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message 2751: by Coralie (last edited Jan 31, 2015 02:30PM) (new)

Coralie Coralie

15.6 My Way
A Confession by Leo Tolstoy


This post 15 points

Total to date 685 points


message 2752: by Kim (new)

Kim (goodreadscomkimber) | 708 comments Kimber

Option 1: The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (goodreads author) pb 973 pages - qualifies for big book ticket

Option 3: Crazy in Paradise by Deborah Brown (goodreads author) pb 370 pages

This task: 30 points
# tasks submitted to date: 23
New total points: 440
GRA: 22
Big Book: 1/500+, 1/750+


message 2753: by Kaity (new)

Kaity | 358 comments Kait

20.10 - Group Reads
A book selected as the Group Reads choices for the season.
Good Omens: The Nice & Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman -- Participated in discussion with post #34

Neil Gaiman is a GR Author.


25.2 - Andy P's task: Hats off to Translators
Book 1 - A book originally written in one of the following Romance languages: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, or Romanian.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho -- Originally written in Portuguese -- Approved in help thread post #74

Paulo Coelho is a GR Author.

Book 2 - A book originally written in one of the following languages: Greek, Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, or Russian.
A Werewolf Problem in Central Russia: And Other Stories by Victor Pelevin -- Originally written in Russian



Points This Post: 45
GR Authors This Post: 2
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0

Total Points: 360
Total GR Authors: 26
Total Big Book Tickets: 3


message 2754: by Blueberry (last edited Jan 31, 2015 03:12PM) (new)

Blueberry (blueberry1) | 465 comments Blueberry

15.4 Book 1 - Read a book first published between March 1, 2014 and February 28, 2015.
Horrorstör Grady Hendrix
Grady Hendrix is a Goodreads author.

Book 2 - Read a book identified on GR as book #1 in a series. (series, #1)
O Pioneers!

Pts this task: 15
Total pts: 205
GRA: 6


message 2755: by Katy (new)

Katy | 790 comments 15.4 Ring in the New

I read one book that fits both requirements -- One Kick by Chelsea Cain -- first published in August, 2014, and #1 in the Kick Lannigan series

Claiming a GRA ticket for Chelsea Cain

20.3 Caroling, Caroling...

I read Night Film by Marisha Pessl - matching word is "night"

Claiming a GRA ticket for Marisha Pessl and a Big Book ticket for Night Film - 602 pages

20.5 Two Sides to Every Coin

I chose option 2 and read Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty - big and little

Claiming a GRA ticket for Liane Moriarty

New Total: 340


message 2756: by Bucket (last edited Jan 31, 2015 03:33PM) (new)

Bucket | 362 comments 20.7 Berls's Task: Back to High School

Option 2: The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck

On page one of the list, #46.


30.2 Hina's Task: Homer's Odyssey

Option 1. Classics genre. I read Tom Jones by Henry Fielding

**ONE BIG BOOK TICKET - 734 pages**

Option 5. "8" in year of first publication. I read A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, first published in 1989.

**ONE BIG BOOK TICKET - 617 pages**

**John Irving is a GOODREADS AUTHOR**


Points this post: 50
Total points: 310

Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 21
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: (1) All the Light We Cannot See, Tom Jones, A Prayer for Owen Meany (2) - (3) -


message 2757: by Dee (last edited Feb 05, 2015 05:22AM) (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments Delicious Dee

20.1 - Most Improved Player - Bea's task: January and Janus
Option 2 - The Escape - book is set prior to the 21st century as the description references being several years after the Peninsular War which occurred between 1807 and 1814 - I estimate the book was set about 1817ish

Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 825
Goodreads Authors: 50
Big Book Tickets: 500+ - 1


message 2758: by Blueberry (new)

Blueberry (blueberry1) | 465 comments Blueberry

10.7 Read a book with the main page genres - health.
Modern Essentials *5th Edition* A Contemporary Guide to the Therapeutic Use of Essential Oils

Pts this task: 10
Total pts: 215
Total books: 14


message 2759: by Julia (new)

