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SPRING CHALLENGE 2015
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Spring 2015 Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE POSTS
10.1 - Remarkable Women
I read The Second Empress: A Novel of Napoleon's Court, #140, page 2, of the Remarkable Historical Women in Fiction list.
50.1- Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!
For my first book, I read Horde. 1 word title, 422 pages.
For my second book, I read The Harlot's Tale. #2 in the Midwife Mysteries series, 320 pages.
For my third book, I read The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens. 3 E's in AllEn EskEns, 303 pages.
Points this post: 60
Total points 1035
I read The Second Empress: A Novel of Napoleon's Court, #140, page 2, of the Remarkable Historical Women in Fiction list.
50.1- Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!
For my first book, I read Horde. 1 word title, 422 pages.
For my second book, I read The Harlot's Tale. #2 in the Midwife Mysteries series, 320 pages.
For my third book, I read The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens. 3 E's in AllEn EskEns, 303 pages.
Points this post: 60
Total points 1035

Book 1 – Read a book that a GR friend has rated 4 or 5 stars:
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (Goodreads Author)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book 2 – Read a book that a GR friend has rated 1 or 2 stars:
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 12.0
Task: 15
Total: 840
GRA This Post: 1

10.3 - Earth Day
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
25.1 - Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge
Book1: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
REQUIRED: Paperback for page length, 335 pages; first published 2007; debut work of this author
Book2: Happenstance 2 by Jamie McGuire
REQUIRED: Paperback for page length, 180 pages; first published 2014; second in the series
Pages = 335 + 180 = 515
Years published = 2007, 2014
Both books are NEW to me
*Jamie McGuire is a GRA*
25.8 - Coralie's Task: Anzac Day
Book1: Friend-Zoned by Belle Aurora
REQUIRED: Option 1; author born in Australia
Book2: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
REQUIRED: Option 1; author born in New Zealand
*Belle Aurora is a GRA*
CURRENT POST
Points: 60
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 935
Total Goodreads Authors: 46
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+: 3

5.4 - MIDGARD -

TOTAL POINTS - 915

Task 15.7.Pi Day
Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster
Daddy-Long-Legs is book 1 in a series.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 200

25.6 Morgan FaeriesFolly’s Task: We’re a Cozy Mystery
This is a TWO BOOK task. There are three options. You can: 1) choose two different options below OR 2) choose one option and do it twice! Required: State your chosen option(s) when posting.
I’m going with Option 1 twice.
The family business: Read a book with ‘Supernatural’ in the main page genres.
Cold Days, Jim Butcher
Read the kindle edition: MMPB reference edition:

129 users have shelved it as Fantasy > Supernatural
GRA: Yes, Jim Butcher is a Goodreads Author.
Big Book: Yes 500+: UK Kindle edition nominally 529pg; MMPB reference edition 614pg
Monsters, C Gockel
GRA: Yes, C Gockel is a Goodreads Author
3 users have shelved it as Fantasy > Supernatural
Verified for Supernatural by Sandy in Genre Verification thread message #112
Verified for length by Dlmrose in the ebook no print edition thread message #4552
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Tasks completed: 22
Total points: 495
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Books: (500+) 1

20.5 - Bigger is Better – ChrisEverest’s Task – Love and Not Quite Love
Option 1-Love: Read a book by an author whose last name ends in ER
Kindle edition I read: An Hour Year by Susan Hooper
Paperback edition (there is no MMBP): An Hour Year
Susan HoopER
Susan Hooper is a new to me author this season.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 220

15.9. Better Put on a Heavy Coat!
Read a book set at least 50% in one of the Nordic countries - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, or Sweden.
Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson
Total Points-445/1060
Total Tasks Completed-28/60
Number of GR authors-(15)
Big Books-500 pages ();750 ()

20.9 Moderator's Pet- Kait's Task: Hel Hath Fury
I chose Option 2
Option 2-: Read a book that is the last published book in a series OR the most recently published in a series.
Miss Julia Lays Down the Law by Ann B. Ross
Total Points-465/1060
Total Tasks Completed-29/60
Number of GR authors-(15)
Big Books-500 pages ();750 ()

