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FALL CHALLENGE 2022
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Delicious Dee15.9 - And Toto, Too
Triplet Tattoos
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 595
Its a Fact Tickets: 5
Big Book Tickets: 2
Theresa15.5 - It Was There All Along
The Big Four by Agatha Christie
Points this post - 15
Total points - 120
Theresa15.7 - Get Happy
The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot #5
Points this post - 15
Total points - 135
10.2 Call Me Nick I read Pregnant Girl: A Story of Teen Pregnancy, College, and Creating a Better Future for Young Families by Nicole Lynn Lewis
Claiming 1 "It's a Fact" ticket - nonfiction
New Total: 120
10.4 It's a Tool, Not a Weapon I read Battling the Big Lie: How Fox, Facebook, and the MAGA Media Are Destroying America by Dan Pfeiffer - A in Battling, X in Fox, E in Lie
Claiming 1 "It's a Fact" ticket - nonfiction
New Total: 130
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20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Julia103's Task: On the Periodic Table
Option A: Read a book with a word in the title (not subtitle) that starts with the letters Sn.
The Secret of Snow. Viola Shipman
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 660/965
Tasks completed: 31/56
Books read: 44
GO: 1
BB: 5
IAF: 1
Kathy KS50.1 - Jen B's Task: Monopoly!
My roll = 1
Read three different books that share this connection. The three books must total at least 750 pages.
Roll a 1: Author Name (first)
Read three books by three different authors who share the same first or last name. Spelling must match exactly. The name of all 3 authors must be in the same position for each author.
Required: State the name: Steve
Winter Of The Wolf Moon by Steve Hamilton
320 pages
Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith
I read a large print copy. pb=294 p. (no mmpb)
Gabriel's Redemption by Steve Umstead
269 pages
Total pages: 320+294+269= 883 pages (>750)
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Points for this task: 50
Total points : 365
Tasks completed: 18/56
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: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 6
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Book 1: Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters from the lyrics of "The Monster Mash"
The Girl Next Door
The book has the word DOOR in the title which appears in the Monster Mash: "When you get to my DOOR, tell them Boris sent you"
Book 2: Read a book that features one of these specific characters: vampires, ghouls, zombies, ghosts, werewolves, witches.
Weyward
This book has an MPG of "Witches" - though it's not witches of the pointy-hat & broomstick variety, but the wise-women or herbalists of past times who were often designated as 'witches’ as per the Pendle Witch trials/Salem witch trials.
(In the main description, it is also stated "A secret dating back to 1619, when her ancestor Altha Weyward was put on trial for witchcraft…" indicating that Altha was known as a "witch")
I received an Advance Reader Copy of this book via NetGalley. Expected publication is 2nd Feb 2023, and the Hardback copy is listed as having 400 pages.
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 570 + 30 = 600
Total Tasks Completed: 31
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Big Books: 3
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 8
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Option 2 Read a book with a word of four letters or more in the title or subtitle that can be made from LADILATTE using the letters as many times as they appear.
The Dalai Lama: A Life Inspired
The word DALAI can be made from LADIlAtte
This is a non-fiction book so I claim an "It's a Fact" ticket
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 600 + 20 = 620
Total Tasks Completed: 32
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Big Books: 3
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 8+1=9
Amy FL30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: America’s National Parks
Option 3A: Horse - title is HORSE
Option 4: Mustard Seed - MPG Historical Fiction
I linked to the audio versions I listened to; print editions have over 680 pages combined.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 575
Amy FL30.3 - Dlmrose's Task: Coffee First
Option 2: The Chestnut Man - set in Denmark
Option 3: Honor - set in India
Points this post: 30
Total points: 605
Amy FL30.5 - Cat's Task: Back to School
Option 1: If We Were Villains
Option 2: Shtum
Both books were new to me.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 635
15.10 - Give and TakeRead a book that a fellow SRC member has read and rated 5 stars.
I read Election.
Sandy (https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3...) rated this book 5 stars (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...).
Total Points: 80
Inge15.10 - Give and Take
Read a book that a fellow SRC member has read and rated 5 stars.
Required: State the SRC member
Bird Box
SRC Member: TraceyL
Points this task: 15
total points: 350
50.1 - Monopoly!Roll a 2: Word in the title
Read three books whose titles share a common word of 4 or more letters. Words must match exactly. If plurals or possessives are used, the word must appear that way in all three titles. Subtitles are excluded.
