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Winter 14/15 RwS Completed Tasks - Winter 14/15
20.10 - Goodreads Feature How to be both by Ali Smith
While reading Vanessa and Her Sister(Virginia Woolf), I started How to Be Both by Ali Smith, cracked open the cover, and was met with a quote from The Telegraph, “An heir to Virginia Woolf.” My copy began with the section written in stream of consciousness style similar with the feel of Woolf’s writing set in The Renaissance (copies were published with the stories in the opposite order with the present day story told first as well). I love historical fiction about art of all kinds and was drawn into this earlier time, although I must admit with some embarrassment that I didn’t realize this was based on actual art work at first. I loved the mix of poetry and prose and the background set for the second half set in the present day. I didn’t explore the art online until George’s story when she started looking at the art closely after the death of her mother. The second half of the book was excellent and brought the story together for me. The review by Kalliope (kalliope) captured the double helix structure of the novel and gave me further insight into the structures of the novel. I was attracted to the cover art on my copy and loved finding it’s source in one of the paintings by Francesco del Cossa, “Saint Lucy”(Saint Lucy). Overall, it was a fascinating piece of work and I recommend it to anyone willing to try an experimental form that expands the meaning of “a novel”.
+20 Task
+10 Review
Task Total: 30
Grand Total: 1005
20.1 The Worshipful Lucia by E.F. BensonThe fifth volume in E.F. Benson's Lucia series.... and still excellent fun. Lucia the focus of all social groups in the small English town of Tilling once again butts heads...but, in an ever-so English and polite manner, with her neighbor and rival Elizabeth Mapp. Mapp, newly married, leads others to wrongfully believe she is pregnant. Lucia and Mapp run against each other for the Town Council. They decide to swap homes. Lucia discovers Roman antiquities in her new garden-- or does she? Lucia guides many into buying gold mine stocks...which doesn't work out well for Mapp. There is also a surprise wedding at the end. I love this series and sorry to say that there is only one more to read. But then I am anxious to watch the BBC's dramatic take.
+20 task
+10 review
+5 combp (10.4- all set in England)
+10 oldie (1935)
total +45
grand total= 420
BUT..... I just discovered that my previous submission for Queen Margot (post 495) doesn't qualify for 20.4 because it is not a 1001 list book published in the 1900's...so, that means I need to switch it to the Square Peg category and adjust my points from 50 down to 40...which also changes my grand total to 410.
10.6 Foreign LanguageLanguage = Spanish
The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel Vásquez
Review: (4 Stars)
This book was nothing like I thought it would be based on the information in book blurb. Thankfully there was not as much violence as I thought that there might have been since it dealt with the rise and fall of the Colombian drug trade and how it affected the general population. How does the constant threat of unprovoked violence affect a society, or a generation?
This followed the story of two intertwined characters from the early installation of Peace Corps volunteers in Colombia in the late 1960's through the late 1990's.
I liked the main narrator of the book, Antonio Yammara, who was thoughtful and quiet and so very human in dealing with the aftermath of the experiences he went through because of his association with Ricardo Laverde.
+10 Task
+ 5 Combo (Task 20.10 w/Goldfinch)
+10 Style Non-Western
+10 Review
Task Total = 35
Grand Total = 390
10.1 Square Peg :Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
+10 task
+25 Oldies (published 1601)
Task total: 35
Grand Total: 975
10.1 Square PegThe Martian by Andy Weir
Review:
Wowie, wowie – what a wild ride this book is! The action starts on the first page, and doesn’t let up until the last one. Sci-fi is not a genre I normally read, but I really enjoyed this book. I’ve heard this described as a mashup of the movies, Apollo 13, and Castaway. I agree with that assessment.
Mark Watney is part of the crew sent on a mission to Mars. On the sixth day on Mars, he has an accident, and his crewmates leave him for dead and start their return journey to earth. Mark wakes up to find himself stranded on Mars, and from there it’s a race against time to survive until someone can figure out how to get back to Mars quickly enough to save him.
Even though there are a lot of scientific explanations, and discussions involving botany, physics, computer stuff, and math – the book made me think about those concepts, but they didn’t derail or distract from the fast-paced narrative. Be forewarned, there are a few ‘F’ bombs at the beginning of the book, but they tail off quickly, so if you’re sensitive to strong language it doesn’t last too long. I mean, this guy is stranded on Mars, I supposed I’d drop a few expletives at first too. This was a great tale about the power of the human spirit to continue to persevere.
