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HANNAH THE BLONDE20.7 Back to High School
Option 3 The Best YA
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
This was a 2013 Best YA Fantasy Nominee
Marissa Meyer is a GRA.
This Post:
Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 1
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Totals:
Tasks Completed: 4
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500=1, 750=1, 1000=0
Books Read: 6
Total Points: 95
15.6 My WayRead a memoir or autobiography
Naked by David Sedaris
approved in task help thread
Task total=15
Grand total=100
Mod
10.9. Get to Know the Author
on page 1 interviewed December 2014: Golden Son by Pierce Brown
15.9 Public Enemy
crime genre: Fourth Day by Zoë Sharp
30.1 - Captain America Girl's task: It’s All Greek to Me…
I rolled a 3 and 4
3, fire on cover
Fire Knife Dancing by John Enrightpb: Fire Knife Dancing
4, ship in subtitle: If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home by Tim O'Brien
total = 420
Julia103Task 15.10 - All I Want For Christmas is U
Unseen Bonds
Sarah Ettritch is a Goodreads Author
Post total: 15 points, 1 GRA
Challenge total: 270 points
Total GRA tickets: 11
Total BB tickets: 3
Oma122925.1 -- Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: New and Old
Option 1. Read a new-to-you book (not a reread) by an author that you have read before.
Bambi's Children by Felix Salten
IL: MG-BL:5.0 AR Points:8.0
REQUIRED: State the name of older book that you have read by this author.
The other book that I read by Felix Salten was Bambi
Option 2: Read a book by a new-to-you author.
The Blind Contessa's New Machine by Carey Wallace
REQUIRED: State that the author is new to you.
Carey Wallace is a new author to me.
Total Points- 190/1045
Number of Tasks Completed 11/59
Number of GR authors-(6)
Number of Big Books- 500 pages () 750+pages (1) (less)
Shawn H.15.8 Under My Thumb
by Jeff Pearlman***The bottom right picture shows a thumb on the hand of Troy Aikman and the coach, Jimmy Johnson (both embraced in a hug) ****
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 45
GR Author: 0
Big Ticket Books: 1
30.1 - Captain America Girl's task: It’s All Greek to Me…: For this task you will read TWO books. I rolled 3 and 5Option 3: Read a book with fire on the cover.
by Louise ErdrichOption 5: Read a book with ‘horror’ as a main page genre.
Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy
Task: 30
Total: 440
babbling c15.2 - Roman Numerals
Roman numerals are based on seven symbols I, C, D, L, M, V, X
Vamps and the City-kindle Vamps and the City - paperback pgs. 387 by Kerrelyn Sparks I,C,D,M,V
Kerrelyn Sparks is a GRA
Death, Taxes, and Extra-Hold Hairspray -kindle Death, Taxes, and Extra-Hold Hairspray paperback 325 by Diane Kelly I,D,L,X
Diane Kelly is a GRA
THIS POST
Points: 15
Completed Tasks: 1
Good Read Authors: 2
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 125
Completed Tasks: 7
Good Read Authors: 9
Big Books: 0
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Pages read this season: 3,164
Books read this season: 10
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Personal Best: 660/1180 (summer 14)
CHANDNI20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment
Option 1:
Read a book set on a different continent(s) than the one you are currently residing in.
I read Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson.
I live in North America and this book takes place in the Middle East (Asia).
This book is not a reread for me.
