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SPRING CHALLENGE 2015
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ColetteGTask #25.6 We're a Cozy Mystery
Option #1: Read a book with main page genre of Supernatural Or FANTASY
Option #2 Book that passes the Bechdel Test
#305,page 4 of list on Speculative Fiction that passes the Bechdel Test
by M.R. Carey25 points for task
M.R. Carey is a GRA
Total points: 340+25=365
Cindy FTask 20.7 Relive Childhood Feelings!
From page 1 on Child Narrator List: As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dustby Alan BradleyWHO IS A GOODREADS AUTHOR!
Points this post:20
Total points:230
Tasks completed:16
Books read:20
Goodreads Authors:13
Big Books:500+(1)750+(1)1000+(0)
Mary P10.4 - May the Fourth Be With You
Bannockburn Binding by Tracy Cooper-Posey
Points this post: 10
Total points: 615
Elizabeth B20.5 - ChrisEverest’s Task – Love and Not Quite Love
Option 1: new author's name ends in -er
Always by Kindle Alexander (author new to me)
Points:20
Total:960
Jamie NYCTask #10.1 - Remarkable Women
Read a book found on the Remarkable Historical Women in Fiction list
The Sekhmet Bed by Lavender Ironside
#86 on page 1 of the list
Task #10.5 - Cinco de Mayo
Read a book set in Mexico
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall
From the précis: Isolated by the most savage terrain in North America, the reclusive Tarahumara Indians of Mexico’s deadly Copper Canyons are custodians of a lost art
Approved in the Help Thread: Msg 2
Task #15.5. International Women's Day
Read a book that won or was shortlisted for the Baileys Prize/Orange Prize
Amy and Isabelle by Elizabeth Strout
Shortlisted for 2000 Orange Prize
Current
Points this post: 35
Books: 3
Tasks: 3
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Cumulative
Total Points: 945
Books: 75
Tasks: 53
Repost of 2717Task # 15.1.Everything You Think is Right....or Wrong?
Book 1 – Read a book that a GR friend has rated 4 or 5 stars,
by Emily St. John Mandel This book was rated by Sandy as 5 stars here is the review https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...Book 2 Book 2 – Read a book that a GR friend has rated 1 or 2 stars.
by Patricia Gussin. This book was rated by Anne as 2 stars. Here is the review https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...
Points this post: 15
Total points: 1035
Mod
JUKKA5.10 Yggdrasil, the Giant Tree That Anchors the Worlds
Book of your choice.
Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery by Kurtis J. Wiebe and Roc Upchurch
25.9 - Nick KY’s Task: “Y”
Option 1: Book with "Y" in title.
The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin.
Option 3: Book from a Listopia containing Season of Fire.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick. No. 9 on Real Man Books.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 385
Books Read: 33
Jasmiina F15.2. Aesir vs. Vanir Gods Showdown :
Book 1: Read a book with the letters AESIR in the title/subtitle of the book:
Wandering Son, Vol. 7 by Takako Shimura.
Book 2. Read a book with the letters VANIR in the title/subtitle of the book:
Piru valoa kantaa by Karin Fossum.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 365
GR Authors this post: 0
Total GR Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 3
BBooks - 750+: 1
BBooks - 1000+:
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ25.4 - Evolution of Mythology to Fairy Tales and to Disney's Animated Movies
Book 1 - The Lost by James Patterson
Option 1: "Lost" matches Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (a 2009 movie).
Book 2 - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Option 2: This book contains all the letters from Let it Go - ThE GIrL On The train.
25.7 - Awards Season
Book 1 - The Vacationers by Emma Straub
Option A: #52 on the 2015 Tournament of Books Long List (as of 5/26/15).
Book 2 - Not My Father's Son: A Memoir by Alan Cumming
Option B - #6 on Audies Nominees 2015 list and was nominated for Autobiography/Memoir
30.5 - You Either Like it Or You Don’t
Book 1 - All Fall Down by Ally Carter
"Young Adult" is a favorite genre and is shelved as such by 312 users. The book also contains 328 pages.
Book 2 - Love Bats Last by Pamela Aares
"Sports" is a least favorite genre and is shelved as such (Sports And Games > Sports) by 15 users. I read the ebook - link to Paperback edition which has 317 pages.
This post: 80 points
Total points to date: 300 points
Tasks completed: 18
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
SHELLEY UT15.1.Everything You Think is Right....or Wrong?
Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Tangled by Emma Chase
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Both authors are goodreads authors.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 220
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 25
Goodreads authors: 17
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Oma12295.10 Yggdrasil, the Giant Tree That Anchors the Worlds
Be eager to read and read a book of your choice.
