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WINTER CHALLENGE 2019
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PegW25.4 - Sally M's Task: I’d Like to Thank…
Option 1:Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in SPREADSHEET TRACKER.
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton 505 pages
Option 3: Read a book you borrowed from a friend, the library or a subscription service. I borrowed Utopia from the Phoenix Public Library. 135 pages
505 + 135 =640
Claiming one big book for The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
Claiming one Golden Oldie for Utopia, pub. 1516
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 335
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 6
Total Tasks: 18
25.13 - Rina's Task: Christmas MarketsI've chosen Magic Christmas in Colmar, France from The Most Charming Christmas Markets in Europe list.
Book 1, a book with all the letters of the city, COLMAR, where the chosen Christmas Market is held in the title/subtitle: The Perfect Predator: A Scientist's Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug: A Memoir by Steffanie Strathdee
hardcover edition The Perfect Predator: A Scientist's Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug: A Memoir 304 pages
Book 2, a book set in the country where the chosen market is held: The Rain Watcher by Tatiana de Rosnay, set in France
mass market paperback edition Sentinelle de la pluie 384 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 550
MAZZA15.8. Speaking My Language?
REPOSTED from 2121 to add required information
Read a book originally written in a language other than your primary language.
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
originally published in Japanese my primary Language is English
Points this post = 5
Points to date = 1060
MAZZA130.6 - Aprilleigh’s Task: The World of Xanth
This is a two-book task.
Each book should be a minimum of 200 pages with a combined total of at least 500 pages.
Required: Identify the option you select for each book when you post.
Book 1:
Option 2: Read any book on Goodreads’ list of Popular Punny Books.
Required: State the page number on the list where your book appears.
Cooking the Books
on Page 1 of the list
Page count = 312
Book 2: The King of Xanth
Option 1: Read any Piers Anthony book for which he is listed as the sole author.
I listened to audio On a Pale Horse
MMP is On a Pale Horse. 325 pages
Total page count = 312 +325 = 637 exceeds requirement
Points this post = 30
Points to date = 1090
Task 25.7 - Double Duty – Pulitzer Prizesbook 1: read a book with double letters in the title
London Falling
LL
book 2: read a book by an author who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Home by Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison won the Fiction Prize in 1988 for Beloved
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685 points
10 BB tix
3 GO tix
Mod
I read a kindle ARC of The Companions and linked to the pb edition (no MMPB). Top MPG is Science Fiction.
total points: 520
Ava Catherine15.7 - Stand Alone
Read a book that is a standalone- NOT part of a series or continuing story or world.
The Light of Day by Graham Swift
total=1075
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - MEGSCL's Task: Title TropesOption 2: The Feel Good Story of Quirky Fullname
Mary Toft; or, The Rabbit Queen by Dexter Palmer
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 180
Ava Catherine10.5 - Countdown to New Year's
Read a book in which the digits in the page count decrease sequentially.
Poor Miss Finch by Wilkie Collins 432 pages
total=1085
JUKKA5.7. Play Those Words!
Book with a musical instrument normally played by a person on the title or cover.
Jem and the Holograms, Vol. 1: Showtime byKelly Thompson has drums, an electric guitar and a keytar (if that's in any way normal) on the cover.
Total Points: 185/1165
Total Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 14/64
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 4
Ava Catherine10.3 - Let It Snow
Read a book with a title consisting of at least 3 words where each initial letter can be found in the phrase WINTER WONDERLAND.
The White Darkness by David Grann
title initial letters=TWD found in WinTer wonDerland
total=1095
Ava Catherine30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrating Louise Erdrich
Option 2: The Round House
Read a book from this list Native American Fiction.
page 1; # 8
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich
Option 4: Literary Influence
Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials are either LE or WF, emulating either Erdrich or Faulkner.
The Hamlet by William Faulkner
total=1125
Ava Catherine5.4. That's a Strange Title!
Read a book with an odd number of words in its title.
The Peacock Spring by Rumer Godden
total=1130
Ava Catherine5.8. Speaking My Language?
Read a book originally written in a language other than your primary language.
