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WINTER CHALLENGE 2014 CT
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Winter 2014 Completed Tasks: Do Not Delete Posts
Blueberry25.10
Opt 1: I picked a SRC Group Reads book that I hadn't read previously.
Mockingjay
Opt 2: Read a book from the Most Popular bookclub books list. I used this list: Most Popular Bookclub Books This Month In The United States, generated on Feb. 18, 2015. The books was listed at #24.
The Fault in Our Stars.
John Green is a Goodreads author.
Pts this task: 25
Total pts: 345
Total books: 23
GRA pts: 8
SPANTALIAN JOANNE25.4 - Bluemoon's task: EGYPTIAN DEITIES
C. THE GOD OSIRIS-For this option read a book that is first in a series that is new to you or resurrect a series that you have been neglecting and read another book in the series. NO REREADS for this option.
~ by Virginia Bergin, 1/13/15REQUIRED: this book is NOT a re-read
D. THE GODESS ISIS - For this option read a book that has "Magic" or "Magical Realism" as a genre on the home page. Embedded genres will work for this task.
~ by Rosamund Hodge, 2/21/15Points this post: 25
Total Points: 125
Kimber 20.8 Nickels and dimes
Entwined by Heather Dixon
using the following 2 tasks...
5.2 historical fiction
5.8 about dancers
This task : 20 points
# tasks completed: 31
Total points: 605
MEGSCL20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Berls's Task: Back to High School
Option 3 - The Best YA Allegiant won Goodreads Choice for Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2013)
**526pp for 1 bb ticket
**Veronica Roth is a GRA
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 500
Tasks: 33
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Book Tickets: 13
Books: 40
Theresa 5.5 - Thalia
One for the Money - Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author)
5.6 - Melpomene
Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
Page 2, # 117
Points this post - 10
Total Points - 30
Goodreads Authors his post - 1
Goodreads Authors total - 5
Big Books this post - 0
Big Books total - 0
Pamela326525.2 - Andy P's task: Hats off to Translators
Book 1: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas - Originally published in French.
Big Book at 1276 pages
Book 2: The Odyssey by Robert Fagles - Originally published in Greek.
Big Book at 560 pages
25.4 - Bluemoon's task: EGYPTIAN DEITIES
Option C: Cowboy to the Rescue by Louise M. Gouge (Goodreads Author) - #1 in Four Stones Ranch series - Not a reread
Option D: Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge (Goodreads Author) - Fantasy > Magic genre
25.5 -- Dakimel's task: Lucky Number Twelve
Option A: 12: The Elements of Great Managing by Rodd Wagner (Goodreads Author), James K. Harter
Option B: Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella - Born December 12, 1969
Points this post: 75
Total Points: 720
Goodreads Authors this post: 3
Total Goodreads Authors: 24
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
Big Books - 500+: 3
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+: 1
CathyG15.4 Ring in the New
Read ONE book that satisfies BOTH Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
Book 1 - Read a book first published between March 1, 2014 and February 28, 2015.
Book 2 - Read a book identified on GR as book #1 in a series. (series, #1)
Keep Me Safe by Maya Banks
Goodreads Author
25.8 -- Hana C's task: Merry Saturnalia!
This is a TWO book task.
Book One
My gift to you is that your first book for this task can be any book of your choice, as long as it meets general SRC requirements. Have fun!
Beautiful Oblivion by Jamie McGuire
Goodreads Author
Book Two
1. Saturnalia is a winter holiday, so read a book that shows an outside winter landscape complete with snow. Required: Include the cover in your post.
Sugarplums and Scandal byKerrelyn Sparks
Goodreads Author
30.4 - Annapoorni's task: Neptune's Neighbourhood
Read two books from two different options.
A) Read a book with the word "water" or a term for a body of water in its title/subtitle or series title.
Secrets on the Sand (Billionaires of Barefoot Bay) by Roxanne St. Claire
Approved line 1478
Goodreads Author
C) Read a book that shows a body of water large enough to swim in on the cover.
