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WINTER CHALLENGE 2018
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5.3 - 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
Nothing is True and Everything is Possible: Adventures in Modern Russia by Peter Pomerantsev
I read the Kindle version above. The paperback version is Jądro dziwności. Nowa Rosja.
Points this post: 5
TOTAL POINTS: 430
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); 1 book=2 tickets (750+)
Total tasks completed: 22
Total books read: 29
5.5 - O? No!Read a book written by a single author who does NOT have an O in his or her name.
Chess Story by Stefan Zweig
I read the Kindle version above. The mass market paperback version is Le joueur d'échecs, which has 94 pages. This is my one book between 80 and 99 pages.
*This book is a GOLDEN OLDIE (1st published 1941)*
Points this post: 5
TOTAL POINTS: 435
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); 1 book=2 tickets (750+)
Total tasks completed: 23
Total books read: 30
5.8 - Go ShortRead an anthology or collection of at least 3 short stories, novellas, or essays
Men Explain Things to Me: And Other Essays by Rebecca Solnit
I read the Kindle version above. The paperback version is Men Explain Things to Me.
Points this post: 5
TOTAL POINTS: 440
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); 1 book=2 tickets (750+)
Total tasks completed: 24
Total books read: 31
5.10 - Book BlitzRead a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
*This book is a GOLDEN OLDIE (1st published 1902)*
Points this post: 5
TOTAL POINTS: 445
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); 1 book=2 tickets (750+)
Total tasks completed: 25
Total books read: 32
RAYNEBAIR10.5 - Remembering Stan Lee
Red Midnight by Heather Graham
first published in March 1984
Points this post: 10
Total points: 500
PegW20.7 - 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.
I read The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters
Points for this task: 20
Total Points 245
Golden Oldie tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 14
SandyL10.6 - Let's Eat!
Read a book set at least 50% in Hawaii, Alaska, Argentina, Antarctica, or Australia.
The Shearing Gun by Renae Kaye
Set 100% in Australia
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Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 985
Tasks Completed: 57
Books Read: 79
Big Book Tickets: 4
Golden Oldies: 2
25.4Option 1: Phantom Limbs, by Paula Garner. The description doesn't include this, but this interview with Garner mentions that the book is set in Chicago, IL: https://lit.newcity.com/2016/11/05/on....
Option 3: Carve the Mark, by Veronica Roth (who lives in Chicago - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...).
Total points: 590
I think that does it for the Spring challenge for me. Thanks, mods!!
Bookwrm526Task #10.10 - Happy Holidays!
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in HOLIDAY. I read The Skeleton Crew: How Amateur Sleuths Are Solving America's Coldest Cases by Deborah Halber.
Total points so far: 655
PAULA S5.10 - Book Blitz
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules
Järnprovet
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13.0
I read the ebook, MMPB link for reference: Rautakoe
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 210
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldie: 7
Stephanie12715.9 - Hoodie-Hoo Day!: Read a book with one or more hands showing on its cover.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 135/985
Tasks completed: 11/57
Books read: 12
PAULA S10.7 - Brown Shoes?
Read a book with the word BROWN or SHOE intact in the title/subtitle, series title, or author's name as it appears on Goodreads.
The Dutch Shoe Mystery SHOE in title
I listened to the audiobook, MMPB for reference: The Dutch Shoe Mystery
This book was first published 1931. I request a GO ticket.
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 220
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldie: 8
Stephanie12715.3 - Songs About Heroes...OPTION 1:
Book 1: 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. Subtitles should be ignored. REQUIRED: Specify the song you are using and its number on the list.
Black No More --- song: #12 Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler
Book 2: 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. All initials count. REQUIRED: Specify the song/artist you are using and its number on the list.
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1 by Emil Ferris --- song: #3 My Hero by Foo Fighters
Points this post: 15
Total points: 150/985
Tasks completed: 12/57
Books read: 14
JoanneMITask 20.5 February Babies-Opt 3 A- read Book #1 in a series.