Julia (julia103) | 2719 comments Julia103

Task 30.1 - It's All Greek to Me

I rolled 6 and 5

Option 5: Jinx High has horror as a main page genre

Option 6: Absolution by Murder Absolution by Murder (Sister Fidelma, #1) by Peter Tremayne has a candle on the cover

Post total: 30 points
Challenge total points: 555
Total GRA: 15
Total BB tickets: 5


message 2760: by Diane (last edited Jan 31, 2015 06:12PM) (new)

Diane (didi3023) | -18 comments Didi3023


10.5. Older and Wiser
Nonfiction book that makes you wiser.
Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee Charles J. Shields

15.6 My Way
Read a memoir or autobiography
The Mockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee Marja Mills

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Berls's Task: Back to High School
Option 2 - pick a book from the Required Reading in High School list.
#1.
To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee

[POINTS]
This Post: 45
Total Points: 135
Total Books Read: 11
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]


message 2761: by Diane (last edited Jan 31, 2015 06:10PM) (new)

Diane (didi3023) | -18 comments Didi3023


20.1 - Most Improved Player - Bea's task: January and Janus
Read a book with the main page genre of either Historical Fiction or Science Fiction
1855
North and South Elizabeth Gaskell
Claiming a big book at 521 pages

[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 90
Total Books Read: 8
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]


message 2762: by Ashley (new)

Ashley  W  (ashleeeyyy88) ASHLEY V

20.4 - Author! Author! - Gea's task: The College Years

Option 1: For this task, read a book which is set at least 50% in a country that is part of European Union.

The Son by Jo Nesbø
The Son by Jo Nesbø

Setting: Oslo, Norway


CURRENT POST
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
____________________________

CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 175
Total Goodreads Authors: 3
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:


message 2763: by Donna (new)

Donna | 1271 comments SCHATZIE

15.8: UNDER MY THUMB

Just Listen by Sarah Dessen Just Listen
by Sarah Dessen ---GR Author

Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 725
Total GRA: 27
BB-500: 1
BB-750: 2
BB-1000: 0


message 2764: by Diane (last edited Jan 31, 2015 06:44PM) (new)

Diane (didi3023) | -18 comments Didi3023


30.6 - Elizabeth B's task: Twice the Fun
6.GENRE: Read 2 books that have the same top genre on the main page.
Scandinavian Crime Fiction:

Strange Shores: An Inspector Erlendur Novel Strange Shores An Inspector Erlendur Novel by Arnaldur Indriðason Arnaldur Indriðason

The Flatey Enigma The Flatey Enigma by Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson

Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson is a Goodreads author

[POINTS]
This Post: 30
Total Points: 165
Total Books Read: 13
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]


message 2765: by Megan W (new)

Megan W | 185 comments 15.9 Public Enemy

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Genre: Mystery > Crime

I am claiming one Goodreads Author ticket.

Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 35
Total GRA Tickets: 2


message 2766: by Denise (last edited Jan 31, 2015 08:57PM) (new)

Denise | 471 comments 30.1 - Captain America Girl's task: It’s All Greek to Me…

I rolled a 4 and a 5.


4. Read a book with the word ‘ship’ found intact in the title, subtitle, or author’s name (first or last).

The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez


5. Read a book with ‘horror’ as a main page genre.

The Rag and Bone Shop by Robert Cormier

Horror 10 Users

Task total=30
Grand total=270


message 2767: by Emurphy (new)

Emurphy | 851 comments EMurphy

25.8 Hana C's Task: Merry Saturnalia!

1: Book of your choice - MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood

**Margaret Atwood is a GR author

2: Read a book found on the Food Related Non Fiction list - My Life in France by Julia Child
**Found on the first page of the list, #6

This Task:
Points: 25
GRA: 1
BB: 0
Books Read: 2

Total:
Points: 110
GRA: 1
BB +750: 1
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 9


message 2768: by Chandni (new)

Chandni (chandnin31) | 507 comments CHANDNI

30.2 -- Hina's task: Homer's Odyssey

Option 1: As the Odyssey is considered a classic, read a book (fiction or nonfiction) that has "Classics" as a genre on its main page.

I read The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne.

