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FALL CHALLENGE 2020
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Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 5.6: AUDELCO awards: Dark Matter by Stephen Arseneault. Author initials SA can be found in viviAn robinSon.
Totals this posting:
Points: 5
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 25
Books: 5
Tasks: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 5.8: In London as well: Death on a Casual Friday by Susan Duncan. The title initials DOACF can be found in soCiety OF lonD theAtre. The title has 5 words.
Totals this posting:
Points: 5
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 30
Books: 6
Tasks: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 5.10: Intermission: Sailing to Sarantium by Guy Gavriel Kay.
*** Claim one BIG BOOK ticket for 546 pages.
Totals this posting:
Points: 5
Books: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1
Summary Totals: 35
Books: 7
Tasks: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.1: Let's go to the theatre: Therapie mortelle by Gilles Ouimet and Anne-Marie Pons. All the letters in THEATRE can be found in the title THeRApiE morTElle.
*** Claim one BIG BOOK ticket for 502 pages.
Totals this posting:
Points: 10
Books: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1
Summary Totals: 45
Books: 8
Tasks: 8
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 2 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.3: Wicked: The Stonehenge Legacy by Sam Christer. The 3-word title initials TSLcan be found in apoLlo vicToria gerSwin.
Totals this posting:
Points: 10
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 55
Books: 9
Tasks: 9
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 2 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.4: The Wiz: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler appears on page 2 of the African American Books.
Totals this posting:
Points: 10
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 65
Books: 10
Tasks: 10
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 2 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.6: Hobbit day: The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin at posting time has 151,255 (over 100,000) ratings and an average rating of 4.28 (over 4.0).
Totals this posting:
Points: 10
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 75
Books: 11
Tasks: 11
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 2 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.7: National comic book day: Girl Genius Omnibus Volume 1: Agatha Awakens by Phil Foglio and Kaja Foglio has MPG = Sequential Art.
Totals this posting:
Points: 10
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 85
Books: 12
Tasks: 12
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 2 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Chris MD 25.10 Hocus Pocus FTW
Book 1: Title includes word found in a title from movie list
Ironweed (1987) is listed in the "Other" category of the movie list. I read
Ironweed by William Kennedy
Book 2: Book published in the same year at the release date of the chosen move.
The Killings At Badger's Drift by Caroline Graham
I read the Kindle edition but have linked to the MMP.
The book was published in 1987, the same year as the movie "Ironweed" was released.
The book also has an MPG of "Thriller."
Total points: 330
Chris MD 30.3 TV Is My New Best Friend
Option 1: MPG of Manga/Sequential Art/ Graphic Novel or Science Fiction
The Case of the Missing Men by Kris Bertin and Alexander Forbes
This book has an MPG of Sequential Art/Graphic Novels and is 301 pages long.
Option 3: Title includes all the letters in HOODIE
The Eye in the Door by Pat Barker
H in tHe
OOD in DOOr
I in In
E in thE
This book has 288 pages.
301 + 280 = 589
Total points: 350
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.8: Trick or treat: INK: Fine Lines by Bella Roccaforte has MPG = horror and paranormal.
Totals this posting:
Points: 10
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 95
Books: 13
Tasks: 13
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 2 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Chris MD 30.4 Birds of a Feather
Option 1: Book that is 100-150 pages in length
Pure Drivel by Steve Martin
This book is 128 pages long.
Option 3: Title includes the word SIGN
The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
This book was first published in 1890. Claiming 1 Golden Oldie ticket
Total points: 380
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.9: Rock the vote: Sky Hunter by Chris Reher was first published in 2013, which has 1 and 3 from 11/3 date.
Totals this posting:
Points: 10
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 105
Books: 14
Tasks: 14
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 2 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.10: Square dance day: Buzz Off by Hanna Reed is a 2-word title.
Totals this posting:
Points: 10
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 115
Books: 15
Tasks: 15
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 2 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.1: Back to school -- Option 1: Ethan Justice: Origins by is a new author to me and this book is the first book, #1, in the Ethan Justice series.
Totals this posting:
Points: 20
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 135
Books: 16
Tasks: 16
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 2 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.6: All about books -- Option 2: Grounds for Appeal by Bernard Knight is a single author and author's name contains all the letters of READING: bERNARD knIGht.
