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WINTER CHALLENGE 2018
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The English language translations of the description of F do not mention any character named Marie.
"a stunning tragicomic novel about three brothers, their relationship to their distant father, and their individual fates and struggles in the modern world."
Please provide more information to establish that someone named Marie is a "main character."
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Task 30.5, book 2, must be set in or written by an author born in, a country beginning with one of the initials of the author of book 1. Your second book must be set in a country beginning with a J or an A.
Also note that the two books must be set on different continents. Denmark and England are both part of Europe.
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You have only listed one book in your post.
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Those Summer Days Vol. 3 appears to be an ebook without a print edition. If you have had this approved for length in the Ebook verification thread, please repost with the approval post # or line in the spreadsheet. If not, you can request approval in that thread.
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Please review the Posting Requirements. Only one task may be included in a post (as of Fall 2018).
Also, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a childrens book, so be sure and review the requirements in the rules for the use of childrens books.
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Task 15.3 requires that the title initials be found in one of the song titles and that the author initials be found in one of the artist initials.
Sandy wrote: "Adallae post 1973The English language translations of the description of F do not mention any character named Marie.
"a stunning tragicomic novel about three brothers, their rel..."
Marie is the daughter of one of the three brothers. The book is told from 5 POVs - the father, the three brothers, and herself. Per a search on my Kindle, her name comes up 91 times.
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Thanks. No need to repost.
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The Baltimore Book of the Dead has no page numbers associated with it, and the only other edition shown is an ebook edition. You will need to ask a librarian to associate page numbers with this book to use it for SRC tasks.
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I'm assuming that you're actually claiming a GO ticket, not a BB ticket.
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The MMPB you cite for When in Rome at 286 pages is a large type edition. The top "regular" MMPB is only 213 pages.
213 + 260 + 257 = 730 pages, less than the 750 required for the task.
Sandy wrote: "Cindie post 2056The Baltimore Book of the Dead has no page numbers associated with it, and the only other edition shown is an ebook edition. You will need to ask a librarian to ass..."
Cindie (and Sandy), I have added the page count to this edition. Cindie, you can now re-post this task.
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Task 25.5 requires a total page count of 750 pages. Friday Black has 208 pages, and the top pb edition of Spinning Silver has 480 pages, for a total of 688 pages.
Sandy wrote: "Perletwo post 2075The MMPB you cite for When in Rome at 286 pages is a large type edition. The top "regular" MMPB is only 213 pages.
213 + 260 + 257 = 730 pages, less than the 750..."
phooey, i was so sure I had that one right!
Got a replacement, will repost as soon as it's reread.
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We have more than one SRC participant named Erica. Please repost with your readerboard name.
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Books must be at least 100 pages to be used for an SRC task. The Pearl has 96 pages.
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Task 20.8 requires a minimum page count of 300 pages. A Very Special Year has only 198 pages.
Sandy wrote: "Bookwrm526 post 2098Task 20.8 requires a minimum page count of 300 pages. A Very Special Year has only 198 pages."
Whoops, sorry I missed that, I'll find another task that it will fit!
Sandy wrote: "Cindie post 2056The Baltimore Book of the Dead has no page numbers associated with it, and the only other edition shown is an ebook edition. You will need to ask a librarian to ass..."
Oooh, that is weird! How do I do that?
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Gilded Ashes appears to be an ebook without a print edition. If you have received verification in the Ebook Verification Thread, please repost including the post # or line # in the googledoc. If not, you will need to get this book verified in that thread before re-posting.
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Task 20.6, option 1, requires that you include in your post the year that your book won the Giller Prize.
Cindie wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Cindie post 2056The Baltimore Book of the Dead has no page numbers associated with it, and the only other edition shown is an ebook edition. You will need to ask a li..."
Cindie, see post 166. Already done and ready for you to re-post, if the page number works for your task.
Bea wrote: "Cindie wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Cindie post 2056The Baltimore Book of the Dead has no page numbers associated with it, and the only other edition shown is an ebook edition. You will n..."
thank you!!
Bea wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Cindie post 2056The Baltimore Book of the Dead has no page numbers associated with it, and the only other edition shown is an ebook edition. You will need to ask a li..."
thank you!!!
Sandy wrote: "Heather KS post 1918All posts must include links to the book claimed for the task."
Reposted. Post 2220 should have the fix. Isn’t it funny how one ] makes such a huge difference?!
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We do not use ebook pages for any purposes in the SRC. Please see the Rules of the Challenge.
"If you read an ebook, or audiobook use the page count for the mass market paperback if one exists. If there is no mass market paperback edition, use the paperback edition and if no paperback is available use the hardcover edition."
The only paper edition of Possession, Exorcism, and Hauntingswith page numbers has 92 pages, so will not work for this task - your book must have at least 100 pages.
