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WINTER CHALLENGE 2014 CT
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JUKKA30.2 -- Hina's task: Homer's Odyssey
Option 1: Book with "Classics" as main page genre. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.
Option 5: Book first published in a year that contains an 8 or that has number 24 in the date. Empire in Black and Gold by Adrian Tchaikovsky, first published in 2008.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 180
Books Read: 13
SandiCompleted Tasks
5.5 - Thalia
Main page genre - Comedy, Funny
Kindle edition I read: Life is a Circus Run by a Platypus
Paperback edition: Life is a Circus Run by a Platypus
10.6. Better Check that Gift Horse's Mouth!
Main page genre - Spy Thriller, Espionage
Blindfold Game
***Summary***
Previous Points Earned: 205
Points Earned this Post: 15
Total Points To Date: 220
posted by Peakles30.6 - Elizabeth B's Task: Twice the Fun
Rolled a 5.
Read 2 books that have won the same award.
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout (2009)
The Orphan Master's Son by
Adam Johnson (2013)
Total points = 60.
Vicki10.9 Getting to Know You
Author interview: Stephen King pg.1
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King a GRA
This post:
10 points
1 GRA
Total:
185 points
9 GRA
10.10. A New Blog for a New YearRead a book that has been reviewed in this blog.
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman
link to blog review by Barry
Task total=10
Grand total=135
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: The Pillars of the Earth
Task 5.2: 5.2 – Clio
Historical Fiction
10.9 Get to Know the Author
Ken Follett was interviewed by GR (page 5)
Current post:
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total:
Total Points: 105
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+:
Julia103Task 25.3 - Two Types of Tasks
Book A: Tales of Spiral Castle: Stories of the Keltiad
I received this book as a Hanukkah present.
Book B: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (on task creater's 5-star list)
Post total: 25 points
Challenge total points: 350
Total GRA: 12
Total BB tickets: 4
25.10. LOIS'S TASK: BOOK GROUP BOOKSBook 1: The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler, found on the SRC Read Shelf, read between 06/01/2013-01/08/2013 and, obviously I didn’t read it previously
Book 2: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs, found on the Most Popular Booklist books this week, generated 01/09/2015, the world, position 35
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 165
Goodreads Authors this post: 0
Total Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.10 - All I Want For Christmas is U
An Unexpected Song by Iris Johansen
This book has a word that begins with the letter "U" in the title (Unexpected)
25.9 - Narcissus & Echo
Character: Narcissus
The total number of pages for the two books is 576 pages.
Both books are new to me.
Book 1: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
Option B - The book title contains the word "me" (Is Everyone Hanging Out Without ME).
This book is 222 pages and is new to me.
Book 2: Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier
Option C - There is one person on the cover
This book is 354 pages and is new to me.
This post: 40 points
Total points to date: 185 points
Tasks completed: 14
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ30.4 - Neptune's Neighbourhood
Book 1: Freshwater Kisses: A Billionaire Love Story by Krista Lakes
Option B - This book was written by an author whose name includes the word "lake" intact within their name (LAKES) and was approved in Message #2 of the Task Help Thread
Link to PB edition: Freshwater Kisses
Book 2: Catch Me a Catch by Sally Clements
Option C - A body of water large enough to swim in is shown on the cover.
Link to PB edition: Catch Me a Catch
This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 215 points
Tasks completed: 15
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
Laura E25.9 Narcissus and Echo
I chose Narcissus.
Option A: (first person narrative)
The Orenda by Joseph Boyden
First Sentence: I awake.
This book is new to me.
Option C: (one person on cover)
By Kim Stanley RobinsonThis book is new to me.
Book approved in post 55 in help thread
Points: 25
Totals
Points: 150
GRA: 3
Big Books: 0
NICOLE OH5.7 Polyhymnia
Stitches : a handbook on meaning, hope, and repair- main page genres of Spirituality, Religion and inspiration for this one!
Anne Lamott is a Goodreads author.
[POINTS]
This Post: 5
Total Points: 180
Books Read: 15
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Delicious Dee20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Berls's Task: Back to High School
Option 2 - Assigned Reading - 1984 - pg 1, #13 on the provided list
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 655
Goodreads Authors: 35
Big Book Tickets:
Lindy-Lanetask 15.8: under my thumb:
*book with hand & thumb showing on cover
Lady of Hay: Two Women, Eight Hundred Years, and the Destiny They Share by Barbara Erskineapproval post #15 in help thread for this task
claiming big book for 571 pages
Points this post: 15
Total points: 100
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(1) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 6
Carly20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment
Option 3: Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
Eleanor and Park has "Romance" listed as one of its main genres.
