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20.4 The ReiversArsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief by Maurice Leblanc
Like many early mysteries, this was a succession of short stories featuring French master-thief Arsène Lupin, who gets away with everything short of murder but has a conscience and can be generous too. The final story included Sherlock Holmes as a character who is called to France to catch the famous thief(view spoiler).
Lupin clearly owes a lot to Raffles, but the stories are different and enjoyably grounded in their era. I particularly enjoyed the one where Lupin was installed as a secretary in the house of a couple who were said to keep a fortune in bonds in their safe.
+20 Task
+ 5 Combo (20.1 1907)
+10 Review
+10 Oldies
Post Total = 45
Season Total = 1005
20.8 Texas IndependenceEdith's Diary by Patricia Highsmith
This was not the thriller that I was expecting. It traces Edith Howland's humdrum life with her husband and disappointing son in the small town of Brunswick Corner. As reality diverges further and further from her hopes, she records a different kind of life in her diary.
I think my expectations got in the way here. I kept waiting for the story to get started, right up to the end. In fact I didn't immediately realise it was the end, because I was reading a Kindle edition that included a bonus Highsmith short story, so the end of Edith's Diary was at only 96%. As a character study it was very lifelike, but I felt there was something missing.
+20 Task (born in Texas)
+15 Combo (20.3 fictional Brunswick Corner, 20.7 approved in help thread, 20.9 "By now Cliffie was munching stale cake")
+10 Review
+ 5 Oldies (1977)
Post Total = 50
Season Total = 1055
20.8 Texas Independence Those Who Walk Away by Patricia Highsmith
Born in Fort Worth, Texas from her GR biography
+20 Task
+10 Combo (10.9 - 2 timelines, Ray’s and Ed’s ; 20.7 - she lived in Switzerland from 1982 until the end of her life : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrici...)
+5 Oldies (1967)
Task total = 35
Season total = 370
.... ; 10.2 ; .... ; 10.4 (x2) ; .... ; 10.6 ; … ; .... ; .... ; 10.9 (x2)
.... ; .... ; .... ; .... ; .... ; .... ; 15.7 ; .... ; 15.9 ; 15.10
.... ; 20.2 ; 20.3 ; .... ; 20.5 ; .... ; 20.7 ; 20.8 ; 20.9 (x4) ; 20.10
20.3 - Our TownThe Engine House by Rhys Dylan
+20 task
+5 Combo - 10.4
+15 missed Combo - 20.8 post 331, 368, 369
+5 missed Combo - 20.3 post 369
Task total: 45
Grand total: 405
20.3 - Our TownCaution Death At Work: A Black Beacons Murder Mystery by Rhys Dylan
+20 task
+5 Combo - 10.4
Task total: 25
Grand total: 440
15.8 - South Asia : IndiaMurder in Old Bombay by Nev March
Task: 15
Non-Western: 10 (author is from India)
Post total: 25
Season total: 155
20.9 Birthdays (Kate S's Task)Juv in BPL; Lexile 810
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Life happens. Little (motherless) Sara Crewe was the apple of her wealthy father's eye. Before returning to India, he enrolls her in a boarding school in London. The headmistress sees a chance for money to pour in and fakes affection toward Sara until...Mr. Crewe has no money and no life! Sara's life does a 360 and she goes from daddy's princess to school slave. A vivid imagination helps to temper a dreary, impoverished reality. Magically, a mysterious, anonymous friend intervenes and makes all well for Sara. Good story!
+20 Task Chapter 5: "Sara opened a cupboard, and gave her a thick slice of cake."
+15 Combo 20.1 (pub 1905), 10.3 (#138), 20.7 (UK -USA, approved in thread)
+10 oldies
+10 review
Task Total: 55
Season Total: 410
Post 459 Lagullande wrote: "20.7 The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar WaoWe Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
+20 Task (USA->UK)
+5 Combo (10.2 TTA)
Points this post: 25
Season Total: 23..."
I'm sorry, this doesn't work for 20.7 because she continues to have a home in Brooklyn, so not truly an immigrant. We will score this for 10.2.
Post 486 Karen Michele wrote: "20.9 Birthdays (Kate S's Task)Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
+20 Task: p23 ... then the family supper, leftover cake.
+. 5 Combo: 10.4 Name
Task Total: 25
Season..."
