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WINTER CHALLENGE 2014 CT
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Winter 2014 Completed Tasks: Do Not Delete Posts
I would like to replace 5.10 with 12 Days of Christmas with Six Sisters' Stuff: 144 Ideas for Traditions, Homemade Gifts, Recipes, and More by Six Sisters' Stuff INSTEAD of Nora Bonesteel's Christmas Past : A Ballad novella by Sharyn McCrumb20.9 Jessica PDX's Task: Stop That Slump!
The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez**GRA
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 8.0
30.9 Delicious Dee's task: You Are An Ironman
Option 3 Sense of Anticipation
Revival by Stephen King*GRA
Option 5 Hitting the Wall
Nora BoneSteeL's ChriATmas Past : A Ballad novella by Sharyn McCrumb
50.1 Teri-K's task: Let's Start the New Year Off Right
Option 3 Jump on the Bandwagon
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd*GRA
The book was nominated in historical fiction and is not a reread.
Option 4 It's Your Last Chance
Abandon by Meg Cabot*GRA
Mythology and Greek listed as genres on the main page.
Option 5 Be Resolved
Catification: Designing a Happy and Stylish Home for Your Cat by Jackson Galaxy
We got a new kitty in Oct. so my resolution was to learn more about cats and get ideas for DIY projects. I have not read this book before.
Points this post: 100
Total points: 235
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 15
Goodreads Authors: 6
Reposting to confirm both books are new to me (not rereads)MELANIE C
TASK NAME: Pat's task: Narcissus & Echo
Book 1: Option B - Read a book that has the word “I,” “me,” or “my” as a stand-alone word in the title or subtitle.
Mr. Darcy Broke My Heart by Beth Pattillo
Qualifier: Word "my" in the title. This book is NEW to me (e.g. not a reread).
Book 2: Option C. Read a book that shows exactly one person on the cover.
Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
Qualifier: One person on cover. This book is NEW to me (e.g. not a reread).
Claiming GRA for Beth Pattillo
Points this task: 25
Points Total: 240
Tasks Completed: 14
GR Author: 11
Big Books: 1
MelissaH25.1 New & Old
Option 1. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty - 2/15/15
Previous book read: The Husband's Secret – 5/24/14
Option 4. Breathe by Abbi Glines - 2/21/15
Author is new to me
Books Read: 2
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 30
MelissaH30.6 Twice the Fun
I rolled a 4. First published in 1971.
Book 1. Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks - 12/15/14
Book 2. A Gift of Magic by Lois Duncan - 2/28/15
Books Read: 2
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 60
Alexis15.10 All I Want For Christmas is U
In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods by Matt Bell
***Matt Bell is a Goodreads Author***
25.1 -- Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: New and Old
Option 1 - The Poe Shadow by Matthew Pearl
I'd previously read The Dante Club.
***Matthew Pearl is a Goodreads Author***
Option 4 - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
50.1 - Teri-K's task: Let's Start the New Year Off Right
Option 1 - This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All by Marilyn Johnson
***Marilyn Johnson is a Goodreads Author***
Doesn't fit 30.8 Option 1 because it's not 250 pages long.
Option 2 - Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris
This book is not a reread. I started it in June 2014 while waiting in line to have Mr. Sedaris sign my book.
Option 5 - Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder--From Childhood Through Adulthood by Edward M. Hallowell
This is not a reread. One of my new year's resolutions was to read more non-fiction. Another one of my resolutions was to learn more about ADD.
Points this post: 90
Total Points: 440
GR Authors this post: 3
Total GR Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+: 1
BBooks - 1000+: 0
30.4 - Annapoorni's task: Neptune's NeighbourhoodOption A) Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Option C)