This book has 588 pages - **Claiming one Big Book ticket**

Option 5: Read a book that was first published in a year that contains an 8 (ex. 1850, 1984, etc.) OR that has the number 24 in the date (ex. 5/24/2013).

I read Beloved by Toni Morrison.

This book was approved here.

This book has 324 pages.

[POINTS]
This Post: 30
Total Points: 210
Books Read: 13
Completed Tasks: 10
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]


message 2769: by Pamela (new)

Pamela (pamela3265) | 952 comments Pamela3265

15.1 Returns and Exchanges

Started book for both options: As You Are by Sarah M. Eden

Option A: For Elise by Sarah M. Eden

Option B: Becoming Lady Lockwood by Jennifer Moore


20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Berls's Task: Back to High School

Falling for Texas by Jill Lynn (Goodreads Author)


30.5 - Sandy's task: Atlantis

Option 2: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - Dystopia genre

Option 3: Stranded with the Rancher by Tina Radcliffe - Word from "Atlantis": with


Points this post: 65
Total Points: 480
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+: 0


message 2770: by Isha (new)

Isha | 224 comments Task #10.9. Get to Know the Author

Maybe Not by Colleen Hoover
Found on page 1
(ebook only, approved line 1103 of the spreadsheet)



Task #20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Angie CA's task: 5+5, 5+10, and 10+10 equals 20!

Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
Task 5.4: Read a book with the word "love" found intact in the title - Ugly Love
and
Task 10.9: author interviewed by Goodreads - page 1



Points this Post: 30
Totals:
Total Points: 595
Total Tasks Completed: 34
Total Books Read: 47


message 2771: by Fandury (new)

Fandury | 957 comments FANDURY

15.6 My Way

Read a memoir or autobiography- a non-fiction account of the author's OWN personal life and experiences.

Not My Father's Son: A Memoir by Alan Cumming


Points this post: 15
Total Points: 330
Books Read: 20
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(1)


message 2772: by Deana (new)

Deana (ablotial) | 276 comments DEANA

25.1 -- Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: New and Old
OPTION 1:
Perfect (audio version. Paperback here: Perfect)
by Rachel Joyce
I previously read The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

OPTION 2:
Sorry Please Thank You: Stories
by Charles Yu
This author is new to me.

**********
This Post:
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 2
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Points: 25

Totals:
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 5
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Points: 80
*****


message 2773: by Mary (new)

Mary | 575 comments Mary P

30.4-Annapoorni's task: Neptune's Neighborhood. I chose options A and C.

Option A: Lake in the Clouds by Sara Donati.

Option C: Queen of Swords (Wilderness, #5) by Sara Donati by Sara Donati.

Points this post: 30
Total Points: 165
Tasks Completed: 6


message 2774: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2106 comments Bookwrm526

Task 20.8 - 5+5, 5+10, and 10+10 = 20
Read a book that fits the requirements for two of the season's five or ten point tasks. I read Almost Like Being in Love by Steve Kluger(***GOODREADS AUTHOR***).
This fits the requirements for task 5.4 (Read a book with the word love intact in the title) and task 5.5 (Read a book with the genre 'humor' on the main page.


Task 30.6 - Twice the Fun
I rolled a 5, so I had to read two books that won the same award. I read
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (***GOODREADS AUTHOR***) and Redshirts by John Scalzi (***GOODREADS AUTHOR***), which both won the Hugo Award for Best Novel, in 2014 and 2013 respectively.

Points this post: 50
Total points this season: 325
Goodreads Authors this post: 3
Total Goodreads Authors: 11


message 2775: by Katja (new)

Katja | 10 comments 20.4 - Author! Author! - Gea's task: The College Years

Option 1:
Puhdistus by Sofi Oksanen *Goodreads author*

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Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads authors: 2


message 2776: by Victoria (RedsCat) (new)

Victoria (RedsCat) (redscat) | 0 comments RedsCat

15.4 Ring in the New Year: Read ONE book that satisfies BOTH Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.

Half a King, first in a series & published July 15, 2014.

Points This Post: 15
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0

Total for Winter Challenge:
Total Points: 240
Total Goodreads Authors: 9
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0


message 2777: by Narumon (new)

Narumon NARUMON

20.4 The College Years
Option 1: Read a book set in a non-UK EU country
A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle is set complete in Provence, France, which is a country in the EU.