This author was born in New Zealand, but lives in Sydney. Combo for 20.7.
20.9 BirthdaysFoxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang by Joyce Carol Oates
"Even as he speaks Mr. Kellogg has been devouring his dessert, a wedge of pineapple upside-down cake, he finishes his own piece and wordlessly accepts half of Mrs. Kellogg's, pushed discreetly to his place."
+20 task
+10 combo (10.4, 10.7-Margaret Atwood map)
+ 5 oldies (1993)
Task total=35
Season total=220
Post 492 Jayme wrote: "10.4 NameThe Cat Who Ate Danish Modernby Lilian Jackson Braun
Bruan
Task +10
Grand total: 225"
I'm sorry, Jayme. 10.4 requires a first name to be 3, 4, or 5 letters. If you know another task for this we'll be happy to score it there for you.
10.9 Dual TimelinesDoomsday Book by Connie Willis
Review
*WARNING!- plot elements discussed*
Aside from illustrating the proverbs about being careful what you wish for and the grass isn’t always greener, this book predicted what our society has been going through these past years with Covid-19. When it first struck me, I looked again at the published date of 1992. The story switches between the time periods of the 14th century when the Bubonic Plague sweeps Europe and in the winter of 2054/2055 when a unknown new strain of influenza virus for which there is no vaccine or antidote starts showing up in Oxford. Finding the symptoms and final fatal outcomes of the Oxford outbreak so similar to our modern Covid-19, I looked for events in the late 1980’s and 1990’s that may have been her inspiration. I knew the Bird Flu and SARS epidemics came about in 21st century so ruled them out. The Hong Kong flu was a pandemic in the 1960’s but in the 1980’s began the HIV AIDS panicdemic, to coin a new term, for it did cause mass panic. By 1992, it had been on the scene for ten years and had become the leading cause of death for males 20-45 years old. Even though the mode of transmission by then was better known and had more in common with the transmission through body fluids as in the Black Death rather than the flu, I wondered if this was an influence on her creative imagination. The storylines in both the 14th and 21st centuries had their respective epidemics as central to their plots and the storylines revolved around this. Both plots involved the deaths of important and dearly loved characters, quarantines, and even the same grumbling about restriction of traveling and wearing of masks we have heard in our times. It is just uncanny that her 21st century disease was predicted three decades ago and was placed in a time frame of three decades after such a disease did occur with same devastating effects.
+10 pts - Task
+10 pts - Combo(10.5-computer used for time travel, 20.9- cakes eaten at Christmas in both timelines)
+10 pts - Review
+5 pts - Jumbo ( 578 pages)
+5 pts - Oldies ( 1992 pub. date)
Task total - 40 pts
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 492 Jayme wrote: "10.4 NameThe Cat Who Ate Danish Modernby Lilian Jackson Braun
Bruan
Task +10
Grand total: 225"
I'm sorry, Jayme. 10.4 requires a first name to ..."
I can't find another task for this book to fit.
Jayme wrote: "Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 492 Jayme wrote: "10.4 NameThe Cat Who Ate Danish Modernby Lilian Jackson Braun
Bruan
Task +10
Grand total: 225"
I'm sorry, Jayme. 10...."
Jayme, wouldn't it fit 20.3 for small town?
Bea wrote: "Jayme wrote: "Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 492 Jayme wrote: "10.4 NameThe Cat Who Ate Danish Modernby Lilian Jackson Braun
Bruan
Task +10
Grand total: 225"
I'm sor...
Jayme, wouldn't it fit 20.3 for small town? "
This is only book 2 in the series so Jim is still in the city working for the Daily Fluxion. But by searching on Google books I found a mention of cake:
"And remember, dear, I want you to invite me to dinner the next time you're having that superb chocolate cake"
10.2 EasterRead a book with a title consisting of at least three words, in which the initials can each be found in EASTER.
Elementary, She Read by Vicki Delany
Title initials = ESR. All found in Easter.
Review:
A cozy mystery about a bookseller (Gemma), who co-owns the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium. So, of course, the story evolves around a mysterious magazine found hidden on the shelves, a family heirloom, an inheritance contested, and two murders. Gemma, the bookseller, spends most of the story trying to solve the who-dun-it as she is the chief suspect.
There is a previous love interest who is a cop and a best friend who is the Watson to Gemma's investigations. And, of course, lots of red herrings.
