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SPRING CHALLENGE 2019
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Mai5.9. Emperor Palpatine
Read a book with a title of at least 3 words, where the initial letters of each word are found in EMPEROR PALPATINE
Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie
* Golden Oldie ticket: book first published in 1936 *
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 350
Tasks Completed: 21
Books Read: 28
Golden Oldies: 5
repost of 2936ElaineL's task: The Big Bang Theory
Help Thread
After twelve wonderful seasons, The Big Bang Theory is expected to air its final episode in May of this year. As a longtime fan, I thought it would be fun to center my task around the show.
This is a two-book task. You may select books from two different options, or select two books from the same option*.
Required: Indicate the option
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 2 books for this one task:
I read the e-book version of Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love 272 pp
and I read Hill of SecretsHill of Secrets which has 287 pp.
points: 280
books read: 24
tasks completed: 18
tasks in progress: 1
Big Books: 2
pages read: 7694
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15.2 - Villains- Real and ImaginedBook 1 - Real - Read a nonfiction book with a main page genre of True Crime
The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt
Book 2, Imagined - Read a fiction book with a main page genre of Crime.
Holding by Graham Norton
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 4
Bigger is Better: 7
Season Total: 835
trishhartuk25.1 Susan A’s Task: Die Hard
Option 1. Read a book with 2 different numbers from 640 in the page count.
Deadly Quicksilver Lies, Glen Cook (304pg)
Option 4: Read a book with a gun on the cover. Required: Include the cover in your post.
Confirmed for a gun in help thread message #14: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 605
Tasks Completed: 28
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book tickets: 1
5.3 Lady MacBethRead a book with the author’s initials found in the phrase “OUT DAMNED SPOT.”
A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh
NM found in DaMNed
GOLDEN OLDIE: published 1934
Points: 5
Season Total: 5
5.10 What Makes a Villain?Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
A Grave Talent by Laurie R. King
Points: 5
Season Total: 10
10.3 Vincent VegaRead a book written by a single author with the initial V. The initial may be in any position (first, middle, last) but must be present in the Goodreads record.
What's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria Laurie
Based on the answer in post 6 of the thread, I believe this author works, even though there is not an initial in her name. Her first name starts with V.
Points: 10
Season Total: 20
Nick KY5.8 Annie Wilkes I read # 102 (p. 2) on Books about Books and Authors list, The Crime Writer by Jill Dawson.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 790
10.6 Spring BreakRead a book about the high school or college experience. To qualify, the book must have a university or secondary school setting and the main character must be a college or secondary school student, teacher, or professor for the entirety of the book.
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
GR description: "Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality they slip gradually from obsession to corruption and betrayal, and at last - inexorably - into evil."
The whole story centers around their college and their deeds.
BIG BOOK: 559 pages
Points: 10
Season Total: 30
10.8 Spring FeverRead 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.
His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae by Graeme Macrae Burnet
M found in Subtitle word Documents
A found in Subtitle word Relating
M found in Subtitle name Macrae
Points: 10
Season Total: 40
5.10 Spring TrainingRead a book set at least 50% in one of the follwoing locations where spring training takes place: Arkansas, Arizona, California, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mexico, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Texas.
Rueful Death by Susan Wittig Albert
Setting: Texas [from Main Page - Pecan Springs, Texas (United States)]
Points: 10
Season Total: 50
Diana K.10.1 - Darth Vader. Read a book written by a single author that has the word FATHER or LUKE found intact in the title/subtitle or author's name
Ritz and Escoffier: The Hotelier, the Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class Luke Barr
Total points: 815
Diana K.15.8 - Right-Hand Cat. Read a book with a domestic cat on the cover
Total points: 830
15.2 Villains- Real and ImaginedRead 2 books: one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1: Real - Read a nonfiction book with a main page genre of True Crime or Truecrime. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon
MPG = NonFiction 702 users; Crime>True Crime 458 users
BIG BOOK: 599 pages
AND
Book 2: Imagined - Read a fiction book with a main page genre of Crime. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
MPG = Fiction 1465 users; Mystery>Crime 989 users
GOLDEN OLDIE: published 1926
Points: 15
Season Total: 65
With this post, I should have Big Books = 2 and Golden Oldies = 2.