Rainbow Rowell is a Goodreads Author.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 55
Books Read: 3
Completed Tasks: 3
Tasks in Progress: 1
Pages Read: 990
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
5.3 - EuterpeKilmeny of the Orchard by L.M. Montgomery
– violin on cover5.4 - Erato
The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman – per word “Love” in title
15.1 Returns and Exchanges
Book 1
Original book is Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs – I rated it four stars.
I read Masques by Patricia Briggs
Book 2 - "Readers Also Enjoyed"
From Far Away, Vol. 13 by Kyoko Hikawa – I rated it 4 stars, so I read the "Readers Also Enjoyed" book:
Red River, Vol. 2 by Chie Shinohara:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Points This Post:25
Total Points: 260
Goodreads Authors: 8
Chris MDReposting to state that this was not a reread for me.
20.6 Deployment
Option 3. Genre = Romance
Dance of the Gods by Nora Roberts
I listened to the audio version on this book. The paperback has 321 pages.
20.2 - Feminism is for Everybody!OPTION 2: Read a fictional book from the Best Feminist Fiction List.
Beloved by Toni Morrison
The book is number 22 on page 1 of the list.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 285
GR Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total books read: 17
Cait S25.4- Egyptian Deities
You will chose TWO different options and read a book for EACH.
Option B: The Sun God, Ra
For this option read a book with the image of a bird (any bird will do) on the cover.
by Rebecca Rasmussen **Rebecca Rasmussen is a Goodreads Author**Option C: The God Osiris
For this option read a book that is first in a series that is new to you.
Funeral Food by Kathleen Taylor
Funeral Food is the first in the Tory Bauer Mystery series and it was not a re-read for me.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 285
Goodreads Authors: 17
Total Tasks Completed: 18
ColetteGTask 5.6 Melpomene Causes of Ugly Crying
If I Stay #16 on the list
by Gale ForemanIf I Stay
5 points for task
Gale Foreman Goodreads author
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jessica PDX's Task: Stop That Slump!The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey, a GRA.
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Points this post: 20
Total points: 175
Big Books: 2 tickets
Total GR Authors: 5
15.3 Launch A Thousand ShipsBook one- Silver Heart by VICTORIA Green,a GRA
approved for length in message 4311
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Book two -Five Quarters Of The Orange by Joanne Harris, a GRA. Set in France.
Total points- 445
Total GRA- 29
Total BB(+500)- 4
Nick KY30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Greek Key
Option 1. Read a book with a lock and/or key on the cover. I read A Special Place: The Heart of a Dark Matter by Peter Straub.
Option 3. The meander became associated with the legends of King Minos of Crete and the story of Theseus slaying the Minotaur in the labyrinth.
I read a book with "labyrinth" in the title:
The Devil's Labyrinth by John Saul.Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 430
M1NKS10.6. Better Check that Gift Horse's Mouth! - Read a book with the main page genre "espionage" or "spy thriller." Genres may be stand alone or embedded.
The 39 Steps
POINTS
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 365
GR Author: 2
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 26
M1NKS25.2 - Andy P's task: Hats off to Translators
1. Queen Margot, or Marguerite de Valois (translated from French)
I claim 1 Big Book Ticket for this book.
2. The Brothers Karamazov (translated from Russian)
I Claim 2 Big Book Tickets for this book
POINTS
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 390
GR Author: 2
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 1] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 26
Devon20.3 - 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.
I read A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley Cash. The corresponding word is "home" from "I'll Be Home for Christmas."
M1NKS20.8 - Nickels & Dimes
The Second Part of King Henry IV
This fill both 5.1 and 5.2. Poetry and Historical Fiction.
I have cleared prior to posting that the two Henry IV plays are separate.
POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 410
GR Author: 2
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 27
Laura NT Fix from post 1757.
20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Caroling, Caroling …
Read ONE book whose TITLE shares a word one of my favorite Christmas Songs. Book is greater than 250 pages(345 pages) Song Title: O Holy Night, Word in Book Title: Night
Night Probe! by Clive Cussler
Points this Post: 20
Laura NTFix from post 1755
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment
Option 3: read a book with the genre "Romance" on the goodread’s main page
The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts
This book is NOT a re-read.
Points this Post: 20
HINA25.9 -- Pat's task: Narcissus & Echo -
I am going with Narcissus.