G. Willow Wilson is a Goodreads author - **Claiming one Goodreads author ticket**
[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 135
Books Read: 8
Completed Tasks: 6
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Jonquil5.7 - Polyhymnia
genre "Spirituality" (8th) 3 users "Inspirational" (3rd) 11 users
What I Know For Sure 240 pages 1/9
by Oprah Winfrey
Points this post: 5
Total points: 930
Books posted: 70
Tasks complete: 52
Goodreads authors this post: 0
Total goodreads authors:41
15.4 Ring In The NewDorothy Must Die
Meets Both Book Requirements In One Book
published April 2014 and first in series - Dorothy Must Die Series
Task Points: 15
Total Points: 105
Goodreads Author Ticket: 1
Total Goodreads Author Tickets: 2
JonquilRepost
https://bfgb.wordpress.com/page/3/
10.10. A New Blog for a New Year
blog review: December 17, 2014 by Jan
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions 1/8 303 pages
by Randall Munroe (Goodreads Author)
Points this post: 10
Task #20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jessica PDX's Task: Stop That Slump!How to Tame a Wild Fireman by Jennifer Bernard
read ONE book by an author whose name does NOT contain ANY of the letters in SLUMP.
Points this Post: 20
Totals:
Total Points: 345
Total Tasks Completed: 21
Total Books Read: 27
Kim O5.7 - Polyhymnia Read a book with the genre "Religion," "Spirituality," or "Inspirational" on its main page.
Lenten Reflections From A Father Who Keeps His Promises
Points this task: 5
Big Books - 500+: 0
Good reads author ticket: 0
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5.10 - Who's Your Muse? Take your favorite muse out to play by reading a book of your choice.
The Dogs of Christmas
W. Bruce Cameron is a Goodreads author
Points this task: 5
Big Books - 500+: 0
Goodreads author ticket: 1
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10.3. National Days Read a book set at least 50% in one of those countries, as noted on Winter National Days Country List.
St. Peter's Bones: How the Relics of the First Pope Were Lost and Found . . . and Then Lost and Found Again
The book is set in Vatican City.
Points this task: 10
Big Books - 500+: 0
Goodreads author ticket: 0
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10.7. You Can Do It! Read a book with the main page genres fitness, health, or diet/diets.
Fitness Unleashed!: A Dog and Owner's Guide to Losing Weight and Gaining Health Together
Points this task: 10
Big Books - 500+: 0
Goodreads author ticket: 0
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10.10. A New Blog for a New Year Read a book that has been reviewed in the Blogging for a Good Book blog.
A Christmas Carol
The review is on the classics page
Points this task: 10
Big Books - 500+: 0
Goodreads author ticket: 0
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20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Berls's Task: Back to High School
Option 1 - Second Chances Read a book that you read (or skimmed/cliff note "read") in high school and give it a second chance.
The Old Man and the Sea
I graduated high school in 1981. The book was first published in 1952.
Points this task: 20
Big Books - 500+: 0
Goodreads author ticket: 0
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30.4 - Annapoorni's task: Neptune's Neighbourhood
Option A Read a book with the word "water" or a term for a body of water in its title/subtitle or series title.
Starvation Lake
Bryan Gruley is a Goodreads author
Option C Read a book that shows a body of water large enough to swim in on the cover.
Points this task: 30
Big Books - 500+: 0
Goodreads author ticket: 1
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Totals:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Goodreads authors: 3
Books read: 10
Post 720.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jessica PDX's Task: Stop That Slump!
read ONE book by an author whose name does NOT contain ANY of the letters in SLUMP.
The Fall by Bethany Griffin
25.1 -- Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: New and Old
Option 1. Read a new-to-you book by an author that you have read before.
REQUIRED: State the name of older book that you have read by this author.
I've last read Final Catcall and all the books that came before.
A Midwinter's Tail NEW TO ME AND NOT A REREAD
Option 2: Read a book by a new-to-you author.
REQUIRED: State that the author is new to you.
The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco NEW TO ME AUTHOR
Points this post: 45
Total: 155
Books read: 11
Tasks Done:8
Kait15.4 - Ring in the New
Option B - One Book Task
A book first published between March 1, 2014 and February 28, 2015 and identified on GR as book #1 in a series.
Wickedly Dangerous by Deborah Blake -- First published September 2nd 2014; #1 in the Baba Yaga series
Deborah Blake is a GR Author.
