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FALL CHALLENGE 2020
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
10.6 - Hobbit DayBook must have at least 100,000+ Ratings AND 4.00 Average.
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood has 215,690 Ratings and 4.2 average.
I read Kindle edition. Paperback The Testaments is 448 pages.
Task points: 10
Total points: 95
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
10.7 - National Comic Book DayRead a book with the MPG Sequential Art.
Adulthood Is a Myth by Sarah Andersen
I read Kindle edition. Paperback Adulthood Is a Myth is 112 pages.
Task points: 10
Total points: 105
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
10.8 - Trick or TreatRead a book with the MPG Horror, Paranormal, or Supernatural.
The Invention of Sound by Chuck Palahniuk Audiobook
The Invention of Sound Paperback is 240 pages.
Task points: 10
Total points: 115
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
10.10 - Square Dance DayRead a book that has a 2-, 4-, or 8-word title.
Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald Audiobook.
Vesper Flights Hardback is 261 pages.
Task points: 10
Total points: 125
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
15.1 - Tinker to Evers to ChanceRead a book with a two word title and Read a book with a two word title where the first word is the 2nd word in book 1’s title.
Book 1 The Ex by Alafair Burke is Audiobook.
The Ex paperback is 304 pages.
Book 2 Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman.
Task points: 15
Total points: 140
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
Barbara ★15.2 - Obie Awards
Book 1: Read a book with OFF found intact in the title or subtitle.
Officer off Limits - Tessa Bailey 11/27
Book 2: Read a book with OFF found intact in the author’s name.
Suspended - Sarah nOFFke 11/26
Points this Task: 15
Total points: 690
Big Book Tickets: 500 (3) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
LaureY15.8 - Pop!
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of these USDA corn belt states: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska.
Ghost Story by Jim Butcher
Action is set in Chicago (Illinois).
*I claim a Big Book Ticket as this book is 598 pages long.*
Points this post: 15
Total points: 200
Total Books: 15
Total Tasks: 14
Amy B15.3 - Abracadabra!
Required: Identify the option.
Option 1, Read 2 books, book 1 and book 2.
Book 1: Read a book with a main page genre of Magic or Magical Realism. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
Pretty Monsters: Stories by Kelly Link - main page genre Magical Realism
Book 2: Read a book written by an author with a 2-part name where both names begin with the same letter, i.e. Ace Atkins, Laura Lippman
Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran
This Task: 15 Points
To Date: 495 Points
5.8 – In London as wellInitial letter of each word of the title is found in SOCIETY OF LONDON THEATRE
The Tower of the Swallow by Andrzej Sapkowski
This post: 5
Total: 870
5.9. The Europe Theatre PrizeSet in Russia (This is evident from the description)
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
964 pages: Claiming BB tix
Published 1877: Claiming GO tix
This post: 5
Total: 875
30.5 - VOID
Rockynook10.5 - Hamilton
Read a book with a series title that begins with a letter in POC.
Flawless by Sara Shepard
Series Name: Pretty Little Liars
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 445
Rockynook25.5 - First and Last
Book 1, First: Read a book that is #1 in a series.
The Lying Game by Sara Shepard
Book 2, Last: Read a book with the MPG Apocalyptic or a variation of the word
The Scourge by A.G. Henley
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 470
LAUREN JODI30.6 - Delicious Dee's Task: Hurry Up and Wait
Book 1 - Option A3
Dukes Are Forever by Bec McMaster
Option 2 - Option B3
Sleeping with Fear by Kay Hooper
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 640/935
Total Books Read: 52
Tasks Completed: 42/55
Task 10.3 – WickedBook chosen: Wall of Silence
Format read: audio with ebook along
# of pages: 383
Fits task: W, O, S in ApOllo and GerShWin
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 670 points
Task 10.6 – Hobbit DayBook chosen: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Format read: audio
# of pages: 416
Fits task: 267,177 ratings, 4.28 average rating
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 680 points
Task 15.10 – Be Our GuestBook chosen: Inn Over Her Head (Dusky Cove B&B Cozy Mysteries)
Format read: ebook
# of pages: 174
Fits task: set at a B&B in Dusty Cove, NC
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 695 points
Task 20.6 – Seasoned ReaderOption 1 - Book chosen: The Giver of Stars
Format read: audio
# of pages: 380
Fits task: MPG Books about Books
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 715 points
Task 20.9 – Moderator's Pet - Alexander HamiltonOption A - Book chosen: Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary
Format read: audio
# of pages: 372
Fits task: Hamilton biography
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 12.0
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 735 points
StaceyNCUNCLAIM
5.3 – Twice a Hat Trick!"
Read a book first published in one of these years – 1950, 1979, 2003, 2018.
Book: Planet Dragos
Completed: 10/2/20
Published: 5/14/18
Points this Post: 5
StaceyNC10.10 - Square Dance Day
Read a book that has a 2-, 4-, or 8-word title.