I especially liked the fact that, although Gemma is very observant and frequently deduces correctly, she also makes many errors in her deductions. It makes her feel just a bit more human.
Another new series for me to pursue. 4*
Task Points: 10
Combo Points: 10 (10.4 - Vicki, 20.3 - "quaint town of West London on Cape Cod [see below]")
Review: 10
Season Points: 30
"Cape Cod, a hook-shaped peninsula of the U.S. state of Massachusetts, is a popular summertime destination. It's the site of quaint villages, seafood shacks, lighthouses, ponds and bay and ocean beaches." [Google quote]
10.3 Best EndingsRead one of the top 250 from this list of Best Endings.
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
Found on page 2 #120.
Review:
I seem to be on a kick-ass paranormal story binge.
In this one, the female protagonist is human Made into High Fae. She is strong, loyal, and determined to punish those who harm her family ~ human or Fae. She is High Lady. Her name is Feyre.
She is mated to Rhysand, the High Lord. And, their bond makes me yearn for the same, even though I am a woman of 70+ years. Hot!
This is a story of family...birth and chosen. It is a story of doing what is right even though the cost is high. It is a story of friendship and right triumphing over evil. In other words...a magical wonderful world where all that is wrong eventually finds its end...but not without cost.
Task Points: 10
Combo Points: 5 (10.4 - Sarah)
Review Points: 10
Season Points: 55
10.4 NameRead any book by an author whose given name is 3, 4, or 5 letters long.
Bermuda Grass by Keith Miles
KEITH = 5 letters
Review:
I must admit that I did not think this mystery would be as good as another that I had recently read set also in Bermuda, but I was wrong. However, unlike the previously referred to mystery, this one did not rely on the setting nor did it evoke my own visit to this island nation.
That said, not only was there a murder and a sabotaged new golf course, but there was also a kidnapping. There were lots of suspects also from the hotel manager to the irate father to the lover.
And, I did not figure it out. Like the author intended, I vacillated between suspects and was surprised by the outcome. A nicely done cozy style mystery.
Task Points: 10
Review Points: 10
Season Points: 75
Note: This counts for BERMUDA on the RwS Countries of the World.
Post 521Rosemary wrote: "Bea wrote: "Jayme wrote: "Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Post 492 Jayme wrote: "10.4 NameThe Cat Who Ate Danish Modernby Lilian Jackson Braun
Bruan
Task +10
Grand total: 2..."
Thank you, Rosemary! We will score Jayme's book in Post 492 for 20.9. Birthday
Thank you, thank you Rosemary.
20.9 - Birthday'sTheir Final Act by Alex Walters
+20 task - So, Munro went on, once they were all seated with their drinks and cake...
+10 Combo (10.4, 20.3)
Task total: 30
Grand total: 520
10.8 Ukraine Has Not Yet Perished (Anika's Task)Oona Out of Order. Margarita Montimore
While not as good as The Time Traveler's Wife, this book was still enjoyable and a fairly quick read. It lacked somewhat in depth and character development, you only got to see Oona in her mental 20s, and I think most of us would agree that we didn't always make the best decisions at that age. One thing that seemed to contradict her rule of not letting her knowledge of the future affect decisions she made, was the way she became a millionaire by doing just that.
+10 Task
+10 review
+10 combo (10.2, 20.7) It's her birthday several times throughout the book, they celebrate with cake and champagne. She was born in Soviet Ukraine and raised in Brooklyn.
Task total: 30
Running total: 345
10.1;10.7;10.8
15.3; 15.8
20.2;20.5;20.7;20.8;20.9
20.10 Between the WarsThe Ends of the Earth by Robert Goddard
This entire trilogy takes place in about 4-5 months in 1919. While providing some backstory in this volume, Goddard provides a glimpse of Paris during the peace talks.
The gathering of the weary victors of the Great War has filled Paris with such men as Sir Henry - the politicians and functionaries of dozens of governments, along with the journalists, spies, mistresses, chancers, schemers and suppliers of unspecified services drawn to the councils of the powerful as are flies to a dungheap.With such a short time span, one would think it could have been a single novel. The first volumes end in huge cliff hangers and there is no question but one must continue to read to find out what happens. The combined page length is a bit over 1400 pages, so 3 volumes it is. This installment doesn't quite pick up where the previous one left off and there are a few chapters before Goddard gets back to let us know what happened in the minutes after The Corners of the Globe ended. My reviews don't include spoilers, but I'll proffer that I was fairly confident that what was thought to have happened at the end of that book would be refuted. At least I was right about that.