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
Claiming Sarah Addison Allen as GR author
30.5 - Angel **Book Junkie**'s Task: You Either Like it Or You
Read one book from each of the following options. Books must be at least 250 pages.
Book 1-Favorite Genre
My favorite genre is Historical Fiction
Winter Siege by Ariana Franklin
Book 2-Least Favorite Genre
My least favorite genre is Graphic Novel
Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and WhiteLila Quintero Weaver
Claiming Lila Weaver as GR author
Total Points-555/1060
Total Tasks Completed-33/60
Number of GR authors-(20)
Big Books-500 pages ();750 ()
Cait S50.1- 1-2-3 Go!
Book #1
Read a book with a one-word title.
Everneath by Brodi Ashton **Brodi Ashton is a Goodreads Author**
Book #2
Read a book that is number 2, 12, or 22 in a series.
Demon Thief by Darren Shan **Darren Shan is a Goodreads Author**
Book #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.
The Islands at the End of the World by Austin Aslan **Austin Aslan is a Goodreads Author**
The letter A appears 3 times in the author's name.
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 725
Goodreads Authors: 39
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 43
Oma122925.3 - Andy P's Task: Ragnarok
Book 1Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the word RAGNAROK.
The Eagle Heist (Beauford Sloan Mysteries by Raymond Austin
Book 2-Using ALL the letters in ONE of the following gods' names read a book whose TITLE (excluding subtitle) includes the name's letters IN ORDER.
The god's name is THOR
The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
Total Points-580/1060
Total Tasks Completed-34/60
Number of GR authors-(20)
Big Books-500 pages ();750 ()
25.5 - Nikki's Task: A Viking Pillage
Ill Wind by Rachel Caine 4/9/15 - Muscle Car - 337 Pages
Tall, Dark & Fangsome by Michelle Rowen 4/27/15 - Ring - 352 Pages25.10 - Sirena's Task: Ready for Their Close-up
Option 1: Shorts:
Sunglasses After Dark by Nancy A. Collins 5/22/15 - 192 Pages
Option 4: Song:
Tippy Toe Murder by Leslie Meier 5/19/15 - SELMA
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 200
Books Read: 13
25.1 - Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge Both Books Are New-To-Me
Book One: Eyes to See by Joseph Nassise 4/30/2015
Jeremiah Hunt #01 - Pub 2011 - 320 Pages
Book Two: Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward 4/22/2015
Black Dagger Brotherhood #02 - Pub 2006 - 441 Pages
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 225
Books Read: 15
30.5 Angel **Book Junkie**'s Task: You Either Like it Or You Don’tBOOK 1 (Favourite genre= Classics): A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute, 351 pages
BOOK 2 (Least favourite genre = Chick Lit): A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler, 368 pages (Genre verified in Message 34)
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 385
GR Authors: 9
Big Book Tickets: 1 (500+)
Total tasks completed: 16
Total books read: 24
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY25.2 Schatzie’s Task: Garden Quotes
BOTH BOOKS ARE NEW TO ME.
REQUIRED: Option 1 : Read a book that has a flower or flowers on the cover.
Selection:
Pure-- Jennifer L Armentrout
I read the kindle edition, the PB has 329 pages.
Jennifer L Armentrout is a **GRA**
AND
REQUIRED: Option 4 : Read a book with the main page genre of Science Fiction.
Selection: Parasite (Parasitology #1) -- Mira Grant
I read the kindle edition, the PB has 502 pages.
At 502 pages, it's good for **One Big Book Ticket**
Mira Grant = Seanan McGuire and Seanan McGuire is a **GRA**
[POINTS]
This Post: 25
Total Points: 920/1035
Books Read: 73
Completed Tasks: 54/59
Pages Read: 25135
Goodreads Authors: 51
Big Books: [500+: 8] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
25.7 - Dakimel’s Task: Awards SeasonOption A: Read a book from this year’s Tournament of Books Rooster long-list.
All the Light We Cannot See (531 pages, 1 Big Book Ticket) Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author)
Required: #1
Option B: Read (or listen to!) a nominee for a 2015 Audies award.
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism (910 pages, 2 Big Book Tickets) by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Required: History/Biography category
Task: 25
Total:910
Big Book Tickets: 3
Goodreads Authors: 1
Coralie5.10 Yggdrasil, the giant tree that anchors the worlds
Angel
This post 5 points
Total to date 820 points
perletwo*****REPOST*****
25.1 - Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge - Read a book written by a man* that was either the debut published work by the author or the first in a series written by the author. The series must be identified on GR as (series #1).
