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WINTER CHALLENGE 2020
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
Task 25.7 – I LOVE Reading Challenges (reposted to replace post 3106)Book 1: Option 1
Book chosen: The Book of Two Ways
Fits task: 50% set in the U.S. and 50% set in Egypt (every other chapter is set in Egypt)
Format read: audio
# of pages: 432
Book 2: Option 4
Book chosen: The Vine Eater
Fits task: Previously read: The Frost Eater by the same author (finished on March 30, 2020)
Format read: audio with ebook readalong
# of pages: 404
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date: 650 points
Amy B15.3 - Ground Control to Major Tom
Choose one of the following options.
Required: Identify the option you chose when you post.
Option 1: Read 2 books, one Book A and one Book B.
Book A: Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in ASTRONOMY. Spaces determine names. Letters can only be used as often as they appear in the target word.
These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever
Book B: Read a book with the MPG Space. Genre may be standalone or embedded.
Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (Murderbot #3)
This Task: 15 Points
To Date: 690 Points
Task 30.1 - Create a Date600+ total pages
option 2: author name MAY
The Many-Coloured Land by Julian May
415 pages
option 3: ordinal number in the title
1st To Die
480 pages
415+480>>600
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990 points
MARGO 10.7 - Earworms!Read a book with a title of at least 3 words, where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in "suPercaLifragilisTicexPialidocious"
The Little Paris Patisserie
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Points this task: 10
Total points: 525
Tasks completed: 23
Julia10310.4. And in Other News....
Coffee Will Make You Black
This is on page one (#75) of "Best Novels about the 1960s" list.
This post: 10 points
Total points: 930
BB: 9
GO: 7
Tasks completed: 50
Books read: 71
15.1 - Groovy, ManI chose Woodstock Day 3
Book 1, a book by an author who shares a name with one of the performers: The Seafront Tea Room by Vanessa Greene
Frederick "Dennis" Greene performed with Sea Na Na at 7:30 am on Day 3.
Book 2, a book with a word in the title that matches a word in one of the songs played on that day: The House of Kennedy by James Patterson
The song was Red House by Jimi Hendrix, who performed at 9 am on Day 3.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 890
Congratulations, Cat! You'll have a 25 point task in the Spring Challenge.
Amy FL30.4 - Dlmrose's task: Forward and Backward
Book 1: The Loop
Book 2: The Moon Pool
Points this post: 30
Total points: 910
ROXYTask 30.2 - Lost and Found
Book 1: Sense and Sensibility (added to off-GR TBR list in 2016)
Book 2: Anna Karenina Author is new to me, used Option C https://www.goodreads.com/book/simila...
Total Points: 60+30=90
ROXYTask 50.1 - Twister
Results: Right, Hand, Blue
Right: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart (new to me author)
Hand: The Gunslinger by Stephen King
Blue:
The Night Manager by John le Carré
Total Points: 90+50=140
M1nks25.5 - 2. The Mating Season Pub 1949 - Sock It To Me
*1 Golden Oldie Ticket
3. Tales of Terror and the Supernatural
Points for this task: 25
Total points : 680
Big Book tickets :
Big Book tickets total: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 25
M1nks25.7 - 1. Gilgamesh Retold
This book is set in Uruk which is now in Iraq - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruk
4. Hangman's Holiday: A Collection of Short Mysteries Pub 1933 - Previously read Busman's Honeymoon read (and finished) in June 2020
* 1 Golden Oldie Ticket
Points for this task: 25
Total points : 705
Big Book tickets :
Big Book tickets total: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets total: 26
Jasmiina F20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Melinde's task: Food, glorious food!:
Option 3: 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:
Ratkaisukeskeisen terapian oppikirja by Peter De Jong.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 130
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
StaceyNC10.5. Not All Bad!
Read a book by a single author who you first read in 2020, before 11/15.
Book: Montana SEAL -- not a re-read
Completed: 2/23/21
Author: Elle James
Author first read: Montana D-Force read 8/17/20
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 450
Tasks Completed: 19
BB tickets: 6
20.1 - Most Improved - SandyL's Task: Escape by RomanceOption 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.
Docile by K.M. Szpara
MPG Science Fiction
MPG Romance
Points Earned This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 50
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
StaceyNC15.4 - Assassination Nation
Option 1: Read 2 books, one Book A and one Book B.
Book A: Read a book with the letters TION intact in the title/subtitle.
Book: Excavation
Completed: 2/14/21
Book B: Read a book with at least TWO sets of double letters (consonants and/or vowels) in the title/subtitle and/or the author's name. Books must be written by a single author.