The Glassblower Glasbläser-Saga #1
Points this Task 20
Total Points 320
Total BB's 6
Task 50.1 - Coralie's Task: Three Fictional HeroesBook 1 – Read a book that begins with What, When, Why, Where, or Who.
When Christ and His Saints Slept (Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine #1) (1994) by Sharon Kay Penman (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 746 pages)
** When Christ and His Saints Slept is a Big Book, pagecount: 746 pages **
Book 2 - Read a book by a single author whose Goodreads name has just initials and a last name.
Hestia (1979) by C.J. Cherryh (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 160 pages)
Book 3 – As all these books are historical fiction, read a book with a main page genre of Historical Fiction.
A Very Long Engagement (1991) by Sébastien Japrisot; translated from the French by Linda Coverdale (Paperback, 327 pages)
Pagecount: 746 + 160 + 327 = 1,233 > 750
345 + 50 = 395
Tasks Completed: 21
Points for this post: 50
Points thus far: 345 + 50 = 395
Books read: 29
Pages read: 8,854
Read but not claimed: 02
Goodreads Authors: 09
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(3) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Sara G25.7 - Wayne's task: Sometimes, you have to take the bad with the good
Book 1: Read a book with a GR average rating of 4.2 or higher with a minimum of 100 ratings.
A Fort of Nine Towers: An Afghan Family Story by Qais Akbar Omar
This book has an average 4.40 rating with 2919 total ratings.
I read the Kindle edition. The paperback (no MMPB) here has 448 pages.
Book 2: Read a book with a GR average rating of 3.2 or lower with a minimum of 100 ratings.
One Night at the Call Center by Chetan Bhagat
This book has an average 2.49 rating with 49,428 total ratings.
I read the Kindle edition. The paperback (no MMPB) here has 320 pages.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 920
Sarah E15.2 - Winter or Summer?
Book 1: A Fatal Winter
I read the kindle edition, top paperback (no MMP) is A Fatal Winter
Book 2: Deadly Summer
I read the kindle edition, top paperback (no MMP) is Deadly Summer
Total points: 375
Sarah E15.3 - Songs About Heroes
Option 2
Backpacks and Bra Straps by Savannah Grace
I read the kindle edition, top paperback (no MMP) is Backpacks and Bra Straps
Song 23. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots pt.1 - The Flaming Lips
Total points: 390
30.5 - Mazza1's Task: A world of booksReaderboard name: PIA
Country: MEXICO
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.
This book is set in Venice, ITALY
Author is Donna Leon
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,
I read the kindle edition. Link to paperback: The Lost Woman
Author Sara Blaedel is Danish and the book is set in that country
* This book was an ARC
POINTS
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 285/985
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total:
Tasks Completed: 14
Mod
CEELEETask 20.10 Group Reads
read one book from the Group Reads featured for the Winter Challenge 2018- 19. Participate in the group discussion.
I chose Cozy Cafe: FRIED GREEN TOMATOES AT THE WHISTLE STOP CAFE by Fannie Flagg.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
My participation in the thread is at #21 in the group discussion. I think it was the last on the list. :)
Total Points for Task: 20
Total Books Read for Task: 1
BB Tickets Claimed for Task: 0
GO Tickets Claimed for task: 0
Total Points for Winter Challenge 2018-19: 50
Total Tasks Completed for Winter Challenge 2018-19: 4
Total Books Read for Winter Challenge 2018-19: 4
Total BB Tickets Claimed for Winter Challenge 2018-19: 0
Total GO Tickets Claimed for SRC Winter Challenge 2018=19: 0
Christine V20.1 - Most Improved Player - Cordelia's Task: "And the winner is....."
Death's End, winner of the 2017 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
I read the Kindle edition. The top PB (no MMPB available) has 513 pages.
***Claiming 1 Big Book ticket***
Points this post: 20
Big Book tickets this post: 1
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=2, 750=1, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=4)
5.8 - Go ShortRead an anthology or collection of at least 3 short stories, novellas, or essays.
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
Book of essays by a single author
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 60
Total Tasks Completed: 9
Total Books Read: 9
5.10 - Book BlitzRead a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
On the Come Up
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 65
Total Tasks Completed: 10
Total Books Read: 10
10.10 - Happy HolidaysRead a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in HOLIDAY.