The Tourist - published by Olen Stenhauer in 2009, this is listed as (The Tourist #1); the paperback edition published simultaneously with this Kindle listing shows 432 pages.
Read a book written by a woman* that is NEITHER the debut published work by the author NOR the first book in a series. If reading a book in a series beyond book #1, the series must be identified on GR as (series #).
Sparkling Cyanide - originally published by Agatha Christie in 1944; the corresponding "Agatha Christie Signature Edition" paperback has 288 pages & is listed as (Colonel Race #4).
Both books are new to me. (I've read a lot of Christie, but not to my memory anything outside the Poirot and Marple lines.)
Points this task: 25
Total points: 725
Books read: 53
Tasks completed: 37
25.1 - Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge1. Read a book written by a man* that was either the debut published work by the author or the first in a series written by the author.
Finding Rebecca by Eoin Dempsey (Goodreads Author)
a. Debut work
b. 310 pages
c. Published 2012
2. Read a book written by a woman* that is NEITHER the debut published work by the author NOR the first book in a series.
Silas Marner by George Eliot
a. 3rd book published
b. 190 pages
c. Published 1861
a. Debut/3rd Book (Both books are new to me)
b. 310 + 190= 500 (min. 500)
c. 2012 - 1861= 151 years (min. 2)
Task: 25
Total: 935
Goodreads Author: 1
Christine V15.5. International Women's Day
Wolf Hall This book was short listed for the 2010 Orange Prize (found on the Baileys/Orange Prize list). I read this Kindle edition; MMP establishes a page count of 524 pages. ***Claiming Big Book Ticket***
Points this post: 15
Total points: 240
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 16
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500=6, 750=0, 1000=0
Beth Robinson15.7.Pi Day
Read a book that is number 3, 1, 4, 31, or 14 in a series
I read:
MythOS by Kelly McCullough
As noted on the page this is #4 in the WebMage series
25.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden Quotes
OPTION 2: Read a book with the main page genre of “Crime”, “Mystery”, “Suspense”, or Thriller”.
I read: The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe
Mystery is a main page genre
This was not a reread
This is a BIG BOOK of 654 pages
OPTION 4: Read a book with the main page genre of Science Fiction.
I read:
Implied Spaces by Walter Jon Williams
This was not a reread
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 1035 !!!!!!! :)
+ 1 big book >500pg
Goodreads Authors total: 23
Big Books:500+(4)750+(0)1000+(0)
25.6 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: We're a Cozy MysteryThis is a TWO BOOK task.
2) choose one option and do it twice!
Option Three :: Defender of the Hawthorne
Read a book where the author's initials can be found in VALKYRIE. Middle names/initials *do* count and all letters can only be used once.
The Braque Connection AND The Flinck Connection both by Estelle Ryan
Estelle Ryan : valkyRiE
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 175
Total Tasks: 6
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 14
20.4 End of an EraOption 2: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
25.10 Ready for Their Close Up
Option 1: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 180 pages falls in the 100-200 range.
Option 3: Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly goodreads' author Actress: Jennifer Connelly (2001)
New points: 45
Total points: 140
babbling c5.2 Vanaheim, the Home of the Vanir
Read a book with a nine letter word in the title or subtitle.
Required: Georgiana
Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - kindle Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - paperback 236 pages by Anna Elliott
Anna Elliott is a GRA.
5.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves.
Read a book with 100-360 pages (at least 100, but not over 360 pages)
The Weaver Takes a Wife - kindle The Weaver Takes a Wife - paperback 234 pgs by Sheri Cobb South
Sheri Cobb South is a GRA.
50.1- Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!
Read 3 books, one from each option below
Each book must have a minimum of 250 pages.
1. Read a book with a one-word title. All words count including "a", "an", and "the". Ignore subtitles and series titles.
Talon - kindle Talon - paperback 448 pages. by Julie Kagawa
Julie Kagawa is a GRA.
2. Read a book that is number 2 in a series.
Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti -kindle Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti - paperback 336 pages by Bailey Cates
A Magical Bakery Mystery #2
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.
The Five Deaths of Roxanne Love - kindle The Five Deaths of Roxanne Love - paperback 396 pages by Erin Quinn
Erin Quinn is a GRA.
There are 3 N's in her name.