Enchanting the Lady by Kathryne Kennedy
Points this post: 70
Total points: 630
Tasks completed: 28
Books read: 42
Goodreads Authors: 33
Big Books: 500= ,750=0, 1000=0
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM50.1 - Teri-K's task: Let's Start the New Year Off Right
I chose options 1, 2, and 5.
Option 1) Close, But Not Quite:
The first option for Andy P's task, 25.2 - Hats off to Translators, called for a book translated into English from a Romance language.
I chose to read
by Jonas Jonasson, translated from the original Swedish. Swedish is not a Romance language.Option 2) Try, Try Again:
I chose to read
by Jasper Fforde. I purchased this when it released in the US in October 2012, started it immediately, and then stopped almost as fast about 3 chapters in because 1) I didn't particularly like what Jasper'd done to Thursday and 2) the sad (irrational) realization that Jasper is only going to write 1 or 2 more Thursday books then THERE WILL BE NO MORE NEW THURSDAY BOOKS TO READ. The book still had the purchase receipt marking my place when I picked it back up for this task. This book is not a re-read.Option 5) Be Resolved:
I chose to read
by Ann Morgan. One of my New Year's resolutions is to read more diversely and read more books in translation from around the world. To that end, I requested an advance galley of Ann's book - an expansion of her thoughts about finding authors' works in translation and the roadblocks she encountered during her year of "reading around the world" - from the publisher, Liveright (expected US publication date is May 11, the book is already out in the UK). This book is not a re-read.(books were approved in the task help-thread here)
**Ann Morgan is a Goodreads Author, I'd like to claim a GRA ticket**
Previous point total: 415
New points this post: 50
Total points: 465
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 26
GRA tickets this post: 1
Total GRA: 15
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
I need to do some moving around of books...Please remove:
15.9 - One Corpse Too Many
20.6 - It's Kind of a Funny Story
20.9 - The Secret Place
25.6 - The Bonfire of the Vanities (A) and Arabella (C)
(minus 80 points)
Please add:
5.2 - Clio
One Corpse Too Many
15.9 - Public Enemy
Black Orchids
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment
Arabella (Option 3 - this book is new to me)
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jessica PDX's Task: Stop That Slump!
It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
25.6 - Pamela3265's task: Let It Snow!
A - The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper (ST)
B - The Bonfire of the Vanities
25.8 - Hana C's task: Merry Saturnalia!
Book 1 - Last Night: Stories
Book 2 (Option 3) - Saga, Volume 3 -- quite a bit of the action takes place on a planet Quietus and in general, in a system of planets, none of which is Earth.
25.9 - Pat's task: Narcissus & Echo
Narcissus
B - My Planet: Finding Humor in the Oddest Places (160 pages)
C -
(approved in task help thread) (460 pages)=620 pages total
Both books are new to me.
(plus 135)
135 points minus 80 points = 55 points
Points in this post: 55
Points so far: 570
30.6 - Elizabeth B's task: Twice the FunThe Corrections - National Book Award for Fiction in 2001
Vice: New and Selected Poems - National Book Award for Poetry in 1999
50.1 - Teri-K's task: Let's Start the New Year Off Right
Option 1 - Parable of the Sower - nearly fits 30.9, Option 5 - contains 'S', 'A', 'L', but no 'T' in the title; is #1 in a series.
Option 3 - The Secret Place (this book is new to me) (GR Best Mystery & Thriller nominee)
Option 5 - Leadership Gold: Lessons I've Learned from a Lifetime of Leading - I resolve every year to become a better leader (this book is new to me).
Points in this post: 80
Points so far: 650
Elizabeth PTask 30.4 - Neptune's Neighborhood
Option A: Book with a term for water in title/subtitle
The River King by Alice Hoffman
Word: River
Option C: Body of water big enough to swim in on cover
by Nora RobertsApproved in Help Thread post 20
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 590
Total Tasks: 33
Goodreads Authors: 27
Big Books: 4
Total Books: 45
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 15.9 Public Enemy
Read a book with the genre "crime" on its main book page.
The Black Country by Alex Grecian
Qualifier: Mystery-Crime in first page - genre approved in task message 7
Claiming GRA for Alex Grecian
Points this task: 15
Points Total: 215
Tasks Completed: 13
GR Author: 10
Big Books: 1
CHANDNI15.9 Public Enemy
Read a book with the genre "crime" on its main book page.
