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FALL CHALLENGE 2020
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Rockynook20.7 - A Different Kind of Celebration
Option 4: read a book with a title of at least 3 words, where the first letter of every word is found in the phrase WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS STAYS IN VEGAS.
You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks
WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS STAYS IN VEGAS
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 250
Oma122930.5 - Mazza1's Task: Find The Right Spell
Book 1
Read a book which has a palindrome of 4 or more letters in the title or subtitle.
Madam President by Nicolle Wallace
Book 2
The Son by Philipp Meyer
Claiming The Son as Big Book as it has 651 pages
Total Points-235/935
Total Tasks=15/55
Golden Oldie Books=()
# 0f Big Books=500-749(1); 750-1000(); 1000+()
Andy P.Task # 15.1 - Tinker to Evers to Chance
Book 1. Read a book with a two word title.
Dark Site by Patrick Lee
Book 2. Read a book with a two word title where the first word is the 2nd word in book 1’s title
Site Unseen by Dana Cameron
Points this post: 15
Total points: 430
Task 10.5 – HamiltonBook chosen: Wild Seed
Fits task: Series starts with P - Patternmaster
Format read: audio
# of pages: 306
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 295 points
Task 20.1 – Most Improved: Back to SchoolOption 1: Book chosen: Feed
Fits task: New series and new-to-me author
Format read: audio
# of pages: 599
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 315 points
Task 20.7 – Shorter is SweeterOption 4: Book chosen: Then She Vanishes
Fits task: Book has at least 3 words and T, S, V can be found in the phrase
Format read: audio with ebook readalong
# of pages: 403
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 335 points
MAZZA1 30.4 - Tessavanessa's Task: Birds Of A Feather
Choose 2 options and read a book for each.
Required: Identify the options.
Option 2: Hummingbird
Read a small book that has 100-150 pages inclusive.
Waterboarding a Phoenix: and Other Meditations on Justice, Governance, Time and Thought 102 pages within limits for task
Option 5: Pigeon
read a non-fiction book with a MPG of History, stand-alone or embedded.
Betsy: The Dramatic Biography of Prison Reformer Elizabeth Fry
approved in help thread
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post = 30
Points to date = 825
Whitnie I5.8 – In London as well
Read a book with a title of at least 3 words, where the initial letter of each word of the title is found in SOCIETY OF LONDON THEATRE. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
Ship of Destiny. This book is 789 pages so I'm requesting 2 Big Book Tickets
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 60
BB tickets: 7
Whitnie I25.2 - Cat's Task: Shakespearean Reading
Read two books, one for book one and one for book two;
OR read one book that fits the requirements of book one AND book two, with a minimum page count of 500.
Book One: read a book with a three word title where the initial letters of every word are found in the quote: "Come, and take choice of all my library, And so beguile thy sorrow"
Book Two: read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.
I chose to read 1 book: The Mad Ship Robin Hobb The book is 906 pages so I'm requesting 2 big book tickets.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 85
BB Tickets: 9
Mary P30.4 - Tessavanessa's Task: Birds Of A Feather
Option 4:Read a book that has a word of 3 or more letters in the title that can be made using only the letters in SARAHBIRD.
Bird Box by Josh Malerman
Option 5: Read a non-fiction book with a MPG of History, stand-alone or embedded.
Disloyal: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump by Michael Cohen
Points this post: 30
Total points: 120
Amy FL15.8 - Pop!
Funeral for a Friend (Duluth, Minnesota)
Description only says Duluth, so here is information from the author's site showing that it's Duluth, MN.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 275
Amy FL20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Back to School
Option 3: Victim 2117 - numbers 2117 in title
Points this post: 20
Total points: 295
Amy FL25.5 - Whitnie I's Task: First and Last
Book 1: Disappeared (Disappeared #1)
Book 2: Dead Surge (verified in message 33 for Apocalyptic > Post Apocalyptic in case it falls off the list)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 320
G.Q. 5.7 – Not just in NYC!
Read a book set at least 50% in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania, or Washington, DC.
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
Total Points: 195
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 16
Pages Read: 5,165
Amy FL25.9 - G.Q.’s Task: Black Books Matter
Option 1: When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir on page 1 of Black Lives Matter Library list
Option 4: On the Come Up by Angie Thomas who is on page 1 of Masterlist of Black YA Writers
Points this post: 25
Total points: 345
25.9 - G.Q.’s Task: Black Books MatterOption 1 - The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
I used the Black Lives Matter Library list. The book is #9 on page 1.