THIS POST
Points: 60
Completed Tasks: 3
Good Read Authors: 4
Big Books:
Total This Season
Points: 195
Completed Tasks: 11
Good Read Authors: 10
Big Books:
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Pages read this season: 4,668
Books read this season: 14
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Personal Best: 660/1180 (summer 14)
10.7 - Typhoid Mary Read a book found on the Apocalypse by Epidemic list. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (Goodreads Author)
Required: Number 27 on page 1
Task: 10
Total: 945
GRA Ticket: 1
Mod
OHMYMY10.2 - Blah, Blah, Blah Day
Read a book that is at least 400 pages long.
The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
POINTS
This Post: 10
Total Points: 75
Books Read: 7
Completed Tasks: 6
25.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden QuotesOPTION 1:
Read a book that has a flower or flowers on the cover.
I read:
OPTION 2: Read a book with the main page genre of “Crime”, “Mystery”, “Suspense”, or Thriller”
I read:
Which has been classified as "Mystery" by 265 users.
Claiming a GRA ticket for Celeste Ng
POINTS
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 285
GR Author: √
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 12
GRA Total: 7
BB Total: 2
10.2 - Blah, Blah, Blah DayRead a book that is at least 400 pages long:
Ghostwritten - 448 pages
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30.6 - Happy’s Task: Happy Equinox!
Option B: Read a book with at least 500 pages.
Blankets - 592 pages (as specified, graphic novels may be used for this task)
Also claiming 1 BB ticket for this book.
Option D: Read a book from this list of Feel Good Books.
Will Grayson, Will Grayson - Rank No. 56 in the Feel Good Book List
John Green and David Levithan are both Goodreads Authors (counted as 1)
Points this Post: 40
Total Points to date: 160
GRA this post: 1
Total GRA to date: 6
BB Tickets this post: 1 (500+)
Total BB Tickets to date: 1
Jenifer Task 25.10 Ready for Their Close Up (repost)
Option 1: between 100-200 pages
Medium Dead: An Alexandra Gladstone Mystery by Paula Paul 188 pages (ebook approved for length #4661)
*Alexandra Gladstone is a GR author*
Option 3: best supporting actress: Anne Hathaway
Help Thanks Wow: The Three Essential Prayers by Anne Lamott
*Anne Lamott is a GR Author*
I am claiming 2 GR Author tickets for this post.
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 355
JeniferTask 20.8 Getting to Know SRCers
It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War by Lynsey Addario
I am a professional photographer. This is about a photographer's experiences.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 375
25.4 - Hina's Task: Evolution of Mythology to Fairy Tales and to Disney's Animated MoviesI chose Option 1 and Option 2.
Option 1: Read a book with a title that contains a word* of at least three letters that appears in a movie title from the List of Animated Disney Movies.
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
James and the Giant Peach is on the movie list.
Option 2: Frozen: 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.
A Sight for Sore Eyes by Ruth Rendell
A Sight for Sore Eyes Ruth Rendell
Task total=25
Grand total=370
5.9 - MUSPELHEIM - Destination Murder set in British Columbia, Canada5.10 - YGGDRASIL - Rogue Stallion
10.7 - TYPHOID MARY - Station Eleven which is currently #27 on page 1 of the list.
TOTAL POINTS - 1035
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM25.7 - Dakimel’s Task: Awards Season
I chose to use Option A twice and read two books from the TOB long-list (couldn't resist).
Book 1: I read
by Cristina Henriquez - currently at #17 on the list.**Cristina Henriquez is a Goodreads Author, I'd like to claim a GRA ticket**
Book 2: I read
by Wu Ming-Yi - currently at #32 on the list.Previous point total: 540
New points this post: 25
Total points: 565
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 34
GRA tickets this post: 1
Total GRA: 16
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2
NIKKI5.10 Giant Tree Thing
Free Choice
The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
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15.3 Is it live or is it Memorex
Option 2 - book title is 4 words & published 1976
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
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Previous total 945
This post 20
New total 965
ASHLEY OZ25.12 - Elizabeth B's Task: Independence Day
Option C: read a book that was first published in March of any year.
At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen
Option D: read a book with one of these three words: freedom, or, death in the title or subtitle.
Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb
POINTS
This Post: 25
Total Points: 685
Books Read: 51
Completed Tasks: 35
Mod
10.2 - Blah, Blah, Blah DayRead a book at least 400 pages long.
The Man Who Loved Children by Christina Stead (528 pages)
*The Man Who Loved Children is a BIG BOOK*
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 395
GR Authors: 9
Big Book Tickets: 2 (500+)
Total tasks completed: 17
Total books read: 25
20.6 Seasoned Reader: Diane Whitney's Task: I Spy Spring with the letter B Venetia by Georgette Heyer - Blossom on cover (approved on task board) - 375 pgs ( 03/07/1965)
Points this post: 20
Grand Total: 865
Goodreads Authors: 32
*** REPOST***25.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden Quotes
OPTION 1:
Read a book that has a flower or flowers on the cover.