by Anita Diamant (a GRA)______________________
Points this post: 30
Total points: 310
Total Big Books: 2 tickets
Total GR Authors: 12
10.10. A New Blog for a New Yearhttps://bfgb.wordpress.com/2014/09/16...
I read The Tale of Hill Top Farm by Susan Wittig Albert
This Post
Points: 10
Goodreads Author this post: Susan Wittig Albert is a GR author
Big Books: Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
Winter Totals
Total Points: 305
Total Tasks: 22
Total Goodreads Authors: 15
Total Big Books: 1
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30.6 - Elizabeth B's task: Twice the FunI rolled 6
6.GENRE: The Ask and the Answer 517 pages
*claiming one BB ticket*
Solitary by Alexander Gordon Smith
*Alexander Gordon Smith is a GR author, claiming one GRA ticket*
Both books have YA as top genre
30.8 -- Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: Make Your TBR List Say Uncle
Option 3: Bending the Landscape: Original Gay and Lesbian Horror Writing
Approved in help thread message #64
Option 6: Sex with the Queen: 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics
Points this task: 60
Total points: 460
Total BB Tickets: 6
Total GRA Tickets: 15
Total Tasks: 26
50.1 - Teri-K's task: Let's Start the New Year Off Right:Part 1 - Close, But Not Quite: Read a book you wanted to read for this challenge but that didn't quite fit the requirements for the task.
At Grave's End- This book didn't quite qualify for 20.9 because the author's name (Jeaniene Frost) contined one letter in slump (S). Jeaniene Frost is a Goodreads Author.
Part 2 - Try, Try Again - Read a book you started once upon a time but didn't finish.
Voyager - I first started this book in July 2013, but stopped about 40% at the end of July 2013. This book is not a reread and I started from the beginning again. Diana Gabaldon is a Goodreads author. The book is 870 pages = 2 BB tickets.
Part 3 - Jump on the Bandwagon: Pick a book from GoodReads Best Book of the Year 2014 nominees and winners.
Note:I am moving this book from where I originally used it (20.8).
Ugly Love- this book was a nominee for Best Romance of 2014. It is not a reread. Colleen Hoover is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 50 (-20 from 20.8)
GRA this post:3 (-1 from 20.8)
BB this post:2
Total points:345
Total GRA:18
Total BB:3
Post 2610.5. Older and Wiser
The White Rose Non-Fiction on main page
I wanted to learn of a resistance movement during WW11 in Germany
Points this post:10
Total: 515
Books read: 37
Tasks Done:25
25.5 Lucky number twelve The Undomestic Goddess Sophie Kinsella- option B, Sophie Kinsella was born 12th December
Twelve Days of Christmas Trisha Ashley - option A, twelve in title
Task points 25
Total points 425
Repost:25.3 -- Mrs.soule's task: Two Types of Tasks
Book A:
I got this book from my local library:
Brighton Rock by Graham Greene
Book B: This is your limited task. Read a book from my Goodreads five-star shelf.
Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day by Winifred Watson
+25 Points
Grand Total: 590
LOULOU 20.9. Moderator's Pet-Jessica PDX's Task-Stop that Slump!
Read a book by an author who has none of the letters SLUMP in his or her name.
Bossypants by Tina Fey
10.9 Get to Know the Author
Read a book by an author who's been interviewed by Goodreads.
The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood.
Interview: https://www.goodreads.com/interviews/... (found on first page of interviews).
Margaret Atwood is a GOODREADS AUTHOR so I am am claiming one GRA ticket.
This book has 564 pages, so I am claiming one BIG BOOK ticket.
Points this post: 30
Points overall: 315
Goodreads authors: 4
Big book tickets (500): 5
Big book tickets (750): 2
Big book tickets (1000): 1
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 24
FANDURY5.10 - Who's Your Muse?
DC Universe by Alan Moore by Alan Moore
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 550
Books Read: 36
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(1)
And that is my last post for this season. As always thanks to the moderators for their stellar work.
5.2 ClioRead a book with the genre "History" or "Historical Fiction" on its main page.
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Genre = historical fiction.
Points: 5
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5.6 Melpomene
Read a book found on the Causes of Ugly Crying list.
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Sparks is a GR Author.
This book was #52, page 1.
Points: 5
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5.10 Who's Your Muse?
Take your favorite muse out to play by reading a book of your choice.
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
Points: 5
Total Points: 195
Total GR Authors: 10
20.10: Group ReadsI read Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Message on forum is number 45.
