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WINTER CHALLENGE 2020
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
Nick KYTrying again.
10.1 Shaken, Not Stirred Earlier I posted the following collection of stories by Ramsey Campbell, but the GR home page for the book had Mr. Campbell listed as one of three editors, so I did not get points, when in reality he is the sole author of the stories. I have had this corrected by a GR librarian in the SRC: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I read Ghosts and Grisly Things by Ramsey Campbell, inits in sean ConneRy.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 210
Rockynook20.7 - Remembrance
Option 2: New Jersey - Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in JERSEY CITY.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling IL: MG+
JeRsey city
*Claiming 2 BB tickets (759 pages)
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 155
Total BB Tickets: 6
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Melinde's task: Food, glorious food!Read a book with a cover that is more than 50% (51+%) rocket colors (red-orange-yellow) according to Tineye. A single color over 50% or combination of colors may be used to reach >50% if necessary.
Percentage Red: 58.7
Percentage Yellow: 15.4
Percentage Orange: 0
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 130
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 8
Big Books: 1
30.8 - Ava Catherine's task: Sylvia PlathOption 3: Idols
I went the easy route, and read Yeats. Haha.
The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore
Option 4: Mental Health
Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 160
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 10
5.3 - Theme from a summer placeI read About a Boy by Nick Hornby. This book is on the first page of the list (currently #80).
Points: 5
Total points: 105
5.4 - The twistI read De Dirigent by Maria Peters ("De" is the Dutch version of "The").
Points: 5
Total points: 110
5.7 - The house of the rising sunI read The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa. This book has the MPG Animals.
Points: 5
Total points: 120
5.9 - Secret Agent MenI read Casino Royale by Ian Fleming. It can be found on the first page of the list on best spy novels, currently #25.
Points: 5
Total points: 125
10.7 - EarwormsI read The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton. The T, A and S can be found in SupercAlifragilisTicexpialidocious.
Points: 10
Total points: 135
20.2 - Food, glorious foodOption 2 - Ice Cream
I read
by Arthur Japin. The cover is over 50% orange (55.6% + 6.8%).Points: 20
Total points: 155
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Tammy AZ's task: Big Sky Documentary Film FestivalOption 2 - ❄︎ Read a book from the following list: Best Female Lead Characters
Required: State the page on the list where your book is found when you post.
Page 1. Current position: 23
Alanna: The First Adventure
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7.0
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 180
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 11
5.4 - The TwistRead a book with a two-word title where the first word is "The". Subtitles should be ignored.
The Heist by Janet Evanovich
Points: 5
Total Points: 5
GO Points: 0
Jasmiina F15.8 - The Fab Four:
Read a book with a 4-word title:
A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon.
*Big Book Ticket with 503 pages.*
Points this post: 15
Total points: 55
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post: 1 (500+)
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
5.8 - West Side StoryRead a book with a word from one of the songs on the album in the title or subtitle from this list: West Side Story Tracks. The word must match exactly.
"I Feel Pretty" The word "I"
The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
Points: 5
Total Points: 10
GO Points: 0
15.5 - Let There Be Light(s)All the letters of LASER in the TITLE.
his Lordship's holidAy SurpRisE
His Lordship's Holiday Surprise by Kate Huntington
Points: 15
Total Points: 25
GO Points: 0
15.8 - The Fab Four4-word title
Footsteps In The Dark by Georgette Heyer
Golden Oldies Ticket: First published in 1932.
Points: 15
Total Points: 40
GO Points: 1
20.6 – Seasoned Reader - EShay's task: EShay's podcast connectionOption 2: Brave Bot
MC is security personnel.
The Chase by Janet Evanovich
FBI.
Points: 20
Total Points: 60
GO Points: 1
25.1 - Bluemoon's task: CHRISTMAS IN THE 1960SOPTION 2: Read a book by a single author whose initials (first and last) are found in ANIMATED CHRISTMAS.
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
animateD ChristMas
OPTION 3: Read a book with a title of at least three words where the initial letter of each word is found in the phrase SOMEDAY ALL OUR DREAMS WILL COME TO BE.
Mystery in White by J. Jefferson Farjeon
soMeday our dreams WIll come to be
*This is a GOLDEN OLDIE - pub 1937*
Points this post: 25
TOTAL POINTS: 60
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 3
Total books read: 4
Doing Dewey20.4 - Golden Oldies - Sarah E's task: Silent Night
Option 3 - read a book originally written in not your native language
Hello, Habits: A Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life
original language - Japanese
my native language - English
This Task :
Points: 20
Golden Oldies Ticket: No
Big Books Ticket: No
Totals:
Total: 135/1015
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 8/58
15.4 Book A: "TION" Intact in Sub/Title
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution by Bernard Bailyn
Book B: two sets of double letters
Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle
Total points: 130
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 11
GO: 2
BB: (500) (750) (1000)
CYNBAXTERTask #30.04 – Dlmrose's task: Forward and Backward
Task: Read a book with a word in the TITLE that can be read backwards as a new word, such as War backwards is Raw.
Book 1: Luck of the Draw by Catherine Dain
Task: Read a book with the backward word that resulted in Book 1 in the TITLE.
Book 2: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by H.P. Lovecraft
***This is a Golden Oldie (orig pub = 1941). Claiming 1 GOLDIE ticket
DRAW > WARD
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date: 140 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 1
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 4
DeborahPost #6
30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Cars, Cars, Cars
1) A Caribbean Mystery (first published November 16th 1964)
2) A Stitch in Time by Kelley Armstrong
KA: VOLKSWAGEN
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 95
Books Read: 7
Tasks Done: 6
20.10 Group Read Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
*Claiming GO ticket, pub 1853*
Comment here
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 12
GO: 3
BB: (500) (750) (1000)
15.7 - The British InvasionSet at least 50% in the UK.
Behold, Here's Poison by Georgette Heyer
Scotland Yard investigates as it takes place in England.
Golden Oldie: First published in 1936.
Points: 15
Total Points: 75
GO Points: 2
delicious dee10.8. Cookies!
- gingerbread men on the coverpoints this post: 10
Updated Total points: 325
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Melinde's task: Food, glorious food!Option 3: Appetizers A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Total: 85
5.1 Going to A-Go-Go Read a book with the letters "go" found intact in a word in the title or subtitle.
And Now She's Gone by Rachel Howzell Hall Read 12/18
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 170
Books Read: 14
Tasks Completed: 13
5.8 West Side Story Read a book with a word from one of the songs on the album in the title or subtitle from this list: West Side Story Tracks. The words A, At, The may not be used. The word must match exactly.
The End of Her by Shari Lapena Read 12/22
End from "End Credits" on the CD Version
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 175
Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 14
25.7 Bookwrm526's task: I LOVE Reading Challenges Option 3 For this option, read a book found on the Popsugar 2020 - A Book with an Upside-Down Image on the Cover.
Verity by Colleen Hoover Read 12/26
Found on Page 1, #9 on the Popsugar List.
Option 4 For this option, choose a book that you read between January 1 and November 30, 2020. Read another book by this author.
Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell Read 12/18
Read The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell and finished on 1/11/2020
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 200
Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 15
Mod
I read The Committed. I read a kindle ARC, linked to the hardcover (only paper edition listed with page numbers).
total points: 200
Mod
I read The Pawful Truth. I read the kindle edition, linked to the top pb edition (no MMPB).
"Animals>Cats" is the 4th mpg, "Animals" is the 5th.
total points: 205
Mod
I read Raven Black by Ann Cleeves. Author initials, AC, found in seAn Connery.
total points: 215
15.5 - Let There Be Light(s)A book with all the letters of LASER in the title: This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing by Jacqueline Winspear
Points this post: 15
Total points: 170
30.3 *Pick a Pair of Reindeers. One Author First & Last Initials in One Name, Other Author Initials in the Other
(Dasher & Dancer)
Dasher: Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
Dancer: Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 14
GO: 3
BB: (500) (750) (1000)
Task 25.3 - Queen Bee Darlene's task: The Unfortunate Effect of PlanningOption 2: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, finished 12/27
B - 11 letters in Brit Bennett
Option 4:
, finished 12/15Blue background and yellow writing ("A Novel"
Points this task: 25
Total points: 270
Malfunction - see post following. Sorry.
10.7 - Earworms!First letter of each word in title can be found in "supercaliFragilisTiCexpialidOcious".
For This Christmas Only by Caro Carson
Points: 10
Total Points: 85
GO Points: 2
Task 15.5 - Let There Be Light(s)Book: Cleo McDougal Regrets Nothing, finished 12/27
Points this task: 15
Total points: 285
Andy P.Task # 10.1. Shaken, not Stirred.
Read a book with a single author whose initials can be found in SEAN CONNERY.
The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve
SEAN CONNERY
Points this post: 10
Total points: 215
Andy P.Task # 10.3. March On!
Read a nonfiction book about one of the leaders/important figures of the Civil Rights movement.
The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement by Taylor Branch nonfiction about Martin Luther King.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 225
Kelly L10.2. A Decade of Turbulence
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries, each of which had at least one successful coup during the 60s.
Algeria, Argentina, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma (Myanmar), Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, GHANA, Guatemala, Honduras, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Somalia, Somaliland, South Korea, Sudan, Syria, Togo, Turkey, Upper Volta (Burkina Faso), Yemen, Zanzibar.
Homegoing is set in Ghana.
This post: 10 points
Total: 115 points
Total BBT: 2
FLY Task #5.5 - Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
task: Read a book that is book number 5 in a series
book: Silver Borne
how it fits: (Mercy Thompson #5)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 130
Tasks completed: 6/58
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Julia10325.1 - Bluemoon's task: CHRISTMAS IN THE 1960S
Option 1:
The blue dome on the tank was approved in post 26 of task help thread.
This book has 592 pages so claiming one BB ticket
Option 3: Balance of Trade (BOT in TO BE)
This post: 25 points, 1 BB
Total points: 330
BB: 5
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 25
FLY Task #10.2. A Decade of Turbulence
task: Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries...
book: Burmese Days
how it fits: set 100% in Burma (Myanmar)
Golden Oldies - (first published October 1st 1934)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 140
Tasks completed: 7/58
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
FLY Task #20.1 - Most Improved - SandyL's Task: Escape by Romance
task: Option #4 - Read a book with a main page genre (MPG) of Paranormal or Science Fiction. Note: Your book must also contain an MPG of Romance
book: River Marked
how it fits: MPG of Romance, and Paranormal (and Paranormal Romance...)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 8/58
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
25.2 - Nick KY's task: Regina and the MountainsBook 1, Option B:
Author's first and last initials in JAMES BALDWIN.
Foul Play by Janet Evanovich, whose name is listed on the book's page.
Book 2, Option B:
Two-word title, first letters of each word in mountain's name.
EVEREST
The Scam by Janet Evanovich
Points: 25
Total Points: 110
GO Points: 2
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Book 1 - A book on TBR for at least 3 years
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
This book was added to my TBR on 8/2/2016
Book 2, Option B - An author from the similar authors section of Robert Galbraith's profile
Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham
Michael Robotham is a new-to-me author
I listened to the audiobook, the top paperback is 405 pgs
Total Points: 175