I read:
OPTION 2: Read a book with the main page genre of “Crime”, “Mystery”, “Suspense”, or Thriller”
I read:
Which has been classified as "Mystery" by 265 users.
Claiming a GRA ticket for Celeste Ng
Both books are new to me, not re-reads
POINTS
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 285
GR Author: √
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 12
GRA Total: 7
BB Total: 2
M1NKS30.3 - Teri-k's Task: Your Own Personal Tardis -
Option 1 Ancient World - Death Comes As The End - Set in ancient egypt
Option 3 1200-1699 - Oroonoko - Set in and written during the 17th Century
POINTS
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 570
GR Author: 2
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 2] [1000+: 1]
Tasks Completed: 39
LAUREN JODI25.7 - Dakimel’s Task: Awards Season
Option B- Audie Awards (Twice)
Book #1: Murphy's Law by Rhys Bowen*
Category: Solo Female Narration
Book #2: Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews*
Category: Romance
*Goodreads Author
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 620/1035
Total Books Read: 51
Tasks Completed: 37/59
Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Goodreads Authors: 43
Big Books: 0
Lindy-Lanetask 25.5: viking pillage:
* 1 book 500 + pages with something in the title that is worthy of being pillaged, nicked, pinched, stolen or misappropriated; i.d. these in post:
A Rose for the Crown by Anne Easter Smith 672 pages : pillaged item = "crown"
*this is a GRA and claiming big book ticket @ 672 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 295
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Books: 500+(4) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 17
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥5.8 Niflheim, the Home of the Dead--Required: State a pseudonym used by the author of your book. Include a reference to support the connection if it is not evident on the author's profile page
book by an author who also writes other books concealed under another name or pseudonym-- Juliet Blackwell AKA Hailey Lind: Secondhand Spirits
GRA:Juliet Blackwell
10.4 May the Fourth Be With You
genre "science fiction" on its main page. The genre may stand alone or be embedded:Neverwhere
GRA:Neil Gaiman
25.4 Hina's Task: Evolution of Mythology to Fairy Tales and to Disney's Animated Movies.
Option 1 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--A Bug's Life word "LIFE":To Life
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 6.0
Option 3 "humor" or "funny" in the main page genre list:Homeroom Diaries
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5.0
GRA:James Patterson
Points Earned This Post:40
Points Achieved to Date: 530/1035
Goodreads Authors: 24
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (2)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
CMFRUIN25.1 - Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge
Read 2 books, one Book One and one Book Two. The books you choose should have been first published at least 2 years apart. The books should be a total of at least 500 pages with one book at least 100 pages longer than the other book.
The two books I read for this challenge are new to me.
Book One - must be written by a man and either be the debut work or the first book in the series
I read The Returned by Jason Mott (a man). This book was first published in 2013 and is the debut novel by Jason Mott. This book is 352 pages.
Book Two - must be written by a woman that is NEITHER the debut published work by the author NOR the first book in a series.
I read We Are All Welcome Here by Elizabeth Berg (a woman). This book was first published in 2006 and is not a debut novel or the first book in a series. This book is 187 pages.
Together these books exceed 500 pages with one being 100 pages longer than the other. These books were also published more than 2 years apart.
Jason Mott is a Goodreads Author.
POINTS
This Post: 25
Total Points: 95
Books Read: 10
Completed Tasks: 9
Goodreads Authors: 4
Kristi CO10.2 Blah, Blah, Blah Day
Fourth of July Creek by Smith Henderson is 480 pages
20.3 Cait S's Task: Thinly Veiled Marvel References
Option 2: sci fi
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Marissa Meyer is a goodreads author
25.1 Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge
Book 1: book is new to me, first in a series, published in 2008, 528 pages
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
Child 44 is a big book at 528 pages
Book 2: book is new to me, not a debut or series, published in 2015, 400 pages
A Reunion Of Ghosts by Judith Claire Mitchell
Both books are new to me, first published in 2008 and 2015, total pages 528 + 400 = 928
Points this post: 55
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 13
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0
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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.
Snowblind, Ragnar Jónasson (Author), Quentin Bates (Translator)
The book is set in north-east Iceland
Read the kindle English-language version. Icelandic MMPB:
Goodreads Author: Yes, Ragnar Jónasson is a Goodreads author
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1
GRA: 1
Tasks completed: 28
Total points: 595
Goodreads Authors: 24
Big Books: (500+) 1