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FALL CHALLENGE 2022
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5.4 - Ease On Down The RoadBring Her Back (Detective Zac Boateng #1) by Chris Merritt
author's last name, MERRITT, matches actor's name, Theresa MERRITT
Total this Post: 5
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 4
It's a Fact: 5
Season Total: 805
Amy B10.6- It's in There Somewhere
Read a book in which the 3 letter sequence "TIN" is found in a word in the title/subtitle or in the author's name.
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich - tin in word "getting"
This Task: 10 Points
To Date: 265 Points
Angela IL 25.3 - MAZZA1's task: Well Hello Number 9
Option 1: Read a book that has a number 9 in its series number.
Rage by Jonathan Kellerman- 11/5
#19/ 391 pages
Option 2: Read a book by an author who uses a pseudonym.
Shopaholic to the Rescue by Sophie Kinsella- 11/12
Real name Madeline Wickman/ information is on GR Author page but it is in the sixth paragraph.
368 pages
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 555
Books Read: 37
Tasks Completed: 24
BB Ticket: 1
NF Ticket: 0
Amy B20.4 - Golden Oldies - Margo's Task: Homage to Catalonia
Choose ONE of the following options. The book must be new-to-you. Required: State that the book is new-to-you.
Option 2 - Read a book with an MPG Spain or MPG Spanish Civil War.
Barcelona Days by Daniel Riley - book is new to me
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 285 Points
Task 5.5 – From O to ZAuthor initials found in: O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z - S V P
Shelby Van Pelt / Remarkably Bright Creatures
Audiobook / no MMPB / Paperback: Remarkably Bright Creatures = 358 p
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This Post: 5 points
Total points to date: 230 points
NONfiction Books read: 1
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 0
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (2) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 5
Task 20.3 – Best Review – Trishhartuk – Forever Autum Option 3: Title word is exact match to lyrics word
“Like a leaf on the breeze you blew AWAY”
Fly Away
Audiobook / No MMPB / Paperback: Fly Away - 432 p
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 250 points
NONfiction Books read: 1
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 0
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (2) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 5
Task 20.7 – Shorter is Sweeter – XBM - All Who Wander Are Not Lost - Some Are GeocatchersOption 3: 4+letter word made from GLOBALPOSITIONINGSYSTEM - ANGEL
Angel Falls
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This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 270 points
NONfiction Books read: 1
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 0
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (2) 750 pg / () 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 5
Julia10310.5. Happy Anniversary!
Women of the Silk (silk is 4th year on the UK list)
This post: 10 points
Total points: 605
BB: 5
GO: 1
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 34
Books completed: 45
Mod
15.10 - Give and Take
Read a book that a fellow SRC member has read and rated 5 stars - Tani
Magic's Pawn. Mercedes Lackey
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 595/965
Tasks completed: 28/56
Books read: 40
GO: 1
BB: 4
IAF: 1
Mod
15.5 - It Was There All Along
The Last Tribe. Brad Manuel (720 Pages)
Claiming 1 BB ticket
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 610/965
Tasks completed: 29/56
Books read: 41
GO: 1
BB: 5
IAF: 1
trishhartuk20.10 Group Reads
The Cartographers, Peng Shepherd
My thoughts are in Post #31 of the discussion: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 490
Tasks Completed: 267
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
It’s a Fact Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets: 2
Sarah E10.4-It's a Tool, Not a Weapon
An Oxford Murder - An oXford murdEr
I read a kindle edition, paperback - no MMP - is An Oxford Murder: A Golden Age Mystery
Total Points: 90
Sarah E10.5. Happy Anniversary!
