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Winter 14/15 RwS Completed Tasks - Winter 14/15
20.8 - Respect EldersA Rare Benedictine by Ellis Peters
Review:
This is a prequel to Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael medieval mystery series, containing 3 stories.
The first tells how and why Cadfael became a monk on returning from the Crusades. There is a mystery of sorts involved, but it's not very mysterious. Nor was his decision as dramatic or emotional as I expected. All the same, I liked this story best, just for the characterisation.
The other two stories could be set any time while he's settled at Shrewsbury, I think. I've read some of the books in the past, but not the whole series (yet - they are on my Kindle) but there's nothing time-specific that I noticed in them. The middle story was not so well developed; the last, with the attempted murder of monastery's steward when he'd been out collecting rents, I found more engaging and more historically interesting.
Altogether, definitely worth reading for fans of the series, but after reading some of the novels, not before.
+20 task (1913-95)
+ 5 combo (10.4, set entirely in England)
+10 review
+ 5 oldies (1988)
Task total: 40
Grand Total: 95 points
20.4 1001:Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami
+20 task (#78 on list)
+10 Non-Western
Task total: 30
Grand Total: 95
10.4 Sovereign StatesStormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz (670 Lexile)
+10 Task (set entirely in England)
Low Lexile, no styles
Task Total: 10
Grand Total: 100
10.8 Two for OneFirst Time, Forever by K.C. Burn - 24,000 words
In Sea-Salt Tears by Seanan McGuire – I can’t find a direct reference to the number of words, but the PDF is 22 pages long, and when I pulled it into Word and used word count it was 9,689 words
Review: First Time, Forever hits a spot that few romances do – what happens during the “after” in the happily ever after? Derrick and Trevor’s story opens the day they drop their son off at college. Still relatively young, they’re individually looking forward to rekindling the sparks that used to fly before they had to tone it down because a child was in the house. The story should be heartwarming and cute, and it is, but it falls way flat. These two are the worst communicators ever – they misinterpret cues, refuse to share their feelings, and just stink at getting on the same page. There’s also a large amount of sexual imagery, which is fine but I don’t love when there’s not much depth to the story. I’m not sure I’m interested in moving forward with this author, so I’m glad the story was so short.
In Sea-Salt Tears is short but a very interesting addition to her October Daye series. This is one of my very favorite urban fantasy series, and this task is reminding me to finish up with some of the leftover shorts she’s published over the years. Unlike the full-length novels, this gives a partial background of two side characters – two women whose love affair happened and caused some major heartache. It’s wonderful, but would probably be hard to follow without having read the series – at a minimum a lot of context would be missing. I hope Seanan McGuire keeps writing in this world, even after Toby’s story has run its course.
+10 Task
+10 Review
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 120
20.8 Exiles and EmmigrantsHer Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
Review: I’m in the phase of my reading year where I do what I like to call ‘prereading’ for presents – I identify books off my to-read list that my friends and family might like and try them out in preparation for potentially giving them as gifts. This year, I’m light on items for my sister-in-law, and this was on the list. I am happy to say that I can check off a gift, because I had a lot of fun with this and I think she will too. Georgie, the protagonist and narrator, is a lesser royal living in Depression-era Britain. Her allowance has been cut off, so she decides to make a go at a life alone in London. Antics, hilarity, and wackiness ensue, and she finds herself in the midst of all kinds of trouble, but manages to get out of all of it. The whole thing is silly, but so much fun that I’m tempted to just keep reading the series. I think that might be a bad idea, though, because she would probably get on my nerves after a while.
+20 Task (her Goodreads profile says, “I was born and raised in England but currently divide my time between California and Arizona where I go to escape from the harsh California winters”)
+10 Review
+10 Combo (10.4 – takes place entirely in the UK, 20.5 – on list, and Georgiana is the narrator and main character)
Task Total: 40
Grand Total: 160
Task 20.1 - RwS Anniversary!: - For Combo points:
20.9
Ivan Bunin
Born: in Voronezh, Russian Federation : ON: October 22, 1870
Died: November 08, 1953
20.8
Read a book written by an author who has more or less permanently settled in a country other than his/her homeland (the country of his/her original citizenship).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Bunin
The Gentleman from San Francisco and Other Stories (1944) by Ivan Bunin (Paperback, 224 pages)
the first Russian author to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature (1933)
Review: This is a collection of 19 stories, all written by Ivan Bunin, from various points in his life (first publication dates from 1915 through 1944). There are two translators for the stories: David Richards and Sophie Lund. I’m not sure which translator is more accurate. David Richards’s translations sparkle and draw you into the story. Sophie Lund’s translations are flat, this is this, that is that, yuk.