word used: LEGACY
Wicked Legacy (Serenity's Plain Secrets #10) by Karen Ann Hopkins
205 pages
The Legacy of Luther edited by R.C. Sproul & Steven J. Nichols
1x It's a Fact tix
308 pages
The Legacy of the Bones (Trilogía del Baztán #2) by Dolores Redondo
1x Bigger is Better tix (528p)
Total pages read: 1,041
Total this Post: 50
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 7
It's a Fact: 6
Season Total: 880
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Read a book with the letter sequence TOO found intact in the title or subtitle
Too Close
The word TOO appears in the title TOO Close
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 620 + 15= 635
Total Tasks Completed: 33
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Big Books: 3
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 9
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Read a book from the first 25 pages of the following list Museum Books
The Animals at Lockwood Manor
This is currently near the bottom of Page 3 of the list
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 635+ 10= 645
Total Tasks Completed: 34
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Big Books: 3
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 9
Inge15.2 - Double Nine
book 1: Read a book with exactly nine characters in the title
Love, Hope
book 2 Read a book with exactly nine characters in the author's name
Dief van de tijd
author: John Boyne
Points this task: 15
total points: 365
Task 10.10 - Lost in the Museumon p2 of list
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
non-fiction - claiming 1 NF tix
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900 points
8 BB tix
4 GO tix
3 NF tix
Task 25.2 - If I Only Had a Heart500+pages total
option 1: HEART in title
This Poison Heart
372pages
option 2: HEART letters in author name
Ten Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine by Thomas Hager
I read the kindle linked; no MMPB, PB: Dez Drogas: as plantas, os pós e os comprimidos que mudaram a história da medicina 336 pages
non-fiction - claiming 1 NF tix
372+336 = 708pages
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925 points
8 BB tix
4 GO tix
4 NF tix
Amy B20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Insiyah's Task: In Awe of Space
Read a book with a 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.
Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells - 168 pgs - Set entirely on Preservation (Space) Station
This Task: 20 Points
To Date: 330 Points
LAUREN JODI20.3 -Best Review - Trishhartuk’s Task: Forever Autumn
Option 3
The Truth About Love by Stephanie Laurens
Required word: LOVE
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 210/960
Big Book Ticket: 1
Total Books Read: 20
Total Tasks Completed: 20/56
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.10 Lost in the Museum
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk W. Johnson
Found on page 2 of the list.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 960/960
Tasks completed: 56/56
Books read: 74
Thanks for another great challenge!
trishhartuk5.4 Ease On Down The Road
Read a book by an author who shares a name with one of the actors who appeared in the film...Diana Ross
ASIN: Aunt Bessie Assumes, DIANA Xarissa
Read the kindle edition. PB: here (215pg)
DIANA Xarissa matches DIANA Ross
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 495
Tasks Completed: 28
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
It’s a Fact Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets: 2
Boston Kate
15.4 Follow the Clues
After the Funeral
One book option:
"Mystery" MPG
#26 in Hercule Poirot series
Points this post: 15
Total points: 115
CathyG30.6 - Katrisa's Task: Empty Nest (NOT!)
2. Cassidy - Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters from one of the tracks on the album Reckoning in the TITLE
Required:state the word. dark
Dark Hollow Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers
4. Read a book with an author who has a double letter in their FIRST name.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 110
Books Read: 8
It's a Fact: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Cathy G20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Deedee's Task: What's In A Name?
Read a book written by a solo writer whose FIRST name is identical to one of the names of a Shakespearean character from the list.
Required: State the character and play
Robin (Merry Wives of Windsor)
Mortal Heart by Robin LaFevers
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 130
Books Read: 9
It's a Fact: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Cathy G20.6 It's A Fact- Jen K's Task: National Book Festival
Option 3: There was a lot of love for the Library of Congress and librarians in general. Read a book with the letters LOC found in the title. All three letters must be found in the title. Subtitles are excluded.
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 150
Books Read: 10
It's a Fact: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Cathy G20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Insiyah's Task: In Awe of Space
Read a book with a 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.
Eclipse the Moon by Jessie Mihalik
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 170
Books Read: 11
It's a Fact: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Cathy G20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk’s Task: Forever Autumn
Option3: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/moody...) Read a book with a word of four or more letters found in the lyrics in the title.
Required: State the word. summer
Suddenly One Summer by Julie James
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 190
Books Read: 12
It's a Fact: 2
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Madison U20.1 - Most Improved– Lisa MD’s Task: No Tricks, All Treats
Read a book that fits the requirement of one of these "chocolate" options
Reece's Peanut Butter Cup Option: read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with one of the letters RPBC
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
( R PBC, Taylor Jenkins R eid)
Points this task = 20
Total points = 395
Tasks complete = 17/56
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2 books, 500+pg
Book 1. Read a book whose title (subtitles excluded) contains a number written as such.
1989
This book's title is entirely numbers!
I read the kindle version. The paperback is not listed yet but the hardback 1989 is listed as 416 pages
Book 2 Read a book whose title (subtitles excluded) contains a number written in letter form.