I read The Guilty Plea by Robert Rotenberg.
This book was approved here.
[POINTS]
This Post: 15
Total Points: 315
Books Read: 21
Completed Tasks: 15
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: [500+: 4] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Jenn Cavanaugh15.1 Returns and Exchanges -
Book 1: I read https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1... in Oct. 2012 and rated it 4* so I read The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett
Book 2: When I checked 12/14/14, readers of my 5* rated https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... also liked The Illusion of Separateness
20.3 Carol word in title: (WINTER), >250 pgs.
I read Winter: Five Windows on the Season
20.6 Deployment - Option 1: set on other continent
I live in Europe. I read The Housekeeper and the Professor, which is set in Asia
This Post
Points This Post: 55
Tasks Completed: 3
Total This Season
Points: 610
Tasks Completed: 30
GRA Tickets: 16
BB Tickets: 2 x 500+
Books: 43
Pages: 13841
20.10 - Group ReadsWorld War II Fiction:
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
*****Elizabeth Wein is a Goodreads Author*****
Total points: 460
GRA: 15
BBs: 1
30.6 - Elizabeth B's task: Twice the FunI rolled a 4.
4. PUBLICATION YEAR: Read 2 books that were first published in the same year.
Both were published in 2014
More Fool Me by Stephen Fry
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
Total points: 490
GRA: 15
BBs: 1
30.7 -- Catherine T's task: Hang the Christmas Stockings with CareI rolled a 3 and a 5.
3. Read a book whose author initials can be found in "CHOCOLATE."
The Trainer by Laura Antoniou
*****Laura Antoniou is a goodreads Author*****
5. Read a book found on this list: Popular Classic Retellings Books.
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
On page one of the list
*****Marissa Meyer is a Goodreads Author*****
Total points: 520
GRA: 17
BBs: 1
Dobbs50.1 Let's Start the Year off Right
1. Close, but not quite
Ready Player One
This one didn't work for task 25.9, Narcissus, option 1 (a book written in the first person) because it was a reread.
Ernest Cline is a GoodReads Author!
2. Try, try again
Napier's Bones
I originally started this book in October 2011, but only got to page 84 at the time. With the exception of the first 84 pages, this was not a reread!
Derryl Murphy is a GoodReads Author!
3. Jump on the bandwagon
The Good Girl
This book was a nominee in the Mystery & Thriller catagory and is not a reread.
Mary Kubica is a GoodReads Author!
Points this post: 50
Total points: 330
Total GR Authors: 13
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
THIS IS A REPOST!message by Dobbs:
Dobbs
30.4 Neptune's Neighbourhood
Opt. B
Fingersmith
Fingersmith is 592 pages!
Opt. C
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman is a GoodReads Author!
Points this post: 30
Total points: 280
Total GR Authors: 10
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
15.1 Returns and ExchangesBook 1 - Choose a book that you have read and rated 4 or 5 stars. Read a different book by the same author.
Let It Snow by John Green
I rated Looking for Alaska 4 stars previously.
*****John Green is a Goodreads author.*****
AND
Book 2 - Choose a book that you read and rated 4 or 5 stars. From that book’s main page navigate to "Readers Also Enjoyed" (usually the upper right, click on the heading to see the list format) and read a book from that list
Stitches by David Small
I rated Blankets 4 stars. Stitches is on the readers also enjoyed section at the moment.
10.1. A Random Trip Back in Time.My random number is 16. Book first published in 1999
The Academy by Laura Antoniou
****Laura Antoniou is a Goodreads Author*****
Total Points: 545
Goodreads Authors: 20
BBs: 1
Mod
READ6030.7 Catherine T's task:
I rolled a 1 and a 4 on the die
#1. a book with a bright orange cover
The dead in their vaulted arches
by Alan Bradley #4. a luxury item
Skios by Michael FraynSkios
number of points 30
5.8 - TerpsichoreDance For Me by Helena Newbury ,a GRA
25.5 -- Dakimel's task: Lucky Number Twelve
Option A- Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich,a GRA
Option D-
I am a DRAGON (Dec 30,1976)approved in msg 4417
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this task- 30
GRA this task-2
Total points - 970
Cait S30.1- It's All Greek To Me
For this task you will read TWO books.
