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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2021
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25.1 - Nick KY’s Task: Shirley Jacksoniana
Two books, state options
Option 1 - Read a book by Shirley Jackson:
Life Among the Savages. Shirley Jackson. 22-Jun
Option 4 - 4 letter word in title made from The Haunting of Hill House (Lane):
Lilac Lane. Sherryl Woods 13-Jun
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 245/1070
Total Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 14/60
FLY *repost* paperback is now listed with page numbers
Task #5.7. The Bechdel test
task: Read a book with at least 2 women and no adult men on the cover.
book: Death & Decluttering
how it fits:
Points this post: 5
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 2 /60
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Amy B20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Inge's Task: Queen Beatrix
This is a 1 book task. Select one option.
Required: State the option.
Option 3: Read a book with a number of pages that can be found in their birth years and ages: 83, 95, 1926, 1938. Numbers may only be used as often as they appear in the list.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King (288 pages)
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 190 Points
Nick KY20.1 - Most Improved - Louise's Task: Picking Up The Pieces
Option 2: Grow Your Own -- At the beginning of lockdown, we began a project of converting some of our garden to grow vegetables. This led to a bountiful crop of home grown vegetables. I have continued with this project and am looking forward to more fresh vegetables this Summer.
* Read a book with all the letters in one of the words GROW, YOUR, or OWN in the title only. Subtitles are excluded.
I read The Madwoman in the Attic: The Woman Writer and the Nineteenth-Century Literary ImaginationThe Madwoman in the Attic by Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar. The Letters OWN are in the title word “madWOmaN.”
I had 350 pp of this 768 pp. book read before the challenge began.
CLAIM 2 BB tickets for The Madwoman in the Attic at 768 pp.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 180
BBs So Far: 750+ (1) = 2 BB tickets
Jasmiina F5.6. Let's Be Careful Out There!:
Read a book with the main page genre Action or Adventure:
Secret Histories by Pittacus Lore.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 40
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
LAUREN JODI30.9 - Cat's Task: The Perks of UNO
Option A: Blue Cover
Night Shift by Charlaine Harris
TinEye Score:
Blue - 81.7%
Page #: 400
Option B:
Kitty and the Silver Bullet by Carrie Vaughn
Page #: 326
Total pages: 726
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 180/1070
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 11/60
Task 20.9 -Moderator's Pet: Elizabeth P's Task: Big MovesOption 1: Read a book set at least 50% in Michigan, Indiana, Colorado, Arizona, Washington state, Florida, Tennessee, or Massachusetts.
I listened to an audio version of The Mirror set in Colorado
New Points: 20
Total Points: 190
GO: 1
15.10 - Stuck in the MiddleRead a whole number book in a series that is NOT the first or the last/most recently published book in the series.
Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear Read 6/19/21
Pardonable Lies is Book 3 in the Maisie Dobbs series. The series currently contains 16 books.
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 105
Big Books Tickets Claimed: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed:
15.3 - Video Killed the Radio StarOption 2, author's initials in the name of one of the artists/groups from Greatest 1980s Music Videos (Mick Jagger) and a book with a word in the title that matches a word in the title of one of the songs from Best 80s songs (Just a Friend - Biz Markie 1989): The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
Points this post: 15
Total points: 160
20.3 - Best Review: Bucket's Task: Literary TouristChoose any NEW-TO-YOU author that appears on the lit-map for the author you searched and read a book by them.
The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks Read 6/23/21
*Greer Hendricks is a new-to-me author.*
I used the Ruth Ware literature map to find her (https://www.literature-map.com/ruth+ware). I read One by One by Ruth Ware on 2/9/21.
I did want to note that Greer Hendricks writes as 1/2 of an author team with Sarah Pekkanan, who is also on Ruth Ware's author map. I have never read a book by Sarah Pekkanan either if it matters for the context of this task. So both of the authors of this novel are on the approved author's map and are both new to me. The task specified only to read a book by the new-to-you author and not that they had to be the sole author of the novel selected so I'm not sure that it will matter but wanted to cover bases so I don't end up in the problems thread!
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 125
Big Books Tickets Claimed: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets Claimed:
Barbara ★30.7 - MAZZA1's Task: A Little Of What You Fancy
Option 1
Read the next new-to-you book in a series that you have previously rated 4 or 5 stars
Verse of the Vanguard - K.C. May 6/4
(this is the next book in series and is new to me; I have rated the others in the series 5 stars)
Proof: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Option 2
Read a NEW to you book by a favourite author - for this challenge a favourite author is one you have read at least TWICE before and RATED 4 or 5 stars
Faithless in Death - J.D. Robb 6/4
(I have read over 50 books by J.D. Robb and rated all 4 or 5 stars. This book is new to me.)
