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FALL CHALLENGE 2022
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Amy FL20.4 - Golden Oldies - Margo's Task: Homage to Catalonia
Option 2: Remember Me: A Spanish Civil War Novel - MPG Spain (and Spanish Civil War)
This book was new to me.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 360
Amy FL30.4 - Wayne's Task: The First of the Months
Option 1: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (6 letters in both first and last names)
Option 3: The Boardwalk Bookshop - MPG Books About Books (approved in message 26)
I linked to the audio versions that I completed; the combined pages in the paperbacks is >800.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 390
25.5 - Andy P’s Task: By the NumberBook 1. Read a book whose title (subtitles excluded) contains a number written as such. The number must be a whole number that stands alone comprised of integer(s) 0-9.
I listened to an audio version of Reservoir 13
Book 2. Read a book whose title (subtitles excluded) contains a number written in letter form.
I listened to an audio version of Ready Player Two
New Points: 25
Total Points: 200
BB: 1
IaF: 1
MARGO20.1 - Most Improved– Lisa MD’s Task: No Tricks, All Treats
Option D: Kit Kat
Read a book with a two-word title where both words begin with the same letter.
Free Falling
- Posted and read Kindle edition.
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Points this task: 20
Total points: 310
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 23
GO: 0 // BB: 1 // NF: 0
MARGO25.3 - MAZZA1's task: Well Hello Number 9
Option 1: Read a book that has a number 9 in its series
A Snowball's Chance in Hell
- top paperback has 396 pages
Option 2: Read a book by an author who uses a pseudonym.
A Death Most Monumental by J.D. Kirk
- J D Kirk is the pseudonym of Barry Hutchison (from GR profile)
- top paperback has 353 pages
- Total is 749 pages
- Posted and read Kindle editions.
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Points this task: 25
Total points: 335
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 25
GO: 0 // BB: 1 // NF: 0
Coralie20.8 On the Periodic Table
Option A: book with a word in the title that starts with the letters Sn – Snake
The Little Snake
Total to date 230 points
Coralie25.5 By the Number
Book 1: book whose title contains a number written as such
1637: The Polish Maelstrom
Book 2: book whose title contains a number written in letters
Day Zero
Total to date 255 points
Mod
Book 1-
Insistent by Kaylee Ryan / title with 9 characters
Book 2-
The Last Goodnight by Kat Martin / author with 9 characters
Points this post: 15
Total points: 180
JEN B15.3 - High-Five!
Option 2 - Read ONE book that fulfills both requirements of option 1 and 2 (a library or librarian central to the subject, setting or plot, AND a 5-word TITLE.)
The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
Boston Public Library is central to the plot
5 word title
TOTAL POINTS: 310
Kathy 5.6 - How Can You Be Here When You're Not Anywhere At all?
Read a book set at least 50% in a fictitious locale. Required: State the setting.
The City by Stella Gemmell
Setting: The City [Yes, that's the name]
**Claiming 1 (one) Big Book ticket** : 553 pages
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Points for this task: 5
Total points : 155
Tasks completed: 9/56
Big Book tickets for this task: 1
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 1
Katrisa10.10 - Lost in the Museum
Read a book from the first 25 pages of the following list Museum Books.
I read The Art Forger from page 1 of the list
Points this Post: 10
Points Total: 490
Katrisa20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Keli's Task: For Jules
Opt 3 - Read a book from a series with a minimum of five whole-numbered books in the series
I read Heretics of Dune which is #5 of the original Dune series
Points this Post: 20
Points Total: 510
Mai20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk’s Task: Forever Autumn
Option 1. Book published in or after 1972, AND author initials are in “FOREVER AUTUMN”.
A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 350
Tasks Completed: 22
Books Read: 26
NF Tickets: 6
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books: 1
25.8 - Mai's Task: Reading the PosthumanOption 1: A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore; A re-read of a book that I read prior to Sept. 1, 2022.
Option 4: Life Is Elsewhere by Milan Kundera; A book with a word of at least four letters in the title or subtitle that can be made by the letters in the phrase artIFiciaL intElligence - the word is LIFE.
Books read this post: 2
Books read total: 24
Points this post: 25
Points total: 335
20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk’s Task: Forever AutumnOption 1: Read a book first published in or after 1972, AND where the single author’s first and last initials can be found in the phrase “FOREVER AUTUMN”
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Total Points: 60
Inge15.8 - B Positive
Read a book shelved as body positivity
Holding Up the Universe
Found on page 1
Points this task: 15
total points: 150
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.3 High-Five!
