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FALL CHALLENGE 2019
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APRILLEIGH30.4 - Sandy's task: The Long and the Short of It
Book 1: Read a long book, at least 350 pages, with a short title, no more than 2 words.
Loyalty by Ingrid Thoft (416 pages)
Book 2: Read a short book, fewer than 200 pages, with a long title, at least 5 words.
Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (187 pages)
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 30 (260)
Golden Oldie: 0 (2)
Big Book: 0 (6)
Books Read: 2 (22)
Total Tasks: 18
Readerboard Name: Absurda25.1 - Bookwrm526's Task: Fall Has ALL the Best Stuff
Option 1: For this option, read a book where Halloween, Dia de Los Muertos, or All Saint's Day features prominently in the story.
Dial Meow for Murder by Bethany Blake
Takes place at the end of October with many Halloween events leading up to the resolution happening on Halloween night. Also listed as #25 on the Halloween and Autumn Cozy list.
Option 3: For this option, read a book with leaves in their fall colors (red, orange, yellow) on the cover (attached to a tree or not).
by G.M. MallietPoints this task: 25
Golden Oldies Ticket This Task: 0
Big Book Ticket This Task: 0
Total Points to date: 225
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
M1nksReassignment:
From 10.9
to
10.5
The Moonstone
No change needed to points or tickets as it's a straight swap.
M1nks15.7 - Career of Evil - 574 Pgs
* I Claim 1 x Big Book Ticket *
Points this post: 15
Total points: 60
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 1 (6) : 2 (0) : 3 (0)
M1nks20.2 - 1. The Return of Sherlock Holmes (SHORT) - Pub 1905
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
Points this post: 15
Total points: 60
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books: 1 (6) : 2 (0) : 3 (0)
M1nks10.7 - The Selection
Points this post: 10
Total points: 90
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books: 1 (6) : 2 (0) : 3 (0)
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM10.1 - I’ll Be There For You
I read This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone (paperback for length). My GR friend Allie rated it 5 stars on August 21, 2019.
Previous point total: 30
New points this post: 10
Total points: 40
Total tasks completed: 3
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: Two Truths and a Lie
I chose Option 1. I read Inland by Téa Obreht (390p). T in THE and O in AROUND.
Previous point total: 40
New points this post: 20
Total points: 60
Total tasks completed: 4
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Janice CA5.2 - Damsel-in-Distress
Author's initials found in "daMsel in disTress".
Breadboy: Teenage Kicks and Tatey Bread - What Paperboy Did Next by Tony Macaulay
+5
total: 5
tasks: 1
books: 1
Andy P.Task # 15.10. What's New in 2019?
Read a book from one of these two 2019 lists:
Most Anticipated Books for the Second Half of 2019
Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman
July #12
Points this post: 15
Total points: 250
Sara G5.4 - Princess Fiona
A mashup between Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, and Trinity (from The Matrix), Princess Fiona is one of my favorite damsels-in-distress. In honor of Princess Fiona, read a book that has all the letters of OGRE (in any order) in the title/subtitle and/or the author's name. Books must be written by a single author.
Mistress Mine by Gabrielle Dubois
OGRE found in the author's name: GABRIELLE DUBOIS
Points this post: 5
Total points: 335
(I apologize in advance for being a dingbat but I need to move a book I just posted to a different task.)I am moving This is How You Lose the Time War from the previous 10 point task to a 5 point task (this post) and I'll repost the 10 point task with a new book (next post).
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM
5.9 Elizabeth Swann
I read
by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone (paperback for length). There are two birds on the cover.Adjusted point total: 55
Total tasks completed: 4
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
10.10 list Best Monster Books, page 1The Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G Wells
*Claim GO ticket, pub 1896*
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 210/ 905
Tasks completed: 16/54
Books Read: 20
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books:500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Reposting 10.1 with a new book.Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM
10.1 - I’ll Be There For You
I read The Stonewall Reader edited by the New York Public Library. My GR friend Sarah read it and rated it 5 stars June 15, 2019.
Previous point total: 55
New points this post: 10
Total points: 65
Total tasks completed: 5
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
ANGIE CA20.1 - Most Improved Player - LaureY's task: a Walk Through the Glens
Book: You Need a Budget: The Proven System for Breaking the Paycheck to Paycheck Cycle, Getting Out of Debt, and Living the Life You Want by Jesse Mecham
Notes: FAIRY letters in title/subtitle.
Total Points: 200
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM20.2 - Rookie at the Top – Jen K's task: Fabulous Fall
I chose Option 2. I read Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister by Anne Choma (paperback for length). A in APPLE and C in CIDER.
Previous point total: 65
New points this post: 20
Total points: 85
Total tasks completed: 6
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM15.10. What's New in 2019?
I read Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino, found in the second-half list for the month of August.
