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SPRING CHALLENGE 2019
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Bookwrm526Task #30.3 - The Big Bang Theory
Option 2: The Big Bang Theory will have aired 279 episodes over twelve seasons. Read a book that has 279 pages plus or minus 12 (267-291 pages inclusive). I read Rounding the Mark by Andrea Camilleri (272 p).
Option 3: Read the next book in a series that you are “behind on.” For the purposes of this task, “behind on”. I read A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny. I started the series in 2016, and I had only read the first three before this one, and there are a total of 15 in the series.
Total points so far: 590
Laurah30 30.10 - Kaora's Task: Horsin' Around
Option 1. DRESSAGE
book 1 Those letters are: A-K-V-E-S-H-C-M-R-B-P-F and the letters in the middle are D-L-X-I-G. Read a book written by a single author whose initials are found in these letters. All initials count.
Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton
initials are SG
Book 2. Before exiting the arena the rider will typically stop and salute the judge at X. Read a book written by a single author with an X in the TITLE or the author's name. Subtitles are excluded.
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
x in Six; single author
total points - 155
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For my first book, I chose option 1 and read There There. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top paperback edition.
For my second book, I chose option 2 and read The City in the Middle of the Night. Science Fiction is the top listed genre.
New total: 570
StaceyNC30.1 – Schatzie’s task: Villain One-liners
This is a two book task. Pick two different options.
Required: state your options when posting
Option 2: “I’ll get you my pretty, and your little dog too.”
For this option, read a book written by a single female author AND the cover has a domestic dog on it.
Book:
Completed: 4/21/19
Author: Katie Ruggle
Option 3: “I am your father.”
For this option, read a book that is the second book in any series. It must be identified in the Goodreads metadata and follow the title/subtitle on the book's main page (series #2).
Book: Moon Over Soho
Completed: 4/26/19
How it Fits: Book #2 in Rivers of London Series
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 330
Tasks Completed: 17
Amy FL5.8. Annie Wilkes
Blackberry Wine - page 1 of Books about Books and Authors list
Points this post: 5
Total points: 80
Amy FL20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Fee's Task: Villains in Children's Stories
Option 3: The Courage Tree - first published in 2001
Points this post: 20
Total points: 115
DeborahPost 14
30.7 - Dulcinella's Task: The Villain Archetype
1) Dare Me 290 pages
Dangerous Teenage Girls #1 on list
6) The Woman in the Window 431 pages
Personality Disorders page 4 #299 (multiple 299's)
290 + 431 = 721/600 pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 215
Books read: 16
Tasks Done: 14
10.10 - Spring TrainingRead a book set at least 50% in one of the follwoing locations where spring training takes place: ..., Texas.
Book read: The Barefoot Summer
How it fits: Set entirely in Texas
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Total points: 540
Books read: 41
Tasks completed: 30
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
DULCINELLA10.2 - Vito & Michael Corleone
Read a book in which an organized crime family, criminal organization, or crime syndicate plays a major role.
Judas: een familiekroniek
Astrid Holleeder 571 p. Explanation about book: can be found here
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Dagboek van een getuige
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe...
The book has more than 500 p. So I ask a BB ticket for it
POINTS in this post: 10 points
Total points: 1010 p.
8 GO
6 BB
Amy FL10.9 - Spring Forward
Never Tell - #10 in the Dee Dee Warren series (I've read the prior 9 books and this new release was new to me.)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 125
Amy FL25.3 - Sophie's Task: May Day Celebration
Option 2: The Dog Who Could Fly: The Incredible True Story of a WWII Airman and the Four-Legged Hero Who Flew At His Side - incREDible
Option 3: Daughter of Moloka'i - MOris Dancing
Points this post: 25
Total points: 150
Queen Bee Darlene20.6 Seasoned Reader - Kristen IA's Task: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Option 5: author's 1st and last initials found in ZUID-HOLLAND
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Where the Crawdads Sing
zuiD-hOlland
Points this post: 20
Total points: 220
Amy FL25.4 - Diana K's Task - Eating Around the World
Book 1: The Vegetarian - South Korea (I've never been there)
Book 2: The Winter of Frankie Machine - national dish: Kimchi (the winter of franKIe MaCHIne)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 175
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30.5 - Dlmrose’s Task: Answered and Asked
Book 1: The Girls by Emma Cline
Book 2: Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?
Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House
total = 980
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50.1 - Bluegrass Pam's Task: 2 is Better than 1!
Book 1: 2 co-authors:
Never Never by James Patterson and Candice Fox
PB: Never Never 342 pages
Book 2, compound word, trouble + maker:
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini
PB: Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology, 272 pages
Book 3: first and last name in title:
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
PB: Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk, 304 pages
342 + 272 + 304 = 918 pages
Total = 1030
Marina H30.1 – Schatzie’s task: Villain One-liners
Option 1: Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
Honey found on the list
Option 3: Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
#2 in series
Points this post: 30
Total points: 315
Big book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 16
DULCINELLA20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
Coming of Age - Bildungsroman: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Discussion
The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas 27 april 2019 4 stars 447 p.Discussed here
Points in this post: 20 points
Total points: 1030 points
8 GO
5 BB
EMurphy30.10 Kaora's Task: Horsin' Around - Choose an option and read book 1 and book 2
Option 1: Dressage a) Book written by an author whose initials are one of the following [A, K, V, E, S, H, C, M, R, B, P, F, D, L, X, I, G] My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward by Mark Lukach
b) Single author with an X in the title or the author's name Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket: 0
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 190
Books Read: 12
BB Ticket +500: 2
+750: 1
GO Ticket: 1
Tasks Completed: 10
Andy P.Task # 20.8 Nickels & Dimes -Paula S's Task: Springtime Traditions in Sweden
Option 2: Lady day
Read a book written by a single author with first and last name initials in VÅFFELDAGEN
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn VAFFELDAGEN
Points this post: 20
Total points: 555
Cait S20.3- Burdened With Glorious Purpose
Option 2
Read a book with ALL the letters L O K and I in the TITLE.
Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies by Lindsay Ribar
Points This Post: 20
BB Tickets: 1
Total Points: 190
50.1 The three books must total at least 750 pages.
Book 1: Read a book that is a single work collaboration by exactly two authors.
An Invitation To Murder by Leighann Dobbs and Harmony Williams
352 pages
Book 2: Read a book with a single word TITLE that is a compound word.
Punktown by Jeffrey Thomas
288 pages
Book 3: Read a book with a TITLE that contains either one character name that includes a first and last name OR two character names.
Snow White and Rose Red by Patricia C. Wrede
288 pages
Task points: 50
Total points: 430
Andy P.Task # 30.8 - Cat's Task: Big Oldies
Option 1: Two Book Option -
Book 1 - Read a book that meets the criteria for a Golden Oldie ticket, a book FIRST published in or before 1950.
The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene first published in 1948(272 p.)
Book 2 - Read a book that meets the criteria for a Big Book ticket - a book with at least 500 pages. The Last Hours by Minette Walters (544 p.)
272 + 544= 816>750 page requirement.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 585
JenniferKS15.4 - Number, Please?
Book 1: Select a number from 2 - 9 and read a book in a series with that whole number designation. It must be identified as the number in a series in the Goodreads metadata and follow the title/subtitle on the book's main page (series #).
(hardcover 464
Catherine Coulter is a Goodreads Author
Book 2: Using the same number as book 1, read a book with a TITLE where the first word begins with one of the associated letters. All words count including articles.
(Hardcover 416 pages)
Melanie Dobson is a Goodreads Author
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Points this task: 15
Points thus far: 205
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 22
Pages read 8735
Goodreads Author: 12
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets;
3 500+
0 750+
0 1000+
JenniferKS30.8 - Cat's Task: Big Oldies
Option 2: One Book Option
Read a book that meets the criteria for a Golden Oldie ticket, a book FIRST published in or before 1950 AND that meets the criteria for getting TWO Big Book tickets, a book with at least 750 pages.