Book: Planet Dragos
Completed: 10/2/20
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 465
Tasks Completed: 25
Task 30.2 – Dlmrose's Task: In BalanceBook 1 - Book chosen: The Safe Place
Format read: audio with ebook readalong
# of pages: 352
Fits task: 3-word title, 10-character author name (Anne Downes)
Book 2 - Book chosen: Bits & Pieces
Format read: audio with ebook readalong
# of pages: 356
Fits task: 3-word title, 10-character author name (Dawn Hosmer)
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date: 765 points
StaceyNC25.10 - Brooke TX's Task: Hocus Pocus FTW
Film: The Midnight Hour (1985)
Book 1: Read a book with a word of at least 3 letters in the title/subtitle that matches a word in the title of your chosen film (the/and are excluded).
Book: Midnight in Ruby Bayou
Completed: 10/10/20
Book 2: Read a book first published the same year your chosen film was released.
Book: The Door to December
Completed: 11/28/20
First Published: June 4, 1985
MPG Horror
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 490
Tasks Completed: 26
LaureY30.3 - Wayne's Task: My TV Is My New Best Friend
Books must have a total of at least 550 pages.
Option 1:
Read a book with a MPG of Manga/Sequential Art/ Graphic Novel or Science Fiction. The genre may be standalone or embedded.
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
386 pages
Option 3:
Read a book that has all the letters in HOODIE in its title/subtitle, including 2 Os.
Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny
400 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 230
Total Books: 17
Total Tasks: 15
MELANIE M✓ 30.5 - Mazza1's Task: Find The Right Spell
Book 1: The Deed by Lynsay Sands, read 11/27
Palindrome of 4+ letters in "deed"
Book 2: Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth by Brian Shelter, read 10/12
No Repeat Letters in 4 or more letter title, which is "Hoax", subtitles to be ignored
Combined page total is 633 pages(over 600)
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Points this task: 30
Total Points: 585
Total Tasks Completed: 37
Books claimed to-date: 49
StaceyNC50.1- MEGSCL's Task: Scattegories
Help Thread
This task is based on the game Scattergories, where you have to come up with a word for each of a set of categories that all start with the same letter.
Read three books totaling at least 750 pages.
For you to play, first choose a letter:
Letters: X, I, or C. I chose C.
CATEGORIES:
1. A first name. The name must refer to a character/subject in the book.
Book: Caleb + Kate
Completed: 11/17/20
Pages: 288
MC is named Caleb
3. An animal.
Book: Murder of Crows
Completed: 11/18/20
Pages: 355
4. A Food or drink.
Book: Cookies and Scream
Completed: 11/25/20
Pages: 222
Total Pages: 865
Points this Post: 50
Total Points: 540
Tasks Completed: 27
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20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Lorna's Task: Flip, Flip, Hooray for New Authors
Coin Flip #1- Tails- Female Author
Coin Flip #2- Heads- American Author
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story by Linda Sue Park
Linda Sue Park is a female author born in Illinois and she is a new author to me.
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 3.0
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 105
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Total Books Read : 7
15.4 - And I Did It My WayBook 1- Read a memoir or autobiography Book 2-Read a book with a six-word title
Option 2: Read 1 book that fulfills the requirements of both Book 1 and Book 2 in option 1, a memoir with a title that has six words.
In the Shadow of the Valley: A Memoir by Bobi Conn Audiobook.
In the Shadow of the Valley: A Memoir paperback is 320 pages.
Task points: 15
Total points: 155
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
30.6 - Delicious Dee's Task: Hurry Up and WaitBook A - Option 3: Read a book where all the letters ECRC can be found in the author's name.
Elizabeth J. Church
Link to paperback: The Atomic Weight of Love
Book B - Option 1: Read a book by an author who lives in/was born in Italy, or where at least 50% of the book is set in Italy
Link to paperback: Excursion to Tindari
by Andrea Camilleri
Author born in Italy and book set in Sicily, Italy
POINTS
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 255/935
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 (√) 750 (√) 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total: 4
Tasks Completed: 14
Mary P5.10. Intermission
Take a break and read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules.
Water's Edge: A totally gripping crime thriller by Gregg Olsen
Points this post: 5
Total points: 270
15.3 - Abracadabra!Book 1: Read a book with a main page genre of Magic or Magical Realism. & Book 2: Read a book written by an author with a 2-part name where both names begin with the same letter,
Chose Option 2: Read 1 book that fulfills the requirements of both
Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin
Task points: 15
Total points: 170
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
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15.5 - Get The Word Out Read a book written by a Goodreads Author
Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok Audiobook
Searching for Sylvie Lee paperback is 336 pages
Task points: 15
Total points: 185
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
15.3 - Abracadabra!Option 2, Read 1 book with a main page genre of Magic or Magical Realism and written by an author with a 2-part name where both names begin with the same letter
Link to paperback: Circe
by Madeline Miller
This book has been shelved as Fantasy > Magic by 445 users and author's initials are MM
POINTS
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 270/935
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 (√) 750 (√) 1000 ()
GO Total:
BB Total: 4
Tasks Completed: 15
Amy FL30.4 - Tessavanessa's Task: Birds Of A Feather
Option 4: Hard Road - HARD (sARaHbirD)
Option 5: The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History (nonfiction, MPG History)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 830
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.2 - And the record is....
