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FALL CHALLENGE 2020
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Scooter&Siam20.7 - 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.
Read The Stranger by Albert Camus
Points: 20
Total: 115
Julia10320.3 – Best Review - Book Concierge – Banned Books Week
The Bastard
This is on page 2 of the list, #167
This post: 20 points
Total points: 745
BB: 7
GO: 3
Tasks completed: 41
Books read: 54
Task 20.4 - Golden Oldies - Ed's Task: A Funny ThingOption 1-Read a book with a Main Page Genre of Humor, Comedy, Plays or Drama. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
MPG: Humor
You're (Not) the One (2010) by Alexandra Potter (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 371 pages)
270 + 20 = 290
Tasks Completed: 18
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 270 + 20 = 290
Books read: 23
Pages read: 6,521
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 08
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
5.1 – Can’t Go Wrong with the BardRead a book with the Main Page Genre of Retellings
The Last of August Audiobook
The Last of August No MMPB/paperback edition is 352 pgs.
Task points: 5
Total points: 5
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
5.2. – And the record is....A book that has a 1 and/or a 2 in its series number:
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder Audiobook
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder MMPB is 432 pgs
Task points: 5
Total points: 10
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
G.Q. 10.6 - Hobbit Day
Read a popular book (100,000+ ratings) that has an average rating of 4.00 stars or higher.
Batman: Year One by Frank Miller
Total Points: 345
Tasks Completed: 23
Books Read: 28
Pages Read: 8,234
5.3 – Twice a Hat Trick!Read a book first published in one of these years – 1950, 1979, 2003, 2018.
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" Audiobook. First published April 24th 2018
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" NoMMPB/ Paperback is 193 pgs
Task points: 5
Total points: 15
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
G.Q. 15.5 - Get The Word Out
Read a book written by a Goodreads Author- an author enrolled in the Goodreads Author Program.
Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned by Brian K. Vaughan
Total Points: 360
Tasks Completed: 24
Books Read: 29
Pages Read: 8,364
Jen K30.6 - Delicious Dee's Task: Hurry Up and Wait
Book A – Norfolk, VA
Option 1: Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland
Bio says author lives in Richmond, VA
Book B – Naples, Italy
Option 3: Princess of Midnight: A Retelling of Cinderella
nO swiMming Pool
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 680
Jen K25.5 - Whitnie I's Task: First and Last
Book 1: Sleigh Spells - 250 pages
Winter Witches of Holiday Haven #1
Book 2: Parable of the Sower - 345 pages
MPG Apocalyptic > Post Apocalyptic
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 705
Jen K20.3 – Best Review - Book Concierge – Banned Books Week
The Bell Jar
Page 2, #140 currently
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 725
Bookwrm526Task #5.10 - Intermission
Read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules. I read Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist by M.C. Beaton.
Total points so far: 900
5.4 – I'll Have a DoubleRead a book by a single author whose first, middle, or last name matches the name of any of listed performers.
To The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey Audiobook
Performer is Dana Ivey.
To The Bright Edge of the World paperback is 467 pgs
Task points: 5
Total points: 20
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
5.6 – The AUDELCO awardsRead a book by a single author whose initials (all of them) are found in VIVIAN ROBINSON.
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
Task points: 5
Total points: 25
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
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.
The Illness Lesson by Clare Beams.
Book is set in Massachusetts.
Task points: 5
Total points: 30
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
5.8 – In London as wellRead 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.
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger Audiobook
This Tender Land paperback is 444 pgs
Task points: 5
Total points: 35
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Big Book tickets: 0
5.9. The Europe Theatre PrizeRead a book set at least 50% in Italy, Greece, Poland, or Russia.
Death in Venice by Thomas Mann
Book set in Italy.
Claiming Golden Oldies ticket: Book first published in 1911.
Task points: 5
Total points: 40
Golden Oldies tickets this post: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets: 0
5.10 - IntermissionBook of choice that meets SRC guidelines.
The Guest List by Lucy Foley Audiobook
The Guest List paperback is 320 pgs.
Task points: 5
Total points: 45
Golden Oldies tickets this post: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets: 0
10.1 - Let's Go to the TheatreRead a book with all the letters of THEATRE found in the title.
The Other Americans by Laila Lalami
Task points: 10
Total points: 55
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets: 0
10.3 - WickedRead 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
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See Audiobook
The Island of Sea Women paperback is 400 pgs.
Task points: 10
Total points: 65
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets: 0
20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Mx.shining's Task: All About BooksOption 2 - read a book where ALL the letters of the word READING can be found in the author's name as it appears on goodreads. Single author books only.
The Diseased Ones (The Hollis Timewire Series #1) by Danielle Harrington
READING can be found in DANIElle haRrinGton
Total this Post: 20
Golden Oldies: 6
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 915
trishhartuk20.1 Most Improved Player - Rockynook's Task: Back to School
Option 1: Start a new series by a new-to-you author.