Human Acts by Han Kang
My primary language is English; this book was originally written in Korean.
total=1135
JUKKA15.4 - Go Red
Option 2: Book whose author's initials are in NATIONAL WEAR RED FOR WOMEN DAY and with a character wearing an article of red clothing on the cover.
Vampirella Masters Series, Vol. 2: Warren Ellis by Warren Ellis.
Total Points: 200/1165
Total Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 15/64
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 4
MAZZA120.8 - Nickels & Dimes - MEGSCL's Task: Title Tropes
Option 3: The Historical Job
Read a book with the main page genre historical fiction and a title referring to a job or employee,
The Carpet Weaver of Usak approved in post 2 of help thread
Points this post = 20
Points to date = 1110
Task: 25.15 - Sarah E's Task: Do You Want to Build a Snowman?Book 1
Option:2: Coal for the eyes and buttons
Book read:
The Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxRequired: black text on cover ("penguin classics"
Golden oldie request: this book was first published in 1848
Book 2
Option: 4: Sticks for the arms
Book read:
by Gill SimsRequired: author initials GS found in twiGS
GO/BB requested?: yes
Points this task: 25
Total points: 390
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Big Book tickets: 0
Books read: 26
Tasks completed: 18
Ava Catherine5.6. Have You Heard the One About..........?
Read a book whose author's initials appear consecutively in the name of the award: Montblanc-National University of Singapore Literary Award.
The Winemaker's Daughter by Timothy Egan
author's initials TE appear in liTErary from given phrase
total=1140
Ava Catherine5.5. Try to Count Them.
Read a book with a main page genre of science fiction, fantasy, or speculative fiction, standalone or embedded.
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel mpg science fiction
total=1145
Ava Catherine5.3. The Nobel Prize in literature.
Read a book by an author who has won the Nobel Prize for literature.
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
Nobel Prize 1938
also mentioned on author's GR bio page
total=1150
Ava Catherine5.9. The Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
Read 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.
Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World by Linda R. Hirshman
initial letters of title=SIL appear in newStadt InternationaL
total=1155
Ava Catherine5.2. The Maple Leaf Rag.
Read a book set at least 50% in Canada.
The Cunning Man by Robertson Davies
total=1160
Ava Catherine5.10. Your Personal Award!
Read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules.
Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Classic Children's Tales by Marta McDowell
total=1165
Joanne MITask 10.9 - Winter's in the Air
Read a book that has won or has been nominated for a literary award that begins with one of the letters found in WINTER.
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld-Winner of World Fantasy Award 1975
Points this Task 10
Total Points 235
Total BB's 5
Andy P.Task # 30.8 - Brooke TX's Task: Worlds Without End
Book 1: Read a book which has won or been nominated for any of the awards listed on the Worlds Without End site, from any year.
Little Eve byCatriona Ward
2019 August Derleth Award Shortlist (Horror) 288 p.
Book 2. Read a book which has won or been nominated for a different award from the site, in any year
2019 Hugo Award Winner
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal 431 p.
page count 288+ 431=729 p.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 470
Readerboard Name: Absurda50.1 - Delicious Dee's Task: Diversify Your Reading
Book 1: Read a fiction book where the main character falls into one of the diversity categories.
The Death of Vishnu by Manil Suri
All characters are either Hindu or Muslim which are different religions from mine. This author is new to me.
301 pages
Book 2: Read a fiction book where the Author falls into one of the diversity categories.
Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien
Author is Asian-American (person of color). This author is new to me.
328 pages
Book 3: Read a non-fiction book that is about one of the diversity categories
Ancient Peoples of the American Southwest by Stephen Plog
Book is nonfiction about native peoples of North America. This author is new to me
224 pages
Total page count: 853
Points this task: 50
Golden Oldies Ticket This Task: 0
Big Book Ticket This Task: 0
Total Points to date: 245
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Sara G30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Celebrating Louise Erdrich
Option 1: The Plague of Doves
Read a book with mpg historical fiction, mpg sociology, or mpg race (or racism). mpg may be stand alone or embedded.
The Judgment of Caesar by Steven Saylor
The top MPG is Historical > Historical Fiction.
Option 2: The Round House
Read a book from this list Native American Fiction.
Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden
This book is on page 1 of the list.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 560
10.10 - Overlooked?Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig
❆ 11,813 ratings; first published 1976 ❆
Total points: 255 + 10 = 265
Mod
Book 1 -Fiction, main character fits diversity category #5. I listened to the audiobook of The Kiss Quotient - top MMPB is Kvocijent poljupca. Main character, Stella Lane, is on the autism spectrum - book is listed in post 3 of the help thread. Top MMPB - 312 pages.
Book 2 -Fiction, author fits diversity category #1. I listened to the audiobook of Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson, linked to the top pb edition (no MMPB). Author is person of color - noted in post 80 of help thread. 192 pages.
Book 3 - Nonfiction, re diversity category #2. I read The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures - Refugee/immigrant category. 341 pages.
All authors are new to me. 312 + 192 + 341 = 845 pages.
total points: 570
Nick KYI do not know hwy this task is proving so difficult for me to post. I was completely dyslexic with the reviewer's name the last time I tried to post. The correct reviewer is Victoria Fuller, not Veronica. Let's try again.
30.5 Sandy’s Task. Easy as 1 and 2.
Option 2. I read # 2 in a series, A Broth of Betrayal by Connie Archer (#2 in the Soup Lovers Mystery series.) 304 pp
Option 3. My last 5* book is The Children's Home. “Community Reviews 5 *s” has 5 stars from Victoria Fuller, who is on the first page of the "Newest Reviews" list. I read another 5* book from Victoria Fuller's list, Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil Gaiman.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... I have not read this book before.
310 pp
Total pp = 614 > required 600
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 525
Nick KY30.6 - Aprilleigh’s Task: The World of Xanth
This is a two-book task.
No books with the main page genre Childrens or Kids may be used.
Each book should be a minimum of 200 pages with a combined total of at least 500 pages.
Required: Identify the option you select for each book when you post.
Book 1: The Magic of Xanth
Option 1: Read any book in the Xanth series, currently over 40 books and still growing. I read Stork Naked by Piers Anthony, # 30 in the Xanth series. 304 pp
Book 2: The King of Xanth
Option 2: Read a book by a single author whose initials are found in PIERS ANTHONY (All initial count, and letters can be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase) AND that has MPGs of BOTH Science Fiction and Fantasy (Science Fiction Fantasy as an MPG will count as both). I read Rite of Passage by Alexei Panshin, Piers Anthony/. 260 pp
Total pp = 564 > required 500
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 555
TraceyL20.5 - Bigger is Better - Julia103's Task: The Name is Important
Option 1: Read a book by an author who has an award named for them
The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie
The Agatha Award is named for Agatha Christie
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 340
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Julia103Task 25.9 Diana K's Task: 2020 Number Fun.
Option 1: Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (repeated letters anan in Seanan)
Option 4:
(cover approved in task help thread)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 450
BB: 5
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 32
Brooke TXReposting so I can move Mastering the Flames to a different task.
20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI’s task-Celebrating the 90’s
Option 2: Read a book with a main page genre of Fantasy, AND whose page count contains a 1, 9 or 3.
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 495
Completed Tasks: 33
Books Read: 62
15.10 - Get 'Em While They're HotRead a book FIRST published in 2019 or 2020.
I listened to the audio ofIt Shouldn't Be This Hard to Serve Your Country: Our Broken Government and the Plight of Veterans The link to the hard cover is here It Shouldn't Be This Hard to Serve Your Country: Our Broken Government and the Plight of Veterans
points: 235
books read: 20
tasks completed: 16
tasks in progress: 2
big books: 4
pages read: 7334
Brooke TXReposting so I can move The Necromancer's Dance and The Necromancer's Dilemma to different tasks.
25.5 - Kaora's Task: All Work and Some Play...
Option 1: Read a book with at least two of these numbers in the page total: 0, 1, 3, 4, 8.
Option 2: Read a book that is the second in a series.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 495
Completed Tasks: 33
Books Read: 62
Brooke TXReposting so I can move Lady Susan to a different task.