Current task: 20
Total points: 360
GR Authors: 2 (3 if Neil Gaiman counts)
Big Book tickets: 2
10.6. Better Check that Gift Horse's Mouth!
by Gina Robinson Gina Robinson is a goodreads author
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Berls's Task: Back to High School
Option 2
by Ray BradburyOn page 1, #21
25.4 - Bluemoon's task: EGYPTIAN DEITIES
Option B
by Julianna BaggottJulianna Baggott is a goodreads author
Fuse is a big book, 546 pages
Option C
by Meg Cabot Meg Cabot is a goodreads author
The Guy Next Door is a big book, 560 pages
This book is not a reread
TOTAL POINT : 275
BOOKS READS : 19
BIG BOOKS : 3
GRA : 10
10.1 A Random Trip Back in TimeRead a book first published in the resulting year.
Random number = 6. 2015 - 6 = 2009
Working in the Shadows: A Year of Doing the Jobs (Most) Americans Won't Do by Gabriel Thompson
Gabriel Thompson is a GR Author.
First published in 2009.
Points: 10
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10.8 Our Friends in Tuxedos
Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the word "penguin."
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman is a GR Author.
Initials = NG - found in peNGuin.
Points: 10
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10.10 A New Blog for a New Year
Read a book that has been reviewed in this blog.
The Passage: A Novel by Justin Cronin
Blog story here
Points: 10
Total Points: 225
Total GR Authors: 12
25.4 - Bluemoon's task: Egyptian deitiesOption A: Season in the title
I've read Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
Option B: Bird on the cover
I've listened to the audiobook of The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Paperback edition cover:
Approved in post # 21 of the help thread
This post
Points: 25
Challenge Totals
Total points: 280/1045
Tasks completed: 15/59
Pages read: 6993
*Not claiming tickets this challenge*
As this is my final post for the challenge, I'd like to thank the moderators for doing a sterling job!
20.1 January and JanusOption 2. 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).
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Set in 1945.
Points: 20
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20.4 The College Years
Read a book which is set at least 50% in a country that is part of European Union.
Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco
EU country = Italy. Setting of book = Italy.
Points: 20
Total Points: 265
Total GR Authors: 12
trishhartuk20.5 - Bigger is Better - Emurphy’s task: 2 Sides to Every Coin
Read ONE book from one of the following options. Option 1: Read a book that has the word “coin”, or the name of a US coin (defined as: penny, nickel, dime, quarter) in the title/subtitle.
Nickel Plated, Aric Davis
Approved in task help thread message #87
Read the kindle edition. MMPB:
Goodreads Author: Yes, Aric Davis is a Goodreads Author
Big Book: No
Total Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 28
Total Points: 605
Total Goodreads Authors: 21
Total Big books: 500+ (1)
Task # 20.8 – Nickels & Dimes – Angie CA – 5+5, 5+10, 10+10Read ONE book that fits two 5-point or 10-point tasks (excluding task 10.10)
✔ – 28Feb15Fits: 5.1 Caliope – POETRY on main page
And 10.7 You Can Do It – HEALTH on main page
Approved: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
*** Linda Vigen Phillips is a Goodreads Author ***
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 535 points
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
25.5 Lucky Number TwelveTWO BOOK TASK
Option A: Read a book with the word “twelve” or “dozen” in the title/subtitle, or that is 12th in a series according to its listing on GR.
Twelve Mile Limit by Randy Wayne White
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Option C: Read a book that has YOUR sign's symbol in the title/subtitle or series name...For the purposes of this task, the following are the signs and associated symbols: Aries-"Ram", Taurus-"Bull", Gemini-"Twins", Cancer-"Crab", Leo-"Lion", Virgo-"Maiden", Libra-"Scales", Scorpio-"Scorpion", Sagittarius-"Centaur", Capricorn-"Goat", Aquarius-"Bearer", Pisces-"Fish."
Taurus - Murder Shoots the Bull by Anne George
Points: 25
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25.6 Let It Snow!
TWO BOOK TASK
Option B: Read a book that has FIRE intact in the book title or subtitle.
Touched by Fire by Janis Flores
Touched by Fire is a BIG BOOK at 535 pages.
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Option C: Read a book with Romance listed as a genre on the book’s main page.
Sanctuary by Nora Roberts
Genre = Romance
Sanctuary is a BIG BOOK at 508 pages.
