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SPRING CHALLENGE 2015
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Spring 2015 Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE POSTS
Kathy G.25.1 - Catherine's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge
Opt. #1-
New to me-
male author- #1 in series
first pub.- 2001 - Mass Market PB pgs. 375
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Mass Market PB-
The Eyre Affair
Opt. #2
New To Me-
Female Author- #3 in series
First pub. 2013 - pages- 526
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
***Claiming Big book- 526 pages***
***Goodreads Author for Veronica Roth***
Both Books- New to Me
Years Pub.- 2001, 2013
Total Pages- 375 + 526 = 901
Total Points- 95
Total Tasks- 6
Goodreads Authors- 5
Big Books- (500 +) - 2
15.6. Tax Day Read a nonfiction book about money, economics, or finance.Resource Revolution: How to Capture the Biggest Business Opportunity in a Century by Stefan Heck, Matt Rogers, Paul Carroll
(This book is about natural resources and economics)
Task: 15
Total: 685
25.4 - Hina's Task: Evolution of Mythology to Fairy Tales and to Disney's Animated Movies.Required: I chose options 1 and 4
Option 1: Disney Animated Movies Read a book with a title (subtitles EXCLUDED) that contains a word* of at least three letters that appears in a movie title from the List of Animated Disney Movies.
The Legend of Mickey Tussler by Frank Nappi (Goodreads Author)
(The word 'Legend' can be found in "Tinkerbell and the Legend of the Neverbeast")
Option 4: Cinderella Read a book with the cover that shows a shoe(s) with high heels.
by Barbara Annino (Goodreads Author) (The witch in the background is wearing high heels)Task: 25
Total: 710
GRA Tickets: 2
10.1 - REMARKABLE WOMEN - Mary, Bloody Mary currently #206 on page 3 of the list.AR BOOKFINDER - UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 8.0
TOTAL POINTS - 780
ColetteGTask 20.8 Getting to know Seasonal Reading Challengers
Option #1 Where do you live
The Events of October
By Gail GriffinA true account of a murder-suicide at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, MI (and County)
I live in Kalamazoo/Portage Michigan in Kalamazoo County. I have a Kalamazoo address but go to children go to Portage Public Schools.
20 points for task
Nick KY20.10 Group Read
I bit the bullet and re-read 11/22/63 by Stephen King. I did not want to re-read this book. It is only the second (third? fourth, maybe?) King book I have read. But either of the other choices would have been a re-read, too. So I bit the bullet. I posted in message # 31.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
CLAIM TWO BIG BOOK TICKETS for 11/22/63 at 849 pages
Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 720
Big Books So Far: 500+ (4) 750+ (1) = 6 tickets
20.1 What's In a NameOption 4: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
This was on page 1 of the Did Not Finish Shelf.
Cumulative Total Points:
275
CYNBAXTERTask # 5.10 Yggdrasil, the Giant Tree That Anchors the Worlds
An Exclusive Love: A Memoir by Johanna Andorján
Points this post: 05 points
Total points to date = 260 points
GRA this post: 0
Total GRA to date: 8
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 4
Andy P.Task # 20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - MegSCL's Task: Getting to Know Seasonal Reading Challengers
3. Do you have any pets or kids?
Read a book with a title (subtitles excluded) or author’s name (first, middle, or last) that includes your child’s or pet’s name
by Jessica SpeartMy Daughter's name is Jessica.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 680
25.1 - Auntie Tattin's ChallengeBook 1 by a male author, #1 in a series:
The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep by Lawrence Block
New-to-me, #1 in series, first published 1996, 224 pages.
Lawrence Block is a GRA for 1 ticket.
Book 2 by a female author, not first book or #1:
Unexpected Dismounts by Nancy Rue,
New-to-me, not debut, #3 in the series, first published 2011, 474 pages.
Years first published: 1996, 2011
Total pages = 224 + 474 = 698
New points this post: 25
Total w/this post: 995
GRA tickets this post: 1
Total w/this post: 33
Big Books this post: 0
Total w/this post: 4
Post: 2379
Post 1830.6 - Happy’s Task: Happy Equinox!
A) Stone Mattress: Nine Tales Short stories on main page
D) An Abundance of Katherines #7 on list
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Points this post:30
Total: 340
Books read: 26
Tasks Done:18
25.9 - Nick KY’s Task: “Y”Option 1. Read a book with the letter “Y” somewhere in the title or subtitle.