Rating: 5 stars
+10 Task
+10 Review
Task Total = 20
Grand Total = 410
20.1 Published 1906-1951I Will Repay by Emmuska Orczy
Review: The Scarlet Pimpernel is one of my favorite characters, so in spite of Orczy’s outdated views – her writing exhibits Anti-Semitism, classism, and sexism that may have been appropriate for the time in which she wrote, but that frustrate me as a modern progressive – I keep reading her books when I can find them. I Will Repay only has Sir Percy as a side character, and the story is relatively overwrought, but I still had a great time reading it. Juliette, the heroine, made an oath as a child to avenge her brother’s death, but she ends up falling in love with the man she’s supposed to hate. The backdrop of the French Revolution is always interesting, if presented in a one-sided manner. It’s worth the read if you’re a fan and willing to overlook Orczy’s style and views.
+20 Task (published 1906)
+10 Review
+10 Oldies
+10 Combo (20.8, 20.9)
Task Total: 50
Grand Total: 835
Task 10.8 - Two for One - Read a combination of 2 or more books, each under 100 pages, that total at least 100 pages when combined.
Most popular version: 26 pages
Before the Party (1922) by W. Somerset Maugham (Kindle Edition, 26 pages)
Most popular version: 80 pages
Madame de Mauves (1874) by Henry James (Paperback, 80 pages)
+10 Task
+10 Oldies -76 to 150 years old: (1864-1938)
Task Total : 10 + 10 = 20
Grand Total: 440 + 20 = 460
10.7 Black HumorThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
+10 Task (#66 on list)
600 Lexile – no styles
Task Total: 10
Grand Total: 845
10.1 Square PegTrade Me by Courtney Milan
Review: I had another book slated for my square peg, but when I started to see review after review pop up on Goodreads, blogs, and podcasts, I had to get in on the action. This is the first ‘New Adult’ contemporary romance written by one of my favorite historical romance authors, and while it was a shift in tone, the basic reasons I love her books stood out in this one. In fact, I think some of the things I like best about her books involve the… progressive… thinking of most of her characters, which can feel anachronistic in a historical setting. Here, she has room to shine, tackling all kinds of issues, but poverty most head-on. I heard an interview in which she said she’d been dared to write a billionaire book and she said she’d never do it unless she could make fun of the billionaire the whole time, and this is the result, but really the billionaire isn’t being laughed at at all – not really. While I question the need for a separate ‘New Adult’ category for (mostly) romances featuring twenty-something protagonists, I have to say I kind of love the trend. Most historical romances have one or both leads in their teens or twenties anyway, so it’s not a stretch. Plus, I fell in love in college, so these stories, angsty as they might sometimes end up, work for me the way others never will.
+10 Task
+10 Review
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 865
20.2 - PersephoneThe Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf
It is fascinating to read a first novel by an established author after having read later works after her writing style has evolved. In The Voyage Out, Woolf’s writing ability and many themes she will develop over time shine through. She captures the reality of many of the lives around her in the early 1900s. I loved meeting the Dalloways who appear during the actual voyage out described in this book and could picture Clarissa preparing for her famous party in the future. Feminism, family ties and loss were there as themes later to be more fully developed. The writing is straightforward and traditional, but not at all awkward hinting at the greatness to come. Having just read a fictionalized account of Woolf’s life as she was writing this first book, I felt as if I knew some of the characters she portrayed and had the feeling that she was starting with the advice, “write what you know”. I enjoyed it and thought the voyage itself was the best part of the novel.
+20 Task
+10 Combo: 20.1 - RwS Anniversary! (1915) / 20.4 - 1001
+10 Review
+10 Oldies (1915)
Task Total: 50
Grand Total: 1055
Post 478 Ed wrote: "20.6 Jewish:Night by Elie Wiesel
I find it so difficult to read anything about the Holocaust. (I was not able to bring myself to visit Auschwitz when I went to Krakow.)..."
I'm sorry, Ed. This book is a YA Assignment at BPL and has a Lexile of 590. You get task points, but no styles.