India Uniform Nine: Secrets From Inside a Covert Customs Unit
This book has the word NINE in the title India Uniform NINE
I read the Kindle version, which I received as an Advance Reader copy from NetGalley. The paperback is not listed yet but the hardback India Uniform Nine: Secrets From Inside a Covert Customs Unit is listed as 288 pages
This book is non-fiction so I claim an It's a Fact ticket
416 + 288 = 704 which is more than the required 500pg
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 645+ 25 = 670
Total Tasks Completed: 35
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Big Books: 3
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a Fact: 9+1 = 10
Mai10.4-It's a Tool, Not a Weapon
Book whose title contains the letters AXE
The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 590
Tasks Completed: 36
Books Read: 44
NF Tickets: 19
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 4
Mai50.1 - Monopoly!
Roll a 2: Word in the title
Three books whose titles share a common word of 4 or more letters.
"Postphenomenological"
Postphenomenological Investigations: Essays on Human-Technology Relations by Robert Rosenberger
Postphenomenological Methodologies: New Ways in Mediating Techno-Human Relationships by Jesper Aagaard
A Postphenomenological Inquiry of Cell Phones: Genealogies, Meanings, and Becoming by Galit Wellner
*Claim 3 NF Tickets*
Total page numbers: 282 + 296 + 182 = 760 pages
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 640
Tasks Completed: 37
Books Read: 47
NF Tickets: 22
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 4
trishhartuk10.5 Happy Anniversary!
Read a book with a word in the title that matches one of the anniversary gifts for years 1-10: 8th Bronze (US), Salt (UK)
The Blue SALT Road, Joanne M Harris
Read the kindle edition. HB (no PB): here
SALT is the 8th anniversary in the UK list
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 505
Tasks Completed: 29
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
It’s a Fact Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets: 2
Mai25.8 - Mai's Task: Reading the Posthuman
Option 1: Reread a book that you have read in the past.
Technoculture: The Key Concepts by Debra Benita Shaw
This book is a reread
*Claim 1 NF Ticket*
Option 2: Read a book with a main page genre Technology.
Uncanny Valley: A Memoir by Anna Wiener
*Claim 1 NF Ticket*
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 665
Tasks Completed: 38
Books Read: 49
NF Tickets: 24
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 4
Amy B25.5 - Andy P’s Task: By the Number
This is a two book task. Please choose one book that satisfies the requirements for Book 1 and another that satisfies the requirements for Book 2. No book with Children's genres can be used for this task. The combined total of pages for both books must equal 500 or more pages.
Book 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.
99 Stories of God by Joy Williams (151 pgs)
Book 2. Read a book whose title (subtitles excluded) contains a number written in letter form. It cannot be a word that represents a partial number (half, quarter), unit of measurement, group (dozen), or plural (millions).
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah (464 pgs)
This Task: 25 Points
To Date: 355 Points
Nick KYREMOVE
5.4 Ease on Down The Three Roads by Ross Macdonald
Points This Post: - 5
Total Points So Far: 775
Nick KY5.4 Ease on Down
I read Boiled Over by Barbara Ross, same last name as Diana Ross.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 780
Nick KY10.7 Autumn Debut
I read Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control by Stephen Kinzer, 1st pub’d Sep. 2019.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 790
Nick KY25.5 Andy’s numbers
Book 1. Digits in title. I read The Final Mission of Extortion 17: Special Ops, Helicopter Support, SEAL Team Six, and the Deadliest Day of the U.S. War in Afghanistan by Ed Darack, 276 pp
Book 2. Number Spelled Out in title. I read The Three Roads by Ross Macdonald, 272 pp.
Total pp = 548 > required 500
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 815
20.1 No Tricks, All TreatsI chose option C and read She Memes Well by Quinta Brunson - last name B in RPBC
Claiming an It's a Fact ticket - nonfiction
New Total: 150
50.1 Monopoly! I rolled a 6 - same publication year
I read 3 books all published in 2022:
1. The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan
2. Are You Sara? by S.C. Lalli
3. Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris
Claiming an "It's the Fact" ticket for #3 - nonfiction
New Total: 220
Sarah E30.2 - Robin (Saturndoo)'s Task: The Monster Mash
Book 1: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
I read an ebook, top paperback - no MMP - is The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
My word is VAMPIRES, from the line 'To the master bedroom where the vampires feast'
Book 2: Bloody Acquisitions
I listened to an audio, paperback - no MMP - is Bloody Acquisitions
The main character, Fred, is a vampire
Total Points: 130
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Sarah E30.7 - Schatzie's Task: Chicken Love
Option B: All the letters CHICKEN PAPA in the title
Spring at the Little Duck Pond Cafe
CHICKEN in sprINg at tHE little duCK pond Cafe
PAPA in sPring At the little duck Pond cAfe
Approved for length in message 8620
Option D: Food word in title
Raspberry Truffle Murder
I read a kindle edition, paperback - no MMP - is Raspberry Truffle Murder
Both Raspberry and Truffle are food words that would be good names for a chicken
Total Points: 160
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Tents, Trails & Turmoil - has 194pgs - 1 and 9 are included in the task guidance
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 580
Its a Fact Tickets: 5
Big Book Tickets: 2