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FALL CHALLENGE 2019
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20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Tien's task: My Big Classic Books YearOption 2: Publishing year
For this option, read a book that was first published between 1605 - 1975 (inclusive)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
First published in 1962
[POINTS]
This post: 20
Total points: 165
Books read: 10
Tasks completed: 9
5.10 - No Need for DistressEvery Brilliant Thing (39 pages) and The Book of Will (93 pages)
Combined these two plays to reach > 100 pages
Total points: 210
50.1 - Lisa MD's Task: Brr!......the “ber” months are upon us. Book 1: Septem-""ber""
🍂 Read a book with the letters “ber” intact in the title, subtitle or author's name. If author name is used, the book must be written by a single author.
Enigma by Robert Harris
"ber" found in author's name: roBERt
464 pages
Book 2: Octo-""b-rr""
🍂 Read a book that gives you the shivers. To meet this criteria, the book must “b” one that has a MPG, standalone or embedded, of: mystery, thriller, crime, suspense, romantic suspense, psychological thriller or horror.
AND
The book must also contain the double letters, “rr,” intact in the title, subtitle, series name or author's name. If author name is used, the book must be written by a single author.
Darkening Skies (Dungirri #3) by Bronwyn Parry
MPG: Romantic Suspense
"rr" found ni series name: dungiRRi
368 pages
Book 3: Novem-""Brr!""
🍂 Option 1: Read a book with a title containing all the letters needed to spell the word COAT. Only the title can be used - no subtitles.
Among the Wicked (Kate Burkholder #8) by Linda Castillo
COAT found in AmOng The wiCked
306 pages
Total pages read: 1,136
Total this Post: 50
Golden Oldies: 4
Bigger is Better: 3
Season Total: 785
Julia10315.10. What's New in 2019?
Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
This is on "Most Anticipated Books of 2019" under January.
This post: 15 points
Total points: 585
BB: 6
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 31
Books read: 41
Diana K.5.3 - Not So Helpless After AllRead a book found on the Badass Female Leads! Listopia.
The Map of Salt and Stars on page 11
Total points: 480
Diana K.10.5 - Zero In. Read a book with a zero in the number of pages.
A Chill in the Air: An Italian War Diary 1939–1940
Total points: 490
Marina H20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Roxana's task: Well-seasoned fowl
Option 3: Mærket for livet by Emelie Schepp 01/11/19
Book 2 Vita spår pub. May 2015
Points this post: 20
Total points: 365
Big book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Tasks completed: 22
Diana K.15.2. Falling?
Opt 2. Read a book with one or more human feet on the cover.
Opt 3. Read the last or most recently published book in a series.
To the Land of Long Lost Friends
Total points: 505
Sophie30.1
Opt 2
MPG WWI, WWII, Medical or medicine
This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay
Opt 3 author name includes letters RA
The Scandal of It All by Sophie Jordan
Total 325
Task 50.1 Lisa MD's Task: Brr!......the “ber” months are upon us. Book 1:Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling.
BER found in title Harry Potter and the chamBER of secrets
251 pages
Book 2:Dr Terror's House of Horrors by John Burke
Double R found in title (twice!) dr teRRor's house of hoRRors
156 pages
Book 3: Option 2
by Jodi Picoult Scarf visible on cover.
406 pages
Combined page total: 813/750
Points this task: 50
Total points: 220
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 16
Tasks completed: 12
Nick KY15.4 Perils of Pauline I chose Opt. 2. I read The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul by Eleanor Herman; author’s name Eleanor is the same as cast member Eleanor West, and the subtitle word “Deadly” is also in the Chapter 4 title “Deadly Turning.”
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 635
Jackie O. 25.6 - TraceyL's Task: Princess Peach
This is a two book task. Choose two options and read one book for each.
Option 1: Read a book written by an author using a pen name or alias.
REQUIRED: If the book's main page author listing does not include both the pseudonym and the real name, you must include a reference when you post.
Vendetta in Death by J.D. Robb
**In the About J.D. Robb section to the main page of this book, it states that J.D. Robb is a pseudonym for Nora Roberts.***
Option 3: Read a book with Romance as a MPG.
China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 195
Readerboard Name: AbsurdaTask 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.
Book 1: Death by Jack-O'-Lantern by Alexis Morgan
Book 2: The Trap by Melanie Raabe
"Death" from Book 1 and "Trap" from Book 2 = Deathtrap
Points this task: 25
Golden Oldies Ticket This Task: 0
Big Book Ticket This Task: 0
Total Points to date: 385
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
SALLY M.REPLACING A BOOK
This post is to replace Advanced Physical Chemistry with a new book for task 5.2.
Points originally claimed in post #2153. Task totals remain the same.