Book: Mercury Striking
Completed: 12/28/20
Author: RebCCa ZaNNeTTi
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 465
Tasks Completed: 20
BB tickets: 6
Amy FL30.2 - Delicious Dee's task: LOST and FOUND
Book 1, LOST: Our Little Secret - added to TBR May 5, 2017
Book 2, Option C: FOUND: To Tell You the Truth - from readers also enjoyed list (author is new to me)
624 total pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 940
StaceyNC20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Melinde's task: Food, glorious food!
Option 2: Ice cream
Read a book with a cover that is more than 50% (51+%) rocket colors (red-orange-yellow) according to Tineye.
Book:
Completed: 2/25/21
76.2% red per tineye
Pages: 516 -- Claiming BB ticket
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 485
Tasks Completed: 21
BB tickets: 7
StaceyNC20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season
Book: Mexican Gothic
Completed: 2/20/21
My participation post
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 505
Tasks Completed: 22
BB Tickets: 7
StaceyNC25.8 - Brooke TX's task: 2020 Wrapped
Option 1. Read a book that has WON an award. The award must be included in the book's Goodreads metadata.
Book: Open Season
Completed: 12/14/20
Option 3 - Do better than me and read a book first published in 2020 or 2021.
Book: Faithless in Death
Completed: 2/12/21
Published: 2/9/21
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 530
Tasks Completed: 23
BB Tickets: 7
50.1 Twister I spun "left hand red"
Book 1 (Left) - I read Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson - I have read Swanson before
Book 2 (hand) - I read The Testaments by Margaret Atwood (2 words in title)
Book 3 (red) - I read
by Adam Jentleson - 76.2 %#eb2427 red on Tineye Total pages: 1028
Points this post: 50
Season Total: 115
20.10 Group ReadsMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
My comments are 36 in the discussion thread.
Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 350
Readerboard Name: Kathy PCorrected Post
25.8 - Brooke TX's task: 2020 Wrapped
Option 1: Ragtime
Award - National Book Critics Circle Award Winners
Option 2
InkheartInkheart
Funke, Cornelia
AR Quiz No. 71683 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 23.0
Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP, VP
Book Rating Rating: 3.5
Totals
Points: 200
BB: 1
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 12
Total Books read: 16
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.8 - West Side Story
There's Nothing in This Book That I Meant to Say
Word - I from I Feel Pretty
Totals
Points: 205
BB: 1
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 13
Total Books read: 17
Readerboard Name: Kathy P5.4 - The Twist
The Glass-Blowers
Totals
Points: 210
BB: 1
GO: 0
Total Tasks completed: 14
Total Books read: 18
Joanne MI15.8 - The Fab Four
Read a book with a 4-word title.
What the Wind Knows
Points this task 15
Total Points 410
Total BB's 6
10.9. Laugh, We Made it to 2021!A book with MPG Humor: The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness by Paula Poundstone
Points this post: 10
Total points: 900
20.4 - Golden Oldies - Sarah E's task: Silent NightOption 1: My Love Story by Tina Turner
Total Points = 180
Sarah E30.1 - Mazza1's task: Create a Date
Option 1: The Thursday Murder Club - 381 pages
I read an ebook but have linked to the top paperback, no MMP
Option 2: Sherlock Holmes and the Lady in Black by June Thomson - 240 pages
I listened to an audio but have linked to the top paperback, no MMP
381 + 240 = 621 pages
Total points: 415
Julia10310.8. Cookies!
This post: 10 points
Total points: 940
BB: 9
GO: 7
Tasks completed: 51
Books read: 72
Sarah E30.6 - Andy P.’s Task: The Litmus Test
Book 1: The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick - 336 pages
I read an ebook but have linked to the top paperback, no MMP
Book 2: The Sea For Breakfast - 191 pages
BASE found in B r EA kfa S t
336 + 191 = 527 pages
Total points: 445
Sarah E25.5 - Amy FL's task: Verrry Interesting
Option 1: Single author who shares a name with Dick Martin
Pure Drivel by Steve Martin
I listened to an audio but have linked to the top paperback, no MMP
Option 3: MPG of Short Stories
Murder under the Christmas Tree: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season
Total points: 470
30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Cars, Cars, Cars2. VW Microbus: Read a book where the authors first and last initial can be found in VOLKSWAGEN
F is for Fugitive by Sue Grafton
4. VW Beetle: Read a book that has a word* in the TITLE (subtitles are excluded) from this list of beetles
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Beetle used: potato beetle
Total points: 115
Sarah E25.8 - Brooke TX's task: 2020 Wrapped
Option 1: Stormbreaker
I read an ebook but have linked to the top MMP
Won the South Carolina Book Award for Junior Book Award (2005)
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7.0
Option 2: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
I listened to an audio, MMP is Kodnamn Alice
Big Book, 589 pages. Claiming 1 BB ticket.