The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi #1), Seishi Yokomizo
Read the kindle edition. PB: here
Both the author and the series are new to me
Points this task: 20
Books read: 1
Golden oldie/Big book: No
Total points: 375
Tasks completed: 27
Golden oldies: 3
Big book tickets: 500+ x 1 = 1
G.Q.10.4 - The Wiz
Read a book found on the African American Books list.
March: Book One by John Lewis (page 1)
Total Points: 370
Tasks Completed: 25
Books Read: 30
Pages Read: 8,492
Melinde30.2 - Dlmrose's Task: In Balance
Read 2 books where both books have the same number of words in their titles AND the same number of characters in their authors' names.
Annemieke van Oven - Anneke Bloemen
Een stralende toekomst - Rebecca Makkai
title = 3 words
author = 13 characters
Points this post: 30
Total points: 540
GO: 4
BB: 4
Bookwrm526Task #15.3 - Abracadabra!
Option 1, Book 1: Read a book with a main page genre of Magic or Magical Realism. I read The Passion by Jeanette Winterson.
Option 1, Book 2: Read a book written by an author with a 2-part name where both names begin with the same letter. I read 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff,
Total points so far: 915
Rockynook10.3 - 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.
Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 435
25.6 - Sandy's Task: Back to BasicsBook 1: Read a book that has all the vowels in its title and/or subtitle. For purposes of this task, vowels are A E I O U (not Y).
Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil Audiobook
Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil PB 288 Pages
A O and U appear in scAndalOUs
E appears in thE
I appears in olIve
Book 2: Read a nonfiction book that has at least 5 different consonants (Y is a consonant) in the title only.
James Acaster's Classic Scrapes Audiobook
James Acaster's Classic Scrapes PB 320 Pages
Consonants include J, M, S, C, T, R, L and P
288 + 320 = 608 Pages
Points Earned This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 865
Golden Oldie Tickets: 8
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Mary P5.2. – And the record is....
Read a book that has a 1 and/or a 2 in its series number.
Snow Creek by Gregg Olsen
Points this post: 5
Total points: 265
CYNBAXTERTask #20.07 – Shorter is Sweeter: Brooklyn's Task: A Different Kind of Celebration
Task, Option 1: Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in CHAMPAGNE
Book: Brutal Imagination by Cornelius Eady
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 400 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
CYNBAXTERTask #20.08 – Nickels & Dimes: Lorna's Task: Flip, Flip, Hooray for New Authors
Task: Read a by determined by flipping a coin twice
Flip 1: Tails: Male – the author is new to me
Flip 2: Heads: Author is American
Book: One Second After by William R. Forstchen
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 420 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3
Joanne MITask 5.10 Intermission book of choice
Mistress of the Empire
Claiming 1 BB at 676 pages
Points this task 5
Total Points 340
BB's this task 1
Total BB's 6
GO's 1
5.3 - Twice a Hat Trick!The Secret Loves of Geeks by Hope Nicholson
❁ first published 2018 ❁
Total points: 915 + 5 = 920
Task 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Brooklyn's Task: A Different Kind of CelebrationOption 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.
WHaT happens in vegas sTays in vegas
The Truths We Hold: An American Journey (2019) by Kamala Harris (Hardcover, 336 pages) [Biography/921]
290 + 20 = 310
Tasks Completed: 19
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 290 + 20 = 310
Books read: 24
Pages read: 6,857
Read but not claimed: 02
Goodreads Authors: 08
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
CEELEETask 20.10 Group Read
Read one book from the choices of the Fall Challenge Group Read then participate in the discussion with at least one post.
I chose Nonfiction: Health: Quackery: A Brief History Of The Worst Ways To Cure Everything by Lydia Kang and Nate Pedersen
Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
My participation post is toward the end with yesterday's date, November 26. I really enjoyed the book and ended up sharing content with friends and family which amused us a lot! It was nice to have something to laugh about in this pandemic year.
Total Points for Task: 20
Total Books Read for Task: 1
Total BB Tickets Claimed for Task: 0
Total GO Tickets Claimed for Task: 0
Total Points for Fall Challenge 2020: 20
Total Tasks Completed for Fall Challenge 2020: 1
Total Books Read for Fall Challenge 2020: 1
Total BB Tickets Claimed for Fall Challenge 2020: 0
Total GO Tickets Claimed for Fall Challenge 2020: 0
CEELEETask 30.1 Ancient Greek Theatre
To celebrate the teachers who helped us learn and grow, and in honor of Ava Catherine's high school drama and debate teacher Ruth Liveakos, who taught ancient Greek drama, among other talents, read two books from two options or two from one option. State the tasks you chose when you post.
I chose Option 5 with two books because I love tasks that have a particular year for choosing the books to read.
