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WINTER CHALLENGE 2014 CT
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10.4 Let's GoBook with Travel as a main page genre
Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality by Jacob Tomsky - Goodreads Author
Link to review : Points this post: 10
Total points: 330
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Lindy-Lanetask 20.10: group read:
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
this is a GRA
*my discussion post for this group read is #35 of this book's thread
Points this post: 20
Total points: 65
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(0) 750+(1) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 4
Vicki20.5 - Two sides to every coin
Option 2: Title has opposite words that appear on the list (inside/outstide)
Inside/Outside by Jenny Hayworth a GRA
This post:
20 pts
1 GRA
Total:
175 points
8 GRA
Janice CA20.1 - January and Janus
Option 1: a gate on the cover
Minding the Manor: The Memoir of a 1930s English Kitchen Maid by Mollie Moran
+20
total: 45
tasks: 2
books: 3
Readerboard name: Vicki L.Task 5.10 - Who's Your Muse?
The Pale Criminal
Total points for this post: 5
ESHAYRepost from 1408
25.9 -- Pat's task: Narcissus & Echo
*Both books are new to me*
Narcissus
Option B. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng 297 pages published 1 Jan 14
*Celeste Ng is a GR Author*
Option C. Redeployment by Phil Klay 288 pages published 1 Mar 2014
The two books together are more than 500 pages.
THIS POST: 25
TOTAL: 75
TASKS: 3
GRA: 2
BB: 500() 750() 1000()
10.1. A Random Trip Back in Time.generated a 1 so 2014 is the published year
Read All about It: My Year of Falling in Love with Literature Again byPaul Cuddihy
Totals
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 140
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 10
Big Books: 0
SHELLEY UT5.5 - Thalia
Lick by Kylie Scott
Kylie Scott is a goodreads author.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Faith (I'm back after a long gap so apologies if I've made any mistakes!)25.8 -- Hana C's task: Merry Saturnalia!
Book 1 (free choice): No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong (GR Author)
505 pages = 1 big book ticket
Book 2 (For Option 3): Golden Son by Pierce Brown (GR Author)
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 25
Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Faith (I'm back after a long gap so apologies if I've made any mistakes!)30.1 - Captain America Girl's task: It’s All Greek to Me…
Book 1 (Rolled a 2, Romance): Dear John by Nicholas Sparks (GR Author)
Book 2 (Rolled a 5, Horror): Symbiont by Mira Grant
608 pages = 1 big book ticket
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 55
Goodreads Authors: 3
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Gea10.5. Older and Wiser
Read a nonfiction book that makes you wiser by giving you more information about something you would like to know more about.
I was interested about European history after World War II.
Savage Continent: Europe in the Aftermath of World War II by Keith Lowe
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Bea's task: January and Janus
2. Read a book with the main page genre of either Historical Fiction or Science Fiction. Genre may be embedded or stand alone.
Book is set in 19th century: A Kiss to Remember by Teresa Medeiros (Goodreads Author)
POINTS:
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 220
GR Author: 13
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
Tasks Completed: 13
Amy N.10.5. Older and Wiser: Read a nonfiction book that makes you wiser by giving you more information about something you would like to know more about.
How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth By Gordon D. Fee 12/31/14
10.8. Our Friends in Tuxedos: read a book whose author's initials can be found in the word "penguin." Letters may only be used once, and if the author uses a middle name or initial, all initials must be found in "penguin."
Home to Harmony By Philip Gulley 1/1/15
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment
Option 3: Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder: read a book with the genre "Romance" on the goodread’s main page. The genre may be stand alone or embedded.
The Lucky One By Nicholas Sparks (Claiming GoodReads Author) 12/29/14
This is not a re-read for me
This Post: 40
Total Points: 90
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 8
Goodreads Author: 5
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY10.4 Let's Go!
Read a book with the genre "travel" on its main page. The genre may be stand alone or embedded.
13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
Verified Genre here
I listened to the audiobook, the pb has 322 pages.
Maureen Johnson is a **Goodreads Author**
30.8 Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: Make Your TBR List Say Uncle
Option 2: Red All Over :: Read a book that has a cover that is at least 75% red.
Ruby Red (The Ruby Red Trilogy #1) by Kerstin Gier
I listened to the audiobook, the pb has 322 pages.
Option 5: Guilty Pleasures :: Read one of your guilty pleasure type books.
Flesh (Flesh #1) by Kylie Scott
Zombies + erotica + post-apocalypse? Yeah, I figure that fits okay.
I read the Kindle version, the pb has 288 pages.