Post 502 Karen Michele wrote: "20.8 - Exiles and EmmigrantsVanessa and Her Sister by Priya Parmar
I am in the midst of an interesting convergence of books, some planned and some by chance. I h..."
Karen, can you verify this with Jama in the 20.8 thread please? Her website says she divides her time between Hawaii and London, and might not qualify for this task.
Ppost 508 Marie wrote: "10.8 - Two for OneChicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi : 84 pages
Yesterday by Haruki Murakami : 25 pages
= 109 pages
Task total = 10
Poi..."
+10 - Both of these authors are non-western.
20.4 - 1001:The Time of the Hero by Mario Vargas Llosa
The plot is vaguely familiar -- a bunch of boys in a military academy whose cruelty to one another results in tragedy. But this version is more extreme than most. There are brutal initiations involving beating, being pissed on, and forced to fight each as dogs. There are daily punishments for whoever is last in line in formation and for any minor infraction of the rules. There is a ring leader in charge of stealing exams and selling the answers, selling the forbidden cigarettes, alcohol, etc. The usual cruel teasing of the "weaker" boys is brought to vicious levels. And then there is a student, so desperate to get out on a pass that he tattles and meets the most brutal punishment the ring leader can devise.
This was a much more difficult book than I was expecting. I don't recall Vargas Llosa's other books being so hard to follow. This felt quite similar to Garcia Marquez's work -- much of it is written in stream-of-conscious style with multiple narrators. I am still uncertain of the basic story-lines of the individual characters. However, I am not sure if this is intentional.
The second half of the book is where Vargas Llosa's brilliance becomes apparent. The inner voices of the main characters as they meditate on the climatic act and it's repercussions (or lack thereof) is astonishing. It is here that the self-serving bureaucracy and the pitiless morals of the bourgeois are exposed. It is a fascinating book, but one that is better served by reading a plot summary first.
+20 task
+10 combo (10.5, 10.6)
+10 non-Western
+10 review
+5 oldies (pub. 1962)
Task total: 55
Grand Total: 380
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 502 Karen Michele wrote: "20.8 - Exiles and EmmigrantsVanessa and Her Sister by Priya Parmar
I am in the midst of an interesting convergence of books, some ..."
Sure, Elizabeth, I just posted the question to Jama.
20.10 Goodreads FeatureBig Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
This is a fascinating way to structure a mystery, since the book starts out revealing that a murder has occurred/will occur, but you don’t know who was killed, or why, or who the murderer is, until the end. No spoilers, but I will say that I was surprised by who got killed, although I maybe shouldn’t have been. Big Little Lies isn’t truly a mystery – but it is true that as a reader, I found myself most interested in the mystery of what was happening and what everyone’s backstory was. It also was an enjoyable read, despite dealing with some very heavy topics – lots of well-written humor, and joked about kids and family topics without feeling like that was ALL it was about.
+20 task (from The Goldfinch here)
+5 combo (10.4 - Australia)
+10 review
Task Total: 35
Grand Total: 380
20.8 Exiles and EmmigrantsThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (Ishiguro was born in Japan and emigrated to the UK)
Perhaps I have been reading too many stream-of-consciousness works lately, but this work struck me as one of the most clear and precise uses of the English language I have ever read. The reader is brought into the mind and circumstances of a head butler and learns bit by bit about the events which cause him to question his long-held tenets of dignity, loyalty and obligation. He begins to realize that he may need a new perspective for the remainder of his days. A beautiful novel and I'm putting Ishiguro at the top of my to-be-read list.
+20 task
+10 review
+15 combo (10.3- published 1988; 10.4 - all set in the UK, 20.4- 1001 list)
total= 45
Grand total= 465
-20 for adjustment for Night (didn't qualify for combo pts.)
new Grand Total= 445
From Post 483Jama wrote: "20.6 Jewish
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
I think I picked this book up for the wrong reason. I wasn't interested in his introduction to logotherapy, as I..."
+5 Combo (20.9)
From Post 498Coralie wrote: "10.10 Group Reads :
Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
+10 task
+5 combo (20.10 thanks Cory)
Task total: 15
Grand Total: 880"
+5 Combo (20.3)
Karen Michele wrote: "20.2 - PersephoneThe Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf
It is fascinating to read a first novel by an established author after having read later works after her writing sty..."