5.2 Damsel in Distress: author initials in DAMSEL IN DISTRESS
Intermediate Thermodynamics by Susannah Nix
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 555
Tasks completed: 33
Books read: 46
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 12
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 3
Mod
I read How Doctors Think - I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top paperback. Health>Medicine is the top genre, and Health as a standalone is the 4th genre.
total points: 670
Mod
I chose option 3 and read The Vanishing Season, #1 in the Ellery Hathaway series. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top paperback.
#2 in the Ellery Hathaway series is No Mercy, published 1/15/19.
total points: 690
Repost... again sorry20.6
Option 3: #1 in a series
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Book 2 A Court of Mist and Fury pub May 2016
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: Two Truths and a LieOption 1: read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in AROUND THE WORLD
I listened to the audio version of
Dual Citizens by Alix Ohlin
New Points: 20
Total Challenge Points: 440
GO's: 3
25.7Oct: pub 1949-2019, title 3+ words, title initials in CHELTENHAM LITERARY FESTIVAL
Raised in Captivity: Fictional Nonfiction by Chuck Klosterman
Nov: shortlist for Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction - year chosen 2018
The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 435/905
Tasks completed: 30/54
Books Read: 37
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books:500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
babbling c20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk's task: We Didn’t Start the Fire
Help Thread
Option 2: Read a book named in the song, or related to one of the topics mentioned. The book can be fiction or non-fiction. For help unpacking these, take a look at the following Wikipedia link: We Didn't Start the Fire. The book choice must be linked to the topic name (in bold blue immediately after the bullet), not just a single word in that topic or the description.
The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s - Audible The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s - paperback pg 672 by William I. Hitchcock
Eisenhower's Presidency
THIS POST
Points:20
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points:180/905
Completed Tasks: 12/54
Golden oldies: 0
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Pages read this season: 4,934
Books read this season:14
babbling c30.3 - TessaVanessa's Task: Picture this
Option 3: “A good cover has a distinct silhouette” --J. C. Leyendecker
Choose a book from this list of Silhouette Covers.
Required: Post the page number the book is found on.
Last Train to Istanbul - Audible Last Train to Istanbul - paoerback pg. 374 by Ayşe Kulin
pg 3, #286
Option 4: Zoom in
Read a book by a single author where the initials of the author's first and last name (ignore middle names/initials) can be found in either FLOWERS or INSECTS.
Grave Mercy - audible Grave Mercy - paperback pg. 576 by Robin LaFevers
FLOWERS
THIS POST
Points:30
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points:210/905
Completed Tasks: 13/54
Golden oldies: 0
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Pages read this season: 5,887
Books read this season:16
SALLY M.5.5 Princess Leia: STAR or WARS intact in title/sub/series, Star-Crossed series #6
The Relentless Warrior by Rachel Higginson
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 560
Tasks completed: 34
Books read: 47
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 12
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 3
SALLY M.This task contains Advanced Physical Chemistry, originally claimed in post 2153 and replaced in post 2444.
30.5 All Hail Flavia
Option 2: word in title ends with “y,” Chemistry
Advanced Physical Chemistry by Susannah Nix*
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Option 4: word in title matches word in Flavia title, The Golden Tresses of the Dead
Golden Blood by Melissa Pearl
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 590
Tasks completed: 35
Books read: 49
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 12
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 3
Laurah3020.8 - 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.
The Wife by Alafair Burke
AB is in BAked goods.
Points this task: 20
Total points to date: 340
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 1
Tasks complete: 19
Books read: 22
LAUREN JODI 50.1 - Lisa MD's Task: Brr!......the “ber” months are upon us.
Book #1: Septem-"ber"
Riding the Waves by Tawny Weber
"ber" in author surname
Book #2: Octo-"b-rr"
The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas
MPG - Mystery
"rr" in author's first name
Book #3: Novem-"Brr!"
Option 1 - COAT in title
Stolen Chances by Elisabeth Naughton
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Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 560/905
Total Books Read: 40
Tasks Completed: 25/54
Bookwrm526Task #25.7 - Literary Months
September - Read a book from the list Man Booker International Prize: Eligible Books 2019. I read Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (pg 1 of list, position 2 at time of posting).
October - Read a book first published between 1949 and 2019 (inclusive) with title of at least three words (ignore subtitles), where the title initials can be found in CHELTENHAM LITERARY FESTIVAL. I read From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty (F in festival, HTE in cheltenham, fist published 2017.
Total points so far: 720
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: A Great Dame
I chose Options 1 and 3.
Option 1: I read The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2019 edited by Sy Montgomery. "Science" is an MPG.
Option 3: I read The Testaments by Margaret Atwood. RA is in Margaret twice.
Previous point total: 135
New points this post: 30
Total points: 165
Total tasks completed: 12
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Mod
For my first book, I used option 1 and read The Long Walk by Richard Bachman (pseudonym used by Stephen King).
For my second book, I used option 4 and read
- a whole city of buildings on the cover.total points: 715
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM20.1 - Most Improved Player - LaureY's task: a Walk Through the Glens
I chose Option 2. I read The Regency Years: During Which Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights, Byron Makes Love, and Britain Becomes Modern by Robert Morrison. F in FIGHTS, A in YEARS, IR in During, and Y in REGENCY.
