The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion
note: This topic has been closed to new comments.
SUMMER CHALLENGE 2021
>
Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
Jessrs20.5 - Bigger is Better - Robin P's Task: Introducing Myself
Option 1: Read a book whose title OR author contains at least one J, Q, X, or Z. Subtitles are excluded
A Very Punchable Face Colin Jost
New Points: 20
Total Points: 55
Jessrs15.3 - Video Killed the Radio Star
Option 2: Read one book that fulfills both book 1 and book 2 requirements.
Life Will Be the Death of Me: . . . and You Too!
Book 1: Initials CH: Michael Jackson
Book 2: You in You make my dreams
New Points: 15
Total Points: 70
Mary P25.3 - CYNBAXTER's Task - My Time has Come!
Option 1:Read a book first published between the years 2014-2021 (inclusive).
Buying Time by Paula Kay
First published February 14, 2015. 350 pages. This book is new to me.
Option 4:Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in the phrase: SUPER MODS.
Miracle Road by Emily March
352 pages. This book is new to me.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 175
5.3. Mr. ConductorHe Loves Me, He Loves Me Hot by Stephanie Rowe
Author's initials SR are found in Ringo Star
Points This Post: 5
Grand Total Points: 200/1070
Total Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 15/60
Big Book Tickets 500+ pgs: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
10.2 -O'kayEdge of Dawn by Patti O'Shea
Points This Post: 10
Grand Total Points: 210/1070
Total Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 16/60
Big Book Tickets 500+ pgs: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
10.6 - Let's Get PhysicalCook the Books by Jessica Conant-Park
Points This Post: 10
Grand Total Points: 220/1070
Total Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 17/60
Big Book Tickets 500+ pgs: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
15.9 - I Want My MTVLast Vampire Standing by Nancy Haddock
"Last Vampire" include MTV
Points This Post: 15
Grand Total Points: 235/1070
Total Books Read: 20
Tasks Completed: 18/60
Big Book Tickets 500+ pgs: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Task 20.9 -Moderator's Pet: Elizabeth P's Task: Big MovesOption 1: Weathered Too Young by Marcia Lynn McClure
Book is set in Colorado
Paperback page count: 270 pages Weathered Too Young
Points This Post: 20
Grand Total Points: 255/1070
Total Books Read: 21
Tasks Completed: 19/60
Big Book Tickets 500+ pgs: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Task 30.9 - The Perks of UNO Task A: Read a book that is at least 50% (as per TinEye) Red, Yellow, Green or Blue.
required: Post the cover and TinEye scores.
Fake Accounts (2021) by Lauren Oyler (Hardcover, 272 pages)
Tintype:
48.5 %#08a063Green
13.0 %#4b9e84Green
48.5 + 13 .0 = 61.5% Green > 50%
Task B: Each book must meet a criteria (title or author initial) associated with the card numbers, the most challenging being the cards 5, 7 and 8 (the letters I, V and E respectively)
Read a book written by a single author who has an initial (any name part will work) I, V or E
E = Elinor
The View from Penthouse B (2013) by Elinor Lipman (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 252 pages)
Pagecount: 272 + 252 = 524 > 500
65 + 30 = 95
Tasks Completed: 04
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 65 + 30 = 95
Books read: 07
Pages read: 1,961
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 03
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
INSIYAH5.9. All in Good Fun
Author name Alex or it's derivation
Book: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (ebook)
How it fits: Alex is the author's name.
Note: Paperback has 342 pages.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 380
Books Read: 30
Tasks Completed: 22/60
FLY Task #25.7 - Amy FL's Task: Right Up My Alley
task: Option 4: Read a book by a FEMALE author that is the first (#1) in a series
book: The Edge of Normal
how it fits: author: Carla Norton, series: (Reeve LeClaire #1)
task: Option 3: Read a book that is set at least 50% in New York or Florida.
book: Hoot
how it fits: set entirely in Florida
AR Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9.0
Points this post: 25
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 7 /60
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Task 25.9 - Notes From an Elder Millennialoption A1: first pub 1989
Pyramids
IL: UY
option A2: author born 1984
American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson
========
540 points
5 BB tix
1 GO tix
Amy B15.9 - I Want My MTV
Read a book with a TITLE that contains all the letters MTV. Subtitles are excluded.