+5 Combo (20.10)
20.6 JewishThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
I know I can't get style points for it but just a very short review:
OMG. I don’t even know what to say except for I was a total wreck at the end of this book and I could barely finish it through my tears. This novel is so…..so….I can’t even describe it so I won’t. I will say that you should read it if you haven’t already.
+20 Task (Lexile 730)
Task Total=20
Grand Total=200
Kate S wrote: "Karen Michele wrote: "20.2 - PersephoneThe Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf
It is fascinating to read a first novel by an established author after having read later works..."
Thanks, Kate! I haven't heard back from Jama on the Priya Parmar question, so I'll up my total by 5 for now.
Rebekah wrote: "A-Z15.10 Z,A
Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan
Task -30 pts
Bonus - 100 pts
Task Total-130 pts
Grand Total - 360 pts"
Hi Rebekah:
Congratulations on finishing the A-Z sub-challenge!
Task 10.9 EconomicalTrain Dreams by Denis Johnson
On the 2011 Economist list
Review:
I really enjoyed this novella written by Denis Johnson. It appeared on the “The Economist's Books of the Year” list for 2011 and I can see why. The book recounts the quiet unfolding of Robert Grainier’s life, starting in 1917. At that point he’s a young husband and father who is working and living in rural Idaho. The book traces the Robert’s life as he moves through life’s ups and downs. But for Robert, the ups are few and the downs are profound.
The book talks about a bygone era with insight, but the era is not viewed through rosy glasses. Robert is a great character that I learned to care about. I think he would be surprised that I cared since he lived such a self-contained life.
+10 Task
+10 Review
Task Total = 20
Grand Total = 430
Task 20.2 - Persephone: Read a book written by a Persephone Books author.
Dorothy Canfield Fisher is a Persephone Books author.
Understood Betsy (1916) by Dorothy Canfield Fisher (Hardcover, 211 pages)
Lexile 950L
Review: Persephone Books author Dorothy Canfield Fisher is best known for bringing the Montessori method of child-rearing to the U.S.. The children’s novel Understood Betsy reflects her educational philosophy. The novel stars a young girl who moves from a coddled, spoon-fed educational/familial situation to a Montessori-like “learn by doing” situation. The young girl’s emotional reactions to the events in her life are minutely observed. This makes the argument that “learn by doing” is an effective, emotionally satisifying, and superior way to learn about the world. Ms. Fisher clearly expected adults as well as children to read this novel, and for both audiences to conclude that the hands-on Montessori method is superior to the methods of child-rearing currently (1916 currently!) being used. Recommended for parents and teachers of young children.
+20 Task
+10 Oldies -76 to 150 years old: (1864-1938)
+10 Review
Task Total: 20 + 10 + 10 = 40
Grand Total: 460 + 40 = 500
10.4 Island DreamsAcross the Barricades by Joan Lingard
task +10 (all takes place in Northern Ireland)
Grand Total= 455
It doesn't seem to have any Lexile score..so, I guess no style points.
Ed wrote: "10.4 Island DreamsAcross the Barricades by Joan Lingard
task +10 (all takes place in Northern Ireland)
Grand Total= 455
It doesn't seem to have any Lexile score..so..."
I don't find that shelved at BPL, so if you want to add a review or claim other styles, you're fine.
Task 10.7 – Black Humor- Read one of the top 100 Best Dark Humor books.
On January 27, 2015, this book was #49 on the list:
The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror (Pine Cove #3) (2004) by Christopher Moore (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, First Edition, 275 pages)
+10 Task
Task Total: 10
Grand Total: 500 + 10 = 510
20.2 PersephoneDimanche and Other Stories by Irène Némirovsky
I was not expecting to love this short story collection, as I was underwhelmed by Suite Francaise when I read it last year. But I am glad I read it. Nemirovsky writes artful short stories filled with really acute insight into the daily lives of the characters she portrays. All of the stories were published between 1934 and 1942, and I am not sure, but the stories seem to be arranged chronologically. The first few concern themselves with comfortable bourgeoise problems - Men cheating on women seems to be a common one. I found myself liking those much less than the later stories, several of which deal with the war. I like how each story is unique, with different narrative voices and different approaches to the story itself. I enjoyed Don Juan's Wife, which is a long letter written by a dying servant to the grown-up child she once cared for, and The Spell, in which the narrator tells about her childhood trip to the Ukraine. Looking back on the trip now, she begins the story: "What seemed simple was in fact masked by secrets and shadows: what intrigued you was just an everyday matter of inheritance or adultery." Even the stories I didn't love were written well. I just didn't care as much about the characters. All in all, I found the collection interesting and liked it more than Suite Francaise. While I didn't love every story, it was definitely worth reading.