15.5 It's Black and WhiteRead a book set at least 50% in ONE of those locations: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, or in the US: California, Georgia, Tennessee, Washington DC.
Murder on the Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood
Setting = Australia - from Main Page [Australia, 1928; Ballarat, Victoria, 1928 (Australia)]
Points: 15
Season Total: 80
25.4 Diana K's Task: Eating Around the WorldRead 2 books: one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1: Read a book that is set in a country that you have never visited. For purposes of this task, "set in" means that the book is completely set in the specific country, with only minor exceptions (such as a quick business trip to another country).
REQUIRED: You MUST state that you have never visited this country.
The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri
Setting = Italy - from Main Page [Sicily (Italy); Vigàta, 1993 (Italy)]
I have never visited Italy...but I would like to do so.
AND
Book 2: Find the country from Book 1 on this list of National Dishes. Choose a dish from that country and read a book that has ALL of the letters of that dish in the title/subtitle. The name of the dish as it appears in the pop-up link should be used.
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich
My book 1 country was Italy. (Italy: Pasta,[75] Polenta,[76] Pizza, Risotto). I chose Pasta as the national dish.
P found in Report
A, S, T found in Last
A found in Miracles
Points: 25
Season Total: 105
30.5 Dlmrose’s Task: Answered and AskedRead 2 books, one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1: Read a book with a TITLE that could be a Jeopardy! answer.
Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell
Approved in thread - post #25.
AND
Book 2: Read a book with a TITLE that could be a response in the form of a question to the answer proposed in your book 1 title. The response need not be technically correct, but it MUST be a reasonable answer that directly relates.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Points: 30
Season Total: 135
30.10 Kaora's Task: Horsin' AroundThis is a two book task. Choose one of these phases and read book 1 and book 2.
I chose Option 2.
Book 1: Read a book where the first word in the title starts with one of the letters in NOVICE.
Crimson Lake by Candice Fox
C found in Novice
AND
Book 2: Read a book where the cover includes both red and white.
Required: Point out the red and white on the cover.
by Agatha ChristieRed = drops of blood
White = background of book pages
GOLDEN OLDIE: published 1933
Points: 30
Season Total: 165
PegW30.10 - Kaora's Task: Horsin' Around
Option 1: Dressage
Book 1: Read a book with an author whose initials are in A-K-V-E-S-H-C-M-R-B-P F and D-L-X-I-G.
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Book 2: Read a book written by a single author with an X in the TITLE or the author's initials.
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 145
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PegW 5.10 What makes a villian?
Free choice
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Points this post: 5
Total Points 150
15.10 - Celebration of the QueenOption 1: Read a book FIRST published during Queen Victoria's lifetime - the years 1819 -1901 inclusive.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum, 05/13/2019
Published: 1900
AR Info: IL: MG, BL: 7.0, AR pts: 7.0
Points this post: 15
GO this post: 1
Total points: 295
Total GO: 2
Total BBT: 4
Cait S30.9- Sandy's Big Adventure
Option B
Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase BIG FIVE ANIMALS.
Fifty Plants That Changed the Course of History by Bill Laws
Option C
Read a “large” book – at least 500 pages.
The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima
The Demon King is 506 pages so I would like to claim 1 Big Book Ticket.
Points This Post: 30
BB Tickets: 2
Total Points: 255
Brooke TXReposting so I can move A Perilous Undertaking to a different task.
25.5 - SandyL's Task: Spring Festivals!
Option 1: Read a book with a title of at least three words where all the title initials can be found in CHERRY BLOSSOM.