Points This Post: 15
GR Authors This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Points: 150
Total GR Authors: 15
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
Jonquil5.5 - Thalia
genre "Humor," "Comedy," or "Funny"
7th Humor 49 users 10th Humor > Funny 28 users
Big Boned 280 pages 1/9
by Meg Cabot (Goodreads Author)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 935
Books posted: 71
Tasks complete: 53
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Total goodreads authors:42
CHANDNI5.5 - Thalia
Read a book with the genre "Humor," "Comedy," or "Funny" on its main page.
I read Laughter, the Best Medicine.
[POINTS]
This Post: 5
Total Points: 140
Books Read: 9
Completed Tasks: 7
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Elizabeth B10.2. A New Year and a New Number
Dirty Deeds (102 pg)
20.4 - Author! Author! - Gea's task: The College Years
Option 1: set in EU Ireland Faithful Place
Points:30
Total: 420+30=450
Task # 30.3 – Dlmrose’s task – Greek KeyOption 1 – Lock or Key on cover - the lock image must show a keyhole
✔ – 08Dec14 (keyhole beneath door handle)Approved here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Option 4 – Repeating pattern on cover
✔ – 06Jan15 (the skull buttons on snowman)*** Joanne Fluke is a Goodreads Author ***
Approved here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 140 points
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
trishhartuk25.6 Pamela3265's task: Let It Snow!
Choose TWO different options below. REQUIRED: State which options you chose when you post.
Option A - “Let it snow”: Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in the song title “LET IT SNOW”.
The Norfolk Mystery, Ian Sansom
I & S can be found in Let it Snow
Read the kindle version: MPPB reference edition:
Goodreads Author: No
Big Book: No
Option C - “As long as you love me so…”: Read a book with Romance listed as a genre on the book’s main page.
Without a Summer, Mary Robinette Kowal
Has both Romance and Historical Romance as main-page genres
Read the kindle version: MPPB reference edition:
Goodreads Author: Yes. Mary Robinette Kowal is a Goodreads Author
Big Book: No
Total Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
*** Revised Points to Date (without 30.7) ***
Tasks Completed: 9
Total Points: 195
Total Goodreads Authors: 7
Total Big Books: (500+): 1
Mimi MicheleLet It Snow 25.6
Option A- Let It Snow: In the Garden of Beast-Eric Larson
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
Option C-As Long as You Love Me So: Landline-Rainbow Rowell
Landline
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 90
Total books read:8
10.7. You Can Do It!(view spoiler)
How to Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers by Toni Bernhard has the main page genre Health
***Goodreads Author
(This book is a re-read)
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20.4 - Author! Author! - Gea's task: The College Years
(view spoiler)
The Potter's Field by Andrea Camilleri is set 100% in Italy, a Member State of the EU.
THIS POST:
Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 2
Pages: 505
Books: 2
GRA Tickets: 1
BB Tickets: [500+:0][750+:0][1000+:0]
TOTAL THIS SEASON:
Points: 325
Tasks Completed: 26
Pages: 8831
Books: 28
GRA Tickets: 14
BB Tickets: [500+:3][750+:0][1000+:0]
trishhartuk20.9 - Moderator’s Pet - Jessica PDX’s Task: Stop That Slump!
Read ONE book by an author whose name does NOT contain ANY of the letters in SLUMP.
The Other Christmas Carol: A Tonic for the Xmas Spirit, David Wake
Read the kindle version: MMPB reference edition
*** Book moved from 30.7 ***
Goodreads Author: Yes - David Wake is a Goodreads Author
Big Book: No
Total Points this Challenge: 20
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 10
Total Points: 215
Total Goodreads Authors: 8
Total Big books: (500+) 1
Kristi CO25.1 -- Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: New and Old
Option 1: book new to me by an author I've read before
Stone Mattress: Nine Tales by Margaret Atwood
I've read several books by Atwood, but the first was Oryx and Crake.
