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WINTER CHALLENGE 2019
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Please check your total. No need to repost.
Dlmrose wrote: "Joanne post 1679Joanne is not on the current list of readerboard names. Please repost with your readerboard name."
sorry ;(
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Task 15.5 requires " If the nurse/midwife is not mentioned in the GR description include a reference when you post."
You state " MC's best friend is a nurse"
There is no mention of a friend or a nurse in the GR description/first page reviews, etc. The task requires the nurse/midwife be a central character.
Please confirm that the friend is a central character and repost with the required information.
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Task 15.5 requires "" If the nurse/midwife is not mentioned in the GR description include a reference when you post."
Stating that the character is a nurse is not a reference- include a review or quote that established the character's profession.
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Task 20.8 The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
The genre childrens is present on the main page.
genres at review:
Historical > Historical Fiction 1,456 users
Young Adult 1,117 users
Fiction 616 users
Historical 366 users
Childrens 362 users
Adventure 358 users
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Please review the rules for books with the main page genre childrens or kids. Books Formats #4.
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Task 25.13 requires "The combined page count for both books must be at least 500 pages."
Castle Skull: A Rhineland Mystery a kindle edition- top MMPB Sfida per Bencolin 190 pages
Serpents in Eden: Countryside Crimes a kindle edition - no MMPB, top PB Serpents in Eden 276 pages
190 + 276 = 466
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Task 30.5 option 3 requires "Scroll down to the section for community reviews and click on "filter" for 5 stars...then click on "sort" to organize the list by most recent first."
Leah's profile currently appears on the first pages of the default sort and page 6 of the most recent sort.
If something has changed since you picked the book please explain.
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Task 10.10 requires "Read a popular book (over 10,000 ratings)"
The Secret of Everything has 3,359 ratings
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Task 15.10 requires "a book FIRST published in 2019 or 2020. "
Brief, Horrible Moments: A Collection of One Sentence Horror Stories was published in 2017.
Dlmrose wrote: "Delicious Dee post 1825Task 10.10 requires "Read a popular book (over 10,000 ratings)"
The Secret of Everything has 3,359 ratings"
Dammit! Lol
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Task 25.1 requires "The total page count for both books must exceed 500 pages. (501+)"
Chocky an audio edition - MMPB Chocky = 154 pages
Blockade Billy an audio edition - No MMPB PB Blockade Billy 173 pages
154 + 173 = 327
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Task 15.1 is a 2 book task "Select 2 options and read a book for each."
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Completed task posts require "Include Task # and a short (1-5 word) Task Description. "
I can figure it out from the task option for this one post, but please include the task # and name in future posts.
Dlmrose wrote: "TraceyL post 1875Task 25.1 requires "The total page count for both books must exceed 500 pages. (501+)"
Chocky an audio edition - MMPB Chocky = 154 pages
[book:Blo..."
Sorry! I don't know how I missed that :(
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Task 25.10 requires "The combined page count for both books must be at least 500 pages."
Down Among the Sticks and Bones kindle edition No MMPB PB Ahí abajo, entre raíces y huesos 200 pages
Ashley's War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield 292 pages
200 + 292 = 492
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Task 30.5 option 2 requires "To qualify, a series must have at least 3 already published books."
Beartown is #1 of 2 in the series.
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Task 30.5 option 2 requires "To qualify, a series must have at least 3 already published books."
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared is book #1 of 2
Dlmrose wrote: "Julia103 post 1903Task 25.10 requires "The combined page count for both books must be at least 500 pages."
Down Among the Sticks and Bones kindle edition No MMPB PB [book:Ahí aba..."
Oh drat! I'll see how to rearrange what I'm reading and repost later.
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Task 25.1 requires "The total page count for both books must exceed 500 pages. (501+)"
Black Dogs = 149 pages
The Mapping of Love and Death = 338 pages
149 + 338 = 487
Shoot, sorry I missed that! I will move these books elsewhere. Thanks!Dlmrose wrote: "Bucket post 1956
Task 25.1 requires "The total page count for both books must exceed 500 pages. (501+)"
Black Dogs = 149 pages
The Mapping of Love and Death = 338 page..."
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Task 30.6 book 2 option 2 requires "a book by a single author whose initials are found in PIERS ANTHONY... AND that has MPGs of BOTH Science Fiction and Fantasy"
Melmoth
genres at review
Fiction 310 users
Historical > Historical Fiction 237 users
Gothic 163 users
Fantasy 149 users
Horror 123 users
Literary Fiction 60 users
Historical 58 users
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You already claimed task 25.5 in post 805.