Totals this posting:
Points: 20
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 155
Books: 17
Tasks: 17
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 2 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.7: Different type of celebration -- Option 1: Carrots by Colleen Helme. Author initials CH can be found in CHampagne.
Totals this posting:
Points: 20
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 175
Books: 18
Tasks: 18
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 2 750+: 0; 1000+: 0
Barbara ★15.7 - The Toniest Award
Read a book by an author named Tony or any of the related names found at Behind The Name such as Anthony, Nina, or Tonya. The name must be in the first name position.
Angels Whisper - Tony Perona 11/15
Points this task: 15
Total points: 390
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Jayme(the ghostreader)5.5 It really Happened
The Bartered Bridesby Mercedes Lackey
Historical fiction 14 times as of 11/2/20
Task +5
Grand Total: 60
Barbara ★30.3 - Wayne's Task: My TV Is My New Best Friend
Option 3: Read a book that has all the letters in HOODIE in its title/subtitle
Hooked on a Phoenix - Ashlyn Chase (352 pages) 9/21
HOODE in HOOkED
I in phoenIx
Option 4: Read a book written by a single author who has all the letters in the word NEWS in their name.
Dark Voyage - Helen Susan Swift (264 pages) 9/7
TOTAL PAGES - Book 1 (352 pages) + Book 2 (264 pages) = 616 > 550
Points this Task: 30
Total points: 420
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★15.9 - How Ya Doin'?
Read a book that you added to your To-read list between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020. Your To-read list may be your GR shelf, a custom GR shelf, or an off-GR list.
Shadows in Death - J.D. Robb 11/13
(added to my GRs "to-read-own" shelf on April 14, 2020)
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Points this Task: 15
Total points: 435
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: A Funny ThingOption 1, a book with MPG Plays: The Clean House and Other Plays by Sarah Ruhl
Points this post: 20
Total points: 790
Mary P20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Mx.shining's Task: All About Books
Option 1:Read a book with the MPG Books about Books.
The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs
Points this task: 20
Total points: 210
5.4 – I'll Have a DoubleA book by an author whose first name matches the name of performer Amanda Plummer: Break Your Glass Slippers by Amanda Lovelace
Points this post: 5
Total points: 795
5.5 – It Really HappenedA book with MPG History: Rage by Bob Woodward
Points this post: 5
Total points: 800
Barbara ★10.6 - Hobbit Day
Celebrate Hobbit Day by reading a popular book (100,000+ ratings) that has an average rating of 4.00 stars or higher.
Children of Blood and Bone - Tomi Adeyemi 11/15
(155,644 ratings, 4.11 rating)
BIG BOOK - 544 pages
Points this task: 10
Total points: 445
Big Book Tickets: 500 (3) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
IngeTask: 20.5 Bigger is Better Peg W's Task: Bigger is Better – Or is it?
option 2 (book has 384 pages)
book: Honderd namen
point this task: 20
total points: 210
task completed: 16
Bookwrm526Task #25.4 - Man Bookering
Book 1. Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle which matches a word in the title of one of the books on the longlist. I read A New Leash on Love by Debbie Burns (the word love in the title matches the book Love and Other Thought Experiments from the list) (347p).
Book 2: Read a book with an author’s name (first, middle, or last) which matches a name of one of the authors on the longlist. The name must match exactly, but may be found in any position. I read Private Deception by Tamara Ward (Ward matches author Sophie Ward) (205p).
347+205=552
Total points so far: 755
30.4 - Tessavanessa's Task: Birds Of A FeatherOption 2.
Psihologia Multimilor, by Gustave Le Bon, 107 pages
Option 4.
Death Is Hard Work, by Khaled Khalifa, HARD in SARAHBIRD
Points: 30
Total points: 220
30.2 - Dlmrose's Task: In BalanceRules for Visiting, by Jessica Francis Kane,
3 word-title, 18 characters in author's name
First Generation Father: How to Build a Healthy and Happy Home When You Come From a Broken One, by Anthony Blankenship,
3 word-title, 18 characters in author's name
Points: 30
Total points: 250
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: A Funny ThingOption 1. On Cats, by Charles Bukowski
MPG Humor
Points: 20
Total points: 270
15.9 - How Ya Doin'?Umbra, by Ismail Kadare
June 12, 2020 – Shelved as: to-read
Points: 15
Total points: 285
APRILLEIGH20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lorna's Task: Flip, Flip, Hooray for New Authors
My coin “tosses” were tails (male author) followed by heads (American author).