20 pt. task
+10 review
+10 non-western
+5 oldies (1941)
+5 combo (20.8)
Task total: 50
Grand total: 395
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Ed wrote: "10.4 Island DreamsAcross the Barricades by Joan Lingard
task +10 (all takes place in Northern Ireland)
Grand Total= 455
It doesn't seem to have any Lexil..."
ok...Thanks Elizabeth...in the meantime, I discovered that the author is 84 years old....so, I will switch the book Across the Barricades by Joan Lingardto the 20.9 category -Respect Elders. With +5 combo points for 10.4 and here is the review for +10 points:
Although this is a young adult book, it surprisingly has a dark and serious theme. It takes place in Belfast, Northern Ireland during the troubles. Sadie, a teenager, is from a Protestant family and she meets her childhood friend, Kevin, who is from a Catholic family. The two decide to see each other again and their friendship blooms into a romance. That romance creates serious problems for both parties as they are seen as traitors to their "side". A teacher tries to help thm as well as an young married couple who have a child from their mixed Protestant/Catholic family. A very realistic portrayal of what life must have been like living in Belfast at the time.
New Grand total (with other corrections made)
= 460
20.10 - Goodreads Feature At Swim-Two-Birds by Flann O'Brien (on the Readers Also Enjoyed list for Herzog, Spring 2014)
This should have been a book that I would have loved: An Irish student virtually lives his entire life in his bedroom reading and writing. He creates a character who is an author as well, Dermot Trellis. Trellis creates additional characters. Some of those characters in separate stories eventually meet each other and gripe about their treatment and eventually they take control of the narrative and put the author, Trellis on trial. Sounds hilarious. I kept on thinking that this would make a great Monty Python movie. Yet, somehow, it didn't work for me. Perhaps there were too many obtuse allusions that went over my head.
+20 task
+10 review
+15 Combo (10.4- Ireland; 20.1- 1939; 20.4)
+10 Oldie (1939)
total= 55
Grand Total 515
20.7 18th Century PlusThe White Doe of Rylstone: With the Song at the Feast of Brougham Castle by William Wordsworth
Review:
I'd never heard of this Wordsworth long form poem before. I just stumbled onto this one as I was looking for something published around this time for a reading challenge and found that this one was available in digital scan from Google books. That version has lovely illustrations, but hard to read text, so I ended up pulling up the text at archive.org instead.
I'm not a frequent reader of poetry, but I do especially like narrative poems as they are somewhat more accessible than something that's more abstract. This poem tells the story of the Norton rebellion against Queen Elizabeth in 1569, and focuses on Emily, the surviving daughter of the family after her father and brothers are all killed. The white doe of the title frames the story as an almost mystical animal that befriends Emily in her grief and continues to visit her grave after she dies.
I'm glad to have stumbled upon this poem. Every time I read poetry, I think I really should read more. I also enjoyed reading the commentary on the poem (from Wordsworth and the Cultivation of Women, linked on the Wikipedia page).
+20 Task
+10 Review
+5 Combo (10.4)
+15 Oldies (1815)
Task total: 50
Grand total: 435
20.4 1001Almost Transparent Blue by Ryū Murakami
I hadn't actually intended to read this book for the challenge, but whilst waiting for a lunch date popped into the library and was looking for something by Haruki Murakami. NEVER get these two writers mixed up.
My other introduction to Japanese literature had been The Housekeeper and the Professor, so this book came as quite a shock to me. I hadn't expected its subject matter, style or ... any of it. It was very different to what I had read before, which i now see is part of why it is celebrated.