Kylie Scott is a **Goodreads Author**
[POINTS]
This Post: 10 + 30 = 40
Total Points: 370/1045
Books Read: 31
Completed Tasks: 26/59
Pages Read: 9465
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
25.8 -- Hana C's task: Merry Saturnalia!Book One
Read any book of your choice
Hawaii by James A. Michener
*BB - 937 pages
Book Two
1. Read a book that shows an outside winter landscape complete with snow. Required: Include the cover in your post.
Kissing Under the Mistletoe by Marina Adair *Goodreads Author*
Totals for Challenge
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 245
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+:
10.6 - Better Check that Gift Horse's Mouth!:Read a book with the main page genre "espionage" or "spy thriller"
Etiquette & Espionage- Espionage genre verified here.
Gail Carriager is a Goodreads Author.
15.6 - My Way:
Read a memoir or autobiography.
Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography- Autobiography of Neil Patrick Harris.
15.9 - Public Enemy:
Read a book with the genre "crime" on it's main book page.
Naked in Death- crime genre on main page.
15.10 - All I Want For Christmas is U:
Read a book with a word that begins with the letter "U" in the title or subtitle
UnEnchanted - title begins with "U"
Chandra Hahn is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 55
GRA this post:2
BB this post: 0
Total points: 105
Total GRA: 4
Total BB: 0
15.5 California Dreamin'Set in California: Falling from Horses: A Novel by Molly Gloss
15.9 Public Enemy
Crime genre: A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch
Points this post: 30
Total points: 180
LOULOU 30.3 Dlmrose's task: Greek Key
Option 2. A book from the Best Twists list.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
This book is pg 1 of the list, #6.
IL: MG+ BL: 5.3 AR: 15.0
Option 4. A book with a repeating pattern or design on the cover.
by E.M. ForsterCover approved in message #50 of the help thread.
Points this post: 30
Points overall: 110
Goodreads authors: 0
Big book tickets (500): 2
Big book tickets (750): 1
Big book tickets (1000): 0
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 8
Readerboard Name: StephanieB10.4. Let's Go!Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (GOODREADS AUTHOR)
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 115
GR Authors this post: 1
Total GR Authors: 5
10.8. Our Friends in TuxedosLetters EP in PEnguin:
The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters
+10 Points
Grand Total: 95
20.5 Bigger is Better - Emurphy's task: 2 Sides to Every Coin Option 2: Title with opposite or conflicting words.
Seriously... I'm Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres
Points for this post: 20
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 15.6 My way
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes
Qualifier: Memoir of Cary Elwes's experiences in making The Princess Bride.
Points this task: 15
Points Total: 45
Tasks Completed: 3
GR Author: 2
Big Books: 0
20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Caroling, Caroling …Read ONE book whose TITLE shares a word with the title of one of my favorite Christmas Songs. Words you can match:
Angels, Baby, Beginning, Bells, Christmas, Have, Heard, Here, High, Holy, Home, Like, Look, Night, Santa, Silver, Time, White, Winter, Wonderland, World
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Song title: Christmas Time Is Here
Word: Time
422 pages
Task total=20
Grand total=85
25.1 -- Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: New and OldOption 1. Read a new-to-you book (not a reread) by an author that you have read before.
I read Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed. Cheryl Strayed is a Goodreads author and I previously read her book Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail.
Option 2: Read a book by a new-to-you author.
I read Famous Crimes of Minnesota by Michael Burgan who is new to me.
Points this post: 25
Points total : 75
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Goodreads Authors total : 1
Big Books this post: 0
Big Books total: 0
Total tasks completed: 3
Total books claimed : 5
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Bea's task: January and JanusOption 2. Janus faces both the past and future. Read a book with the main page genre of either Historical Fiction or Science Fiction.
I read How the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez which has the main page genre Historical Fiction. This book takes place in the years leading up to and following 1960 when the family flees their home in the Dominican Republic.
Points this post: 20
Points total : 95
Goodreads Authors this post: 0
Goodreads Authors total : 1
Big Books this post: 0
Big Books total: 0
Total tasks completed: 4
Total books claimed : 6
25.9 -- Pat's task: Narcissus & EchoNarcissus
BOOK ONE: Read a book that is written in first person:
3rd Degree by James Patterson (339 pages)
The first sentence that demonstrates the first person perspective: "It was a clear, calm, lazy April morning, the day the worst week of my life began."
BOOK TWO: Read a book that has the word “I,” “me,” or “my” as a stand-alone word in the title or subtitle:
If You Ask Me by Betty White (272 pages)
*** Both books were new to me when I started this task. ***
This post: 25
Total this season: 70
Jonquil10.2. A New Year and a New Number
number of pages consisting of digits found in 2015
512 pages
Last to Die 1/2
by Tess Gerritsen (Goodreads Author)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 720
Books posted: 53
Tasks complete: 37
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Total goodreads authors: 31
Task #5.9 - UraniaBrighter Than the Sun by Julia Quinn
Read a book with the name of a celestial object in the title - Brighter Than the Sun
Points this Post: 5
Totals:
Total Points: 205
Total Tasks Completed: 13
Total Books Read: 16
Amy N.10.5. Older and Wiser: Read a nonfiction book that makes you wiser by giving you more information about something you would like to know more about.