Points: 25
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25.10 Book Group Books
TWO BOOK TASK
Book 1: ...OR pick any SRC Group Reads book, from any past season, that you didn’t read previously.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice: or, On the Segregation of the Queen by Laurie R. King
Laurie R. King is a GR Author
This book was an SRC Group read Winter 2011. I did not read it as my selection that year. I chose Leviathan instead.
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Book 2. Read a book from the Most Popular bookclub books list.
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
This book was on THIS WEEK, My Country, #27 when chosen on 12/4/14.
Points: 25
Total Points: 340
Total GR Authors: 13
Total Big Books (500+): 2
30.7 -- Catherine T's task: Hang the Christmas Stockings with CareI rolled a 2 and a 4.
2. Read a non-fiction science book. The genre "Science" must appear on the book's main page.
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
Science 110 users
4. get around to a book that you've wanted to read for a long time
Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace by David Lipsky
This book was not a re-read for me.
Task total=30
Grand total=400
BARBARA ★ (Final Post)20.7 -- Shorter is Sweeter - Berls's Task: Back to High School
Option 3: Seraphina - Rachel Hartman 2/28
(2012 YA Fantasy nominee)
Goodreads Author
Totals for Challenge
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 735
Goodreads Authors: 43
Big Books - 500+: (2)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
735/1045 POINTS
RudyRepost- 20.6 seasoned Reader-Alicia T's Task:Deployment
Option1- The Bone Clocks byDavid Mitchell this is not a reread, I live in North America, sweating of story is in Europe.
Points this post- 20
Total 345
Books-25
Tasks- 16
ASHLEY V25.3 -- Mrs.soule's task: Two Types of Tasks
Book A: This is your “wide-open” task. Read a free-for-this-challenge book – this can be a library book, a free ebook, a book you got as a gift, or a book you already owned before December 1, 2014.
The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell
REQUIRED: State the source of the book when you post: borrowed from friend.
**Suzanne Rindell is a Goodreads author**
Book B: This is your limited task. Read a book from my Goodreads five-star shelf.
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
**Vanessa Diffenbaugh is a Goodreads author**
CURRENT POST
Points: 25
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 480
Total Goodreads Authors: 15
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
ASHLEY V5.10 - Who's Your Muse?
Take your favorite muse out to play by reading a book of your choice.
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Stephen Leacock
CURRENT POST
Points: 5
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 485
Total Goodreads Authors: 15
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
DEANA10.10. A New Blog for a New Year
The Blind Assassin (kindle)
by Margaret Atwood Goodreads Author
Link to review: https://bfgb.wordpress.com/2008/02/12...
Paperback for length: The Blind Assassin = 637 pages = 1 big book ticket
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This Post:
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
Points: 10
Totals:
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 9
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Points: 145
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Kristen IA25.10 -- Lois's task: Book Group Books
Read 2 books, one from each option below.
Book 1 - Pick any SRC Group Reads book, from any past season, that you didn’t read previously.
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen (#8 on page 2 of SRC Group Reads)
*Sarah Addison Allen is a Goodreads author*
Book 2 - Read a book from the Most Popular bookclub books list.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
(#35 on this week's list on 2/28/15)
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Points this post: 25
Total points: 375
Tasks complete: 16/59
Books Read: 25
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads authors: 19
RedsCat20.3 Caroling, Caroling
Song Title: O Holy Night; Matching word: Night
Secrets of a Summer Night
*Lisa Kleypas is a GoodReads author*
Points This Post: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total for Winter Challenge:
Total Points: 360
Total Goodreads Authors: 14
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jessica PDX's Task: Stop That Slump!None of the letters in the author's name in slump:
The Seagull by Anton Chekhov
+20 Points
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.
I have read other books by Jeanette Wintersonincluding Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, but I hadn't read:
The Daylight Gate by Jeanette Winterson
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.
Les Rougon Macquart #3:
The Belly of Paris by Émile Zola
+25 Points
25.9 -- Pat's task: Narcissus and Echo
Narcissus
Total # of Pages: 511
Both books are new to me.
A. Read a book that is written in first person.
"If on a sunny day you climb the steep path leading up from the little wooden bridge still referred to around here as 'the Bridge of Hesitation', you will not have to walk far before the roof of my house becomes visible between the tops of two gingko trees."