Option 3: Read a book set at least 50% in California, Florida, New Orleans, England or Australia. Set in the fictional town of Morella, California (indicated in metadata, see outside review for corroboration):
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 845
Completed Tasks: 47
Books Read: 68
Sarah E20.10 - Group Reads
The Hate U Give
I read the ebook but have linked to the top paperback (no MMP)
My comment is in post 20
Total points: 135
Sarah E30.1 – Schatzie’s task: Villain One-liners
Option 1: Honey is a term of endearment
The Tomb of the Honey Bee
I read the kindle edition, the paperback (no MMP) is The Tomb of the Honey Bee
Option 3: #2 in series
The Dogs of Riga - (Kurt Wallander #2)
I read the ebook, top MMP is Los perros de Riga
Total points: 165
Diana K.15.7 - Villains We Love To Hate. Read a book written by a single author whose name matches the name of a performer who played one of AFI’s 50 Greatest Screen Villains
Bellevue Square by Michael Redhill Michael Keaton
Total points: 845
Andy P.Task # 30.11 - Brooke TX's Task: My Favorite Monsters
Option A.
Book 1: Read a book by a single author whose first and last names start with the same letter. A Sharp Solitude by Christine Carbo
Book 2: Read a book from this list: Villain Protagonist.
Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay # 19 on list.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 835
Brooke TXReposting so I can move Diplomatic Immunity to a different task.
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Fee's Task: Villains in Children's Stories
Option 2: Read a book with one of the following words in the TITLE (not subtitle): NIGHT, DARK, SLEEP.
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 845
Completed Tasks: 47
Books Read: 69
Brooke TXReposting so I can move Komarr to a different task.
30.3 - ElaineL's task: The Big Bang Theory
Option 3: Read the next book in a series that you are “behind on.” I started the Vorkosigan Saga prior to the Spring 2019 challenge; I had seven books remaining in the series to read; and these two were new to me:
Points
This Post: 30
Total Points: 845
Completed Tasks: 47
Books Read: 69
20.1 - Most Improved- Elizabeth B's Task: Spring Festivals Around EuropeOption 2: A. Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us by Michael Moss
MPG Food and Drink > Food
Total points: 455 + 20 = 475
SandyL10.2 - Vito & Michael Corleone
Read a book in which an organized crime family, criminal organization, or crime syndicate plays a major role.
Dirty Dom by Willow Winters
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Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 760
Tasks Completed: 46
Books Read: 60
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 2
SandyL25.5 - SandyL's Task: Spring Festivals!
Option 1:Read a book with a title of at least three words where all the title initials can be found in CHERRY BLOSSOM
Healed by Love (Love in Bloom: The Bradens #13): Nate Braden by Melissa Foster
cHerry BLossom
Option 2: Read a book with a main page genre of Humor
#1 Crush by T. Gephart
MPG Humor
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Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 785
Tasks Completed: 47
Books Read: 62
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 2
SandyL50.1 - Bluegrass Pam's Task: 2 is Better than 1
Book 1: Read a book that is a single work collaboration by exactly two authors
Don't Walk Away by Vivian Arend and Elle Kennedy
254 Pages
Book 2: Read a book with a single word TITLE that is a compound word.
Crossroads by Riley Hart
340 Pages
Book 3: Read a book with a TITLE that contains one character name that includes a first and last name
Alec Mackenzie's Art of Seduction by Jennifer Ashley
324 Pages
Total pages = 918
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Points This Task: 50
Total Points: 835
Tasks Completed: 48
Books Read: 65
Big Book Tickets: 2
Golden Oldies: 2
Bookwrm526Task #10.8 - 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. I read Bozambo's Revenge by Bertene Juminer (M, A from Bozambo, M from Juminer).
Total points so far: 630
Sara G15.8 - Right-Hand Cat
Ernst Stavro Blofield, Bond villain in You Only Live Twice and Oliver; Dr. Evil and Mr. Bigglesworth; Gargamel and Azrael; Cinderella's Lady Tremaine and Lucifer.