Bunin opposed the Bolsheviks, and fled Russia in 1920, living out the next 30+ years in Europe. His sympathies were with the “white Russians”; he despised Lenin and the Bolsheviks. Several of his stories wax nostalgic for the life lived upper-middle-class Russians BEFORE the Revolution. Overall, his stories were OK, not as good as Tolstoy, Dostoeyvsky, Chekov, Gogol, Gorky, etc., etc., but certainly readable and occasionally quite clever. Recommended for readers of Russian Literature.
+20 (#20.1 pub. 1944)
+10 Combo (#10.2 Russia; #20.8 exile; #20.9 (80 years)))
+05 Oldies -25 to 75 years old: (1939-1989)
+10 Review
Task Total 20 + 10 + 05 + 10 = 45
Grand Total: 65 + 45 = 110
15.1 A-ZB-Y
A Burning in Homeland by Rick Yancey
+15 pts - Task
Task Total - 15 pts
Grand Total - 75 pts
10.3 - 1980sThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams 12/6/14
#19 on the list of the Best Books of the 1980s
Review:
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe , written by Douglas Adams , is the second book in a series that began with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I read the first book in August of 2013 and was really in the mood for this type of fantasy/humor novel. I loved it! The second didn’t seem quite as good, but still had many quirky characters. "May I remind you, sir, " hissed Number Two at the captain, "that you have now been in that bath for over three years?!" He was in a tub for that long, and other characters were caught in a loop where their transport malfunctioned. Those poor souls were awakened once a year to be fed then induced to sleep again. I think this series is a book every year or so for me.
+10 Task
+10 Review
+5 Oldies (pub. 1980)
Task total: 25
AtoZ total: 0
RwS total: 25
Grand Total: 25
20.7 - 18th Century Plus - Ashley's Task:The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
I decided on The Castle of Otranto when I saw that it was known as the first gothic novel. I wish it had been a short story. I really enjoyed the opening chapters, but then lost interest in the rambling middle section. It’s one of those books I’m glad I read for the sake of it’s place in literary history, though. Sometimes it is enjoyable to read something knowing that it was at the forefront of the evolution of a genre or new way of writing and that’s what kept me going on this one. If you are after the best in classics, you could probably skip this one, but if you love gothic novels with a good share of convoluted romance and want to find out how it all began, this one would be worth your time.
+20 Points: 1764
+ 5 Combo: 20.9 - Respect Elders (1717-1797)
+10 Review
+20 Oldies: 1764
Task Total: 55
Grand Total: 200
20.5 Mystery WomenOut by Natsuo Kirino
The novel focuses on four women who work together on the night shift at a food factory. After one woman kills her abusive husband, the others work together to help her bury the evidence, so to speak. It is not really a spoiler to reveal the murder, as the novel begins with the murder and the rest of the book is really about why a woman would do that and why her co-workers would help her out. Kirino paints a very different picture of contemporary Japan than I have encountered in other Japanese authors, revealing a very dark and ugly strain of sexism and violence towards women. I was expecting this book to be somewhat of a potboiler, but discovered it to be a well-developed literary noir novel that I very much enjoyed.
20 pt. task
+10 combo (10.4, 20.10)
+10 non-western
+10 review
Task total: 50
Grand total: 50
20.5 Mystery WomenR is for Ricochet by Sue Grafton
Review:
I didn't realize how much I missed Kinsey! It has been a few years since I read my last Kinsey Millhone mystery, and now I'm wondering why I had such a long lapse in my reading of the series. In this book Kinsey is pulled further and further into the investigation of a money laundering scheme almost against her will at each step along the way.