Day of Birth: May 3, 1915
I read The Song Of The Lark by Willa Cather which was first published in 1915
The Song of the Lark
I chose this particular edition because it was first published in 1915 and is the reprint of the 1915 novel. Also the cover is from an 1884 painting of the same title that Ms Cather saw in the Art Institute of Chicago and was the inspiration for her novel . My first Cather and it is WONDERFUL. This is also my own personal copy of the book. Also pa fitting story as Thea struggled to become a trained singer and pianist. Five Stars
Date of Death: February 4, 2008.
I read The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bronte, first published in 2008.
The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Brontë
I liked the book because it reminded me of the books I read as a tween and teen where well known female characters went on adventures and found mystery and romance along the way. I liked Charlotte until about page 270 when she started having sympathy for the guy she was supposed to be spying on, and I didn't believe in her much after that. A sad note: Ruth Liveakos died on my birthday.
Total Points for Task: 30
Total Books Read for Task: 2
Total BB Tickets Claimed for Task: 0
Total GO Tickets Claimed for Task: 0
Total Points for Fall Challenge 2020: 50
Total Tasks Completed for Fall Challenge 2020: 2
Total Books Read for Fall Challenge 2020: 3
Total BB Tickets Claimed for Fall Challenge 2020: 0
Total GO Tikcets Claimed for Fall Challenge 2020: 0
I wish I could have done more this season. i love fall reading but this year I think the struggles of the last eight months finally hit me and I didn't feel like doing much, even reading. I was lucky to finish the three books I did. I am wiping my slate and ready to try again in the Winter Challenge.
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Fall Challenge 2020
MELANIE M✓ 5.1 Can't Go Wrong with the Bard
The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan by Sherry Thomas, read 9/26
MPG Retellings (with 179 users)
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 5
Total Tasks: 1
MELANIE M✓ 5.2 And The Record Is...
A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet - read 9/5/20
#1 in series
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 10
Total Tasks Completed: 2
MELANIE M✓ 5.3 Twice a Hat Trick!
Heart on Fire by Amanda Bouchet - read 9/5/20
book first published in 2018
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 15
Total Tasks Completed: 3
MELANIE M✓ 5.4 - I'll Have a Double!
Dangerous by Amanda Quick, read 9/1/20
Author's first name is "Amanda", which matches Amanda Plummer
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 20
Total Tasks Completed: 4
MELANIE M✓ 5.5 - It Really Happened
Seduction by Amanda Quick, read 9/4/20
MPG Historical Fiction (with 47 users)
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 25
Total Tasks Completed: 5
MELANIE M✓ 5.6 The AUDELCO Rewards
Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews, read 11/21
Single author whose initials can be found in VIVIAN ROBINSON
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 30
Total Tasks Completed: 6
MELANIE M✓ 5.7 Not Just in NYC!
The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa, read 10/18
Book is primarily set in Washington DC, as detailed in book description, the main character, Lina, has "managed to make other people’s dreams come true as a top-tier wedding coordinator in DC." Other than a short jaunt into the countryside, main setting is Washington DC
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 35
Total Tasks Completed: 7
MELANIE M✓ 5.8 - In London As Well
A Rogue of One's Own by Evie Dunmore, read 11/26
Title is more than three words, and all words in title have initials found in SOCIETY OF LONDON THEATRE - Title initials here are AROOO, all found
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 40
Total Tasks Completed: 8
MELANIE M✓5.10 Intermission
Reader's choice: Midnight Man by Lisa Marie Rice, read 9/12
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 45
Total Tasks Completed: 9
MELANIE M✓ 10.1 - Let's Go to the Theatre
The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory, read 9/3/29
Read book with all letters in THEATRE found in title - book approved in Help Thread post #8
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 55
Total Tasks Completed: 10
MELANIE M✓ 10.2 - Avenue Q
Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn, read 9/1/20
Read book with letter Q or "ave" intact in title: "ave" in "heaven"
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 65
Total Tasks Completed: 11
MELANIE M✓ 10.3 - Wicked
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, read 11/21 - 5* (one of my favorites this challenge)
3+ Word Title whose initials can be found in APOLLO VICTORIA and/or GERSHWIN
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 75
Total Tasks Completed: 12
MELANIE M✓ 10.5 - Hamilton
Reborn Yesterday by Tessa Bailey, read 11/22
Series Name Begins with P O or C - Series title is "Phenomenal Fate".
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 85
Total Tasks Completed: 13
MELANIE M✓ 10.6 - Hobbit Day
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness, read 11/1/20 (579pg)
Book must have 100,000+ Ratings AND 4.00 Average - this book has 374,432 ratings and a 4* average - approved in Help Thread post #17
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 95
Total Tasks Completed: 14
Books claimed to date: 14
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30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Ancient Greek Theatre
Option 2: Mythology
Read a book with the main page genre mythology or main page genre Greece.: Circe, by Madeline Miller
How Fits: MPG - Mythology > Greek Mythology
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Option 4: Aeschylus’s The Oresteia
Read a book in a series with a whole number greater than or equal to 1.: Honor Lost, by Rachel Caine
How Fits: Series - #3 in The Honors
Points this post: 30
Total points: 355
Big Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 0