I'll repeat what I've said before: this trilogy is all plot. The characters are believable enough to pull off the plot. "Believable enough" is just as adequate as is the writing, but probably not more so. The good guys get themselves into terrible fixes - almost as bad as that woman in the old film who is tied to the railroad tracks with the train steaming toward her. No woman tied to the railroad tracks here, but it's hard to imagine worse disasters short of death itself.
Historical thrillers must appeal to me, though it surprises me to say so. I have managed to pick up four more titles by Goddard and if I saw more cheap I'd grab them. I don't suggest he makes any attempt to be literature, but it (and the series) was such an enjoyable read I can't avoid marking it a full 4-stars.
+20 Task
+10 Review
+10 Combo (10.2, 10.9, as there are sections of backstory from previous installments)
Task total = 40
Season total = 515
15.1 Northern AfriaOur Riches by Kaouther Adimi
"Our Riches" is a fictionalized biography of book publisher Edmond Charlot, a window into mid-Twentieth Century Algerian history, and an expression of love of the written word. At the young age of 20, Charlot opened Les Vraies Richesses (the true wealth) in 1936 in Algiers. It was a small bookstore, lending library, and cultural center where Charlot also published Mediterranean authors. Many of his publications are widely read classics today, especially those written by Albert Camus. Charlot's life is told in brief journal entries from the 1930s to the 1960s, grounded in historical research. The creation of the bookstore and publishing company, a second publishing location in wartime Paris, and Charlot's friendships with the authors are all part of the journal.
A second timeline, set in 2017, is devoted to the destruction of the bookstore to transform the space into a beignet shop. Ryad, a student who needs an internship experience performing manual labor, travels from France with orders to destroy all the books and furniture, and paint the walls. Ryad does not enjoy reading, and has no idea of the cultural history of the bookstore. An old Arab man, Abdallah, often stands on the sidewalk outside the bookstore where he formerly worked. He tells Ryad his fond memories of the store. While Ryad will never be a book lover himself, he gains an appreciation of what the books mean to others. Ryad is around the same age as Charlot was when he started his dream of publishing books. It was impossible not to compare and contrast the two young men.
The colonial power of France occupied Algeria for 132 years, and Algeria's fight for independence was woven into the story. The author's love for the city of Algiers, with its beautiful Mediterranean location, is sensed throughout the story. This is a slim book with lovely writing that is well worth reading.
+15 Task (set in Algeria)
+10 Non-Western
+10 Review
Task total: 35
Season total: 425
From Post 451Sue wrote: "20.8 Texas Independence
A Bone to Pick by Charlaine Harris
+20 task (author from Texas)
Post total: 20
Season total: 300"
+5 Oldies
10.5Neuromancer by William Gibson
This was hard to read. It took me forever, because it just didn’t work for me as a novel. There wasn’t enough character or plot to hang on to, so after a half hour of effort I would get weary of trying to keep myself jacked in. However, for 25 minutes I was hooked. As a series of vignettes, this was very fun.
I expected this to be more mind-blowing, and maybe I was just being a lazy reader, but I didn’t feel like the book had much to say. It was cool, but shallow. Then again, I’m being too harsh because I’m a reader of the future… the point wasn’t a plot or character but the what-if, so credit there.
+10 task
+10 review
+10 combo (10.6, 20.4)
+5 oldie (1984)
Task total = 35
Season total = 285
20.2 PrizeThe Able McLaughlins by Margaret Wilson
Although the storyline in this novel is relatively simple...and involves a secret which most people have figured out.... the details are significant and unknown to most. The author succeeds in keeping the tension constant during this tale of a Civil War veteran soldier returning to his family homestead in Iowa to heal after having been held a prisoner. He falls in love with the young woman who lives nearby...who has recently lost her mother...and her father has been in Europe. An evil cousin enters the scene briefly...but sets in motion the events of the novel. I'm not sure this would hold up as Pulitzer material these days...but it was quite good...and probably ahead of its time since it was published in 1923. I may read the sequel.
task =20
Review=10
combo= 20- (20.3- unnamed rural area of Iowa; 20.5; 20.7- immigrated to UK from USA; 20.9*)
*-p.121---at dinner-"I like a wee cake with my tea."