Kinsey was hired by Nord Lafferty to go pick his daughter Reba up when she is released from prison after serving two years for embezzlement from a local Santa Teresa land development company. Kinsey meets her match in Reba who is a smart-talking, fast-living gal who initially wants to get back with guy whom she took the fall for by going to prison. Then the worm turns, and she wants to get even with the guy.
Along the way Kinsey finds a new love interest in Cheney Phillips. Boy I hope it works out for them! I'd like to see Kinsey happy. Since this is set in the late 1980's computers still come with towers and floppy disks, and cell phones haven't been invented yet. There were a couple of scenes which involved a pay phone which now seem so old.
This was another good Kinsey Millhone mystery from Sue Grafton. I think I'm on to "U" now.
+20 Task
+10 Review
Task Total: 30
Grand Total: 30
20.8 Exiles and Emigrants:Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
+20 task (moved to France after her divorce)
+10 Combo (20.1, 20.4)
+10 Oldies (published 1911)
Task total: 40
Grand Total: 135
20.9 - Respect EldersTobacco Road by Erskine Caldwell 12/6/14
Erskine Caldwell lived from 1903 to 1987, 84 years
Review:
Tobacco Road by Erskine Caldwell tells the story of Southern sharecroppers trying to get by in Georgia during the Depression. The Lesters have fallen into a viscous cycle, trying to grow crops when they can barely buy seed. No money remains for fertilizer and other things needed to produce a healthy crop. When they do grow something that might be sold, the cost to get to market eats up all they get for it. The children often leave to work in the city factories, rarely contacting the family after they’ve gone. Those who remain continue in the same downward spiral as their parents. It’s a very sad tale.
+20 Task
+5 Combo (20.1 - pub. 1932)
+10 Review
+10 Oldies (pub. 1932)
Task total: 45
AtoZ total: 0
RwS total: 70
Grand Total: 70
20.1 - RwS Anniversary!The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis 12/7/14
This book was published in 1942
Review:
The Screwtape Letters was written by C.S. Lewis, the author of The Chronicles of Narnia. Though I didn’t like this as much as The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, it was still a cute and enjoyable tale, presented in epistolary format. The letters are written by Screwtape, and administrator in Hell, to his nephew Wormwood, a junior tempter, regarding the handling of the unnamed patient that Wormwood is to lead to damnation. As we read those letters, we learn that the patient is an English soldier, and Screwtape runs through the litany of temptations and vices that can be used to lead him astray. It’s a cute way to put forth a discussion on good and evil.
+20 Task
+10 Review
+5 Oldies (pub. 1942)
Task total: 35
AtoZ total: 0
RwS total: 105
Grand Total: 105
20.4 - 1001Sodom and Gomorrah by Marcel Proust 12/13/14
This book is volume #4 of 7 of Rembrance of Things Past, #685 on the linked list.
Review:
Sodom and Gomorrah by Marcel Proust is the fourth of seven volumes of Proust’s Remembrance of Things Past, also known as In Search of Lost Time. In this volume, Proust incorporates themes of social class and sexuality. He brings in the decadence of Parisian high society and the growing bourgeoisie as class lines begin to blur slightly. On sexuality, he focuses on homosexuality in both men and women, and the social problems for those practicing that lifestyle. His own character struggles with his personal feelings about the girl he is seeing, Albertine. As with the earlier works, Proust’s use of language is just wonderful. I look forward to continuing the series, which I expect to complete early in 2015.
+20 Task
+5 Combo (20.1 pub. 1921)
+10 Review
+10 Oldies (pub. 1921)
+5 Jumbo (576 pages)
Task total: 50
AtoZ total: 0
RwS total: 155
Grand Total: 155
10.3 1980'sNorwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Aside from Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, I have now read all of Haruki Murakami's novels (the translated ones at least), and I guess I held off reading this one because I knew it was a more traditional love story, lacking many of the strange elements of his other novels. It turns out, though, that it may be one of my favorites. The book is narrated by a 40 y.o. main character remembering the year he was 19, a young college student on his own in Tokyo for the first time. Murakami evokes that age and the early college experience so perfectly, it brought back my own memories of those years despite differences of time and place. While the novel is advertised as a love story, it is more about growing up during your first period of independence, and making decisions about who you want to be, and what kind of life you want to lead. Sometimes I read books about that time of life and feel that it would have been great to read when I was 20, but has no relevance to my life at 40. Norwegian wood, however, still feels very relevent. An excellent read.