I rolled a 2 and a 3.
Book #1- Option 2: Orpheus and Eurydice
Read a book with love, romance, or music as a main page genre.
Unbridled and Undone by Elle Saint James
Book #2- Option 3: Prometheus
Read a book with fire on the cover.
by Michelle Thompson **Michelle Thompson is a Goodreads Author**Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 655
Goodreads Authors: 38
Total Tasks Completed: 37
RockyNook15.8 - Under my Thumb
- Cassandra Clare**Cassandra Clare is a Goodreads Author
This post:
Points: 15
GRA: 1
Total:
Points: 215
GRA: 13
BB: 1
Rudy5.2- Clio- Journey to the River SeabyEva IbbotsonHistorical fiction- children- IL-MG, BL-5.6 and AR pts- 12.0
5.5- Thalia- What We Found in the Sofa and How it Saved the Worldby Henry Clarkhumor- children- IL-MG, BL-5.1 and AR pts- 10.00
5.10 What's Your Muse- Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Libraryby Chris Grabenstein
10.3 National Days- Secret Daughterby Shilpi Somaya Gowdasetting India
15.5 15.5 California Dreamin'- The Cinderella MurderMary Higgins Clarksetting Los Angelos and San Fransisco
20.3 Best Review- Book Concierge's task:Caroling, Caroling- Leaving TimebyJodi Picoultsong- Christmas Time is Here, matching word- Time
20.6 Seasoonal Reader- Alicia T.'s task: Deployment- Option 1- The Bone Clocksby David Mitchell I live on the continent of North America, the books setting is the continent of Europe.
Points this post- 80
Total points- 350
tasks- 17
Books read- 26
DEANA25.9 -- Pat's task: Narcissus & Echo
NARCISSUS Option B: "I" in the title:
I Feel Bad about My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman (137 pages)
NARCISSUS Option C: Exactly one person shown on the cover
(audio edition)paperback for length -> Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald (400 pages)
by Therese Anne Fowler Goodreads Author
Total pages: 137 + 400 = 537
Both books are new reads for me.
**********
This Post:
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 2
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Points: 25
Totals:
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 8
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Points: 125
*****
TracyN15.6 My Way: Read a memoir or autobiography.
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Points this post: 15
Total points: 500
BARBARA ★I need to move a book from one task to another.
The Crossing Places was posted for task 15.9 and approved.
I need to move it to task 10.8 and submit a new book for 15.9
10.8. Our Friends in Tuxedos
The Crossing Places - Elly Griffiths 12/13
(E & G in PENGUIN)
Goodreads Author
15.9 Public Enemy
Festive in Death - J.D. Robb 2/16
(crime on main genre page)
Goodreads Author
Total Points: 600 after change.
Goodreads Authors: 35
Posted by Peakles30.4 - 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.
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel.
Option C- Read a book that shows a body of water large enough to swim in on the cover.
An Inquiry Into Love and Death by Simone St. James
*** Simone St. James is a GRA ***
Total Points: 345
Total GRA: 11
BARBARA ★Moving a few more books.
*******************AS APPROVED********************
30.4 - Annapoorni's task: Neptune's Neighbourhood
A) Water Bound - Christine Feehan (water in title) 2/16
Goodreads Author
C)
Hidden Currents - Christine Feehan (large body of water on cover) 2/21Goodreads Author
30.7 - Catherine T's task: Hang the Christmas Stockings with Care rolled 3 & 4
Option 3: Still Waters - Tami Hoag (T & H in cHocolaTe) 12/23
Option 4: Dark Skye - Kresley Cole 2/10
Goodreads Author
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CHANGES....