Blood of My Blood by Barry Lyga *Claiming GRA Ticket*
Option 3.
You may read any book from one of the following Listopias upon which Fire Season falls.
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
#69 on the "Real Man Books" List
This Post: 25
Total: 480
Tasks Completed: 24
Books Read: 35
Goodreads Authors: 23
Big Books: 500+ (4), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Pages Read: 11755
REPOST30.5 - Angel **Book Junkie**'s Task: You Either Like it Or You Don’t
Using this list of genres:
Art, Biography, Business, Chick Lit, Children's, Christian, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Crime, Fantasy, Gay And Lesbian (GLBT), Graphic Novels, Historical Fiction, History, Horror, Humor/Comedy, Manga, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non Fiction, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Religion, Romance, Science, Science Fiction, Self Help, Suspense, Spirituality, Sports, Thriller, Travel, Young Adult
The genres may be stand alone or embedded.
Book 1: Read a book that has your favorite genre on its main page.
by Mark Lawrence ******Mark Lawrence is a Goodreads Author******
Required: State the Genre for each option.
Fantasy
Book 2: Read a book that has your least favorite genre on its main page.
******Janni Lee Simner is a Goodreads Author******
Required: State the Genre for each option.
Young Adult
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 180/1035
Total Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 06/59
Goodreads Authors This Post: 02
Total Goodreads Authors: 11
READ 6010.4 May the Fourth be with you
Read a book with Science fiction on main page.
77 Shadow Street77 Shadow Street by
Dean Koontz
Points; 10
Total Point; 100
5.6 Svartalfheim, the Home of the Dark ElvesSkin of the Wolf by Sam Cabot
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 225
10.1 Remarkable WomenFrom Remarkable Women list Page 1 #29
Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw
Points this post: 10
Total Point: 235
15.7 Pi DayRead a book that is number 3, 1, 4, 31, or 14 in a series.
Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve
#1 in The Hungry City Chronicles.
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 18
GR authors: 3
Big Books: 1
25.4 Evolution of Mythology to Fairy Tales and to Disney's Animated MoviesOption 1: Little Man, What Now? by Hans Fallada Movie: The *Little* Mermaid
Option 4:
by Angela CarterTotal points: 95
SHELLEY UT5.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves.
M is for Malice by Sue Grafton
10.10 - The Odd Couple
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman is a goodreads author.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 170
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 20
Goodreads authors: 12
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Lindy-Lanetask 10.7: Typhoid Mary:
* read a book from "apocalypse by epidemic" list:
The Leper of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters
found on page #1 of the list; #53-#59 range on that list
Points this post: 10
Total points: 150
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+(3) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 10
25.3 - Andy P's Task: Ragnarok Attachments by Rainbow Rowell *goodreads author* RR in RAGNORAK
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins *goodreads author*
Thor in title: THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN
Total Points: 260/1035
Books Read: 21
Completed Tasks: 18/59
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Books: 0
25.8 - Coralie's Task: Anzac DayI chose to do Option 4 twice: Read a book first published between 1914 and 1918 inclusive.
Book 1: True Irish Ghost Stories by John Seymour (1914)
Book 2: The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain (1916)
Task total=25
Grand total=310
Julia10320.10 - Group Reads
I read Will Grayson, Will Grayson and posted #39 in the discussion thread.
John Green is a Goodreads Author
25.6 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: We're a Cozy Mystery
Option 2: Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce is #2 on page 1 of the list.
AR rating is IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7.0
Tamora Pierce is a Goodreads Author
Option 3: Garment of Shadows by Laurie R. King. (Author initials LRK are in VALKYRIE)
Laurie R. King is a Goodreads Author
Post total: 45 points, 3 GRA
Challenge total points: 480
Total GRA: 11
Total BB tickets: 1
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY15.2 Aesir vs. Vanir Gods Showdown
In the end I think it came down as a bit of a tie, but I found a new series to read in the Aesir book, so we'll call AESIR as the winner.
REQUIRED: Read a book with the letters AESIR in the title/subtitle of the book.
Selection: Pretty Little Liars
Pretty Little Liars (Pretty Little Liars #1) -- Sara Shepard
I read the kindle edition, the PB has 286 pages.
Sara Shepard is a **GRA**
AND
REQUIRED: Read a book with the letters VANIR in the title/subtitle of the book.