Book 1: Dewey Decimated by Allison Brook
Book 2: The House of Unexpected Sisters by Alexander McCall Smith
Points this post: 15
Total points: 405/960
Tasks completed: 28/56
Books read: 31
EMurphy30.3 Dlmrose's Task: Coffee First
Option 1: Word in the title that contains at least 2 sets of double consecutive letters The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev
Option 3: Set at least 50% in one of the countries listed A Burning by Megha Majumdar
*Set in India
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 145
Books Read: 10
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +500: 1
IAF Ticket: 2
Tasks Completed: 6
Mod
Read a book with a title and/or subtitle of 9 or more words
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future...: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned
The book has a 10 word title
This book is non-fiction so I claim an "It's a Fact" ticket
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 280 + 5= 285
Total Tasks Completed: 16
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Big Books: 3
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 4+1=5
25.3 - MAZZA1's task: Well Hello Number 9Option 1
Read a book that has a number 9 in its series number
Witchlight by LJ Smith
Option 2
Read a book by an author who uses a pseudonym. Your book may be written under any of the pseudonyms (or the real name) used by the author.
Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie also wrote under the pseudonym of Mary Westmacott (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_...)
Books must be 501 pages together. 227 (Witchlight) + 336 (Three Act Tragedy) = Total of 563
IAF tickets overall: 1
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 265
Andy P.Task # 25.6 - MegSCL's Task: Bookish Podcasts
Option 1. Read a book first published in the past year (on or after September 1st, 2021) written by an Australian author
The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan Per home page for book, this author lives in Australia. book published in 2022
Option 4. Read a book that has been longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2013 to the present.
Salt Lick by Lulu Allison
Number 30 on list
Points this post: 25
Total points: 310
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ROBIN P20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Julia 103's Task: On the Periodic Table
Option A - word in title starts with SN
As Snow Falls
listened to audiobook, linked pb, no mmpb
Points this post: 20
Total points: 385
BB:3 GO:2 IAF:0
**correction to total points - should be 415**
15.10 Give and TakeThe Stranger by Camilla Läckberg
This was a 5-star on Karen Michele's shelf.
Post Total: 15
Grand Total: 145
20.6 National Book FestivalOption 3: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
LOC is in the title.
Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 165
20.1 - Most Improved– Lisa MD’s Task: No Tricks, All TreatsOption A: SnickerS
Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore; a book whose title or subtitle contains a word that begins and ends with the same letter (SoulS).
Books read this post: 1
Books read total: 25
Points this post: 20
Points total: 355
Readerboard Name: Robin (Saturndoo)20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Insiyah's Task: In Awe of Space
Main page genre that contains "space", such as Space, Space Travel, or Space Opera that is set at least 50% in space on a space station (an orbiting artificial structure) or spaceship.
Page count: 659
MPG: Space
Approval post: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Gemina
Points Earned This Post: 20
Points Achieved to Date: 565/960
Tasks Completed: 40/56
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.1 - Exiled to the Land of Oz
Nine Elms by Robert Bryndza
This book has a MPG of Mystery > Crime shelved by 97 users (I was reverted back to the old page).
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Zonder gezicht
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 120 points
Tasks completed: 7
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ10.7 - An Autumn Debut
Double Chocolate Pistachio Murder by Susan Gillard
This book was first published in November 2016.
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): Double Chocolate Pistachio Murder
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 130 points
Tasks completed: 8
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.7 - It's Not Easy Being Green
The Secrets You Hide by Kate Helm
The entire title is in green.
Link to PB edition (no MMP edition): The Secrets You Hide
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 135 points
Tasks completed: 9
Mod
Option 1-
Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell
This book was new to me
Points this post: 20
Total points: 200
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ10.9 - Lots Going On!
For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing
This book is #77 on the Dark Academia list
This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 145 points
Tasks completed: 10
Mod
30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: America’s National Parks
Read two books from one option. The combined total of the two books must be at least 500 pages.
Option 4: Grand Canyon National Park (Read a book with a main page genre of History or Historical Fiction.)
Book 1: The World That We Knew. Alice Hoffman 372 pages
Book 2: Red Island House. Andrea Lee 288 pages
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 220/960
Tasks completed: 9/56
Books read: 13
GO: 1
BB: 1
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Deedee's Task: What's In A Name?Author's first name is identical to one of the names of a Shakespearean character from https://www.opensourceshakespeare.org...
The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
Julia from Two Gentlemen of Verona
Points this post: 20
Total points: 470
15.3 - High-Five!Option 2 - ONE book that fulfills both requirements of option 1--Librarian & 5 word title.
