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FALL CHALLENGE 2020
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Task 30.2 - In Balanceread two books by different authors. the books must have the same number of words in their titles and characters in the author names
Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb
Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton
titles: three words
author names: 8 characters
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790 points
16 BB tix
4 GO tix
10.8 - Trick or TreatMPG Horror
Kraken by China Miéville
It is 509 pages therefore I'd like to claim BB tix
This post: 10 points
Total points: 375
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 30
BB tix: 2
25.5 - Whitnie I's Task: First and LastBook 1: #1 in a series.
Pines by Blake Crouch
Book 2: MPG Apocalyptic
The Last Town by Blake Crouch
This post: 25
Total points: 400
Tasks completed: 26
Books read: 32
BB tix: 2
10.9 - Rock the VotePublished in 2013
Wayward by Blake Crouch
This post: 10
Total points: 410
Tasks completed: 27
Books read: 33
BB tix: 2
10.1 - Let's Go to the TheatreAll the letters of THEARTRE in title
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde] by Robert Louis Stevenson
Published in 1886 (Claiming GO tix)
This post: 10
Total points: 420
Tasks completed: 28
Books read: 34
BB tix: 2
GO tix:1
15.9 - How Ya Doin'?Added to Goodreads TBR on 25th April, 2020
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Published in 1847 (Claiming GO tix)
This post: 15
Total points: 435
Tasks completed: 29
Books read: 35
BB tix: 2
GO tix: 2
15.10 - Be Our GuestSet in a cruise ship
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
This post: 15
Total points: 450
Tasks completed: 30
Books read: 36
BB tix: 2
GO tix: 2
Nikki B15.1 Tinker to Evers to Chance
Book 1 The Nanny
Book 2 Nanny Returns
Task Points: 15
Total Challenge Points: 290
BB:1
GO:1
Nikki B15.6 Add to Cart
The Weekend Starts on Wednesday: True Stories of Remarkable NASCAR Fans
Task points: 15
Total Challenge Points: 305
BB:1
GO:1
25.6 - Sandy's Task: Back to BasicsBook 1: All the vowels in its title and/or subtitle.
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson
Book 2: Nonfiction book that has at least 5 different consonants (Y is a consonant) in the title only
The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason by Sam Harris
This post: 25
Total points: 475
Tasks completed: 31
Books read: 38
BB tix: 2
GO tix: 2
10.6 - Hobbit DayMisery by Stephen King (average rating over 4 stars, over 100k reviews- currently 4.17 and over 495,000 reviews)
TOTALS
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 195
Big Books Read: 2
Golden Oldies Read: 3
Total Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 13
Jen C15.7 - The Toniest Award
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Anthony Bourdain
Points this post: 15
Total points: 385
Beth_NC15.5 Get the Word Out Bullseye by James Patterson
James Patterson is a Goodreads Author
Points: 15
Total Points: 170
Total Tasks: 11
Total Books: 13
Total Pages: 4713
Beth_NC15.6 Add to Cart Black Sunday by Thomas Harris
Points: 15
Total Points: 185
Total Tasks: 12
Total Books: 14
Total Pages: 5024
Beth_NC10.3 Wicked Night and Silence by Seanan McGuire
Apolla victoria gerShwiN
Points: 10
Total Points: 195
Total Tasks: 13
Total Books: 15
Total Pages: 5427
Beth_NC5.6 AUDELCO Awards Written in Red by Anne Bishop
viviAn roBinson
Points: 5
Total Points: 200
Total Tasks: 14
Total Books: 16
Total Pages: 5923
Beth_NC56.7 Not Just in NYC : Jilo by J.D. Horn
Set in Savannah Georgia
Points: 5
Total Points: 205
Total Tasks: 15
Total Books: 17
Total Pages: 6291
25.5 - Whitnie I's Task: First and LastBook 1, First: Read a book that is #1 in a series. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing, in grayscale parentheses following the title.
Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan Book 1 in the Little Beach Street Bakery Series
Book 2, Last: Read a book with the MPG Apocalyptic or a variation of the word
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins genre: Apocalyptic > Post Apocalyptic
Task points: 25
Total points: 325
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Big Book tickets: 1
Books read: 29
Beth_NC5.8 In London As Well : Envy the Night by Michael Koryta
sociETy of loNdon theatre
Points: 5
Total Points: 210
Total Tasks: 16
Total Books: 18
Total Pages: 6640
25.7 - Sally M's Task: Happily Ever AfterOption 1: In honor of two of my favorite tropes, read a book where all the author’s initials can be found in FAKE DATING or THERE’S ONLY ONE BED. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary Only Bed
Option 2: In honor of diversity in publishing, read a book by an author included in the list 2020 Adult Romance by Authors of Color.REQUIRED: State the page where the author appears.
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert Talia Hibbert appears on Page 1 of the list. Take a Hint, Dani Brown is the first book listed.
Task points: 25
Total points: 350
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Big Book tickets: 1
Books read: 31
Julia10325.6 - Sandy's Task: Back to Basics
Book 1: The Fashion in Shrouds (AIO in Fashion, E in The, U in Shrouds, 256 pages)
Book 2: Freedom Flyers: The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II (non-fiction, 7 distinct consonants in title, 256 pages)
This post: 25 points
Total points: 335
BB: 2
GO: 1
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 25
(This is my third time trying to post this task. Hopefully three is the charm.)
Task 5.5 – It Really HappenedBook chosen: The Guinevere Deception
Fits task: MPG Historical Fiction
Format read: audio
# of pages: 352
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 340 points
Task 20.8 – Nickels & Dimes DISREGARD! WILL REPOST!Book chosen: Half of a Yellow Sun
Fits task:
Flip #1 Read a book written by a female author
Flip #2 Read a book by a non-American author
Format read: audio
# of pages: 433
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 360 points
Task 25.9 – Black Books MatterOption 1 - Book chosen: The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave
Fits task: On list "Black Lives Matter Library" position 6
Format read: audio
# of pages: 160
Option 2 - Book Chosen: War Girls
Fits task: on the list "Afrufuturism" position 25
Format read: audio
#of pages: 451
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date: 385 points
Andy P.Task # 15.6 - Add To Cart
Read a book with a day of the week: Wednesday, found in the title
Wednesday Is Indigo Blue: Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia by Richard E. Cytowic
Points this post: 15
Total points: 485
20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Back to SchoolOption 1: White Heat by M.J. McGrath
#1 in the Edie Kiglatuk series and the author M.J. McGrath is new to me
Total points: 65
20.5 - Bigger is Better Peg W's Task: Bigger is Better – Or is it?Option 2: The Accidental - 306 pages
Between 200/400 pages and outside numbers are larger than center one
Total points: 85
25.3 - Andy P’s Task : Finding a Topic for a TaskBook 1, a book whose title contains all letters in SCRATCH: The Secret of the Nightingale Palace: A Novel by Dana Sachs
paperback edition The Secret of the Nightingale Palace 368 pages
Book 2, a book whose author's initials are found in COPYCAT: Roast Mortem by Cleo Coyle
paperback edition Roast Mortem 350 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 445
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20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Back to School
option 2. initials EB in Flexibility: The Sound of Echoes by Eric Bernt
I read the kindle The Sound of Echoes
total = 620
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20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: A Funny Thing
option 1, humor genre: We're Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union
total = 640
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I read When in Greece, set predominantly in Greece. I read the kindle edition, linked to the MMPB.
total points: 660
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I read Life Among the Savages, first published in 1953. 1 and 3 in publication year.
total points: 670
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For my first book, I read The Uncollected David Rakoff: Including the entire text of Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish, with "off" in the title word "rakOFF"
For my second book, I read Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman - "off" in the author's name "hOFFman."
total points: 685
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For my first book, I read The Witches are Coming. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb (no MMPB). 260 pages.
SC in witCheS
RA in ARe
T in The
C in Coming
H in tHe
For my second book, I read The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie. I listened to the audiobook, linked to the MMPB. 288 pages.