5.2 Vanaheim, The Home of the Vanir
Read a book whose title or subtitle contains a 9 character word
Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill. The subtitle contains the word LOVECRAFT , which is 9 characters.
25.8 Anzac Day
Option 1: Read a book by an author from New Zealand or Australia
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Zusak was born in Sydney, Australia.
**** Markus Zusak is a Goodreads Author ****
#### The book has 550 pages, making it a Big Book ####
Option 2: Read a book with the main page genre "war" as a stand-alone genre
The Unquiet Dead: A Novel by Ausma Zehanat Khan (the genre "war" is on the main page as a stand alone)
**** Ausma Zehanat Khan is a Goodreads Author ****
TOTAL IN POST:
Points: 5 + 25 = 30
Goodreads Author: 2
Big Book Ticket: 1
TOTAL SO FAR:
Points = 405 + 30 = 435
Goodreads Author: 19 + 2 = 21
Big Book Ticket: 2 + 1 =3

Task 20.4 End of an Era
Option 2: 3 words in title/2 words start with same letter
Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas
Task 25.5 Viking Pillage
The King by J.R. Ward

The pillaged item is the chair/throne on the cover.
593 pages
*JR Ward is a GR reader so I'm claiming one GR Author ticket*
*This book is 593 pages so I'm claiming one BB ticket*
Points this Post = 45
Total Points = 325 points

Task #30.3 - Teri-k's Task: Your Own Personal Tardis
Book 1: Option 2 Post-Classical Era
Read a book written/composed during, set in or about the Post-Classical Era, from 200 AD to 1200 AD.
Men of the Cross by Charlene Newcomb
From the précis: Two young knights’ journey to war at Richard the Lionheart’s side sweeps them from England to the Holy Land in this historical adventure set against the backdrop of the Third Crusade.
The Third Crusade was 1189 to 1192, this specific story is set in March 1190 to March 1193
Book 2: Option 4 1700-1899
Read a book written during, set in or about the time period from 1700 through 1899.
All in with the Duke by Ava March
Goodreads notes the following for the book's time period in the précis and the meta data:
London, 1822
Current
Points this post: 30
Books: 2
Tasks: 1
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Cumulative
Total Points: 840
Books: 68
Tasks: 47

Reposting Message 2680
Task 15.7.Pi Day
Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster
Daddy-Long-Legs is book 1 in a series.
It has children's listed as a main page genre. It is on AR BookFinder with an IL designation of UG. There is no restriction against children's or kid's books for this task.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 220

Task 10.2 Blah Blah Blah Day
Read a book that is more than 400 pages long.
I chose THE SOUND OF GLASS by Karen White with 432 pages.
The Sound of Glass
Points for task:10
Author ticket claimed for this task: 0
Total points for Spring 2015 tasks: 25
Total Author Tickets earned: 2
Total Big Book Tickets earned: 0

**REPOST**
25.1 - Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge
Book1: Love... From Both Sides: A Laugh Out Loud Romantic Comedy by Nick Spalding
REQUIRED: Paperback for page length, 320 pages; first published 2011; Book #1 in the "Love..." series
Book2: Happenstance 2 by Jamie McGuire
REQUIRED: Paperback for page length, 180 pages; first published 2014; second in the series
Pages = 320 + 180 = 500
Years published = 2011, 2014
Both books are NEW to me
*Jamie McGuire is a GRA*
*Nick Spalding is a GRA*
Points: 25
GR points: 2

I'll claim this for Option 2, but it fits both:
Call the Midwife: A True Story of the East End in the 1950s by Jennifer Worth
+20 Points
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - MegSCL's Task: Getting to Know Seasonal Reading Challengers
2. What do you do for work? Retired (and we hope to spend some time living in other countries when we sell our house!):
Home Sweet Anywhere: How We Sold Our House, Created a New Life, and Saw the World by Lynne Martin
+20 Points
Points this Post: 40
Grand Total: 555

5.2 Vanaheim, the Home of the Vanir
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
9 letter word: Won/der/ful
The Wizard of Oz/The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Unabridged)
Baum, L. Frank
AR Quiz No. 525 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 7.0 - AR Pts: 7.0
10.6 - Older Americans Month
Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach (Goodreads Author) - Born June 23, 1977 (Age 77) in Oak Park, Illinois - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_...
10.8 - The Vikings are Coming
Stones for Ibarra by Harriet Doerr - Original publication by Viking Books in 1984 - Stones for Ibarra
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 1035
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 43
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
Big Books - 500+: 3
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+: 0
If everything is posted correctly, I should be finished. Thanks for a fun challenge!