Dlmrose wrote: "Mazza1 post 2010Task 30.6 book 2 option 2 requires "a book by a single author whose initials are found in PIERS ANTHONY... AND that has MPGs of BOTH Science Fiction and Fantasy"
[book:Melmoth|417..."
darn
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Task 30.5 option 3. The Children's Home has 169 5* ratings but there is no reviewer named Veronica. Please point it out if I'm missing it.
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Please check your total. No need to repost.
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Task 30.6 book 2 option 2 requires " MPGs of BOTH Science Fiction and Fantasy (Science Fiction Fantasy as an MPG will count as both)"
Rite of Passage
genres at review
Science Fiction 269 users
Fiction 57 users
Young Adult 42 users
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Task 20.5 requires "... state the page of Book Awards | Goodreads where the award is found."
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Please check your total. No need to repost.
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Joanne is not on the current list of readerboard names. Please repost with your readerboard name.
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Task 30.6 book 2 option 2 requires "a book by a single author whose initials are found in PIERS ANTHONY... AND that has MPGs of BOTH Science Fiction and Fantasy"
The Sentence is Death
genres at review:
Mystery 446 users
Fiction 124 users
Mystery > Crime 85 users
Audiobook 60 users
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Dlmrose wrote: "Nick KY post 2159Task 30.6 book 2 option 2 requires " MPGs of BOTH Science Fiction and Fantasy (Science Fiction Fantasy as an MPG will count as both)"
Rite of Passage
genres at revi..."
Wow. It actually had a much longer list including Science Fiction Fantasy when I posted, and it was not near the bottom. Hmpph.
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Task 50.1 requires "State the 2 authors who are new to you. "
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Task 30.5 requires " Your total pages must equal at least 600."
Blood Orchids PB = Blood Orchids 312 pages
I Liked My Life 272 pages
312 + 272 = 584 pages
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Task 15.5 requires " If the nurse/midwife is not mentioned in the GR description include a reference when you post."
Please include a quote or review that establishes the nurse/midwife character.
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Task 15.3 The Home Edit: A Guide to Organizing and Realizing Your House Goals has two authors.
If you are using the author's initials to complete the task the book must have a single author.
From FAQ:
What if a book has multiple authors in a task involving author names or initials?
The general default rule is that books by a single author must be used.
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Completed task posts must include links to the books you read.
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Task 5.6 requires "a book whose author's initials appear consecutively in the name of the award: Montblanc-National University of Singapore Literary Award."
SE does not appear consecutively.
Dlmrose wrote: "Midu post 2336Task 5.6 requires "a book whose author's initials appear consecutively in the name of the award: Montblanc-National University of Singapore Literary Award."
SE does not appear conse..."
Ah, got it. Thanks!
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Task 20.5 requires "....state the page of Book Awards | Goodreads where the award is found."
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The Titan's Curse
The genre childrens is present on the main page.
genres at review:
Fantasy 11,889 users
Young Adult 5,119 users
Fantasy > Mythology 3,914 users
Fiction 2,078 users
Childrens > Middle Grade 1,647 users
Adventure 1,499 users
Childrens 753 users
Mythology > Greek Mythology 665 users
Fantasy > Urban Fantasy 637 users
Fantasy > Magic 452 users
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Please review the rules for books with the main page genre childrens or kids. Books Formats #4.
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Please check your total. No need to repost.
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Task 25.5 option 1 requires "a book with at least two of these numbers in the page total: 0, 1, 3, 4, 8."
352 pages does not include two of the required numbers.
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Just a reminder - no need to repost
If you read an ebook, or audiobook use the page count for the mass market paperback if one exists. If there is no mass market paperback edition, use the paperback edition and if no paperback is available use the hardcover edition.
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Task 5.9 requires "a book with a title of at least 3 words for which the initial letter of each word in the title can be found in Neustadt International Prize for Literature"
Assailants, Asphalt & Alibis: A Camper & Criminals Cozy Mystery Series Book 8 There is no & in the target phrase.
From FAQ "...if the title must begin with a specific letter, a number or symbol will not count as a letter. "
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Task 25.4 requires "The total number of pages for both books combined must be at least 600."
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism 154 pages
A Dangerous Man 339 pages
154 + 339 = 493
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Task 30.5 requires " Your total pages must equal at least 600."
Towards the End of the Morning 221 pages
Ruutukymppi 348 pages
221 + 348 = 569
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FYI - no need to repost
If you read an ebook, or audiobook use the page count for the mass market paperback if one exists. If there is no mass market paperback edition, use the paperback edition and if no paperback is available use the hardcover edition.
See the rules for more information.
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Task 30.2 states " Goodreads uses January 1 as a placeholder so a first published date of January 1 of any year is NOT eligible for this task. "
If information in a Goodreads record is incorrect or incomplete, you may ask a Goodreads librarian to update the record if possible. Information required for a task should be corrected before you post.
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Task 5.8 requires " In your post, state your primary language and the language in which your book was originally written."
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