25.8 Merry Saturnalia
Book 1: Free book of your choice
The Quickening Maze by Adam Foulds.
Book 2 (Option 1): Book cover has landscape complete with snow.
Snowblind by Christopher Golden by Christopher Golden has a snow storm on the cover and a winter landscape.
**** Christopher Golden is a Goodreads Author ****

TOTAL IN POST
Goodreads Author(s):1
BB Ticket(s): 0
Points: 45


message 2778: by Catie (new)

Catie | 185 comments 30.2 -- Hina's task: Homer's Odyssey

Option 1: As the Odyssey is considered a classic, read a book (fiction or nonfiction) that has "Classics" as a genre on its main page.

Anne of Windy Willows by LM Montgomery (alternate title of Anne of Windy Poplars) 315 pages

Childrens is listed as a main page genre for this book.
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 14.0

Option 5: The Odyssey is believed to be composed in the 8th Century and is divided in to 24 sections. Read a book that was first published in a year that contains an 8 (ex. 1850, 1984, etc.) OR that has the number 24 in the date (ex. 5/24/2013).

Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett 425 pages
First published 1998

Points this post: 30
Points total: 125
Tasks completed: 5
GRA tickets total: 3
Big book tickets total: 3 - 500+(1) 750+(1) 1000+()


message 2779: by Shauna (last edited Feb 01, 2015 09:38AM) (new)

Shauna | 160 comments 20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jessica PDX's Task: Stop That Slump!

Read a book by an author whose name does NOT contain ANY of the letters in SLUMP.
All Fudged Up by Nancy CoCo *Goodreads Author*

Totals for Challenge
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 295

Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+:


message 2780: by Melissa (new)

Melissa (balletbookworm) | 915 comments Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM

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).
Required: Identify the 2 tasks you used and include any required posting information for each.

I chose to read A Fine Summer's Day (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #17) by Charles Todd by Charles Todd. It fits both task 5.2 (read a book with Historical Fiction as a main page genre) and 15.9 (read a book with Crime as a main page genre - "Mystery>Crime" was approved here). I had both genres verified.

**Charles Todd is a Goodreads Author, I'd like to claim a GRA ticket**

Previous point total: 255
New points this post: 20
Total points: 275

New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 15

GRA tickets this post: 1
Total GRA: 9
Big Books this post: 1
Total Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)


message 2781: by Nicole (new)

Nicole | 1295 comments NICOLE OH

20.7 Berl’s Task: Back to High School:

Option 3 (YA): We Were Liars

E. Lockhart is a Goodreads author.

POINTS
This Post: 20
Total Points: 310
Books Read: 25
Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]


message 2782: by Melissa (new)

Melissa (balletbookworm) | 915 comments Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM

15.9 Public Enemy
Read a book with the genre "crime" on its main book page.

I chose to read A Test Of Wills (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #1) by Charles Todd by Charles Todd (trade paperback here), genre "Mystery>crime".

**Charles Todd is a Goodreads Authos, I'd like to claim a GRA ticket**

Previous point total: 275
New points this post: 15
Total points: 290

New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 16

GRA tickets this post: 1
Total GRA: 10
Big Books this post: 1
Total Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)


message 2783: by Ashley (new)

Ashley  W  (ashleeeyyy88) ASHLEY V

25.10 -- Lois's task: Book Group Books

Book 1. If you belong to a book group, other than the SRC, this can be a book you read for your book group in December 2014, January 2015, or February 2015; OR pick any SRC Group Reads book, from any past season, that you didn’t read previously. The SRC Group Reads selections are on the SRC Read Shelf.
Required: Specify which of these options you chose

The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon

Bookworm Bitches Book Club selection for December 2014

**Jennifer McMahon is a Goodreads Author**

Book 2. Check out what other book groups are reading and maybe find a book to suggest for your book group’s next selection: Read a book from the Most Popular bookclub books list. Just above the #1 book, you can select this week, this month, or all time; select your country or the world; and choose one of the books on the list.
Required: State which list among the options, the date the list was generated, and the position of the book you selected.