(Paperback 1037 pages)
First published June 30 1936 and is 1037 pages in length
Requesting 2 big book tickets and a Golden Oldie
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Points this task: 30
Points thus far: 235
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 23
Pages read 9722
Goodreads Author: 12
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets;
5 500+
0 750+
0 1000+
TessaVanesaaChallenge 20.1 - Most Improved- Elizabeth B's Task: Spring Festivals Around Europe
Option 1A:
by Teresa MedierosPoints this post: 20
Total points: 940
Tasks completed: 54/58
Books read: 74
TessaVanessaChallenge 25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: Spring Things
Option 1: Taking the Fifth by J.A.Jance.
TT=Taking the
Option 2: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 965
Tasks completed: 55/58
Books read: 76
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.5 - Dlmrose’s Task: Answered and Asked
Book 1: answered Maybe I Will by Laurie Gray.
Book 2: asked Can You Ever Forgive Me? Memoirs of a Literary Forger by Lee Israel.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 995
Tasks completed: 56/58
Books read: 78
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ50 - 2 is Better than 1!
Book 1 - Decaffeinated Corpse: A Coffeehouse Mystery by Cleo Coyle
Cleo Coyle is a pseudonym for Alice Alfonsi, writing in collaboration with her husband, Marc Cerasini.
Link to MMP edition: Decaffeinated Corpse (262 pages)
Book 2 - Swimsuit by James Patterson
This book has a single word title that is a compound word (SWIM + SUIT)
Link to MMP edition: Bikini (340 pages)
Book 3 - The Second Life of Nick Mason by Steve Hamilton
This book has a title that contains either one character name that includes a first and last name (Nick + Mason).
Link to PB edition: The Second Life of Nick Mason (320 pages)
262 + 340 + 320 = 922 pages
This post: 50 points
Total points to date: 190 points
Tasks completed: 10
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.7. The Joker
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh
Points this post: 5
Total points: 1000
Tasks completed: 57/58
Books read: 79
15.3 - The ChunnelOption 1: Read 2 books, one book 1 and one book 2
Book 1 (set in England):
Once Upon a River
The book is set near the river Thames as stated in the description
Book 2 (set in France):
Jean de Florette (english edition: The Water of the Hills: Jean de Florette & Manon of the Springs)
Set in France in the Village Bastides Blanches as stated in the description. Also MPG is Cultural > France
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Total Points: 85
15.1 - Celebrate Your NameSRC readerboard name: TIEN
Book 1: Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name begins with the same letter as the FIRST letter in your readerboard name.
In the Evil Day by Peter Temple
author's last name begins with T
Book 2:
Option 2: Read a book with a title or title/subtitle that has the same number of words as the number of characters* in your readerboard name.
Contemporary Asian Australian Poets by various authors
4 words in title as there are 4 characters in my readerboard name
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 3
Season Total: 665
30.1 – Schatzie’s task: Villain One-linersBook 1:
Option 3: “I am your father.”
Manon des Sources
Second book in the series "L'eau de collines"
Book 2:
Option 4: “Ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight.”
Stiletto
Stiletto is a Big Book (583 pages). Claiming 1 BB tickets.
BB tickets this post: 1
Total BB tickets to date: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Total Points: 115
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I chose option 1 and read Journey to the Center of the Earth. The MMPB is Voyage au centre de la Terre. The book was first published in 1864, during Queen Victoria's lifetime, 1819-1901.
New total: 585
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Julia10320.2 - Rookie at the Top - Raynebair's Task: A Day In the Life Of...
Option 3: Bloodmoon: A Mystery of Ancient Ireland (title starts with B)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 345
Total BB: 5
Total GO: 1
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 23
Task 20.8 – Nickels and Dimes – Paula S - Springtime Traditions in SwedenOption 2: Author with first and last name initials in VÅFFELDAGEN - L.E.
Louise Erdrich / / The Antelope Wife
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 305 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
Sara G25.1 – Susan A’s Task: Die Hard
Option 1. Hans Gruber’s ultimate goal was the theft of $640 million dollars in negotiable bearer bank bonds.