Moving Still Waters from 30.7 option 3 to 30.4 option C
Moving Hidden Currents from 30.4 option C to 15.5
Adding Optical Delusions in Deadwood replacement for 30.7 option 3
*****************NEW POSTING:**************************
30.4 - Annapoorni's task: Neptune's Neighbourhood
A) Water Bound - Christine Feehan (water in title) 2/16
Goodreads Author
C)
Still Waters - Tami Hoag (large body of water on cover) 12/23Goodreads Author
30.7 - Catherine T's task: Hang the Christmas Stockings with Care rolled 3 & 4
Option 3: Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles (A & C in choColAte) 1/1
Goodreads Author
Option 4: Dark Skye - Kresley Cole 2/10
Goodreads Author
15.5 California Dreamin'
Hidden Currents - Christine Feehan (set in California) 2/21
Goodreads Author
TOTAL POINTS (after changes): 615
Goodreads Authors: 37
BARBARA ★5.2 - Clio
The Horse Goddess - Morgan Llywelyn 1/4
(historical fiction)
5.5 - Thalia
Lucky Stiff - Deborah Coonts 2/16
(humor)
Goodreads Author
10.1. A Random Trip Back in Time.
Antiques Flee Market - Barbara Allan (pub 2008) 2/4
random number = 7
30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Greek Key
Option 1.
77 Shadow Street - Dean Koontz (key on cover) 1/9Goodreads Author
Option 2. Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins 1/19
(#40 on list)
Totals for Challenge
Points this task: 50
Total Points: 665
Goodreads Authors: 39
Big Books - 500+: (2)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
665/1045 POINTS
Task # 30.4 – Annapoorni’s task – Neptune’s NeighborhoodOption A – “Water” in title
We Are Water ✔ – 13 Dec 14
+++ 561 pages – 1 BIG BOOK ticket +++
Option C – Body of water on cover
✔ – 22Feb15* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 490 points
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
20.4 - Author! Author! - Gea's task: The College YearsSet in an EU country (France): Lisette's List by Susan Vreeland
Points this post: 20
Total points: 790
25.9 - Narcissus & EchoI have chosen the NARCISSUS character. Both books are new to me.
OPTION A. A book written in the first person.
Family Life by Akhil Sharma 224 pages
The first sentence is "My father has a glum nature…….Recently he told me that I was selfish, that I had always been selfish, that when I was a baby I would start to cry as soon as he turned on the TV."
OPTION C. A book with exactly one person on the cover.
by Hillary Rodham Clinton 635 pagesHard Choices is a BIG BOOK (635 pages), so claiming 1 BB ticket, please.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 440
GR Authors: 5
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total books read: 28
EMurphy10.5 - Older and Wiser: Read a nonfiction book that makes you wiser
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck
Psychology book about changing your mindset from fixed to growth. Influence how I parent, teach, and partner.
This Task:
Points: 10
Books Read: 1
GR Author: 0
BB Tickets: 0
Totals:
Points: 190
Books Read: 14
GR Author: 3
BB Tickets +500: 2
+750: 1
Tasks Completed: 9
REPOST - 20.3 Best Review Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Song:"O Holy Night" ("Night" in title)
256 pages ( Mass Market Paperback edition)
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 105
Total GRA Tickets: 2
I always think I'm going to finish more than I do...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.
A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami. I read After Dark a couple of years ago.
Option 2: Read a book by a new-to-you author.
REQUIRED: State that the author is new to you.
Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter. I've read nothing by the author before.
20.9 - 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.
Deliverance by James Dickey.
Finally,
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment
Option 1: Far Abroad 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.
Thunderstruck by Erik Larson. The book is set mostly in Europe, while I live in North America. And Larson is a GR Author.
Points this Post: 65
Total Points: 205
Total Tasks: 9
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 14
Elizabeth B20.3 - Book Concierge's task: Caroling, Caroling …
word "time" (song:Christmas time is here) Killing Time
Points:20
Total:1020
25.10 -- Lois's task: Book Group BooksBook 1. I belong to a bricks and mortar book club. We have been meeting for 17 years. For February 2015, we read The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration. This book was 622 pages, making it a **********Big Book ********
Book 2. For this I read Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, which was #8 on the most popular book club books of all time list, as of last week, February 15th, 2015.