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra
This Task: 15 Points
To Date: 365 Points
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.7 The Bechdel test
by Dove CooperPoints this post: 5
Total points: 705/1070
Tasks completed: 42/60
Books read: 57
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.9 - Big Moves
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
Option 3 - This book was first published November 2020 which is between 2014-2021.
Link to PB edition (no MMP): Uma Terra Prometida
The PB edition contains 764 pages which is more than 250 pages.
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 320 points
Tasks completed: 17
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season *
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ25.7 - Right Up My Alley
Book 1 -
Roast Mortem by Cleo Coyle
Option 1 - The title contains a word that is four or more letters (ROAST) and can be made from the letters in AMATEUR BOWLERS TOUR. (RO in tour, AT in amateur, S in bowlers)
Link to PB (no MMP): Roast Mortem
Book 2 -
Till Death Do Us Bark by Judi McCoy
Option 3 - from the project description, the book takes place in the Hamptons which is in New York.
This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 345 points
Tasks completed: 18
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season *
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ25.8 - Things to Look Forward To!!!
Book 1 -
Fashion Faux Paw by Judi McCoy
Option 2 - This is book #6 in the Dog Walker Mysteries Series
Book 2 -
How the Finch Stole Christmas! by Donna Andrews
Option 3 - All of the author's initials (DA) can be found in INDUSTRIAL
Link to PB edition (no MMP): How the Finch Stole Christmas!
This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 370 points
Tasks completed: 19
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season *
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.8 Found in Translation
The Gilded Cage by Camilla Lackberg
I speak English. The gilded cage was originally written in Swedish.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 720/1070
Tasks completed: 43/60
Books read: 58
Jessica DTask 20.10: Group Reads
Marilla of Green Gables
Discussion post here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this task: 20
Total points: 165
Task:30.5 - Dlmrose's Task: Ready to PlanBook 1
Book read:Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean
Required:I live in Europe. Continent selected ASIA. I spun Takayama, Japan, Gokarna, India and Göynük, Turkey. Tokyo Ever After is set over 50% in Japan. Setting on goodreads: Tokyo, Japan. MPG Cultural > Japan.
Book 2
Book read:The Calling by Cate Tiernan
Required:I selected the continent North America. I span Yonkers (New York), united states, Prince Rupert, Canada, and Gainesville (Florida), United States. The Calling is set entirely in New York. From the Goodreads description "Morgan, Hunter and other members of their coven go to New York for a few days in search of the Amyranth witches. " This action takes up the entire plot.
Points this task:30
Total points:340
Total Golden Oldies:1
Total Big Books:1
Books read:23
Tasks completed:16
Nick KY30.8 - Lauren Jodi's task: 80s Dynamic Duos
Growing up in the 80s, there was an abundance of action-oriented TV shows. Some of my favorites included two partners solving crimes together.
This is a TWO book task. Choose ONE book from TWO different options below.
REQUIRED: State the options you chose when posting.
Option 1: SIMON & SIMON
Staring Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker, this show focused on two brothers with very different personalities running a private detective agency.
Read a book with exactly two men on the cover; no other human forms may be present. Faces must be clearly observable and identifiable as adult/teen male. No children, cartoons or silhouettes.
I read The Teachings of Confucius. The Teachings Of Confucius
REQUIRED: Include the cover when posting.
.Option 4: KNIGHTRIDER
David Hasselhoff starred as Michael Knight, a former police detective working for the Foundation for Law and Government alongside his partner, KITT, an artificially intelligent and self-aware car that is nearly indestructible.