Princess Jellyfish 2-in-1 Omnibus, Volume 5 by Akiko Higashimura
HolidAy
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 75
Total Tasks Completed: 11
Total Books Read: 11
15.5 - Secret IdentityRead a book by a single author who writes under more than one name.
Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
aka J.K. Rowling
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 90
Total Tasks Completed: 12
Total Books Read: 12
15.8 - Mythological HeroesRead a book with the main page genre Mythology .
Norse Mythology
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 105
Total Tasks Completed: 13
Total Books Read: 13
15.9 - Hoodie-Hoo Day!Read a book with one or more hands showing on its cover.
The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 120
Total Tasks Completed: 14
Total Books Read: 14
20.1 - Cordelia's Task - And the winner is.....Read a book that has won a literary award.
The Interpreter
Winner of the PEN Open Book Award in 2004
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 140
Total Tasks Completed: 15
Total Books Read: 15
20.3 - TrishhartUK's Task - Elementary, My Dear WatsonOption 3: Read a book by a single author who shares a name with one of the modern Holmes or Watsons: Robert Downey.
Lethal White by Robert Galbraith
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 160
Total Tasks Completed: 16
Total Books Read: 16
20.4 - Lagullande's Task - Everyday HeroesOption 1: Read a book first published between 1863 and 1927.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
First published in 1920
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 180
Total Tasks Completed: 17
Total Books Read: 17
20.5 - Babbling C's Task - February BabiesOption 1a: Read a book with "25" found intact in the number of pages.
XVI
325 pages
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 200
Total Tasks Completed: 18
Total Books Read: 18
20.6 - Laurah30’s Task - Remembering A Canadian HeroOption 2: Read a book where the letters from the word COURAGE can be found in the title (subtitles can be used as well).
Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living
C: Canoe
O: Own
U: yoUr
R: youR
A: pAddle
G: livinG
E: paddlE
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 220
Total Tasks Completed: 19
Total Books Read: 19
20.8 - Diane Whitney's Task - Membership RequiredOption 1: Read a book first published in the same Month AND Year you joined GoodReads.
Distant Waves
Published in April 2009, the month I joined Goodreads
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 240
Total Tasks Completed: 20
Total Books Read: 20
CEELEETask 50.1 Three Fictional Heroes
Three Book Task based on three requirements. Page count must be 750 pages +
My three books page count:
First Hero: 256 pp + Second Hero 304 pp + Third Hero 355 pp =
915 pp.
Book 1 First Hero
Read a book whose title begins with one of these words: What, Where, When, Who or Why.
I chose the self help book WHAT TO SAY WHEN YOU TALK TO YOUR SELF by Shad Helmstetter, PhD. Self help gurus can be heroes sometimes! :)
Page count Hero 1 256 pp
What to Say When You Talk to Your Self
Book 2 Second Hero
Read a book by a single author whose author's Goodreads first name has only initials.
I chose HOLLOW BONES by C J Lyons. It is the third in the Caitlin Tierney series. She is an FBI agent and to me the FBI are still heroes!
Page Count for Hero 2: 304 pps
Hollow Bones
Book 3 Third Hero
Read a book with the MPG Historical Fiction.
I chose THE TWISTED ROOT by Anne Perry
The MPG lists the novel as Historical. < Historical Fiction.
This is the #10 in the William Monk series. He is definitely a hero in the historical fiction/mystery genre. Love these books!
Page count for Third Hero: 355pp
The Twisted Root
Total Points for Task: 50
Total Books Read for Task: 3
BB Tickets Claimed for Task: 0
GO Tickets Claimed for Task: 0
Total Points for Winter Challenge 2018-18: 100
Total Tasks Completed for Winter Challenge 2018-19: 5
Total Books Read for Winter Challenge 2018-19: 7
Total BB Tickets Claimed for Winter Challenge 2018-19: 0
Total GO Tickets Claimed for Winter Challenge 2018-19: 0
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Winter Challenge 2018-19
20.10 - Group ReadsRead ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season.