Points: 345
Books read: 27
tasks completed: 21
GR authors: 7
Big books: 3(500)
pages read: 9431
25.3 -- Mrs.soule's task: Two Types of TasksInferno - I rented this book through the Library. Dan Brown is a Goodreads Author, and this is a big book at 611 pgs.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond Found on Page 3 of Mrs. Soule's list.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 225
Total Books Read: 16
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: [500+: 3] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
5.6 MelpomeneThis book is #8 on page 1 of the "Causes of Ugly Crying" list.
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Jojo Moyes is a Goodreads author.
5.10 Whose your muse?
Book of my choice:
A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews
15.6 My Way
This book is a memoir.
Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck
Points this post: 25
Total points: 350
Goodreads authors: 10
Margaret L15.8 Under My Thumb: Cover shows a thumb
by Jim ButcherPoints This Post: 15
Total Points: 365
Total Tasks Completed: 17
CEELEETask 5.2 Clio
Read a book with the genre "historical fiction" on its main page.
I chose The Winter Palace: A Novel of Catherine the Great by Eva Stachniak
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Total Points this task:5
Total Points for Winter Challenge: 5
Ms Stachniak is a Goodreads author so I claim 1 author ticket for this task.
Total Author claim tickets for this task: 1
Total author ticket claims Winter Challenge: 1
Total Big Book tickets claimed for this task:0
Total Big book Tickets claimed for Winter Challenge: 0
Elizabeth PTask 30.8 - Make your TBR List Say Uncle
Option 4: One of ten oldest books on To Read List
Definitely Not Mr. Darcy by Karen Doornebos
I both started Goodreads and added this book on November 1st, 2011
Karen Doornebos is a *Goodreads Author*
Option 5: Guilty Pleasure Book
Inner Harbor by Nora Roberts
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 620
Total Tasks: 34
Goodreads Authors: 28
Big Books: 4
Total Books: 47
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Bea's task: January and Janus4. There are other transitions in life, and one that my mother is dealing with is aging. Read a book from one of these shelves: Memory or Aging. There are overlaps between the two shelves. As long as the book is on one of those shelves it will be OK. Required: State which list the book appears on and which page when posting.
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
This book is on the first page of the Memory list.
Points this task: 20
Points total: 185
Tasks completed: 8
GRA tickets total: 6
Big book tickets total: 3 - 500+(1) 750+(1) 1000+()
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.1: January and Janus:
Option 5: Miracle Cure by Michael Palmer. The main character is an MD, a cardiologist, and the book is set almost entirely in a hospital environment.
Task 20.10: Group Reads: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. I greatly enjoyed that one. My comments are posted in thread #41. Neil Gaiman is a GR author.
Task 30.3: Greek Key:
Option 1 - Lock and Key on Cover:Nefertiti's Heart
by A.W. Exley. There is a jeweled heart on the cover, and the key is hanging down on a rope, and is used to form the letter "T" in the title, Nefertiti's Heart. A.W. Exley is a GR author.Option 4 - Repeating Pattern on Cover:Bootlegger's Daughter
by Margaret Maron. There is a repeating pattern of gavels on the cover, approved in help thread #178. Margaret Maron is a GR author.Totals this posting:
Total Points: 70
Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 3
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500+: ; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 290
Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 14
GoodReads Authors: 9
Big Book Tickets: 500+: ; 750+: 0;
Vicki15.1 Returns and Exchanges
Book 1:
I read After Midnight and then I found:
Darkness, Tell Us by Richard Laymon on the books by the same author list
Book 2: I read Haunted House and then I found 314 by A.R. Wise a GRA on the Readers Also enjoyed list
This post:
15 pts
1 GRA
Total
305 points
16 GRA
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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The Brief History of the Dead: A Novel (other topics)The Toll-Gate (other topics)
Beneath the Lion's Gaze (other topics)
Paw and Order (other topics)
Out of the Easy (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Ruta Sepetys (other topics)Caitlin Moran (other topics)
Liane Moriarty (other topics)
Ellen Hopkins (other topics)
Jonathan Safran Foer (other topics)
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Opt 1: read a book that has "Classics" as a genre on its main page. Cold Sassy Tree
Opt 5: Read a book that was first published in a year that contains an 8. The Hunger Games.
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