An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro
C. Read a book that shows exactly one person on the cover. Required: Include the cover when you post:
Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro+25 Points
30.5 - Sandy's task: Atlantis
2. Atlantis was often thought of as a utopia. Since one person's utopia is another person's dystopia, read a book with the genre "utopia" or "dystopia" on its main page. The genre may be stand alone or embedded.
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
3. Read a book the title or subtitle of which contains a word that matches exactly a word of 4 or more letters from the lyrics of Donovan's song Atlantis. You can find the lyrics
here.
The word must match exactly - no variation accepted.
So great an area of land that from her western shores: land:
To the End of the Land by David Grossman
+30 Points
Points this Post: 100
Grand Total: 690
BellaGBeartask 5.10 I choose Thalia, humor: Embroideries
>Points: 5
task 10.9 get to know the author: Black Orchid. Neil Gaiman is on page 6.
>points: 10
>GR author tichet: 1
task 25.4
book 1, option C: I finally read The Return of the King completing my reading of the lord of the rings
book 2, option D:Interesting Times the genre magic is verified in post 53: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
>Points: 25
task 25.6 let it snow:
book 1, option c romance Jane Eyre
book 2, option D dressed for winter:
verified message 69: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...>poinst: 25
total points this post: 75
author tickets: 1
total points challenge: 740 :D
Chris MD15.5 California Dreamin'
The Art of Detection, by Laurie R. King, who is a GoodReads author
The book takes place entirely in San Francisco.
I listened to the audio version on this book. The paperback has 495 pages.
15.8 Under My Thumb
by Meghan Whelan Turner25.8 Merry Saturnalia!
1. Book of Your Choice
The Warlock by Michael Scott, who is a GoodReads author
2. Option 1 - Winter Landscape
by Anne Perry 25.10 Book Group Books
1. I had already read all the books my f2f group was reading, so I chose a book from the SRC Read Shelf:
The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie
It looks like the book was read summer of 2010. It appears on the second page of the list.
I listened to the audio version on this book. There are dozens of paperback editions, all well over 100 pages. The top one listed on GR is 331 pages.
2. Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline, who is a GoodReads author
This book is listed #8 on the February 25, 2015 list.
I listened to the audio version on this book. The paperback has 278 pages.
30.4 Neptune's Neighborhood
A. Title includes a term for a body of water = LAKE
The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield, who is a GoodReads author
I listened to the audio version on this book. The paperback has 352 pages.
C - Cover shows a body of water large enough to swim in
by Margi PreusThis book is listed as MG in the AR Book Finder:
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8.0
30.9 You Are an Ironman
2. Book rated 4 or 5 stars by a GR friend or moderator
Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts
Kristina Simon rated this 4 stars.
I listened to the audio version on this book. The paperback has 326 pages.
5. Title includes the letters S-A-L-T
by Anne BrasharesSisTerhood of the trAveLing pants
This book is listed as UG in the AR Book Finder:
UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9.0
Points for this post: 15 + 15 + 25 + 25 + 30 + 30 = 140
Total points: 140 + 320 = 460
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 31
Goodreads authors: 15
Big books: 500=0, 750=0, 1,000=0
15.1 Returns and ExchangesTWO BOOK TASK
Book 1: Choose a book that you have read and rated 4 or 5 stars. Read a different book by the same author.
I chose The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman, which I rated 5*.
The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman is a GR Author.
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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.
I chose Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie, which I rated 5*.
The Wilderness by Samantha Harvey
I selected this book from Readers Also Enjoyed on or about 12/1/14. I failed to make a note of the exact date, when I chose it; but, I always try to select my books as soon as the tasks go up. Fifteen point tasks were posted by then and this task was based on my own READ list.
Points: 15
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15.2 Roman Numerals
TWO BOOK TASK
Read TWO books whose titles and/or subtitles together contain ALL 7 symbols/letters (I, C, D, L, M, V, X).
Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science by William M. Bass
This title/subtitle contains I, C, D, L, M, V, X.
and
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
This title contains I and D.
Points: 15
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15.5 California Dreamin'
Read a book set primarily (at least 50%) in California.
Reunion by Meg Cabot
Meg Cabot is a GR Author.