Oldie=10 (1923)
task total= 60
Grand Total=815
10.1; 10.2; 10.3; 10.4 (2x); 10.5; -----; 10.7; -----; -----; -----;
-----; 15.2; 15.3; -----; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; -----; 15.9; 15.10;
20.1; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; ----; 20.6; 20.7; -----; -----; -----;
20.10 Between WarsDark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 byStephen Puleo
+20 task
Post total: 20
Season total: 340
15.1 N Africa - EgyptTomb of the Golden Bird by Elizabeth Peters
+15 task
Post total: 15
Season total: 355
10.4 NameMeet Me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor
"Meet Me in Monaco" combines the fairy-tale wedding of actress Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier with the fictional love story between a French parfumeur and a British press photographer. James needs a good photograph of film star Grace Kelly while she is attending the 1955 Cannes Film festival. He follows her to Sophie Duval's shop, but Sophie has hidden Grace in her office. The chance meeting of James and Sophie was the start of a relationship. Grace and Sophie formed a friendship which led to Sophie designing a special perfume for Grace's wedding.
The book also touched on themes of controlling versus healthy relationships, careers for women, and family obligations. A highlight of the book was the beautiful location in the French Riviera and Monaco. I also enjoyed reading about the designing of perfumes. My mother and grandmother were admirers of Grace Kelly, and I remember how devastated they felt to hear of Grace's tragic death in 1982. "Meet Me in Monaco" was romantic historical fiction with a bit of Hollywood glamour.
+10 task
+10 review
Task total: 20
Season total: 445
20.1 PulitzerThe Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter
+20 task pub date 1911
+5 combo 10.4 given name
post total: 25
season total: 380
15.6 Central Asia Kyrgyzstan (and some Uzbekistan)
Restless Valley: Revolution, Murder, and Intrigue in the Heart of Central Asia by Philip Shishkin
What a fascinating nonfiction glimpse into a country I was unsure how to pronounce, much less anything about its history! This book covers recent history in Kyrgyzstan with some forays into Uzbekistan. My biggest takeaway is that it is quite a mess. There have been numerous political upheavals, presidents forced to flee, overhauls of corrupt regimes only to have the new regime turn corrupt as well. Much of the drama seems to stem from a combination of a lot of money and therefore players with a vested interest in keeping things a bit unstable, and the way that the former Soviet republics were carved up, dividing ethnic groups among nations (sometimes intentionally, it seems, to weaken power). And of course, the US is involved - we have a military installation there that is important for transit to Afghanistan, so there's even more money and power and influence involved. It's a fascinating story and perhaps would be interesting to visit - but I suspect I wouldn't want to live there.
+20 Task (set about 75% in Kyrgyzstan with a chapter or two in Uzbekistan)
+10 Review
+20 Project Bonus
Task total: 50
Season Total: 345
15.9 Southeast AsiaVietnam
Paradise of the Blind by Dương Thu Hương
Whatever I was expecting from this I didn't get it. The author was a political dissident, but this was not strongly anti-communist. Some readers have shelved this as feminist, but I didn't read anything that would fit that description. What I read of Hang's mother and aunt also misses the GR description, although I admit there is some of it here.
I didn't find good writing nor good characterization and there was a complete absence of plot. What was there for me to hang my hat on? Well, there was lots of food. Rice, of course, but noodles and fish and beef and chicken, also and most especially descriptions of sweet things filled page after page.
Despite the foregoing, this wasn't absolutely awful. It simply sits toward the bottom of my 3-star group.
+15 Task
+10 Review
+10 Nonwestern
+ 5 Oldies (1988)
Task total = 40
Asia/Africa finish = 100
Season total = 655
10.2 EasterFacing Racism: The Guide to Overcoming Unconscious Bias and Hidden Prejudice to Be a Part of the Change by Andrae Smith
Reading Facing Racism feels like sitting down to have a conversation with Andrae Smith. The book is written for those who have begun confronting racism, so it is more about how to approach this work than about convincing the reader that racism exists. A review of how our history as a nation got us here and a differentiation of the definitions of prejudice and racism keep the reader on track and focused:
…prejudice is the part of the problem that deals with personal beliefs, …and racism is the part of the problem that deals with social order – it’s a mechanism that employs racial discrimination to act on and reinforce prejudicial attitudes within society. P36-37 (Kindle)
Andrae is particularly good at including stories and analogies that clarify and illustrate issues like white privilege, centering whiteness, unconscious bias and the shadow self and otherization. He then puts these explanations into action steps that can be taken by anyone ready to do the work. To succeed we need empathy, listening skills and the willingness to have courageous conversations knowing we will be likely to meet resistance. Facing Racism is a clear and concise book that will increase your knowledge and give you the tools to support change. I suggest you pick up a copy as soon as you can!