10 pt. task
+5 combo (10.4)
+10 non western
+10 review
Task total: 35
Grand Total: 85
10.8 Two for OneMay Day by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz by F. Scott Fitzgerald
+10 task
+10 oldies (both were published in 1922)
+5 combo (20.1)
task total: 25
grand total: 80
20.2 - Persephone:Fire in the Blood by Irène Némirovsky
Review:My third Nemirovsky. This one was published posthumously in 2007 (hence no Oldies points, this time), and is my least favourite so far. Some quotes on the blurb sum up what I have been feeling about Nemirovsky's writing....
'...has a universal resonance by exhibiting not only what people do to each other but what the passing of time does to us all' Peter Kemp, Sunday Times
'...so clever, quick and observant that every character in the story bounds into life' Carmen Callil, Financial Times
As with the other two books I've read this season, those quotes suited this novel very well initially. But at about page 60, the tense suddenly changed from using the past to the present (a decision by the translator, perhaps?) and there is a passage describing the scene at an inn in the French village where the novel is set. There's nothing wrong with that in itself, but it seemed to jar against the less flowery, more exact way in which the rest of the books have focused very precisely on the actions and motivations of characters.
After a few pages, the book returns to using the past tense and focuses on the people again. I was relieved to be back with them as the way Nemirovsky writes makes you feel that they are friends and neighbours you know well. The story continued to unfold, some long-held secrets from the past were revealed and I was absorbed once more. Unfortunately, at the end of the story, the main character and narrator turned out not to be such a very nice person and consequently I was left feeling a bit let-down.
+20 task
+5 combo (20.8 Exiles and Emigrants)
+10 review
+10 non-Western
Task total: 45
Grand Total: 260
20.10 Goodreads FeatureThe Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
Review: I wanted to read this when it came out because I enjoyed The Namesake so much.It starts as the story of two brothers who are 15 months apart in age but inseparable in life. They are both dutiful Indian sons, but political ideology starts to separate them in college. Subhash decides to study abroad in America while Udayan becomes a part of the Naxalite movement. When Udayan meets a premature end, Subhash returns home to the lowland where he grew up to help pick up some pieces, including a young wife who is pregnant with his broher's child.
I really liked how the story is not always focused on one person. It's based more on the family and spans from India to Rhode Island to California. The plot was complex and kept me interested until the end. Lahiri is a great storyteller and her descriptive phrases really help put the reader in her narrative.
+20 Task (found from The Goldfinch)
+5 Combo (20.8-UK to US)
+10 Review
Task Total = 35 points
Grand Total = 35 points
10.5 Author AchievementsThe Tent by Margaret Atwood
+10 Task (2008 Princess of Asturias)
Post Total: 10
Season Total: 10
20.1 RwS Anniversary!The Trial by Franz Kafka
+20 Task (pub 1925)
+15 Combo (10.7, 20.4, 20.6)
+10 Oldies (1925)
Post Total: 45
Season Total: 55
20.9 Respect EldersThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Eco was born in 1932
Book Publ: 1980
Review:
Ugh -- I don't know how this made it to the 1001 Books To Read Before You Die list. I thought I was going to die before I finished it! If it wasn't going to earn so many dang points in the RwS Challenge, I would have abandoned it.
This is supposedly a mystery, and there *was* a murder mystery woven in with pages and pages of arcane Catholic history from the 1300's and ealier; philosophical discussions about inane ideas that have no bearing on modern life; and more pages and pages of lists of descriptions of the abbey compound that is the setting for the book. Literally there were about 10 pages on my Kindle spent describing the carved wooden doors of the church. There are also quite a few graphic passages about the Inquisition.
I stuck it out to the end. (Hurrah -- I guess.) But even though I own a few more of Umberto Eco's books, I won't be picking any of them up in the very near future.
I gave this a 1 star rating.