Setting is Carmel-by-the Sea, California.
Points: 15
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15.6 My Way
Read a memoir or autobiography- a non-fiction account of the author's OWN personal life and experiences.
The World Is Bigger Now: An American Journalist's Release from Captivity in North Korea . . . A Remarkable Story of Faith, Family, and Forgiveness by Euna Lee
Points: 15
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15.8 Under My Thumb
Read a book that has a human hand on the cover that shows a thumb.
by Richelle MeadRichelle Mead is a GR Author.
Approved in thread post 115 on page 3. (I couldn't make the link work.)
Points: 15
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15.9 Public Enemy
Read a book with the genre "crime" on its main book page.
Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich
Janet Evanovich is a GR Author.
Genre: mystery > crime (approved in thread post #7)
Points: 15
Total Points: 430
Total GR Authors: 17
5.10 Who's Your MuseThe Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke
This is a Big Book at 528 pages.
10.1 Random Trip in Time
I rolled at 1 and read This Is the Water by Yannick Murphy which was published in 2014.
10.10 New Blog for a New Year
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
https://bfgb.wordpress.com/2011/11/09...
Ernest Cline is a Goodreads Author
Post Total: 25
Grand Total: 245
30.7 Hang the Christmas Stockings with CareTWO BOOK TASK
I rolled a 5 and a 6.
5. Surprise: Read a book found on this list: Popular Classic Retellings Books.
Mirror Mirror by Gregory Maguire
Book was found of page 1 of list.
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6. Stocking filler: Read a book with a wrapped (or partially wrapped) present or a pair of socks on the cover.
by Marisa de los SantosMarisa de los Santos is a GR Author.
This book was approved in the thread (see list of approved books).
Points: 30
Total Points: 460
Total GR Authors: 18
Total Big Books (500+): 1
I am finished. Thanks to all the mods/task creators for their diligent work. Now to my planning for tomorrow's new season.
Kristi CO20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Berls's Task: Back to High School
Option 3: goodreads choice nomination in YA Fantay and Sci Fi in 2012
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Marissa Meyer is a goodreads author
Points this post: 20
Total points: 355
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 23
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Victoria CTask 5.10 - Who's Your Muse?
I chose The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan as my choice.
[POINTS]
This Post: 5
Total Points: 145/1045
Books Read: 12
Completed Tasks: 8/60
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Victoria CTask 15.4 - Ring in the New
For Book 1, a book published between 3/1/14-2/28/15, I chose: The Children Act by Ian McEwan
For Book 2, a book identified on GR as #1 in a series, I chose:
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Flavia de Luce #1, by Alan Bradley.
Alan Bradley is a Goodreads author.
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This Post: 15
Total Points: 160/1045
Books Read: 14
Completed Tasks: 9/60
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
REPOST30.4 - Annapoorni's task: Neptune's Neighbourhood
Options A & B
A: term for a body of water in series title (creek)
The Trouble with Tomboys
B: an author whose name includes the word "water"
To Bed a Montana Man
eBook Approved post #4449
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 75
Tasks Completed: 4
Victoria CTask 15.1 - Returns and Exchanges
Book 1
I was inspired by reading Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall, which I had rated 4 stars.
So I chose her new short story collection, The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher.
Book 2
Previously, I had read the scary Bird Box by Josh Malerman and rated it 5 stars. Using the "Readers Also Enjoyed" feature, I identified my next read The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey. (not as good as Bird Box, btw)
M.R. Carey is a Goodreads author.
I checked the "Readers Also Enjoyed" feature for Bird Box today 2/28 (I had forgotten to note the date previously) and The Girl with All the Gifts is still listed there, it is the 8th book on the list.
[POINTS]
This Post: 15
Total Points: 175/1045
Books Read: 16
Completed Tasks: 10/60
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
PS and I'm done! Thanks all for a fun few months even I did MUCH worse than I had hoped!
30.8 -- Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: Make Your TBR List Say UncleOption 1: Books about books; Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore.
Robin Sloan is a Goodreads Author.
Option 2: Red cover;
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 285
Total Books Read: 20
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: [500+: 3] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
25.3 -- Mrs.soule's task: Two Types of TasksBook A: Read a free-for-this-challenge book: Jason
REQUIRED: State the source of the book: Jason was my christmas present from my sister.