Total points: 495
Total BBs: 4
5.5 AquariusI read Devil's Daughter by Lisa Kleypas. This is the fifth book in the ravenels serie.
Points: 5
Total points: 190
Sarah E15.10 - The Digital Divide
Author initials in ARPANET
Xone of Contention by Piers Anthony
I read an ebook but have linked to the MMP
Total points: 510
Sarah E20.1 - Most Improved - SandyL's Task: Escape by Romance
Option 4: MPG of Paranormal (and MPG Romance)
Wake
I read a kindle edition but have linked to the top paperback, no MMP
Total points: 530
Sarah E20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Tammy AZ's task: Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
Option 3: Author’s first and last initials can be found in OSCAR
Tombland by C.J. Sansom
Big Book, 866 pages. Claiming 2 BB tickets.
Total points: 550
Total BBs: 6
MARGO 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.
author = Julie Caplin
The Northern Lights Lodge
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Points this task: 20
Total points: 545
Tasks completed: 24
Kathy KS***UNCLAIMING***
25.3 - Queen Bee Darlene's task: The Unfortunate Effect of Planning
Read one book from two different options. Required: Identify which options you select when you post.
Option 2
Read a book that:
B. has 11 letters in the author’s name or title.
The Returned, by Jason Mott - 11 letters in title
I listened to an audio ; pb=338 (no mmpb)
Option 3
Read a book where at least 2 different vowels appear at least 3 times each in the title and/or subtitle.
The Executor's Guide: Settling a Loved One's Estate or Trust, by Mary Randolph
9 of letter E ; 3 of letter U ; 4 of letter O
520 pages
***CLAIMING 1 big book ticket*** 520 pages
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Points for this task: 0
Total points : 305-25=280
Tasks completed: 14-1=13
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2-1=1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Kathy KS30.6 - Andy P.’s Task: The Litmus Test
This is a two book task. Choose one book that satisfies the requirements for Book 1, and another that satisfies the requirements for Book 2. The total number of pages for both books must be greater than 500 pages (501+).
Book 1. Read a book by a single author whose first or last name begins or ends with the sequence PH
The Executor's Guide: Settling a Loved One's Estate or Trust, by Mary Randolph
520 pages
***CLAIMING 1 big book ticket*** 520 pages
Book 2. Read a book where the word ACID or BASE may be made from the letters in its TITLE. Subtitles are excluded.
Required: State which word you used when you post.
Before It's Too Late, by Sara Driscoll
BASE=BEfore it'S too lAte
304 pages
520+304=824 (>500 pages)
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 310
Tasks completed: 14
Big Book tickets for this task: 1
Big Book tickets total: 2
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
Julia1035.1 - Going to A-Go-Go
Through A Dragon's Eyes
(GO in Dragon)
This post: 5 points
Total points: 945
BB: 9
GO: 7
Tasks completed: 52
Books read: 73
Sue T30.2 - Delicious Dee - LOST and FOUND
Book 1 - LOST: book added to TBR before Dec. 1, 2017 First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen - added to my TBR on 9/10/14. I listened to the audio book. The paperback (First Frost) has 294 pages.
Book 2: FOUND - from the list https://www.goodreads.com/book/simila...
The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan. I listened to the audio book, the paperback (The Bookshop on the Corner has 332 pages.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 110/990
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 9
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
Sue T20.4 - Sarah E - Silent Night
Option 1: book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in SILENT NIGHT.
Twisted Vine by Toby Neal
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 130/990
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 10
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
30.4 - Dlmrose's task: Forward and Backward Book 1: Read a book with a word in the TITLE that can be read backwards as a new word, such as War backwards is Raw. Subtitles are excluded.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson Read 12/1/20
LIVED backwards is DEVIL
Book 2: Read a book with the backward word that resulted in Book 1 in the TITLE. Subtitles are excluded.
Devil in Spring by Lisa Kleypas Read 2/27/21
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 655
Queen Bee DarleneRepost - forgot to state new to me authors and page count
30.2 Delicious Dee's Task: LOST and FOUND
600 pgs min
1) lost on my TBR for at least 3 years
Sister by Rosamund Lupton - This book has been on my shelf since 2016
358 pgs
2B) author found on similar author's portion of author's profile
Unfollow Me by Charlotte Duckworth 282 pgs
https://www.goodreads.com/author/simi...
358 + 282 = 640 pgs
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 950
Amy B15.6 - Heart to Heart
Read a book with a heart(s) on the cover. The heart(s) may be realistic or stylized.
Required: Include the cover in your post.
The Royal We by Heather Cocks
This Task: 15 Points
To Date: 705 Points
Queen Bee Darlene25.4 Kristina Simon's task: The Summer of Love
Option 2: Book A: title at least 2 words all words begin with same letter
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Book B: single author name contains LL or TT
Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 975
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15.6 - Heart to Heart
Read a book with a heart(s) on the cover.
**Claiming one GO ticket - pub. 1936
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 485
Big books: 3
Golden Oldies: 6