Previous point total: 165
New points this post: 20
Total points: 185
Total tasks completed: 13
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Peg W's Task: The Scents of Fall
I chose Option 1. I read The Bride of Northanger: A Jane Austen Variation by Diana Birchall D and B in BAKED.
Previous point total: 185
New points this post: 20
Total points: 205
Total tasks completed: 14
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
MEGAN RAE20.4 - GOLDEN OLDIES - Tien's task: My Big Classic Books
Option 2: Publishing year
For this option, read a book that was first published between 1605 - 1975 (inclusive)
- Completed 1st NovemberHow it fits: First published 1947
Points this post: 20
Total points: 155
Anna K 5.2 Damsel-in-Distress
Read a book written by an author whose initials are found in DAMSEL IN DISTRESS.
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, by Anne Lamott
A and L both found in DAMSEL
Points this post: 5
Points this challenge: 100
Thank you!
JUKKA25.3 - SandyL's Task - Thanksgiving!
Option 2: Book with FAMILY, FAMILIES or FRIEND in the title.
The Little Friend by Donna Tartt. At 624 pages in paperback that's a Big Book.
Option 4: Book whose author's initials are in BLACK FRIDAY.
The Armour of Contempt by Dan Abnett.
Total Points: 390/905
Total Books Read: 36
Tasks Completed: 29/54
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
ANGIE CA15.1. Knock Knock!
Book 1: Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
Book 2: The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow
Total Points: 330
ANGIE CA15.2. Falling?
Book 1:
by Shannon WattersNotes: 2) Human feet on cover.
Book 2: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Notes: 4) Science Fiction genre.
Total Points: 345
SALLY M.5.10 No Need for Distress: book of your choice
After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 595
Tasks completed: 36
Books read: 50
BB tix this post: 0
Total BB tix: 12
GO tix this post: 0
Total GO tix: 3
Stephanie12710.1 - I’ll Be There For You: Read a book that a Goodreads friend has read and rated 5 stars. Required: State the GR friend or moderator.
Alex + Ada, Vol. 1 rated five stars by TheSkepticalReader (https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2...)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 80/905
Tasks completed: 5/54
Books read: 7
VAL TX5.2 - Damsel-in-Distress - Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in DAMSEL IN DISTRESS.
The Massacre at El Mozote by Mark Danner
This post:
Points - 5
Total:
Points - 115
GO Tickets - 2
BB Tickets - 3
VAL TX15.6. Inventors Day - Read a nonfiction book with the MPG Science or Technology, standalone or embedded.
Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other by Sherry Turkle
Science > Technology = 166 users.
This post:
Points - 15
Total:
Points - 130
GO Tickets - 2
BB Tickets - 3
PAULA S15.7. It's Halloween!
Read a book with a word from this Halloween Word List in its title/subtitle.
- the word is ghostI read the kindle edition. MMPB for reference: Ghost of a Chance
Points this post: 15
Total points: 115
GO: 1
BB: 2
Jasmiina F20.1 - Most Improved Player - LaureY's task: a Walk Through the Glens:
Option 2: Read a book that contains all the letters of FAIRY in the title/subtitle:
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories by Tim Burton.
Points this post:20
Total points: 155
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
BBooks - 500+: 2
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Jasmiina F20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Roxana's task: Well-seasoned fowl:
Option 3: Read a book identified on Goodreads as #1 in a series. Book #2 in the series needs to have been published before September 1st, 2019:
Full House by Steffie Hall and Janet Evanovich.
#1 in a series and the second book (Full Tilt) was first published in 2002.
Points this post:20
Total points: 175
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
BBooks - 500+: 2
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
PAULA S20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season
my comment hereI read the kindle edition, PB for reference: Orice inimă e o poartă
Points this post: 20
Total points: 135
GO: 1
BB: 2
Joanne MITask 10.5 Zero In -Read a book with a zero in the number of pages.
The Elfstones of Shannara
608 pages-Claiming 1 BB ticket
Points this task 10
Total Points 195
Total BB's 4
Task 15.1 - Knock Knock!book 1: read a book with WHO in the title
The Cat Who Went Underground
book 2: read a book with a repeated word in the title
Mirror Mirror
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690 points
15.8 - A PARADE FOR ME? - Category Five: The Hurricane-Force Novel by Philip DonlayTOTAL POINTS - 495
25.2 - Nick KY’s Task: A Visit to the Castle Option 2: Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast
❁ MPG Humor ~ genre verification ❁
Option 4: Anything Goes by John Barrowman
❁ Anything has 8 letters, all of which can be found in GIANT FLYING HELMET:
AN in Giant
Y in Flying
TH in Helmet
ING in Flying ❁
Total points: 485 + 25 = 510
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault: Essays from the Grown-up Years (other topics)
A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership (other topics)
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TOTAL POINTS - 465