Book B: Read a book from https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Declaration of Courtship
eBook Approved post #4450
25.4 - Bluemoon's task: EGYPTIAN DEITIES
a TWO book task
A: A book with the name of a season in the title:
The Passionate Winter
C: resurrect a series that you have been neglecting and read another book in the series:
One Silent Night
10.5. Older and Wiser
Mitä väärää on homoseksuaalisuudessa?
REQUIRED: Briefly explain the subject that you wanted to know more about:
Law for same-sex-marriages passed here in Finland (yay) but with great deal of opposition. I wanted to know more about the subject.
Points this post: 60
Total Points: 135
Tasks Completed: 7
Cindy FTask 25.3 Two Types of Tasks
Book A: The Bone Bedby Patricia Cornwell Who is a GOODREADS AUTHOR!!!!
I owned this before Dec1/14
Book B: The Fault in Our Starsby John Green Who is a GOODREADS AUTHOR!!
Points this post:25
Total points:110
Tasks completed:8
Books read:10
Goodreads Authors:7
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(1)
30.3 Greek KeyOption 1 - Dark Places
by Gillian FlynnOption 2 - The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
This is on page 1, #53 of the Best Twists list.
Gillian Flynn is a Goodreads Author
The Forgotten Garden is a Big Book
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 275
That's it for me. Thanks Mods and see you next season.
Jamie NYCTask #30.9 -- Delicious Dee's task: You Are An Ironman
Option 2: Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward who is a GRA
It was rated 4 stars by my GR Friend, "Optimist-King's Wench" her review is here. I've never met Optimist. It is Book #6 in the BDB Series
Option 5: Olives for the Stranger by Neil S. Plakcy who is a GRA
"SALT" is found here: OLiveS For The StrAnger
It is Book #4 In the "Have Body, Will Guard" Series
Points this post: 30
GRA: 2
Tasks: 2
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Total Points: 620
GRA: 42
Tasks: 36
Books: 51
That's it for me, thanks mods, you're awesome
SandiCompleted Tasks
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment
Using Option 3 - Romance as main page genre. This was not a reread.
The Language of Flowers
50.1 - Teri-K's task: Let's Start the New Year Off Right
Book #1 - Option 2 -- a book started but never finished.
When I first joined Goodreads in the late part of October 2013, I joined a group that focused on classics. Their book of the month was "Frankenstein" but I somehow got it in my head to read "Dracula" and realized my mistake two chapters into the book. I abandoned the book and since it was so late in the month, did not read the correct book of the month either. This book is not a reread.
Kindle edition I read: Dracula
Most popular MMPB edition: Dracula
Book #2 - Option 3 -- found on the Goodreads Best of 2014 list under "Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction of 2014" -- https://www.goodreads.com/choiceaward... -- This book is not a reread.
The Winner's Curse
Book #3 - Option 4 -- Greek Mythology as main page genre. Genre is presently showing on main page. If genre disappears, book was approved in help thread and listed in post #2 -- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Kindle edition I read: Artemis Rising
Paperback edition: Artemis Rising
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Previous Points Earned: 295
Points Earned this Post: 70
Total Points To Date: 365
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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30.5 - Sandy's task: Atlantis
REQUIRED: State the options you chose when you post.
1. Read a book about Atlantis or Atlanteans.
Atlantis Rising kindle Atlantis Rising - paperback 280 pgs by Alyssa Day
Alyssa Day is a GRA.
2. Atlantis was often thought of as a utopia. Since one person's utopia is another person's dystopia, read a book with the genre "utopia" or "dystopia" on its main page. The genre may be stand alone or embedded.
SCIENCE FICTION>DYSTOPIA
Feed KINDLE - Feed - paperback 599 pgs. by Mira Grant *BIG BOOK TICKET *
THIS POST
Points: 30
Completed Tasks: 1
Good Read Authors: 1
Big Books: 500 (1)
Total This Season
Points: 285
Completed Tasks: 16
Good Read Authors: 19
Big Books: 1
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Pages read this season: 7,809
Books read this season: 23
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Personal Best: 660/1180 (summer 14)