A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny (born in Euclid, Ohio)
This new-to-me author has been on my radar for some time, yet I never got around to his work until a friend mentioned an annual tradition of reading this book every October.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (180)
Golden Oldie: 0 (1)
Big Book: 0 (1)
Books Read: 1 (12)
Total Tasks: 8
APRILLEIGH25.8 - Amy FL's task: My Favorite Musicals
Option 1: Author initials found in CAROLE KING or BILLY JOEL.
The Mysterious Mr. Quin by Agatha Christie
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1930 ***
AC found in CArole
Option 2: A word in the title from the lyrics of New York State of Mind.
The UNDER Dog and Other Stories by Agatha Christie
The word UNDER appears in the 9th line of the lyrics.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 25 (205)
Golden Oldie: 1 (2)
Big Book: 0 (1)
Books Read: 2 (14)
Total Tasks: 9
APRILLEIGH30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Ancient Greek Theatre
I chose to read both books from the same option.
Option 4: Aeschylus’s The Oresteia
Read a book in a series with a whole number greater than or equal to 1. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing, in grayscale parentheses following the title.
Murder in the Mews by Agatha Christie
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1937 ***
#18 in the Hercule Poirot series
The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories by Agatha Christie
#44 in the Hercule Poirot series
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 30 (235)
Golden Oldie: 1 (3)
Big Book: 0 (1)
Books Read: 2 (16)
Total Tasks: 10
Sarah E5.9. The Europe Theatre Prize
Fauna and Family - 100% set in Corfu, Greece
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is Fauna and Family
Total points: 5
Sarah E10.7 - National Comic Book Day
The Doll's House
I read a kindle edition, the MMP has no page numbers, top paperback is The Doll's House
Total points: 15
Sarah E15.4 - And I Did It My Way
Option 2: One book
Your Blue Is Not My Blue: A Missing Person Memoir
I read a kindle edition, no MMP, paperback is Your Blue Is Not My Blue: A Missing Person Memoir
Total points: 30
Suzannesea25.2 - Cat's Task: Shakespearean Reading
Book One
Read a book with a three word title where the initial letter of each word is found in "Come, and take choice of all my library, And so beguile thy sorrow".
Running with Sherman by Christopher McDougall
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.
The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want by Sonja Lyubomirsky
wiLliam Shakespeare
Points this post: 25
Total points to date: 180
Jen C25.8 - Amy FL's task: My Favorite Musicals
Option 1: Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage by Elizabeth Gilbert
Option 3: The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45 by Władysław Szpilman Page 1 of the list.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 605
Brooke TX5.8 – 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.
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 700
Completed Tasks: 43
Books Read: 69
Brooke TX20.1 - Most Improved - Rockynook's Task: Back to School
Option 1: Start a new series by a new-to-you author. Arkady Martine is new to me:
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 720
Completed Tasks: 44
Books Read: 69
Brooke TX20.5 - Bigger is Better Peg W's Task: Bigger is Better – Or is it?
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in ONE MORE HIKE.
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 740
Completed Tasks: 45
Books Read: 69
Amy B20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: A Funny Thing
This is a one book task with two options. Required: Indicate in your post which option you used.
No books with an MPG of children or kids may be used for this task.
Option 1-Read a book with a Main Page Genre of Humor, Comedy, Plays or Drama. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
DreadfulWater by Thomas King (DreadfulWater #1) - Humor
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 435 Points
Brooke TX20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lorna's Task: Flip, Flip, Hooray for New Authors
My results: heads, tails. Tamsyn Muir is a new to me female author and non-American (born in Australia, grew up in New Zealand, resides in the UK).
Points
This Post: 20
Total Points: 760
Completed Tasks: 46
Books Read: 69
Brooke TX25.2 - Cat's Task: Shakespearean Reading
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.
Points
This Post: 25
Total Points: 785
Completed Tasks: 47
Books Read: 69
Nick KY10.2 Avenue Q I read Cosmic Questions: Galactic Halos, Cold Dark Matter and the End of Time by Richard Morris, a “Q” in the title.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 790
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Task 5.5: It really happened: The Mystery at Underwood House by Clara Benson has MPG = Historical Fiction .
Totals this posting:
Points: 5
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 20
Books: 4
Tasks: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0 750+: 0; 1000+: 0