In parts, I could see the beauty in the writing, but the characters had me saddened and distressed. Who were these people and why would they live like this and do this to themselves ? Why would they let others do things to them ? The drug use is constant, and not all of the sex seems consensual, and I just couldn't get passed the not understanding how people could see that life as freedom.
I do think literature should be challenging, and make us question our comfort zone, but I really don't enjoy visiting that place, even for some well written pages.
+20 Task
+10 Non-Western
+10 Review
+5 Oldies (1976)
+5 combo ( 10.4 - Japan)
Task Total : 50
Grand Total : 190
<10>10.8 Two for OneThe Grimoire of the Lamb by Kevin Hearne (Kindle edition 76 pgs)
Second Son by Lee Child (Kindle edition 32 pgs)
Total Pages: 108
For Two for One, I picked my “comfort food”. I chose a short story in the Iron Druid Chronicles, The Grimoire of the Lamb, that takes place between the novels of the series. It satisfied my taste for more Atticus and the lovable Oberon and was interesting because none of the other main characters in the novels are present and the story focuses solely on Atticus.
The Second Son is a Jack Reacher story that takes place when Reacher is 13, before we all know him as the ex-Military-coffee-drinking wanderer that he is. It was an glimpse into how Reacher became the kind of man we read about today.
Both of these short stories were nice diversions into two of my favorite series.
+10 Task
+10 Review
Task Total=20
Grand Total=220
Glad to see you, Norma - we've missed you.
20.7 18th century plusEvelina by Fanny Burney
Review
Another novel of English fashionable society, a virtuous young lady and her experiences as she wends her way through from child to wife in a class conscious society while maintaining above all her honor. From Richards Pamela to Jane Austen’s young ladies this was a popular genre during this period from early 1700’s until almost recently in post Victorian times. Although they are rather predictable, there is something rather entertaining about the scrapes they get into through their naivety and the ultimate rescue/marriage by a handsome, honorable and usually noble young man, who is older, mature and quite worldly. A Cinderella story retold time and again, romantic theme that has endured centuries. In this particular case, Evelina is the ward of a godly man who was a contemporary of her grandfather, after a disgraced mother died and rejected by her natural father. Her first visit to London leads to many encounters of the serendipitous, the fateful, the novel and multiple coincidences which lead to a proposal of marriage from a Lord at which time she has been acknowledged as the daughter and heir of a Duke father happily worked out so that classes didn’t mix. She also comes into an older good brother and a bad grandmother and cousins. I found the writing quite good and although very old-fashioned, I did enjoy it.
+ 20 pts - Task
+ 10 pts -combo (10.4 - England, 20.9- 1752-1840)
+ 10 pts - Review
+ 15 pts - Oldies (1778)
Task Total - 55 pts
Grand Total - 415 pts
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Ppost 508 Marie wrote: "10.8 - Two for OneChicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi : 84 pages
Yesterday by Haruki Murakami : 25 pages
= 109 pag..."
I'm not sure it is the case, as Marjane Satrapi was born in Iran but she gained the french nationality and she is living in France
20.2 - Persephone:Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky
Review: This is my fifth Nemirovsky this season. It is the one often described as her "masterpiece"; however I think I slightly prefer All Our Worldly Goods, although that might be because it was the first book of hers I read and so her style was all new to me. The two are similar in that they describe the onset of war for ordinary french citizens and, again, I was struck by the fact that Nemirovsky was living through the time and events she was writing about, which gives the book such authenticity. A quote on the blurb from Anita Brookner sums it up "an heroic attempt to write a novel about a nightmare in which the author is entirely embedded".
Irene's intention had been to write four or five sections to the book, but she only managed two before she was killed in Auschwitz. However, my copy had Appendices containing notes she had written with her plans for the rest. These were fascinating.
A film has been made of the book which is scheduled for release (in the UK, at least) in March. I'll be going to see it. (Suite Francaise trailer)
+20 task
+15 combo (20.4 no. 20a on 1001 list, 20.6 shelved as jewish 25 times, 20.8)
+10 review
+10 non-Western
Task total: 55
RwS total: 890
AtoZ total: 15
Grand Total: 905
Sorry about the arithmetic, I make it that I am starting at 395.15.8 S-K
Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner
+20 task
Grand total 415
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+20 task
task total: 20
grand total: 325