Previous point total: 85
New points this post: 15
Total points: 100
Total tasks completed: 7
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
ANGIE CA30.4- Sandy's task: The Long and the Short of It
Book 1: Sugar Daddies by Jade West
Notes: 442 pages; 2 word title.
Book 2: The Rock Star And The Girl From The Coffee Shop by Terry Towers
Notes: 184 pages; 10 word title.
Total Points: 230
Ava Catherine25.6 - TraceyL's Task: Princess Peach
Option 3: Read a book with Romance as a MPG.
Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë mpg romance
Option 4: Read a book with a building on the cover.
A Fine Brush on Ivory: An Appreciation of Jane Austen
by Richard Jenkynstotal=620
Ava Catherine25.7 - Cat's Task: Literary Months
September: Read a book from the list Man Booker International Prize: Eligible Books 2019
page 1; #30
The Governesses by Anne Serre
November is non-fiction month, and the month that the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction is announced (formerly the Samuel Johnson Prize). Read any book shortlisted for the prize.
year 2012
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo
total=645
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)10.8 - Forget-Me-Not
Read a book by an author who, at the time you select your book, is deceased.
The Box: Uncanny Stories by Richard Matheson
Died June 23, 2013
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 400
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)5.6 - Princess Buttercup
Read a book that has yellow letters on the cover.
by Demi MoorePoints Earned This Post: 5
Total Points Earned: 405
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Helen B30.2 - The People in Your Neighborhood
Above neighbors
HEATSO
HELEN
HELEN A
Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim
Author’s initials EL in HELEN
HELEN B- me
Below neighbors
HELI
HEVABEAN
HILARY
Out of Darkness, Shining Light by Petina Gappah
HELI in title
Points this post: 30
Total points: 335
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 22
Ava Catherine30.3 - TessaVanessa's Task: Picture this
Option 1: Say Cheese!
Read a book with a camera on the cover.
Eight Girls Taking Pictures by Whitney OttoOption 3:
Choose a book from the list of Silhouette Covers.
page 1; #25
The Wild Girl
by Kate Forsythtotal=675
10.5 Zero InNights in White Castle by Steve Rushin
The book has 320 pages
Post Total: 10
Grand Total: 130
Suzannesea10.3 - Listen Up
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys won the Audie Award for Young Adult (2017).
Points this post: 10
Total points to date: 265
Ava Catherine30.4- Sandy's task: The Long and the Short of It
Book 1. Read a long book, at least 350 pages, with a short title, no more than 2 words.
Adam Bede by George Eliot 655 pages
Book 2. Read a short book, fewer than 200 pages, with a long title, at least 5 words.
After Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by Marilyn J. Bardsley 189 pages
total=705
Ava Catherine30.6 - BrookeTX's task: Riot Grrls
Book 1: Read a book whose author shares a name with one of the musicians from this list: Riot grrl musicians.
Riot girl musician: Kathleen Hanna
The Debutante by Kathleen Tessaro
shared name: Kathleen
Book 2: Read a book whose title/subtitle contains a word* found in one of the band names from this list: Riot Girrls Bands.
Red Aunts=band
The Little Red Chairs by Edna O'Brien
shared word=red
total=735
TraceyL (Readerboard Name)10.10 - Scooby-Dooby-Doo!
Select a list and read a book from that list.
The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson
Ghost Stories List - Page 2 - #106
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 415
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 1
Big Books Read By Page Count: 1 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
25.3 - SandyL's Task - Thanksgiving!Option 1:Read a book about cooking, baking or chefs from one of the following lists.
Mysteries in Good Taste (page 2)
The Long Quiche Goodbye (A Cheese Shop Mystery #1) by Avery Aames
314 pages
Option 4: Read a book written by an author whose initials are included in BLACK FRIDAY.
Broken Promise (Promise Falls #1) by Linwood Barclay
author's initials, LB, found in BLack
1x Bigger is Better tix (528 pages)
Total pages read: 842
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 510
MEGSCLI would like to move the book EARLY RISER from task 10.1 to 5.6 please
5.6 - Princess Buttercup
TOTAL TO DATE
80 points
Kathy KS20.2 - Rookie at the Top – Jen K's task: Fabulous Fall
Read a book of at least 250 pg...
Option 2: Read a book where the author’s initials can be found in the phrase APPLE CIDER. All initials count.
Every Last Secret, by Linda Rodriguez
LR=appLe cideR
I read the hardback; 289 p. >250
*****
Points for this task: 20
Total points : 170
Tasks completed: 9
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: A Visit to the CastleOption 2 Humor
The Darwin Awards III: Survival of the Fittest
Option 4 Giant flying Helmut
Blonde Faith Word is Faith
145
Kathy KS20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Coralie's Task: The Gentle Ones.
Option 1. Read a book by a single author whose name on Goodreads includes both a J and an M. The letters can be found in any part of their name.