Cotton Candy Fluff Murder
I read a kindle edition, paperback - no MMP - is Cotton Candy Fluff Murder
Total Points: 100
Task:10.3 - I Love Shiny Things [metal in title]Book read:The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Required:iron is a metal
Points this task:10
Total points:265
Total Golden Oldies:0
Total Big Books:0
Total It’s A Fact:1
Books read:20
Tasks completed:15
Andy P.Task # 30.3 - Dlmrose's Task: Coffee First
Option 1: Read a book with a word in the title that contains at least 2 sets of double consecutive letters
An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine Double N and double S in unnecessary
Option 2: Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries that consumes the most coffee per capita: Brazil
Brazil-Maru by Karen Tei Yamashita
Over 50% set in Brazil
Points this post: 30
Total points: 550
Andy P.Task # 15.8 - B Positive
Read a book that has been shelved as Body Positivity
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West
Page 1 # 5 as of 11/12/22
Points this post: 15
Total points: 565
Amy B25.8 - Mai's Task: Reading the Posthuman
For this task, choose 2 options among the 4 below and read one book that satisfies each requirement.
Required: State the options.
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose initials (all) can be found in the phrase ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe
Option 4: Read 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. Letters can be used only as often as they are found.
Required: State the word.
Dream Girl by Laura Lippman (Girl)
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 310 Points
15.3 - High-Five!Book 1 (librarian): I read Rex Libris, Volume I: I, Librarian
Book 2: (5 word TITLE): I listened to the audio book Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Total Points: 15
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10.8 - Mexican Independence Day
Read a book whose author's initials are in BATTLE OF PUEBLA
Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
Points this task: 10
Season total: 50
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
IAF Tickets: 0
10.2 - Call Me Nick.[author named Nick or related]
I read Lifetime Achievement by Nick Spencer.
Total Points: 25
10.7 - An Autumn DebutRead a book first published in September, October, or November of any year.
I read American Carnage, which was first published on October 29, 2019.
Total Points: 35
10.8.-Mexican Independence DayRead a book whose author's initials are in BATTLE OF PUEBLA.
I read Superman: Son of Kal-El, Vol. 1: The Truth by Tom Taylor.
Total Points: 45
10.4-It's a Tool, Not a WeaponRead a book whose title and/or subtitle contains the letters AXE.
I read Astonishing X-Men: Ultimate Collection, Volume 2.
Total Points: 55
5.9- Number 9, Number 9 .....Read a book with a title and/or subtitle of 9 or more words. Spaces determine words.
I read Out on the Wire: Uncovering the Secrets of Radio's New Masters of Story with Ira Glass
Total Points: 60
5.2 - Millenium MagicRead a book with a page count that contains TWO of those digits (1, 9, 0, or 0).
I read Fantasies, Imagining and Memories.. The page count is 106.
Total Points: 65
TessaVanessaChallenge 30.1 Ava Catherine’s Task: America’s National Parks
Option 2: Eight Ways to Tequila by Tricia O'Malley
Option 4: A Delayed Life: The True Story of the Librarian of Auschwitz by Dita Kraus
Points this post: 30
Total points: 950/960
Tasks completed: 55/56
Books read: 73
Nick KY30.3 DlmRose’s Coffee Time
Opt. 2. I read Norwegian by Night by Derek B. Miller, set in Norway, one of the 10 most coffee drinking countries.
Opt. 3. I read Maya Society Under Colonial Rule: The Collective Enterprise of Survival by Nancy M. Farriss, set in Guatemala, Honduras, and over 50% Mexico. The Yucatan peninsula lies in all 3 countries, and all 3 are on the list of the 10 most coffee producing countries – but over 50% of the narrative concerns Mexico.
CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK for Maya Society at 600 pp.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 780
Big Books So Far: 500+ (4)
10.7 - An Autumn DebutThe Bullet That Missed
IAF Tickets: 6
GO Tickets: 3
BB Ticket: 1
Points this post: 10
Total points: 265
Barbara ★30.5 - Cat's Task: Back to School
Both books are new to me
Option 1: Read a book from GR's 66 Campus Novels for Back to School
Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo 11/12
(on 2019 list)
BIG BOOK: 608 pages
Option 2: Read a book from School Reading List UK's Books for Sixth Form Year 12
The Midnight Library - Matt Haig 10/1
Points this task: 30
Total points: 755
Big Book Tickets: 500 (4) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Julia103UNCLAIM
30.6 - Katrisa's Task: Empty Nest (NOT!)
Option 1: Penmarric
Option 3: Sisters in Arms
This post: -30 points, -1 BB
Total points: 575
BB: 4
GO: 1
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 33
Books completed: 43
Julia10330.6 - Katrisa's Task: Empty Nest (NOT!)
Option 3: Sisters in Arms
Option 4: Warhost of Vastmark by Janny Wurts
This post: 30 points
Total points: 605
BB: 4
GO: 1
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 34
Books completed: 45
5.3 - Go to Jail, Go Directly to Jail. Do Not Pass Oz Help Thread
The OZ TV series centered around a prison named "Oswald State Penitentiary". Read a book with a word in the title of 4 or more letters that can be made from the letters in "Oswald State Penitentiary". Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Required: State the word.
I read The Far Land: 200 Years of Murder, Mania, and Mutiny in the South Pacific. The word "land" can be made out of oswALD state peNitentiary
points: 155
books read: 13
tasks completed: 10
tasks in progress: 1
Big Books: 3
pages read: 4526
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Julia10315.2 - Double Nine
Book 1: Penmarric (nine letters in title)
This book is 704 pages, claiming one BB ticket
Book 2: Sappho's Leap by Erica Jong (nine letters in author name)
This post: 15 points, 1 BB
Total points: 620
BB: 5
GO: 1
NF: 1
Tasks completed: 35
Books completed: 47
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20.4 - Golden Oldies - Margo's Task: Homage to Catalonia
This book is new to me
Option 3) Of Mice and MenOf Mice and Men
Page 1, currently #4
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 180
Books Read:16
Tasks Done: 13
15.8 - B Positive
Body Positive Power: How learning to love yourself will save your life by Megan Jayne Crabbe, a book that has been shelved as Body Positivity, and is on page 1 of the list.
Books read this post: 1
Books read total: 46
Points this post: 15
Points total: 690
Kathy KS15.8 - B Positive
Read a book that has been shelved as Body Positivity. Required: State the page.
The Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley
Found on page 18 of the list
I listened to an audiobook; pb-287 p. (no mmpb)
**Claiming 1 (one) It’s A Fact ticket** : NONFICTION
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 315
Tasks completed: 17/56
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 2
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 1
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 1
It's a Fact tickets total: 6
Coralie30.3 Coffee First
Option 1 – Book with a word in the title that contains 2 sets of double letters – aSSaSSin
Fool's Assassin
Option 3 – book set in Mexico
Mexican Gothic
Total to date 495 points
10.8.-Mexican Independence DayLegends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
author's initials, TB, found in BaTtle of puebla
Total this Post: 10
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 4
It's a Fact: 5
Season Total: 815
15.1 - Into the WoodBook 1 Read a book of your choice, but choose carefully, the title determines your book 2 choice
The Locksmith's Daughter by Karen Brooks
2x Bigger is Better tix (800p)
Book 2 Read a book with a word in the TITLE that includes a word from your book one TITLE with the addition of a single letter S.
Their Lost Daughters (DI Jackman & DS Evans #2) by Joy Ellis
word/s used: DAUGHTER >> DAUGHTERS
Total this Post: 15
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 6
It's a Fact: 5
Season Total: 830
Angela IL10.5. Happy Anniversary!
Read a book with a word in the title that exactly matches one of the traditional anniversary gifts for years 1-10.
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney- 11/12
Word: Paper
Points this Task: 10
Total Points: 565
Books Read: 38
Tasks Completed: 25
BB Ticket: 1
NF Ticket: 0
25.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: It's Duolingo TimeOption 1
Book 1A: FIRST published between November 27, 2011 and June 19, 2012
PB for page count (no mmpb): Heft by Liz Moore
I listened to the audiobook: Heft
🦃 First published January 1, 2012 🦃
📖 352 pages 📖
Book 1B: letters DUO or OWL can be found in the title (not subtitle)
PB for page count (no mmpb): Stalking Ground by Margaret Mizushima
I listened to the audiobook: Stalking Ground
🦃 DUO found in Ground 🦃
📖 310 pages 📖
Total points: 580 + 25 = 605
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact tickets: 3
CYNBAXTER
Task: 10.4 - It's a Tool, Not a Weapon
Task Description: Read a book whose title and/or subtitle contains the letters AXE.