*** One Big Book Ticket claimed - 622 pages
Option 4 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The writer is #1 on page 1 of the Masterlist of Black YA Writers list.
Total points: 45
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Kathy KS20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Mx.shining's Task: All About Books
Option 2 - Reading
read a book where ALL the letters of the word READING can be found in the author's name as it appears on goodreads.
In a Fix, by Linda Grimes
READING= liNDA GRImEs
I listened to an audio version; mmpb=384 p.
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 185
Tasks completed: 8
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 4
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Kathy KS20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: A Funny Thing
Option 1-Read a book with a Main Page Genre of Humor, Comedy, Plays or Drama.
The Exiles, by Christina Baker Kline
Drama 9 users
Approved for MPG in task help, message 38: by Ed.
I read an ARC of this one; 370 p.
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 205
Tasks completed: 9
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 4
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Nikki B20.10 Group Reads
The Last Wish: Introducing the Witcher
Task Points: 20
Total Challenge Points:235
30.5 - Mazza1's Task: Find The Right SpellBook 1, a book that has a palindrome in the title: The Last Madam: A Life in the New Orleans Underworld by Christine Wiltz
paperback edition The Last Madam: A Life in the New Orleans Underworld 264 pages
Book 2, a book with no repeated letters in the title: The Lido by Libby Page
paperback edition Mornings with Rosemary (original title The Lido) 336 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 420
Melinde30.6 - Delicious Dee's Task: Hurry Up and Wait
Read two books, one from Book A and one from Book B, total pages >650.
Book A, option 3
Read a book where all the letters ECRC can be found in the author's name.
Stad van Beenderen - CassandRa ClarE
480 pages
Book B, option 2
Read a book where all the letters of
een senTiMentele reis dOOr frankrijk en iTAlië
196 pages
published 1768, claiming GO ticket
Points this post: 30
Total points: 275
BB tix: 4
GO tix: 3
MAZZA150.1- MEGSCL's Task: Scattegories
Read three books totaling at least 750 pages.
For you to play, first choose a letter:
Use Letter Generator to select 3 letters.
Letters from selector were Y X D I elected to use D
Book 1 from Category 2.
A place (town, city, state, country, planet, etc.). The place must be proper name and be a place referenced in the book's main page description, series, metadata or 1st page reviews.
I listened to the Audio edition New York to Dallas
The MMP is New York to Dallas
Dallas in Title setting is Dallas and book is 392 pages
Book 2 using Category 3. An animal.
Walks with Sam: A Man, a Dog, and a Season of Awakening DOG in subtitle
176 Pages
Book 3 using Category 5
A job/occupation. This must be a job with income potential.
The Doctor of Thessaly Occupation is DOCTOR and is 237 pages
All books approved in help thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
total page count = 392 +176+ 237 = 805 exceeding page requirement
Points this post = 50
Points to date = 875
Laurah3010.3 - Wicked
Read a book with a title of 3 or more words in which the initial letter of each word can be found in APOLLO VICTORIA and/or GERSHWIN. Letters may only be used as many times as they appear in the theatre names. Subtitles should be ignored.
The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power
Points this post: 10
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Helen B15.5 - Get The Word Out
Dance Away with Me by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Goodreads author
Total points: 265
BB: 1
GO: 2
Jasmiina F20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: A Different Kind of Celebration:
Option 1: Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in CHAMPAGNE. Middle initials may be ignored:
Musta yö - tummat lasit by Nancy A. Collins.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 30
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Back to SchoolOption 2: My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
Total Points = 90
5.7 – Not just in NYC!Read a book set at least 50% in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania, or Washington, DC.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Set 100% in California
Points Earned This Post: 5
Total Points Earned: 355
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Oma122920.6 – Seasoned Reader - Mx.shining's Task: All About Books
I chose Option #1
Option 1 – Books
Read a book with the MPG Books about Books.
The Cracked Spine by Paige Shelton
Total Points-255/935
Total Tasks=16/55
Golden Oldie Books=()
# 0f Big Books=500-749(1); 750-1000(); 1000+()
Jen K30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Ancient Greek Theatre
Option 3: Sophocles (c. 496-406 BCE)
Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
sophoclES
Option 4: Aeschylus’s The Oresteia
The King's Men
All for the Game #3
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 315
Big Books: 1
Jen K30.2 - Dlmrose's Task: In Balance
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport
The Comeback by Ella Berman
Both: 2 word titles, 10 characters in name
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 345
Big Books: 1
CYNBAXTERTask #10.07 – National Comic Book Day
Book: Blankets by Craig Thompson
Task: Read a book with the MPG Sequential Art.