Margaret Atwood is a Goodreads author
Option 2: the author is new to me
Unbroken: A World War II Book of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
Points this post: 25
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 13
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jessica PDX's Task: Stop That Slump!I read The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt byKara Cooney, whose name does NOT include the letters in "slump"
points: 175
Books read: 14
tasks: 12
GR authors: 4
Big books : 2(500)
pages: 4896
15.4 Ring In The NewBook 1 - Read a book first published between March 1, 2014 and February 28, 2015
Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
Danielle Paige - Goodreads Author
Book 2 - Read a book identified on GR as book #1 in a series
Dorothy Must Die
Task Points: 15
GR Author: 1
Total Points: 105
Total GR Author Tickets: 1
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.
Afterworldsby Scott Westerfeld
This book was not a reread, but I've read a number of Westerfeld's novels before (the Uglies series, the Midnighters series)
Scott Westerfeld is a Goodreads author
Afterworlds has 640 pages, one BB ticket claimed
Option 4: Read a book in a series that you have already started. This book must be identified as #2 or higher in a series on Goodreads.
The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss #2 in the Kingkiller Chronicle
Patrick Rothfuss is a Goodreads author
The Wise Man's Fear has 992 pages, 2 BB tickets claimed
Points this post: 25
Points total: 65
Tasks completed: 3
GRA tickets total: 3
Big book tickets total: 3 - 500+(1) 750+(1) 1000+()
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY20.9 Moderator's Pet - Jessica PDX's Task: Stop That Slump!
In the spirit of getting out of the reading doldrums, read ONE book by an author whose name does NOT contain ANY of the letters in SLUMP.
Janet Evanovich is used as an example for this task.
Takedown Twenty (Stephanie Plum #20) by Janet Evanovich
I read the Kindle version, the mmpb has 345 pages.
Janet Evanovich is a **Goodreads Author**
[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 465/1045
Books Read: 37
Completed Tasks: 31/59
Pages Read: 11786
Goodreads Authors: 25
Big Books: [500+: 3] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
NARUMON 30.3 Greek Key
Option 2: Book from Best Twist List
Life of Piby Yann Martel, which is #16 on the list.
Option 4: Book with repeating pattern or design element on cover
, which has books repeated on the cover. **** Robin Sloan is a Goodreads Author ****
30.9 You are an Ironman
Option 1: set at least 50% in Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, or Georgia
Baltimore Blues by Laura Lippman, which is entirely set in Baltimore, MD.
**** Laura Lippman is a Goodreads Author ****
Option 2: Read a book that a friend you've never met or a moderator rated 4-5 stars
Don't Tellby Karen Rose, which has a 4-5 star rating from the moderator Kristina Simons.
Link: Her 5-star rating
Task 25.6 -- Let It Snow!Option A – “Let it snow”: Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in “LET IT SNOW”.The initials for only the first and last names count for this task. Middle initials may be ignored.
Emmuska Orczy: L E T IT SN O W
Lady Molly of Scotland Yard (1910) by Emmuska Orczy (Paperback, 344 pages)
Option C –Read a book with Romance listed as a genre on the book’s main page. Embedded genres, such as Historical Romance or Paranormal Romance, will also work.
Heartwishes (2011) by Jude Deveraux (Hardcover, 363 pages)
95 + 25 = 120
Tasks Completed: 7
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 95 + 25 = 120
Books read: 10
Pages read: 3,007
Read but not claimed: 7
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
25.9 -- Pat's task: Narcissus & EchoNarcissus
A. Read a book that is written in first person.
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
First sentence: "Looking back to tall that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures."
C. Read a book that shows exactly one person on the cover.
(I have no idea why that image is so small, if you'd like confirmation, the image can be seen larger here).
Points this post: 25
Total points: 70
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
Adria20.1 Most Improved Player-Bea's Task
I chose Option 2: read a historical fiction (pre-21st century) or science fiction book (post 2100)
The Wild Rose
This book is set during World War I (20th century).
Points this post: 20
Total points: 105
RepostScooter & Siam
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment
Pick ONE option and read a book that fits its criteria. Rereads and books with the genre "kids" or "childrens" on its main page may not be used for this task.
