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WINTER CHALLENGE 2018
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Questions/Problems in Completed Tasks
Sandy wrote: "Katrina T post 2912The People Who Watched Her Pass By has a rating of 3.21 - 3.21 is > 3.2."
Damn, I'll see where else I can use the books, thanks
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Task 25.8, book 2, is a cover task and the cover must be included in your post.
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The description of Larry Schwarm: Kansas Farmers makes it appear that this book is primarily photographs. Please explain whether this book contains at least 100 pages of text.
See the Rules of the Challenge:
""Coffee table", Art books, and other books consisting primarily of images or photographs without a substantial written component (essays, criticism, etc.) may not be be claimed for points"
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Task 25.6 requires a minimum combined page total of 600. The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café has 227 pages and The Travelling Cat Chronicles has 288, for a total of 515 pages.
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Task 10.2 defines everyday hero as "an everyday hero will be defined as first responders (firefighters, police officers, EMTs, paramedics, search and rescue personnel), park rangers, teachers, social workers, lifeguards, nurses, doctors, and veterinarians. "
I don't see anything in the description of Ultra Marathon Man that suggests any of these professions. If he does belong to one of these categories, please explain.
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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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Task 15.7 requires that you state in your post that this book is new to you.
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Task 20.7 requires that you specify the option that you are using.
Sandy wrote: "Kathy KS post 3078message 258: by Sandy
The description of Larry Schwarm: Kansas Farmers makes it appear that this book is primarily photographs. Please explain whether this book contains at least 100 ..."
I don't have an exact number of photos v. text because I've returned it to the owning library.
However, based on " without a substantial written component ", I will say that there is no specific page amount listed. This work has a rather lengthy essay at the beginning explaining the larger project of which the photos were just one part. It's pretty technical describing methodology and findings. Later, where the photos are shown, each photo is accompanied by another page describing the photo and it's relation to the study. So, all I can say is that there are definitely more pages of text than photos.
Please let me know if this changes your original decision or not, so that I will know how to proceed.
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Task 10.9 requires a book written in an epistolary style. "For the purposes of this task, books written as a series of letters will, of course, work, but so will books written as a series of emails, tweets, blog posts, diary entries, newspaper clippings, and/or ships logs."
If you are intending to claim 10.9 for this post, please explain how your book fits this task.
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There are several editions of The End We Start From, including the one you linked to, published in May 2017, which is earlier than October, November, December 2017.
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There is more than one participant in the SRC named Sue. Please repost with your readerboard name.
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message 258: by Sandy
The description of Larry Schwarm: Kansas Farmers makes it appear that this book is primarily photographs. Please explain whe..."
This appears to be an exhibition catalogue of Mr. Schwarm's photographs. https://spencerart.ku.edu/exhibition/....
There are apparently 50 photographs in the exhibit, so with a 128 page book, there would be considerably less than 100 pages of text. If you can provide additional information, I'll revisit this.
Sandy wrote: "Bea post 3116Task 10.9 requires a book written in an epistolary style. "For the purposes of this task, books written as a series of letters will, of course, work, but so will books written as a s..."
Sandy, I found it on the Epistolary Book list. This book is more like diary entries from several different people with some of the people repeating at a later date. The entries are dated.
(Sorry for not updating the italic comment to fit the task.)
Sandy,I think I should have 125 points, not 120. You had a question about one of my 5 point books and I corrected the book on this discussion in post 224. Do I need to correct the book in the Tasks Completed discussion instead of here? Does that book still not work?
Thanks so much! This is my first challenge, and I'm still figuring things out!
Aimee
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I think I should have 125 points, not 120. You had a question about one of my 5 point books and I corrected the book on this discussion in post 224. Do I need to correct the book in the Tas..."
When there is a problem, you always need to repost the task.
Sandy wrote: "Kim O post 2759Please check your totals. 220 after your previous post, plus 30, gives you 250 total."
You're right. It was a typo. My total is 250.
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My Name is Monster 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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Task 25.6 required a combined page total of 600 pages. The top MMPB of The Awakening has 116 pages, and the top pb of GIVE ME YOUR HAND has 342 pages, for a total of 458 pages.