Read any book that meets the SRC rules from one of the following Listopias:
I read The Six by Mark Alpert
AI/Androids/Robot Main Characters: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
p. 1 (currently #17)
REQUIRED: State the list and page number on which your book is found.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 355
Mod
15.1 - Tsundoku
Book 1, initials DO: The Making of the Masters: Clifford Roberts, Augusta National, and Golf's Most Prestigious Tournament by David Owen
Book 2, added to GR TBR 11/1/2009: O' Artful Death by Sarah Stewart Taylor
total = 655
Mod
15.10 - Stuck in the Middle
Book #4 of 8: The Trapped Girl by Robert Dugoni
I read the kindle
total = 670
Mod
25.2 - Andy P’s Task: Living with Dogs
Book 1, dog fiction: The Last Good Dog by Alan Russell, 336 pages
I read the kindle
his German shepherd K-9 partner, Sirius
Book 2, dog nonfiction: Being a Dog: Following the Dog Into a World of Smell by Alexandra Horowitz, 336 pages
336 + 336 = 672
total = 695
Mod
25.8 – Shelby’s Task: Things to Look Forward To!!!
option 2, #3 in series: Dead of Winter by Stephen Mack Jones (August Snow #3)
option 3, initials DN in iNDunstrial: Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us by David Neiwert
total = 720
Mod
30.9 - Cat's Task: The Perks of UNO
2-book option
book 1, B, V author: On Harrow Hill by John Verdon, 400 pages
book 2, C, 80's shelf: The Devil's Novice by Ellis Peters, 288 pages
400 + 288 = 688
total = 750
Amy FL5.6. Let's Be Careful Out There!
Guilty Minds (approved for Action in message 22)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 365
Amy FL15.10 - Stuck in the Middle
The Plea (Eddie Flynn, #2) - there are 5 books in the series so far with number 6 coming out in August
Points this post: 15
Total points: 380
Amy FL25.2 - Andy P’s Task: Living with Dogs
Book 1: Of Mutts and Men - Chet, the dog, is the narrator of this great series
Book 2: Bad Dog: A Love Story - autobiography about a man trying to train his unruly dog while getting his life back on track
I listened to and linked the audio versions, but the combined total of pages in the paperbacks is 544 (320 + 224).
Points this post: 25
Total points: 405
Amy FL25.6 - Delicious Dee's Task: My New Favorite Comedian
3. In Her Tracks by Robert Dugoni (floRiDa)
4. A Killer's Wife (chAos KnoWs...)
I listened to and linked the audio versions, but the combined total of pages in the paperbacks is 746 (384 + 362).
Points this post: 25
Total points: 430
Amy FL30.6 - Aprilleigh’s Task: Calling All Ailurophiles
Book 1: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (CASHMERE and PEPPER)
Book 2: Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (CASHMERE and AMANDA)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 460
Angela IL 20.3 Best Review: Bucket's Task: Literary Tourist
Choose a new-to-you author that appears on the lit-map for the author that was searched for
Searched for E. Lockhart (read in May 2021), found Bryn Greenwood, who is New to Me
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood-7/20
https://www.literature-map.com/e.+loc...
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 220
Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 12/60
Andy P.Task # 30.4 - Sandy's Task: Opposites Attract
Antonyms chosen : Left- Right
Book 1. All Things Left Wild by James Wade 304 p.
Book 2. Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner 389 p.
page count: 304 + 389 = 693 > 600 requirement
Points this post: 30
Total points: 440
Mod
10.5 - She Blinded Me With Science
b. Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in SCIENCE.
A Home By The Sea. Christina Skye. 7.19.21
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 525/1070
Total Books Read: 40
Tasks Completed: 31/60
ROBIN P20.8 Nickels & Dimes: Coralie's Task
Water, City, Mountain or Sky in title
Wild Mountain Thyme
Points this post: 20
Total points: 385
BB: 2 GO: 3
StaceyNC5.6. Let's Be Careful Out There!
Read a book with the main page genre Action or Adventure.
Book: Lost Hearts
Completed: 7/16/21
MPG Action
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 1
StaceyNC10.9 - Rain Man
Read 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.
Book: Mind Game
Completed: 7/3/21
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 2
CYNBAXTERTask #15.04 – Sweet Tea
Task Description, Option 2: Read a book with a main page genre that includes Romance or Romantic AND set at least 50% in a southern US state
Book: The Fixer Upper by Mary Kay Andrews - this one book fulfills both tasks:
Task 1: This book has Romance as a MPG
Task 2: The setting of the story is Guthrie, GA
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date: 490 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 4
StaceyNC15.2 - On Repeat
Book 1: Read a book that meets SRC rules.