Option 1: Far Abroad – The world is a great big place, especially when you’re not exactly sure where your loved one is located for months on end. Read a book set on a different continent(s) than the one you are currently residing in.
Required: State the continent on which you live and identify the setting of the book if it's not obvious from the Goodreads description.
Read The The Lotus Palace - I live in the North American continent -- state of Georgia; the book's setting was China -- in Asia. This is not a reread.
***GR Author***
This Post: 20
Total: 45
Tasks: 4
GRA: 2
Big Books:1
Scooter & Siam 10.5. Older and Wiser - Athena is the goddess of wisdom. Read a nonfiction book that makes you wiser by giving you more information about something you would like to know more about.
REQUIRED: In your post, briefly explain the subject that you wanted to know more about.
Read The Queen's Agent: Francis Walsingham at the Court of Elizabeth I - a nonfiction book that I read to learn more about spycraft in Elizabethean England
This Post: 10
Total: 55
Tasks: 5
GRA: 2
Big Books:1
Amy N. 30.9 -- Delicious Dee's task: You Are An Ironman
For this task you will read TWO books from DIFFERENT OPTIONS.
Because the Ironman brand is a series found through-out the world and I covered 144.6 miles on that day, both books you pick must be identified on GR as being part of a series and be a number in the series that contains either a 1, 4 or 6 (i.e. 1, 6, 14, 21).
I choose Option 1: Road Trip and Option 5: Hitting The Wall
Option #1: Nashville Heat Bethany MichaelsClaiming Goodreads author: was set in Tennessee And is 1 in Series Nashville 12/4/14
Option #5: Summer at Willow Lake Susan Wiggs Claiming Goodreads author. This is number 1 in Lakeshore Chronicles Series. 1/10/15
This Post: 30
Total Points: 120
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 10
Goodreads Author: 7
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
15.6 My WayThere Was a Little Girl: The Real Story of My Mother and Me by Brooke Shields
This is the story of her life with her mother.
25.8 Marry Saturnalia
Book 1 - Personal by Lee Child
Book 2 - #1 Book with Winter Landscape on Cover
The Remedy for Love: A Novel
by Bill RoorbachLee Child is a Goodreads Author
Bill Roorbach is a Goodreads Author
Post Total: 40
Grand Total: 140
M1NKS20.5 - 2 Sides to Every Coin
2. Read a book whose title or subtitle has two words that are conflicting or opposites
Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light
POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 355
GR Author: 2
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 25
Delicious Dee20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment
Option 3 - Destination Wedding - Robyn Neeley (GR Author) - 3ppl have shelved as contemporary romance, 2 ppl as straight romance, book is NOT a re-read
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 635
Goodreads Authors: 35
Big Book Tickets:
Katie K15.6 My Way
Little Failure
Gary Shteyngart is a Goodreads Author
30.7 Hang the Christmas Stockings With Care
Option 1: Satsuma The Martian by Andy Weir has an orange cover.
Andy Weir is a Goodreads Author.
Option 2: Lump of Coal
Lives in Ruins: Archeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble is Nonfiction and has Science listed as one of its main page genres.
Marilyn Johnson is a Goodreads Author.
POINTS
Points This Post: 45
Points Total: 155
Books Read: 11
GR Author: 6
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 6
Jonquil5.3 - Euterpe
musical instrument on cover guitar
Dead Is a Killer Tune 204 pages 1/10
by Marlene Perez (Goodreads Author)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 940
Books posted: 72
Tasks complete: 54
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Total goodreads authors:43
**Repost**25.9 -- Pat's task: Narcissus & Echo
---Both of these books are new to me.---
Narcissus
A. Read a book that is written in first person.
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
First sentence: "Looking back to tall that has occurred to me since that eventful day, I am scarcely able to believe in the reality of my adventures."
C. Read a book that shows exactly one person on the cover.
(I have no idea why that image is so small, if you'd like confirmation, the image can be seen larger here).