+20 Task
+20 Combo (10.3 #9 on list, 10.5 Austrian State Prize 2001, 20.3 Historical Fiction #7 on list, 20.4 1001 Books)
+10 Review
+10 Style (Oldies, 1980 and Jumbo 536 pgs)
Task Total = 60 points
Grand Total = 90 points
20.8 Exiles and EmigrantsI Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
approved in the 20.8 help thread. Malala was born in Pakastan and now lives in Biringham, England.
Review
I am glad I read this book. I saw it on a shelf and I felt drawn to it. I didn't know much about Malala but as I heard more about her, I was interested in reading the book. I think she is very brave. All she wanted was to make the world a better place and she believed in equal rights and stood up for what she believed in. She was also just a typical teenager who worked hard. She had dreams and goals. She stayed true to herself. I think she and I would have been great friends.
Task + 20
Style: +20 Review, Non Western (born in Pakastan)
Book Total: 40
Grand Total: 50
20.10 Goodreads Feature:The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout
+20 task (task – thanks Krista)
Task total: 20
Grand Total: 155
20.3 Historical:Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz
+20 task (#174 on list )
+ 5 Jumbo (579 pages)
+10 Oldies (published 1896)
Task total: 35
Grand Total: 190
20.2 Persephone:Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Lexile 1000
+20 task
+5 Combo (20.1)
+10 Oldies (published 1916)
Task total: 35
Grand Total: 225
10.4 - Island DreamsLord of Wicked Intentions by Lorraine Heath
The third and final book in the Lost Lords of Pembrook series brings us the story of Rafe, the youngest and most mysterious brother.
Rafe is a damaged hero with major baggage, something I don't usually go for, but Heath makes it work in an interesting, non-annoying way. It helps that our heroine, Evelyn, is also having all kinds of troubles. Their stories mirror each other in many ways and watching how it led to Happily Ever After made for a fun read. Sure the HEA was predictable, but when the ride is this good who cares? Tristan is still my favorite brother, but Rafe comes in a close second.
+10 task (the whole book takes place in England)
+10 review
Task total: 20
Grand total: 20
eta: grammar
10.4 - Island DreamsThree Weeks With Lady X by Eloisa James
I've read James before and while I see why so many people like her books something always leaves me a little cold. In this book it was a plot moppet, i.e. a child that exists to move the story along. Not the most egregious example I've seen but enough to be annoying. It doesn't help that little Rose is six years old but sounds like she's at least 12. I appreciate sass and wit in the heroines but from the mouth of a babe it feels terribly out of place.
Many other reviewers on GR have pointed out inconsistencies and I agree with many of them. I was able to suspend my disbelief in the beginning (especially throughout the awesome exchange of letters) but as the story drags on the discrepancies get worse. That being said I think I'll try another book in this series, as this one felt delightfully like a stand alone.
+10 task (whole book takes place in England)
+10 review
Task total: 20
Grand total: 40
eta: clarity
20.1 RwS Anniversary! :The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck
+20 task (published 1932)
+10 Oldies
Task total: 30
Grand Total: 255
20.1 RwS Anniversary! :The Journey to the East by Hermann Hesse
+20 task (published 1932)
+5 Combo (20.9)
+10 Oldies
Task total: 35
Grand Total: 290
10.1 - Square PegThe Shadow Wars by Rod Rees
+10 Task
+5 Jumbo (550 pages)
Task total = 15
Points total = 15
20.3 - Historical:The Glass-Blowers by Daphne du Maurier
I loved the historical setting of The Glass-Blowers and enjoyed learning a little about the craft, but I just didn’t love the way this story was told. It felt like reading good non-fiction because there just wasn’t the depth of character development or emotional connection to the events of the French Revolution that I was expecting. I got a lot out of reading the book, but just no feelings for it like I usually experience and expect when reading historical fiction. The narrator kept us at a distance and told us of all of the family events in an impersonal way, but the writing itself was solid and worthy of the time spent. That said, there were some great moments, but sometimes the time reading between them was rather dry and boring.