All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews
All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews

My Country; This Month; Jan 31 2015; #7



CURRENT POST
Points: 25
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
____________________________

CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 200
Total Goodreads Authors: 3
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:


message 2784: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
5.1 - Calliope
I read Leaves of Grass: The "Death-Bed" Edition, with poetry as a main page genre (343 users).

15.1 Returns and Exchanges

I used Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen, a book I rated 5 stars, for both parts of the task.

For book 1, I read First Frost, also by Sarah Addison Allen.

For book 2, I read The Probable Future, which is the top book on the Readers Also Enjoyed list for Garden Spells, as of 1/22/13 when I chose it and is still there today.

20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Caroling, Caroling …

I read The Night Garden. The song title is "O Holy Night" and the matching word is "night." The book has 352 pages, so meets the page requirement.

Points this post: 40
Total points: 840


message 2785: by Ashley (new)

Ashley  W  (ashleeeyyy88) ASHLEY V

20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment

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.

The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink

I live in North America; the book is set in Europe. This is not a reread for me.


CURRENT POST
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
____________________________

CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 220
Total Goodreads Authors: 3
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:


message 2786: by Ashley (new)

Ashley  W  (ashleeeyyy88) ASHLEY V

25.1 -- 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.
REQUIRED: State the name of older book that you have read by this author.

Bodily Harm by Margaret Atwood
Bodily Harm by Margaret Atwood

An older book I have read by Atwood is The Handmaid's Tale.

**Margaret Atwood is a Goodreads Author**

Option 2: Read a book by a new-to-you author.
REQUIRED: State that the author is new to you.

The Gondola Maker by Laura Morelli
The Gondola Maker by Laura Morelli

Morelli is a new to me author.

**Laura Morelli is a Goodreads Author**


CURRENT POST
Points: 25
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
____________________________

CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 245
Total Goodreads Authors: 5
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:


message 2787: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth (ebpnd17) | 812 comments Elizabeth P

Task 30.2 - Homer's Odyssey

Option One: Classics is main page genre

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Option Six: Cover has water and boat/ship

Waiting On You (Blue Heron #3) by Kristan Higgins by Kristan Higgins
In right background you can see two sailboats and the water

Kristan Higgins is a *Goodreads Author*

Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 335
Total Tasks: 21
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books: 3
Total Books: 27


message 2788: by Jasmiina (new)

Jasmiina F (slipperbunny) | 529 comments Jasmiina F


20.4 - Author! Author! - Gea's task: The College Years:
Option 1: read a book which is set at least 50% in a country that is part of European Union.

Operaatio Troijalainen by Christian Rönnbacka.
The book's setting is Finland.


Points this post: 20
Total Points: 325
GR Authors this post: 0
Total GR Authors: 5
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:


message 2789: by Angie (new)

Angie (pinkindle) | 587 comments ANGIE CA


25.9 -- Pat's task: Narcissus & Echo
Book 1: Flawed by Kate Avelynn
Notes: Echo A) Page 2 on 12/13/14; 336 pages

Book 2: Against the Wall (Maverick Montana, #1) by Rebecca Zanetti by Rebecca Zanetti
Notes: Echo C; Paperback is 228 pages (total = 564)

30.8 -- Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: Make Your TBR List Say Uncle
Book 1: Bleeding Earth by Kaitlin Ward
Notes: 3) Lea is a lesbian. 256 pages.

Book 2: Heir Untamed by Danielle Bourdon
Notes: 6) About a prince. 318 pages.


This Post: 55
Points to Date: 835


message 2790: by Erin (new)

Erin ErinJ - repost for correct info


20.6 Seasoned Reader
Option chosen - main character is a parent
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Main character is a father
This is not a reread for me


message 2791: by Nicole (new)

Nicole | 50 comments NicoleS
15.9 Public Enemy

Theodore Boone: The Abduction by John Grisham
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7.0

*John Grisham is a Goodreads author

Points this post: 15
Total Points: 265
GR Authors this post: 1
Total GR Authors: 18


message 2792: by Megan W (new)

Megan W | 185 comments 20.6 Seasoned Reader
The Next Always by Nora Roberts
Option: Main character is a parent
From GR Description: "...Clare Brewster soon settles into her life as the mother of three young sons..."
This book was not a reread.

Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 55
Total GRA Tickets: 2


message 2793: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 25.1 -- 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. The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2) by Robert Galbraith by Robert Galbraith I read The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) by Robert Galbraith by the same author but this book is not a reread

Option 2: Read a book by a new-to-you author.
The Home Place by Carrie La Seur by Carrie La Seur. This author and book are new to me, not a reread.

Points this post: 25
Total points: 695.


message 2794: by Paula (new)

Paula | 27 comments Paula

25.10 - Lois's task: Book Group Books

Book 1: Pick any SRC Group Reads book.

I read The Big Sleep ★★★, from the SRC Read Shelf.

Book 2: Read a book from the Most Popular bookclub book list.

I read A Christmas Carol. ★★★★★
I chose "This Month" and "The World". The list was generated on January 28, 2015. The book is nº 10.


Points this post: 25

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Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 12



message 2795: by Vicki Willis (new)

Vicki Willis | 166 comments Vicki

25.1 New and Old

Option 2: A new to me author
The Night Class by Tom Piccirilli a GRA
I have never read a Tom Piccirilli book before

Option 4: A book in a series
Die Again by Tess Gerritsen a GRA
This is the 11th book in the Rizzoli and Isles series

This post:
25 pts
2 GRA

Total
235 pts
13 GRA


message 2796: by Jukka (new)

Jukka Särkijärvi (nitessine) | 718 comments JUKKA

25.8 -- Hana C's task: Merry Saturnalia!
Book 1: Any book. The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon.
Book 2: Chose option 2, a book on the Food-Related Non-Fiction List. In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan. Number 5 on the list, on page 1.

Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 245
Books Read: 18


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Meg (megscl) | 2466 comments MEGSCL

10.2. A New Year and a New Number
The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing has 512 pages
**512 pages is 1 big book ticket
**Mira Jacobs is a GRA

50.1 - Teri-K's task: Let's Start the New Year Off Right

1) Close, But Not Quite
Station Eleven (not a reread)
It nearly fit option 2 for task 20.1 – genre Science Fiction, it is set in the future, but not far enough in the future to qualify for this task (still 21st century)
**Emily St John Mandel is a GRA

3) Jump on the Bandwagon
The Martian was the winner of the Science Fiction category (not a reread)
**Andy Weir is a GRA

5) Be Resolved
My resolution is to eat more unprocessed food, so I read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life which is about a family’s experience of eating all home grown local food (not a reread)

TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 395
Tasks: 27
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Book Tickets: 10
Books: 32


message 2798: by Darlene (new)

Darlene | 656 comments Queenbee Darlene

Repost from earlier mistakes - sorry about that!

10.9 Get To Know The Author - Author interviewed by Goodreads: Alan Bradley 1st page, 1st in the list
A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley
A Red Herring Without Mustard

10 points

20.5 Bigger is Better: Option 2: Opposites in title/subtitle
Big Little Lies by Lianne Moriarty GRA
Big Little Lies

20 points

Points this post: 30
Total Points: 165
GRA total: 4


message 2799: by Alex (new)

Alex | 490 comments 25.1 New and Old

Option 1: New book by old author
Perfect - Sara Shepard
(I have read Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard previously)

Option 4: continue a series
Unbelievable - Sara Shepard

**Sara Shepard is a Goodreads Author

This post:
Points: 25
GA Tickets: 2

Total:
Points: 135
GA Tickets: 8


message 2800: by Kristen (new)

Kristen (kristenia) | 1119 comments Kristen IA

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Berls's Task: Back to High School
Choose ONE option and read a book that fulfills the option.

Option 3: For this option, pick a book that's been nominated for Young Adult Fiction or Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction in the Goodreads Choice Awards.
REQUIRED: State which year you used and whether the book was a Young Adult Fiction or Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction nominee.

If I Stay - 2/1/15
by Gayle Forman
Gayle Forman is a Goodreads Author.

If I Stay was a 2009 nominee for Young Adult Fiction

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Points this post: 20
Total points: 205
Tasks complete: 9
Books Read: 12
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads authors: 11


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