25.14 - Cat's Task: Celebrating Trafalgar Square
Option A - Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in CHARITY CAROLS. Approved in line 2752 of the ebook verification spreadsheet:
Option C - Read a book with a TITLE of at least 3 words, where the beginning letter of each word is found in SEASONAL WARMTH.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 495
Completed Tasks: 33
Books Read: 62
Brooke TX5.2. The Maple Leaf Rag.
Read a book set at least 50% in Canada. Set in Toronto:
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 500
Completed Tasks: 34
Books Read: 62
Readerboard Name: MARIA KTask 25.11 - SandyL's Task: Rescue Me! -- Option 3 and Option 4
Option 3 (author's first and last initials can be found in the phrase RESCUE DOGS): The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Option 4 (read a book with a dog on the cover): Have Dog, Will Travel: A Poet’s Journey with an Exceptional Labrador by Stephen Kuusisto
This post: 25 points
Total points: 70 points
Tasks completed: 4
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska15.7 - Stand Alone.
Read a book that is a standalone.
One Day in December by Josie Silver
➸ Total Points: 15
➸ Total Pages: 390
JustJess25.10 - Kristina Simon's task: Rewards of Awards... (2 books & 500+ pgs)
Option 2: New-to-Me Genre Readers... (graphic novel & award nom)-
Green River Killer: A True Detective Story By Jeff Jensen. 240pgs. Bram Stoker Award Nominee 2011, etc.
Option 4: The Media... (celeb book list)-
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues By Tom Robbins. 416 pgs. Emma Roberts' book list (#7 on pg 1).
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 145
Tasks Complete: 6
Total GO Tickets: 2
Readerboard Name: MARIA KTask 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Queen Darlene's Task: Be Better -- Option 3
Option 3: Read a book written by a single author whose name contains both an E and a D.
Augustan Rome by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill
This post: 20 points
Total points: 90 points
Tasks completed: 5
Barbara ★30.5 - Sandy's Task: As Easy as 1 and 2 (not even 3!)
Option 1. Read a book that contains both a 1 and a 2 in the total number of pages.
Murder on the Yukon Quest - Sue Henry (291 pages) 1/28
Option 2. Read a book that has a series number consisting only of 1 and/or 2
Fire Rising - Donna Grant 12/29
Series = Dark Kings #2, 368 pages
Page Totals: Book 1 (291 pages) + Book 2 (368 pages) = 659 pages > 600 pages
Points this task: 30
Total points: 545
Sanz25.5 - Kaora's Task: All Work and Some Play
Option 1: Read a book with at least two of these numbers in the page total: 0, 1, 3, 4, 8
The Magical Language of Others by E. J. Koh
The book has 203 pages
Option 2: Read a book that is the second in a series. The series designation (series name #2) must appear on the book's main Goodreads page
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Points this task: 25
Completed Tasks: 8
Total Points Earned: 135
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Cordelia25.4 I'd like to thank
Opt 1: Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky
pages 608
Author's initials ( A T ) in SPREADSHEET TRACKER
Opt 3: Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh
pages 112
Library book - borrowed from Wellington Public Library
Points: 25
Total points: 565
Task 30.4 - Old MacDonald Had a Farmbook 1: read a book with EIEIO in the title & author
Surfeit of Suspects by George Bellairs
EI in surfEIt
EI in bEllaIrs
O in Of
book 2 option 1: read a book with a listed animal sound in the title
Sing, Unburied, Sing
SING is listed
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715 points
10 BB tix
3 GO tix
Julia10325.15 - Sarah E's Task: Do You Want to Build a Snowman?
Option 2:
(black text on cover)Option 3: Mother Courage (CAR in Courage, ROT in Mother)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 475
BB: 5
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 34
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.3 The Nobel Prize in literature.
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Points this post: 5
Total points: 910
Tasks completed: 50/64
Books read: 73
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.7 - I Have a Dream
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
Found on 2019 Books by Authors of Color page 1
Points this post:10
Total points: 920
Tasks completed: 51/64
Books read: 74
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30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Book 1: 2 Es, 2Is in the title, subtitle, and/or author's name
Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
EI in Leslie and Feinberg, O in Stone
Book 2, Option 1: word in the title or subtitle that matches an animal from list of Animal Sounds
On Cats by Charles Bukowski
Task=30
Season total=245