How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Gordon D. Fee 12/31/14
I wanted to learn more about how to read the Bible so my Pastor loaned me this book so that I could learn how to read the Bible and understand what I am reading.
This Post: 10
Total Points: 90
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 8
Goodreads Author: 5
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
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25.9 -- Pat's task: Narcissus & Echo
I did Narcissus - both books were new to me for this task
option A - first person narration in Isla and the Happily Ever After The first sentence is: It's midnight, it's sweltering, and I might be high on Vicodin, but that guy - that guy right over there - that's him.
option C -
by Phil Klay has one person on the coverTally:
This task - 25 points
Total - 320
Dakimel10.4. Let's Go!
I read A Blind Spot for Boys which has travel as a genre
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Angie CA's task: 5+5, 5+10, and 10+10 equals 20!
I read The Care and Management of Lies which meets the requirements for task 5.2 - has Historical Fiction genre & task 10.9 - Winspear was interviewed on Page 1 of the Author Interviews
Tally:
This post - 30 points
Total - 350
NicoleKukralTask 5.1: Poetry
For this task, I read The Dream of a Common Language by Adrienne Rich. I am using this book as my one 80-99 page book.
Jayme(the ghost reader)15.9 Public Enemey
Cat and Mouse by James Patterson
Crime on the main page.
James Patterson is a Goodreads author.
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
Big Books: 0
Goodreads Authors: 2: Rainbow Rowell,James Patterson,
Task Points: 15
Grand Total: 40/1070
30.6 - Elizabeth B's task: Twice the Fun: Roll 1 die and read 2 books that correspond to the number you rolled.REQUIRED: I rolled 1: 1: TITLE: Read 2 books that have the same word in the title/subtitle (a, an, the: are not allowed). The matching word must be exactly the same, no variations. (The matching word is MOON)
Under the Moon: The Unpublished Early Poetry by W.B. Yeats
The Moon Before Morning by W.S. Merwin
Task: 30
Total: 330
Posted by Peakles30.1 Captain America Girl's Task
Rolled 2 and 5.
Option 2 - Music as main page genre.
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett.
Option 5 - Horror as main page genre.
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman.
**** Neil Gaiman is a GRA ****
30 total points.
1 task.
1 GRA.
5.2 - Clio(view spoiler)
Persuasion by Jane Austen has the main page genre "Historical Fiction". This is a re-read for me.
(Since I listened to the audiobook, page count is taken from the Mass Market paperback edition here.)
THIS POST:
Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 1
Pages: 295
Books: 1
GRA Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: [500+:0][750+:0][1000+:0]
TOTAL THIS SEASON:
Points: 155
Tasks Completed: 12
Pages: 4483
Books: 13
GRA Tickets: 7
BB Tickets: [500+:3][750+:0][1000+:0]
Coralie20.1 January and Janus
Option 2 Book with genre Science Fiction set in the 31st Century
3001: The Final Odyssey
This post 20 points
Total to date 270 points
30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Greek KeyOption 1.
Best Kept Secrets by Sandra BrownAND
Option 4.
Apart at the Seams by Marie BostwickApproved here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
30.7 -- Catherine T's task: Hang the Christmas Stockings with Care
I rolled a 3 and a 6
Option 3. Chocolate -
Hemlock Bay by Catherine CoulterAND
Option 6. Stocking filler -
The 13th Gift: A True Story of a Christmas Miracle by Joanne Huist SmithTotal Points = 705
M1NKS20.6 - Deployment
Option 3: Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder The Pursuit of Love
This is not a reread.
POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 260
GR Author: 2
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 17
30.5 - Sandy's task: Atlantis Option 2
by James DashnerJames Dashner is a goodreads author
Option 3
by Mitch Albom The matching word : FROM
Mitch Albom is a goodreads author
TOTAL POINT : 95
BOOKS READ : 7
GRA : 4
BIG BOOKS : -
Ok, the first one here is a repost.20.6- read a non-fiction parenting self help book.
Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus by Elyse M. Fitzpatrick GR AUTHOR
This book was approved in the "not really for kids" thread at
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
This book is not a reread for me.