Christmas at the Little Knitting Box by Helen J. Rolfe
This is book #1 in the New York Ever After series.
Link to PB edition: Christmas at the Little Knitting Box
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 155 points
Tasks completed: 12
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.10 - Intermission
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 by John Tiffany
AR Bookfinder information - IL: MG+
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 160 points
Tasks completed: 13
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ10.1 - Let's Go to the Theatre
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Aall the letters of THEATRE found in the title (THE in the; A in slaying; TRE in southern)
Link to PB edition: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 170 points
Tasks completed: 14
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Amy FL50.1- MEGSCL's Task: Scattegories
Spun E, N, C - using C
1. A first name: A Study in Charlotte (Charlotte Holmes is the main character)
2. A place: Crimson Lake (from book description: ...he flees north to keep a low profile amidst the steamy, croc-infested wetlands of Crimson Lake.)
5. A job/occupation: The Cleaner (cleaner refers to his job as a janitor)
Choices approved in message 47 for this task, total pages 900+
Points this post: 50
Total points: 880
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.10 - Be Our Guest
Snowflakes and Mistletoe at the Inglenook Inn by Helen J. Rolfe
This book takes place at the Inglenook Inn, a cosy boutique hotel in the heart of Greenwich Village.
Link tp PB edition: Snowflakes and Mistletoe at the Inglenook Inn
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 185 points
Tasks completed: 15
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Task 30.3 - Wayne's Task: My TV Is My New Best FriendOption 3: Read a book that has all the letters in HOODIE in its title/subtitle, including 2 Os.
Of wars, anD memOrIEs, and starligHt
Of Wars, and Memories, and Starlight (2019) by Aliette de Bodard (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 384 pages)
Option 4: Read a book written by a single author who has all the letters in the word NEWS in their name.
aNdrea StEWart
The Bone Shard Daughter (The Drowning Empire #1) (2020) by Andrea Stewart (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 438 pages)
Books must have a total of at least 550 pages.
Pagecount: 384 + 438 = 822 > 550
310 + 30 = 340
Tasks Completed: 20
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 310 + 30 = 340
Books read: 26
Pages read: 7,679
Read but not claimed: 01
Goodreads Authors: 10
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.1 - Back to School
Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger
Option 3 - The title contains at least one number (7).
Link to PB edition: Confessions on the 7:45: A Novel
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 205 points
Tasks completed: 16
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.5 - Bigger is Better – Or is it?
The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms
Option 3 - The author's initials KH can be found in ONE MORE HIKE
Link to PB - The Overdue Life of Amy Byler
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 225 points
Tasks completed: 17
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Task 15.5 - Get The Word OutRead a book written by a Goodreads Author- an author enrolled in the Goodreads Author Program. On the book’s main page, (Goodreads Author) must follow the author’s name.
A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery #1) (2018) by Dianne Freeman (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 264 pages)
340 + 15 = 355
Tasks Completed: 21
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 340 + 15 = 355
Books read: 27
Pages read: 7,943
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 11
Golden Oldies: 01
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ25.2 - Shakespearean Reading
Book 1 -
Embrace Your Weird: Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity by Felicia Day
This book has a three word title where the initial letters of every word are found in the quote: E in come, Y in thy, W in sorrow
Link to PB edition: Embrace Your Weird: Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity
Book 2 -
The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper
This book was written by a single author whose first and last name initials (MH) can be found in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.
This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 250 points
Tasks completed: 18
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Sarah E50.1- MEGSCL's Task: Scattegories
I generated O, W, H, and chose W.
Option 2: A place (town) - Westerham
Witchnapped in Westerham
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is Witchnapped in Westerham - 218 pages
From the GR description “... she’s on a plane bound for Westerham, England.”
Option 3: An animal - Wolf
Wolf Pack
I read an ebook, top paperback - no MMP - is Wolf Pack - 416 pages
Option 4: A Food or drink - Waffle
Spooky Sweetheart Waffle
I read a kindle edition, paperback - no MMP - is Spooky Sweetheart Waffle - 194 pages
218 + 416 + 194 = 828 pages
Total points: 400
15.6 - Add To CartRead a book with a day of the week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc. found in the title
The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith Audiobook
The Sunday Philosophy Club paperback is 272 pages.
Task points: 15
Total points: 200
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
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5.9. The Europe Theatre Prize
Zorba the Greek
more than 50% in Greece
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 765