Option B: The Wolf Who Loved Me by Lydia Dare.
Me in the Title. 376 pages.
Option C:
Berrr's Vow by Laurann Dohner. 1 Person on the cover. 232 pages.
Both books are new to me and total number of pages is 608.
**Lydia Dare is a goodreads author.**
Current post:
Points: 25
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 620
Total Goodreads Authors: 31
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Caroling, Caroling …
Wealth Happens One Day at a TIME
Current post:
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Totals:
Total Points: 210
Total Goodreads Authors: 10
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Tasks Done: 10
Total Books Read: 15
JonquilAdjusted my records 5 points (penalty for multi-tasking while posting.) Will substitute new book for 5.6 in future post.
25.10 -- Lois's task: Book Group Books
Book 1
I am a member of the Cozy Mysteries goodreads group
this was one of our December group reads
https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...
Start date December 1, 2014 Finish date December 31, 2014
placed on hold December 4th
Cover Her Face 1/11 254 pp
by P.D. James
Book 2.
Most Popular Bookclub Books This Month In The United States
Books that have been read by the most groups this month (generated Dec 10, 2014 02:00AM)
The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror
This is how I saved it in my google doc; if this needs to be a hot link, I'll just have to substitute/read a January book, because I can't figure out how to link back to December.
The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror 306 pages 1/11
by Christopher Moore (Goodreads Author)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 965
Books posted: 74
Tasks complete: 55
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Total goodreads authors: 42
Jonquil10.4. Let's Go!
Travel listed third 47 users
What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding 304 pages 1/12
by Kristin Newman (Goodreads Author)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 975
Books posted: 75
Tasks complete: 56
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Total goodreads authors: 43
Mod
20.4 - Author! Author! - Gea's task: The College Years
option 1, set in EU- Romania: The Appointment by Herta Müller
25.8 -- Hana C's task: Merry Saturnalia!
Book 1 Between the Tides: In Search of Sea Turtles by George Hughes
PB: Between the Tides: In Search of Sea Turtles
Book 2, option 1 snow of cover
Red Station by Adrian Magson30.2 -- Hina's task: Homer's Odyssey
option 2, homecoming in title: The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield, 352 pg
option 3, nobody initials, NB: Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler, 320 pg
total = 495
***Repost of Post 1917 with corrected information.***Carly
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment
Option 3: Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
This book was not a re-read for me.
Eleanor and Park has "Romance" listed as one of its main genres.
Rainbow Rowell is a Goodreads Author.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 55
Books Read: 3
Completed Tasks: 3
Tasks in Progress: 1
Pages Read: 990
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Task 15.5 California Dreamin'Read a book set primarily (at least 50%) in California.The setting should be evident in the title, description, metadata, or on the main book page.
Sixty per cent of the novel is set in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. (I kept track of the pages!) The word “Hollywood” in the title refers to Hollywood, California.
The Hollywood Dodo (2004) by Geoff Nicholson (Hardcover, 323 pages)
150 + 15 = 165
Tasks Completed: 9
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 150 + 15 = 165
Books read: 13
Pages read: 4,065
Read but not claimed: 6
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 5.10 Who's your muse
Read a book of your choice
Paul a un travail d'été (Paul has a summer job) by Michel Rabagliati
Qualifier: book of choice, 151 pages.
Points this task: 5
Points Total: 50
Tasks Completed: 4
GR Author: 2
Big Books: 0
Alexis5.5 - Thalia
Chew, Vol. 8: Family Recipes by John Layman
10.2. A New Year and a New Number
Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books by Maureen Corrigan
10.10. A New Blog for a New Year
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
by Allie Brosh
Link to review: https://bfgb.wordpress.com/2014/01/02...
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 25
GR Authors this post: 0
Total GR Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
Total books read: 3
Alexis15.6 My Way
Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel
15.8 Under My Thumb
by John Layman20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Caroling, Caroling …
Audiobook I "read": Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Paperback: Night Film
Song: O Holy Night
Word Matched: Night
**Marisha Pessl is a Goodreads Author**
**Night Film is a Big Book (640 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Option 1 - Far Away
This is not a re-read.
I live in North America.
**1Q84 is a Big Book (925 pages). Claiming 2 BB tickets.**
Points this post: 70
Total Points: 95
GR Authors this post: 1
Total GR Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 3
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+: 1
BBooks - 1000+: 0
Total books read: 7
Queenbee Darlene10.5 Older and Wiser something I'm interested in: Ice, fjords, glaciers, Artic exploration - absolutely fascinated by this stuff.