20.2 Rookie at the Top - Maryn’s Task: Midwives Help People Out - Option One: Read a book with the word “midwife” or “birth” in the title or subtitle. Plurals and possessives work, but no other variations.
The Birth of Dr. Seuss
Points this task: 20
Total points: 550
Books read: 40
Tasks completed: 26

20.3 - Best Review - Cait S's Task: Thinly Veiled Marvel References
Option 5: Read a new to you book that has been highly recommended to you or that you’ve heard a lot about and see if it was worth the hype!
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
This book was recommended to me by several ladies in my book club. It was defiantly worth the hype! I loved it! It is not a re-read for me
20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season.
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
My discussion post is number 42 found here
Points This Post: 40
Total Points: 80

The Witch of Blackbird Pond
bla/ckb/ird
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9.0
5.10 - Yggdrasil, the Giant Tree That Anchors the Worlds
Towards Zero
Points this post: 10
Total points: 245

20.10 - Group Reads
*Read a book that's one of the group reads for this seasonal challenge. Also, have one post either discussing the book while reading or posting about it when done reading.*
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Total Tasks Completed: 1
Total Books Read This Challenge: 6

5.5- Jotunheim, the Home of the Giants
Read a book with the genre Young Adult on its main page.
Don't Expect Magic by Kathy McCullough **Kathy McCullough is a Goodreads Author**
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 610
Goodreads Authors: 33
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 38

30.6 - Happy’s Task: 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.
I read The Sweet Scented Name, And Other Fairy Tales, Fables, And Stories by Fyodor Sologub.
B: In the Northern hemisphere, days will be getting longer after the equinox. Read a book with at least 500 pages.
I read A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin. This book has 835 pages.
**Claiming 2 Big Book tickets**
[POINTS]
This Post: 30
Total Points: 305
Books Read: 24
Completed Tasks: 18
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 1] [1000+: 0]

TASK NAME: 25.2 Schatzie’s Task: Garden Quotes
Option 1: Flowers on the cover
Nemesis. Agatha Christie by Agatha Christie

Qualifier: Polygonum Baldschuanicum flowers on the cover.
Option 2: Read a book with the main page genre of “Crime”, “Mystery”, “Suspense”, or Thriller”. The genre can be stand alone or embedded.
Cover Her Face by P.D. James
Qualifier: Genres of mystery and crime
Points this task: 25
Points Total: 310
Tasks Completed: 18
GR Author: 13
Big Books: 1

5.10 Yggdrasil, the Giant Tree That Anchors the Worlds
I read

Previous point total: 465
New points this post: 5
Total points: 470
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 29
GRA tickets this post: 0
Total GRA: 11
Big Book tickets this post: 1
Total Big Books: 2

25.3 Ragnorak
Book 1 – all the author initials found in ragNaroK
Beggars And Choosers by Nancy Kress
Book 2
Title includes letters in THOR, 't' in 'the', 'h' in 'house', 'o' in 'on' and 'r' in 'street'
The House on Mango Street
This post 25 points
Total to date 710 points

Task 50.1
book 1: Ignited (310 pg)
book 2: #2 in a series Love & Loyalty, 254 pg
book 3: Bear, Otter, and the Kid (3E's) bEar, ottEr, and thE kid (350 pg)
POINTS:50
Total:905

**REPOST AGAIN**
25.1 - Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge
Book1: Love... From Both Sides: A Laugh Out Loud Romantic Comedy by Nick Spalding
REQUIRED: Paperback for page length, 280 pages; first published 2011; Book #1 in the "Love..." series
Book2: Here's Looking At You by Mhairi McFarlane
REQUIRED: Paperback for page length, 432 pages; first published 2013; not in a series, not the debut work.
Pages = 280 + 432 = 712
Years published = 2011, 2013
Both books are NEW to me
*Mhairi McFarlane is a GRA*
*Nick Spalding is a GRA*
Points: 25
GR points: 2

30.2 Dlmrose's task: Initial Impressions
Book 1: Read a book written by a single author who uses at least 2 names.
Murder in the Title by Simon Brett
Initials of the author are SB.
Book 2: Using the initials from the author of Book 1, read a book where the title (excluding subtitle) is comprised of words beginning with the letters of the author's initials.
Still Bleeding by Steve Mosby
The initals of the title are SB.
Point in this post: 30
Total Points: 520
Books Read: 32
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books:500+(3)750+(1)1000+(0)

20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - MegSCL's Task: Getting to Know Seasonal Reading Challengers
Option 2: What do you do for work?
I'm a teacher and the heroine is as well.
Confirmed in post #18 of the task help thread
Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 500/1035
Total Books Read: 43
Tasks Completed: 33/59

15.6. Tax Day
Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America, approved in the task thread
Points:15
Total:920

Task 50.1
book 1: Ignited (310 pg)
book 2: #2 in a series Love & Loyalty (254 pg)
book 3: Then Came You by jiLL shaLvis (3L's) (305 pg)
POINTS:50
Total:920

30.5 - Angel **Book Junkie**'s Task: You Either Like it Or You Don’t
Book 1: Favorite genre, science fiction
The Humans by Matt Haig (Goodreads Author)
>>I listened to the audio book, paperback for length: The Humans (294 pages > 250)
Book 2: Least favorite genre, romance
A Company of Swans (374 pages > 250)
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This Post:
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 2
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Points: 30
Totals:
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 10
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Points: 155
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I read We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler - Fowler was born in 1950 in the US according to her GR profile
25.4 Evolution of Mythology
I chose option 2 and read The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel Vásquez
I also chose option 3 and read Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher - humor on main page
30.7 I Love My Library!
Book 1 - In Dec-Feb I read A Beautiful Place to Die by Malla Nunn - she was new to me. She would be on the MUR-OCN shelf. This season I read Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng on that shelf, who was also new to me.
Book 2 - In Dec-Feb I read Reading Projects Reimagined by Dan Feigelson - he was new to me. He would be on the ERN-FID shelf. This season I read The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye on that shelf, who was also new to me.
Claiming 2 GRA tickets for Celeste Ng and Lyndsay Faye
New Total: 315

The Gate House by Nelson DeMille
10.4 May the Fourth Be With You
O Pioneer! by Frederik Pohl
10.5 Cinco de Mayo
The Old Gringo by Carlos Fuentes
Points this Post: 30
Total Points to date: 270

Gilded Ashes by Rosamund Hodge (GR Author)
rating 3.86 on 13 May 2015
ebook verification!!! https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
(5.3 IS A REPOST WITH HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING YOU NEED:( )
20.5 Option 1 - single author whose last name ends in -ER
Paradise Valley by Dale Cramer (new to me author)
CURRENT POST
Points: 25
GR Authors: 1
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Points: 165
GR Authors: 7
Big Books: 1

20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - MegSCL's Task: Getting to Know Seasonal Reading Challengers
Option 1: Search the Shadows by Barbara Michaels
I live in Maryland. Barbara Michaels also writes as Elizabeth Peters. The GR author page for Elizabeth Peters says that she lived in Frederick in western Maryland until her death.
Post totals: 20 points
Challenge total points: 610
Total GRA: 12
Total BB tickets: 3

20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - MegSCL's Task: Getting to Know Seasonal Reading Challengers
Option 2: What do you do for work? Song Of The West by Nora Roberts
**I am a teacher, and the main character is a teacher as well.
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GR Author: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 95
Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 5
GR Authors: 3
Big Book Ticket +500: 1

Task # 15.1.Everything You Think is Right....or Wrong?
Book 1 – Read a book that a GR friend has rated 4 or 5 stars

Sandy rated this book 5 stars
Book 2 Book 2 – Read a book that a GR friend has rated 1 or 2 stars.

Anne(Booklady) rated this book 2 stars
Points this post: 15
Total points: 805

Task # 25.7 - Dakimel’s Task: Awards Season
Option A. Read a book from this year’s Tournament of Books Rooster long-list. This book is # 26 on the list

Option B:
Read (or listen to!) a nominee for a 2015 Audies award.