Selection: How to Seduce a Vampire (Without Really Trying)
How to Seduce a Vampire (Without Really Trying) (Love at Stake #15) -- Kerrelyn Sparks
Kerrelyn Sparks is a **GRA**
25.4 Hina's Task: Evolution of Mythology to Fairy Tales...
REQUIRED: Read a book that has "humor" or "funny" in the main page genre list
Genre Verified: HERE.
Selection: Midnight in Austenland (Austenland #2) -- Shannon Hale
I listened to the audio, the PB has 288 pages.
Shannon Hale is a **GRA**
AND
REQUIRED: Read a book where ALL the letters in "Let It Go" (EGILTTO) appear in any combination of the book's title (subtitles EXCLUDED) and/or author's first or last name.
Selection: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight - Jennifer E. Smith
Jennifer E. Smith is a **GRA**
[POINTS]
This Post: 15 + 25 = 40
Total Points: 650/1035
Books Read: 53
Completed Tasks: 41/59
Pages Read: 17759
Goodreads Authors: 37
Big Books: [500+: 4] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Pamela326515.3. Is it Live or is it Memorex?
The Miracle of Forgiveness by Spencer W. Kimball - Originally published in 1969
25.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden Quotes
Option 1:
by Merrillee Whren (Goodreads Author) - Red flowers around fountain - Not a rereadOption 2:
by Rachelle McCalla (Goodreads Author) - Not a rereadPoints this post: 40
Total Points: 915
Goodreads Authors this post: 2
Total Goodreads Authors: 39
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
Big Books - 500+: 3
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Jayme(the ghostreader)30.6 Happy Equinox
A. Southern Hemisphere-read a short story Elementary: All-New Tales of the Elemental Mastersby Mercedes Lackey
D. List "Feel Good Books"
#58 Anna and the French Kissby Stephanie Perkins
Stephanie Perkins is a Goodreads author.
Books read: 12
Tasks Completed: 10
Big Books: 0
GR Authors: 6: Ally Condie, Lisa Genova, Susan Cain, Joanne Fluke, Anita Diamant, Stephanie Perkins
Tasks Points: 30
Grand Total: 135/1035
10.3 Earth DayRead a non-fiction book with the genre "environment" on its main page.
Into the Storm: Violent Tornadoes, Killer Hurricanes, and Death-Defying Adventures in Extreme Weather by Reed Timmer
10.4 May the Fourth Be With You
Read a book with the genre "science fiction" on its main page.
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
10.5 Cinco de Mayo
Read a book set in Mexico or written by a Mexican author (by birth or by residence).
Skull Duggery by Aaron Elkins
10.6 Older Americans Month
Read a book written by an American author (by birth or residence) who is currently 50 years old or older OR who was 50 years old or older when they died.
New Spring by Robert Jordan
10.7 Typhoid Mary
Read a book found on the Apocalypse by Epidemic list.
On page 1, #58
Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
25.7 Awards Season
Option A: At position 1 on the list.
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Option B: Second book in the Non Fiction category, #87 on the Listopia list.
Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free by Héctor Tobar
I listened to this one since it was nominated for audio. The reader was excellent. Fantastic job with different accents.
Points this Post: 75
Points to Date: 200
25.9 - Nick KY’s Task: “Y”Option 1, Y in the title: The Residue Years by Mitchell S. Jackson
Option 2, Peace in the title: Peace at Heart: An Oregon Country Life by Barbara Drake
Points this post: 25
Total points: 590
trishhartuk20.8 Nickels & Dimes - MegSCL’s Task: Getting to Know Seasonal Reading Challengers
1. Where do you live?
Dream London, Tony Ballantyne
I've lived in London since 1985. I currently work near Liverpool Street, in the City itself. Dream London is about a variant version, and the plot involves how to turn it back to "normal" London.
Read the kindle version: MMPB reference edition
Goodreads Author: No
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Tasks completed: 20
Total points: 465
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Books: 0
CYNBAXTERTask # 5.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves
A History of the Future by James Howard Kunstler, 336 pages
Points this post: 05 points
Total points to date = 265 points
GRA this post: 0
Total GRA to date: 8
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 4
Catherine TTask 30.7 - I Love My Library!
new for me last challenge: Ben Hatch and Charlie Holmberg
both these authors are on the GRE - IAF shelf
from the GRE - IAF shelf I selected:
1. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
2. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Both these authors are new to me this challenge
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total points: 915
Marina H20.5 - Bigger is Better – ChrisEverest’s Task – Love and Not Quite Love
Option 1 - authors lastname ends in -er: An Evil Mind by Chris Carter
The author is new to me this season
Points this post: 20
Total points: 155
Leslie K25.2 Garden Quotes
This is a correction to post 2301. Sorry!