+20 Task: on list
+ 5 Combo: 20.9 Respect Elders
+10 Review
+ 5 Oldies (1963)
Task Total: 40
Grand Total: 240
Post 57 Cory Day wrote: "20.8 Exiles and EmmigrantsHer Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
Review: I’m in the phase of my reading year where I do what I like to call ‘prereading’ for presents – I i..."
This has a YA designation at BPL and no lexile. Task, but no style points.
10.4 - written in SpanishDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
+10 task
+20 jumbo (982 pages)
+25 oldies (1605)
task total: 55
grand total: 145
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 57 Cory Day wrote: "20.8 Exiles and EmmigrantsHer Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
Review: I’m in the phase of my reading year where I do what I like to call ‘prere..."
Oh interesting - I never thought to look.
Deedee wrote: "Task 20.1 - RwS Anniversary!: - For Combo points:
20.9
Ivan Bunin
Born: in Voronezh, Russian Federation : ON: October 22, 1870
Died: November 08, 1953
20.8
Read a book written..."
+10 Non-Western, it appears he was Russian even during his years in France.
Jama wrote: "10.3 1980'sNorwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Aside from Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, I have now read all of Haruki Murakami's n..."
+5 Oldies (1987)
Rosemary wrote: "20.8 - Respect EldersA Rare Benedictine by Ellis Peters
Review:
This is a prequel to Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael medieval mystery series, containing 3 stories.
Th..."
No big deal, but Respect Elders is 20.9 not 20.8. Just want to make sure the numbering on your spreadsheet (or data collection system) matches mine. :)
20.8 - Exiles and Emmigrants:The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin by Masha Gessen
Review:
In October 2012 I was at Helsinki Book Fair and heard the author present this book. It had just been translated into Finnish. I decided there and then that I was going to read the book some day. The Winter Challenge gave me an excellent reason to finally do so. Besides that, anything big that happens in Russia is also very important to me personally, as I'm from a tiny country bordering Russia and now live in another, slightly bigger but still small country that also borders Russia.
At the book presentation, Masha Gessen struck me as being a very intelligent and articulate person, but not only that - she also struck me as a very brave person. Openly criticizing the Russian president and government as a whole is not without risk. Lots of people are mentioned in the book who have done that, and you can find out what happened to them when you read the book (Anna Politkovskaya and Alexandr Litvinenko are the most notable examples). The author is most certainly very clear about being biased and having strong opinions about the president's personality and about how Putin is running the country, but that didn't diminish the value of the writing. She's very believable, which is probably at least partly due to her having had personal contacts with lots of the people she writes about.
Perhaps the saddest chapter was the last one, written in late 2011. That was the year that witnessed mass protests in Moscow and all over Russia. People gathered and protested against the obviously rigged election results and demanded fair and honest elections and change in society. The last chapter is about hope. It's now been 2014 and sadly, I think it has disappeared, especially given the events in Ukraine.
The book was very well written and I often had difficulty putting it down. This book left me outraged, depressed, moved and quite frankly, scared. There's lots of information not only about Putin's rise to power, but about the general Russian political scene, the connections of business and administration, the corruption, how things work in the country. I would definitely recommend this to anyone being interested in recent Russian developments.
+20 task
+5 combo (10.2 - Nutcracker: the events mentioned in the book take place in various cities in Russia and it's all about the developments and the situation in Russia from late 1980s to 2011)
+10 review
+10 non-Western (author born in Russia)
Task total: 45
Grand total: 45
Claire wrote: "10.8 Two for OneMay Day by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz by F. Scott Fitzgerald
+10 task
+10 oldies (both were pub..."
+5 Combo 20.1 (both books published 1906-1951)
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: 58 pages
The Duel (1811) by Heinrich von Kleist
Most popular version: 75 pages
The Lifted Veil (1859) by George Eliot
+10 Task
+15 Oldies -151 to 250 years old: (1764-1863)
Task Total: 10 + 15 = 25
Grand Total: 125 + 25 = 150
Kate, did you miss post 87? It is very similar to post 86 so easily missed.
Coralie wrote: "Kate, did you miss post 87? It is very similar to post 86 so easily missed."Close, post 83. I will fix in my next update. Thank you for your quick catch on my mistake. Sorry.
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+15 task total
Grand Total: 35