Page Count: 368 Listened to audiobook link to PB edition The Librarian of Boone's Hollow
The Librarian of Boone's Hollow
Points Earned This Post: 15
Points Achieved to Date: 580/960
Tasks Completed:41/56
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Julia103's Task: On the Periodic TableOption A: The Golden Snare by James Oliver Curwood; a book with a word in the title that starts with the letters Sn. **Claiming 1 Golden Oldies Ticket** First published in 1921.
Golden Oldies Ticket this post: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets total: 2
Books read this post: 1
Books read total: 26
Points this post: 20
Points total: 375
Task 30.6 Empty Nest (NOT!)option 2: DARK matches Dark Hollow
Dark in Death
option 4: doubled letter in author first name
The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths
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570 points
5 BB tix
4 GO tix
1 NF tix
Mod
Read 2 books from 2 different options.
Option 1: Read a book with a word in the title that contains at least 2 sets of double consecutive letters
Coffee, Tea or Me
This has the word COFFEE in the title which has double F & double E
Option 3: Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries that produces the most coffee: Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Honduras, India, Uganda, Mexico, Guatemala.
We Are All Birds of Uganda
This book is set more than 50% in Uganda.
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 285 + 30= 315
Total Tasks Completed: 17
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Big Books: 3
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 5
Julia10330.3 - Dlmrose's TasK: Coffee First
Option 1: Before the Coffee Gets Cold #1
(Coffee has two double letters)
Option 2: The Photographer
(set in Germany)
This post: 30 points
Total points: 375
BB: 3
GO: 1
NF: 0
Tasks completed: 21
Books completed: 29
* READERBOARD NAME DENISE M *Task 25.1
Book #1 - Read a book that includes all of the vowels, A E I O U, in its title/subtitle.
Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra Clare
Book #2 - Read a book by a single author whose initials (all of them) are only consonants (that is, not the vowels listed for book 1). We will count Y as a consonant for this task.
Crimson Veil by Yasmine Galenorn
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 165
LAUREN JODI5.7 - It's Not Easy Being Green
The Capture of the Earl of Glencrae by Stephanie Laurens
Approved in Post #29 of the task help thread.
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 80/960
Total Books Read: 9
Total Tasks Completed: 9/56
Joanne MI15.3 - High-Five!
Book 1. Library is in the title The Paris Library
Book 2: Read a book with a 5-word TITLE. Shards of a Broken Crown
Points this task 15
Total Total Points 180
BB's 1
IAF 6
Amy B15.2 - Double Nine
Read 2 books, one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1: Read a book with exactly nine characters in the title. Subtitles are excluded. An apostrophe, dash, ampersand, or any other symbol or punctuation counts as a character; spaces do not.
Shaky Town by Lou Mathews
Book 2: Read a book with exactly nine characters in the author's name. An apostrophe, dash, period, or any other symbol or punctuation counts as a character; spaces do not.
The Beginner's Goodbye by Anne Tyler
This Task: 15 Points
To Date: 125 Points
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Task: 20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Julia103's Task: On the Periodic Table
Task Description: Option C: Read a book where the page count includes 50 intact.
Book: Half Outlaw by Alex Temblador
Requirement: 350 pages
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 115 points
NF tickets this post: 0
Total NF tickets to date: 0
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
Golden Oldie tickets this post: 0
Total "GOLDIE" tickets to date: 0
MARGO15.5 - It Was There All Along
Read a book that you already have in your possession, from any source- borrowed, owned, etc., as of August 17.
Double Dare
- bought in 2012
- Posted and read Kindle edition.
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Points this task: 15
Total points: 350
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 26
GO: 0 // BB: 1 // NF: 0
Christine V15.4 - Follow the Clues
Option 2: Force of Nature
Points this post: 15
Total points: 90
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)
It's A Fact: 1
EMurphyMegSCL's Task: Bookish Podcasts
Option 2: Book shelved on the first 10 pages of Book Club Books The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin
*Page 7 of list
Option 4: Book long listed for the Women's Prize for Fiction A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 170
Books Read: 12
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +500: 1
IAF Ticket: 2
Tasks Completed: 7
Delicious Dee10.6- It's in There Somewhere
The Hunting Dogs - TIN in Hunting
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 360
Its a Fact Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets: 1
Mod
I read Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber 10 words in title/subtitle combined.
total points: 270
Mod
I listened to an audiobook of Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby, linked to the top pb (no MMPB).
total points: 280
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15.1 - Into the Wood
Book 1: The Heavens May Fall - Fall
Book 2: Bitter Falls - Falls
Points this post: 15
Total points:340