In The Kingdom of Ice by Hampton Sides
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
10 points
total point this post: 10
total points: 105
CYNBAXTER:5.2 - Clio
Read a book with the genre "History" or "Historical Fiction" on its main page. Other genres that fit into these genres will also work. Ex: Military History, Historical Romance, Historical Mystery, etc.
The Corpse Exhibition: And Other Stories of Iraq by Hassan Blasim
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 205
Total Tasks: 12
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: (500) 3; (750) 0; (1000) 0
Total Books Read: 15
Alexis20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Berls's Task: Back to High School
Option 2 - Assigned Reading: Page 1, No. 20 on the list.
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Angie CA's task: 5+5, 5+10, and 10+10 equals 20!
Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity by David Lynch
Fulfills task 5.7 - Polyhymnia (Genre - Spirituality) and task 10.5. Older and Wiser (I wanted to learn more about Director David Lynch).
25.8 -- Hana C's task: Merry Saturnalia!
Book One:
The Walking Dead, Vol. 01: Days Gone Bye by Robert Kirkman
Book Two, Option 3:
Saga, Volume 4 by Brian K. Vaughan
Points this post: 65
Total Points: 160
GR Authors this post: 0
Total GR Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+: 1
BBooks - 1000+: 0
Total books read: 11
Kait10.3 - National Days
A book set at least 50% in a country that celebrates their national day in December, January, or February.
Flesh by Kylie Scott -- Entirely set in Australia
Kylie Scott is a GR Author.
Points This Post: 10
GR Authors This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Points: 170
Total GR Authors: 17
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
Alexis30.6 - Elizabeth B's task: Twice the Fun
Rolled 4. PUBLICATION YEAR - both books first published in 2012
The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards William J. Broad
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
**Robin Sloan is a Goodreads Author**
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 190
GR Authors this post: 1
Total GR Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+: 1
BBooks - 1000+: 0
Total books read: 13
Catherine TTask 30.5 - Atlantis
option 2: read a book with dsytopia genre
Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
option 3: read a book containing a 4+ letter word from the Donovan song 'Atlantis'
The Glass Magician by Charlie Holmberg
matching word: Magician
REPOST:20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Caroling, Caroling …
Song Title: Christmas Time is Here
Wealth Happens One Day at a TIME
384 pages.
Current post:
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Totals:
Total Points: 210
Total Goodreads Authors: 10
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Tasks Done: 10
Total Books Read: 15
Paula15.2 - Roman Numerals
Read TWO books whose titles and/or subtitles together contain all 7 symbols/letters (I, C, D, L, M, V, X)
I read:
Book 1: Death in Five Boxes. (I, D, V, X) ★★★★
Book 2: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales. (C, L, M) ★★★★★
Points this post: 15
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Total points: 45
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 6
SCHATZIETASK 30.9: Delicious Dee's Ironman
opt. 3: Natchez Burning by Greg Iles
bb: 791 pages
opt. 5: The Alchemyst
by Michael Scott---GR Author
TASK 30.6: Elizabeth's B's Twice the fun
req'd: I rolled a 3
Book 1:Black Powder War Temeraire #3
by Naomi Novik --- GR Author
Book 2: Throne of Jade Temeraire #2
by Naomi Novik ---GR Author
TASK 30.4: Annapoorni's Neptune Neighbourhood
opt. A: Tidewater Inn
byColleen Coble ---GR Author
opt. C: Norwegian by Night
by Derek B. Miller --- GR Author
TASK 30.2: Hina's Homer's Odyssey
opt. 5: number 8 in publishing year: The Cruelest Month
opt. 6: boat on cover:
Only Time Will TellTasks Completed: 4
Points this post: 120
Total Points: 120
GRA This Post: 4
Total GRA: 4
BB-500: 0
BB-75-: 1
BB-1000: 0
Alexis10.7. You Can Do It!
The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards by William J. Broad
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 200
GR Authors this post: 0
Total GR Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+: 1
BBooks - 1000+: 0
Total books read: 14
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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OPTION 2. Janus faces both the past and future. Read a book with the main page genre of either Historical Fiction or Science Fiction. Genre may be embedded or stand alone. Historical Fiction should be earlier than the current century (21st). Required: State the century or year of the setting when posting.
I read: The Impressionist
The book takes place at the beginning of the 20th century and it was approved here and was shelved as Historical Fiction by 40 users.
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Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 210
GR Author:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 11
GRA Total: 4
BB Total: