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WINTER CHALLENGE 2020
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20.4 - Golden Oldies - Sarah E's task: Silent NightOption 3: Read a book that was originally written in a language other than your native one.
Required: State the original language of your book AND your native language when you post.
My native language is English and the original language is French.
November by Gustave Flaubert
Post Total: 20
Season Total: 110
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Julia103's task: The Sixties, but When?Option 1: There are already a number of tasks inspired by events in the 1960s. So read a book which is set at least 60% during a ‘60s decade in any century EXCEPT the twentieth century (1960s).
Set in the 1860's
Conjure Women by Afia Atakora
Post Total: 20
Season Total: 130
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sara G's task: RemembranceOption 2: New Jersey
Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in JERSEY CITY.
jERSEY cITY
Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee
Post Total: 20
Season Total: 150
25.3 - Queen Bee Darlene's task: The Unfortunate Effect of PlanningOption 3
BOOKS FOR EVERYONE. Read a book where at least 2 different vowels appear at least 3 times each in the title or subtitle.
thE cAsE thE cAnAry
The Case of the Lame Canary by Erle Stanley Gardner
Option 4
Read a book with both blue and yellow on the cover.
Blue water and sky, yellow fish, snake and other animals/insects
Black Folktales by Julius LesterPost Total: 25
Season Total: 175
MAZZA125.6 - Tien's task: Lunar New Year 2021
This is a two-book task. Read one book from two different options.
2. Chinese Zodiac
Read a book first published in one of your Zodiac's years. We will be using this website, Zodiac, to determine the years.
I am year of the rooster my book comes from another year of the rooster first published 1993
Girl, Interrupted
3. Red is an auspicious colour
Read a book with a red cover.
The Queen of the Tearling
86% red on Tineye
Points this post = 25
Points to date = =595
LYS10.5. Not All Bad!
Read a book by a single author who you first read in 2020, before 11/15.
REQUIRED: In your post, link to the book in which you first read this author, and state the date read. Also state that the book you use for this task is not a re-read.
Hung Out to Dry
First read this author on Feb 2, 2020. This book was not a reread.
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 260
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 19
Big Books: 500: 1, 750: 1
Amy FL15.3 - Ground Control to Major Tom
Option 2: The Life Below by Alexandra Monir (author's initials in AstronoMy and MPG Space)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 215
Amy FL20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Marie-Anne's task: Where in the world?
Option 1: Shoot the Breeze by Gina LaManna (Three A's in author's last name: lAmAnnA)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 235
MAZZA120.6 – Seasoned Reader - EShay's task: EShay's podcast connection
This is a one book task.
Option 4: Short and sweet
The first four books of the series are novella length. Read a book with the main page genre Novella and/or that has a page length of 150-200, inclusive.
The Last Day of Paradise
172 pages
Points this post = 20
Points to date - 615
Amy FL25.1 - Bluemoon's task: CHRISTMAS IN THE 1960S
Option 2: The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly - author's initials in aniMated Christmas
Option 3: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - sOmedAy aLL our dreams wIll come To be
Points this post: 25
Total points: 260
5.7 - The House of the Rising SunMPG animals.
All Things Wise and Wonderful by James Herriot
Points: 5
Total Points: 335
GO Points: 6
Kim O10.4. And in Other News.... Read a book from one of the following lists: Best Novels about the 1960s, Best Books on Sixties History Nonfiction, Sixties Memoirs, Biographies.
Ocean in Iowa from the list Best Novels about the 1960s, page 2.
Points this task: 10
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Totals:
Points: 120
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Golden Oldies: 3
Tasks completed: 9
Amy FL30.6 - Andy P.’s Task: The Litmus Test
Book 1: Buried Secrets by JosePH Finder
Book 2: The Next Accident (ACID in ACcIDent)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 290
Queen Bee Darlene10.3 March On!
Nonfiction about civil rights or leader of the movement
Spies of Mississippi: The True Story of the Spy Network that Tried to Destroy the Civil Rights Movement
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 315
MAZZA125.6 - Tien's task: Lunar New Year 2021
Reposted as I forgot to state that both authors are new to me
This is a two-book task. Read one book from two different options.
2. Chinese Zodiac
Read a book first published in one of your Zodiac's years. We will be using this website, Zodiac, to determine the years.
I am year of the rooster my book comes from another year of the rooster first published 1993
Girl, Interrupted New to me Author
3. Red is an auspicious colour
Read a book with a red cover.
The Queen of the Tearling
new to me Author86% red on Tineye
Points this post = 25
Points to date = =595
25.5 - Amy FL's task: Verrry InterestingOption 1: Read a book by a single author who shares a name with one of these funny people: Dick Martin
Proof by Dick Francis
Option 3:ead a book with a MPG of Short Stories or Anthologies.
Things We Didn't See Coming by Steven Amsterdam
Total this Post: 25
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 365
15.10 - The Digital DivideA book whose author's initials are found in ARPANET: Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Points this post: 15
Total points: 290
5.5 #5 in Series Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith
*Claiming 2 BB tickets, 944 pgs*
Total points: 330
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 25
GO: 3
BB: (500) 1(750) (1000)
Barbara ★5.5 - Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
Read a book that is book number 5 in a series
The Diva Haunts the House - Krista Davis 1/5
(A Domestic Diva Mystery #5)
Points this task: 5
Total points: 380
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Queen Bee Darlene10.10 word from list in title/sub
STRAWBERRY
Strawberry Shortcake Murder
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 325
Bookwrm526Task #10.2 - 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. I chose Iraq from the list of countries and read The Last of the Angels by Fadhil al-Azzawi.
Total points so far: 245
25.4 - Kristina Simon's task: The Summer of LoveOption 2
Book A: Title with at least 2 words that all begin with the same letter
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
Listened to the audiobook, the top MMPB has 509 pages
Book B: Written by a single author whose name contains LL or TT
Know My Name by Chanel Miller
Listened to the audiobook, the top paperback has 365 pages
Total Points: 280
Sue T15.7 - The British Invasion
book set at least 50% in the UK (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland).
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 32.0
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 45/990
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
Coralie25.3 The Unfortunate Effect of Planning
Option 2B – book by an author whose complete name has 11 letters
Shattered by Kevin Hearne
Option 3 – book where two different vowels appear at least 3 times each in the title
Things We Didn't See Coming 3 I’s & 3 E’s
Total to date 240 points
delicious dee25.7 - Bookwrm526's task: I LOVE Reading Challenges
option 2 - The Prisoners of Breendonk: Personal Histories from a World War II Concentration Camp - shelved as young adult by 4 ppl
option 4 - Training Their Mate - Vella Day - i previously read Loving Their Vixen Mate and finished it on September 20, 2020
points this post: 25
Updated Total points: 395
Amy B20.4 - Golden Oldies - Sarah E's task: Silent Night
Read one book from one of the following options. Required: State which option you chose when you post.
Option 3: Read a book that was originally written in a language other than your native one. Required: State the original language of your book AND your native language when you post.
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - book originally written in Japanese - Translated by Geoffrey Trousselot into my native English
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 250 Points
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.6 - EShay's podcast connection
If She Hid
Option 4 - The PB edition If She Hid contains 170 pages
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 110 points
Tasks completed: 9
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ30.5 - Making the Best of It
Book 1 -
This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Medical Resident by Adam Kay
Option 1 - This non-fiction book was written by a former first-year doctor and takes place primarily in hospitals.
Link to MMP edition: Det här kommer göra ont (243 pages)
Book 2 -
After Anna by Lisa Scottoline
Option 2 - This book was written by a single author whose initials are found in ESSENTIAL WORKER (LS in eSsentiaL)
Link to PB edition: After Anna (416 pages)
These two books have a combined total of at least 600 pages (243+416 = 659)
This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 140 points
Tasks completed: 10
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ25.1 - CHRISTMAS IN THE 1960S
Book 1 -
Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan
Option 2 - This book is by a single author whose initials (first and last) are found in ANIMATED CHRISTMAS (MS in chriStMas).
Link to PB edition: Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore
Book 2 -
Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man by Emmanuel Acho
Option 3 - This book has 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. (U in our, C in come, W in will, AM in dreams, B in be)
Link to PB edition: Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 165 points
Tasks completed: 11
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **
READ 60 15.5 Let there be light LASER thE LibARy of the loSt and foundThe Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patruck
Points : 15
ZachFor Task 15.8 - The Fab Four I read Sabrina the Teenage Witch which has a four word title.
Points this post: 15
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Totals
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Points: 75
BBTs: 0
GOTs: 0
Joanna T15.10 - The Digital Divide
Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in ARPANET.
Aquagenesis: The Origin and Evolution of Life in the Sea by Richard Ellis
Task total: 15
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Grand total: 150
BB: 0
GO: 1
Sara ITA30.8 - Ava Catherine's task: Sylvia Plath
Option 1: Life/Death
-Read a book first published in 1932
Il pericolo senza nome (Peril at End House) by Agatha Christie
I listened to the audiobook / MMP: La Maison du péril (223 pages)
** Il pericolo senza nome is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1932). Claiming 1 GO ticket. **
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Option 2: Beekeeper’s Daughter
-Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in BEEKEEPERS.
Il segreto (The Secret Scripture) by Sebastian Barry
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Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 30
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 1
**Repost of Post #141 - forgot Readerboard name. Also answers total point discrepancy in Post #s 347, 509, 807, 987, 1147. Sorry for not checking the Problem/Question thread sooner!**Kelly L
25.6 - Tien's task: Lunar New Year 2021
2. Chinese Zodiac
Read a book first published in one of your Zodiac's years. We will be using this website, Zodiac, to determine the years.
Zodiac = Rooster: 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029
Jesus Land: A Memoir
Published in 2005, by Julia Scheeres, a new-to-me author
3. Red is an auspicious colour
Read a book with a red cover. There should be a Minimum of 80% as determined by tineye.
The Library Book by Susan Orlean, a new-to-me author
According to TinEye, the cover is 87.1% red
This post: 25 points
Corrected Point Total: 185 points
Sara ITA5.10 - Freedom
Read a book of your choice that meets the SRC rules.
Natale a Thompson Hall by Anthony Trollope
I listened to the audiobook / No MMP / PB: Christmas at Thompson Hall (96 pages)
** Natale a Thompson Hall is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1861). Claiming 1 GO ticket. **
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Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 35
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 2
Trisha10.1. Shaken, not Stirred. Read a book with a single author whose initials can be found in SEAN CONNERY.
Hope Never Dies Author Andrew Shaffer (A.S. found in Sean Connery)
Points this task: 10
Books read: 10
Golden oldie:
Big book:
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 8
Sara ITA20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Marie-Anne's task: Where in the world?
Option 1: Read a book with 3 As in a single word in the TITLE (title only) or in one part of the author's name (first, middle, last). If using the author option, the book must be written by a single author.
Sipario, l'ultima avventura di Poirot (Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case) by Agatha Christie
3 As in author's first name A G A T H A
I listened to the audiobook / MMP: Curtain (215 pages)
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Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 55
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 2
EMurphy30.7 TessaVanessa's Task: Cars, Cars, Cars
Option 2: Author's first and last initials can be found in VOLKSWAGEN In the Presence of the Enemy by Elizabeth George
*Big Book Ticket - 656 pages
Option 3: Book with at least 3 words in the title where the 1st letter of each word is found in DODGE CHALLENGER Every Last Lie by Mary Kubica
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
BB Ticket +500: 1
GO Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 60
Books Read: 5
BB Ticket +500: 1
BB Ticket +750: 1
GO Ticket: 0
Tasks Completed: 3
5.6 Author Name Exact Match: Jughead Jones Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones
IL: UG - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 11.0
Total points: 335
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 26
GO: 3
BB: (500) 1(750) (1000)
25.7 - Bookwrm526's task: I LOVE Reading ChallengesOption 1:
Set at least 50% in Syria.
(Damscus is the capitol of Syria, 90% of the book takes place there.)
Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled by Dorothy Gilman
Option 4:
Book that you read between January 1 and November 30, 2020. Read another book by this author.
On Nov. 2, 2020, I finished Dark Destiny by Christine Feehan.
For this challenge I read Dark Carousel by Christine Feehan.
Points: 25
Total Points: 360
GO Points: 6
Julia10330.6 - Andy P.’s Task: The Litmus Test
Book 1: The Return of the Gypsy by Philippa Carr
Book 2: Black Widow: A Classic Crime Novel (ACID is in the title: AC in Black and ID in Widow)
I read the Kindle editions. Page count for top paperbacks are 416 + 176 = 592
This post: 30 points
Total points: 470
BB: 5
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 36
30.1 - Mazza1's task: Create a DateOption 1: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
❆ day of the week (Thursday) in title ❆
📖 355 pages 📖
Option 2: Dreadnought by April Daniels
❆ author's name (April) is a month of the year ❆
❆ not a comic verification ❆
📖 280 pages 📖
📖📖 355 + 280 = 635 pages 📖📖
Total points: 150 + 30 = 180
5.5 - Aquarius/Let the Sunshine InEcho Burning (Jack Reacher #5) by Lee Child
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 2
Season Total: 370
APRILLEIGH20.2 - Melinde’s task: Food, Glorious Food!
Option 3: Appetizers
Read a book with a title of 3 words or more, where the initial letters of each word can be found in the words SHRIMP COCKTAIL.
The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
*** Golden Oldie, first published in 1922 ***
T, A found in cockTAil.
S found in Shrimp.
TRACKING [this task (total including this task)]
Points: 20 (245)
Golden Oldie: 1 (8)
Big Book: 0 (0)
Books Read: 1 (21)
Total Tasks: 18
Elizabeth PTask 15.9 - A Trekkie is Born
Book with MPG Science fiction
Skyhunter by Marie Lu
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 170
Total Tasks: 10
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 12
LYS10.5. Not All Bad!
Read a book by a single author who you first read in 2020, before 11/15.
REQUIRED: In your post, link to the book in which you first read this author, and state the date read. Also state that the book you use for this task is not a re-read.
Hung Out to Dry
First read this author on Feb 2, 2020. The book was Skeletons in the Closet This book was not a reread.
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 260
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 19
Big Books: 500: 1, 750: 1
LYS5.6 - Sugar, Sugar
The name must match exactly, but may be used in any position.
God Help the Child
TONI Wine - TONI Morrison
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 265
Tasks Completed: 16
Books Read: 20
Big Books: 500: 1, 750: 1
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A. "The Queen's Gambit" - I'm loving this chess show on Netflix. Read a book whose title contains the name of a chess piece - king, queen, knight, bishop, rook, or pawn. Plurals and possessives will work, but no other variations.
King Lear by William Shakespeare
Post Total: 20
Season Total: 90