Points this post: 25
Total points: 70
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
Catherine T Task 5.7 - Polyhymnia
Read a book with religion genre
Lila by Marilynne Robinson (verified in msg 37)
10.1 - A Random Trip Back in TimeI generated random number 34, so I read a book first published in 1981.
Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez
15.3 - Launch a Thousand Ships
ONE BOOK OPTION: Read a book whose author's name is on the Greek/Roman lists, and set in a country on the Mediterranean list.
Jezebel by Irène Némirovsky
The author's name is IRENE and was approved in message 2 of the help thread (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...), and the book is set in FRANCE.
15.6 - My Way
Read a memoir or autobiography.
Four Corners: A Journey into the Heart of Papua New Guinea by Kira Salak
15.8 - Under My Thumb
Read a book with a human thumb on the cover.
by Matt RuddThe thumb is below the white horizontal rail towards the bottom right corner.
15.10 - All I Want for Christmas is U
Read a book with a word beginning with letter U in the title.
Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
This is an audiobook. The first MMPB version has 192 pages (this is a French version - the first English MMPB has 188 pages.)
Points this post: 70
Total Points: 70
GR Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total books read: 5
30.8 Make Your TBR List Say Uncle2 books, at least 250 pages per book
Option 1: Read a book with the main page genre "Books about Books"
I read Lost in a Good Book (372 pages)
Option 2: Read a book that has a cover that is at least 75% red
I read
(319 pages)points in this post: 30
total points: 30
20.2 Feminism is for Everybody!1 book
Option 1: Read a non-fiction book with the main page genre "Feminism"
I read The Vagina Monologues
points in this post: 20
total points: 50
20.4 - The College YearsOPTION 1: Read a book set at least 50% in an EU country (excl UK).
Le Bal; And, Snow in Autumn by Irène Némirovsky
Over half the book is set in France (all of Le Bal, and part of Snow in Autumn).
20.5 - 2 Sides to Every Coin
OPTION 2: Read a book whose title/subtitle has 2 words that are conflicting or opposites.
Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery by Henry Marsh
Life/Death are listed as approved opposites in message 2 of the healp thread (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...).
20.6 - Deployment
Read a fiction book with a main character who is a parent.
Fire in the Blood by Irène Némirovsky
The parent is Helene (the narrator's cousin). The story centres around her relationship with her daughter Colette. See following paragraph taken from a review in The Guardian:
We are introduced by the narrator, Sylvestre, also known as Sylvio, to a middle-aged couple, Francois and Helene, with an apparently idyllic marrige. They love each other, are mellowed by creeping old age and have a number of children, one of whom, Colette, is about to get married. Colette worships her parents and desires only that her marriage should be like theirs.(http://www.theguardian.com/books/2007...)
Points this post: 60
Total Points: 130
GR Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total books read: 8
Coralie5.5 Thalia
Book with genre 'humor'
Breakfast of Champions
20.5 2 sides to every coin
Option 1 – name of US coin in title – 'penny'
The Taste of Penny
This post 25 points
Total to date 325 points
20.7 - Back to High SchoolOPTION2: Read a Book from the Required Reading in High School list.
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Book is no. 172 on page 2 of the list.
20.10 - Group Reads
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
I posted message 15 in the discussion thread (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...).
Neil Gaiman is a GOODREADS AUTHOR so I claim one ticket, please.
30.6 - Twice the Fun
Read two books published in the same year (I rolled a 4).
All Our Worldly Goods by Irène Némirovsky
The Blank Wall by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
Both books were originally published in 1947.
Points this post: 70
Total Points: 200
GR Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total books read: 12
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Book 1 - A Nod to the Romans: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, originally written in Spanish. Claiming one BB ticket for 506 pages.
Book 2 - And to the Greeks: Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata, originally written in Japanese.
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Points this post: 25
Total points: 155
Big Books: 2 tickets
Total GR Authors: 4