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II
My comments in the discussion thread are messages # 29 & 30
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 260
Total Tasks Completed: 21
Total Books Read: 21
25.2 - SandyL's Task - Winter Sports!Option 1: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials are found in ICE HOCKEY.
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
AND
Option 4: Read a book that has one of the numbers 24, 25, 26 or 27 intact in the number of pages.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
327 pages
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 285
Total Tasks Completed: 22
Total Books Read: 23
25.3 - Andy P.’s task - Christmas in JapanOption 1: Read a book written by a single author whose initials (First, Middle if applicable, and Last) can be found in KIDDIELAND.
My Squirrel Days by Ellie Kemper
AND
Option 2: Read a book that has a word in its TITLE of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters in EXCHANGERATE.
And Then There Were None
THEN
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 310
Total Tasks Completed: 23
Total Books Read: 25
DANIELLE M15.3 - Songs About Heroes
This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
#23, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots pt.1, The Flaming Lips
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 165
Books Read: 13
Tasks Complete: 13
DANIELLE M10.6 - Let's Eat!
The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster by Sarah Krasnostein
The book is about the life of Sandra Pankhurst, who is Australian, and the entire book takes place in Australia.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 175
Books Read: 14
Tasks Complete: 14
15.1 - Not Just Big, Strong Men!A book from Strong Heroine Series list (p. 1 #36): One for the Money (Stephanie Plum #1) by Janet Evanovich
A book from Books with Disabled Heros list (p. 1 #22): Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
Points this post: 15
Total points: 590
15.8 - Mythological HeroesA book with the main page genre Mythology: Circe by Madeline Miller
Points this post: 15
Total points: 605
Laurah3025.6 - 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.
Still Me by Jojo Moyes. S and M found in jojo MoyeS 390 pages
Book 2 - Read a book, the title (not subtitle) of which contains its author's initials. All initials must be included.
Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie Initials AC found in CArds on the table
324 pages published in 1936
Total pages - 714 pages
Claiming 1 GO ticket
Total GO tickets - 8
Total points - 545
Queen Bee Darlene20.1 Most Improved Player - Cordelia's Task: "And the winner is..."
Book that has won a literary award
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Pachinko
Book has won the Reading Women Award for Fiction (2017) and Litsy Award for Historical Fiction (2017)
Points this post: 20 points
Total Points: 340
Task 5.10 - Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Rewrite: Loops in the Timescape (2018) by Gregory Benford (Hardcover, 360 pages)
395 + 05 = 400
Tasks Completed: 22
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 395 + 05 = 400
Books read: 30
Pages read: 9,214
Read but not claimed: 01
Goodreads Authors: 09
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(3) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Coralie25.7 Sometimes you have to take the bad with the good
Book 1 – average rating 4.22
The Player
Book 2 – average rating 2.48
Finches of Mars
Total to date 715 points
10.5 - Remembering Stan LeePublished 1963
They Divided the Sky by Christa Wolf
Task Total: 10
Season Total: 395
25.3 Andy P.’s task: Christmas in Japan500+ Pages: 320 + 421=741 Pages
Book 1. Read a book written by a single author whose initials (First, Middle if applicable, and Last) can be found in KIDDIELAND.
kIddielAnd
The Draining Lake by Arnaldur Indriðason
Book 2:
Great ExchAnGeRaTe
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 420
25.4 - Diana K's Task: Happy 200th IllinoisOpt 4. Illinois is a leading producer of soybeans, corn and swine. 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. For example, Pigs in Heaven, Pop Goes the Murder, The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares.
Pig Iron by Benjamin MyersOpt 5. Read a book with a picture of a road, train tracks, or an airport on the cover
Road on the cover
An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick TaylorTask Total: 25
Season Total: 445
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Read a book with a main page genre that starts with an H or E or R or O.
Autumn by Karl Ove Knausgård
(Genre= Writing>Essays)
Points this post: 10
TOTAL POINTS: 425
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); 1 book=2 tickets (750+)
Total tasks completed: 21
Total books read: 28