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Task 20.3, option 1, requires a title of at least 3 words. Target: Alex Cross has a 1 word title - the words following the semi-colon are a subtitle.
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The Diary of a Bookseller appears to be about running a bookstore, not about reading, education, or literacy. That won't work for this task.
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The Westing Game includes Childrens as a main page genre. Genres at review:
Mystery 3045 users
Young Adult 1583 users
Fiction 1354 users
Childrens 644 users
Childrens>Middle Grade 566 users
Classics 525 users
Please review the Rules of the Challenge for the SRC requirements for the use of books with the main page genre Childrens.
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Task 20.9 requires that you state in your post that you have not read this book before.
Sandy wrote: "Cordelia post 2209The Westing Game includes Childrens as a main page genre. Genres at review:
Mystery 3045 users
Young Adult 1583 users
Fiction 1354 users
Childrens 644 users
Childrens..."
This task (15.1) only required that the book had to be on the list, which it was. There were no other restrictions and surely if you specify a list all books on that list should be eligible. The Westing Game was on page 2 of "Books with Nerdy, Geeky & Genius Heroes and Heroines".
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The Westing Game includes Childrens as a main page genre. Genres at review:
Mystery 3045 users
Young Adult 1583 users
Fiction 1354 users
Childrens 644 u..."
Please read the Rules of the Challenge
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Task 20.8 requires that your book have a minimum of 300 pages. The Humans has 285 pages.
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You claimed a BB ticket for Americanah, which has 477 pages. If you read a different edition that qualifies for a BB ticket, you'll need to repost with the correct edition, indicating that you are only reposting for the BB ticket.
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Please check your totals - looks like you didn't add these 10 points to your previous total. No need to repost, just trying to keep our records synched.
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Task 25.7 requires that your books have a combined total of at least 500 pages. Me Before You has 369 pages, and Karel ende Elegast has 112 pages, for a combined total of 481 pages.
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Task 30.1 option 2 requires a single author book. See post 27 in the help thread and the FAQs.
Juror #3 has two authors.
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Please repost with your readerboard name. We have more than one SRC participant named Amy.
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FYI, a large print paperback cannot be used to establish length for an ebook. The top "regular" paperback edition of Where the Crawdads Sing is 384 pages, not 484. In this case, it's okay, since you have enough pages to satisfy the page requirement using 384 pages - but it is something you should watch for, since it could make a difference. No need to repost.
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The Thirteenth Princess includes Childrens as a main page genre. Genres at review:
Fantasy 268 users
Fantasy>Fairy Tales 126 users
Childrens>Middle Grade 63 users
Young Adult 61 users
Retellings 40 users
Please review the Rules of the Challenge for the SRC requirements for the use of books with the main page genre Childrens.
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You call this a repost, but do you mean that you are substituting a book? You have already claimed and received points for 25.5. At any rate, this post is missing a link for the second book.
Sandy wrote: "Laurah 30 post 2399You call this a repost, but do you mean that you are substituting a book? You have already claimed and received points for 25.5. At any rate, this post is missing a link for th..."
Yes, I just need to swap out one book for another. I think I have fixed it now.
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Task 15.3 requires that the initials letters of the title words be found in the name of the song, and that the author initials be found in the name of one of the listed artists.
Tina Turner is an artist, not the name of a song and Spiderman is the name of the song, not the artist.
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The Ultra Fabulous Glitter Squadron Saves The World Again includes Comics as a main page genre:
Short Stories 19 users
Science Fiction 13 users
Fantasy 10 users
Comics>Superheroes 9 users
Lgbt 8 users
Fiction 8 users
Glbt>Queer 5 users
Books with the main page genre Comics cannot be used for this task. If this has been exempted in the Not Really a Comic Book thread, you need to include that information (with post #) in your post.
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Task 30.4 requires that each book have at least 200 pages and that the total pages for the task be at least 500 pages. The Journalist and the Murderer has only 163 pages, and the combined total of the two books is only 483 pages.
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Task 5.7 requires a book with a three word title. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes has 8 words.
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Rina, it is fine to move books around, but please indicate in your post complete information - in this case, where you are moving Silver Borne from. Otherwise, it's difficult to determine which task you have no longer completed.
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Rina, it is fine to move books around, but please indicate in your post complete information - in this case, where you are moving Silver Borne from. Otherwise, it's d..."
I determined what the task was in this case, but in the future, please provide full information.
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Task 30.2 requires a minimum of 500 pages. Rosemary and Crime has 310 pages, and the top paperback (A Treasury of Christmas Miracles) of A Treasury of Christmas Miracles: True Stories of God's Presence Today (kindle edition) has 148 pages. for a total of 458 pages.