Points this post: 25
Total points: 830

Read 3 books, one from each option below
1. Read a book with a one-word title. All words count including "a", "an", and "the". Ignore subtitles and series titles.

Kiersten White is a Goodreads Author
2. Read a book that has a page count ending in 2.

352 pages
C.E. Murphy is a Goodreads Author
3. Read a book written by an author with a letter that appears 3, and only 3, times in his/her name as it appears on Goodreads.

Frank Tuttle is a Goodreads Author
Required: when you post, identify the triple letter.
The letter "T" - Frank Tuttle
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Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 230/1035
Total Books Read: 14
Tasks Completed: 07/59
Goodreads Authors This Post: 02
Total Goodreads Authors: 13

Task 20.9-Moderator's Pet-Kait's Task: Hel Hath Fury
Option 2: The most recently published book in a series. This was released 05/05/15.
The Heir

**Kiera Cass is a Goodreads Author.**
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Task 30.6-Happy's Task: Happy Equinox!
Option A: Read a collection of short stories with short stories as a main page genre. Short stories is the second genre listed as of 12:13 PDT 05/16/15.
This Year It Will Be Different

Option D: Read a book from the list of Feel Good Books. My book is #6 on the list as of 12:11 pm PDT 05/16/15.
Along for the Ride

**Sarah Dessen is a Goodreads Author.**
Points this post: 50
Total points: 470
Total tasks: 25
GRA: 12
Big Books: (500+): 3

Read Young Adult LGBT Fiction: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green

John Green is a Goodreads Author
Comment in Discussion Thread
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 250/1035
Total Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 08/59
Goodreads Authors This Post: 01
Total Goodreads Authors: 14

Read a book with a wolf on the cover OR read a book with "wolf" in the title or subtitle

Christine Feehan is a Goodreads Author
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Points This Post: 05
Total Points: 255/1035
Total Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 09/59
Goodreads Authors This Post: 01
Total Goodreads Authors: 15

20.9 HEL HATH FURY
OPTION 1 - The Walking Dead, Book 1 by Robert Kirkman

25.2 GARDEN QUOTES
OPTION 2 - Unwholly by Neil Shusterman (Thriller)

OPTION 4 - Angel by James Patterson

30.5 YOU EITHER LIKE IT OR YOU DON'T
OPTION 1 - PARANORMAL Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow Strange Angels
OPTION 2 - THRILLER Black Ice by Becca Fitzpatrick Black Ice
Points this post = 75
Total points = 75

10.8 - The Vikings are Coming
My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki
REQUIRED: Published by Viking Adult: My Year of Meats
*Ruth Ozeki is a GRA*
30.3 - Teri-k's Task: Your Own Personal Tardis
Book1: The Crown in the Heather by N. Gemini Sasson
REQUIRED: Option 3, set in late 1200-early 1300 Scotland -- approved by task author in help thread, post 158
Book2: North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
REQUIRED: Option 4, written in and set in mid-1800s England
*N. Gemini Sasson is a GRA*
CURRENT POST
Points: 40
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 975
Total Goodreads Authors: 49
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+: 3

10.9 - Over the Rainbow
Claudius the God: And His Wife Messalina by Robert Graves
I read the above Kindle edition. The top MMP establishes a length of 568 pages. ***Claiming Big Book Ticket***
Points this post: 10
Total points: 175
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 11
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500=3, 750=0, 1000=0
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5.4. Midgard "Middle Earth", the Home of the Humans
This cover includes trees, as verified in the help post #67.
15.7. Pi Day
Blindsight by Peter Watts
This book is identified on Goodreads as the first in the Firefall series. The tasks specifies a book listed as #1 can be used.
**Peter Watts is a Goodreads Author**
30.5. You Either Like It Or You Don't
Book One:
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
This book has the genre 'Science Fiction' on its main page. Science fiction is one of my favourite genres. This book has 400 pages, longer than the 250 page minimum.
**Cixin Liu is a Goodreads Author**
Book Two:
Harrison Squared by Daryl Gregory
This book has the genre 'Mystery' on its main page. Mystery is one of my least favourite genres. This book has 320 pages, longer than the 250 page minimum.
**Daryl Gregory is a Goodreads Author**
Points this post: 50
Total points: 260
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 19
Goodreads authors: 9
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)