Proof: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Points this task: 30
Total points: 30
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★30.9 - Cat's Task: The Perks of UNO
Task A: Read a book that is at least 50% (as per TinEye) Red, Yellow, Green or Blue.
Edge Of Fear - Cherry Adair (352 pages) 6/9
Tineye - 89.2 % green
#59fba7 - 26.5 % - Medium Aquamarine (Green)
#109a5e - 20.0 % - Shamrock Green (Green)
#0d6c3f - 18.5 % - Jewel (Green)
#1c4129 - 11.7 % - Zuccini (Green)
#83dbb3 - 7.9 % - Bermuda (Green)
#000903 - 6.8 % - Black (Black)
#f6fafb - 3.5 % - Ghost White (White)
#cff8e7 - 3.2 % - Humming Bird (Green)
#709e85 - 1.4 % - Oxley (Green)
#434a46 - 0.4 % - Armadillo (Grey)
Task B: Read a book written by a single author who has a name part that starts with the initial (any name part will work) I, V or E. ex. Isaac Asimov, Maria V. Snyder
Jealous And Freakn' - Eve Langlais (270 pages) 6/12
TOTAL PAGES: (Book 1 - 352 pages) + (Book 2 - 270 pages) = 622 pages > 500 pages
Points this task: 30
Total points: 60
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Oma122925.4 - MEGSCL's Task: Lucky Number
I rolled #3
Book #1 A Grave Talent-Laurie R. King
This Book fulfilled the following options
1. 3 words in the Title
3. #3 in page count-342
4. First published in 1993
Book #2-Brother Odd-Dean Koontz
#2- #3 in the Odd Thomas Series
Points=130 /1070
Tasks= 5/60
Goldie Oldies Books()
Big Books=500+(),750+,1000+()
Barbara ★30.3 - Bluemoon's Task: My Memories of the 1980's
A. THE OLYMPICS
Option 1: Read a book with a word in the TITLE of at least five letters that can be made from the letters in the phrase THIS IS YOUR MOMENT AND IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN.
The Third Victim - Lisa Gardner 6/6
(THIRD - THIs is youR moment anD)
B. SPACE EXPLORATION
Option 2: Read a book that has an MPG of Space.
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars - Christopher Paolini 6/21
(has MPG space)
BIG BOOK: 878 pages
Points this task: 30
Total points: 90
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★25.6 - Delicious Dee's Task: My New Favorite Comedian
Option 2: Read a book where at least 80% of the book is set in Florida.
Undone - Shannon Richard (set 100% in Florida) 6/2
Option 3: Read a book where the author's first and last name initials appear in ONE of states: FLORIDA, CALIFORNIA, LOUISIANA or NEVADA.
The Vine Witch - Luanne G. Smith 6/18
(L & S in LouiSiana)
Points this task: 25
Total points: 115
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★25.7 - Amy FL's Task: Right Up My Alley
Option 1: Read a book with a title word of four of more letters that can be made from the letters in AMATEUR BOWLERS TOUR.
Absolute Fear - Lisa Jackson 6/22
Absolute - Amateur BOwLErS ToUr
Option 4: Read a book by a FEMALE author that is the first (#1) in a series.
The Clockwork Dagger - Beth Kato 6/12
(#1 in Clockwork Dagger series AND author is female)
Points this task: 25
Total points: 140
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
Barbara ★25.8 - Shelby’s Task: Things to Look Forward To!!!
Option 1: Read a book that is set somewhere you’ve always wanted to go (real, not imagined), but never been. 50% of the book must take place in that location and be clear from either the description or the book's home page.
REQUIRED: State your home location, the location you’ve chosen, and that you've never been there.
All the Time You Need - Melissa Mayhue 6/11
(I live in the US, set in Scotland where I've always wanted to visit and so far have not managed to get there)
Option 3: Read a book with ALL the author's initials in either INDUSTRIAL or INDEPENDENT FILM
Moondance Beach - Susan Donovan 6/16
(S & D in inDuStrial)
Points this task: 25
Total points: 165
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
Suzannesea30.7 - MAZZA1's Task: A Little of What You Fancy
Option 1
Read the next new-to-you book in a series that you have previously rated 4 or 5 stars.
How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny is new-to-me. I have read seven books in the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series before 5/15/21 and rated five of them four stars.