Author initials, AC, found in CopycAt.
total points: 710
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25.3 - Andy P’s Task : Finding a Topic for a Task
Book 1, scratch in PB: Cleo McDougal Regrets Nothing by Allison Winn Scotch, 332 pages
I read the kindle: Cleo McDougal Regrets Nothing
Book 2, initials AC in copycat: I'll Know It When I See It: A Daughter's Search for Home in Ireland by Alice Carey, 304 pages
332 + 304 = 636
total = 665
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25.5 - Whitnie I's Task: First and Last
Book 1, (Detective Sergeant Adam Tyler #1): Firewatching by Russ Thomas
Book 2, Apocalyptic genre: This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer
total = 690
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30.5 - Mazza1's Task: Find The Right Spell
Book 1, palindrome Naan: Peanut Butter and Naan: Stories of an American Mom in the Far East by Jennifer Hillman-Magnuson, 196 pages
I read the kindle Peanut Butter and Naan: Stories of an American Mom in the Far East
Book 2, single letters title: Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse, 464 pages
196 + 464 = 660 pages
total = 720
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30.6 - Delicious Dee's Task: Hurry Up and Wait
Book A, option 3, ECRC author: Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Book B, option 1, set in Italy: A Sea of Troubles by Donna Leon
total = 750
30.4 - Tessavanessa's Task: Birds Of A FeatherOption 2: Read a small book that has 100-150 pages inclusive.
The Devil's Own Work Audiobook
The Devil's Own Work PB 102 Pages
Option 5: Read a non-fiction book with a MPG of History, stand-alone or embedded.
The Communist Manifesto
MPG of both Non-Fiction and History
Claiming 1 Golden Oldie Ticket (First Published 1848)
Points Earned This Post: 30
Total Points Earned: 385
Golden Oldie Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
EMurphy25.10 Brooke TX's Task: Hocus Pocus FTW
Halloween movie chosen - Night of the Demons released in 1994
Book 1: Word of at least 3 letters in the title that matches a word in the title of the film Night Film by Marisha Pessl
*Big Book Ticket (640 pages)
Book 2: Book first published in the same year the chosen book was released The Waterworks by E.L. Doctorow
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket +500: 1
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 130
Books Read: 10
BB Ticket +500: 2
GO Ticket: 1
Tasks Completed: 7
REPOSTING TO REPLACE POST 1770!Task 20.8 – Nickels & Dimes
Book chosen: Half of a Yellow Sun
Fits task: new to me author meeting the following criteria:
Flip #1 Read a book written by a female author
Flip #2 Read a book by a non-American author
Format read: audio
# of pages: 433
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 360 points
Nick KY5.7 Not Just NYC I read The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, set in Illinois.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 525
Nick KY15.5 Get the Word Out Goodreads Author. I read The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 540
15.9 - How Ya Doin'?A Minute to Midnight (Atlee Pine #2) by David Baldacci
added to my to-read list on April 14, 2020
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 560
Barbara ★20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Back to School
Option 1: start a new series by a new-to-you author.
Wolverine's Daughter - Doranna Durgin 10/20
(#1 in Wolverine's Daughter series)
(This is a new author for me)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 205
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
trishhartuk20.8 Nickels and Dimes - Lorna's Task: Flip, Flip, Hooray for New Authors
Flip #1 –Tails: Read a book written by a male author
Flip #2 - Heads: Read a book by an American author (by birth or current residence) .
It Can't Happen Here, Sinclair Lewis
Read the kindle edition. PB here
Sinclair Lewis was born in Minnesota, and is a new author to me
Golden Oldie: First published in 1935
Points this task: 20
Books read: 1
Golden oldie: 1 – It Can’t Happen Here was first published in 1935
Big book: No
Total points: 225
Tasks completed: 17
Golden oldies: 3
Big book tickets: 500+ x 1 = 1
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: A Different Kind of CelebrationOption 1, a book by an author whose initials are found in CHAMPAGNE: Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
Points this post: 20
Total points: 465
DeborahPost #20
25.2 - Cat's Task: Shakespearean Reading
1) Tell the Wolves I'm Home 360 pages
come, and Take cHoIce of all my library, and so beguile Thy sorroW
2) Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire 206 pages
SM: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
360+206=566 pages
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 345
Books Read: 27
Tasks Done: 20
CYNBAXTERTask #10.10 – Square Dance Day
Book: Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
Task: Read a book that has a 2-, 4-, or 8-word title.
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 150 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
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10.3 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
Letters in the Library, Kathi Daley
apoLLo vIcToria
Read the kindle edition. PB here
Points this task: 10
Books read: 1
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 205
Tasks completed: 16
Golden oldies: 2
Big book tickets: 500+ x 1 = 1