25.2 - Andy P's task: Hats off to Translators
Read a book originally written in one of the Romance languages- The Antiquarian by Julián Sánchez
Read a book originally written in one of the following languages...this one was originally written in Russian:
Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 90
GR Authors: 4
Delicious Dee20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Caroling, Caroling …
I Only Have Eyes for You - Bella Andre (GR Author) - Song - Angels We Have Heard On High; word used is HAVE
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 540
Goodreads Authors: 31
Big Book Tickets:
Jonquil15.6 My Way
"In this irresistible memoir, Anna Quindlen writes about a woman’s life"
Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake 1/3 224 pages
by Anna Quindlen
Points this post: 15
Total points: 735
Books posted: 54
Tasks complete: 38
Goodreads authors this post: 0
Total goodreads authors: 31
5.6 - Melpomene(view spoiler)
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is found on page 1 of the list, number 45.
***Khaled Hosseini is Goodreads Author***
THIS POST:
Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 1
Pages: 352
Books: 1
GRA Tickets: 1
BB Tickets: [500+:0][750+:0][1000+:0]
TOTAL THIS SEASON:
Points: 160
Tasks Completed: 13
Pages: 4835
Books: 14
GRA Tickets: 8
BB Tickets: [500+:3][750+:0][1000+:0]
Lacy Susanne30.6 Elizabeth B's task: Twice the Fun
Read 2 books that have won the same award. I chose Booker Prize winners.
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
Total points: 230
Books read: 15
Completed Tasks: 12
Pages Read: 4954
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500(0); 750(0); 1000(0)
Jonquil30.9 -- Delicious Dee's task: You Are An Ironman
Book 1 1. Road Trip: book that is set at least 50% in Tennessee
Oak Ridge and Knoxville, Tennessee
Bones of Betrayal 12/20 384 pages
by Jefferson Bass
(Body Farm #4)
Book 2 4. First-time winners Read a debut book by an author
Superheroes Anonymous 12/28 336 pages
by Lexie Dunne (Goodreads Author)
(Superheroes Anonymous #1)
"SUPERHEROES ANONYMOUS is her professional debut"
"The sequel to Superheroes Anonymous, the second in the Gail Godwin books, coming out in June of 2015."
Points this post: 30
Total points: 765
Books posted: 56
Tasks complete: 39
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Total goodreads authors: 32
20.3 Book Concierge's Task: Caroling, CarolingRead ONE book whose TITLE shares a word with the title of one of my favorite Christmas Songs. Book must be a minimum of 250 pages.
Round the Christmas Fire by various authors. 288 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 75
GR Authors this post: 0
Total GR Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
20.3This relates to the last post - I forgot to include the name of the song! I'll go with White Christmas. :)
Andy P.Task # 20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Angie CA's task: 5+5, 5+10, and 10+10 equals 20!
Read ONE book that fits the requirements for two of this season's 5- or 10-point tasks (excluding 5.10).
I chose tasks 10.4. Let's Go! and 10.5. Older and Wiser
so I needed a book with Travel on the mp and a nonfiction book that made me wiser
by Laurence Bergreen which has travel (48 users) and nonfiction(215 users) This book made me wiser because I paid little attention in elementary school when we studied the explorers.Points this post: 20
Total points: 270
Julia103Task 25.9 - Narcissus & Echo
Narcissus
Option A: Murder in the Collective is written in first person. First sentence demonstrating this: “Through the front window I could see dirty water rushing down the gutters, propelling the empty green Thunderbird wine bottles along the street.”
Option C:
has one person on cover.Both of these books are new to me.
Barbara Sjoholm (1st book) is a Goodreads Author.
Sarah Pekkanen (2nd book) is a Goodreads Author.
Post total: 25 points, 2 GRA
Challenge total points: 215
Total GRA: 9
Total BB tickets: 3
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(view spoiler)[Muse Urania was the muse of astronomy. She is always depicted bearing stars, a celestial sphere, and a bow compass. Read a book with the name of a celestial object, defined as a natural object located outside of Earth's atmosphere, such as the Moon, the Sun, an asteroid, a planet (excluding Earth), or stars, in the title or subtitle. Ex: A Thousand Splendid Suns, The Birth of Venus, Comet, How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming, The Fault in Our Stars, The Girl Who Chased the Moon, Planet of the Apes (hide spoiler)]
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has the celestial object SUN in the title
I read the Kindle version above, but using page count 663 based on L'Autre Moitié du soleil the only mass market paperback edition, per msg 109 in the General Questions thread. **Claiming One Big Book Ticket**
THIS POST:
Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 1
Pages: 663
Books: 1
GRA Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: [500+:1][750+:0][1000+:0]
TOTAL THIS SEASON:
Points: 150
Tasks Completed: 11
Pages: 4188
Books: 12
GRA Tickets: 7
BB Tickets: [500+:3][750+:0][1000+:0]