**This is a Big Book (592 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket (500-749)
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 120 points
BB tickets this post: 1
Total BB tickets to date: 3
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
CYNBAXTERTask #10.08 – Trick or Treat
Book: If It Bleeds by Stephen King
Task: Read a book with the MPG Horror, Paranormal, or Supernatural.
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 130 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 3
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
Rockynook30.3 - My TV Is My New Best Friend
Option 2 - Read a book with a MPG of Sports.
The Sweet Spot by Stephanie Evanovich
Option 3 - Read a book that has all the letters in HOODIE in its title/subtitle
The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda
thE girl frOm wiDOw HIlls
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 280
10.1 Let's Go to the TheatreHArry PoTTER and the OrdEr of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 44.0
All letters of theatre found in title
Claiming 2 Big book tickets for 870 pages
Points this post: 10
Total points: 45
BB tickets: 2
5.3 Twice a Hat TrickFruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Published in 2018
Post Total: 5
Grand Total: 90
10.7 National Comic Book DayThe Daughters of Ys by M.T. Anderson
Sequential Art genre
Points this post: 10
Total points: 55
BB tickets: 2
10.8 Trick or TreatThe Shadows by Alex North
Horror genre
Points this post: 10
Total points: 65
BB tickets: 2
25.2 - Shakespearean ReadingBook 1: Amy and Isabelle by Elizabeth Strout
AAI are found in the quote.
Book 2: The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter
Post Total: 25
Grand Total: 115
10.10 Square Dance Day Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
4 word title
Points this post: 10
Total points: 75
BB tickets: 2
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 9
Andy P.Task # 15.4 - And I Did It My Way
Option 2. one book option, Read a memoir or autobiography with a six letter title
Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe
used as example in task description
Points this post: 14
Total points: 445
Ava Catherine50.1- MEGSCL's Task: Scattegories
Letters generated M, S, E
Letter selected S
1. A first name. The name must refer to a character/subject in the book.
Shirley=first name
Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin 608 pages
2. A place (town, city, state, country, planet, etc.). The place must be proper name and be a place referenced in the book's main page description, series, metadata or 1st page reviews.
city=Shanghai
Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution by Helen Zia 503 pages
4. A Food or drink.
food=sushi
The Sushi Economy: Globalization and the Making of a Modern Delicacy by Sasha Issenberg 352 pages
total pages=1463
total=935
Kim O30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Ancient Greek Theatre
Option 3: Sophocles (c. 496-406 BCE) - Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in SOPHOCLES.
All the Devils Are Here
Option 4: Aeschylus’s The Oresteia - Read a book in a series with a whole number greater than or equal to 1.
Land of Wolves
Points this task: 30
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Totals:
Points: 65
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 3
Kim O15.7 - The Toniest Award Read a book by an author with the first name Tony or any of the related names found at Behind The Name such as Anthony, Nina, or Tonya.
French Rhapsody
Points this task: 15
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Totals:
Points: 80
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 4
Kim O5.2. – And the record is.... Read a book that has a 1 and/or a 2 in its series number.
Next to Last Stand: A Longmire Mystery
Points this task: 5
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Totals:
Points: 85
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks completed: 5
10.10 - Square Dance DayWest with the Night by Beryl Markham - 10/18/2020
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 40
5.10I read Nature's Mutiny: How the Little Ice Age of the Long Seventeenth Century Transformed the West and Shaped the Present.
points: 150
books read: 12
tasks completed: 8
tasks in progress: 2
Big Books: 4
pages read: 5300
MAZZA1I would like to unclaim Task 20.1 Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Back to School
originally posted in Post 1491 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I used
Option 1:
For this option, start a new series by a new-to-you author.
Required: State the author is new to you.
Edgar Allan Poe and the London Monster: A Novel
this is identified as #1 in series and is a new to me author
in removing this book I take 20 points off my current total
Points this post = minus 20
Points to date - 855
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Option 2: Hummingbird
The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark
❁ 111 pages ❁
Option 4: House Finch
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
❁ BAD found in SARAHBIRD ❁
Total points: 350 + 30 = 380