Book: Bad Sex: Truth, Pleasure, and an Unfinished Revolution by Nona Willis Aronowitz
*This is a Non-Fiction Book. Claiming 1 It's A Fact! (NF) ticket
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date: 255 points
NF tickets this post: 1
Total NF tickets to date: 1
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
Golden Oldie tickets this post: 0
Total "GOLDIE" tickets to date: 0
CYNBAXTER
Task: 5.9- Number 9, Number 9 .....
Task Description: Read a book with a title and/or subtitle of 9 or more words.
Book: The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery by Bill James and Rachel McCarthy James
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date: 260 points
NF tickets this post: 1
Total NF tickets to date: 1
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
Golden Oldie tickets this post: 0
Total "GOLDIE" tickets to date: 0
CYNBAXTER
Task: 50.1 – Monopoly!
Task Description: Roll one six-sided die to determine your reading category. Then, create your monopoly by reading three different books that share this connection.
Requirement: A single roll produced the number 6 (Year of Publication). All three books were first published 2022
Book 1: Heat 2 by Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner
Book 2: The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias
Book 3: How High We Go in the Darkby Sequoia Nagamatsu
Combined total page count must be: 750 pages
Book 1: 470 pages + Book 2: 320 pages + Book 3: 304 pages = 1094 total pages
Points this post: 50 points
Total points to date: 310 points
NF tickets this post: 0
Total NF tickets to date: 1
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 1
Golden Oldie tickets this post: 0
Total "GOLDIE" tickets to date: 0
Task 30.5 - Cat's Task: Back to SchoolBoth books are new to me books.
Option 1: Read a book from GR's 66 Campus Novels for Back to School
From Year 2020
A Deadly Education (The Scholomance #1) (2020) by Naomi Novik (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover 336 pages)
Option 3: Read a book from School Reading List UK's Books for Sixth Form Year 13: https://tinyurl.com/bdxjymh5
Land of Big Numbers: Stories (2021) by Te-Ping Chen (female) (Goodreads Author) (Paperback 233 pages)
205 + 30 = 235
Tasks Completed: 08
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 205 + 30 = 235
Books read: 5,256
Read but not claimed: 02
Goodreads Authors: 11
Golden Oldies: 00
It’s a Fact (Non-Fiction): 01
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
MARGO20.7 - Shorter Is Sweeter - XBM's Task: All Who Wander Are Not Lost…Some Are Geocachers!
Option 1. Read a book first published in the year 2000.
Tears of the Giraffe
- First published January, 1 2000
- Posted and read Kindle edition.
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Points this task: 20
Total points: 710
Tasks completed: 32
Books read: 49
GO: 3 // BB: 1 // NF: 3
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30.3 - Dlmrose's TasK: Coffee First
Option 1: Read a book with a word in the title that contains at least 2 sets of double consecutive letters:
The Beekeeper of Aleppo. Christy Lefteri
Option 2: Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries that consumes the most coffee per capita: Finland
The Finnish Line. Linda Gerber
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 640/965
Tasks completed: 30/56
Books read: 43
GO: 1
BB: 5
IAF: 1
JEN B25.6 - MegSCL's Task: Bookish Podcasts
Option 1: ABC Radio National Bookshelf
Read a book first published in the past year (on or after September 1st, 2021) written by an Australian author. An Australian author is one who has ever lived in Australia.
The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth
First published 10/26/21, US version (which I read) Published 4/5/22
Option 2: The Book Club Review
Read a book shelved on the first 10 pages of Book club Books
Required: State the page number.
Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Parris
This book is on Page 6 of the list
TOTAL POINTS: 535
Lisa MD20.10 - Group Read
🍁Becoming by Michelle Obama
426 pages
Group Discussion - Message #7
🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 525/960
Total Books Read: 340
Tasks Completed: 31/56
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets:
Non Fiction Tickets: 3
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20.4 - Golden Oldies - Margo's Task: Homage to Catalonia
Option 3) Of Mice and Men
Page 1, currently #4
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 180
Books Read:16
Tasks Done: 13