Book: Breathe
Completed: 6/11/21
Book 2: Read another book written by the same author or co-authors (all must match) as Book 1.
Book: The Gamble
Completed: 7/17/21
Author for Both: Kristen Ashley
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 3
StaceyNC20.5 - Bigger is Better - Robin P's Task: Introducing Myself
Read a book whose title OR author contains at least one J, Q, X, or Z. Subtitles are excluded.
Book: Under Locke
Completed: 6/3/21
Author: Mariana Zapata
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 50
Tasks Completed: 4
StaceyNC20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Inge's Task: Queen Beatrix
This is a 1 book task. Select one option.
Option 2: Read a book with a title of at least 3 words in which the first letter letter of every word can be found in BEATRIX WILHELMINA ARMGARD.
Book: Luna and the Lie
Completed: 6/15/21
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 70
Tasks Completed: 5
StaceyNC20.8 - 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 (not subtitle).
Book: Hell or High Water
Completed: 7/7/21
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 90
Tasks Completed: 6
StaceyNCTask 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.
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.
Book: Trusting Skylar
Completed: 6/28/21
Pages: 318
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 110
Tasks Completed: 7
StaceyNC30.7 - 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
Required: You MUST state that the book is new-to-you, that you have read an earlier book(s) in the series BEFORE 15/05/2021, and that you rated that book at least 4 stars.
Book: Rock Chick Reckoning -- New to me in series
Completed: 7/12/21
Series: Rock Chick. Read Rock Chick Revenge 9/17/2020 and gave it 4 stars
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
Book: All Rhodes Lead Here -- New to me by this author
Completed: 7/14/21
Author: Mariana Zapata --have read 4 books by this author that were 4 or 5 star reads
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 140
Tasks Completed: 8
StaceyNC30.8 - Lauren Jodi's task: 80s Dynamic Duos
Option 1: SIMON & SIMON
Read a book with exactly two men on the cover; no other human forms may be present.
Book:
Completed: 6/14/21
Option 5: SPENSER FOR HIRE
Read a book with a character who has changed their occupation or profession.
Book:
Completed: 6/30/21
MC is Marine turned police officer
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 170
Tasks Completed: 9
10.5 - She Blinded Me With Sciencea. Read a nonfiction book with the MPG Science
Letters From An Astrophysicist by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Nonfiction & MPG Science
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 560
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
10.3 - Never Bring a Knife to A Gun FightRead a book that features an archaeologist as a main character.
The Dig by John Preston
Was approved in message #11 of the help thread.
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 570
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Kathy KS20.3 - Best Review: Bucket's Task: Literary Tourist
Go to the Literature-Map site and search for an author you have read and enjoyed any time since June 1, 2020. Choose any NEW-TO-YOU author that appears on the lit-map for the author you searched and read a book by them.
REQUIRED: Include a link to the lit-map,... the date you read the starting author,... state that the resulting author is NEW TO YOU
Starting author: Martha Wells. I read and enjoyed All Systems Red, finished 12 Nov 2020.
https://www.literature-map.com/martha...
Found author: Rebecca Roanhorse
This author is NEW TO ME.
Black Sun
I read a large print copy; regular print pb=496 p.
******
Points for this task: 20
Total points : 255
Tasks completed: 12
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
This topic has been frozen by the moderator. No new comments can be posted.
The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
More of the Holy Spirit: How to Keep the Fire Burning in Our Hearts (other topics)Absolutely on Music: Conversations (other topics)
The Fall of Language in the Age of English (other topics)
Lovecraft Country (other topics)
The Watcher (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Haruki Murakami (other topics)Sōichirō Yamamoto (other topics)
Jack Townsend (other topics)
Umberto Eco (other topics)
M.S. Morris (other topics)
More...
20.1 - Most Improved - Louise's Task: Picking Up The Pieces
Option 1: Friends and Family-
Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family
New Points: 20
Total Points: 35