Option 1 again
The Consequences of Fear by Jacqueline Winspear is new-to-me. I have read eleven books in the Maisie Dobbs series before 5/15/21 and rated ten of them four stars.
Points this task: 30
Total points to date: 60
Andy P.Task # 10.4 - E.T. Phone Home
Read a book on the Aliens Books list.
Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews
Found on page 1 of Aliens Books list
Points this post: 10
Total points: 180
10.9 - Rain ManRead a book with a title that has at least 2 words AND none of the words in the title have more than 4 characters in them
The Sea
New Points: 10
Total Points: 200
GO: 1
Barbara ★5.5 - Working Together
Read a book with 3 or more listed authors, either writing together, or in separate short stories/essays.
The Firefighter - Susan Lyons / Alyssa Brooks / P.J. Mellor 6/14
Points this task: 5
Total points: 170
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
Task 20.1 - Picking Up The Piecesoption 2: all the letters OWN in the title
When I Hit You
O in yOu
WN in WheN
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230 points
2 BB tix
Angela IL15.9- I Want My MTV
Read a book with title that contains all the letters of MTV
All My Mother's Lovers by Ilana Masad- 6/20
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 75
Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 6/60
Julia10310.7 - Sweet Sixteen
Shield of Three Lions (number in word form: Three)
This is 514 pages - claiming one BB ticket
This post: 10 points, 1 BB
Total points: 145
BB: 2
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 8
Total books read: 12
Laurah3020.6 opt 3. Read a book with a number of pages that can be found in their birth years and ages: 83, 95, 1926, 1938.
Northern Spy 288 p
This post: 20 points,
Total points: 20
BB: 0
GO: 0
Tasks completed: 1
Total books read: 1
Katrisa20.1 - Picking Up The Pieces
Opt. 2 - Read a book with all the letters in one of the words GROW, YOUR, or OWN in the title
I'm Not Dying with You Tonight
OWN - i'm NOt dying With you tonight
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 370
15.4 - SWEET TEA -OPTION 2 - The Letter (Comfort Crossing)
Romance set >50% in Mississippi
TOTAL POINTS - 280
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20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lois's Task: Group Reads Rejects
Continuation Novel nominee:
The Secret Life of Miss Mary Bennet
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 90
Books Read:7
Tasks Done: 6
trishhartuk15.10 Stuck in the Middle
Read a whole number book in a series that is NOT the first or the most recently published
Tarnished and Torn (Witchcraft Mystery #5), Juliet Blackwell
Read the kindle edition. PB here
#5 in a series of 11 books: https://www.goodreads.com/series/4700...
Points this task: 15
Books read: 1
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 10
trishhartuk20.5 Bigger is Better - Robin P's Task: Introducing Myself
1. Scrabble. Read a book whose title OR author contains at least one J, Q, X, or Z
The Chocolate Apothecary, Josephine Moon
Read the kindle edition. The book seems to have been published under two names: the Top MMPB here is under the other name.
J in Josephine
Points this task: 20
Books read: 1
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 11
25.7 Amy Fl's Task - Right Up My AlleyOption 1: Title word from AMATEUR BOWLERS TOUR
= STORM
Crystal Storm by Morgan Rhodes
Option 4: Female author, first in series
Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes
Points earned this task: 25
Total points earned: 55
Golden Oldie tickets: 0
Big book tickets: 1
20.5 Bigger is Better - Robin P's Task - Introducing MyselfOption 1: Read a book whose title or author contains at least one J, Q, X or Z.
The Guilty Ones by Joy Ellis
Points earned this post: 20
Total points earned: 75
Golden oldie tickets: 0
Big book tickets: 1
Maureen2021I am claiming a big book token with 531 pages.
5.1 Excuse the Interruption!
Read a book in which all the letters of SIGNAL or HIJACK can be found in the title/subtitle.
SIGNAL
All the Light We Cannot See
New Points: 5
Total 5
Big book claim token 1 (500 + pages)
Maureen202120.5 - Bigger is Better - Robin P's Task: Introducing Myself
Task Help
I am delighted to be chosen to propose a task, since I only joined the group 6 weeks ago, but jumped right in. I've finally found people who read more than I do! My task will tell you a few things about me.
Read one book. Choose one of the following 3 options, which have a connection to the Bigger is Better theme.
Required: Identify the option.
Option 3. Read a book by an author with a name on the list Behind the Name - Jim. The name can be in any position, such as Eloisa James, Jimmy Carter, etc. A book with 2 authors would work if both authors fulfill the requirement.