Sandy wrote: "Perletwo post 3218Task 25.6 required a combined page total of 600 pages. The top MMPB of The Awakening has 116 pages, and the top pb of GIVE ME YOUR HAND has 342 pag..."
ahh phooey, and i looked for that, too! *sigh* I'll find something else for Book 1 and get back to you.
Sandy wrote: "Perletwo post 3218Task 25.6 required a combined page total of 600 pages. The top MMPB of The Awakening has 116 pages, and the top pb of GIVE ME YOUR HAND has 342 pag..."
Reposted.
Sandy wrote: "Andy P post 2481Task 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 pa..."
Yes, I see the mistake and will get it fixed.
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Just an FYI - not a problem or anything requiring a repost. The one short book can only be used for a 5 point task, not a 10 point task.
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Task 15.9 is a cover task, and you must include the cover in your post.
Julia103Were my points from post 3224 credited? I don't see any message, but my total on the Readerboard didn't increase with the update through 3250.
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Were my points from post 3224 credited? I don't see any message, but my total on the Readerboard didn't increase with the update through 3250."
Found and fixed, Julia. Thanks for the quick heads up!
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Task 30.5 requires that you specify in your post the country in which you live.
Sandy wrote: "Andy P post 3296Task 30.5 requires that you specify in your post the country in which you live."
Whoops, I will repost
Sorry.
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Task 15.9 is a cover task and the cover must be included in your post.
Sandy wrote: "Sue post 3144There is more than one participant in the SRC named Sue. Please repost with your readerboard name."
Going to fix it now - sorry!
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Task 25.4 is a 2 book task.
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FYI, we do not use kindle page counts for any purposes in the SRC. For some reason, the kindle version you linked of The Casual Vacancy is not associated with any other editions. This seems to be a GR error, since the other editions are all in there, just not linked.
No need to repost this time, but in the future, you should check the edition you're linking to make sure that the necessary editions for the task are listed.
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All posts must include links to the books claimed.
If you copy your old post and repost it with you additional info, the links will not carry over. To do this, you need to click on "edit" at the bottom of the post, copy it from the edit screen, then paste that into your new post.
Sandy wrote: "Absurda post 3377FYI, we do not use kindle page counts for any purposes in the SRC. For some reason, the kindle version you linked of The Casual Vacancy is not associated with any..."
Thanks and sorry about that. I thought I had the US paperback edition. I'll double check the links prior to posting.
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Task 20.9 requires that you state in your post that you have not read this book before.
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You already claimed task 10.7 (same book) on January 27.
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Summer Holiday 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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We have more than one SRC participant named Danielle. Please repost with your readerboard name.
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You already reposted this task, on January 19.
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Task 25.5 requires a total of 752 pages. The paper edition of Proud has 320 pages, plus 400 for Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine gives you a total of 720.
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Book 2 must be " 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.." Since your book 1 author is Anthony Horwitz, Book 2 must be set in or written by an author from a country beginning with the letters A or H.
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Task 25.8, book 2, is a cover task and the cover must be included in your post.
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Task 10.2 requires that the main character be currently in one of the listed professions, not retired.
Sandy wrote: "Claire post 3525Task 25.5 requires a total of 752 pages. The paper edition of Proud has 320 pages, plus 400 for Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine gives you a tot..."
But I read the ebook version which was 352 and was the book I tagged in the post.
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Task 25.5 requires a total of 752 pages. The paper edition of Proud has 320 pages, plus 400 for Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine g..."
Please read the Rules of the Challenge. We do not use ebook pages and the rules tell you how to determine the pages to use when you read an ebook.
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You've added 15 points here for a 10 point task. Also, see message 175 in this thread.
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Task 10.2 requires that the main character currently be in one of the listed professions. "Animal psychic" is not one of the listed professions, and a "former" veterinarian won't work for currently being in one of the listed professions.
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The Last Unicorn includes Childrens as a main page genre. Genres at review:
Fantasy 5,567 users
Classics 874 users
Fiction 866 users
Young Adult 523 users
Childrens 218 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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Please check your totals. 165 after post 3646, plus 5 in this post, adds up to 170.
No need to repost, this is just to keep the totals synched.
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We do not use the ebook page numbers for any purposes in the challenge. The top paperback edition of The Golden Dynasty has 456 pages and does not q..."
no - just correct your own records