Option 2: The Drop by Dennis Lehane This is a mystery and is not a re-read.
Option 3: Chameleon Days: An American Boyhood in Ethiopia by Tim Bascom
This is an autobiography/memoir (written by a cousin of one of my neighbors!) This is a new book for me and not a re-read.
Both books are new to me.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 160
NIKKI5.7 Home of the Dwarves
Book has 160 Pages
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Miguel Ruiz
___________________________________
10.2 Blah Blah Blah
Book has 460 pages
The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
___________________________________
10.6 Older Americans
The Author David Sedaris was born in 1956.
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
___________________________________
10.8 The Vikings are Coming
Book is published by Viking Press
In the Woods by Tana French
___________________________________
15.9 Better put on a Heavy Coat
Book is set in Sweden (see genres)
The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist
___________________________________
20.1 Most Improved Player
Option 4
Book found on Page 2 of the Abandoned List
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
___________________________________
Previous total - 575
This post - 70
New Total - 645
Andy P.Task # 25.8 - Coralie's Task: Anzac Day
Option 1: WHO?
Read a book by an Australian born author
by Geraldine BrooksPer this book's home page Brooks is an Australian born author
Option 2: WHAT?
Read a book with the genre 'war' on the main page.
War on main page (33 users)Points this post: 25
Total points: 705
Sarah ETask 15.4 Spring Reads
Option 2 read a book that satisfies A and B.
At Risk by Stella Rimington
A. First published in 2004
B. Author initials S R found in SPRING
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 15
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter- BellaGBear’s Task: Relive Childhood FeelingsThe Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey GR AUTHOR
The book is in position #36 on the "Adult Fiction with a Child Protagonist" list.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 100
GR Authors: 5
Sarah ETask 20.3 - Best Review - Cait S's Task: Thinly Veiled Marvel References
Option 4: He Is My Brother
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith.
Main character Cassandra has a younger brother Thomas.
I listened to an abridged audiobook, and the GR page doesn't indicate how long it was. This is the same edition (even if the cover is different) http://www.amazon.com/I-Capture-the-C...
The Product Details indicate that the listening time is 4 hours and 52 minutes.
There are no page requirements for this task so I understand that if an abridged audiobook is over 2 hours it is ok.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 35
Leslie K25.5 Viking Pillage
This is a repost of 2304.
Book 1: No Man's Nightingale by Ruth Rendell 289 pages
Book 2: Mirror Image by Sandra Brown 452 pages
Total pages read: 741 Nightingales and mirrors can both be "pillaged"
Points this task: 25
Total points: 210 (my last total points were incorrect. Sorry!)
Shiraloo15.6. Tax Day
Young Money: Inside the Hidden World of Wall Street's Post-Crash Recruits by Kevin Roose
*Kevin Roose is a GRA*
20.8 - MegSCL's Task: Getting to Know You
Sheikh's Scandal by Lucy Monroe
REQUIRED: Option 1, book is set (and more than 50% takes place in) a hotel in London. I currently live in London.
*Lucy Monroe is a GRA*
25.6 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: We're a Cozy Mystery
Book1: Thorn by Intisar Khanani
REQUIRED: Option 2; page 2, position 137 on list
Book2: Juneteenth by Ralph Ellison
REQUIRED: Option 3, RE is found in VALKYRIE
*Intisar Khanani is a GRA*
CURRENT POST
Points: 60
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 830
Total Goodreads Authors: 42
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+: 3
Task 25.12 - Independence DayOption A: Read a book with the genre War (stand-alone or embedded) on the its main book page.
When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944 (2014) by Ronald C. Rosbottom (Hardcover, 480 pages)
Option C: read a book that was first published in March of any year.