James - James Patterson (author)
Along Came a Spider
New Points: 20
Total 25
BB: 1
Maureen2021Task 20.9 -Moderator's Pet: Elizabeth P's Task: Big Moves
This is a one book task. Choose one option and read a book for it; The book must be 250+ pages.
Required: Identify the option.
Option Four:
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in BROADWAY, letters used as often as they appear.
Author: B. P. Walter + 400 pages
The Dinner Guest
New Points: 20
Total 45
BB 1
Amy B10.10 - Soviet Bloc Crumbles
Read a book set in at least 50% in one or more Soviet Bloc countries or other aligned states: Eastern Bloc Countries.
Required: If the setting is not evident on the GR main book page include a reference when you post.
Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice by Bill Browder (book is non-fiction, detailing author's career living and investing in Russia, the latter third after his expulsion. More than 50% is set in Russia)
This Task: 10 Points
To Date: 200 Points
Barbara ★10.2 - O'kay
Read a book written by an author with a name part that begins with O'. Works with multiple authors must have at least one qualifying author.
The Lonely Hearts Hotel - Heather O'Neill 6/23
Points this task: 10
Total points: 180
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0) 750 (1) 1000 (0)
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5.4. Barkis is Willing
Read a book with a title of at least three words, where the initial letters of each word of the title are found in CHARLES DICKENS.
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation. Lynne Truss. 6.24.21
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 250/1070
Total Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 15/60
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5.4. Barkis is Willing
Read a book with a title of at least three words, where the initial letters of each word of the title are found in CHARLES DICKENS.
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation. Lynne Truss. 6.24.21
Revert to:
Points This Post:
Total Points: 245/1070
Total Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 14/60
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5.10. Cheers!
Read a book
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation. Lynne Truss. 6.24.21
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 250/1070
Total Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 15/60
Task:30.9 - Cat's Task: The Perks of UNOOption: 1 - 2 books
Task: A - 50% (as per TinEye) Red, Yellow, Green or Blue
Book read:
by Holly Bourne410 pages
Required: #fce135 70.9 % Gorse (Yellow)
Task: B - single author who has a name part that starts with the initial (any name part will work) I, V or E
Book read:
by Emma Cline288 pages
Required: Emma starts with E
total pages: 410 + 288 = 698/500
Points this task:30
Total points:105
Total Golden Oldies:1
Total Big Books:0
Books read:7
Tasks completed:4
Bookwrm526Task #30.3 - My Memories of the 1980's
Option A1: Read a book with a word in the TITLE of at least five letters that can be made from the letters in the phrase THIS IS YOUR MOMENT AND IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN. I read The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite. The target word from the title is GUIDE (gi from going, u from your, D from and, e from moment).
Option A2: Read a book where all of the Author’s initials can be found in DEATH OF A DREAM. I read Hallowed Murder by Ellen Hart (EH both in death).
Total points so far: 140
Suzannesea10.4 - Sweet Sixteen
Read a book with a number in the title.
The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
Points this post: 10
Total points to date: 70
INSIYAH10.6 - Let's Get Physical
Author with hyphenated name
Book: This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone (ebook)
How it fits: El-Mohtar is hyphenated.
Note: Paperback has 224 pages.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 160/1070
Total Books Read: 13
Tasks Completed: 10/60
Katrisa15.4 - Sweet Tea
Opt 1
Book 1 - Read a book with mpg Romance
I read The Unbroken Line of the Moon
Book 2 - Read a book set at least 50% in a southern US state: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia.
I read Sunburn set in Belleville, Delaware
Points this Post: 15
Points Total: 385
Amy BTask 20.9 -Moderator's Pet: Elizabeth P's Task: Big Moves
This is a one book task. Choose one option and read a book for it; The book must be 250+ pages.
Required: Identify the option.
Option 2: Read a book where the main character is either a doctor or a teacher. This job must be evident from the Goodreads Description.
Point Of Origin by Patricia Cornwell (series MC is medical examiner, Dr. Kay Scarpetta, in first line of main pg description)
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 220 Points
Scooter&Siam10.7 - Sweet Sixteen
Read a book with a number in the TITLE that is in word form.
Read One by One
Points: 10
Total: 20
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20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Coralie's Task: The View from Lockdown
Read a book that has one of the words WATER, CITY, MOUNTAIN or SKY in the title
Spell or High Water. Scott Meyer. 6.22.21
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 220/1070
Total Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 13/60