a book that has the word corn, soybean, swine or its equivalents, pig or hog, found intact in the title, subtitle, or series name.
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
The word CORN can be found intact in the title.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 505
Books Read: 38
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(1)1000+(0)
FANDURY5.10 - Book Blitz
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 510
Books Read: 39
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(1)1000+(0)
trishhartuk5.2 - The Book Flood Cometh
Read a book FIRST published in October, November or December of any year.
Written in Stone, Ellery Adams
First published 1 November 2012
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 415
Tasks Completed: 26
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book tickets: 4
PAULA S15.3 - 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 and the initial letters of the author's name can be found in the name of one of the listed artists. The title initials and author initials can be from the same or different songs.
The Roman Hat Mystery by Ellery Queentitle initials TRHM in #42. HeRoes & MarTyrs - Bad Religion
author initials EQ in #4. Flash- QuEen
This book was first published June 7th 1929. I request a GO ticket.
I listened to the audio book. MMPB for reference: O Mistério do Chapéu Romano.
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 150
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldie: 6
PAULA S15.5 - Secret Identity
Read a book by a single author who writes under more than one name
by Agatha ChristieAgatha Christie also published novels under the name Mary Westmacott
This book was first published June 1932. I request a GO ticket.
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 165
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldie: 7
25.7Book 1: GR average rating of 4.2 or higher w/ +100 ratings
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
Book 2: GR average rating of 3.2 or lower w/ +100 ratings
The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 165/985
Tasks completed: 12/57
Books Read: 14
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
EMurphy5.5 O? No! Book written by a single author who does not have an O in his or her name
Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye
This Task:
Points: 5
Books Read: 1
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 195
Books Read: 14
BB Ticket +500: 1
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 9
Readerboard Name: Absurda15.10 - National Book Awards
Read one of the books that won the award, was a finalist, or was on the longlist for the award in 2018
Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth by Sarah Smarsh
Finalist - NonFiction
Points this task: 15
Total Points to date: 235
Readerboard Name: Absurda10.3- Four-Legged Heros
Let's find out some of the real stories behind animal heroes by reading a book from the Non-Fiction Animal Heroes list.
Bad to the Bone: Memoir of a Rebel Doggie Blogger by Bo Hoefinger
Page 1, Post# 70
Points this task: 10
Total Points to date: 245
StaceyNC5.10 - Book Blitz
January is Book Blitz Month. Get started on your 2019 reading resolutions and read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Book: The Wrong Billionaire's Bed
Completed: 1/23/19
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 420
Tasks Completed: 28
Sarah E15.5 - Secret Identity
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
I listened to the audio, but have linked to the top MMP that has a pagecount
Dorothy Gilman also wrote as Dorothy Gilman Butters
Variations on the author's name were approved in the help thread here
Total points: 340
Sarah E20.5 - Bigger is Better - Babbling C's Task: February Babies
Option 3a: #1 in a series
The Boy from Reactor 4
I read the kindle edition but have linked to the top paperback (no MMP)
Total points: 360
25.4 - Diana K's Task: Happy 200th IllinoisOption 1, a novel set ion Illinois: Indemnity Only by Sara Paretsky
Option 3, a book by an author born in Illinois: While I Was Gone by Sue Miller (born in Chicago)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 575
15.7 - Catch up with the SRCDark Matter by Blake Crouch
Summer 2018 group read in the category Hard Science Fiction that I planned to read, but didn't get around to. It was a new read for me this season.
Total points: 380 + 15 = 395
Andy P.25.8 - Amy "the book-bat"'s Task: It's Cookie Time!
Book 1: Read a book that was first published in 1917, 1933, or 1937. Lord Emsworth and Others by P.G. Wodehouse First published in 1937 (268 p.)
Book 2: Read a book with a cookie on the cover
by Ann Pearlman 340 p.page count 268 + 340= 608
Points this post: 25
Total points: 910
Andy P.Task # 50.1 - Coralie's Task: Three Fictional Heroes
Book 1. Read a book with a title that begins with one of these words Where
Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster (181 p.)
Book 2. Read a book by a single author whose Goodreads name has just initials and a last name Badlands by C.J. Box (278 p.)
Book 3. Read a book with a main page genre of Historical Fiction
Black Hills by Dan Simmons Historical Fiction ( 140 users) 618 p.
page count 181 +278 + 618 =1077 p.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 960
StaceyNC20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Diane Whitney's Task: Membership Required
This is a ONE book task.
Your book must be at least 300 pages in length.
Option 1 - Read a book first published in the same Month AND Year you joined GoodReads.
**I joined GoodReads in January 2010
Book: When Blood Calls
Completed: 2/25/19
Pages: 388
How it Fits: Published Jan 1, 2010
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 440
Tasks Completed: 29
25.3 Andy P.’s task: Christmas in JapanBook 1. Read a book written by a single author whose initials (First, Middle if applicable, and Last) can be found in KIDDIELAND.
O by Eka Kurniawan
author's initials, EK, found in KiddiEland
470 pages
Book 2. Read a book that has a word in its TITLE (not subtitle) of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters in EXCHANGERATE.
The Great Arch by Vicki Hastrich
ARCH (4 letters) found in exCHAngeRate
352 pages
Total pages read: 822
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 10
Season Total: 690
Dakimel25.4 - Diana K's Task: Happy 200th Illinois
3: Getting Hot with the Scot (ARC) by Melonie Johnson
5:
TALLY: +25
Total: 985
Pamela326515.2 - Winter or Summer?
Book 1: A Midwinter Ball by Timeless Regency
Book 2: Summer Holiday by Nancy Campbell Allen
Approved for length in post #7291
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 400
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Delicious Dee5.9 - Acts of Heroism
The Darkest Hour
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 870
Big Book Ticket: 500+ (1)
VAL TX5.7 - Crimson And Clover - Read a book with a three-word TITLE that includes "AND" or "&".
Aimée & Jaguar: A Love Story, Berlin 1943 by Erica Fischer
This post:
Points - 5
Total:
Points - 35
PAULA S20.1 - Most Improved Player - Cordelia's Task: "And the winner is....."
Read a book that has won a literary award
This book has won a number of awards, among them the American Book Award (2017)
I read the ebook, MMPB link for reference: No home
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 175
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldie: 7
PAULA S20.2 - Rookie At The Top- Kettleen's Task: Darwin Day
Option 2: Read a book where the initials of the words in the title are to be found in CHARLES DARWIN.
Arvet efter dig AED in chArlEs Darwin
I read the ebook, MMPB link for reference: Après toi
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 195
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldie: 7
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30.5 - Mazza1's Task: A world of books
My country: USA
1: The Witch Elm by Tana French (Ireland - Europe)
This review mentions fairly early that it's set in Dublin, Ireland - https://www.vulture.com/2018/10/tana-...
2: The Architect's Apprentice (set in Turkey - Asia)
TALLY: +30
Total: 960