Published on March 24, 2015:
That's Not English: Britishisms, Americanisms, and What Our English Says About Us (2015) by Erin Moore (Hardcover, 223 pages)
**Erin Moore is a Goodreads Author.**
395 + 25 = 420
Tasks Completed: 23
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 395 + 25 = 420
Books read: 35
Pages read: 10,587
Read but not claimed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Task # 30.6 – Happy’s task – Happy EquinoxOption A – SHORT STORIES on main page genre
To Begin Again ✔ – 06May15
*** Jen Knox is a Goodreads Author ***
Option B – Book with at least 500 pages
Behind God's Back ✔ – 26March15
*** (613 pg) 1 BIG BOOK TICKET ***
*** Miki Knezevic is a Goodreads Author ***
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 265 points
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
Mod
I read
- tree on cover.10.9 - Over the Rainbow
I read
by Octavia E. Butler. Leaving out the middle initial, her initials, OB, are found in rOygBiv.20.1 Most Improved Player- Julia103's Task: What's in a Name
I chose option 3 ("thousand" in title) and read A Thousand Cuts
Points this post: 35
Total points: 845
Delicious Dee10.3 - Earth Day
The Beekeeper's Lament: How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America - Hannah Nordhaus (GR Author) - 16ppl have it shelved as environment>nature and 7 as environment
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 595
Goodreads Authors: 38
Ana30.1 - Jonquil's Task: Straight on Till Morning
Book 1
by Tim Lebbon.***GoodReads Author***
Book 2
by Benjamin Mee. Aproved in Message 2 in the help thread. Jounalist turned zoo keeper.*Both books are new to me.
Points this Post 30
Total Points 425
Tasks Completed 19
Books Read 26
Total Pages 7892
GoodReads Authors 19
Big Book Tickets
Big Books-500+: 2
Laurajay50.1- Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!
1- Neverwhere
***Neil Gaiman is a GR author***
2B- War Child: A Child Soldier's Story
272 pages
3- A Death in the Family
James Agee- 3 E's in authors name.
Current post:
Points: 50
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 205
Total Goodreads Authors: 8
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
25.10 - Sirena's Task: Ready for Their Close-upOption 1: Read a book with a page count between 100 and 200 pages.
The Heretic (192 pages)
Lucas Bale is a Goodreads author
Option 3: Supporting Actress: I was disappointed in the Best Supporting Actress category this year, but it is a category that always features important female performances. For this task, read a book where the author shares their first name with an actress who has WON an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Names must match EXACTLY. Winners are highlighted in yellow and appear at the top of the year's nominees.
Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald. Penelope Cruz won in 2008.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 95
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 6
GR Authors: 5
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
15.7 Pi DayRead a book that is number 3, 1, 4, 31, or 14 in a series.
A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #4
25.12 Independence Day
Option C: read a book that was first published in March of any year.
Assault and Pepper by Leslie Budewitz, published March 2015
Option D: read a book with one of these three words: freedom, or, death in the title or subtitle.
Death of a Cad by M.C. Beaton
30.5 Either You Like It or You Don't
Book 1: Read a book that has your favorite genre on its main page.
Favorite genre: Mystery
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny, 371 pages
Book 2: Read a book that has your least favorite genre on its main page.
Least favorite genre: Horror
Island 731 by Jeremy Robinson, 384 pages
30.6 Happy Equinox!
A. Read an collection of short stories (essays, novellas, or a mixture are also acceptable) with Anthologies, Short Stories, or Essays as a main page genre.
Secretly Smitten by Colleen Coble and 3 others
B. Read a book with at least 500 pages.
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee, 592 pages.
Points this post: 100
Points to date: 300
Delicious Dee10.4 - May the Fourth Be With You
Just One Damned Thing After Another - Jodi Taylor (GR Author) - 50ppl have it shelved as science fiction
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 605
Goodreads Authors: 39
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5.10. Yggdrasil, the Giant Tree That Anchors the Worlds
On a Red Station, Drifting by Aliette de Bodard
**Aliette de Bodard is a Goodreads Author**
10.4. May the Fourth Be With You
The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi
This book has genre of 'science fiction' on its main page.
**Paolo Bacigalupi is a Goodreads Author**
20.5. Love and Not Quite Love
Option #1: Love
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
This author's name ends in -ER. This author is new-to-me, both for this season, and ever!
**Marissa Meyer is a Goodreads Author**
20.8. Getting to Know Seasonal Reading Challengers
Option #1: Where Do You Live?
Tigerman by Nick Harkaway
Nick Harkaway was born in Cornwall, but on his website (here), down at the bottom of the 'about me', he talks about living in London, which is where I live. It is also verified in the help thread, post #36.
**Nick Harkaway is a Goodreads Author**
Points this post: 55
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 15
Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)