Borders of Infinity, by Lois McMaster Bujold
lois Mcmaster buJold
*****
Points for this task: 20
Total points : 190
Tasks completed: 10
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
VAL TXTask 25. 5 - Andy P. ‘s Task: Create Your Own Compound Word - Read two books each of which has a title (subtitles are excluded) which contains a word of four or more letters which can be combined to form one compound word.
Gender, Race, and Class in Media: A Critical Reader by Gail Dines
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
Class + Room = Classroom
Total number of pages combined is 930.
Gender, Race, and Class in Media is 761 pages long, claiming two BB tickets.
This post:
Points - 25
BB Tickets - 2
Total:
Points - 75
GO Tickets - 1
BB Tickets - 2
20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Roxana's task: Well-seasoned fowlOption 3
The Sword of the Templars
Book 2 The Templar Cross was published January 2010
165
Kathy KS15.2. Falling?
Choose two different reasons why you might fall this fall, and read a book for each of those two options.
1 . Read a fiction or nonfiction book where a major character is a doctor or nurse or in which illness/medicine is a major part of the story.
Gluten for Punishment, by Nancy J. Parra
The main character, Toni, has celiac disease and owns a gluten-free bakery and catering business to serve others with celiac disease, Aspergers, autism, and others who have gluten-free dietary needs. Much of the book takes place in the bakery and includes discussions about what "gluten-free", "celiac", etc. means and several characters need these products. The first person murdered was protesting because he felt the bakery hurt wheat farmers.
I read the ebook; pb=292 p. [no mmpb]
2. Read a book with one or more human feet on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
Genetic Genealogy in Practice, by Blaine T. Bettinger
Feet verified in task help message 20: by Sandy
*****
Points for this task: 15
Total points : 205
Tasks completed: 11
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's task: We Didn’t Start the FirePlague Ship by Andre Norton First published in 1949
205
Jasmiina F20.10 - Group Reads:
The Huntress by Kate Quinn.
I posted in the group discussion.
*Big Book Ticket with 531 pages.*
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets: 1 (500+)
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
trishhartuk10.9 Portrait of a Lady
Read a book with a cover that depicts a female figure alone with no other human forms present.
Read the kindle edition. PB link here
Approved in help thread message #14: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this task: 10
Books read: 1
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 385
Tasks completed: 23
Golden oldies: 5
Big Book tickets: 0
15.2 - Falling?Option 3
I read The Other Side of Dawn by John Marsden. This is the last book of the tomorrow series.
Option 4
I read The 100 by Kass Morgan (This book has the MPG science fiction)
Points: 15
Total points: 205
TessaVanessaChallenge 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: Two Truths and a Lie
Option 3: The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South by Osha Gray Davidson.
MPG=Biography
Points this post: 20
Total points: 560
Tasks completed: 38/54
Books read: 48
20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's task: We Didn’t Start the FireOption 1: Read a book first published between 1949 and 1989 (inclusive), where the author’s initials can be found in “WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE”.
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
published 1967
author's initials, SEH, found in Start tHE
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 530
15.3. Time to Catch UpOption 2
Dubliners by James Joyce
I Should Probably Read This Sometime (page 5)
book has been on my TBR since 2011
1x Golden Oldies tix (pub 1914)
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 3
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 545
Flutterby20.2 - Rookie at the Top – Jen K's task: Fabulous Fall
This is a one-book task. Read a book of at least 250 pg that satisfies one of the following three options. REQUIRED: State which option you chose when you post.
Option 1: Corn Maze
For this option, read a book and use the initial letters of the title (all words count but subtitles should be ignored) to create a word. The word should be at least 3 letters long, and should be found in Official Scrabble Words. You may also choose to include the author’s initials to create your word.
Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
E D S O from the title can be scrambled to make the word: DOSE
Pages: 293 (paperback, no MMP)
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 115
Total Tasks: 11
Flutterby20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Peg W's Task: The Scents of Fall
Option 1:
For this option, read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the words BAKED GOODS. All initials must be found in the target phrase.
The Shameless Hour by Sarina Bowen
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 135
Total Tasks: 12
Flutterby25.6 - TraceyL's Task: Princess Peach
This is a two book task. Choose two options and read one book for each.
Required: State which options you choose when you post.
Option 1: Read a book written by an author using a pen name or alias.
The Desperate Game by Jayne Castle (Real Name: Jayne Ann Krentz)
Option 3: Read a book with Romance as a MPG.
Unguarded by Noelle Adams
Ebook verified: msg #7573
Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 160
Total Tasks: 13
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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20.5 Diane Whitney’s Party like it’s 1999 I read The Cage Keeper and Other Stories by Andre Dubus III. 192 pp and 1st pub’d in 1989.
Total Points So Far: 390