+10 Task: Racism / The / to / and / a
+10 Review
Task Total: 20
Season Total: 550
10.9 Dual (Tien's Task)Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
+10 Task
+. 5 Combo: 20.9 Birthdays (p71 Winter dessert would be her mother's black cake.)
Task Total: 15
Season Total: 575
20.7 The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar WaoMoon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James
+20 Task
+. 5 Jumbo
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 600
20.7 The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar WaoGood Citizens Need Not Fear: Stories by Maria Reva
+20 Task
+10 Combo: 10.4 Name / 10.8 Ukraine Has Not Yet Perished
Task Total: 30
Season Total: 630
20.9 Birthdays (Kate S's Task)The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens
+20 Task: p243 ... and be received in all humility, with cake and wine, by the governess.
+15 Oldies (1840)
+. 5 Jumbo (576)
Task Total: 40
Season Total: 670
10.1 FavoritesThe Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven
#11 on list for 1974
+10 pts - Task
+20 pts - Combo(10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.9 - astronauts split up and story follows each group)
+5 pts - Oldies
+5 pts - Jumbo (596 pages)
+200 pts - Mega Finish
Task total - 240 pts
Post 528 Kim wrote: "10.8 Ukraine Has Not Yet Perished (Anika's Task)Oona Out of Order. Margarita Montimore
While not as good as The Time Traveler's Wife, this book ..."
In case you keep track of such things, your combos appear to be for 20.7 and 20.9. Score is the same.
Task 20.9 Birthdays (Kate S's Task)Read a book in which a character or group of characters eat cake.
p. 138: “They crowd around her and when Marc places the cake down they launch into the ‘Happy Birthday’ song.” After which, the singers and the heroine eat the cake.
The Paradox Hotel (2022) by Rob Hart (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 336 pages)
Review:The Paradox Hotel is a twisty time travel science fiction novel set (mostly) around 2072 CE. Our first-person narrator is a hard-boiled, wise-cracking woman who is the Head of Security at the Paradox Hotel. Her medical condition is deteriorating, a result of the effects of too much time travel. (She was a time agent who time traveled to catch modern day (2072 CE) smugglers and those that wanted to change history.) Weird events (like clocks running backwards for a while, then resuming their forward motion) are taken in a matter-of-fact manner. Then – no spoilers – extremely strange events start happening. Our wise-cracking narrator has to figure out why the strange events are happening, and to stop them if she can. I found the novel enjoyable. However, I would recommend it only to fans of science fiction time travel stories, as I don’t think the novel has mainstream appeal.
+20 Task
+05 Combo (#10.4 Name: Rob)
+10 Review
Task Total: 20 + 05 + 10 = 35
Grand Total: 280 + 35 = 315
Post 544 Karen Michele wrote: "20.7 The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar WaoMoon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James
+20 Task
+. 5 Jumbo
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 600"
We have this author as nonwestern as he is still considered as a Jamaican writer. Yes, he also works for 20.7.
20.9 BirthdaysGwenhwyfar: The White Spiritby Mercedes Lackey
"baked cakes for dinner" p 64
Task +20
Grand total: 255
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Petites coupures à Shioguni by Florent Chavouet
Set in Japan
+15 Task
No style points, graphic novel
Task total = 15
Season total = 335
.... ; 10.2 ; .... ; 10.4 (x2) ; .... ; 10.6 ; … ; .... ; .... ; 10.9 (x2)
.... ; .... ; .... ; .... ; .... ; .... ; 15.7 ; .... ; 15.9 ; 15.10
.... ; 20.2 ; 20.3 ; .... ; 20.5 ; .... ; 20.7 ; .... ; 20.9 (x4) ; 20.10