Diabolical villains and evil masterminds often have cat companions.
Read a book with a domestic cat on the cover.
by Sōseki Natsume**I Am a Cat is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1905). I claim one GO ticket.**
Points this post: 15
Total points: 825
Task 15.1 – Celebrate Your Name – Book Concierge (13 characters)Book 1: Auth initial same as the beginning of my readerboard name: ‘B’
Oyinkan Braithwaite / My Sister, the Serial Killer
Book 2: Option 1: Book with 13 characters in the title
Divining Women
I listened to the audiobook / No MMP / Paperback: Divining Women – 240 p
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 465 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (3) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 3
<15.3>15.3 - The ChunnelOption 2: Read 1 book.
Read a book that is set in BOTH England AND France. The England/France settings must account for at least 75% of the action.
The Scarlet Pimpernel This book is set 100% in either England or France.
***Claiming Golden Oldie, first published in 1905***
New Points: 15
Total Challenge Points: 490
GO's: 2
Amy FL5.9. Emperor Palpatine
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (empeRor pAlpATine)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 210
Amy FL15.3 - The Chunnel
Book 1: The Silent Patient - set entirely in London ...she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas.
Book 2: Letters from Paris - story starts in the US, but quickly switches to Paris where the majority of the action takes place.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 225
Amy FL20.3 - Best Review -Trishhartuk’s Task: Burdened with Glorious Purpose
Option 2: A Spark of Light (LOKI: a sparK Of LIght)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 245
10.8 - Spring FeverThe Spring Challenge covers the months of March, April, and May. 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.
Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon
Points 10
Total 155
Amy FL30.3 - ElaineL's task: The Big Bang Theory
Option 2: Release - 287 pages
Option 3: A Time of Torment - #14 in the Charlie Parker series. I started the series in 2013 and got up to book 14 which I had yet to read at the start of this SRC. There are 16 books now with #17 expected this year.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 275
Christine V20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Fee's Task: Villains in Children's Stories
Option 2: The Splendor Before the Dark
I read the indicated audio edition. The top PB (no MMPB available) has 845 pages.
***Claiming 2 Big Book Tickets***
Points this post: 20
BB tickets this post: 2
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=2)
Pamela32655.10. What Makes a Villain?
The Rancher's Secret Child by Brenda Minton
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 255
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books:
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Barbara ★50.1 - Bluegrass Pam's Task: 2 is Better than 1
✔️Book 1: If one author is good, two are better!
Read a book that is a single work collaboration by exactly two authors. A one author name that represents two authors, such as Charles Todd the pen name used by the mother-and-son writing team, Caroline Todd and Charles Todd, works.
The Ghost Rebellion - Pip Ballantin/Tee Morris 4/17
✔️Book 2: If you like a single word title, you will love a single compound word title!
Read a book with a single word TITLE that is a compound word. For this task, compound words are made up of two or more smaller words that are combined to make a new word with its own meaning.
Truthseeker - C.E. Murphy 5/13
(truth, noun; seeker, noun)
✔️Book 3: If one character’s name in a title works, two names are sure to be a winner!
Read a book with a TITLE that contains either one character name that includes a first and last name OR two character names.
Toby Fisher and the Arc-Light - Ian McFarlane 4/13
Approval: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this task: 50
Total points: 540
30.3 - ElaineL's task: The Big Bang TheoryThis is a two-book task. You may select books from two different options, or select two books from the same option*.
I read 2 books from option 2:Read a book that has 279 pages plus or minus 12 (267-291 pages inclusive).
I read Kindred, it has 287 pages and Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands. It has 288 pages.
Task Points: 30
Total Points: 315
Tasks Complete: 14
Books Read: 21
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Option 3 – book with a title that begins with A
A Local Habitation
Total to date 730 points