Read a book with 2 different numbers from 640 in the page count. Examples: 140 pages, 416 pages
Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn
I read the Kindle edition. The MMPB here has 404 pages.
640
Option 2: The attempted heist takes place on December 24th.
Read a book that was FIRST published in December of any year.
Once Upon a Marquess by Courtney Milan
This book was first published on December 8, 2015.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 630
loafer10.8 - Spring Fever
Read a book written by a single author in which M A M can be found in in the title/subtitle and/or author's name
Mr. Splitfoot by Samantha Hunt
Mr. splitfoot - sAMantha hunt
points: 10
total: 315
GO: 4
BB: 2
DAWN70Task 20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Fee's Task: Villains in Children's Stories
This is a one-book task. Choose one of the villains and read one book that fits the task.
Option 2: Night - Read a book with one of the following words in the title: NIGHT, DARK, SLEEP.
One Night in Rome Michelle Merritt, 4-17-19, 3* review>
This is the cover of my PB book which I read (210 pages), although this isn't an option for Goodreads PB; only for Kindle version.
Cover that Goodreads shows for PB versionPoints this task: 20
Total points: 215
Books read: 15
Tasks completed: 11
DAWN70Task 20.8 Nickels & Dimes - Paula S.'s Task: Springtime Traditions in Sweden
Choose one option.
Option 1: Fat Tuesday. Read a book with all the letters in the word SEMLA in the title, not subtitle. SEAL Camp
SEAL Camp Suzanne Brockmann, #12 Tall, Dark, and Dangerous, 4-25-19, 2-1/2* Review I listened to audio but PB is 170 pgs.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 235
Books read: 16
Tasks completed: 12
Nick KYFirst I will replace 5.10 Thieves of Baghdad: One Marine's Passion to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen Treasures
with
Knots by R.D. Laing.
At 96 pp, this will be my one 5 point book between 80-100 pp.
No change in score.
25.4Book 1: Read a book that is set in a country that you have never visited.
The Quartet Murders by J.R. Ellis
Set in the UK, a country I have not visited.
Book 2: Choose a dish from that country and read a book that has ALL of the letters of that dish in the title
National dish "haggis"
The Wide, Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies by John Langan
Task points: 25
Total points: 455
Nick KY50.1 Bluegrass Pam’s It Takes Two
Book 1. With two authors, I read Thieves of Baghdad: One Marine's Passion for Ancient Civilizations and the Journey to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen Treasures by Matthew Bogdanos with William Patrick. I listened to the audio book. The 1st listed paperback edition has 335 pp. and lists the second author: Thieves of Baghdad: One Marine's Passion to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen Treasures
(Moved from 5.10) Approved in message 13 of the help thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Book 2. With a title comprising of one compound word, I read Marsbound by Joe Haldeman. 304 pp.
Book 3. With a title containing two words which are names, I read Jeremy Thrane by Kate Christensen. 320 pp.
Total pp = 959 > required 750
Points This Post: 50
Total Points So Far: 660
StaceyNC10.7 - Spring Chicken
Read a "young" book. For the purposes of this task, a young book is defined as a book that was first published in or after 2015.
Book: Born in Fire
Completed: 4/28/19
How it Fits: First published 2/18/17
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 340
Tasks Completed: 18
Delicious Dee5.1. Hannibal Lector
Feast: True Love in and out of the Kitchen - shelved as food and drink>food by 20ppl as of 28Apr
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 435
delicious dee30.8 - Cat's Task: Big Oldies
1 book option
Bleak House - first published in 1853 and the version I read had 1000pgs; Big Book Ticket 2+ (750+pgs); Golden Oldies Ticket
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 465
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25.5 - SandyL's Task: Spring Festivals!
Option 2: Read a book with a main page genre of Humor.
Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living by Nick Offerman
MPG Humor
Option 3: Read a book set at least 50% in California, Florida, New Orleans, England or Australia.
Devil's Food at Dusk by M.J. O'Shea and Anna Martin
set in New Orleans
points this post: 25
total points: 730
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 3